I'll have to try to find some photographs of the interior for you. Whilst I'm not sure too sure it looked like it was pictured in the film, I think it's good enough in detail with the peeling paper, run down looking building and cramped office space to get the idea.
The set of Baker Street is a little odd. I don't understand why there are stairs in the middle of the room. Since we have no real pictures of the interior it really is up to interpretation. Holmesians spend hours debating the layout! Here is an article I've been using in my argument for Holmes being left handed (long story) -- it deals with the arrangement of the sitting room http://members.aol.com/mfrankland/baker_st.htm
Generally how Granada arranged the sitting room is considered to be a good interpretation as that's how houses of the period were laid out. Also similar is the one used in the Douglas Wilmer episodes in the 60s (he took over from Peter Cushing, or it might have been other way around). The Rathbone ones are generally too large. Despite the odd staircase, I think that the Russian layout is pretty good. I once tried to make a stage design model of Baker Street at college, ended up with a headache trying to work it all out.
I shall check out those links, thank you :). I met someone on Thursday who is really into the Russian series and he was keen to find out more, I'll also e-mail him your links :)
I do think that street the cab comes down is very London-y. I took a photograph of the top of end of Baker Street (and some of the other bits where I live... just round the corner) the other day if you're interested in what modern day Baker Street is like.
I quite like that phrase, particularly concerning where Watson has been hurt.
The set of Baker Street is a little odd. I don't understand why there are stairs in the middle of the room. Since we have no real pictures of the interior it really is up to interpretation. Holmesians spend hours debating the layout! Here is an article I've been using in my argument for Holmes being left handed (long story) -- it deals with the arrangement of the sitting room http://members.aol.com/mfrankland/baker_st.htm
Generally how Granada arranged the sitting room is considered to be a good interpretation as that's how houses of the period were laid out. Also similar is the one used in the Douglas Wilmer episodes in the 60s (he took over from Peter Cushing, or it might have been other way around). The Rathbone ones are generally too large. Despite the odd staircase, I think that the Russian layout is pretty good. I once tried to make a stage design model of Baker Street at college, ended up with a headache trying to work it all out.
I shall check out those links, thank you :). I met someone on Thursday who is really into the Russian series and he was keen to find out more, I'll also e-mail him your links :)
I do think that street the cab comes down is very London-y. I took a photograph of the top of end of Baker Street (and some of the other bits where I live... just round the corner) the other day if you're interested in what modern day Baker Street is like.
I quite like that phrase, particularly concerning where Watson has been hurt.
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