Jeremy Brett's first Watson gone

[Bob F]

David Burke, 91, was in the opening series of itv's 1984/85 renewal of Conan Doyle's detec-a-tive after a notable career in stage and telly, adopting a more competent approach than, say, Nigel Bruce:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/david-burke-dead-dr-watson-sherlock-holmes-jeremy-brett-1236598739/ (link)

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