The Naval Treaty is a strong episode with a lot that makes the Granada Sherlock Holmes series so great evident. It's not one of the best, with the perpetrator rather obvious from the get go due to a lesser amount of suspects as usual. However, the story is the usual clever and mostly compelling standard, and the script is of high quality, thought-provoking and sometimes playful with some suspenseful parts too. The music is wonderful, I always find the music in this series haunting, beautiful or often both, and this episode is an example of the music being both. The production values are typically splendid, evocative and very beautiful-looking. The photography is always focused and fluid. The acting is strong too, the support cast are good but nobody as such stood out. David Burke is a composed and intelligent Watson, but this episode belongs to the supreme Holmes of Jeremy Brett, who never fails to delight with his gritty baritone and towering presence. All in all, not one of my favourites but still very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox
Review of The Naval Treaty
