![]() ![]() ![]() She remembers that, before her death, Julie also claimed to have heard one. Forced to sleep in her dead sister’s room due to work being done in hers, she has started hearing a strange whistle at night. When Helen Stoner comes to see Holmes, she’s terrified and desperate. Across the board this is a magnificent, memorable story but let’s get into this classic to understand why. Coincidentally, it’s also the one story I read while watching, so convinced was I that Brett lifted the character off the page, and to my amazement and delight, it really is a near word-for-word recreation with minor changes that helped the dialogue flow better in the televised format. It is a great story and for the episode, it’s easy to understand why. This episode is considered one of the best and it’s also rumored to be Conan Doyle’s favorite. “The Speckled Band… it was the speckled band!” The final words of Julia Stoner’s life are chillingly delivered. ![]()
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