Feb 11, 2021 · We have learned that Michael Cox, producer of the landmark Sherlock Holmes series on Granada TV, has passed away at the age of 86. His wife Sandra passed along the news that Michael passed away peacefully on January 29 after an extended illness.

Dec 7, 2020 · Granadaland was very sorry to hear of the death of Michael Cox, who worked for almost thirty years as a producer and a director at Granada TV. Michael was born in Bristol in 1934 and joined Granada in 1961 as a trainee floor manager after a career in theatre.

Feb 12, 2021 · Michael joined the Society in 1984, the year in which he launched the internationally acclaimed Sherlock Holmes series on Granada TV. It was his project from the start. He chose Jeremy Brett to play Holmes, and recruited the other principal actors. He had the wonderful Baker Street set built.

In the face of adversity, the Sherlock Holmes team pulled out all the stops. Michael Cox, a shrewd financial strategist, expended a great deal of energy and ingenuity to manage the modest resources at his disposal.

May 4, 2015 · In 1980, Michael Cox was a producer at Granada, one of the Independent Television (ITV) contractors in England. At the same time in America, Charlton Heston was starring as Sherlock Holmes in the stage play, The Crucifer of Blood. His Watson was a handsome Englishman named Jeremy Brett.

Jan 30, 2025 · We will miss Michael Cox. The visionary TV producer behind the definitive Sherlock Holmes series on Granada TV. He has left us at the age of 86. Michael passed away peacefully on January 29 after an extended illness. Michael Cox was born on …

Michael Cox. Michael Cox (28 november 1934 - 29 january 2021) was a British director and producer. Between 1986 and 1991 he produced the Granada TV series Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes.

Jan 1, 1999 · Written by Michael Cox, producer of the Granada series, suggested his idea for a definitive version of the Sherlock Holmes stories to Granada Television in 1981 and the first film reached the screen three years later.

It is due to Michael Cox's vision and determination that we enjoy the Granada production of Sherlock Holmes. Michael passed away last month at the age of 86.

Mar 14, 2020 · Without a doubt, one of the most influential and memorable portayals of Sherlock Holmes in recent years is Jeremy Brett in the Granada / ITV production. And it was exactly 35 years ago today — on March 14, 1985 — that The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes made its premiere on American television via PBS.