Well OK that’s about as true as the Star Trek statement about reading Shakespeare in the original Klingon, but it should be known to all that the Russians (well Soviets at the time) actually created one of the best theatrical Holmes there is. Created in the late 70′s and early to mid 80′s they covered 12 of the original stories over 11 episodes. Hardly seen in the ‘west’ you can check it out online now:

The Russian Sherlock Holmes