The new action-oriented reboot of Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey, Jr. is making a killing at the box office -- and rightfully so. It stays true enough to its source material while injecting just enough quirky energy into Holmes' world to update the franchise.

But, here's hoping the movie's success leads some folks back to rediscover the single greatest production of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories -- the Granada and PBS Sherlock Holmes series of the 80s.

To most Holmes fans, Jeremy Brett (right) was the perfect actor playing the role he was born to fill. He had the look, the voice and the mannerisms most readers envisioned when reading "The Red Headed League" or "The Speckled Band."

And, though the production did not originate at the BBC, it feeds off the same precision of the Beeb's costume dramas. Nobody does period better than the Brits, and no expense or attention to detail was spared in the production values.

The entire run of Brett Holmes stories is available on DVD and runs periodically to this day on cable and local PBS stations. Do yourself a favor and catch these timeless detective stories executed to perfection.