In detective stories Conan Doyle InspectorLestrade plays a key role, embodying the system of law enforcement agencies of Great Britain. Only in one of his stories did the writer replace Alec MacDonald.
From the chapter to the chapter the policeman grows all newand new epithets. So, in the Study in Scarlet Tones, the author describes him as a man of lean physique, of small stature with an unhealthy complexion. Moreover, he compares an employee with a city rat, flashing black beady-eyes. Later, Inspector Lestrade appears before the readers in the form of an anxious person reminiscent of a frightened ferret.
As for the policeman himself, hebelieves a true professional in his business and a connoisseur of the criminal world. In other words, a seasoned warrior. At the very beginning of the story of the adventures of the great detective, he makes a miserable attempt to make fun of the personality of Sherlock Holmes, questioning his methods of conducting investigations.
Later, Inspector Lestrade was forced to admitthe correctness of the detective and his extraordinary mind. Conan Doyle often draws attention to the fact that in the hands of the chief of police are concentrated all the "strings" that lead to a solution, but he again and again finds himself unable to reveal the next case. This moment is most vividly demonstrated in the story "The Noble Bachelor".
The film "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the DoctorWatson "was shot for several years. The first series of telenovela was published in 1980. Inspector Lestrade was played by Borislav Brondukov. According to the scenario, this character had a pronounced cheerful and funny character.
Find the right actor was not sojust. Most Soviet comedians had too Russian character. The director also required the original English charisma. Only in the game Brondukova harmoniously combined refined irony and deliberate stiffness.
The problem of pronunciation was decided by a professionaldubbing performed by Igor Yefimov. He managed to convey only one timbre of his voice to that storm of emotions, which no-no, and possessed the detective of Scotland Yard. By the way, in the film he voiced not only this character, but also other participants in detective events.
In the BBC Sherlock series, Inspector Lestradehas acquired a completely different appearance. From the first shots, he does his utmost to show his respect to the detective. The creators of the series abandoned the comic features traditionally attributed to the criminalist. That's why the role was entrusted to a serious and experienced performer, the Englishman Rupert Graves.
From the episode in the episode, the detective calls for helpSherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Unlike his prototype, he not only has the courage to swim against the current, but refuses to obey the representatives of the British government. Periodically, writers allow Lestrade to pull an active detective-sociopath from a variety of troubles.
In the television version, Dr. Watson, SherlockHolmes, Inspector Lestrade, although they are on opposite sides of the barricades, nevertheless act together, recalling one well-coordinated team. However, the way of thinking of the employee still irritates the king of deduction. Speaking about the family situation of the inspector, it should be clarified that he is divorced.
As expected, in the fourth season of the epic aboutSherlock Holmes Lestrade was given a special role. He ceased to be an ordinary cop, who now and then gets confused under the feet of a genius. He became a friend and faithful comrade detective from Baker Street.
According to Rupert Graves, Sherlock never sought to assert himself at the expense of the policeman. Holmes was too gifted to parade his intellect against a rather mediocre person.
The actor believes that Lestrade never wanted to be like Sherlock. At the same time, the inspector was very zealous about the fact that an outsider came to perform his work much better than himself.
In the series, Graves played not only the modernimage of the detective, but also his Victorian version. According to Rupert, this was an unforgettable experience. After all, he had to realize not just Lestrade of the last century, but the way the advising detective saw him.
It is noteworthy that throughout the series Sherlock Holmes could not remember how the name of the inspector Lestrade. He always confused the name of the criminalist, which insulted him unspeakably.
The character shown to the audience turned out to be successfula combination of two people from literary stories, called Lestrade and Gregson. With this moment, perhaps, and is connected with the amazing fact that Sherlock, having a phenomenal memory, all the time distorts the name of the representative of Scotland Yard.
In the original story of Conan Doyle the name of the inspectornot mentioned. The writer designated him only the letter G. Nevertheless, in a well-known adaptation of the film, Dr. Watson calls Lestrade Greg, which surprises Holmes with unspeakably.
