David Burke obituary (opens in new tab)

RSC and National Theatre actor who was a lively and intelligent Watson to Jeremy Brett’s Sherlock Holmes on televisionThe character actor David Burke, who has died aged 91, turned in his best television performance as Dr Watson, the retired army doctor assisting Arthur Conan Doyle’s Victorian detective, in ITV’s acclaimed series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984-85).While television critics widely applauded Jeremy Brett for giving the definitive portrayal of Holmes, Burke brought his ow...