Media
The Granada TV version starring Jeremy Brett is faithful to the original, except that it has — after Ryder flees to the Continent — Holmes and Watson making their way to the authorities, which leads to Horner being freed in time for Christmas with his wife and children. The TV version also shows Holmes keeping the stone "in my museum" — even though Peterson has been promised the Duchess' £1,000 reward, while in the original story Holmes sends a line to the Countess saying that he has it.
Peter Cushing portrayed Sherlock Holmes in the 1968 BBC series, with The Blue Carbuncle now one of only six surviving episodes.
Frank Middlemass appears in both the Granada TV version and the BBC adaptation. In the BBC adaptation he plays Peterson, whilst in the Granada adaptation he plays Henry Baker.
The 1979 Russian movie Blue Carbuncle is made in the vaudeville style, only vaguely following the original story line.
This story is also available in an altered version, but with the same characters, as part of Jim Weiss' children's CD, Sherlock Holmes for Children.
It was illustrated in a 1993 issue of Boys' Life magazine, with a few notable changes: the jewel in question is called the "Morcar Blue Diamond"; Holmes refuses Ryder's request for mercy and surrenders him to the police, although he comments that his honest admission of guilt will likely help his case for clemency; and Holmes is rewarded for returning the diamond, which he uses to set up a trust fund for a group of boys known as the 'Baker Street Irregulars', to pay for their formal education.
The animated television series Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century featured an adaptation of the story with the blue Carbuncle being a blue stuffed toy called "carbuncle" in the place of the goose and a Microprocessor in place of the stone.
Read more about this topic: The Adventure Of The Blue Carbuncle
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