This feature-length Australian TV animated version of The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the most faithful adaptations I've seen. The animation looks a tad crude today, and some of the character designs (including Holmes) are a bit bland, but others (Watson, Sir Henry, Stapleton) are better. The background art (London, Dartmoor) is nice - especially the moors at night - and the Hound is pretty impressive. Scenes of the flashback to Sir Hugo and the origin of the legend are pretty obviously influenced by the 1959 Hammer version (no criticism!). But the most interesting thing is that Holmes is voiced by the great Peter O'Toole - who plays it with just the right sense of detachment, tinged with occasional sarcasm. No other big names in the voice cast, but they all do a good job (highlighted by the fact that although Holmes/O'Toole is sidelined for much of the story, the rest of the cast still hold the attention). The letdown is the music, which is clearly just a guy sitting at his synthesiser; the obvious electronically generated sounds jar badly with the 1800s setting. But that not withstanding, it's a pretty fun watch. 6/10.
