Portal:Sherlock Holmes
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Hello, and welcome to the Sherlock Holmes portal. Here, there is information about the world's greatest "consulting detective", created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult cases. Holmes first appeared in publication in 1887, and was eventually featured in four novels and 56 short stories. The first novel, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; further series of short stories and two novels published in serial form appeared between then and 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1914. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes's friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself ("The Blanched Soldier" and "The Lion's Mane") and two others are written in the third person ("The Mazarin Stone" and "His Last Bow"). In two stories ("The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Gloria Scott"), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, while Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. The first and fourth novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Valley of Fear, each include a long interval of omniscient narration recounting events unknown to either Holmes or Watson. |
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Sherlock is a British television crime drama that presents a contemporary adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, it stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. Nine episodes have been produced, the first three of which aired in 2010. Series two aired in 2012, and a third series aired in the first quarter of 2014. The third series has become the UK's most watched drama series since 2001.
Sherlock depicts "consulting detective" Holmes, assisted by his flatmate, Dr John Watson who has returned from military service in Afghanistan, helping the Metropolitan Police Service, primarily Detective Inspector Greg Lestrade (Rupert Graves), in solving various crimes. Although the series depicts a variety of crimes and perpetrators, Holmes' conflict with his archnemesis Jim Moriarty (Andrew Scott) is a recurring feature. Sue Vertue and Elaine Cameron of Hartswood Films produced the series for the BBC and co-produced it with WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology series on PBS. The series is primarily filmed in Cardiff, Wales. North Gower Street in London is used for exterior shots of Holmes and Watson's 221B Baker Street residence. In January 2014, Moffat has announced that a fourth series has been commissioned, with scripts being planned.
Critical reception was extremely positive, with many reviews commending the quality of the writing, performances and direction. Sherlock has been nominated for numerous awards including: BAFTAs, Emmys and Golden Globe, and winning several awards across a variety of categories. Sherlock has been sold to over 200 territories.
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Sherlock Holmes (pictured is the scene from "The Empty House", where Holmes relates to Watson that "I had little doubt that I had come to the end of my career when I perceived the somewhat sinister figure of the late Professor Moriarty standing upon the narrow pathway which led to safety": Holmes is here observing Moriarty approaching), often known simply as Holmes, is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes is the main character of the stories, and is near always partnered with Dr. Watson, who narrates the vast majority of stories. Holmes is based in 221b Baker Street, in London; where he works as the world's only consulting detective. Holmes first appeared in 1887, debuting in Beeton's Christmas Annual with "A Study in Scarlet", which held the first of his 60 stories, 56 short stories and 4 novels. Holmes narrates only 2 stories, leaving the other 58 to be narrated by his friend Dr. Watson. His last appearance was in "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place", with Watson, Doyle had previously tried to stop writing the novels with "The Final Problem", but was forced to continue, making Holmes miraculously survive due to massive public outrage.
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In the 1939 Sherlock Holmes film series, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce portrayed Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson respectively, Rathbourne is here pictured portraying Holmes in his Inverness cape and deerstalker.
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- ... that in 1887, D. H. Friston became the first illustrator to depict Sherlock Holmes (cover art pictured)?
- ... that the film Sherlock Holmes revolves around Holmes and Watson, played by Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law, stopping a conspiracy to destroy Britain?
- ... that Charles Augustus Magnussen, villain in the Sherlock episode "His Last Vow", was described as "the one man [Sherlock] truly hates"?
- ... that a bounty jumper, Adam Worth, became the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional villain Professor Moriarty?
- ... that the 1900 Mutoscope film Sherlock Holmes Baffled was the first film appearance of Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes?
- ... that in 1887, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume outsold Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel A Study in Scarlet worldwide?
- ... that as a boy, Charlie Chaplin appeared on stage in Sherlock Holmes?
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