Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes (1854–1957, according to William S. Baring-Gould) is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, created by British author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes is famous for his prowess at using logic and astute observation to solve cases.

Related and Derivative Works (non canonical)

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In 1905 the French writer Maurice Leblanc pitted his gentleman burglar Arsène Lupin against Holmes in a story called Sherlock Holmes arrive trop tard (Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late), the first of four in the Lupin series. Copyright concerns at the time forced Holmes to be renamed "Herlock Sholmes", and Watson to be renamed "Wilson", in subsequent appearances.

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Maurice Leblanc - Arsène Lupin

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Sherlock is one of many fictional characters borrowed by Kim Newman's alternate-history novel Anno Dracula, although only as an off-stage presence and never actually named; Mycroft and Moriarty (the latter also unnamed) play significant roles in this story, and Inspector Lestrade also makes an appearance.

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Kim Newman - Anno Dracula - Inspector Lestrade

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Similarly, several characters from the canon appear in Alan Moore's comic book series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, in which various characters from Victorian fiction are recruited to serve the interests of an alternate-history British Empire. Holmes himself appears only in a flashback during the first series, as he is still presumed dead. Mycroft has a more substantial role in the second series. References in the series suggest Sherlock was a member of an earlier iteration of the League. Moriarty also figures into the first series and the film adaptation.

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Alan Moore - Comic book - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - British Empire - Flashback

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Mark Frost's novel The List of Seven presents us a fictionalized account of Sherlock Holmes' literary origins. In the story Arthur Conan Doyle, an aspiring but struggling author, is caught up in an assassination attempt and is saved by a man exhibiting many of the prototypical characteristics of Holmes.

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The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes : The Missing Years, by Tibetan author Jamyang Norbu is an account of Holmes adventures in India and Tibet where, posing as Sigerson, he meets the Dalai Lama and Huree Chunder Mookerjee.

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Tibet - Jamyang Norbu - Dalai Lama - Huree Chunder Mookerjee

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Film

In 1924, comedian Buster Keaton made Sherlock, Jr.

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1924 - Buster Keaton - Sherlock, Jr.

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Disney's The Great Mouse Detective (1986), also known as Basil of Baker Street, was a relatively successful theatrical feature animated film based on the books of Eve Titus, featuring a miniature subworld of London with mice, rats and cats in the lead roles. The title character was a mouse who lived in 221B Baker St and modeled his own detective career on Holmes.

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The Great Mouse Detective - 1986 - Animated film - Eve Titus

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In both The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093850/ and Sherlock Holmes Returns (1993)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108117/ a cryogenically frozen Holmes is awakened in present day.

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The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock Holmes Returns

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Zero Effect is often considered to be based (loosely) on the Sherlock Holmes stories. Featuring Bill Pullman as Daryl Zero, a neurotic reclusive detective who is only in his element when on a case, and Watson-like assistant Steve Arlo, played by Ben Stiller, it appears to be a modern-day interpretation of "A Scandal in Bohemia" centered around a shady tycoon and his lost keys. Instead of cocaine, Holmes'/Zero's occasional need for mental stimulation leads him to some experimentation with the drug Mescaline. In the film, Zero indicates that he has mastered his technique of Observation and Objectivity – or as he calls them, "The Two Obs".

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Zero Effect - Bill Pullman - Ben Stiller - Cocaine - Mescaline

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Sherlock Holmes also inspired Satyajit Ray, an Indian film maker, to create the character Pradosh Mitter. Mitter, affectionately called Feluda, was immensely popular in Bengal. Feluda used the method of deduction to solve his cases, most of which were set in Calcutta. Ray even made some movies with Feluda as hero, including "Sonar Kella" (The Golden Fortress). Additionally, the Bengali writer Saradindu Bandyopadhyay also had a detective named "Byomkesh Bakshi", which had a distinct resemblance to Doyle's Holmes. This was later developed into a television series that was aired in Doordarshan, India's premier TV channel during those times, in the early 1990's. The series featuring Rajit Kapoor as the lead actor playing the part of Byomkesh Bakshi, telecast on the Doordarshan inspired a lot of Indians to read the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . There exists a society of devoted Indian Sherlockians who have formed the Sherlock Holmes Society of India.

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Satyajit Ray - India - Feluda - Sonar Kella - Bengali - Byomkesh Bakshi - Doordarshan - Sherlock Holmes Society of India

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Television

The Adventures of Shirley Holmes is the story of the grand-niece of Sherlock Holmes, Shirley, who lives in Canada and, despite opposition from Molly Hardy, solves crime after local crime with the assistance of her boyfriend, Bo Sawchuk.

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In ', a Sherlock Holmes mystery was one of the programmes on the Enterprise-D's holodeck. In the episode Elementary, Dear Data, Data, after memorizing all of the Sherlock Holmes books, is challenged to use deduction in an original mystery created by Dr. Pulaski. However, the programme goes awry and Moriarty (played by Daniel Davis) kidnaps Dr. Pulaski and takes over the ship's computer. In a later episode, Ship in a Bottle, the holodeck Moriarty again takes control of the ship, insisting that a way be found for him to experience life beyond the confines of the holodeck. The first Holmes-based episode was produced with the understanding that Sherlock Holmes was public domain, but a protest from the Doyle estate indicated otherwise (and, it is rumoured, prevented a plan for Data-as-Holmes to become a recurring character). See copyright section above.

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''Enterprise''-D - Holodeck - Elementary, Dear Data - Data - Dr. Pulaski - Daniel Davis - Ship in a Bottle - Public domain

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Sherlock Hemlock is a muppet character based on Sherlock Holmes, who appears on the American children's programme Sesame Street.

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Sherlock Hemlock - Muppet - Sesame Street

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Also, an episode of the highly popular ' featured an entire episode circling around the death of a man who held 'mystery nights' with a group of friends in which they roleplayed as Holmes characters and solved invented crimes; his basement was an exact replica of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street parlour, and he emulated everything Holmes did in the books – from his smoking, to his cocaine addiction. The episode was called 'Who Shot Sherlock'. CSI is also notable for the lead character, Gil Grissom, whose personality and methods often parallel those of Holmes.

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Animation

The 1999 animated series Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century was set in the year 2103 and involved Beth Lestrade, a direct descendant of Holmes's associate Inspector Lestrade, reanimating the cryogenically preserved corpse of Holmes to battle Moriarty, who was believed to be responsible for a series of crimes in New London. Watson was long dead, but a robotic counterpart was made to physically resemble him, and the three solved a number of cases patterned on the original Holmes stories; for instance, a retelling of The Hound of the Baskervilles took place on the moon and involved werewolves. The series was created by DIC and Scottish Television, and ran for approximately two seasons. It was unique in Sherlockiana for a number of reasons, including the fact that Holmes, who is canonically described as having black hair and grey eyes, was depicted with blond hair and blue eyes.

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Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century - Inspector Lestrade - The Hound of the Baskervilles

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Sherlock Holmes is also an inspiration for the Japanese anime, Case Closed (Detective Conan in Japan), where the main character, Jimmy Kudo (Shin'ichi Kudo), takes his pseudonym, Conan Edogawa, from two detective fiction authors, Edogawa Rampo and Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is extremely popular in Japan. Incidentally Edogawa Rampo took his name from Edgar Allan Poe, the American writer known as the 'Father' of detective fiction.

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Japan - Anime - Case Closed - Jimmy Kudo - Edogawa Rampo - Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes - Edgar Allan Poe

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Computer games

Sherlock Holmes has taken the starring roles in a number of officially licensed video games:

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• Melbourne House released an adventure game for Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum called Sherlock in 1984. http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Sherlock$&pub=^Melbourne+House$
• Datasoft released a game called 221 B Baker St. 1986
• Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos by Ellicott Creek in 1986
• Infocom released an interactive fiction game, ', in 1987. The plot revolves around Moriarty's theft of the Crown Jewels days before the celebration of Victoria's Golden Jubilee; Holmes rightly senses that a trap has been set for him and allows Watson to investigate the case.
• ICOM Simulations released ', a multimedia adventure game for PCs in 1991 and later for the Sega CD system 1992. One of the earliest multimedia titles, it was to become a series of three games, each with three cases. A collected edition followed in 1993.
• Electronic Arts released a series of original computer games for PCs called The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel was released in 1992, The Case of the Rose Tattoo in 1996.
• The Mystery of the Mummy was released by DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. in 2002
• The game developers Frogwares created the title Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring, marketed as "Inspired by The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and distributed by Ubisoft Entertainment in 2004.
• Mario Party Advance, a video game released in 2005, includes a character named Shroomlock, a mushroom version of Sherlock Holmes.