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Richard Pooley

Season 1 Episode 1 | 2m 47s

Arthur's head and heart are in conflict with one another. On one hand, Arthur believes Sherlock is preventing him from being taken seriously as a writer, but – on the other – the detective has made Arthur rich beyond his wildest dreams. Lucy, alongside Arthur's step great-grandson, Richard Pooley, inspect the letters the author wrote to his Mam in hopes of revealing more about his inner turmoil.

Extras
Lucy Worsley and Professor Janice Allan discuss the shift in Arthur's writing.
Sherlock Holmes is back from the dead! How did the fictional sleuth survive the Reichenbach Fall?
Arthur turns his attention to devising a new Holmes story set just before the war: "His Last Bow."
Does Arthur’s science stand up to scrutiny when trialed and tested?
Without Sherlock Holmes, can Arthur Conan Doyle become the hero of his own story?
Arthur became the judge of Britain’s very first body building competition at the Albert Hall.
A phantom hound, the spooky setting of Dartmoor – it is of course Hound of the Baskervilles!
Could Arthur turn detective himself and solve a real life miscarriage of justice?
Arthur applies to fight in the Boer War, hoping to finally become the hero of his own story.
Lucy Worsley and Professor Sue Black discuss how some aspects of Sherlock's tactics get used today.
How would Arthur Conan Doyle’s new spiritualist beliefs change his famous detective Sherlock Holmes?
Without Sherlock Holmes, can Arthur Conan Doyle become the hero of his own story?
Why did Arthur Conan Doyle come to hate his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes?