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Doctor and Detective

Season 1 Episode 1 | 53m 22s

World famous detective Sherlock Holmes brought Arthur Conan Doyle fame and fortune. So why did he choose to kill the character off, only 6 years after he first appeared in print? In the first episode of a 3-part series, Lucy Worsley delves into this curious case.

Aired: 12/07/24 | Expires: 01/05/25
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?