Doctor and Detective

Sherlock Holmes solved some of his most challenging cases through his careful observation and masterful skills of deduction. However, would this fictional detective's methods hold up in the non-fictional world? Lucy Worsley and Professor Sue Black discuss how some aspects of Sherlock's investigative tactics are still being used to solve crimes today.

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.

How do you kill the world's most famous detective? Lucy Worsley visits the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland, the site where Arthur Conan Doyle finally decided to have his fictional sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, killed following a dramatic confrontation with prolific criminal, Professor Moriarty.