Shadows and Sleuths
After Sherlock’s return from the dead, Arthur Conan Doyle became an evangelist for spiritualism. His star declined after a public spat, whereas Sherlock Holmes found a life beyond his author on stage and screen.
Episodes
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Shadows and Sleuths
S1 E3 - 52m 56s
After Sherlock’s return from the dead, Arthur Conan Doyle became an evangelist for spiritualism. His star declined after a public spat, whereas Sherlock Holmes found a life beyond his author on stage and screen.
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Fact and Fiction
S1 E2 - 52m 48s
Arthur Conan Doyle killed off his most famous creation, consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, after just six years. In this episode, Lucy Worsley explores who Arthur Conan Doyle was without Sherlock, and whether he’ll was able to become the hero of his own story.
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Doctor and Detective
S1 E1 - 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.
Extras + Features
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Extended Preview
S1 - 2m 4s
Sherlock Holmes is the most well-known detective in the world. He made his author, Arthur Conan Doyle, rich and famous. But the writer came to hate his fictional character. Through the changing world of Victorian and Edwardian Britain, Lucy Worsley explores why.
Schedule
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Doctor and Detective
Sunday
Dec 29
1 Hour
The origins of Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's early life as a medical student in Edinburgh, and the author's growing disenchantment with his detective. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Doctor and Detective
Friday
Jan 3
1 Hour
The origins of Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's early life as a medical student in Edinburgh, and the author's growing disenchantment with his detective. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Fact and Fiction
Friday
Jan 3
1 Hour
Doyle's desire to distance himself from his own creation, Sherlock Holmes, after the character's apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls; how far Doyle went to make himself the hero of his own story. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Shadows and Sleuths
Friday
Jan 3
1 Hour
How Sherlock found a life beyond his author on the stage and screen. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Doctor and Detective
Saturday
Jan 4
1 Hour
The origins of Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's early life as a medical student in Edinburgh, and the author's growing disenchantment with his detective. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Fact and Fiction
Saturday
Jan 4
1 Hour
Doyle's desire to distance himself from his own creation, Sherlock Holmes, after the character's apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls; how far Doyle went to make himself the hero of his own story. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Shadows and Sleuths
Saturday
Jan 4
1 Hour
How Sherlock found a life beyond his author on the stage and screen. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Doctor and Detective
Saturday
Jan 4
1 Hour
The origins of Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's early life as a medical student in Edinburgh, and the author's growing disenchantment with his detective. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Fact and Fiction
Saturday
Jan 4
1 Hour
Doyle's desire to distance himself from his own creation, Sherlock Holmes, after the character's apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls; how far Doyle went to make himself the hero of his own story. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Shadows and Sleuths
Saturday
Jan 4
1 Hour
How Sherlock found a life beyond his author on the stage and screen. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Doctor and Detective
Saturday
Jan 4
1 Hour
The origins of Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's early life as a medical student in Edinburgh, and the author's growing disenchantment with his detective. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Fact and Fiction
Saturday
Jan 4
1 Hour
Doyle's desire to distance himself from his own creation, Sherlock Holmes, after the character's apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls; how far Doyle went to make himself the hero of his own story. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Shadows and Sleuths
Saturday
Jan 4
1 Hour
How Sherlock found a life beyond his author on the stage and screen. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Sunday
Jan 5
1 Hour
British historian Lucy Worsley delves into the complex love-hate relationship between Sherlock Holmes and the man who created him, Arthur Conan Doyle. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Doctor and Detective
Tuesday
Jan 7
1 Hour
The origins of Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's early life as a medical student in Edinburgh, and the author's growing disenchantment with his detective. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Doctor and Detective
Tuesday
Jan 7
1 Hour
The origins of Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's early life as a medical student in Edinburgh, and the author's growing disenchantment with his detective. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Fact and Fiction
Wednesday
Jan 8
1 Hour
Doyle's desire to distance himself from his own creation, Sherlock Holmes, after the character's apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls; how far Doyle went to make himself the hero of his own story. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Fact and Fiction
Wednesday
Jan 8
1 Hour
Doyle's desire to distance himself from his own creation, Sherlock Holmes, after the character's apparent death at the Reichenbach Falls; how far Doyle went to make himself the hero of his own story. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Shadows and Sleuths
Thursday
Jan 9
1 Hour
How Sherlock found a life beyond his author on the stage and screen. -
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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Shadows and Sleuths
Thursday
Jan 9
1 Hour
How Sherlock found a life beyond his author on the stage and screen.
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