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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Doctor and Detective
Why did Arthur Conan Doyle come to hate his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes?
Shadows and Sleuths
Sherlock Holmes is the most famous 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.
Shadows and Sleuths
Season 1 Episode 3 | 52m 56s | CC
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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