I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Episode 336: Holmes in the Heartland – Sherlock Haunts

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“quite to the heart of the matter” [MUSG]</h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWvA2ikL_tGUx8-D_quzRz0K9ofTCqKT0whap7nuqz60KpTakR5-ooLRW8Cw-0VgDMGqcShawz7LLuDVc1jbg4mkLn65kpm9DWIrKJXvFOUkX9YybpTELyaPgZGynaemoHsi_nNhr8hDmHiI1BnIeMP7OGIh4_kRMFY8CrQK1jI_sxUOJSr8HRpwzm_2O/s1600/ihearofsherlock336-header.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWvA2ikL_tGUx8-D_quzRz0K9ofTCqKT0whap7nuqz60KpTakR5-ooLRW8Cw-0VgDMGqcShawz7LLuDVc1jbg4mkLn65kpm9DWIrKJXvFOUkX9YybpTELyaPgZGynaemoHsi_nNhr8hDmHiI1BnIeMP7OGIh4_kRMFY8CrQK1jI_sxUOJSr8HRpwzm_2O/w640-h480/ihearofsherlock336-header.jpg" width="640" /></a></h4><div><div>We head to the Gateway City to preview the "Holmes in the Heartland" conference, coming up on July 24–26 in St. Louis. Organizers Rob Nunn, BSI ("Elementary") and Heather Hinson share the inside scoop on what attendees can expect from this third triennial gathering. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hosted by The Parallel Case of St. Louis — a BSI scion founded in 1988 — this year's event centers around the eerie theme of "Sherlock Haunts." The planning committee’s lineup of eight speakers includes our own Scott Monty, as well as a dealers' room of Sherlockian treasures from new vendors, and some special events.</div><div><br /></div><div>You’ll hear Rob and Heather discuss some of the weekend's highlights, including a nearby screening of <i>The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes</i>. There’s excitement, too, around their new venue: The Cheshire, a British-themed boutique inn with Tudor architecture, country manor decor, and rooms dedicated to legendary British authors. </div><div><br /></div><div>There’s also a raffle for a stay in the hotel's exclusive Sherlock Holmes Suite. When we recorded, the conference was practically sold out, with 80 attendees expecting a memorable weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our “<b>Learned Societies</b>” segment kicks off with Sherlockian society activities coming up in the first half of August. Then, it’s a new edition of “<b>Examining the Pictures</b>,” with the film critic, journalist, and author Christian Monggaard, BSI, as he reviews a cult classic. Finally, the <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz will test your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with something from the IHOSE vaults for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ihearofsherlock.com by June 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. DST. All listeners are eligible to play.</div></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">As a reminder, our <a href="https://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank">supporters</a> can listen to the show ad-free and have access to occasional bonus material. 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Episode 336: Holmes in the Heartland – Sherlock Haunts

“quite to the heart of the matter” [MUSG] We head to the Gateway City to preview the "Holmes in the Heartland" conference, coming ...

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by Scott Monty

Baker Street Elementary – Allow Me To Bring This To Your Attention

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“When I draw your attention” [REIG]<span> </span></h4><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIHcELgQInJitNXmDC5e6iT-48axfcjbcVnfV_evWZJpPWbdpQTrccPnUpdR728Ey4pD7zYLlUmZq6-yeN-e3rpaN3McEzmBDFDdpTNS5sCEj70ZrAoyYDt-RJv9mB7EGl4lftN8ajgZMoGObhNDcbBqhVxL_5ABRFTqv8mFZ6ZOqFYAuHj4rS3yn25E/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20229.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIHcELgQInJitNXmDC5e6iT-48axfcjbcVnfV_evWZJpPWbdpQTrccPnUpdR728Ey4pD7zYLlUmZq6-yeN-e3rpaN3McEzmBDFDdpTNS5sCEj70ZrAoyYDt-RJv9mB7EGl4lftN8ajgZMoGObhNDcbBqhVxL_5ABRFTqv8mFZ6ZOqFYAuHj4rS3yn25E/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20229.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>Dr. Watson's role was much more than Sherlock Holmes's friend, colleague, and sometime-flatmate. Writ large, he was a front-man — Holmes's publicist, bringing to life <span style="text-align: center;">“</span>those interesting little problems which the complex life of London so plentifully presents.” [EMPT]</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Considering that Watson was his own man, with his own practice, and just as widely known as his detective friend, it may seem odd that Watson didn't bring more cases to Holmes's attention. Certainly, fan mail and client visits would naturally gravitate to 221B Baker Street. But shouldn't Watson's notoriety afford him more occasions to make some referrals to Holmes?</div><div><br /></div><div>The number of cases in which he did is surprisingly low.</div><div><br /></div><div>In "The Engineer's Thumb," Watson admits that <span style="text-align: center;">“</span>there were only two which I was the means of introducing” a new case to Sherlock Holmes: that story and an unpublished one (Colonel Warburton's madness).</div></div><div><br /></div><div>But there is one other...</div><div><br /></div><div>An old school associate by the name of Percy "Tadpole" Phelps wrote to Watson asking him to bring Sherlock Holmes down to Woking to hear the case that Watson ultimately wrote up as "The Naval Treaty."</div><div><br /></div><div>So there we have it. Watson introduced two of the 60 cases to Holmes, and one unpublished case (that we know of). </div><div><br /></div><div>Let's see if they're teaching common sense at Baker Street Elementary...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxoMHINDgucPJfx5JUMKOCe3u5_iAeEivreCSmE7fgp6U6WlyVxuzyG-XbBlQqc9RkapKheCOhvJMPuaoRxjZcMtKU0FO6uQ_hCpKyzdvkdW-flZC6AJav0fn-1DoW-9LcA8lxHvC6MSkySRSMbgFW6LuYcIiXQsfOwi3BfFH89piPQRh9M-xxli3EwI/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20229.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxoMHINDgucPJfx5JUMKOCe3u5_iAeEivreCSmE7fgp6U6WlyVxuzyG-XbBlQqc9RkapKheCOhvJMPuaoRxjZcMtKU0FO6uQ_hCpKyzdvkdW-flZC6AJav0fn-1DoW-9LcA8lxHvC6MSkySRSMbgFW6LuYcIiXQsfOwi3BfFH89piPQRh9M-xxli3EwI/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20229.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Baker Street Elementary – Allow Me To Bring This To Your Attention

“When I draw your attention” [REIG] Dr. Watson's role was much more than Sherlock Holmes's friend, colleague, and sometime-flatmat...

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by I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

New Series on Professor Moriarty Is in the Works

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“as famous among crooks... as he is unknown to the public” [VALL]</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aH8__zeP28XWdSmtaYa4W9ewTYSZFlL3tnS8W9g2FTxmHu6yPGHIWONErLsrWU8jPHb2g0exxHOH6jUv_OkOCbkSikjhzeQlfkshMu3lUdF3uiwuY53XJz9dPyjwc3AfWSZ7xJ568_CBFVuJwIxhwMlRWbuFj2rsvo7M8SLSNM1Fq1SqBKDRJW3qjhT7/s712/FINA%20-%20Moriarty%20-%20cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="712" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aH8__zeP28XWdSmtaYa4W9ewTYSZFlL3tnS8W9g2FTxmHu6yPGHIWONErLsrWU8jPHb2g0exxHOH6jUv_OkOCbkSikjhzeQlfkshMu3lUdF3uiwuY53XJz9dPyjwc3AfWSZ7xJ568_CBFVuJwIxhwMlRWbuFj2rsvo7M8SLSNM1Fq1SqBKDRJW3qjhT7/w640-h374/FINA%20-%20Moriarty%20-%20cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>By all estimations, Sherlock Holmes is the most-portrayed literary character ever. Appearing in more than 250 films with his trusted friend and colleague Dr. Watson (who himself has had his own series), we frequently see Holmes face off against his archnemesis, Professor Moriarty.</p><p>But until now, the professor has never gotten his own series. As Holmes himself exclaimed in "The Final Problem":</p><blockquote><p>“Aye, there’s the genius and the wonder of the thing!”</p></blockquote><p>That wonder is coming to an end.</p><p>Fremantle and Archery Pictures have announced <em>Moriarty</em> (working title), a new original crime drama series built around the man Sherlock Holmes called "the Napoleon of crime" — Professor James Moriarty. The announcement, made on May 28, positions the project as "a modern reinvention of the crime procedural, based on the most famous villain in all of detective fiction."</p>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The series will be written by Chris Cornwell (<em>A Discovery of Witches</em>, <em>Strike Back</em>) and Oliver Lansley (<em>Where's Wanda?</em>, <em>Flack</em>). Archery Pictures and Fremantle will co-produce, with Fremantle handling global sales. No network or streaming platform is attached as of yet.</p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><br /></p>
<h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">The Premise</h2>
<h4 style="text-align: left;">"Sometime when you have a year or two to spare I commend to you the study of Professor Moriarty." [FINA]</h4><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The show's concept has a pleasing irony to it. In the canonical stories, Holmes famously deduces Moriarty as the unseen organizing intelligence behind London's criminal world — he tells Watson:</p><blockquote><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">“He is the organizer of half that is evil and of nearly all that is undetected in this great city... He sits motionless, like a spider in the center of its web, but that web has a thousand radiations, and he knows well every quiver of each of them.”</p></blockquote>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">This new series updates the double life of professor / master criminal and moves it out of London. The official synopsis reads:</p>
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<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">James Moriarty is a Professor of Criminal Psychology at Durham University but leads a secret double life as the mastermind behind every crime of sophistication in the North of England. When a rival criminal begins an assault on his underground empire, Moriarty will have only one choice: to join the police as a consultant, using the law as a weapon to dismantle his foe while keeping his true identity hidden from the police. Paired with Detective Imogen Burrows, a stoic Yorkshire detective, they'll form a fearsome team, but Moriarty will soon realise that the real threat isn't the rival criminal faction he's dismantling, but Imogen's increasingly perceptive suspicions…</p>
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<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The update from mathematics to criminal psychology is a neat one. Doyle's Moriarty holds a mathematical chair at “one of our smaller universities" before dark rumors force his resignation, and his academic cover as a retired army coach gives Holmes the occasion for that famous put-down: “ex-Professor Moriarty...the retiring mathematical coach.” </p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The new version swaps the subject matter while keeping a similar structure: the professor who should be above suspicion, the criminal genius hidden in plain academic sight.</p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><br /></p>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The procedural concept — because what would a modern Sherlockian series be without being reimagined as a standard police procedural? — is Moriarty embedded in a police consultancy against his will, with a sharp-eyed detective partner threatening to unravel everything. It also echoes the dynamic Holmes himself describes in <em>The Valley of Fear</em>, where he compares Moriarty to Jonathan Wild, the eighteenth-century criminal mastermind who controlled London's underworld while maintaining a veneer of respectability: </p><blockquote><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">“The old wheel turns, and the same spoke comes up. It's all been done before, and will be again.”</p></blockquote><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><br /></p>
<h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">The Production Team</h2>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">Archery Pictures was founded in 2014 by producer Kris Thykier, whose credits include <em>Operation Mincemeat</em>, Netflix's <em>Fate: The Winx Saga</em>, and the Bradley Cooper comedy <em>Is This Thing On?</em> Thykier expressed enthusiasm for the project:</p>
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<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">“We are thrilled to be working with Fremantle to bring to life the original and character driven spin off from the Sherlock Holmes universe that Chris Cornwell has created. <em>Moriarty</em> will show audiences what it takes to be a criminal genius, combining genre thrills with a playful, dark, and thrilling dive into the psychology of villainy.”</p></blockquote>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">Rebecca Dundon, SVP Scripted Content at Fremantle, added:</p>
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“We've been looking for a project to work with Archery on for a while and when Kris brought this to us, we instantly saw huge potential for a commercial, returning franchise that brings to life one of the more allusive characters in the Sherlock world: Moriarty. It's exciting to collaborate with Kris and the team at Archery to bring a premium, propulsive, contemporary drama to screen that will not only be clever and hooky, but also give us a fresh spin on the procedural crime format with an unconventionally brilliant protagonist at the heart who will constantly surprise and frustrate viewers in a highly entertaining manner!”</blockquote>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">Fremantle's interest in a “commercial, returning franchise” signals ambition beyond a limited series. The partnership with Archery is one of several creative collaborations Fremantle has forged, alongside deals with the likes of Kristen Stewart's Nevermind Pictures, Emma Stone and Dave McCary's Fruit Tree, and Rachel Weisz and Polly Stokes' Astral Projection.</p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><br /></p>
<h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">Casting and the Shadows of Recent Moriartys</h2>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">No casting has been announced, but the role has inevitably invited comparisons to previous screen incarnations. Andrew Scott's portrayal in the BBC's <em>Sherlock</em> — manic, mercurial, disturbingly likeable — remains the most culturally vivid recent version. Others to have taken on the role include Ralph Fiennes, Jared Harris, Eric Porter, and, in Prime Video's current <em>Young Sherlock</em>, Dónal Finn.</p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">(See entries from <i><a href="https://deadline.com/2026/05/moriarty-series-sherlock-holmes-nemesis-in-works-fremantle-1236928868/" target="_blank">Deadline</a></i> and <a href="https://www.avclub.com/moriarty-series-in-development-sherlock-holmes" target="_blank">AV Club</a>, if you dare.)</p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><br /></p>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Moriartys, left to right top row: Eric Porter in the Granada series, Jared Harris in <i>Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows</i>, Andrew Scott in <i>Sherlock </i>on BBC; bottom row: Natalie Dormer as Jamie Moriarty in <i>Elementary</i>, Randall Park in <i>Watson</i>, and Donal Finn in <i>Young Sherlock</i>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br />
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<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The announcement lands in a moment of notable Sherlockian abundance on television. <em>Young Sherlock</em> on Prime Video recently earned a second-season renewal. The CW's <em>Sherlock and Daughter</em> is expected back for a second season. CBS's <em>Watson</em>, which put Morris Chestnut in the doctor's chair after Holmes's death, was cancelled earlier this year. This is, of course, after 154 episodes of Elementary from 2012–2019.</p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><br /></p><hr /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Related: </h3><h4 style="text-align: center;">"<a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2012/12/six-cases-which-i-have-added-to-my.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Sherlockian Analyzes Some of the Early Episodes of <i>Elementary</i></a>"</h4><hr />
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><br /></p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">As AV Club notes, all of those shows had their own Moriartys — but this will be the first time in the modern television era that the Professor himself gets top billing.</p>
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<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The Moriarty of the stories appears surprisingly sparingly in the original 60 stories. His most significant appearances are in "The Final Problem", where Holmes describes him at length to Watson and they face each other at Reichenbach; <em>The Valley of Fear</em>, a prequel in which Holmes explains Moriarty's criminal network to Inspector MacDonald; and the flashbacks in "The Empty House" and two others where he is discussed in retrospect. (Do you know which stories?)</p>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The relative scarcity of canonical Moriarty — compared to his enormous cultural footprint — has always left room for imaginative expansion. A man of good birth and excellent education, compelled by a "criminal strain" in his blood that his extraordinary intelligence only amplifies, who builds the most sophisticated criminal organization in Europe while maintaining an aura of complete respectability: Doyle sketched him in broad, brilliant strokes and left the canvas largely blank.</p>
<p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">Someone has finally taken him up on it.</p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">We at IHOSE Media have naturally taken up the topic over the years. Here are some worthy episodes and articles about Professor Moriarty worth exploring</h3><h4 style="text-align: left;">Articles:</h4><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2008/07/can-tell-moriarty-when-i-see-one-vall_6.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Moriarty</i>, John Gardiner's Last Book, Is Available</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2022/07/moriarty-devils-game-now-available-on.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Moriarty: The Devil's Game</i> Is Now Available on Audible</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2015/01/horowitzs-moriarty-is-ingenious-thriller.html?m=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Horowitz's <i>Moriarty</i> Is an Ingenious Thriller</a></li></ul><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Episodes:</h4><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2022/07/episode-245-moriarty-devils-game.html#.YuX20HbMLb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 245: Moriarty's Game</a> — an interview with show creator and writer Charles Kindinger</li><li><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2023/05/episode-265-ken-ludwigs-moriarty.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 265: Ken Ludwig's <i>Moriarty</i></a> — an interview with the playwright and Ashely Polasek, executive director of the Ken Ludwig Company, on his latest play</li><li><a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/2020/01/episode-160-army-coaches.html" target="_blank"><i>Trifles </i>Episode 160 - Army Coaches</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/2021/03/episode-219-moriartys-mathematics.html" target="_blank"><i>Trifles </i>Episode 219 - Moriarty's Mathematics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/2026/01/episode-472-professor-moriarty.html" target="_blank"><i>Trifles </i>Episode 472 - Professor Moriarty</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/2026/03/episode-481-mr-moriarty.html" target="_blank"><i>Trifles</i> Episode 481 - Mr. Moriarty</a> </li></ul><p></p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><br /></p><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><br /></p></div>

New Series on Professor Moriarty Is in the Works

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<h4 style="text-align: center;">“But the money, Mr. Holmes, the money!” [COPP]</h4>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmu2XOzsnes-q12EPzBNC4dMIYsSH1H41x1z_jk-gjwdS-5ZdL-aeUA_q7desqpeU9aiwqcQqmpdDcCEc6ppYWgEav7EvMxzdIDIwGY5GIW0c9MkiVLsEz5Gjqxgd6beo_b7HsZkbUeA5G2n-GDE5bylbq6J5m82jwI0pTZeELbMGJKyg9AOXXRHxSmp_/s1600/enola-holmes-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmu2XOzsnes-q12EPzBNC4dMIYsSH1H41x1z_jk-gjwdS-5ZdL-aeUA_q7desqpeU9aiwqcQqmpdDcCEc6ppYWgEav7EvMxzdIDIwGY5GIW0c9MkiVLsEz5Gjqxgd6beo_b7HsZkbUeA5G2n-GDE5bylbq6J5m82jwI0pTZeELbMGJKyg9AOXXRHxSmp_/w640-h360/enola-holmes-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />When a film's unexpected and runaway success leads to a franchise, it becomes difficult to disengage from the momentum. Arthur Conan Doyle found this out when <i>The Strand Magazine</i>, not to be robbed of more Sherlock Holmes stories following the success of <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i>, bid $25,000 for six new Sherlock Holmes stories, or $30,000 for eight, or $45,000 for a set of thirteen and a promise of £100 per thousand words. (Source: <i><a href="https://affiliates.abebooks.com/c/2670720/77416/2029?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abebooks.com%2Fservlet%2FSearchResults%3Fan%3Dstashower%26cm_sp%3DSearchF-_-home-_-Results%26ref_%3Dsearch_f_hp%26sts%3Dt%26tn%3DConan%2520Doyle%2520Teller%2520of%2520Tales" target="_blank">Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle</a></i> by Daniel Stashower, 1999) <p></p><p>Buoyed by the success of the two previous entries in the Enola Holmes series, Netflix has announced that <em><strong>Enola Holmes 3</strong></em> arrives on <strong>July 1, 2026</strong>, providing an enticing trailer. </p>
<p>The official summary sets the stage with characteristic economy: "Adventure chases detective Enola Holmes to Malta, where personal and professional dreams collide on a case more tangled and treacherous than any she has faced before." Sun-soaked Mediterranean intrigue, then — though the franchise's signature charm has always been less about the geography of its cases and more about the particular geography of its protagonist's interior life.</p><p><br /></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong>The Facts</strong></h2>
<h4 style="text-align: left;">“the essential facts of the case” [SILV]</h4><p>Millie Bobby Brown returns as Enola alongside Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, Sam Claflin as Mycroft, and Helena Bonham Carter as their mother Eudoria. Himesh Patel, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, and Louis Partridge complete the principal cast. Partridge's Lord Tewkesbury figures rather prominently in the new chapter: wedding bells are ringing for Enola and Tewkesbury, as Netflix's first-look images confirm the engagement has progressed toward the altar.</p>
<p>The film is loosely based on Nancy Springer's young adult book series <em>The Enola Holmes Mysteries</em>. Philip Barantini takes the directing reins from Harry Bradbeer, who helmed the first two films. Jack Thorne returns to write the screenplay. The film runs 105 minutes and was produced by Legendary Pictures and PCMA Productions.</p>
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<p>Those expecting more of the breezy, fourth-wall-breaking energy of the first two films should prepare for a shift in tone. Barantini has compared the sequel to <em>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban</em> — that telling moment when a beloved franchise acknowledges that its audience has grown up and that the story must grow with them.</p>
<p>Brown herself described Enola as stepping into a version of herself that "feels much more defined but still evolving," noting that "she's built something for herself, which is amazing, but she's also questioning what she wants next." </p><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqu3ETIoPtSywcYvm05hYsQsTGP0vlwcAa8-fSDLNKlzi3JkYpgrC9djDDpw_vnYnLZoK6nXrnFf9UpORPG9RysbVrTyt2TuUSBAfYaeOXtyDNcO4Y1s2ArQRZ8kpGZCaAG__uNOkrG4dE_Tn9EwYC-Bi6nYabQotwJSLTAu5oABAg52n3qkQ0m6bjmAdd/s1200/enola-holmes-3-fire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqu3ETIoPtSywcYvm05hYsQsTGP0vlwcAa8-fSDLNKlzi3JkYpgrC9djDDpw_vnYnLZoK6nXrnFf9UpORPG9RysbVrTyt2TuUSBAfYaeOXtyDNcO4Y1s2ArQRZ8kpGZCaAG__uNOkrG4dE_Tn9EwYC-Bi6nYabQotwJSLTAu5oABAg52n3qkQ0m6bjmAdd/w640-h426/enola-holmes-3-fire.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>
<p>The <em>Enola Holmes</em> franchise has, perhaps more than it is given credit for, done something quietly remarkable: it has taken one of literature's most celebrated figures of pure logic and reason and asked what it might mean if that same gift of observation were housed in someone for whom Victorian society had arranged a rather different set of expectations. Enola doesn't just solve cases. She insists, persistently and with considerable style, on embracing her unique talents and being seen. She <i>is</i> a Holmes, after all.</p>
<p>In "The Greek Interpreter," Holmes told Watson: </p><blockquote><p>"I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers."</p></blockquote><p>Enola Holmes, in three films now, has taken that dictum to heart — and then, characteristically, gone her own way with it.</p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Watch the trailer:</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="347" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g1fq327snPU" width="606" youtube-src-id="g1fq327snPU"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>
<p><em>Enola Holmes 3</em> premieres on Netflix, July 1, 2026.</p><p>Image credits: <i><a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/enola-holmes-3-photos" target="_blank">John Wilson / Netflix</a></i></p><br /><br />

Netflix Releases Enola Holmes 3 Trailer

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Baker Street Elementary – Nonsensical

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“systematized common sense” [BLAN]<span> </span></h4><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fDiq2g6nREr3I9dfKdpeevek69v4mCB_LWl9GLVFnYIKa7zFWnfcnQvE_AQOWCnspDIo3POnCDEOyUyJ2uadWa_k6ioy5KLcm36vdhFvtTdxGHhDcZe8-CKnT8sELcbc8nIUgrSvUeJKaSauhBaAcVS3IyBv0cJ-T9QBEuBa5PNXA3w4PlDf49BDodA/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20228.1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fDiq2g6nREr3I9dfKdpeevek69v4mCB_LWl9GLVFnYIKa7zFWnfcnQvE_AQOWCnspDIo3POnCDEOyUyJ2uadWa_k6ioy5KLcm36vdhFvtTdxGHhDcZe8-CKnT8sELcbc8nIUgrSvUeJKaSauhBaAcVS3IyBv0cJ-T9QBEuBa5PNXA3w4PlDf49BDodA/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20228.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>In "The Blanched Soldier," we find a quote from Sherlock Holmes that makes it clear that his way of thinking — as impressive and strange as it is to the reader — is second nature to him:</div><div><blockquote>“By cunning questions and ejaculations of wonder he could elevate my simple art, <b>which is but systematized common sense</b>, into a prodigy.” </blockquote><div>Systematized common sense? Well, if one has taken the trouble to memorize data about crimes past and to observe what others don't, it might be systematized.</div><div><br /></div><div>More often than not, we see Scotland Yard inspectors calling their approach "common sense" when it is more like systematized ignorance.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>For example, in <i>The Valley of Fear</i>, Inspector MacDonald challenges Holmes's theory about an outside killer, declaring: </div><div><blockquote>“It's clean against common sense!” </blockquote></div><div>His argument was that no rational man would choose a noisy shotgun as the weapon for a murder he needed to commit quietly and escape cleanly.</div><div><br /></div><div>And in <i>The Sign of Four</i>, Inspector Athelney Jones (who famously called the detective "Mr. Sherlock Holmes the theorist") uses the phrase twice while trying to theorize about the crime at Pondicherry Lodge, first dismissing the steps on the window sill: </div><div><div></div><blockquote><div>“Well, well, if it was fastened the steps could have nothing to do with the matter. That’s <b>common sense</b>. Man might have died in a fit; but then the jewels are missing. Ha! I have a theory. These flashes come upon me at times.—Just step outside, sergeant, and you, Mr. Sholto. Your friend can remain.—What do you think of this, Holmes? Sholto was, on his own confession, with his brother last night. The brother died in a fit, on which Sholto walked off with the treasure. How’s that?”</div><div>“On which the dead man very considerately got up and locked the door on the inside.”</div><div>“Hum! There’s a flaw there. Let us apply <b>common </b><b>sense</b> to the matter.”</div></blockquote><div></div></div><div>Oh, poor Athelney Jones...</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's see if they're teaching common sense at Baker Street Elementary...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyk8oP8QZUpbVc5Z1_O9sMAi5ZgJieVQBNkYQpuyRZNZQOpMzxFouzm8zQCQh97ws63AmLY9lqvzMrzHXA8pAqGuZB4vkAuVl5xPe74s07AolKkyZ6ELDPC63JW7nphtUnLKCCsFq19kO_kRYI54qNMEaKMMNfPrrWBqJixoY7gSjRllOA20URjm7W4No/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20228.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyk8oP8QZUpbVc5Z1_O9sMAi5ZgJieVQBNkYQpuyRZNZQOpMzxFouzm8zQCQh97ws63AmLY9lqvzMrzHXA8pAqGuZB4vkAuVl5xPe74s07AolKkyZ6ELDPC63JW7nphtUnLKCCsFq19kO_kRYI54qNMEaKMMNfPrrWBqJixoY7gSjRllOA20URjm7W4No/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20228.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Baker Street Elementary – Nonsensical

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Episode 335: Brettcon 2 – The Return

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“the affair which you have commemorated” [MUSG] </h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBmKJ8IZQ9plKhpfTwdd-MmpbgEBuCagk2w3PwERYvAuDcF7ZxXbcifBW6EnfFKEiabU3dLDv1mZ_56AQWncFRVj4NKQo-5DX2vx29bD6agu5tUTl1fcB4cst6NuvQbL-Ds6vAdZF0vEFpI892LphfPCsuO_3xDl_wJ0CumNdpQGusNXhMB8tJOdoroJC/s2250/ihearofsherlock335%20header.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2250" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBmKJ8IZQ9plKhpfTwdd-MmpbgEBuCagk2w3PwERYvAuDcF7ZxXbcifBW6EnfFKEiabU3dLDv1mZ_56AQWncFRVj4NKQo-5DX2vx29bD6agu5tUTl1fcB4cst6NuvQbL-Ds6vAdZF0vEFpI892LphfPCsuO_3xDl_wJ0CumNdpQGusNXhMB8tJOdoroJC/w640-h426/ihearofsherlock335%20header.jpg" width="640" /></a></h4><div><div>We welcome back Gus and Luke Holwerda, hosts of <i><a href="http://sherlockpodcast.com/" target="_blank">The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast</a></i>, along with their producer, David Youell, to discuss <b>Brettcon 2: The Return</b>. Scheduled for September 19, 2026, at the Dancehouse Theatre in Manchester, this second conference in the series continues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of legendary Granada Television series and the incomparable Jeremy Brett. </div><div><br /></div><div>Following the success of their first conference in 2025, they reflect on the extraordinary sense of community the event inspired, bringing together fans from around the world with actors and crew members who shared memories of Jeremy Brett — a brilliant actor, and an admired and generous human being whose presence still resonates.</div><div><br /></div><div>We discuss Brettcon 2’s star-studded lineup, which includes actor Michael Siberry, BAFTA-winning costume designer Esther Dean, actor and stuntman Kiran Shah, and an exclusive for IHOSE of a very special pair of guests. From screenings of classic episodes to displays of original, unseen costumes, it’s a salute to the artistry and community that defined the Granada era. </div><div><br /></div><div>Beyond the main event, Gus, Luke and David also discuss the weekend extravaganza that takes fans into the heart of the show's production history, including a Friday meal at the former Granada Studios back lot, the original site of Baker Street. And they highlight the charitable mission at the heart of Brettcon, with all proceeds benefiting the mental health charity MindUK, in honor of Jeremy’s own journey.</div><div><br /></div><div>And you'll want to make sure you listen to additional bonus material as our conversation continued.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our “Learned Societies” segment kicks off with Sherlockian society activities coming up in the second half of July. Then, it’s a new edition of “Examining the Pictures,” with the film critic, journalist, and author Christian Monggaard, BSI, as he reviews a cult classic from the 1970s. Finally, the Canonical Couplet quiz will test your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with a copy of something from the vaults for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ihearofsherlock.com by June 14, 2026 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. All listeners are eligible to play.</div></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">As a reminder, our <a href="https://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank">supporters</a> can listen to the show ad-free and have access to occasional bonus material. Join us on the platform of your choice (<a href="https://patreon.com/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://ihearofsherlock.substack.com" target="_blank">Substack</a>).</p><p style="text-align: center;">And if you need some show swag or gift ideas, or if you want to show off your good taste to other Sherlockians, check out our <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/merchandise" target="_blank">Merch Store</a>, with mugs, notepads and more.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Merriweather; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/ihearofsherlock/ihearofsherlock335.mp3" style="color: #013fd3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Download</a> [Save As] | File size: 102 MB, 1:26:36</h3><p><iframe title="Embed Player" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41480115/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" height="192" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" style="border-width: medium; 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Episode 335: Brettcon 2 – The Return

“the affair which you have commemorated” [MUSG] We welcome back Gus and Luke Holwerda, hosts of The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast , ...

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When Google Gave Sir Arthur Conan Doyle a Birthday Gift

<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><div class="image2-inset"><h3 style="text-align: center;">Today marks 20 years since its first appearance</h3><h4 style="text-align: center;"><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F90be187a-5860-47ba-a14d-a6be5d70a954_960x539.jpeg" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><img alt="File:ConanDoyle1.jpg" class="sizing-normal" data-attrs="{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/90be187a-5860-47ba-a14d-a6be5d70a954_960x539.jpeg","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":539,"width":960,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":null,"alt":"File:ConanDoyle1.jpg","title":null,"type":null,"href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null,"isProcessing":false,"align":null,"offset":false}" height="359" sizes="100vw" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F90be187a-5860-47ba-a14d-a6be5d70a954_960x539.jpeg" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo-!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F90be187a-5860-47ba-a14d-a6be5d70a954_960x539.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo-!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F90be187a-5860-47ba-a14d-a6be5d70a954_960x539.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo-!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F90be187a-5860-47ba-a14d-a6be5d70a954_960x539.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F90be187a-5860-47ba-a14d-a6be5d70a954_960x539.jpeg 1456w" title="File:ConanDoyle1.jpg" width="640" /></a></h4></div><div class="image2-inset"><div></div></div></figure></div><div class="image2-inset"><h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong>“a man of good birth and excellent education” [FINA] </strong></h4><div>On May 22, 1859, Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born. And it is still celebrated by Sherlockians and Doyleans around the world, who, at the very least, pause to honor the man who created Sherlock Holmes.</div></div><p><br />Hopping on that trend on May 22, 2006 — <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2006/05/fine-figure-of-man-tall-lithe-and-agile_22.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>20 years ago today</strong></a> — Google presented one of its famous “<a href="https://doodles.google/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Google Doodles</strong></a>” to honor his Conan Doyle and his famous creation. (Technically it was launched the evening before, but it was up all day on the 22nd). </p><p>This was before the Google Doodle became a near-daily thing.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XmrC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F056120a8-4735-4067-becb-169f94ab3cba_640x231.jpeg" target="_blank"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source sizes="100vw" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XmrC!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F056120a8-4735-4067-becb-169f94ab3cba_640x231.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XmrC!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F056120a8-4735-4067-becb-169f94ab3cba_640x231.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XmrC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F056120a8-4735-4067-becb-169f94ab3cba_640x231.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XmrC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F056120a8-4735-4067-becb-169f94ab3cba_640x231.jpeg 1456w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="" class="sizing-normal" data-attrs="{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/056120a8-4735-4067-becb-169f94ab3cba_640x231.jpeg","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":231,"width":640,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":null,"alt":"","title":null,"type":null,"href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null,"isProcessing":false,"align":null,"offset":false}" height="231" sizes="100vw" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XmrC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F056120a8-4735-4067-becb-169f94ab3cba_640x231.jpeg" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XmrC!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F056120a8-4735-4067-becb-169f94ab3cba_640x231.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XmrC!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F056120a8-4735-4067-becb-169f94ab3cba_640x231.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XmrC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F056120a8-4735-4067-becb-169f94ab3cba_640x231.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XmrC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F056120a8-4735-4067-becb-169f94ab3cba_640x231.jpeg 1456w" title="" width="640" /></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><br />There are scores of reasons to honor Sir Arthur every day, since his name is still associated not only with the immortal Sherlock Holmes, but the likes of Brigadier Gerard, Professor Challenger, poetry, politics, speeches, divorce law reform, <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose149" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>the defense of the wrongly-accused</strong></a>, <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2006/09/you-have-eliminated-impossible-sign_10.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>his friendship with Harry Houdini</strong></a>, his <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose218" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>avid love of many sports</strong></a>, <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/11/episode-13-arthur-conan-doyle-life-in.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>spiritualism</strong></a>, and much more.</p><div class="preformatted-block" data-component-name="PreformattedTextBlockToDOM"><pre class="text">  </pre></div><p>Happy birthday, Sir Arthur! Thank you for the eternal gift of Sherlock Holmes.</p><p></p><br /><p></p>

When Google Gave Sir Arthur Conan Doyle a Birthday Gift

Today marks 20 years since its first appearance “a man of good birth and excellent education” [FINA] On May 22, 1859, Arthur Ignatius Conan...

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Baker Street Elementary – Prodigious Playing

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“I shall try over the Hoffman ‘Barcarole’ upon my violin” [MAZA]<span> </span></h4><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWMq7kFwpC1NjVyFSskFK7MD2XW5jFNg7-vL2KlRirARbeh5Jf6yAZXnHQF4XJyOwVhFgvVKaiFdppoQifRaQJRwrN32mA42R9ZXQXbIMdB2SvaxL_9VbnZV5Y7xHiS0FW66o1S9Qal9aN30SkW_nJ6Jub5Lz-vzURhWOqW1M1hFygAAvMuIqWnUvFQI/s1365/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20227.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWMq7kFwpC1NjVyFSskFK7MD2XW5jFNg7-vL2KlRirARbeh5Jf6yAZXnHQF4XJyOwVhFgvVKaiFdppoQifRaQJRwrN32mA42R9ZXQXbIMdB2SvaxL_9VbnZV5Y7xHiS0FW66o1S9Qal9aN30SkW_nJ6Jub5Lz-vzURhWOqW1M1hFygAAvMuIqWnUvFQI/w640-h360/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20227.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>Sherlock Holmes's ability with the violin was introduced in the very first story Dr. Watson brought before the public. In <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>, as each man is listing his peculiarities to the other, Holmes offers this question to his would-be roommate:</div><div><blockquote><div>“Do you include violin-playing in your category of rows?” </div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>Watson tells us Holmes asked “anxiously”. But why anxiously?</div></div><div><br /></div><div>It could be that Holmes was a mere amateur and was self-conscious about his playing. Or that he practiced frequently, in order to improve his skill, and in doing so, he might not sound the best. To a perfectionist like Holmes, that may have been a vulnerability. His response indicates some sensitivity there:</div><div><div></div></div><blockquote><div><div>“It depends on the player,” I answered. “A well played violin is a treat for the gods—a badly-played one—”</div></div><div><div>“Oh, that’s all right,” he cried, with a merry laugh. “I think we may consider the thing as settled—that is, if the rooms are agreeable to you.”</div></div></blockquote><div>When Watson wrote up his famous list, he gave Holmes positive marks for his musical talents:</div><blockquote><div>10. Plays the violin well.</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>It is our supposition that Holmes as a virtuoso and not at all an unskilled, practicing amateur. Later in the story, Watson observes Holmes leaning back in his chair, where </div><div><blockquote>“he would close his eyes and scrape carelessly at the fiddle which was thrown across his knee.”</blockquote></div><div>That, ladies and gentlemen, is not the behavior of a new violin student or someone who is anxiously attempting to master a craft. No, that is the action of someone extremely familiar with the instrument and quite confident in his own level of performance.</div><div><br /></div><div>Could it be because Holmes got his start at music lessons at Baker Street Elementary?</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Related:</h3><div>Listen to <a href="https://ihose.co/trifles40" target="_blank"><i>Trifles</i> Episode 40</a>, where we discussed a true virtuoso whom Holmes admired: Sarasate.</div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-classification="other" data-dashlane-frameid="5075" data-dashlane-rid="111f8ce6f6c5ddff" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5806614/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/3a4e59/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-image: initial; border-style: none; 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“I shall try over the Hoffman ‘Barcarole’ upon my violin” [MAZA] Sherlock Holmes's ability with the violin was introduced in the very ...

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Episode 334: Remembering David Burke

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“I fear that it is at a cost which will give pain to my friends” [FINA] </h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNY05gKMVo-Z6g_jIX-OaGxwa-kjtwfTYoY9ncfol8hrWuQLq9iv8d2KqiP_PnWfgTlSIVIJcMU9qEdO0vE-zGhCPYeOS4qF_LGgvATmj29v46eh21V5H66nmzNr55JOWDFpzVH4NCbKtq8yzgrJ-7POUIF0z5pGn8l9ASvOT5tURYYBxZbvhiJiPeG-d/s1442/ihearofsherlock334-header.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1442" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNY05gKMVo-Z6g_jIX-OaGxwa-kjtwfTYoY9ncfol8hrWuQLq9iv8d2KqiP_PnWfgTlSIVIJcMU9qEdO0vE-zGhCPYeOS4qF_LGgvATmj29v46eh21V5H66nmzNr55JOWDFpzVH4NCbKtq8yzgrJ-7POUIF0z5pGn8l9ASvOT5tURYYBxZbvhiJiPeG-d/w640-h480/ihearofsherlock334-header.png" width="640" /></a></h4><div><div>This special emergency episode of <i>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</i> serves as a tribute to actor David Burke, the first performer to play Dr. Watson in the Granada television series, who passed away a few days ago at the age of 91.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Burt is away, but Scott is joined by Gus and Luke Holwerda, co-hosts and creators of <b><i>The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast</i></b>. Ironically, we had recorded a regular episode with Gus and Luke earlier this week, but upon the news of David's passing, we pre-empted that show.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Gus and Luke share their personal reminiscences about David, stemming from their visit to David's home, revealing how nervous he was at that meeting. We analyze Burke's unique portrayal, highlighting the many deeply human qualities he brought to the role in the 13 episodes in which he starred with Jeremy Brett, laying the groundwork for a well-rounded, three-dimensional Watson</div><div><br /></div><div>And we share and comment on a number of clips from those episodes. Listen to hear if a favorite scene of yours comes up and if you name the episodes from which they're drawn before we do.</div></div><div><br /></div><p>As a reminder, our <a href="https://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank">supporters</a> can listen to the show ad-free and have access to occasional bonus material. 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Episode 334: Remembering David Burke

“I fear that it is at a cost which will give pain to my friends” [FINA] This special emergency episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere se...

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David Burke, the First Watson of the Granada Era, Passes at 91

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask” [3GAR] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NAAXhc5uEhctm7SQKwCJ-Qp_Vz5rSToma0b-UV1Psu0oglIOwNwk9cbXm8j4VrzI25k6SL9bhH0SZeFf6fEpjn1n8L_dbEpDa2sgKhFD70uJJ0BwWM-VRolzgvX8YAuIqsl_53gr254RJ9XOtNiadngXGeyuIT2TRMcH1IUDLgUzDcIFYxVRe-3u7PvE/s620/jeremy-brett-david-burke.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="620" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NAAXhc5uEhctm7SQKwCJ-Qp_Vz5rSToma0b-UV1Psu0oglIOwNwk9cbXm8j4VrzI25k6SL9bhH0SZeFf6fEpjn1n8L_dbEpDa2sgKhFD70uJJ0BwWM-VRolzgvX8YAuIqsl_53gr254RJ9XOtNiadngXGeyuIT2TRMcH1IUDLgUzDcIFYxVRe-3u7PvE/w640-h480/jeremy-brett-david-burke.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br><div><br></div>There are actors who play Dr. Watson, and there are actors who <em>understand</em> him. David Burke — who originated the role of John H. Watson opposite Jeremy Brett in Granada Television’s <em>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</em> — was one of the rarest of the latter. We have learned that he passed away in recent days, as confirmed by his family.<div><br></div><div>In the 13 episodes he gave us between 1984 and 1985, he did not so much inhabit the good doctor as quietly rescue him from forty years of cinematic condescension. For a generation of viewers raised on Nigel Bruce’s harrumphing, hand-wringing Watson — lovable, certainly, but irredeemably the butt of the joke and <i>Boobus Britannicus</i> in the flesh — Burke’s arrival was nothing short of a corrective. <p>Here, at last, was the Watson Conan Doyle had actually written: an Army surgeon who had seen Maiwand, a man of action who carried his service revolver and knew how to use it, a physician of professional competence, and — perhaps most importantly — an intelligent, observant, fully grown human being whom Sherlock Holmes would actually have chosen as his friend.</p><p><br></p><span></span></div>

David Burke, the First Watson of the Granada Era, Passes at 91

“the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask” [3GAR] There are actors who play Dr. Watson, and there are actors who under...

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Remembering Michael Pennington

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“give my little impersonations your kindly praise” [MAZA] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eJ439WQ6refZb8O8A_Ug_9vjTUPHWDpZ5mSFiZuYlxay1BIpBwbK6WRqxjJHvuANfzkGWuf6Rf7Cn4LFHG9b-rc738xKdp-GmqmSFu8_h210Fg_tjq0px26L7iKyFkpp3aRGcMbI2pLRoGxLiVC7KlEI1K9QiJ4DwZilsax0J1VQFmcITeXy37JqU79p/s982/Michael%20Pennington%20-%201987%20Return.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="982" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eJ439WQ6refZb8O8A_Ug_9vjTUPHWDpZ5mSFiZuYlxay1BIpBwbK6WRqxjJHvuANfzkGWuf6Rf7Cn4LFHG9b-rc738xKdp-GmqmSFu8_h210Fg_tjq0px26L7iKyFkpp3aRGcMbI2pLRoGxLiVC7KlEI1K9QiJ4DwZilsax0J1VQFmcITeXy37JqU79p/w640-h478/Michael%20Pennington%20-%201987%20Return.png" width="640"></a></div><br><div>Even though Sherlock Holmes holds the record as the literary figure most portrayed on film, it is shocking when we lose an actor who has played the role. The death of Michael Pennington (<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0672190/?ref_=mv_close" target="_blank">IMDb</a>) at the age of 82, announced this weekend, takes one such impersonator from us. </div><div><br></div><div>His <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2026/05/10/michael-pennington-english-shakespeare-company-old-vic/" target="_blank">obituary in <i>The Telegraph</i></a> notes he was “acclaimed for its intelligence and flawless diction”, which one would hope from the founder (with Michael Bogdanov) of the English Shakespeare Company, the author of ten books on his craft, and over a half-century of stage work that any actor would envy. </div><div><br></div><div>But Sherlockians recall Pennington for a more particular distinction. In the span of six years, he played both halves of the most legendary archrivalry in literature: Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty. Few actors have stood on both sides of the abyss at Reichenbach. Fewer still have done so with his pedigree.</div><div><br></div><h2>The 80s Sherlock Holmes Renaissance</h2><h4>“and in 1887” [TWIS]</h4><div>To understand how Pennington landed in Baker Street at all, you have to understand the strange weather of the 1980s. Sherlock Holmes had never quite gone away (he never does), but the decade brought an extraordinary convergence. The Holmes stories had passed into the public domain in Britain in 1980, fifty years after Conan Doyle’s death, and a pair of producers, Sy Weintraub and Otto Plaschkes, seized on the opportunity, signing <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/02/much-shocked-by-death-houn_9.html" target="_blank">Ian Richardson</a> for a planned six-film series. Only two were filmed before Granada’s rival production scared the rest off the field — <i style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://amzn.to/4ppUrus" rel="nofollow" style="color: #013fd3; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Sign of Four</a></i><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"> and </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://amzn.to/48hJF3b" rel="nofollow" style="color: #484848; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">The Hound of the Baskervilles</a></i>, both in 1983 — but Richardson’s urbane, mischievous Holmes set a high bar for the decade.</div><div><br></div><div>That rival was, of course, the production at Granada Television in Manchester, where <b>Jeremy Brett</b> began in 1984 what would become the most exhaustive and, for many of us, the definitive screen treatment of the Canon. Brett’s Holmes was a force of nature — sharp, mercurial, and pitched at a key the role had never quite been pitched at before. By 1986, the Granada series was hitting its stride with its own <i>The Return of Sherlock Holmes</i> season, the very title resonating with the centenary that loomed.</div><div><br></div><div>For 1887 was the year Sherlock Holmes first appeared print, in <i>Beeton’s Christmas Annual</i>, in a story called <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>. The hundredth anniversary did not pass unnoticed: scion societies held celebrations, publishers commissioned new editions, the BBC and broadcasters worldwide commemorated, and producers on both sides of the Atlantic angled for a piece of the moment. It was into this fizzing centenary year that an American TV movie called <i>The Return of Sherlock Holmes</i> (with a sly nod toward both the centenary and the Granada series) arrived on CBS, on January 10, 1987.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><h2>A Holmes Out of Time</h2><h4>“The date being—?” [CREE]</h4><div>The premise was the stuff that gives more traditional Sherlockians hives. A Boston private investigator, Jane Watson (played by <b>Margaret Colin</b>), great-granddaughter of the good doctor, discovers in her ancestral estate a cryogenic capsule containing one Sherlock Holmes — placed there in suspended animation after an attempt on his life by a previously unsuspected brother of Professor Moriarty, who had infected him with bubonic plague. Thawed, cured, and dragged into the late twentieth century, Holmes is hauled off to America to help Jane with a case that draws (loosely) on <i>The Sign of Four</i>: a man named Small, a woman named Morstan, and a long line of grudges.</div><div><br></div><div>It is, frankly, a weak premise. It was also a backdoor pilot for a series that never came. The script is uneven, the science is silly, and the second-act tour of suburban America with Holmes marveling at copy machines is exactly what you fear it might be. </div><div><br></div><div>And yet Pennington plays Holmes straight: alert, courtly, baffled but never broken, allowing the comedy to come from the world’s strangeness rather than from any softening of the man. His Holmes is tall, ascetic, slightly melancholy, and uncannily watchful. He looks, in fact, the way Holmes is supposed to look. </div><div><br></div><div>Reviews at the time were mixed (the <i>New York Times</i> harrumphed about a “felonious assault on the memory of Arthur Conan Doyle’s great detective”), but the IMDb reviews speak for themselves: more than one of them notes regret that the proposed series was never picked up. The chemistry with Colin worked, and the picture has a small but real cult following.</div><div><br></div><div>For those who haven’t seen it, or who’d like to revisit:</div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="451" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gfCotr7KQts" width="542" youtube-src-id="gfCotr7KQts"></iframe></div><br><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div><br></div><h2>From Holmes to the Napoleon of Crime</h2><div><h4>“I could not but think what a terrible criminal he would have made” [SIGN]</h4></div><div>The TV movie wasn’t Pennington’s only contribution to the Sherlockian entertainment world, though. In November 1992, BBC Radio 4 broadcast its long-running, faithful, story-by-story dramatization of the Canon with <b>Clive Merrison</b> as Holmes and <b>Michael Williams</b> as Watson, an ensemble that would in time produce the first complete radio adaptation of all sixty stories in the Canon.</div><div><br></div><div>The story that month was “The Final Problem,” and for the role of <b>Professor James Moriarty</b>, the producers cast Michael Pennington. He returned to the part for “The Adventure of the Empty House,” broadcast in February 1993.</div><div><br></div><h3><span></span></h3>