TV series
Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle
2023 · 1 season
A genial, curious presenter-led stroll through literary history, more like a chatty lecture than a drama, easy to follow and quietly absorbing.
- Created by
- Laura Blount
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Lucy Worsley, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sue Black
- Overview
- This is the story of a power struggle between two men - one fictional, and one real. In one corner is the master of crime – the greatest detective who never lived, Sherlock Holmes. In the other is writer, physician and spiritualist leader Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Lucy Worsley explores the extraordinary love-hate relationship between author and creation.
- How it feels
- Warm, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Identity, obsession, fate, art
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Laura Blount
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Lucy Worsley, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sue Black
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