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249 was greenlit only because it served as a companion piece to Lucy Worsley's historical documentary about Arthur Conan Doyle's literary career, Killing Sherlock That's too bad since this is the most substantial and fun adaptation that Gatiss has written and directed for the Ghost Story for Christmas, even with the abandoned Doctor Who easter[...]

Sherlock co-creator and Doctor Who expert, fan, and writer Mark Gatiss has the honour of writing the ghost stories at Christmas at the BBC, and this year it's an adaptation of a short story by Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lot No 249.  The supernatural tale stars Kit Harington from that show you[...]

249, this year's Ghost Story for Christmas on the BBC, adapted by Mark Gatiss from the short story by Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lot No 249.  The supernatural tale also stars Freddie Fox from Slow Horses as – what else? – a posh douchebag who's responsible for unleashing an Egyptian mummy as posh Victorian douchebags[...]

Ghost stories at Christmas are a British tradition, particularly on the BBC, and this year it's an adaptation of a short story by Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle, Lot No 249 Mark Gatiss' adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle short story comes to BBC Two this Christmas, starring Kit Harington from that show you[...]

249, the classic supernatural story by Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Oh, and it's going to star Kit Harington, and even though he won't be playing Jon Snow from Game of Thrones or even Jon Snow from Channel Four News (yes, he exists in real life), he will probably still know nothing Every[...]

1 Written by Ryosuke Takeuchi Art by Hikaru Miyoshi Based on the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The official synopsis reads: "The untold story of Sherlock Holmes' greatest rival, Moriarty! Before he was Sherlock's rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class caste system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance But even the most well-intentioned plans can[...]

Also, as it was reported in June, the streamer is being sued by the Arthur Conan Doyle estate They allege that the stories focusing on "Holmes' younger sister infringes on the Holmes stories that remain under copyright The estate claims that the film starring Millie Bobby Brown depicts the legendary detective as warm and friendly, a characterization[...]

This is based on a series of books by Nancy Springer.  Also, as it was reported in June, the streamer is being sued by the Arthur Conan Doyle estate They allege that the stories focusing on "Holmes' younger sister infringes on the Holmes stories that remain under copyright The estate claims that the film starring Millie Bobby[...]

The photos debut as it was reported yesterday that the streamer is being sued by the Arthur Conan Doyle estate alleges that the stories focusing on "Holmes' younger sister infringes on the Holmes stories that remain under copyright The estate claims that the film starring Millie Bobby Brown, depicts the legendary detective as warm and friendly, a[...]

To put it all in perspective, the series ran for seven seasons, 154 episodes – more than twice Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original 60 stories. CBS Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu played Holmes and Watson longer than Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce did in the 1940's films They were in it longer than Jeremy Brett and[...]

They found that Benedict Cumberbatch, the actor who stars as the modern day Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the super-sleuth, are related They share a common ancestor named John of Gaunt The 14th century Duke of Lancaster was the fourth son of King Edward III of England and a close friend[...]

Tonight is the premiere of the new Fox series Houdini & Doyle based loosely on the real life relationship between author Arthur Conan Doyle (Stephen Mangan) and escape artist Harry Houdini (Michael Weston). At the turn of the 20th century the Metropolitan Police were overwhelmed with bizarre cases so they turned to outsiders including Houdini and[...]

Tony Lee talks to David Liss about writing Sherlock Holmes: Moriarty Lives for Dynamite Entertainment TONY LEE: David, Moriarty is one of the best known