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Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle

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A look at the relationship between Arthur Conan Doyle and his creation Sherlock Holmes.

The ultimate power struggle between the greatest detective who never lived and the writer who came to resent him. Lucy Worsley explores an extraordinary love-hate relationship.

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.

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Lucy Worsley

Shrabani Basu

Laura Blount

Linda Sands

Amanda Lyon

Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle: Series 1: Fact and Fiction

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BBC Two - Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle, Series 1, Fact and Fiction

Without Sherlock Holmes, how far would Doyle go to become the hero of his own story?

Arthur Conan Doyle had managed to finally rid himself of Sherlock Holmes. But who was Arthur without Sherlock, and could he become the hero of his own story?

Lucy explores Doyle’s desire to distance himself from Sherlock. From the delights of the ski slopes to the horrors of the Boer War, she reveals how far Doyle went to make himself the hero of his own story - including taking on the role of detective himself in one of the most important legal cases of the 20th century.

Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle: Series 1

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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.

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