Sherlock Holmes Related Works

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This is a work in progress. I'm going to try and put together a long list of Holmes-related stories, different adaptations, unofficial/noncanon stories and continuations, etc ... so if people like, they can uncover more Holmes related published work and perhaps incorporate it into their fanfiction writing and exchange offers.

If you notice something missing or would like to add any comments or notes, please feel free to comment

Work/Character	Summary	Medium/Publisher	Link
221b Baker Towers	221B Baker Towers is a modern-day interpretation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. It originated in a set of Tumblr posts by @sophistory "Sherlock Holmes, BME, school dropout, and sometime addict,practically a criminal already, one more thug, one more junkie, one more dealer in the making. [...] his arch enemy isn't Moriarty, but the systemic poverty and inequality that has him helping out his oppressors just to get by, and that makes the other side of the law look more tempting to someone with his skills every day."	Fan-started ACD AU, taking on many forms	Tumblr
A.J. Raffles	a character created in the 1890s by E. W. Hornung, a brother-in-law to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of Holmes – he is a "gentleman thief", living in the Albany, a prestigious address in London, playing cricket for the Gentlemen of England and supporting himself by carrying out ingenious burglaries. He is called the "Amateur Cracksman", and often, at first, differentiates between himself and the "professors" – professional criminals from the lower classes.	Books, Films	Wikipedia
Basil Rathbone series	A series of fourteen US-produced films based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories were released between 1939 and 1946. Universal shifted the setting from Victorian England to then present day 1940s – partly for budgetary reasons but also to give a modern action-adventure feel, in tune with popular contemporary tastes. Following the entry of the United States into the Second World War, the first three Universal movies featured explicit anti-Nazi themes: Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, and Sherlock Holmes in Washington. Universal noted at the beginning of each film that Holmes remained "ageless" as they updated him to face 20th century villains — in this case, the Nazis.	Film Series	Wikipedia
The Beekeeper's Apprentice	The Beekeeper's Apprentice is the first book in the Mary Russell series by Laurie R. King. It was nominated for the Agatha best novel award and was deemed a Notable Young Adult book by the American Library Association. In this novel, King presents the first meeting between fifteen-year-old Mary Russell, the young Jewish-American protagonist of King's series by that name, and Sherlock Holmes. Their meeting leads to a collaboration between the two, though this first novel focuses primarily on the detective training that Holmes gives to Russell. The series that this novel begins currently stands at thirteen novels, with the latest having been published in 2012.	Book Series	Wikipedia
Elementary	an American crime drama series that premiered on CBS on September 27, 2012. It presents a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes set in the contemporary United States. It stars Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson. Holmes is a former consultant to Scotland Yard, and also an addict. He travels to New York City to check into a rehabilitation center and stays on in Brooklyn with Watson, who becomes his sober companion...and eventually his apprentice.	TV series	Wikipedia
The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes	A short story collection of Sherlock Holmes pastiches written by Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr, first published in 1954.	Short Stories	Wikipedia
Granada Series	TV series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company Granada Television between 1984 and 1994, with the first two seasons bearing the title The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes on screen and being followed by subsequent sub-series bearing the titles of the other short story collections by Arthur Conan Doyle. The series was broadcast on the ITV network in the UK, and starred Jeremy Brett as the famous detective.	TV Series	Wikipedia
The Great Mouse Detective	Based on the children's book series Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus, it draws heavily on the tradition of Sherlock Holmes with a heroic mouse who consciously emulates the detective; Titus named the main character after actor Basil Rathbone. Basil of Baker Street, a world-famous detective and Ratigan's archnemesis and Dr. David Q. Dawson, eturning to London after a tour of duty in Afghanistan, help Olivia find her father and foil Professor Ratigan's plan to take over Mousey-England.	Animated Film	Wikipedia
Ms. Holmes of Baker Street	An academic examination of the Arthur Conan Doyle canon. The authors present evidence that Holmes was female, twice pregnant, and possibly once a mother. Sherlock Holmes strides into our imagination, deerstalker hat jauntily set on his head, pipe protruding from his mouth, and a formidable intellect from which he painstakingly masters the mysteries he investigates. Yet the qualities that set Holmes apart as a masterful sleuth are rather commonplace perhaps even universal in any woman.	Essay	Amazon.Ca
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen	Holmes appears in a flashback sequence depicting the climactic scene of The Adventure of the Final Problem and is still believed by the public to be deceased following the events of that story, although it is revealed in the second volume that Mina later meets with him.	Graphic Novel	Wikipedia
Sherlock	A British television crime drama that presents a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. Six episodes, broadcast since 2010, have been produced, with three more episodes scheduled to begin production in March 2013.	TV Series	Wikipedia
Sherlock Holmes (1922)	A 1922 American silent mystery drama film starring John Barrymore as Sherlock Holmes and Roland Young as Dr. John Watson. This film is set in the modern day, and the plot is something of a mash-up between Three Students, Scandal in Bohemia and The Final Problem.	Silent Film	IMDB
Sherlock Holmes (2009/11)	British–American action mystery film series featuring Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law as Holmes and Watson. The series involves new adventures and reinterpretations of canon stories (Scandal in Bohemia, the Final Problem).	Film Series	Wikipedia
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century	Set in 22nd Century in New London, Inspector Beth Lestrade of New Scotland Yard is chasing grotesquely deformed French rogue geneticist Martin Fenwick, when she realizes that his companion is none other than the 19th century criminal mastermind, Professor James Moriarty. Famous biologist Sir Evan Hargreaves has just invented cellular rejuvenation. Beth knows that Holmes survived and actually lived to a ripe old age, and further knows that his corpse is preserved in a glass-walled, honey-filled coffin in the basement of New Scotland Yard. She takes the body from the basement and delivers it to Sir Evan. The biologist then uses his cellular rejuvenation technique to return life and youth to Holmes's body, so that the detective can combat Moriarty.	Animated series	Wikipedia
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes	This camp Holmes film tells the story of several incidents in 1882 which lead to the consulting- etective Sherlock Holmes investigating with aid from his companion, Dr. Watson. These incidents include, but are not limited to - a Kraken destroying a ship, Fire-breathing mechanical dragons, the murder of a young man by a small Tyrannosaurus Rex...	Film	IMDB
A Study in Emerald	a short story written by British fantasy and graphic novel author Neil Gaiman. The story is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche transferred to the Cthulhu Mythos universe of horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. It won the 2004 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.	Short Story	Wikipedia
Watson And Holmes	Re-envisioning Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson as African Americans living in New York City's famous Harlem district. Watson, an Afghanistan war vet, works in an inner-city clinic; Holmes is a local P.I. who takes unusual cases. When one of them ends up in Watson's emergency room, the unlikely duo strike up a partnership to find a missing girl. Watson & Holmes bump heads along the way as they enter a labyrinth of drugs, guns, gangs and a conspiracy that goes higher and deeper than they could have imagined....	Comic series	ComicPlus
Watson Was a Woman!	Or so runs the theory by Rex Stout, the mystery author who wrote tales about his detective Nero Wolfe. Stout first proposed his famous theory that "Watson Was a Woman" at a Baker Street Irregulars meeting in 1941, but his tongue-in-cheek humour did not fare well in that venue. Months later his speech was published in The Saturday Review of Literature, Vol 23, No. 19 (the March 1, 1941 issue), and it has since been widely republished in other Sherlockian collections.	Essay	Essay
Without a Clue	This 1988 film was a comedic twist on the familiar Holmes legend. Dr. John Watson is a genius crime fighter and successful author. Fans of his novels clamor to see the real Sherlock Holmes and Watson realizes that his audience simply would not accept the fact that Holmes was a fabrication and to reveal himself as the creator and brains behind him would be tantamount to literary suicide. To solve his dilemmas, Watson hires Reginald Kincaid, an alcoholic, womanizing, ne'er-do-well actor to impersonate Holmes.	Film	IMDB

Comments

[corpsebride05.livejournal.com]

Love this! Thanks for doing it. Leaned a lot. Noticed something missing the 1954-55 US tv series starring Ronald Howard as Sherlock

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046642/

also I believe their is a russian sherlock series.

[sherlockholmes.livejournal.com]

Yes! I can't believe I forgot the Russian series! I'll add those in tomorrow! Thanks!

[eanor.livejournal.com]

Another adaptation would be Billy Wilder's "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes". I'll see if I can think of more. :-)

[sherlockholmes.livejournal.com]

omg I can't believe I forgot that one, it's one of my favourites!

[mistyzeo.livejournal.com]

"honey filled coffin" jesus christ i knew there was a reason i loved 22nd Century.

[sherlockholmes.livejournal.com]

22nd Century is amazing. I have it all on DVD and my friend and I had a marathon where we just drank and watched and drank... until it all made sense.

I really kind of want to do a 22nd Century fic!

[mistyzeo.livejournal.com]

brb changing my request form. :P

[mistyzeo.livejournal.com]

Oh, also, the BBC Radio series by Bert Coules is worth a mention. Not only does that man ship them so hard it's giggle-worthy, he wrote a series called The Further Adventures... which builds on references made by Conan Doyle in the canon. QUALITY LISTENING. Link. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Further_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes)

[sherlockholmes.livejournal.com]

I'll add it to the list :D -- I sort of figured this would be an excellent collaborative group effort since we're all Holmes fans and it's kind of nice, sometimes, to branch out!

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

THIS. I firmly believe that the Coules version of LAST is canon.

[mistyzeo.livejournal.com]

i don't know if i've heard LAST! must remedy immediately.

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

If you don't have it easily to hand, I have a copy.

[mistyzeo.livejournal.com]

I accept.

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

I'll PM you.

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Plug for the excellent Michael Chabon novelette "The Final Solution" which has an unnamed but unmistakable elderly Holmes mixed up with a Jewish refugee boy in Sussex during WW2.

[sherlockholmes.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I'll totally add that -- and look it up! It sounds interesting! Thanks :)

[mistyzeo.livejournal.com]

Ooh! And The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven-Per-Cent_Solution), a book/movie/radio play in which Holmes is cured of his coke addiction by Freud with Watson's help, as the "true" story of what happened during the hiatus. There are mommy issues and lots of H/C.