TV series
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001, English, on BBC One. Created by David Pirie.
If Arthur Conan Doyle based Sherlock Holmes on a real person to any degree, it was on his former professor, forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Bell. This series recounts the fictional murder investigations that Bell might have undertaken with the assistance of young student Doyle.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Episode length
- 90 min
- Status
- Ended in 2001
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Latest episode
S1 E4: The White Knight Stratagem
Aired 2 October 2001
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- David PirieCreator
- Charles EdwardsArthur Conan Doyle · 4 ep
- Ian RichardsonDr. Joseph Bell · 4 ep
- Alexander ArmstrongTurnavine · 1 ep
- Simon QuartermanBaynes · 1 ep
- Paul ButterworthFainting man · 1 ep
- Malcolm SinclairBlythe · 1 ep
- Andrew WoodallGreenwell · 1 ep
- Henry GoodmanDe Meyer · 1 ep
- Roger Lloyd PackDr. Ibbotson · 1 ep
- Dermot CrowleyElkins · 1 ep
- Clare HolmanElspeth · 1 ep
- Tim PotterBolton · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 4 September 2001
- Last aired
- 2 October 2001
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes has 1 season and 4 episodes, about 90 minutes each.
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Who created Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes?
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes was created by David Pirie and stars Charles Edwards, Ian Richardson, Alexander Armstrong.