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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Fact and Fiction
Season 1
Episode 2
Arthur Conan Doyle killed off his most famous creation, consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, after just six years. In this episode, Lucy Worsley explores who Arthur Conan Doyle was without Sherlock, and whether he’ll was able to become the hero of his own story.
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How would Arthur Conan Doyle’s new spiritualist beliefs change his famous detective Sherlock Holmes?
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Why did Arthur Conan Doyle come to hate his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes?