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Sue Black

Season 1 Episode 1 | 2m 50s

Sherlock Holmes solved some of his most challenging cases through his careful observation and masterful skills of deduction. However, would this fictional detective's methods hold up in the non-fictional world? Lucy Worsley and Professor Sue Black discuss how some aspects of Sherlock's investigative tactics are still being used to solve crimes today.

Extras
Sherlock Holmes is back from the dead! How did the fictional sleuth survive the Reichenbach Fall?
Lucy Worsley and Professor Janice Allan discuss the shift in Arthur's writing.
Does Arthur’s science stand up to scrutiny when trialed and tested?
Arthur turns his attention to devising a new Holmes story set just before the war: "His Last Bow."
A phantom hound, the spooky setting of Dartmoor – it is of course Hound of the Baskervilles!
Arthur became the judge of Britain’s very first body building competition at the Albert Hall.
Could Arthur turn detective himself and solve a real life miscarriage of justice?
Arthur applies to fight in the Boer War, hoping to finally become the hero of his own story.
Without Sherlock Holmes, can Arthur Conan Doyle become the hero of his own story?
Lucy Worsley visits the Reichenbach Falls, the site of fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes' death.
How would Arthur Conan Doyle’s new spiritualist beliefs change his famous detective Sherlock Holmes?
Without Sherlock Holmes, can Arthur Conan Doyle become the hero of his own story?
Why did Arthur Conan Doyle come to hate his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes?