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Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle

Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle

2023 · 1 season · 3 eps · ★ 5.8 · Documentary

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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.

Directed by Laura Blount

Network: BBC Two

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