
Arthur Conan Doyle reveals the story behind Sherlock Holmes and his mysteries by telling about Dr. Joseph Bell, from whom he drew his inspiration, after meeting him as a medical student in Edinburgh. This TV movie served as the pilot for the later released minisseries Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes produced by the BBC. The series then picks up with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's time as a general practitioner in Southsea, solving mysteries with the help of his mentor, Dr Joseph Bell, who is still based in Edinburgh.

Ian Richardson
Dr. Joseph Bell

Robin Laing
Arthur Conan Doyle

Dolly Wells
Elspeth Scott

Charles Dance
Sir Henry Carlyle

Alec Newman
Thomas Neill

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes

The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Terror by Night
Terror by Night

Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill

They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants

The Masks of Death
The Masks of Death

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution