Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle

Synopsis

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.

Top cast

Lucy Worsley

Self - Host

Arthur Conan Doyle

Self (archive footage)

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