SHERLOCK HOLMES

DVD AND BOOK SET

A FILM AND TV HISTORY OF THE MASTER OF DISGUISE

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(This DVD will only work in the USA if you have a Multi Region DVD player)

 

THE SEARCH FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES DVD

Scottish actor David Hayman is becoming a sleuth himself

to examine the truth behind Sherlock Holmes in this oneoff

documentary. The Search for Sherlock Holmes follows

Hayman on a fascinating and personal journey to reveal the

heart of one of the world’s most significant and loved literary

figures of all time.

So far, over 70 actors have played the part of Sherlock Holmes

in over 200 films, with Robert Downey Jr taking the lead in the

latest adaptation, with Jude Law taking his side as Dr Watson.

Attempting to discover the secret to Sherlock Holmes’ long

lasting success, he sets out to discover what influenced

Holmes’ creation and reveals the personal demons of his

Scottish creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

During his travels, David visits many of the places that

influenced Conan Doyle’s work, including his home town

Edinburgh and London’s Baker Street, where Holmes was said

to live. He meets with Sherlock Holmes experts and celebrity

enthusiasts, including Stephen Fry and crime writer Linda La

Plante, and looks at how real crimes in Victorian Britain shaped

not only Holmes but the creation of the modern detective.

 

LITTLE BOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

Created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan

Doyle, Sherlock Holmes is now a world-renowned fictional

detective who first appeared in print in 1887. Famous for

his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any

disguise and his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult

cases, the detective skills of Sherlock Holmes border on

phenomenal.

Since his creation in the late 19th century, Sherlock Holmes’

character grew in popularity enormously and remains

to this day a famous character in 21st-century popular

culture, along with Dr Watson of course. The Guinness

World Records has consistently listed Sherlock Holmes as

the ‘most portrayed movie character’ with more than 70

actors playing the part in more than 200 films.

The Little Book of Sherlock Holmes looks at the birth of the

man himself, his habits and personality, his methods of

detection and his influence on literature, right up to his

place in our lives today including museums, societies and

the most recent BBC series Sherlock, a thrilling, funny and

fast-paced contemporary reimagining of Sherlock Holmes

and Dr Watson’s adventures in 21st–Century London.