Sherlock Holmes: The True Story (2003): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2003, Sherlock Holmes: The True Story is a documentary and tv movie film directed by Christopher Rowley.

What it’s about. "It is to you that I owe Sherlock Holmes," wrote Arthur Conan Doyle to his former professor and mentor, Dr. Joseph Bell, in 1892. A distinguished physician and professor of medicine at Edinburgh University, and a forensic expert for the British Crown, Joseph Bell was well known for his remarkable powers of observation and deduction. In what would become true Sherlockian fashion, he had the ability to deduce facts about his patients from otherwise unremarkable details. Based on extensive research into the life of Bell and including tantalizing accounts of the connections between Bell and Conan Doyle, this biography is for anyone interested in Victorian medicine, in the history of detective fiction, and in Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Who’s in it. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story stars Roy Kenner as Narrator.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, Sherlock Holmes: The True Story sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Sherlock Holmes: The True Story page.

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