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Sherlock Holmes: Quick Facts

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Engraving of Sherlock Holmes standing and holding a pipe while explaining his deductions to Dr. Watson, who is seated beside a table.
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as John Watson stand outside the black door of 221B Baker Street in a publicity still from the BBC series Sherlock.
Vintage movie poster for The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes featuring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in a deerstalker hat and cape, holding a pipe and crouching with a magnifying glass.
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes holds a pipe and looks thoughtful beside Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson in a scene from the 1939 film The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Peter Cook (left) as Sherlock Holmes and Dudley Moore as Dr. Watson in a publicity shot for the 1978 film version of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Andrew Scott as Moriarty sit facing each other in a cozy, book-filled room, both drinking tea in a scene from BBC's Sherlock.
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