Who IS Sherlock Holmes - Neil McCaw

More than a century after first emerging into the fogbound, gaslit streets of Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes is universally recognizable. And yet many of his most recognizable features don't appear in Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories. So who exactly is Sherlock Holmes? Who's the real "great detective," and where do we find him? Neil McCaw traces the evolution of Sherlock.

Lesson by Neil McCaw, animation by Lasse Rützou Bruntse.

[sammysamsam]

Sherlock Holmes: Into the Sherlock-verse

[solokiwidestroyer]

the irony that the detective that solves mysteries is one himself in A way.

[harmony]

'But is still Sherlock, Our Sherlock.' Awww XD

[kingshuksaha]

"Will the real Sherlock Holmes please stand up?"

Benedict Cumberbatch and RDJ: Here!
Jeremy Brett: Ahahahaha

[sadieoliviaren]

so he's basically saying that Sherlock is a Time lord

[petermarsh]

Can we take some time to appreciate the fantastic animation in this episode?

[rakhisingh]

"Sherlock, our Sherlock"
Russians: Yeah

[joemama]

Sherlock
Watson
Moriarty
Mrs. Hudson


*Sad Irene Adler *

[tattypoo]

That is the beauty of reading. If you don't like how the characters are said to look, you can use your imagination to redesign them. Interpretation is the beauty. That's why many stories have no illiterate on besides the cover of the book.

[masodemic]

As much as I love the interpretations of my number 1 favorite fictional character, the best actor who has portrayed Holmes so far is definitely Jeremy Brett. He even received a letter from Conan Doyle's daughter saying "You are the Sherlock Holmes of my childhood"

[lambadajewo.]

"Will the real Sherlock Holmes please stand up?"
*Jeremy Brett slowly rising from his sit and bowing in front of everyone*

[ry]

TED-ED: “Will the real Sherlock Holmes please stand up?”
Benedict Cumberbatch: “I do believe I am CEO of the company.”

[rattler]

"will the real Sherlock Holmes please stand up!"
ha, love it.

[c.ra]

"i'm not your house keeper! i'm your landlady!"
-mrs. hudson

[aaryamishra]

Mrs Hudson in BBC Sherlock Holmes -" Im Not your housekeeper im your landlady! "

This video- "Mrs. Hudson- the housekeeper "

[thomasrumney]

The name is sherlock homes and the address is 221b baker street

[AliSiddiqui]

Downey Jr. at 4:30 and Cumberbatch at 4:31, if I'm not mistaken.

[tnystrk]

I love how at 4:30 and 4:31, it shows the Guy Richie movie interpretation(starring RDJ as Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. John Watson) as well as Steven Moffat and Mark Gattis' interpretation(Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr. John H. Watson) on BBC.

[celestetong]

Sherlock was, is and will always be my favoutite fritional character!

[shannongaskin]

at 4:30, I know you got excited when you saw sherlock from BBC