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Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
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Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2001-09-04 · 90 min / episode · ★ 7.9

Crime · Drama · Mystery

If Arthur Conan Doyle based Sherlock Holmes on a real person to any degree, it was on his former professor, forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Bell. This series recounts the fictional murder investigations that Bell might have undertaken with the assistance of young student Doyle.

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Creators
David Pirie
Production companies
BBC Television Centre, GBH
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Ended

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Charles EdwardsCharles EdwardsArthur Conan Doyle
Ian RichardsonIan RichardsonDr. Joseph Bell

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