Nevertheless, the real-life figure Sherlock Holmes is based on is still majorly ... This is despite the fact he is only a fictional creation â albeit, one with a real inspiration.

the creator of the immortal Sherlock Holmes. Since his debut in 1887, Holmes has become one of history’s most beloved fictional characters; the epitome of logical reasoning, sharp observation ...

Sherlock Holmes's forensic detective skills were called into question ... to Sherlock writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss in a bid to complete the great fictional detective's modern makeover. An RSC ...

Agatha Christie is arguably the biggest mystery writer of all time. Sure, Arthur Conan Doyle gave us Sherlock Holmes, fiction’s foremost detective. However, Christie gave us multiple notable ...

Sam Spade, Charlie's Angels, Nero Wolfe, NYPD Blue, Sherlock Holmes, Easy Rawlins ... and at the movies. Fictional policemen, FBI agents, lawyers, criminal profilers, private investigators ...

Anthony Horowitz:But a real person did provide the inspiration ... Andrew Marr:'The first great sleuth in detective fiction is Sherlock Holmes. 'That much at least is elementary.