A FAMOUS silhouette on your 50p coin could make it worth more than 9000 times its face value. The pieces were minted in 2019 to commemorate character Sherlock Holmes and his creator, Sir Arthur Con… ...

But this is the most overt reminder that Sherlock Holmes has long been construed via a single lens, that of his partner Dr. John Watson — who, Holmes explains, is away on a long holiday.

Actor Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," circa 1984. (TV Times via Getty Images) All of Doyle’s stories, save for 19, were adapted.