

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001-09-04 · 90 min / episode · ★ 7.9
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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- David Pirie
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- BBC Television Centre, GBH
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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- Ended
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Charles EdwardsArthur Conan Doyle
Ian RichardsonDr. Joseph BellTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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