Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle

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Does Arthur’s science stand up to scrutiny when trialed and tested?

Sherlock Holmes is back from the dead! How did the fictional sleuth survive the Reichenbach Fall?

Arthur turns his attention to devising a new Holmes story set just before the war: "His Last Bow."

Lucy Worsley and Professor Janice Allan discuss the shift in Arthur's writing.

Could Arthur turn detective himself and solve a real life miscarriage of justice?

Arthur became the judge of Britain’s very first body building competition at the Albert Hall.

A phantom hound, the spooky setting of Dartmoor – it is of course Hound of the Baskervilles!

Arthur applies to fight in the Boer War, hoping to finally become the hero of his own story.

Lucy Worsley explores why Arthur Conan Doyle came to hate his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes.

Lucy Worsley visits the Reichenbach Falls, the site of fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes' death.

Lucy talks with Arthur's step great-grandson about the author's love-hate relationship with Holmes.

Lucy Worsley and Professor Sue Black discuss how some aspects of Sherlock's tactics get used today.