December 1, 1887 - Sherlock Holmes studies scarlet

[Webb]

Wikipedia

A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was first published in 1887. It is the first story to feature the character of Sherlock Holmes, who would later become one of the most famous literary detective characters, with long-lasting interest and appeal. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to his companion Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There

[H]

Seems it was well red.

8-)

[patchz]

Interesting. Always liked Holmes.

Elementary my dear H.

[olderndirt]

Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sean Connery - share Edinburgh as a birthplace.  Did I mention I was born in Edinburgh  .

[DenisH]

Holmes was a real person. Just ask any Holmes fan.

[ozzy72]

As a huge fan to 221b Baker Street I've got no criticisms!
Has the new British series Sherlock turned up in the States yet? A modern Holmes that is gripping and then some!

[Webb]

Yes, the three episode first series aired several months ago.

Has a second series (what Americans would call a second season) begun to air on BBC yet?

[ozzy72]

Due in November Webb. There is a fourth unaired pilot episode which you can get with the DVD set of the series. Mine arrived from Amazon the other day so guess what I'm watching whilst having lunch

[Webb]

Due in November Webb. There is a fourth unaired pilot episode which you can get with the DVD set of the series. Mine arrived from Amazon the other day so guess what I'm watching whilst having lunch

Reruns of Fawlty Towers?

[ozzy72]

So that's two prawn Goebbels, 4 Colitz salads