Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

1h 30min

Crime

Drama

Mystery

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.

Production Companies

BBC Television Centre

GBH

Episodes

Cast

The Patient’s Eyes

1. The Patient’s Eyes

1h 30min

4th Sep 2001

When one of his new patients comes in complaining of having hallucinations of a strange masked cyclist following her home, Dr. Doyle calls on his friend Dr. Joseph Bell to assist him with checking in to the young lady’s situation.

The Photographer’s Chair

2. The Photographer’s Chair

1h 30min

18th Sep 2001

Dr. Doyle has a strange encounter supposedly with his deceased fiancée while attending a séance … leaving him depressed and pining for her even more — unfortunately for him though, the serial killer he and Dr. Bell have been investigating intends to unite him with her in the not so distant future.

The Kingdom of Bones

3. The Kingdom of Bones

1h 30min

25th Sep 2001

When a not-so-ancient corpse is found in place of an Egyptian mummy during a public unwrapping, the investigation leads Drs. Bell and Doyle in to the den of a bombing conspiracy.

The White Knight Stratagem

4. The White Knight Stratagem

1h 30min

2nd Oct 2001

When the acquaintances of a suicide victim are found murdered, opposing opinions about the investigation ignites a feud between Dr. Bell and an old adversary from the police department.

First air date

4th Sep 2001

Last air date

2nd Oct 2001

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks