Claim: Sherlock (TV series) is based on characters by a dead writer.
Evidence: Sherlock is a crime drama television series based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's Sherlock Holmes detective stories.
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ , DL -LRB- 22 May 1859 -- 7 July 1930 -RRB- was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes.