Sherlock (series)

Sherlock was a television series broadcast on BBC One created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, both of whom have historically been prominent writers on Doctor Who. 
== Crossover ==
The Sherlock versions of Holmes and Watson appear in Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars alongside the Twelfth Doctor.
== Cast and crew connections ==
=== Cast ===
Name 	DWU role 	Sherlock role
Jonathan Aris 	Department Head 	
Nicholas Asbury 	Etoine 	Landlord
Zawe Ashton 	Journey Blue 	
Tim Barlow 	Tyssan 	Wilder
Sasha Behar 	Spurrina 	
Louise Brealey 	Charlotte Willis, Millicent Belanger III 	
Bertie Carvel 	Mysterious man 	
Gemma Chan 	Mia Bennett 	
Debbie Chazen 	Foon Van Hoff 	Vicky
Paul Chequer 	Eugene Jones 	
Tim Chipping 	Grigori Rasputin 	Duty Sergeant
Lauren Crace 	Jemima, Kitty 	
Benedict Cumberbatch	Howard Carter 	
Phil Davis 	Lucius Petrus Dextrus, Titus 	
Peter Davison 	Fifth Doctor 	Planetarium Voiceover
Simon Paisley Day 	Steward, Rump 	
Sacha Dhawan 	Spy Master 	
Lindsay Duncan 	Adelaide Brooke 	
Mark Gatiss 	Richard Lazarus, Danny Boy, Gantok, Archibald Hamish Lethbridge-Stewart, Walther Schwieger, Jasper Jeake, Karl Hendryk, Roboman, Thinnes, Vincenzo, Unbound Master, George Sheldrake, Borusa, The Doctor, William Bruffin, Georgie, Alfred Emerson, Kell, Third Doctor	
Gabrielle Glaister 	Maggie Bishop, Cowley, Veronica Bland 	Ambassador
Rupert Graves 	John Riddell 	
Ian Hallard 	Alan-a-Dale 	Defense Barrister
Jalaal Hartley 	Richard Burbage 	
Daniel Hoffmann-Gill	Bors 	Gold Teeth Man
Stephanie Hyam 	Heather 	Jane
Sam Jones 	Toobert Jailert 	
Toby Jones 	Dream Lord, Kotris 	
Gerald Kyd 	Logan 	
Joseph Long 	Rocco Colasanto, the Pope 	
Art Malik 	Absolute, Ilin 	Prison Governor
Clive Mantle 	Oliver Cromwell, Tuvold, Tillegat, Treeves, Chuke 	
Eleanor Matsuura 	Jo Nakashima, Dana Tanaka 	DI Hopkins
Tomi May 	Dowell 	Unnamed torturer
Tim McInnerny 	Klineman Halpen, Dolne, King of Tanto 	
Tanya Moodie 	Marathanga, Martha, Kilda 	
Matthew Needham 	Old Swarm 	
Katherine Parkinson 	Danika Meanwhile 	
Alistair Petrie 	Harris, German lieutenant, Dethras, The Count, Richard Tipple, Julius Caesar, Magnus Drake, Wallace Richards 	
Olivia Poulet 	Myrren, Felsa Mavelock, Jerastra, Carla, Ros Green, Jakernia 	
Malcolm Rennie 	Anzor 	
Vinette Robinson 	Abi Lerner, Rosa Parks, Cynthia Quince 	
Amanda Root 	Madeleine Fairweather 	Emma Welsborough
John Sessions 	Tannis, Gus, Mozart, Roland of Brittany, George Wilson 	
Jeany Spark 	Florence Nightingale, Igor Tragacanth, Cham'Yal, Carol Protraxus, Jelena, Daisy Chapel, Gonch, Piir Mother 	Homeless girl
Una Stubbs 	Flo 	
Russell Tovey 	Alonso Frame 	
Kevin Trainor 	Lucern Portillon, Swallow, Janek 	
Wanda Ventham 	Jean Rock, Thea Ransome, Fendahl Core, Faroon 	
Sydney Wade 	Melody Pond 	Claudie Bruhl
Danny Webb 	John Jefferson, Byron, Ori, Irit, Tuin 	
Victoria Wicks 	High Priestess 	Margaret Patterson
Stephen Wight 	Unsworth 	
Katy Wix 	Rhiannon Davies 	Nurse Cornish
=== Crew ===
As of 2023, every individual to have written for the television series Sherlock has also written something for Doctor Who or one of its spin-offs. These are Guy Adams, Joseph Lidster, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, and Steve Thompson.
Directors the series have in common are Rachel Talalay, Euros Lyn, Douglas Mackinnon, Toby Haynes, Colm McCarthy and Nick Hurran.
Sherlocks producer, Sue Vertue, also produced . Gatiss, Moffat and Vertue were all executive producers on the series, as was Beryl Vertue, Moffat's mother-in-law and Sue's mother, who had been the agent of Terry Nation. 
David Arnold has worked as a composer for Big Finish Productions and on Sherlock. 
Arwel Wyn Jones has worked as a production designer for Sherlock, Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures. 
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== References to Sherlock in the DWU ==
In , a poster for Sherlock is seen on the wall. In , the Twelfth Doctor mentions the series.
In the eleventh episode of The Fan Show, , pinned to a wall in a fictionalised version of Steven Moffat's study, a project on a wall can be seen that says "Wholock: The Musical". A fan-made Wholock: The Musical exists in real life.
== References to the DWU in Sherlock ==
In the first episode of of Sherlock, , which is largely a homage to , some letters in the closing credits are hightlighted red. Rearranged, they spell out Weng-Chiang.
In the second episode of the second series, , what appears to be the Doctor's TARDIS can be seen through some trees. 
In the third episode of the second series, , the wifi password that is used in can be seen on Sherlock's phone.
In the second episode of of Sherlock, , the Torchwood logo can be seen on a letter addressed to Sherlock Holmes. 
Also in The Lying Detective, a journalist by the name of Harold Chorley is mentioned. 
In a short promotional video for the series, a book by Lavinia Smith can be seen. https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/did-you-spot-the-hidden-clues-about-tom-hiddleston-moriarty-and-doctor-who-in-the-new-sherlock-picture/ 
== Other connections ==
* Other versions of Sherlock Holmes have appeared in the DWU multiple times, perhaps most notably in .
* Fandom for Sherlock and Doctor Who was often interconnected with each other, frequently leading to fan content celebrating the shows together, often by crossing them over with each other (the term "SuperWhoLock" tended to be used with this mixed fandom activity, which included fans of the American dark fantasy drama Supernatural). A prominent example of this was the short film Wholock, depicting Sherlock meeting the Eleventh Doctor, made by Ben Pickles under his John Smith VFX YouTube channel, prior to him working on Doctor Who officially.
* Matt Smith auditioned for John Watson, but was deemed too young and too wacky for the role. It was this audition that landed him the role of the Doctor.
** However, there has never been an official crossover between the series, with the closest being the minor licensed appearances of elements from Who.
*** According to the website Flickering Myth, when quizzed on whether he would like a crossover between Sherlock and Doctor Who, Steven Moffat said the following:
*** However, in an interview with , he said:
*** Mark Gatiss, on the other hand, said:
* Titan Comics have produced comics for both Doctor Who and for Sherlock. 
== Footnotes ==
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