Culverton Smith (Hyde)

Culverton Smith (Hyde) refers to the on-screen incarnation of Culverton Smith as portrayed by Jonathan Hyde in the ITV Granada Television adaptation.
== Portrayal in the series ==
Smith is a knowledgeable biologist and cunning villain who is largely identical to his Canon counterpart, albeit with a few departures from the source material. The person he killed before Holmes started investigating the case is depicted as his cousin, not his nephew, as in the original story. In a more major divergence from Doyle's short story, Smith is apprehended on the spot at 221B Baker Street by doctor Watson, while the Canon version was successful in committing suicide by cutting himself with a sharpened object infected with the illness he used for the murders.
=== Personality ===
Smith's personality has the surface of a polite, reserved gentleman and highly professional medical expert, but his cold-bloodedness hides a ruthless and heartless streak. To further his own personal goals, he is not above committing covert murder by infecting his clients with rare and deadly diseases.
== Appearances ==
Culverton Smith only appears in the second episode of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, "The Dying Detective", much like his literary counterpart.
== Gallery ==
File:Culverton Smith (Hyde) 02.jpg|Smith in his study, morosely deflecting Adelaide Savage's question about her husband 
File:Culverton Smith (Hyde) 03.jpg‎|Smith in his entomology cabinet, while visited by Dr. Watson
File:Culverton Smith (Hyde) 04.jpg|Smith visiting Sherlock Holmes at 221B Baker Street, with Dr. Watson secretly eavesdropping
File:Culverton Smith (Hyde) 05.jpg|Smith interrogating Holmes about the package with the infected trap he received from him
File:Culverton Smith (Hyde) 06.jpg|Holmes pretending to be deadly sick while Smith relishes his victory over the detective
File:Culverton Smith (Hyde) 07.jpg|Smith laughing, confident that Holmes fell for the trap and has met his match
File:Dr Watson stopping Culverton Smith (Granada).png|Dr Watson stopping Culverton Smith from attempting suicide to escape arrest
File:Culverton Smith (Hyde) 08.jpg|Culverton Smith apprehended by Holmes, Watson and the police
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