THE SHERLOCK HOLMES MUSEUM - THE OFFICIAL HOME OF SHERLOCK HOLMES The Sherlock Holmes Museum 221b Baker Street, London ~ England Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John H. Watson The world famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes lived at 221b Baker Street between 1881-1904, according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Mr Holmes shared his rooms with his loyal friend and colleague Dr Watson. The house is protected by the government due to its "special architectural and historical interest" and the 1st floor study overlooking Baker Street is still faithfully maintained for posterity as it was kept in Victorian Times. Step back in time, and when you visit London, remember to visit The World's Most Famous Address - 221b Baker Street - the Official Home of Sherlock Holmes!

Open every day of the year (except Christmas Day) from 9.30am - 6pm Admission: Adult �15 Child �10 (under 16yrs) The Mystery of 221B Baker Street | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Contact Privacy Policy Terms of Use The Mystery of 221B Baker Street Our series on Design and Sherlock Holmes begins with an investigation into the location of the famous detective's London flat smithsonian.com July 18, 2012 Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson drawn by Sidney Paget in The Adventure of Silver Blaze (image: Sidney Paget, Wikimedia commons) The Game is afoot, dear reader. For today, Design Decoded starts its newest series as the world turns its eyes to London for the Olympics: Design and Sherlock Holmes. Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the incomparable consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his intrepid assistant Doctor John Watson made their debut in A Study in Scarlet , published in 1887 in the the pages of Beeton’s Christmas Annual. Though the last canonical adventure of Holmes and Watson was published in 1927, Sherlock Holmes is still an international cultural icon.

In fact, he may be more popular today than ever before. The zeitgeist is saturated with all things Holmesian: two Hollywood films ; a recent BBC television series ; another forthcoming series for American television ; and then there are the countless television shows, plays, and films inspired by the adventures of Holmes and Watson. Indeed, we can perhaps trace the entire “buddy-cop” genre back to Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective duo. Let us begin our series today by stalking down the gas-lit streets of Victorian London , and turning our magnifying glass toward an architecture that was defined by Holmes and Watson and poses something of a mystery itself: their London flat at 221B Baker Street. Baker Street circa 1890 (original image: George Washginton Bacon’s New Map of London, via wikimedia commons) The mystery of 221B Baker Street is not one of secret passages or hidden symbols. Rather, it could be described as a sort of existential spatial riddle: how can a space that is not a space be where it is not? According to Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson lived at 221B Baker Street from 1881 to 1904.

But 221B Baker street did not exist in 1881, nor did it exist in 1887 when A Study in Scarlet was published and Baker Street house numbers only extended into the 100s. It was a purely fictional address – emphasis on was. Time marches on, Baker Streets are renumbered, and 221Bs are revealed. The Sherlock Holmes Museum at 221B Baker Street (image: © The Sherlock Holmes Museum ) If you visit 221B Baker Street today you’ll find the Sherlock Holmes Museum , which was opened in 1990 by the Sherlock Holmes International Society. But the Sherlock Holmes museum is not, technically speaking, located at 221 Baker Street. In fact, there is still no 221 Baker Street. Since the 1930s, the famous address has been lumped in as part of a larger block of buildings originally occupied by the Abbey National Building Society. From almost the day the Abbey National opened they began receiving letters from all over the world addressed to Mr. Sherlock Holmes at 221B Baker Street.

Such a profusion of letters were delivered that the bank’s public relations department found it necessary to employ a full-time secretary charged with responding to the urgent inquiries from those in need of Holmes’s unique deductive prowess (these inquiries were usually met with a response that the detective had retired to keep bees in Sussex). When the Sherlock Holmes Museum opened at 239 Baker Street in a Georgian townhouse that likely bears a close resemblance to Conan Doyle’s imagined 221 Baker street, there emerged a dispute over which business should receive the letters. The new museum argued that they were better equipped to respond to the inquiries while the Abbey National presumably wanted to continue their accidental role as the secretary to a fictional detective. The debate lasted more than a decade and was not resolved until 2002, when the Abbey National vacated their building and the Royal Mail finally agreed to deliver all letters addressed to 221B Baker Street to the museum at 239 Baker Street. The Sherlock Holmes Museum, which includes a full replica of Holmes’s flat, was also allowed by special permission of the City of Westminster, to bear the address 221B – although its physical location is still found between 237 and 241.

To recap: a fictional flat in a real city has been made a reality at a fictional address in the real city near the real address of the fictional flat. Confused yet? The controversy doesn’t end there. The fact that there is no real 221 Baker Street has not stopped literary historians from speculating about which Baker Street building Doyle used as his proxy for the home of Holmes and Watson. By closely reading the texts, scholars have proposed multiple Baker Street addresses as a possible inspiration for the literary 221, yet there is no definitive answer. Equally vexing is the design and furnishing of the famous flat itself. When the Baker Street flat is introduced in A Study in Scarlet, the rooms receive little attention other than the note that they meet the needs of Messrs. Holmes and Watson and consist of “a couple of comfortable bed-rooms and a single large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and illuminated by two broad windows.” There are other equally brief descriptions scattered throughout Holmes canon, but usually nothing more than a few words. Yet from these scant clues, dedicated collectors around the world have been inspired to reconstruct their own versions of 221B.

The Sherlock Holmes Museum at 221B Baker Street (image: © The Sherlock Holmes Museum) Perhaps the most visited replica of 221B is the aforementioned recreation at the Sherlock Holmes Museum on Baker Street, which promises visitors that “the interior has been faithfully maintained for posterity exactly as described in the published stories.” The Museum flat may also be the most complete of the many 221Bs, as it includes Watson’s bedroom on the second floor whereas most reconstructions focus solely on Holmes’s sitting room. “Visitors can sit in Mr Holmes’s armchair by the fireside to pose for photos, and enter his bedroom adjoining the study; but please bring your own pipe to smoke! His possessions are in their usual places: his deerstalker, magnifying glass, calabash pipe, violin, chemistry equipment, notebook, Persian slipper and disguises.” In this sitting room, visitors will find the original wicker chair referenced by famed Holmes illustrator Sidney Paget in his portrayal of the seated detective. In a sense, it could be argued that this chair is Holmes’s chair. But while the flat includes many recognizable Holmesian artifacts and ephemera, certain inferences must be made to complete the fictional Victorian setting.

Such a replica is essentially an architecture of deduction – a physical manifestation of Sherlock Holmes’s signature art form. But unlike Holmes’s brilliant deductions, the answer is never certain. The pipe and magnifying glass, the many newspapers and books and test tubes – these things are an index of the life of Sherlock Holmes. But the wallpaper selection, choice of period furniture, the selection of books on Holmes’s shelves – these are pure extrapolations that reflect that taste, style, and opinions of the collector. Indeed, when it comes to the mystery of 221B Baker Street, there are as many deductions as there are detectives. 221B Baker Street at the Sherlock Holmes Pub (image: The Sherlock Holmes Pub) If you’re in the mood for enjoying a pint while viewing a recreation of 221B, you’ll want to head over to The Sherlock Holmes Pub in London, which has the honor of housing the first collection of Sherlock Holmes memorabilia. Originally assembled for an exhibition in 1951 as part of the the Festival of Britain, the pub’s collection includes the desk and chair used by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to write many of the Holmes adventures, as well as a chair that belonged to Paget.

The pub also claims to be a part of Holmesian lore itself – specifically, the site where the detective tracked down a suspect in “ The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor .” Not only that, but it stands in close proximity to other prominent locations frequented by Holmes and Watson. “Old Scotland Yard is just across the other side of Northumberland Avenue, and the Turkish baths that Holmes and Watson used to enjoy were right beside the Hotel. It is still possible in fact to see the entrance, which now forms part of the wall of the bank in Craven Passage. With Charing Cross Station immediately beside the pub, one can just imagine the duo dashing off to catch a train into the countryside on one of their hair raising adventures!” The Sherlock Holmes Museum in Meiringen, Switzerland (image: Catherine Batac Walder and Mike Walder, via Fine Books & Collections) Just as the adventures of Holmes and Watson sometimes took them out of London to exotic locales around the world, the same holds true for their surprisingly mobile flat.

Another replica of 221B Baker Street is located in The Sherlock Holmes Museum at Meiringen , Switzerland near the Reichenbach Falls, the site of the climactic final battle between Holmes and his arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty. The Meiringen Museum claims to have the largest collection of Holmes ephemera, as well as the most accurate reproduction of the famed sitting room, reconstructed by Tony Howlett, former President of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, and architect John Reid. Its windows are authentic to the era, made in London and shipped to Switzerland; the wallpaper is designed after an 1890s pattern and was bought on High Street in London; the fireplace, oil lamps, and other Holmesian paraphernalia are all authentic Victorian antiques. 221B at the Sherlock Holmes Museum in Lucens, Switzerland (image: The Reichenbach Irregulars ) There is another 221B replica at another Sherlock Holmes museum in Switzerland, an older one established in 1965 at a hotel in Lucens , which was frequently visited by Conan Doyle’s son.

It’s interesting to note that all these 221Bs have been purposely arranged to look as if Holmes and Watson had left only moments ago. It seems as if pipe smoke should still be lingering in the air. Looking at the scattered newspapers, books, and teacups, one can imagine the detective springing up from his chair, hot on the heels of a suspect or following a new lead. The carefully curated disarray suggests an unknown narrative, a new mystery for readers to imagine. The 221B Room at the University of Minnesota (image: still from The University of Minnesota Videos) Yet another 221B can be found across the ocean on the fourth floor of the Wilson Library at the University of Minnesota , which also has the distinct honor of being home to the world’s largest collection of ephemera related to Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle. “The 221B Room,” as it is known, was donated by the estate of Holmes collector Allen Mackler, who painstakingly recreated Holmes’s sitting room in his own home using authentic period artifacts. Mackler’s room was then moved piece-by-piece to the University library.

The 221B room at the home of Allen Mackler (image: The University of Minnesota Libraries) There are surely many other partially reconstructed 221Bs in the homes of private collectors around the world. And then there are the myriad sets built for film and television, some of which loyally followed Conan Doyle’s text in the crafting. These replicas, especially those that have been relocated, call to mind a similar reconstruction, Julia Child’s kitchen in the American History Museum, which was painstakingly moved from her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts – cabinets, appliances, cookbooks, kitchen table, utensils, gadgets and all. Visitors to Julia’s kitchen (though the exhibition is currently closed for renovation) get a sense for how she worked, how she lived, and what she was like as a person. Architecture and interior spaces are records of our lives; they are extensions of our own identities. In the same way that visitors to Julia’s kitchen gain new insight into the life of the famous chef, the visitors to one of Sherlock’s many flats can gain insight into the proclivities of the famous detective and his life in Victorian London.

There is, of course, one major difference between Julia’s kitchen and Holmes’s sitting room: Julia Child is a real person. Her kitchen in the Smithsonian was her real kitchen. It is a real space. Holmes’s flat, on the other hand, was not. It can’t properly be called a “replica” or “reconstruction” because it never truly existed. Instead, the many 221Bs could more properly be considered a simulacrum—unless you’re a Sherlockian abiding by the rules of the Game, in which case the study is very much a recreation of a true place. The Game is a sort of friendly competition among Holmes scholars, created to explain the many inconsistencies in Conan Doyle’s quickly-written stories using Sherlock’s own methods of deduction. Timothy J.

Johnson of the University of Minnesota explained one of the most important rules of the Game in a correspondence with a peer who was critical of his intent to create a “replica” of a fictional space: “According to the rules of the Game, Holmes is considered a real person, who has never died (no obituary having appeared in The Times), and Doyle is merely the ‘literary agent’….One looks at all the descriptions of the room as provided in the stories and creates a replica. There’s a whole little industry in the Holmesian world that has spent time and ink describing the exact location of 221B Baker Street and the contents of the room.” By the logic of the game, those Sherlockians looking for the Arthur Conan Doyle’s inspiration for 221B are, in fact, searching for the true apartments of Holmes and Watson, which were obviously disguised in Watson’s “memoirs” with a false address. The line between fiction and reality is blurred for the most ardent fans of Sherlock Holmes. While it can be argued that the non-Baker Street flats are less authentic, in that they exist independently from their historical context, it could also just as easily be argued that there is no real historical context.

After all, 221B Baker Street does not now exist, nor has it ever existed. These replicas are all, to one degree or another, authentic recreations. But is any 221B more authentic than another? How does a non-Game-player measure the authenticity of a place that isn’t real? By location? By how closely it resembles the sparse descriptions and illustrations in the original text? Or perhaps by the authenticity of the Victorian antiques used in crafting the reproduction? As a real manifestation of a fiction, the many 221Bs attest to the power of Arthur Conan Doyle’s writing. So strongly do the Holmes stories resonate with our culture that we have manifested his home in our own reality, creating shrines and sites of pilgrimage across the world. But these “replicas” also attest to the power of architecture and interior design, which by their very nature make things real. Every building and space is a manifestation of narratives that results from a confluence of theories, politics, cultural beliefs, pragmatic necessities and opinions. But not only is the built environment a manifestation of these narratives, it’s also a venue for new narratives. Stories are an inherent part of the architectural process.

The reconstructions of Sherlock Holmes’s flat at 221B Baker Street just makes that much more explicit. Like this article? 221B Baker Street | Conan Doyle Info 221B Baker Street Home → Sherlock Holmes →221B Baker Street 221B Baker Street 221B Baker Street We met next day as he had arranged, and inspected the rooms at No. 221B, Baker Street, of which he had spoken at our meeting. They consisted of a couple of comfortable bed-rooms and a single large airy sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and illuminated by two broad windows. So desirable in every way were the apartments, and so moderate did the terms seem when divided between us, that the bargain was concluded upon the spot, and we at once entered into possession. – A Study in Scarlett So begins tenancy at one of the most famous addresses in all of literature. London Within the timeline of the stories, Holmes lived in London at 221B Baker Street from approximately 1881 to 1903.

During this time, the later part of the Victorian period, the British Empire was at its zenith and London was the center of all things.At the beginning of the Victorian era in 1837 the population of London was 2 million. The city’s population at the time of Queen Victoria’s death in 1901 was estimated to be 6.5 million.The East End of London contained the neighborhoods where the poor and working class lived. The more affluent people lived in the West End. Neighborhoods in the West End included Mayfair, Kensington and Regent’s Park. Baker Street was also located in the West End. Baker Street through 1990 While there really is a Baker Street, there was no 221 Baker Street during the years of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Baker Street was very short, less than a mile long. The street ran north to south with numbered addresses ranging from 1 to 85. In 1930 some of the surrounding streets were renamed, buildings were renumbered and Baker Street became much longer. At that point 221 Baker Street was a real address. Soon after this the building at 221 Baker Street was demolished.

A new structure, Abbey House, took its place. Abbey House served as the head office for the Abbey Road Building Society from 1932 until 2002. Because of the unique relationship between the company and Sherlock Holmes, Abbey commissioned a statue of Holmes. That statue now stands at the entrance of the Baker Street Tube Station. Abbey also hired a person to deal with the cards and letters, as many as 30 a month, that came addressed to Sherlock Holmes. Controversy over Address In March of 1990, the street number 221B was assigned to the Sherlock Holmes Museum. While that would seem to fitting, the move actually lead to some controversy. Who would answer the mail addressed to Sherlock Holmes? Also, the number 221B bestowed on the Museum by the leader of the Westminster City Council was out of sequence with the other numbers in the street. Other council members thought it was more important to have logical, sequenced addresses. In 2005, Abbey National left their headquarters in Baker Street. At that point, the Royal Mail recognized the museum’s right to receive mail addressed to Sherlock Holmes.

Share This Page <a href=' target='_blank'><img src=' border='0' alt='' /></a> Sherlock Holmes' London - Things To Do - visitlondon.com Sherlock Holmes' London Email Facebook Twitter Google+ Grab your hat and magnifying glass and sleuth your way around Sherlock Holmes' London with our itinerary dedicated to the famous detective. In the novels, the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes lived and solved many mysteries in Victorian London. London is the only city where you can feel what it is like to walk in Sherlock's footsteps and visit his home. The BBC series, Sherlock, stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as modern day interpretations of the classic Conan Doyle characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson. The pair solve mysteries and encounter many crimes as their adventures take them past many of London's top attractions . Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law have also recreated Holmes and Watson on movie screens in recent years. There's never been a more exciting time to investigate the world of Sherlock Holmes. Created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887, Sherlock Holmes has featured in more films than any other literary character.

Doyle's famous detective has been played by 75 actors in more than 200 films, as well as appearing in four novels and 46 short stories. Baker Street: The Sherlock Holmes Museum and Madame Tussauds Any Sherlock Holmes pilgrimage should start with a visit to Baker Street . Take the Marylebone exit to come face-to-face with a nine-foot bronze statue of the great detective. Keep an eye open for Sherlock Holmes look-a-likes near the station too! It might take a bit of detective work to find the famous 221b Baker Street address where Sherlock Holmes lived and worked – it's actually located between 237 and 241 Baker Street! Here, you'll find The Sherlock Holmes Museum , which has recreated his famous study as described in the books. You can also take a peek into Dr Watson's bedroom and look at his belongings and handwritten notes from the great detective. Please note: You should buy tickets from the shop before joining the queue to get in, and at busy times, there can be a long wait. Be sure to take a look at 2 Devonshire Place, where Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's medical practice was located.

While you're in the area, pay a visit to nearby Madame Tussauds , which is home to realistic wax figures of two famous Sherlock Holmes. Firstly, Robert Downey Jr can be found in full Sherlock Holmes costume, with visitors able to play with the interactive exhibits in his study. Secondly there is a dapper wax figure of TV's most recent, and much-loved, Sherlock Holmes, Benedict Cumberbatch. Catch the tube to Euston Square to visit Speedy's Cafe which doubles as Baker Street in the TV show Sherlock. Speedy's is a real cafe and you can enjoy a nice cup of tea! From here you can take a stroll towards Oxford Circus to see The Langham hotel . One of London's grandest old hotels, The Langham is a great place to soak up some literary history. The hotel famously hosted a dinner between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde, which resulted in the creation of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde and Holmes' second literary appearance in The Sign of Four by Conan Doyle. The hotel subsequently appears in later Sherlock mysteries. Charing Cross, The Stand and Covent Garden Hop back on the Tube to Charing Cross , and take a short walk to The Sherlock Holmes pub.

This is the place where Holmes tracked down Francis Hay Moulton in The Noble Bachelors. Inside you'll find another replica of Holmes' study, as well as a huge amount of memorabilia, including Dr Watson's old service revolver and a collection of television and film stills. Tuck into a delicious detective-themed lunch in the restaurant at The Sherlock Holmes. How about A Case of Identity (chicken liver pate) followed by Dr Watson's favourite, Cumberland sausages? Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson travelled all over London as they pursued clues and criminals, and many of the capital's famous locations feature in the novels. Wander up The Strand to see the The Lyceum Theatre , where meetings took place in The Sign of Four, and take a look at the beautiful Royal Opera House , a favourite haunt of Sherlock Holmes. Not far from the Royal Opera House is the Freemasons Hall , a Grade II listed building which is used in the new Sherlock Holmes film. Freemasons Hall is the home of Freemasonry, one of the world's oldest secular fraternal societies.

Bloomsbury and The City You could also continue to Bloomsbury to see the spectacular British Museum , often visited by Holmes for his research – and an unmissable London icon. From here, hop onto the Tube again and head to St Paul's Cathedral , where key scenes were shot for the 2009 Sherlock Holmes movie. Stroll back to The Strand for dinner at Sherlock Holmes' favourite restaurant, Simpson's-in-the-Strand . The restaurant serves traditional English food, including beef carved at your table, and you can really get a feel for Holmes' London here. Sherlock Walking Tour Take in these sights and many more with the Sherlock Walking Tour , which takes you round many of the locations mentioned in the books and also appearing in the films. For just £12 for adults and £10 for children, professional guides lead you through this two-hour mega tour, and there are plenty of opportunities for photos along the way. Solve the Clues If you're a real-life Sherlock, why not try one of the escape-style, solve-the-clue games in London. Read more Book Your London Hotel 221B Baker Street 221B Baker Street St-Petersburg.

2016, November, 30. TV report about the exhibition "The Way of the Master" dedicated to Igor Maslennikov’s films - text and video : . The exhibition "The Way of the Master" dedicated to Igor Maslennikov’s films is opened on the Lenfilm studios. There are many things you can see: the scenery and props to his films, photos, generally ones from "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson" – for example, Vasily Livanov's and Vitaly Solomin's actor costumes, a fireplace from 221b Baker Street rooms, Sherlock Holmes’ boxing gloves and a glowing Hound of the Baskervilles.... At the opening ceremony the director was invited himself. ( I NEED A DARK FAN FICTION WRITER TO HELP ME WITH A STORY OF EPIC PROPORTIONS. MUST BE OVER 18 YEARS OLD. NON-CANON! GRATUITOUS SEX AND VIOLENCE, INCEST, NON-CON, SUPERNATURAL THEMES, SUPERNATURAL BEINGS, BLURRED LINES BETWEEN GOOD GUYS AND BAD GUYS. EVERYONE SHAGS EVERYONE.

ROMANCE BUT NO EXCLUSIVE PAIRINGS. MUTLI-FANDOM: SHERLOCK, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS ARE THE TWO MAIN FANDOMS OF THE STORY. BUT DOCTOR WHO AND TORCHWOOD ALSO FEATURE. STARGATE SG1, ATLANTIS AND UNIVERSE ARE ALSO INCLUDED. MINOR FANDOM ROLES INCLUDE THE NIGHT MANAGER, LITTLE FAVOURS, BEING HUMAN UK, SUPERNATURAL, EUREKA, FIREFLY, NUMB3RS, HIGHLANDER, LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT MOVIES, AVENGERS MOVIES, ANGEL, LUCIFER AND OTHERS. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH ALL THESE SHOWS AND CHARACTERS AS WE CAN ADJUST TO WHO WE ARE BOTH FAMILIAR WITH. GRAMMAR AND PUNCTURATION ESSENTIAL, SPELLING FLEXIBLE. ENGLISH LANGUAGE A MUST. WRITING MOST DAYS. TIME ZONES FLEXIBLE. NO MARY WATSON BASHERS. curious ] There’s yet another Sherlock Holmes adaptation on the horizon, but this one promises to be mighty different.

Per Deadline, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are reteaming not for a Step Brothers sequel (sadly), but to star in Holmes & Watson, a comedy take on the iconic sleuthing duo. Ferrell is onboard to play Holmes, while Reilly will play the loyal James Watson. Ferrell is reuniting with his Get Hard director Etan Cohen on the pic, which Sony Pictures originally purchased as a starring vehicle for Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen. Although that iteration of the project stalled, the film gained new life when Reilly became interested and the schedules for all involved coalesced. The plan now is to go into production right after Thanksgiving, meaning we could see Holmes & Watson hit theaters sometime next year. While Ferrell and Reilly were absolutely stellar in the R-rated Step Brothers, this Holmes & Watson comedy is being envisioned as a PG-13 pic, so it’ll be more in line with the duo’s Talladega Nights in terms of crudeness. Cohen made a name for himself scripting Idiocracy and Tropic Thunder before making his feature directorial debut with last year’s successful Ferrell/Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard.

The world is not lacking for Sherlock Holmes adaptations at the moment, between the beloved BBC series Sherlock, CBS’ solid Elementary, and the developing third installment in the Robert Downey Jr./Jude Law feature film franchise (which is apparently gaining steam), but Holmes & Watson proves to be different if only because of the buffoonery at which Ferrell and Reilly excel. While I’ll admit this news would be considerably more exciting if Adam McKay were writing and directing, the now Oscar-nominated director is currently busy prepping a new drama starring Jennifer Lawrence called Bad Blood, so the timing wouldn’t have worked out anyway. July, 19 - Vasily Livanov, Russian Sherlock Holmes of Lenfilm 1980s TV series, celebrates his 81. The old magazine publication is for you. - from a Soviet magazine "The Pioneer", 1981 - heading “Recess” - an interview with Vasily Livanov A few episodes of the TV film "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson" have caused a stream of letters to our editors.

The teens have immediately remembered that Vasily LIVANOV not only played the role of Holmes, he also voiced the favourite characters in the cartoons: Gena the Crocodile, Boa, Black Cat... We asked our correspondent Olga Pozharskaya to meet with Vasily Livanov, the Honored Artist of the Republic. (…) CORR. However, you can not get away from the questions about Holmes ... LIVANOV. Well, my work on Sherlock Holmes’ image was not too different from my working in animation. Conan Doyle described Holmes very accurately – his looks and his clothes. I only had to fill these well-known features with human content. Sherlock Holmes always comes to persons rescue in distress, he is noble and selfless. This is his great human appeal. CORR. The guys ask how terrible the Baskervilles hound was looked in a life. LIVANOV. The film crew chose the most enormous dog in the Soviet Union, with the most frightening appearance, but as it turned out, with the most gentle temperament. Before the shooting the dog attack on Henry Baskerville (played by Nikita Mikhalkov) the director categorically forbade to endanger a famous actor.

Then the dog owner was dressed in a Nikita’s coat. He ran. The dog followed on the heels of him, he fell, and the dog... the dog frustrated all the plans: she quietly lay down near the owner and licked him from head to toe. This scene was shot twenty times in a row, but the peaceful nature of the dog has not been spoiled. The director had to make a tricky film montage. CORR. Thank you for an interesting story! I scanned a friendly caricature of Vitaly Solomin drawn by artist K. Kukso. It was published in a satirical magazine "Krokodil", 1988 (USSR). Also the note from it : CORR.: What do you most enjoy doing? SOLOMIN: I like to play. I also work as a father, a head of the family, and so on. - What you have in common with your brother? - A surname. - Who do you most dislike? - I don't like impertinent people. Sometimes I have a chance to teach them a lesson. And, then I remember it with pleasure a long time. - Do you feel yourself a little bit Dr. Watson?

- Film director Igor Maslennikov has convinced me that I am a typical Englishman. (...) I have translated a short article from a Soviet paper "Izvestia" published on the eve of the TV premiere March 5, 1987. Holmes and Watson in the ladies' hats Author: V. Treskov / newspaper "Izvestia", March 5, 1987 On Sunday, March 8, new TV movie "My Dearly Beloved Detective" to air at the 1st channel of the Central Television. It is no coincidence that the day of the premiere coincides with International Women's Day. This film is also about women. They have a lot of advantages, but there is one more thing: any detective deduction and induction pale before the women's intuition. So, the women are the innate detectives. ( Q: Sherlock for you is not just an on screen appearance... . Igor: Of course...I got lucky that Sherlock Holmes got into my acting way. Andrey Kavun made an unusual story. And I know that many didn't accept that portrayal of the detective the first time, because it didn't fit any of the stereotypes.

How can it be - Sherlock Holmes can't fight, picks his nose, chews loudly while eating, is a drug addict, nervous and unstable...But it's important for me that I was in the character, I finally managed to work on it myself, think of the plasticity, walk, manners, laugh... It's a true actor's happiness! I understand that 162 shooting days in that piquant character were some serious learning, and it gave me a lot, thanks to partners such as Andrey Panin, Mikhail Boarsky, Svetlana Kryuchkova - I can go on for a while. And I must say thank you to the director - Andrey Kavun gave me a freedom of search, gave me a possibility of rehearsing and failing, searching and finding. He wasn't afraid of this rare in our days searching period, and as a result we got a truly actor's movie, that is hard to find nowadays. It simply doesn't exist anymore - in general, movies are mostly for producers - quickly learn the text and quickly scatter along the shooting place . Q: Were you afraid of inevitable comparison with the great Vasily Livanov's interpretation from the very start? .

John Watson (Freeman) | Baker Street Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit John Watson has a sister, Harriet Watson (nicknamed 'Harry'), whom he does not see often. He was born in April, and is currently in his 40s.[citation needed] John went to King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford. He studied medicine at King's College (London), where he also did his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 2004. John worked at the Broomfield Hospital Chelmsford and the University College Hospital London. [1] He was trained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital as a British Army doctor and served as a Captain in the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers. John was deployed to Afghanistan , where he served for three years until being shot in the shoulder. He recovered from the physical wound, but was left with psychological trauma – a psychosomatic limp and an intermittent tremor in his dominant hand. The limp was bad enough to require a cane to help him walk, and shortly thereafter he was discharged from service. John was seeing a therapist for post-traumatic stress, but did not make much progress.

As part of his treatment, he was instructed to keep a blog to record his day-to-day life, thoughts, and feelings as he adjusted to civilian life after leaving the army. However, he failed to keep up with it, claiming that "nothing happens to [him]". [2] Later life Edit John is introduced to Sherlock Holmes via an old friend from St. Bartholomew's Hospital , Mike Stamford . Mike is now an instructor at the hospital and, upon hearing John needs a new place to live, mentions another person saying the same thing that morning. Mike takes John to a lab in the morgue to introduce him. Within seconds and with a few fleeting glances, Sherlock has deduced key elements of John's life, and although both awestruck and off-put, John agrees to meet Sherlock the next day at 221B Baker Street. Upon seeing the flat, John expresses interest in renting it. He also learns that Sherlock is a consultant for Greg Lestrade of Scotland Yard . Sherlock requests he come along to a crime scene as his assistant. There, John witnesses more of Sherlock's uncanny deductive ability as well as his complete animosity toward the Yard's investigative team.

Sally Donovan goes so far as to warn John to stay away from Sherlock. Sobered by this information and abandoned by Sherlock at the crime scene, John returns to a main road to pick up a cab. Instead, he is intercepted by a strange car and taken to a secure location to have a talk with Sherlock's brother, Mycroft Holmes . Mycroft never introduces himself, and due to his questionable attitude and methods, John is unwilling to take what he has to say seriously. Mycroft offers him money to spy on Sherlock, which John declines. "You're very loyal very quickly," Mycroft observes. He also notes that John's therapist has reported that he has a tremor in his left hand. However, upon observing the same hand during their conversation, Mycroft says, "You're under stress right now and your hand is perfectly steady. You're not haunted by the war, Dr Watson. You miss it." Despite several warnings to the contrary, John returns to 221B – first stopping off at his old residence to collect his firearm – and continues to aid Sherlock in the murder investigation.

This leads them to pursuing a cab through London on foot, a course of action that is ultimately fruitless, but helps Sherlock prove a point. When faced with the apprehension of a potential suspect, John forgets entirely about his psychosomatic limp and is able to keep up with Sherlock during the chase. When they return to Baker Street, Sherlock tells the landlady, Mrs Hudson , that John will indeed be renting the flat. John comes to Sherlock's rescue after Sherlock goes off on his own to confront a serial killer. John uses a victim's mobile phone, left in the possession of the killer, to track their location via GPS. He shoots the killer from an adjacent building, thinking that Sherlock's life is in danger. He is an excellent marksman, able to shoot through two windows and over Sherlock's shoulder in order to fatally wound the suspect. Afterward, John moves into 221B and begins blogging about their adventures. [2] Despite Sherlock's consultant status and John's army pension, money remains tight, prompting John to seek employment at a medical centre. There he meets another doctor, Sarah Sawyer , with whom he is attempts to begin a relationship.

He sets out to aid Sherlock with a new case, an endeavour that cuts into his work day. Sarah covers for him when he falls asleep on the job and John manages to get a date out of her. He unwisely accepts Sherlock's recommendation of a place to take her, and all three of them end up at a visiting Chinese circus while Sherlock investigates the performers as part of their case. John and Sarah are later abducted by members of the Black Lotus Tong , mistakenly thinking John is Sherlock. Sherlock appears to set the record straight and save the two. [1] Later, it is revealed that John has been blogging about specific cases of Sherlock's, and it is gaining some popularity – particularly with the members of Scotland Yard. Their next case is unlike any they have seen before. An anonymous bomber is deliberately playing a game of wits with Sherlock. John assists as best he can, but their adversary is intent upon blowing up his victims if Sherlock cannot solve certain cases within a specific amount of time. John becomes concerned for the innocent lives hanging in the balance between Sherlock and their mysterious bomber, and equally concerned that Sherlock does not seem to care about human life at all.

An argument ensues between the two, and John is angered by Sherlock's cold attitude, but relents to continue aiding in the investigation. John is later abducted by the bomber – revealed to be Jim Moriarty – and used as the final victim in a confrontation with Sherlock. John attempts to sacrifice himself, attacking Moriarty, so that if the bomb were to detonate, he would take Moriarty out with him. Moriarty sees that John values Sherlock's life above his own and in turn has his snipers train their weapons on Sherlock. This forces John to back off from Moriarty. Sherlock removes the explosives from John's coat. The two then decide it would be worth both their deaths to detonate the bomb and take Moriarty out with them. The high-tension standoff is interrupted when Moriarty's mobile phone rings. [3] Whatever the caller has to tell him is enough to make him call off his snipers and allow Sherlock and John to live another day. Several months pass, during which the pair investigate other cases and John blogs about them. His blog becomes popular with the general public, which forces them to avoid attention from the media.

Still, John is pleased with the development, telling an annoyed Sherlock that the blog is helping him make a living. During this time, John ends his relationship with Sarah and enters the dating pool again, with limited success. The two are summoned to Buckingham Palace by Mycroft to investigate a matter of delicate importance to the British Royal family. A young female person in close relation to the Queen has had compromising photographs taken of her while in the company of Irene Adler , a dominatrix known professionally known as 'The Woman'. They are being employed to get the photos back before Irene can use them as blackmail. Irene proves to be an intellectual match for Sherlock and escapes their grasp. John has his own inklings about Sherlock's feelings toward Irene. When Irene turns up dead that Christmas, Sherlock is upset by the news to an unprecedented extent. John is baffled and concerned by the behaviour, wondering if Sherlock is capable of being heartbroken. Then, Irene contacts John, revealing that she had faked her death to escape her enemies. John's stance is for her to tell Sherlock she is alive. She wants his help, but John holds Sherlock's well-being in higher regard than anything she has to offer him.

John is still no closer to understanding Sherlock's capacity for emotion, yet he still he opts not to tell Sherlock that Irene Adler wound up dead after all, instead following Mycroft's suggestion to tell Sherlock she was put in a witness protection scheme in America. He also breaks police protocol and allows Sherlock to keep Irene's mobile phone as a memento. John remains unaware that Irene is actually alive, and at the last moment whilst she was to be executed in another country, Sherlock came to her rescue. [4] Sherlock and John end up infiltrating Baskerville Military Base , a top secret government base after being called to investigate the specifics of a case. John expresses skepticism about clearing security with an ID stolen from Mycroft, but then pulls rank on a young army officer to aid Sherlock's cover story. Sherlock is impressed by John's ability to think on his feet. The case brings out John's instincts as a doctor. Their client, Henry Knight , is in a state of visible emotional trauma, which John attempts to treat with bed rest and a prescription. Additionally, when Sherlock finds himself on unsteady mental ground, John keeps his cool.

He attempts to steer Sherlock back to thinking rationally, citing mental stress and overwork as a reason why Sherlock might have thought he saw a demon hound out on the moor with Henry Knight. Sherlock's difficult behavior ultimately angers him, but not so much that he will not interview Henry's therapist, Dr Louise Mortimer , as a favor to Sherlock. When speaking with Mortimer, John expresses concern for Sherlock's well-being despite the argument that they had. John inspires Sherlock to recognise the clue that solves the case: the use of acronyms to abbreviate the name of a government project. John mistakenly applies the idea to something irrelevant, but Sherlock then realises the clue of the word "hound" should actually be "H.O.U.N.D." They then uncover traces of a defunct experiment, with that code name. [5] John's blog has inspired more widespread media coverage of Sherlock, and Sherlock has been solving increasingly high-profile cases as a result. John sticks with him, making sure he can conduct himself cordially in public. John is worried about the repercussions of Sherlock's newfound fame and warns him that the press will turn on him.

Before long, Jim Moriarty resurfaces in highly dramatic fashion and begins systematically destroying Sherlock's reputation and credibility. During this time, Mycroft summons John to the Diogenes Club to warn him that Moriarty has stationed four assassins around 221B Baker Street , although their motives are currently unknown. Moriarty sets up a crime and plants enough evidence that it appears Sherlock committed it himself. With Scotland Yard wanting to arrest him, Sherlock asks John if he has doubts as well as to whether Sherlock could be a fraud. John remains steadfast and loyal, although he adds, "I know you're for real. No one could fake being such an annoying dick all the time". When the Yard does arrest Sherlock, John is outraged. He punches a high-ranking officer, ensuring that he will be arrested as well. Sherlock "implements a daring escape" and they flee together as fugitives. Trying desperately to find a solution, they find themselves in the flat of journalist Kitty Riley , who claims she will be soon publishing an exposé on Sherlock's life. Her source is a man claiming to be Richard Brook , an actor Sherlock hired to play the part of his nemesis. It is really Moriarty, and he appears to them at that point.

John loses his temper, vehemently refusing to believe the lies Moriarty has spun. Sherlock remains silent while John vouches for his character. Moriarty escapes again, and the two split up to investigate separate avenues. John returns to Mycroft, having realised Kitty's story contains so much factual evidence about Sherlock that someone must have tipped off Moriarty to it. Mycroft confesses that the government had Moriarty detained and interrogated, but he would only cooperate if Mycroft told him about Sherlock's life. Moriarty was then released. John leaves in disgust. Sherlock is hiding out in the Barts morgue, where John joins him. Then John receives a phone call that Mrs Hudson has been shot. John wants to return to her immediately, but Sherlock coldly tells him he needs to stay where he is. In a fit of emotion, John insults Sherlock and leaves. When he arrives back at 221B, he discovers Mrs Hudson is fine, and he was only given the call to get him away from Barts. He rushes back to the scene just in time to get a suicide phone call from Sherlock, who is standing on the top of the building.

Sherlock tries to convince John that he is indeed a fraud, but John, although confused and scared, still refuses to believe it. Sherlock then jumps from the roof, and John is unable to get to him until it is too late. From that point on, John believes Sherlock is dead, although when visiting his grave, he expresses hope that somehow Sherlock will be able to cheat death and return. Despite having stopped the therapy sessions, eighteen months after meeting Sherlock, John schedules another due to the death of his friend. [6] However, John is able to move on from Sherlock's death, and begins dating Mary Morstan . As he was about to propose to her, he realises that the waiter was in fact Sherlock in disguise. After almost having a panic attack, he manages to calm down enough to lunge at Sherlock, and the two fight in the restaurant. They move to a small take-away shop, where Sherlock explains everything, however John is still upset. He leaves shortly after with Mary, although she assures Sherlock that she will talk to John. Later, John is drugged and kidnapped by two men. When he regains consciousness, he is inside a bonfire to be lit during a Guy Fawkes Night celebration.

Mary receives a series of texts which contain clues and enable her and Sherlock to rescue John seconds after the flames are ignited and John is nearly burned alive [7] He ends up reconciling with Sherlock, and after finally managing to propose to Mary, asks him to be best man. [8] Over the months between learning Sherlock is alive and his wedding, John helps Sherlock with a number of cases, and the two fall back into their former friendship. Sherlock's 'Best Man' speech references these cases, and he is able to prevent one of John's wedding guests from being murdered as he re-examines the cases while talking about them. John finds out at the end of the reception that Mary is pregnant and he is going to be a father. [8] However, their relationship hits a rocky patch when, while investigating a businessman by the name of Charles Augustus Magnussen , he learns that Mary is a former CIA-agent. She shoots Sherlock, however he tricks her into coming clean in front of John. He is unable to deal with it and so distances himself from her, referring to her not as his wife, but a client.

Christmas Day that year, Sherlock invites John and a heavily pregnant Mary to Christmas lunch at his parents house, where the two make up. [9] Personality Edit John is extremely brave, resourceful and practical. He is extremely loyal to Sherlock, and will usually, but not always, do what Sherlock asks him to, and cares a great deal about his well-being. Sherlock likewise cares about John. He is also very selfless and modest, as he puts himself at colossal personal risks to help Sherlock Holmes and is rather sceptical about his companion's ideals. He is very sarcastic and has an erratic sense of humour. John deals with lack of stimulation little better than Sherlock does, the difference being that when Sherlock is bored he is very vocal in his frustration; when John feels that "nothing ever happens", he withdraws into a shell and shows strong tendencies towards depression (possibly exacerbated by his post-traumatic issues). He is adept at reading people through facial expressions, whilst Sherlock relies on his surroundings, on clothing and personality displays to read people.

Abilities Edit Due to his military career, John is incredibly proficient with firearms, far more so than Sherlock or Lestrade, proving to be able to judge the distance and split-second timing of a shot across a large area with two windows in the way, and fatally wound his target while missing Sherlock, who was standing very close to the target. [2] His military career has also given John skill in unarmed combat.[citation needed] His skill in unarmed combat is also displayed where he sprains someone's arm in a single move and, as he is a medical expert, he is perfectly aware that he sprained it and how bad it should be. [9] According to his CV, John is "able to recognize and give immediate and appropriate treatment to a wide range" of illnesses and dysfunctions, including "myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, pulmonary embolus and Sickle Cell Crisis, deep vein thrombosis, acute asthma attack, severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetic keto-acidosis, community and hospital acquired pneumonia, seizures, poisoning/overdose, acute abdomen and post-operative oliguria hypotension". Relationships John has few close friends.

The only one he knew in the military before he went to Afghanistan is Bill Murray , the nurse who saved his life. Mike Stamford and John were, according to John, "sort of mates" when they were students. There have been several women John has expressed an interest in: "the one with the nose" (girlfriend) "the one with the spots" (girlfriend) A deleted scene from "A Scandal of Belgravia" reveals that both Sherlock and Mycroft associate John with Jiminy Cricket, i.e. Sherlock's conscience. He played the clarinet when he was at school. He has had multiple girlfriends, whose relationships with him do not seem to last long. He played rugby at the Blackheath Rugby team. One of the few people not intimidated by Mycroft Holmes. Although he is left-handed he uses a gun with his right hand and wears his watch on his left wrist. It is revealed in " His Last Vow " that he and Mary are expecting a baby girl. Appearances 221B Baker Street | Baker Street Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Appearances Most stories and adaptations 221B Baker Street is the London home of Sherlock Holmes in the canon stories and in most adaptations.

The owner and landlady of the house is Mrs Hudson . 221B Baker Street first appeared in A Study in Scarlet when Holmes and Watson rented it from the landlady, Mrs Hudson . Watson moved away after his marriage to Mary Morstan following the events of The Sign of the Four . Watson had said that the monthly rent Holmes pays was almost equal to the full value of the house. 221B Baker Street was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , being an entirely fictional address at that time. In the United Kingdom , postal addresses with a number followed by a letter may indicate a separate address within a larger, often residential building. Baker Street in Holmes' time was a high-class residential district, and Holmes' apartment was probably part of a Georgian terrace. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Intentions ― Dr Watson [src] When the Sherlock Holmes stories were first published, street numbers in Baker Street only went up to 100, which was presumably why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle chose a higher street number for the location of his hero, to prevent any person's actual residence from being affected by the stories' popularity.

The section north of Marylebone Road near Regent's Park – now including 221 Baker Street – was known in Conan Doyle's lifetime as Upper Baker Street. In his first manuscript, Conan Doyle put Holmes house in "Upper Baker Street", indicating that if he had a house in mind, it would have been there. However, a British crime novelist named Nigel Morland claimed that, late in Conan Doyle's life, he identified the intersection of Baker Street and George Street, about 500 metres south of Marylebone Road, as the location of 221B. Description

Question: Who lived at 221B Baker Street?
Answer: Sherlock Holmes