Holmes’ ardent followers know he has zero interest in women – save for The Woman, i.e. Irene Adler – but the serialized nature of Doyle’s mysteries makes it an easy launch for spinoffs.

Actor Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," circa 1984. (TV Times via Getty Images) All of Doyle’s stories, save for 19, were adapted.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character, Sherlock Holmes is a detective based on a real-life figure who used methods of deduction at work, Dr. Joseph Bell.

The story of Sherlock Holmes has been told and retold hundreds of times over the years, with the intellectual detective reaching mythological status in pop culture since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ...

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But this is the most overt reminder that Sherlock Holmes has long been construed via a single lens, that of his partner Dr. John Watson — who, Holmes explains, is away on a long holiday.