Arthur Conan Doyle Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in 1887 he published "A Study in Scarlet", the first of four novels about Holmes and Dr. Watson. In addition, Doyle wrote over fifty short stories featuring the famous detective. The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. Doyle was a prolific writer; his non-Sherlockian works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger and humorous stories about the Napoleonic
The Red-Headed League (Sherlock Holmes) The Red-Headed League (Sherlock Holmes) "The Red-Headed League" is an episode of the "Sherlock Holmes" television adaptations of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, produced by Britain's Granada Television between 1984 and 1994 and starring Jeremy Brett as the famous detective. It is based on the short story of the same title. The episode was first aired at 9:00 PM in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, 22 September 1985 on ITV. It is the fifth of six episodes in the series' second season and the twelfth of the show overall. The episode notably takes some creative liberty in adapting the