The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter is seen writing a story in his blog titled "The Geek Interpreter". In the 2014 episode "The Empty Hearse", Sherlock and his brother Mycroft have a casual competition over analyzing a certain knitted hat, a reference to the discussion in this short story on analyzing a man they see on the street through the window of the Diogenes Club. In the 2015 special, The Abominable Bride, a Mr Melas is also referenced as waiting to see Mycroft after he has discussed a case with his brother and Dr. Watson. In the seventh episode of the NHK puppetry Sherlock Holmes, Sherman,
Sherlock Holmes pastiches Holmes and Professor Moriarty. The film was produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Chris Columbus; the novelization was written by Alan Arnold. In both "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" (1987 TV movie) and "Sherlock Holmes Returns" (1993 TV movie) a cryogenically frozen Holmes is awakened in the present day. "Hands of a Murderer" (1990 TV movie) sees Edward Woodward playing Holmes and John Hillerman (of Magnum, P.I. fame) as Watson, in a plot involving Mycroft (Peter Jeffrey) and Moriarty (Anthony Andrews) battling for control of government secrets. "" (2002 TV movie) has James D'Arcy as a youthful, bed-hopping Holmes,