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Sherlock Holmes is the most portrayed literary human character in film and television history. True!
Sherlock Holmes has been awarded a Guinness World Record for having appeared on screen 254 times in Film and TV. False! More!
Since his creation in 1887, Sherlock Holmes has been played by over 75 actors. False! More!
According to the Guinness World Record Book, Sherlock would not be the overall most portrayed literary character on screens because that title belongs to the non-human character Dracula, who has been portrayed in 272 films. Perhaps 'second most', but certainly not MOST, who are they kidding? The truth is out there. 
The truth is revealed in the "Sherlock Holmes on Screens" book series and, as of today, this website.
“Data! data! data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay.”
Well here is your "Data! Data! Data!",  all the data you can swallow and more Holmes!
"The game's afoot!"

Howard Ostrom & Thierry Saint-Joanis, authors of the "Sherlock Holmes on Screens" book series

5,000

From 1900 to the end of 2020, we have identified

more than 5,000 Sherlockian productions on screens.

Our score

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The genesis of  the Sherlock Holmes on Screens Project

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With "Sherlock Holmes on Screens" book series, the reader will "behold the fruit of pensive nights and laborious days” spent by American Sherlockian, Howard Ostrom. For years he has researched and assessed archives of all kinds, unearthing original, unpublished, and occasionally surprising information that now contributes to a clearer understanding of the significance, fame and influence of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation for international audiovisual culture. Film by film we may follow the irrepressible rise of the Great Detective to motion picture celebrity status. 
For thirty years, from the other side of the Atlantic,
French Holmesian Thierry Saint-Joanis gathered data for a project to create an encyclopædia addressing all adaptations of Sherlock Holmes in all forms, from the entire world without forgetting the non-English-speaking productions. 
Fate and love of the subject brought them together to group their finds on the adaptations for screens.
Screens, plural. All forms of visual media as viewed on cinema, television, and even internet. If there is something Sherlockian on a screen, it deserves an entry in their books. Even if the link with Conan Doyle stories is tiny or none. A quote, a deerstalker or a pipe which raises any Sherlockian allusion to the spectator, and the game’s afoot! Howard and Thierry are on the trail of who, what, when, where and why. It is always good to know and it helps to understand the influence of the detective of Baker Street in our daily lives, our parents, and our children.

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Jeremy Brett  at 10th anniversary party for the SH series
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Jeremy Brett at 10th anniversary party for the SH series

Michael Cox (from his book "A Study in Celluloid"): "Given this clear view of the profession I had worked in for thirty-five years, I should not have been surprised when I picked up a newspaper in April 1994 and read about the tenth-anniversary party for the Sherlock Holmes series. Granada was always a great company for parties, and obviously the change of management in 1992 had not reduced that enthusiasm. The party took place in the corporate hospitality area, which was all that remained of Baker Street, and was hosted by Granada’s talk show presenters, Judy Finnigan and Richard Madeley. It was, by all accounts, a splendid occasion. There were speeches by Barry Took and, for some reason, Derek Granger, the producer of Brideshead Revisited. Among the guests were a string of MPs, councillors and academics, some of the cast of Coronation Street and, of course, representatives of the company’s advertising agency and accountants. There was a fair sprinkling of actors and technicians who had worked on the later episodes and, looking desperately ill in the picture which accompanied the news story, Jeremy Brett. He had suffered another breakdown after the completion of The Memoirs; now he was taken out of hospital in London and brought to Manchester with a nurse in attendance. His regular make-up and wardrobe supervisors were there and a handful of others who had survived the whole series: Rosalie Williams, Patrick Gowers and Jeremy Paul. Apart from them there was no one connected with the episodes which were being celebrated after ten years. As far as I know, David Burke and John Hawkesworth were not among the guests, nor were Paul Annett, Alan Grint, John Bruce or the original design team. I was certainly not invited."
Enola Holmes - The Musical
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Enola Holmes - The Musical

ENOLA HOLMES THE MUSICAL! Enola shows Myrcroft and Sherlock who’s boss! What musical should we do next?! SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE MUSICALS►http://bit.ly/sub_pixelplayhouse Let’s Be Social! Discord: https://discord.gg/E7kDCVb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepixelplayhouse Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pixelplayhouse TikTok: http://bit.ly/PixelPlayhouseTIKTOK Cast: Jillian Flynn - https://www.instagram.com/jillianflynn/ Harrison Meloeny - https://www.instagram.com/harrisonmeloeny/ Nick McCarthy - https://www.instagram.com/nickcmccarthy Song by: Julia Gannon - https://www.instagram.com/julia_gannon/ Ron Passaro - https://www.instagram.com/ronpassaro Directed by Vijay Nazareth https://www.instagram.com/vijaynazareth/ BTS: https://youtu.be/NzuXxd1udIY LYRICS: Another missing person? Well now that’s a sight to see. But I’ve a hunch to follow, and dear Mycroft, hold my tea. (mimes sipping tea) Let’s start the inquisition and while the trail is hot I’ll find a clue then right on cue my “x” will mark the spot This brute thinks he can get away and leave without a trace But there’s a storm a’comin’ cause Enola’s on the case. I’m sharp, and quick, and feisty and you’re sure to be impressed Just like my older brothers, but I’m vastly better dressed Make haste, my darling siblings! Look sharp! The game's afoot. Oh Sherlock did you notice all those footprints in the soot? And with deductive reasoning the pieces fall in place No villain holds a candle with Enola on the case Slow down, Enola And don’t you forget a dignified lady mustent sweat. Be wise, Enola, And don't rock the boat for one little clue is no reason to gloat. Oh come now little Sher-ly, there's no need to wear a frown With all the crime in London there’s enough to go around I know that I can do this. I’ll rewrite history. I’ll carve a space for women, put the Miss in mystery. It’s like a game of poker only I hold every ace There’s few alive can beat me when Enola’s on the case. I know that it’s a challenge for your brain to understand I’m not a proper debutante in spite of what you’ve planned. I clearly don't have patience for simple minded men I’ll overthrow the status quo and do it all again. No time to dilly-dally, boys, when we’ve been given chase You’ll always get solutions when Enola’s on the case Can’t you see it, Sherlock? If we could work together there’d be nothing in our way No cipher is unsolvable with two Holmes in the fray Mycroft: You’d slow him down, Enola. You’d only be a pest. A lady in the life of crime? It’s too much to digest. Shape up, my dearest sister, and you’ll not be a disgrace Enola: Disgraceful but triumphant is Enola on the case. Mycroft: Drop it, Enola, I tire of this spat. I thought you were a lady not a brat. Listen, Enola, I’ll show you the light I won’t have my sister be a piteous plight. Enola: It’s not the time, big brother, there’s a criminal at large I must have missed the memo where it’s you we put in charge Ah yes, that’s right-- we didn’t! Go cry into your books Leave us be and then you’ll see a hero catch the crooks It’s clear that I have a talent here that you cannot erase No time to fuss with manners when Enola’s on the case Sherlock: You’re walking down the lane and hit a fork in the road. Enola: I’m walking down the lane and hit a fork in the road. Sherlock: One path leads to misery and the other path leads to joy. Enola: Which is which? Sherlock: Well that’s the pitch. In the middle of the fork you see two brothers. Enola: In the middle of the fork I see two brothers. Sherlock: They know which path to take. Enola: They know which path to take. Sherlock: One brother always tells the truth and the other always lies. Enola: One brother always tells the truth and the other always lies. Sherlock: You can only ask them one question. How would you determine which road to take? Enola: which road will I take? I’d ask each brother, "If you were your brother, which road would you say leads to joy?" One will say "My brother would say the left path leads to joy." The other will say "My brother would say the left path leads to joy" In either case, whether they are the truth-telling brother or the lying brother, you would pick the opposite of what they both say, because one is telling the truth about it being a lie, and one is lying about it being the truth. THEREFORE, the path to the right leads to joy. Enola: I’m glad you finally see it. We'll be better as a team. Sherlock: For I expect in London we’ll be held in high esteem. We’ll solve astounding riddles. Enola: Find evidence galore! Both: Connect the dots of evil plots then go back out for more. Mycroft: It’s not too late, Enola, slow and steady wins the race. Sherlock: Pipe down, Mycroft, and listen cause Enola’s on the case. Mycroft: It seems my good opinion is a massive waste of space. No use in complaining ‘cause Enola’s on the case. Enola: I have the greatest brothers All: and Enola’s on the case!
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