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Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle

Doctor and Detective

World famous detective Sherlock Holmes brought Arthur Conan Doyle fame and fortune. So why did he choose to kill the character off, only 6 years after he first appeared in print? In the first episode of a 3-part series, Lucy Worsley delves into this curious case.

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