List of Sherlock characters

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The following is a list and description of the characters of Sherlock, a British television series that started airing on BBC One in July 2010. The series is a contemporary adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and was created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss.

Tables

· Cast table

Series 1(2010)

Character

Series 1(2010)

Portrayed by

Series 2(2012)

Series

Series 3(2014)

Series

Special(2016)

Series

Series 4(2017)

Main

Character

Main

Sherlock Holmes

Character

Sherlock Holmes

Portrayed by

Benedict Cumberbatch

Series

Main

Dr. John Watson

Character

Dr. John Watson

Portrayed by

Martin Freeman

Series

Main

D.I. Greg Lestrade

Character

D.I. Greg Lestrade

Portrayed by

Rupert Graves

Series

Main

Mrs. Hudson

Character

Mrs. Hudson

Portrayed by

Una Stubbs

Series

Main

Mycroft Holmes

Character

Mycroft Holmes

Portrayed by

Mark Gatiss

Series

Recurring

Series

Main

Molly Hooper

Character

Molly Hooper

Portrayed by

Louise Brealey

Series

Recurring

Series

Main

Jim Moriarty

Character

Jim Moriarty

Portrayed by

Andrew Scott

Series

Guest

Series

Main

Series

Recurring

Series

Guest

Mary Morstan Watson

Character

Mary Morstan Watson

Portrayed by

Amanda Abbington

Series

Main

Recurring

Character

Recurring

Sgt. Sally Donovan

Character

Sgt. Sally Donovan

Portrayed by

Vinette Robinson

Series

Recurring

Series

Guest

Sarah Sawyer

Character

Sarah Sawyer

Portrayed by

Zoe Telford

Series

Recurring

Philip Anderson

Character

Philip Anderson

Portrayed by

Jonathan Aris

Series

Guest

Series

Recurring

Series

Guest

Ella

Character

Ella

Portrayed by

Tanya Moodie

Series

Guest

Series

Guest

Anthea

Character

Anthea

Portrayed by

Lisa McAllister

Series

Guest

Series

Guest

Mike Stamford

Character

Mike Stamford

Portrayed by

David Nellist

Series

Guest

Series

Guest

D.I. Dimmock

Character

D.I. Dimmock

Portrayed by

Paul Chequer

Series

Guest

Series

Guest

Irene Adler

Character

Irene Adler

Portrayed by

Lara Pulver

Series

Guest

Janine Hawkins

Character

Janine Hawkins

Portrayed by

Yasmine Akram

Series

Recurring

Series

Guest

Mrs. Holmes

Character

Mrs. Holmes

Portrayed by

Wanda Ventham

Series

Recurring

Series

Guest

Mr. Holmes

Character

Mr. Holmes

Portrayed by

Timothy Carlton

Series

Recurring

Series

Guest

Charles Augustus Magnussen

Character

Charles Augustus Magnussen

Portrayed by

Lars Mikkelsen

Series

Recurring

Tom

Character

Tom

Portrayed by

Ed Birch

Series

Recurring

Archie

Character

Archie

Portrayed by

Adam Greaves-Neal

Series

Guest

Lady Smallwood

Character

Lady Smallwood

Portrayed by

Lindsay Duncan

Series

Guest

Series

Recurring

Sir Edwin

Character

Sir Edwin

Portrayed by

Simon Kunz

Series

Guest

Series

Recurring

Bill Wiggins

Character

Bill Wiggins

Portrayed by

Tom Brooke

Series

Guest

Series

Guest

Eurus Holmes

Character

Eurus Holmes

Portrayed by

Sian Brooke

Series

Recurring

Character	Portrayed by	Series
Character	Portrayed by	Series 1(2010)	Series 2(2012)	Series 3(2014)	Special(2016)	Series 4(2017)
Main
Sherlock Holmes	Benedict Cumberbatch	Main
Dr. John Watson	Martin Freeman	Main
Greg Lestrade	Rupert Graves	Main
Mrs. Hudson	Una Stubbs	Main
Mycroft Holmes	Mark Gatiss	Recurring	Main
Molly Hooper	Louise Brealey	Recurring	Main
Jim Moriarty	Andrew Scott	Guest	Main	Recurring	Guest
Mary Morstan Watson	Amanda Abbington			Main
Recurring
Sgt. Sally Donovan	Vinette Robinson	Recurring	Guest
Sarah Sawyer	Zoe Telford	Recurring
Philip Anderson	Jonathan Aris	Guest		Recurring	Guest
Ella	Tanya Moodie	Guest				Guest
Anthea	Lisa McAllister	Guest		Guest
Mike Stamford	David Nellist	Guest			Guest
Dimmock	Paul Chequer	Guest				Guest
Irene Adler	Lara Pulver		Guest
Janine Hawkins	Yasmine Akram			Recurring	Guest
Mrs. Holmes	Wanda Ventham			Recurring		Guest
Mr. Holmes	Timothy Carlton			Recurring		Guest
Charles Augustus Magnussen	Lars Mikkelsen			Recurring
Tom	Ed Birch			Recurring
Archie	Adam Greaves-Neal			Guest
Lady Smallwood	Lindsay Duncan			Guest		Recurring
Sir Edwin	Simon Kunz			Guest		Recurring
Bill Wiggins	Tom Brooke			Guest		Guest
Eurus Holmes	Sian Brooke					Recurring

References

Louis Oliver and Tom Stoughton portray a young Sherlock Holmes in flashback scenes.
Aaron Richards portrays a young Mycroft Holmes in flashback scenes.
Indica Watson portrays a young Eurus Holmes in flashback scenes.
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Dorothy L. Sayers, "Dr. Watson's Christian Name", in Unpopular Opinions (London: Victor Gollancz, 1946), 148–151.
Radio Times
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-11-01/meet-the-cast-of-clique/
Independent.co.uk
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sherlock-season-4-finale-louise-brealey-steven-moffat-molly-hooper-a7532046.html%7D
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2012/may/21/sherlock-reichenbach-fall-live-chat
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