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)
Series 1(2010)
Character
Series 1(2010)
Portrayed by
Series 2(2012)
Series
Series 3(2014)
Series
Special(2016)
Series
Series 4(2017)
Main
Main
Character
Main
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Character
Sherlock Holmes
Portrayed by
Benedict Cumberbatch
Series
Main
Dr. John Watson
Dr. John Watson
Character
Dr. John Watson
Portrayed by
Martin Freeman
Series
Main
D.I. Greg Lestrade
D.I. Greg Lestrade
Character
D.I. Greg Lestrade
Portrayed by
Rupert Graves
Series
Main
Mrs. Hudson
Mrs. Hudson
Character
Mrs. Hudson
Portrayed by
Una Stubbs
Series
Main
Mycroft Holmes
Mycroft Holmes
Character
Mycroft Holmes
Portrayed by
Mark Gatiss
Series
Recurring
Series
Main
Molly Hooper
Molly Hooper
Character
Molly Hooper
Portrayed by
Louise Brealey
Series
Recurring
Series
Main
Jim Moriarty
Jim Moriarty
Character
Jim Moriarty
Portrayed by
Andrew Scott
Series
Guest
Series
Main
Series
Recurring
Series
Guest
Mary Morstan Watson
Mary Morstan Watson
Character
Mary Morstan Watson
Portrayed by
Amanda Abbington
Series
Main
Recurring
Recurring
Character
Recurring
Sgt. Sally Donovan
Sgt. Sally Donovan
Character
Sgt. Sally Donovan
Portrayed by
Vinette Robinson
Series
Recurring
Series
Guest
Sarah Sawyer
Sarah Sawyer
Character
Sarah Sawyer
Portrayed by
Zoe Telford
Series
Recurring
Philip Anderson
Philip Anderson
Character
Philip Anderson
Portrayed by
Jonathan Aris
Series
Guest
Series
Recurring
Series
Guest
Ella
Ella
Character
Ella
Portrayed by
Tanya Moodie
Series
Guest
Series
Guest
Anthea
Anthea
Character
Anthea
Portrayed by
Lisa McAllister
Series
Guest
Series
Guest
Mike Stamford
Mike Stamford
Character
Mike Stamford
Portrayed by
David Nellist
Series
Guest
Series
Guest
D.I. Dimmock
D.I. Dimmock
Character
D.I. Dimmock
Portrayed by
Paul Chequer
Series
Guest
Series
Guest
Irene Adler
Irene Adler
Character
Irene Adler
Portrayed by
Lara Pulver
Series
Guest
Janine Hawkins
Janine Hawkins
Character
Janine Hawkins
Portrayed by
Yasmine Akram
Series
Recurring
Series
Guest
Mrs. Holmes
Mrs. Holmes
Character
Mrs. Holmes
Portrayed by
Wanda Ventham
Series
Recurring
Series
Guest
Mr. Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Character
Mr. Holmes
Portrayed by
Timothy Carlton
Series
Recurring
Series
Guest
Charles Augustus Magnussen
Charles Augustus Magnussen
Character
Charles Augustus Magnussen
Portrayed by
Lars Mikkelsen
Series
Recurring
Tom
Tom
Character
Tom
Portrayed by
Ed Birch
Series
Recurring
Archie
Archie
Character
Archie
Portrayed by
Adam Greaves-Neal
Series
Guest
Lady Smallwood
Lady Smallwood
Character
Lady Smallwood
Portrayed by
Lindsay Duncan
Series
Guest
Series
Recurring
Sir Edwin
Sir Edwin
Character
Sir Edwin
Portrayed by
Simon Kunz
Series
Guest
Series
Recurring
Bill Wiggins
Bill Wiggins
Character
Bill Wiggins
Portrayed by
Tom Brooke
Series
Guest
Series
Guest
Eurus Holmes
Eurus Holmes
Character
Eurus Holmes
Portrayed by
Sian Brooke
Series
Recurring
| Character | Portrayed by | Series | ||||
| 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 Timeshttp://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-11-01/meet-the-cast-of-clique/
- Independent.co.ukhttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sherlock-season-4-finale-louise-brealey-steven-moffat-molly-hooper-a7532046.html%7D
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2012/may/21/sherlock-reichenbach-fall-live-chat
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