Minor Sherlock Holmes characters

This article describes minor characters from theSherlock Holmesstories bySir Arthur Conan Doyle,and from non-canonical derived works. The list excludes the titular character as well asDr. Watson,Professor Moriarty,Inspector Lestrade,Mycroft Holmes,Mrs. Hudson,Irene Adler,Colonel Moran,theBaker Street Irregulars,and characters not significant enough to mention.

Inspectors

Inspector Baynes

Inspector Baynesof theSurrey Constabularyappears in the two-part story "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge",subtitled (i)" The Singular Experience of Mr John Scott Eccles ", and (ii)" The Tiger of San Pedro ". He is the only official policeman in the books to have ever matched Sherlock Holmes in his investigative skills. He is described as a very heavy man with a" puffy "face, but very intelligent eyes. In this story, the reader finds that, despite working along different lines, Holmes and Baynes both arrive at the correct conclusion and solve the case at the same time. In fact, Baynes had misled Holmes, as he used a method similar to one that Holmes often used when he arrested the wrong man and provided inaccurate information to the press, to lull the true criminal into a false sense of security. Holmes congratulated Baynes, and believed that he would go far.

In the 1988Granada Televisionadaptation ofThe Adventure of Wisteria Lodge,Inspector Baynes is portrayed byFreddie Jones.A version of Inspector Baynes appears in the video gameThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes(2012), in which Baynes is employed byScotland Yard.In the Japanese puppetry television seriesSherlock Holmes(2014–2015), Baynes is a pupil ofBeeton Schoolas well as Holmes and has a strong sense of rivalry against him. Baynes speaks in a precocious manner and provokes Holmes to find the truth of the disappearance of two pupils, Garcia and Henderson. After that, he provokes Holmes again by posting a message using thestick figuresof dancing men in the school.Yōsuke Asarivoices him.

Inspector Bradstreet

Inspector Bradstreetis a detective who appears in three short stories: "The Man with the Twisted Lip","The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"and"The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb".Doyle described him as" a tall, stout official... in a peaked cap andfroggedjacket ".Sidney Paget's illustrations for theStrand Magazinedepict him with a full beard. Beyond this little is revealed about him in thecanon.

Bradstreet originally served in Scotland Yard'sE (Holborn) Divisionwhich associates him with theBow Street Runners,a forerunner of Scotland Yard. He claims to have been in the force since 1862 ( "The Man with the Twisted Lip" ) but in June 1889Dr Watsonwrites he is in B (Chelsea) Division to oversee "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle". According to Sherlockian author Jack Tracy, B Division was "one of the twenty-two administrative divisions of theMetropolitan Police Force.Its 5.17 square miles include parts ofsouth Kensingtonand the south-western section ofWest-minister[sic?] ".

In "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb", he accompanied Holmes to Eyford, a village in Berkshire. According to Jack Tracy'sThe Encyclopaedia Sherlockiana,he was "assigned most likely to the central headquarters staff." Bradstreet is not amartinet;in "The Man with the Twisted Lip" he could have prosecuted the false beggar, but chose to overlook this action to spare Neville St Clair the trauma of shaming his wife and children.

He is also featured inM. J. Trow's seriesThe Adventures of Inspector Lestrade.

Herbert Rawlinsonplayed Bradstreet in a radio adaptation of "The Man with the Twisted Lip" (1946) inThe New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.In the1952–1969 seriesof Sherlock Holmes BBC radio adaptations, Bradstreet was played byRonald Baddileyin the 1959 dramatisation of "The Man with the Twisted Lip". Bradstreet was portrayed byVictor Brooksin the 1965 television adaptation of the same story in the television seriesSherlock Holmes.Bradstreet appears four times inGranada Television'sThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes:"The Blue Carbuncle", "The Man with the Twisted Lip","The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans"(substituting forInspector Lestrade,asColin Jeavonswas unavailable), and a cameo appearance in "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone".Initially he was played byBrian Milleras a blustering, pompous plodder, then later as much more competent byDenis Lill.In the1989–1998 radio seriesof BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes adaptations, Bradstreet was played by David Goudge in two episodes in 1991.

Inspector Gregson

Inspector Tobias Gregson,aScotland Yardinspector, was first introduced inA Study in Scarlet(1887), and he subsequently appears in "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter"(1893),"The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge"(1908) and"The Adventure of the Red Circle"(1911). Holmes declares him to be" the smartest of the Scotland Yarders, "but given Holmes' opinion of the Scotland Yard detectives, this is not sweeping praise. In one of the stories, Watson specifically mentions the callous and cool way in which Gregson behaved.

Gregson first appears inA Study in Scarletand is a polar opposite of another Yarder Doyle created,Inspector Lestrade.Lestrade and Gregson are such visual opposites, it indicates the barrier Doyle drew between them to emphasise their professional animosity. Gregson is tall, "tow-headed" (fair-haired) in contrast to the shorter Lestrade's dark "ferretlike" (narrow) features and has "fat, square hands".

Of all the Yarders, Gregson comes the closest to meetingSherlock Holmeson intellectual grounds, while acknowledging Holmes's abilities. He even admits to Holmes that he always feels more confident when he has Holmes' aid in a case. Regrettably, he is bound within the confines of the law he serves, and the delay in getting his assistance turns to tragedy in "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter". He also has some regrettable human flaws. DuringA Study in Scarlet,he publicly laughs at Lestrade's incorrect assumptions, even though he is also on the wrong trail.

Unlike Lestrade, Gregson overlooks the little grey areas of the law, and in "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter" overlooks Holmes's breaking of a window in order to enter a premises. The life ofMycroft Holmes's fellow lodger is saved by this minor criminal act.

Gregson last appears in Doyle's "The Adventure of the Red Circle" in events that happen in 1902 but are not published byDr. Watsonuntil 1911. In this story, Watson observes that:

Our official detectives may blunder in the matter of intelligence, but never in that of courage. Gregson climbed the stair to arrest this desperate murderer with the same absolutely quiet and businesslike bearing with which he would have ascended the official staircase of Scotland Yard. The Pinkerton man had tried to push past him, but Gregson had firmly elbowed him back. London dangers were the privilege of the London force.

Inspector Gregson has appeared in multiple pastiches written by other authors, including several short stories byAdrian Conan Doylepublished in the 1954 collectionThe Exploits of Sherlock Holmes,and the novelDust and Shadow(2009) byLyndsay Faye.

In other media

• John Willardplayed Inspector Gregson in the 1922 silent filmSherlock Holmes.
• In the 1945 filmThe Woman in Green,Gregson was played byMatthew Boulton.
• Eric Snowdenplayed Inspector Gregson in the episode "The Strange Case of the Demon Barber" (1946) in the radio seriesThe New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• In the1952–1969 BBC radio seriesof Sherlock Holmes adaptations,Michael Turnervoiced Gregson in the 1960 dramatisation of "The Greek Interpreter".He was played by Humphrey Morton in "A Study in Scarlet" (1962) and "The Red Circle" (1969).Geoffrey Wincott voiced Inspector Gregson in the 1966 dramatisation of "Wisteria Lodge".
• George A. Cooperplayed Inspector Gregson in two episodes of the television seriesSherlock Holmesin 1968.
• Frederick Trevesvoiced Inspector Gregson in the 1974 BBC radio drama "A Study in Scarlet".
• In the Soviet television film seriesThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson(1979–1986), Inspector Gregson was played byIgor Dmitriev.
• Inspector Gregson was portrayed by Oliver Maguire in the 1985 episode "The Greek Interpreter" in the Granada Television seriesSherlock Holmes.
• In theBBC Radio Sherlock Holmesseries withClive Merrisonas Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Gregson was voiced byJohn MoffatinA Study in Scarlet(1989),and by Ronald Herdman in "The Greek Interpreter" (1992) and "The Red Circle" (1994).
• Inspector Gregson appears in the video gameThe Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel(1992), and is briefly seen at Scotland Yard in the sequelThe Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo(1996).
• Gregson appears in two cases in the video gameSherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. III(1993).
• In Sherlock Holmes radio dramas onImagination Theatre,Inspector Gregson is played mainly by John Murray.
• A character named Captain Gregson of the NYPD appears in the TV adaptationElementary(2012–2019), portrayed byAidan Quinn.Originally he was to be called Tobias Gregson, after the character in the stories, but his name was changed to Thomas Gregson.
• Tobias Gregson is the main police detective in the gameThe Great Ace Attorney: Adventures(2015), before being replaced by Gina Lestrade, a pickpocket based onInspector Lestradewhom Gregson trained in detective work.
• Edward Harrison voiced Inspector Gregson inSherlock Holmes: The Voice of Treason,anAudible Original8-hour audio drama released in 2020.
• Gregson appears in the animeMoriarty the Patriot.
• Gregson is played byTim Keyin the streaming television seriesThe Irregulars.

Inspector Hopkins

Inspector Stanley Hopkinsis aScotland Yarddetective and a student of Holmes's deductive methods, who attempts to apply them in his own investigations. Holmes, however, is very critical of Hopkins's ability to apply them well, Hopkins sometimes making such mistakes as arresting a man whose notebook was found at a crime scene despite it being physically impossible for the man in question to have killed the victim in the manner that he was discovered; after the real culprit was captured, he learns to be more open-minded in future cases. Hopkins refers several cases to Holmes, all within the South-East areas of England and London, including:

• "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez",set in 1894 inChatham, Kent,and
• "The Adventure of Black Peter",inWealdset in 1895, and
• "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange",in 1897 inChislehurst.

Teddy Arundellplayed Inspector Hopkins in eleven 1922 short films in theSherlock Holmessilent film series by Stoll Pictures. H. Wheeler played Hopkins in one 1922 short film.In the 1946 filmDressed to Kill,Hopkins was portrayed byCarl Harbord.In the television seriesSherlock Holmes(1965–1968), the character was played in two 1965 episodes by John Barcroft and one 1968 episode by James Kenney.

In the1952–1969 seriesof Sherlock Holmes BBC radio adaptations, Inspector Hopkins was played byMichael Turnerin the radio drama "Black Peter" (1961), Hugh Dickson in "The Golden Pince-Nez" and "The Abbey Grange" (both in 1962), andArnold Petersin another radio version of "Black Peter" (1969).Hopkins was voiced by Geoffrey Collins in a 1970LP recordaudio drama adaptation of "Black Peter".

In the Granada Television seriesSherlock Holmes,Inspector Hopkins was played by Paul Williamson in "The Abbey Grange" (1986) and byNigel Planerin "The Golden Pince-Nez" (1994). Hopkins was played by Andrew Wincott in three 1993 episodes of the1989–1998 BBC Radio Sherlock Holmesseries.In the first episode of Season Two ofElementary,a "DCI Hopkins" calls Holmes to London from New York. A female Inspector named Stella Hopkins appears in the episode ofSherlockentitled "The Six Thatchers". While uncertain, it can be presumed that the character drew inspiration from Inspector Hopkins.

Athelney Jones

Inspector Athelney Jonesis a Scotland Yard detective who appears inThe Sign of the Four.He arrests the entire household of Bartholomew Sholto, including his brother and servants, on suspicion of his murder, but is forced to release all but one of them, much to his own embarrassment.

According toLeslie S. Klinger,several scholars have theorised that Athelney Jones and Peter Jones, the "official police agent" who appears in "The Red-Headed League",are the same person. Peter Jones is similar to Athelney Jones in character, and references the events ofThe Sign of the Four,remarking of Holmes that "once or twice, as in that business of the Sholto murder and the Agra treasure, he has been more nearly correct than the official force."

Athelney Jones was played byEmrys Jamesin the1987 Granada adaptation,whilst Siôn Probert portrayed him in the 1989 radio adaptation ofThe Sign of the Fourin the 1989–1998BBC Radio series.Siôn Probert also played Athelney Jones in two episodes of the BBC radio seriesThe Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,"The Singular Inheritance of Miss Gloria Wilson" (2002) and "The Thirteen Watches" (2009). The 2001Hallmark adaptationfeatured Michel Perron as Jones. In an episode of the American radio seriesThe Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmestitled "The Mystery of Edelweiss Lodge" (2011), Inspector Peter Jones introduces himself as Athelney Jones's brother.In the first episode of the seventh season ofElementary,titled "The Further Adventures" (2019), Holmes and Watson work as consulting detectives for Scotland Yard withDCIAthelney Jones, who is portrayed byTamsin Greig.

Inspector MacDonald

Inspector Alec MacDonaldis a Scotland Yard inspector who appears in the novelThe Valley of Fear.He is fromAberdeen,Scotland. Watson states that MacDonald is "a silent, precise man with a dour nature and a hard Aberdonian accent. Twice already in his career had Holmes helped him to attain success".MacDonald respects Holmes, and Holmes calls him "friend MacDonald" and frequently addresses him as "Mr. Mac".

According toOwen Dudley Edwards,Inspector MacDonald may have been inspired byInspector Mackenzie,a fictional Scottish police detective inE. W. Hornung'sA. J. Rafflesstories, though the two inspectors are different in character.

Gordon Jacksonplayed Inspector MacDonald in the television filmThe Masks of Death(1984).He was played byMark Bonnarin the 1997 radio adaptation ofThe Valley of Fearin the 1989–1998BBC Radio series.MacDonald is played by Dennis Bateman and David Natale in the American radio seriesThe Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,in which he is a recurring character.

Billy

Billyis Holmes's young page, appearing in the storiesThe Valley of Fear,"The Problem of Thor Bridge"and"The Mazarin Stone".In the latter, he plays a significant role in helping to arrest the lead villain. He is a more significant character inall three of Doyle's playsfeaturing Sherlock Holmes,Sherlock Holmes; A Drama in Four Acts,The Stonor CaseandThe Crown Diamond,and in the spoofThe Painful Predicament of Sherlock Holmeswritten byWilliam Gillette.In 1903Charlie Chaplinbegan his career by playing Billy on stagein both the four-act play and Gillette's spoof.

Billy has appeared in the filmsSherlock Holmes(1916),Sherlock Holmes(1922),Sherlock Holmes(1932) andThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1939). In the episode of the TV seriesSherlockentitled "The Abominable Bride", Billy makes an appearance played by Adam Greaves-Neal, who previously played an original character namedArchiein "The Sign of Three" (though presumably Archie drew some inspiration from Billy).

Shinwell Johnson

Shinwell "Porky" Johnsonis a former criminal who acts as informant and occasional muscle for Sherlock Holmes. Watson notes that the nature of his association with Holmes means that Shinwell is only useful in cases that by their nature will not go to court, as he would compromise his connection to Holmes and thus render himself useless as a source if he ever had to testify as part of a case. He appears in "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client"where he protects Kitty from Baron Gruner's henchmen and provides Holmes with insight into how he might go about infiltrating Gruner's house to acquire a certain book.

He appears in theSherlock Holmes: Consulting Detectivevideo game series (1991–1993), in which he is a former criminal and innkeeper. He is referred to in the BBC radio adaptations of Sherlock Holmes, specifically in an episode ofThe Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,"The Ferrers Documents" (2009), where he appears to carry on with intimidation business. He is played in the episode byDan Starkey.

In adaptations ofThe Illustrious Client,he was portrayed byNorman Mitchellfor the1965 BBC series,Roy Holderforthe 1991 Granada versionandNeville Jasonforthe 1994 BBC radio dramatisation.

The fifth season of the TV showElementaryintroduced an updated version of the character (played byNelsan Ellis) as both a former patient of Watson's and ex-convict now attempting to go straight.He became part of a complex sting operation to infiltrate and dismantle his old gang, but after Sherlock and Joan decided to trust him even after learning that he killed one of his old associates in the gang, he was killed before he could complete his assignment.

Johnson (played byRitchie Coster) will be a main character in the upcoming seriesWatson,in which he leaves behind his criminal past to become an aide at Watson's new Pennsylvania clinic.

Mary Morstan

Morstan and Watson depicted on an 1892 edition ofThe Sign of Four

Mary Watson,néeMorstan,is the wife ofDr. Watson.She is first introduced inThe Sign of the Four,where she and Watson tentatively become attracted to each other, but only when the case is resolved is he able to propose to her. She is described as a blonde with pale skin who had been making a living as agoverness.She hired Holmes to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance, which led to the mystery of theAgraTreasure. At the end of the story the main treasure is lost - rather to Watson's relief, since if she had been a rich heiress, his proposing to her might have been considered the act of a fortune hunter. From the entirety of the Agra Treasure, six pearls from achapletare in her possession.

Her father, Captain Arthur Morstan, was a senior captain of anIndianregiment and later stationed near theAndaman Islands.He disappeared in 1878 under mysterious circumstances that would later be proven to be related to the mystery,The Sign of the Four.Her mother died sometime before 1878 and she had no other relatives in England, although she was educated there (in accordance with the practice of the time about European children inBritish-ruled India) until the age of seventeen. Shortly afterwards, her father disappeared and she found work as a governess. Watson and Mary married in 1889.

Mary Morstan is mentioned in passing in "The Adventure of the Crooked Man"and"The Boscombe Valley Mystery",but by the time of"The Adventure of the Norwood Builder"(after Holmes's return) Mary Morstan has died and Watson has returned to his former lodgings in Baker Street. Her cause of death is never mentioned.

Leslie S. Klingerwrites that there appear to be contradictions regarding Mary Morstan between the stories. According to Morstan inThe Sign of the Four,which probably takes place in the summer of 1888, her mother died many years ago and she has no relatives in England. However, in "The Five Orange Pips",which is explicitly dated by Watson in September 1887, Watson is already married, and is again in Baker Street because his wife was" on a visit to her mother's ". These discrepancies may be errors, though Klinger suggests they indicate that Watson had a wife who preceded Mary Morstan and died before 1888.

Film and television

Mary Morstan has been portrayed on film and television by several actresses. In many cases, her role is expanded in new stories.

• Isobel Elsomin the 1913 silent filmSherlock Holmes Solves The Sign of the Four.
• Isla Bevan in the 1932 filmThe Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest CasefeaturingArthur Wontneras Holmes.
• Ann BellinThe Sign of Fourepisode of the 1965–1968Sherlock Holmesseries featuringPeter Cushingas Holmes andNigel Stockas Watson.
• Gila von Weitershausenin the 1974 French/German filmDas Zeichen der Vier.
• Samantha Eggarin the 1976 filmThe Seven-Per-Cent Solution.
• Cherie Lunghiin the 1983 filmThe Sign of FourfeaturingIan Richardsonas Holmes.
• Yekaterina Zinchenko in the 1983 Soviet filmThe Treasures of Agra(Priklyucheniya Sherloka Kholmsa I doktora Vatsona: Sokrovishcha Agry).
• Jenny Seagroveinthe 1987 television filmstarringJeremy Brett.
• Susannah Harkerin the 1991 television adaptation of the playThe Crucifer of Blood,starringCharlton Hestonas Sherlock Holmes. In the play and the telefilm, Morstan is renamed "Irene St. Claire".
• Sophie Lorainin the 2001 filmThe Sign of Four,withMatt Freweras Sherlock Holmes andKenneth Welshas Dr. Watson. In this version, Mary Morstan becomes engaged to Thaddeus Sholto rather than Dr. Watson.
• Kelly ReillyinGuy Ritchie's 2009 filmSherlock Holmes,starringRobert Downey, Jr.as Sherlock Holmes andJude Lawas Dr. Watson. In the film, Mary is first introduced to Holmes as Watson's fiancée rather than as a client. Reilly reprises the role, marrying Watson in the 2011 filmSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.It is unknown whether she will return in the 3rd film.
• Lexi Wolfe in the 2012–2015 web seriesThe Mary Morstan Mysteries.Lexi would also play the character (Mrs. Watson) in one episode of the show's parent series,No Place Like Holmes.
• Freda Foh Shenin few episodes of TV adaptationElementary(2012–2019). In this adaptation, she is the mother of Joan Watson.
• Amanda Abbingtonin the third season ofSherlock.She is first introduced in "The Empty Hearse"(2014) and later marries John Watson. (SeeMary (Morstan) Watsonon the series'character list.)
• Anna Ishibashivoices Mary Morstan, a pupil ofArcher Housein the NHK puppetry television seriesSherlock Holmes.In the show, her elder brother Arthur is attacked by someone and she requests Holmes to find the truth behind it. Meanwhile, Watson falls in love with her at first sight and tries to show her his braveness. But there is a rival called Jonathan Small who sent her apicture postcardevery week before her entrance intoBeeton Schooland writes a song "You Are My Treasure" for her. Small joins a chorus band formed by Arthur and the Sholto twins but is betrayed by Arthur who changes the title to "Agra Treasure" and makes it his own.
• Nao Tōyamavoices Mary Morstan in the original anime television seriesCase File nº221: Kabukicho(2019–2020).
• Rochelle Aytesin the upcoming CBS seriesWatson.Here, she is divorced from Watson, but still works alongside him at a clinic, where she is an administrator.

Radio and stage

• In a radio dramatisation ofThe Sign of the Fourthat was broadcast onWGYin 1922, Viola Karwowska played Mary Morstan.
• She was played byNorma Vardenin "Colonel Warburton's Madness" (1945) in the radio seriesThe New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Mary Morstan was played byBarbara Mitchellin 1959 serialThe Sign of Fourwhich aired on theBBC Light Programme.
• In the1952–1969 radio series,Elizabeth Morganplayed Mary Morstan in the 1963BBC Home Serviceradio drama "The Sign of the Four".
• In the playThe Crucifer of Blood(1978), which is adapted fromThe Sign of the Four,Mary Morstan is renamed, Irene St. Claire.Glenn Closeplayed the character in the original 1978 Broadway cast of the play;Susan Hampshireplayed her in the original 1979 London cast.
• In the 1981 BBC Radio dramatisation of the novelSherlock Holmes vs. Dracula,the character was played by Theresa Streatfeild.
• In theBBC Radio 4Sherlock Holmesseries, she was played by Moir Leslie in the two-part serialThe Sign of the Four(1989), Elizabeth Mansfield in "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (1990), and Jillie Meers in "The Empty House" (1993).
• In Sherlock Holmes's radio dramas onImagination Theatre,she has been portrayed by Mary Anne Dorward,Ellen McLain,and Mary Kae Irvin. The character's first appearance was in a 1998 episode ofThe Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,"The Adventure of the Seven Shares" (1998).

Langdale Pike

Langdale Pikeis a celebrated gossipmonger whose columns are published in numerous magazines and newspapers (referred to as the "garbage papers" by Watson). He's introduced in "The Adventure of the Three Gables"(1926) in which he helps Holmes learn the name of the woman who led Douglas Maberley to his demise, although he does not actually appear in the story itself and is only referred to by Watson who describes Pike as" strange "and" languid "and states that all of Pike's waking hours are spent" in the bow window of a St. James's Street club ". His character has however been expanded on or fleshed out elsewhere.

InWilliam S. Baring-Gould's biography of Sherlock Holmes,Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street(1962), it is claimed that Pike is a college acquaintance of Holmes who encourages a young Holmes to try his hand at acting. Here his real name is given as 'Lord Peter'. Langdale Pike also appears in theSherlock Holmes: Consulting Detectivevideo game series (1991–1993).

InPeter Ling's 1994 radio play of "The Three Gables" for the1989–1998 BBC Radio series,Pike's real name is said to be Clarence Gable. Here he is also an old school-friend of Holmes's and is nervous of strangers and reluctant to leave his club for this reason. In both the 1994 BBC radio play and the 2007Imagination Theatreradio adaptation of the story,"Langdale Pike" is said to be a pen name derived from theLangdale Pikes.TheImagination Theatreversion implies his real name is Lord Peter, as in Baring-Gould's book.

In the Granada television adaptation starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes, Pike (played byPeter Wyngarde) is apparently an old university friend of Holmes's. Here he claims to be the benevolent counterpart of Charles Augustus Milverton (the eponymous blackmailer ofThe Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton), who suppresses more information than he exposes. Though Watson is rather scathing about Pike, Holmes is more sympathetic towards him, suggesting that Pike is isolated, much like Holmes himself.

In the American television seriesElementary,Pike appears in the first episode of the second season as one of Holmes' sources in London; details are not seen as Pike moves quickly when delivering a package to Watson."Langdale" is used as a British Intelligence codename in the first episode of the fourth series ofSherlock,along with "Porlock," the name of another Holmes informer in the original stories. In the NHK puppetry television seriesSherlock Holmes(2014–2015), Pike is a pupil ofBeeton Schooland assists Holmes in his investigation. He also works asinformantand is fast at his job but tight with money. Besides he sells photographs of girls to male pupils.Tomokazu Sekivoices him.

Toby

Tobyis a dog which is used by Sherlock Holmes. He appears inThe Sign of the Fourand is described by Watson as an "ugly long haired, lop-eared creature, halfspanieland halflurcher,brown and white in colour, with a very clumsy waddling gait. "Though used by Holmes, the dog belongs to Mr. Sherman who keeps a menagerie of creatures at No. 3 Pinchin Lane inLambeth,in London. Toby lives at No. 7 within his house. Holmes states he would "rather have Toby's help than that of the whole detective force in London" and requests the dog by name. Holmes uses a different tracking dog while in Cambridge in "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter".

Toby also featured in the 1978 pastische novelSherlock Holmes vs Dracula; or, The Adventures of the Sanguinary CountbyLoren D. Estleman,when Watson and Holmes called on Toby to trackCount Draculaafter finding him in a meat-packing district – Dracula's carriage having rolled through blood and old entrails – allowing the two to track Dracula to Watson's house in time to learn that he has abducted Mary Watson.

In the Holmes-esqueThe Great Mouse Detective(1986), Toby is aBasset Houndand a permanent resident of 221b Baker Street. He is frequently used by Basil, the eponymous protagonist, as a means of transport and to pick up trails. Toby appears in the video gameThe Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel(1992) and its sequelThe Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo(1996). In the video gameThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes(2012) and some of the other games in theSherlock Holmesvideo game series, a Basset Hound version of Toby is briefly controlled by the player.

In the NHK puppetry television seriesSherlock Holmes(2014–2015), Toby is kept by Sherman in ashedinBeeton Schooland assists Holmes in his investigation. In the series, Sherman is a female pupil who loves animals and communicates with them, unlike Mr. Sherman inThe Sign of the Four.Though being a pupil ofBaker House,she does not live in the house, but in the shed with animals. In the BBC seriesSherlock,in the first episode of the fourth season titled "The Six Thatchers",Sherlock Holmes requires the services of a bloodhound named Toby.

Wiggins

Wigginsis a street urchin in London and head of theBaker Street Irregulars.He has no first name in the stories. He appears inA Study in Scarlet(1887) andThe Sign of the Four(1890).

Wiggins was voiced on BBC radio by Paul Taylor in the 1959 serialThe Sign of Four.In the1952–1969 radio series,Wiggins was played by David Valla in the 1962 dramatisation of "A Study in Scarlet", and byGlyn Dearmanin "The Sign of the Four" (1963).In the 1965 musicalBaker Street,Wiggins was portrayed byTeddy Green.Wiggins was played by Tony McLaren in the 1968 episodes "The Study in Scarlet" and "The Sign of the Four" of the television seriesSherlock Holmes.

The filmThe Private Life of Sherlock Holmes(1970), directed by Billy Wilder, features a character called Wiggins (played byGraham Armitage) who is afootmanat theDiogenes Club.He delivers a note toMycroft Holmes(played byChristopher Lee) and receives instructions concerning various items. Wiggins was played by Jay Simpson in the 1983 television seriesThe Baker Street Boys.Courtney Roper-Knight portrayed Wiggins in the 1987 television film "The Sign of Four", part of the Granada Television seriesSherlock Holmes.In the 1988 filmWithout a Clue,Wiggins was played by Matthew Savage. The 1989–1991 animated television seriesSherlock Holmes in the 22nd Centuryfeatures a version of the character also named Wiggins, voiced by Viv Leacock.

Wiggins appears in the video gameThe Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel(1992) and was played by Corey Miller in the version of the game released in 1994.Wiggins returns in the sequelThe Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo(1996), voiced by Paul Vincent Black.The character, credited as "Bill Wiggins", also appears in the series three finale ofSherlockportrayed byTom Brookeas a drug user who actually demonstrates the beginning of Sherlock's deductive skills, and later appoints himself a "pupil" of Sherlock's. In the video gameSherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments(2014), Wiggins plays a significant role in the last case of the game.

Non-canonical

Some fictional characters associated with Sherlock Holmes are not part of the Conan Doyle canon and were created by other writers.

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes is the younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes. She appears in the book series,The Enola Holmes MysteriesbyNancy Springeras well as the American films,Enola HolmesandEnola Holmes 2,where she is portrayed byMillie Bobby Brown.Enola is an independent and rebellious girl who likes to wear trousers while riding her bike. She becomes a "perditorian" or finder of lost things, when her mother runs away and her brother, Mycroft tries to send her to boarding school. Using her natural cunning which she and Sherlock inherited from their mother, she creates multiple disguises on her quest to be reunited with her mother and evade her brothers.

Eurus Holmes

See also:List of Sherlock characters § Eurus Holmes

Eurus Holmes, Mycroft and Sherlock's sister, is the main antagonist in the last episode of the fourth series, "The Final Problem"of the BBCSherlock.Extremely intelligent but unfeeling, she is incarcerated in a maximum security psychiatric facility. The third-series episode "His Last Vow"series hinted at a third Holmes sibling before Eurus's existence was confirmed in the second episode of the fourth series,"The Lying Detective".

Morland Holmes

Morland Holmesis the influential businessman and father of Sherlock and Mycroft, interpreted byJohn Noblein the TV adaptationElementary.According to Sherlock, Morland Holmes doesn't care about his sons, and only does what he does out of a sense of familial obligations. Sherlock says he is a serial absentee, and that he has been so since Sherlock was a boy. He sent Sherlock to boarding school when he was eight years old.

Raffles Holmes

Raffles Holmes,the son ofSherlock Holmes,is a fictional character in the 1906 collection of short storiesRaffles Holmes and CompanybyJohn Kendrick Bangs.He is described as the son ofSherlock Holmesby Marjorie Raffles, the daughter of gentleman thiefA.J. Raffles.

Wold Newton familytheoristWin Scott Eckertdevised an explanation in hisOriginal Wold Newton Universe Crossover Chronologyto reconcile the existence of Raffles Holmes with canonical information about Sherlock Holmes and A.J. Raffles, which fellow Wold Newton speculator Brad Mengel incorporated into his essay "Watching the Detectives." According to the theory, Holmes married Marjorie in 1883, and she died giving birth to Raffles later that year. Since Raffles and Holmes are contemporaries, it has been suggested that Marjorie was actually Raffles' sister.

Eckert further proposed in hisCrossover Chronologythat (1) Raffles Holmes was the same character as the "lovely, lost son" of Sherlock Holmes referred to in Laurie R. King's Mary Russell novels,and (2) Raffles Holmes was the father of Creighton Holmes, who is featured in the collection of short storiesThe Adventures of Creighton Holmesby Ned Hubbell.

Mengel's online essay was revised for publication in theEckert-editedMyths for the Modern Age: Philip José Farmer's Wold Newton Universe(MonkeyBrain Books,2005), a collection of Wold Newton essays by Farmer and several other "post-Farmerian" contributors, authorised by Farmer as an extension of his Wold Newton mythos. He does not appear or is ever mentioned in any of the original stories of Sherlock Holmes and is not a creation of Doyle.

Sherrinford Holmes

Sherrinford Holmesis a proposed elder brother ofSherlock HolmesandMycroft Holmes.His name is taken from early notes as one of those considered byArthur Conan Doylefor his detective hero before settling on "Sherlock Holmes".The name is used of Holmes by Stamford in the 1954 radio show 'Dr Watson Meets Sherlock Holmes' as he attempts to remember Holmes' first name.

He was first proposed byWilliam S. Baring-Gouldwho wrote in his fictional biographySherlock Holmes of Baker Street(1962) that Sherrinford was the eldest brother of Sherlock Holmes.Holmes once stated that his family were countrysquires,which means that the eldest brother would have to stay to manage the estate. If Mycroft were the eldest, he could not play the role he does in four stories of the Sherlock Holmescanon,so Sherrinford frees them both. This position is strengthened by the fact that Mycroft's general position as a senior civil servant was a common choice among the younger sons of the gentry.

The character (as "Sherringford" ) appears along with his brothers in theVirgin New AdventuresDoctor WhonovelAll-Consuming FirebyAndy Lane,where he is revealed to be the member of a cult worshiping an alien telepathic slug that is mutating him and his followers into an insect-like form; the novel culminates with Holmes being forced to shoot his brother to save Watson.

He also appears, accused of a murder that Sherlock must find him innocent of, in theCall of Cthulhuroleplaying gameadventureThe Yorkshire Horrors.Sherrinford also appears in the Italian comic seriesStorie da Altrove(a spin-off ofMartin Mystère) as the eldest brother, born nine years before him, of Sherlock himself.

In the BBC adaptationSherlock,Sherrinford is the name of the high security prison where Eurus Holmes is incarcerated.

Sigerson Holmes

The filmThe Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brotherhas as its protagonist Sigerson Holmes, whom Sherlock (a minor character) identifies as a brother of himself and Mycroft.

The name "Sigerson" is an alias mentioned in passing in a Conan Doyle story as an alias Sherlock used while posing as an explorer.

Auguste Lupa

Auguste Lupais the son of Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler. He appears in twopastichenovels by authorJohn Lescroart,Son of Holmes(1986) andRasputin's Revenge(1987). Lupa, a secret agent during the First World War, is strongly implied to be the younger version of fictional detectiveNero Wolfein the mystery series byRex Stout.

Mary Russell

Main article:Mary Russell (character)

Mary Russell is a fictional character in a book series byLaurie R. King,focusing on the adventures of Russell and her mentor and, later, husband, an aging Sherlock Holmes.

Amelia Watson

The adventures of Amelia Watson, the second wife of Dr. John Watson, are chronicled in a series of short stories and novels byMichael Mallory.The character is based upon the enigmatic reference to Watson having left Holmes in 1902 for a wife, a reference that appears in the canonical storyThe Adventure of the Blanched Soldier,although the woman in the story is never named or identified nor ever mentioned again in the canon.

Joanna Blalock

Joanna Blalock is a fictional character in a book series byLeonard Goldberg,in which Joanna is reputed (and later confirmed) to be the daughter of Sherlock Holmes. Irene Adler died giving birth to her in the early 1890s, and Holmes gave her up for adoption. By the outbreak of World War I she is a widowed nurse with a young son, but has the same gift for deductive reasoning as her father, and joins Dr. John Watson, Jr. in a series of mystery adventures, which Dr. Watson Sr. narrates. She and John Jr. marry at the end of the first story. Both she and her husband believe Holmes to be deceased at this time, though canon stories imply that he is working undercover for Britain's war efforts. It is not confirmed whether Dr. Watson, Sr. knows this.