Dr. Watson, played by Danny Bayer, in the opening scene of “Holmes and Watson,” the latest production of the Actors Guild of Parkersburg. The show opens at 8 p.m. Friday.

Since Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in the 19th century, the forensic detective and his comrade, Dr. John H. Watson, have been enduring figures in global ...

Certain scenes called for his character to hit students with hammers. “Actors should get emotional stunt pay,” Zane said. “The secondary experience encroaches on the primary.

Series creator Liz Meriwether and the episode’s director, Erica Watson, spoke to The Times about the series finale, including Holmes’ split from Sunny Balwani and that Billy Evans bedroom scene.