Sherlock Holmes has had many great adaptations, but there's only one version that remains the best of them all.

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Sherlock and Watson,Sherlock became immensely popular not long after it premiered, but the series could have easily looked very different. There ...

While John asking Sherlock to be his best man and John’s stag night were also great moments, Sherlock’s best man speech is especially touching (which is surprising for the high-functioning sociopath).

And whether Amelia is related by blood to Sherlock Holmes or not, they’re a team we hope to enjoy in future adventures. Sherlock & Daughter, Series Premiere, Wednesday, April 16, 9/8c, The CW ...

A Sherlock Holmes Competition Show is in the works from The Arthur Conan Doyle Estate and Banijay's Remarkable Television.

So the first Holmes story, the 1887 novel A Study in Scarlett, has been in the public domain since January 1, 1981.

But this is the most overt reminder that Sherlock Holmes has long been construed via a single lens, that of his partner Dr. John Watson — who, Holmes explains, is away on a long holiday.

TV has tackled Sherlock Holmes many times over the years, most recently with the BBC’s Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) and the long-running Elementary (Jonny Lee Miller).