Screening Sherlock: A Cultural History of the Great Detective on Film and Television (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781526176639)

Screening Sherlock is the first book-length academic study of the film and television career of the most famous detective in fiction. Chapman explores the contexts, adaptation strategies and critical reception of Sherlock Holmes (and Dr Watson) on film and television in Britain and the United States. The book includes case studies of such famous Holmes impersonators as William Gillette, Basil Rathbone, Peter Cushing, Jeremy Brett and Benedict Cumberbatch, as well as charting a path through many lesser-known productions. From early cinema to the Hollywood studio system, and from heritage drama to contemporary postmodern television, Screening Sherlock is an indispensible work for all aficionados of Arthur Conan Doyle's consulting detective of Baker Street.

Author: James Chapman
ISBN-10: 1526176637
ISBN-13: 9781526176639
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2025
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover