History Heartwarming / SherlockHolmes

[[folder: "The Speckled Bad"]]

** While Munro suspected his wife had a secret, he never doubts that she loves him.
--> '''Munro:''' "Now there is one thing that I want to impress upon you before I go any further, Mr. Holmes. Effie loves me. Don't let there be any mistake about that. She loves me with her whole heart and soul, and never more than now."

* Much like in the original source material, Holmes would not Watson examine him while faking his illness. At the end of the episode long after the ruse is up, Watson asks why, Holmes gives this answer:
---> “Can you imagine that I have no respect for your medical talents? At six feet I could deceive you, but any closer with your astute judgement, no no no no no. No, it was essential that you and Mrs, Hudson believed me me to be at death’s door. Otherwise Smith would have smelt a rat.”

* Watson has been exceedingly busy at the surgery, leaving him absent during the entire episode. Although Holmes neither admits it or likes others to point it out, he does miss Watson.

--->'''Sherlock Holmes:''' Well, they’re wasting their time. Watson’s cure for any ailment is a linus powder and a grated apple.
--->'''Mrs. Hudson:''' Mr. Holmes, you know you only say that because you’ve missed the doctor.

* As a small gesture of comfort, Holmes covers the bloodstain for the maid who is traumatized by it due to witnessing Willoughby Smith‘s death.

—->'''Mrs. Hudson:'''Dr. Watson, we have been missing you!

—->”Can you imagine that I have no respect for your medical talents? At six feet I could deceive you, but any closer with your astute judgement, no no no no no. No, it was essential that you and Mrs, Hudson believed me me to be at death’s door. Otherwise Smith would have smelt a rat.”

* Mrs. Hudson happily greets Watson after being gone for 10 days and even helps him out of his coat. It’s clear she missed him very much.

* Mrs. Mary Maberley and Dr. Watson spend an evening together as Mrs. Maberley reminisces about her late husband over his old hat and family photos.

* Sherlock Holmes drapes a blanket over Mrs. Hudson to keep her from going into shock as she breaks the news of Watson's severe injury.

[[folder:''The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes'']]

[[folder: General]]
* Bit of FridgeBrilliance and the series' famously inconsistent continuity here... but in ''The Blue Carbuncle'' Holmes says Watson is his only friend. His letter to Watson in ''The Final Problem'' mentions regretting the pain his death will cause his ''friends'', implying CharacterDevelopment.
* In "The Blanched Soldier", one of the few tales Doyle wrote in Holmes' perspective, Holmes states that he doesn't bring Watson along out of sympathy, sentiment, or vanity, but because Watson is genuinely useful, and if readers are unaware of that fact, it's only because Watson, in his modesty, downplays his own contributions in order to exaggerate Holmes' own abilities.
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* Henrietta Doran wants so badly for her future in-laws to like her, but after she catches a glimpse at them, she runs to her room and despairs to her friend that they won't like her.

* The [[HappyEnding ending]]: Lady Helena St. Simon escapes from seven years of captivity and is reunited with her sister Agnes Northcott. Despite her poor physical appearance and trauma, she makes a full recovery and lives with her sister. She and Agnes even attend an opera with Holmes and Watson. Lady Helena St. Simon becomes the new owner of Glavin and restores and sells it to Henrietta Doran. Henrietta who secretly married Francis H. Moulton and then lived several years believing he was dead, now lives openly married in the castle to Francis.

-->'''Holmes:''' Thank you...(''softly'')thank you.

* Sherlock Holmes's entire interactions with Lady Helena. After Helena kills Robert, she climbs up the ruins of a wall she made collapse on Robert to where Holmes is sitting. Holmes hoists her up and holds her in a comfortable embrace, even letting her cry into his shoulder.

** Agnes always wore a veil to cover her disfigured face, but since getting her sister back, she now shows her face even in public.

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* The ending: Henrietta Doran is reunited with her first husband Francis H. Moulton whom she thought was dead and is now owner of...

* The exchange (detailed above) between Holmes and Lestrade at the end of ''The Six Napoleons'', played pitch-perfect between Jeremy Brett and Colin Jeavons.

[[folder: ''The Solitary Cyclist'']]

[[folder:''The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'']]

[[folder:''His Last Bow'']]

[[folder:''The Return of Sherlock Holmes'']]

[[folder: ''Film/DressedToKill'']]

[[folder:''Film/SherlockHolmesFacesDeath'']]

* After his dramatic reappearance in ''The Empty House'', Holmes stretches out on Watson's exam table for a nap and, completely exhausted from his long flight, is asleep in seconds. Watson looks down at him for a moment, shakes his head, then [[ComfortingComforter pulls the blanket over his friend]].
** Shortly before that there's Watson revealing he had Holmes' final letter framed and hanging on a wall. Holmes is touched to the point of speechlessness.
** And then there's the moment in Holmes's flashback where he ''almost'' calls out to Watson, but -- with obvious effort -- forces himself to stop. Even knowing what must be done to fake his death convincingly, he was on the point of blowing the whole thing just to put Watson at ease.
*** ''The Empty House'' : More of a tearjerker really, but knowing that Jeremy Brett's wife really died before filming, makes his in universe advice to Watson after the death of Watson's wife, "Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson.", guaranteed to see even the stiffest lip reduced to a quiver. [[note]]Watson never married in the Granada 'verse, and so Holmes doesn't say it.[[/note]]
* The moment in ''The Devil's Foot'' when Watson saves himself and Holmes from the titular drug, Holmes, having lost any composure he had, calls Watson 'John' for the first and only time.
* The exchange (detailed above) between Holmes and Lestrade at the end of ''The Six Napoleons'', played pitch-perfect between Jeremy Brett and Colin Jeavons.
** There's an adorable moment even during the opening scene. We're treated to a quiet moment between Lestrade, Watson and Holmes, relaxing on the sofa in Holmes's apartment and sharing a leisurely smoke and idle conversation. It's nothing much, but considering Lestrade is constantly set up as an arrogant thorn in Holmes's side (and vice versa), it's rather endearing to see the three getting along so well.
* The exchange (and kiss) between a disguised Holmes and the Milverton housemaid in ''The Master Blackmailer''. Sure, Holmes is only going along with the romance for espionage purposes, but judging from his reaction it's hard to believe he's completely faking it in that scene.
--> '''Holmes''': (''voice breaking'') Oh, Aggie... you've touched my heart.
--> '''Aggie''': (''tenderly'') Oh? I can make you a gift of mine.
* It's just a small one, but the look on Holmes' face when he's talking with his brother in ''The Greek Interpreter'' is really sweet. It's one of the few times he shows open fondness for anybody besides Watson.

* ''The Solitary Cyclist'':
** The initial interview with the young lady. Her story seems odd, but seemingly frivolous, to Holmes and he is about to dismiss her until this very frightened lady finally spits out why ultimately she came to the detective. Namely, she is being followed by a mysterious and threatening stranger in an isolated road. Suddenly, Holmes is all business and intently listening to every detail with the woman finally getting the load off her mind knowing the greatest of the detectives is on the case.
** The ending reveals that Violet and Cyril, newly married, are taking care of little Sarah Carruthers until her father is released, implying that Violet has forgiven him for his part in the affair; especially heart warming concerning Cyril, who hasn't even met the girl before and yet agrees to take her in right after the wedding. And thanks to Holmes making a speech on his behalf at the trial, Carruthers only gets six months in prison for shooting Woodley.
* The cute little moment at the end of "The Resident Patient" - Watson's scribbling of three squiggly lines under the heading of his write-up matches exactly with Holmes' violin music! It's a tiny, adorable detail that shows just how matched these two men are.
* The finale of ''Blue Carbuncle''. The RunningGag of Watson never getting a chance to sit down and eat while Holmes is working a case has been well established. They just solved the mystery and are about to sit down to eat at midnight, having not eaten all day, when Watson refuses to eat - he cannot in good conscience sit down for Christmas Dinner when he knows that there is an innocent man in prison they have the means to clear. The final scene of the episode of John Horner being released from prison and reunited with his family.

!!BBC radio series
[[folder: "The Empty House]]
* At the end, Holmes observes that he remembers the first time they stood at the Baker Street door, and quotes Watson from "A Scandal in Bohemia".
-->'''Watson''': I thought you didn't bother with worthless rubbish.
-->'''Holmes''': Quite right, quite right.

!!Pastiches
[[folder: "[[Literature/NightmaresAndDreamscapes The Doctor's Case]]" by Creator/StephenKing
* Holmes is investigating the murder of an AssholeVictim who was also a devoted cat-lover -- which, as Holmes is unfortunately allergic to cats, means he's somewhat off his game. This leads to Watson eventually discovering the critical clue which blows the case wide open, leading him to deliver TheSummation. However, a chance comment from Holmes after he's finished leads Watson to realise that Holmes had, if not solved the case first, at least figured it out not long after Watson had started explaining -- but deliberately kept quiet so that Watson could have a turn to shine for once.
* As Watson is about to deliver TheSummation, Lestrade expresses his disbelief that Watson successfully solved the case, pointing out how Watson has always ben wrong in the past. Holmes angrily comes to Watson’s defense and affirms that Watson has indeed solved it.
-->'''Lestrade:''' Watson's solved the case?...Bah! Watson's offered a thousand solutions to a hundred cases before this, Holmes, as you very well know, and all of them wrong. It's his bête noire. Why, I remember just this last summer —
-->'''Holmes:''' I know more about Watson than you ever shall...and this time he has hit upon it. I know the look.

[[folder: ''Literature/TheCaseOfDeathAndHoney'' by Creator/NeilGaiman]]
* An aged Holmes creates a honey that serves as a FountainOfYouth. His first thought is to seek out Watson and give him the honey at a friendly dinner. Even restored to his prime, Holmes still needs his "Boswell".

[[folder:Books]]

''A Study in Scarlet'':

''The Sign of the Four'':

''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'':

''The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'':

''His Last Bow'':

''The Return of Sherlock Holmes'':

''The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes'':

General:
* Bit of FridgeBrilliance and the series' famously inconsistent continuity here... but in ''The Blue Carbuncle'' Holmes says Watson is his only friend. His letter to Watson in ''The Final Problem'' mentions regretting the pain his death will cause his ''friends'', implying CharacterDevelopment.
* In "The Blanched Soldier", one of the few tales Doyle wrote in Holmes' perspective, Holmes states that he doesn't bring Watson along out of sympathy, sentiment, or vanity, but because Watson is genuinely useful, and if readers are unaware of that fact, it's only because Watson, in his modesty, downplays his own contributions in order to exaggerate Holmes' own abilities.

[[folder:Basil Rathbone Film Series]]

* In “Dressed to Kill”, Holmes and Watson find a little girl bound and gagged inside a cupboard after the former hears her kicking the wall to get help. Holmes carries her out upon discovering her, and proceeds to comfort her in a fatherly way even before he and Watson untie her. Holmes continues to try and comfort her after she tells them of the theft of her music box, and it's really adorable how he fits into the role of doting father so easily despite being socially awkward. When Holmes decides to investigate further, he tells Watson to look after the girl until her, and the Watson makes a really adorable attempt to cheer her up after Holmes leaves.

** FriendToAllChildren: Holmes and Watson. They're so adorable as they almost seem to fall over themselves to try and comfort the distressed child who was bound and gagged all so her music box could be stolen; Holmes clearly doesn't like that a little child was traumatized before being robbed, not due to the case, but because he clearly has a HiddenHeartOfGold.

* In ''Film/SherlockHolmesFacesDeath'' it is revealed that the culprit, Dr. Sexton, was murdering the Musgraves in hopes of inheriting their estate, which, abiding by a newly discovered ancient document, could be worth millions. Sally is left the remaining inheritor, but realising that people living and working in the estate could lose their livelihoods if it was confirmed, burns the document without a second thought. Holmes later comments to Watson how impressed he was by this blunt act of selflessness, hoping it to be a sign of better times:
-->'''Holmes:''' There's a new spirit abroad in the land. The old days of grab and greed are on their way out. We're beginning to think of what we ''owe'' the other fellow, not just what we're compelled to give him. The time is coming, Watson, when we cannot fill our bellies in comfort while the other fellow goes hungry, or sleep in warm beds while others shiver in the cold. And we shan't be able to kneel and thank God for blessings before our shining altars while men anywhere are kneeling in either physical or spiritual subjection.\\
'''Watson:''' You may be right, Holmes... I hope you are.\\
'''Holmes:''' And, God willing, we'll live to see that day, Watson.

[[folder:Granada TV series]]

[[folder:BBC radio series]]
* At the end of "The Empty House", Holmes observes that he remembers the first time they stood at the Baker Street door, and quotes Watson from "A Scandal in Bohemia".
-->'''Watson''': I thought you didn't bother with worthless rubbish.
-->'''Holmes''': Quite right, quite right.

[[folder: Pastiches]]
* In Creator/StephenKing's short story "[[Literature/NightmaresAndDreamscapes The Doctor's Case]]", Holmes is investigating the murder of an AssholeVictim who was also a devoted cat-lover -- which, as Holmes is unfortunately allergic to cats, means he's somewhat off his game. This leads to Watson eventually discovering the critical clue which blows the case wide open, leading him to deliver TheSummation. However, a chance comment from Holmes after he's finished leads Watson to realise that Holmes had, if not solved the case first, at least figured it out not long after Watson had started explaining -- but deliberately kept quiet so that Watson could have a turn to shine for once.
** As Watson is about to deliver TheSummation, Lestrade expresses his disbelief that Watson successfully solved the case, pointing out how Watson has always ben wrong in the past. Holmes angrily comes to Watson’s defense and affirms that Watson has indeed solved it.
-->'''Lestrade:''' Watson's solved the case?...Bah! Watson's offered a thousand solutions to a hundred cases before this, Holmes, as you very well know, and all of them wrong. It's his bête noire. Why, I remember just this last summer —
-->'''Holmes:''' I know more about Watson than you ever shall...and this time he has hit upon it. I know the look.
* Creator/NeilGaiman wrote ''Literature/TheCaseOfDeathAndHoney'', where an aged Holmes creates a honey that serves as a FountainOfYouth. His first thought is to seek out Watson and give him the honey at a friendly dinner. Even restored to his prime, Holmes still needs his "Boswell".

->'''Lestrade:''' Watson's solved the case?...Bah! Watson's offered a thousand solutions to a hundred cases before this, Holmes, as you very well know, and all of them wrong. It's his bête noire. Why, I remember just this last summer —
->'''Holmes:''' I know more about Watson than you ever shall,' Holmes said, 'and this time he has hit upon it. I know the look.

* Ffrom "The Hound of the Baskervilles:"
--> “Really, Watson, you excel yourself,” said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette. “I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abilities. It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it. I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt.”

"You know," I answered with some emotion, for I have never seen so much of Holmes's heart before, "that it is my greatest joy and privilege to help you."