History Series / MurderRooms

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Doyle is played by a [[{{TheOtherDarrin}} different actor]], Ian Richardson has a horrible haircut and the character of Doyle is noticeably brasher and angstier.

* "Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes Part One"
* "Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes Part Two"

* "The Patient's Eyes"
* "The Photographer's Chair"
* "The Kingdom of Bones"
* "The White Knight Stratagem"

* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: Bell expects lieutenant Blaney to be this in "The White Knight Stratagem", but he actually goes along with him (albeit grudgingly).

* RedHerring: In the pilot much suspicion is placed upon Sir Henry played by Charles Dance [[spoiler: He's innocent of the murders.]]s

The series only has [[{{BritishBrevity}} five episodes]] and some speculate it was ScrewedByTheNetwork after someone from the BBC remarked it was "[[{{Too Good to Last}} too successful for the wrong department]]".

!!! Series One [[note]] The pilot is often edited together on home video as one PilotMovie.[[/note]]

* DownerEnding: The pilot.

* RedHerring: In the pilot much suspicion is placed upon Sir Henry played by Charles Dance [[spoiler: He's innocent of the murders.]]

!!! Series One [[note]] The pilot is often edited together as one movie.[[/note]]
* ''Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes Part One''
* ''Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes Part Two''

* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Doyle joins the practice of an old classmate in "The Patient's Eye" but it doesn't last. His classemate is very unscrupulous he does not charge a diagnosis fee but prescribing medicine to every patient regardless of they need it or not. Doyle is appalled and promptly leaves and starts his own practice which sadly is not very successful despite Doyle's skill and compassion.

The pilot has Mr. Doyle as a young medical student at Edinburgh University, where he quickly catches the eye of Dr. Bell who makes him his clerk and takes him under his wing. Together they are drawn in the hunt for a nasty serial killer stalking Edinburgh.

The series takes place after a TimeSkip where Dr. Doyle is attempting to start a medical practice in the resort town Southsea, Portsmouth. Doyle struggles to establish himself and inevitably finds himself involved in a murder case. Doyle sends a letter to Bell asking for advice, and Bell decides to come down in person. Together they find a valuable ally with the local Inspector Warner who willingly seeks their expert medical and forensic advice for the most bizarre murders that seem to haunt the seaside town.

!!! Series One [[note]] The pilot is often edited together as one movie.[/[note]]

!!! Series One [[/note]] The pilot is often edited together as one movie.[[note]]
* ''Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes'' Part One
* ''Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes'' Part Two

!!! Series One
* ''Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes'' (pilot movie)

The pilot has Doyle has a young medical student at Edinburgh University, where he quickly catches the eye of Dr. Bell who makes him his clerk. Together they are drawn in the hunt for a nasty serial killer stalking Edinburgh.

The series takes place after a TimeSkip where Dr. Doyle is attempting to start a medical practice in the resort town Southsea, Portsmouth. As he struggles to build a practice, a grotesque problem brought to him by a patient draws him and Dr. Bell into contact with the police and they become valuable allies to them as they track down murderers who haunt the sleepy seaside town.

''Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes'' [[note]] Also known as "Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes" in some markets.[[/note]] has the premise that Arthur Conan Doyle (Robin Laing in the PilotMovie and Charles Edwards in the series) based his character of Literature/SherlockHolmes on surgeon Dr. Joseph Bell (Ian Richardson) with whom he used to solve murders. Bell did in fact exist, and it is said some of Holmes' personality traits and observational methods were based on him, but Doyle and Bell certainly did not solve murders together. The series only has [[{{BritishBrevity}} five episodes]] and some speculate it was ScrewedByTheNetwork after someone from the BBC remarked it was "[[{{Too Good to Last}} too successful for the wrong department]]".

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-> Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle, OpeningNarration

* ''Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes'' (pilot movie)

''Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes'' has the premise that Arthur Conan Doyle (Robin Laing in the PilotMovie and Charles Edwards in the series) based his character of Literature/SherlockHolmes on surgeon Dr. Joseph Bell (Ian Richardson) with whom he used to solve murders. Bell did in fact exist, and it is said some of Holmes' personality traits and observational methods were based on him, but Doyle and Bell certainly did not solve murders together. The series only has [[{{BritishBrevity}} five episodes]] and some speculate it was ScrewedByTheNetwork after someone from the BBC remarked it was "[[{{Too Good to Last}} too successful for the wrong department]]".

''Murder Rooms - The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes'' has the premise that Arthur Conan Doyle (Robin Laing in the PilotMovie and Charles Edwards in the series) based his character of SherlockHolmes on surgeon Dr. Joseph Bell (Ian Richardson) with whom he used to solve murders with. Bell did in fact exist, and it is said some of Holmes' personality traits and observational methods were based on him, but Doyle and Bell certainly did not solve murders together. The series only has [[{{BritishBrevity}} five episodes]] and some speculate it was ScrewedByTheNetwork after someone from the BBC remarked it was "[[{{Too Good to Last}} too successful for the wrong department]]".

* DarkerAndEdgier: To the [[{{Franchise.SherlockHolmes}} Sherlock Holmes cannon]] itself.

* ShoutOut: Several to the Sherlock Holmes cannon.

!!Provides Examples Of:

* {{Homage}}: The scene in which Bell examines Doyle's father's watch is an homage to a similar scene in TheSignOfTheFour.

* ChekovsGun: The coins in the pilot episode.

* TheAlibi: It is a detective series.