Directory
Hello! I figured its time to make a blog tag guide for all your post finding needs. All my posts are tagged with a shorthand tag, while original posts have more thorough tagging. I have also added a list of links to my various Holmes playlists, where you can watch adaptations and listen to themes.
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All original posts: #sherlock holmes
#acd: posts referencing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself, the original text of the ACD canon Holmes, or other mentions of specifically ACD Holmes. Original posts: #sir arthur conan doyle
#book cover: photos of book covers or spines (generally with the exception of comic books)
#newspaper: newspaper or magazine mentions of Sherlock Holmes
#advertising: advertising using Holmes imagery
#comics: comics or comic books referencing Sherlock Holmes. Original posts about the Dynamite comics: #dynamite holmes.
#museum: photos of the Sherlock Holmes Museum in London.
#location: Holmesian locations other than the museum, often referring to the Sherlock Holmes pub, various cafes, or statues.
#paget: illustrations by Sidney Paget
#illustration: illustrations not by Sidney Paget.
#meme: memes and textposts
TV Shows and Movies (in chronological order)
William Gillette in plays (1899) and "Sherlock Holmes" (1916): #gillette
"Sherlock Holmes" with John Barrymore (1922): #barrymore
"Sherlock Jr." directed by and featuring Buster Keaton (1924): #jr
Arthur Wontner films "The Sleeping Cardinal" (1931), "The Missing Rembrandt" (1932), "The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case" (1932), "The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes" (1935), and "Silver Blaze" (1937): #wontner
"Sherlock Holmes" with Basil Rathbone (1939-46): #rathbone
"Sherlock Holmes" with Ronald Howard (1954): #howard #ronald howard
Christopher Lee in "Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace" (1962) and other productions: #lee
"Sherlock Holmes" with Douglas Wilmer (1964-1965, plus other appearances): #wilmer
"Sherlock Holmes" with Peter Cushing (1968): #cushing
"The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" directed and written by Billy Wilder (1970): #tplosh #the private life of sherlock holmes
Theater productions (1970s) and "Interior Motives" (1976) with Leonard Nimoy: #nimoy
"The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" written, directed, and featuring Gene Wilder (1975): #brother
"The Seven Percent Solution" written by Nicholas Meyer and featuring Nicol Williamson (1976): #seven percent
"Murder by Decree" with Christopher Plummer (1979): #decree #murder by decree
"Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson" with Geoffrey Whitehead and Donald Pickering (1979): #whitehead
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson" with Vasiliy Livanov (Soviet Holmes) (1979-1986): #livanov
"The Hound of the Baskervilles" with Tom Baker (1982): #baker
Ian Richardson in "The Sign of Four" (1983) and "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1983) and other productions: #richardson
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" with Jeremy Brett (Granada) (1984-94): #granada #granada holmes
"Young Sherlock Holmes" directed by Barry Levinson (1985): #young #young sherlock holmes
"Detective Conan"/"Case Closed" manga by Gosho Aoyama (1994) and anime (1996): #case closed
"Sherlock Holmes" (2009) and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" (2011) directed by Guy Ritchie and featuring Robert Downey Jr.: #rdj
"Elementary" with Johnny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu (2014-2019): #elementary
"Moriarty the Patriot" manga (2016) and anime (2020): #ynm
"Watson" with Morris Chestnut (2025-): #watson
#german: German productions of Sherlock Holmes, such as “Der Hund von Baskerville” (1937) and "Sherlock Holmes" with Erich Schellow (1967)
#animated: Animated series and references to Sherlock Holmes, such as "Sherlock Hound" (1984), "The Great Mouse Detective" (1986), and "Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century" (1999)
#theater: Theater productions about Sherlock Holmes
#playbill: Playbills for Holmesian theater productions, including William Gillette's play
#radio: Audio series productions relating to Sherlock Holmes, including "The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1939-47), "Moriarty: The Devil's Game" (2022), and "Sherlock & Co." (2023)
#multi: posts that combine several adaptations of Sherlock Holmes in one.
Video Games- #video game: (mostly original) posts about video games
#frogwares: content pertaining to the Sherlock Holmes game series by Frogwares. Original posts are under #frogwares sherlock
#ace attorney: content relating to the game "The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles" (2021)
Merchandise- #merchandise: physical merchandise relating to Sherlock Holmes. A non-exhaustive list of subcategories:
#stuffed animal
#doll
#mini figure
#ceramics
#teapot
#ornament
#sweatshirt
#sweater
#tea blend
#playing cards
#other: Everything else! Usually non-listed adaptations or crossovers.
*Please note that none of my posts are intended to be advertisements or promotions, I just like collecting different interpretations of the great detective.
Links
My playlists:
My IMDB Sherlock Holmes list (not yet complete, trying to collect as many adaptations as possible)
Giant list of Sherlock Holmes adaptations by Xangô da Baker Street Society
Miscellaneous adaptations
German Holmes
Christmas with Holmes
Spotify playlist of musical themes
Other folks playlists I use for shows:
Granada Holmes
Howard/1954 Holmes
Douglas Wilmer Holmes (1964)
Young Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Manor House (1982)
Sherlock Hound
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
Sherlock Mondays (2023 verbal annotation of Holmes stories by the Rosenbach museum)
Sherlock Holmes audio dramas by Big Finish
My DMs, asks, and submissions are always open for those interested! Let me know if you'd like me to tag something for you, or find an adaptation for you. Ask questions, or just chat. See ya!
