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Screening Sherlock

A Cultural History of the Great Detective on Film and Television

James Chapman

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English
Manchester University Press
01 April 2025
Series: Multiplexities
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.
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Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 138mm, 
ISBN:   9781526176639
ISBN 10:   1526176637
Series:   Multiplexities
Pages:   368
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

James Chapman is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Leicester

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