Sherlock Holmes adaptations
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Sherlock Holmes adaptations are a wide-ranging collection of films, television series, radio plays, stage productions, and other media that reinterpret Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic detective stories and characters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sherlock Holmes adaptations canonical | 3 |
| Sherlock Holmes franchise | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22891686 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sherlock Holmes adaptations Context triple: [The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983 film), partOf, Sherlock Holmes adaptations]
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Sherlock Holmes film series
The Sherlock Holmes film series is a collection of mystery movies centered on Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic detective, adapted across multiple eras of cinema.
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Sherlock Holmes stories
Sherlock Holmes stories are a seminal series of detective tales by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the brilliant, analytical sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson, which helped define the modern mystery genre.
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Holmes & Watson (film)
Holmes & Watson is a 2018 comedy film that parodies Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, starring Will Ferrell as Holmes and John C. Reilly as Dr. Watson.
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Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)
Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series) is a British television adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories, best known for Jeremy Brett’s acclaimed portrayal of the iconic sleuth.
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Sherlock
Sherlock is a modern television adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the brilliant but eccentric consulting detective in contemporary London.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sherlock Holmes adaptations Target entity description: Sherlock Holmes adaptations are a wide-ranging collection of films, television series, radio plays, stage productions, and other media that reinterpret Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic detective stories and characters.
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A.
Sherlock Holmes film series
The Sherlock Holmes film series is a collection of mystery movies centered on Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic detective, adapted across multiple eras of cinema.
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B.
Sherlock Holmes stories
Sherlock Holmes stories are a seminal series of detective tales by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the brilliant, analytical sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson, which helped define the modern mystery genre.
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C.
Holmes & Watson (film)
Holmes & Watson is a 2018 comedy film that parodies Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, starring Will Ferrell as Holmes and John C. Reilly as Dr. Watson.
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D.
Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)
Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series) is a British television adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories, best known for Jeremy Brett’s acclaimed portrayal of the iconic sleuth.
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E.
Sherlock
Sherlock is a modern television adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the brilliant but eccentric consulting detective in contemporary London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sherlock Holmes adaptations