Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)

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detective television series television 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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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Granada Television Sherlock Holmes series	5
Sherlock	2
Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series) canonical	2
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)	2
Moriarty in Granada Television Sherlock Holmes	1
Mycroft Holmes in Granada Television Sherlock Holmes series	1
Television series "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes"	1
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)	1
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV) episode	1
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)	1
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)	1
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)	1
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)	1
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)	1
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5927713 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)
Context triple: [Charles Gray, portrayedIn, Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)]

A. 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.
B. Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)
Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series) is a British television adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories, featuring Douglas Wilmer as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Stock as Dr. Watson.
C. BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes series
The BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes series is a long-running audio drama adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories, best known for its faithful scripts and Clive Merrison’s definitive portrayal of Sherlock Holmes.
D. MI-5
MI-5 is a British spy thriller film (also known as "Spooks: The Greater Good") based on the TV series "Spooks," featuring David Oyelowo in a prominent role.
E. Holmes
Holmes is a consumer brand best known for its home comfort products such as fans, heaters, and air purifiers.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)
Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series) is a British television adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories, featuring Douglas Wilmer as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Stock as Dr. Watson.
C. BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes series
The BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes series is a long-running audio drama adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories, best known for its faithful scripts and Clive Merrison’s definitive portrayal of Sherlock Holmes.
D. MI-5
MI-5 is a British spy thriller film (also known as "Spooks: The Greater Good") based on the TV series "Spooks," featuring David Oyelowo in a prominent role.
E. Holmes
Holmes is a consumer brand best known for its home comfort products such as fans, heaters, and air purifiers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	detective television series ⓘ television series ⓘ
basedOn	Sherlock Holmes ⓘ linked to: Holmes
basedOnWorkBy	Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ
castMember	David Burke ⓘ Edward Hardwicke ⓘ Eric Porter ⓘ Jeremy Brett ⓘ Rosalie Williams ⓘ
character	Dr. John Watson ⓘ linked to: John Watson Mrs. Hudson ⓘ Professor Moriarty ⓘ linked to: Jim Moriarty Sherlock Holmes ⓘ linked to: Holmes
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
distributor	ITV Studios ⓘ
format	live action ⓘ
genre	crime drama ⓘ mystery ⓘ period drama ⓘ
hasAdaptedWork	A Scandal in Bohemia ⓘ The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ The Final Problem ⓘ The Hound of the Baskervilles ⓘ The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ The Return of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ The Sign of Four ⓘ The Speckled Band ⓘ
hasCriticalReception	acclaimed ⓘ
hasEpisodeType	television film ⓘ television special ⓘ
hasFandom	Sherlock Holmes fandom ⓘ
hasMainCharacter	Dr. John Watson ⓘ linked to: Dr. Watson Sherlock Holmes ⓘ linked to: Holmes
notableFor	Jeremy Brett’s portrayal of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ faithful adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalNetwork	ITV ⓘ
partOfFranchise	Sherlock Holmes in television ⓘ
portraysAddress	221B Baker Street ⓘ
portraysFictionalCharacter	Sherlock Holmes ⓘ linked to: Holmes
productionCompany	Granada Television ⓘ
settingLocation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
settingTimePeriod	Edwardian era ⓘ Victorian era ⓘ
stars	Jeremy Brett ⓘ

How these facts were elicited