Character guide

Sherlock Holmes

major

Also known as Mr. Holmes, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, Holmes

The brilliant detective who solves complex mysteries using deduction and observation.

Dr. Watson

major

Also known as Watson, friend Watson

Holmes's loyal friend and chronicler, a former army doctor who assists in investigations.

Inspector Lestrade

supporting

Also known as Lestrade, Mr. Lestrade

A Scotland Yard detective who often seeks Holmes's help on difficult cases.

Charles Augustus Milverton

major

Also known as Milverton, Charles Milverton, the odious Milverton

A ruthless blackmailer who preys on wealthy victims, leading to a deadly confrontation.

Stanley Hopkins

supporting

Also known as Hopkins, Inspector Stanley Hopkins, young Stanley Hopkins

A young, eager Scotland Yard inspector who frequently consults Holmes.

James Wilder

supporting

Also known as Mr. James Wilder, Mr. Wilder, Wilder, James

The dapper and cunning secretary involved in a sinister plot against a noble family.

Jonas Oldacre

major

Also known as Mr. Jonas Oldacre, Mr. Oldacre, Oldacre, the late lamented Oldacre

A Norwood builder whose apparent murder leads to a complex case of deception.

Godfrey Staunton

major

Also known as Godfrey, Staunton, Mr. Staunton, Mr. Godfrey Staunton

A missing rugby player whose disappearance involves a secret marriage and family intrigue.

Colonel Sebastian Moran

supporting

Also known as Colonel Moran, Moran, Sebastian Moran, Colonel

A dangerous former army officer and Moriarty's chief lieutenant who targets Holmes.

Hilton Soames

supporting

Also known as Mr. Hilton Soames, Mr. Soames, Soames, friend Soames

A Cambridge college lecturer who seeks Holmes's help after an exam paper is tampered with.

Beppo

supporting

Also known as this Beppo

An Italian street performer involved in a series of Napoleon bust thefts and a murder.

Dr. Leslie Armstrong

supporting

Also known as Leslie Armstrong, Armstrong, Dr. Armstrong

A stubborn Cambridge doctor who obstructs Holmes's investigation into a missing person.

Mr. Woodley

supporting

Also known as Woodley, The ruffian Woodley, that hellhound Woodley

A violent and brutish man who harasses a young woman and becomes a murder suspect.

Bannister

minor

A loyal college servant whose secret loyalty complicates the investigation into exam fraud.

Eduardo Lucas

supporting

Also known as Mr. Eduardo Lucas, Mr. Lucas, Lucas

A mysterious foreign agent found murdered in his London home, sparking an international crisis.

Elsie

supporting

Also known as little Elsie

A young woman whose past in America leads to danger from a criminal gang using coded messages.

John Hector McFarlane

supporting

Also known as Mr. McFarlane, Mr. John Hector McFarlane, McFarlane, John McFarlane, young McFarlane

A young lawyer accused of murdering Jonas Oldacre, who turns to Holmes for help.

Thorneycroft Huxtable

supporting

Also known as Dr. Huxtable, Dr. Thorneycroft Huxtable, Huxtable

The headmaster of Priory School who hires Holmes to find a missing young lord.

Ronald Adair

supporting

Also known as the Honourable Ronald Adair, Adair, Ronald, young Adair

A young gentleman found murdered in a locked room, leading Holmes back into action.

Black Peter

supporting

Also known as Peter Carey, Black Peter Carey

A brutal former sea captain found murdered in his cabin with a harpoon.

Willoughby Smith

minor

Also known as young Willoughby Smith, Mr. Willoughby Smith, Willoughby Smith, young Mr. Smith

A young assistant to Professor Coram who is murdered during a mysterious investigation.

Lady Brackenstall

supporting

Also known as Lady Brackenstall of Abbey Grange

A noblewoman who reports a burglary and murder at her home, but hides a dark secret.

Mr. Carruthers

supporting

Also known as Carruthers

A mysterious employer who hires a young woman as a cyclist, with hidden motives.

Mycroft Holmes

minor

Also known as Mycroft, Holmes

Sherlock's older brother, a brilliant but lazy government official who aids in a case.

Hilton Cubitt

supporting

Also known as Mr. Hilton Cubitt, Hilton, Mr. Cubitt

A Norfolk gentleman who seeks Holmes's help about mysterious dancing figure messages.

Mrs. Hilton Cubitt

supporting

Also known as Hilton Cubitt, Of Mrs. Hilton Cubitt

Hilton Cubitt's American wife, whose past brings danger from a criminal gang.

John Hopley Neligan

minor

Also known as Neligan, young Neligan, John

A young man involved in a case of a missing father and a mysterious sea captain's murder.

Gilchrist

minor

Also known as Mr. Gilchrist

A young athlete involved in a cheating scandal at Cambridge that Holmes investigates.

Mary Fraser

minor

Also known as Miss Mary Fraser, Miss Fraser, Mary

A young woman whose secret marriage to Godfrey Staunton leads to his disappearance.

Lady Hilda Trelawney

supporting

Also known as Hilda, Lady Hilda

A beautiful woman whose past indiscretions lead to blackmail and a political crisis.

Abe Slaney

supporting

Also known as Mr. Abe Slaney, Abe Slaney, Abe, Slaney, Mr. Slaney

A dangerous American criminal who uses dancing figure codes to threaten Elsie.

Violet Smith

supporting

Also known as Miss Violet Smith, Miss Violet, Miss Smith

A young woman hired as a cyclist who is being followed by a mysterious man.

Inspector Martin

minor

Also known as Martin, Inspector

A local police inspector who assists Holmes in the Black Peter case.

Cyril Overton

minor

Also known as Overton, Mr. Overton, Mr. Cyril Overton

The captain of the Cambridge rugby team who seeks Holmes's help finding a missing player.

Mr. Williamson

minor

Also known as Williamson

A shady character involved in the Solitary Cyclist case and a forced marriage plot.

Arthur

minor

Also known as Poor Arthur

A young man accused of theft in the Three Students case, but later exonerated.

Mrs. Lexington

minor

A woman whose house is the scene of a mysterious death in the Golden Pince-Nez case.

Dr. Barnicot

minor

A doctor whose Napoleon bust is stolen, leading to the Six Napoleons investigation.

Trelawney Hope

supporting

Also known as Mr. Trelawney Hope, Mr. Hope, Hope, Mr. Trelawney

A government minister whose missing document threatens European peace.

Mrs. Hayes

minor

Also known as Hayes, This fellow Hayes

The keeper of a lonely inn involved in the Solitary Cyclist case's criminal plot.

Theresa Wright

minor

Also known as Theresa, old Theresa

The loyal housekeeper of the Brackenstall household who aids the investigation.

Professor Moriarty

minor

Also known as Moriarty, Professor James Moriarty, the late Professor Moriarty

The deceased criminal mastermind whose influence still threatens Holmes from beyond.

Horace Harker

minor

Also known as Horace, Mr. Horace Harker, Mr. Harker, Harker

A journalist whose Napoleon bust is stolen, drawing him into the Six Napoleons case.

Reuben Hayes

minor

Also known as Mr. Reuben Hayes, Mr. Hayes, this fellow Hayes

A violent innkeeper who assists in the abduction of a young woman in the cyclist case.

Herr Heidegger

minor

Also known as Heidegger, poor Heidegger

A German master at a school who becomes a suspect in the Priory School disappearance.

Mrs. Hudson

minor

Holmes's long-suffering landlady at 221B Baker Street.

Pompey

minor

Also known as the reluctant Pompey

A bloodhound used by Holmes to track a suspect in the Black Peter case.

Captain Crocker

minor

A sea captain and lover of Lady Brackenstall involved in the Abbey Grange murder.

Bob Carruthers

minor

Also known as Carruthers

A man involved in the Solitary Cyclist case with a hidden connection to the victim.

Susan Tarlton

minor

Also known as Susan

A servant in the Brackenstall household who provides key testimony.

Lord Mount-James

minor

The wealthy uncle of Godfrey Staunton who opposes his marriage.

Sir Eustace Brackenstall

minor

Also known as Sir Eustace, this Sir Eustace

The abusive husband of Lady Brackenstall who is found murdered at Abbey Grange.

Lady Eva Blackwell

minor

Also known as Lady Eva, the Lady Eva Blackwell

A wealthy young woman blackmailed by Charles Augustus Milverton.

Morse Hudson

minor

Also known as Mr. Morse Hudson

A shopkeeper who sells Napoleon busts and becomes involved in the thefts.

Professor Coram

minor

A blind professor whose assistant is murdered in the Golden Pince-Nez case.

George

minor

A servant or minor character mentioned in passing during investigations.

Mrs. Marker

minor

Also known as the good Mrs. Marker

A housekeeper who provides information in the Norwood Builder case.

Lord Saltire

minor

Also known as young Lord Saltire, young Saltire

The missing young heir in the Priory School case, kidnapped for ransom.

Mr. Harding

minor

A college tutor involved in the Three Students cheating scandal.

Jacobs

minor

A servant or minor figure in the Abbey Grange case.

Ralph Smith

minor

A minor character mentioned in the context of the Golden Pince-Nez case.

Anna

minor

A servant or minor figure in the Second Stain case.

Alexis

minor

A minor character mentioned in the Priory School case.

Cyril Morton

minor

Also known as Cyril, Morton

A young man engaged to Violet Smith in the Solitary Cyclist case.

Inspector Hill

minor

Also known as Hill

A police inspector involved in the Six Napoleons case.

Sir Jabez Gilchrist

minor

Also known as Gilchrist, young Gilchrist, old Sir Jabez Gilchrist

A baronet whose son is involved in the Three Students cheating scandal.

Patrick Cairns

minor

Also known as Patrick, old Patrick, Mr. Patrick Cairns

A harpooner and suspect in the murder of Black Peter Carey.

Pietro Venucci

minor

Also known as Pietro

An Italian man whose murder is connected to the Napoleon bust thefts.

John Mitton

minor

Also known as Mitton

A minor character mentioned in the Norwood Builder case.

Mr. Cornelius

minor

Also known as this Mr. Cornelius, Cornelius

A mysterious figure involved in the Priory School kidnapping plot.

Wilson Hargreave

minor

Also known as Wilson

A minor character mentioned in the Second Stain case.

Mr. Sandeford

minor

A man who owns a Napoleon bust that is central to the Six Napoleons case.

Henri Fournaye

minor

Also known as Mme Henri Fournaye, Mme Fournaye

A woman whose husband is involved in the murder of Eduardo Lucas.

Miles McLaren

minor

A minor criminal mentioned in the Empty House case.

Mortimer

minor

A minor character mentioned in the Norwood Builder case.

Randall

minor

A minor character mentioned in the Priory School case.