The current Russian adaptation of Sherlock Holmes runs to 16 episodes and will air on Russian TV in the autumn of 2013.

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Шерлок Холмс

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Шерлок Холмс
• Igor Petrenko as Sherlock
Holmes, Andrei Panin as Dr.
Watson
• Unlike other adaptations
Holmes is 15 years younger
than Watson
• 16 episodes due to air this
autumn on Russian TV

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• Irene Adler (Lyanka Gryu)
plays a significant role in
the series
• The series was delayed for
3 years, original plan was a
release in 2010

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Good for the legacy?
FOR AGAINST
• Huge appetite in Russia for Sherlock
Holmes with BBC Sherlock extremely
popular
Difficult to call until it airs, but……
• Heavy reliance on Irene Adler
relationship non-canonical
• Holmes-Watson age difference a difficult
dynamic where in the canon they were of
a similar age
• Really tough act to follow from previous
adaptation

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The original Russians
Vasily Livanov Vitaly Solomin

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The original Russians
The Final Problem
The
Speckled
Band

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The original Russians
The Final Problem
The
Speckled
Band