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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-title.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Dr Bell and Mr Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000)]]<br />
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''Mr Bell and Mr Doyle: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes'' is the pilot TV movie of the [[Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes]] series produced by ''BBC'', ''The Television Production Company'' and ''WGBH'', aired in 2000. Starring [[Ian Richardson]] as Dr. [[Joseph Bell]] and [[Robin Laing]] as [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. <br />
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The series name in the pilot was ''Mr Bell and Mr Doyle'' instead ''Murder Rooms''.<br />
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== Photos ==<br />
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File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-bell.jpg|''Dr. Joseph Bell''<br />([[Ian Richardson]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-arthur-conan-doyle.jpg|''Arthur Conan Doyle''<br />([[Robin Laing]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-mary-doyle.jpg|''Mary Doyle''<br />([[Sarah Collier]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-charles-doyle.jpg|''Charles Doyle''<br />([[John Bett]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-scott.jpg|''Elspeth Scott''<br />([[Dolly Wells]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-strand-editor.jpg|''The Strand Editor''<br />([[Ralph Riach]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-henry-carlyle.jpg|''Sir Henry Carlyle''<br />([[Charles Dance]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-sarah-carlyle.jpg|''Lady Sarah Carlyle''<br />([[Ruth Platt]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-stark.jpg|''Eustace Stark''<br />([[Andrew John Tait]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-neill.jpg|''Thomas Neill''<br />([[Alec Newman]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-sophia.jpg|''Sophia'' (right)<br />([[Tamsin Pike]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-crawford.jpg|''Crawford''<br />([[Joel Strachan]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-baxter.jpg|''Baxter''<br />([[David MacDowell]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-crawford-senior.jpg|''Crawford Senior''<br />([[Bernard Horsfall]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-waller.jpg|''Waller'' (right)<br />([[Matthew Macfadyen]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-murdoch.jpg|''PC Murdoch''<br />([[Eric Barlow]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-doctor-street.jpg|''Doctor in Street''<br />([[John Malcolm]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-working-man-patient.jpg|''Working Man Patient''<br />([[John Comerford]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-landlady.jpg|''Landlady''<br />([[Donalda Samuel]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-beecher.jpg|''Inspector Beecher''<br />([[Sean McGinley]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-summers.jpg|''Summers''<br />([[Laurie Ventry]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-gillespie.jpg|''Dr. Gillespie''<br />([[Stephen MacDonald]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-canning.jpg|''Canning''<br />([[Ewan Stewart]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-canning-maid.jpg|''Anne, Canning's Maid''<br />([[Julie Wilson Nimmo]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-latimer.jpg|''Dr. Latimer''<br />([[Patrick Hannaway]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-hazel.jpg|''Hazel''<br />([[Anne-Marie Kennedy]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-rose.jpg|''Madame Rose''<br />([[Linda Duncan McLaughlin]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-marie.jpg|''Marie'' (right)<br />([[Coral Preston]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-marie-friend.jpg|''Marie's Friend'' (left)<br />([[Shauna Macdonald]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-panicked-woman.jpg|''Panicked Woman''<br />([[Maureen Carr]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-kate.jpg|''Kate''<br />([[Jenny Foulds]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-kate-friend.jpg|''Kate's Friend'' (left)<br />([[Suzie Lundy]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-butler.jpg|''Drummond, the butler''<br />([[Graham Crammond]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-fiddler.jpg|''Samuel, the fiddler''<br />([[Aly Bain]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-lecturer.jpg|''Medical Lecturer''<br />([[Alan Sinclair]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-sobbing-woman.jpg|''Sobbing Woman'' (on chair)<br />([[Mary Goonan]])<br />
File:2000-mr-bell-and-mr-doyle-0-wolton.jpg|''Dr. Wolton''<br />
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== Videos ==<br />
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'''Trailer'''<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* '''Arthur Conan Doyle''' : [[Robin Laing]]<br />
* '''Mary Doyle''' : [[Sarah Collier]]<br />
* '''Charles Doyle''' : [[John Bett]]<br />
* '''Dr. Joseph Bell''' : [[Ian Richardson]]<br />
* '''Elspeth Scott''' : [[Dolly Wells]]<br />
* '''Sir Henry Carlyle''' : [[Charles Dance]]<br />
* '''Lady Sarah Carlyle''' : [[Ruth Platt]]<br />
* '''The Strand Editor''' : [[Ralph Riach]]<br />
* '''Eustace Stark''' : [[Andrew John Tait]]<br />
* '''Thomas Neill''' : [[Alec Newman]]<br />
* '''Sophia''' : [[Tamsin Pike]]<br />
* '''Crawford''' : [[Joel Strachan]]<br />
* '''Baxter''' : [[David MacDowell]]<br />
* '''Crawford Senior''' : [[Bernard Horsfall]]<br />
* '''Waller''' : [[Matthew Macfadyen]]<br />
* '''PC Murdoch''' : [[Eric Barlow]]<br />
* '''Doctor in Street''' : [[John Malcolm]]<br />
* '''Woman Patient''' : [[Dolina MacLennan]]<br />
* '''Working Man Patient''' : [[John Comerford]]<br />
* '''Inspector Beecher''' : [[Sean McGinley]]<br />
* '''Summers''' : [[Laurie Ventry]]<br />
* '''Dr. Gillespie''' : [[Stephen MacDonald]]<br />
* '''Canning''' : [[Ewan Stewart]]<br />
* '''Anne (Canning's Maid)''' : [[Julie Wilson Nimmo]]<br />
* '''Dr. Latimer''' : [[Patrick Hannaway]]<br />
* '''Landlady''' : [[Donalda Samuel]]<br />
* '''Hazel''' : [[Anne-Marie Kennedy]]<br />
* '''Sobbing Woman''' : [[Mary Goonan]]<br />
* '''Madame Rose''' : [[Linda Duncan McLaughlin]]<br />
* '''Marie''' : [[Coral Preston]]<br />
* '''Marie's Friend''' : [[Shauna Macdonald]]<br />
* '''Panicked Woman''' : [[Maureen Carr]]<br />
* '''Kate''' : [[Jenny Foulds]]<br />
* '''Kate's Friend''' : [[Suzie Lundy]]<br />
* '''Drummond, the butler''' : [[Graham Crammond]]<br />
* '''Samuel, the fiddler''' : [[Aly Bain]]<br />
* '''Medical Lecturer''' : [[Alan Sinclair]]<br />
Uncredited<br />
* '''Dr. Wolton''' : ?<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
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* '''Director''' : [[Paul Seed]]<br />
* '''Screenplay''' : [[David Pirie]]<br />
* '''Producer''' : Ian Madden<br />
* '''Executive Producers''' : Rebecca Eaton (WGBH Boston), Jim Reeve (Television Production Company), David M. Thompson<br />
* '''Associate Producer''' : David Pirie<br />
* '''Music''' : Jim Parker<br />
* '''Cinematography''' : John Kenway<br />
* '''Film Editor''' : Martin Brinkler, Mark Day<br />
* '''Casting''' : Patsy Pollock<br />
* '''Production Design''' : Tom McCullagh<br />
* '''Creative Director''' : Malcolm Dalton<br />
* '''Art Director''' : Anna Rackard<br />
* '''Set Decoration''' : Tina Jones<br />
* '''Costume Design''' : Frances Tempest<br />
* '''Makeup Artist''' : Eva Marieges Moore<br />
* '''Production Manager''' : Graeme Gordon<br />
* '''Post-Production Supervisor''' : Hermione Ninnim<br />
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== Plot summary ==<br />
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Following the fictional death of Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle finds himself reflecting on his old friendship with Dr. Joseph Bell, as well as his long-gone romance with fellow student Elspeth Scott, the victim of a killer he and Bell failed to capture.<br />
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* [[Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes]]<br />
* [[Conan Doyle on screen]]</div>
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