Take a Family History
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Take a Family History is the 9th episode in season 1 of the American TV series Watson aired on 13 april 2025 on CBS, starring Morris Chestnut as Dr. Watson. 43 min.
Dr. Derian is under pressure when her secret, rule-breaking attempts to treat her sister Gigi Grigoryan (Jennifer Derian) backfire and Gigi is brought to the clinic with serious side effects. The episode is built around flashbacks showing teen Ingrid ("Didi") trying to get Gigi lifesaving spinal surgery after an injury tied to their abusive father (Ivo Derina), and a younger Mary Morstan getting involved, only for the unauthorized plan to be shut down, leaving Gigi permanently disabled. Back in the present, Dr. Watson and Dr. Mary Morstan piece together the truth and find a way to treat Gigi, but the fallout is personal: Dr. Mary Morstan orders Dr. Derian to leave the clinic within two months after learning what she's done and who Gigi really is. The story also deepens Dr. Watson and Dr. Morstan's bond over the loss of their baby. It ends with a final gut-punch reveal in flashback: Ingrid killed her father, reframing her "mystery" as something darker and more desperate than simple ambition.
References to the original Sherlock Holmes stories
- "Shinwell Johnson" : He was a former criminal allied to Sherlock Holmes to provide information from among the underworld. He appeared only in The Illustrious Client (1924).
- "Dr. Mary Morstan" : Mary Morstan was the first wife of Dr. Watson but she was not a doctor (The Sign of Four, 1890).
Photos
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Dr. John H. Watson (Morris Chestnut) -
Shinwell Johnson (Ritchie Coster) -
Dr. Ingrid Derian (Eve Harlow) -
Dr. Sasha Lubbock (Inga Schlingmann) -
Dr. Adam Croft (Peter Mark Kendall) and Dr. Stephens Croft (Peter Mark Kendall) -
Dr. Mary Morstan (Rochelle Aytes) -
Young Ingrid Derian (Amanda Arcuri) -
Ivo Derian (Andy Bean) -
Dr. Moynihan (Martin Cummins) -
Gigi Grigoryan (Kiera Allen) -
Young Gigi (Beatrice Schneider) -
Nurse Andrews (Kalyn Miles) -
Dr. Amato (Jason Tremblay) -
Dr. Mira Leela (Shalyn Ferdinand) -
EMT #1 (Trevor Mitchell) -
Drunk Singer (Corey Turner) -
Young John Watson (Kevin Vidal) -
Dr. John H. Watson office door.
Cast
- Dr. John H. Watson : Morris Chestnut
- Shinwell Johnson : Ritchie Coster
- Dr. Ingrid Derian : Eve Harlow
- Dr. Sasha Lubbock : Inga Schlingmann
- Dr. Stephens Croft / Dr. Adam Croft : Peter Mark Kendall
- Croft twins [1] : Andrew Dobbie, Riley Orr
- Dr. Mary Morstan : Rochelle Aytes
- Young Ingrid Derian : Amanda Arcuri
- Ivo Derian : Andy Bean
- Dr. Moynihan : Martin Cummins
- Gigi Grigoryan : Kiera Allen
- Young John Watson : Kevin Vidal
- Young Gigi : Beatrice Schneider
- Nurse Andrews : Kalyn Miles
- Dr. Amato : Jason Tremblay
- Dr. Mira Leela : Shalyn Ferdinand
- EMT #1 : Trevor Mitchell
- Nurse Bethany : Claire Traille
- Drunk Singer : Corey Turner
- European Patient : Christopher Wardrop
Crew
- Director : Mario Van Peebles
- Screenplay : Shäron Moalem
- Executive Producer : Morris Chestnut, Aaron Kaplan, Shäron Moalem, Erin Moffitt, Brian Morewitz, Sallie Patrick, Craig Sweeny, Larry Teng
- Producers : Scott Graham, Geoffrey Hemwall, Aren Ophoff
- Music : Paul Leonard-Morgan
- ↑ Peter Mark Kendall = playing both roles of Adam & Stephens Croft (acting + speaking). Andrew Dobbie & Riley Orr = physical doubles used to make the twin scenes possible.
