All men are made of water, do you know this? When you pierce them, the water leaks out, and they die.
I made this graphic because some people like to complain that changing the gender/sex of the characters somehow “ruins” or “desecrates” Arthur Conan Doyle’s legacy. Funnily enough nobody ever complains when they are turned into mice, dogs, etc. (Presumably because they are still male.) As you can see there have been several female versions of these characters in the past, and they have hardly ruined anything.
Some of the oldest adaptations only had the actor info for Holmes on IMDB, so either Watson didn’t exist in those films at all, or the actor is unknown. (If he did exist it’s pretty safe to assume he was male.)
I excluded incarnations where Holmes/Watson only appeared once as guest stars in unrelated tv shows. (There were lots.)
BBC Sherlock's episode titles inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories and novels.*A Study in Scarlet -- A Study in Pink *A Scandal in Bohemia -- A Scandal in Belgravia *The Hound of the Baskervilles -- The Hounds of Baskerville *The Adventure of the Empty House -- The Empty Hearse *The Sign of Four -- The Sign of Three *His Last Bow -- His Last Vow
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“For me,” said Sherlock Holmes, “there still remains the cocaine bottle.”
“An anomaly which often struck me in the character of my friend Sherlock Holmes was that, although in his methods of thought he was the neatest and most methodical of mankind, and although also he affected a certain quiet primness of dress, he was none the less in his personal habits one of the most untidy men that ever drove a fellow-lodger to distraction.
…when I find a man who keeps —- his tobacco in the toe end of a Persian slipper —- then I begin to give myself virtuous airs.”The Musgrave Ritual
“You’re not hurt, Watson? For God’s sake, say that you are not hurt!“
It was worth a wound — it was worth many wounds — to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask.
The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of revelation.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
