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Sherlock & Co.

Sherlock & Co. is a British audio drama podcast that reimagines Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories in a modern setting, presented through the perspective of Dr. John Watson.[1] The podcast follows Watson, portrayed as a true crime podcaster and former British Army doctor, as he recounts his adventures with the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock & Co. was created by Joel Emery, directed by Adam Jarrell, and features Paul Waggott as Dr. John Watson, Harry Attwell as Sherlock Holmes, and Marta da Silva as Mariana "Mrs. Hudson" Ametxazurra.[2]

Sherlock & Co.
Cover art
GenreMystery
Dramedy
LanguageEnglish
Creative team
Created byJoel Emery
Directed byAdam Jarrell
Cast and voices
StarringPaul Waggott
Harry Attwell
Marta da Silva
Production
ProductionGoalhanger Podcasts
Publication
No. of episodes155
Original releaseOctober 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)
Related
Websitesherlockandco.co.uk

The series was created by Holy Smokes Audio in partnership with Goalhanger Podcasts—who originally commissioned the show—and launched in October 2023, with episodes released weekly. It is the first fictional Goalhanger Podcast.[3]

Format

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Each episode is narrated by Dr. John Watson, who edits and narrates the true-crime podcast, echoing his role in the original stories as the chronicler of Holmes’ cases. Watson talks directly to the "listeners", as he takes his audio recorder on missions. The format provides a firsthand account of the mysteries, presenting the stories as lived through experiences, including references to modern politics and events.

Each episode is an adaptation of Doyle's novels and short stories, using the original titles, reimagined to fit a contemporary context and expanded to explore the personal lives of Holmes and his friends. However, the adventures do not occur in the same order as the original canon, with many previously disconnected stories being tied together to form new overarching narratives.

Cast

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Main

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Recurring

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Episodes

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Episode list

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Story # Episode # Story Title Story Length Episode Title Release Date¹ Ad-free length (minutes)
1 1 Mr. Sherlock Holmes 1 episode Mr. Sherlock Holmes² 10 Oct 2023 32m
2 2 The Illustrious Client 3 episodes The Edelweiss Murder 10 Oct 2023 26m
3 The Woman Collector 17 Oct 2023 24m
4 Janet Jackson and the Ming Dynasty 24 Oct 2023 44m
3 5 The Noble Bachelor 2 episodes The Disappearance of Harriet Doran 31 Oct 2023 32m
6 Bloody Mary 7 Nov 2023 23m
4 7 The Problem of Thor Bridge 2 episodes The Killing of Matheus Gibson 14 Nov 2023 33m
8 Death Do Us Part 21 Nov 2023 29m
5 9 The Golden Pince-Nez 3 episodes The Lamentable Death of Young Willoughby Smith 28 Nov 2023 26m
10 The Dying Preacher 5 Dec 2023 25m
11 The Killer is in the House 12 Dec 2023 32m
6 12 The Blue Carbuncle 2 episodes A Wild Goose Chase 19 Dec 2023 31m
13 Mad Tidings 26 Dec 2023 32m
7 14 The Cardboard Box 2 episodes Happy New Ear(s) 2 Jan 2024 26m
15 The Bloody Barge 9 Jan 2024 33m
8 16 The Red-Headed League 3 episodes The Bad Actor and the Red Flags 16 Jan 2024 31m
17 The Billionaires at the Opera 23 Jan 2024 27m
18 A Gun, A Motorbike and Waterloo Bridge 30 Jan 2024 31m
9 19 The Gloria Scott 2 episodes He Came From the Land Down Under 6 Feb 2024 34m
20 Hunted to the Grave 13 Feb 2024 47m
10 21 The Solitary Cyclist 2 episodes The Doxxing of Violet Carruthers 20 Feb 2024 38m
22 The Shotgun Wedding 27 Feb 2024 38m
11 23 The Creeping Man 3 episodes The White Rat Killer 5 Mar 2024 31m
24 Live at the Apollo 12 Mar 2024 32m
25 Me, Myself and AI 19 Mar 2024 23m
12 26 The Retired Colourman 2 episodes Paint the Town Dead 26 Mar 2024 27m
27 Hide and Reek 2 Apr 2024 27m
13 28 Silver Blaze 4 episodes Missing Like a Racehorse 9 Apr 2024 28m
29 If the Shoe Fitz 16 Apr 2024 31m
30 The Curious Incident 23 Apr 2024 27m
31 Off to the Races 30 Apr 2024 28m
14 32 The Reigate Squire 2 episodes The Dark Arts 7 May 2024 30m
33 Fake It Until You Make It 14 May 2024 30m
15 34 A Case of Identity 2 episodes Hate the Player, Not the Game 21 May 2024 29m
35 Fallen Angel 28 May 2024 36m
16 36 The Dancing Men 3 episodes We’ll Meet Again 4 Jun 2024 34m
37 Stalk the Stalk 11 Jun 2024 29m
38 American Lonewolf in London 18 Jun 2024 29m
17 39 Shoscombe Old Place 3 episodes Gone Girl 25 Jun 2024 31m
40 You've Got a Fast Car 2 Jul 2024 29m
41 A Bone to Pick 9 Jul 2024 37m
18 42 The Lion's Mane 3 episodes The White Whale 16 Jul 2024 34m
43 Demon of the Sea 23 Jul 2024 33m
44 Death in the Soul 30 Jul 2024 33m
19 45 The Three Students 2 episodes A University Challenge 6 Aug 2024 33m
46 A Culprit on Campus 13 Aug 2024 43m
20 47 The Red Circle 4 episodes The Best Adventure Ever 20 Aug 2024 22m
48 The Italian Job 27 Aug 2024 26m
49 Manhunt 3 Sep 2024 28m
50 Badfellas 10 Sep 2024 24m
21 51 The Resident Patient 3 episodes Crisis at the Clinic 16 Sep 2024 34m
52 Night Terror 23 Sep 2024 21m
53 Ghosts of the Past 30 Sep 2024 27m
22 54 The Sign of Four 10 episodes Surakula 7 Oct 2024 46m
55 There’s Something about Mary 14 Oct 2024 40m
56 Murder He Note 21 Oct 2024 30m
57 A Passage to India 29 Oct 2024 37m
58 Indiana Holmes and the Temple of Pondicherry 4 Nov 2024 43m
59 London Calling 11 Nov 2024 37m
60 Aurora 18 Nov 2024 29m
61 Not to be Sniffed at 25 Nov 2024 37m
62 All the Small Things 2 Dec 2024 39m
63 The Andalucia 9 Dec 2024 50m
23 64 The Three Gables 3 episodes An Unwanted Guest 17 Dec 2024 38m
65 The Gossipmonger and the Solicitor 24 Dec 2024 28m
66 Ghost of Christmas Past 31 Dec 2024 34m
24 67 The Veiled Lodger 2 episodes Snow Way Out 7 Jan 2025 31m
68 The Predator and its Prey 14 Jan 2025 35m
25 69 Black Peter 3 episodes Cabin in the Woods 21 Jan 2025 26m
70 The Widow’s Tale 28 Jan 2025 29m
71 The Soul of the Mountain 4 Feb 2025 27m
26 72 Wisteria Lodge 3 episodes The Vanishing Host 11 Feb 2025 38m
73 They Fell From the Sky 18 Feb 2025 30m
74 The Tiger of Damascus 25 Feb 2025 29m
27 75 The Norwood Builder 4 episodes The Killer in the Kitchen 4 Mar 2025 31m
76 Siege at the Museum 11 Mar 2025 27m
77 Trial by Gunfire 18 Mar 2025 26m
78 Mousetrap 25 Mar 2025 31m
28 79 The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax 3 episodes The Lady Doth Vanish 1 Apr 2025 30m
80 Penny For Your Thoughts 8 Apr 2025 33m
81 Pirates of the Mediterranean 15 Apr 2025 34m
29 82 Charles Augustus Milverton 3 episodes The Slithering Serpent 22 Apr 2025 36m
83 Thieves in the Night 29 Apr 2025 31m
84 The Woman 6 May 2025 28m
30 85 A Scandal in Bohemia 5 episodes By Royal Appointment 13 May 2025 30m
86 The Blind Prince 20 May 2025 32m
87 Cut the Case 27 May 2025 27m
88 The Boy who Would be King 3 Jun 2025 26m
89 The Great Game 10 Jun 2025 24m
31 90 The Blanched Soldier 2 episodes The Face at the Window 17 Jun 2025 31m
91 The Ghost in the Manor 24 Jun 2025 48m
32 92 The Priory School 3 episodes Into the Darkness 1 Jul 2025 43m
93 Hunting the Child Catcher 8 Jul 2025 33m
94 What Lies Beneath 15 Jul 2025 35m
33 95 The Abbey Grange 3 episodes Back to the Future 22 Jul 2025 27m
96 Monster of Gravesend 29 Jul 2025 41m
97 The Killer Inside 5 Aug 2025 31m
34 98 The Mazarin Stone 3 episodes The Detective’s Doppelgänger 12 Aug 2025 26m
99 The Source of the Universe 19 Aug 2025 35m
100 Romancing the Stone 26 Aug 2025 39m
35 101 The Missing Three-Quarter 3 episodes The Game is Afootball 2 Sep 2025 34m
102 Looking for Dracula 9 Sep 2025 29m
103 There Will be Blood 16 Sep 2025 34m
36 104 The Hound of the Baskervilles 10 episodes The Curse 23 Sep 2025 43m
105 The Missing Shoe 30 Sep 2025 32m
106 Three Broken Threads 7 Oct 2025 39m
107 Baskerville Hall 14 Oct 2025 34m
108 The Stapletons of Merripit House 21 Oct 2025 36m
109 The Light on the Tor 28 Oct 2025 40m
110 Death on the Moor 4 Nov 2025 23m
111 The Last of the Baskervilles 11 Nov 2025 47m
112 Human Remains 18 Nov 2025 31m
113 The Hound of the Baskervilles 25 Nov 2025 50m
37 114 The Second Stain 2 episodes Yes Minister 2 Dec 2025 29m
115 Spy Another Day 9 Dec 2025 46m
38 116 The Man with the Twisted Lip 3 episodes I'll Be Home For Christmas 16 Dec 2025 33m
117 The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year 23 Dec 2025 40m
118 The Little Angelman 30 Dec 2025 35m
39 119 The Musgrave Ritual 4 episodes Old School 6 Jan 2026 32m
120 Frozen In Time 13 Jan 2026 39m
121 Murder on Ice 20 Jan 2026 29m
122 Kings of The Castle 27 Jan 2026 39m
40 123 The Beryl Coronet 2 episodes Double Booked 3 Feb 2026 30m
124 Bad Books 10 Feb 2026 41m
41 125 The Stockbroker's Clerk 3 episodes The Trojan Horse 17 Feb 2026 28m
126 Attack Of The Clones 24 Feb 2026 40m
127 A Pycroft By Any Other Name 3 Mar 2026 35m
42 128 The Six Napoleons 4 episodes Cops and Robber 10 Mar 2026 28m
129 Another One Bites The Bust 17 Mar 2026 29m
130 The Storm After The Calm 24 Mar 2026 29m
131 The Napoleon Of Crime 31 Mar 2026 33m
43 132 The Three Garridebs 3 episodes Late Knight 7 Apr 2026 33m
133 The Killian is in the House 14 Apr 2026 36m
134 Our Friend 21 Apr 2026 36m
44 135 The Empty House 3 episodes Hawks Come Home To Roost 28 Apr 2026 33m
136 The Man In The Mirror 5 May 2026 25m
137 To Kill A Goldfinch 12 May 2026 35m
45 138 The Greek Interpreter 5 episodes Greece Is The Word 19 May 2026 24m
139 Brothers In Arms 26 May 2026 40m
140 What Happens In Mykonos Stays In Mykonos 2 Jun 2026 39m
141 It's All Greek To Me 9 Jun 2026 31m
142 Late To The Early Grave 16 Jun 2026 30m
46 143 The Engineer's Thumb 3 episodes Nightmare On Baker Street³ 23 Jun 2026 34m
144 The Night That Never Was 30 Jun 2026 36m
145 The Last Ride 7 Jul 2026 36m
47 146 The Boscombe Valley Mystery 3 episodes The Killing Of The Immortal Man 14 Jul 2026 30m
147 The Rat Is Out The Bag 21 Jul 2026 33m
148 The Third Man 28 Jul 2026 31m
48 149 The Copper Beeches 3 episodes Bad Hair Day 4 Aug 2026 31m
150 Shadow In The Night 11 Aug 2026 32m
151 Meeting Mr. Fowler 18 Aug 2026 29m
49 152 The Bruce-Partington Plans 4 episodes Dead In His Tracks 25 Aug 2026 31m
153 Our Secret Valentine 1 Sep 2026 39m
154 The Spy Who Stole My Podcast 8 Sep 2026 31m
155 Blood Brothers 15 Sep 2026 30m
50 156 The Crooked Man 2 episodes It's A Kinda Magic 22 Sep 2026 24m
157 His Tragic Spell 29 Sep 2026 40m
51 158 A Study in Scarlet 10 episodes Happy Anniversary 06 Oct 2026 35m
159 An American Murder 13 Oct 2026 30m
160 Beware Of The Children 20 Oct 2026 33m
161 Wall Of Silence 27 Oct 2026 34m
162 Detective vs Detective 03 Nov 2026 26m
163 10 Nov 2026
164 17 Nov 2026
165 24 Nov 2026
166 01 Dec 2026
167 08 Dec 2026
  1. Release date on all platforms excluding Patreon, where stories are released in full, excluding the annual ten-episode stories which release in two sets of five. [4]
  2. Episode 1 is an adaptation of the first chapter from A Study in Scarlet as the pair's introduction, at the end of the episode Sherlock mentions the mystery is already solved. 3 Years later they would continue the adapatation, focusing on the second half of the original story.[5]
  3. Episode 143 is a adaptation of The Case of Colonel Warburton's Madness, an unpublished case mentioned in The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb[6]

Patreon Exclusive Episodes

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Mailbag Episodes
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Starting in January 2024, as of September 2026, 40 "Mailbag" episodes have been released. These feature the cast in character answering fan mail, and building general world-building.[7]

Newsletters
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Starting in February 2024, as of April 2026, 15 "Newsletters" have been posted. These are written by John Watson, giving updates on adventures, merch, the characters, the podcast, etc. [8]

Casefile Episodes
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Starting in October 2024, as of March 2026, 5 Casefile episodes have been released. These feature the cast in character assessing previous cases and sometimes have people from the case back on the podcast and get their thoughts and feelings and what's happened since.[9]

Episodes revisited:

Behind The Fourth Wall
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Starting in March 2025, as of April 2026, (Creator) Joel and (Director) Adam have discussed the making of 5 different stories.[10]

  1. Behind the Fourth Wall - The Making of Sherlock & Co. Episode 01: Mr Sherlock Holmes
  2. Behind the Fourth Wall - The Making of Sherlock & Co. Episode 02: The Noble Bachelor
  3. Behind the Fourth Wall - The Making of Sherlock & Co. Episode 03: The Red-Headed League (Part 1 of 2)
  4. Behind the Fourth Wall - The Making of Sherlock & Co. Episode 04: The Red-Headed League (Part 2 of 2)
  5. Behind the Fourth Wall - The Making of Sherlock & Co. Episode 05: Silver Blaze
  6. Behind the Fourth Wall - The Making of Sherlock & Co. Episode 06: The Dancing Men
Audiobooks
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Starting in August 2025 (to celebrate their 100th regular episode), as of July 2026, 6 stories* in their original text from 1892's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes have been recorded in Audiobook format from the first person perspective of John Watson, Paul Waggott retains the role as John. The Stories have not been adapted in order:[11]

  1. Mr. Sherlock Holmes*
  2. A Scandal in Bohemia
  3. The Red-Headed League
  4. The Blue Carbuncle
  5. A Case of Identity
  6. The Man with the Twisted Lip
  7. The Beryl Coronet

*As with the podcast, the first chapter of A Study in Scarlet "Mr Sherlock Holmes" is adapted as the pair's introduction, the full story does not continue and is not a part of 12-story collection currently being adapted.

Nightcaps
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Starting in October 2025, as of June 2026, 6 Nightcaps have been posted. These are written "micro mysteries and mini adventures written by John"[12]. These stories are originals, not adapting the canon of Sherlock Holmes, currently the production team plan to release these as a book.

Live Shows
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In September 2026, an original adventure called "The Dead Man's Hand", was preformed live on stage at the Southbank Centre's Purcell Room, London, for two nights (5th & 6th) as part of "The Rest is Fest"[13]. Paul Waggott, Harry Attwell, and Marta da Silva reprise their roles as John, Sherlock, and Mariana respectively. 3 new characters for the adventure are introduced: Jemma Revell as Emily, Michael Lyle as Freddie, Thomas Mitchells as William. On September 15th, a recording of Saturday's (5th) show was released on Patreon.[14]

Reception

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The podcast was reviewed by The Times critic Patricia Nicol as a "smash hit in filling the void left by the Benedict Cumberbatch drama".[15]

Awards

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Sherlock & Co. won first place in the Pod Bible Listener Polls 2023 in the Audio Drama category.[16] The podcast is also an ARIAS 2024 Silver award winner for "Best Drama" at The Radio Academy.[17][18][15] The podcast was shortlisted in the "fiction" and "best new" categories at the British Podcast Awards 2024.[19]

In 2025, the podcast won the People's Voice Webby Award[20]

References

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  1. ↑ Rogers, Jude (July 14, 2024). "Holiday listening: the 20 best podcasts for kids and teens". The Observer – via The Guardian.
  2. ↑ "Sherlock & Co. (Podcast Series 2023– ) - Full cast & crew". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  3. ↑ "The Rest Is Not Even Close: Inside Gary Lineker's Goalhanger Revolution". Esquire. November 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Get more from Sherlock & Co. on Patreon". Patreon. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  5. ↑ A Study in Scarlet - Part One, 2026-10-06, retrieved 2026-10-06
  6. ↑ The Engineer's Thumb - Part One, 2026-06-23, retrieved 2026-10-06
  7. ↑ "Mailbags | Collection from Sherlock & Co. | 35 posts". Patreon. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  8. ↑ "Newsletters | Collection from Sherlock & Co. | 15 posts | Patreon". www.patreon.com. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  9. ↑ "Casefiles | Collection from Sherlock & Co. | 5 posts | Patreon". www.patreon.com. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  10. ↑ "Behind the Fourth Wall | Collection from Sherlock & Co. | 7 posts | Patreon". www.patreon.com. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  11. ↑ "Audiobooks | Collection from Sherlock & Co. | 3 posts". Patreon. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  12. ↑ "Nightcaps | Collection from Sherlock & Co. | 6 posts | Patreon". www.patreon.com. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  13. ↑ "Goalhanger: The Rest Is Fest | Southbank Centre". www.southbankcentre.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
  14. ↑ "The Dead Man's Hand - Live Recording | Sherlock & Co". Patreon. 2026-09-14. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
  15. 1 2 Nicol, Patricia (2024-04-27). "Sherlock & Co: the mystery podcast Gen Z is hooked on". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  16. ↑ Bible, Pod (2024-01-04). "POD BIBLE LISTENER POLLS 2023 - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!". POD BIBLE. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  17. ↑ "ARIAS 2024 Nominees". Radio Academy. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  18. ↑ "ARIAS 2024 Winners". Radio Academy. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  19. ↑ "Results 2024". British Podcast Awards. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  20. ↑ BASIC®. "NEW Webby Gallery + Index". NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
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