An Unsuitable Job for a Woman. Poster of the 1997 TV series and cover of the 1972 book
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
P.D. James, 1972
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Ben Bolt, John Strickland, David Evans, Mary McMurray, 1997-1999

Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick on his mouth. When the official verdict is suicide, his wealthy father hires fledgling private investigator Cordelia Gray to find out what led him to self-destruction. What she discovers instead is a twisting trail of secrets and sins, and the strong scent of murder.


The Enfield Haunting. Poster of the 2015 TV series and cover of the 1980 book, This House Is Haunted
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This House Is Haunted
Guy Lyon Playfair, 1980
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Kristoffer Nyholm, 2015

The series delves into a sequence of peculiar events surrounding the phenomena identified as ‘The Enfield Poltergeist,’ which unfolded at a council house between August 1977 and 1979.


Sherlock. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1887 book, A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887
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Graham Theakston, 2002

This TV movie centers on a youthful Sherlock Holmes in his twenties. The story kicks off with Sherlock in hot pursuit of the notorious Moriarty, seemingly resulting in Moriarty’s demise as he falls into a sewer after being shot by Sherlock. However, those familiar with Holmes lore understand that Moriarty is not one to be dispatched so effortlessly.