Lucy unearths Sherlock Holmes' origins in Arthur Conan Doyle's early life as a medical student in Edinburgh. She unpicks the early stories, revealing the dark underbelly of late Victorian Britain ? from drug use to true crime. She explores how Doyle infused the stories with cutting edge technological developments, and ultimately traces Doyle's growing disenchantment with his detective, heading to Switzerland to visit the site of one of the most famous deaths in literature.