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{{wikipediainfo|Dr. Watson}} | {{wikipediainfo|Dr. Watson}} | ||
{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|image | |image = JWatson.jpg | ||
|species | |species = Human | ||
|spouse | |spouse = Mary Watson (The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel) | ||
|origin | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
|affiliation = Great Detective Agency | |affiliation = Great Detective Agency | ||
|first | |first mention = Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story) | ||
|first = Prelude All-Consuming Fire (short story) | |||
|appearances = [[John Watson - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] | |appearances = [[John Watson - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] | ||
|voice actor = Richard Earl | |voice actor = Richard Earl | ||
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'''"Dr John Hamish Watson M.D."''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Gallery of Pigeons (short story)|A Gallery of Pigeons]]'') was the literary alias of the assistant to the detective [[Sherlock Holmes]]. According to some accounts he was a real person with the first name of "James" who inspired a literary character. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude All-Consuming Fire (short story)|Prelude All-Consuming Fire]]'') Others held that Sherlock Holmes, and therefore he himself, were entirely fictional. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'') | '''"Dr John Hamish Watson M.D."''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Gallery of Pigeons (short story)|A Gallery of Pigeons]]'') was the literary alias of the assistant to the detective [[Sherlock Holmes]]. According to some accounts he was a real person with the first name of "James" who inspired a literary character. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude All-Consuming Fire (short story)|Prelude All-Consuming Fire]]'') Others held that Sherlock Holmes, and therefore he himself, were entirely fictional. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'') | ||
== Biography == | ==Biography == | ||
James studied with [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] when they attended the same medical school, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude All-Consuming Fire (short story)|Prelude All-Consuming Fire]]'') the [[University of Edinburgh]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Evolution (novel)|Evolution]]'') | James studied with [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] when they attended the same medical school, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude All-Consuming Fire (short story)|Prelude All-Consuming Fire]]'') the [[University of Edinburgh]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Evolution (novel)|Evolution]]'') | ||
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By [[1893]], John had married [[Mary Watson (The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel)|Mary Watson]]. In the [[spring]] of this year, John was on a cruise with her when Bernice Summerfield tried to contact him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel (audio story)|The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel]]'') | By [[1893]], John had married [[Mary Watson (The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel)|Mary Watson]]. In the [[spring]] of this year, John was on a cruise with her when Bernice Summerfield tried to contact him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel (audio story)|The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel]]'') | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
After the [[Third Doctor]] negatively compared [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] to Sherlock Holmes, the Brigadier jokingly said "Come on, Dr Watson," when another power failure hit [[Wenley Moor nuclear research facility]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') | After the [[Third Doctor]] negatively compared [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] to Sherlock Holmes, the Brigadier jokingly said "Come on, Dr Watson," when another power failure hit [[Wenley Moor nuclear research facility]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes== | ||
* On both occasions of their meeting the Doctor and his associates (and during the various references to said meetings) it is suggested that Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are not in fact their real names, but the pseudonyms used in the fictional stories written about them. Information regarding their encounters with [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Ace]] is only provided in subjective form by Bernice herself and Watson, each of whom maintained diaries of said events. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'', ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'') | *On both occasions of their meeting the Doctor and his associates (and during the various references to said meetings) it is suggested that Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are not in fact their real names, but the pseudonyms used in the fictional stories written about them. Information regarding their encounters with [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Ace]] is only provided in subjective form by Bernice herself and Watson, each of whom maintained diaries of said events. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'', ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'') | ||
* The television story ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' suggested that stories of Holmes and Watson were inspired by the adventures of [[Madame Vastra]] and [[Jenny Flint]], which might imply that Jenny was the "real" John Watson within the context of the ''Doctor Who'' universe. The reference book ''[[Doctor Who: The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'' includes an excerpt from a book called ''A Study in Green'' in which Vastra, Jenny and [[Strax]] encounter Holmes and Watson. Jenny bought all 200 copies of the book to keep it off the shelves. | *The television story ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' suggested that stories of Holmes and Watson were inspired by the adventures of [[Madame Vastra]] and [[Jenny Flint]], which might imply that Jenny was the "real" John Watson within the context of the ''Doctor Who'' universe. The reference book ''[[Doctor Who: The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'' includes an excerpt from a book called ''A Study in Green'' in which Vastra, Jenny and [[Strax]] encounter Holmes and Watson. Jenny bought all 200 copies of the book to keep it off the shelves. | ||
* Within the Sherlock Holmes canon, Watson is referred to as "James" in the story {{wi|The Man with the Twisted Lip}}. The inference of its use in ''[[Prelude All-Consuming Fire (short story)|Prelude All-Consuming Fire]]'' is that Doyle accidentally used his friend's real name. | *Within the Sherlock Holmes canon, Watson is referred to as "James" in the story {{wi|The Man with the Twisted Lip}}. The inference of its use in ''[[Prelude All-Consuming Fire (short story)|Prelude All-Consuming Fire]]'' is that Doyle accidentally used his friend's real name. | ||
* [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] played Watson in the 2010 movie {{wi|Sherlock Holmes (2010 film)|Sherlock Holmes}}. He has also been played by [[André Morell]] in the 1959 film version of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'', [[Alan Cox]] in ''Young Sherlock Holmes'' and [[Andrew Sachs]] on BBC Radio. He has also been played by actors such as [[Bill Paterson]], [[Nigel Stock]], [[Robert Daws]], [[Timothy West]], [[Ian Hogg]], [[Stephen Critchlow]], [[Peter Sallis]], [[Tim Piggott-Smith]], [[Denis Lill]], [[Donald Pickering]] and [[Hubert Rees]]. | *[[Gareth David-Lloyd]] played Watson in the 2010 movie {{wi|Sherlock Holmes (2010 film)|Sherlock Holmes}}. He has also been played by [[André Morell]] in the 1959 film version of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'', [[Alan Cox]] in ''Young Sherlock Holmes'' and [[Andrew Sachs]] on BBC Radio. He has also been played by actors such as [[Bill Paterson]], [[Nigel Stock]], [[Robert Daws]], [[Timothy West]], [[Ian Hogg]], [[Stephen Critchlow]], [[Peter Sallis]], [[Tim Piggott-Smith]], [[Denis Lill]], [[Donald Pickering]] and [[Hubert Rees]]. | ||
* According to producer [[Barry Letts]], both Letts and script editor [[Terrance Dicks]] believed the relationship between the [[Third Doctor]] and [[the Brigadier]] had developed into one like Holmes and Watson. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Life on Earth (documentary)|Life on Earth]]'') | *According to producer [[Barry Letts]], both Letts and script editor [[Terrance Dicks]] believed the relationship between the [[Third Doctor]] and [[the Brigadier]] had developed into one like Holmes and Watson. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Life on Earth (documentary)|Life on Earth]]'') | ||
* The character featured in the ''[[Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars]]'' bears a likeness of [[Martin Freeman]], whom played Watson in ''[[Sherlock]]'' alongside [[Benedict Cumberbatch]]. | *The character featured in the ''[[Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars]]'' bears a likeness of [[Martin Freeman]], whom played Watson in ''[[Sherlock]]'' alongside [[Benedict Cumberbatch]]. | ||
== External links == | ==External links== | ||
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