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Inspector '''Lestrade''' was a detective of [[Metropolitan Police Service|Scotland Yard]]. He came from the old school that was more concerned with making an arrest than amassing evidence. | [[Inspector]] '''Lestrade''' was a [[detective]] of [[Metropolitan Police Service|Scotland Yard]]. He came from the old school that was more concerned with making an arrest than amassing evidence. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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* Inspector Lestrade is best known as a supporting character in [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s [[Sherlock Holmes]] stories but also exists as a real person in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. | * Inspector Lestrade is best known as a supporting character in [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s [[Sherlock Holmes]] stories but also exists as a real person in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. | ||
* In-story dating of {{wi|The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor}} places the murder of Hatty Doran in [[1887]] or [[1888]]. | * In-story dating of {{wi|The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor}} places the murder of Hatty Doran in [[1887]] or [[1888]]. | ||
* [[Rupert Graves]] played Inspector Lestrade in ''Sherlock'', a modern-day adaptation of ''Sherlock Holmes'' created by [[Steven Moffat]] and [[Mark Gatiss]]. Graves went on to play [[John Riddell]] in | * [[Rupert Graves]] played Inspector Lestrade in ''{{w|Sherlock}}'', a modern-day adaptation of ''Sherlock Holmes'' created by [[Steven Moffat]] and [[Mark Gatiss]]. Graves went on to play [[John Riddell]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 08:00, 28 March 2013
Inspector Lestrade was a detective of Scotland Yard. He came from the old school that was more concerned with making an arrest than amassing evidence.
Biography
In 1885, he unsuccessfully dragged a lake looking for Hatty Doran's body. Dr. John Watson's notes on the case were later written as a story by Arthur Conan Doyle and published in The Strand. In 1887, the Seventh Doctor saw him drinking in the Tank. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire)
In 1897, he took credit for the apprehension of Professor Janus. (COMIC: Bat Attack!)
Behind the scenes
- Inspector Lestrade is best known as a supporting character in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories but also exists as a real person in the Doctor Who universe.
- In-story dating of The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor places the murder of Hatty Doran in 1887 or 1888.
- Rupert Graves played Inspector Lestrade in Sherlock, a modern-day adaptation of Sherlock Holmes created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. Graves went on to play John Riddell in TV: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship.
