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Date: 26th July 2005
Service: Teletext
Region: East of England
Original Broadcast Channel: Channel 4
Current Page: 136
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P136 Teletext 136 Jul26 16:22:49 ———————————————————————————————————————DEMONS THAT DROVE CONAN DOYLE The year 1893 was a turbulent one for the man who created the world's most famous detective. For most people Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a tweedy Victorian gentleman who lived an orderly life and gave the world Sherlock Holmes. But a new drama BBC2 shows the human side of the famous author. Set between 1892 and the early 1900s it shows him battling with the forces of love, passion and bereavement. ——————————————————————————————————1/6——by TV Plus staff PADDY POWER- FREE £25/e25 BET ON BIG BRO WINNER! SEE p699Pick TV Guide Entertainment SavingsAd
P136 Teletext 136 Jul26 16:18:13 ———————————————————————————————————————DEMONS THAT DROVE CONAN DOYLE In 1893 Arthur Conan Doyle's father died and his wife was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Conan Doyle also decided to kill off Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle is played by actor Douglas Henshall in a new feature-length BBC2 drama. "He had a lot to deal with. He had a difficult relationship with his father, who died alone in an asylum," says Henshall. "His wife's illness left him turmoil. Nowadays he could get help." ——————————————————————————————————2/6——Win a La-Z-boy chair p682 ITV digital PADDY POWER- FREE £25/e25 BET ON BIG BRO WJNNER! SEE p699Pick TV Guide Entertainment SavingsAd
P136 Teletext 136 Jul26 16:18:28 ———————————————————————————————————————DEMONS THAT DROVE CONAN DOYLE According to The Strange Case Of Sherlock Holmes And Arthur Conan Doyle the character of Holmes had its genesisin Conan Doyle's troubled childhood. Douglas Henshall, 39, who plays Conan Doyle in his mid-thirties, says: "People in that period didn't just blurt things out or do anything they wanted to. "They couldn't go for counselling, theyhad to deal with problems themselves." ——————————————————————————————————3/6——DVD reviews 314 C4 PADDY POWER- FREE £25/e25 BET ON BIG BRO WINNER! SEE p699Pick TV Guide Entertainment SavingsAd
P136 Teletext 136 Jul26 16:11:12 ———————————————————————————————————————DEMONS THAT DROVE CONAN DOYLE Arthur Conan Doyle was effectively brought up alone by his mother. His father Charles cut himself off from the family emotionally. He was a talented artist and illustrator but worked as a civil servant to bring in money for his wife and two children. He always aspired to do more with his life but sank into depression and became an alcoholic. ——————————————————————————————————4/6——Teletext Cars 700 C4 GOT A CAMERA PHONE? SEND US A WACKY PHOTO AND WIN £250!! SEE p682Pick TV Guide Entertainment SavingsAd
P136 Teletext 136 Jul26 16:11:56 ———————————————————————————————————————DEMONS THAT DROVE CONAN DOYLE Actor Douglas Henshall re-read the Sherlock Holmes stories in preparation for his role in The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes And Arthur Conan Doyle."I enjoyed them so much I read them alljust for pleasure. They are a great read," he says. But he decided against listening to tapes of the great man. "The performance isn't about giving an impersonation, as an actor you've just got to go with your feeling for the character," he says. ——————————————————————————————————5/6——Win a spa break p681 ITV digital ACCIDENT ADVICE HELPLINE ITV1 p385Pick TV Guide Entertainment SavingsAd
P136 Teletext 136 Jul26 16:02:50 ———————————————————————————————————————DEMONS THAT DROVE CONAN DOYLE Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a deeply complex man and towards the end of his life made public his belief in spiritualism. He also fell in love with another woman, Jjan Leckie, in 1897, while his wife Louise was still alive. Doyle keptit a secret until Louise died in 1906. He married Jean a year later and they lived happily until his death in 1930. ■ The Strange Case... BBC2, Wednesday at 9pm. ——————————————————————————————————6/6——On Stage 330 C4 Bamboozle! 140 C4 S W I T C H M O R T G A G E You could save £££ See p614Pick TV Guide Entertainment SavingsAd