Dominic Sandbrook
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And there's an economic reason why Sherlock Holmes endures and is so enormous.
And that's, of course, because he's out of copyright.
Which means that anyone can make any version of any Sherlock Holmes story that they wish.
That's why there's so many movies, so many TV series.
You and I could do a Sherlock adaptation if we chose to.
But unfortunately, we're not as talented as Guy Ritchie.
Oh, I think you know the answer to that.
And Marina is Holmes.
Yeah, I'm Mrs. Hudson.
You're absolutely right.
Okay, listen, I'm very comfortable with that.
It's a great story, isn't it, Tom?
Great lesson in leadership, I think, for anybody.
So Alfred and his heirs, they marry idealism and pragmatism.
They're brilliant at alliances.
They're brilliant at managing power.
They're brilliant, of course, at managing their money, which is a key part of political leadership.