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Episodes

Pilot (2000)

The pilot, also sometimes referred to as a "Christmas Special", was first broadcast in two parts on BBC Two. On 24 March 2003 the pilot was released on a DVD on which the two parts were edited into a single 100-minute film, removing more than 20 minutes of footage from the original broadcast. The U.S. release of the DVD, for which the series was retitled Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle, followed in 2006. It retains the original two-part format.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
1	"The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes: Part 1" "Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle: Part 1 (U.S. Title)"	Paul Seed	David Pirie	4 January 2000 (2000-01-04)	4.31
Following the "death" of Sherlock Holmes Doyle finds himself reflecting on his friendship with Dr Joseph Bell, as well as his long-ago romance with a fellow student, Elspeth Scott (Dolly Wells), the victim of a killer whom he and Bell failed to capture.
2	"The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes: Part 2" "Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle: Part 2 (U.S. Title)"	Paul Seed	David Pirie	5 January 2000 (2000-01-05)	4.27
When Elpseth's sister Lady Sarah Carlisle falls ill Doyle comes to believe that her husband, Sir Henry Carlisle, who is a Member of Parliament, may be behind some of the killings.

Series (2001)

After the pilot was critically acclaimed a series of four episodes was commissioned for BBC One. Although the response was initially positive, viewing figures quickly declined and the final episode of the series drew fewer than three million viewers. These episodes were released on DVD on 16 January 2012, but many fans criticised the decision to reduce the original 16:9 picture ratio to 4:3. The U.S. release, which first circulated in 2006, retains the original 16:9 picture format.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
3	"The Patient's Eyes"	Tim Fywell	David Pirie	4 September 2001 (2001-09-04)	5.29
Doyle and Bell investigate the case of a woman who believes that she is being followed by an apparition of the man who killed her parents some years before, but Bell assures her that the killer was hanged many years ago and that there has to be another explanation.
4	"The Photographer's Chair"	Paul Marcus	Paul Billing	18 September 2001 (2001-09-18)	N/A
Doyle and Bell investigate the deaths by strangling of two people whose bodies are found floating in a river. While Doyle finds himself captivated by spiritualism, Bell's suspicions lead him to a photographer who believes that he saw his wife's soul leave her body at the moment of death.
5	"The Kingdom of Bones"	Simon Langton	Stephen Gallagher	25 September 2001 (2001-09-25)	N/A
A museum curator hires Bell and Doyle to unwrap an Egyptian mummy, but they are surprised to discover that the body is that of a man who has been dead for only three weeks. The subsequent investigation uncovers a group of expatriate rebels plotting to create havoc.
6	"The White Knight Stratagem"	Paul Marcus	Daniel Boyle	2 October 2001 (2001-10-02)	N/A
Bell helps the police to investigate the murder of a moneylender, but an old animosity between him and the officer in charge leads to conflict. Matters become worse when Doyle sees merit in the lieutenant's theories rather than in Bell's.