Sherlock & Co. is a British audio drama podcast that reimagines Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories in a modern setting, presented through the perspective of Dr. John Watson. The podcast follows Watson, portrayed as a true crime podcaster and former British Army doctor, as he recounts his adventures with the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock & Co. was created by Joel Emery, directed by Adam Jarrell, and features Paul Waggott as Dr. John Watson, Harry Attwell as Sherlock Holmes, and Marta da Silva as Mariana "Mrs. Hudson" Ametxazurra.
The series was created by Holy Smokes Audio in partnership with Goalhanger Podcasts—who originally commissioned the show—and launched in October 2023, with episodes released weekly. It is the first fictional Goalhanger Podcast.
Format Each episode is narrated by Dr. John Watson, who edits and narrates the true-crime podcast, echoing his role in the original stories as the chronicler of Holmes’ cases. Watson talks directly to the "listeners", as he takes his audio recorder on missions. The format provides a firsthand account of the mysteries, presenting the stories as lived through experiences, including references to modern politics and events.
Each episode is an adaptation of Doyle's novels and short stories, using the original titles, reimagined to fit a contemporary context and expanded to explore the personal lives of Holmes and his friends. However, the adventures do not occur in the same order as the original canon, with many previously disconnected stories being tied together to form new overarching narratives.
Cast Main Paul Waggott – John Watson Harry Attwell – Sherlock Holmes Marta da Silva – Mariana "Mrs. Hudson" Ametxazurra Recurring Dexter (Adam’s Dog) – Archie Leigh McDonald – Carol Watson John Brannoch – Wiggins Adam Jarrell – Mike "Stammo" Stamford Sharon D. Clarke – Dame Gwendolyn "Gwen" Lestrade Ant McGinley – Detective Inspector Tom Gregson Jasmine Kerr – Lily Lestrade Thomas Mitchells – Mycroft Holmes
Episodes Episode list Story #Episode #Story TitleStory LengthEpisode TitleRelease Date¹Ad-free length (minutes)11Mr. Sherlock Holmes1 episodeMr. Sherlock Holmes²10 Oct 202332m22The Illustrious Client3 episodesThe Edelweiss Murder10 Oct 202326m3The Woman Collector17 Oct 202324m4Janet Jackson and the Ming Dynasty24 Oct 202344m35The Noble Bachelor2 episodesThe Disappearance of Harriet Doran31 Oct 202332m6Bloody Mary7 Nov 202323m47The Problem of Thor Bridge2 episodesThe Killing of Matheus Gibson14 Nov 202333m8Death Do Us Part21 Nov 202329m59The Golden Pince-Nez3 episodesThe Lamentable Death of Young Willoughby Smith28 Nov 202326m10The Dying Preacher5 Dec 202325m11The Killer is in the House12 Dec 202332m612The Blue Carbuncle2 episodesA Wild Goose Chase19 Dec 202331m13Mad Tidings26 Dec 202332m714The Cardboard Box2 episodesHappy New Ear(s)2 Jan 202426m15The Bloody Barge9 Jan 202433m816The Red-Headed League3 episodesThe Bad Actor and the Red Flags16 Jan 202431m17The Billionaires at the Opera23 Jan 202427m18A Gun, A Motorbike and Waterloo Bridge30 Jan 202431m919The Gloria Scott2 episodesHe Came From the Land Down Under6 Feb 202434m20Hunted to the Grave13 Feb 202447m1021The Solitary Cyclist2 episodesThe Doxxing of Violet Carruthers20 Feb 202438m22The Shotgun Wedding27 Feb 202438m1123The Creeping Man3 episodesThe White Rat Killer5 Mar 202431m24Live at the Apollo12 Mar 202432m25Me, Myself and AI19 Mar 202423m1226The Retired Colourman2 episodesPaint the Town Dead26 Mar 202427m27Hide and Reek2 Apr 202427m1328Silver Blaze4 episodesMissing Like a Racehorse9 Apr 202428m29If the Shoe Fitz16 Apr 202431m30The Curious Incident23 Apr 202427m31Off to the Races30 Apr 202428m1432The Reigate Squire2 episodesThe Dark Arts7 May 202430m33Fake It Until You Make It14 May 202430m1534A Case of Identity2 episodesHate the Player, Not the Game21 May 202429m35Fallen Angel28 May 202436m1636The Dancing Men3 episodesWe’ll Meet Again4 Jun 202434m37Stalk the Stalk11 Jun 202429m38American Lonewolf in London18 Jun 202429m1739Shoscombe Old Place3 episodesGone Girl25 Jun 202431m40You've Got a Fast Car2 Jul 202429m41A Bone to Pick9 Jul 202437m1842The Lion's Mane3 episodesThe White Whale16 Jul 202434m43Demon of the Sea23 Jul 202433m44Death in the Soul30 Jul 202433m1945The Three Students2 episodesA University Challenge6 Aug 202433m46A Culprit on Campus13 Aug 202443m2047The Red Circle4 episodesThe Best Adventure Ever20 Aug 202422m48The Italian Job27 Aug 202426m49Manhunt3 Sep 202428m50Badfellas10 Sep 202424m2151The Resident Patient3 episodesCrisis at the Clinic16 Sep 202434m52Night Terror23 Sep 202421m53Ghosts of the Past30 Sep 202427m2254The Sign of Four 10 episodesSurakula7 Oct 202446m55There’s Something about Mary14 Oct 202440m56Murder He Note21 Oct 202430m57A Passage to India29 Oct 202437m58Indiana Holmes and the Temple of Pondicherry4 Nov 202443m59London Calling11 Nov 202437m60Aurora18 Nov 202429m61Not to be Sniffed at25 Nov 202437m62All the Small Things2 Dec 202439m63The Andalucia9 Dec 202450m2364The Three Gables 3 episodesAn Unwanted Guest17 Dec 202438m65The Gossipmonger and the Solicitor24 Dec 202428m66Ghost of Christmas Past31 Dec 202434m2467The Veiled Lodger2 episodesSnow Way Out7 Jan 202531m68The Predator and its Prey14 Jan 202535m2569Black Peter3 episodes Cabin in the Woods21 Jan 202526m70The Widow’s Tale28 Jan 202529m71The Soul of the Mountain4 Feb 202527m2672Wisteria Lodge3 episodesThe Vanishing Host11 Feb 202538m73They Fell From the Sky18 Feb 202530m74The Tiger of Damascus25 Feb 202529m2775The Norwood Builder4 episodesThe Killer in the Kitchen4 Mar 202531m76Siege at the Museum11 Mar 202527m77Trial by Gunfire18 Mar 202526m78Mousetrap25 Mar 202531m2879The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax3 episodesThe Lady Doth Vanish1 Apr 202530m80Penny For Your Thoughts8 Apr 202533m81Pirates of the Mediterranean15 Apr 202534m2982Charles Augustus Milverton3 episodesThe Slithering Serpent22 Apr 202536m83Thieves in the Night29 Apr 202531m84The Woman6 May 202528m3085A Scandal in Bohemia5 episodesBy Royal Appointment13 May 202530m86The Blind Prince20 May 202532m87Cut the Case27 May 202527m88The Boy who Would be King3 Jun 202526m89The Great Game10 Jun 202524m3190The Blanched Soldier2 episodesThe Face at the Window17 Jun 202531m91The Ghost in the Manor24 Jun 202548m3292The Priory School3 episodesInto the Darkness1 Jul 202543m93Hunting the Child Catcher8 Jul 202533m94What Lies Beneath15 Jul 202535m3395The Abbey Grange3 episodesBack to the Future22 Jul 202527m96Monster of Gravesend29 Jul 202541m97The Killer Inside5 Aug 202531m3498The Mazarin Stone3 episodesThe Detective’s Doppelgänger12 Aug 202526m99The Source of the Universe19 Aug 202535m100Romancing the Stone26 Aug 202539m35101The Missing Three-Quarter3 episodesThe Game is Afootball2 Sep 202534m102Looking for Dracula9 Sep 202529m103There Will be Blood16 Sep 202534m36104The Hound of the Baskervilles10 episodesThe Curse23 Sep 202543m105 The Missing Shoe30 Sep 202532m106 Three Broken Threads7 Oct 202539m107 Baskerville Hall14 Oct 202534m108 The Stapletons of Merripit House21 Oct 202536m109 The Light on the Tor28 Oct 202540m110 Death on the Moor4 Nov 202523m111 The Last of the Baskervilles11 Nov 202547m112 Human Remains18 Nov 202531m113 The Hound of the Baskervilles25 Nov 202550m37114The Second Stain2 episodesYes Minister2 Dec 202529m115Spy Another Day9 Dec 202546m38116The Man with the Twisted Lip3 episodesI'll Be Home For Christmas16 Dec 202533m117The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year23 Dec 202540m118The Little Angelman30 Dec 202535m39119The Musgrave Ritual4 episodesOld School6 Jan 202632m120Frozen In Time13 Jan 202639m121Murder on Ice20 Jan 202629m122Kings of The Castle27 Jan 202639m40123The Beryl Coronet2 episodes Double Booked3 Feb 202630m124 Bad Books 10 Feb 202641m41125The Stockbroker's Clerk3 episodesThe Trojan Horse17 Feb 202628m126Attack Of The Clones24 Feb 202640m127A Pycroft By Any Other Name3 Mar 202635m42128The Six Napoleons4 episodesCops and Robber10 Mar 202628m129Another One Bites The Bust17 Mar 202629m130The Storm After The Calm24 Mar 202629m131The Napoleon Of Crime31 Mar 202633m43132The Three Garridebs 3 episodesLate Knight7 Apr 202633m133The Killian is in the House14 Apr 202636m134Our Friend21 Apr 202636m44135The Empty House3 episodesHawks Come Home To Roost28 Apr 202633m136The Man In The Mirror5 May 202625m137To Kill A Goldfinch12 May 202635m45138The Greek Interpreter5 episodes Greece Is The Word19 May 202624m139Brothers In Arms26 May 202640m140What Happens In Mykonos Stays In Mykonos2 Jun 202639m141It's All Greek To Me9 Jun 202631m142Late To The Early Grave16 Jun 202630m46143The Engineer's Thumb3 episodesNightmare On Baker Street³23 Jun 202634m144The Night That Never Was30 Jun 202636m145The Last Ride7 Jul 202636m47146The Boscombe Valley Mystery3 episodesThe Killing Of The Immortal Man14 Jul 202630m147The Rat Is Out The Bag21 Jul 202633m148The Third Man28 Jul 202631m48149The Copper Beeches3 episodesBad Hair Day4 Aug 202631m150Shadow In The Night11 Aug 202632m151Meeting Mr. Fowler18 Aug 202629m49152The Bruce-Partington Plans4 episodesDead In His Tracks25 Aug 202631m153Our Secret Valentine1 Sep 202639m154The Spy Who Stole My Podcast8 Sep 202631m155Blood Brothers15 Sep 202630m50156The Crooked Man2 episodes It's A Kinda Magic22 Sep 202624m157His Tragic Spell29 Sep 202640m51158A Study in Scarlet10 episodesHappy Anniversary06 Oct 202635m159An American Murder13 Oct 202630m160Beware Of The Children20 Oct 202633m161Wall Of Silence27 Oct 202634m162Detective vs Detective03 Nov 202626m16310 Nov 202616417 Nov 202616524 Nov 202616601 Dec 202616708 Dec 2026 Release date on all platforms excluding Patreon, where stories are released in full, excluding the annual ten-episode stories which release in two sets of five. Episode 1 is an adaptation of the first chapter from A Study in Scarlet as the pair's introduction, at the end of the episode Sherlock mentions the mystery is already solved. 3 Years later they would continue the adapatation, focusing on the second half of the original story. Episode 143 is a adaptation of The Case of Colonel Warburton's Madness, an unpublished case mentioned in The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
Patreon Exclusive Episodes
Mailbag Episodes Starting in January 2024, as of September 2026, 40 "Mailbag" episodes have been released. These feature the cast in character answering fan mail, and building general world-building.
Newsletters Starting in February 2024, as of April 2026, 15 "Newsletters" have been posted. These are written by John Watson, giving updates on adventures, merch, the characters, the podcast, etc.
Casefile Episodes Starting in October 2024, as of March 2026, 5 Casefile episodes have been released. These feature the cast in character assessing previous cases and sometimes have people from the case back on the podcast and get their thoughts and feelings and what's happened since.
Episodes revisited:
The Illustrious Client (2 episodes) The Golden Pince-Nez (2 episodes) The Solitary Cyclist (1 episodes)
Behind The Fourth Wall Starting in March 2025, as of April 2026, (Creator) Joel and (Director) Adam have discussed the making of 5 different stories.
Behind the Fourth Wall - The Making of Sherlock & Co. Episode 01: Mr Sherlock Holmes Behind the Fourth Wall - The Making of Sherlock & Co. Episode 02: The Noble Bachelor Behind the Fourth Wall - The Making of Sherlock & Co. Episode 03: The Red-Headed League (Part 1 of 2) Behind the Fourth Wall - The Making of Sherlock & Co. Episode 04: The Red-Headed League (Part 2 of 2) Behind the Fourth Wall - The Making of Sherlock & Co. Episode 05: Silver Blaze Behind the Fourth Wall - The Making of Sherlock & Co. Episode 06: The Dancing Men
Audiobooks