Wednesday Trivia Question

Who played the creator of Sherlock Holmes in the series ARTHUR & GEORGE?

The three-part series ARTHUR & GEORGE was based on the 2005 novel of the same name by author Julian Barnes. It aired in 2015 in the UK and later that year in the US as part of MASTERPIECE.

The story was inspired by the true case of the “Great Wyrley Outrages” in which a parson’s son, George Edalji, was convicted in a case of livestock maiming. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, believed the man to be innocent and set about to prove it by turning detective.

Arsher Ali (THE GUILTY) co-starred as George but the main draw was the actor who portrayed Doyle. Said actor is known to PBS NC audiences, having appeared in several programs we’ve aired.

So who was it? Who starred as Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, in the MASTERPIECE series ARTHUR & GEORGE?