Sherlock (TV series) is about a fictional detective.
Sherlock (TV series) . Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss , it stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson . Sherlock Holmes ( [ ˈʃɜrlɒk_ˈhoʊmz ] ) is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle .