I personally think so. Both Gatiss and Moffat (the writers and creators) admitted to strongly basing the show off the books. They wanted to have it resemble it as closely as possible in the modern setting. Many of the actors also read the books in order to resemble the original characters.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Sherlock Holmes was a popular series. Many people like to read these books.
Sherlock Holmes' first television appearance was in 1937, and he has been in many series since then including two current shows.The BBC's 'Sherlock' beginning in 2010 andthe CBSTV show "Elementary" beginning in 2012feature the character Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Please check the link below for more details.
Yes it has, Jeremy Brett who played Sherlock in the granada series of sherlock holmes played watson in a theatre production.
The composer for all of the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes series was Patrick Gowers.
Andrew Lane
A movie called 'Sherlock Holmes' was released 1916, 1922, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1995, and 12/25/2009. A TV series called 'Sherlock Holmes' was released in 1954-55, 1964, 1967, 1984, and 2013. A TV mini series called 'Sherlock Holmes was released in 1951 and 1968. A TV movie called 'Sherlock Holmes was released in 1982. TV episodes named 'Sherlock Holmes' were released in 1974, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1992, 2002, 2009 (3), and 2010. A short named 'Sherlock Holmes' was released in 1908 and 1911.
Watson's wife was called Mary Morstan. She was a character in the Sherlock Holmes series of novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Jeremy Brett has played Sherlock Holmes in a number of movies. He played in a TV series as Sherlock Holmes from 1984 to 1994 and in a theatrical stage performance from 1988 to 1989.
No sister in the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but there is a young adult pastiche book series by Nancy Springer with Sherlock Holmes' younger sister Enola.
'Sherlock Holmes' was first written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and then it was turned into several TV series and movies as well. [Not to mention plays, radio dramas, video games, audio recordings, etc., etc., etc.] It should be noted that Sherlock Holmes is now in the public domain. This means that anybody can write a Sherlock Homes story and need not fear a legal scolding. [Technically, the complete Sherlock Holmes will not be in the public domain until 2023 though most of it is already.] And Dr. Watson has also been very famous as he is known as the shadow of Sherlock Holmes.
Jonas Oldacre is played by Jonathan Adams (1985) and James Oldacre is played by Fred Wright (1922).