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Mycroft Holmes. Mycroft Holmes is a fictional character appearing in stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from 1893 to 1908. [1] The elder brother (by seven years) of detective Sherlock Holmes, he is a government official and a founding member of the Diogenes Club.
Jan 8, 2017 · Though Mycroft features in Doyle’s work as Sherlock’s brother, there is no mention of Sherrinford, or any other siblings. Instead, William S. Baring-Gould wrote a fictional biography of Sherlock, and it was he who introduced the idea of a third Holmes brother, called Sherrinford.
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Mycroft Holmes is the older brother of Sherlock Holmes. He possesses even greater powers of observation and deduction compared to his younger brother; however, he lacks the energy and inclination to use them in the same way as his brother.
"...he has no ambition and no energy. He will not even go out of his way to verify his own solutions, and would rather be considered wrong than take the trouble to prove himself right. Again and again I have taken a problem to him, and have received an explanation which has afterwards proved to be the correct one. And yet he was absolutely incapable of working out the practical points..."
―Sherlock Holmes, speaking to Watson about his brother in "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter"
Mycroft Holmes possessed greater powers of deductive reasoning compared to his brother, Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock even stated that Mycroft possessed in a larger degree a faculty of observation and peculiar facility for deduction than himself. He was unwilling, however, to put physical effort behind these powers. It was implied that he lacked practicality and completely dispassionate. Mycroft occupied an unspecified role in the British government. His brother stated that Mycroft audited books for certain government departments; however, his true role was hinted as to be more substantial and influential. ("The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter")
Mycroft also spent large amounts of time at the Diogenes Club and was seven years older than Sherlock.
"He has the tidiest and most orderly brain, with the greatest capacity for storing facts, of any man living. The same great powers which I have turned to the detection of crime he has used for this particular business. The conclusions of every department are passed to him, and he is the central exchange, the clearinghouse, which makes out the balance. All other men are specialists, but his specialism is omniscience. We will suppose that a minister needs information as to a point which involves the Navy, India, Canada and the bimetallic question; he could get his separate advices from various departments upon each, but only Mycroft can focus them all, and say offhand how each factor would affect the other. They began by using him as a short-cut, a convenience; now he has made himself an essential. In that great brain of his everything is pigeon-holed and can be handed out in an instant."
―Sherlock Holmes, speaking to Watson about his brother in "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans"
Mycroft Holmes was a much larger and stouter man than Sherlock. His body was absolutely corpulent, but his face, though massive, had preserved something of the sharpness of expression which was so remarkable in that of his brother. His eyes, which were of a peculiarly light, watery gray, seemed to always retain that far-away, introspective look whi...
Mycroft Holmes appeared or is mentioned in the following adventures:
•"The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter"
•"The Final Problem"
•"The Adventure of the Empty House" (mentioned)
Mycroft Holmes has been portrayed by various actors:
•Charles Gray in the 1985 TV series.
•Boris Kluyev in the Russian TV series by Igor Maslennikov.
•Stephen Fry in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows by Guy Ritchie.
•Mark Gatiss in the BBC's Sherlock TV series.
•Rhys Ifans in CBS' Elementary TV series.
Mycroft Holmes is Sherlock Holmes' and Eurus Holmes' brother and is traditionally older by seven years. It is mentioned in "The Final Problem" that, along with tradition, he remains seven years Sherlock's senior in the BBC adaption.
May 11, 2023 · BBC's Sherlock portrays Sherlock Holmes and Mycroft Holmes as smart, but one might be smarter. The Holmes brothers inherited their genius from their mother, while their father is depicted as the "sane one," who isn't as superhuman as the rest of the family.
- Shannen Michaelsen
One notable ancestor is Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock’s older brother, who is depicted as a brilliant but less active detective. Another famous ancestor is Irene Adler, a skilled and cunning opera singer who captured Holmes’ attention in ‘A Scandal in Bohemia.’
Apr 23, 2023 · Sherlock was packed with secrets and big reveals, and in its first episode, it was revealed that Mark Gatiss’ character was none other than Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock’s (Benedict Cumberbatch) brother, but the series subtly revealed this big secret when Mycroft first appeared.
