Minor Sherlock Holmes characters
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This article describes minor characters from the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and from non-canonical derived works. The list excludes the titular character as well as Dr. Watson, Professor Moriarty, Inspector Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes, Mrs. Hudson, Irene Adler, Colonel Moran, the Baker Street Irregulars, and characters not significant enough to mention.
Stamford
Stamford is an acquaintance of Watson and Holmes. Appearing in the first story, A Study in Scarlet, and is the reason the two meet.
Film and television
Gennadi Bogachyov played Stamford in the 1979 Soviet film Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
In the BBC series Sherlock, Mark Stamford is portrayed by David Nellist. Series One "A Study in Pink" where he is used in the same narrative role as the original to bring the two titular characters together, Series Three "The Sign of Three" he is mentioned as being unable to attend John and Mary's wedding, and in the Special "The Abominable Bride" in Sherlock's Mind Palace.
Audio
Stamford was portrayed by Paul Downing in the first two episodes of the Sherlock Holmes (1989 radio series).
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