Holmes-O-Sexual

Good day, history lovers!

Now, while I love my history, I'm not always in history mode, and sometimes I like to unwind by relaxing on my large sofa, port in hand, watching the television.

Last Thursday I watched a brand-new comedy sketch show on BBC2 called The Peter Serafinowicz Show, featuring the comic actor Peter Serafinowicz, from such televisual delights as Spaced and Look Around You, and the motion picture Shaun of the Dead.

It was an enjoyable half an hour, although two sketches in particular almost made me choke on my port. These sketches featured a rather unusual take on the character of Mr. Sherlock Holmes, depicting him as some sort of sex-crazed maniac who would routinely ravage poor Dr. Watson. Witness them by clicking below:



The Victorian setting, lewd conduct and lingering shot of a portrait of Queen Victoria put me in my mind of another lust-filled hero - our very own Lord Likely. Could it be that secretly Serafinowicz is a Likely fan? Was someone on the writing team inspired by his lordship's astonishing adventures? Or is it all just a curious coincidence?

Probably the latter. But if Lord Likely should ever make the leap from web-log to TV screen, I think we have found the man to play him. Serafinowicz is superb, don't you agree? Who would you like to see cast in a hypothetical Lord Likely television series, or movie? Tell me! Tell me now! Please.

Professor Julian Syngen-Smythe, editor of The Astonishing Adventures of Lord Likely.