Has Sherlock Holmes always been a detective?

Answer 1

Inspector G Lestrade who appears in 13 of the Sherlock Holmes adventures and was named after a friend of Conan Doyle from his days at the University of Edinburgh, a medical student by the name of Joseph Alexandre Lestrade.

Answer 2

Sherlock Holmes was a private consulting detective. He invented the job himself and used his deductive skills to solve problems for a set charge upon a fixed scale that did not vary, save when he remitted the charge altogether.

Answer 3

Well, even though Sherlock Holmes was a detective, the movie is mostly being characterized as an action movie, or an adventure movie, or even a crime movie. But, i guess nothings gonna happen if you call it detective movie.

Answer 4

No. Sherlock Holmes had no offical affiliation with the London Constabulary which would have entitled him to the rank of Inspector. He remained always a civilian.

Answer 5

No. He was a private investigator.

He did, however, help the police numerous times.

Answer 6

Sherlock Holmes was a fictional consulting detective from the late 1870's until late 1903.

Answer 7

Yes, he was the first private consulting detective

Answer 8

Well, because he is a fictional character then yes.