Are you saying, if he'd never been the star?

Obviously it would depend how good the actor was, but I'd have thought so

I think he's a good actor and no criticism of him but honestly, for me its the scripts that do it. They are great scripts. He is absolutely Sherlock now, no doubt, but I can think of other actors who could also have played the part well. 

I think if he did a Dr Who and became a different actor, well that would be weird. But they did it with the Jeremy Brett series-Dr Watson just changed actors between two seasons and it was never commented on (well how would you really)

Oh yes and to add too, he's a good actor for the younger generation I think. My ten year old son liked the one or two episodes he's seen (its an adult show, yk?) and its got him hooked on the canon which I appreciate. I think the other series which are basically heroic old men in crinolene (well, yk) aren't that exciting for a kid.

Last edited by beekeeper (March 24, 2013 1:57 pm)

Coat tails, perhaps?

Yes. I am a fan of Sherlock Holmes.