BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / The Adventure of The Speckled Band

**Posted by saturnR** September 11, 2012 3:49 am

I really want to see an adaptation of this story because it's my all time most favourite Holmes story in the world! Wonder if it will feature in any of the future episodes. The name has been referenced in earlier episodes but not the narrative.

**Posted by hypergreenfrog** September 11, 2012 6:11 am

In the discussion about the three spoiler words (Rat, Wedding, Bow) the idea has already surfaced a few times. While it is not exactly obvious, it does seem quite likely that at least part of the Speckled Band will be used in the new series.
I have not read all of the canon, but it is one of my favorite stories too. I like the fact that it is quite an unusual Sherlock Holmes story, with a lot of "action" and suspence, and I would love to see it modernized.

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** September 11, 2012 7:22 pm

And it's the Moff's favourite.

**Posted by Arya** September 12, 2012 12:09 am

I wonder how they'll modernize it....do you think they'll still use the snake going through the vents?

**Posted by Wholocked** September 12, 2012 12:15 am

They did already reference this case with "The Speckled Blonde". I kinda took that as an indication they wouldn't do the whole story.

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** September 12, 2012 9:35 am

Yeah, they wouldn't be able to do the full story because they've already used the title, so they wouldn't be able to have the dying man's clue that it was "the speckled band" that did it!

**Posted by Davina** September 12, 2012 10:28 am

They could, possibly use a snake somehow, somewhere.

**Posted by kazza474** September 12, 2012 10:31 am

They could use One Direction when they all have acne breakouts!

**Posted by sherlockedkt** September 13, 2012 12:11 am

I still remember the first time I read that story and it gave me the CREEPS. I mean, I totally had the heebie-jeebies. We were at my grandfather's house and my siblings went out to sleep in his camper and I refused to go out there because all I could think about was a snake coming into the camper somehow... This story has always stuck with me and I recently re-read it. I hope they will incorporate it! I did read some of the theories about series 3 and hopefully a few of them are right.