Literary adaptation
Works of literature have been adapted for film from the dawn of the industry. Some of the earliest examples come from the work of Georges Méliès, who pioneered many film techniques. In 1899, he released two adaptations — "Cinderella" based on the Brothers Grimm story of the same name and "King John", the first known film to be based on the works of Shakespeare. The 1900 film "Sherlock Holmes Baffled", directed by Arthur Marvin featured Arthur Conan Doyle's detective character Sherlock Holmes intruding upon a pseudo-supernatural burglary. The film, considered the first detective movie, ran for only 30 seconds and was originally intended to be shown in hand-cranked Mutoscope machines.
June Wyndham Davies
With a knack for spotting talent, Wyndham Davies gave the young Michael Caine his first chance in theatre, along with early opportunities for Rhys Ifans and Hugh Grant. Her inspired casting ideas whilst working for the Drama department at Granada included the suggestion of the late Jeremy Brett for the part of Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". To this day, Brett is still widely considered to have given the definitive portrayal of Conan Doyle’s detective. Wyndham Davies went on to produce the second series: "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", as well as "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" in 1994, and several feature-length television films including: "Sherlock Holmes – The Sign of Four", also starring Jenny Seagrove.1986 - "Shades of Darkness" (TV Series) (1 episode) 
1980-1981 - "Cribb" (TV Series) (3 episodes) 
1981 - "Christmas Spirits" (TV Movie)