As odd as it sounds, the first “grown-up” work I read as a boy was the play The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie. It took me a long time to complete, the ending came from left field, and I was absorbed by how the dialogue carried the action of the play. From then on, I became […]

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British actor Arsher Ali who is starring in Arthur and George which airs on Masterpiece Theater spoke to us about Sherlock Holmes, acting, and much more.. TSM: Have you always been a fan of the Sherlock Holmes stories? AA: Alas, no. But I do remember my first introduction to Sherlock Holmes. It was as a […]