Lestrade...
Seriously, have you ever met such a good looker at a police station? (Not that I often go there) With such a detective, I would make a confession straightaway! Or no, only after a close questioning.
So, let's go back to our character:
Detective Lestrade has a rare particularity: he is able to suffer Sherlock's eccentricities. Even better: where anyone else at Scotland Yard sees a freak or a psychopath, Lestrade recognizes the capacities of the genius. And that's a good point for Sherlock's ego.
Sometimes, Lestrade makes fun at it: putting a blanket around Sherlock's shoulder when there are photographs, having him wear a peculiar cap, taking photos (trying to) when he is at the hospital... Usually, though, Lestrade is remarkably patient, often cool, admiring sometimes. Above all, he is more than Sherlock's supporter. He is a good cop too, obstinate, rigorous; he won't let go a trail before the resolution of a case.
But he is especially Sherlock's friend. The autistic genius doesn't show any sign of excessive affection toward this guy -he asks for him when he has to call the police, but he pretends never to remember his first name. Moriarty understands better and makes Lestrade one of the target of his final game.
Only once shall we see Lestrade panicking: after a long, very long enquiry, arrives the moment of the final and well-deserved victory. He is about to arrest a gang. But he receives a phone call from Sherlock, calling for help. Lestrade leaves all and rushes to Baker Street with reinforcement... Only to discover Sherlock's special interpretation of the word "emergency".
Who is Doyle's Lestrade?
We're lucky the serie didn't try to stick to Doyle's description: "A little sallow, rat-faced, dark-eyed fellow" (A study in scarlet). "A lean, ferret-like man, furtive and sly-looking" (The Boscombe valley mystery).
Several policemen are present in Sherlock's adventures. Lestrade, however, appears in the first story, and will become a recurrent character. In a study in scarlet, he is competing with another detective, Tobias Gregson, who is, according to Sherlock "the smartest of the Scotland Yarders. He and Lestrade are the pick of a bad lot. They are both quick and energetic, but conventional -shockingly so."
Sometimes, Lestrade makes fun at it: putting a blanket around Sherlock's shoulder when there are photographs, having him wear a peculiar cap, taking photos (trying to) when he is at the hospital... Usually, though, Lestrade is remarkably patient, often cool, admiring sometimes. Above all, he is more than Sherlock's supporter. He is a good cop too, obstinate, rigorous; he won't let go a trail before the resolution of a case.
But he is especially Sherlock's friend. The autistic genius doesn't show any sign of excessive affection toward this guy -he asks for him when he has to call the police, but he pretends never to remember his first name. Moriarty understands better and makes Lestrade one of the target of his final game.
Only once shall we see Lestrade panicking: after a long, very long enquiry, arrives the moment of the final and well-deserved victory. He is about to arrest a gang. But he receives a phone call from Sherlock, calling for help. Lestrade leaves all and rushes to Baker Street with reinforcement... Only to discover Sherlock's special interpretation of the word "emergency".
Who is Doyle's Lestrade?
We're lucky the serie didn't try to stick to Doyle's description: "A little sallow, rat-faced, dark-eyed fellow" (A study in scarlet). "A lean, ferret-like man, furtive and sly-looking" (The Boscombe valley mystery).
Several policemen are present in Sherlock's adventures. Lestrade, however, appears in the first story, and will become a recurrent character. In a study in scarlet, he is competing with another detective, Tobias Gregson, who is, according to Sherlock "the smartest of the Scotland Yarders. He and Lestrade are the pick of a bad lot. They are both quick and energetic, but conventional -shockingly so."
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