TV Detective World Series Result - Scully vs Watson

Here at The Murder Mystery Company we continue to attempt to answer the great question of which TV Detective is the best. Putting one star up against another in a series of matches and asking you to vote for who you believe should go through. The first round of the TV Detective World Series continues apace, and one of the hottest bouts yet has been concluded.

We can now reveal that the winner is...

With little more than 60% of the vote, Dana Scully proves that in the battle of sidekicks, it's really anybody's fight.

Watson is out, much to the disappointment of Sherlock himself who has been waiting patiently in the Winner's Enclosure since he gave Jonathan Creek a sending off back in May.

Scully has suffered her own heartache of course, having watched her partner Fox Mulder roundly sent packing by Diagnosis Murder's Mark Sloane back in May 2012!

So the rest of this contest will be about her proving that there's space in the world of TV Detection for reason, science, cynicism and a propensity for being knocked unconscious at crucial moments.

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TV Detective World Series Round 1 - Scully vs Watson

Here at the Murder Mystery Company we've been trying to ascertain just who is the finest TV Detective of them all... and the first round is nearly over. So far we've seen Jimmy McNulty face off against Miss Marple, Poirot take on Jack Bauer and David Hasselhoff lose a scrap with himself - to name but a few. This time...

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Judge's Overview

This is really the battle of the sidekicks, as two of television's favourite supporting sleuths meet each other in a freak scheduling shock.

FBI Agent and Doctor of medicine Dana Scully looks at the cases of her leading man through the eyes of a scientist, trying to keep Mulder's elaborate theories in check as he rages against aliens, government conspiracies and the paranormal.

Ex Soldier and Doctor of medicine John Watson, on the other hand, looks at the cases of his leading man with calm bafflement, trying to keep Holmes' elaborate theories in check as he solves murders.

On paper there's barely a thing to separate them, unless you consider things like gender, nationality, job, belief system or torch size. This one is going to be close!

Voting closes in one month.

Meanwhile, feel free to take a look at the main Murder Mystery Company website, for an idea of what we're up to when we're not up to this.

Next time...

TV Detective World Series Round 1 - Holmes vs Creek

Here at the Murder Mystery Company we are doing our best to answer some of the important questions; questions like 'How can I arrange an amazing, affordable murder mystery evening for my team?' 'How can I choose the best venue and get the best rate?' And of course, 'Which is the greatest TV Detective of all time?'

This time...

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Judge's Overview

It's a battle of wits to an almost unprecedented scale as these two paragons of intellectual intimations step up to do battle.

On the one hand, you have the big coated, wavy haired, be-scarfed visage of Holmes who will stop at nothing to link seemingly innocent facts together until he has his man.

And facing him, the large of coat, springy of hair, scarf-fond Creek who will make a series of casual observations that will undoubtedly lead to solving a ridiculously elaborate crime that may or may not involve magic.

This is a first time for relative newcomer Holmes, as portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch, though incarnations of the world's only consulting detective usually perform well in the World Series - we all remember the great Colombo upset of '89 like it was yesterday.

Creek on the other hand is a regular to the tournament, and is hoping to improve on his current record - he reached the semi-final in '97 only to be pipped at the post by a very much on-form Thomas Magnum.

Who wins? As ever, you decide. Voting closes in one month, and if you can't wait that long then please visit the main Murder Mystery Company website to see what we're doing when we're not doing this!

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