Rupert Graves, Actor: Sherlock. In the original stories, he is not an idiot. The version date is shown in the files. Scotland Yard has a new broom, and his name is Nimrod Frost. Creation. Alice Turner contacts Holmes directly, rather than through Lestrade. Randy himself, meanwhile, is also a decent enough cop, but his investigative skills leave a lot to be desired. Chi. M. J. Trow wrote sixteen books using Lestrade as the central character, giving him a first name, Sholto) Write it here to share it with the entire community. One correction, in your file on Sherlock Holmes you list Inspector Lestrade’s first name as Sholto. "The name Lestrade probably is of French origin, though I have never attempted to trace my ancestry back beyond my grandfather who was a Thames waterman, while my father worked as a stevedore in the East India Docks. Inspector Lestrade Given name: G. Inspector Lestrade is the most famous person named Lestrade. "I realized stealing isn't a game. The concept of an Inspector LeStrade who isn't a bumbling fool is NOT novel. Rupert Graves as Inspector Greg Lestrade in BBC's Sherlock C owan, from Broadstairs, Kent, first targeted a mobile telephone shop in Margate, telling staff they had been sold a … Holmes also used the alias Inspector Lestrade in the pastiche, The Counterfeit Detective by Stuart Douglas. As in the 1968 TV adaptation, the character of Inspector Lestrade is omitted. M.J. Trow, however, not only gives his Lestrade a first name (Sholto), but also a personal life and enough smarts to successfully navigate his career in the police force. You watched him as … We do not know his first name, only his initial: G.'" So, it isn't exactly Sherlock not bothering to remember Lestrade's name. Inspector Japp was inspired by the fictional police detective Inspector Lestrade from the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. John nudged Sherlock. “Lestrade. Inspector Lestrade: Plays this role in "The Blind Banker", as temporary replacement for the real Lestrade. The first was the apparent theft of a photograph, which was to be used for blackmail against the King of Bohemia. 3 February, 2014 at 6:59 pm. The name Lestrade probably is of French origin, though I have never attempted to trace my ancestry back beyond my grandfather who was a Thames waterman, while my father worked as a stevedore in the East India Docks. They are considered the most important person in history born with the last name of Lestrade. When you think of a Scotland Yard inspector in the Sherlock Holmes stories, odds are your thoughts immediately go to Inspector Lestrade. His phone rang and Greg, much to yours and his dismay, let go of your hand to answer it. Take the first two letters of Stottlemeyer's first and last name, along with that of his junior associate Randy Deacon (renamed Disher after the pilot), and you get a shout-out to Lestrade: Leland Stottlemeyer + Randy Deacon = Lestrade. He was Inspector Lestrade. ... New Scotland Yard, first on the Victoria Embankment and, in 1967, in Victoria. Inspector G. Lestrade is described as a small man with dark eyes and a ratty type of face. Police Inspector Lestrade (first name unknown) of the Scotland Yard is the most frequently appearing officer of the law in the stories about Sherlock Holmes.Although the films depict him as a clumsy fool, in the written stories he is described as a fast and efficient professional (he tends to go for the simple and direct solutions and often mocks Holmes when he suggests something implausible).