Who is Mrs Hudson in Sherlock?

The landlady, not the housekeeper · 221B Baker Street

Mrs Hudson (The landlady, not the housekeeper) is a character in Sherlock, part of 221B Baker Street. Martha Hudson owns 221B and rents it to Sherlock at a grateful discount — he ensured her husband's execution in Florida, which she counts as a favour. She is forever clarifying that she is their landlady, not their housekeeper, while making the tea anyway. Behind the herbal soothers and the chatter is a woman with a more colourful past than either tenant suspects, and a fierce, maternal loyalty that makes her — by Sherlock's own accounting — one of the very few people who matter.

When does Mrs Hudson first appear?

Mrs Hudson first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“A Study in Pink”) of Sherlock (2010–2017, BBC).

Who is Mrs Hudson connected to?

Relationships already established when Mrs Hudson first appears — nothing from later episodes.

• Sherlock Holmes — Landlady, not housekeeper

Which group does Mrs Hudson belong to?

By the time Mrs Hudson appears, 221B Baker Street also includes Sherlock Holmes, John Watson.

Who else is introduced in this episode?

• Sherlock Holmes — The consulting detective
• John Watson — The doctor who misses the war
• Mycroft Holmes — The British government
• Greg Lestrade — The Yard's honest man
• Molly Hooper — The pathologist who counts

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