Every Stone a Story

The one in the original stories, of course
11 (40.7%)

Basil Rathbone
4 (14.8%)

Jeremy Brett
3 (11.1%)

George C. Scott
0 (0.0%)

The one in Nicholas Meyer's novels
0 (0.0%)

Christopher Plummer
0 (0.0%)

Robert Downey Jr.
6 (22.2%)

Benedict Cumberbatch
2 (7.4%)

Another of the many actors who have played him
0 (0.0%)

I hate them all
0 (0.0%)

Who's Sherlock Holmes?
1 (3.7%)

The one in the original stories, of course
7 (25.0%)

Nigel Bruce
1 (3.6%)

David Burke
2 (7.1%)

Edward Hardwicke
1 (3.6%)

Joanne Woodward
0 (0.0%)

The one in Nicholas Meyer's novels
0 (0.0%)

James Mason
1 (3.6%)

Jude Law
5 (17.9%)

Martin Freeman
8 (28.6%)

Another of the many actors who have played him
2 (7.1%)

I hate them all
0 (0.0%)

Who's Dr. Watson?
1 (3.6%)

Return? He's never really gone away.
10 (35.7%)

He's decisive and effective in a world of messy mysteries.
0 (0.0%)

He always comes back to save us during times of economic disturbance.
1 (3.6%)

He's the world's best-known fictional hero.
0 (0.0%)

He's out of copyright.
6 (21.4%)

Hollywood's out of ideas.
1 (3.6%)

More than one of the above.
9 (32.1%)

Some other reason I will explain in comments.
0 (0.0%)

Because he's dangerous on both ends and crafty in the middle.
1 (3.6%)