# Bannister — The Return of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> Bannister in The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0008-the-adventure-of-the-three-students

## Who they are

A loyal college servant whose secret loyalty complicates the investigation into exam fraud.

## Relationships

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

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Bannister is a college servant who becomes a key witness and suspect in a case Holmes investigates.

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_professional_

Bannister is a college servant who becomes a key witness and suspect in a case Holmes investigates.

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_professional_

Bannister is a college servant who becomes a key witness and suspect in a case Holmes investigates.

## In the story

### [The Adventure of the Three Students](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-three-students)

Soames's servant, who initially conceals the identity of the culprit but eventually reveals the truth.

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