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The Blind Banker ()

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  • Season 1
  • Episode 2
Mysterious symbols and murders are showing up all over London, leading Sherlock and John to a secret Chinese crime syndicate called Black Lotus.
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Sherlock Holmes
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Dr. John Watson
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Mrs. Hudson
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Sarah
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Molly Hooper
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Soo Lin Yao
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Andy Galbraith
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Seb Wilkes
Daniel Percival ...
Eddie Van Coon (as Dan Percival)
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DI Dimmock
Howard Coggins ...
Brian Lukis
Janice Acquah ...
Museum Director
Jack Bence ...
Raz
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Community Officer
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Amanda
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Shopkeeper (as Jacqui Chan)
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Opera Singer
Gillian Elisa ...
Surgery Receptionist
Stefan Pejic ...
Box Office Manager
Philip Starnier ...
German Tourist (as Philip Benjamin)
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Patrick Bradford ...
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Tour Guide (uncredited)
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Eddie's Neighbour (uncredited)
Joe Hall ...
Homeless Guy (uncredited)
Daniel van der Molen ...
Bank Worker (uncredited)

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Euros Lyn

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Mark Gatiss ... (creator) (creator) &
Steven Moffat ... (creator) (creator)
 
Steve Thompson ... (written by)
 
Arthur Conan Doyle ... (based on the works of) (as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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Rebecca Eaton ... executive producer: Masterpiece
Mark Gatiss ... executive producer
Bethan Jones ... executive producer: BBC
Steven Moffat ... executive producer (showrunner) / executive producer
Kathy Nettleship ... line producer
Beryl Vertue ... executive producer
Sue Vertue ... producer

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David Arnold
Michael Price

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Steve Lawes ... director of photography

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Mali Evans

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Lee Bhogal ... assistant editor
Scott Hinchcliffe ... on-line editor
Kevin Horsewood ... colorist

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Kate Rhodes James

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Arwel Jones ... (as Arwel Wyn Jones)

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Dafydd Shurmer

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Joelle Rumbelow

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Sarah Arthur

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Sarah Astley ... makeup artist (as Sarah Astley-Hughes)
Claire Pritchard ... hair designer (as Claire Pritchard-Jones) / makeup designer (as Claire Pritchard-Jones)
Amy Riley ... makeup artist

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Sam Lucas ... post-production supervisor

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Ben Howard ... second assistant director
Barry Phillips ... third assistant director
Nige Watson ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Julia Challis ... properties
Matthew Ireland ... set dresser (creditOnly)
Sue Jackson-Potter ... production buyer (as Sue Jackson Potter)
Medard Mankos ... set dresser daily
John Pinkerton ... chargehand scenic painter
Tom Pleydell-Pearce ... stand-by art director (as Tom Pearce)
Dewi Thomas ... properties
Nick Thomas ... property master
Clive Clarke ... painter (uncredited)
James Iles ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Paul Jones ... stand-by carpenter (uncredited)
Rhys Jones ... set dresser (uncredited)
Blaanid Maddrell ... assistant designer (uncredited)
Christina Tom ... graphic designer (uncredited)

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Jeremy Child ... sound effects editor
Richard Dyer ... sound recordist
John Hagenstede ... boom operator
Glyn Hamer ... sound assistant
Doug Sinclair ... supervising sound editor
Alan Snelling ... dubbing mixer
Julie Ankerson ... foley artist (uncredited)
Will Everett ... foley mixer (uncredited) / foley recordist (uncredited)

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Dominic Blake ... special effects
Danny Hargreaves ... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Robin Hinch ... visual effects editor
Andy Tusabe ... senior compositor
Ron Bowman ... digital matte painter (uncredited)

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Mark Archer ... stunts
Marc Cass ... stunt coordinator
Nrinder Dhudwar ... stunts
James Embree ... stunts
Andreas Petrides ... stunt coordinator
Willie Ramsay ... stunts (as Willie Ramsey)
Marcus Shakesheff ... stunts
Lee Sheward ... stunt coordinator

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Clare Connor ... camera assistant
Charlie Cowper ... crane technician
Llyr Evans ... gaffer
Emma Friend ... clapper loader
Daniel Inman ... grip (as Dan Inman)
Paul Jarvis ... best boy
Clive Johnson ... electrician
Mark Milsome ... camera operator
Gawain Nash ... electrician
Ben Purcell ... electrician
Martin Scanlan ... focus puller
James Scott ... focus puller
Steve Smith ... assistant grip (as Stephen Smith)
Chris Williams ... clapper loader
Elliot Hale ... camera trainee (uncredited)
Colin Hutton ... still photographer (uncredited)
Roland Keane ... camera facilities coordinator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sheralee Hamer ... costume trainee
Louise Martin ... wardrobe assistant
Ceri Walford ... costume supervisor
Andie Mear ... daily costume assistant (uncredited)

Location Management

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Nicky James ... location manager
Huw Jones ... assistant location manager
Peter Tullo ... location manager

Music Department

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Tom Pigott Smith ... musician: violin
Thomas Farnon ... music associate (uncredited)
Rael Jones ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Anthony Weeden ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Llinos Wyn Jones ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Rob McKenna ... driver: Benedict Cumberbatch (uncredited)
Nigel Venables ... unit driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Harry Bunch ... production team
Ceri Hughes ... production coordinator
Geraldine Jeffers ... publicist
Janine H. Jones ... production team (as Janine H Jones)
Debbie Vertue ... Director of Operations
Elizabeth Walker ... production accountant
Sarah Ward ... picture publicist / picture publicity
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Plot Summary

Banker Eddie Van Coon and reporter Brian Lukis are both shot dead in identical slayings, in rooms locked from the inside. Chinese museum employee Soo Lin tells Sherlock Holmes that, as a teenaged orphan in China, she ran drugs for the Black Lotus crime syndicate, for whom the two dead men also worked. She too is then murdered, the killer being a human fly who can scale buildings. The gang mistake Watson for Holmes and capture him and his new girl-friend, requiring Holmes to come to the rescue. Written by don @ minifie-1

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Did You Know?

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Trivia A scene in this episode shows John throwing a pen to Sherlock, who catches it without even looking at it. Benedict Cumberbatch caught the pen on the first take (using a mirror so he could see it coming), but the cameraman was too slow and missed it. He got it again on the third. See more »
Goofs Several times Sherlock refers to the ancient (fictional) Chinese writing style as a dialect, but Chinese dialects are restricted to how the language is spoken, not written. It would have been more correct to indicate that was an obsolete version of the characters. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in AZChats to Ya'boi Zack (Richard C Meyer) Diversity & Comics/Comics Matter!! (2020). See more »
Soundtracks Opening Titles See more »
Quotes Sherlock Holmes: I need to get some air - we're going out tonight.
Dr John Watson: Actually, I've, uh, got a date.
Sherlock Holmes: What?
Dr John Watson: It's where two people who like each other go out and have fun?
Sherlock Holmes: That's what *I* was suggesting.
Dr John Watson: No, it wasn't. At least I hope not.
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