Pilot (27 Sep. 2012)

Sherlock Holmes, fresh out of rehab, is teamed with a sobriety partner, a former surgeon named Watson. They have to learn to work together even as they tackle their first case, the mysterious death of a doctor's wife.

Director:

Michael Cuesta

Writers:

Robert Doherty (creator), Robert Doherty

Stars:

Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Sherlock Holmes
Lucy Liu	...	Dr. Joan Watson
Aidan Quinn	...	Captain Toby Gregson
Dallas Roberts	...	Dr. Richard Mantlo
Manny Perez	...	Detective Javier Abreu
Jonathan Walker	...	Harrison Polk
Kristen Bush	...	Eileen Renfro
Craig Walker	...	Peter Saldua
Michael Nathanson	...	Infomercial Narrator
Randal Turner	...	Male Opera Singer
Melissa Zapin	...	Female Opera Singer
Sherry H. Arell	...	Shushing Lady

Storyline

NYPD detective Javier Abreu is delighted to have his weird English friend Sherlock Holmes on the case of robbery-victim Dr. Richard Mantlo's apparently missing wife, whom Sherlock finds slaughtered in a safe room she has installed secretly. Sherlock, recently out of drug rehab, makes the best of 'buddy' nurse Joan Watson, hired by his wealthy London father, actually a disbarred surgeon whose people skills he can use. Sherlock quickly proves it's the work of a trophy-hunting serial killer, but finds his prime suspect the next victim.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | therapy

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hill of Beans Productions, Timberman-Beverly Productions, CBS Television Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character Dectective Marcus Bell (Jon Michael Hill) is a nod to Author Arthur Conan Doyle's inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. In 1877 Conan Doyle met Dr. Joseph Bell and served as his clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

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Goofs

At the end of the show Holmes and Watson are watching a Mets-Reds baseball game on TV. This would be impossible since this story takes place sometime during the winter, as everyone is wearing heavy winter clothes and all of the trees are bare.

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Quotes

Dr. Joan Watson: [about an observation Holmes made about her father] How did you know he had an affair?
Sherlock Holmes: Google. Not everything is deducible.

User Reviews

Elementary, my dear Viewer

While it has been criticized as an attempt to Americanize the ever- popular BBC series, Sherlock, CBS's Elementary is far-off from the hit BBC program: in its own special way. The writers currently seem to be testing the waters, seeing how the ratings fare with the current scheme, before hopefully, unleashing an honest version of Sherlock onto the people of the good old USA. The highlight of this episode was definitely Jonny Lee Miller's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, an honest if subdued interpretation of Arthur Conan Doyle's character, which had his own quirks, dealing with overcoming his addiction and balancing that with his propensity to get bored easily. Lucy Liu's character of Joan Watson seems to need some kind of character growth, as she is mostly one-dimensional at this point. The future is bright for this show, though.