Sherlock 

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

Creators:

Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat

Stars:

Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs

Top Rated TV #19 | Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 88 wins & 172 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Sherlock Holmes 15 episodes, 2010-2017
Martin Freeman	...	Dr. John Watson 15 episodes, 2010-2017
Una Stubbs	...	Mrs. Hudson 14 episodes, 2010-2017
Rupert Graves	...	DI Lestrade / ... 14 episodes, 2010-2017
Louise Brealey	...	Molly Hooper / ... 14 episodes, 2010-2017
Mark Gatiss	...	Mycroft Holmes 12 episodes, 2010-2017
Andrew Scott	...	Jim Moriarty / ... 9 episodes, 2010-2017
Amanda Abbington	...	Mary Watson / ... 7 episodes, 2014-2017
Jonathan Aris	...	Anderson 7 episodes, 2010-2016

Storyline

In this modernized version of the Conan Doyle characters, using his detective plots, Sherlock Holmes lives in early 21st century London and acts more cocky towards Scotland Yard's detective inspector Lestrade because he's actually less confident. Doctor Watson is now a fairly young veteran of the Afghan war, less adoring and more active.

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | modernized setting | based on novel | detective | murder | 

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Taglines:

The world's favourite detective has emerged from the fog...this is Sherlock for a new generation.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the crew in Sherlock (2010) are related. Sherlock's parents are actually actor Benedict Cumberbatch's parents, Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton; Amanda Abbington (Mary Morstan) and Martin Freeman (John Watson) were real-life partners; producer Sue Vertue is writer Steven Moffat's wife, and co-producer and writer Beryl Vertue is his mother-in-law; writer Mark Gatiss' husband is the barrister in Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall (2012); Steven Moffat's son plays Sherlock Holmes as a child in a few episodes.

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Quotes

Sherlock Holmes: The game is on.

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Crazy Credits

In the American (PBS Masterpiece Mystery) broadcasts of this series, certain letters in the closing titles are highlighted red. These letters spell out a word that somehow relates to the episode. These highlighted letters don't occur in the closing credits of the original airings of the series (on BBC) though.

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Connections

Referenced in Hren' 2.0: Kitayskaya PSP (2010)

User Reviews

Brilliant!

I think it is always a bit uncertain and tricky when a 19th century series or film is modernised and most of the time it doesn't work, especially if it is well known and liked but I was very very impressed. Benedict does a brilliant job portraying the famous sleuth and made a 19th century character and modern day London merge beautifully. Martin Freeman was also great as Dr Watson. Rupert Graves made a brilliant Lestrade. It was sharp, quick and kept you on your toes and you just couldn't wait to see what happened next, this was of course completed by brilliant acting from the actors. I'm so pleased it got favourable reviews from the critics, roll on the next episode!!!!

Details

Official Sites:

BBC [UK] Official Facebook

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sherlock

Filming Locations:

St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hartswood Films, BBC Wales, Masterpiece Theatre

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1