The Blind Banker 

Mysterious symbols and murders are showing up all over London, leading Sherlock and John to a secret Chinese crime syndicate called Black Lotus.

Director:

Euros Lyn

Writers:

Mark Gatiss (creator), Steven Moffat (creator)

Stars:

Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Sherlock Holmes
Martin Freeman	...	Dr. John Watson
Una Stubbs	...	Mrs. Hudson
Zoe Telford	...	Sarah
Louise Brealey	...	Molly Hooper
Gemma Chan	...	Soo Lin Yao
Al Weaver	...	Andy Galbraith
Bertie Carvel	...	Seb Wilkes
Daniel Percival	...	Eddie Van Coon (as Dan Percival)
Paul Chequer	...	DI Dimmock
Howard Coggins	...	Brian Lukis
Janice Acquah	...	Museum Director
Jack Bence	...	Raz
John Macmillan	...	Community Officer
Olivia Poulet	...	Amanda

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

cipher | crime syndicate | coded message | graffiti | chinese acrobat | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Blind Banker

Filming Locations:

Cardiff Central Library, The Hayes, Cardiff, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hartswood Films, BBC Wales, Masterpiece Theatre

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to John's blog, the case is wrapped up by March 28 (it takes place between March 23 and 26).

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Goofs

When Sherlock is searching for "Chinese antiquities sold at auction", his address bar shows a local address, not an Internet one, so he's actually just watching files on his laptop.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Soo Lin Yao: The great artisans say, the more the teapot is used, the more beautiful it becomes.

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Connections

References Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998)

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Soundtracks

Opening Titles
(uncredited)
Written by David Arnold and Michael Price

User Reviews

I missed a good villain for this one.

This episode was funny, with good references and a good mystery, but the villain was disappointing.