Product Description
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A contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories,
Sherlock is a thrilling, funny, fast-paced adventure series set
in present-day London. Co-created by Steven Mof (Doctor Who,
Coupling) and Mark Gatiss, Sherlock stars BAFTA-nominee Benedict
Cumberbatch (Hawking, Amazing Grace) as the new Sherlock Holmes
and Martin Freeman (The Office, Love Actually), as his loyal
friend, Doctor John Watson. Rupert Graves plays Inspector
Lestrade. The iconic details from Conan Doyle's original books
remain--they live at the same address, have the same names and,
somewhere out there, Moriarty is waiting for them. And so across
three thrilling, y, action-packed and highly modern-day
adventures, Sherlock and John navigate a maze of cryptic clues
and lethal killers to get at the truth.
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In the wake of Guy Ritchie's reimagining, the BBC puts its own
stamp on Arthur Conan Doyle's sleuth--and sets him in a London
filled with cell phones and laptops. In the pilot, director Paul
McGuigan (a keen visual stylist) introduces Sherlock Holmes
(Atonement's Benedict Cumberbatch) as a "high-functioning
sociopath" and Dr. John Watson (The Office's Martin Freeman) as
an army veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder. Through a
mutual friend, the two become flatmates at 221B Baker Street (Una
Stubbs plays their landlady). Holmes, who consults with Scotland
Yard inspector Lestrade (Rupert Graves) on his trickier cases,
drafts Watson to assist him.
In "Study in Pink," four people commit suicide by poison. When
Holmes sets out to establish a link, he falls right into the
culprit's clutches. Other cases concern a smuggling operation
("The Blind Banker") and a mad bomber ("The Great Game"). Though
he doesn't make a formal entrance until episode three, an
infamous figure from Sherlock's future has a hand in each
mystery, while the detective's brother, Mycroft (co-creator Mark
Gatiss), first appears when he tries to hire Watson for a case of
his own, an offer that gives the good doctor pause. Through his
job at a medical office, Watson also meets Sarah (Zoe Telford),
who becomes his girlfriend.
Part of the fun of Jeremy Brett's Holmes (and Agatha Christie's
Poirot) came from the period details, so this update takes a
little getting used to--as does the occasional mumbled line--but
Cumberbatch and Freeman share an enjoyable Odd Couple rapport,
marked by flashes of deadpan wit, which compensates for the
absence of deerstalker caps (Holmes favors ves) and journals
(Watson maintains a website). Extras include commentary on the
finale, the original pilot, and a featurette, in which cocreator
Steven Mof (Doctor Who) notes that Cumberbatch was his only
choice for the title role. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Review
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Tremendously clever fun, Masterpiece Mystery! presents the first
of three modernizations of the Sherlock Holmes tales. --Ken
Tucker, Entertainment Weekly
The result is a sharp, funny, clever series that remains faithful
to the spirit of Doyle's stories while infusing them with a
vibrant spirit of modernity. --Robert Bianco, USA Today
The stories are complex and contemporary, with references to a
remembered past. But it's easy to forget the past--the present
Sherlock, droll yet naive, is so wonderfully weird. --Nancy
DeWolf Smith, Wall Street Journal
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