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Sherlock (2010–2017)

TV Series   |  TV-14   |    |  Crime, Drama, Mystery

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

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Creators:

Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
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Awards

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Another 91 wins & 177 nominations.

Top Rated TV #21

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26 July 2010 | the_don_vito
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| Perfect fit of writers to material
Once again this proves that the BBC Licence Fee is one of the finest ideas this country as ever had.

Moffat's sharp dialogue and subtle character development sit excellently alongside Gattis natural flair for the uncanny and his talent for mystery stories; so evident in his novels as well as his League of Gentlemen work.

The modernisation works artfully, showing that the challenges Holmes faced were not merely a question of his better scientific method keeping him ahead of the police. Watson benefit even more from the modern setting, the circular nature of history making his recent experiences in Afghanistan even more relevant than they can seem in the novels.

The cinematography and editing was excellent (a feature that was much improved in the recent series of Doctor Who), the display of text messages stylish and deceptively simple.

All in all this was a triumph for the BBC, and showed the benefit of their nurturing of talents such as Moffat and Gattis over the past decade.

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Trivia

Sherlock sometimes uses a memory technique that he calls a "Mind Palace." This is not an invention of the screenwriters; rather, it is a method of aiding memory that dates back to Ancient Rome called the "Method of Loci". One of history's most famous real-life practitioners was the sixteenth-century Italian Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci, who introduced the method to China.

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Mrs. Hudson: I'm not your housekeeper.

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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Genres

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Release Date:

24 October 2010

Language

English

Country of Origin

UK, USA

Filming Locations

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

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