Sherlock - Season 1 (2010) (season)
Directed by:
Paul McGuiganScreenplay:
Steven MoffatCinematography:
Steve LawesCast:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs, Louise Brealey, Vinette Robinson, Tanya Moodie, Siobhan Hewlett, William Scott-Masson, Victoria Wicks, Sean Joseph Young (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
A war hero, invalided home from Afghanistan, meets a strange but charismatic genius who is looking for a flatmate - it is London in 2010, and Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes are meeting for the first time. A string of impossible suicides has Scotland Yard baffled - and only one man can help. (BBC)
Reviews (2)
I unequivocally join the avalanche of five-star reviews that has swept through here. Bringing Holmes and Watson to the present day may have been a risk, but it paid off. The characters' vocabulary has changed a bit, and as for Holmes, the police refer to him as a deviant of the first category instead of as a weirdo... But they're still those old acquaintances. The story is suspenseful from start to finish, full of incredibly dry lines and great dialogue, and apart from the final nerve-wracking confrontation, the taxi chase absolutely blew my mind.
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After a long break, I dove back into Sherlock, and boy, am I glad I did. Even though I knew what to expect this time around, the modern twist on the classic tales still thrilled me. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman nailed it, as always. Action-packed scenes, a dash of suspense, and that quintessential English humor — it's all there, and I couldn't get enough.
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