Sherlock: Season 1

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 Moffat (Doctor Who, Coupling) and Mark Gatiss, Sherlock stars BAFTA-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch 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, scary, action-packed and highly entertaining television movies, Sherlock and John navigate a maze of cryptic clues and lethal killers to get at the truth.

From acclaimed Doctor Who scribes Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss comes Sherlock: a fresh reinterpretation of the classic mystery series, a faithful portrayal of the famous detective but now with a modern twist.

John Watson: doctor, soldier, war hero, lost soul. Fresh from fighting the war in Afghanistan, a chance encounter brings him into the world of Sherlock Holmes: loner, detective, genius. Sherlock can tell a software designer by his tie or an airline pilot by his thumb. He has a unique analytical brain unlike anyone else in the world, who earns his living and staves off boredom by solving crimes-the weirder and more baffling, the better. The two men couldn't be more different, but Sherlock's inspired leaps of intellect coupled with John's pragmatism soon forge an unbreakable alliance.

Across three thrilling, scary, action-packed and highly entertaining television movies, Sherlock and John navigate a maze of cryptic clues and lethal killers to get at the truth. The world's favorite detective has come out of the fog.
With sparkling scripts and unforgettable performances from the two leads, this is Sherlock for a new generation.

Directed by Paul McGuigan
Written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
Produced by Sue Vertue
Executive Produced by Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Beryl Vertue, Rebecca Eaton, Bethan Jones
Original Music by David Arnold, Michael Price
Cinematography by Steve Lawes
Film Editing by Charlie Phillips
Costume Design by Sarah Arthur

A Study in Pink
Wounded in the Afghan war Dr.John Watson returns to contemporary London and answers an advert for a flatmate,which brings him to Mrs. Hudson's house at 221b,Baker Street,sharing with brilliant if eccentric private eye Sherlock Holmes. There have been three identical suicides and Inspector Lestrade asks for Sherlock's intervention over the fourth,the suspicious death of Jennifer Wilson. As she lay dying she wrote 'Rachel' in the dust and Sherlock deduces that this was not only the name of her stillborn daughter of many years earlier but the password to her mobile phone. Jennifer sent a text to her killer to give a clue as to their identity.This leads Sherlock to a meeting in a deserted college with a terminally ill serial killer,slaying people for kicks,to show superiority over the rest of society and determined to make Sherlock the next victim.

The Blind Banker
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.

The Great Game
Mycroft wants his brother Sherlock to investigate the murder of civil servant Alan West and theft of the Bruce-Partington missile plans. Sherlock,however,prefers to assist Lestrade following a massive bomb blast. The sadistic bomber abducts a string of hostages,who will be released after Sherlock has solved a series of puzzles,including a twenty year old murder and two insurance scams,the second involving an alleged art theft. The gallery owner tells Sherlock she was approached by a criminal who claimed he could make money for her - his name being Moriarty. He is the arrogant bomber. Sherlock solves all the puzzles and the West murder before confronting Moriarty,a seemingly innocuous man he has met before,at a swimming pool.

"Flagrantly unfaithful to the original in some respects, Sherlock is wonderfully loyal to it in every way it matters"
Independent

"With a sparky bounce... this was Sherlock for all ages"
Metro

"We are being truly spoilt with this... get ready for the ride of your life"
Sunday Express

"A Holmes that Conan Doyle would possibly approve of, I think... slick, and quick, and yes, compelling"
Guardian