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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 Moffat (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, scary, action-packed and highly modern-day adventures, Sherlock and John navigate a maze of cryptic clues and lethal killers to get at the truth. (official distributor synopsis)
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Sherlock (2010)
After the end of the third episode, saliva was running down my chin and I was like a hungry dog looking for the next murder that would be entertaining enough for Sherlock to take it on. He is a hero from the ranks of absolute anti-social types like Dr. House or Sheldon Cooper, whose brilliant minds are perfectly at work and are absolutely useless and unbearable in the context of ordinary life on this planet. The type-perfect Cumberbatch/Freeman duo works perfectly, the verbal jabs never end, the cases are really catchy, and most of all it's all incredibly entertaining. Even the weaker second episode (weaker within the series, in a regular production it would stick out like a pitchfork from the dung) doesn't stop me from joining all the praise. Edit: The second season takes it much further. Especially the opening episode A Scandal in Belgravia is a literal masterpiece. If only we didn't have to wait over a year for the next season.
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