series british american crime drama television series based sir holmes detective stories created stars doctor episodes produced series airing special episode airing january fourth series commissioned began filming april intended release series set present day special partly features victorian period fantasy resembling original holmes stories production bbc masterpiece anthology series pbs serving producers series primarily filmed cardiff wales london exterior shots holmes watson baker street residence critical reception highly positive reviews praising quality writing performances direction nominated numerous awards including winning awards variety categories won categories primetime emmy awards including miniseries movie dramatic special outstanding lead actor miniseries movie outstanding supporting actor miniseries movie freeman addition honoured award series watched drama series sold territories series released dvd blu ray alongside tie editions selected original stories original soundtrack composed january launched official mobile app called network premise depicts consulting detective holmes solving mysteries modern day london holmes assisted friend returned military service afghanistan suspicious holmes time exceptional intellect bold powers observation persuade value watson blog documenting adventures holmes reluctant celebrity press reporting cases eccentric personal life ordinary people british government ask help series depicts variety crimes perpetrators holmes conflict recurring feature hospital occasionally assists holmes cases recurring roles include holmes watson series creator holmes elder brother production conception development fans experience adapting victorian literature television devised concept series previously adapted strange case series written doctor episode dead doctor writers discussed plans holmes adaptation numerous train journeys cardiff doctor production based awards ceremony producer married encouraged develop project creative team idea invited write series september criticized recent television adaptations stories slow aiming instead canon 1930s 1940s films starring set modern interwar era uses modern technology internet gps solve crimes directed episodes says keeping character pointing books use device possible lab experiments modern day version use tools available today order find things update maintains traditional elements stories baker street address holmes adversary events books transferred present day elements incorporated story example watson returned military service afghanistan discussing fact original watson home serving second anglo war realised war thought war announced single minute drama production august broadcast set mid late intention produce series minute episodes pilot prove successful version pilot reported guardian cost led rumours bbc wider media potential disaster bbc decided transmit pilot requesting total minute episodes original pilot included dvd series audio commentary creative team said bbc happy pilot asked change format pilot observes critic released dvd substantially expanded rewritten completely look pace sound july bbc drama department announced plans minute episodes broadcast previously announced series commissioned duties executive producer concentrate producing doctor cast characters interested casting title character watching performance film actor cast reading script creative team says guardian reputation playing odd brilliant men holmes cold slightly said great charge playing volume words head speed thought connections incredibly fast step ahead audience normal intellect leaps taking piers head drama described series rendering dynamic superhero modern world arrogant genius driven desire prove police fact addressing changing social attitudes broadcasting regulations holmes replaced pipe multiple patches writers believed talk like completely modern person says initially intent sounded like giving lecture turned character victorian second series beautiful voice sound like giving lecture interview observer creator says experienced difficulty finding right actor play title character said person actually saw making sure got chemistry john watson think soon come room work actors auditioned watson eventually took role said audition unsuccessfully rejected producers required watson shortly cast smith eleventh doctor doctor writers said freeman casting developed way played holmes theme friendship appealed asserted importance achieving correct tone character watson idiot true took said idiot surround said freeman sort opposite talent martin finds sort poetry ordinary man love realism freeman describes character moral compass consider morality ethics actions cast writers referred character inspector development realised contemporary england character title detective inspector pointed appear stories portrayed decided version appeared man frustrated holmes holmes considers best person candidates took comedic auditions creative team preferred graves brought role revealed appearance great game said knew wanted beginning usually dull villain thought genuinely properly frightening absolute originally going confrontation holmes episodes realised confrontation scene version scene final problem meet remainder regular cast includes known years old worked mother creator play recurring roles respectively freeman real life partner plays watson girlfriend eventual wife series real life parents introduced parents guest appearances included sarah victims voice series scandal featured featured final episode series role played played journalist episode series featured production design filming produced provided production funding production produced pbs network public service broadcasters united_states masterpiece mystery strand filming pilot episode written directed commenced january following january set episodes entered production directed episodes directed second episodes filmed reverse order broadcast says wanted modern london way period versions production based cardiff production unit opened late advantage bbc planned cardiff bay drama village production series based doctor produced cardiff economical london good matches parts london architecture faked location shooting english capital necessary location shots baker street filmed street baker street impractical heavy traffic number things labelled holmes need disguised executive producer explains important design entirety flat contemporary set convey says live suburban modern costumes pilot designed bafta award winning costume designer wore coat series series costume designer explained achieved detective look holmes wouldn interest fashion went classic suits modern twist narrow leg trousers button slim cut jacket went slim cut shirts sweeping coat action scenes looks great london skyline writers want force story creative challenges decision include sign holmes door reflect modern world door display number house flat house number iconic felt unable change writers decided lead characters address names traditional holmes watson reflected title series director came idea putting text messages screen instead having cut away shots hand holding phone producers found difficult coordinate schedules principal players second series freeman worked film unexpected journey continued doctor showrunner head writer response time pressure guardian asserted series features recognised tales says argument producing tales years explained rejected deferred pleasure relationship holmes watson developed second series watson amazed abilities watson acted primary detective second episode cast production team confident second series production following positive audience critical reaction series music theme incidental music composed arnold explains price worked producers come central theme character series found going defining sound pieces constructed synthesizers tracks recorded real musicians arnold says bring music life similarly price comments musicians adapt performance score responding footage episodes series consisting episodes produced series initially broadcast july august bbc later pbs united_states october second series episodes broadcast january series premiered january january series sold territories special episode premiered january bbc pbs marking time series aired day series episode study pink loosely based novel study scarlet written directed story depicts introduction john entering baker street london investigation series deaths initially believed older brother played appears time episode broadcast simultaneously bbc bbc july second episode blind banker broadcast august written directed episode depicts holmes hired old university acquaintance investigate mysterious break bank city series concluded great game broadcast august episode introduces character played series sets holmes solve series apparently unrelated cases written directed great game ends cliffhanger reach involving bomb attached vest removed moments earlier watson series high ratings study pink bbc reportedly eager produce episodes august confirmed renewed second series convention confirmed stories adapted writers series write episode series acknowledging scandal final problem best known holmes stories explained knew having successful run natural order famous stories question cliffhanger thematic things stories trying john relationship little emotions don care got sure characters journey directed episodes doctor director handled second series minute episodes initially planned air late delayed early january scandal written directed broadcast january loosely based scandal episode depicts holmes quest retrieve photos minor royal held camera phone ruthless brilliant trades classified information extracted rich powerful clients wrote investigates strange activities military base aware published famous original stories felt greater responsibility include familiar elements story adapting lesser known stories appeared man father ripped apart gigantic years earlier directed episode broadcast january second series concluded fall wrote episode directed previously directed doctor episodes broadcast january episode follows plot discredit kill concluding holmes suicide based story final problem presumed fallen deaths switzerland felt creator version holmes fall added discussed sequence clue everybody missed christmas mini episode bbc premiered seven minute mini episode christmas period entitled happy returns episode available service youtube channel acts prequel series synopsis episode reads gone years isn convinced dead turns anderson technician series lost job obsessive conviction detective lives long standing people believes alive episode trying convince anderson tracks mysterious events germany involved points incidents getting progressively closer london series end final episode second series announced twitter series commissioned time series resolution fall filmed concurrently series revealing faked death end series suggested feature heavily future series written directed episode series broadcast january inspired adventure house sir episode follows return london reunion subsequent solving underground terrorist network episode achieved official rating million viewers making highest rated drama episode shown television sign written watson married episode takes place wedding reception story told flashbacks episode title inspired sign broadcast january final episode broadcast january bbc written directed based sir adventure charles case leads conflict terrifying villain introduced unnamed villain episode holmes watson try arrested attempt fails stop arranges exiled united_kingdom instead tried murder plane takes video screen london broadcasts image recalled deal crisis associated potential return series aired united_states pbs period weeks airing late january early february special july announced special episode broadcast fourth series filming began january wrapped february confirmed episode set victorian london saying special thing wouldn story way didn special run episodes kind little bubble october title episode announced bride broadcast january local time bbc pbs episode british cinemas january shown january selected cinemas exclusive bonus material cinema presentation included guided tour baker street look scenes special episode featuring lead cast crew series fourth series commissioned scripts planned told telegraph keen continue difficult lead actors schedules continued obviously mark commitments matter scheduling july bbc announced filming series place late announced filming begin april series expected air filming began april scheduled early august announced cast villain lore series confirmed january return fifth series confirming signed fifth series reception critical response met critical acclaim sustaining positive reviews series series holds metacritic score based reviews series scored based reviews series holds score based reviews series hold rating critical aggregator site rotten_tomatoes series approval rating episode rated highly appreciation index observer said cross ultimatum hint doctor drama hardly surprising written created doctor writers guardian said early days minute movies study pink brilliantly promising sequences ingenious plot classic independent wrote triumph witty knowing flair original understands holmes isn plot charisma original respects wonderfully loyal way matters lead actors commended critic said freeman capable watson modern holmes man describes high functioning following second series opening episode telegraph asserts utterly credible man lives entirely little regard world outside ing perfect depiction holmes times fans generally guardian suggested fact enormously work incorporates small screen adaptations holmes original stories puts canonical telegraph identifies jokes allusions intended fans commenting specifically second series finale fall guardian praised taking mobile phone technology computer doesn feel like cheating like open relationship agreed parties ratings according overnight data provided broadcasters highest overnight figure series million opening episode study pink second series averaged million viewers episodes series watched programmes bbc video demand service january april opening episode scandal attracted controversy tabloid newspaper daily_mail reported nude scene early episode met disapproval viewers concerned shown watershed hour adult content supposed air critics took exception treatment arguing argument rejected including series conclusion fall suicide jumping led speculation forums social networking sites newspaper articles resolution series watched drama series average million people watched series million tuning episode accolades bafta awards won award best drama series freeman won award best supporting actor nominated nominated won best supporting actor beating freeman work second series nominated categories series won award best terrestrial study pink scandal nominated emmy awards variety categories series won bafta awards television drama director fiction director photography fiction jones won editing fiction category received prizes primetime emmy awards including primetime emmy award outstanding lead actor miniseries movie primetime emmy award outstanding supporting actor miniseries movie freeman primetime emmy award outstanding writing miniseries movie dramatic special home release merchandise series released disc united_kingdom august australia november united_states november release included episodes special features study pink featured audio commentaries comment great game release included pilot episode minute version study pink directed critic called decision include pilot brave rated pilot episodes certificate video online exhibition release contained minute documentary production called different related documentary minute premiered january prelude series episodes second series disc released united_kingdom january release included audio commentary scandal documentary called uncovered soundtrack album series released january second series february published original collections novels tie editions cover art featuring freeman study scarlet released autumn introductions respectively sign memoirs holmes released march introductions freeman thompson respectively books return holmes bow released december ahead premiere series featured introductions respectively according radio_times popularity led resurgence sales original stories companion book series written published united_kingdom october book republished united_states title files official companion hit television series july japan manga adaptation series illustrated jay magazine october english translation manga series released beginning june october sold themed edition publishers retailers reported rise sales books series broadcast popularity resulted coats similar reported retailer manufacturer wool trench coat worn production series ended independent reported designer moved meet demand offering tailored coats based series tailor said clients actors clothes journalist alexis_petridis commented men wanted look noted effect means standard lady viewers decided britain latest men style icon fictional seen onscreen hitting corpse horse whip surely great detective going happen sandwich shop flat holmes residence reported sharp rise new customers recognised bbc online published tie websites relating fictional world written contributed doctor tie websites websites feature events form puzzles case comments example sister harry unseen cases feature television similar broadcast cases retain familiar elements classic stories geek interpreter instead greek interpreter instead websites links found diary official website january launched official mobile app called network created association appear cameo roles holmes watson respectively
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