Sherlock
(2010– )
Sherlock faces a chilling enemy: the powerful and seemingly unassailable Culverton Smith - a man with a very dark secret indeed.
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Title: The Lying Detective (08 Jan 2017)
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| Benedict Cumberbatch | ... | ||
| Martin Freeman | ... | ||
| Una Stubbs | ... | ||
| Rupert Graves | ... | ||
| Mark Gatiss | ... | ||
| Louise Brealey | ... | ||
| Amanda Abbington | ... | ||
| Toby Jones | ... | ||
| Lindsay Duncan | ... | ||
| Sian Brooke | ... |
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| Georgina Rylance | ... |
Cornelia
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| Tom Brooke | ... | ||
| Gina Bramhill | ... |
Faith
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Martin Savage | ... |
Ivan
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Katy Wix | ... |
Nurse Cornish
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As Sherlock attempts to comfort John Watson after his wife's death entrepreneur and apparent philanthropist Culverton Smith tests a new drug on daughter Faith and his employees to make them forget his confession that he is planning to commit murder. Faith has a partial memory and approaches Sherlock to identify a likely victim but her disappearance and his descent into drug-taking lands him in Smith's hospital and at his mercy. However Sherlock is not as helpless as he appears and has his own way of trapping Smith though the final shock is reserved to Watson as his therapist springs a terrible surprise on him. Written by don @ minifie-1
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confession | criminal mastermind | preventing a murder | car chase | police car chase |Parents Guide:
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8 January 2017 (UK) See more »Company Credits
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Dr. John Watson: Even you?
Sherlock Holmes: No.
[pause]
Sherlock Holmes: Even you.
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(uncredited)
Performed by London Festival Orchestra, London Festival Chorus & Alberto Lizzio
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Towards the end Watson congratulates Holmes on his birthday without the actual date being mentioned. Holmes' birthday is nowhere mentioned in the original stories, but it is by some assumed to be the 6th of January or thereabouts. The Lying Detective was first shown on Jan. 8, which may not be totally coincidental. See more »Goofs
When Sherlock is explaining to Faith how he knew she lived in a small flat due to the fading on the note from the sun, he says people mound pin boards at eye height, creating an imaginary pin board that he pins the note to. However, he uses his own height when he puts the note up at eye height and then uses that height to show how the sun shining through the window and hitting only part of the note can be used to gauge the distance the windows is from the notice board. However, faith is about a foot shorter than Sherlock, so the notice board would have been much lower, causing Sherlock's geometry to be out. See more »Quotes
Sherlock Holmes: It's not a pleasant thought, John, but I have this terrible feeling from time to time that we might all just be human.Dr. John Watson: Even you?
Sherlock Holmes: No.
[pause]
Sherlock Holmes: Even you.
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Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 (Ode to Joy)(uncredited)
Performed by London Festival Orchestra, London Festival Chorus & Alberto Lizzio
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This is probably my favorite Sherlock episode, it had a Hannibal Season 2 feel with all the visuals and "what is going on" vibe, we can't really fully understand what is happening but guess until the show reveals it and is amazing.
I have to admit I'm not a Sherlock fan, I love the show productions and the actor are great but the story/writing most of the time felt weird and force, this time might not be that different but definitely took the show to a new place.
I found the previous episode kind of regular but now I realize it was necessary to set everything on the table and this one take full exploits of those elements.