Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock beat figures such as Basil Fawlty and the Doctor to be named the world’s favourite BBC television character Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch has said he is honoured the “sociopath” detective has been named the world’s favourite BBC TV character. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fabled spy beat competition from acclaimed British television figures, including Basil Fawlty, the Doctor in Doctor Who and Hyacinth Bucket, to take the accolade.
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Andrew Scott: Fans asked me every day whether Moriarty would return to Sherlock
Sherlock actor Andrew Scott has revealed fans quizzed him on a daily basis over a possible return as Jim Moriarty to the hit BBC drama. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, locked horns with Moriarty for the show’s first two series before the super-villain supposedly killed himself in The Reichenbach Fall.
Russia’s Channel One Launches Probe Into ‘Sherlock’ Finale Leak
Russia’s Channel One has launched an investigation into the leak of the Russian-language version of the final episode of BBC hit show Sherlock , starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, which aired on Sunday . The network also suggested that hackers could have been the cause for the leak.
Sherlock: The Final Problem – ‘What a shame it had to end this way’
Baffling and then some, the concluding episode of Sherlock season four was a greatest hits revisiting of everything good, bad and ridiculous about Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat’s mind-twisting take on Arthur Conan Doyle Baffling and then some, the concluding episode of Sherlock season four was a greatest hits revisiting of everything good, bad and ridiculous about Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat’s mind-twisting take on Arthur Conan Doyle Baffling and then some, the concluding episode of Sherlock season four was a greatest hits revisiting of everything good, bad and ridiculous about Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat’s mind-twisting take on Arthur Conan Doyle … (more)
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock has a sister, the show revealed in a new twist
Sherlock actor Andrew Scott has revealed fans quizzed him on a daily basis over a possible return as Jim Moriarty to the hit BBC drama. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, locked horns with Moriarty for the show’s first two series before the super-villain supposedly killed himself in The Reichenbach Fall.
Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat reveal where Sherlock could go in series 5
At the end of season four finale The Final Problem, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman’s heroes are seen back in their rooms at 221B Baker Street solving crimes. It’s a moving montage, featuring a voiceover from Amanda Abbington as John’s late wife Mary Morstan and showing the two of them doing what they do best.
‘Sherlock’ season finale leaks online 1 day before premiere
In this Feb. 7, 2015 file photo, British actor Benedict Cumberbatch arrives for the British Academy Television Awards 2015 Nominees Party at Kensington Palace in central London. The producers of the television series – sAuSherlock – sAu implored fans to avoid sharing spoilers about the season finale after a Russian version of the episode leaked online on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2016, one day before it was scheduled to air.
Awkward! Sherlock fans spot a hilarious error
Sherlock fans have been having a few giggles after apparently spotting a blunder in the first episode of the new series. Fans of the sleuth show – which returned to BBC1 on New Year’s Day – claim that one scene saw John Watson writing his blog, when it was actually an image file.
Mary Watson death scenes were fun – Sherlock star Amanda Abbington
Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington has said filming the scenes of the death of her character were “sensitively handled” – and even “really fun”. The first episode of the fourth series, which returned on New Year’s Day, sees her character Mary Watson being shot dead as she jumps in front of a bullet intended for the lead character, Sherlock Holmes .
Long periods apart behind split with Martin Freeman, says Amanda Abbington
Sherlock star Amanda Abbington has opened up about her “sad” split from partner Martin Freeman, saying that long periods spent apart were partly responsible for the relationship ending. The 42-year-old actress said the Sherlock co-stars – who play married couple John and Mary Watson in the BBC1 detective series – “couldn’t live together any more”.
Sherlock viewers notice blunder as return draws in best audience of New Year’s Day
Wat-son your screen, Dr? Sherlock viewers left scratching their heads by epic blunder… as series return draws in best audience of New Year’s Day There was an impressive audience of 8.1 million tuning for the Series 4 return of Sherlock , on Sunday – this year’s best figures for a New Year’s Day show. So the programme was never going to be far from critique, in particular one especially hard-to-spot blunder in a scene featuring Dr Watson.
Sherlock viewers notice blunder as return draws in best audience of New Year’s Day
Wat-son your screen, Dr? Sherlock viewers left scratching their heads by epic blunder… as series return draws in best audience of New Year’s Day There was an impressive audience of 8.1 million tuning for the Series 4 return of Sherlock , on Sunday – this year’s best figures for a New Year’s Day show. So the programme was never going to be far from critique, in particular one especially hard-to-spot blunder in a scene featuring Dr Watson.
Amanda Abbington on her ‘clean break’ from Freeman
Amanda Abbington has opened up about her split from long-term partner Martin Freeman, saying it was a “clean break”. The Sherlock co-stars announced that they were parting ways after 16 years together in December, with Freeman saying it was “amicable”.
a Sherlocka opens up the old boysa club to women
But the introduction of Mary Morstan, Watson’s fiancée-to-be, turned the show into something more like a three-hander. “I like him,” Mary announced upon meeting Sherlock Holmes at the start of Season 3, after the hero – who had apparently died in a suicidal plunge at the end of Season 2 – turned up during Watson’s proposal to Morstan over dinner.
‘Sherlock’ returns with murder, mystery – and a baby
It may just be the diaper of baby Rosamund Watson, whose arrival at the start of the fourth season of “Sherlock” disrupts the relationship between brilliant, demanding detective Sherlock Holmes and his long-suffering friend Dr. John Watson. The offspring of John and his enigmatic wife Mary – with Sherlock as a somewhat skeptical godfather – is one of the few things program-makers are willing to reveal before the first of three new episodes airs Jan. 1 on the BBC in Britain and on PBS in the United States.
Amanda Abbington thanks fans for support amid reports of split from Martin Freeman
Amanda Abbington has thanked her fans for their messages of support after it was reported she and long-term partner Martin Freeman have split. Amanda wrote on Twitter: “Hey you lot! Thanks for the beautiful and supportive messages.
Abbington thanks fans for messages of support amid reports of split from Freeman
Amanda Abbington has thanked her fans for their messages of support after it was reported she and long-time partner Martin Freeman had split. Amanda Abbington has thanked her fans for their messages of support after it was reported she and long-time partner Martin Freeman had split.