Category: Sherlock

Sherlock voted favourite ever BBC TV character

The iconic character of Sherlock, from the hit TV series of the same name, has been voted the most popular television character from the BBC by international audiences. Sold internationally to 240 territories by BBC Worldwide, the thrilling and contemporary reimagining of the Arthur Conan Doyle stories from Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss has won numerous awards and become a global phenomenon.

Benedict Cumberbatch ‘honoured’ as Sherlock wins worldwide BBC TV character poll

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.

Ruth Negga, Sing Street nominated for Empire Awards

Ruth Negga has bagged another best actress nomination for her much-lauded performance in Loving , while Irish film Sing Street has garnered a nod for best soundtrack at the 2017 Empire Awards. Meanwhile, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story cleaned up with the most nominations at this year’s awards, which are voted by the public, with nine mentions, including best actress for Felicity Jones.

Ruth Negga, Sing Street nominated for Empire Awards

Ruth Negga has bagged another best actress nomination for her much-lauded performance in Loving , while Irish film Sing Street has garnered a nod for best soundtrack at the 2017 Empire Awards. Meanwhile, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story cleaned up with the most nominations at this year’s awards, which are voted by the public, with nine mentions, including best actress for Felicity Jones.

Behind the scenes footage proves there was nothing fake about that epic Sherlock explosion

Cast your mind back to last Sunday and you’ll recall Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes and John Watson almost met a very sticky end thanks to a drone rigged with explosives that secret Holmes sister Eurus flew into 221b Baker Street. Logic suggests that the Sherlock team were never going to kill off their leading trio, but it was still a tense moment watching them plot their escape from near-certain death although personally we were more worried about the fate of hoovering rockstar Mrs Hudson downstairs… It was down to the special effects team to cook up exactly how such an explosive twist would reach our screens and since the episode aired, they’ve been sharing the tricks of their trade.

Scoop: ELEMENTARY on CBS – Saturday, January 28, 2017

In the episode “Over a Barrel”, a man takes hostages, including Joan, and threatens to execute them unless Holmes finds the person responsible for the death of his son. As Sherlock investigates, the captor gives him 16 hours to find the perpetrator before the statute of limitations on the crime runs out, on ELEMENTARY, Sunday, Jan. 29 on the CBS Television Network.

Russian state television blames hackers for BBC Sherlock finale leak

A Russian state-controlled broadcaster on Monday blamed hackers for the embarrassing leak online of the final episode of the BBC drama Sherlock a day before it was due to air. Russia’s Channel One was set to broadcast the final episode of the fourth series of the popular detective drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch on Monday just after midnight Moscow time , simultaneously with Britain.

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)

10 reasons why Season Four finale of Sherlock was an anti-climax and a con

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10 reasons why Season Four finale of Sherlock was an anti-climax and a con

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That scene in Mollya s kitchen in the Sherlock finale was almost very different

The Sherlock season four finale contained a moving and unbearably tense scene set in Molly Hooper’s kitchen, in which Sherlock saves the pathologist’s life at the last moment. Sherlock’s psychotic sister Eurus has constructed a scenario in which Benedict Cumberbatch’s character held captive on the island prison of Sherrinford is involved in a phone call with Molly during which he must get her to say the words “I love you” to him.

Benedict Cumberbatch’s parents cameo in Sherlock series 4 finale

Sherlock viewers have met the detective’s parents twice before in the series, once in season three opener The Empty Hearse when they visited his Baker Street flat for tea and again when the Holmes family gathered together for a cosy Christmas in the final episode of the run, His Last Vow. Wanda Ventham, 81, and Timothy Carlton , 77, play Mr and Mrs Holmes, and they made another appearance in Sunday night’s series four finale, The Final Problem.

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In this episode, written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, long-buried secrets catch up with the Baker Street duo. Someone has been playing a long game indeed and Sherlock and Watson face their greatest ever challenge. Is the game finally over?

‘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.

Sherlock fans warned ‘don’t watch leak’

Don’t spoil the surprise – that is the warning Sherlock creators have issued after the final episode in the series was leaked online. The culmination of the current three-part series four is due to air tomorrow night, titled The Final Problem, but a Russian version of the episode has already been leaked online.

Only Fools and Horses was one of the most-watched shows on Netflix on Christmas Day

Classic BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses is still one of the most popular TV shows on Christmas Day thanks to Netflix and Dave. RadioTimes.com can reveal that Only Fools and Horses was among the most-watched film and TV shows on Netflix UK on Christmas Day 2016, a surprise appearance which the streaming service says confirms the nostalgic tastes of viewers even in the on demand world.

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In this episode, written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, long-buried secrets catch up with the Baker Street duo. Someone has been playing a long game indeed and Sherlock and Watson face their greatest ever challenge.

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.

Drake tops the best-dressed poll – while Orlando Bloom’s best undressed

Canadian rapper Drake, rumoured to be in a relationship with singer Jennifer Lopez, pipped last year’s British winner Eddie Redmayne to the top of the chart, compiled by GQ magazine. The Night Manager star Tom Hiddleston , TV host James Corden and Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch also make the top 10. Those who missed out on the top 10 include Poldark star Aidan Turner , singers Pharrell Williams and Zayn Malik and London Mayor Sadiq Khan .

Benedict Cumberbatch drops clues that this will be his… 1

As the new series of Sherlock is set to hit our screens tonight at 8.30pm on BBC One, actor Benedict Cumberbatch has hinted it might be his last outing as Conan Doyle’s famous detective. The 40-year-old actor, who has hit it big in Hollywood since first playing Sherlock Holmes, has hinted that it’s time for a change.

Researchers find Cumberbatch related to Holmes’ creator

Genealogy detectives have discovered that Benedict Cumberbatch, the British actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes in the PBS television series, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a century ago. Cumberbatch, 40, and the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who died in 1930, were 16th cousins, twice removed, according to the web site Ancestry.com.

Researchers find Cumberbatch related to Holmesa creator

In this Oct. 19, 2016 photo, Benedict Cumberbatch poses for a photo in Beverly Hills, Calif. Geneology detectives have discovered that the British actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes in the PBS television series, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a century ago.

Researchers Find Benedict Cumberbatch Is Distantly Related to Sherlock Holmes’ Creator

Genealogy detectives have discovered that Benedict Cumberbatch, the British actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes in the PBS television series, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a century ago. Cumberbatch, 40, and the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who died in 1930, were 16th cousins, twice removed, according to the web site Ancestry.com.

Is Benedict Cumberbatch leaving Sherlock?

Though he has been loyal to the BBC show despite rising to global fame and making it big in Hollywood, Cumberbatch has hinted that he is considering his options – and saying goodbye to The 40-year-old, who has a baby boy with theatre director wife Sophie Hunter and another kid on the way, told The Telegraph that family life has given him new priorities. “The older I get, the happier I am.

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.