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Sherlock

In this modernized version of the Conan Doyle characters, using his detective plots, Sherlock Holmes lives in early-21st-century London and acts more cocky towards Scotland Yard's detective inspector Lestrade because he's actually less confident. Doctor Watson is now a fairly young veteran of the Afghan war, less adoring and more active. Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Crime, Drama, Mystery), first airing in 2010, and whether this series is worth starting now.

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Story of Sherlock

In this modernized version of the Conan Doyle characters, using his detective plots, Sherlock Holmes lives in early-21st-century London and acts more cocky towards Scotland Yard's detective inspector Lestrade because he's actually less confident. Doctor Watson is now a fairly young veteran of the Afghan war, less adoring and more active.

Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Crime, Drama, Mystery), first airing in 2010, and whether this series is worth starting now.

Title facts

  • Type Series
  • Release year 2010
  • Released 24 Oct 2010
  • Runtime 88 minutes
  • Content rating TV-14
  • IMDb rating IMDb 9.1/10 from 1,086,290 votes
  • Genres Crime, Drama, Mystery
  • Languages English
  • Countries United Kingdom, United States
  • Seasons 4 seasons

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs

Direction and writing

Written by: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat

Awards and recognition

Won 9 Primetime Emmys. 95 wins & 185 nominations total

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