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Sherlock

TV·2010–2017·4 seasons, 12 episodes·BBC One·Drama, Crime, Mystery·1h 30m·8.9·Created by Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat

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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson's adventures in 21st Century London. A thrilling, funny, fast-paced contemporary reimagining of the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Sherlock S02E01A Scandal in BelgraviaS02E01 · 8.7Rejoin the 21st-century team of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they battle the worst that modern criminality has to offer.
  2. 02Sherlock S01E01A Study in PinkS01E01 · 8.6A war hero, invalided home from Afghanistan, meets a strange but charismatic genius who is looking for a flatmate - it is London in 2010, and Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes are meeting for the first time. A string of impossible suicides has Scotland Yard baffled - and only one man can help.
  3. 03Sherlock S02E03The Reichenbach FallS02E03 · 8.6Watch as Moriarty poses the "final problem" and a tabloid reporter reveals the "shocking truth" about Sherlock.

Cast

Benedict CumberbatchBenedict CumberbatchSherlock HolmesMartin FreemanMartin FreemanDr. John Watson

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes2010Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Sherlock S01E01Season's bestA Study in PinkJuly 25, 2010 8.6A war hero, invalided home from Afghanistan, meets a strange but charismatic genius who is looking for a flatmate - it is London in 2010, an
  2. S01E02Sherlock S01E02The Blind BankerAugust 1, 2010 7.9A mysterious cipher is being scrawled on the walls around London. The first person to see the cipher is dead within hours of reading it. She
  3. S01E03Sherlock S01E03The Great GameAugust 8, 2010 8.5A strange clue in an empty room, a blood-soaked car, a priceless Old Master, a deranged bomber. With the clock ticking, the curtain rises on

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes2012Aired 8.4Season avg
  1. S02E01Sherlock S02E01Season's bestA Scandal in BelgraviaJanuary 1, 2012 8.7Rejoin the 21st-century team of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they battle the worst that modern criminality has to offer.
  2. S02E02Sherlock S02E02The Hounds of BaskervilleJanuary 8, 2012 7.9Watch Sherlock and Watson pursue information about research on genetically engineered animals for military use.
  3. S02E03Sherlock S02E03The Reichenbach FallJanuary 15, 2012 8.6Watch as Moriarty poses the "final problem" and a tabloid reporter reveals the "shocking truth" about Sherlock.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes2014Aired 8.1Season avg
  1. S03E01Sherlock S03E01Season's bestThe Empty HearseJanuary 1, 2014 8.1'Just one more miracle, Sherlock. Stop being dead.' Two years after the devastating events of The Reichenbach Fall, Dr John Watson has got o
  2. S03E02Sherlock S03E02The Sign of ThreeJanuary 5, 2014 8.1Sherlock faces his biggest challenge of all - delivering a best man's speech on John's wedding day.
  3. S03E03Sherlock S03E03His Last VowJanuary 12, 2014 8.1Sherlock goes after publishing magnate and blackmailer Charles Magnussen, one of the most despicable criminals that he has ever encountered.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes2017Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S04E01Sherlock S04E01The Six ThatchersJanuary 1, 2017 7.3While waiting for Moriarty to make good on his beyond-the-grave threat, Sherlock is intrigued by cases of vandalism where the criminal is br
  2. S04E02Sherlock S04E02Season's bestThe Lying DetectiveJanuary 8, 2017 7.9To save John, Sherlock takes on the most dangerous case of his career: bring serial killer and milliionaire-philanthropist Culverton Smith t
  3. S04E03Sherlock S04E03The Final ProblemJanuary 15, 2017 7.4Sherlock and John confirm that Eurus is still alive, and go to Sherringford to meet with her. However, they soon discover that it is all par

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

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