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"Sherlock" is a British crime television series produced by the BBC and co-created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. The series is based on the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1887). Benedict Cumberbatch plays Sherlock Holmes, and Martin Freeman plays Doctor Watson. 13 episodes have been produced, with four three-part series airing from 2010 to 2017, and a special episode that aired on 1 January 2016. The series is set in the present day, while the one-off special features a Victorian period fantasy resembling the original Holmes stories.
The series "Sherlock" depicts "consulting detective" Sherlock Holmes solving various mysteries in modern-day London. Holmes is assisted by his flatmate and friend, Dr. John Watson, who has returned from military service in Afghanistan with the Royal Army Medical Corps. Although Metropolitan Police Service Detective Inspector Greg Lestrade (Rupert Graves) and others are suspicious of Holmes at first, over time, his exceptional intellect and bold powers of observation persuade them of his value. In part through Watson's blog documenting their adventures, Holmes becomes a reluctant celebrity with the press reporting on his cases and eccentric personal life. Both ordinary people and the British government ask for his help. Although the series depicts a variety of crimes and perpetrators, Holmes' conflict with nemesis Jim Moriarty (Andrew Scott) is a recurring feature. Molly Hooper (Louise Brealey), a pathologist at St. Bart's Hospital, occasionally assists Holmes in his cases. Other recurring roles include Una Stubbs as Mrs. Hudson, Holmes and Watson's landlady, and series co-creator Mark Gatiss as Holmes' elder brother Mycroft.
David Arnold and Michael Price composed the score for the entire series. Click here to learn more about the music of "Sherlock"
| Sherlock Holmes | Genius, arrogant, and lacks most social skills. He uses his superhuman powers of deduction and knowledge of forensic science to solve Scotland Yard's most baffling cases. |
| John Watson | Brave, practical and loyal. He was previously an army doctor who served in Afganistan. He becomes Sherlock's flatmate and best friend. |
| Greg Lestrade | Patient, hardworking, and just. He is the detective inspector at Scotland Yard. He frequently consults Sherlock to examine some of his cases. |
| Phillip Anderson | Cruel to Sherlock and arrogant, but Anderson later regrets his antagonism. Philip Anderson was a member of the forensics team at New Scotland Yard that works under DI Greg Lestrade. Like other members of the team, he openly despises Sherlock Holmes. The feeling appears mutual, as Sherlock dismisses Anderson's suggestions and forces him to face away from him when he is trying to think. |
| Ms. Hudson | Caring, responsible, and wise. She is Sherlock and John's Landlady. |
| Janine Hawkins | Mysterious, flirty, and humorous. Janine Hawkins was Mary Watson's maid of honour at her wedding to John Watson in May, 2013. It was there that she met Sherlock Holmes, who was the best man. Janine Hawkins is the personal assistant of the late Charles Augustus Magnussen. Sherlock uses her to get access to Magnussen's office. |
| Molly Hooper | Perceptive, intelligent, and Kind. She works as a pathologist at St. Bartholomew's Hospital and helps Sherlock on cases. |
| Mycroft Holmes | Cold, detached, and clever. He is Sherlock's older brother. He is not the type to show brotherly compassion. He works for the British Government and calls Sherlock to assist him on matters that threaten national security. |
| Elizabeth Smallwood | Confident, powerful, and extremely professional Elizabeth, Lady Smallwood MP (also identified as Alicia) is a British Member of Parliament who was blackmailed by Charles Augustus Magnussen. |
| Mary Morstan | Smart, deceitful, and strong. She is John Watson's wife who works as a part-time nurse. She surpasses John's intelect and occasionaly suprises Sherlock with her knowledge. |
| Irene Adler | Cunning, witty, a seductress. A ruthless and brilliant dominatrix who also trades in classified information extracted from her rich and powerful clients. |
| Jim Moriarty | Ambitious, unpredictable, and insane He is the intellectual equal of Sherlock. He is a consulting criminal and enjoys playing games with people. He is set on destroying his only rivial, Sherlock Holmes. |
| Charles Augustus Magnessun | Mannerless, calculating, and an egomaniac, Charles Augustus Magnussen was a powerful and wealthy businessman who owned several newspapers. Magnussen is a known blackmailer who uses the information against his "assets." His activities drew the attention of the parliamentary committee, who wanted to know what interest he had in these high officials, one of them being the prime minister. Magnussen took an interest in Sherlock and decided to test his "pressure point" to see what can truly break him. |
| Culverton Smith | Psychopathic, sadistic, and narcissistic Culverton Smith is a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist, using his fame and fortune to help many charities. However, he is one of the most prolific undetected serial killers in British criminal history. He kills for pleasure and has an uncontrolable need to confess to his crimes. Culverton Smith is an antagonist of Sherlock Holmes. |
| Jim Moriarty | Ambitious, unpredictable, and insane He is the intellectual equal of Sherlock. He is a consulting criminal and enjoys playing games with people. He is set on destroying his only rivial, Sherlock Holmes. |
| Eurus Holmes | Incandescently intelligent, manipulative, and dangerous The secret younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes. She is referred as the cleverest one among the Holmes, classed as an era-defining genius. She has a singular preference for Sherlock, declaring him as her favorite family member. Because of her attachment to Sherlock, Eurus took special notice of Jim Moriarty's own interest with Sherlock, requesting to Mycroft that, as a 'Christmas treat', she wanted an unsupervised conversation with Moriarty for five minutes in exchange for a consultation to her insight. When they finally talked, Eurus spoke 'Redbeard' as a treat for Moriarty, and, from then, hatched their respective games for Sherlock. |
