Viewers in the United States are now assured of being able to watch Sherlock, the televised update of Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective series that finds the superior sleuth solving crimes in the 21st century. The Public Broadcasting System (PBS) will present this series in three installments on Masterpiece Mystery!
Sherlock's premiere episode, "A Study in Pink," is scheduled for its U.S. debut on October 24. 2010. "The Blind Banker" will follow on October 31, with "The Great Game" to be broadcast on November 7.
The cast of Sherlock includes Benedict Cumberbatch (Atonement, The Last Enemy) as Sherlock Holmes, Martin Freeman (The Office, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) as Dr. John Watson and Rupert Graves (God on Trial, The Forsyte Saga) as Inspector Lestrade. Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss created Sherlock, which Sue Vertue produces.
Cumberbatch and Freeman have also appeared in two BBC videos available on YouTube in which each discusses the series from the perspective of the character he plays. Here is what Cumberbatch has to say about "Updating Sherlock."
Freeman, who portrays Dr. Watson as a wounded veteran of the war in Afghanistan, answers the question, "Who is John Watson?
Sherlock premiered in Great Britain on BBC One on July 25, 2010. Early reviews of the series stressed both its originality and its faithfulness to the spirit of the original Conan Doyle books.
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Comments
Found this new series lots of fun and greatly entertaining. Lots of hokum and huge leaps in credibility ins parts of the storylines, but imaginative and creative. Surreal seeing Holmes and Watson (blogs), researching on their laptops and communicating on their cellphones, but their apartment and London scenes very faithful to the spirit of ACD. The two leads, Freeman and Cumberbatch very engaging. Hooked.
As you can tell, Jenna, I'm really looking forward to seeing this one. From the video clips I've seen so far, I'm really hooked, too, on the unexpected humor in Sherlock. I don't know if three episodes will be enough for me.
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