Sherlock
Sherlock is a British mystery crime drama television series based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, the show stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. Thirteen 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 in which it aired. The one-off special features a Victorian-period fantasy resembling the original Holmes stories.
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 4
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| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes)
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| Running time | 85–90 minutes
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| Original release | 25 July 2010 –
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![Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman - Télé Cable Satellite Magazine Cover [France] (17 March 2012)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/m/2/m209qk1hoiv2ko02.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch - L'aktu Freebox Magazine Cover [France] (January 2017)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/c/x/cxst04f13rg00g1.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Sherlock - Radio Times Magazine Cover [United Kingdom] (14 January 2017)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/0/4/04ku3vqkbr4tvbkt.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Amanda Abbington and Martin Freeman have two children together in real life.
- The usage of the saying "the game is on" is the modern equivalent to Doyle's saying "the game is afoot, " which was borrowed from Shakespeare's "Henry V".
- In this new series Dr. Watson used to be a Captain (and medical doctor) serving with the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers deployed to Afghanistan. The 5th Northumberland Fusiliers did indeed serve in Afghanistan in the Second Afghan-Anglo war (1878-1880). The first story of the old Sherlock Holmes series took place in 1881. The 5th Northumberland Fusiliers, however, was renamed into the "The Northumberland Fusiliers" in the year 1881 (no 5th left in title), which means the modern Dr. Watson service with the 5th Northumberlands is a nod to its old heritage. The former 5th Northumberlands evolved into its last formation named "Royal Northumberland Fusiliers" and was deactivated in 1968.
- The typeface used in the overlays is Johnston Sans, well-known for its use in the London Underground.
- Amanda Abbington, who plays Mary Morstan, John Watson's fiancé/wife in the series, is the real-life longtime partner of Martin Freeman.
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