Sherlock - Series 2 - More Details on the Episodes
May 18, 2011
SherlockBBC One’s much praised, multi-award winning drama Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, begins filming on location in Cardiff and London for a second series of three 90-minute films.
The contemporary version of the Arthur Conan Doyle classic, Sherlock – co-created by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Coupling) and Mark Gatiss (The League Of Gentlemen, Doctor Who, The First Men In The Moon) – caused a sensation last summer, delivering an audience of over 8 million viewers, who tuned in to watch Sherlock and John Watson navigate a maze of cryptic clues and lethal killers in three thrilling action-packed adventures.
Benedict Cumberbatch (War Horse, Frankenstein) stars as Sherlock and is joined by Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Office) as Dr John Watson, Rupert Graves (Case Sensitive, Garrow’s Law) as Inspector Lestrade and Una Stubbs (Worzel Gummidge, EastEnders) as Mrs Hudson.
Steven Moffat says: “The three stories will be called A Scandal In Belgravia, The Hounds Of Baskerville and The Reichenbach Fall.”
Mark Gatiss reveals that when it came to sharing the writing responsibilities, Steven chose to do the twisted love story (Scandal) while he chose the Gothic horror (Baskerville) and Stephen Thompson (Silk, Doctor Who) is writing the thrilling finale (Reichenbach).
“The hotly anticipated return of BBC One’s hit series Sherlock begins filming this week with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in fine form,” says Ben Stephenson, Controller of Drama Commissioning.
Commissioned by Ben Stephenson, BBC Drama Commissioning, Sherlock is directed by Paul McGuigan (Monroe) whose style and inventiveness contributed to the success of the first series, and Toby Haynes (Doctor Who, Being Human).
Sue Vertue (Sherlock, Coupling) will produce A Scandal In Belgravia and The Hounds Of Baskerville and will executive produce The Reichenbach Fall which will be produced by Elaine Cameron (Jekyll). The Executive Producers are Beryl Vertue, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. The Executive Producer for BBC Wales is Bethan Jones. It is a Hartswood Films Production for BBC Wales, co-produced with MASTERPIECE. The Executive Producer for MASTERPIECE is Rebecca Eaton.
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For those who didn't read the series (spoilers below, if how close to the letter the first three episodes were to Sherlock Holmes short stories is any indication):
ReplyDeleteA Scandal In Belgravia: Obviously based on A Scandal in Bohemia, this was the story of how a woman (who Sherlock mostly looks down on) outwits him and earns his eternal admiration. The character, Irene Adler, inspired House's first patient in the pilot of that show and she was portrayed by Rachel McAdams in the Sherlock Holmes movie.
The Hounds of Baskerville: The most adapted and well known Sherlock Holmes story, it's about the mysterious and seemingly supernatural deaths of people in a small town in rural England. It's one of the few full novels Artur Conan Doyle wrote and famously lacks Holmes presence for almost half the book. Of course, the twist is where he is and how he solves the case.
The Reichenbach Fall: Based on The Final Problem, arguably the greatest of the Holmes short stories and the only one in which Professor Moriarty appears. The climax and cliffhanger (though it was supposed to be the final Sherlock Holmes story) will likely be the same in the show as it was in the book. I won't spoil it any further, but if you don't know, I wouldn't google Reichenbach Falls - the Wiki article will spoil this episode for you.
Cheers :)
ReplyDeleteOh dear I am so ridiculously excited for this!
ReplyDelete::grumbles:: doesn't get BBC on his cable.
ReplyDeleteThe first season was on PBS Mystery a month or three after it aired on BBC if I recall. I would bet Season Two will be on PBS too....
ReplyDeleteMe too, esp as they are doing 3 of my fav stories :D
ReplyDeleteYeah darq, I barely caught the first series, but if its a time when i'm not watching PBS 24/7, I miss all the good imports. I'll keep a lookout then, better late than never :)
ReplyDeleteHow's Martin Freeman managing this and The Hobbit?
ReplyDeleteI was wondering the same thing.
ReplyDeleteHe's back in the UK filming now as they're currently doing dwarf and elf scenes with The Hobbit cast. It's on Ian McKellen's blog I think
ReplyDeleteI like PBS series and even I don;t watch 24/7! Ha! It's all too easy to miss a show on that network.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Peter Jackson was so keen to have him in The Hobbit that he's arranged filming around his Sherlock commitments :D
ReplyDeleteWHEN IS IT BACK?!!!!! Come ooooonnnnn............
ReplyDeleteWhy are they letting Stephen Thompson continue to write? His episode of Sherlock last season was weak--SO weak--his Doctor Who episode this season sucked, and now they're handing him Reichenbach? I hate this guy's work. I'm so angry that he's got the big finale.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of dirt does he have on Moffat and Gatiss that they keep letting him write with them? Or are they best buds, and they're just blind to his utter lack of talent?
Three of the all-time greats. It's hard to think of any story in Doyle's cannon more iconic than these! "A Scandal in Bohemia" was the second Holmes story I ever read, at age 10. "Hound of the Baskervilles" I read much later, but it's my absolute favorite. And "The Final Problem"? It gave us bleep bleepin' James Moriarty! I think we can guess pretty well what next season's cliff hanger will be...
ReplyDeleteI'm way too excited for these. It'll be a long, long summer!
There's something intensely satisfying about seeing a major Hollywood blockbuster rearrange it's shooting schedule to accommodate a little BBC mystery series. THIS is the world as it ought to be. :)
ReplyDeleteWheeeen ??????
ReplyDeleteoh come on...
not even 1 site giving certain date n time the series release...
#my english is mess....