Sherlock
In this modernized version of the Conan Doyle characters, using his detective plots, Sherlock Holmes lives in early-21st-century London and acts more cocky towards Scotland Yard's detective inspector Lestrade because he's actually less confident. Doctor Watson is now a fairly young veteran of the Afghan war, less adoring and more active.
- Metascore88
- 2010-2017
- 4 seasons
- Crackle
- Suspense, Drama
- TV-14
In this modernized version of the Conan Doyle characters, using his detective plots, Sherlock Holmes lives in early-21st-century London and acts more cocky towards Scotland Yard's detective inspector Lestrade because he's actually less confident. Doctor Watson is now a fairly young veteran of the Afghan war, less adoring and more active.
Season 4 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2016 - 2017
Episode 0
The Abominable Bride
Fri, Jan 1, 2016 89 mins
Imagining himself back in the 1890s, Sherlock is visited by Inspector Lestrade after newlywed Emelia Ricoletti, having apparently killed herself in public, murders her husband Thomas in front of witnesses before vanishing. Some months later Holmes is approached by Lady Carmichael, who tells him that her husband Sir Eustace has been threatened by Emelia, who then seemingly does away with him. With an intrusive Moriarty crossing him, Holmes attempts to solve the enigma, with unexpected help from Watson's wife Mary and evidence of a conspiracy involving half the population of the country.
Episode 1
The Six Thatchers
Sun, Jan 1, 2017 88 mins
Sherlock waits to see where Moriarty will make his posthumous move. One mysterious case in particular baffles Scotland Yard but Sherlock is more interested in a seemingly trivial detail. Why is someone destroying busts of the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher? Is there a madman on the loose, or is there a much darker purpose at work, something with its roots deep in Mary Watson's past?
Episode 2
The Lying Detective
89 mins
As Sherlock attempts to comfort John Watson after his wife's death, entrepreneur and apparent philanthropist Culverton Smith tests a new drug on his employees and his daughter Faith to make them forget his confession that he plans to commit murder. Faith retains a partial memory and approaches Sherlock to identify a likely victim but her disappearance, and his descent into drug abuse, lands him in Smith's hospital and at his mercy. Though Sherlock is not as helpless as he appears and has his own way of trapping Smith, the final shock is reserved for Watson as his new therapist springs a terrible surprise on him.
Episode 3
The Final Problem
89 mins
Long-buried secrets finally catch up with the Baker Street duo. Someone has been playing a very long game indeed and, alone and defenseless, Sherlock and Dr Watson face their greatest ever challenge. Is the game finally over?
