BBC’s New Sherlock Holmes Adaptation

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ziggy_encaoua
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Posted on: July 27, 2010 - 11:09am

It began last Sunday & its in fact rather good.

They’ve transplanted the whole thing to modern day London & Sherlock Holmes is being played as a somewhat Aspergers odd ball.

Something people might want to check out.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t4pgh


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ziggy_encaoua
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Posted on: August 13, 2010 - 9:16am #1

Another interesting series from the pen of Steven Moffat & I hope Gard gets to watch because I think he’ll like very much.

 

Funny enough it does fit in with the current trend in detective series of ‘get the consultant in who happens to be a bit nutty’ but this is the best of them.

 

Its been a hit & commissioned for a second series.

 


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Posted on: August 13, 2010 - 11:35pm #2

Ziggy,

Thanks for the heads up.  The BBC site won't let non-UK residents watch on streaming video.  I guess I'll have to wait for DVD. 

Incidentally, one of the original Holmes was played by Basil Rathbone.  He was born in Johannesburg but left when his father was accused by Boers of being a British spy.

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Posted on: August 18, 2010 - 10:59pm #3

Thank you Ziggy for letting us know about this show and that it is good. Being a fan of British mysteries, I just stumbled on this a couple days ago. I wondered how a modern adaptation of Sherlock Holmes would turn out. Some of the recent adaptations, even those set in the Victorian/Edwardian era, seem too contemporary or improbable... I noticed that this Sherlock Holmes has some of the people involved with Dr. Who...In any event, it will air on October 24, 31 and November 7th in New Hampshire. Anyone for a viewing party?