The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
Explore how writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss created the hit television sensation. Take a personal voyage through the versions of Holmes that have served as inspirations for the new series - the original stories, their factual origins, hundreds of film adaptations - to arrive at their thoroughly modern Sherlock. Moffat and Gatiss explain the challenges they encountered adapting the original adventures of the iconic super-sleuth. Go behind the scenes on the set of the hit television series, including interviews with actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Lara Pulver, who talk about the reinvention of their fictional characters.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Susannah WardDirector
Cast
- Benedict CumberbatchHimself / Sherlock Holmes
- Martin FreemanHimself / Dr. Watson
- Steven MoffatHimself
- Mark GatissHimself / Mark Gatiss
- Andrew ScottHimself / Jim Moriarty
- Lara PulverHerself / Irene Adler