Unlocking Sherlock

2014 1h 0m EN

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 51

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch
Himself / Sherlock Holmes
Martin Freeman
Himself / Dr. Watson
Steven Moffat
Himself
Mark Gatiss
Himself / Mark Gatiss
Andrew Scott
Himself / Jim Moriarty
Lara Pulver
Herself / Irene Adler

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Susannah Ward
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman and Steven Moffat carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3711030 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Susannah Ward directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman and Steven Moffat carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt3711030 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.