Oh flip!!  The first time I watch HL's in ages and I forgot that was on.... I really wanted to watch that. I will have to catch it on Iplayer. 

First time I have missed it ,its shoite.This series is going downhill fast.
Allowing the other HMS to pick the new HMS was a big mistake .
We the viewers should have had a day to vote who we wanted in .( from all the remaining hopefuls)

I watched Sherlock instead and really enjoyed it, excerllent episode can't wait to see next weeks....

I'm currently watching on catch up...Benedict Cumberbatch's(Sherlock Holmes) voice is amazing. Martin Freeman is good too.

There can never be a better Sherlock than Jeremy Brett.However I did miss tonights upbeat version of Holmes.Will do better next week.

I didn't watch any BB shows over the weekend, as my interest is seriously waning.
I watched "Sherlock" and really enjoyed it. I loved the quirkiness of Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock and Martin Freeman is the best Dr Watson I've seen.
I'm looking forward to next week's episode.

I watched Sherlock too and really enjoyed it.


Z.

I thought Sherlock was brilliant!  I am going to have to dig out my Sherlock Holmes book and re-read "A Study in Scarlet" to see how much it varied from last night's "A Study in Pink".

The casting is great and it's wonderful to see something original (well, not THAT original, but you know what I mean) on telly for a change.

This is a link to Wikipedia's detailed plot of A Study in Scarlet

You will see that there are some similarities with last night's version but there are significant variations so that it was right to change the name of the episode.  And Moriarty is not mentioned in the book and wasn't created by Arthur Conan Doyle until The Final Problem (the one at Reichenbach Falls where Doyle attempted to kill Holmes off, but of course had to bring him back due to public demand).
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I know bits of most Sherlock Holmes stories so can easily conflate them and hence I won't notice any glaring differences in story lines... 'cept maybe when it comes to spotting the huge waterfall


Z.

Same here Yogi, my interest has gone downhill fast with the addition of the 3 new house mates - bad move by BB. Loved Sherlock and agree with you about Beneditc C, briliant performance.

I said to Spooks-loving son that I thought you might watch "Sherlock", did you enjoy it, El Loro?

Remember to let me know who to cast your vote for this week, when nominations are announced tomorrow.

Will do Missus, as always thanks..hope its Dave, but I doubt it somehow.

I'm hoping for him too.
Don't worry Fairfax, when he is up I'll have his number on speed dial.

I last saw Benedict Cumberbatch in Atonement, playing a very scary character. Really good actor.

It's compulsory viewing for me. I've seen the Basil Rathbone ones, the Peter Cushing ones (oddly enough Christopher Lee did one presumably when Cushing was unavailable), the Jeremy Brett ones and various other ones.

So yes, I enjoyed it. Being written by Steven Moffat who writes some of the Doctor Who episodes and is now in charge meant that I could see glimpses of the Doctor in Sherlock. I was wondering if the Tardis was going to materialise.

Tantalising enough I have discovered that there is an unaired 60 minute pilot episode. I wonder what happened to it.

Details per IMDB website

Me too.

When Sherlock is working through the evidence (which he does quite quickly) - would we call it forensics? - I loved the way the clues and words appeared in various areas of the screen.
As he was thinking it, the viewer was enabled to see it.
That could have been a disaster, but I thought it worked wonderfully, and added a certain panache to the whole thing.
Incidentally Benedict Cumberbatch is the son of actors Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton.
I have become used to seeing Martin Freeman playing, well..Martin Freeman.
I was surprised and impressed with him in this. He gave Watson a real character and identity, yet nothing seemed forced.
Much credit obviously should go to writers Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat.
I loved the economy of words - the very quick and yet pointed scene where they check out and confirm their sexual orientation was funny, comprehensive, yet brief and economical.



Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman

just finished watching it on V+. . Brilliant writing and fast paced..  loved it! 

Can see the Sherlock guy would make a good Dr Who. . way better than the current  one .. he's dreadful

Good point Olly... go on then .. start a Facebook group .. 'Sherlock Who?'

Then when you are successful .... 'Who is Sherlock'


Z.

I liked Una Stubbs as Mrs Hudson repeatedly reminding them "I'm not your housekeeper; I'm your landlady."  But to no avail. Nice touch.

nobody would join 

Bugger..he's in that? I really can't bear to watch the fillum seeing as Missy Poutpants is in it. 

Is it repeated on BBC2 or 3 at all you know? I was busy and missed it - Sunday evenings are all go, go, go here.

The writers are Dr Who writers aren't they?

I loved it too. (I first saw that used for the subtitles in the film Nightwatch, which is also worth a watch.)

Oh fudge I forgot about it - will have to catch up on Iplayer 

Sadly, no. I don't think it is.There are just 3 episodes scheduled.

Yes, they are. Steven Moffatt is now the lead writer and in charge of the series. Mark Gatiss, the other writer, has written some of the Dr Who episodes. He has acted and written in other series and was one of the main people behind The League of Gentlemen.

I felt the same way, but it's a really good film and worth seeing.

There can never be a better Sherlock than Jeremy for me either  followed by Basil Rathbone but
having said that I've just watched the new series and I loved it   I  really enjoyed Martin Freeman as Dr Watson.

Can't wait for next weeks episode

For anybody who missed the first episode. .tis available to watch here on the BBC iplayer

Recommend it

I had mixed feelings about Jeremy Brett version of Sherlock Holmes.
It was certainly not UNderplayed. But that was fine because that is where the producers/directors had decided to pitch it.
He definitely developed his own style of Holmes with flair and skill. But that was my problem. I found many of his mannerisms and idiosyncrasies irritating and almost tipping over into farce.
It never seemed quite a balanced performance to me.
In this new "Sherlock" I thoroughly enjoy the interplay between Holmes and Watson - both the characters and the actors.

I have watched it a second time, and I am pleased I did.
It seems even better on second viewing.
It has so much content that I couldn't take everything in with just one viewing.
A number of small touches are clever and effective.
It's got flair.

It's the second episode tonight at 8.30

Tape it for me, please!

No BBC iPlayer in Tokyo PC? 

Ta brisket. xx Have programmed Sky to remind me!

Re- Sherlock's investigation methods Ialways thought he relied on Occam's Razor as the basis for his reasoning - not sure how the modern version is playing it but as a scientific principle OR has been around since about the 14th century!

Cariad.   You have just taught me something. I had never heard of  Occam's Razor.
So thanks