Dear Readers,
The titles for the first two episodes of Season 4 have been revealed: “The Six Thatchers” and “The Lying Detective”.
“The Six Thatchers” is a reference to The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, one of the 56 stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. The original story has Holmes solving the mystery behind the seemingly mindless thefts and subsequent destruction of Napoleon busts.
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The second episode's title (“The Lying Detective”) is based on The Adventure of the Dying Detective, another ACD original featuring the Bohemian detective. As the title indicates, Holmes seems to be on the verge of death and asks Dr Watson to seek the help of one Dr Culverton Smith. But there is more to what meets the eye when it comes to Sherlock Holmes.
Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat are known for giving modern updates to the Victorian era based stories and novels. The second episode has the popular character actor Toby Jones playing Culverton Smith. I am more interested about “The Six Thatchers” and how it will stand vis-a-vis it's inspiration.
In case you missed, here is the trailer for Season 4:
In case you missed, here is the trailer for Season 4:
Image Sources: Hartswood Films, BBC Wales, Masterpiece Theatre
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Wahoo! Great to have you back blogging, B2B! I had real issues with Series 3 and wasn't very impressed by the Xmas special either but the trailer for this fourth run looks refreshingly dramatic and, like you, the title The Six Thatchers has piqued my interest!
ReplyDeleteThanks GK :)
DeleteHopefully S4 will mark a return to form for the show.
B2B.