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Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Mark Gatiss in BBC's 'Sherlock' |
This is my second post
about the BBC series Sherlock
starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Sherlock Holmes and Dr
Watson respectively.
Mark Gatiss, in
addition to being the co-creator of the series, also plays Mycroft Holmes and
he brings the requisite command and wisdom that Mycroft has always been
associated with. In a significant deviation from the Canon, the Holmes brothers
seem to have considerable hostility towards each other.
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Una Stubbs as Mrs Hudson |
Una Stubbs makes a bland Mrs. Hudson. Her
characterization seems to be little bit inconsistent as she is reluctant to be
a housekeeper initially (in “A Study in Pink”) but does so in “The Blind Banker”.
Though not miscast, she does not exactly bring to mind the humble and caring
Mrs Hudson, I came across while reading the books.
Rupert Graves’s Lestrade retains most of the
characteristic traits of the character. He constantly needs Sherlock’s help to
solve cases and is humble enough to admit it. Graves hits all these notes
correctly to deliver a likeable Lestrade.
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Rupert Graves as Inspector Lestrade |
But not
everyone in the Scotland Yard is a fan of Sherlock. Anderson (Jonathan Aris)
and Sally Donovan (Vinette Robinson) are openly contemptuous of Sherlock. There
is no love lost on both sides as Sherlock takes every opportunity to insult
Anderson and even deduces an affair between Anderson (who is married) and Donovan. Aris and
Robinson play their parts nicely and make sure that these two characters are the
most loathed recurring characters in the series.
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Vinette Robinson and Jonathan Aris as Sally Donovan and Anderson |
Andrew
Scott's version of Jim Moriarty is miles different from the Canonical version. I was initially not very keen on Andrew's portrayal but am slowly getting used to it.
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Andrew Scott after winning the 2012 BAFTA award |
For canonically accurate portrayals of
Moriarty, I would recommend Sherlock
Holmes: A Game of Shadows and The Mortal
Fight. Both Jared Harris and Viktor
Yevgrafov gave amazing performances that stayed loyal to their canonical roots.
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Lara Pulver portrays
the highly
modernized version of Irene Adler. Readers familiar with the
original story A Scandal in Bohemia
will recognize the changes made to the character as well as the story
itself.
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Lara Pulver as Irene Adler |
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Russell Tovey as Henry Knight |
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Katherine Parkinson with Benedict Cumberbatch |
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Douglas Wilmer with Mark Gatiss |
The background score by David Arnold
and Michael Price is as critically acclaimed as the series itself. Rest of the
crew delivers topnotch work as well. The series co-creators, Steven Moffat and
Mark Gatiss are proclaimed fans of the Sherlock canon and have incorporated a
lot of references to the original works. These easter eggs are by themselves a
celebration of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Canonical Nods in "The Empty Hearse" |
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I LOVE Lestrade here. I think he's well cast and makes Lestrade very likeable (more likeable than he is in the original stories, but I can live with that)
ReplyDeleteYes, Rupert Graves is indeed a fine Lestrade, with a good sense of humor.
ReplyDeleteAnd you are spot on with your comment about Lestrade being more likable than in the canon :)
Thank you for your comments on my blog. I LOVE the BBC's Sherlock. As far as my pastiches, I hope you will check into them. I can probably guarantee that you'll like the second one more than the first, but I hope you'll like the first as well. I just ask that the first doesn't turn you off from reading the second, because the writing and storytelling increased tenfold with the second. And, as I'm working on the third now, I find I have to raise the bar again. :)
ReplyDelete@Kate - You are welcome.
ReplyDeleteYou are an amazing person. Seriously. I have been obsessed with Sherlock for a long time now, and you write amazing, you think amazing...you ARE amazing! I totally love this article, too :)
ReplyDeleteI love how the creators work in so many references to the classic canon. I started reading the stories, and as I read "A Study in Scarlet", I couldn't help but go, "Oh my gosh! I remember when this happened in "A Study in Pink"! It's really inmpressive, and a great show.
ReplyDelete@Reena - Thanks for your kind words :)
ReplyDelete@Loveable Freak - Yes, the makers of the BBC series are definitely fans of the canon!
Great post, Buddy. I've watched this BBC series several times and each time I find a reference I'd missed before.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathleen. I agree with you about finding a new reference almost every time I watch these episodes.
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