Would they survive being transported back in time to Victorian London? For me, the answer to this question was a resounding yes, and it was a real delight to see characters whom I know and love placed in Victorian London, interacting with that world.īenedict Cumberbatch, when he is playing Sherlock in the modern day, is a ball of energy, quick as lightning in thought and deed, but hyperactive and slightly autistic in his behaviours. As viewers, we have grown to love Sherlock and John, the modern day Holmes and Watson. Sherlock’s USP was that it was a re-imagining of the Sherlock Holmes characters and stories, relocated to present day London.
Like most Sherlock fans, there were aspects of the Special I loved, and other aspects which were … a bit not good! Exactly one month after its original screening, this review is my very personal take on what I thought was the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Victorian Sherlock Special. The reaction to this Special was, it is fair to say, mixed.
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My review of "The Abominable Bride", the Sherlock Victorian Special, can be found here:Īfter a two year hiatus, Sherlock returned to cinema and TV screens on New Year’s Day 2016 with a Victorian Special, placing our modern day Sherlock and John back in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Victorian London setting. I gave my personal take on the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Sherlock Special.
My EQView feature this week was a review of The Abominable Bride, the Sherlock Victorian Special, where Sherlock and John are placed back in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Victorian London setting.