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.
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Steven Moffat, Mark Gattis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Lara Pulver, and others from the cast of the modernized "Sherlock Holmes" talk about the popular series, the evolution of Sherlock Holmes in history, and certain decisions that were made for their particular series.I found this fascinating. One reason is that the documentary contained an actual interview with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and I had never heard him speak. They also showed scenes from some of the very earliest silent films featuring Holmes, which were done in London, so one could see what it was like then.Another thing discussed was the importance of the character of Watson, and how it was Nigel Bruce who actually brought that character to prominence from that point forward. I never cared for Bruce's performance. I think he made Watson a fool, and I found Sherlock sometimes quite condescending to him. However, it turns out that Bruce's interpretation is quite important in the film canon and for future Watsons.There were drawings of the original Sherlocks, based on the description in the stories, and various Sherlocks were shown over the years - William Gillette, Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett, Peter Cushing, and others.Of course, for me, the star was Benedict Cumberbatch. Amazingly, after he was cast, the producers looked accusingly at the creators and said, "You promised us a sexy one." Your point? They got one.
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