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Sherlock: episode recaps

Your episode-by-episode guide to BBC's Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman
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    Sherlock recap: series four, episode three – The Final Problem

    From the unfulfilling gameshow in a secure fort to the weird coda, this episode of ‘the Baker Street Boys’ was a cop-out. We deserve a bit more than this
  • ‘Go to hell’ … Sherlock puts himself in danger so John will be forced to help him.

    Sherlock recap: series four, episode two – The Lying Detective

    That was proper Sherlock – with hallucinations, heroin addiction, the shock reveal of the third Holmes sibling – and Toby Jones as a Savile-esque villain that must have led to deep unease at the BBC
  • Sherlock promises to protect Mary and John’s family.

    Sherlock recap: series four, episode one – The Six Thatchers

    The return of Sherlock was spot on, with christenings, druggings and a shocking and series-altering death. But they left the biggest mystery for next week: could we be about to meet a third Holmes?
  • Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes in series three, episode three – His Last Vow.

    Sherlock recap: series three, episode three – His Last Vow

    Sam Wolfson: With a newspaper proprietor villain, twist upon twist and a shattering of all that gooey love stuff from last week, surely this final episode of the series has won the doubters over
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    Sherlock recap: series three, episode two – The Sign of Three

    The climax of Sherlock's best man's speech is a satisfying payoff to a rather erratic episode. But does the upbeat ending mean there is misery in store next week?

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    Sherlock recap: series three, episode one - The Empty Hearse

    Sam Wolfson: Sherlock lives! And we finally got an explanation – in fact, three explanations – as to how he did it

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