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Sherlock on Victorian gaslight crack, and the drugs are definitely canon.
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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)

time-travel fever dreamGothic cosplaymind palace meltdown

Overview

DramaTV MovieThrillerMysteryCrime

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.

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Standout Aspects

Production

Victorian set design that cost more than some actual period films.

Acting

Cumberbatch's cocaine-hyperactive Sherlock in a top hat.

Direction

Seamless genre-hopping that loses half its audience on first viewing.

Best for:Rewatch: After you've seen Season 3—this is a puzzle box that needs context.·Friends: With your friend who paused the show to explain mind palaces.·Solo: Alone with headphones and a willingness to get weird.
Heads up:Drug Use: Sherlock's cocaine use is explicit and plot-relevant.·Disturbing: Suicide and mental illness framing that reads differently post-finale.
Douglas Mackinnon

Director

Douglas Mackinnon

ReleasedJan 1, 2016
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
BBC

Top Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Sherlock Holmes

Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

Dr. John Watson

Una Stubbs

Una Stubbs

Mrs. Hudson

Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves

DI Lestrade

Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Mycroft Holmes

Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

Professor Moriarty

Louise Brealey

Louise Brealey

Molly Hooper

Amanda Abbington

Amanda Abbington

Mary Watson

Jonathan Aris

Jonathan Aris

Anderson

Yasmine Akram

Yasmine Akram

Janine Donlevy

David Nellist

David Nellist

Stamford

Catherine McCormack

Catherine McCormack

Lady Carmichael

Tim McInnerny

Tim McInnerny

Sir Eustace Carmichael

Natasha O'Keeffe

Natasha O'Keeffe

Emilia Ricoletti

Tim Barlow

Tim Barlow

Wilder

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Trivia

The episode was filmed in January 2015, between Sherlock seasons 3 and 4, with sets built at Bristol's The Bottle Yard Studios.

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