The Great Game

Episode aired Nov 7, 2010
TV-14
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

9.0/10

32K

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Rupert Graves, Martin Freeman, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock (2010)

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Sherlock Holmes is drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game when an anonymous mastermind sets a string of timed puzzles and bomb threats across London, forcing him and Watson to race to save l... Read allSherlock Holmes is drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game when an anonymous mastermind sets a string of timed puzzles and bomb threats across London, forcing him and Watson to race to save lives.Sherlock Holmes is drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game when an anonymous mastermind sets a string of timed puzzles and bomb threats across London, forcing him and Watson to race to save lives.

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IMDb RATING

9.0/10

32K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Mystery

Thriller

Storyline

Did you know

Trivia
Part of the plot of this episode was inspired by the Holmes short story, "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans."

Goofs
It's a common movie myth but firearms cannot be used to set off plastic explosives, which require an electric detonator to explode. It is also very unlikely that a semtex explosion could be mistaken for a gas mains explosion (by an expert), as they have entirely different profiles.

Quotes
Dr. John Watson: There are lives at stake... Sherlock. Actual human li... Jus-just so I know, do you care about that at all?
Sherlock Holmes: Will caring about them help save them?
Dr. John Watson: Nope.
Sherlock Holmes: Then I'll continue not to make that mistake.
Dr. John Watson: And you find that easy, do you?
Sherlock Holmes: Yes. Very. Is that news to you?
Dr. John Watson: No. No.
Sherlock Holmes: [pause] I've disappointed you.
Dr. John Watson: That's good... that's a good deduction, yeah.
Sherlock Holmes: Don't make people into heroes, John. Heroes don't exist, and if they did, I wouldn't be one of them.