The series is well served by its 21st century setting: Holmes uses technology to solve his crimes, including GPS, text messages, and emails.
Lead actor Benedict Cumberbatch does an excellent job portraying Holmes's eccentricities and intelligence, and Martin Freeman is even more convincing as the Afghan War veteran/doctor John Watson.
Older teenagers will be fine, and in general will be much better placed to appreciate it anyway.Īrthur Conan Doyle's classic series has been retold countless times, so it's impressive that this latest version actually feels fresh. There are also very complex, very intense, and sometimes devastating, emotional relationships between major characters (and no, I don't mean they are sexual, but in some cases they may be a bit heavy for younger viewers). There is drug use, not always with any real consequences (although the heavier examples of this occur much later - not really an issue in the first couple of seasons). This is a show that has been very cleverly and deliberately written to reach deep into the human psyche, find the vulnerabilities hiding there, and oh-so-gently start to squeeze.įor the record, yes there is also a dominatrix with all the attendant issues that might raise (only a problem in one episode, and it's actually less of a drama than you might expect). That kind of fear is immediate and easily forgotten. This is not a show that relies on jump-scares or a beastie chasing around and trying to eat people. Some episodes in later seasons would be even more problematic. The very first episode is in fact one of the ones I found a bit disturbing, and the scene in question contained no violence at all - but it did contain a horrible creeping realisation of what was going on, and how this killer worked (I won't go into it I don't do spoilers). Parents should be aware that the psychological impact of many episodes of this show goes well beyond blood spatter and gunshot wounds. And actually, some episodes would be fine for a 13 or possibly even 12 year old.īut that's the problem: SOME episodes.
As has been mentioned by others, there is very little on-screen violence here. Honestly I couldn't care less about any of that my daughter adores Agatha Christie books (and movies), and indeed The Hunger Games, and I consider those to be fine for her. Yes, it's about people who track down killers, and there's corpses, etc. And I'm going to love showing her a show that celebrates both intelligence and empathy, and continually reminds us that one is not enough without the other.īut I'm going to have to wait, because this show also has the potential to be extremely disturbing and frightening. She's going to love the mysteries, and the excitement, and the utterly delicious humour of it. She is going to love the beautifully realised characters, and the complex interplay between them. She is going to love its clever dialogue, intricate plotting, and slow-burn drama. I firmly believe it is one of the best television shows ever to grace our screens. That is him becoming the Sherlock Holmes of Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brett, the one we're used to, the wise old man.who is still terrifying and still cold but has a heart that you never doubt.Firstly, just to be clear: this show is AMAZING. "He isn't as smart as Eurus, he isn't as smart as Mycroft, but he is always going to win against them because he is better and stronger. That gives him an edge over his two siblings, Eurus (Sian Brooke) and Mycroft (played by Gatiss). In that same interview, Moffat explained that the character of Sherlock has finally learned that his humanity, which he previously tried to suppress because he viewed it as a weakness or a liability, is actually one of his biggest strengths. They have become the two heroes that we always knew them to be." "The reason we Rathbone Place is that, actually, if we do come back – and we would love to come back – we could absolutely very easily start with a knock at the door and Sherlock saying to John, 'Do you want to come out and play?'.
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