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The Empty Hearse (2014)

The Empty Hearse poster
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 26m
Elsewhere
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How it feels

Sherlock Holmes returns to London after faking his death and reunites with a shocked John Watson. They investigate a terrorist plot involving an underground network.

mysterioustensecleverrushedrevelatorydramaticwittyfast-paced

What happens

"The Empty Hearse" is the first episode of the third series of the BBC television series Sherlock. It was written by Mark Gatiss and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, Martin Freeman as Dr John Watson, and Mark Gatiss as Mycroft Holmes. It also marks the first appearance of Amanda Abbington as Mary Morstan and Lars Mikkelsen as Charles Augustus Magnussen. Inspired by "The Adventure of the Empty House" and "The Lost Special" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the episode follows Sherlock Holmes' return to London and reunion with John Watson, along with an underground terrorist network. The episode was first broadcast on BBC One and Channel One on 1 January 2014. It garnered a viewership of 12.7 million people and received positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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