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Michael C. Hall and Amanda Abbington to star in Netflix drama series Safe

July 11, 2017 by Ricky Church

Former Dexter and Sherlock stars Michael C. Hall and Amanda Abbington have been cast in the new drama from Netflix and Canal+, Safe. The eight-part series comes from mystery author Harlan Coben and the UK’s Shameless’ Danny Brocklehurst, who will also write the series. Safe will see Hall as a British paediatric surgeon raising two teenage daughters, Jenny and Carrie, alone after the death […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Amanda Abbington, Danny Brocklehurst, Harlan Coben, Michael C. Hall, netflix, Safe, Shameless, Sherlock

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Review

January 2, 2016 by Tom Beasley

Tom Beasley reviews the bizarre, inventive return of Sherlock to television screens, with The Abominable Bride. There are, of course, SPOILERS AHEAD… Well, Sherlock is definitely back. Whatever your thoughts on ‘The Abominable Bride’, it would certainly be wrong to accuse co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss of phoning it in. The episode, which passed […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Television, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Sherlock, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, The Abominable Bride

Steven Moffat talks Sherlock series 4 and a potential crossover with Doctor Who

March 28, 2015 by Gary Collinson

During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat has been discussing the upcoming fourth series of the acclaimed detective drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, teasing what’s to come with the new episodes, and how series four will distinguish itself from the first three. “There are answers coming to questions which nobody […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Doctor Who, Sherlock, Steven Moffat

Sherlock rides again… and again

January 4, 2015 by Simon Columb

Robert Downey Jr., Jonny Lee Miller, Ian McKellen and Benedict Cumberbatch have all played Sherlock Holmes in either film or television during the last four years. Now I know that people say that Hollywood reproduces the same shlock year on year, but when it is literally the same character stories recreated, within the time it […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Simon Columb Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elementary, Ian McKellen, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes

Martin Freeman says Sherlock’s rabid fan base took the fun out of making the show

March 18, 2018 by Gary Collinson

The BBC’s Sherlock series is well known for its devoted fan base, but according to actor Martin Freeman – who plays Dr. John Watson opposite Benedict Cumberbatch’s Holmes – some of the more rabid fans only served to add to the pressure, and made making the show less fun. “To be absolutely honest, it [was] […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Sherlock

Game of Thrones is the most pirated TV show of the year for the sixth year in a row

January 1, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Piracy tracking site Torrent Freak has published its annual list of the most pirated TV shows of the year, with HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones leading the list for 2017 – the sixth consecutive year that it has received the rather dubious honour. Rick and Morty, Sherlock and the Prison Break revival are […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Arrow, Game of Thrones, Prison Break, Rick and Morty, Sherlock, Suits, the big bang theory, The Flash, The Walking Dead, Vikings

Preview of Sherlock: The Great Game #6

December 31, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Sherlock: The Great Game #6 is out this coming Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of Titan Comics; check it out… After an intense struggle, the Golem escapes, sparing the lives of Sherlock and John. Back at the gallery, the bomber calls, using a child as a hostage, […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Comic Book Previews, Comic Books Tagged With: Sherlock, Sherlock: The Great Game, Titan

Preview of Sherlock: The Great Game #5

December 5, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Sherlock: The Great Game #5 is out this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview for you here courtesy of Titan Comics; take a look… The latest issue of the brilliant manga adaptation of the fanatically followed TV show, starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange) and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit). Sherlock: The Great Game #5 is out […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Comic Book Previews, Comic Books Tagged With: Sherlock, Sherlock: The Great Game, Titan

Preview of Sherlock: The Great Game #4

November 6, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Titan Comics’ Sherlock: The Great Game series continues this week with the release of the fourth issue, and you can take a look at a preview here… Sherlock discovers the solution to Ian Monkford’s disappearance case. Upon announcing this, the second hostage is released. John suggests that the mysterious caller is deliberately designing a game for […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Comic Book Previews, Comic Books Tagged With: Sherlock, Sherlock: The Great Game, Titan

Preview of Sherlock: The Great Game #2

September 2, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its release this coming Wednesday, Titan has unveiled a preview of Sherlock: The Great Game #2, which we have for you here… Someone is causing trouble for Sherlock Holmes and John Watson – and innocent victims are caught in the middle… A mysterious villain is setting a series of deadly puzzles for the crime-solving […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Comic Book Previews, Comic Books Tagged With: Sherlock, Sherlock: The Great Game, Titan

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