Sherlock is a television crime drama that presents a contemporary adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan

Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, it stars
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. The first
series of three episodes aired in 2010, while series two aired in 2012, and a third series aired in the
first quarter of 2014. The third series has become the UK's most watched drama series since 2001.
[1] A single episode aired in 2016, as a Victorian-era special. Sherlock has been sold to over 200
territories.[2]
Sherlock depicts "consulting detective" Holmes, assisting the Metropolitan Police Service, primarily
Detective Inspector Greg Lestrade (Rupert Graves), in solving various crimes. Holmes is assisted
by his flatmate, Dr John Watson, who has returned from military service in Afghanistan. Although
the series depicts a variety of crimes and perpetrators, Holmes' conflict with his archenemy Jim
Moriarty (Andrew Scott) is a recurring feature. Molly Hooper (Louise Brealey), a pathologist at
Bart's Hospital occasionally assists Holmes in his cases. Other recurring roles include Una Stubbs
as Mrs Hudson, Holmes and Watson's landlady; and co-creator Mark Gatiss as Sherlock's brother,
Mycroft Holmes. In January 2014, Moffat confirmed that the series would have a fourth series, and
that a fifth series had been plotted.[3] As of 15 January 2017, 13 episodes of Sherlock have aired,
including one special, concluding the third series.