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Sherlock: The Great Game (TV)

Sherlock: The Great Game

2010

Paul McGuigan

Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Rupert Graves, Mark Gatiss ...

7.8

11,255

Mystery Mycroft wants his brother Sherlock to investigate the murder of civil servant Alan West and theft of the Bruce-Partington missile plans. Sherlock, however, prefers to assist Lestrade following a massive bomb blast. The sadistic bomber abducts a string of hostages, who will be released after Sherlock has solved a series of puzzles, including a twenty year old murder, an insurance scam and the alleged forgery of a long lost painting.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Sam Wollaston The Guardian	"'Sherlock' has been smart, exciting, and just the right level of confusing (...) A mash-up that totally works. It's an edge-of-the seat ride, as well – Conan Doyle for the CSI generation"	POS
United States	Chris Tilly IGN	"[A] spectacular conclusion to the series (...) Gripping from start to finish, tying up several loose ends while creating a few new ones in the process."	POS
United States	John Teti AV Club	"It is satisfying to watch a show when you can have faith that the producers are paying closer attention than you are."	POS
United Kingdom	John Nugent Empire	"It's the perfect culmination of nearly five hours of setup, and in Andrew Scott's Moriarty, offers a distinctly megalomaniacal take on Conan Doyle's famous villain."	POS
United States	Kayti Burt Collider	"Thematically, it was the perfect cap to the season, hammering home the point that, while Sherlock might act like he doesn't care, he really, really does."	POS
United States	Simon Brew Den of Geek	"In short, 'The Great Game' is a very strong end to a series that's been an absolute treat, even better for arriving in the middle of the summer, where quality new television drama is extremely rare."	POS

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