Sherlock represent "consulting detective".

Sherlock Holmes solving various mysteries

in modern-day London. Holmes is assisted by his flatmate and friend, Dr John Watson,
who has returned from military service in Afghanistan with the Royal Army Medical
Corps. Although Metropolitan Police Service Detective Inspector Greg Lestrade and
others are suspicious of Holmes at first, over time, his exceptional intellect and bold
powers of observation persuade them of his value. In part through
Watson's blog documenting their adventures, Holmes becomes a reluctant celebrity
with the press reporting on his cases and eccentric personal life. Both ordinary people
and the British government ask for his help.

Although the series depicts a variety of crimes and perpetrators, Holmes' conflict with
rival Jim Moriarty is a recurring feature. Molly Hooper, a pathologist at St. Bart's
Hospital, occasionally assists Holmes in his cases.

Other recurring roles include Mrs Hudson, Holmes and Watson's landlady, and Holmes'
elder brother Mycroft.