Premise

Sherlock depicts "consulting detective" Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) solving various

mysteries in modern-day London. Holmes is assisted by his flatmate and friend, Dr. John
Watson (Martin Freeman), who has returned from military service in Afghanistan with the Royal
Army Medical Corps. Although Metropolitan Police Service Detective Inspector Greg
Lestrade (Rupert Graves) 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 nemesis Jim
Moriarty (Andrew Scott) is a recurring feature. Molly Hooper (Louise Brealey), a pathologist at St.
Bart's Hospital, occasionally assists Holmes in his cases. Other recurring roles include Una
Stubbs as Mrs. Hudson, Holmes and Watson's landlady, and series co-creator Mark Gatiss as
Holmes' elder brother Mycroft.