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The Great Game

SherlockSeries 1
Episode 3 of 3

A strange clue in an empty room, a blood-soaked car, a priceless Old Master, a deranged bomber. With the clock ticking, the curtain rises on a battle of wits between Sherlock, John and the shadowy stranger who seems to know all the answers...

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1 hour, 30 minutes

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Mon 18 May 201520:30
BBC Three

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Credits

Sherlock HolmesBenedict Cumberbatch
Dr John WatsonMartin Freeman
DI LestradeRupert Graves
Mrs HudsonUna Stubbs
Molly HooperLouise Brealey
Sgt Sally DonovanVinette Robinson
SarahZoe Telford
Kenny PrinceJohn Sessions
Miss WenceslasHaydn Gwynne
BezzaMatthew Needham
DirectorPaul McGuigan
ProducerSue Vertue
Executive ProducerSteven Moffat
Executive ProducerMark Gatiss
WriterMark Gatiss

Broadcasts

  • Sun 8 Aug 201021:00
    BBC One & BBC HD
  • Mon 9 Aug 201000:35
    BBC HD
  • Tue 23 Nov 201022:00
    BBC HD
  • Sun 12 Dec 201020:00
    BBC Three
  • Wed 3 Aug 201120:30
    BBC One
  • Boxing Day 201121:30
    BBC HD
  • Fri 31 May 201321:00
    BBC Three
  • Sat 8 Nov 201421:00
    BBC Three
  • Mon 18 May 201520:30
    BBC Three

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