Many Happy Returns
- Episode aired Jan 19, 2014
- 7m
John and Lestrade try to move on with their lives after Sherlock's apparent death. However, Anderson believes he is still alive.John and Lestrade try to move on with their lives after Sherlock's apparent death. However, Anderson believes he is still alive.John and Lestrade try to move on with their lives after Sherlock's apparent death. However, Anderson believes he is still alive.
- Small Thief
- (uncredited)
- Anderson
- (uncredited)
- Molly Hooper
- (uncredited)
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
- Waitress
- (uncredited)
- Sherlock Holmes
- (uncredited)
- Beautiful Drug Dealer
- (uncredited)
- Dr. John Watson
- (uncredited)
- DI Lestrade
- (uncredited)
- Indian Reporter
- (uncredited)
- Indian Policeman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBased on the football results seen in the paper, Man City vs. Ajax 2-2 and Schalke vs. Arsenal 2-2, the episode is taking place November 7 2012.
- GoofsThere is no jury system in Germany, it was abolished in 1924.
- Quotes
Mycroft Holmes: Don't be smart.
Sherlock Holmes: That takes me back. 'Don't be smart, Sherlock. I'm the smart one.'
Mycroft Holmes: I am the smart one.
Sherlock Holmes: I used to think I was an idiot.
Mycroft Holmes: Both of us thought you were an idiot, Sherlock. We had nothing else to go on till we met other children.
Sherlock Holmes: Oh yes, that was a mistake.
Mycroft Holmes: Ghastly. What were they thinking of.
Sherlock Holmes: Probably something about trying to make friends.
Mycroft Holmes: Oh yes. Friends! Of course you go in for that sort of thing now.
Sherlock Holmes: And you don't? Ever?
Mycroft Holmes: If you seem slow to me, Sherlock, can you imagine what real people are like? I'm living in a world of goldfish.
Like everyone else I am very much looking forward to the return of Sherlock and the continued mystery over how Steven Moffat can write such tight and engaging stories for this show but be all over the shop with Doctor Who, sorry, I mean of course the mystery over how he survived a fatal fall while making it look like he died at the end of the second season. This little short doesn't do anything that whet the appetite for the return but it is amusing and fun in its own way. Wisely Sherlock himself only appears in two ways – one is as a suggested outline in the visualization of Anderson's theories and the other is in a pre-recorded DVD, albeit one that is paused at a key moment. This is a wise choice as nobody wants to play the card early, but it does also help add to the appeal.
It is a throwaway short of course – just a 7-minute promo but it is fun. Freeman and Graves carry it along and the cheeky direction and use of the instantly recognizable music makes it one big tease – albeit a tease that is self-inflicted by the viewer and one that can be enjoyed now that the wait is down to days.
- bob the moo
- Dec 29, 2013
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- St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, England, UK(hospital scenes)
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- Runtime7 minutes
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