The Empty Hearse

"The Empty Hearse"
Sherlock episode
Episode no.Series 3
Episode 1
Directed byJeremy Lovering
Written byMark Gatiss
Based on"The Adventure of the Empty House" and "The Lost Special"
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Featured music
Cinematography bySteve Lawes
Editing byCharlie Phillips
Original air date1 January 2014 (2014-01-01)
Running time86 minutes
Guest appearances
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"The Empty Hearse" is the first episode of the third series of the BBC television series Sherlock. It was written by Mark Gatiss and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, Martin Freeman as Dr John Watson, and Mark Gatiss as Mycroft Holmes. It also marks the first appearance of Amanda Abbington as Mary Morstan and Lars Mikkelsen as Charles Augustus Magnussen.

Inspired by "The Adventure of the Empty House" and "The Lost Special" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the episode follows Sherlock Holmes' return to London and reunion with John Watson, along with an underground terrorist network. The episode was first broadcast on BBC One and Channel One[1][2] on 1 January 2014. It garnered a viewership of 12.7 million people[3] and received positive reviews.

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  2. ^ "The third series of Sherlock on the Channel One". Channel One Russia. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ "2014 - Top 10 programmes - TV since 1981 - BARB". barb.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2015.