Waxing lyrical

I've been one of the many enrapt by Sherlock. It's a frighteningly good television show and last night was the climax of three ninety minute dramas and it blew me away. Well done Mr Mark Gatiss, you slugged it for six.

What can I say it ticked all my boxes for a good night's entertainment.  There was banter, there was guy love of the most epic variety, there was puzzles and action and 'splosions and and and a nemesis. I'm not the only one who saw shades of John Simm as the master am I? Surely not.

The relationship between Sherlock and John (I still kind of want to call them Holmes and Watson) is what makes this show for me. Benedict Cumberbatch is slightly unhinged as Sherlock and reminiscent of Richard E Grant in Withnail and I. Actually the relationship between S and J has echoes of the classic film without the demands for booze.  Cumberbatch is tall and elegant and dare I say it dashing but also wonderfully lacking in some basic social skills which again makes him not unlike Sheldon from the Big Bang theory. There are the inevitable comparisons to the Doctor and yes I agree with that too only Sherlock could be living in our universe though could you imagine the crossover potential...

I have to make a confession, I've got a soft spot for Martin Freeman. Ever since he played Tim in the Office. He get's a lot of goodwill from me in anything he's in, purely because it's him. I think he makes an awesome John Watson, but there's a small irk somewhere in the back of my brain.  He's supposed to have been an army doctor and that doesn't ring true for me so I push it to the back of my brain and enjoy the cantankerous sparkage between the two of them.

Inspector Lestrade is also a poppet I missed him in the second episode, he and his team adds a nice new dimension and relationship between the dynamic duo.  Also Una Stubbs as Mrs Hudson the housekeeper is sheer joy and ruthlessly steals every scene she's in.

Then there are the other characters and if you've seen the eps, you'll know who i mean, if you haven't you might have a good idea. I adore them too so very much.

I love the audacity of the writing team to give us blue balls at the climax of the three episodes.

Dear BBC,

Please recommission a new series of Sherlock ASAP.

Yours J