They interrogate the innkeepers about a past order for meat that John has spotted, which struck him as odd for a vegetarian restaurant. The pair run into DI Lestrade ( Rupert Graves) who was sent by Mycroft to keep an eye on Sherlock. The next morning Sherlock realises "hound" may be an acronym rather than a word. Meanwhile, Henry hallucinates the hound is stalking his home. However, they are interrupted by Frankland, who blows his cover. John tries to interview Henry's therapist, Louise Mortimer ( Sasha Behar). Sherlock reacts with anger, denying there is something wrong with him. John tries calming him, suggesting he imagines things. At a local inn, Sherlock is visibly shaken and confesses he saw the hound. When Sherlock and Henry arrive at the hollow, they see the hound.
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On the way, John notices what seems to be Morse code signals (these were unrelated they were headlight flashes from a group of doggers). Sherlock, John, and Henry then visit the hollow in the hope of finding the hound. Henry tells John and Sherlock about the words "Liberty" and "In" in his dreams. Frankland says he was a friend of Henry's father and is concerned for Henry's well-being. Bob Frankland ( Clive Mantle) vouches for Sherlock's identity, despite knowing the truth. After Mycroft's credentials cause a security alert, Dr. They visit Baskerville, a nearby Ministry of Defence research base, using Mycroft's ( Mark Gatiss) security pass. Sherlock and John arrive in Dartmoor to find the hound is a local legend. Though initially dismissive, Sherlock is soon interested in Henry's use of "hound" instead of "dog". After years of therapy, Henry revisited the site, only to see the hound again, prompting his request for help. Sherlock ( Benedict Cumberbatch) and John ( Martin Freeman) receive a visit from Henry Knight ( Russell Tovey), who witnessed his father's death by a "gigantic hound" at Dartmoor 20 years ago. Critics praised Cumberbatch, Freeman, and Tovey, as well as Sherlock's "mind palace" sequence. Critical reaction toward the episode was largely positive, with reviewers praising both the modernisation and its tonal fidelity to the original. This rating, although a slight drop from the previous episode, still represented the second largest audience in British television the week it aired. The hound was created using visual effects.Īfter its broadcast on BBC One, the episode received consolidated figures of 10.266 million viewers in the United Kingdom. Location shooting took place mostly across South Wales, though parts were shot in Dartmoor. Filming was done throughout May 2011, with additional shots taking place as late as August. As opposed to traditional ghost stories, Gatiss's plot focused on more contemporary horrors, conspiracy theories and genetic modification. The script was intended to follow elements of the horror genre and make the episode scary. In the conclusion it is revealed that the hounds were images induced by a mind-altering drug, a chemical weapon whose creator was in fact the real murderer of Henry's father.īecause of the popularity of the novel, Gatiss felt a greater responsibility to include familiar elements of the story than he did when adapting the lesser-known stories. The investigation leads the pair to Baskerville, a military research base. In the episode, Sherlock ( Benedict Cumberbatch) and his crime-solving partner John Watson ( Martin Freeman) take on the case of Henry Knight ( Russell Tovey), who 20 years earlier witnessed the brutal killing of his father by a "gigantic hound" on Dartmoor. The episode is a contemporary adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous works. It was written by co-creator Mark Gatiss, who also portrays Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's brother in the series, and was directed by Paul McGuigan.
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" The Hounds of Baskerville" is the second episode of the second series of the BBC crime drama series Sherlock, which follows the modern-day adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and was first broadcast by BBC One on 8 January 2012. One of the titular hounds whose creation was the largest visual effect made by the series at that point.
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