A mysterious cipher is being scrawled on walls around London, and the first person to see it dies within hours of reading it. Can Sherlock and John solve the case?
A mysterious cipher is being scrawled on the walls around London. The first person to see the cipher is dead within hours of reading it. Sherlock plunges into a world of codes and symbols, consulting with London's best graffiti artists. He soon learns that the city is in the grip a gang of international smugglers, a secret society called the Black Lotus.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Sherlock Holmes | Benedict Cumberbatch |
| Dr John Watson | Martin Freeman |
| Mrs Hudson | Una Stubbs |
| Molly Hooper | Louise Brealey |
| Sarah | Zoe Telford |
| DI Dimmock | Paul Chequer |
| Soo Lin Yao | Gemma Chan |
| Andy Galbraith | Al Weaver |
| Seb Wilkes | Bertie Carvel |
| Eddie Van Coon | Daniel Percival |
| Writer | Steve Thompson |
| Director | Euros Lyn |
| Producer | Sue Vertue |
Broadcasts
Sun 1 Aug 2010 20:30
Sun 1 Aug 2010 21:30BBC HD- Mon 2 Aug 2010 01:00BBC HD
- Tue 16 Nov 2010 23:30BBC HD
- Sun 5 Dec 2010 19:30
- Wed 27 Jul 2011 20:30
- Christmas Day 2011 22:30BBC HD
- Fri 24 May 2013 21:00
- Sat 1 Nov 2014 21:00
- Mon 11 May 2015 20:30
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