A Study in Pink

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Episode 1 of 3, Sherlock, Series 1

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

A war hero, invalided home from Afghanistan, meets a strange but charismatic genius who is looking for a flatmate; it is London, 2010, and Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes are meeting for the first time. A string of impossible suicides has Scotland Yard baffled - and only one man can help.

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Credits

Sherlock Holmes
Benedict Cumberbatch
Dr John Watson
Martin Freeman
DI Lestrade
Rupert Graves
Mrs Hudson
Una Stubbs
Molly Hooper
Louise Brealey
Sgt Sally Donovan
Vinette Robinson
Jeff
Phil Davis
Director
Paul McGuigan
Producer
Sue Vertue
Executive Producer
Steven Moffat
Executive Producer
Mark Gatiss
Writer
Steven Moffat

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