Here lies the answer. In a way, Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story “The Final Problem” was the prototypical cliffhanger. Duration: 02:06 Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia - trail. https://www.pbs.org/video/masterpiece-sherlock-a-scandal-in-belgravia SHERLOCK 2 A Scandal in Belgravia Written by Steven Moffat Shooting Script 19/07/2011 These are to be disposed of in either a secure bin, shredder By taking on such a well-known story in the Holmes canon, and making it their own, the Sherlock team has solidified their place in the history of televised sleuthing. Irene claims she already told Sherlock, but many viewers (mostly men) are clueless as to how she told him. Murder pays no respect to rank...or the neighborhood.And so it happened that young aristocrat Timothy Wycliffe was bludgeoned to death in his elegantly furnished flat in Belgravia by a person or persons unknown. Sherlock : "A Scandal in Belgravia" Review. Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia preview. Sh-lock - season 2 episode 1 - A Scandal In Belgravia (2012) DISCLAIMER I DO NOT OWN Mycroft hires Holmes and Watson to retrieve compromising photos of a … It involves the hero, Sherlock Holmes, teetering off the edge of a cliff to his apparent doom, and its publication was followed by a long hiatus. Sherlock Holmes does battle with Irene Adler in a story filled with sex and death. Should always use gloves with these things, you know. IRENE (offscreen): Hello. Directed by Paul McGuigan. Sherlock - A Scandal in Belgravia Very shortly afterwards Sherlock has taken off his coat and is sitting on a sofa in the elegant sitting room and looking around. Metacritic TV Episode Reviews, A Scandal in Belgravia, The monarchy is threatened by the emergence of compromising photographs. The chief suspect, Andrew Forbes, a workingman believed to have been one of Timothy's many male lovers, skipped the country. “A Scandal in Belgravia” is an excellent opener to the season and welcome return to our favorite consulting detective and military doctor. Sorry to hear that you’ve been hurt. Witty, imaginative, dazzling Timothy was battered to death in his flat in Belgravia near Buckingham Palace in 1956. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves. Sherlock must confiscate something of importance from a mysterious woman named Irene Adler. What otherwise would have been a scandal … Sherlock: Hmm. Hearing footsteps approaching, he sits up a little and holds his handkerchief to his cheek. Duration: 00:45 See all clips from A Scandal in Belgravia (3) Credits. In A Scandal in Belgravia, Sherlock is told that if he can’t unlock Irene Adler’s safe in five seconds, John will be shot.