The Hounds of Baskerville

Based On the book by Arthur Conan Doyle

"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. 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. The episode is a contemporary adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous works. 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.

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Release date:

January 8, 2012

Director:

Paul McGuigan

Cast:

Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Gatiss, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Russell Tovey

Genre:

Crime

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

2012 in adaptations