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The Blind Banker

Sherlock Series 1
Episode 2 of 3

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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1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Mon 11 May 2015 20:30
BBC Three

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Credits

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
    BBC One
  • Sun 1 Aug 2010 21:30
    BBC HD
  • Mon 2 Aug 2010 01:00
    BBC HD
  • Tue 16 Nov 2010 23:30
    BBC HD
  • Sun 5 Dec 2010 19:30
    BBC Three
  • Wed 27 Jul 2011 20:30
    BBC One
  • Christmas Day 2011 22:30
    BBC HD
  • Fri 24 May 2013 21:00
    BBC Three
  • Sat 1 Nov 2014 21:00
    BBC Three
  • Mon 11 May 2015 20:30
    BBC Three

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