The Sign of Three
| "The Sign of Three" | |
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| Sherlock episode | |
| Episode no. |
Series 3 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Colm McCarthy |
| Written by |
Stephen Thompson Steven Moffat Mark Gatiss |
| Produced by |
Susie Liggat Sue Vertue (series producer) |
| Featured music |
David Arnold Michael Price |
| Cinematography by | Steve Lawes |
| Editing by | Mark Davis |
| Original air date | 5 January 2014 |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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"The Sign of Three" is the second episode of the third series of the BBC television series Sherlock. It was written by Stephen Thompson, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr John Watson. The episode is primarily centred on the day of Watson's wedding to Mary Morstan and is set six months after the series opener "The Empty Hearse". It garnered a viewership of 11.37 million, and received mostly positive reviews.
The episode's title is inspired by The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
In the opening scene, Detective Inspector Lestrade (Rupert Graves) and Sergeant Donovan (Vinette Robinson) are on the verge of arresting the criminal Waters family that has evaded the police several times. However, when Lestrade receives a text for help from Sherlock, he abandons the case and races to Baker Street, assuming the worst and calling for maximum backup – only to discover that Sherlock is simply struggling to write a best man speech for John's upcoming wedding to Mary Morstan (Amanda Abbington).
On the morning of the wedding, Mrs Hudson (Una Stubbs) reminds Sherlock that marriage changes people. At the reception, John is delighted to see Major James Sholto (Alistair Petrie), his former Army CO. Sholto lives in seclusion, having received death threats and media scrutiny after losing a unit of new soldiers in Afghanistan. Sherlock calls Mycroft (Mark Gatiss), who repeats Mrs Hudson's suggestion that John and Mary's marriage will change his life.
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