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Chance or Chess? a BBC Sherlock Podcast
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The Myth of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock is a flat character, he wants things and it drives the story, but there's no roundness. John York wanted to demonstrate that any roundness we give him is in fact part of ourselves. I think series four ends in such a way that it's upholding the myth, says Holmes. Mary Morrison tells us: "It's about the stories, the legend, the myth" Sherlock has been described as 'the most successful detective show on television' since The Sopranos was cancelled after seven seasons.
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