Sherlock (2010) (TV Show)

format_quote Sherlock Holmes: The game is on.

stars  Amanda Abbington and Martin Freeman have two children together in real life.

stars  The usage of the saying "the game is on" is the modern equivalent to Doyle's saying "the game is afoot, " which was borrowed from Shakespeare's "Henry V".

stars  In this new series Dr. Watson used to be a Captain (and medical doctor) serving with the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers deployed to Afghanistan. The 5th Northumberland Fusiliers did indeed serve in Afghanistan in the Second Afghan-Anglo war (1878-1880). The first story of the old Sherlock Holmes series took place in 1881. The 5th Northumberland Fusiliers, however, was renamed into the "The Northumberland Fusiliers" in the year 1881 (no 5th left in title), which means the modern Dr. Watson service with the 5th Northumberlands is a nod to its old heritage. The former 5th Northumberlands evolved into its last formation named "Royal Northumberland Fusiliers" and was deactivated in 1968.

stars  The typeface used in the overlays is Johnston Sans, well-known for its use in the London Underground.

stars  Amanda Abbington, who plays Mary Morstan, John Watson's fiancé/wife in the series, is the real-life longtime partner of Martin Freeman.