Sherlock

The Best Episodes of Sherlock

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Network:BBC One

Every episode of Sherlock ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Sherlock!

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Episodes
12
Avg. Rating
8.7
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
8.9
9.4
8.8
7.6
7.9
8.3
8.9
9.1
9.0
9.6
9.2
8.2

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  1. 9.6/10(42.2k votes)

    #1 - The Reichenbach Fall

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    The return of Moriarty. The crime of the century. Can Sherlock possibly survive?

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  2. 9.4/10(43.2k votes)

    #2 - A Scandal in Belgravia

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    Blackmail threatens the monarchy and Sherlock is about to meet the woman who beats him.

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  3. 9.2/10(33.0k votes)

    #3 - His Last Vow

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    A case of stolen letters leads Sherlock Holmes into a long conflict with Charles Augustus Magnussen, the Napoleon of blackmail, and the one man he truly hates. But how do you tackle a foe who knows the personal weakness of every person of importance in the Western world?

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    Director:Nick Hurran
  4. 9.1/10(29.8k votes)

    #4 - The Lying Detective

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    Sherlock faces perhaps the most chilling enemy of his long career: the powerful and seemingly unassailable Culverton Smith – a man with a very dark secret indeed.

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    Director:Nick Hurran
  5. 9.0/10(30.8k votes)

    #5 - The Great Game

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    A strange clue in an empty room, a blood-soaked car, a priceless Old Master, a deranged bomber. With the clock ticking, the curtain rises on a battle of wits between Sherlock, John and the shadowy stranger who seems to know all the answers...

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    Director:Paul McGuigan
  6. 8.9/10(34.9k votes)

    #6 - A Study in Pink

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    A war hero, invalided home from Afghanistan, meets a strange but charismatic genius who is looking for a flatmate; it is London, 2010, and Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes are meeting for the first time. A string of impossible suicides has Scotland Yard baffled - and only one man can help.

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  8. 8.9/10(29.9k votes)

    #7 - The Sign of Three

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    Sherlock faces his biggest challenge of all – delivering a Best Man’s speech on John’s wedding day! But all isn’t quite as it seems. Mortal danger stalks the reception – and someone might not make it to the happy couple’s first dance. Sherlock must thank the bridesmaids, solve the case and stop a killer.

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  9. 8.8/10(32.8k votes)

    #8 - The Empty Hearse

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    Two years on from reports of his Reichenbach Fall demise, Sherlock resurfaces as London comes under threat of a huge terrorist attack. John, though, has mixed feelings – he's delighted by the return of his best friend, but harbours worries that the consulting detective's reappearance will have an adverse affect on his settled domestic life, in particular his romance with Mary Morstan.

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  10. 8.3/10(29.0k votes)

    #9 - The Hounds of Baskerville

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    A hound from hell. Sherlock's most famous case. But is a monster really stalking Dartmoor?

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    Director:Paul McGuigan
  11. 8.2/10(30.1k votes)

    #10 - The Final Problem

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    S4:E3

    Holmes and Watson travel to Europe to escape Moriarty's vengeance.

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  12. 7.9/10(30.2k votes)

    #11 - The Blind Banker

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    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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  13. 7.6/10(26.7k votes)

    #12 - The Six Thatchers

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    Why is someone destroying images of Margaret Thatcher? Is there a madman on the loose? Or is there a much darker purpose at work?

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Reichenbach Fall" is the best rated episode of "Sherlock". It scored 9.6/10 based on 42210 votes. Directed by Toby Haynes and written by Stephen Thompson, it aired on 1/15/2012. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Scandal in Belgravia".