8.9/1034,471 votes#1 - A Study in Pink
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/25/2010
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.
Director: Paul McGuigan
Writer: Steven Moffat
7.9/1029,781 votes#2 - The Blind Banker
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/1/2010
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.
Director: Euros Lyn
Writer: Stephen Thompson
9.0/1030,354 votes#3 - The Great Game
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/8/2010
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...
Director: Paul McGuigan
Writer: Mark Gatiss
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A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:BBC One
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"A Study in Pink" is the best rated episode of "Sherlock" season 1. It scored 8.9/10 based on 34471 votes. Directed by Paul McGuigan and written by Steven Moffat, it aired on 7/25/2010. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Blind Banker".