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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 0 Episode 2 - Live at Drury Lane
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Live at Drury Lane

    S0:E2

    The LoG's 2001 live show, which toured the country and included a run at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane, comes to video & DVD. ACT ONE: Voodoo Lady: The guys make their entrance on stage and sing the classic Creme Brulee hit "Voodoo Lady" Hamlet: Steve and Mark watch a performance of Hamlet in the style of very vocal football supporters (""He's fat, he's bad, he murdered Hamlet's dad, Claudius!"") and hope this time the end will be different. Go Johnny Go-Go-Go-Go: A friendly game of cards

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  2. undefined Season 0 Episode 78 - An Adventure in Space and Time
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    #2 - An Adventure in Space and Time

    S0:E78

    This special one-off drama travels back in time to 1963 to see how Doctor Who was first brought to the screen. Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles. Wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling. Both of them were to find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama. Allied with a team of unusual but brilliant people, they went on to create the longest running science fiction series ever made.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Great Game
    8.2/10(221 votes)

    #3 - The Great Game

    S1:E3

    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:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - The Sign of Three
    8.0/10(208 votes)

    #4 - The Sign of Three

    S3:E2

    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.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  5. undefined Season 0 Episode 9 - The Abominable Bride
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    #5 - The Abominable Bride

    S0:E9

    Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson investigate a mysterious ghostly bride who appears to have committed murder from beyond the grave.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - The Empty Hearse
    7.8/10(210 votes)

    #6 - The Empty Hearse

    S3:E1

    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 about his friend's shocking return.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  7. undefined Season 12 Episode 1 - Three Act Tragedy
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #7 - Three Act Tragedy

    S12:E1

    When a vicar chokes to death on a cocktail while attending a party held by actor Sir Charles Cartwright, Poirot initially dismisses the idea of murder but reconsiders when another guest dies in the same manner.

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    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - The Hounds of Baskerville
    7.7/10(210 votes)

    #8 - The Hounds of Baskerville

    S2:E2

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Rules of the Beast
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    #9 - The Rules of the Beast

    S1:E1

    English lawyer Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to meet a new client —and a legend is about to get fresh blood.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  10. undefined Season 11 Episode 2 - Cat Among the Pigeons
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Cat Among the Pigeons

    S11:E2

    Poirot finds a connection between a recent murder and a revolution in the Middle Eastern kingdom of Ramat.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - The Final Problem
    7.6/10(137 votes)

    #11 - The Final Problem

    S4:E3

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

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    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  12. undefined Season 0 Episode 4 - Many Happy Returns
    7.6/10(97 votes)

    #12 - Many Happy Returns

    S0:E4

    Anderson believes that Sherlock is still alive after the Reichenbach fall. He confides in Lestrade and tells him his theory for his existence. Anderson believes a string of events ranging from Tibet to India to Germany involve Sherlock's assistance, and this is due to Sherlock not being able to stop investigating. Lestrade tells him Sherlock is definitely dead and goes to visit John, who has moved out of Baker Street following his death. He gives him some of Sherlock's old items, including a video message from John's birthday. In the message Sherlock states that he will see John very soon and tells him to have a good birthday without him as he is 'busy'.

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    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Blood Vessel
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    #13 - Blood Vessel

    S1:E2

    The crew and passengers aboard the Russian ship, The Demeter, are locked in a life-or-death struggle to stop Count Dracula before he reaches England.

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    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  14. undefined Season 13 Episode 2 - The Big Four
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #14 - The Big Four

    S13:E2

    With the world on the brink of WWII, there is more political turmoil when it appears that the famous Peace Party is in fact a cover for the Big Four.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Unquiet Dead
    7.1/10(87 votes)

    #15 - The Unquiet Dead

    S1:E3

    Charles Dickens and the Doctor team up as corpses stalk the streets of Victorian Cardiff.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  16. undefined Season 7 Episode 11 - The Crimson Horror
    7.1/10(60 votes)

    #16 - The Crimson Horror

    S7:E11

    Something ghastly is afoot in Victorian Yorkshire, as bodies are found with their skin a waxy, glowing red.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - The Six Thatchers
    7.0/10(187 votes)

    #17 - The Six Thatchers

    S4:E1

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  18. undefined Season 6 Episode 9 - Night Terrors
    6.8/10(59 votes)

    #18 - Night Terrors

    S6:E9

    A little boy named George sends a distress signal to the Doctor when he discovers that monsters live in his bedroom cupboard.

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    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  19. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Victory of the Daleks
    6.7/10(70 votes)

    #19 - Victory of the Daleks

    S5:E3

    The Doctor has been summoned by old friend Winston Churchill, but in the Cabinet War Rooms far below the streets of blitz-torn London, it's his oldest enemy he finds waiting for him, as the time-travelling adventures continue. The Daleks are back – but can Winston Churchill be in league with them?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  20. undefined Season 10 Episode 9 - Empress of Mars
    6.6/10(59 votes)

    #20 - Empress of Mars

    S10:E9

    “God save the Queen” has been scrawled on the surface of Mars. What are Victorians doing on the home of the Ice Warriors? And what will they find beneath the Martian soil?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  21. undefined Season 7 Episode 8 - Cold War
    6.5/10(72 votes)

    #21 - Cold War

    S7:E8

    The Doctor and Clara land on a damaged Russian submarine in 1983 as it spirals out of control into the ocean depths. An alien creature is loose on board, having escaped from a block of Arctic ice. With tempers flaring and a cargo of nuclear weapons on board, it’s not just the crew but the whole of humanity at stake!

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - The Idiot's Lantern
    6.4/10(74 votes)

    #22 - The Idiot's Lantern

    S2:E7

    In 1953 London, the police are abducting people from their homes. The people of Britain gather around their new-fangled "tele-vision" sets to celebrate the new Queen's coronation - but something strange is affecting the signal.

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    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  23. undefined Season 8 Episode 3 - Robot of Sherwood
    6.4/10(69 votes)

    #23 - Robot of Sherwood

    S8:E3

    In a sun-dappled Sherwood Forest, The Doctor discovers an evil plan from beyond the stars. But with the fate of Nottingham at stake (and possibly Derby), there's no time for the two adventurers to get into a fight about who is real and who isn't - which is probably why they do very little else!

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    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Dark Compass
    6.0/10(41 votes)

    #24 - The Dark Compass

    S1:E3

    Count Dracula has made it to England —a new world pulsing with fresh blood— and lays his plans to spread his foul vampire contagion. But why does he set his sights on the seemingly ordinary Lucy Westenra?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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  25. undefined Season 9 Episode 9 - Sleep No More
    5.4/10(69 votes)

    #25 - Sleep No More

    S9:E9

    This terrifying story is assembled from footage discovered in the wreckage of Le Verrier Space Station.

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    Writer:Mark Gatiss

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Mark Gatiss Ratings Summary

"Live at Drury Lane" is the best rated episode written by Mark Gatiss. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 11/19/2001 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "An Adventure in Space and Time".