: «WE WANTED TO BRING SHERLOCK OUT OF THE FAUXVICTORIAN FOG AND SEE HIM FOR WHAT HE IS»
In general «Sherlock» is an modern interpretation of story by two amazing screenwriters: Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. They did interpretation of Victorian literature to TV before Moffat is a screenwriter of «Jekyll» serial, which based on the novel «Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde» by Robert Stevenson. And Gattis became an author an episode of serial based on novel «Doctor Who» by Charles Dickens
Sherlock originated when Moffat and Gatiss, who were working in Cardiff on Doctor Who, discovered a shared fondness for Doyle's detective on train journeys back to London.
Once in an interview to «The Guardian» Moffat said: «We wanted to bring Sherlock out of the faux-Victorian fog and see him for what he is. Sherlock Holmes is really that posh freak from a wealthy family, that scary boffin crime-solver who lives in your town.
He would lose his deerstalker and tweeds, but gain a smartphone and nicotine patches. He wouldn't say: "Elementary, my dear Watson. "
He would be younger, and technologically cutting-edge – just as Doyle had written him.
Then Watson the exsoldier, invalided out of the war in Afghanistan, coming home a bit bored because he'd rather be back at the front. So solving crimes with a psychopath excites him
Moffat and Vertue became interested in casting Cumberbatch as the title character after watching his performance in the 2007 film Atonement. Cumberbatch said, "There's a great charge you get from playing him, because of the volume of words in your head and the speed of thought—you really have to make your connections incredibly fast. He is one step ahead of the audience, and of anyone around him with normal intellect. They can't quite fathom where his leaps are taking him.
Mark Gatiss says that they experienced more difficulty finding the right actor to play Dr John Watson than they had for the title character. Several actors auditioned for the part of Watson, and Martin Freeman eventually took the role. Steven Moffat said that Matt Smith was the first to audition unsuccessfully. He was rejected for being too "barmy", as the producers required someone "straighter" for Watson
«Sherlock» was announced as a single 60 -minute drama production at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in 2008, with broadcast set for mid to late 2009. [ The first version of the pilot—reported by The Guardian to have cost £ 800, 000—led to rumours within the BBC and wider media that Sherlock was a potential disaster. The BBC decided not to transmit the pilot, requesting a reshoot and a total of three 90 minute episodes. [ The original pilot was included on the DVD of the first series.
