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Young Sherlock
Think fast. Fight faster.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Sherlock Holmes
11 eps
Dónal Finn
James Moriarty
11 eps
Zine Tseng
Princess Gulun Shou'an
8 eps
Natascha McElhone
Cordelia Holmes
11 eps
Max Irons
Mycroft Holmes
11 eps
Stephen Agnew
Nathan Burford
4 eps
Paul Ansdell
Judge
1 eps
Paul Antony-Barber
Professor Charles Thompson
4 eps
Nicholas Asbury
Dignitary Ezra Hornsby
2 eps
Ravi Aujla
Professor Kishore Malik
7 eps
Jeff Bennett
Smudger
2 eps
Billy Byers
Young Mycroft
4 eps
Katharine Church
Student
3 eps
Annie Cordoni
Gloria
1 eps
Lucien Guo
Young Sherlock
4 eps
Mark Hawkins
Asylum Director
3 eps
Steven Hillman
Newgate Prison Warder
1 eps
Purdy Hughes
Young Beatrice
7 eps
Ian Midlane
Professor Ambrose Roberts
4 eps
Scroobius Pip
Fiddle Player
2 eps
Scott Reid
Constable Lestrade
5 eps
Kyle Rowe
Edward
2 eps
David Shaw-Parker
Country Vicar
1 eps
James Sobol Kelly
Professor Theodore Enright
4 eps
Dominic Sullivan
Peregrine
1 eps
Ayaaz Tariq
Junior Porter
3 eps
William Willoughby
Frederick
2 eps
Ross Cullum
Master Lodge Butler
1 eps
Simon Delaney
Detective Fitget
2 eps
Sam Haygarth
Samuel
1 eps
Iris Li
Mei Yi Liu
5 eps
Paul McNeilly
Oxford Prison Guard
1 eps
Cara Bossom
Prudence Hamilton
1 eps
Georgie Fellows
Gracie
1 eps
Simon Paisley Day
Foreign Secretary
2 eps
Dale Rapley
Minister of War
2 eps
Angus Wright
Under Secretary
2 eps
Joe Accerelli
Hangman
1 eps
Chris Coghill
O'Shea
1 eps
Sophie Delora
Asylum Nurse
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Young Sherlock actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Young Sherlock reads strongest on Bingeability, Cliffhanger Intensity and Spectacle.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Sherlock Holmes is a disgraced young man, raw and unfiltered, when he finds himself wrapped up in a murder case that threatens his liberty. His first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy that changes his life forever.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03 · Signature episode
The Case of the Unarmed Man
The game's afoot. With another murder and two professors missing, it's a race against time for Sherlock and Moriarty to find them before the killer does.
- Directed by Anders Engström
- Written by Melissa Bubnic
S01E08 · Signature episode
The Case of Beatrice Holmes
Family ties and friendships are tested in the Holmes family reunion from hell.
- Directed by Tricia Brock
- Written by Matthew Parkhill
S01E07 · Signature episode
The Case of the Two Corners
An impossible ultimatum challenges Sherlock's loyalties.
- Directed by Tricia Brock
- Written by Melissa Bubnic
S01E05 · Signature episode
The Case of Young Sherlock Holmes
Years after a tragic accident that tore the Holmes family apart, Moriarty and Sherlock come to blows as they investigate that fateful day.
- Directed by Anders Engström
- Written by Matthew Parkhill
S01E04 · Signature episode
The Case of the Missing Button
Sherlock returns to his childhood home in search of answers.
- Directed by Anders Engström
- Written by Steve Thompson
S01E02
The Case of the Burnt Photograph
Sherlock is thrown into jail. He has to clear his name or face the gallows.
- Directed by Guy Ritchie
- Written by Steve Thompson
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
The Case of the Missing Scrolls
- Directed by Guy Ritchie
- Written by Matthew Parkhill, Peter Harness
S01E02
The Case of the Burnt Photograph
- Directed by Guy Ritchie
- Written by Steve Thompson
S01E03 · Signature episode
The Case of the Unarmed Man
- Directed by Anders Engström
- Written by Melissa Bubnic
S01E04 · Signature episode
The Case of the Missing Button
- Directed by Anders Engström
- Written by Steve Thompson
S01E05 · Signature episode
The Case of Young Sherlock Holmes
- Directed by Anders Engström
- Written by Matthew Parkhill
S01E06
The Case of the Killing Jar
- Directed by Dennie Gordon
- Written by Matthew Parkhill
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Matthew Parkhill
Showrunner
Guy Ritchie
Executive producer
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Simon Maxwell
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Dhana Rivera Gilbert
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Marc Resteghini
Executive producer
Ivan Atkinson
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Simon Kelton
Executive producer
Colin Wilson
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Andy Lane
Executive producer
Steve Thompson
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Melissa Bubnic
Writer
Peter Harness
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Guy RitchieExecutive Producer
- Simon MaxwellExecutive Producer
- Max KeeneProducer
- Dhana Rivera GilbertExecutive Producer
- Marc ResteghiniExecutive Producer
- Matthew ParkhillExecutive Producer
Writing
- Steve ThompsonWriter
- Melissa BubnicWriter
- Matthew ParkhillWriter
- Peter HarnessWriter
Direction
- Guy RitchieDirector
- Colm McCarthyDirector
- Anders EngströmDirector
- Dennie GordonDirector
- Tricia BrockDirector
Cinematography
- Mark PattenDirector of Photography
Music
- Chris BensteadOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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