BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / The Hour

**Posted by SusiGo** May 19, 2016 8:11 pm

So maybe call me mad to watch a show that has been cancelled after two series and therefore has no real end. I still watched it and was not disappointed. This is BBC at its best - brilliant acting, lovely period recreation, great writing. I will never understand why they did not produce a third series and tied up the lose ends. What a waste. So if you get the chance to watch it, have a go. Series 2 is even better than the first.

Kudos to Romola Garai, Ben Whishaw, Dominic West, Anna Chancellor, Peter Capaldi, Oona Chaplin, and the whole wonderful team of actors.

**Posted by besleybean** May 19, 2016 8:40 pm

What a cast!

**Posted by SusiGo** May 19, 2016 8:50 pm

Yes, amazing. And the 1950s atmosphere with Cold War and nuclear threats and seedy night-life - just wonderful. I truly have no idea why they did not make a trilogy of it.

**Posted by besleybean** May 19, 2016 8:51 pm

I seem to remember wanting to see this, but somehow missing it.

**Posted by Yitzock** May 19, 2016 11:30 pm

I remember first reading about it when I first became mad for Ben Whishaw after seeing Skyfall. A friend of mine, I think, started watching it, but I don't know if she ever finished it. I remember wanting to check it out, but had no means at the time. I will have to check Netflix for it, now that I have it, or my library if it's not on there. I had forgotten about it, but I will watch it if I can.

**Posted by SusiGo** May 20, 2016 7:23 am

Yes, do it. And if you are mad for Ben Whishaw this is the very thing for you. He is beautiful in it (and the acting is not bad either).

**Posted by besleybean** May 20, 2016 3:39 pm

Well then I'll have to see it...l love me a bit of Ben W!

**Posted by Yitzock** May 20, 2016 9:43 pm

Yup.
I have only seen the first episode, but Andrew Scott appeared in the show, too. I am a bit embarrassed to admit it, but I gasped in excitement when I saw him.

**Posted by besleybean** May 20, 2016 9:47 pm

Heck and I forgot that...
Hate to mention this(as the UK site didn't have may left!), but I did look on Amazon and they have the dvds quite cheap.

**Posted by Davina** June 17, 2016 7:59 pm

I think I made a thread about this ages ago...but anyhow...yes it is utterly amazing isn't it! How? Why? The BBC cancelled I cannot comprehend. The ratings may not have been high enough but I think their promoting was just appalling frankly. Amazingly written. Amazingly acted and wonderful cast. The style concept is perfect. The costumes divine. I am still devastated that they cancelled this absolute gem of a series.

**Posted by besleybean** June 17, 2016 8:22 pm

It's now sitting on my shelf, waiting to be watched!

**Posted by SusiGo** June 17, 2016 10:14 pm

Davina wrote:
I think I made a thread about this ages ago...but anyhow...yes it is utterly amazing isn't it! How? Why? The BBC cancelled I cannot comprehend. The ratings may not have been high enough but I think their promoting was just appalling frankly. Amazingly written. Amazingly acted and wonderful cast. The style concept is perfect. The costumes divine. I am still devastated that they cancelled this absolute gem of a series.

I looked for a thread but could not find one. I seemed to remember you had written about it some time ago.

Hope you like it, besley.

**Posted by Davina** June 19, 2016 8:51 am

It was probably hidden within another. I was gutted when I realised it had been cancelled as I had just stumbled across it.