BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Shercurls Speculation

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** December 23, 2014 5:29 pm

With a January 6th shooting date, it is highly unlikely that Benedict will have his Shercurls back by then, unless he has a secret power to grow hair exceptionally quickly.

So, how do you think they will cope without them? Will it be built into the storyline somehow and if so, HOW? Maybe he'll wear a wig...or maybe...Sherlock won't be in the Sherlock Special!

Debate.

**Posted by Liberty** December 23, 2014 6:01 pm

He'd better be in it! A change of hairstyle isn't a big deal in real life, but it is in Sherlock and we'd need a reason other than "had a haircut". Going undercover would be an obvious one. Or there could be some sort of flashback/flashforward (although I like to think he always had the curls. He did as a child, and would have them in old age, probably). I think I'd prefer natural hair (even if shorter) to a wig. I think he only just gets away with dieing it in Sherlock, and a wig might be too obvious.

**Posted by Vhanja** December 23, 2014 6:28 pm

I was thinking flasback myself.

**Posted by nakahara** December 23, 2014 6:51 pm

Hmm, theories can be plentyful:

Locks will be there but shorter than they usually are.

Moriarty´s cunning revenge. Sherlock will wake one day with shorn head.

An accident during the chemical experiment. Sherlock´s locks will be burned a bit so he would be forced to have them cut for a while.

Sherlock will not be there at all. Just as Moftiss decided that it was Sherlock himself who shot CAM even in the original story, they decided now that Sherlock didn´t really exist. John Watson just invented him out of boredom when he was changing diapers of his horde of babies he beget with women of three continents. The special will be all about John babysitting, Mary being pregnant again, them sitting in front of television and eating a nasty takeaway.

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** December 23, 2014 8:00 pm

nakahara wrote:
Sherlock will not be there at all. Just as Moftiss decided that it was Sherlock himself who shot CAM even in the original story, they decided now that Sherlock didn´t really exist. John Watson just invented him out of boredom when he was changing diapers of his horde of babies he beget with women of three continents. The special will be all about John babysitting, Mary being pregnant again, them sitting in front of television and eating a nasty takeaway.

Sounds great, bring it on!

**Posted by nakahara** December 23, 2014 8:03 pm

I knew that the disaster version will turn out to be most popular.

**Posted by diva** December 23, 2014 10:49 pm

Hair extensions.

**Posted by tonnaree** December 23, 2014 10:57 pm

nakahara wrote:
Hmm, theories can be plentyful:

Locks will be there but shorter than they usually are.

Moriarty´s cunning revenge. Sherlock will wake one day with shorn head.

An accident during the chemical experiment. Sherlock´s locks will be burned a bit so he would be forced to have them cut for a while.

Sherlock will not be there at all. Just as Moftiss decided that it was Sherlock himself who shot CAM even in the original story, they decided now that Sherlock didn´t really exist. John Watson just invented him out of boredom when he was changing diapers of his horde of babies he beget with women of three continents. The special will be all about John babysitting, Mary being pregnant again, them sitting in front of television and eating a nasty takeaway.

Don't look now but I think nakarha is off her medication....................

**Posted by nakahara** December 24, 2014 4:24 pm

That´s my default state, I´m afraid.

Edit: What about some nice, psychedelic CGI hair?

Last edited by nakahara (December 24, 2014 4:26 pm)

**Posted by Morton** July 23, 2015 10:25 am

I could see they've styled Sherlock on the Strand's Sidney Paget illustrations. I prefer the curls but ...

**Posted by kornmuhme** July 23, 2015 1:36 pm

Don't worry, folks: There will be 6 more months for his hair to grow. Maybe Ben could eat a lot of yeast ... It is said it helps the hair to grow :-). Side effect: it makes FAT!

**Posted by Dorothy83** July 23, 2015 3:55 pm

Benedict has longish hair now? He has ginger curls! We're fine! (unless he cuts them after Hamlet of course )

**Posted by Whisky** October 8, 2015 2:28 pm

He definitely doesn't need curls to look good in the Special...
I like it how he really looks like Sherlock even without curls.

**Posted by kornmuhme** October 13, 2015 4:22 pm

Whisky wrote:
He definitely doesn't need curls to look good in the Special...
I like it how he really looks like Sherlock even without curls.

I have to contradict: I insist on curls *ggg*

**Posted by besleybean** October 14, 2015 2:06 pm

I have to say...I really enjoyed naturalbatch in Hamlet!

**Posted by Dorothy83** October 14, 2015 2:10 pm

kornmuhme wrote:
Whisky wrote:
He definitely doesn't need curls to look good in the Special...
I like it how he really looks like Sherlock even without curls.
I have to contradict: I insist on curls *ggg*

I insist on curls too.

**Posted by Whisky** October 14, 2015 10:18 pm

So you're saying he doesn't look good without curls?
that's all I was saying

**Posted by tonnaree** October 15, 2015 12:16 am

I insist upon curls for Sherlock. With the exception of Victorian Sherlock because it seems appropriate.

I adore natural CurlyBatch but as far as other roles are concerned the hairsytle should fit the character.

**Posted by Solenn** October 15, 2015 3:54 pm

Love the curl toi

**Posted by Whisky** January 26, 2016 10:00 pm

just confirming: he did look damn good without curls ;-)