BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / John is left handed

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** April 21, 2012 9:50 am

When they're sat in the cafe opposite the Lucky Cat Emporium he's writing down the cipher numbers with his left hand. Only just noticed!

But come to think of it...he fires his gun with his left hand in ASIP doesn't he? Can you think of any other examples of his leftieness? And presumably this is just because Martin is a leftie?

**Posted by tobeornot221b** April 21, 2012 9:54 am

The whole country drives on the left side, just because of John!

**Posted by kazza474** April 21, 2012 9:57 am

Oh gawd no, not another left handed conspiracy!!!!!!!

But seriously, yes I noted ages ago that he was lefthanded. It's in every scene that he does something with his hands...lmao.

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** April 21, 2012 10:12 am

That's Ok, I'm just seriously good at seeing but not observing. Still got a lot of practicing to do to be more like Sherlock.

**Posted by kazza474** April 21, 2012 10:16 am

That's ok, observe away.

**Posted by LavonneDaniels** June 7, 2012 8:59 am

Still got a lot of practicing to do to be more like Sherlock.

**Posted by kazza474** June 7, 2012 9:08 am

Hmmm gives me an idea.

**Posted by Molly Hooper** June 7, 2012 9:14 am

Oh, pray tell!

**Posted by kazza474** June 7, 2012 9:21 am

It's an idea for something, like a quiz but not a quiz. A task may be a better name for it.

I shall dwell on it & post when my idea has formed.

**Posted by Molly Hooper** June 7, 2012 9:45 am

Ooh... Can't wait!!!!!!!!!

**Posted by Davina** June 7, 2012 11:36 am

But you're going to have to!.........Mwahahah!

**Posted by sherlockskitty** June 9, 2012 4:42 pm

Well, I've known john was lefthanded, but I can't tell what Sherlock is....

**Posted by Tantalus** June 9, 2012 4:50 pm

Don't know about Sherlock, but I do about Irene...

She's heavy-handed.

**Posted by Smoggy_London_Air** June 9, 2012 7:42 pm

@sherlockskitty Sherlock is right handed, at least in this series. You can tell when he turns off the TV in The Great Game and again when he is dripping chemicals in A Study in Pink.

**Posted by Tantalus** June 10, 2012 2:30 am

And Molly is, after proposing a date with Sherlock, empty-handed.

**Posted by Irene Adler** June 10, 2012 11:34 am

I noticed very soon that Sherlock is right handed, because I find most of the actors/actresses nowadays to be left handed and it stroke me as a curious thing. I was like... "hey! Cumberbatch is right handed like me! Yay!"

**Posted by butterfly grl** June 30, 2013 1:06 am

While John and Martin are left handed - I'm afraid we can't blame them for driving on the left on John, as Martin has never learned to drive.

*How expensive was that cab ride out to the hikers meadow anyway? At least he didn't need to pay return fare.

**Posted by tonnaree** June 30, 2013 3:05 am

YAY fellow lefties!

**Posted by Mnemosyne** June 30, 2013 9:36 am

kazza474 wrote:
It's an idea for something, like a quiz but not a quiz. A task may be a better name for it.

I shall dwell on it & post when my idea has formed.

Well... that got sinister rather quickly. I am now nervous as to what Kazza474 will make us do.

Never noticed John was left handed before. I myself am not a leftie but I have relatives who are (so I'm not allowed to go around calling them the spawn of the devil because I'd get a well aimed left-handed clip to the ear.)

**Posted by Danielle80** May 9, 2016 2:45 pm

But it looks like John hit the boss of Lestard with his right fist shortly before he fled with Sherlock.