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Sherlock – Season 3, Episode 2 The Sign of Three

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96% Tomatometer 28 Reviews
Sherlock struggles to deliver the best man's speech at John and Mary's wedding reception; Sherlock tells the guests about past unsolved cases and inadvertently stumbles upon the identity of the murderer and his next intended victim.
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Sherlock — Season 3, Episode 2

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Remarkably charming and sweetly romantic, "The Sign of Three" takes risks by plucking Sherlock Holmes out of his comfort zone and putting the great detective in a situation that forces him to be human.

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Sherlock

Martin Freeman

Watson

Una Stubbs

Mrs Hudson

Rupert Graves

DI Lestrade

Mark Gatiss

Mycroft Holmes

Louise Brealey

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Monica Riese Austin Chronicle 04/10/2019
The speech itself gets off to a slow start, to be sure, but includes perhaps the most touching tribute between friends in recent television history. Go to Full Review Neela Debnath Independent (UK) 04/09/2019
The Sign of Three melded comedy with drama wonderfully, seguing from murder to matrimony with any disconnect. Go to Full Review John Nugent Empire Magazine 04/09/2019
The writing team's love of a nonlinear narrative reaches new heights in this episode, as Sherlock's rambling best man speech intercuts wildly with previous cases. Go to Full Review Josh Wilding Daily Mirror (UK) 04/10/2019
5/5
The Sign of Three took Sherlock in a very different direction to past episodes, resulting in one of the most complex and clever instalments of the BBC series yet. Go to Full Review Alicia Lutes CinemaBlend 04/10/2019
Sherlock, you see, has done some growing up this season, constantly propelled forward by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat in brave and exciting ways that still hold fast to the authenticity of a character as well-known and loved as Sherlock Holmes. Go to Full Review Svetlana Legetic Brightest Young Things 04/10/2019
While I am still enjoying every second of it, it is also becoming painfully obvious that this is a season not of legitimate brain teasers and villains, but of humanizing Sherlock. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Sherlock struggles to deliver the best man's speech at John and Mary's wedding reception; Sherlock tells the guests about past unsolved cases and inadvertently stumbles upon the identity of the murderer and his next intended victim.
Director
Colm McCarthy
Screenwriter
Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Steve Thompson
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Adventure, Crime, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 5, 2014