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The Reichenbach Fall

2012
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Episode
1h 28m
Sherlock has developed something of a public profile having successfully recovered two kidnapped children. A tabloid journalist is after him and makes it quite plain that she can either be a friend or a foe. Sherlock soon realizes that he is up against his old foe, the master criminal Moriarty, who assists others in the criminal underworld in planning their crimes.

Directed by:

Toby Haynes
Toby-Haynes
8 total credits
Credits include: USS Callister, The Reichenbach Fall, Brexit, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and Demon 79
polygon

Writers:

Mark Gatiss
Mark-Gatiss
119 total credits
Mark Gatiss is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist. He is known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen alongside Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and co-writer Jeremy Dyson, and has both written for and acted in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock, the latter of which he also co-created.
polygon
,
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur-Conan-Doyle
89 total credits
Credits include: Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Sherlock, Mr. Holmes and A Study in Pink
polygon
,
Steven Moffat
Steven-Moffat
42 total credits
Steven Moffat is a Scottish television writer and producer. Moffat's first television work was the teen drama series Press Gang. His first sitcom, Joking Apart, was inspired by the breakdown of his first marriage; conversely, his later sitcom Coupling was based upon the development of his relationship with television producer Sue Vertue. In between the two relationship-centred shows, he wrote Chalk, a sitcom set in a comprehensive school inspired by his own experience as an English teacher.
polygon
,
Steve Thompson
Steve-Thompson
31 total credits
Credits include: The Reichenbach Fall, The Sign of Three, Prime Target, Vienna Blood and Time Heist
polygon

Starring:

Rupert Graves
Rupert-Graves
66 total credits
Rupert Graves is an English film, television and theatre actor. He is known for his early roles in A Room with a View and Maurice as well as for his more recent role as DI Lestrade in the television series Sherlock.
polygon
,
Mark Gatiss
Mark-Gatiss
119 total credits
Mark Gatiss is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist. He is known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen alongside Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and co-writer Jeremy Dyson, and has both written for and acted in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock, the latter of which he also co-created.
polygon
,
Martin Freeman
Martin-Freeman
77 total credits
Martin John Christopher Freeman is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Tim Canterbury in The Office, Dr. Watson in Sherlock, Lester Nygaard in Fargo and Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy.
polygon
,
Andrew Scott
Andrew-Scott
49 total credits
Andrew Scott is an Irish film, television, and stage actor. He received the 2005 Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement for A Girl in a Car with a Man, and an IFTA award for the film Dead Bodies. Scott's notable television roles have included Paul McCartney in the BBC television drama Lennon Naked and arch-villain Jim Moriarty in Sherlock, for which he was awarded the 2012 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.
polygon
,
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict-Cumberbatch
87 total credits
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch is an English actor. His most acclaimed roles include Stephen Hawking in the BBC drama Hawking (2004); William Pitt in the historical film Amazing Grace (2006); protagonist Stephen Ezard in the miniseries thriller The Last Enemy (2008); Paul Marshall in Atonement (2007); Bernard in Small Island (2009); Sherlock Holmes in the modern BBC adaptation series Sherlock (2010); and Peter Guillam in the spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)...(wikipedia)
polygon
,
Una Stubbs
Una-Stubbs
10 total credits
Una Stubbs is an English television, stage, occasional film actress and former dancer. She is particularly known for playing Rita in the sitcom Till Death Us Do Part and Aunt Sally in the children's series Worzel Gummidge. She is also known for her role as Miss Bat in the series The Worst Witch and has most recently appeared as Sherlock Holmes's landlady Mrs Hudson in the Bafta award-winning television series Sherlock.
polygon
,
Katherine Parkinson
Katherine-Parkinson
34 total credits
Credits include: The IT Crowd, The Reichenbach Fall, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Easy Virtue and Humans
polygon
,
Louise Brealey
Louise-Brealey
21 total credits
Louise Brealey, also credited as Loo Brealey, is an English actress, writer and journalist. She is best known for playing student nurse Roxanne Bird in Casualty, and Molly Hooper in Sherlock.
polygon
,
Vinette Robinson
Vinette-Robinson
20 total credits
Credits include: Sherlock, A Study in Pink, Boiling Point, The Great Game and The Reichenbach Fall
polygon

Country:

UK

Language:

English

The Reichenbach Fall

2012
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Episode
1h 28m
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Average Percentile: 80.69%
14 Nov 2018
73
44th
A watchable episode, but I'll have to break away from the pack to say that it wasn't really that good. My opinion stems from Moriarty's portrayal as a femmy man with impulse control issues and a mood imbalance. Say what you will about Andrew Scott's ability to play the part, but the issue remains--this version of the character does not strike me as a criminal mastermind, nor even a man who could execute a successful gas station stick up.
06 Jul 2016
100
97th
Another near-perfect episode of Sherlock that had me completely glued to the screen from beginning to end. Top-notch television.
11 Apr 2013
40
28th
What a terrible finale to the second season of 'Sherlock'. A whole episode stuck with Moriarty - played by the retarded little brother of Giovanni Ribisi - is bad enough, but the plot is preposterous from the get-go. The harder it tries to be clever, the dumber the story gets. The climax was infuriating, and I dare say a copout on par with when Ford pardoned Nixon.
23 Jul 2012
72
87th
These cliffhangers will be the death of me. Highlights include the opening sequence, Andrew Scott's magnificent performance (he's an actor playing a villain playing an actor playing a villain), and the amount of emotion Sherlock is able to show.
04 Jan 2014
75
81st
The best episode.
27 Oct 2012
95
95th
Suspense overload.
08 Oct 2012
76
77th
Tense, clever, and very engaging. High class TV.
07 Apr 2018
80
93rd
Great episode, kind of makes me wish they would've just ended it here.
06 Jul 2017
70
65th
Entertaining, but kind of lame.
10 Nov 2015
2
59th
Far from being the best in the series, even though it is hailed as the best. Not really keen on the goofy Moriartiy guy. Also, the plot feels too 'made', in an overly clever way.
08 Mar 2015
80
95th
Excellent.
03 Feb 2014
85
81st
Moriarty is a great foil for Holmes and the way this weaves everything together is wonderful.
26 May 2013
80
84th
Finally a real Moriarty episode. The long build up to the super villain does unfortunately give one massive expectations which are almost impossible to meet. So despite being a great episode it still disappoints. The first hour is absolutely amazing, but the ending doesn't really work. Hopefully the next episode can explain the ridiculous actions of the characters.
16 Dec 2012
75
76th
SPOILERS! (if the title doesn't give it away for you) The episode in itself is extremely well executed and a pleasure to watch, but it's pulled down, by how insanely premature it feels to use this particular story. Haven't we JUST been introduced to Moriarty? Shouldn't we perhaps have had at least one or two more cases in which the two adverseries crossed blades?...
23 Sep 2012
76
93rd
I love the idea of the Holmes cult personality and his trademark hat (worn only in an attempt to avoid the press) makes an appearance. The self awareness of the show is refreshing.
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A campy and over-the-top episode, which is also the first one that I think is genuinely well-written; I liked it a lot. The editing was a tad much at points, but the dramatic beats were on point regardless. It's a great ending for the season.
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Cast & Info

Directed by:

Toby Haynes
Toby-Haynes
8 total credits
Credits include: USS Callister, The Reichenbach Fall, Brexit, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and Demon 79
polygon

Writers:

Mark Gatiss
Mark-Gatiss
119 total credits
Mark Gatiss is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist. He is known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen alongside Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and co-writer Jeremy Dyson, and has both written for and acted in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock, the latter of which he also co-created.
polygon
,
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur-Conan-Doyle
89 total credits
Credits include: Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Sherlock, Mr. Holmes and A Study in Pink
polygon
,
Steven Moffat
Steven-Moffat
42 total credits
Steven Moffat is a Scottish television writer and producer. Moffat's first television work was the teen drama series Press Gang. His first sitcom, Joking Apart, was inspired by the breakdown of his first marriage; conversely, his later sitcom Coupling was based upon the development of his relationship with television producer Sue Vertue. In between the two relationship-centred shows, he wrote Chalk, a sitcom set in a comprehensive school inspired by his own experience as an English teacher.
polygon
,
Steve Thompson
Steve-Thompson
31 total credits
Credits include: The Reichenbach Fall, The Sign of Three, Prime Target, Vienna Blood and Time Heist
polygon

Starring:

Rupert Graves
Rupert-Graves
66 total credits
Rupert Graves is an English film, television and theatre actor. He is known for his early roles in A Room with a View and Maurice as well as for his more recent role as DI Lestrade in the television series Sherlock.
polygon
,
Mark Gatiss
Mark-Gatiss
119 total credits
Mark Gatiss is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and novelist. He is known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen alongside Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and co-writer Jeremy Dyson, and has both written for and acted in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock, the latter of which he also co-created.
polygon
,
Martin Freeman
Martin-Freeman
77 total credits
Martin John Christopher Freeman is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Tim Canterbury in The Office, Dr. Watson in Sherlock, Lester Nygaard in Fargo and Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy.
polygon
,
Andrew Scott
Andrew-Scott
49 total credits
Andrew Scott is an Irish film, television, and stage actor. He received the 2005 Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement for A Girl in a Car with a Man, and an IFTA award for the film Dead Bodies. Scott's notable television roles have included Paul McCartney in the BBC television drama Lennon Naked and arch-villain Jim Moriarty in Sherlock, for which he was awarded the 2012 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor.
polygon
,
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict-Cumberbatch
87 total credits
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch is an English actor. His most acclaimed roles include Stephen Hawking in the BBC drama Hawking (2004); William Pitt in the historical film Amazing Grace (2006); protagonist Stephen Ezard in the miniseries thriller The Last Enemy (2008); Paul Marshall in Atonement (2007); Bernard in Small Island (2009); Sherlock Holmes in the modern BBC adaptation series Sherlock (2010); and Peter Guillam in the spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)...(wikipedia)
polygon
,
Una Stubbs
Una-Stubbs
10 total credits
Una Stubbs is an English television, stage, occasional film actress and former dancer. She is particularly known for playing Rita in the sitcom Till Death Us Do Part and Aunt Sally in the children's series Worzel Gummidge. She is also known for her role as Miss Bat in the series The Worst Witch and has most recently appeared as Sherlock Holmes's landlady Mrs Hudson in the Bafta award-winning television series Sherlock.
polygon
,
Katherine Parkinson
Katherine-Parkinson
34 total credits
Credits include: The IT Crowd, The Reichenbach Fall, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Easy Virtue and Humans
polygon
,
Louise Brealey
Louise-Brealey
21 total credits
Louise Brealey, also credited as Loo Brealey, is an English actress, writer and journalist. She is best known for playing student nurse Roxanne Bird in Casualty, and Molly Hooper in Sherlock.
polygon
,
Vinette Robinson
Vinette-Robinson
20 total credits
Credits include: Sherlock, A Study in Pink, Boiling Point, The Great Game and The Reichenbach Fall
polygon

Country:

UK

Language:

English
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