Turns out that living with a genius isn’t so easy — just ask Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman, The Office UK). [6], The episode received mixed to positive reviews from television critics. Sherlock realises Van Coon and Lukis were members of the Tong, involved in smuggling valuable antiquities to sell in London, and they were killed because one of them stole something. John's first day at work does not go well, but Sarah covers for him, and they arrange to go out on a date. Sherlock knows the message is in the form of a book cipher, and he and John spend the night going through the first two victims' books trying to find the solution. 3 / 3 Alone and defenceless, Sherlock and Dr Watson face their greatest ever challenge. SHERLOCK HOLMES: A SCANDAL IN BELGRAVIA [SEASON 2 EPISODE 1]EXPLAINED IN HINDI. Critical reception was positive, though some reviewers felt it was inferior to the first episode. Overnight figures showed that the episode had been watched by 6.442 million viewers on BBC One, a 25.6% audience share, while 210,000 watched on BBC HD an hour later. "The Blind Banker" attracted 8.07 million viewers on BBC One and BBC HD. Fortunately, Sherlock cracks the code using an A-Z London Street Atlas guide, and rescues John and Sarah. A break-in occurred in which an apparently meaningless pair of symbols were spray-painted onto a portrait of a banker. Sherlock realises that it was a message meant for one man – Edward van Coon of the Hong Kong desk – who has not come to work. "The Blind Banker" is the second episode of the television series Sherlock, first broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD on 1 August 2010. Season 2 begins with Sherlock's brother asking him to retrieve scandalous photos of a British royal from a dominatrix. Please enter your birth date to watch this video: You are not allowed to view this material at this time. "Steven Moffat: "Cos people have asked: tonight's Sherlock ("The Blind Banker") is loosely based on The Dancing Men. At the museum they then discover the same symbols on a statue. RandyTanya5438. Mphobergader. While John and Sarah enjoy the classic escapology and acrobatics acts, Sherlock snoops around backstage and is attacked, but with Sarah and John's help, the three escape. "The Blind Banker" is the second episode of the television series Sherlock, first broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD on 1 August 2010. - Duration: 8:27. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Sherlock breaks into van Coon's locked flat and finds him dead. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - S02E01 - The Copper Beeches. Sherlock arranges tickets to a travelling Chinese circus. Later, Sherlock and John discover a link between the two men; both had just returned from China, and both went to an oriental curio shop, "The Lucky Cat". 57:28. An exhausted and hungry Watson (Sherlock doesn’t eat while on a case — it just slows him down) watches from the sidelines of a case of which he’ll soon inexplicably find himself at the center. Summary . Meanwhile, Sherlock takes John to a high-powered international finance house. Back at the museum, Holmes surprises Soo Lin in hiding, who explains the code is linked to the criminal ring "Black Lotus Tong", of which she was once a member. Sherlock is a loose adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, taking place in the modern day.