“The Abominable Bride” is a special episode of the British television programme Sherlock.

The episode was broadcast on BBC One and BBC One HD on 1 January 2016. It shows the characters in Victorian London for the first time …

Emelia Ricoletti, a consumptive bride gone mad, had fired on by-passers in the street from a balcony, before fatally shooting herself in the head through her mouth.

Later that evening, while exiting an opium den, Mr Ricoletti was confronted by Emelia, still dressed as a bride, who shot him before disappearing into the fog. Intrigued by Emelia’s apparent survival, Holmes takes the case. …

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I love Cumberbatch as Holmes. But this particular episode didn’t work for me. 😦