"Sherlock Holmes is someone who is equipped with lots of knowledge and keen observations, so it's not necessarily about traits that are specific to men or women," she said. 'Miss Sherlock,' the network's first Japanese drama, will premiere on Friday. Rather, we’re treated to a smorgasbord of door bashing, car crashing and head smashing — not to mention a warehouse full of explosives flashing the most spectacular fireworks show London has seen to that point. Digital Spy now has a newsletter – sign up to get it sent straight to your inbox. Sherlock Holmes could be a woman quite easily. Her performance may be incongruous with the era, but that’s hardly a bad thing. Head over to our Facebook Group to see new picks every day, and chat with other readers about what they're watching right now. ", Gatiss added: "It just depends entirely. © 2020 The Hollywood Reporter I quite like the idea of Michelle Gomez," said Moffat, before Gatiss suggested Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge. It’s one thing to be dismissive of Mycroft, but the casting of Cavill turns the iconic Sherlock character into what we might call metrosexual today: worked-out and so meticulously groomed he easily could be mistaken for gay — a far cry from the tweed-clad, deerstalker-capped gentleman of yore. "I think that part would go female very easily.
Under the cover of “Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective,” Charlotte Holmes puts her extraordinary powers of deduction to good use. To mark 10 years of their Benedict Cumberbatch-fronted BBC One series, Moffat and Gatiss got together to answer some questions from fans, and the topic of a gender-flipped Sherlock soon had the pair of them reeling off a long list of names. When I was a child my father always taught me to look into people’s eyes, so it was difficult," she said. 'This is bigger than just me': The 'AGT' Season 15 finale ends with historic result, Exit the Dragon: First 'Masked Singer' Season 4 castoff is Grammy-nominated '90s rapper, Lori Loughlin will have access to Pilates classes, music lessons while serving time for the college admissions scandal, ‘America’s Got Talent’ Season 15 Finale: And the Winner Is…, Must Read Resources for Retailers & Restauranteurs, Kelly Clarkson Hints at Bombshell Revelation That Led to Her Divorcing Brandon Blackstock, Machine Gun Kelly Says Pete Davidson Became a ‘Symbol of Hope' After Ariana Grande Engagement, Woman Confronts Mom For Letting Her Suffer ‘Years, And Years, And Years’ Of Abuse, Simple Trick To Repair Your Car Scratch & Dent, Kristin Cavallari breaks silence about divorcing Jay Cutler, admits they had problems for 'years', Vanessa Bryant Responds to Mother's Claims That She's Withdrawn Financial Support, Gigi Hadid Is a Mom!
"I think we could sit here [and] generate quite a lot of names of female Sherlock Holmes," he said. When Enola Holmes-Sherlock's teen sister-discovers her mother missing, she sets off to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy around a mysterious young Lord. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses.