Bravo Sherlock, good one Holmes...

BBC One and BBC One HD - "Sherlock"

It's tricky business bringing the old to the new and even more difficult when it is one of Britain's much loved characters.

 In summer 2010 Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat produced for the BBC the modern, updated version of the infamous Sherlock Holmes and his Doctor side kick. It instantly took off with even a younger audience becoming intrigued with an old time favourite.

Benedict Cumberbatch took on the role of Sherlock, a classic role once depicted by Jeremy Brett in the 1984 series. Living up to such high expectations is no easy feat for any actor but he seems to have done the character more than justice, just as Martin Freeman has playing the dashing Dr Watson. However, has the second series lived up to the first one?

Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Homles (Image from Google)

 It wouldn't take Sherlock Holmes to answer that.  We're only two thirds of the way through the series and already the viewing figures have completely shattered those of 2010 with the audience totalling in at over 9 million viewers, not included those that will have recorded it.

Why do we love it so much? Easy, Cumberbatch brings a bit of extravagance to the character. He isn't just some "toff pot" wearing a deer hunter’s hat, smoking a pipe and playing the violin; he is all those things and more. The way he expresses the thought process of Sherlock is exciting and new, at times arrogant but that's why we love it. Sherlock is a man who is sure of himself and has every reason to be.

Martin Freeman as Dr Watson (Image from Google)

 It gives us an insight into things we never before would have even thought about. The mere sight of a stain on someone’s clothes or the colour of their fingernail can tell an entire story and more. This is Inspector Morse but for every generation, up to date storylines, exciting acting and brilliant editing has catapulted BBC's Sherlock into prime time, must watch T.V.

Let's just hope there's a season 3 as the two actors will no doubt accent into stardom with the release of "The Hobbit" in December 2012.