Sherlock
The Blind Banker
Season 1, Episode 2 · Aired 2010-08-01
Synopsis
A mysterious cipher is being scrawled on the walls around London. The first person to see the cipher is dead within hours of reading it. Sherlock plunges into a world of codes and symbols, consulting with London's best graffiti artists. He soon learns that the city is in the grip a gang of international smugglers, a secret society called the Black Lotus.
In the series
This episode is part of Sherlock (2010–2017) on BBC/PBS.
Holmes in texting-era London — coat-tail silhouettes and event episodes.
Key cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes
- Martin Freeman as John Watson
- Una Stubbs as Mrs. Hudson
- Rupert Graves as Greg Lestrade
- Andrew Scott as Jim Moriarty
- Amanda Abbington as Mary Watson