Bbcs modern retelling of sir arthur conon doyles sherlock holmes detective stories is the uks most watched drama in the past 15 years winning a peabody award in 2011 and receiving the most wins at the 66th primetime emmy awards created by steven moffat and mark gatiss sherlock follows consulting detective sherlock holmes and his flatmate dr john watson as they investigate various mysteries in modern day london through watsons blog documenting their adventures holmes becomes something