A not so surprising twist.

(Spoiler warning for the first episode of the new BBC series of Sherlock Holmes.)

It's taken me a while to work out what bothered me about this episode, other than the fact that I seemed to get things about 5 minutes before Holmes did, and then get bored while they were slowly hinted at. What really bothered me was the 'no-one suspects the taxi driver!' aspect. Really? As a woman who has lived for years in London, I suspect the taxi-driver. Not without reason - John Worboys* is the worst known example, but there are others. The whole thing came across as written by someone who had never done the mental calculation of whether it was safer to walk home alone, or get into a car with a stranger. And then realised that there is no safe choice.

I think this is one of aspect of the original stories that doesn't translate well in to the modern world.


*He is also just one of the reasons that TfL's Cabwise posters make so very angry. But that's a separate rant.