The game is afoot…
Following Sunday night’s gripping episode and a thrilling finale promised for this weekend, there’s plenty of excitement surrounding the current season of Sherlock at the moment.
The BBC decided to capitalise on the level of interest by allowing ‘Sherlock’ to take over the BBC One Twitter account on Tuesday evening to see if their 1.2 million followers possess the same powers of deduction as the famous detective.
From 8pm on Tuesday evening, ‘Sherlock,’ in a style reminiscent of the smug, arrogant and impatient character played by Benedict Cumberbatch, provided followers of the BBC account with a series of text and visual clues to see if they could discover who killed Daniel Collard.
If you didn’t catch it at the time, you can see all the clues below and have a go at solving it yourself.
Be sure not to scroll down to the answer at the end until you’re ready to suggest a solution… or at least until you’ve simply given up.
Too late. I’m already here. I’m bored and angry and I need a distraction. So this is me, Sherlock, taking over the BBC. #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/Qo3AVdettJ
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
This is a chance to test your powers of deduction against mine. Entertain me! SH #SherlockLive
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
In about half an hour I’ll be bored of you but let’s see who can do this. I’d solved it before I even realised it was a case. #SherlockLive
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
Can you work out who killed Daniel Collard? Probably not, but you might as well try. #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/AjTh6duAuU
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
My next tweet contains the initial notes on the case. First one to tell me the victim’s name gets my attention! #SherlockLive
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
Also, who or what is Fatboy and why is he in a boot? #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/gl0YeLPVcS
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
So, a man died. Here are extracts from Lestrade’s interviews with his employees. Could he have been having an affair? #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/t1OLTcEDUw
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
Do you think Daniel Collard was having an affair? #SherlockLive
T&C's: https://t.co/MKtjrtfATB.
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
I’ve narrowed down the suspects for you otherwise we’ll be here all year. #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/AuJGeipshu
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
So, come on, amuse me, who do you think did it? #SherlockLive
T&C's: https://t.co/MKtjrtfATB.
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
The police interviewed the brother (Joey) and son (James). Obviously they asked all the wrong questions. #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/EWSiloilSB
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
You’ve got all the information Lestrade gave me before I began my investigation. You want a minute to write things down? #SherlockLive
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
Of course we already knew he was having an affair… or did you miss that in the initial casefile? #SherlockLive
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
That photo was taken by a reporter who took a number of photos that night. I’ll even circle the evidence! Now can you see it?! #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/ufWGdGHFFz
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
It seems all murders would remain unsolved if it was left up to you lot. #SherlockLive
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
So yes, in an unsurprising twist, Daniel was having an affair with one of his waitresses, Michaela. She was interviewed again. #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/oSFxgDbhlT
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
CCTV confirms Michaela is telling the truth. #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/Sk5lm37E0y
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
So can we add a name and a face to our suspects list? Is Michaela in the frame?#SherlockLive
T&C's: https://t.co/MKtjrtfATB.
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
For you sensitive souls I’ve blurred his face but it is Daniel Collard. #SherlockLive
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
Two things jumped out at me. One was a small residue of melted plastic by the body. Can you see what the other thing was? #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/Jw9Us5KX8B
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
If you’re feeling particularly stupid here are four more clues. Extra help anyone? You probably need it! #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/axdxjC28V4
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
Mrs Hudson asked me to tweet ANOTHER clue as she’s confused by everything. Ridiculous. Click on this if you REALLY need to. #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/24ZrZDpUjW
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
So, why did I highlight ‘wedding ring’? #SherlockLive
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
Here are Daniel Collard’s final tweets again for those of you with the deductive powers of a mouse. #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/uz3DdbksKs
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
I’ve confirmed the tweets were sent from Daniel’s IP address at home on Christmas Day. But Sophie is wearing her wedding ring… #SherlockLive
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know one of these two WASN’T the killer. Which one?
RT – Michaela.
Like – James.#SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/rrPaUbs0gP— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
Well done (some of you). Yes, Michaela was at the restaurant on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. She’s not the killer. #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/lC0Ph7cr2p
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
YOU REALLY NEED MORE HELP!?!?!? #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/OjwPZBSO5z
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
So who killed Daniel Collard? #SherlockLive
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
Solution below…
So do you want to know if you were right? This is what happened…. #SherlockLive pic.twitter.com/C7fHa7zasW
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 10, 2017
