YOUNG SHERLOCK-Is a Sure Hit and a Must See TV

YOUNG SHERLOCK is a brilliant new series airing on Amazon which offers a stellar cast (including Colin Firth), clever writing, beautiful costuming, charming cinematography and a myriad of murder mysteries. Some of the storytelling may seem convoluted but it is all cunningly unraveled by the a young Sherlock and his partner in crime a young Marietta (obviously before he becomes Sherlock's nemesis). Set in and around Oxford (and some globetrotting to China) this sumptuous and sensual series is seriously a contender for the best show to surface since Sir Conan Doyle gifted us with his unforgettable characters and insufferable albeit ingenious, criminal investigations.  The cast, in addition to Colin firth, includes Hero Tiffin in the titular role (he's also a doppelgänger for the late Paul Walker), an unrecognizable Joseph Fiennes as the older brother Silas Holmes. The rapid fire banter and loving frustration between the two brothers is credible as is their remarkable sibling resemblance.  Donal Finn plays the young Moriarty Sherlock befriends early on in their dishonorable dismissals from Oxfard. I'm hard pressed to guess what riff will drive these two fast and furious friends into mortal nemeses as they mature.  Max Irons (son of actor Jeremy Irons) contrives a trifecta of terrific actors. In addition, there's the beguiling Zine Tseng as Princess Wei with a piercing vendetta of her own. And last if not first, the indomitable Colin Firth who will forever be revered as the epitome of Mr. Darcy.  The multiple gifted writers and directors include  British director Guy Ritchie best known in the US as Madonna's second husband. It doesn't take an Einstein to deduce that YOUNG SHERLOCK reveals a spellbinding detective series. It's elementary.  "How often have I aid to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." (Sir Conan Doyle)