The Empty Hearse

2014 seventh episode in BBC's Sherlock
Movie television_film Q15516580
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The Empty Hearse

Summary

The Empty Hearse is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Empty Hearse's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • The Empty Hearse's instance of is recorded as television series episode[4].
  • The Empty Hearse's screenwriter is recorded as Mark Gatiss[5].
  • The Empty Hearse's composer is recorded as Q346285[6].
  • The Empty Hearse's genre is recorded as crime film[7].
  • The Adventure of the Empty House is named after The Empty Hearse[8].
  • The Empty Hearse's based on is recorded as The Adventure of the Empty House[9].
  • The Empty Hearse's based on is recorded as The Lost Special[10].
  • The Empty Hearse's follows is recorded as Many Happy Returns[11].
  • The Empty Hearse's follows is recorded as The Reichenbach Fall[12].
  • The Empty Hearse's followed by is recorded as The Sign of Three[13].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Benedict Cumberbatch[14].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Martin Freeman[15].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Una Stubbs[16].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Rupert Graves[17].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Mark Gatiss[18].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Andrew Scott[19].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Louise Brealey[20].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Amanda Abbington[21].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Rick Warden[22].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Lisa McAllister[23].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Derren Brown[24].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Jonathan Aris[25].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Timothy Carlton[26].
  • The Empty Hearse's cast member is recorded as Wanda Ventham[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Empty Hearse's producer is recorded as Sue Vertue[28]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Mark Gatiss[5]. Cast members include Benedict Cumberbatch[14], Martin Freeman[15], Una Stubbs[16], Rupert Graves[17], Mark Gatiss[18], and Andrew Scott[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +2014-01-01T00:00:00Z[29] and +2014-05-29T00:00:00Z[30]. The Empty Hearse's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Its genre is recorded as crime film[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Sherlock[32].

Subject and Themes

The Empty Hearse's part of the series is recorded as Sherlock[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Many Happy Returns[11] and The Reichenbach Fall[12]. The Empty Hearse's followed by is recorded as The Sign of Three[13].

Why It Matters

The Empty Hearse ranks in the top 9% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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