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The Sign of Three

2014 eighth episode in BBC's Sherlock directed by Colm McCarthy
Movie television_film Q15581476
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The Sign of Three

Summary

The Sign of Three is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Sign of Three's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • The Sign of Three's instance of is recorded as television series episode[4].
  • The Sign of Three's director is recorded as Colm McCarthy[5].
  • The Sign of Three's screenwriter is recorded as Stephen Thompson[6].
  • The Sign of Three's screenwriter is recorded as Steven Moffat[7].
  • The Sign of Three's screenwriter is recorded as Mark Gatiss[8].
  • The Sign of Three's composer is recorded as Q346285[9].
  • The Sign of Three's genre is recorded as crime film[10].
  • The Sign of Four is named after The Sign of Three[11].
  • The Sign of Three's follows is recorded as The Empty Hearse[12].
  • The Sign of Three's followed by is recorded as His Last Vow[13].
  • The Sign of Three's cast member is recorded as Benedict Cumberbatch[14].
  • The Sign of Three's cast member is recorded as Martin Freeman[15].
  • The Sign of Three's producer is recorded as Susie Liggat[16].
  • The Sign of Three's part of the series is recorded as Sherlock[17].
  • The Sign of Three's IMDb ID is recorded as tt2781042[18].
  • The Sign of Three's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[19].
  • The Sign of Three's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 346060[20].
  • The Sign of Three's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[21].
  • The Sign of Three's publication date is recorded as +2014-01-05T00:00:00Z[22].
  • The Sign of Three's publication date is recorded as +2014-06-08T00:00:00Z[23].
  • The Sign of Three's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p14yg3[24].
  • The Sign of Three's BBC programme ID is recorded as b03ny7ng[25].
  • The Sign of Three's filming location is recorded as Goldney Hall[26].
  • The Sign of Three's filming location is recorded as Victoria Rooms, Bristol[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Sign of Three's producer is recorded as Susie Liggat[16]. Its director is recorded as Colm McCarthy[5]. Screenwriters include Stephen Thompson[6], Steven Moffat[7], and Mark Gatiss[8]. Cast members include Benedict Cumberbatch[14] and Martin Freeman[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +2014-01-05T00:00:00Z[22] and +2014-06-08T00:00:00Z[23]. The Sign of Three's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[19]. Its genre is recorded as crime film[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as Sherlock[17].

Subject and Themes

The Sign of Three's part of the series is recorded as Sherlock[17].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Sign of Three's follows is recorded as The Empty Hearse[12]. Its followed by is recorded as His Last Vow[13].

Why It Matters

The Sign of Three ranks in the top 10% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Benedict Cumberbatch Mark Gatiss Martin Freeman Sherlock Steven Moffat The Sign of Four United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  21. [23] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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