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[[File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-holmes-clinic.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Holmes Clinic for Diagnostic Medicine]]
[[File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-title0.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Watson]]

This pilot is the 1st episode in season 1 of the American TV series [[Watson (TV series)|Watson]] aired on 26 january 2025 on CBS. 43 min.

Reichenbach Falls, Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty plunge into the water mid-fight and Watson dives in after them—only to later wake in a Swiss hospital as the sole reported survivor, informed by Shinwell Johnson that Holmes has left him a fortune to start a clinic. Six months later, Watson has honoured that wish by founding "The Holmes Clinic for Diagnostic Medicine" in Pittsburgh and assembling a team of brilliant but difficult specialists. Their first major case is Erika Filipello, a pregnant woman apparently dying of fatal insomnia, brought in by Watson's estranged wife and hospital administrator Dr. Mary Morstan. Watson suspects a misdiagnosis and clashes with Mary over how far he can bend medical ethics to keep Erika calm and hopeful. The team eventually discovers that Erika suffers from a biotinidase deficiency and that her similarly sick "cousin" Autumn is actually her half-sister, a revelation that both explains their genetics and allows effective treatment. In the closing twist, Shinwell meets a man who is revealed to be Moriarty, alive. Shinwell gives him some medical samples in a black wallet while Moriarty threatens him that he is watching "always and everywhere."

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== References to the original Sherlock Holmes stories ==

* In the opening scene, Watson assists to the fall of [[Sherlock Holmes]] and Moriarty in the Reichenbach Falls. In the original story "[[FINA|The Final Problem]]", Watson is not there as he is tricked away by a fake note and only returns after the struggle and fall.

* "James Moriarty" : Professor James Moriarty was the arch-enemy of Sherlock Holmes ([[FINA|The Final Problem]], 1893).

* "Shinwell Johnson" : He was a former criminal allied to [[Sherlock Holmes]] to provide information from among the underworld. He appeared only in this story ([[ILLU|The Illustrious Client]], 1924).

* "Baker Street apartment" : 221B Baker Street is the Sherlock Holmes' address ([[A Study in Scarlet]], 1887).

* "John Hamish Watson" : The H. of "John H. Watson" is not known. The "Hamish" suggestion comes from author Dorothy L. Sayers who noticed that Watson's wife called him "James" in [[The Man with the Twisted Lip]] (1891), and proposed "Hamish" which is the Scottish equivalent of "James".

* "Croft twin brothers" : The brother of [[Sherlock Holmes]] was [[Mycroft Holmes]] in [[GREE|The Greek Interpreter]] (1893).

* "Dr. Mary Morstan" : Mary Morstan was the first wife of Dr. Watson but she was not a doctor ([[The Sign of Four]]).

* "Eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth" : This was pronounced by Sherlock Holmes in [[The Sign of Four]] (1890).

* "When I got back from the war, I struggled" : Watson came back from Afghanistan and lead a comfortless, meaningless existence until he met [[Sherlock Holmes]] ([[A Study in Scarlet]], 1887).

* "Gregson of Scotland Yard" : Inspector Tobias Gregson in [[A Study in Scarlet]] (1887).

* "Eureka" : Sherlock Holmes never said Eureka in the 62 original stories.

* "Tattoo examination" : Sherlock Holmes made a small study of tattoo marks, which have even contributed to the literature of the subject ([[The Red-Headed League]], 1891). 

* "The game's afoot" : "The game is afoot" in [[The Adventure of the Abbey Grange]] (1904).

* Dr. Watson's licence plate is "221B SSH" : 221B Baker Street is the Sherlock Holmes' address ([[A Study in Scarlet]], 1887)


== Photos ==

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File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-dr-watson.jpg|''Dr. John H. Watson'' ([[Morris Chestnut]])
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-shinwell-johnson.jpg|''Shinwell Johnson'' ([[Ritchie Coster]])
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-dr-ingrid-derian.jpg|''Dr. Ingrid Derian'' ([[Eve Harlow]])
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-dr-sasha-lubbock.jpg|''Dr. Sasha Lubbock'' ([[Inga Schlingmann]])
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-dr-stephens-croft.jpg|''Dr. Stephens Croft'' ([[Peter Mark Kendall]])
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-dr-adam-croft.jpg|''Dr. Adam Croft'' ([[Peter Mark Kendall]])
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-dr-mary-morstan.jpg|''Dr. Mary Morstan'' ([[Rochelle Aytes]])
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-erika-filipello.jpg|''Erika Filipello'' ([[Anjelica Bette Fellini]])
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-autumn-franco.jpg|''Autumn Franco'' ([[Shannon Berry]])
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-mother-erika.jpg|''Erika's Mother'' ([[Jean Zarzour]])
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-prenatal-nurse.jpg|''Prenatal Nurse'' ([[Lesley Mirza]])
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-damon-filipello.jpg|''Damon Filipello'' ([[Brad Bergeron]])
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-professor-moriarty.jpg|''Moriarty'' ([[Randall Park]])
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-the-casebook.jpg|The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes.
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-reichenbach-falls.jpg|Reichenbach Falls.
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-reichenbach-falls2.jpg|Holmes and Moriarty fighting.
File:2025-watson-cbs-s01e01-immatriculation-221B-SSH.jpg|Dr. Watson's Licence plate: "221B SSH".
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== Cast ==

* '''Dr. John H. Watson''' : [[Morris Chestnut]]
* '''Shinwell Johnson''' : [[Ritchie Coster]]
* '''Dr. Ingrid Derian''' : [[Eve Harlow]]
* '''Dr. Sasha Lubbock''' : [[Inga Schlingmann]]
* '''Dr. Stephens Croft / Dr. Adam Croft''' : [[Peter Mark Kendall]]
* '''Croft twins <ref>'''Peter Mark Kendall''' = playing both roles of Adam & Stephens Croft (acting + speaking). '''Andrew Dobbie & Riley Orr''' = physical doubles used to make the twin scenes possible.</ref>''' : [[Andrew Dobbie]], [[Riley Orr]]
* '''Dr. Mary Morstan''' : [[Rochelle Aytes]]
* '''Erika Filipello''' : [[Anjelica Bette Fellini]]
* '''Autumn Franco''' : [[Shannon Berry]]
* '''Erika's Mother''' : [[Jean Zarzour]]
* '''O.R. Nurse''' : [[Alejandra Chavarria]]
* '''Prenatal Nurse''' : [[Lesley Mirza]]
* '''Clinic Volunteer''' : [[Grace Gouwens]]
* '''Damon Filipello''' : [[Brad Bergeron]]
* '''Dorothy Ward''' : [[Alexandra Khan-Anselmo]]
* '''Moriarty''' : [[Randall Park]]


== Crew ==

* '''Director''' : [[Larry Teng]]
* '''Screenplay''' : [[Craig Sweeny]]
* '''Executive Producer''' : [[Morris Chestnut]], Aaron Kaplan, Sharon Moalem, Erin Moffitt, Brian Morewitz, Sallie Patrick, Craig Sweeny, Larry Teng
* '''Producers''' : Scott Graham, Geoffrey Hemwall, Aren Ophoff
* '''Music''' : Paul Leonard-Morgan





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* [[Watson (TV series)|Back to Watson TV series]]
* [[Conan Doyle on screen]]