8.4
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Dr. John Watson is a fictional character portrayed by Martin Freeman in the TV series Sherlock.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled A Study in Pink (season 1), they were 39 years old.
They appear in all 12 aired episodes and have accumulated 63665 positive votes.
The character of Dr. John Watson is mainly associated with Sherlock Holmes, Mary Watson and Mycroft Holmes.

Dr. John Watson

by Martin Freeman

character

Episodes12

  • 8.9
    /10

    A Study in Pink

    episode S1.E1 october 2010
    War vet Dr. John Watson returns to London in need of a place to stay. He meets Sherlock Holmes, a consulting detective, and the two soon find themselves digging into a string of serial "suicides."
  • 7.9
    /10

    The Blind Banker

    episode S1.E2 october 2010
    Mysterious symbols and murders are showing up all over London, leading Sherlock and John to a secret Chinese crime syndicate called Black Lotus.
  • 9
    /10

    The Great Game

    episode S1.E3 november 2010
    Mycroft needs Sherlock's help, but a remorseless criminal mastermind puts Sherlock on a distracting crime-solving spree via a series of hostage human bombs through which he speaks.
  • 9.4
    /10

    A Scandal in Belgravia

    episode S2.E1 may 2012
    Sherlock must confiscate something of importance from a mysterious woman named Irene Adler.
  • 8.3
    /10

    The Hounds of Baskerville

    episode S2.E2 may 2012
    Sherlock and John investigate the ghosts of a young man who has been seeing monstrous hounds out in the woods where his father died.
  • 9.6
    /10

    The Reichenbach Fall

    episode S2.E3 may 2012
    Jim Moriarty hatches a mad scheme to turn the whole city against Sherlock.
  • 8.8
    /10

    The Empty Hearse

    episode S3.E1 january 2014
    Mycroft calls Sherlock back to London to investigate an underground terrorist organization.
  • 8.9
    /10

    The Sign of Three

    episode S3.E2 january 2014
    Sherlock tries to give the perfect best man speech at John's wedding when he suddenly realizes a murder is about to take place.
  • 9.2
    /10

    His Last Vow

    episode S3.E3 february 2014
    Sherlock goes up against Charles Augustus Magnussen, media tycoon and a notorious blackmailer.
  • 7.6
    /10

    The Six Thatchers

    episode S4.E1 january 2017
    Sherlock takes on the case of finding out who is going around and smashing six unique head statues of late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
  • 9.1
    /10

    The Lying Detective

    episode S4.E2 january 2017
    Sherlock goes up against the powerful and seemingly unassailable Culverton Smith - a man with a very dark secret indeed.
  • 8.2
    /10

    The Final Problem

    episode S4.E3 january 2017
    A dark secret in the Holmes family rears its head with a vengeance, putting Sherlock and friends through a series of sick, manipulative psychological and potentially fatal games.

Best moments10

  • 8.8
    /10
    16% of the votes

    The Empty Hearse

    episode S3.E1 january 2014
    Mycroft calls Sherlock back to London to investigate an underground terrorist organization.
  • 7.9
    /10
    15% of the votes

    The Blind Banker

    episode S1.E2 october 2010
    Mysterious symbols and murders are showing up all over London, leading Sherlock and John to a secret Chinese crime syndicate called Black Lotus.
  • 8.3
    /10
    15% of the votes

    The Hounds of Baskerville

    episode S2.E2 may 2012
    Sherlock and John investigate the ghosts of a young man who has been seeing monstrous hounds out in the woods where his father died.
  • 8.9
    /10
    11% of the votes

    A Study in Pink

    episode S1.E1 october 2010
    War vet Dr. John Watson returns to London in need of a place to stay. He meets Sherlock Holmes, a consulting detective, and the two soon find themselves digging into a string of serial "suicides."
  • 9.6
    /10
    8% of the votes

    The Reichenbach Fall

    episode S2.E3 may 2012
    Jim Moriarty hatches a mad scheme to turn the whole city against Sherlock.
  • 9.1
    /10
    8% of the votes

    The Lying Detective

    episode S4.E2 january 2017
    Sherlock goes up against the powerful and seemingly unassailable Culverton Smith - a man with a very dark secret indeed.
  • 9
    /10
    7% of the votes

    The Great Game

    episode S1.E3 november 2010
    Mycroft needs Sherlock's help, but a remorseless criminal mastermind puts Sherlock on a distracting crime-solving spree via a series of hostage human bombs through which he speaks.
  • 8.9
    /10
    5% of the votes

    The Sign of Three

    episode S3.E2 january 2014
    Sherlock tries to give the perfect best man speech at John's wedding when he suddenly realizes a murder is about to take place.
  • 9.2
    /10
    5% of the votes

    His Last Vow

    episode S3.E3 february 2014
    Sherlock goes up against Charles Augustus Magnussen, media tycoon and a notorious blackmailer.
  • 9.4
    /10
    3% of the votes

    A Scandal in Belgravia

    episode S2.E1 may 2012
    Sherlock must confiscate something of importance from a mysterious woman named Irene Adler.

Votes per episode

9.3K
E1
10K
E2
4.6K
E3
2.2K
E1
8.6K
E2
4.9K
E3
9.9K
E1
3.1K
E2
2.7K
E3
196
E1
6.3K
E2
1.8K
E3