'Sherlock' Season 4 Episode 2 Features The Worst Villain

Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch (photo: Flickr/Common Creatives)
By M. GraceJanuary 7th, 2017

In "Sherlock" season 4 episode 2, fans can expect the worst villains to pop up in the small screen.

Toby Jone, who will portray the villain Culverton Smith is noted by the writer and executive rpoducers as "absolutely harrowing," "horrible" and "the worst person in London."

"Season 4 sees a new, more notorious villain with a plan to kill Sherlock. Toby Jones will be seen playing Culverton Smith, who in the original story is a nasty man who uses his knowledge of deadly tropical illnesses to try and murder Sherlock. To catch Smith in the act, Sherlock pretends that he really is infected and slowly dying from the disease, and refuses to allow an increasingly distressed Watson to treat him," a report noted.

Meanwhile, Mary and John Watson are going to become parents in this season.

"Sherlock" Season 4, Episode 2 airs on Jan. 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on PBS.

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