2. Content
• Sherlock is based in 21st centaury London where
Sherlock Holmes is a private detective
investigating homicides in London.
• Dr.Watson shares his flat and helps him solve
the crimes throughout the series.
• The crimes committed tend to be complex and
challenging to solve and Sherlock is the only
person who can usually find the answer.

3. The clip…
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdYHfeTLF90&fea
• In the clip, which is from the first series of
“Sherlock” Doctor Watson has an encounter with
an intimidating man who seems to know a lot
about him.
• In this, Doctor Watson is injured. He has a
problem with his left hand and is on crutches.

4. How is disability shown in this clip?
• At the beginning of the clip, we know
right away that the man who Doctor
Watson is talking to is very intimidating.
He is a lot taller than Watson which
immediately gives off a sense of control
over the weak. In this part of the scene
we can clearly see Watson's crutch.

5. • In another point in the scene. Watson tries
to walk away from this man but as he is on
the crutch, he is limping. At this point, the
camera is almost at a degrading angle to
emphasize the fact that he cannot walk
properly.

6. • As well as this, in another part of the scene,
the man interrogating Watson is stood over
him in an intimidating way. Although the
man is already taller than Watson, the way
the camera is angled makes the man look
more powerful and controlling over him.

7. • The lady offers Dr.Watson a lift home
this represents his disability as him
being unable to travel by himself and
being dependent on other people’s
help.

8. • Overall in this clip disability is represented
as a weakness, showing Dr.Watson to
have people controlling him or needing
their help. During the clip he is never the
more dominant person and most camera
angles are looking down on him which
gives the connotation of him being a less
strong character in the scene.