Narrative- Crime Drama

Most episodes of Sherlock follow a traditional narrative structure. They are relaxing at the start of the episode, then an action or character will catalyse the rest of the episode. The rest of the episode is them trying to solve the case, once the disruption is resolved and the equilibrium is restored, Sherlock and Watson can relax.

Occasionally, it starts with a disequilibrium, for example when Luther is chasing Henry Madsen in the pilot episode. Often in Luther, it is not a case of who committed the…