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+ | '''Culverton Smith''' is the secondary antagonist in the fourth series of the BBC Series ''Sherlock'', in which he appears as the principal villain of the second episode "''The Lying Detective''". He is a TV personality, celebrity and philanthropist who is secretly a serial killer. |
He is portrayed by Toby Jones (who also portrayed [[Arnim Zola (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Arnim Zola]]) and is an adaption of the Sherlock Holmes villain of the same name. |
He is portrayed by Toby Jones (who also portrayed [[Arnim Zola (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Arnim Zola]]) and is an adaption of the Sherlock Holmes villain of the same name. |
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He is a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist, Smith is secretly a serial killer, who doesn't kill out of hate or love, but for the pleasure of killing. Using his wealth and unassailable power, he is able to use his charity-funded hospital as a way to go into patient's rooms and then kill them, taking inspiration from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes H. H. Holmes] |
He is a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist, Smith is secretly a serial killer, who doesn't kill out of hate or love, but for the pleasure of killing. Using his wealth and unassailable power, he is able to use his charity-funded hospital as a way to go into patient's rooms and then kill them, taking inspiration from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes H. H. Holmes] |
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| − | Smith also has an uncontrollable need to confess to his crimes, going as far as to confess to his closest friends, even his daughter Faith, but making them forget his crimes by inducing them to a memory inhibiting drug. Sherlock comes up against Smith when Faith gives him a slip of paper that she wrote down, reminding her of fragments of the crimes Smith told her. |
+ | Smith also has an uncontrollable need to confess to his crimes, going as far as to confess to his closest friends, even his daughter Faith, but making them forget his crimes by inducing them to a memory inhibiting drug. Sherlock comes up against Smith when Faith gives him a slip of paper that she wrote down, reminding her of fragments of the crimes Smith told her. |
Sherlock comes to suspect Smith of being a serial killer, garnering media attention, which forces Sherlock and John to go with Smith to his hospital. After Sherlock tries to attack Smith with a scalpel, he is taken in as a patient to recuperate from drugs. Smith attempts to kill Sherlock, believing him to be a threat. Sherlock manages to make Smith confess, and his confession is recorded, and thus is arrested. |
Sherlock comes to suspect Smith of being a serial killer, garnering media attention, which forces Sherlock and John to go with Smith to his hospital. After Sherlock tries to attack Smith with a scalpel, he is taken in as a patient to recuperate from drugs. Smith attempts to kill Sherlock, believing him to be a threat. Sherlock manages to make Smith confess, and his confession is recorded, and thus is arrested. |
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Revision as of 21:52, 3 June 2017
Culverton Smith is the secondary antagonist in the fourth series of the BBC Series Sherlock, in which he appears as the principal villain of the second episode "The Lying Detective". He is a TV personality, celebrity and philanthropist who is secretly a serial killer.
He is portrayed by Toby Jones (who also portrayed Arnim Zola) and is an adaption of the Sherlock Holmes villain of the same name.
Biography
He is a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist, Smith is secretly a serial killer, who doesn't kill out of hate or love, but for the pleasure of killing. Using his wealth and unassailable power, he is able to use his charity-funded hospital as a way to go into patient's rooms and then kill them, taking inspiration from H. H. Holmes
Smith also has an uncontrollable need to confess to his crimes, going as far as to confess to his closest friends, even his daughter Faith, but making them forget his crimes by inducing them to a memory inhibiting drug. Sherlock comes up against Smith when Faith gives him a slip of paper that she wrote down, reminding her of fragments of the crimes Smith told her.
Sherlock comes to suspect Smith of being a serial killer, garnering media attention, which forces Sherlock and John to go with Smith to his hospital. After Sherlock tries to attack Smith with a scalpel, he is taken in as a patient to recuperate from drugs. Smith attempts to kill Sherlock, believing him to be a threat. Sherlock manages to make Smith confess, and his confession is recorded, and thus is arrested.
After being interrogated by Greg Lestrade, Smith finds that confessing was more enjoyable than he imagined, and "should have done it sooner". He also realizes that this confession will make him even more famous, and that he may be able to "break America".
Trivia
- The character appears in a cameo through a bus stop photo in the 4th series' first episode "The Six Thatchers".
- Promotions appear to give the impression that Culverton Smith would be the main antagonist of the fourth series overall, however this was just distraction from the true main villain.