Australian Penthouse

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!
M. Bouw, Mooroolbark VIC
J. Benjamin, Kandos NSW
T. Appleton, Moonee Ponds VIC
R. Shaw, Elwood VIC
R. Colombi, Bondi Junction NSW

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Thanks to BBC DVD, Australian Penthouse is offering five readers the chance to win a copy of Sherlock: Complete Series One & Two DVD boxset, valued at RRP $54.95 each.

Sherlock: Complete Series One & Two DVD boxset
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Andrew Scott, Mark Gatiss
Director: various
BBC

WHEN the two men behind the reinvigoration of British TV series Dr Who decided to turn their attention to Sherlock Holmes there was plenty of buzz amongst fans. Mark Gattiss and Stephen Moffatt had done great work in translating a hammy 1970s time travel series into a pop culture phenomenon that is a culturally relevant as it is cleverly written. The decision to relocate Holmes to a 21st century setting proved successful with the three episode series debut in 2010 proving a hit in the UK, USA and Australia.

In his modern incarnation, Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a high functioning sociopath and unofficial private investigator whose constant goading of police procedures and announcements of missed clues sees him employed, occasionally and mostly unwillingly, by Scotland Yard detective inspector Lestrade (Rupert Graves).

Episode one introduces Dr John Watson (Martin Freeman) to the prickly Holmes as a potential housemate, as Watson is a recently repatriated veteran of the War on Terror. Watson’s counsellor encourages him to keep a journal in order to sort through his post traumatic stress, instead Watson begins a blog charting the exploits of his new roommate Sherlock Holmes and a star is born.

Seasons One and Two see the two amateur detectives investigate classic Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, reimagined: ‘A Study in Pink’, ‘The Blind Banker’, ‘The Great Game’; and ‘A Scandal in Belgravia’, ‘The Hounds of the Baskerville’, and ‘The Reichenbach Fall’. Special features include: ‘Pilot – Sherlock - A Study in Pink’; ‘Unlocking Sherlock – The Making of Sherlock Uncovered’; and audio commentaries.

Sherlock: Complete Series One & Two (BBC) is available now on DVD.

THE COMPETITION

To be in the running to win one of five Sherlock: Complete Series One & Two DVD boxset prize packs, simply answer the question: “If you had to choose two Australian or New Zealand actors to play Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson, who would you choose, and why?” in 25 words or less.

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

Game of Skill

Competition commences on 21/03/12 and concludes on 18/04/12 at 12:00pm. Entry is open to all residents of Australia and New Zealand, but excludes all employees of Australian Penthouse. Entrants must provide their contact details and an answer to the question, “If you had to choose two Australian or New Zealand actors to play Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson, who would you choose, and why?” in 25 words or less. This is a Game of Skill which contains no element of chance, and which will be judged by members of the Australian Penthouse staff on 12/04/12. Five winners will receive one Sherlock: Complete Series One & Two DVD boxset prize packs, valued at $54.95 each, as detailed above. Prizes will be mailed to winners at the address nominated in their entries. The promoters take no responsibility for lost or misdirected entries, and no correspondence will be entered into.

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