{"id":20186,"date":"2017-01-31T22:47:54","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T22:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=20186"},"modified":"2017-01-31T22:47:54","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T22:47:54","slug":"20186","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/20186","title":{"rendered":"Take an Elementary Stroll With Sherlock Through Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you’ve been living here your whole life or you just moved in less than a year ago, it is no doubt that the city of Cardiff is very pretty to look at with its unique combination of classical and modern looking buildings. Turns out Cardiff, especially Cardiff University, has also caught the attention of the film industry.<\/h2>\n

Unless you have been living under a rock all this time, then you will definitely have heard of the hit BBC series – Sherlock. This modern adaptation of sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes has been a hot TV show since it hit the screen in 2010. The long anticipated\u00a0(two years wait!) fourth season, released earlier this month, might hit a little close to home to Cardiff students. Why is that? Well a lot of the scenes in the latest season were filmed here, including the beloved Cardiff University Student Union! Which definitely\u00a0got a lot of students\u00a0hyped up and proud to show it on their social media!<\/p>\n

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That was Sherlock filming S4E2 in CARDIFF STUDENT’S UNION! Found it ? pic.twitter.com\/Tgnan6eNFE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Fauzan Muller (@fauzanmuller) January 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Who else used their detective skills to spot our third and fourth floors on last night’s episode of @Sherlock221B<\/a>? ? #Sherlock<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/v9fawKypNE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cardiff SU (@cardiffstudents) January 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Though the scene may surprise a lot of people, the filming actually took place back in May 2016 and news that the actors were in the student union spread like wildfire around the campus.<\/p>\n

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Another sighting of #BenedictCumberbatch<\/a> filming #Sherlock<\/a> in #Cardiff<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/aWvmJ0FI5O<\/a> #setlock<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cardiff Uni Postgrad (@cardiffuniPG) June 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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S4 ep2 Filming actually taking place inside Student union #Cardiff<\/a> #Sherlock<\/a> #setlock<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dEMYz6nu4f<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Anything Cumberbatch (@Anythingbatch) May 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A former Cardiff University student, David, was there to witness the filming.\u00a0He was even lucky enough to get\u00a0a signature and a picture with John and Mary Watson. \u201cIt was very crowded at the day of the filming, a lot of students gathered in the Student Union.” said David. “Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, and Amanda Abbington were all there. Though they were busy and guided by security guards, they made time to greet us and give autographs and take pictures”<\/p>\n

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Here are a few scenes from the latest season that was filmed in Cardiff University.<\/p>\n

Season 4, episode 2, The Lying Detective<\/p>\n

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The filming location for the Children Hospital is the 3rd floor of the Student Voice.\u00a0On a daily basis, the Student Union Office is used for all activities regarding the student union, such as Give It a Go, Student Voice, Student Advide etc.<\/p>\n

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If you have finished season 4, then you would also have seen the closing scene where Sherlock and Watson were scene running out of a building.<\/p>\n

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The building? Yes! It’s Cardiff University’s main building.<\/p>\n

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In fact, that is not the first time the main building was featured in the series. From the very first episode back in 2011, Cardiff University’s main building has already made an appearance.<\/p>\n

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