Sherlock series 3 Christmas mini-episode with subtitles

[swissmarg]

I've put subtitles onto the Sherlock series 3 Christmas mini-episode, Many Happy Returns. I am indebted to arianedevere for her transcript, and chamekke for help with theTibetanat the beginning.

Also, screencaps by pineapple_sky can be found here.

Edit: As of 15 January 2014, this video has been blocked by YouTube because of copyright claims by the BBC. It looks like they've shut down all of the videos posted of the Christmas mini-episode. I've put it up on Videobam here instead: http://videobam.com/uBtOq

Comments

[jcporter1.livejournal.com]

It reminded me of a fic I read where Sherlock revealed himself to John through an app, only it was Sherlock spying on him and responding live.

I could see Sherlock breaking into Lestrades office and replacing the dvd with a copy that has a program in it to open up the web cam, or simply having a web cam in the flat and responding to him from Baker Street in real time. There is a momentary change in scene from the wall paper to sitting in the chair. That could be when the change is made. That would explain how when John said "Don't be dead" Sherlock could say "Okay". And how when John hit pause, Sherlock paused for a moment and then winked anyway.
Or it could have been Sherlock at the door.

[swissmarg]

I am pretty sure it's not Sherlock at the door. Or if it is, that's not when Sherlock reveals to John that he's alive. I thought the video kept going because John came back and pushed play again. Not that it started playing again by itself. I think the video/real time interaction was just Moftiss trying to be clever.

But I'm fully prepared to be eating those words come January 1st!