This week on Geektown Talks To..., we're heading back to Victorian London as Dave Elliott chats with Dougray Scott and Blu Hunt, stars of the new mystery drama Sherlock & Daughter, which arrives on HBO Max UK this November!

Sherlock Holmes has been reinvented countless times over the years, but this latest adaptation brings a fresh twist to the legendary detective's world. David Thewlis (The Sandman, Fargo) stars as an older Sherlock Holmes, whose carefully controlled life is turned upside down by the arrival of Amelia Rojas, a young American woman who believes she may be his daughter.

Blu Hunt (The Originals, The New Mutants) plays Amelia, while Dougray Scott (Batwoman, Mission: Impossible 2) takes on the role of Sherlock's infamous arch-enemy, Professor James Moriarty.

In this spoiler-free conversation, we explore what makes this particular interpretation of Sherlock Holmes different, and how the introduction of Amelia changes the familiar dynamics of Baker Street.

Blu discusses working alongside David Thewlis, developing Amelia's unusual partnership with Sherlock, and the challenges of bringing an independent young American woman into the world of Victorian London.

We also go behind the scenes to discover what it was like recreating 19th-century London in Ireland, from the impressive locations and elaborate sets to the rather less practical realities of Victorian costumes!

Dougray talks about his interpretation of the legendary Moriarty, exploring what makes this version of the criminal mastermind different and the complicated relationship he shares with Sherlock Holmes.

And, with the possibility of a second season still up in the air, we ask both actors where they'd like to see their characters go next.

A quick production note: Dougray unfortunately experienced some rather spectacular internet connection problems during our interview! We've edited out the technical interruptions, but that's why there's a longer section with Blu in the middle before Dougray rejoins us towards the end. Even Moriarty can't defeat a dodgy internet connection...

Sherlock & Daughter premieres Thursday, 5th November 2026 on HBO Max UK.

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Halloween night, 1992. Eleven million people tune in to BBC One to watch Michael Parkinson investigate a haunted house, with Sarah Greene reporting live from inside, Mike Smith taking calls, and Craig Charles talking to the neighbours.

Except it isn't live. And the house isn't haunted.

This is Ghostwatch, one of the most extraordinary and controversial programmes in British television history. A cleverly constructed drama that borrowed the familiar faces, techniques and authority of BBC broadcasting to create something genuinely terrifying.

For this Geekstorians Halloween Special, Dave explores how writer Stephen Volk, director Lesley Manning and their team pulled off the illusion, the extraordinary reaction that followed, why the BBC has never repeated the programme in full on UK television, and how dedicated fans have kept its legacy alive.

And this time, there's a personal connection. Dave was seventeen when Ghostwatch originally aired, watching at a friend's house when somebody spotted something strange in the background. What started as a fairly ordinary Saturday night became an experience he hasn't forgotten in thirty-four years.

From behind-the-scenes production tricks and BBC controversy to the mysterious Pipes and an annual Halloween tradition, this is the story of the night the BBC haunted Britain.

Content note: This episode includes a brief, non-graphic reference to suicide.

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Geek culture got what it wanted.

The stories once dismissed as disposable became global entertainment. The budgets arrived. The conventions became marketing stages. The films, shows and worlds fans fought to protect became permanent.

But permanence is a strange kind of victory.

Beginning in the cinema after ‘Avengers: Endgame’, Dave looks back across Geekstorians Season 3 and asks what it means to live inside a culture where beloved stories are no longer allowed to disappear, but may no longer be allowed to finish either.

This is not a funeral for modern geek culture, or an argument that everything was better when the room was smaller. It is about the complicated space between stories and franchises, love and infrastructure, meaningful endings and endless continuation.

Because the love was real. It still is. And while the machine can use that love, it can never fully manufacture it.

‘Nothing Ever Ends’ is the Season 3 finale of Geekstorians, hosted by Dave Elliott from Geektown.

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