So I don't get the BBC and I caught Sherlock on Netflix recently and lets just say it rapidly became my favorite TV show. So I had to put together this.

Very nice work! Long way from the racing flag bikini .
The background looks like it has a subtle pattern on it. Is that a gradient that's 'banding' or did you use several diagonal objects?

It's a gradient, composed from the blue used for Sherlock's scarf and the grey of Sherlock's cloak (:

nice job, I really love the style you've used. Am especially jealous as my 'human' tend to look more like aliens, lol. keep up the good works.

Nice job for sure. Characters with that few lines are hard (can be) to get right.
You have so little to work with that every nuance has to be just so.

So what really made it for you that Sherlock Homes really hit home?

I always loved the unusual logic, the attention to detail and mostly that he seemed to be a connoisseur of perception itself.