American Version Of Hit 'Sherlock But Funny' Detective Series Is The Remake Nobody Asked For

It's the phrase that strikes fear into the heart of British comedy. "American remake." US remakes of UK TV shows have failed an awful lot more than they've succeeded. In one column sit The IT Crowd, The Inbetweeners, Gavin & Stacey (retitled as Us & Them), Skins, Miranda (Call Me Kat in the US), Red Dwarf, Taskmaster, Fawlty Towers, and a few other forgotten and short-lived disasters. Propping up the idea that Britcoms can successfully navigate the Atlantic, you've got The Office, Ghosts, and, to a limited extent, Veep.