Because we're locked into shows fitting into the hour/half-hour marks, minus commercial time or other promotional time for cuts.
Thus, the most recent episode of "Sherlock" had 8 minutes of its 90 minute length cut. Even PBS only has 82 minutes available for each 90 minute slot. So 9% cut ensues. Which, even if it's non-critical-to-the-mystery part is still a big pain for a character- and atmosphere-driven show.
And, yes, the same thing happens on "Doctor Who".
There's a reason that watching the episodes on disc or streaming video-on-demand services has its advantages.
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Sherlock Holmes and the mystery of the missing eight minutes
American viewers really can't get enough of Sherlock, one might deduce. After an appearance by Benedict Cumberbatch prompted scenes of hysteria in New York, US fans complained that eight minutes of th…
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