On average, the life expectancy of peritoneal mesothelioma patients is 12 months. However, multiple studies have shown that patients who have cytoreduction with HIPEC experience significantly longer survival times. Many patients now survive up to 5 years and some even live beyond 7 years.
It was written by co-creator Mark Gatiss, who also portrays Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's brother in the series, and was directed by Paul McGuigan. The episode is a contemporary adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's most famous works.
This play, by Ouida Rathbone, is not a particularly good one, but it is most splendidly presented. The cast is admirable, with Mrs. Rathbone's husband, Basil, in his familiar movie-radio role of Sherlock; with Jack Raine as an engaging Dr. Watson and with Thomas Gomez as an absolutely perfect Professor Moriarty.