James D'Arcy

Roger Morlidge

Vincent D'Onofrio

Gabrielle Anwar

Richard E. Grant

Nicholas Gecks

Struan Rodger

Peter-Hugo Daly

Mihai Bisericanu

Sandu Mihai Gruia

Constantin Bărbulescu

Doru Dumitrescu

Natalie Ester

Ioana Abur

Fritha Goodey

Valentin Popescu

Anca Androne

Graham Theakston

Piers Ashworth

Jeanette B. Milio

Tim Bradley

Vlad Păunescu

Brad Wyman

Frank Hildebrand

Justin Thomson

Bruno Hoefler

Kathy Morgan

Pamela Power

Arthur Conan Doyle

Lukas Strebel

Mike Moran

Ana Ioneci

Chris Roope

Tim Stevenson

Andy Pryor

Peter Gleaves

Adriana Iurascu

Barbara Taylor

Dan Toader

Kimberly Pullis

Sarah Grundy

Ioana Angelescu

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Sherlock: Case of Evil

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At the start of many of the DVDs of the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" series of films, there is an introduction from Christopher Lee that reminds us, in the words of "Dr. Watson" that Holmes was a "self-abuser using opiates and other substances..." This early outing for the legendary sleuth stars James D'Arcy as the "Holmes" whom together with his new found friend "Dr. Watson" (Roger Morlidge) is on the trail of a murderer. Oddly enough, a murderer who is doing some good, namely bumping off some local kingpins. Gradually, the pair become convinced that the dreaded "Moriarty" - long thought dead - is anything but, and is manipulating the lucrative heroin trade in London. This film is one of the few that depicts "Holmes" as a drug user - and it demonstrates quite potently the effects the drug has on his brilliant mind - the good and the bad. The adventure is quite well strung together, decently paced and though D'Arcy is a little lightweight, he does offer up a glimpse of the vulnerability of the perceptive but flawed young "Holmes". It's an adequately produced television movie with decent standards and a dialogue that helps build up a degree of suspense. Sadly, though, the audience are never really in doubt as to whom is whom, nor as to the inevitable ending. Still, a little like "Young Sherlock Holmes" (1985) it takes a different slant with the story and characters, and though nothing remarkable, is still quite watchable.

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SHERLOCK A CASE OF EVIL (2002) | Official Trailer