Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

TV Movie
2004
TV-14
1h 39m

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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)

A serial killer stalking the teen-aged daughters of the aristocracy brings Sherlock Holmes out of his drug-filled semi-retirement.A serial killer stalking the teen-aged daughters of the aristocracy brings Sherlock Holmes out of his drug-filled semi-retirement.A serial killer stalking the teen-aged daughters of the aristocracy brings Sherlock Holmes out of his drug-filled semi-retirement.

Director
- Simon Cellan Jones
Writers
- Allan Cubitt
- Arthur Conan Doyle
Stars

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6.6/10

2.8K

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Director
- Simon Cellan Jones
Writers
- Allan Cubitt
- Arthur Conan Doyle
Stars

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Awards
- 3 nominations

Trivia
In the film's opening scene, Holmes is seen smoking opium. It is subsequently implied that this is a regular occurrence. This represents a contrast from the character of the Conan Doyle stories, in which his drugs of choice were morphine and cocaine. In the stories, Holmes only smokes opium once as part of a disguise.

Goofs
The police are seen using telephones in 1902, but in reality, the first phone was not installed at New Scotland Yard until 1903.

Quotes
Sherlock Holmes: There should be no combination of events for which the wit of man cannot conceive an explanation.
Sherlock Holmes: Really, Watson, you are scintillating this morning.

Connections
Featured in Timeshift: A Study in Sherlock (2005)

Soundtracks
String Quartet No.14 in D Minor,'Death and the Maiden', the 4th Movement
Composed by Franz Schubert

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A deferent kind of Sherlock Holmes

I was looking forward to this one, I do like a bit of Sherlock Holmes at Christmas, and this was worth a look.

Not bad job by Rupert Everett, not my first choice for the part, but what do I know. A deferent kind of Sherlock Holmes, and this time he is shown with flaws, in fact Dr Watson has the brains. The acting is pretty good all round.

An odd use of London, as you don't see much of the place.

Think it would be good to see Rupert Everett have a go at some more Holmes.

Ian Hart is back as Dr Watson as good as he was in "The Hound of the Baskervilles"