In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.
Cast
Ian McKellen
Sherlock Holmes
Hiroyuki Sanada
Tamiki Umezaki
Frances de la Tour
Madame Schirmer
Hattie Morahan
Ann Kelmot
Phil Davis
Inspector Gilbert
Patrick Kennedy
Thomas Kelmot
John Sessions
Mycroft Holmes
Frances Barber
Matinee "Madame Schirmer"
Takako Akashi
Maya Umezaki
Michael Culkin
Bank Manager
Oliver Devoti
Ticket Agent
Mike Burnside
Ann's Solicitor
Nicholas Rowe
Matinee "Sherlock Holmes"
Sam Coulson
Matinee "Thomas Kelmot"
Hermione Corfield
Matinee "Ann Kelmot"
Eileen Davies
Lady on Platform
Colin Starkey
Dr. John Watson
Sarah Crowden
Mrs. Hudson
Elizabeth Jane Cassidy
Waitress (uncredited)
John Carr
Patron in Cinema (uncredited)
Johnny Otto
Army Officer (uncredited)