7. ‘Mr. Holmes’ (2015) Ian McKellen stars as a retired Sherlock Holmes in this quiet drama. Set in 1947, the 93-year-old detective struggles with memory loss while revisiting his final case.

Never mind the new U.S. network and cable shows for a wee while. There are several big-ticket Brit TV items coming this fall and Canadians get a jump on one of them on the weekend. Sherlock ...

London-based prodco Harry King Television (HKT) is developing a Sherlock Holmes origins drama series called True Sherlock, featuring Bridgerton star Olli Higginson in the role of the young detective.