When Sherlock & Daughter arrived on screens in April 2025, a lot of people had doubts about what it could bring to the table.

Thewlis’ Sherlock is a “classic Sherlock,” but with a twist: “He’s a lion in winter. He’s older, grumpier, and then we’re ...

But this is the most overt reminder that Sherlock Holmes has long been construed via a single lens, that of his partner Dr. John Watson — who, Holmes explains, is away on a long holiday.