Synopsis
Why did the author Arthur Conan Doyle kill off his most famous creation - master detective Sherlock Holmes - at the height of his popularity? Douglas Henshall stars in an absorbing one-off drama that explores intriguing links between Doyle's work and a life scarred by guilt, grief and childhood trauma.
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