i have see several tv or film adaptation of this story and and this be by far the bad . for a start there the central character and who lack any of the charisma of conan doyle creation . he shoot up with drug in public toilet and he beat up and threaten cabby it all seem too much like the maker of this new adaption be desperately try to get an audience and but might have be happy make episode of eastenders . part of the story be ignore completely . and a for the hound itself it look nothing like a dog and even one that be brutally treat all it life . more like an escapee from walk with beast . it not a total flop and however . watson ( play by ian hart ) be at last an intelligent doctor rather than the bumbling idiot he usually portray a and and richard e. grant make for a sly and scheme stapleton . however and you would be much good off watch the far superior basil rathbone and peter cushing and ian richardson version .