i just watch this film for the first time after record it recently on the sleuth channel . some year ago and there be two much good production where the real holmes be bring back in the modern world and both of these tv movie have much good quality script and both for good drama and for humor . the key in the good holmes story be the many time holmes astound u with keen observation . here and these observation really be elementary . almost every clue he uncover be painfully obvious to anyone . a key turning point involve the bad guy use an old plot in one of the original story and it be so obvious i be call it out to my wife before holmes even start to recognize the same thing . more troubling be the way hagman character believe he be holmes and yet he wasn not trouble by the fact that his friend watson be now a female and nor that his flat at 221 b baker street be now in los angeles . if he think he the sherlock holmes and than he ought to want to return to london . or and at least not be expect his old apartment to be in los angeles . the script be full of illogical matter like this and which rather keep it from be all that funny to me . another big hole ( here my big spoiler and partially disguise ) someone in a courtroom scene set off a smoke bomb and then slip into a bailiff uniform to shoot someone . he be count on witness claim the bailiff shoot the man . how could he count on them see the bailiff uniform clearly enough and but not see his own face through the smoke . if you can see the tv film return of sherlock holmes and you will find it ten time a interesting and funny and with far few hole in the way the plot unfolds .