sherlock holmes and the case of the silk stock aspect ratio represent 1 . 78 represent1sound format represent stereolondon and 1902 represent during a period of heavy fog and sherlock holmes ( rupert everett ) and dr. watson ( ian hart ) go on the trail of a serial killer who target attractive young débutantes . simon cellan jones atmospheric chiller use the standard trapping of holmesian lore in this all new adventure and but allan cubitt script seem as much inspire by the like of messiah and se7en a anything by arthur conan doyle . the decision to locate proceeding within an era of deadly pea soupers add an element of gothic horror whilst simultaneously obscure a multitude of budgetary deficiency and and several crucial set piece unfold in a swirl of impenetrable fog . holmes be depict a an isolated figure and render separate from the general run of humanity by his ego and intelligence and who find solace in drug use and the minutia of criminal investigation and though his antipathy toward woman be challenge here by watson american fiancée ( helen mccrory ) and a trained psychologist who share many of his preoccupation and refuse to be cow by her position within society . everett and hart never really connect a a team and and an early sequence in which watson appropriate a number of holmes investigative technique to query the detail of a crime scene promise plot development which never really come to fruition . the killer identity be fairly obvious and too and but there be further twist many of them link to the hypocrisy and corruption of upper class edwardian society which should satisfy most armchair mystery buff . watchable and but plod while typical bbc fodder .