the original story have all the ingredient to make a thoroughly gripping film . but fail miserably in this version a even cherie lunghi be a pale imitation of what she be to become so much so that i suspect that she must turn out to be an accomplice right to the end . sherlock holmes be turn into a warrior quite unlike anything every suggest by sir arthur conn doyle . in fact it be doctor watson who show what little common sense that be go . the boot black midget from the andoman islands look a though he could not fight his way out of a paper bag and what the villain be do take tea in baker street for a denouement be beyond anything that the old scotland yard could ever have dream up . so consign this tv film to their black museum please .