Sherlock Holmes: Untold

19 November 2025 · Directed by Ken Bentley · Sherlock Holmes

England, 1913.</p><div class="synopsis">England, 1913. The horizon is darkening with the prospect of war when Dr John Watson confronts embattled Prime Minister Jasper Cranfield with evidence of a crime that has been spread over decades. A sequence of interconnected mysteries, from the fate of a music hall murderer, to a man driven mad by a worm unknown to science, to a bizarre and sinister society which meets in a furniture warehouse - these untold cases hint at something larger. What is the purpose of the enigmatic organisation which calls itself &#x27;The Lighthouse&#x27;?How much does the Prime Minister know? Is Sherlock Holmes truly retired? And what final confrontation do they face? Episode 1: The Adventure of the Remarkable Worm Part 1 England, 1913. The horizon is darkening with the prospect of war when Dr John Watson confronts embattled Prime Minister Jasper Cranfield with evidence of a crime that has been spread over decades. Episode 2: The Adventure of the Remarkable Worm Part 2 Aboard the Prime Minister’s train, Dr Watson is telling a story, long suppressed, about a troubled young journalist, a dead man walking and a creature unknown to medical science. Episode 3: The Adventure of the Music Hall Hearties London, 1887. A young man by the name of Bert Stevens languishes in Newgate Gaol. He has but days left to him before he is due to hang. Then: an eleventh hour visit from the man who might yet save his life. Episode 4: The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society Christmas, 1887. A grieving widow receives a curious invitation from a club of which her late husband seemed to be a member: the Amateur Mendicant Society. Doctor Watson and Holmes investigate. Episode 5: The Strange Disappearance of James Phillimore London, 1896. A man named Phillimore returns indoors to fetch his umbrella, only to disappear, seemingly forever. For Sherlock Holmes, the solution to the case remains maddeningly elusive. Episode 6: The Adventure of the Body in the Barrow 1901. A picturesque town on the English coast. Holmes and Watson are taking a much-needed holiday, only to encounter the return of a name from the past, the sinister organisation known as the Lighthouse. Episode 7: The Adventure of the Politician, the Lighthouse and the Trained Cormorant Part 1 On the Prime Minister&#x27;s train, as the world stands on the brink, Dr Watson&#x27;s stories are reaching their crescendo. Yet before then there is one more account to be revealed. Episode 8: The Adventure of the Politician, the Lighthouse and the Trained Cormorant Part 2 England, the eve of the war. A corrupt politician. A conspiracy that has been in motion for decades. The Lighthouse. Sherlock Holmes. Dr John Watson. And a secret which could bring the Empire to its knees. Time now for the endgame.</div>