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 'The Lighthouse'?
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's train, as the world stands on the brink, Dr Watson'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.
