“One can’t solve everything,” is a statement akin to heresy when uttered by the immortal Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen), but then life is no longer elementary for fiction’s greatest detective in Mr Holmes (PG). 

In 1947, the great detective Sherlock Holmes thinks back on his life and takes on one last case.

A giant of English film and theatre, Ian McKellan looks set to enchant another generation with his portrayal of London’s most famous detective as a frail recluse in his 90s says Will Lawrence

Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch said he could still be playing the super sleuth as a pensioner.