The Madness of Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in the world. The tales of his exploits have been seen in magazines and books, on television and movie screens, and even in computer games. And yet, there is a mysterious side to this fictional character that has eluded and fascinated us for decades. In a way reminiscent of Holmes’s art of deduction, this film gets to grips with the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and uncovers an even more bizarre and mysterious tale than anybody could have expected.