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[Amidst my delving, I have found several films which are absolutely amazing but that no one else ever seems to mention or recognize. This is a very sad and unfortunate thing, for they should be better known for their excellent quality. So. I have compiled of list of such films and recommend that, if you have not seen them, to go watch them immediately. They're a part of the Holmesian world you don't want to miss out on. 1. The Matt Frewer and Kenneth Welsh versions of Sherlock: A Royal Scandal The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire The Hound of the Baskervilles The Sign of Four It's so sad that there are only four of these but I love them dearly. Frewer was my first Sherlock and he'll always be one whose performance I cherish and enjoy for ages. He holds a lot of similarities to Benedict's Holmes and I find myself wondering if Gatiss and Moffat used a bit of these for the series. He's very animated and his back and forths with Welsh's Watson give you an exact view of how well matched they are. 2. Sherlock Holmes and The Baker Street Irregulars with Jonathan Pryce The timeless great Pryce does not disappoint here as Holmes. An excellent story, allowing us a closer look at the discreet little network helping the detective. A tiny peek into their lives and just how much they really mean to Holmes. Employing one similar storyline as in A Royal Scandal, we also get a worthy match for Pryce's Sherlock in Anna Chancellor's Irene Adler. And, as far as I know, it's the first instance in which Watson is Scottish. Full on Scottish. 3. Sherlock Holmes and The Case of The Silk Stocking with Rupert Everett This one is /fantastic/. Utterly superb. I don't know how anyone could miss it because it is just so completely wonderful. Everett has captured everything we loved about Brett, you look at his Holmes and it's almost as if Brett is brought to life again. His broodings, his expressions, the tone of voice. Everything about his performance rings memories and yet has it's own originality to it that makes it stand out amongst others. And Ian Hart's Watson is incomparable. You may also recognize the truly brilliant villain, a performance that stays with you so well you could almost call it... magnetic. 4. Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle Now here is something truly unique and spectacular. It's a film about Conan Doyle himself and the man he drew the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes from. It is a fiction film but there's quite a lot of details that are kept and played out truthfully. Having just killed off his most famous character, Doyle finds himself going back through the past that lead him to this point. Robin Laing is charismatic, lively, and truly remarkable as the young scholar destined to write one of the greatest characters in history. In Ian Richardson's Bell, we see precisely how Sherlock came to be. The two are absolute facsimiles of one another. 5. Without A Clue I know this is purely a parody, but... you can't miss out on it. That's simply it. Heralding Watson as the true detective and author of what the world knows to be 'Sherlock Holmes' along with a drunken buffoon of an actor playing the famed genius, you get an unexpectedly wonderful story with comedy to spare. The team of Watson as the great Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine as the charading Sherlock, Reginald Kincaid, is one of a truly delightful nature and one that you won't soon forget. That's about it so far for the list I have. Again, very underrated films and ones that really deserve better recognition. If anyone else has any to add, please feel free to. I'm always eager to dig further into the Sherlock world.]