Obviously the show was a platform for a lot of classically trained actors to run through a modest drama. Pleasing to watch and done on the cheap. Did I see modern-day door handles on some doors and even a cyclone fence in the background? Also i could have sworn I saw aluminum guard rails on a road in the background. Tight little rooms and a little corny posturing but as I say. It was inventive as could be expected in production values and relied on the actors to pull it off. I think they did it. I wish today's shows had more performance value and less production values if cost is the issue. Nice wardrobe and and camera work. Ned Elliot LOL. A stretch.

It took me a bit to get into the movie, but once I did, it was very enjoyable. Make sure to set enough time to watch it.

It was ok to waste almost 3 hours worth of my time but the whole thing was very badly written and the story should have ended in part 1 and not dragged on for another 2 hours. There are good Holmes movies on Hulu but this isn't one of them.

Truly agreed with: 'Go with the flow's" comprehensive comments-once I realized that all hopes for an A. Conan Doyle-Holmes mystery was off the program!

If you're a stickler for accuracy in portraying Doyle's stories, this is not for you. You have to watch both videos, parts 1 & 2, to see what's going on. It's slow, needs cutting, and the out-of-place, out-of-time characters thrown in make for very strange but funny plot turns. But it was good to see these stars. It helps if you like decent Viennese opera, which I have to confess i don't so much. Maybe it's an acquired taste, like blue cheese. I like that. Do you have a good imagination? You have to be willing to overlook the budget, which didn't bother me that much--cheesy synth intro-outro, a modern chainlink fence, electric lights, battery-powered flashlight, in with the 1876-77 phonograph and telephone prototypes that wouldn't have been in private homes yet. The personalities that the script gave Holmes and some of the other characters were a little off, but I just let it go. I never would have thought of Lee, Macnee (not McNee as in the Hulu synopsis) and Fairchild together in the same picture, but it worked somehow. Fairchild got to be wittier than usual, but Macnee didn't get to be his usual quick-with-the-comeback self. Lee held it all together. I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of his penetrating, accusing visual appraisal in real life. Humperdinck didn't quite fit in the main plot, and I'm not sure why he was in there except for a bizarre aside. It was all little confusing, trying to sort out the bad guys, the good guys, and the guys who were just in the way with the various plot red herrings. Interesting reminders about Bosnians versus Serbs, and Austrians versus Germans. History repeats itself.I had fun.

Enjoyable movie and pleasurable casting. However, Holmes sending agent Elliot Ness on a wild goose chase to Bosnia would have been difficult. Elliot Ness was born in 1903 and czar Nicolas II and his family were executed in 1918, making Elliot Ness younger than 15 at the time of the czar's rule.

For a three hour investment, this mini-series left me wanting. I liked the twists and turns, however, the end was less Holmes, more CSI.Give me smart over brawn any day. PS - Ness was a nice touch, though.