Ian Richardson stars in this thrilling programme as the enigmatic Joseph Bell, to whom Arthur Conan Doyle allegedly wrote : 'It is to you that I owe Sherlock Holmes.' This feature length prime time programme was broadcast on BBC1 to wide critical acclaim.
The suicide of a mysterious young woman and the murder of two men appear to be inextricably linked.
When Dr. Joseph Bell is asked to assist the police, it soon becomes clear that this is more than a routine case. Dr. Bell's relationship with the Chief of investigation is put in the spot light as old resentments come to the surface jeopardising a quick conclusion to the murders.
Bell calls in Arthur Conan Doyle for support, but when Doyle seems to side with the Chief rather than his mentor, cracks start to appear in their long friendship.
Can Joseph Bell's extraordinary powers of deduction reveal that there is more to this case that meets the eye?
Or will he be proved wrong for the first time in his career?