Sherlock: Case of Evil is a 2002 made-for-television movie focusing on Sherlock Holmes (James D'Arcy) as a young adult in his late 20s. The story noticeably departs from the classic depiction, style and backstory of the original material. Plot summary As the movie opens, Sherlock is in pursuit of the criminal Professor Moriarty (Vincent D'Onofrio) and apparently shoots him to death. His body cannot be found, however, as it falls in a sewer. After this incident, Holmes gains notoriety with the press and the police for his apparent killing of Moriarty, and meets Dr. Watson (Roger Morlidge), an early practitioner of autopsies, for the first time. Together, they start an investigation into the murder of several crime lords and become convinced that Moriarty is alive and behind a plot to organize drug dealing. Given that Moriarty is supposedly dead, Holmes finds it hard to convince Inspector Lestrade (Nicholas Gecks) of this claim. Holmes' investigation leads him to an actress (Gabrielle Anwar), who posed as a rich woman to lure Holmes into the plot. Richard E. Grant also appears as Holmes' brother, Mycroft, who was addicted to opium by Moriarty when Sherlock was young. Cast James D'Arcy ... Sherlock Holmes Roger Morlidge ... Dr. Watson Gabrielle Anwar ... Rebecca Doyle Vincent D'Onofrio ... Moriarty Nicholas Gecks ... Insp. Lestrade Peter-Hugo Daly ... Henry Coot Richard E. Grant ... Mycroft Struan Rodger ... Ben Harrington Mihai Bisericanu ... Sgt. Cox Mihai Gruia Sandu ... Dr. Cruickshank Constantin Bărbulescu ... Captor #1 (as Costi Barbulescu) Doru Dumitrescu ... Captor #2 Constantin Vasilescu ... Goldie Duggan Corneliu Tigancu ... Chinese Proprietor Fritha Goodey ... Anna Ioana Abur ... Victoria Natalie Ester ... Pretty Young Hopeful Oana Ardelean ... Debutante #1 Cristina Teodorescu ... Debutante #2 Andreea Bălan ... Burlesque Girl Mihai Dinvale ... Theatre manager Ștefan-Dominic Voronca ... Young Holmes (as Stefan Veronca) Valentin Popescu ... Killer Radu Captari ... Pianist Anca Androne ... Nurse Adrian Huluban ... Surgeon Cornel Ragea ... Policeman Vasile Albinet ... Policeman Adrian Pavlovschi ... Policeman Critical reaction Laura Fries of Variety wrote that "D'Arcy makes a convincing Holmes" and "[gives the character] the passion and drive he needs for such intense devotion to crime solving, but also the emotional weaknesses that plague him." Fries added that, despite his "questionable" English accent, "D'Onofrio captures the massive ego and appetites of Moriarty" and " offers such an intimidating physical presence",