A nice twist on the short story 'The Final Problem' in which Sherlock 'dies' at the Reichenberg Falls - here it's the title of a lost Turner rather than the deadly Swiss chasm. But is sets up the same problem, only Moriarty's scheme is to first make Sherlock seem a fraud, cuing an amusing scene where he pretends to be a struggling actor - Richard Brook aka 'Reichen Bach' - employed by Sherlock to play Moriarty. Now I now this isn't exactly a docu-drama but anyone who has worked with Holmes or seen him in action - and that's a lot of people over time - wouldn't believe he's a fraud for a second. Also the climactic rooftop showdown on St Bart's is slightly lacking (the 'Fall'of the title). Still - good fun, and he has a sweet scene with Molly (Louise Brealey), and there's a sad graveyard one played perfectly by Martin Freeman.
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