Mr Holmes - Clip

Time makes a fool of all of us; even the greatest minds will become blunt and lose their power as the years roll on. By the year 1947, Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) has reached the age of 93, and lives in solitude in a small Sussex farmhouse, dividing his time between read through his journals and tending to his bees. But when his housekeeper and her son begin to ask questions about his final, unfinished case, Holmes is forced to battle his own deteriorating mind in order to solve a mystery that would once have posed no problem to him. 

On 5th September 2013, it was announced that Mitch Cullin's 2005 novel 'A Slight Trick of the Mind' would be adapted into the film 'Mr Holmes'. Director Bill Condon ('Dreamgirls', 'Kinsey') was signed on to direct the film, with principle photography for the film beginning on 5th July 2014 in the UK. Filming took place in London and the UK's South Coast for a seven-week schedule. The film appeared at the Berlin International Film Festival on 8th February 2015, and is set for a UK release date of 19th June 2015.