Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.
Michael Caine
as Sherlock Holmes
Ben Kingsley
as Dr. John Watson
Jeffrey Jones
as Inspector Lestrade
Lysette Anthony
as Impostor Leslie Giles
Nigel Davenport
as Lord Smithwick
Peter Cook
as Greenhough
Gregor Fisher
as Bobby at Warehouse
Paul Freeman
as Prof. James Moriarty
George Sweeney
as John Clay
John Tordoff
as Mr. Andrews
Alexandra Spencer
as Mrs. Andrews
Matthew Sim
as Real Lesley
