Year 2016 Video Release 2016-01-12 Studio Warner Bros. Genre Mystery MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 90 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Benedict Cumberbatch The Imitation Game and Martin Freeman The Hobbit return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the acclaimed modern retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic stories. But what if this wasn't the modern day? What if it was the late Victorian period? What if the world's most famous consulting detective and his best friend lived in a Baker Street of steam trains, hansom cabs, top hats and frock-coats? Welcome to Sherlock in 1895! Director Douglas Mackinnon Cast Douglas Mackinnon; Benedict Cumberbatch; Martin Freeman; Una Stubbs; Mark Gatiss; Louise Brealey; Rupert Graves; Amanda Abbington; Jonathan Aris; Andrew Scott; Yasmine Akram