Benedict Cumberbatch, left, and Martin Freeman

Sherlock stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman could still be playing the successful sleuths in 20 years if the show's co-creator Mark Gatiss gets his way.

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Jonny Lee Miller to play Sherlock Holmes in US series

The two British stars won a joint Best Actor prize after sharing the lead in the National Theatre’s Frankenstein.

Jonny Lee Miller to play Sherlock Holmes in US series

The two British stars won a joint Best Actor prize after sharing the lead in the National Theatre’s Frankenstein.

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Benedict Cumberbatch, left, and Martin Freeman

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Today's action films are way too long to be truly enjoyable, says Daniel Bettridge

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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Guy Ritchie, 129 mins (12A)
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Brad Bird, 132 mins (12A) (released 26 Dec)

Guy Ritchie's second Sherlock Holmes film improves on the first one in every respect.

Sherlock Holmes may have started life as a Victorian detective, but now he has been recast as the star of 2012

Sherlock Inc. The films, the TV dramas and even the hotels

The great detective has shed his deerstalker and pipe to take his place at the centre of a very modern, multimillion-pound industry

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (12A)

Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Jared Harris

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (12A)

Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Jared Harris

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