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Last week, I learned about the Revolutionary War from the British perspective by watching Rebels & Redcoats. Tina enjoyed the World War II movie The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

Sherlock & Daughter is the latest imaginative take on Sherlock Holmes, the invention of Arthur Conan Doyle.

A young woman from the United States shows up at 221B Baker Street claiming to be Holmes’ daughter. Holmes, meanwhile, claims to have never heard of the mother. But before they begin to get that settled, a mystery engulfs them both. Dr. Watson and Mrs. Hudson have been abducted. Is that crime tied to the murder of  Amelia Rojas’ mother?

When young Amelia proves herself useful, Holmes enlists her to investigate in ways that he can’t.

We enjoyed this for the banter and growing affection between the two main characters and for the twisty plot.

Between scenes, Sherlock & Daughter often presents an old map of London with a piece moving along the roads to take us to the different locations. I appreciated that way of orienting myself to the late 19th-century city. In actuality, most of the filming happened in Ireland, but I couldn’t tell that by watching.

Sherlock & Daughter premiered in April on The CW in the US and Discovery+ in the UK and Ireland. We streamed it on Max.

At the end of the eight episodes, the mystery and character arcs of this season were satisfactorily resolved. Still, one can always hope for a second season!