Screen star Jonathan Pryce deftly portrays Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary sleuth in the made-for-television production Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars. Based on an original story in lieu of a Doyle novel, the feature revolves around a group of characters known as The Baker Street Irregulars, street urchins who appeared in a number of the Holmes novels and occasionally help the famous detective solve crimes. In this feature, the pack must solve a mystery surrounding two of their own who suddenly and inexplicably vanish; meanwhile, Holmes himself is arrested and tried for homicide, and it is up to the youngsters to come to the rescue on both fronts. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide