BBC’s Sherlock, set in modern-day London, follows the legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and ex-army doctor John Watson (Martin Freeman) as they untangle crimes that are as bizarr ...

Sherlock brought the famous detective and other characters to modern-day London, which required a couple of changes that left some mysteries, too, including what exactly was Mycroft’s (Mark ...

Mycroft Holmes (Rhys Ifans) has been somewhat of a mystery since making his first appearance earlier this season, and for good reason: The languid lout has been lying to his brother the whole time.

Mike (an abbreviation of Mycroft, the name of Sherlock Holmes’ brother) is a fun-loving supercomputer from Robert Heinlein’s classic sci-fi novel, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. A character as ...

Christopher Lee also gives a great performance as Mycroft Holmes, per ScreenRant. When all of England is threatened by the cunning Lord Henry Blackwood (Mark Strong), Sherlock (Robert Downey Jr.) and ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry ...

Exhibit A: The scene between obese Victorian Mycroft and Sherlock in which they discuss how long Mycroft has to live, and talk about his "gambling with his own life". True, it's a nod to the ...

Aja Romano writes about pop culture, media, and ethics. Before joining Vox in 2016, they were a staff reporter at the Daily Dot. A 2019 fellow of the National Critics Institute, they’re ...