The Sign of Four (2001 film)

The Sign of Four is a 2001 Canadian-British made-for-television mystery film directed by Rodney Gibbons, based on the 1890 novella of the same name by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is part of a series of films featuring Sherlock Holmes produced by Muse Entertainment Enterprises. The film stars Matt Frewer as Sherlock Holmes and Kenneth Welsh as Doctor Watson. It faithfully adapts the core plot of the original story, concerning the search for hidden treasure linked to a secret pact made decades earlier in India. The narrative involves Mary Morstan, who seeks Holmes' help after receiving mysterious pearls annually and then an invitation to meet her unknown benefactor. The investigation leads Holmes and Watson into a complex web of intrigue involving Jonathan Small, a peg-legged convict, and his accomplice Tonga, a native Andaman Islander. The film explores themes of greed, revenge, and colonial history.