Yuriy Zaytsev

The action takes place in Victorian England in the last quarter of the 19th century. 27-year-old amateur detective Sherlock Holmes becomes a bystander to a crime along with Dr. John Watson, a military doctor who has just returned from the war in Afghanistan. During the investigation, Watson, not yet having an apartment in London, settles with Holmes in Mrs. Hudson's «half board», and then takes part in the affairs of his new friend. Watson gives Holmes boxing lessons. Watson himself is an experienced boxer, able to deal with several opponents with his bare hands. In addition, he is an excellent marksman. Considering Holmes a genius, the doctor decides to tell the whole world about his talent and the mysteries he revealed in his stories, where he often embellishes the events («the true story» of which the series presents). Watson is taught to embellish events by the editor-in-chief of the «Morning Chronicle».

The history of the formation of the personality of the Catherine the Great from the moment of her arrival in Russia as the bride of Grand Duke Peter Fyodorovich to her ascension to the Russian throne. Almost 20 years of palace intrigues, conspiracies, power struggles and personal dramas.

1994 yılı yapımı "Güneş Yanığı" adlı filmin devamı niteliğinde olan film, 2 ayrı bölüm olarak çekilmiştir. Bu ikinci bölümün adı ise "The Citadel" (Kale)'dir. Yönetmen Mikhalkov’un üçlemesinin bu son bölümünde, İkinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında ihanete uğrayıp, esir kampında vatan hainliği iddiasıyla idam edilmekten kurtulan Albay Kotov, savaşın bitmesiyle eve döner. Ne var ki, hiçbir şey eskisi gibi değildir. Kotov, bu kez de ismi, onuru ve aşkı için savaşmak zorundadır.