Stephen Fry as General Melchett in Blackadder Goes Forth 5. Sherlock Holmes got him expelled from school Another of Fry’s literary passions was Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes.

Back in 2009, Guy Ritchie delighted the world with his take on Sherlock Holmes ... but if Ritchie's last Mycroft, played by Stephen Fry, is anything to go by, he'll be a great addition to the ...