London, January 19 : Sherlock Holmes is being revamped to be presented as a modern, contemporary character for a BBC version of the tales.

The makeover, masterminded by ‘League Of Gentleman’ actor Mark Gatiss and ‘Doctor Who’ writer Steven Moffat, will see the genius in a milieu of computers, MP3 players and mobile phones, and minus his signature clothes.

The 60-minute film, titled ‘Sherlock’, already in production, will depict the pipe-clenching crime-fighter as an injured veteran from conflict in Afghanistan, the same starting point as in the original story created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

London, Dec 20 : The BBC is set to make a modern-day take on the life of Sherlock Holmes.

Set in modern-day London, the contemporary version will star Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.

Freeman, star of `The Office', will play Dr Watson and Benedict Cumberbatch will star as the famous sleuth.

"Our Sherlock is a dynamic superhero in a modern world, an arrogant, genius sleuth driven by a desire to prove himself cleverer than the perpetrator and the police - everyone in fact," The Telegraph quoted Piers Wenger, Head of Drama at BBC Wales, as saying.