All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Patrick Kennedy, ranked

The Queen’s Gambit follows the life of an orphan chess prodigy, Elizabeth Harmon, during her quest to become the world’s greatest chess player while struggling with emotional problems and drug and alcohol dependency. The story begins in the mid-1950s and proceeds into the 1960s.

The longstanding estate battle of Jarndyce v Jarndyce hangs over the heads of many conflicting heirs, confused by multiple wills. Honoria, Lady Dedlock, the wife of the imperious baronet Sir Leicester, is also a possible beneficiary of the estate. Esther and the young doctor Allan Woodcourt are attracted to each other, but Esther feels unworthy and Allan accepts a commission as a navy physician.

In 1963, Alison Wilson finds her husband Alexander dead at their home. A woman then shows up claiming to be Alec’s ‘real wife.’ Alison sets out on a quest to uncover her husband’s true identity, from their wartime romance to a mysterious period in India. But as she delves deeper, it becomes apparent that Alec died with his secrets tightly guarded.

In 1947, the long-retired Sherlock Holmes, aged 93, lives in a remote Sussex farmhouse with his widowed housekeeper Mrs Munro and her young son Roger. Over time, Roger’s prodding helps Holmes remember the case; he knows he must have failed somehow, as it resulted in his retirement from the detective business.

In New York City in the fall of 1937, 17-year-old high-school student Richard Samuels meets Orson Welles, who unexpectedly offers him the role of Lucius in Caesar, the first production of his new Mercury Theatre repertory company. Charmed by Welles, Richard infers that he is having an affair with the leading actress while his wife is pregnant.

Taking place amid the London Blitz of 1940, this is a realm where individuals embrace the present moment. It is also a domain where criminals exploit the blackout and chaos to conceal their most sinister activities.

In 2008, CIA agent Peter Devereaux supervises a young operative, David Mason, during a protective mission in Montenegro. He shoots and kills an assassin but also kills a child. Fedorov alerts the FSB, who pursue her through the streets of Moscow until Devereaux rescues her.