Sherlock: Fourth series to follow a special in 2015

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TomandJerry

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Oct 1, 2013

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• Jul 3, 2014

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"Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman will return for a "deeper and darker" fourth series"

"The creators of Sherlock have confirmed the hit BBC One drama will be back for a special in 2015, followed by a fourth series of three episodes."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28123420

Can't wait, I think they are written perfectly

 

Tricky Dicky

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• Jul 3, 2014

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Good to have just a few episodes and not overdo it. Must ge very difficult synching diaries for two actors much in demand.

Apropos absolutely nothing, I've just learned that Cumberbatch is the son of the actor Wanda Ventham who was my mothers best friend growing up in Brighton.

 

Jam The Man

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Jul 5, 2003

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• Jul 3, 2014

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Tricky Dicky said:

Good to have just a few episodes and not overdo it. Must ge very difficult synching diaries for two actors much in demand.

Apropos absolutely nothing, I've just learned that Cumberbatch is the son of the actor Wanda Ventham who was my mothers best friend growing up in Brighton.

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And she was in a couple of episodes too..playing his mum.

She also had the honour of playing Cassandra Trotter's screen mother!

 

Tricky Dicky

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Jam The Man said:

And she was in a couple of episodes too..playing his mum.

She also had the honour of playing Cassandra Trotter's screen mother!

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Indeed. I don't think I've ever met Wanda, but I've always known about her and seen her in many things on TV, she gets a lot of work. My mum was talkng about trying to contact her again, recently., I don't think they will have seen each other for about 60 years at a guess.

 

Mowgli37

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Jan 13, 2013

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• Jul 3, 2014

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Can't wait for this, all three series so far have been top notch. What could be deeper and darker than Sherlock shooting the villain in the face though?!

 

Badger

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May 8, 2007

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• Jul 3, 2014

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Tricky Dicky said:

Good to have just a few episodes and not overdo it. Must ge very difficult synching diaries for two actors much in demand.

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I'm all for having few quality episodes but having to wait TWO years for every THREE episodes is a little bit much IMHO. The last series was a bit hit-and-miss too, especially the wedding episode.

 

Tricky Dicky

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Badger said:

I'm all for having few quality episodes but having to wait TWO years for every THREE episodes is a little bit much IMHO. The last series was a bit hit-and-miss too, especially the wedding episode.

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The wedding scene was rather bizarre, I agree.

 

vegster

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May 5, 2008

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• Jul 3, 2014

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Mowgli37 said:

Can't wait for this, all three series so far have been top notch. What could be deeper and darker than Sherlock shooting the villain in the face though?!

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At the end of the last series there was a major sign that Jim Moriarty was still alive. Looking forward to this and even more so, if Moriarty ( brilliantly acted by Andrew Scott btw ) returns !

 

Norman Potting

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• Jul 3, 2014

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Joy is unconfined here at the news.

 

Mellotron

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Jul 2, 2008

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• Jul 3, 2014

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vegster said:

At the end of the last series there was a major sign that Jim Moriarty was still alive. Looking forward to this and even more so, if Moriarty ( brilliantly acted by Andrew Scott btw ) returns !

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They released a new bit of official merch as well. A t-shirt...of Moriarty. It seems he is back in some way. I wonder whether he is dead, but that Sherlock contrived the message to appear, as that would then allow Sherlock to return to the UK.

 

Nibble

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• Jul 3, 2014

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I thought the last series was a bit of a let down so I hope they pull it back for this one. Personally I think it would be better if they just did one special, once a year. Fantastic series on the whole though and even the worst episodes are better than most of anything else on television.

 

Worthingite

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• Jul 3, 2014

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The only episode they have ever made which really hit a bum note for me was Hound of the Baskervilles - everything else has been nothing short of superb. The BBC should scrap the golden handcuff deals given to the likes of Robbie bloody Savage, Tess bloody Daly, Claudia bloody Winkelman and any other prime time light entertainers, and plough it ALL into keeping the Sherlock team locked in to doing this stuff for years to come.

 

Nibble

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Worthingite said:

The only episode they have ever made which really hit a bum note for me was Hound of the Baskervilles - everything else has been nothing short of superb. The BBC should scrap the golden handcuff deals given to the likes of Robbie bloody Savage, Tess bloody Daly, Claudia bloody Winkelman and any other prime time light entertainers, and plough it ALL into keeping the Sherlock team locked in to doing this stuff for years to come.

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I hope they know when to pull it and that it doesn't go on for ever but it is brilliant. As for the golden handcuffs deals you won't see too many of these in the near future. The BBC are redirecting a lot of their money into drama, not least a vastly expensive production called Taboo, telling the story of the man who took on the East India Company. 16 hours of global period drama starring Tom Hardy and written by Steven Knight doesn't come cheap. Should be a corker though.