The creator of the hit-BBC series "Sherlock" has revealed some interesting details about the upcoming 2015 special. Steven Moffat has announced that the Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Watson (Martin Freeman) will be heading back in time to Victorian London. This special episode will air before the fourth season premieres and be its own "stand alone" story.
“We wouldn’t have done the story we’re doing, and the way we’re doing it, if we didn’t have this special,” Moffat told Entertainment Weekly at SXSW Festival.
“It’s not part of the run of three episodes. So we had this to do it – as we could hardly conceal – it’s Victorian. [Co-creator] Mark Gatiss and me, we wanted to do this, but it had to be a special, it had to be a separate entity. It’s kind of in its own little bubble.”
This may not be a surprise for many fans as the BBC released a first look of "Sherlock's" lead stars in Victorian style clothes last year, promoting speculations that time travel would be involved or whether they were simply dressed that way for fun. Since that first look other photos have emerged from the set showing the cast in 19th century clothing.
Filming has now finished for the special and Moffat is reportedly “very pleased” with the final project. The BBC is yet to announce when it will air, but fans are expecting it to premiere later this year perhaps around Christmas or New Years.
1. We know who is returning for season four - So far, the confirmed cast includes leads Cumberbatch and Freeman and regulars Amanda Abbington as Mary Watson, Louise Brealey as Molly Hooper and Jonathan Aris as Anderson. We can expect more of the regulars to turn up as filming progresses, including the likes of Una Stubbs and Rupert Graves.
2. A legendary story to be re-told in season four - "Sherlock" producer and actor Mark Gatiss has revealed some exciting details regarding the upcoming special for season four. According to Hypable Gatiss strongly hinted that the episode will retell Arthur Arthur Conan Doyle's story of "The Red-Headed League." The hint comes from Gatiss tweeting an image of Jabez Wilson Pawnbroker with the comment "We Gingers must stick together...#Sherlock."
3. Key information on the 2015 special episode - The script for the 2015 "Sherlock" special has been co-written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, with Douglas Mackinnon ("Doctor Who," "Line Of Duty," "Jekyll") directing the episode. Production Designer Arwel Jones is back, while Suzie Lavelle ("Doctor Who," "Ripper Street") joins the team as the Director of Photography.
4. The special will wrap up Moriarty's story arch - According to sources the special episode that will air December 2015 will reportedly wrap up the Moriarty story arch.
5. Season four will be darker - Moffat spoke with Entertainment Weekly saying the production team wants to take the "Sherlock" series somewhere its never been in previous seasons.
"We’re going to try to take it somewhere we’ve never been before — and I don’t mean outer space. It will be challenging place to go. We always start with a re-introduction that builds toward a darker climax — we might just be going darker [from the outset]. We got a very, very good set of ideas."
6. Irene Adler may return! - iDigital Times reports that Irene (Lara Pulver) may return to "Sherlock" for season four. If you don't remember Irene she was a love interest to Sherlock and much more than that during the early season. Pulver spoke of returning with RadioTimes saying:
"Sherlock is Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat’s passion project. If it fits to have her back, I know they’ll write it; if it doesn’t, I trust them to get it right."
Adler was a dynamic character and her return would be very interesting no matter what the plot is for the fourth season.
7. Janine Returns! - Another love interest of Sherlock's and Mary's close friend, Janine will return for the upcoming season. According to Moffat she will definitely be back and her and Sherlock will be friends. The writer told IGN:
"He likes her, though. He'll see her again. They'll be pals. I loved Yasmine's performance as Janine -- she still likes him in the end. At some point, you know, if Sherlock Holmes has to go to a function and he needs a date, he'll phone her up. Now, he'll not expect her to say no. She'll be very cross with him, but she'll show up, and they'll have a good time. They will, because he likes her."
8. Moriarty is not Alive! Moffat said early on that Moriarty is indeed dead and not coming back. The writer said "He shot himself in the face. What more do you want?" However, if you are suspicious like we are then you could say that this is a ploy to keep the surprise alive.
9. Tom Hiddleston may join the cast - The "Avengers" villain is said to be joining the cast of "Sherlock" for season four. Online speculations have said that he will join as the third Holmes brother. In a Q&A in Brazil, Mark Gatiss, who also plays Mycroft Holmes in the series, joked about the idea when asked if Hiddleston would be considered for the role.
10. Future seasons are already planned! Moffat told the Guardian that He and Mark already planned ahead for more seasons saying, "Rather excitingly, Mark and I, for no particular reason, we just got out of the rain and sat at the top of the [Sherlock] production bus … and we just started plotting out what we could do in the future." He also added that there was no plan for a movie as each episode is a feature length itself.
11. Will Mary Die? FashionNStyle reports that season four may see the end of Watson's wife, Mary Morstan. While anything is possible we don't think the creators or producers would get rid of a dynamic female character such as Mary, well not anytime soon anyway. What's more, Martin Freeman has revealed that the show will follow the same path.
“While we play fast and loose with the original stories, we generally follow the trajectory of what Conan Doyle did," said Freeman to the UK’s Telegraph. "So [Watson] gets married, and then Mary dies — so at some point presumably she’ll die.”
12. Is Sherlock Gay? Design & Trend reports that Sherlock Holmes may indeed be gay because of some things actor Benedict Cumberbatch said in a recent interview with The Nerdist Podcast. Cumberbatch spoke with Chris Hardwick about the differences between his character and Doctor Who. "He talks fast and is clever," said Cumberbatch in regards to the Doctor. "That is literally the only bracket they share. They've got different dress senses, different taste in the sex of their partners..."
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