A BBC boss has hinted at the return of a legendary series after five years off screen.
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A BBC boss has hinted at the return of a legendary series after five years off screen
Sherlock has been off screen for five years
For Sherlock fans, it’s been five long years since Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman solved a case.
But now show creator Steven Moffatt has given them a glimmer of hope that it could return.
However, he had one condition that would need to be met for it to happen – that Benedict and Martin reprise their roles as Holmes and Watson respectively.
Steven told Deadline he would “start writing tomorrow” if the two acclaimed actors agreed to come back.
He jokingly pleaded: “They’re on to bigger and better things but, Martin and Benedict, ‘please come back?’”
Sherlock ran for four seasons, with the last episode titled The Final Problem airing five years ago.
Since then, Benedict, 46, has gone on to star in numerous Marvel films as Dr. Steve Strange among other big budget projects.
Meanwhile Martin, 51, has also popped up in the MCU in the Black Panther movies as CIA agent Everett Ross as well as TV shows including The Responder and Breeders.
However, Steven previously said it might be “too sad” for the show to return without actress Una Stubbs, who played Mrs Hudson, following her death in 2021.
He told Radio Times: “Maybe if we reassembled that set and she didn’t magically appear, we might all be too sad to make a show.”
Meanwhile Benedict previously said he was open to returning as Sherlock, but admitted his and Martin’s busy schedules could make it tricky.
He told Collider: “I’m the worst person to ask on this because I never say never, obviously.
“But I don’t know. And I’m the worst person to ask because my slate’s pretty, pretty full at the moment, as is Martin’s and all the other key players involved.
“So, who knows? Maybe one day, if the script’s right. And I say ‘the script,’ maybe it could be a film rather than the series. Who knows? But anyway, not for now.”
Benedict Cumberbatch plays the titular character
Sherlock is available on BBC iPlayer.
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