Previously, Sherlock’s co-creator Mark Gatiss (who was originally envisioned to play Moriarty before they realized he looked “a little bit” like Benedict and cast him as big brother Mycroft) referred to the special, which is set in Victorian England as opposed to the modern setting in which the rest of the series takes place, as a Christmas special, but that is not the case.
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“I don’t think it will be us that switch it off. I imagine it’ll be down to Benedict (Cumberbatch) and Martin (Freeman)”, he said. “Obviously we can’t do the show without them, and they’ve always said they’re happy to carry on so long as it’s good”.
No U.S. air date for the particular has been introduced but.
Although fans will have to wait a while longer for Season 4, the Sherlock gods have smiled down upon us and will present a Victorian-era special hopefully later this year. “We are in very close touch with the BBC, and we are working very hard to not frustrate the fans…” It was the prequel, and because I think we found an old prop that was on the original Titus, so we were having a geek day.
“I’d like to see them age, not because I’m a sadist”.
What Moffat could say was that his leads enjoyed doing a period Sherlock, but one actor seemed to like it more. “I quite like it, ‘” said Moffat. The Sherlock special will not be a part of the regular three-episode season, which will not begin filming until 2016, according to The Washington Post article. “We never bothered explaining what they were doing in modern London, so why bother explaining what they’re doing in Victorian London, when that’s where they’re supposed to be?” said Moffat. “He operates like a Victorian gentleman instead of a posh, rude man. He’s a lot less brattish”.
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As for the Victorian setting, Mr. Moffat said the writers were inspired after finding old Victorian props. Season Four of Sherlock will return to modern times. Dr. Watson however will be of a more upright person, Moffat said, “They’re the same people, seen through the prism of a different time and fitting in to a different society”. “Just because it would be interesting to see them become the more traditional age of those characters, which is in their fifties”.
