“The stage is set, the curtain rises: We are ready to begin”.
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Moffat also suggested that “Sherlock” fans could expect that the new season of the BBC hit series will be creepier that its previous.
Joined by a moustachioed Martin Freeman as John Watson, the clip shows the two hurtling through the back streets of London, stumbling across gruesome murders and coming face-to-face with threatening new foes.
It’s still unclear just what mystery Holmes and Watson are aiming to solve, and more to the point, just why they end up in the original era of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved super-sleuth.
Executive producer Steven Moffat previously teased, “Ghost stories work better in a Victorian setting”.
Combining the frantic pace of Stephen Moffat’s modern Sherlock update and the BBC’s trademark period drama skills, the story seems to revolve around Holmes’ past and a skeleton in his deep, dark closet. How did Victorian era people like…deal, you know? “Mark [Gatiss] and I think we should do the 1940’s propaganda German version”. Season 3, which aired early past year, got the biggest viewership ratings in the United Kingdom, with 11.82 million viewers. “I’ve got to finish my Doctor Who Christmas special, and then I’ll be straight onto Sherlock after that”.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman go Victorian in the chill-inducing first trailer for Sherlock’s Christmas special. What more could you want? Sherlock Holmes has also appeared in many movies, video games and films. Yes, yes, yes, yes. After giving fans a teaser trailer at Comic-Con this summer, PBS has released a full trailer for the upcoming special episode of Sherlock.
There won’t be an exploration for the shift through time, although series’ creators considered a dream sequence or Victorian-themed house party as an explanation for the time transport.
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“Christmas specials” are a fairly foreign concept to American T.V. audiences.
