Sherlock may still return for another series – seven years after the last episode of the BBC adaptation appeared on our televisions. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular detective and Martin Freeman as John Watson, the duo last featured together in the episode titled The Final Problem, which appeared to, as far as fans could tell, serve as the series finale and wrap up the adaptation once and for all. So, what’s changed?
In a recent interview with Deadline, producer Sue Vertue, and wife of Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat, shared a short update on the state of the BBC series, lauded by critics and fans alike since its conception in 2010.
“We love that show and there is a future for it. One day. Maybe. If everyone wants to do it,” Vertue told the publication on the blue carpet at the Amazon Prime Video Trailblazers event in London.
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“I’ve still got the set in storage somewhere, which is probably rotten, to be honest with you,” Vertue explained. “It’s just getting everybody aligned, it’s getting the actors to want to do it.”
Speaking to Deadline in April, Mark Gatiss, who shares a co-creator credit with Moffat, and stars as Mycroft Holmes, expressed interest in creating a feature-length film of the show. The only drawback, Gatiss said, would be “trying to get everyone together.”
Sherlock stars the late Una Stubbs, who passed away in 2021, Andrew Scott, Amanda Abbington, Lara Pulver, Rupert Graves, Louise Brealey, Jonathan Aris, and featured guest stars Lindsay Duncan, Lars Mikkelsen, Gemma Chan, and Siân Brooke.