Benedict Cumberbatch: Sherlock new episode title revealed as ... (METRO)

Mark Gatiss took to Twitter to announce the name (Picture: Twitter)
The title of the new episode of Sherlock has been announced as The Empty Hearse.

Sherlock co-creator and star Mark Gatiss unveiled the name of the new episode on Twitter, along with a photo of the clapperboard from the set of filming.

The clapperboard also bears the name of Jeremy Lovering, the director of the episode.

The premise of the first episode is set to be based on the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story The Adventure Of The Empty House, in which villain Sebastian Moran is introduced.

Fans have speculated that the episode will play on Sherlock’s ‘fake death’ (Picture: BBC)

Gatiss has previously said of the episode: ‘There’s certain things about ‘The Adventure of the Empty House’ which feel set in stone because that’s how Sherlock comes back, but at the same time we feel free to invent and to introduce new stuff to it.’

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Benedict Cumberbatch: Sherlock series 3 could air at Christmas says Benedict Cumberbatch (RADIO TIMES)

Could fans be treated to a modern-day take on seasonal adventure The Blue Carbuncle? asks Paul Jones

Paul Jones
12:54 PM, 13 March 2013

Sherlock fans already think all their Christmases have come at once, following the news yesterday that Benedict Cumberbatch and his co-star Martin Freeman have signed up for a fourth series of the detective drama. But another revelation from Cumberbatch could make the festive season even more exciting...

Cumberbatch says series three, which starts filming next week, could hit screens at Christmas.

"I think they're talking about the winter [to show it]. Around Christmas but I'm not quite sure when," Cumberbatch told RadioTimes.com.

If he's right, the timing could raise some interesting questions about the content of those upcoming episodes...

For many Sherlock Holmes fans, the combination of Christmas and the great detective immediately brings to mind classic Arthur Conan Doyle short story The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.

With its snowy London setting, the tale of a stolen gemstone and a Christmas goose is about as festive as it gets, but also includes some of the most satisfying examples of Holmes's deductive reasoning, and some intriguing insights into his personality.

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