BBC Confirm Steven Moffat/Mark Gatiss Sherlock Holmes Drama

[Rich Johnston]

The BBC confirmed today it has commissioned the first series of the new Sherlock Holmes series, written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, as three ninety minute episodes.

Moffat is the new Doctor Who showrunner and Tintin screenplay writer, Gatiss is best known as a member of comedy troupe, The League Of Gentlemen.

Moffat, with a history of writing quirky authored series such as Press Gang, Joking Apart and Coupling, took a very dark reimagining of the Doctor Jekyll And Mr Hyde story wth his BBC series Jekyll and has written what have been seen as the darkest Doctor Who episodes of the new series, The Empty Child, Blink, The Girl In The Fireplace and Silence In The Library.

Gattiss, was one of the four creators of League Of Gentlemen, as well as writing and appearing in dark works such as Funland, Psychoville, writing for and appearing in Doctor Who and creating and starring in the sci-fi radio sitcom Nebulous.

Fortysomething and The Last Enemy star, Benedict Cumberbatch will star as Holmes with The Office's Martin Freeman as Doctor Watson, set in 2009 London, remaking Holmes as a "dynamic superhero" figure. Rupert Graves plays Inspector Lestrade and Coky Giedroyc will direct the series.

Cumberbatch appeared with Gatiss in A Starter For Ten.

Any relationship to Sherlock Holmes In Miami is purely coincidental.

[Bill Reed]

Moffat, Gatiss, and Freeman? SOLD!

[Glen Newman]

remaking Holmes as a "dynamic superhero" figure.

Nothing at all like Guy Ritchie's upcoming movie then?

Still, Moffat & Gattiss? This can't hit the airwaves soon enough.

[Peter J Poole]

Well, I'm certainly up for it... Though part of me would possibly have preferred a second season of Jekyll.

Cheers

[welshjohnny]

Yeah, considering we filmed it back in the beginning of the year, it sure takes the BBC a long time to get around to announcing these things....
The great Phil Davis is in it too, as is that guy who plays the restaurateur in Ashes to Ashes.. Nice guy, but I forgot his name...

Gonna be good though.. and I can't wait to see it!

Mr Moffat's one hell of a nice chap to talk with, too.

[welshjohnny]

Yeah, apart from period, tone, attitude, etc. it's gonna be just like Mr Madonna's opus.
Seriously, it's nothing like it.
Mind, the local paper ran a story at the time of filming on the wrong production....!

[Rich Johnston]

Welsh,

Course the amount of stuff in the BBC's bottom drawer, filmed but never shown, is very sad...

Got any set shots?

[Charles Skaggs]

Moffat, with a history of writing quirky authored series such as Press Gang, Joking Apart and Coupling, took a very dark reimagining of the Doctor Jekyll And Mr Hyde story wth his BBC series Jekyll and has written what have been seen as the darkest Doctor Who episodes of the new series, The Empty Child, Blink, The Girl In The Fireplace and Silence In The Library.

I really wouldn't consider "The Girl in the Fireplace" as dark. A sad and tragic romance story, perhaps, but not dark. It's still my favorite episode of the new series, though.

[Chris Weston]

"set in 2009 London"?

I'm out.

[FilmBuffRich]

Side note- WHO fans should give Gattiss's NEBULOUS a listen as it pokes fun at a lot of time-worn WHO cliches.