'Sherlock' Season 4 Spoilers: Mrs. Hudson, Molly, Moriarty Characters More of Romance and Friendship In The BBC Series?

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By Vanessa Francisco | February 24, 2014 7:32 PM EST



BBC's popular show "Sherlock" Season 3 has just finished and many have already started speculating about the upcoming season 4. For viewers who can no longer wait until the next season premiere to know what really is in store for the show, here are some teasers about Sherlock's adventures, potential romantic life and friendships.

It was recently announced that "Sherlock" is having its own 25 million GBP theme park in Portsmouth to focus on the detective's quests in Baker Street, London. "We are talking about world class, Sherlock Holmes experience," Steve Pitt of Portsmouth Cultural Partnership said. "It would be interactive and of high quality. There are many tie-ins around the Sherlock Holmes legacy being born in Portsmouth."

In an interview, it was also suggested that Moriarty (Andrew Scott) could be a major character in season 4. The third season concluded with a surprising twist of Moriarty's return. The season finale also featured Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) shooting Magnussen (Lars Mikkelsen).

According to executive producer Steven Moffat, the viewers will also see more of Molly in the next season. "I think she will become an important part of the show. One difficulty in adapting Sherlock Holmes is that there are no women in the original stories. You really do not have the female perspective on them and they are a little flat when they show up. Yet, every time a woman appears in Sherlock, it works hugely well," Moffat explained.

Moffat continued to discuss why women are important for Sherlock the show and the character himself. "A female perspective in the friendship and on the man is incredible illuminating and telling. We have majorly expanded the part of Mrs. Hudson, played by Una Stubbs, because she did not speak in the original story. We brought Molly in," he said.

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Sherlock season three, episode three: His Last Vow delivered a jaw-dropping final five minutes SPOILERS GALORE

METRO
Tim Liew
January 12, 2014



Sherlock resorts to extreme measures to defeat blackmailer Charles Augustus Magnussen in the series finale, His Last Vow.

[Warning - major spoilers] Steven Moffat provides a fitting ending to series three, as a twisting, intrigue-filled plot sees the defeat of one nemesis followed by the return of another.

‘I’m not a hero, I’m a high-functioning sociopath’

The first two episodes of this third series have proven divisive among the show’s fans, as more humour and the introduction of Mary marked a shift from plot-driven stories to more relationship-based ones.

Now we know why Moffat and Mark Gatiss pursued this route. The lightness of the opening episodes was needed to offset the darkness of the finale. Yes, there are humorous moments, but none of the whimsy particularly evident in The Sign of Three.

Ultimately Sherlock’s final, shocking act is a product of his vow at the Watsons’ wedding to always be there for them. It’s an indication of the extent of his friendship that he does not hesitate to sacrifice himself for them – an emotional reaction which neither Mycroft nor the pre-fall Sherlock could have countenanced.

The power of information

In many ways, the creepy and charmless Magnussen is an even more chilling nemesis than Moriarty, both being mirror images of what Sherlock might have become.

From his position as a media mogul, he acquires compromising evidence on people, which gives him the power and wealth to gain even more information and therefore influence. That’s a notion which strikes a chord with modern-day concerns about surveillance and personal data.

By contrast, John finds his power by burning the USB drive containing details of Mary’s past. In doing so, he unburdens them both.

For Magnussen, knowledge is power. For John, the absence of knowledge is freedom.


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Sherlock's girlfriend on kissing Benedict Cumberbatch: “It was lovely and very soft”

RADIO TIMES
Ralph Jones
10:00 PM, 12 January 2014



What's it like to kiss Sherlock Holmes? One woman can tell you.

Yasmine Akram, the actor lucky enough to have been cast as Sherlock's girlfriend Janine, says kissing Benedict Cumberbatch in the final episode of Sherlock was an absolute delight. “It was lovely and very soft,” she told RadioTimes.com, adding that it would be top of her list of things to do with her afternoon.

His Last Vowdraws to a close the third series of BBC1's colossal hit Sherlock, written by Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, and Stephen Thompson. It sees Sherlock face the man he despises more than any other: the merciless newspaper baron (and “Napoleon of blackmail”) Charles Augustus Magnussen, played by The Killing's imperious Lars Mikkelsen. It also ends with what looks very much like the imminent resurrection of Moriarty, believed to have died at the end of series two (Moffat may be going back on his words: “He shoots himself in the brains. You don't come back from that”).

The first shock viewers will experience, however, is the early addition of a girlfriend for Sherlock, with whom he shares a bath and other cosy domestic moments. Girlfriends, says Sherlock in the first series, are “not really my area”. It is distinctly unsettling to see the detective being cute and cuddly with another human being.

Akram says the steamy scenes with Cumberbatch were “bound to put a few noses out of joint” and that she would probably be the envy of a great number of fans: “Those first 20 minutes, half an hour, people are going to be like 'Whaaaat!?'”

She says that although the kissing scene came at the end of a shoot that lasted about five hours, there would have been nobody better to kiss than Cumberbatch: “It was absolutely lovely”. She also explains that her performance would not have been as good without Cumberbatch as a co-star: “He doesn't intimidate you; he was just very kind and generous.”

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Benedict Cumberbatch warns 'we'll see Sherlock in real peril as new villain brings him to his knees' in series 3

MIRROR
Dec 19, 2013 14:08 By Claire Hodgson



Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed that Sherlock series 3 will see the hero "in real peril" as "a master villain brings him to his knees."

The actor explains: "We know from the end of series two he staged his death, he was out of the game but calculating every move and therefore in charge.

"[But] What’s exciting about this series is we see Sherlock in real peril.

"In the third [episode] they are challenged by a situation and a master villain who brings him to his knees."

He adds: "He really does lose his authority on the situation and it’s really exciting to see a hero in that much jeopardy."

So, who is this new villain? Played by Borgen and The Killing star Lars Mikkelsen, Charles Augustus Magnussen "is a businessman," says Cumberbatch.

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Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in Cardiff for second day of Sherlock filming

WALES ON LINE

By Liz Day

August 1, 2013

Speculation over the latest series of Sherlock has intensified after Martin Freeman was spotted with a stunt double as smoke emerged from a set in Cardiff Bay.

Nothing escaped the beady eyes of the fans, who followed the crew to Bute Street for a second day of filming, and lined the streets hoping for a glimpse of the action. Yesterday Benedict Cumberbatch was seen filming in Cardiff city centre, along with The Killer star Lars Mikkelsen who will play his nemesis in the latest series of Sherlock.

Today Freeman, who plays Sherlock’s sidekick Dr John Watson, was spied on set at the Grade II listed building 142 Knightbridge, wearing a pale checkered shirt under a black bomber jacket, with blue jeans.

Fans watched as the actor knocked a door and rumours spread like wildfire as he stood next to a stunt double, with smoke wafting from the set.

But the image of the cool, detached character, supposed to be a former army doctor exhausted by his service in Afghanistan, was shattered when Freeman took a break to eat a banana.

Twitter went into overdrive as users shared pictures of the set, using the hash tag “setlock”.

Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays the eponymous hero, was also spotted walking into the building around midday, with his costume hidden by a dark hoodie.

His fans went wild, with Twitter user Nicole Chan commenting: “I just love his curls”.

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Benedict Cumberbatch returns to Sherlock set to film scenes with Lars Mikkelsen's new villain

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By HANNA FLINT

PUBLISHED: 06:34 EST, 1 August 2013 | UPDATED: 09:41 EST, 1 August 2013

He's been enjoying the bachelor life of late, but Benedict Cumberbatch was back filming scenes for Sherlock on Wednesday, where he faced off against a new foe.

Lars Mikkelsen - star of Danish crime drama The Killing - is the latest villain to be pit against the genius detective, as Charles Augustus Magnussen.

Known in the literary tale as the 'King of Blackmailers', Lars, 49 - brother of Danish film and TV star Mads Mikkelsen - brought him to life as the two actors came face-to-face in an Italian restaurant in Cardiff.

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