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Sherlock Returns 01/01/14 Says Hearse

November 29th, 2013 by Marc Comments

Sherlock LIves, indeed… 

The BBC have revealed that Sherlock Holmes will return from the dead on January 1st 2014, with the appropriately titled episode The Empty Hearse.  We at FTN pretty much guessed this would be the air date from the beginning, following the series 2 debut on New Years Day 2012.

The news was confirmed in appropriate style by a funeral hearse driven through the streets of London this morning bearing the date of Sherlocks return written in flowers alongside the hashtag #SherlockLives.

Co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have kept a tight lid on exactly how he manages to outwit his arch nemesis Moriarty and recover from what appeared to be a fatal fall at the end of last series cliffhanger. But while his faithful sidekick John Watson was mourning his demise, viewers were afforded a glimpse of the detective watching over his own grave.

While many plot details are being kept tightly under wraps, we do know a new villain will be taking centre stage when the show returns with The Killing actor Lars Mikkelson confirmed to play a “terrifying” new enemy, Charles Augustus Magnussen.  Trailer footage has also revealed Martin Freeman sporting a bushy moustache and My Mad Fat Diary actress Sharon Rooney heading up a group of Sherlock superfans who are sent a message revealing their hero has survived.

The return of the drama had previously been rumoured to take place on 29 December, a primetime Sunday night slot. It is not yet clear whether the second two instalments will continue running on Wednesday evenings or switch to a more desirable Sunday schedule after the New Year’s Day broadcast.

Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….