Sherlock stars - exclusive picture gallery Martin Freeman and Louise Brealey, and the show's co-creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, got together at this year's Radio Times covers party (RADIO TIMES)

Radio Times staff
1:37 PM, 01 February 2013

It's not often you get a Hollywood actor like Martin Freeman, his Sherlock co-star Louise Brealey and Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat – the showrunners of two of the biggest properties in British TV – in the same room together at the same time. But Radio Times managed it, at our annual covers party earlier this week.

It provided a great photo opportunity, as you can see in the exclusive gallery below, and also a chance to chat to some of the stars.

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Steven Moffat hopes he "can hang on to" Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman News Den Of Geek Jan 30, 2013

Has Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman's new-found stardom put Sherlock's future on shaky ground?

Not six weeks ago did Benedict Cumberbatch drop many a Sherlock fan's anxiety levels by declaring that availability aside, there was no reason that his and Martin Freeman's roles in Sherlock "can't continue until we get too old". Asked if the pair could become too well-known to return to the BBC detective series, Cumberbatch replied that he didn't think it was a possibility due to his love for the show.

Never one to relieve his people of anxiety though, co-creator Steven Moffat has introduced an element of doubt into proceedings with his latest words on the future of Sherlock. Speaking to the Radio Times, Moffat said of his leads' new stardom, “It’s a problem by accident and design. We do have two of the biggest film stars in the world playing the leads in our show. But they seem to like doing it and we hope we can hang on to them for a bit.”


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Sherlock's Martin Freeman: I'll punch Benedict Cumberbatch again if I have to! (RADIO TIMES)

The star says he hopes John Watson's reaction to his friend's return from the dead is "something very violent"

Paul Jones

9:23 AM, 31 January 2013

Martin Freeman has already told us he's still pretty much in the dark when it comes to Sherlock series three, but he knows as well as anyone that the detective's return from the dead is unlikely to provoke quite the same reaction from his character John as it did from the literary Dr Watson in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original story.

"I think [Sherlock co-creator] Mark [Gatiss] felt probably that fainting is not very 2013," said Freeman, speaking to Radio Times at our annual covers party. "I don't know what [John's reaction] is gonna be, but hopefully something very violent."

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‘The Hobbit’ Passes Two ‘LOTR’ Pics At Worldwide Box Office By THE DEADLINE TEAM

Warner Bros and Peter Jackson have taken heat (including from Deadline) for turning JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit into three movies, but if the first film’s box office performance is any indication they might not much care. This weekend The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey eclipsed both Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring and Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers in worldwide box office.

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Martin Freeman praises fantastic scripts on BBC's Sherlock By David Bentley on January 25, 2013 6:04 PM (COVENTRY TELEGRAPH)

Martin Freeman says Sherlock is one of the best shows he has worked on.

The Hobbit actor stars in the BBC drama as Dr John Watson, alongside Benedict Cumberbatch as detective Sherlock Holmes.

"Sherlock is one of the best written things I'll ever do. If I live to 100, I won't do many things that are better written than Sherlock," he said.

"Same with The Office, which was a perfect half-hour of comedy for my taste. As a fan, I'd like it."

Martin admits he looks for both physical and intellectual challenges in roles.

"Dr John's quite physical because he's a soldier, so he's a man of action, he's handy with a gun and has been shot on the battlefield.

"When something is well written and you get to run around and fire guns and chase people but also have fantastic dialogue, that's when it's most pleasurable."

Sherlock will be back on BBC1 for a third three-part series in 2013.

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How Sherlock Faked His Death in The Reichanbach Fall

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SNL - MORE HOBBIT MOVIES!!!!! (SCREEN CRUSH)

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Welcome back, SNL! Everyone’s simultaneously beloved and hated live sketch comedy show returned last night after its holiday break and, naturally, they had to play catch-up, making fun of everything that they missed in the past couple of weeks. First on their list? ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.’ Or rather, its eighteen sequels.

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Benedict Cumberbatch - ARE YOU LOOKING CLOSELY?//SHERLOCK

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Martin Freeman, Ricky Gervais outtakes from THE OFFICE

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Sherlock series 3: what do we know so far – and what can we deduce? A year after The Reichenbach Fall, Paul Jones assesses what the clues might tell us about the what, when and who of the upcoming new episodes...(RADIO TIMES)

Filming and air date

Sherlock made superstars of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, the result being that their other movie and TV commitments – most notably Cumberbatch's part as the villain in Star Trek sequel Into Darkness and Freeman's starring role in The Hobbit trilogy – have pushed back filming on series three.

Originally planned to begin this month, shooting has since been postponed until March. The good news? Co-creator Steven Moffat and his producer wife Sue Vertue say that will not impact the intended transmission date of autumn 2013.


The episodes

In August, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss revealed three key words, one relating to each episode of the new series. They've also dropped other clues, and even a few facts. Here's what we know so far, plus a great deal of educated speculation...

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Episode 1 – The Empty House/”Rat”

This is the episode we know the most about. Written by Mark Gatiss, it will answer the question every Sherlock fan is asking – “How did he survive the fall?” The solution was filmed at the same time as the setup and the detective’s death-defying plunge, and Martin Freeman tells us "All the clues were on screen. It's not going to be a cheat – everything that we saw on that final episode offers hints as to how he did it."

But how will Sherlock reveal himself to his friend, and how will John react? We already know from Gatiss (and common sense) that the episode will be based in part on The Adventure of the Empty House, the story in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle resurrected Holmes. In the original, the detective bumps into Dr Watson while disguised as a stooped, elderly book seller and only reveals himself once he’s finagled his way safely inside 221B Baker Street. We’ve already seen Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock do a bit of character acting (in The Blind Banker and A Scandal in Belgravia) so a disguise-and-reveal is a possibility. We also know Sherlock enjoys a bit of drama, which he can then puncture by acting aloof. And it’s such an iconic moment it would be a shame if Gatiss didn’t recreate it in some way.

What might be John’s reaction if he does?

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Martin Freeman - Who Do You Think You Are

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPHPcJQI36c


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BBC's Sherlock voted top TV show of 2012 Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective wins Radio Times poll (GUARDIAN)

Caroline Davies and agency
The Guardian, Thursday 27 December 2012

The sleuth drama Sherlock, a modern-day version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's crime-solving stories, has been voted the top TV show of 2012 in a Radio Times poll of writers and critics.

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, the BBC1 series beat the US Emmy and Golden Globe winning thriller Homeland, shown on Channel 4, into second place.

The Olympics comedy Twenty Twelve, the BBC2 mockumentary following a fictitious team behind the Games and starring Hugh Bonneville and Jessica Hynes, was voted third.

Armando Iannucci's political satire The Thick of It, another BBC2 series, was placed fourth in the TV Top 10.

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‘Sherlock’ Stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman Talk ‘Hobbit The Desolation Of Smaug’ (THE GLOBAL DISPATCH)

The “Sherlock” co-stars are together again in next year’s second chapter of the “Hobbit” trilogy and both stars offered a few words in the new Empire Magazine.

Martin Freeman, who stars in the franchise as Bilbo Baggins, was seen in one promotional photo nearly swimming in the dragon’s gold.

“I’m Scrooge McBaggins. It’s about a million pieces. It’s the biggest pile of gold I’ve ever seen! Well, obviously – I’m not used to hanging out in big piles of gold! They’re all fake, obviously, but it was a big eff-off pile of gold made it very hard to walk on.”

Benedict Cumberbatch, who stars with Freeman on the BBC hit series “Sherlock,” voices Smaug the Terrible, but doesn’t get to reunite with his co-star face-to-face for “Hobbit.”

READ MORE: http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/sherlock-stars-benedict-cumberbatch-martin-freeman-talk-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-49782/

Sherlock plays "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" for Mrs. Hudson

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Martin Freeman talks to Digital Spy about John Watson's reaction to seeing Sherlock Holmes alive again.

http://www.digitalspy.com/video/v2035167955001/martin-freeman-on-sherlock-series-3.html?_tmc=kTxQ6efiELEExN2w0blsQxgj--SmHnnOKiVBEAn6Zyk


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Martin Freeman's hilarious Gollum Impression

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Benedict Cumberbatch on the future of Sherlock (DEN OF THE GEEK)

 Louisa Mellor Dec 18, 2012

Are Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman getting too famous to return to Sherlock?

Short answer? No. Not on your nelly. Speaking to Yahoo recently, Cumberbatch assured Sherlock fans that there's no reason the show "can't continue until we get too old".

Asked if he could ever get too big for Sherlock, Cumberbatch replied "I don't think that's a possibility because I love it too much. Making [Sherlock] is all about availability. Martin Freeman has the same kind of pressures on him now. It's a thing of quality not quantity that show - thank God. We started young with it. We started when they meet and we still are young for those roles. There's no reason why it can't continue until we get too old."

Phew.

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Richard Armitage, Martin Freeman - MAX 60 seconds

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Dawn French and Martin Freeman on The Graham Norton Show

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FINAL ‘THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY’ VIDEO BLOG IS ONLINE by Jacob Hall Yesterday

After years of anticipation, ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‘ is finally in theaters and outside of money and transportation, there’s nothing stopping you from going to see it right now. However, if money or transportation are a problem for you right now, you can always watch the concluding chapter of Peter Jackson‘s wonderful video blog about the making of the film. The focus this time? Finishing the film and getting it to the premiere!

View the final blog here