Steven Moffat to produce Sherlock series for BBC One
Filming has begun on Sherlock, BBC One's contemporary remake of the Arthur Conan Doyle classic.
Who's in it?
The series stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Starter For Ten) as the new Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman (The Office) as his loyal friend, Doctor John Watson. Rupert Graves (Midnight Man) plays Inspector Lestrade.
> Read our interview with Benedict Cumberbatch.
> Read our interview with Martin Freeman.
Who's making it?
The drama is co-created by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Coupling) and Mark Gatiss (The League Of Gentlemen) and produced by Sue Vertue (Coupling).
~ Read our interview with writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss.
How many episodes are being made?
Three 90-minute films, written by Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Steve Thompson (Mutual Friends), are being directed by Paul McGuigan (Gangster No 1) and Euros Lyn (Doctor Who).
How is it being updated?
Sherlock is a thrilling, funny, fast-paced take on the crime drama genre set in present day London. The iconic details from Conan Doyle's original books remain - they live at the same address, have the same names and, somewhere out there, Moriarty is waiting for them.
Piers Wenger, Head of Drama, BBC Wales, says: "Our Sherlock is a dynamic superhero in a modern world, an arrogant, genius sleuth driven by a desire to prove himself cleverer than the perpetrator and the police, everyone in fact."
Steven Moffat says: "Everything that matters about Holmes and Watson is the same. Conan Doyle's stories were never about frock coats and gas light; they're about brilliant detection, dreadful villains and blood-curdling crimes - and frankly, to hell with the crinoline. Other detectives have cases, Sherlock Holmes has adventures, and that's what matters.
"Mark and I have been talking about this project for years, on long train rides to Cardiff for Doctor Who. Quite honestly, we'd still be talking about it if Sue Vertue of Hartswood Films (conveniently also my wife) hadn't sat us down for lunch and got us to work."
