'The end of an era' Benedict Cumberbatch hints Sherlock series four will be the last
BAD news for fans of hit BBC show Sherlock as Benedict Cumberbatch suggests the next series might be the last.
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The fourth run of the drama, starring Cumberbatch as the eponymous detective and Martin Freeman as Dr Watson, is expected to arrive on TV screens early next year.
In an interview with GQ magazine, the 40-year-old star said it would be difficult to make another series after the fourth one airs.
"It might be the end of an era. It feels like the end of an era, to be honest," he said.
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It might be the end of an era
"It goes to a place where it will be pretty hard to follow on immediately."
However Cumberbatch also said he was reluctant to leave behind the character which made him a household name.
Following the first series of Sherlock, which aired in 2010, the actor has enjoyed an illustrious career both in television and film as well as gaining a legion of loyal fans.
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The Imitation Game star said: "We never say never on the show. I'd love to revisit it, I'd love to keep revisiting it, I stand by that.
"But in the immediate future we all have things that we want to crack on with and we've made something very complete as it is, so I think we'll just wait and see.
"The idea of never playing him again is really galling."
The BBC has promised the fourth series of the show, consisting of three episodes will be "the most shocking and surprising... yet".
The November issue of British GQ is on sale from Thursday.