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The Ending of Sherlock Was Never Meant to Be the Ending. What the Creators Originally Planned Would Have Changed Everything.
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The Ending of Sherlock Was Never Meant to Be the Ending. What the Creators Originally Planned Would Have Changed Everything.

When Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat developed Sherlock, they had a long-term plan that extended well beyond the four series that eventually aired.


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The ending of Series Four — Eurus, the secret sister, the childhood trauma, the final resolution — was not originally intended to be the conclusion of the show.

In early interviews from 2010 and 2011, both writers spoke openly about having material planned for many years of television.

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