Benedict Cumberbatch Has Been Asked If Sherlock Will Return 47 Times in Interviews. His Answer Has Changed Once.
2026/06/30
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Benedict Cumberbatch Has Been Asked If Sherlock Will Return 47 Times in Interviews. His Answer Has Changed Once.
Since the conclusion of Series Four in January 2017, Benedict Cumberbatch has been asked, in interviews for various projects across subsequent years, whether Sherlock will return.
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His answer, for years, was a variation on the same formula: he loved the character, he was proud of the work, nothing was currently planned, he would never say never.
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