# Here's the thread to speculate about plot directions in Sherlock series 4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-thread-to-speculate-about-plot-directions-in-sherlock-series-4/683035 "2014-03-06T18:51:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-thread-to-speculate-about-plot-directions-in-sherlock-series-4/683035/41 "2014-11-26T19:14:12Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Andrew Scott will be in it, yay! Yes, I missed him. It was hard to miss him too much. He made an appearance in two episodes of Season 3. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-thread-to-speculate-about-plot-directions-in-sherlock-series-4/683035/42 "2014-11-27T00:51:36Z")
> [@Parenchyma](#): > > Reviving this thread a bit, because I try to keep an eye on what the kids are up to on tumblr and found this analysis of how Moriarty could be not dead. [Well done.](http://atlinmerrick.tumblr.com/post/79991931160/hi-im-new-here-and-ive-been-engrossed-in-all-the) Still hope he’s dead, though. Whether or not that turns out to be true, that is an epically brilliant piece of fanwankery. > [@Mrs.Cake](#): > > Not that it may mean anything, but I did see an interview with Moffat in which he stated that Moriarty was absolutely dead - blew his brains out. Sure sounded like he was shutting the door on that. Nobody ever thought Sherlock was really dead, except John of course. Hmph. Means nothing. Every _Doctor Who_ fan knows: Moffat Lies. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-thread-to-speculate-about-plot-directions-in-sherlock-series-4/683035/43 "2014-11-27T15:59:29Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Dragging out my old thread to point out that there’s [news](http://collider.com/sherlock-christmas-special-image/) regarding the upcoming Christmas special. > > Upcoming in 2015, that is! > > Andrew Scott will be in it, yay! Yes, I missed him. Looks like a Doctor Who crossover 😉 ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-thread-to-speculate-about-plot-directions-in-sherlock-series-4/683035/44 "2015-01-05T17:53:03Z")
And another bump. [Filming begins](http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-01-05/sherlock-special-begins-filming). In Bristol. [Mycroft]Right. Back to work.[/Mycroft] ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-thread-to-speculate-about-plot-directions-in-sherlock-series-4/683035/45 "2015-02-04T18:06:52Z")
Here’s the first solid [indication](https://twitter.com/Markgatiss/status/562469067412762624), from Mark Gatiss’s twitter feed, of which Arthur Conan Doyle story will be referenced in the upcoming special. Mark likes to take photos of items on the filming set and post them to give the fans something to squee over. The Adventure of the Red-Headed League [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-the-thread-to-speculate-about-plot-directions-in-sherlock-series-4/683035.md?page=2)