Hhayi kudala, sikhumbuza, sibeka izinkanyezi eSherlock endimeni ka-Andrew Scott edumise ukuthi izinkathi ezi-5 zingalindelwanga ngaphezu kweminyaka emi-2, kulandela uMark Gathissa, eqinisweni, Ukuvela kochungechunge olusha oluthi "Sherlock" lungabanjwa isikhathi esithe xaxa.
Lokhu kungumuntu onqamulaka lapho kuthiwa ku-comic Con Con 2017 Stephen Moffat:
"Okwamanje, ngokweqiniso, asazi ukuthi sizodubula yini enye inkathi. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngolunye usuku siyobuthana futhi, kodwa angikaze ngibe nesikhathi sokucabanga ngeSherlock, futhi, uMark futhi umatasatasa kakhulu eduze kwamanye amaphrojekthi, kubandakanya nodokotela ". Ngakho-ke sasingenaso isikhathi sokuhlala futhi sicabange ngalokho esifuna ukukwenza ngesizini yesi-5. "
"Sonke siyamthanda" uSherlock. " Akekho ophikisana ukuthatha enye inkathi. Akekho osuswe eSherlock kuphela ngoba ubophekile. Wonke umuntu angenza kahle futhi ngaphandle kweSherlock, ukuze ukuphela kwesizathu esiqhubeka siqhubeka nokuyidubula ukuthi sithanda kakhulu ukukwenza. "
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