Sherlock Series One: 10 Fascinating Behind-The-Scenes Facts

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Want to know how Benedict Cumberbatch prepares for playing Sherlock? Or which character originally wasn’t meant to have a major part? Or perhaps you would like to find out how Moffat and Gatiss came up with the idea to make the show in the first place? If so, this is the article for you!

Read on as we start a new series of posts which look at some fascinating facts from behind the scenes of Sherlock. First up, we roll the clock back to Series One…

1. A train of thought

Co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss came up with the idea to modernise Sherlock Holmes while chatting about their love for the character on a train ride to the Doctor Who offices in Cardiff, Wales. Later that day, Moffat told his wife, TV producer Sue Vertue, about it and she convinced him and Gatiss to pitch the idea to the…

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