Co-creator/writer, Mark Gatiss, likened IT to ‘organizing a massive UN conference’. The “IT” Gatiss was referring to was nailing down filming dates for the next installment of Sherlock. Maybe herding cats is a better analogy that we can all relate to.
 

Speaking in this exclusive video to RadioTimes.com on the red carpet at Sunday’s BAFTA TV Awards, Gatiss, who plays Sherlock’s older brother Mycroft, did reveal that they had made ‘significant progress’ in locking in dates for the fourth series. As everyone is keenly aware, the insane schedules of co-stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman coupled with the equally as busy schedules of both Gatiss and Steven Moffat has long been a logistical problem. Let’s not even get in to the increasingly busy calendars of Amanda Abbington, Una Stubbs, Louise Brealey, Rupert Graves and, of course, Andrew Scott (Miss Me?).

While this is, technically, not new information, it does seem like the ball is rolling in the right direction. Don’t put a red X on a date in 2015 just yet but it sure is tempting.