Sherlock can’t return without Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman
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Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat said ‘people would be up in arms’ if they recast lead stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in a reboot. The hugely successful BBC modern-day adaptation ran from 2010 to 2017 with Benedict, 48, and Martin, 53, as our dynamic detecting duo – Sherlock Holmes and John Watson.
![[Steven Moffat]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_207266620-c9f9.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The hit series – which consisted of only four seasons and 13 episodes -scooped up multiple Bafta awards and nods, over 35 Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination for Benedict’s starring turn in the show – just to name a few accolades. Since coming to a close, however, the lead stars have been booked and busy (including individual stints in the Marvel Cinematic Universe) making the likelihood of a grand return more and more unlikely.
![[Benedict Cumberbatch, Louise Brealey and Martin Freeman as Sherlock, Molly Hooper and John Watson]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_213033117-1dba.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Now, Steven, 62, has told Metro that unless the Breeders star and The Imitation Game actor can clear their schedules (or even want to) he ‘really couldn’t’ imagine a Sherlock reboot happening. He continued: ‘I’m sorry. I think people would be up in arms if we tried to recast either of them or do [it] without either of them. I think people want those guys – that’s our show.
![[Hugh Bonneville as Douglas and Karen Gillan as Madeline in 'Douglas Is Cancelled']](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_215097492-dce6.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘I don’t mean that that’s the only version of Sherlock Holmes that can be. There are lots of other versions of Sherlock Holmes (and so there should be, I’ll watch all of them) but our version of Sherlock Holmes is Benedict and Martin. ‘So if they don’t want to do it or can’t do it, then there is no more Sherlock. That’s it.’.
![[Steven Moffat]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_173592543-0208.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
