
Moffat wrote the third, loosely based on His Last Bow. Thompson wrote the second episode, loosely based on The Sign of the Four. Gatiss wrote the first episode and it is loosely based on " The Adventure of the Empty House". Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Steve Thompson wrote an episode each.
#SHERLOCK SEASON 2 EPISODE 3 SERIES#
Īt the Edinburgh International Television Festival in August 2012, series co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss teased Sherlock fans with three words to describe the nature of the new episode trilogy: 'Rat', 'Wedding' and 'Bow'. Jeremy Lovering admitted that some fake scenes were filmed in order to try and keep the plot a secret. Due to Sherlock's popularity, there was massive interest in the filming of series three, with fans following the on-location filming. Gotcha!" įilming began on 18 March, 2013. Immediately after the episode finished, Steven Moffat posted on his Official Twitter Page: "Yes of course there is going to be a third series – it was commissioned at the same time as the second. The news of a third series of the show was kept under wraps due to the ending of " The Reichenbach Fall" being a surprise.
