Producers of the hit crime drama Sherlock have confirmed that the third series is to begin filming early next year.
According to the BBC's in-house magazine, Ariel, producer Beryl Vertue has confirmed that the secrets behind how Detective Holmes, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, faked his own death will be revealed in 2013.
The three-part second series of the BBC detective drama left fans itching for a third in January and left a broken-hearted Watson, played by Martin Freeman, grieving for his friend.
However Watson and fans alike are set to be put out of their misery next year although no transmission date has yet been revealed.
Cumberbatch is currently filming the sequel to 2009's Star Trek, while Freeman is shooting Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Hobbit.
