Via the aide of a hearse, (all good announcements should be made via a hearse I think) the BBC have today announced the airdate of Sherlock Series Three, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Mark Gattis, Una Stubbs and Rupert Graves. The first episode The Empty Hearse will air on BBC One on the 1st of January 2014. Here is the synopsis for the episode:

Two years after the devastating effects of [Series 2’s finale] The Reichenbach Fall, Dr John Watson has got on with his life. New horizons, romance and a comforting domestic future beckon. But, with London under threat of a huge terrorist attack, Sherlock Holmes is about to rise from the grave with all the theatricality that comes so naturally to him. It’s what his best friend wanted more than anything, but for John Watson it might well be a case of ‘be careful what you wish for’! If Sherlock thinks everything will be just as he left it though, he’s in for a very big surprise…

With thanks to BBC Pictures

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