Victorian era gives us a chance to do a creepy one, a scary one. Sherlock Holmes has the manners of a Victorian gentleman which he doesn't have in modern day, so he's less brattish. I'd say this Sherlock is a little more polished. Doyle stories that are scary chillers we haven't done much. Over the summer, Moffat had this say about exploring the scarier side of Arthur Conan Doyle's writing: The main difference I would say, the only temperature change moving it from Victorian and modern is ghost stories work better in the Victorian setting. on the same day, which is a first for the show. Here's the Sherlock: The Abominable Bride trailer: The episode is co-written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, and BBC One has released another nice tease of what awaits fans come New Year's Day. The show has always been set in present day, but they're having a little fun with this special by depicting the characters in the late 1800s.
This special marks the return of Sherlock following a two-year hiatus. Watch the Sherlock: The Abominable Bride trailer after the jump. The duo must track down Thomas Ricoletti's ex-wife, a killer ghost who still sports her wedding gown. The hour-and-a-half-long New Year's Day special, titled Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, sends the two pals back to 1895 London. Sherlock Holmes ( Benedict Cumberbatch) and Watson ( Martin Freeman) are going back in time.