Meanwhile, in addition to the Victorian special of “Sherlock” to air on Christmas, a coloring book about the TV series will be released on November 5, which is also expected to further whet fan appetite on the show. The coloring book is titled “The Mind Palace.”
The trailer of the Victorian special also showed a retro Lestrade, played by Rupert Graves, and also offered a tease of gothic horror.
While the protagonists are in a different time period, viewers should expect the same beats from Holmes and Watson. Mofatt already gave a hint of the Victorian special of “Sherlock” at the San Diego ComicCon 2015 held in July.
During the event, the press asked the showrunners how Sherlock could fit in the Victorian era which Moffat says is tantamount to asking how the detective could possibly survive the world with an iPhone.
In his response, Moffat said that the Victorian special of “Sherlock” will be very much the show everyone knows. He said that it will be Sherlock as he is but in a correct era. He also stated that it is one of the best ones that they have made so far and he really thinks the Victorian special is quite terrific.
The showrunner said that they never bother to explain why Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are in the modern world in the normal series so they are not about to do that in the Victorian special of the show.