Just weeks before Sherlock returns to TV screens, Martin Freeman and Amanda Abbington made their split public, making front page news across the UK.
Freeman and Abbington play partners John Watson and Mary Morstan in the Benedict Cumberbatch-led series, the pair’s fictional characters having a child during the upcoming series.
Freeman also agreed that series is the “darkest yet,” saying: “There have always been grisly deaths and emotional turmoil in Sherlock.
In an interview with The Guardian, Freeman revealed the pair split before filming the fourth series, which he called “kind of odd” despite remaining friends.