He told Entertainment Weekly: “The reality of this, of course, is that Sherlock Holmes is about Sherlock and Dr. Watson and it’s always going to come back to that – always always always.
Sherlock fans were left reeling last following a shock twist which saw the death of one of the BBC series’ main characters.
Co-showrunner and writer Steven Moffat has now addressed his decision to drop such a controversial twist in the season four premiere – a moment some fans aren’t convinced by.
Mary Watson (Amanda Abbington) – wife of Holmes’ sidekick Dr. John Watson – was the unlucky character after she dramatically took a fatal bullet for Benedict Cumberbatch’s titular protagonist.