10 Ways Sherlock Went From Great To Terrible

10. Leave Them Wanting (And Waiting) More

Sherlock has always prided itself on releasing three feature film-length episodes a series but the catch being the gap between each series became gradually longer and longer as time went on.

The gap between the third and fourth series alone was three years, not including the intervening disappointing Christmas special, which eventually only came to harm the series as people's expectations were sky high after having to wait so long. With most TV series churning out a new series every year, American series priding themselves with 20 episodes per season, it is no wonder people began losing patience with a show whose next series was constantly in limbo.

Of all the problems the show suffered this was the most understandable as Cumberbatch and Freeman became the hottest actors in the world and were beckoned by the luring lights of Hollywood. While Cumberbatch was busy working with the likes of Steven Spielberg, J. J. Abrams and Danny Boyle, Freeman had been cast as Bilbo Baggins in the sprawling Hobbit trilogy. It was a miracle any episodes got made as these actors struggled to line up their diaries.

While it helped their career post-Sherlock it did not help the show become a regular fixture in people's life.