7 Reasons Sherlock Series 4 Should Be The Last
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‘Sherlock’ and ‘Doctor Who’ seem to have dominated Steven Moffat’s professional life for the last six years. As executive producer, head writer and general showrunner of ‘Doctor Who’ he’s had the often-thankless task of Fanboy-Wrangler to juggle with his 'Sherlock' duties.
His role on ‘Doctor Who’ even created a problem in the only other writing credit to his name since 2010. Moffat signed on to pen two films based on the Belgian comic strip series ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ but had to drop out midway through development of the first script after getting the 'Who' gig.
The next year will see a big change for Moffat as he leaves his role on ‘Doctor Who’, passing the reigns to Chris Chibnall, after its tenth series. Once he leaves the BBC, he’s still on the payroll as a writer for Hartswood Films. You might be tempted to think that this means he’ll be put to work full-time on ‘Sherlock’ which is, after all, a Hartswood Films production. But that’s not likely to be the case.
Moffat's a creative guy who’s spent the last six years churning out scripts containing things like “Interior: Spaceship”, “Rory dies” and “Timey-Wimey”. He’s probably got a new project already in mind to add a bit of variety to his resumé and won’t want all his newfound free time devoted to a show that, as we've discussed, won’t be seen on TV for years. Especially since his work on 'Sherlock' will depend on his collaborators, Mark Gatiss and Stephen Thompson, who are also off doing other things.