An Awful Lot Of Storytelling

The Trouble With A Series As It Gets Older Is It Can Feel Like A Tradition, And Tradition Is The Enemy Of Suspense, And It's The Enemy Of Comedy. It's The Enemy Of Everything, Really. So You Have To Shake It Up.

I Think Of Myself As A Writer With A Sense Of Humour Rather Than A Comedy Writer. Happy To Tell A Story With Lots Of Jokes In It - I Wouldn't Know How To Do Jokes Without The Story.

Though The Man Above Might Say Hello, Expect No Love From The Beast Below

Sherlock Holmes Can Be Wise And Funny. He Wasn't, At The Beginning. But Later On, He's Got A Bantering Relationship With Loads Of People. He's Got A Wisdom That He Didn't Have In The Early Stage. But He Stays On The Mountain Top, And He Will Die Up There. He's Not Going To Change That.

It's A Tv Show. Only The Emotional Damage Is Real.