Mark Gatiss Up For Another Conan Doyle Show (It's a Christmas Horror)
No, it's not Sherlock Holmes, it's something much scarier.
Summary:
- Mark Gatiss, one of the creators of Sherlock, has directed another Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story, this time a horror one.
- The 30-minute episode of the annual Christmas anthology tells the story of Oxford students confronted with the mystery of the mummy.
The BBC show Sherlock is a legend of British and worldwide television. The modern adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's detective stories made Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman global stars and sparked a new wave of interest in the timeless English classic.
Sherlock's fourth season ended in January 2017. Since then, the creators have only hinted that they might return to filming, but in reality there has been no talk of Cumberbatch's comeback to the role of the great detective.
In the absence of Sherlock, the showrunners are working on other projects, which also include the BBC and stories based on Conan Doyle.
Mark Gatiss Will Adapt Conan Doyle's Horror Story
The whole world fell in love with Mark Gatiss after the release of Sherlock, where he worked as a producer, writer and actor, while Gatiss himself had a lifelong love of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's works. Now Gatiss is turning his hand to Lot No. 249, a horror story by Britain's foremost crime writer.
The short film will be part of an episode of the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas anthology, which airs annually on British television during the winter holidays.
What Will Lot No. 249 Be About?
The Lot No. 249 story is about students living in one of the dormitory towers at Oxford University. The young man, Edward Bellingham, is a researcher of ancient Egypt and has a reputation for being a weirdo.
One day, Abercrombie Smith and another neighbor find a man unconscious in his room with an open sarcophagus. Since then, mysterious attacks have been occurring on the college campus.
Lot No. 249's Release Date
Lot No. 249 was last filmed in 1990 as a segment of horror anthology Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, where Bellingham was played by a young Steve Buscemi.
Filming has already taken place in Hertfordshire, and the 30-minute episode is scheduled to premiere at Christmas 2023. So if you like Sherlock, then you might want to put a check mark in your calendar.
Lot No. 249's Cast
This time Kit Harington, known for his role as Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, will play Abercrombie and Freddie Fox, known to many for his role as King Hugo in The Great, will play Edward.