Sherlock star Martin Freeman has revealed that plans to shoot the show’s fourth series later this year have now “fallen away”.

Asked about when Series 4 will begin filming, the Fargo actor told The Guardian: “I don’t know. Really. I wish I did. I thought the plan was to do it in the autumn but apparently that’s fallen away.”

He added: “We’re all busy. But I’m ready. I’m there. It depends if you want to make time for it. I hope we do. I love it.”

Andrew Scott, who plays Moriarty, commented last month: “It’s just a question of getting everybody together, really. Everybody is super-busy – I wouldn’t like to be the production scheduler on Sherlock!”

> Here’s everything we know about Series 4 so far.

What are your hopes for Series 4? Let us know below…