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"Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch has claimed that Lara Pulver is unlikely to appear in the next series. The Star Trek Into Darkness actor, in an interview with the Radio Times, seemed to suggest that Pulver would not reprise her role of Irene Adler.  &amp;quot;She was terrific fun,&amp;quot; Cumberbatch said. &amp;quot;She was so brilliant in [series two] and we&amp;#039;d love to have her back. &amp;quot;Maybe not in this series, but she&amp;#039;s a great strong character, even though she only appeared once.&amp;quot; Cumberbatch suggested that the third series of Sherlock - which recently kicked off production - is more likely to introduce new characters from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle&amp;#039;s original stories. &amp;quot;There are quite a few other people as well to feature that haven&amp;#039;t been [seen in the show] yet,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;gt; Sherlock Lara Pulver interview: &amp;#039;Playing Irene Adler is a privilege&amp;#039;  A fourth series of Sherlock is already believed to have been commissioned by the BBC, with Cumberbatch letting slip earlier this week that he and co-star Martin Freeman (John Watson) have both signed up for further episodes. Series three of the hit detective drama is expected to air on BBC One in late 2013. &amp;gt; Sherlock: Everything we know about series three Watch Benedict Cumberbatch talk Sherlock with Digital Spy below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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