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"The third series of Sherlock will likely air in autumn 2013, it has been confirmed. Producer Sue Vertue confirmed at the Edinburgh International Television Festival that the hit BBC drama - starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman - will resume filming in January.  Vertue added that the new episodes will then debut on UK television in the latter half of 2013, with August earmarked as a possible air date. Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss also revealed three teaser words for the new trilogy of episodes - &amp;#039;Rat&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;Wedding&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;Bow&amp;#039;. Meanwhile, Andrew Scott - who was also in attendance at the show&amp;#039;s panel - refused to confirm if he would reprise his role as the villainous Moriarty. &amp;quot;Moriarty is dead,&amp;quot; he replied with a smile, when asked if his character could return. Watch Mark Gatiss and Benedict Cumberbatch discuss the third series of Sherlock with Digital Spy below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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