Synopsis and Screening for The Empty Hearse

A synopsis for the first episode of Sherlock series 3, along with details for a screening have been released. The episode will be shown at the BFI on Sunday, December 15th at 1pm, followed by a Q&A session with the cast and crew. No details are yet known as to when it will be shown on BBC One, but it will air on PBS Masterpiece in the US on January 19th.

Synopsis

Two years after the devastating events of "The Reichenbach Fall", John appears to have got on with his life. New horizons and romance beckon. But, with London under threat of a devastating terrorist attack, Sherlock is about to take John at his word, staging his resurrection with all the theatricality that comes so naturally to him. If Sherlock thinks everything will be just as he left it, though, he's in for a very big surprise...