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Benedict Cumberbatch stars in 'Sherlock' special trailer

"Oh, Watson. Nothing made me. I made me."

By Annie Martin
Benedict Cumberbatch (L) and wife Sophie Hunter arrive at the Burberry Prorsum show at London Fashion week on Sept. 21, 2015. The actor stars in an atmospheric trailer for the 'Sherlock' Christmas special. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI
1 of 5 | Benedict Cumberbatch (L) and wife Sophie Hunter arrive at the Burberry Prorsum show at London Fashion week on Sept. 21, 2015. The actor stars in an atmospheric trailer for the 'Sherlock' Christmas special. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo

LONDON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Sherlock released an atmospheric trailer for its forthcoming Christmas special Wednesday.

The preview sees Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman go back in time to Victorian-era England as Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, respectively. The famed detective muses on the ghosts of his past as he goes to "war" to solve a sinister case.

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"It's very much the show you know," executive producer Steven Moffat said of the special at San Diego Comic-Con in July. "It's the Sherlock as you know it, but in the correct era. It's one of the best ones we've made. I think it's really terrific."

Sherlock premiered on the BBC in 2010, and airs on PBS in the U.S. The series takes place in modern-day London, and will begin filming a fourth season in 2016. The upcoming special is expected to air Dec. 25, Christmas Day.

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