Sherlock 3rd Season Prequel: Many Happy Returns

The BBC series Sherlock returns to the air on BBC One on January 1; it begins in the U.S. on January 19 on PBS. It may take longer to show up in the Indian market. Meanwhile, the stars of the show Benedict Cumberbatch (who plays Sherlock Holmes) and Martin Freeman (who co-stars as Dr. John Watson) have become global movie stars, with Freeman playing Bilbo and Cumberbatch providing the voice of the dragon Smaug in “The Hobbit” franchise.

Watch the 7-minute “prequel” to the third season of “Sherlock,” titled “Many Happy Returns.”