And so ends 2012, a packed year for BBC Sherlock and for Sherlockology itself. It’s the close of our first full year of running the website and all the connected social accounts, and ‘full’ is certainly the right word when looking back on the past twelve months.

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Sue Vertue, Andrew Scott, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss collect the Terrestrial Programme of the Year Award at MGEITF 2012.

August 24 2012 was a hugely successful day at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival for Sherlock, seeing a fantastic and informative Masterclass panel, the unveiling of the first hints of possible plotlines for Series Three, and two more awards to add the ever growing collection at Hartswood Films.

Read on for our in-depth write up of the Masterclass panel and the Awards wins, though please note we have summarised much of what was said to avoid any misquoting.

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Sherlock’s Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat: ‘You can’t make it for anyone but yourself’

Writers and co-creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, as well as Moriarty star Andrew Scott, discuss their approach to redefining Sherlock for television, describing their early work with actor Benedict Cumberbatch and producer Sue Vertue, and expressing their surprise at the show’s rapid and success and the affection it earned with the public.

Via The Guardian.

Sherlock just won Best Terrestrial Programme and The Network & Ones to Watch Award at the Edinburgh International Television Festival Channel of the Year Awards!!! 

Just revealed onstage at the Sherlock Masterclass at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, we can present the three words that describe each episode of the upcoming third series of Sherlock and they are:

RAT, WEDDING and BOW

Look for our full report of the Sherlock Masterclass in the coming days.

In an amendment to the news of July 13, Benedict Cumberbatch and Paul McGuigan are no longer attending the Sherlock Masterclass at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, due to other commitments.

However, Andrew Scott is instead joining the panel on Friday August 24 2012, alongside Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Sue Vertue.

The news was quietly revealed yesterday by the Edinburgh TV Festival Twitter Account.

It’s too early to say unfortunately, but we can be ever hopeful. We may find out nearer the time of the festival itself, and rest assured we’ll update as soon as we know. It seems the panel is one of the smaller ones at the festival, taking place in a 300 seat auditorium of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

UPDATE from Question in comments:
If you purchase a pass to MGEITF is there no guarantee you will be admitted to the Sherlock Masterclass? Is it first come first served? I’m in Northern Ireland so trying to decide whether or not the cost of a pass + flight would be worthwhile. Thanks

Again it’s unfortunately too early to say what the ticketing process for events at MGETIF will actually be, but since a pass covers the entire festival, ‘first come first served’ is an distinct possibility. It’s also worth weighing up the fact the Masterclass only lasts an hour in length if you are looking to attend just for that event.

Sherlock has picked up another nomination - Terrestrial Programme of the Year at the MGEITF (Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival ) Awards for it’s brilliant second series.

Sherlock won Terrestrial Programme of the Year 2011 at the MGEITF for it’s first series last year.

More info here.