After The Guardian posted an interview with Steven Moffat (in which he claimed that series three of the hit show could air this year), the internet has exploded with excitement. Unfortunately, show producer Sue Vertue has tweeted to let fans know that this won’t be the case.

Speaking about the interview, Vertue (wife of Moffat) tweeted the following:

Sorry to be a killjoy but @steven_moffat didn’t actually mean S3 of #sherlock would tx [transmit] before end of year. I think that is sadly unlikely.

Are you disappointed by the news, or did you think that a 2012 air date was far too optimistic with both cast and crew working on a number of big projects? When do you expect the new series to première? Let us know in the comments!