Sherlock - Season 2 Cast Pictures

It's been over a year since the first series but with repeats and countless award nominations and wins, the second series of Sherlock is only a month away and here are some cast pictures.

Andrew Scott oozes more sinister looks as the immoral Jim Moriarty and the best part is that he's supposed to have a bigger role this series than the previous. Good - I want more Sherlock/Moriarty interactions.

One of the first cast pictures of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Sherlock and Watson together. I wonder who's left the smiley face on the wall.

Oh look it's Irene Adler. When she's not playing treacherous sisters, fairy godmothers and spies, Lara Pulver has been drafted in as presumably one of the few women who gets to be a little closer to Sherlock than he's comfortable with. Should be interesting to see Sherlock/Irene's interaction.

One more cast shot with Sherlock, Watson, Moriarty and Irene as well as the visual hints of what the stories are for Series 2 - A Scandal In Belgravia (Steven Moffat/Paul McGuigan), The Hounds Of Baskerville (Mark Gatiss/Paul McGuigan) and The Reichenback Fall (Steve Thomspon/Toby Haynes).

Sherlock Series 2 begins on BBC1 on January 1st 2012 at 8.10pm.