"Stephen Moffat is keen to stress that the period setting of the New Year’s Day special has no..."

“Stephen Moffat is keen to stress that the period setting of the New Year’s Day special has no bearing on the general series.”

- A New interview about Sherlock the Abominable Bride - (x)

Which is, of course, what we’ve been told all along. I guess we’ll see in a few days!