Sherlock ending? Benedict Cumberbatch says the show feels "very complete" after recent series

Benedict Cumberbatch has given hints that the next series of Sherlock could be the last in a new interview with GQ.

"It might be the end of an era," he said of the next three films. "It feels like the end of an era, to be honest."

Just to keep the fires of hope a-burning, Cumberbatch added that he'd "never say never" to making more Sherlock, digitalspy.com reports.

"I'd love to revisit it, I'd love to keep revisiting it – I stand by that," he said. "The idea of never playing him again is really galling.

"But in the immediate future we all have things that we want to crack on with and we've made something very complete as it is, so I think we'll just wait and see."

Back in July, Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat acknowledged that series four might be the last.

"I don't know how long we can keep it going," he admitted. "I would be moderately surprised if this was the last time we ever made this show – but it absolutely could be."

But a month later, he hinted that certain plot elements had been held back for a potential fifth run.