Apparently the Netflix thing isn't quite true; I contacted the Danish broadcaster and so did the Danish Sherlocked team and got told that they would announce it once they knew when they could air it... so let's see.

They used to be able to show it a week later.

Last edited by This Is The Phantom Lady (December 4, 2016 12:48 am)

I know that NRK (the Norwegian BBC, so to speak) has a very close partnership with BBC and have had so for decades. TAB was sent on the same day as BBC here in Norway, so I'm hoping S4 will be the same.

If not, I will watch them from a website streaming BBC.

I'll be watching in my timezone on PBS! I have already marked my computer calendar, though I can already remember it on my own.

Five hours time difference, isn't it?

I am lucky to get BBC.

Lautrela wrote:

TV programms in my country suck so much ! No wonder we all turn to international shows in here ! At this rate, people who wait to see it on French TV will have to wait for a year or more ! *snort*
Anyway, thank you for the link ukaunz ! 

I feel you. That's even worse than in Germany. Here it takes about five months... still too long

Poor me... I will be on holidays until the 6th of January. To watch it I would need to take my laptop with me. And then I am sure the internet connecrion will be too slow to stream it.
I mean holidays are nice too. But I will miss Sherlock eve. ;)

Lautrela wrote:

*cross fingers for you* I really hope you'll get that chance for the 12th of January OpaleJade ! 
Keep faith ! 

Merci beaucoup!
 

I suppose the episodes are 90 minutes as per usual and PBS will air some other stuff (interviews, BTS, promo trailers..?) to fill in the 30 minutes gap so the broadcast fits in their hourly programme schedule. As far as I know they used to cut the episodes so they could squeeze each episode into 60 minutes. At least now American viewers will get the uncut version.

That's probably it. 

I suppose there's a lot of reasons for an early screening time... some sports event? 

It looks as if Victoria has a regular slot at 9pm, so that might explain the earlier screening time.  Except that they will overlap, if they're allowing 120 minutes for Sherlock.  (Just saw your post above about the Radio Times - it does say 7.30 there too, but it looks like it's a screenshot). 

I vaguely remember reading something about Sherlock and the watershed - I think generally it's suitable for showing before the watershed (no extreme violence, etc.). 

Last edited by Liberty (December 6, 2016 6:22 pm)

They don't usually have much extra stuff, but you never know - in the later seasons of Downton Abbey they did add a show afterwards of people talking about the episode.  I don't know if it will be something like that or not, or whehter it's just an error that they've put two hours instead of 90 minutes.  I know they showed The Abominable Bride in its full length and didn't add anything extra.

I'm not concerned.