BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Email addresses for Moffat and Gatiss?

**Posted by kgreen20** February 19, 2017 3:42 am

Do Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have email addresses that we can use to write to them?

**Posted by ewige** February 19, 2017 8:14 am

Ha! I've always been wondering too. Feel an urge to serenade one or the other all the time
Mark probably has an agent. Emailing the agent worked well for me once (not with Mark tho).

**Posted by besleybean** February 19, 2017 8:18 am

Do they have contacts on their IMdb?
I dunno.

**Posted by ewige** February 19, 2017 9:08 am

http://www.pbjmanagement.co.uk/artists/mark-gatiss
I figure Ms. Emily Rees Jones is the person to contact...

**Posted by Russell** February 21, 2017 10:23 pm

If I were you, I'd try the agent addresses Sherlockology recorded down:
http://www.sherlockology.com/characters Just have to click on the link of their 'real' name for RL bio/info. Tried it once.. was disappointed no reply from some, but Rupert sent me back a signed photo!! (using, of course, the already self-addressed and stamped envelope I included for).

**Posted by Yitzock** February 21, 2017 11:56 pm

That's probably a good source. And that's cool that you got a signed photo from Rupert! What size envelope did you provide for it, if you don't mind my asking?

**Posted by Russell** February 26, 2017 2:28 am

A belated 'hey'! Yeah, I know, it was really nice/cool! I've always just loved stuff 'from afar' and never thought to write to my favorites (and it's so different now with being able to ping some of them a tweet! But that's a whole other thing...).

I know getting a lot of fan mail must be interesting, though, and all the varied stuff they're sent! And sure, telling them how much you love their stuff with the hope of a reply or pic, or just to let them know they're enjoyed!... after hearing more about it from other fans online when I started getting into fandoms more, many years ago I decided I wanted to try it with David Tennant and John Barrowman, my then-crushes from Doctor Who . Just a short and sweet handwritten letter about being their fan (politely requesting a signed pic at the end), an S.A.S.E., because I knew that made it easier on their busy end (stamped, smaller manila envelope, about 6"x9"), mailed in the same kind of envelope. And they actually replied!! With their own promo postcards! (possibly auto-signed, but I don't care!)

Soo... some years later when I got utterly lost in Sherlock, I thought it would be awesome to try with those guys. So using the same format as before, I mailed Benedict, Martin, Andrew, and Rupert (keeping it to just top favorites for first attempt... I know, I know, I should write 'the girls', too! They might have an easier time replying!). Except this time, I figure I'd make it even easier and include a pic ready to sign (just picked my favorite promo picture, printed on decent paper, kept small to fit in the smaller envelope, so wouldn't be bent, as you can see in the pic). And... only Rupert replied. Which is awesome, but still... darn. (and this was even before Ben was married/with kid! I can't imagine now!) I even heard Andrew say he's always so touched by number of fan letters and tries to reply, but hey... I know they're busy. But still. Eee... personalized, from Rupert!!
Good luck trying!

**Posted by kgreen20** February 28, 2017 8:21 pm

Well, since I live in America, sending regular mail to London would probably pretty expensive. It's really not an option for me. But sending email is, if I can just find an email address that I can reach them on.

**Posted by Yitzock** March 1, 2017 2:25 am

I was not expecting such an elaborate reply, Russell, but that is a cool story. I don't know what the postage would be to send a letter to someone in the UK from here in Canada, but I will consider what you have done in the future.

**Posted by Russell** March 4, 2017 3:04 am

Ha! Thanks! A little sheepish, but that's my habit of getting too elaborate in my stories or explaining stuff! If I wasn't always tinkering on more 'immediate' stuff, or thought I'd have a chance of a reply again, it would be neat to try it once more with some of the others.
And kg - pretty expensive? Well, sure, more than just a couple first-class stamps, and I don't remember exactly, but I don't recall spending that much on all four Sherlock cast letters!