The trailer for BBC1’s hit series Sherlock has been released, and fans will welcome the news that Benedict Cumberbatch’s character Sherlock Holmes lives after what appears to be a deathly fall at the end of the last series.

Sherlock plummeted to the ground the roof of St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London at the climax of series two, leaving viewers wondering how he could have faked his demise and survived the fall.

Scene of the crime: Sherlock is seen standing at the scene of his dramatic fall, which viewers saw at the end of series two

Double bluff: Viewers are lead to believe Sherlock is dead at the beginning of the trailer

Shocked: Watson, Sherlock’s partner in business, mourns over the loss of his friend

Mourning: A group of Sherlock enthusiasts mourn the death of their mystery-solving idol

Overload: But it’s not long before the mourning fans are flooded with messages that Sherlock survived his fall and isn’t dead afterall

Here comes trouble: The back of Sherlock’s head is seen as he strides confidently into an unknown building

Excited: The fans are very excited to hear they’re idol is alive and begin spreading the message across social networking sites

The trailer ends with the hashtag ‘#SherlockLives’ and dramatically cuts away from the lead character’s face.

The mystery of Sherlock’s jump will be solved during the next three-episode run of the show, which will also explain how Watson, who has now fallen in love with Mary Morstan, handles the news that Holmes has been alive all along.

Executive producer of Sherlock, Steven Moffat, said: ‘It’s been a long time since Sherlock Holmes jumped off that roof. It’s time to reveal the truth about what happened between him and the pavement.’

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