Sherlock's alive! Season three trailer reveals detective LIVES after terrifying roof fall

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.
The new teaser trailer opens with a shot of Sherlock’s tombstone, leading viewers to believe the worst had happened and he died after the fall. 

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He's alive: Sherlock Holmes survived falling from a building at the end of series two, it is confirmed in the BBC teaser trailer that's been released

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

The trailer then cuts to a shot of a forlorn-looking Watson, played by Hobbit star Martin Freeman.

 

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But then Sherlock’s recognisable, curly hairstyle pops up and he is seen confidently bounding into a room.
Although the detective’s face is never seen, it’s made obvious that it is him and he is, in fact, alive.

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

While the character’s cunning plan to cheat death isn’t revealed, him being alive is further confirmed after a group of mourning Sherlock enthusiasts receive a  message with the hashtag: ‘Sherlock Holmes’ alive’.
This then spirals into a series of hashtags that floods the group’s messaging system saying, ‘#SherlockLives’ and ‘#SherlockIsNotDead’.
In the last scene from the teaser, Sherlock’s face is finally seen  with the character standing on what looks like the building that he allegedly jumped off in the last series.

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

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.'
It’s not yet known when the new series is set to air, but fans will be pleased to see that their beloved Sherlock lives to solve another mystery.

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