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Sherlock's Andrew Scott isn't ruling out a potential return to the role of Moriarty – but if it were to happen, it seems it won't be anytime soon.

Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, the actor admitted that he doesn't know much about the BBC One series' future plans. But for him, the door is never fully closed.

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"I think everybody's sort of doing their own separate thing just at the moment," he said. "I know Stephen and Mark have done a version of Dracula which I'm looking forward to seeing.

"For me, the door is never fully closed. It's closed at the moment, but that doesn't mean it can't be opened at some point in the future. But it's definitely not something that's on the agenda in the foreseeable future."

As fans know, Moriarty took his own life back in series two during a showdown with Sherlock. However, that hasn't stopped Scott's character popping up on multiple occasions in the form of flashbacks.

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Asked if he'd be interested in making a comeback by similar means, Scott said: "I don’t know. No. It depends. I would just listen to what their idea was, and just put forward a couple of my suggestions.

"I feel very protective of him. I'm very proud of what we did on that show. If it's the right time, we'll all talk about it again.

He added: "But at the moment, I do think it's provided such great opportunities for everybody in the show. So everybody's got to do their own thing. But the idea of doing that at some point in the future is not an unhappy one."

Andrew Scott has narrated the compete Beatrix Potter Collection, which is available now on Audible.

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