Mark Gatiss

(On the inspiration for his show, Crooked House stemming from a mask he bought) Mark: The third story, which is about the doorknocker itself. I bought a Maori death mask in Paris a few years ago. I bought it because A Christmas Carol is my favourite story and it looked the way you would imagine Jacob Marley's face when it appeared in the doorknocker. I'm not a superstitious person, but it just felt wrong. It was hanging on the wall until one day we were woken by a large bang and I went downstairs and it was lying in the middle of the room. It was probably heavy traffic, whatever, and I thought 'well, this wants to go home'. So I rang the New Zealand Embassy and went down to see them and said 'look, I've got this thing. I don't think it should ever have left and in fact I think it might want to go home'. So I gave it to them.

(On the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who he based his new drama "Sherlock" on) Mark: The fact that Steven (Moffat), myself and millions of others are still addicted to Conan Doyle's brilliant stories is testament to their indestructibility. They're as vital, lurid, thrilling and wonderful as they ever were.

(Discussing if there will be some new "A League of Gentlemen" project in the future) Mark: We would love to do something together again but we were together for 12 years almost constantly. We wanted a proper break and to do something else. I would never say never because I would love to but everything has its season... or three seasons.