Ever since Mycroft Holmes made reference to “the other one” in the Sherlock series three finale, Tom Hiddleston has been top of many fans's lists to play the previously unknown third Holmes brother should he ever appear in the series.

　　《神探夏洛克》系列第三季结尾，麦考夫·福尔摩斯提到了“另一个福家兄弟”。如果这第三位福尔摩斯真的会在剧中出现的话，粉丝们的头号人选就是汤姆·希德勒斯顿。

　　The Thor star has just the right blend of eccentric Britishness, quirky good looks and on-screen intensity to convince as Benedict Cumberbatch's second sibling.

　　这位出演《雷神》的男星有着不一般的英国范儿，相貌古怪却不乏帅气，又颇具银幕表现力。这足以让粉丝们相信他出演本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇的第二个兄弟绝对没问题。

　　And it seems Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss – who also happens to play Mycroft in the BBC detective drama – agrees, admitting “Tom would be wonderful in Sherlock”, but adding "I’m sure but he only does movies now. What can I say?”

　　关于这一点，《神探夏洛克》的编剧之一、出演卷福大哥麦考夫的马克·加蒂斯也表示赞同。他说：“汤姆非常适合出演这部剧，但是现在他的事业中心在电影上。所以我也不好说。”

　　“I’ll ask him if you like,” Gatiss told an audience at a recent Q&A in Brazil, continuing (with tongue firmly in cheek), “Well it’s an internet rumour so it must be true. We might as well just wait and see what happens.”

　　在巴西的一场见面会上，加蒂斯告诉观众：“如果你们喜欢汤姆的话，我会邀请他的，空穴不来风，我们不如就等等看最终人选是谁。”

　　Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes stories make no reference to a third Holmes brother but Gatiss’s character told Sherlock at the end of final the episode His Last Vow “I'm not given to outbursts of brotherly compassion. You know what happened to the other one."

　　柯南道尔的原著中并没有出现第三位福家兄弟，但是加蒂斯扮演的麦考夫在第三季最后一集中告诉夏洛克：“我从不搞什么兄弟情深，你知道另一个的下场吧。”