Steven Moffatt promises Toby Jones is the darkest villain Sherlock’s ever met

Moffat thinks Toby Jones’ Culverton Smith is the “darkest villain ever written” for the show and thinks fans will enjoy his appearance in the upcoming festive episodes of the popular drama, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular detective.

Creator and writer Steven Moffatt thinks new Sherlock villain Toby Jones is “unnerving”.

Moffat thinks Toby Jones’ Culverton Smith is the “darkest villain ever written” for the show. (BBC)

The showrunner thinks the 50-year-old actor’s Culverton Smith is the “darkest villain ever written” for the show and thinks fans will enjoy his appearance in the upcoming festive episodes of the popular drama, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular detective, reported Femalefirst.

A promotional image for the new season of Sherlock

“He’s very unnerving. I hope Toby won’t mind me saying, but he’s a little man, yet he’s weirdly a physical threat. He exudes an enormous amount of menace,” Moffatt said.