Elementary creator Rob Doherty has expressed hopes of Idris Elba and Alan Rickman appearing on the CBS show.

Doherty has revealed that the Elementary writers have a "wish list" of actors and actresses that they would love to work with.

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"My wish list? I love Idris Elba," he told Access Hollywood. "I'm a big fan of Luther. He's amazing."

Doherty went on to say: "At various times, for different characters, Alan Rickman's name has been bandied about and he's fantastic.

"If an opportunity to work with him ever materialized, that would be pretty good."

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