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Benedict Cumberbatch to star in short Showtime series
Benedict Cumberbatch will play an aristocratic playboy, the title character in a five-part Showtime series “Melrose” that begins production this summer. The series is based on Edward St. Aubyn’s series of books, and each episode will track one of five separate novels.
Benedict Cumberbatch ‘honoured’ as Sherlock wins worldwide BBC TV character poll
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock beat figures such as Basil Fawlty and the Doctor to be named the world’s favourite BBC television character Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch has said he is honoured the “sociopath” detective has been named the world’s favourite BBC TV character. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fabled spy beat competition from acclaimed British television figures, including Basil Fawlty, the Doctor in Doctor Who and Hyacinth Bucket, to take the accolade.
a Arthur and Sherlock:a the city and the genius that made Sherlock Holmes real
No matter which Sherlock Holmes you visualize as you read the canon – the suave, top-hatted Jeremy Brett? Perhaps the ever-so-tightly-suited Benedict Cumberbatch? – you’re wrong. The “real” Holmes was a patrician gent named Dr. Joseph Bell, who lectured at the University of Edinburgh’s medical school in the 19th century and had a knack for revealing things about a person that a casual acquaintance could never have known.
Russian state television blames hackers for BBC Sherlock finale leak
A Russian state-controlled broadcaster on Monday blamed hackers for the embarrassing leak online of the final episode of the BBC drama Sherlock a day before it was due to air. Russia’s Channel One was set to broadcast the final episode of the fourth series of the popular detective drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch on Monday just after midnight Moscow time , simultaneously with Britain.
Andrew Scott: Fans asked me every day whether Moriarty would return to Sherlock
Sherlock actor Andrew Scott has revealed fans quizzed him on a daily basis over a possible return as Jim Moriarty to the hit BBC drama. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, locked horns with Moriarty for the show’s first two series before the super-villain supposedly killed himself in The Reichenbach Fall.
Russia’s Channel One Launches Probe Into ‘Sherlock’ Finale Leak
Russia’s Channel One has launched an investigation into the leak of the Russian-language version of the final episode of BBC hit show Sherlock , starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, which aired on Sunday . The network also suggested that hackers could have been the cause for the leak.
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock has a sister, the show revealed in a new twist
Sherlock actor Andrew Scott has revealed fans quizzed him on a daily basis over a possible return as Jim Moriarty to the hit BBC drama. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, locked horns with Moriarty for the show’s first two series before the super-villain supposedly killed himself in The Reichenbach Fall.
That scene in Mollya s kitchen in the Sherlock finale was almost very different
The Sherlock season four finale contained a moving and unbearably tense scene set in Molly Hooper’s kitchen, in which Sherlock saves the pathologist’s life at the last moment. Sherlock’s psychotic sister Eurus has constructed a scenario in which Benedict Cumberbatch’s character held captive on the island prison of Sherrinford is involved in a phone call with Molly during which he must get her to say the words “I love you” to him.
Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat reveal where Sherlock could go in series 5
At the end of season four finale The Final Problem, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman’s heroes are seen back in their rooms at 221B Baker Street solving crimes. It’s a moving montage, featuring a voiceover from Amanda Abbington as John’s late wife Mary Morstan and showing the two of them doing what they do best.
Benedict Cumberbatch’s parents cameo in Sherlock series 4 finale
Sherlock viewers have met the detective’s parents twice before in the series, once in season three opener The Empty Hearse when they visited his Baker Street flat for tea and again when the Holmes family gathered together for a cosy Christmas in the final episode of the run, His Last Vow. Wanda Ventham, 81, and Timothy Carlton , 77, play Mr and Mrs Holmes, and they made another appearance in Sunday night’s series four finale, The Final Problem.
‘Sherlock’ season finale leaks online 1 day before premiere
Producers are imploring fans to avoid sharing spoilers from the season finale of “Sherlock” after it was leaked online. The series stars Benedict Cumberbatch.
‘Sherlock’ season finale leaks online 1 day before premiere
In this Feb. 7, 2015 file photo, British actor Benedict Cumberbatch arrives for the British Academy Television Awards 2015 Nominees Party at Kensington Palace in central London. The producers of the television series – sAuSherlock – sAu implored fans to avoid sharing spoilers about the season finale after a Russian version of the episode leaked online on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2016, one day before it was scheduled to air.
People are sharing this key scene between Sherlock and Moriarty ahead of The Final Problem
Sherlock’s series four finale airs this Sunday 15th January and the episode, titled The Final Problem, is set to be something pretty special if creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss are to be believed . But some fans are delving further back in to Sherlock series history in the hope of coming up with some answers.
Sherlock creator Steven Moffat promises ‘actiony’ finale
Hit BBC drama Sherlock will be more “actiony” in Sunday night’s series finale, the show’s creator Steven Moffat said. Hit BBC drama Sherlock will be more “actiony” in Sunday night’s series finale, the show’s creator Steven Moffat said.
Mark Gatiss’ response to a Sherlock critic is a true work of art
Sherlock producer and actor Mark Gatiss has made a poetic response to critics who have attacked the show’s latest series for being too much like James Bond. The star, 50, wrote a five-verse piece, complete with rhyme, explaining how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective had always been a skilled fighter.
Mary Watson death scenes were fun – Sherlock star Amanda Abbington
Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington has said filming the scenes of the death of her character were “sensitively handled” – and even “really fun”. The first episode of the fourth series, which returned on New Year’s Day, sees her character Mary Watson being shot dead as she jumps in front of a bullet intended for the lead character, Sherlock Holmes .
Drake tops the best-dressed poll – while Orlando Bloom’s best undressed
Canadian rapper Drake, rumoured to be in a relationship with singer Jennifer Lopez, pipped last year’s British winner Eddie Redmayne to the top of the chart, compiled by GQ magazine. The Night Manager star Tom Hiddleston , TV host James Corden and Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch also make the top 10. Those who missed out on the top 10 include Poldark star Aidan Turner , singers Pharrell Williams and Zayn Malik and London Mayor Sadiq Khan .
Benedict Cumberbatch drops clues that this will be his… 1
As the new series of Sherlock is set to hit our screens tonight at 8.30pm on BBC One, actor Benedict Cumberbatch has hinted it might be his last outing as Conan Doyle’s famous detective. The 40-year-old actor, who has hit it big in Hollywood since first playing Sherlock Holmes, has hinted that it’s time for a change.
Get this! ‘Sherlock’ star Benedict Cumberbatch is related to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
That’s elementary, according to genealogy website Ancestry.com. Cumberbatch is distantly related to author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who created the brilliant but quirky sleuth some 130 years ago, the website said on Sunday.
Researchers find Cumberbatch related to Holmes’ creator
Genealogy detectives have discovered that Benedict Cumberbatch, the British actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes in the PBS television series, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a century ago. Cumberbatch, 40, and the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who died in 1930, were 16th cousins, twice removed, according to the web site Ancestry.com.
Researchers find Cumberbatch related to Holmesa creator
In this Oct. 19, 2016 photo, Benedict Cumberbatch poses for a photo in Beverly Hills, Calif. Geneology detectives have discovered that the British actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes in the PBS television series, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a century ago.
Researchers Find Benedict Cumberbatch Is Distantly Related to Sherlock Holmes’ Creator
Genealogy detectives have discovered that Benedict Cumberbatch, the British actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes in the PBS television series, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a century ago. Cumberbatch, 40, and the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who died in 1930, were 16th cousins, twice removed, according to the web site Ancestry.com.
Is Benedict Cumberbatch leaving Sherlock?
Though he has been loyal to the BBC show despite rising to global fame and making it big in Hollywood, Cumberbatch has hinted that he is considering his options – and saying goodbye to The 40-year-old, who has a baby boy with theatre director wife Sophie Hunter and another kid on the way, told The Telegraph that family life has given him new priorities. “The older I get, the happier I am.
a Sherlocka opens up the old boysa club to women
But the introduction of Mary Morstan, Watson’s fiancée-to-be, turned the show into something more like a three-hander. “I like him,” Mary announced upon meeting Sherlock Holmes at the start of Season 3, after the hero – who had apparently died in a suicidal plunge at the end of Season 2 – turned up during Watson’s proposal to Morstan over dinner.