BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Let's talk all things lovely about Ben...

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** March 11, 2016 3:47 pm

Oh dear goodness. Someone had fun!

**Posted by besleybean** March 11, 2016 4:59 pm

Lovely chocolate...

**Posted by Russell** March 11, 2016 5:14 pm

Oh… dear, those are bad.
I love how Martin and Harrison's expression seem to be in response to it - a mix of concern, disdain, and 'wtf is this thing keep it away from me'.

**Posted by SusiGo** March 12, 2016 4:21 pm

And again someone saying lovely things about Benedict:

"When you work with actors of this level, who choose carefully what they want or do not want to play it’s a blessing: their commitment is total. Benedict has re-read the book, he studied the script and researched the sources: when we were in London to record his part, we only had a few days to do it, but he was extremely approachable. He came in the studio with no assistant, he brought food from home and he has never shown disinclination to anyone: he was focused only on his work. He gave us a superb and moving interpretation. I still remember the last day of work: we had finally finished, overwhelmed by fatigue; the next morning, at dawn, Benedict had to be on the set of “Doctor Strange”, but before we say goodbye he looks at us and asks if he can repeat a couple of things. We did not know whether to cry or laugh: we’d never seen such a dedication.
— Francesco Patierno, director of the docu-film “Napoli ‘44″ in an interview to the Neapolitan newspaper “Il Mattino” (x)

**Posted by besleybean** March 12, 2016 4:51 pm

Lovely.

**Posted by ukaunz** March 27, 2016 2:11 am

“Working with him was a delight. I learned so much. It was so often easy to see
what he was like at ten years old. He’s a giggler, and a brilliant mimic and, like
the other boys, he thought nothing of carrying kit up the steps from Barafundle
Bay, even after having been on camera all day”
–Vaughan Sivell, writer and producer of Third Star
(found on tumblr)

Last edited by ukaunz (March 27, 2016 2:12 am)

**Posted by besleybean** March 27, 2016 10:18 am

Bless.

**Posted by ukaunz** March 31, 2016 12:55 am

Swoon over this gallery of Benedict's career in pictures
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/actors/benedict-cumberbatch-his-career-in-pictures/

**Posted by SusiGo** March 31, 2016 7:06 am

Too early in the morning for that.

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** March 31, 2016 9:02 am

I love starting my day with a fluttering heart!

**Posted by tonnaree** March 31, 2016 12:09 pm

Looking at pictures of Benedict should be considered aerobic exercise because it certainly elevates your heart rate.

**Posted by Russell** March 31, 2016 11:10 pm

Yup, I melted.

**Posted by SusiGo** April 11, 2016 9:26 pm

You may have seen the pics from the train to Edinburgh. Benedict looking lovely. But there is more to it:

http://gosherlocked.tumblr.com/post/142648936261/shit-bc-haters-say-princeprosperoredmask

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** April 11, 2016 9:29 pm

Aw, I was wondering what the signing was for! How lovely!

**Posted by besleybean** April 12, 2016 5:42 am

Yes, I was going to ask about the sign, too!

**Posted by Vhanja** April 12, 2016 9:01 am

It's quite something that he takes time out of an already very busy schedule to do things like these.

**Posted by ukaunz** April 16, 2016 2:22 pm

**Posted by besleybean** April 16, 2016 2:24 pm

I just caught the tail end of this last night, so thanks for posting it.

**Posted by Yitzock** April 16, 2016 2:57 pm

That's a nice story. I don't know whether I would have cried, but if it had been me I would definitely have been surprised and then I would have been excited, I think.

Last edited by Yitzock (April 16, 2016 2:58 pm)

**Posted by nakahara** April 19, 2016 6:59 am

List of all the charities Benedict participated in. Very impressive!

http://cumberbuddy.tumblr.com/post/90573264599/hello-do-you-know-how-many-charities-is-benedict