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“I look at photographs, the ones that people ask me to sign sometimes, and think, ‘What are people seeing?’ I have had this face for 35 years. I’m never going to change it. But I wouldn’t desire me. I can see beauty in other men. Ryan Gosling? F- - k. George Clooney? Wow. But you can see the enigma in those kind of faces. But I can’t see it in myself at all.” — Benedict Cumberbatch —When asked about his sex appeal, Cumberbatch gets a nervous look on his face.— (x)




“Benedict had to re-record just the line “Oh, Douglas” to be said in a kind of exasperated fashion, but the first time he tried it kind of came out as a breathy gasp that could be taken in a sexual way: “Oh, Douglas!” Cue gales of laughter and a rather embarrassed Benedict.” — (via dearjimmoriarty)




lornasp:

I made an animalistic noise when I saw that first photo.

Sherlock’s love mystery: First sight of Cumberbatch in new BBC drama aiming to take Downton’s TV crown

We are used to seeing him as Sherlock, the genius detective who is famously awkward with the opposite sex.

But here is Benedict Cumberbatch showing his romantic side in a new £4 million BBC production.

Cumberbatch stars with Bafta  winner Rebecca Hall in Parade’s End,  a compelling tale of thwarted love  in First World War England.

The five-part drama, to be broadcast this autumn, has been adapted by Oscar-winning playwright Sir Tom Stoppard from novels by literary giant Ford Madox Ford. It marks Sir Tom’s return to television after a break of 20 years.

The BBC hopes Parade’s End will  knock Downton Abbey off its perch as TV’s most popular historical drama.

It tells the story of wealthy statistician Christopher Tietjens, played by Cumberbatch, and his unhappy marriage to Sylvia (Hall), a cruel but beautiful socialite who is carrying a baby that  may or may not be his.

As Europe plunges into the First World War, Tietjens’s life is transformed by a young suffragette, Valentine Wannop, played by newcomer Adelaide Clemens.

Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett and Anne-Marie Duff also star.

‘The stellar cast simply confirms the buzz and excitement around Sir Tom’s return to British television,’ said Ben Stephenson, controller of BBC Drama Commissioning.