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Benedict Cumberbatch<\/a> has become as big a star as his name is fun to say. <\/p>\n The poshest man to ever live is all over the place these days, be it as Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), through his collaborations with Wes Anderson, or his numerous other high-profile outings.\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to forget with all the success he\u2019s had since, but Cumberbatch first exploded into the public eye playing one of the most famous characters in all of literature. The syllable-heavy actor was picked to play the titular detective in Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss\u2019 BBC show Sherlock. <\/p>\n Alongside Martin Freeman as Dr John Watson, Cumberbatch enthralled viewers across the first two seasons of the show, quickly becoming one of the most talked-about actors in the UK and beyond. He also inspired a bunch of nerdy guys to grow out their hair and buy a long coat, which might be the one biggest black mark against his entire career.<\/p>\n Sherlock opened so many doors<\/a> for our friend Ben, so it\u2019s not hyperbole to say that, without it, he wouldn\u2019t be the star he is today. He played the character between 2010 and 2017, which sounds like a lot, but given the nature of the show, he only appeared in 13 episodes, which very much leaves the door open for the \u201chigh-functioning sociopath\u201d to make a comeback, thereby begging the question, what it would take to get Cumberbatch back in the deerstalker.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of money,\u201d he joked to Variety<\/a>, or at least, I think he was joking. \u201cIt would take it to be better than it ever was,\u201d he clarified, \u201cYou leave them or yourselves wanting more. There\u2019s always that itch to scratch, but I think it would have to be the superlative version of what we\u2019ve already achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n The most recent episode of Sherlock aired as the finale to its fourth season, with \u2018The Final Problem\u2019 wrapping up several storylines, including the death of Watson\u2019s wife, Mary Morstan, and the reveal of Sherlock and Mycroft\u2019s secret sister (don\u2019t ask). The episode concludes with a voiceover from Amanda Abbington\u2019s Mary praising the crime-fighting duo, as Holmes and Watson run out of a building in slow-motion: it\u2019s just as cheesy as it sounds.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no reason Sherlock couldn\u2019t return as the two protagonists are still alive, and there are plenty of Arthur Conan Doyle\u2019s classic stories left for the writers to adapt; however, the general feeling among the show\u2019s fanbase is that it has run its course. What had started as a fresh take on a historical tale suddenly felt tired and played out, with the show seemingly more interested in generating posts on Tumblr than crafting fun plots, which is one of Moffat\u2019s worst traits as a writer. Cumberbatch and Freeman could reprise their parts, but a lot of people would be left wondering why.\u00a0<\/p>\n Then there\u2019s the small matter of both actors being incredibly busy, where Freeman has found success in the Hobbit film series and the MCU, and we\u2019ve already spoken about how Cumberbatch is bloody everywhere. The chances of a reunion are slim, but never say never in show business; we can\u2019t really rule out a return to Speedy\u2019s<\/a> for sure.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Related Topics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Alamy) Wed 19 November 2025 11:30, UK Benedict Cumberbatch has become as big a star as his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[14191,49,48,361,75,27087],"class_list":["post-293994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-benedict-cumberbatch","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-sherlock-holmes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}