Living up to high expectations can always be difficult, but these shows got us hyped up for big moments that really fell short of their promise.

BBC's "Sherlock" is widely considered one of the most novel screen adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective. Created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat of "Doctor Who" fame, the series ...

More than a decade before Oona Chaplin could be seen menacing Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) in "Avatar: Fire and Ash," she faced off against Benedict Cumberbatch on BBC's ...

From “Doctor Who” to “Downton Abbey,” fans of British TV have come to expect their favorite shows to air special episodes at Christmas. Similarly, long before the television was a household item, ...

Thomas Benski’s new venture Lumina Media has acquired a notable stake in Benedict Cumberbatch‘s production outfit SunnyMarch, according to documents filed in the U.K. Cumberbatch launched SunnyMarch ...

Benedict Cumberbatch’s parents insisted he take on a different career path than the family acting business. Cumberbatch is the son of actors Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham, seemingly setting him on ...

Intense and unabashedly provocative, Friday’s “The Thing with Feathers,” a very theatrical English drama, demands that Benedict Cumberbatch aim for the stars to play a recent grieving widower. The ...

The Thing with Feathers, the "powerful" British drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch, is now available to watch in the UK. Released in cinemas today, the film stars Cumberbatch as a father who is left ...

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch did an "ask me anything" on Reddit on Thursday, answering questions about hobbies, AI, and acting experiences. The Sherlock star is currently promoting the upcoming film The ...

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