Benedict Cumberbatch Pens Letter for Funeral of ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Superfan The actor was unable to attend the funeral because he was "filming the show she loved" but sent a personalized letter ...

Benedict Cumberbatch wrote a touching letter expressing his sympathy for the family of 14-year-old late "Sherlock" fan Eve Shepherd.

Benedict Cumberbatch played a modern-day Sherlock Holmes in the BBC's Sherlock, but this other modern-day adaptation ranked a lot higher.

It’s a question Sherlock Holmes fans have been debating for years. Does the world’s most famous fictional detective -- first introduced in an 1887 novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- have some ...

This Monday was the funeral for 14-year-old Sherlock superfan, Eve Shepherd, and while Cumberbatch could not attend because he was filming the show she loved he did write a heartfelt letter to the ...

Irene Adler already proved that Benedict Cumberbatch 's super-sleuth could be seduced (somewhat) by more than the powers of deduction, but certain devoted fans will only ever hope for one thing.

Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Sherlock Holmes on the series “Sherlock,” is distantly related to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of the character, the Associated Press reports.

Benedict Cumberbatch's incarnation of Sherlock Holmes has been named the best BBC character of all time, ahead of the Doctor from Doctor Who and John Cleese's legendary sitcom character Basil Fawlty.

Of course, not much can be gleaned from the over-the-shoulder picture, but it appears Cumberbatch's modern day Sherlock Holmes is looking out of the window of his famed dwellings at 221B Baker Street.

With all my love and sympathies, Benedict xxx.” Shepherd’s parents said she was a longtime fan of the show and would have been elated to know that Cumberbatch wrote her a personalized letter.