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Monday, June 29, 2026

Tag: Benedict Cumberbatch

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Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein starring Cumberbatch and Miller

ward 11/12/2013

Of course it could be down to the fact that the thing we went to see was absolutely incredible: Danny Boyle very ably directs Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in Frankenstein.

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Sherlock Holmes Season 3

ward 24/11/2013

Ok, I’ll keep this brief. Like the trailer. #sherlocklives pretty much explains what it’s all about. We knew that anyway as you see him at the end of the final episode of season 2. The big shock here is Martin Freeman’s/Watson’s facial hair.

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