Benedict Cumberbatch fans turn up in trademark deerstalkers to stalk their favourite sleuth



The tumbling curls and brilliant blue eyes of Benedict Cumberbatch have been a magnet to discerning fans from all over the world.

And as his profile continues to soar in line with his growing Hollywood resume, so does the British star's already phenomenal fan base.

The Harrow-educated actor, - who some might say does not boast the most conventional looks, - unintentionally whipped his female audience into a frenzy on Sunday when more than seven hundred donned deerstalkers to hear him speak at the Birmingham NEC's convention on Sherlock Holmes creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

It's elementary: Sherlock Holmes star Benedict Cumberbatch woos fans with his unusal looks at the Birmingham NEC as he talks about iconic sleuth on Sunday

Elementary! Intelligent fans don trademark deerstalkers in honour of their favourite Sherlock Holmes, Benedict Cumberbatch

'I think a lot of it comes with who he is. He's a very iconic figure, he said. 'It's kind of extraordinary and a little bit unnerving, and I do feel that has to be acknowledged.

'I know that feeds the thing itself but I'm a human being; as much as I'm capable of, I'm going to acknowledge the gratitude, the fact that they are so supportive, loyal and by and large intelligent and some of them normal and committed to something I really love doing and a character I love playing. It means a hell of a lot to me.'

The actor appeared in four blockbusters – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Fifth Estate, Star Trek Into Darkness and 12 Years a Slave.

But fans may have to wait for their beloved Sherlock to return to the small screen with show co-creator and producer Steven Moffat admitting the fourth series might not air until 2016.

The crowds cheer on: Benedict talks about playing Holmes but has said he finds the attention from adoring fans 'unnerving.'

It's a passion: Benedict talks of his passion for playing Sherlock Holmes at the Birmingham NEC on Sunday and says it 'means a lot' to him



