An insight into man of the moment, Benedict Cumberbatch. Code-breaker, physicist, Victorian sleuth. What makes this man an object of obsession with a cult of adoring fans?

An insight into man of the moment, Benedict Cumberbatch. Code-breaker, physicist, Victorian sleuth. Overnight he became an object of obsession with a Cumber-cult following of adoring fans, spawning internet memes and slash fiction fantasies. What is it about Benedict Cumberbatch that makes the world go weak at the knees?