Benedict Cumberbatch 'saves cyclist from four attackers in London

The Guardian ^ | June 2, 2018 | Press Associate

[EdnaMode]

Benedict Cumberbatch is reported to have saved a cyclist who was being attacked.

The actor, who plays Sherlock Holmes in the hit BBC series, is said to have rescued a Deliveroo rider who was being beaten up by a group of four people, it emerged on Friday night.

The Sun said Cumberbatch was in a cab on Marylebone High Street in central London with his wife, Sophie Hunter, when they saw the cyclist being hit over the head with a bottle.

The driver of the car, Manuel Dias, told the newspaper: “Benedict was courageous, brave and selfless. If he hadn’t stepped in, the cyclist could have been seriously injured. Here was Sherlock Holmes fighting off four attackers just round the corner from Baker Street.

[EdnaMode]

All of that superhero training paid off.

[struggle]

Chavs

[Jeff Chandler]

Benedict Cumberbatch . . . Deliveroo rider . . . Marylebone High Street . . .

[bert]

Charles Dickens character in the flesh

[mylife]

I like him even if he is gay.

[unlearner]

Some actors will not break character during a shoot for fear it will diminish their performance. This means they may stay in character off-set and will speak and behave as they imagine their on-screen persona would. Wondering if that is the case here.

[ConservativeMind]

Good for him, but very un-PC.

He’s going to have to turn in his Liberal card.

[mylife]

Oh Wow! He aint gay! Now I like him more!

[morphing libertarian]

He may be gay but he has a wife and two kids.

[morphing libertarian]

Old joke. He’s not gay, he’s british

[A_perfect_lady]

He was kidnapped in South Africa off the set of a film he was working on some years ago and ended up in the boot of a car for hours, terrified and expecting to be murdered. I think he managed to convince them to let him go, but I’m sure it left a mark. I wouldn’t be surprised if he now reacts viscerally when he sees someone else get ganged up on.

[mylife]

Would have been better with a trusty Webely .455 revolver :)

[mylife]

So I see, LOL

[virgil]

I think he supports gay causes.

[Jonty30]

The actors do get real lessons on how to fight, if only to make them seem credible. Even if those lessons are just a couple and specific for the scene they are going to do.

[xp38]

To be an actor with work you pretty much have to these days. You must wear the ribbon!

[be-baw]

Dr. Strange would have just transported the attacker to jail.

[EEGator]

Dr Strange

[EEGator]

He’s married.

He even put the announcement in the local paper.

[Jonty30]

It’s called bearding.

He’s honoring the marriage and I hope it lasts a lifetime.