Wednesday 22 January, 2025

Benedict Cumberbatch wears shorts at the National Television Awards

And the internet explodes.

Jan 22nd 2014, 10:11 PM 4,587 Views 5 Comments

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH IS a busy man these days, so he wasn’t able to be in London to accept his National Television Award for Best TV Detective.

Let’s ignore the fact that they created an entire award just for him (no offence to the other nominated detectives, but let’s be realistic here), and turn to his acceptance speech instead.

Appearing via live link from Los Angeles, he cut a dapper figure:

National Television Awards 2014 - Show - London Source: PA Wire/Press Association Images

A dastardly cameraman soon gave him away though…

6bo7a

We’re expecting #Cumbercrotch to start trending any second now.

crotch

You can watch the whole thing (and hear him call Kiefer Sutherland “Jack” not once, but several times) right here:

Source: drwhomedia

kiss Source: Sir-Mycroft/Tumblr

31 emotions we know you all felt watching the Sherlock finale>

7 things you didn’t know about Sherlock’s Irish woman>

SATC’s Mr Big presents comedy award to Mrs Brown’s Boys at the NTAs>

About the author:

About the author

Emer McLysaght

@EmerTheScreamer

emer@dailyedge.ie

See more articles by Emer McLysaght

Contribute to this story:

Send a Correction

COMMENTS (5)

∞

About Us

Corrections

Report Content

Policies

TheJournal.ie supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie

Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy.

News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press.

Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.

Benedict Cumberbatch wears shorts at the National Television Awards

And the internet explodes.

31 emotions we know you all felt watching the Sherlock finale>

7 things you didn’t know about Sherlock’s Irish woman>