Benedict Cumberbatch has reportedly splashed out on an £8.1million mansion on a sprawling Somerset estate.
The Sherlock actor, 46, bought the property last May with his wife Sophie Hunter after first becoming interested in it two years before, according to The Sun.
It has been claimed that the plot has a Grade-II listed lodge on it, an organic farm, cider orchard with 335 acres of land, a wine cellar and library.
A source told the publication: ‘It’s really lovely, secluded and peaceful, perfect for getting away from it all.
‘Although the house is historic, it has all mod-cons. Locals in the nearby village know about the purchase.
‘Everyone is excited about their new neighbours.’
The property was sold by estate agents Savills, reports the newspaper but Land Registry has only recently released the documents.
A representative for Benedict has been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
It comes after Steven Moffat, the co-creator and showrunner of the Emmy-winning series Sherlock, said he would begin writing the show’s fifth season if stars Benedict and Martin Freeman committed to return.
Moffat, 61, in an appearance on the BBC Today program Monday, said he’d ‘start writing tomorrow’ if the actors, who played Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on the feted series, committed to another season of the show.
‘They’re on to bigger and better things but, Martin and Benedict, “Please come back?”‘ Moffat said, according to Deadline.
The series, which is set in London, ran four seasons for a total of 15 episodes between 2010–2017, also featuring the late Una Stubbs as Mrs. Hudson, Rupert Graves as DI Lestrade and Louise Brealey as Molly Hooper.
Following the conclusion of Sherlock, both have been seen in high-profile projects in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Cumberbatch playing Doctor Strange, while Martin appears in the Black Panther films as the character Everett K. Ross.
In the interview, Moffat promoted his West End play The Unfriend and said that he and collaborators have ‘just started talking about’ season two of his hit BBC/Netflix miniseries Inside Man.
Moffat said that the show, which features Stanley Tucci and David Tennant ‘performed quite well’ on ‘the enthusiastically-nodded-about graphs’ measuring public opinion.
The series, which casts Tucci as a convicted killer who solves crimes from jail, had an initial slow start on Netflix until it surpassed the five million mark on the streamer, the outlet reported.
Moffat said of the tabulations: ‘You don’t get a [ratings] number the following day anymore now you get an audience breakdown a month later.’
Moffat said of his new play, which features Sherlock star Amanda Abbington, ‘It’s about the exquisite agony of bringing up difficult subjects. How do you do it?’
Watch Sherlock available now only on Stan in Australia.
