For me, the sexiest men don't know they're drop-dead gorgeous. Not that I'd ever rule out a pot-bellied plumber in the right circumstances.

Isnt it lovely to know that even the great Sherlock Holmes, the quirky and genius Sherlock Holmes, is vulnerable to love as we all are?

I have been to Canada several times. It was autumn when I visited Vancouver and I will always remember the colour of the trees in British Columbia were stunning.

I’ve spent a lot of recreational time walking around historical castles and estates, in Britain and Europe, and so I know what the real thing looks like

I think classes can be the most fun. And if you want to make it a social thing and you want to go with friends, then that's the way to do it.

I do as much research as is physically possible when I'm playing a real person, be they alive or dead.

I just want to play real human beings. You know, I don't care if they're male or female.