Sherlock BBC site. TheScienceOfDeduction

What was your most embarrassing moment?
When I was six, I got stung by a wasp in a Greek market. A widow pulled down my pants, held me upside down and rubbed an onion on my bum.
What makes you unhappy?
The thought of what my grandchildren will have to endure.
What is your guiltiest pleasure?
The X Factor.
What is your most unappealing habit?
Hoarding. I drag a lot of stuff round with me that I don’t need.
What would be your fancy dress costume of choice?
I rather enjoyed wearing bandages round my face as the Invisible Man at the last one I went to. People got to know me without recognising me.
What is the worst thing anyone’s ever said to you?
A blog that said, “The talentless wooden acting of arse-named, horse-faced twot Benedict Cumberbatch.”
What was the best kiss of your life?
One on a dancefloor when I was 21 – she knows who she is.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
“Erm…”
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
I possibly might not have called Trevor Nunn Adrian Noble at my first audition for him.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I wish I could say children.
What keeps you awake at night?
Fucking foxes.