Benedict Cumberbatch: When were you happiest?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Benedict Cumberbatch said elsewhere, not written here

With the sun on my face and a beer in my hand, the morning after I had been in a car-jacking in South Africa.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Jessica Raine British actress

The day I got accepted by Rada and the day I found out I was pregnant, both a long time coming. I am a late bloomer.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 March 2019 source ↗

In the orange blossom-filled streets of Seville, snogging on a park bench.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2013 source ↗

Imelda Staunton English actress and singer

On my wedding day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 June 2013 source ↗

Nicola Adams British boxer

When I won gold at the London Olympic Games.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2012 source ↗

Amber, my aunt, and her boyfriend, Gian Luigi Valino – he has primary lateral sclerosis and she cares for him.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2012 source ↗

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