Benedict Cumberbatch solves Sesame Street maths mystery | Media Monkey

Benedict Cumberbatch may have cracked some tough cases as Sherlock in the BBC series, but he faced one of his most diffucult yet as he appeared on Sesame Street. The star joined Count Von Count and Murray Monster in attempting to solve a "brain-bending challenge" involving apples and oranges. Murray – or "Murray-arty" as he describes himself – says he is Cumberbatch's "arch nemesis" and, in a sly nod to Moriarty's apparent return in the BBC series repeats "Did you miss me?" Fortunately the Count then appears to help solve the problem, as Cumberbatch admits "I'm really just an actor … I'm not really Sherlock, I just play him on the television." Cumberbatch has clearly arrived in the US media – he follows the likes of The Avengers' Tom Hiddleston and Man of Steel's Henry Cavill in appearing on the kids' TV show.