Benedict Cumberbatch kidnapped by armed robbers while filming BBC show

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Benedict Cumberbatch has opened up about the harrowing experience of being kidnapped by armed robbers alongside two friends after their car broke down on a secluded road.The 48 year old star of Sherlock was working on the BBC mini-series To the Ends of the Earth when he, former Emmerdale actress Denise Black, who was also in the series, and another friend were ambushed by a gang of six armed men.They were bundled into the back of their abductors' vehicle and driven around for hours, the actor revealed.The father of three, who was in his late 20s at the time, admitted that the ordeal had a profound effect on him, giving him "gave me a sense of time, but not necessarily a good one".

Speaking candidly to Variety magazine, the London-born actor confessed he's still grappling with the aftermath of the traumatic event. "It made me impatient to live a life less ordinary, and I'm still dealing with that impatience," he shared with Variety.

Before the incident, Cumberbatch had only a few TV roles under his belt before snagging the lead as Edmund Talbot in the BBC's adaptation of William Golding's To the Ends of the Earth novels, acting alongside Denise, Jarred Harris, and Sam Neill.

The frightening experience also sparked an adrenaline-seeking side in him, leading to a love for extreme sports and thrill-seeking activities like skydiving. "It made me go, 'Oh, right, yeah, I could die at any moment'," he reflected, reports the Mirror. "I was throwing myself out of planes, taking all sorts of risks.