Citations:Cumberfan

Noun: "(slang) a fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch"

 * 2012, Ellie Walker-Arnott, "Benedict Cumberbatch's birthday raises thousands for charity", Radio Times, 19 July 2012:
 * Cumberfans from all around the globe donated money in Cumberbatch's name, with the total raised entirely exceeding expectations.
 * 2012, "Review of the year 2012: January", Radio Times, 21 December 2012:
 * Before the series had even ended, though, Cumberfans had something else to focus on: their man's casting in the 2013 Star Trek film.
 * 2012, Isobel Finblow, "Review of the year 2012: February", Radio Times, 21 December 2012:
 * Cumberfans would not have long to wait for their next fix as their idol unveiled his new role in Parade’s End, one of the classiest drama’s of 2012.
 * 2013, Paul Jones, "Benedict Cumberbatch: The Hobbit was a bedtime treat - if I'd been a good boy I'd get two chapters", Radio Times, 15 May 2013:
 * “My dad read the book to me and it was a bedtime treat if I had done well,” said Cumberbatch. “If I had been a good boy, I’d get two chapters as opposed to maybe one, or none if I had been really bad.” (Swoon, right, Cumberfans?)
 * 2013, James White, "Comic-Con 2013: The Sherlock Series 3 Panel", Empire, 19 July 2013:
 * Sadly for the many Cumberfans, neither he nor Martin Freeman were available for an appearance (watch their special video message below), but co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss plus producer/Moffat better half Sue Vertue did have the time to talk about the show in general and series three in particular.
 * 2013, Ellie Walker-Arnott, "It's Sherlock v Doctor Who in our Greatest TV Night Ever poll", Radio Times, 13 August 2013:
 * Of course, in the unlikely event that you're neither a Whovian or a Cumberfan, other options are available.
 * 2013, Ben Dowell, "Proms boss says no to Sherlock concert", Radio Times, 9 September 2013:
 * But Radio 3 and Proms controller Roger Wright has assured RadioTimes.com that the hope among Cumberfans for a Sherlock equivalent is not a flyer.
 * 2013, Emma McClatchley, "Becoming EnCumbered", The Daily Iowan (University of Iowa), 7 November 2013, page 2B:
 * To trace the origins of the “Cumberfan” subculture, it is logical to start with “Sherlock.”
 * 2014, Laura Mitchell, "Benedict Cumberbatch: 15 facts you didn't know about the Sherlock star", Daily Express, 21 May 2014:
 * Whether you are a devoted Cumberfan or a Benedict novice you will probably have come across the star at some point.
 * 2015, Philip Johnston, "Sharing all our personal data is stupid and dangerous", The Telegraph, 10 August 2015:
 * I’m with Benedict on this one. Not so much his irritation with adoring Cumberfans, who think a visit to the theatre is unfulfilled unless they watch his performance as Hamlet through their mobile phone cameras, though that is bad enough – some people don’t consider an event is real unless it is on a screen.
 * 2015, Peter Bradshaw, "Benedict Cumberbatch? No, it’s Dwane who deserves the award for Hamlet", The Guardian, 14 August 2014:
 * While Benedict is at home under the duvet with a packet of Day Nurse and a cup of hot lemon, Dwane would have to stride on to the stage as Hamlet and face up to the sea of Cumberfans in the audience, who have flown in from Wisconsin, Osaka, Sydney and Guadeloupe for this one night only, with their precious once-in-a-lifetime tickets, mobiles turned off.
 * 2015, Jarlath O'Connell, "Hamlet", The American, Issue 747, September/October 2015, page 50:
 * The Cumberfans have made it this far and applaud gently, probably for themselves as much as for him.