In a world-wide poll of the most popular British BBC characters, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock comes out on top by a considerable margin!
More than 7,000 people from Australia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico & the US took part in the BBC Worldwide Showcase poll with almost 1/3 voting for the sociopath himself and over 1/4 voting for Sherlock’s death fall as the most iconic BBC moment.
Top 10 favourite British BBC characters
1 Sherlock – 29.7%
2 Doctor Who – 17.6%
3 Luther – 12.4%
4 Basil Fawlty – 11.8%
5 The Stig – 8.2%
6 Patsy Stone – 8.1%
7 Edmund Blackadder – 7.4%
8 Hyacinth Bucket – 6.1%
9 Vicar of Dibley – 5.8%
10 The Daleks – 5.6%
Top 10 most iconic BBC moments
1 Sherlock’s death fall/Sherlock – 26%
2 Dead parrot sketch/Monty Python – 14.1%
3 The Doctor’s regneration/Doctor Who – 13.1%
4 Ballroom scene/War and Peace – 12.6%
5 Mr Darcy emerging from the lake/Pride and Prejudice – 12.5%
6 Basil attacking his car/Fawlty Towers – 11.5%
7 Attenborough with gorillas/Life on Earth – 10.2%
8 David Brent dancing/The Office – 9.5%
9 Murderer in bed/Luther – 6.53%
10 “Don’t tell him, Pike!”/Dad’s Army – 6.5%
