Benedict Cumberbatch’s voice is a slightly less affected (modern) George Sanders.

While I find my own speaking voice rather annoying, I have been told I actually have a pretty reading voice (forever the narrator and stage directions reader) and sound great on radio, but man if I had that voice I’d be reading everything unnecessarily out loud…

Yes, dear did you want to order the mushu pork with the cellophane noodles, steamed snap peas and tender bamboo shoots tonight? Or would you prefer it with the rice noodles instead? Either way it comes with your choice of soup; either miso or the won-ton dumplings and scallions, either of which I’m open to share…