Commentators took to Twitter in their droves to ridicule the Washington Post for the apparent error, debating whether it was down to a faulty spell check.
The discussion proved so popular the name became a trending topic on the social networking site with some hailing it “outstanding”, “epic” and “the best typo ever”.
But any sarcastic commentators were left red-faced after it emerged the author had misspelt the name deliberately
Journalist Lisa de Moraes was forced to write a separate piece, far longer than her original article, explaining her choice.
She clarified: “It has come to our attention that there is raging debate, in re whether we intentionally referred to Benedict Cumberbatch as Bandersnatch Cummerbund in The TV Column and blog.
“The nickname “Bandersnatch Cummerbund” originated with one of the serious students of television who join me each Friday to chat about all things TV.”
In a short article entitled “Sherlock vs Downton”, the journalist originally used the correct spelling of Cumberbatch in her introduction, before using the bizarre alternative in the third and final paragraph.
Reporter Lisa de Moraes wrote: “In a recent New York Times interview, Bandersnatch Cummerbund — who plays the Conan Doyle character — said that when “Masterpiece” exec producer Rebecca Eaton showed him “Downton’s” Golden Globe award back in January, he responded: “Begone, woman. Bring it back when it says ‘Sherlock Holmes’ or Steven Moffat, or myself — someone else who’s more deserving than the second [season] of ‘Downton Abbey.’”
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