For previous adventures in the Cliffebatch universe, see here. For a more complete accounting of The Toast's Benedict Cumberbatch coverage, go here instead. Year: 2016 Place: London Smaller Place: A lonely crofter's cottage REPORTER: Well, first of all, congratulations on your universally-applauded performance in Hamlet. BENEDICT (quietly): Thank you. REPORTER: Critics and audiences alike commented on the unprecedented melancholy you brought to the role; night after night, you seemed to draw upon stores of human…