Benedict Cumberbatch looked suave on Monday at the UK premiere of his upcoming psychological thriller miniseries Eric at the Ham Yard Hotel, London.

The English actor, 47, wore a black zip-up jumper under a short black double-breasted coat which he left unbuttoned.

He also wore straight-legged black trousers and trainers with white soles, finishing his look with orange-tinted glasses. 

Netflix series Eric follows Vincent, a puppeteer in 1980s New York whose nine-year-old son, Edgar, goes missing. Eric is the name of Vincent's seven-foot puppet he is convinced will help him locate Edgar.

Benedict was joined by a few members of the principal cast (L-R): McKinley Belcher III (Michael Ledroit), Gaby Hoffmann (Cassie Anderson), and Ivan Howe (Edgar).

Benedict Cumberbatch, 47, looked suave on Monday at the UK premiere of his upcoming psychological thriller miniseries Eric at the Ham Yard Hotel, London

Eric follows Vincent (Benedict), a 1980s New York puppeteer whose son, Edgar, goes missing. Eric is the name of Vincent's seven-foot puppet he is convinced will help him locate Edgar

The English actor, 47, was joined by a few members of the principal cast (L-R): McKinley Belcher III (Michael Ledroit), Gaby Hoffmann (Cassie Anderson), and Ivan Howe (Edgar)

Ivan looked cool in a black T-shirt, a sequinned black jacket, and a pair of light blue jeans with black shoes.

McKinley was dashing in a black suit with a white T-shirt and matching pocket square and a black pair of shiny shoes.

Gaby put on an eye-catching display in a brown chequered long-sleeved dress with a black belt and brown shoes.

Abi looked beautiful in a very bright long-sleeved silk shirt which she wore with a black jacket and black trousers.

Lucy rolled up the sleeves of a gorgeous white suit with an unique design which she paired with black heeled sandals.

The series' producer Lucy Dyke beamed in a white shirt as she attended with her husband of seven years Jason Manford. 

Jason dressed in all black adding a splash of colour with his box-fresh trainers which were black, white, and grey. 

Eric was created and written by Abi Morgan and directed by Lucy Forbes.

The series is a Netflix original, made in the UK, and was produced by Benedict along with Holly Pullinger, Jane Featherstone and Lucy Dyke.

Eric will premiere on Netflix UK on May 30. 

The English actor wore a black zip-up jumper under a short black double-breasted coat which he left unbuttoned

He also wore black trousers and trainers with white soles, finishing his look with orange-tinted glasses (pictured with Ivan)

Benedict, Ivan, McKinley and Gaby were joined by the series' maker Abi Morgan (far left) and director Lucy Forbes (far right)

Ivan looked cool in a black T-shirt, a sequinned black jacket, and a pair of light blue jeans with black shoes

McKinley looked dashing in a black suit with a white T-shirt and matching pocket square and a black pair of shiny shoes

Gaby put on an eye-catching display in a brown chequered long-sleeved dress with a black belt and brown shoes

McKinley and Gaby sweetly posed together, Gaby holding the hand that McKinley put around her waist

Abi looked beautiful in a very bright long-sleeved silk shirt which she wore with a black jacket and black trousers

McKinley and Gaby rejoined Benedict for another photo, Gaby standing in the middle and all put an arm around the person next to them

Lucy rolled up the sleeves of a gorgeous white suit with an unique design which she paired with black heeled sandals

The series' producer Lucy Dyke beamed in a white shirt as she attended with her husband of seven years Jason Manford 

Jason dressed in all black adding a splash of colour with his box-fresh trainers which were black, white, and grey

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