The worlds of Sherlock and Doctor Who collided on the red carpet tonight, and the internet didn't know what to do with itself.

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Benedict Cumberbatch and Matt Smith were making their way into the Royal Festival Hall for the BAFTA Television Awards when they bumped into each other.

Unlike a lot of celebs, the pair looked genuinely delighted to see each other and wasted no time in having a massive hug.

https://twitter.com/BAFTA/status/863807838241660929

Predictably, the internet couldn't quite handle it:

https://twitter.com/sherlockscode/status/863806618500308994
https://twitter.com/Coal_Hill_Quill/status/863810662694301697
https://twitter.com/Collective_JP/status/863810215749107712

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What's the name for this new pair to ship? CumberSmith? BeneMatt? We'll be expecting to read the fan fiction soon...

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