Martin Freeman made a rare family appearance with his girlfriend Rachel Benaissa and his son Joe at The Seven Dials Mystery premiere in London on Tuesday.
The actor, 54, who stars in the new Netflix adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel, cut a dapper figure for the screening in a navy pinstripe suit.
Rachel, 31, looked elegant in a dark plaid blazer and matching trousers as she held hands with Martin while posing on the red carpet.
The French beauty styled her brunette locks into an updo and completed her look with gold hoop earrings and a matching necklace.
Martin’s son Joe, who he shares with former partner Amanda Abbington, sported a black pinstripe suit with a matching cravat as he posed alongside a female friend.
The gripping three-part series sees Mia McKenna-Bruce putting on her detective hat in the role of Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent, as she set out to solve an enigmatic murder.
Martin Freeman (centre right) made a rare family appearance with his girlfriend Rachel Benaissa (right) and his son Joe (centre left) at The Seven Dials Mystery premiere in London
The actor, 54, who stars in the new Netflixadaptation of the Agatha Christie novel, cut a dapper figure for the screening in a navy pinstripe suit
The cast also features Corey Mylchreest as Gerry Wade, Edward Bluemel as Jimmy Thesinger and Nabhaan Rizwan as Ronnie Devereux.
All three episodes of Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials are set to land on Netflix on Thursday, January 15.
In April, Martin offered insight into his relationship with Rachel during an appearance on Jessie and Lennie Ware’s Table Manners podcast, sharing that they love cooking together in their spare time.
Lennie asked: ‘She’s French. Is she [Rachel] Cordon Bleu?’
Martin replied: ‘She’s not a Cordon Bleu… she’s a massive cheese and wine w****.
‘That’s what she would say about herself.
‘She says that about herself, “I’m a cheese and wine w****”. It’s not all she is, but no, she loves all that stuff. We like cooking.’
Earlier this year, Martin made rare comments about his family life during an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show.
Rachel, 31, looked elegant in a plaid blazer and matching trousers as she held hands with Martin (Joe, Martin and Rachel pictured with a female friend, left)
Martin also posed for photos with his co-stars Helena Bonham Carter (left) and Mia McKenna-Bruce (centre)
The gripping three-part series sees Mia McKenna-Bruce putting on her detective hat in the role of Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent, as she set out to solve an enigmatic murder (seen)
Along with Joe, Martin also shares daughter Grace, 16, with Amanda.
During his chat with host Jonathan, Martin touched on going to a Sherlock-themed escape room, based on the series in which he plays John Watson.
Martin revealed that he and his family did not escape in good time: ‘It did take us a while.
‘I went with my other half and my two kids… it wasn’t even a Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes, it was [the BBC one]. I’m aware it did feel a little bit maybe t***ish to go to my own thing… but my kids said it was going to be fun. It is a really good one…’
After Romesh Ranganathan questioned why Martin went to this, Martin laughingly added: ‘My voice is in it… I hadn’t seen or heard myself enough in that week, so I thought… and I wasn’t stuck, I just wanted to stay in there longer.’
The pair have been in a relationship for around five years, following his split from his ex-partner of 16 years, Amanda, who admits she was a ‘mess’ following their breakup in 2016, which came about after they ‘just couldn’t live with each other anymore’.
The Sherlock star has been dating the French actress since 2020 (pictured in May 2025)
While it’s unclear when Martin found love again with Rachel, the couple were first spotted together in 2020 and she appears to have formed a strong bond with his children Joe and Grace.
Martin went public with his romance with the Toulouse-born actress in 2021 but the pair are fiercely private about their relationship and she recently deleted her Instagram which gave fans a handful of glimpses into the couple’s relationship.
However, Rachel is happy to play the supportive partner and she’s often by Martin’s side on the red carpet to promote his film and TV projects.
