RA PHOTO FRIDAY - RICHARD IN LEATHER

There has been so much hue and cry for this scene in Spooks 8 episode 5 since Lucas North was wearing a black leather jacket . He was trying to play a trick on the Americans (CIA) disguised as a courier.  We hadn't seen Richard in leather since Robin Hood series 2. And since Sir Guy left us forever we have been missing him so much! But I don't particularly like Lucas's  leather biker jacket. Too big? Too stiff?

I read many comments referring to this scene as a quotation of Gisborne, especially when Lucas takes one of his gloves  off like this ...

To be honest , yes, this is one of Guy's typical gestures, but I can see very little Guy in this handsome in-leather courier. He reminds me of Ricky Deeming, instead.  A lot. Do you remember him? ( from George Gently)

I particularly love other "leather moments" in Richard's career. What about these ones below?

Dr Alec Track in a gorgeous black leather jacket and jeans at the pub

Sweet Harry J. Kennedy tenderly looking at Geraldine on their first date or

...  kissing her for the first time in a very trendy brown leather jacket and jeans.

 I didn't remember that , early in his career , Richard was already wearing leather in BBC Doctors . But , thanks to Plylly, here he is . It was 2001 and he was playing Dr Tom Steele, arrogant and lazy, in a dark leather jacket again!

We shouldn't forget this elegant upper- class gentleman above here either: Philip Turner,  from Inspector Linley Mysteries (Divine Proportion), since he is also showing off a very British look in his leather jacket.

But Richard in leather is , for all of us  and forever,  HIM... the only true  in- leather charming hero...

SIR GUY OF GISBORNE!

P.S. TONIGHT SPOOKS 8 EPISODE 6 IS ON BBC 3!

ENJOY IT!