Richard Armitage is my favourite actor. Everything started in August 2008 when I decided to buy a DVD at Amazon.UK titled NORTH AND SOUTH (BBC 2004) . I wanted to use it in my lessons about Mrs Gaskell and her novels. It was the end of my old serious prof-style life and the beginning of a half - serious addiction to everything this man happens to do. And he has surprised me in many ways so far: he was young Monet (one of my favourite painters!), wicked Lovelace in Richardson's Clarissa, a handsome workhaolic doctor in The Golden Hour, evil Gisborne in Robin Hood, tender John Standring in Sparkhouse, dashing treacherous John Mulligan in Moving On, lovely Harry J. Kennedy in The Vicar of Dibley, but last and definitely not least, he miraculously landed on my favourite BBC series, SPOOKS as Lucas North. I know this list is not complete but these are just the first roles which came to my mind in no particular order.
I'm much indebted to Annette and her precious http://www.richardarmitageonline.com/ and to Ali and her www.richardarmitagenet.com because it is through these very informative sites that I learnt to know and appreciate this talented actor and extremely interesting man.
Here are my numerous posts about Richard , his works, his characters
MISCELLANEOUS POSTS
RA Comic Cards (various)
NORTH AND SOUTH
North and South by Elizabeth GaskellAn Academic View of North and South Part I
An Academic View of North and South Part II
The Two Women in Mr Thornton's Heart
Mr Darcy vs Mr Thornton
Victorian heroes: Mr Moray vs Mr Thornton
STRIKE BACK
I wish I'd read ... STRIKE BACK! (book review)
ROBIN HOOD
RA Friday - From the original Guy to Richard's Gisborne
RA Friday- On Gisborne and School
RA PHOTO FRIDAY
MOVING ON
VICAR OF DIBLEY
SPARKHOUSE
MALICE AFORETHOUGHT
Watching Spooks 9 DVD
ULTIMATE FORCE
COLD FEET
RA-ndom Thoughts The Flirty Girty Bloke and Our Patience (and a video)
CAPTAIN AMERICA THE FIRST AVENGER
THE HOBBIT
RICHARD III PROJECT
URBAN AND THE SHED CREW (2014)
THE CRUCIBLE (Old Vic London 2014)
London - The Crucible Experience (30 June 2014 / 3 July 2014)
INTO THE STORM (2014)
BERLIN STATION (2016)