Fuck Yeah Michael Kitchen

Photos of and ramblings about the actor Michael Kitchen.

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LIke so many villains, Dudley Hooperman (Michael Kitchen) thinks that appealing to Henry Crabbe's greed will allow him to make his escape, so he tries to bribe Crabbe with stolen Treasury bonds...

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Arch villain Dudley Hooperman (a young Michael Kitchen) invites DI Henry Crabbe (the late and much loved Richard Griffiths) to dine with him, claiming they have a lot in common, such as a love of good food. (Pie in the Sky: Best of Both Worlds 1:01) And no, I'm not dead - not that I think anyone actually wondered if I was...

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Michael Kitchen is considerably greyer and rather stouter than he was when he first took on the part in 2002, but the lively intelligence in his eyes and the wise severity of his gaze are as potent as ever. Just the sound of his voice is enough to make you carry on watching. But he is matched by...

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I thought she looked pretty unwell in the pre-broadcast pictures, and I didn't think she looked any healthier in the episode.

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In 1973 the BBC produced the mini series, The Brontes of Howarth, in which Michael Kitchen played Branwell Bronte with Vickery Turner, Ann Penfold and Rosemary McHale as the Bronte sisters (Charlotte, Anne and Emily respectively). (The Brontes of Howarth)

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A young Michael Kitchen as Will in a 1973 production of Howard Brenton's Magnifence at The Royal Court Theatre, which also starred Kenneth Cranham as Jed. (Magnificence, 1973)

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Two photos of Michael Kitchen from the 1975 Greenwich Theatre production of The Picture of Dorian Gray (by Oscar Wilde), in which MK played the eponymous Dorian Gray.

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In Minder: Fiddler on the Hoof, Maltese Tony is played by a young Michael Kitchen. And very young and laddish he looks too!! (Minder: Fiddler on the Hoof)

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A very young Michael Kitchen and Judi Bowker as the shy clerk Arthur Price and his boss' daughter, Ann Horton, in Tales of the Unexpected. (Tales of the Unexpected: The Best of Everything)

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A very youthful looking Michael Kitchen in which his curls are much in evidence!

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Michael Kitchen as Peter Walsh in Mrs Dalloway, which also stars Vanessa Redgrave and Rupert Graves amongst others. (Mrs Dalloway, 1997)

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Superior officer #1: Detective Chief Superintendent Foyle, I think we all owe you a vote of gratitude. Foyle: Well, that's uncommonly decent of you, but I didn't come here to be thanked. Superior officer #1: How is the new station? Foyle: The new station is delightful, apart from the fact that I don't want to be in it. I resigned. Superior officer #1: I am aware of that. Superior officer #2: Yes, it was very good of you to come back after your predecessor... Foyle: Died. Superior officer #2: In very unfortunate circumstances. Foyle: Well, it's my experience that most deaths are unfortunate, but all that was some considerable time ago. I'd like to know why I'm still there and where my replacement is. DCS Christopher Foyle, King of the Sassy Comeback... (Foyle's War: The Russian House)

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This photo by Joe Cocks comes from the RSC’s 1986 modern dress production of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Michael Bogdanov. It shows the fight between Tybalt (Hugh Quarshie) and Mercutio (Michael Kitchen) in Act 3 scene 1. The Financial Times described the production as “a cross between Absolute Beginners and West Side Story with a dash of La Dolce Vita” (RSC: Romeo and Juliet, 1986)

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A nice black and white shot of Michael Kitchen as Richard Crane in Reckless. (Reckless)

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In honour of yesterday's gifset and video, I present the musical Mr Michael Kitchen - Enchanted April, Oliver Twist and The Buccaneers all gave him a chance to show off his musicianship.

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Michael Kitchen as we’ve never seen him before!  I don’t know what suddenly possessed him to allow this gem of a video to be posted on YouTube, but what a treat for fans!  Just last week I was working on a post about how I wished we could see/hear his virtuoso piano/guitar skills, and then this video pops up.  My birthday just happened to be yesterday, so the timing was perfect.  I couldn’t imagine a better surprise gift if I tried! :D

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Oh My LIFE!!!! That is just so squee-worthy!!! *flails all over the place* I love the fact he's wearing Foyle's hat! *snickers*

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It's the end of an era: Stanhope Feast's newspaper, The Comet, is no more. He goes up onto the roof of his building to take a helicopter away - and finds his wife and son have already left without him, leaving him to lament his fate. (Hacks)

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Stanhope Feast (Michael Kitchen) contemplates the ruin of his newspaper, and digs out a copy of the very first issue of which he was in charge (which features a fab photo of a much younger Michael Kitchen). (Hacks)