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Post by billyfarmer on Jul 30, 2018 10:32:27 GMT
Peter Blake, who was best known for playing the character Kirk St Moritz, in the 1980's Sitcom Dear John, sadly died on July 21st, aged 69.
Peter Blake, also appeared in many other TV programmes, including The Professionals (Everest Was Also Conquered), Z Cars, Minder (Monday Night Fever), Ever Decreasing Circles, Boon, The Bill and Jonathan Creek.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2018 11:10:20 GMT
Absolutely superb as the legendary Kirk St Moritz.
RIP Peter and thanks for some truly great laughs in 'Dear John'.
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Post by daz on Jul 30, 2018 11:47:24 GMT
Never realised he was a Jock, but remember him well from Dear John and also from an episode of Shoestring, but he certainly did loads of stuff over the years.
RIP
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Post by flyingsquad on Jul 30, 2018 13:35:51 GMT
I loved Dear John. It's one of my favourite sitcoms and he was great as Kirk St Moritz.
RIP Peter
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2018 14:09:50 GMT
'Dear John' was a comedy classic.
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Post by McCann on Jul 30, 2018 15:02:02 GMT
When Brian Hibbard of the Flying Pickets died, I had assumed that he was playing the Barry character in Monday Night Fever. They did look a little bit similar I guess. Certainly knew Brian Hibbard played 'Rabbit' in the Ray Daley episode Easy Rider anyway.
Remember Dear John, it was very popular around 85/86, and the Kirk character was a big part of the show's sucess.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2018 15:28:30 GMT
Remember Dear John, it was very popular around 85/86, and the Kirk character was a big part of the show's sucess. It was brilliant when Kirk came on screen spouting a load of exaggerated BS. Fantastic comedy. |
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Post by Zimbo on Jul 30, 2018 17:03:51 GMT
Be great if someone repeated Dear John as a tribute. It's never repeated. Some months ago, it was advertised as being on Drama (!) but they showed Bread instead.
RIP
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Post by daz on Jul 30, 2018 17:15:53 GMT
When Brian Hibbard of the Flying Pickets died, I had assumed that he was playing the Barry character in Monday Night Fever. They did look a little bit similar I guess. Certainly knew Brian Hibbard played 'Rabbit' in the Ray Daley episode Easy Rider anyway. Remember Dear John, it was very popular around 85/86, and the Kirk character was a big part of the show's sucess. I remember him from Minder, played the keyboards in the backing band IIRC. I also used to think it was him who played the character of Artie, in the Sweeney episode about the toy guns. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2018 18:01:01 GMT
Well done Daz ,I knew I'd seen him in something recently.That episode might still be available to watch on ITV player.
Love Dear John,it''s one of only a handful of comedy box sets I ever bought.
RIP
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2018 18:50:27 GMT
From the Comedy.co.uk site:
Loud, brash and regularly offensive, Kirk St. Moritz is a fantasist of extreme proportions. With a dress sense that wouldn't be out of place in Saturday Night Fever, an ego larger than Travolta's and a lack of tact or diplomacy to shock a newspaper editor, Kirk always makes his presence felt. He is madly in love with Kate, but has no idea how to show it...
Then there's Eric Maurice, a quiet, shy, unassuming 36-year old whose various hangups and childhood issues meant he never was able to talk to women. Eric was wowed by the sheer 'presence' felt in a nightclub, many years ago, when a supremely confident young man entered the room, and chose to reinvent himself, modelled on the cool stranger.
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Post by ltd on Jul 30, 2018 19:00:17 GMT
He also had an association with recently departed Trevor Preston, appearing as Billy Binns in "Out", and singing the various narrative numbers in "Fox". Like most of you I suspect, I remember him well as Kirk St Moritz. For all that Kirk whas a pathologic bullsh*tt*er you felt pleased for him when he finally came good and did his Superman act. Great comic acting.
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Post by thewoodster on Jul 31, 2018 0:09:26 GMT
RIP.
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Post by arnie1 on Aug 1, 2018 21:16:01 GMT
"That's the kind of guy I am"....RIP Peter Blake
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2018 6:51:20 GMT
"That's the kind of guy I am"....RIP Peter Blake
One of the best comedy catchphrases of all time.  |
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