Richard Armitage says that kissing Dawn French is one of the "highlights" of his life.
Richard Armitage remembers kissing Dawn French on The Vicar of Dibley
The 51-year-old actor starred in the two-part finale of 'The Vicar of Dibley' in which his character Harry Kennedy married the title character - played by Dawn French - and remarked that getting to lock lips with the "iconic" 'Frech and Saunders' comedienne as one of the best things he has ever done.
He told Metro newspaper's SixtySeconds column: "Dawn French, you know, she’s an icon, it’s kissing an icon. And she is a beloved character, as was Geraldine Granger. I think that was a highlight of my life. Maybe I should put that up there."
The ecclesiastical sitcom - which had a sporadic run on BBC One from 1994 until 2007 - was filmed in front of a live studio audience and the 'Obsession' stat went on to add that because he doesn't do comedy "very often", he was left in awe as he watched Dawn play in front of a crowd.
He added: "I’ve never worked with a live audience, I don’t do comedy very often. I’ve never worked with a live audience before and seeing what she does in front of a live audience was just groundbreaking for me."
Richard has also enjoyed success on the big screen with a starring role in 'The Hobbit' and appeared in numerous theatrical productions over the years but explained that if he had to pick just one medium for the rest of his career, he would opt to only appear on television because it is the most "accessible" genre.
He said: "I think [I would pick] TV? I mean, I don’t want to dismiss either of the other two because theatre has this immediacy, which is extraordinary, but I love that slow piecing together of a character and tiny fragments that create a whole and I think television is the most accessible medium because it’s in everybody’s home so you can reach people more easily and more globally. And I think that’s amazing.
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