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Kevin Whately

(1951) Actor United Kingdom

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Kevin Whately is an actor from the United Kingdom, best known for The dead of Jericho.

Quick Facts About Kevin Whately

Born: February 6, 1951
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Actor
Notable works: The dead of Jericho
Spouse: Madelaine Newton

About Kevin Whately

Kevin Whately OBE is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Neville "Nev" Hope in the comedy drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet; Robert "Robbie" Lewis in the British crime dramas Inspector Morse (1987–2000) and Lewis (2006–2015); and Jack Kerruish in the drama series Peak Practice (1993–1995). He has appeared in numerous other roles.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Kevin Whately

With all the lines I have to learn for TV scripts, I don't think I have any problems with forgetfulness - that's…

Brain

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I'm fascinated by politicians, because I suspect the huge majority of them go into it full of ideas and for the best…

Ends

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My family have been around Northumberland for five generations.

Family

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You can't converse with Alzheimer's sufferers in the way you do with others; the dialogue tends to go round in circles.

Alzheimer

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I wanted to be a stage actor but I got stuck on television. It took a couple of years to get used…

Actors

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I'm not interested in more money for the sake of it.

Money

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Being a grandparent is whole new phase in your life.

Grandparent

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People think I'm thick because of the characters I play. I think I'm brighter than the characters. Well, I hope I am.

Brighter

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The more telly you do, the more it feels like a factory.

Factories

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Dementia is often regarded as an embarrassing condition that should be hushed up and not spoken about. But I feel passionately that…

Alzheimer

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Walking is my main method of relaxation. I don't go over my lines or try to solve the world's problems, I just…

Enjoy

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From the time you are a tiny baby, a parent's love is usually unconditional. Whatever you do, your parents think you are…

Baby

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My mum Mary was always a bright, confident and fiercely independent lady.

Independent

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I'm very good at being out of work.

Very good

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I've been going to Bamburgh for holidays since I was a child.

Children

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I wish people would take more care of the countryside.

Care

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With your own children, you love them immediately - and with grandchildren, it's exactly the same.

Children

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With something like cancer, there is a feeling that you can fight it in some way or control your response to it,…

Cancer

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I never have liked detective dramas. I try to watch all of them to see what's going on, but I don't like…

Detectives

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Before my mother's diagnosis with Alzheimer's, I had heard of the disease, but hadn't known anyone who had suffered from it.

Alzheimer

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