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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 18h

Hey! Website is slowly coming together. If you’ve managed to look at any of it so far, please let me know what you think and what you want to see or have me write about. Also, tell me, cameo - yes/no? Or just through the site/not at all? Cheers, happy Wednesday (?)

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ok, that’s the first update on the website done. Added a bio and am sorting through photos for a gallery section to go up later this week. Site is www.johnritchieactually.com I know, but Rome wasn’t built in a day either…

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And a week later, I’ve gone even higher! I should stop all work maybe? 😵‍💫🫣😂😂 Actually, any work would be good right now - anyone got anything for me?

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Oh Reddit, the best place to go have a brain fart in public 😂

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hey all. Website is getting worked on, for just now, this is all there is. Unless it’s all gone wrong, that could happen. I mean, the photo there has trimmed itself. Oh I loathe technology 🫣 www.johnritchieactually.com

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

That’s my IMDb Star Meter. Gone up nearly 30k places in one week. Presumably for a show I’m no longer on 🧐

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hey kids! Look out for my website update announcement soon. It’s tired and old (me too) so I’m going to go through it and add some stuff, delete some stuff, add a page for my writing/musings, and maybe, just maybe, talk about that thing I’m not doing anymore. Any requests?

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#1980s apparently it’s a thing so here’s a T-shirt from that decade (yes, it’s mine and yes, it still fits)

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Should have posted this yesterday as it was the fifth anniversary of the idiot on a bit of string moving in with us. He was a tiny round puppy and he still is, other than not being round. Or tiny. He’s an idiot, but he’s MY idiot.

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Now home after a day of near constant travel and lots of hanging about in airports. There’s wine!

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

What awful time of day is this to be off on travels… Not really an early morning person

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Uh, genuinely, how? That’s almost twice my normal…

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

How is this already over two weeks ago? 😁

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

This was exceedingly nice. I don’t remember what it’s called, so I’ll have to go back for more…

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I’m very happy that @dicksontelfer.bsky.social liked my post. He’s one of my oldest friends and, well, that’s all you need to know. Oh, he also held my hand when I thought I was dying after a bee sting (I was in anaphylactic shock, I might have cried)

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A slightly more sedate picture of me with the award. I’m still very happy about it, it was a wonderful surprise to hear the title Glenrothan read out!

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Train again to London again. This time I’m attending the National Film and TV Awards as a VIP. I know, eh?

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A shot from the 80th birthday celebration for Brian Cox. This was after I gave a speech thanking him for basically being him! An excellent night and a real privilege to be invited. Photo by Hoda Davaine.

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This guy was just sat there like that when I was out earlier. Must be the heat

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Ok, some of you asked for this. Just noodling about in E minor. (I’m remembering how to play now, I used to be pretty good sometimes)

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Gonna need more than two people to ask for it before I put the tape of me playing guitar up everyone. You never know, it might not be dreadful! (this is a risk you take, though, it might be bad)

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Does anyone want to see a really badly lit and framed clip of me playing guitar? My style is very much hit & hope 😂 I only play for fun, don’t worry…

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Ok, I just looked at Reddit. Let me absolutely clear that Alan and I have no quarrels. He has been nothing but supportive to me over all the time I worked on #TheTraitorsUS. This has extended to other projects too. He and I get along very well and there is mutual respect for each other as artists.

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

That cheese looks like a penguin, doesn’t it? It’s not just me, surely..?

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

And I’m ok with it. Thanks for the support but I’m genuinely fine with not doing the show again. The last season was not much fun to make, won’t go into the whys and so on, but it’s all good and I’m alright with not doing it anymore. I do think the fans won’t like it but, hey, it wasn’t up to me 🤘

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Oh, also, I think yesterday was the last day of filming. I say think, because, well, I wasn’t in it. Production decided to discontinue the character of Fergus. As ever, it was never up to me.

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I got sent this by someone who had used Grok to get an answer. I mean, it’s not even close to reality/truth/anything… Shared here just for the bemusement

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Wish there was a way of adding the smell. This was delicious

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Yeah, so, didn’t get to the audition as there was a fatality on the line south. Massive delays so wouldn’t get there in time as the director has to run for a flight right after my slot. It does happen but, I’m alive and some poor soul isn’t anymore so my stuff isn’t important really

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The not really awake and I’m off to London (again) look…

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Dog is very happy to be a cheese disposal system. Lucky dog

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Also, the dog is 5 today. Happy birthday dog!

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John Ritchie. Does stuff @johnr73.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Yeah, didn’t get the gig. That’s actors life for you, you have to be available to drop everything immediately and spend the best part of £200 on travel to be in a room for less than two minutes to wait a few days to find out if you’ve been hired. And they don’t cover all your costs. It’s grand.

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