I was just listening to this -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fblAbPWfNew

Utterly beautiful and one of the very last times we saw Michael in The Armchair of Doom.

The character was solely due to the input of SJS (and not TPTB who wanted him originally to be just another serial bed-hopper) and he acted the part beautifully.

The Sith Lord read people like a human MRI machine and his razor-sharp intelligence, forensic one liners, screen presence and the habit of stalking around the square like emaciated Praying mantis made him totally unique in the history of the show.

He could have been truly iconic - not since Lou Beale has a character made such an impact on me in such a space of time.

I miss him.

Anyone else?

Yes Steve was a wonderful actor and I miss him, unfortunately the character inevitably had a shelf life as those sorts don't last on soaps very often.

Apart from the Philth of course - and I know which one I would rather be seeing in Walford right now.

Can you imagine the fun Michael would have had with all the new characters since he left?

The mind boggles!

Michael meeting Mick could have been very interesting

It's a shame that Michael was around in the eras of two of the worst EE producers in recent memory - Kirkwood and Newman. Wouldve loved to have seen what the subsequent producers would have done with him.

I suspect it would have been incredible.

But now we will never know.

I have said this before several times but Michael should have been the one to bring down the Philth - not with brawn but with brains.

Best character ever in my opinion

Bump.

Imagine Michael in the Vic right now!

I'd imagine him in r and r, it's sort of darker which would suit him more.

One of my all time favourite characters!