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If you are single (or even if you aren't) which fictional character would you fancy?

152 replies

LeoTheLion678 · 16/11/2025 19:31

  1. Richard in Friends. I know he's unpopular on here but I don't care he's an absolute dreamboat. I love him.
  2. Brute in Green Mile. I watch this film regularly and when they're having dinner in the garden and Tom Hanks says Brute is a "single man" I always raise my eyebrows. He's a strong, calm presence
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Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 16/11/2025 19:32

I've been deeply in love with Zaphod Beeblebrox for years. He's utterly catastrophic but I reckon he'd be great fun to date as long as I didn't have to pick up the pieces!

Ddakji · 16/11/2025 19:41

The thing about fictional characters (who I took to mean book characters, but I think the same can be said of TV ones) is that what’s appealing in the page is rarely so appealing in real
life.

evtheria · 16/11/2025 19:49

Loki (from the Loki series specifically)
The PE teacher from English Teacher
Dr Prof Bhaer from Little Women (Byrne playing, please)

Piglet89 · 16/11/2025 19:51

River Cartwright from Slow Horses, as played by Jack Lowden.

Idontknowhatnametochoose · 16/11/2025 19:51

I fancied Jimmy Perez in Shetland.

Was gutted when he left.

Clementine71 · 16/11/2025 19:52

Joe from You (deeply disturbing I know and without him murdering me!)

I agree about Richard from Friends

and any Benedict Cumberbatch character… just something about him 🤷‍♀️

PunksVersusBrats · 16/11/2025 19:53

Cormoran Strike.

Wishimaywishimight · 16/11/2025 19:54

Larry Paul (Robert DowneyJr) in Ally McBeal.

Brightbluesomething · 16/11/2025 19:54

Roy Kent from Ted Lasso. Gorgeous and I prefer the series 3 version. More emotionally evolved. But I wouldn’t kick the series 1 version out of bed.

lincoln75 · 16/11/2025 19:55

Jack from Lost

Yorkshireteaalwayswins · 16/11/2025 19:57

I definitely agree with Richard from Friends. I also think Jamie from Outlander sounds like the perfect husband.

Ontobetterthings · 16/11/2025 19:57

Tommy shelby. God hes gorgeous 😍

Yorkshireteaalwayswins · 16/11/2025 19:58

Wishimaywishimight · 16/11/2025 19:54

Larry Paul (Robert DowneyJr) in Ally McBeal.

Oh yes, also this.

TiggersTheOnlyOne · 16/11/2025 19:59

PunksVersusBrats · 16/11/2025 19:53

Cormoran Strike.

Absolutely!!

Sirius Black
Rupert Campbell Black

ainsleysanob · 16/11/2025 20:00

DCI Gene Hunt. Every single day.

LeoTheLion678 · 16/11/2025 20:01

lincoln75 · 16/11/2025 19:55

Jack from Lost

Nah. Too self righteous. I always preferred Sayid. You can probably tell I like the quiet type.

Sawyer was fit as fuck though. That face man, utterly perfect. Shame he was a twat.

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Feetfingers · 16/11/2025 20:06

Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird

HermioneWeasley · 16/11/2025 20:08

Bruce Wayne

love me a goth

ilovepixie · 16/11/2025 20:09

Jack Maynard Chalet School
Bill Sumgs Enid Blyton Adventure Series
Professor Snape Harry Potter
Alex Delaware Jonathon Kellerman books
JR Ewing Dallas
PC Plum Balamory
Grant Mitchell Eastenders

Zempy · 16/11/2025 20:10

Sirius Black. A man who can turn into a dog.

ilovepixie · 16/11/2025 20:13

Feetfingers · 16/11/2025 20:06

Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird

Oh yes. The book though. Not the film.

ilovepixie · 16/11/2025 20:15

Also
John McClane die hard
Baron von Trapp sound of music

Mumteedum · 16/11/2025 20:25

Don Draper...such a sleaze but god .. gorgeous man. I pretty much love John Hamm I think.

River Cartwright in the TV show is bloody gorgeous.

But I developed a weird crush on Seth Rogan's character in Platonic. Again..it could just be I think I fancy Seth Rogan. I think I'm weird.

henlake7 · 16/11/2025 20:29

Bucky Barnes
Loki both from The Avengersverse

Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

I kinda like that whole tortured antihero vibe ( although I'm sure they'd be absolute nightmares irl!).

GinkoRebelFoxes · 16/11/2025 20:34

Hamish MacBeth (TV, not the books)
Max DeBryn from Endeavour
Thomas Nightingale from the Rivers of London books
Mr Darcy