Greetings and welcome to my page, The Admiration of Jamie Bamber!



I originally had no idea who Jamie Bamber was, or even anything about his character in Horatio Hornblower. I even missed the first half of "The Duel" (titled "The Even Chance" in the UK) because I wasn't home! Lucky for me, A&E was replaying it and I ran to see the last half hour or so. My sister, Elisabeth gave me a quick run down on the story, but in her admiration for Hornblower, left out Kennedy completely, except to tell me he drifted away in a lifeboat!



The first scene I saw was where Mr. Simpson returns again to the Justinian, where Hornblower and Kennedy have been enjoying life in the military without his bullying.

As Mr. Simpson cried about the loss of his old ship, the camera focused on Hornblower, who shot a meaningful glance at Kennedy....and instantly, I was obsessed! "Who is that?" I asked, drooling profusely. "That's Archie Kennedy," my sister replied, drooling similarily over Hornblower.



"That's Archie!" I cried. "He's the one going to drift away in a lifeboat? That's not fair!"

"What's really sad is that Horatio gets shot before he can rescue him," my sister replied. "In the head. But not seriously."

But somehow, I knew Archie Kennedy would survive. Imagine my happiness when I learned that he returned in "The Duchess and the Devil"! I went on a search and discovered Archie Kennedy had a real name--Jamie Bamber. But other than a few facts and some photos, there wasn't the kind of fan page I wanted to see. And so I made one!

I hope that you enjoy all the things about Jamie that are on this site and I really hope that you visit many times, because this page will continue to expand!

