Nick Knowles' Big House Clearout

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Season 2, Episode 4

The presenter heads to the River Thames in London, where a single mum and her three kids are drowning in clutter and living on top of each other in a dysfunctional houseboat. Nick's team empty the abode, and then renovate Anna and her family's floating home

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Cast & Crew

Nick Knowles (Host)

Amanda Lowe (Series producer)

Mark Russell (Series producer)

Ian Hay (Producer)

Oliver Wright (Executive producer)

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Did You Know..

Nick Knowles (Host)

Born: September 21, 1962 in London

Best Known For: Presenting DIY SOS

Early-life: Born Nicholas Simon Augustine Knowles on September 21, 1962 in Southall, London, to mum Pat and dad Eddie. He has a brother and three sisters. At 11 he and his family moved to Mildenhall in Suffolk and studied at St Louis Middle school. They later moved again, this time to Tunbridge Wells, Kent. At school Nick was labelled a motormouth. He became a labourer before starting his own business. Passionate about music, he played in assorted bands before teaming up with his brother to perform in bars and clubs in London and the Midlands.

Career: Knowles's TV career started at the BBC in London in the Documentary Features department. He spent two years in Australia working for WIN TV Channel 4 newsroom. He also worked in news in Phoenix, Arizona, before returning to the UK and ITV's TVS newsroom in Maidstone. He honed his skills as a reporter, producer and director before going in front of the camera as a presenter on sex advice show Confidential. Other shows have included TV Weekly, Entertainment Today and Put It To The Test. Since 1999 he has fronted BBC One's DIY SOS, and also worked on Last Choir Standing, To the Ends of the Earth, Perfection, Break the Safe and Guesstimation. His latest project is The National Lottery: Five Star Family Reunion.

Quote: "I have never wanted to be associated with one kind of programme - it's important to challenge yourself and make sure you are not pigeon holed."

Trivia: In 2007 it was revealed Knowles was suffering from tuberculosis, which he believes he contracted while filming for Comic Relief in Zambia. Oddly, he has a collection of top hats.