Garden Rescue: Port Talbot
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Wednesday, January 14 on Together TV +1 (90)
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Port Talbot
Season 7, Episode 10
Charlie Dimmock and Chris Hull head to Neath to create a Cornish-inspired garden for Helen and John. Helen was born in Cornwall, but moved to Wales as a child. The couple are keen to bring a touch of Helen's home county to Port Talbot. Within a £5,000 budget, Charlie and Chris turn this troublesome clay-soiled garden into a Cornish coastal haven
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Leisure Hobbies
Cast & Crew
Charlie Dimmock
(Presenter)
Chris Hull
(Presenter)
Steve Peet
(Director)
Ben Hewish
(Director)
Juliet Rice
(Executive producer)
Vic Procter
(Series producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Charlie Dimmock
(Presenter)
Born:
August 10, 1966
in
Romsey, Hampshire
Best Known For:
Going bra-less on TV.
Early-life:
Born Charlotte Elouise Dimmock on August 10, 1966, in Romsey, Hampshire. She grew up in a village in the New Forest, where she accompanied her grandfather on his rounds as the village gardener. Her father was a merchant seaman. Charlie wanted to be a forensic scientist but instead got a job at a garden centre. Made her first water feature at 15 and never looked back.
Career:
Charlie Dimmock's TV career began in 1991 when she installed a fish pond for TV programme Grass Roots. When the producer, John Thornicroft, launched Ground Force five years later, he remembered her. She landed her own show, Charlie's Garden Army, in 1999. Since then she's hosted Charlie's Wildlife Gardens and spread her wings with Cheer for Charlie, a show in which she was challenged to tackle unusual tasks. She even took America by storm after appearing on breakfast TV gardening slots, and hosting Ground Force America. She has also featured on Celebrity MasterChef and Comic Relief Does Car Booty.
Quote:
"I've never been sexy in my life. I was the girl at school that no one wanted to go out with."
Trivia:
Dimmock has been involved in the Dreamflight charity organisation.
Chris Hull
(Presenter)
Steve Peet
(Director)
Ben Hewish
(Director)
Juliet Rice
(Executive producer)
Vic Procter
(Series producer)
