Garden Rescue: Revisited: Leicester, Fareham and Shefford
10:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Thursday, April 9 on Together TV +1 (90)
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Revisited: Leicester, Fareham and Shefford
Season 9, Episode 9
Charlie Dimmock returns to Fareham, Leicester and Shefford to see some past transformations and find out how her work has affected the lives of the garden owners. In Fareham, Hampshire, Vanessa and Alan have continued to improve on their Mediterranean wonder with olive trees, old stone walls and a giant Scots pine. A family in Leicester explains how their garden renovation has improved their lives and a tiny plot in Shefford has now become a multi-functional garden
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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.
Nicky Taylor
(Series producer)
Matt Young
(Executive producer)
