Garden Rescue - Manchester - 3:45 pm Friday, January 2 on BBC One London HD

About this Broadcast

Manchester
Season 10, Episode 31

Lee Burkhill and Charlie Dimmock head to Manchester to transform Mona and Qurban's awkward L-shaped, building-site garden into a Moroccan courtyard. The pair want a garden that has the atmosphere of country, geometric and with warm colours, Majorelle blue pots and Islamic motifs, so they can enjoy a space that echoes their travels and which they can share with their children.

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Cast & Crew

Lee Burkhill (Presenter)

Charlie Dimmock (Presenter)

Lucinda Lawrence (Narrator)

Danny Jones (Contributor)

Taury Meade (Contributor)

Kyle Haynes (Contributor)

Suzie Topping (Contributor)

Dan Edwards (Contributor)

Steve Peet (Director)

Sarah Trigg (Executive producer)

Debb Swindells (Series editor)

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Did You Know..

Lee Burkhill (Presenter)

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.