Garden Rescue: Swindon
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm, Tuesday, January 6 on BBC One London (1)
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Swindon
Season 10, Episode 9
Chris Hull and Charlie Dimmock arrive in Swindon to transform retired rocker Ann's concrete and weed-ridden garden into a low-maintenance space with nature at its heart. Using a £4,000 budget, it is hoped the garden can become somewhere to relax and host friends and family
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Gardening
Leisure Hobbies
Cast & Crew
Chris Hull
(Presenter)
Charlie Dimmock
(Presenter)
Steve Peet
(Director)
Sarah Trigg
(Executive producer)
Debb Swindells
(Series editor)
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Did You Know..
Chris Hull
(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.
Steve Peet
(Director)
Sarah Trigg
(Executive producer)
Debb Swindells
(Series editor)
