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Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Tim HEALY (1952-)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Tim Healy, actor, was surprised by Michael Aspel at the Marriot Victoria & Albert Hotel in Manchester, having been led to believe he was there for an interview with the BBC regional television programme Northwest Tonight.
Tim, who was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, worked as a welder for five years before enrolling on a drama course at Durham Technical College at the age of 21. He started picking up minor acting roles while doing a solo comedy act in northern working men's clubs before becoming an early member of Newcastle's Live Theatre Company in 1973.
He got his big break on television in 1983 with a role in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, the ITV comedy-drama series about British builders working in Germany. He later appeared in the BBC comedy drama serial Common As Muck and the ITV comedy film King Leek.
"Gor... you know, I had no idea! Is this a joke... or...!"
programme details...
- Edition No: 998
- Subject No: 973
- Broadcast date: Mon 16 Feb 1998
- Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
- Recorded: Wed 4 Feb 1998
- Venue: BBC Manchester
- Series: 38
- Edition: 25
- Code name: Drummer
on the guest list...
- John - brother
- Vin - father-in-law
- Annie - mother-in-law
- Denise Welch - wife
- Matthew - son
- Susan Hampshire
- Mark McGann
- Paul Duffy
- Norman Duffy
- David Whitaker
- Bob Horsman
- Sammy Johnson
- Ian Oliver
- Kevin Whately
- Madelaine Newton
- Chris Fairbank
- Deborah - sister-in-law
- Su Elliot
- Vicky Entwistle
- Kate Ford
- Sean Wilson
- Gary Mallett
- Philip Middlemiss
- Kevin Kennedy
- Charles Lawton
- Simon Weston Filmed tributes:
- Robbie Williams
- Mark Knopfler
- Robson Green
- Pat Roach
- Jimmy Nail
- Timothy Spall
- William - nephew
- Olivia - niece
- Edward Woodward
related appearances...
- Edward Woodward - Feb 1995
- Clive Hornby - Dec 1997
- Denise Welch - Nov 1999
- The Night of 1000 Lives - Jan 2000
production team...
- Researcher: Avril Norton
- Writer: Joe Steeples
- Directors: Paul Kirrage, Peter Wisdom
- Associate Producer: Liz Rawlings
- Executive Producer: John Longley
- Series Producer: Jack Crawshaw
- Producer: Sue Green
- names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life
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keeping it in the family
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Screenshots of Tim Healy This Is Your Life
Series 38 subjects
Jeremy Guscott | Magnus Magnusson | Maureen Rees | Russ Abbot | Sally Gunnell | Graham Cole | James HatfieldCarol Vorderman | Trevor Baylis | Bryan Mosley | Murray Walker | Cheryl Baker | Errol Brown | Peter Snow
Nadim Sawalha | Clive Hornby | Trevor Bannister | Mary Ward | Brian Murphy | Robert Winston
Duncan Goodhew | Julia Watson | Anne Robinson | Bill Giles | Tim Healy | Raymond Baxter