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'''Dominic Littlewood''' (born 29 March 1965) is a [[British people|British]] [[television presenter]] and [[journalist]] who specialises in [[consumer affairs]]. He is best known for his roles with [[BBC]] and [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]], presenting programmes such as ''[[Fake Britain]]'', ''Cowboy Builders'' and ''[[Saints and Scroungers]]''.
'''Dominic Littlewood''' (born 29 March 1965),{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} is a British television journalist and British television presenter who specialises in [[consumer protection]]. He is best known for his roles with [[BBC]] and [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]], presenting programmes such as ''[[Fake Britain]]'', ''Cowboy Builders'', ''[[Saints and Scroungers]]'' and ''[[Don't Get Done, Get Dom]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life and work==
Littlewood was born on 29 March 1965 in [[Southend-on-Sea]], [[Essex]]. He is one of four children of an air traffic controller father and teacher mother; despite his parents' second jobs, the family were not wealthy, but with his parents' encouragement Littlewood's early entrepreneurial endeavours were successful, buying his first flat in [[Westcliff-on-Sea]], Essex aged 20. His first job was as part of an on-board team repairing Thames sailing barges; when the company relocated from [[Maldon, Essex]] to [[France]], he started a [[City and Guilds]] apprenticeship in motor engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/10135447/Dominic-Littlewood-I-taught-a-vicar-how-to-be-a-car-salesman.html|title=Dominic Littlewood: 'I taught a vicar how to be a car salesman'}}</ref>
From 1976 to 1981, Littlewood attended [[St Thomas More High School for Boys]], [[Westcliff-on-Sea]] . Littlewood was diagnosed with [[Diabetes mellitus type 1|type 1 diabetes]]<ref>''[[Postcode Lottery (TV series)|Postcode Lottery]]'', 5 March 2012</ref> in his teenage years, and takes [[insulin]] to keep his diabetes under control.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1187554/Hes-diabetes-30-years--TV-star-Dominic-Littlewood-makes-mistakes-kill-him.html|title=He's had diabetes for 30 years - but TV star Dominic Littlewood still makes mistakes that could kill him|author=Clare Carver|publisher=Daily Mail|date=2009-05-25|accessdate=2010-05-27}}</ref> He broke his neck while back packing around the world and underwent emergency surgery for a spinal fusion of his C5 and C6, from which he made a full recovery.


Dom is diabetic, having been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes as a child.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diabetes.co.uk/celebrities/dom-littlewood.html|title = Dom Littlewood is a TV presenter and journalist. He is best known for shows such as Cowboy Builders and Don?t get Done, Get Dom. He is also a regular guest on BBC?s the One Show|date = 15 January 2019}}</ref>
==Television credits==

==Television career==
Littlewood was first seen on TV as a contestant on the BBC game show ''[[The Other Half (game show)|The Other Half]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/The_Other_Half|website=UKGameshows.com|title=The Other Half|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref>

In 2001, Littlewood, at the time in charge of Network Cars in [[Leigh-on-Sea]], appeared on ''[[Faking It (British TV series)|Faking It]]'', helping Somerset vicar Nigel Done succeed as a car salesman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/10135447/Dominic-Littlewood-I-taught-a-vicar-how-to-be-a-car-salesman.html|title=Dominic Littlewood: 'I taught a vicar how to be a car salesman'}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/5491575.leigh-vicar-fakes-it-with-car-dealers-help|title = Leigh: Vicar fakes it with car dealer's help}}</ref> In 2002, Littlewood appeared alongside [[Jason Barlow]] as the resident car expert on BBC Two's ''Wrong Car, Right Car''.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Programme Index |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c54795b33a744542bb121e6ba60ae343 |website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |access-date=26 April 2024 |date=7 March 2002}}</ref>

In 2005, Littlewood presented ''[[Beat the Burglar]]'' on BBC One. This saw convicted burglar Michael Fraser breaking into homes, watched by Littlewood and the homeowners, to highlight the importance of [[home security]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/sep/13/bbc.broadcasting|title=Former burglar nicks BBC1's Kilroy slot|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Jason|last=Deans|date=13 September 2004|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref>

In 2007, Littlewood took part in the [[Strictly Come Dancing series 5|fifth series]] of [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'', paired with professional dancer [[Lilia Kopylova]]. The couple were voted out in week five.<ref>{{cite web |title=Littlewood voted out of Strictly |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7078057.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=26 April 2024 |date=4 November 2007}}</ref>

Since 2010, he has co-presented ''Cowboy Builders'' on Channel 5. His most notable episode was based around a student house in [[Headingley]], [[Leeds]], where Dominic Stewart's house was completed to a shoddy standard.

From 2010 to 2012, he presented ''[[Fake Britain]]'' on the [[BBC]], but was replaced by [[Matt Allwright]]: he returned to the show in 2017. In 2012, Littlewood presented the Postcode Lottery draws on Channel 5. Beginning on 27 January 2015, Littlewood hosted a three-part series on ITV called ''Bad Builders: Bang to Rights.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week5/bad-builders-bang-rights|work=ITV Press Centre|title=Bad Builders Bang To Rights|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> Since 2016 he has presented ''[[Dom on the Spot]]'' on BBC One. Littlewood has appeared in other television shows including ''[[To Buy or Not to Buy]]'', ''[[Holiday (TV series)|Holiday]]'' and ''[[The One Show]]''.

In 2019, Littlewood presented the BBC [[travel documentary]] ''Dom Does America'', which saw him investigating the most dangerous jobs in the [[United States]], including being shot with a [[TASER]] by police in Texas.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stolworthy |first1=Jacob |title=Dominic Littlewood shouts in pain after being shot by taser |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/dominic-littlewood-taser-shot-bbc-dom-does-america-video-texas-iplayer-a9676026.html |website=The Independent |language=en |date=18 August 2020}}</ref>

In 2020, Littlewood appeared as a contestant on ''[[Celebrity Masterchef]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Darvill|first=Josh|date=2020-06-28|title=Celebrity MasterChef 2020 line up of celebrity contestants revealed|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/443723-celebrity-masterchef-2020-line-up-of-celebrity-contestants-revealed.html|access-date=2020-07-13|website=TellyMix|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
;Television
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|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Television
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
! Role
! Role
|-
|-
| 2000
| 2001
| ''[[Faking It]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/10/04/tv-star-dominic-littlewood-in-battle-for-life-66331-24844323/|title=TV star Dominic Littlewood in battle for life|author=Diane Parkes|publisher=Sunday Mercury|date=2009-10-09|accessdate=2010-05-27}}</ref>
| ''[[Faking It (UK TV series)|Faking It]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/10/04/tv-star-dominic-littlewood-in-battle-for-life-66331-24844323|title=TV star Dominic Littlewood in battle for life|first=Diane|last=Parkes|work=[[Sunday Mercury]]|access-date=16 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015140949/http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2009/10/04/tv-star-dominic-littlewood-in-battle-for-life-66331-24844323/|archive-date=15 October 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| Presenter
| Car Salesman
|-
|2002
| Wrong Car, Right Car
| Presenter
|-
|2003–2005
| [[To Buy or Not to Buy]]
| Presenter
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
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|-
| 2005
| 2005
| ''Beat the Burglar''
| ''[[Beat the Burglar]]''
| Presenter
| Presenter
|-
|-
| 2006—2015
| 2006—
| ''[[Don't Get Done, Get Dom]]''
| ''[[Don't Get Done, Get Dom]]''
| Presenter
| Presenter
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| Contestant
| Contestant
|-
|-
| 2008–2009
| 2009
| ''Dom's On the Case''
| ''Dom's on the Case''
| Presenter
| Presenter
|-
|-
| 2009–2012
| 2009—2012
| ''[[Saints and Scroungers]]''
| ''[[Saints and Scroungers]]''
| Presenter
| Presenter
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| Contestant
| Contestant
|-
|-
| 2010–2012, 2017–2019
| 2010—2012
| ''[[Fake Britain]]''
| ''[[Fake Britain]]''
| Presenter
| Presenter
|-
|-
| 2009–2015
| 2009—
| ''Cowboy Builders''
| ''Cowboy Builders''
| Co-presenter with [[Sheree Murphy]] and [[Melinda Messenger]]
| Co-presenter
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''Cowboy Traders''
| Co-presenter
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
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| Presenter
| Presenter
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013—
| ''Caught Red Handed''
| ''Caught Red Handed''
| Presenter
| Presenter
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
| ''Cowboy Traders''
| ''Street Patrol UK''
| Presenter
| Co-presenter with Melinda Messenger
|-
| 2014
| ''Beware! Cowboy Builders Abroad''
| Presenter
|-
| 2015
| ''Bad Builders: Bang to Rights''
| Presenter
|-
| 2015—2018
| ''Right on the Money''
| Co-presenter
|-
| 2016–2018
| ''[[Dom on the Spot]]''
| Presenter
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Let's Sing and Dance|Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief]]''
| Himself
|-
| 2017
| ''The Full Monty''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/full-monty-celebrity-line-revealed-new-itv-show|work=ITV Press Centre|title=The Full Monty celebrity line-up revealed for new ITV show|date=1 March 2017|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref>
| Himself
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Dom Does America]]''
| Himself
|-
|2020
|[[Celebrity Masterchef]]
|Contestant
|-
|rowspan="3" | 2021
| ''Dom Digs In''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000vl0v|title=Dom Digs In|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref>
| Presenter
|-
| ''Deliveries Unwrapped with Dom Littlewood''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/bbc-one-daytime-bbc-two-early-peak-new-commissions#:~:text=Moment%20Of%20Proof%20(15%20x,a%20dramatic%20interview%20room%20confession.|title=Deliveries Unwrapped with Dom Littlewood|website=bbc.co.uk|date=7 September 2020|access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref>
| Presenter
|-
| ''Dom Delivers''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010s05|title=Dom Delivers|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>
| Presenter
|-
|rowspan="2" |2022
|''Maximum Security''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/dom-littlewood-presents-maximum-security-bbc-one|title=Dom Littlewood to present Maximum Security for BBC One Daytime|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref>
|Presenter
|-
|''[[Celebrity Antiques Road Trip]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g6ng|title=Celebrity Antiques Road Trip|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>
|Contestant
|}
|}
Dominic has starred in other shows including ''Wrong Car Right Car'', ''[[To Buy or Not to Buy]]'', ''[[Holiday (TV series)|Holiday]]'' and ''[[The One Show]]''.

==Outside TV==
Littlewood was first seen on TV as a contestant on the BBC dating show [[The Other Half (game show)|The Other Half]].<ref>[http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/The_Other_Half The Other Half at Gameshows.com]</ref> He later appeared on Faking It, as a Car Salesman teaching country vicar, Nigel Done, to fake his way as a professional car dealer. Littlewood contributes to ''[[Top Gear (magazine)|Top Gear Magazine]]'', and has written pieces for the Motoring section of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.

==Personal life==
Littlewood won the celebrity sprint for BBC One's [[Comic Relief]]. He broke his [[Cervical vertebrae|C5 vertebra]] in his [[neck]] in an accident in Australia, which required recovery in a Jordan frame in both [[Rockhampton, Queensland]] and [[Southend-on-Sea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/1371131/Health-battles-of-TVs-Dominic.html|title=Health battle of TV's Dominic|author=Ellie White|publisher=The Sun|date=2008-07-02|accessdate=2010-05-27}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.dominiclittlewood.com/ Dominic Littlewood's personal website]
*{{IMDb name|id=1464613|name=Dominic Littlewood}}
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/raw/money BBC raw money]{{dead link|date=September 2011}}
* [http://www.uktv.co.uk/?uktv=standarditem.index&aID=528015 Bio at UKTV people]{{dead link|date=September 2011}}


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Latest revision as of 21:24, 12 August 2024

Dominic Littlewood
Born (1965-03-29) 29 March 1965 (age 59)
Occupation(s)Journalist, television presenter
TelevisionPresenting:
Don't Get Done, Get Dom (2006—2015)
Saints and Scroungers (2009—2012)
Fake Britain (2010—2012, 2017–2019)
Cowboy Builders (2010—2014)
Dom on the Spot (2016–2018)

Dominic Littlewood (born 29 March 1965),[citation needed] is a British television journalist and British television presenter who specialises in consumer protection. He is best known for his roles with BBC and Channel 5, presenting programmes such as Fake Britain, Cowboy Builders, Saints and Scroungers and Don't Get Done, Get Dom.

Early life and work

[edit]

Littlewood was born on 29 March 1965 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. He is one of four children of an air traffic controller father and teacher mother; despite his parents' second jobs, the family were not wealthy, but with his parents' encouragement Littlewood's early entrepreneurial endeavours were successful, buying his first flat in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex aged 20. His first job was as part of an on-board team repairing Thames sailing barges; when the company relocated from Maldon, Essex to France, he started a City and Guilds apprenticeship in motor engineering.[1]

Dom is diabetic, having been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes as a child.[2]

Television career

[edit]

Littlewood was first seen on TV as a contestant on the BBC game show The Other Half.[3]

In 2001, Littlewood, at the time in charge of Network Cars in Leigh-on-Sea, appeared on Faking It, helping Somerset vicar Nigel Done succeed as a car salesman.[4][5] In 2002, Littlewood appeared alongside Jason Barlow as the resident car expert on BBC Two's Wrong Car, Right Car.[6]

In 2005, Littlewood presented Beat the Burglar on BBC One. This saw convicted burglar Michael Fraser breaking into homes, watched by Littlewood and the homeowners, to highlight the importance of home security.[7]

In 2007, Littlewood took part in the fifth series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, paired with professional dancer Lilia Kopylova. The couple were voted out in week five.[8]

Since 2010, he has co-presented Cowboy Builders on Channel 5. His most notable episode was based around a student house in Headingley, Leeds, where Dominic Stewart's house was completed to a shoddy standard.

From 2010 to 2012, he presented Fake Britain on the BBC, but was replaced by Matt Allwright: he returned to the show in 2017. In 2012, Littlewood presented the Postcode Lottery draws on Channel 5. Beginning on 27 January 2015, Littlewood hosted a three-part series on ITV called Bad Builders: Bang to Rights.[9] Since 2016 he has presented Dom on the Spot on BBC One. Littlewood has appeared in other television shows including To Buy or Not to Buy, Holiday and The One Show.

In 2019, Littlewood presented the BBC travel documentary Dom Does America, which saw him investigating the most dangerous jobs in the United States, including being shot with a TASER by police in Texas.[10]

In 2020, Littlewood appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Masterchef.[11]

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Role
2001 Faking It[12] Presenter
2002 Wrong Car, Right Car Presenter
2003–2005 To Buy or Not to Buy Presenter
2004 How I Made My Property Fortune Presenter
2005 Beat the Burglar Presenter
2006—2015 Don't Get Done, Get Dom Presenter
2007 Strictly Come Dancing Contestant
2008–2009 Dom's on the Case Presenter
2009–2012 Saints and Scroungers Presenter
2010 Total Wipeout: Celebrity Special Contestant
2010–2012, 2017–2019 Fake Britain Presenter
2009–2015 Cowboy Builders Co-presenter
2012–2013 Cowboy Traders Co-presenter
2012 Postcode Lottery Presenter
2013— Caught Red Handed Presenter
2013 Street Patrol UK Presenter
2014 Beware! Cowboy Builders Abroad Presenter
2015 Bad Builders: Bang to Rights Presenter
2015—2018 Right on the Money Co-presenter
2016–2018 Dom on the Spot Presenter
2017 Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief Himself
2017 The Full Monty[13] Himself
2019 Dom Does America Himself
2020 Celebrity Masterchef Contestant
2021 Dom Digs In[14] Presenter
Deliveries Unwrapped with Dom Littlewood[15] Presenter
Dom Delivers[16] Presenter
2022 Maximum Security[17] Presenter
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip[18] Contestant

References

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  1. ^ "Dominic Littlewood: 'I taught a vicar how to be a car salesman'".
  2. ^ "Dom Littlewood is a TV presenter and journalist. He is best known for shows such as Cowboy Builders and Don?t get Done, Get Dom. He is also a regular guest on BBC?s the One Show". 15 January 2019.
  3. ^ "The Other Half". UKGameshows.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Dominic Littlewood: 'I taught a vicar how to be a car salesman'".
  5. ^ "Leigh: Vicar fakes it with car dealer's help".
  6. ^ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  7. ^ Deans, Jason (13 September 2004). "Former burglar nicks BBC1's Kilroy slot". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Littlewood voted out of Strictly". BBC News. 4 November 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Bad Builders Bang To Rights". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  10. ^ Stolworthy, Jacob (18 August 2020). "Dominic Littlewood shouts in pain after being shot by taser". The Independent.
  11. ^ Darvill, Josh (28 June 2020). "Celebrity MasterChef 2020 line up of celebrity contestants revealed". TellyMix. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  12. ^ Parkes, Diane. "TV star Dominic Littlewood in battle for life". Sunday Mercury. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  13. ^ "The Full Monty celebrity line-up revealed for new ITV show". ITV Press Centre. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Dom Digs In". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Deliveries Unwrapped with Dom Littlewood". bbc.co.uk. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Dom Delivers". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Dom Littlewood to present Maximum Security for BBC One Daytime". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Celebrity Antiques Road Trip". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2022.