’ WEEK... HERE’S OUR A-Z OF TOP SCREEN STARS
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O is for ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES:
EXELECTRICIAN Sir David Jason channelled real-life dapper building contractor Derek Hockley when playing Del Boy on screen.
P is for POLE-DANCING:
AMERICAN dancer and actor Kyle Mcintire starred as Colin, the epic pole-dancing builder in Money Supermarket adverts.
Q is for QUIRKY:
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Clockwise from above, Nick Knowles and pals, Tommy Walsh, Kevin Mccloud, Kyle Mcintire, Neighbours and George Clarke
Clarke’s Amazing Spaces followed madcap building projects including an underground toilet transformed into a fab apartment.
R is for REALITY:
BUILDERS who have starred on Love Island include Nas Majeed, George Rains and Dan Rose.
S is for SOAPS:
BUILDER characters on Corrie have included Gary Windass, Jason Grimshaw, Tim Metcalfe, Charlie Stubbs and Owen Armstrong. Eastenders has had Andy Flynn, played by Jack Derges, and Hollyoaks featured Jake Quickenden as hunk Woody.
T is for TOMMY WALSH:
THE builder shot to fame in BBC’S hit makeover show Ground
Force. It led to appearances on a string of other shows such as Cowboys And Angels and his own DIY range.
U is for UNUSUAL:
BBC show The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes, fronted by Caroline Quentin, explored houses built in some of the world’s most challenging locations.
V is for VYING to be the best:
ON BBC’S Getting The Builders In three pairs of builders compete to win construction jobs.
W is for WHITE VAN MAN:
The comedy about handyman Ollie Curry, played by Will Mellor, and filmed in Manchester ran for two series from 2011.
X is for extreme:
THERE have been plenty of shows about the world’s most extreme construction projects such as BBC Two’s The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway about the building of London’s Crossrail.
Y is for YOUNGSTERS:
KIDS DIY show The Dengineers, formerly hosted by Mark Wright, sees designers construct extraordinary dens for children.
Z is for ZANY:
COMEDIAN Rhod Gilbert memorably tried his hand at building in his BBC “work experience” show, while Fawlty Towers episode The Builders is one of the funniest and features bungling Mr O’reilly... who never worries.
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