Tim Marriott
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Timothy Marriott is a former British stage and television actor, best known for his role as Gavin Featherly in the 1990s BBC One
sitcom The Brittas Empire
.
-based sitcom The Brittas Empire
. It ran for 52 episodes over seven years on BBC One
, from 1991 to 1997.
He later wrote for the stage. His play Meeting Mary put on at the Jermyn Street Theatre
, London, in January 2005, was panned by critics Lyn Gardner of Guardian
and Mark Shenton of The Stage
, while his piece Pete 'n' Me, put on at the New End Theatre
also in London in February 2005, was described as "skilfully woven" by Paul Vale of The Stage.
In 2000 Marriott left theatre acting to become Director of Drama at Eastbourne College
.
.
Marriott required dental surgery after playing cricket
without a helmet in 2010. He top-edged a ball into his face while playing with his 15 year old son at the Nevill Ground
during Bluemantles Cricket week.
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
sitcom The Brittas Empire
The Brittas Empire
The Brittas Empire is a British sitcom created and originally written by Richard Fegen and Andrew Norriss. Chris Barrie plays Gordon Brittas, the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre....
.
Career
Marriott's most noted role was as Gavin Featherly in the leisure centreLeisure centre
A leisure centre in the UK and Canada is a purpose built building or site, usually owned and operated by the city, borough council or municipal district council, where people go to keep fit or relax through using the facilities.- Typical Facilities :...
-based sitcom The Brittas Empire
The Brittas Empire
The Brittas Empire is a British sitcom created and originally written by Richard Fegen and Andrew Norriss. Chris Barrie plays Gordon Brittas, the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre....
. It ran for 52 episodes over seven years on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
, from 1991 to 1997.
He later wrote for the stage. His play Meeting Mary put on at the Jermyn Street Theatre
Jermyn Street Theatre
Jermyn Street Theatre is a performance venue situated in Jermyn Street, London.Formerly a restaurant, under the leadership of Howard Jameson, it was transformed into a 70-seat studio theatre right in the heart of London's West End...
, London, in January 2005, was panned by critics Lyn Gardner of Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and Mark Shenton of The Stage
The Stage
The Stage is a weekly British newspaper founded in 1880, available nationally and published on Thursdays. Covering all areas of the entertainment industry but focused primarily on theatre, it contains news, reviews, opinion, features and other items of interest, mainly to those who work within the...
, while his piece Pete 'n' Me, put on at the New End Theatre
New End Theatre
The New End Theatre, Hampstead, was a 80-seat fringe theatre venue in London, England, located in the London Borough of Camden which operated from 1974 until 2011. It was listed widely on the internet, including with the New York Times....
also in London in February 2005, was described as "skilfully woven" by Paul Vale of The Stage.
In 2000 Marriott left theatre acting to become Director of Drama at Eastbourne College
Eastbourne College
Eastbourne College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils aged 13–18, situated on the south coast of England, included in the Tatler list of top public schools. The College's current headmaster is Simon Davies. The College was founded by the Duke of Devonshire...
.
Personal life
Tim Marriott is the youngest son of Michael MarriottMichael Marriott
Richard Michael Harris Marriott was head of the London stock exchange in 1975 and in the same year was Master of the Skinners Company and President of the FESE. He was the youngest master of the company for some time but also was one of the few to die whilst in office. He died of a heart attack...
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Marriott required dental surgery after playing cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
without a helmet in 2010. He top-edged a ball into his face while playing with his 15 year old son at the Nevill Ground
Nevill Ground
The Nevill Ground is a cricket venue located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. It played host to one One Day International during the 1983 Cricket World Cup, the group stage match between India and Zimbabwe in which Kapil Dev played an epic knock of 175*....
during Bluemantles Cricket week.
Filmography
- 'Allo 'Allo!'Allo 'Allo!'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. It is a parody of another BBC programme, the wartime drama Secret Army, and was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd. Lloyd and Croft wrote the first 6...
(1 episode, 1991) (TV) - An Actor's Life for MeAn Actor's Life For MeAn Actor's Life For Me is a sitcom that aired on BBC Radio 2 from 1989 to 1993 and on BBC television in 1991. Starring John Gordon-Sinclair and Gina McKee, it was written by Paul Mayhew-Archer, who later co-wrote The Vicar of Dibley.-Radio:...
(1 episode, 1991) (TV) - The Brittas EmpireThe Brittas EmpireThe Brittas Empire is a British sitcom created and originally written by Richard Fegen and Andrew Norriss. Chris Barrie plays Gordon Brittas, the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre....
(52 episodes, 1991–1997) - Doctors (1 episode, 2002) (TV)
- Casanova's Last Stand (2005)