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Dominic Littlewood | |
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Occupation(s) | Journalist, television presenter |
Television | Presenting: 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 television presenter who specialises in consumer protection. He has appeared on the BBC and Channel 5, presenting programmes such as Fake Britain , Cowboy Builders, Saints and Scroungers and Don't Get Done, Get Dom .
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role |
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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 |