Episode Information Timothy: North London

Date Published:

03/09/2009

Meet Timothy, a 73 year old star of stage and screen.

Tim’s worked alongside some of Hollywood’s greats, such as Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine and Rod Steiger. But as for his North London home? It’s more “alas poor your wreck”!

This mucky thesp hasn’t been helped by years of arthritis. He admits he's never been totally spick and span, but says the arthritis has made him lazy.

Every room is thick with dust and the bedroom has got so bad that Tim doesn't even sleep in there any more. For the last few years, he's been sleeping in a makeshift bed, buried in the sitting room.

Tim’s sister Liz, an artist, thinks things have gone over the top - so Tim’s calling in our leading ladies. It’s time for Kim and Aggie to see just how badly Tim’s been acting up. They're met by an accumulation of a life's worth of dust, grime and…stickers!

The kitchen is downright dangerous. The fridge is absolutely full of mould and it's so iced up that the door won't close. It's not doing anything except provide a breeding ground for nasty bacteria.

Time for Kim and Aggie to bring in the decluttering extras to get this show on the road. Alongside the ladies' usual arsenal of half lemons, bottles of vinegar and jars of bicarbonate of soda, they'll be needing a jar of mayonnaise for this job…

Check out the photo gallery to see just how dangerous this set had got!