Dominic Littlewood (born 29 March 1965 in
Southend-on-Sea,
Essex) is an
English television presenter and
journalist.
Biography
Littlewood attended
St Thomas More High School for Boys,
Westcliff-on-Sea from 1976 to 1981. Littlewood was diagnosed as
diabetic in his teenage years, and takes
insulin to keep his diabetes under control.
Career
On leaving school, Littlewood worked in the new and used
motor car business in
Essex, setting up his own business in the late 1980s. He made his first TV appearance on
Channel 4's
Faking It teaching a
vicar how to be a second-hand car dealer in just one month. Because of increasing media commitments he closed his car business in 2002.
His personality earned him an opportunity in television, and he co-presented
BBC Two's
Wrong Car Right Car. Littlewood's expertise in buying and selling has been put to good use presenting and smiling at people in the street on
BBC One's
To Buy or Not to Buy mostly alongside
Kristian Digby, and
BBC Two's
How I Made My Property Fortune in 2004 - Littlewood also has his own property portfolio. His genial personality was used to front
Beat the Burglar alongside ex-criminal Mike Fraser, and as a location reporter for the
BBC's
Holiday. He also regularly features on the BBC's
The One Show. Littlewood has recorded a series of his own show, broadcast on BBC One from 12 June 2006 called
Don't Get Done, Get Dom, in which he helps members of the...
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