Ian Kirkby is a British actor and writer. He is best known for his role as DI
Harry Batt
''Harry Batt'' is a television pilot starring Ian Kirkby as the fictional "Geordie copper" DI Harry Batt. The article is about both the character and the show itself.
''Dick and Dom in da Bungalow''
Harry Batt first appeared on ''Dick and Dom i ...
on the children's programme ''
Dick and Dom in da Bungalow
''Dick & Dom in da Bungalow'' is a British children's television series presented by the duo Dick and Dom (Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood). The series was broadcast on weekend mornings on various BBC television channels for five series, runnin ...
'' ''
Diddy TV
''Diddy TV'' is a British children's sketch comedy series on CBBC. It stars Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood (Dick and Dom). It is a sequel series to the ''Diddy Dick and Dom'' sketches on ''Dick & Dom in da Bungalow'' and '' Diddy Movies''. T ...
' Sandy
Swashbuckle.
Career
In his early years, Kirkby became a member of the
Central Junior Television Workshop The Television Workshop, formerly known as the Central Junior Television Workshop is a British organisation that offers training for young people in performance skills for television, film, radio and theatre. Open to anybody between the ages of seve ...
. From there he was selected as an extra in 1987 in
ITV sitcom, ''
Hardwicke House
''Hardwicke House'' is a seven-episode sitcom produced by Central Independent Television for the ITV network. It was originally produced in the beginning of 1987. It was so negatively received that only the first two episodes were transmitted. ...
''. In 1992, Kirkby graduated from the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...
and was employed in a number of minor roles in theatre and television productions. He also spent a year with the
Royal Shakespeare Company and performed in the
West End. In 2003, Kirkby was hired by the
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's ''Dick and Dom in da Bungalow''. Kirkby said he based the character of Harry Batt on a "Seventies
accent." The character was only intended to be a one-time appearance; however, the character became popular so Kirkby reprised the role as a recurring character and a regular actor until the end of the programme in 2006.
''. During this time, he also co-wrote a programme for CBBC based around Harry Batt, which was broadcast in 2007.
Also in 2006, in a role that Kirkby was permitted to write for himself,
played the role of Mr. Burgess in the talent programme ''
''. In 2010, Kirkby was hired by
Kirkby is a fan of association football; however, he had expressed a dislike of
as "just a waste of petrol".