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Timothy William Marriott is a British television actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his role as Gavin Featherly in the
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sitcom ''
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''.


Career

Marriott's most noted role was as Gavin Featherly in the BBC
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sitcom ''The Brittas Empire''. It ran for 52 episodes in over six years on
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, from 3 January 1991 to 24 February 1997. He later wrote for the stage. His play ''Meeting Mary'' was put on at the
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, London, in January 2005 while his piece ''Pete 'n' Me'', put on at the
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also in
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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
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. Between 2015 and 2017, he co-wrote the play ''Mengele'' with Philip Wharam, which toured theatres and festivals in 2017, including the
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and
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. The play starred Marriott as Dr
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and Emma Zadow as Azra'il. In the
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of 2017, it moved to the
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in
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, where it won an award. Shows in 2018 included ''Katzpace'' in London's
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, and the Bedford Festival. As a constituent part of Guy Masterson's "Lest We Forget" tour, it played at The Bakehouse Theatre in
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. Marriott also adapted and now performs a
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-themed solo show, ''Shell Shock'', which was selected Best Male Solo Show ('' Sunday Mail'') at the
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in 2018.


Personal life

Timothy William Marriott was born in
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, England, the youngest son of Michael Marriott. Marriott required dental surgery after playing
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without a helmet in 2010. He top-edged a ball into his face while playing with his 15-year-old son at the
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during Bluemantles Cricket week.


Filmography

*'' 'Allo 'Allo!'' (1 episode, 1991) (TV) *'' An Actor's Life for Me'' (1 episode, 1991) (TV) *''
The Brittas Empire ''The Brittas Empire'' is a British sitcom created and originally written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen. Chris Barrie played titular character Gordon Brittas, the well-intended but hugely incompetent manager of the fictional Whitbury New To ...
'' (52 episodes, 1991–1997) *''
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'' (1 episode, 2002) (TV) *''Casanova's Last Stand'' (2005)


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* Living people English male television actors Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors People from Hammersmith British male comedy actors Year of birth missing (living people) {{England-tv-actor-stub