Timothy Bartlett is a

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stage, television and film actor who is best known for presenting

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's Playschool in the 1980s, and playing Bernie Leach in ''

Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...

'' in the mid-1990s. He first appeared in professional theatre for Auckland's

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in 1974. He has also appeared in ''

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'', '' Soldier Soldier'', ''

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'', '' Duggan'', ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...

'', '' Out of the Blue'', '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' and '' The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''.

Filmography

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