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On TV, he starred in ''Series/OnTheHouse'' as Harvey Micklethwaite, ''Beryl's Lot'' as Fred Pickering, and the poorly received '80s sitcom ''Bottle Boys'' as a randy, football-obsessed milkman named Dave Deacon. Since the 2000s, he has taken a few small roles in {{Soap Opera}}s.

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On TV, he starred in ''Series/OnTheHouse'' as Harvey Micklethwaite, ''Beryl's Lot'' as Fred Pickering, and the poorly received '80s sitcom {{Britcom}} ''Bottle Boys'' as a randy, football-obsessed milkman named Dave Deacon. Since the 2000s, he has taken a few small roles in {{Soap Opera}}s.
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At the start of Askwith's career, he mostly did small TV roles or appeared in horror movies. Still, as TheSeventies progressed he began to appear in many an awful British sex comedy, starting as the star of the ''Confessions of a...'' films, Timmy Lea (a role turned down by Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson, and Dennis Waterman).

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At the start of Askwith's career, he mostly did small TV roles or appeared in horror movies. movies, with a notable early role for him coming as Joe in the 1970 {{Dramedy}} ''Cool It, Carol!''. Still, as TheSeventies The70s progressed he began to appear in many an awful British sex comedy, starting as the star of the ''Confessions of a...'' films, Timmy Lea (a role turned down by Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson, and Dennis Waterman).
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At the start of Askwith's career, he mostly did small TV roles or appeared in horror movies. Still, as TheSeventies progressed he began to appear in many an awful British sex comedy, starting as the star of the ''Confessions of a...'' films, Timmy Lea (a role turned down by Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson, and Dennis Waterman). On TV, he starred in ''Series/OnTheHouse'' as Harvey Micklethwaite, ''Beryl's Lot'' as Fred Pickering, and the poorly received '80s sitcom ''Bottle Boys'' as a randy, football-obsessed milkman named Dave Deacon. Since the 2000s, he has taken a few small roles in {{Soap Opera}}s.

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At the start of Askwith's career, he mostly did small TV roles or appeared in horror movies. Still, as TheSeventies progressed he began to appear in many an awful British sex comedy, starting as the star of the ''Confessions of a...'' films, Timmy Lea (a role turned down by Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson, and Dennis Waterman).

On TV, he starred in ''Series/OnTheHouse'' as Harvey Micklethwaite, ''Beryl's Lot'' as Fred Pickering, and the poorly received '80s sitcom ''Bottle Boys'' as a randy, football-obsessed milkman named Dave Deacon. Since the 2000s, he has taken a few small roles in {{Soap Opera}}s.

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At the start of Askwith's career, he mostly did small TV roles or appear in horror movies. Still, as TheSeventies progressed he began to appear in many an awful British sex comedy, starting as the star of the ''Confessions of a...'' films, Timmy Lea (a role turned down by Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson and Dennis Waterman). He also starred in the poorly received '80s sitcom ''Bottle Boys'' as a randy, football-obsessed milkman named Dave Deacon. Since the 2000s, he has taken a few small roles in {{Soap Opera}}s.

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At the start of Askwith's career, he mostly did small TV roles or appear appeared in horror movies. Still, as TheSeventies progressed he began to appear in many an awful British sex comedy, starting as the star of the ''Confessions of a...'' films, Timmy Lea (a role turned down by Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson Henson, and Dennis Waterman). He also On TV, he starred in ''Series/OnTheHouse'' as Harvey Micklethwaite, ''Beryl's Lot'' as Fred Pickering, and the poorly received '80s sitcom ''Bottle Boys'' as a randy, football-obsessed milkman named Dave Deacon. Since the 2000s, he has taken a few small roles in {{Soap Opera}}s.



* ''Film/ConfessionsOfASeries'' -- Timothy "Timmy" Lea
** ''Confessions of a Window Cleaner'' (1974)
** ''Confessions of a Pop Performer'' (1975)
** ''Confessions of a Driving Instructor'' (1976)
** ''Confessions from a Holiday Camp'' (1977)

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* ''Film/ConfessionsOfASeries'' ''Film/ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner'' (1974) -- Timothy "Timmy" Timmy Lea
** ''Confessions of a Window Cleaner'' (1974)
** ''Confessions of a Pop Performer'' (1975)
** ''Confessions of a Driving Instructor'' (1976)
** ''Confessions from a Holiday Camp'' (1977)
* ''Film/ConfessionsOfAPopPerformer'' (1975) -- Timmy Lea
* ''Film/ConfessionsOfADrivingInstructor'' (1976) -- Timmy Lea
* ''Film/ConfessionsFromAHolidayCamp'' (1977) -- Timmy Lea


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* ''Series/OnTheHouse'', 6 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Secret Life of Charlie Cattermole", "Treasure Trove", "Take Me to Your Leader", "The Wettest Day of the Year", "Are You Giving Me the Business?", "Will the Real Harvey Micklethwaite Please Stand Up?"[[/labelnote]] (1971) -- Harvey Micklethwaite
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At the start of Askwith's career, he would mostly do either small TV roles or appear in horror movies, but as TheSeventies progressed he began to appear in many an awful British sex comedy, starting as the star of the ''Confessions of a...'' films, Timmy Lea (a role turned down by Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson and Dennis Waterman). He also starred in the poorly received '80s sitcom ''Bottle Boys'' as a randy, football-obsessed milkman named Dave Deacon. Since the 2000s, he has taken a few small roles in [[SoapOpera Soap Operas]].

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At the start of Askwith's career, he would mostly do either did small TV roles or appear in horror movies, but movies. Still, as TheSeventies progressed he began to appear in many an awful British sex comedy, starting as the star of the ''Confessions of a...'' films, Timmy Lea (a role turned down by Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson and Dennis Waterman). He also starred in the poorly received '80s sitcom ''Bottle Boys'' as a randy, football-obsessed milkman named Dave Deacon. Since the 2000s, he has taken a few small roles in [[SoapOpera Soap Operas]].
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* ''Film/ConfessionsOfAWindowCleaner'' (1974) -- Timmy Lea
* ''[[Film/ConfessionsOfASeries Confessions of a Pop Performer]]'' (1975) -- Timmy Lea
* ''Film/ConfessionsOfADrivingInstructor'' (1976) -- Timmy Lea
* ''Film/ConfessionsFromAHolidayCamp'' (1977) -- Timmy Lea

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* ''Film/ConfessionsOfADrivingInstructor'' (1976) -- Timmy Lea
* ''Film/ConfessionsFromAHolidayCamp'' (1977) -- Timmy Lea
Performer'' (1975)
** ''Confessions of a Driving Instructor'' (1976)
** ''Confessions from a Holiday Camp'' (1977)
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At the start of Askwith's career, he would mostly do either small TV roles or appear in horror movies, but as TheSeventies progressed he began to appear in many an AwfulBritishSexComedy, starting as the star of the ''Film/ConfessionsOfASeries'', Timmy Lea (a role turned down by Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson and Dennis Waterman). He also starred in the poorly received '80s sitcom ''Bottle Boys'' as a randy, football-obsessed milkman named Dave Deacon. Since the 2000s, he has taken a few small roles in [[SoapOpera Soap Operas]].

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At the start of Askwith's career, he would mostly do either small TV roles or appear in horror movies, but as TheSeventies progressed he began to appear in many an AwfulBritishSexComedy, awful British sex comedy, starting as the star of the ''Film/ConfessionsOfASeries'', ''Confessions of a...'' films, Timmy Lea (a role turned down by Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson and Dennis Waterman). He also starred in the poorly received '80s sitcom ''Bottle Boys'' as a randy, football-obsessed milkman named Dave Deacon. Since the 2000s, he has taken a few small roles in [[SoapOpera Soap Operas]].
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* ''Series/BlessThisHouse'', episode "A Touch of the Unknown" (1972) -- Sam
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* ''Film/ConfessionsFromAHoliday Camp'' (1977) -- Timmy Lea

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* ''[[Film/ConfessionsOfASeries Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976) -- Timmy Lea
* ''[[Film/ConfessionsOfASeries Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) -- Timmy Lea

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* ''[[Film/ConfessionsOfASeries Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' ''Film/ConfessionsOfADrivingInstructor'' (1976) -- Timmy Lea
* ''[[Film/ConfessionsOfASeries Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' ''Film/ConfessionsFromAHoliday Camp'' (1977) -- Timmy Lea
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* ''Film/RunForYourWife'' (2012) -- Bus Driver

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* ''Series/RandallAndHopkirkDeceased'' (1969) -- Act Pageboy (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/PleaseSir'' (1971) -- Eddie
* ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'' (1971) -- Young Man
* ''Series/EastEnders'' (1997) -- Jason Lafal
* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'' (2004) -- David Cordman
* ''Series/CoronationStreet'' (2007 and 2014) -- Aidan/Ritchie de Vries
* ''Series/{{Benidorm}}'' (2009-16) -- Gary Snelling
* ''Series/{{Hollyoaks}}'' (2011) -- Earl
* ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}'' (2015) -- Alby
* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'' (2016) -- Ron Kleinman

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* ''Series/RandallAndHopkirkDeceased'' ''Series/RandallAndHopkirkDeceased'', episode "That's How Murder Snowballs" (1969) -- Act Pageboy (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/PleaseSir'' ''Series/PleaseSir'', episode "A.W.O.L" (1971) -- Eddie
* ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'' ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', episode "Wingy" (1971) -- Young Man
* ''Series/EastEnders'' ''Series/EastEnders'', 1 episode (1997) -- Jason Lafal
* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'' ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', episode "A Lion or a Sheep" (2004) -- David Cordman
* ''Series/CoronationStreet'' (2007 and 2014) ''Series/CoronationStreet'', 13 episodes:
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** 12 episodes (2013-14) -- Ritchie
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* ''Series/{{Benidorm}}'' ''Series/{{Benidorm}}'', 2 episodes (2009-16) -- Gary Snelling
* ''Series/{{Hollyoaks}}'' ''Series/{{Hollyoaks}}'', 1 episode (2011) -- Earl
* ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}'' ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}'', 1 episode (2015) -- Alby
* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'' ''Series/{{Casualty}}'', episode "Step Right Up" (2016) -- Ron Kleinman
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* ''Film/{{U571}}'' (2000) -- British Seaman

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Robin Mark Askwith, (12 October 1950), is a British actor best known for playing Timmy Lea in the ''Film/ConfessionsOfASeries'' of [[AwfulBritishSexComedy Awful British Sex Comedies]].

His interest in acting came about because his neighbour was the floor manager at Creator/PinewoodStudios, so he and his neighbour's son would watch movies as they were filmed, such as ''Film/TheServant'' and ''Film/{{Cleopatra}}''. Early on in his life he modeled for catalogues and did a few commercials. After portraying King Edward IV in his school's production of ''Theatre/RichardIII'', he was encouraged to audition for ''Film/If1968'', which was a success.

At the start of Askwith's career, he would mostly do either small TV roles or appear in horror movies, but as TheSeventies progressed he began to appear in many an AwfulBritishSexComedy, starting as the star of the ''Film/ConfessionsOfASeries'', Timmy Lea (a role turned down by Creator/RichardBeckinsale, Richard O'Sullivan, Nicky Henson and Dennis Waterman). He also starred in the poorly received '80s sitcom ''Bottle Boys'' as a randy, football-obsessed milkman named Dave Deacon. Since the 2000s, he has taken a few small roles in [[SoapOpera Soap Operas]].

Askwith is still a familiar face on British TV to this day.

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* ''[[Film/If1968 if....]]'' (1968) -- Keating
* ''Film/NicholasAndAlexandra'' (1971) -- Russian Soldier (UncreditedRole)
* ''Film/TheFleshAndBloodShow'' (1972) -- Simon
* ''Film/CarryOnGirls'' (1973) -- Larry Prodworthy
* ''[[Film/ConfessionsOfASeries Confessions of a Window Cleaner]]'' (1974) -- Timmy Lea
* ''[[Film/ConfessionsOfASeries Confessions of a Pop Performer]]'' (1975) -- Timmy Lea
* ''[[Film/ConfessionsOfASeries Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976) -- Timmy Lea
* ''[[Film/ConfessionsOfASeries Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' (1977) -- Timmy Lea
* ''Film/{{U571}}'' (2000) -- British Seaman

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* ''Series/RandallAndHopkirkDeceased'' (1969) -- Act Pageboy (UncreditedRole)
* ''Series/PleaseSir'' (1971) -- Eddie
* ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'' (1971) -- Young Man
* ''Series/EastEnders'' (1997) -- Jason Lafal
* ''Series/{{Doctors}}'' (2004) -- David Cordman
* ''Series/CoronationStreet'' (2007 and 2014) -- Aidan/Ritchie de Vries
* ''Series/{{Benidorm}}'' (2009-16) -- Gary Snelling
* ''Series/{{Hollyoaks}}'' (2011) -- Earl
* ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}'' (2015) -- Alby
* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'' (2016) -- Ron Kleinman

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