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Derek Nimmo
Derek Nimmo

Derek Nimmo

  • English
  • Actor and comedian

Derek Nimmo features

Image shows left to right: Derek Nimmo, Bill Maynard Features

Comedy Chronicles: Stage fight: When comics fall out in plain sight

Sunday 20th October 2024

A look at squabbles between stars that took place in the full glare of the spotlight. When Bill Maynard was paired with Derek Nimmo it turned out to be a particularly notable recipe for resentment, rage and revenge.

Derek Nimmo Features

Comedy Chronicles: An Englishman abroad - The hidden life of Derek Nimmo

Sunday 27th August 2023

Derek Nimmo was, for a long time, one of Britain's favourite character actors on television and radio - but then he just seemed to start to disappear. This is the story of what he was really up to during those wilderness years.

Oh Brother!. Brother Dominic (Derek Nimmo). Copyright: BBC Features

Comedy Chronicles: Arrested developments - comedy out of context

Sunday 25th September 2022

Comedy does not always land quite as intended, and some attempts at humour have been known to bring comics to face the law itself.

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