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{{short description|British actor and writer}}
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'''Ian Kirkby''' is a British actor and writer. He is best known for his role as DI [[Harry Batt]] on the children's programme ''[[Dick & Dom in da Bungalow]]'' & ''[[Diddy TV]]'' and Sandy Toes on ''[[Swashbuckle (TV series)|Swashbuckle]].'' Additionally, he has appeared in [[Diddy Movies]] and [[The Slammer]].

== Career ==
In his early years, Kirkby became a member of the [[Central Junior Television Workshop]]. From there he was selected as an extra in 1987 in [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] sitcom, ''[[Hardwicke House]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?page_id=330 |title=School's Out! |publisher=Off The Telly |access-date=24 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305163813/http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?page_id=330 |archive-date=5 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 1992, Kirkby graduated from the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] 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 of London|West End]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/companymember/ian-kirkby |title=Ian Kirkby |publisher=Mercury Theatre |date=22 February 1999 |accessdate=24 April 2013 |archive-date=20 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820101123/http://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/companymember/ian-kirkby |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2003, Kirkby was hired by the [[BBC]] to play [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne|Newcastle]] detective, Harry Batt on [[CBBC]]'s ''Dick and Dom in da Bungalow''. Kirkby said he based the character of Harry Batt on a "Seventies [[The Sweeney|Sweeney]] stereotype, but with a [[Geordie]] 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.<ref name=gaz>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/archive/2012/05/20/Gazette+Leisure/9714571.Da_Bungalow_Ian_is_back_on_stage/ |title=Da Bungalow Ian is back on stage |publisher=Gazette News |date=20 May 2012 |accessdate=24 April 2013}}</ref> Kirkby also played Harry Batt in ''[[Da Dick and Dom Dairies]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Dick and Dom]]''.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0256233/filmotype {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145521/http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0256233/filmotype |date=24 September 2015 }} {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> During this time, he also co-wrote a programme for CBBC based around Harry Batt, which was broadcast in 2007.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=[[Harry Batt]] |credits=Written by Ian Kirkby |network=BBC |station=BBC1 |date=12 January 2007 |series=Pilot |number=1 |language=en}}</ref>

Also in 2006, in a role that Kirkby was permitted to write for himself,<ref name=gaz /> played the role of Mr. Burgess in the talent programme ''[[The Slammer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/The_Slammer |title=The Slammer |publisher=UKGameshows |accessdate=24 April 2013}}</ref> In 2010, Kirkby was hired by [[Channel 4]] to play commentator Terry McIlroy in the comedy ''[[Pete versus Life]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/pete_v_life/characters/ |title=Pete Versus Life – Character Guide |publisher=British Comedy Guide |accessdate=24 April 2013}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Kirkby is a fan of association football; however, he had expressed a dislike of [[motor racing]] as "just a waste of petrol".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/pete_v_life/interview/the_commentators/ |title=The Commentators Interview |publisher=British Comedy guide |date=30 July 2010 |accessdate=24 April 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Series
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1983–1989
| ''[[Dramarama (TV series)|Dramarama]]''
| Various characters
| Appeared in four episodes
|-
| 1985–1988
| ''[[Your Mother Wouldn't Like It]]''
| Loaf
| Main cast member
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Hardwicke House]]''
| Unnamed pupil
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Hard Cases (TV series)|Hard Cases]]''
|Peter Collinson
|
|-
| 1990
| ''Palace Hill''
| Chelsea Bun
Appeared in all seven episodes
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Pie in the Sky (TV series)|Pie in the Sky]]''
| Second Police Constable
| Episode 1.7: "Passion Fruit Fool"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Peak Practice]]''
| Edward Turrell
| Episode 3.12: "Giving Up"
|-
| 1998
| ''Picking up the Pieces''
| Peter
| Episode 1.8
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Graham Tremain
| Episode 2.52
|-
| 2003
| ''Dangerville''
| Jack Jackson
Appeared in thirteen episodes
|
|-
| 2004–2006
| ''[[Dick and Dom in da Bungalow]]''
| Various characters
| Appeared in the majority of series 3 and all the episodes of series 4 and 5
|-
| 2004
| ''[[55 Degrees North]]''
| Jack Timson
| Episode 1.3
|-
| rowspan="2"|2005
| ''[[Wire in the Blood]]''
| Steve Bentley
| Episode 3.4: "Synchronicity"
|-
| ''[[Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder]]'' – ''The Case of Rose Harsent''
| Albert Goodchild
|
|-
| 2006–15
| ''[[The Slammer]]''
| Mr. Burgess
| Appeared in all episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2006
| ''[[Mayo (TV series)|Mayo]]''
| Joe Wishart
| Episode 1.6
|-
| ''[[Coronation Street]]''
| Simon Stevens
| Appeared in four episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2007
| ''[[Harry Batt]]''
| Harry Batt
| Also writer
|-
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Pete Frampton
| Episode 22.18: "Take a Cup of Kindness Yet" and 22.19: "For Auld Lang Syne"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Uncle Max]]''
| Biker dad
| Episode 2.9: "Uncle Max at the Supermarket"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009–2010
|''[[The Legend of Dick and Dom]]''
|Appeared in all three series playing over 40 characters
|-
|''[[Nuzzle and Scratch]]''
| Mr Sandy Bottom
| Episode 4: "Beach Attendant"
|-
| 2009
|''[[Gigglebiz ]]''
| Cinema Manager/Mayor/Janitor
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2010
|''[[Pete versus Life]]''
| Terry McIlroy
| All 5 episodes
|-
| 2012-2014
|''[[Diddy Movies]]''
| Various
|
|-
| 2016–2018
|''[[Diddy TV]]''
| Harry Batt/Various
| All 19 episodes
|-
| 2016 
|''[[Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up]]''
| Mr. Burgess
| Guest
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016
|''[[Rank the Prank]]''
| Various characters
| 2 episode
|-
|''[[CBBC|CBBC HQ]]''
| Harry Batt
| Guest
|-
|2020
| [[Crackerjack (TV series)|Crackerjack!]]
| Various Characters
|-
|2021-present
| [[Swashbuckle (TV series)|Swashbuckle]]
| Sandy from (Series 7 onwards)
|
|-
|}

===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1997
| ''Jilting Joe''
| Traffic Cop
| 
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?]]''
| Policeman
|
|-
| 2008
| ''My Last Five Girlfriends''
| Tour guide
|
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=0456582|name=Ian Kirkby}}

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