Tommy Walsh standing beside a bamboo fence
Tommy Walsh at Peterborough regional college in March 2010. Photograph: Tim Scrivener/Shutterstock
Tommy Walsh at Peterborough regional college in March 2010. Photograph: Tim Scrivener/Shutterstock
Tommy Walsh, co-presenter of BBC’s Ground Force, dies aged 69

Former builder got his big break after restoring the home of a producer who was working on a precursor to the show

Tommy Walsh, the building and DIY expert who appeared on television shows including Ground Force, has died aged 69 after a long illness.