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Fred Dibnah
Acting
29 Apr 1938
† 06 Nov 2004
Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
Frederick "Fred" Dibnah MBE (28 April 1938 – 6 November 2004), born in Bolton, was an English steeplejack and eccentric with a keen interest in mechanical engineering who became a cult television personality. Dibnah was born in a country which then relied heavily upon coal to fuel its industry. As a child he was fascinated by the steam engines which powered the many textile mills in Bolton, but he paid particular attention to chimneys and the men who worked on them. He began his working life as ...
Also Known As
Frederick Dibnah
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Fred Dibnah's Movies
Fred Dibnah's TV Shows
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Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam
15 Jul 2003
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The Fred Dibnah Story
28 Aug 1996
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Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments
17 Feb 2000
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Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain
11 Feb 2002
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Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age
18 Feb 1999
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Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone
11 Jul 2006
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Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain
08 Mar 2005
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Fred Dibnah's Victorian Heroes
01 Jan 2001
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Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection
08 Aug 2008
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Fred
09 Sept 1982
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Dig With Dibnah
01 Apr 2004
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Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack
06 Sept 1979
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Life With Fred
10 Mar 1994
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A Year With Fred
09 Feb 1987