Prior to the reality show, Dick had appeared in Scrapheap Challenge and Junkyard Wars, winning the trophy in series three.
It’s Not Easy Being Green, Planet Mechanics and Coast followed.
Often referring to himself as a “telly tart”, Dick also fronted The Hungry Sailors and Saturday Farm.
However it is Escape To The Chateau he best known for, in which he appears alongside second wife Angel Adoree and their two children: Arthur, eight, and seven-year-old Dorothy.