# Ground Force presenter Tommy Walsh dies aged 69 after long illness

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ground-force-star-tommy-walsh-dead-aged-69-tv-personality-passes-away-after-a-long-illness-as-tributes-pour-in/
- Published: 2026-11-09T18:38:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T18:50:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16278471/Ground-Force-star-Tommy-Walsh-dead-aged-69-TV-personality-passes-away-long-illness-tributes-pour-in.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Tommy Walsh has died aged 69 after a long illness.
- He was a presenter on hit garden makeover show *Ground Force*.
- The cause of death has not been disclosed.

## Summary

Tommy Walsh, the builder and presenter best known for BBC Two’s *Ground Force*, has died aged 69 after a long illness, his agent said. He died peacefully surrounded by his family; the cause of death has not been disclosed. His death marks the loss of a familiar face from a programme that became one of British television’s biggest garden makeover hits.

Walsh appeared on *Ground Force* with Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock from 1997 until 2005, when the series ended, and the show attracted up to 12 million viewers. He later worked on programmes including *Homes Under the Hammer* and *Clean It, Fix It*. Walsh had previously spoken about throat cancer and a lung cancer diagnosis, saying in 2024 that treatment was shrinking the cancer; he was married to Marie for more than 30 years and had three children.

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