Tim was born in Finchley, North London in 1951. His father, a professional musician, died when Tim was 2 leaving his mother (a former dancer) to tend for Tim and his four siblings. The family moved to West Wittering in Sussex in 1964. Tim was educated at Chichester High School. He read Law at London University and became a solicitor in 1977. He was forced to retire in 2006 following a diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease. He took the opportunity to indulge his hobbies of writing and performing and has made many short films which appear on You Tube and Vimeo. He wrote his first children's book "Harry Hiccup & other stories in 2016.