[1] He appeared as a foil for Irish comedian Dave Allen in his series Dave Allen at Large in 1971, but gained greater UK public recognition as one of the presenters on the TV series That's Life!.

presenter Paul Heiney, were pitched into professional situations with no prior knowledge in In at the Deep End.

He also presented the viewer-response show Points of View, The Computer Programme,[5] and Monkey Business.

He was also the interviewer and host of the BBC series Greek Language and People with Katia Dandoulaki.

[8][9] In 1983, Serle married Anna Southall, a member of the Cadbury family; they had two children and divorced in 2003.