a relationship with Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver). He left 2010, after his contract was not renewed. Later that same year, he portrayed H.V. Kershaw in The Road to Coronation Street, a dramatisation of Coronation Streets development in the 1960s. In 2011, Thomson joined the cast of the BBC television series Waterloo Road. Later in 2011, it was announced that Thomson would be appearing next to the original cast (with the exception of Mark Williams) in six online-only episodes of The Fast Show sponsored by lager brand, Foster's due to launch on 10 November 2011. In 2011, John was a contestant on the ITV celebrity reality series 71 Degrees North. In 2015 he joined the cast of After Hours as loveable Geoff, reuniting with his old friends Craig Cash and Caroline Aherne, who played his wife Sheila. During filming Thomson was attacked by a swan on set, footage being shown on ITV's This Morning. Thomson was a contestant in the 2013 series of Celebrity MasterChef. Since 2015, Thomson has starred in The Keith Lemon Sketch Show, playing various characters. He narrates the Channel 4 series Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners and in September 2015, he became the new narrator of Police Interceptors. He stars in the Sky1 comedy drama After Hours, directed by Craig Cash. From 2016, Thomson began narrating Channel 5 show 'Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun' - a show about British expats who have moved to Spain to begin a new life in the sun. On 18 November 2017, Thomson was a contestant in the reboot of The Weakest Link for Children in Need. In 2018, Thomson was a contestant in Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit. In 2019, he's currently a star of the comedy clip show, Zone of Champions. In 2020, Thomson voiced the character of Dog in the Cbeebies show, Dog Loves Books. In 2021, Thomson participated on the second series of The Masked Singer, masked as Bush Baby. He finished in 8th place. In Dec 2022, Thompson landed the role of Abanazar in “Aladdin” starring alongside award-winning Best Dame Morgan Brind in the high-flying action-packed pantomime at Derby Arena. Radio In January 2008 he played Mike (Topaz) in the BBC Radio 4 comedy drama series Pick Ups. On 12 April 2008, Thomson began hosting the Saturday lunchtime slot on BBC Radio Manchester. His stint ended on 22 November 2008. Since 2016, Thomson has been a team