series The Real Marigold Hotel, which followed a group of celebrity senior citizens including Miriam Margolyes and Wayne Sleep on a journey to India. He also appeared on The Real Marigold on Tour, visiting Florida and Kyoto in 2016, Chengdu and Havana in 2017, and St. Petersburg in 2019. In November 2017, George appeared on Gone to Pot: American Road Trip in which five celebrities (mainly older aged) go across California and Colorado to find out how cannabis can be used medicinally and how it would affect the UK if it was legalised. Personal life George was born in Manor Park, London. After leaving school, he had various jobs including as a nightclub bouncer and floor layer before taking up darts. George lives with his wife and manager Marie () and their sons Robert George () and Richie George (), at George Hall. The layout of the rooms has been designed to look like a dartboard. George is a keen fisherman, and within the George Hall grounds are well-stocked fishing lakes. George has two grandsons, Robert Jr (son of Robert) and Edward (son of Richie), who were born within 23 hours of each other in July 2013. His son Richie is also a professional darts player. He reached the semi-final of the 2013 BDO World Darts Championship, losing to eventual champion Scott Waites. George has worked as an ambassador for basic arithmetic, touring schools teaching children how darts can help with counting skills. Quotes "Ton-eighties (or scores or trebles) for show and doubles for dough." "Throw where you're looking and look where you're throwing." "That's the way to do it, Luvverly jubberly." "May the darts be with you." "Putting the 'art' in 'darts'." (After being asked about a player's chances in a match) "It's like a computer, innit. If you press D, you play darts. If you press something else, you play like" (corpsing) "something else..." Tournament wins North American Open: 1978 News of the World Darts Championship: 1979, 1986 Butlins Grand Masters: 1979, 1980 WDF Europe Cup Singles: 1982 WDF Europe Cup Team: 1982 World Championship results BDO 1980: Runner Up (lost to Eric Bristow 3–5) 1981: Quarter-finals (lost to Cliff Lazarenko 0–4) 1982: Semi-finals (lost to John Lowe 1–4) 1983: First round (lost to Tony Brown 0–2) 1984: First round (lost to Malcolm Davies 1–2) 1985: Second round (lost to Fred McMullan 1–3) 1986: First round (lost to