Tik and Tok
In early 1982 Tim and Sean left Shock to pursue their own vision of a combination of mime, visual image and music, creating a duo called Tik and Tok. Signed to Indie label Survival Records, they released 5 singles and an album ‘Intolerance’ in the UK, Europe and Japan. Their second single ‘Cool Running’ reached No.69 in the UK Top 70 Singles Chart (The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles).
In 1982, Tik and Tok were cast as featured creatures in two roles each in ‘Star Wars Episode VI – Return Of The Jedi’. The same year also saw them appear in the cult Horror/Sci Fi film, ‘Xtro’. Tim played ‘The Alien’ and Sean played ‘The Action Man’.
Tik and Tok supported Duran Duran on their sell-out UK tour of 1982 and Gary Numan on his comeback UK ‘Warriors’ tour in 1983. They appeared on 23 TV shows, including ‘The Royal Variety Performance’ in front of HRH Queen Elizabeth II and the cult music program, ‘The Tube’, hosted by Jools Holland and Paula Yates.
Tik & Tok reformed briefly in 2005, creating a new album, ‘Dream Orphans’, in which Tim wrote, played and produced all the songs. Tim and Sean appear regularly at ‘Star Wars’ autograph conventions worldwide.
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