Born in London, England, Terence Dackombe was educated at private schools in Surrey. After working on local radio in the late '70s and early '80s, he began writing for "Weekending" (BBC Radio Four) and "The News Huddlines" (BBC Radio Two). This led to a variety of work on radio and television, including Spitting Image (1984) (Central TV). Dackombe has provided voiceovers for narration and radio and TV commercials, and has also acted in a number of films and television shows.