10/03/2016 The One Show

Hello and welcome to the One Show with Matt Baker.

And with Alex and her crew on Day 4 of their Hell

on High Seas Sport Relief challenge, I've found a rather sporty

Tonight's guest is also pretty active, just think of the calf

muscles she must have developed, with all that cycling every Sunday

Very good evening, did you cycle here? I didn't, I'm terrible.

Helen, you must be an expert on two wheels by now?

I thought I would be but I'm really not and also the bikes we use our

vintage bikes, they are heavy. I am always falling off them. Even after

five years. We've got to talk about Pam Ferris's

shock exit, even though you obviously knew it was coming,

were you as upset as the viewers? The nation is gutted. We all are,

all of the cast. So sad. Five years since I started. She was there from

the beginning and I was nervous because it was my first regular TV

part and she took me under her wing and explained what everyone's jobs

were on set. She talked me through it. She means a lot to me. Must be

the odd moment when you see it written down and you are like, this

is it, she's gone. "O No they didn't" they did.

We'll talk more about Call the Midwife and your new play.

After we've caught up with Alex, Doon, Hal, Suzi, Angellica

and the rest of the crew of on board the Dong Feng.

And as the whole challenge is about raising money

for Sport Relief, Helen would you help us remind how

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Let's pick up the story. I was on my tracker, watching and waiting for

them to leave Plymouth, here is what happens next. As we prepare to set

sale, the crew enjoyed their last moments of relaxation. We are doing

the tango. They have totally lost the plot and we are only halfway

through. It doesn't bode well for the rest of us. In half an hour we

will be hanging on for dear life. I don't know why I am laughing, it's

not funny. I can see two swarms, that is a good omen for our journey.

-- swans. I gave, wished to Neptune. I asked for a smooth passage, a bit

of wind and everyone to stay alive. -- I paid homage.

# Moon River # I'm crossing you in style someday

# There is also time for some

reflection. It has been a long time since I have

been pushed out of my comp that zone.

In three days I have done so much more than I have done in years.

When you have a family, a lot of things change in your life, you do

not take risks. You just think, you know what, sometimes you just got

to... It really hard. -- it's really hard. To realise so many people out

there go through real hardship. And a bit of moaning... And, you know,

thinking I would rather be in a warm bed is so insignificant. As

expected, soon out of the harbour we face the rash of the English

Channel. -- the wrath. Suddenly, we have turned the boat and the wind

direction changed dramatically and now we are racing. It's quite

exciting. The only thing is, the boat is at a massive angle, we are

going at a phenomenal speed and water is smashing over the deck and

it feels quite scary. We are speeding through the English Channel

at 32 knots. That is world record pace, that is incredible. We are

going the speed of a motor boat. The sea is high behind you and coming

down. It is just fantastic. It's quite fun although downstairs, not

so much because you literally have to brace yourself against

everything. It is pretty impossible to put anything away once we get to

bed. As the sun rises, we are still

making great headway towards the soul and. This morning, the seas are

quite rough. We just hear big bangs as you smack into waves.

And you come up here and it is like being in a virtual reality hilarious

funfair ride. But this makes it all worth it. It is beautiful. Some

setting across the South coast of England. It is absolutely gorgeous.

Our spirits are soon lifted by welcome visitors offering support.

And I have to admit, out here, I was never expecting to see a bat boat,

twin hydrofoil that can go up to speeds of 50 mph. That is so Ben

Haim slate -- that is sir Ben Ainslie. You can't get a better

escort. I am pleased to see a bit of a smile

on their face and breaking from that willingness seasickness. It was

relentless. I feel inspired by that. If you can get online there is a

tracker, they have just gone past Eastbourne. Hopefully we will talk

to Alex live. You know this water. You have wrote it? I did a stretch

of it. -- you rode. There you are in action. How was that?

I really felt you had to focus all the time, no respite, you had to

keep concentrating. Four novices in the boat, John Bishop had done the

cycling challenge from Paris to Calais. If you didn't concentrate

you would hit your oars. And then you would have to stop, compose and

go again. It was the mental fatigue. Would you rather row or yacht?

Yachting looks... I like the idea that sort of challenge but just

watching that footage... They are going through so much and the

emotional toil must be really hard. Just seeing that water, over and

slamming down... Keep doing what you are doing. Fingers crossed we can

speak to them shortly. Alex and the rest of the team

are doing all this to raise money for Sport Relief and your donations

make a real difference to people Angellica's been to see

how your money is helping families come to terms with

life-changing news. One of the most difficult things any

family has to cope with is a bereavement or being told that a

family member doesn't have long to live. As a mother and wife myself, I

just can't imagine how I would feel if I was given that news.

This is Finley. He's two. This is his brother, Alfie, he is six, his

mum, Sarah, and his dad, Mike. Finley was born with meningitis B

and doctors said he had just two weeks to live. Someone tells you

that your newborn son might not survive... And there's nothing you

can do to make that better... We planned his funeral. No parent

wants to do that. Especially when they are just a few days old. Finley

's brother Alfie is six and he lives under a constant shadow of losing

his brother. That worries me. It would be a strain on Alfie, to have

to look after his brother, sometimes. Last time Finley had a

seizure, Alfie laid down next to him, to talk to him.

That is incredible, for a six-year-old. Fortunately, the

family had support from Eleanor. A local charity, that with the help

from sports relief assists families having to deal with terminal

illness. It helped Alfie understand it. They

arranged Alfie to have play therapy so he could get out his feelings

about it all. I don't think Finley would have got where he is today

without it. Finley was told two weeks and now he is over two. They

haven't let us go. Eleanor is a charity that provides hospice care

for people of all ages. We care for the whole family throughout their

journey. That care doesn't stop when somebody dies. The money from sports

relief gave us much needed funding to support our counselling and

bereavement team. The charity helps parents and children prepare and see

them through the most difficult times that any family can possibly

face. Like Kerry and her five-year-old son, Ethan.

One year ago, they lost their husband and father, Nicky, to

cancer. He was 35 years old. The way I saw it, I was so lucky to

have Nicky. That if I only got him for 15 years, we were together, I

had him for 15 years. Which is more than lots of people get. Charity

Eleanor helped nurse Nikki at home until his death. The Eleanor hospice

was just fabulous. Jackie was my counsellor. Gwyneth was even's play

therapist and Mickey's nurse used to visit. Now you are on your own as a

single mother, how has your life changed? It is hard work to keep my

job is going and a little one. There is a lot of feeling that I should be

there for him. And I am busy. And he is forced to other people. If it was

Nicky, he would still have a parent with him. Do you remember your dad?

Yeah, I do. He's grown up with Nicky being

unwell. Lots of other kids go and have their

dads go and watch them play football whereas we used visit Nicky in

hospital. It has been nearly a year since Mickey's death but the charity

still give support and care to Kerry and even as they grieve -- Nicky's

death. Thank you very much to those

families for sharing their stories. And thank you so much to everyone

who has already donated to Sport This year in the past also. What you

have seen would have been a result of previous donations.

Yes, your donations make a huge difference, so please give

Let's find out how the Hell on High Seas team are getting on, we think

the satellite gods are with us. Hopefully you can hear us. Hello, I

hope you are both well. It is really still here. In America or has

occurred and the wind has completely dropped as we make our way towards

Dover and home -- a miracle has occurred. 12 hours ago, the

situation was... As you saw in the film, we left Plymouth harbour and

went down wind. The boat increased in speed dramatically. We were doing

29 knots at one point, which I can only describe as being in a

convertible going 100 miles an hour with the roof down. Exhilarating yet

terrifying at the same time. I came to the end of my watch, went

downstairs below deck and I was in the bank and you could hear the

water rushing past your head. -- I was in the junk. The excitement

turned to terror because the boat was leaping up and crashing down on

the waves. That was a horrible feeling. You can just imagine the

feeling, lying in a bunk. At 3:30am I tried to get dressed at a terrible

angle and got as far as the hatch and I saw Suzi Perry white as ace

sheet struggling to get her kit off because she was hot and

disorientated, how were you feeling. And how the couple hours I missed

below deck was like up here? The first two hours was beautiful, like

we were part of the water. This air was filled with water rushing

through. It was lovely and we were going really fast. It was just so

exciting. And then we had to go up wind and that is when things

changed. It was crashing over us and it was freezing because we were

going into the North wind. We were hanging on for grim life. It was so

terrifying and frightening. I was counting the minutes for two hours

to pass by so I could somehow get back down the hatch which is when

you saw me and clatter into bed. Everyone was clattering around

everywhere. Like heaven and hell in one night. Mike Armageddon, it was

like the film a perfect storm. Hal took a turn for the worse last

night. Yes I had the same thing, I went to bed just after you, I had

seen the beginning of the turn in the weather. It is so bad down

there, as soon as you get down I crawled on my hands and knees to get

in my bunk. I came off my bunk when it was lifting like that. It is

unbelievable. It, it was unbelievable, and the banging and

the feeling it does make you feel slightly ill. So we are grateful for

this tonight, a bit of calm and a bit of quietness, however, we are as

I said on the way home, we are coming in, cross finger, past Tower

Bridge at 6.15 tomorrow night and we will finish this epic journey, live

on The One Show at round 7.10 at HMS... HMS Belfast. If you want to

support us and say hello, we would love to see some friendly face,

please keep donating. We appreciate every penny and you will make this

so very worth it. Matt, I will speak to you tomorrow. I won't see you

tomorrow but I will see you on Monday but we will see the rest of

you tomorrow. Good night. We will talk to you shortly Alex, if

not on the phone, I will see you very soon.

The incredible team there, doing what they can for Sport Relief.

Thank goodness that they found a nice calm spot, to talk to us from.

To remind you, that if you would like to see the team, Alex got cut

off there, HMS Belfast. Helen, just before the team set sail, the

current series of Call the Midwife came to an end. Yes. Well, listen,

Trixie, your character seems like she is facing a lifetime on her own.

Let us look at a moment from last Sunday's episode It is not the lack

of a man that bothers me. When I see Tom and Barbara together now, I

don't see what I might have had, see what they have. They belong

somewhere. And they are contented. I can't tell you how much I would love

to feel like that. Oh, it was so emotional. I haven't seen that,

that, no, I haven't really, I watched some of the series but I

haven't watched it all, so it is interesting seeing that I have got

to catch up. The rest of the nation has. And they were in floods of

tears. What would you like to see happen to Trixie in the next series?

She needs a man. She needs a bit of love I am thinking we could get

Elvis written in, we are into the sixty, maybe The Beatleses along.

Celebrity boyfriend. Yes. When you have done a scene like that and you

are into it and crying, how long does it take you to get over it

after? It depends on the scene. Sometimes because you do the shot so

many times you are exhausted by the end, you are crying but there is no

liquid to come out, so you are exhausted, so you need a cup of tea

to sort of, think about something else, and listen to happy music. You

have a bit of time off now, in the meantime, you are preparing for this

new play After Miss Julie, which is on very shortly, now, tell us a bit

about this, because it is a classic play but for those that don't know.

It's a classic play don'ted by Patrick masher who brought us things

like Closer, he is a great British playwright. It's a very good

adaptation, it gets to grips with the classic text but pulls it in and

gets the original text is flowery and quite poetic in a way. He cuts

to the chase, and brings in a modern text to it. It's a really exciting

piece for me as an actress. Your character she is quite, how do you

say changeable. Was that mentally channelling for you to play? Or will

it be? Yes, I an hoping so. It is great to do theatre as well after

doing Midwife for so long, she is a very interesting character, she is

fiery and strong and she is the lady of this big estate and the play is

set on the evening of the Labour landslide in 1945, so is still a

vintage piece, there is a sort of heightened electricity in the air,

it is almost got a sort of Mayday madness about it, and, and this

relationship between her and the head-butt her and the cook, it is a

three hander in the kitchen by and large, like down town the kitchen.

It is huge. ? Just three of you. Is that good having such a small cast?

Yes, I like that. It It is exciting to work off each other. At the same

time if you are rubbish in it it is pretty obvious 6789 There is nowhere

to go. Exactly. Nowhere to hide. You are looking for somebody else to

cast, as your potential... It sounds like a plea. Potential partner, in

the play. Absolutely. I was going to say if you had your way who would

you might pick? Like dream casting? It has to be Tom Hardy. We have got

a picture of him. I think he looks more like Chris Packham there. I

don't know why I do, any way, there we are. I will have a word with

Chris. Listen, the tour of After Miss Julie starts with a run at

Theatre Royal Bath from the 24th May. It is worth turning up to see

who your lover is. Yes. Trixie in Call the Midwife follows all the

latest trends from keep fit... To fashion. There you go. So she would

probably have been one in first in the queue for the attentions of Mr

Teasy-Weasy. A lady having a hair do at the

salon, one of life's little luxuries.

While it is commonplace today, it wasn't always this way. Back just

after the war, women didn't have access to hair dressing boutiques,

but one man helped change all that. Raymond Bessone, burst on to the

nation's TV screens as resident hair stylist on Quite Contrary. With his

French accent. This is my sea of waves. Dress sense and camp manner

he symbolised a New World of outrageous exotic style. Soon, the

tabloids christened him Mr Teasy-Weasy. A brand he used to

promote his new chain of affordable high street hair salons offering

easy glamour for all. According to one of today's salon superstars

nothing was the same again. He decided to have a salon that was

more boudoir like, you felt you were in the bedroom, the dressing room,

you had banks of hairdryers where people sad sat for an hour, the idea

of o it being a social meeting place, we were back to glamour

again. The hair styles he pioneered meanwhile were revolutionary,

including the 60s bouffant and bright Dais. You would see pink

fetters in the hair and stuff like that. He certainly liked the idea of

pushing those boundaries. He was a pioneer, he was a trailblazer and

everybody has learned from that. Raymond's empire stretched to 38

salons across the country. Each bringing a bit of continental style

into the lives of ordinary British women, but there is a Teasy-Weasy

twist. Unbeknown to his leans of fans Mr Teasy-Weasy wasn't what he

seemed. For starters his legal name wasn't Raymond Bessone it was Peter

Raymond, secondly he didn't have a French accent, he was from Brixton,

and finally, despite claiming live on TV to be the personification of

homosexuality that wasn't true either. He was married with kids.

Today, I am meeting two of his daughters. It is clear they remember

quite a different man behind closed doors.

The man at home, was very much Victorian. Like he wouldn't let me

wear lipstick, and he demanded loyalty. He could be a bit scary. If

something had happened and it wasn't to his liking, you would really

worry about it. He has this slightly camp pertoe that -- persona, what is

that about? That was put on. That was put on? An act? That was part

of, yes, the act. He wasn't gay. No. Well, with three girls? I know. I

thought I would ask. How did that he feel about going about with their

dad in character? There were occasions where one would cringe

because he would make quite a big show of say going into a restaurant

and he walk in and walk in very slowly and people would recognise

him. And say, that is Teasy-Weasy. So in the end other ladies -- are

the ladies proud or ashamed of his double life? He achieved a huge

amount in his life. Although we might feel uncomfortable about some

of those things you can't say he didn't make an impact.

Absolutely. An impact Her Majesty recognised in

1982 when she award him an OBE for his huge contribution to the hair

dressing industry. Or maybe it was because the Queen

was a personal fan of his most infamous creation.

The blue rinse. Lovely.

Shall we raise a glass? Let's. To Mr Teasy-Weasy. Teasy-Weasy.

And all of a sudden it has gone everywhere!

LAUGHTER. Any way, listen, here we are in The

One Show salon with our very own Mr Teasy-Weasy, Michael Douglas, we are

here to find out about vintage hair inventions. . Yes, first up is a

hairdryer. This picture is probably from about 1920 but the hairdryer

was pay tented in 1911 and invented by a chap called Alexander Godefroy.

He did it by creating an oven in the salon and attaching a chair, a gas

oven and then a hood came over the top. He had a hand crank that would

waft their hair with hot hair. Dangerous stuff. If you look at that

one there, it is not miles away from what you have here. That is true. It

is more restrictive. You would have to have a tight hair style to get

that in. Helen you know about this one. You said before we started. You

have one. On set we did. Trixie had a sort of all in one hairdryer thing

you plugged it in. They used to use a vacuum cleaner, it would blow out

warm air out the back. You would attach a sock to the back. To have

it at home. You can almost see it there. I have one in the salon, you

plug it in and blast away. They are round today. Things haven't moved on

as far as you would think. OK, let us look at your paddle. We have

moved on. This looks terrifying. It is a scene From Clockwork Orange.

This is a perming machine. This was invented back... Oh, hello! It is

like Desmond's. It is a perming machine, they were brass rods. You

wrapped the hair round them and put caustic soda on the hair. It is

volatile. This guy who invented it burnt his wire's hair off tries. I

could probably only do it once, I reckon, then I probably wouldn't

have a wife. Talking about burning the hair off. Let us gut the iron,

are these hair irons? These are kurning irons. I have used those

well into the '90s. I work on movie sets a lot and you see them. They

sit in an oven and heat up and they get to 200 degrees and your curl the

hair with them. They are good for curling wigs, but the technology is

the same, you warm them up with electricity now. They are a curling

iron. These are tiny one, they are for going moustaches but they have

been round since Elizabethan times, Queen Elizabeth was known to have

her hair curled with irons like this. There is something I know very

well there, but I wonder if Helen knows what that is To you know what

is it? There is a spirit level, maybe it is o judge where your hair

is even. You are absolutely right. APPLAUSE

This is the flat topper. You would have made sure it was level and

shaved across it. This was the reason I became a hairdresser. That

is perfect. What a note to finish on. That is all we have time for

tonight. A big thank you to you Helen, the tour of After Miss Julie

starts on 24th May, big thank you to you Denise, have you enjoyed

yourself? Yes. Tomorrow is the last day of Alex's challenge, we will

welcome her back on to dry land with Stephen Mangan, bye and doe it that

if you can. Good night.