13/05/2013 The One Show

Ricky. We are talking to you about your record-braeblging show and you

have a world exclusive for us? I have indeed.

Now, criminals on the run in Spain must be feeling nervous after the

weekend's capture of Andrew Moran. Martin Bayfield reveals how a

slip-up by a drugs baron ended his Costa del Sol life.

In November, 2008, this yacht was in danger of sinking off the west coast

of Ireland. The Irish Navy spotted him and came to the rescue but this

was no ordinary vessel. When the authorities dashboarded the yacht,

they discovered an interesting cargo. Neatly wrapped in bales was

1. 5 tons of cocaine. The drugs had an estimated street value of �134

million, but the yacht's British crew had an explanation for the

cargo. The skip her written that they had found the drugs at sea.

According to the log, the crew found the drugs tied to a buoy. It said to

discuss with the crew what to do, the best option to bring on

dashboard and head home to Liverpool to hand over to the authorities. The

captain said he wanted to do a good turn. Wrote that dumping this as sea

would be irresponsible. That they have a duty to keep the drugs off

the streets. The log suggest it is had nothing to do with them. Really?

It added that there may abreward. What a story. The skipper's creative

writing skills were impressive but in vain. The authorities had been

monitoring the yacht. They were suspicious as the boat had been

travelling a route along a route used by smugglers. Although the

drugs were seized by the Irish Navy, they were desinned for the UK. SOCA

was on the case. It was a significant seizure. One fr

the biggest we have had. Gary is a SOCA officer. He led the

investigation. He works under cover, so we have agreed not to show his

face. You have the drugs, the crew but

that could be it but you felt there was something more? There was a crew

on dashboard the vessel, there is was an even more interesting

character we had to investigate. Someone infrabiger behind this.

SOCA officers wanted Mr Big, the mastermind behind the plot. The

piece of puzzle was in this paper, found in the captain's chair in the

cabin. A hand-written note with a Spanish mobile phone number

telephone number was making calls to Spain to a satellite phone on

dashboard, whilst it was at sea. The SOCA team had to find out who

was making the calls to the yacht. They needed a name. They began by

tracing the owner of the boat. We dispatched some of our own

investigators to Trinidad. We dispatched them to the boat yard

where the vessel was purchased. We had name given to us of David

Harvey. Who was David Harvey? Was it even a real name or an alias? The

clue was closer to home. In 2007, someone calling himself David Harvey

placed an order for a RI B at the London Boat Show. RI Bs like the

ones that Harvey ordered are small, discreet and fast, perfect for all

sorts of thing, including drug smuggling. Harvey paid a deposit of

�15,000 but did not go through with the purchase. Instead he returned a

few months later to ask for the deposit back. It was then that the

boat enthusiast made a crucial error.

David Harvey asked for his money back in the form of a cheque but

asked for the money to be paid back in his real name, not in the name of

David Harvey but in the real name of John, Ellen Brooks.

John Alan Brook was on the police radar. A former used car dealer from

Blackpool, he lived in Spain with all of the trappings of wealth.

Expensive cars, yachts and a luxury villa. When the officers

investigated the number found on the paper found in the drug seizure,

they completed the link. They were yards from the villa of one John

Alan Brooks. It was Brooks, AK A David Harvey who bought the yacht

and masterminded the plot. Gary and he is tame had found Mr Big. In a

criminal career spanning three decades, Brooks made millions

smuggling drugs around the world, but despite the millions and the

flank was a small mistake that brought him down N September of last

year he said goodbye to the high life as he was convicted and

sentenced to 28 years. A fascinating story. Hard to believe that Martin

Bayfield got in that car. That is why they had the roof down. He would

not have gotten in otherwise. Ricky, it is hard to believe that The

Office came to our screens 12 years ago? Yes, the 9th of July, not that

I am a nerd. So, David Brent had a brief

appearance on Comic Relief and the good news is he is back? I am doing

a series on my internet Channel. Launching it as part of YouTube

Comedy Week. The reason I'm dabbling with David Brent, everyone I speak

to, their favourite episode was episode four of series one where

David Brent gets out the guitar. So this was the excuse. As failed pop

star myself, I have written a song for Bowie, I am a frustrated failed

pop star. I am reliving it through David Brent.

So, these guitar songs that are out, there David Brent is doing

tutorials? Exactly but being David Brent it is a good excuse to talk

about himself. Hissing songs on there, his philosophies, so he

hi-jacks the guitar to do these songs and the songs with, well, they

are cringe worthy. Well, we have a clip that has never

been seen before. I edited today to get it on the show.

So, here is David Brent with the first of his songs. This song a

very, very personal it is about my chosen profession of rapping.

# Half a tank should get me to Millbank

# I'm feeling rough, I head to Sidcup

# It is a need # It is only fleeting

# Sts a pitch, then I'm up to Ipswich

# Life on the road # Don't need a heavy load

# Foot down to the floor #07 miles an hour but no more...

That has to be an album! There must be! Secretly I have written about

ten songs. So maybe we will drip feed a few. I want to doe another

one, a Quality Street. It is a laugh but it is such great fun for me to

revisit it. Thank you for letting us show that.

David Brent has been seen on screen in over 100 countries but one place

he has not appeared is in theatre. Until now, in Dudley.

The Office, this is not Slough, I mean Dudley.

It is here that the first ever stage show of The Office is being

performed by the Dudley Little Theatre Amateur Dramatic Group.

Pru is the show's mast mastermind, she is behind the adaptation. Are

you frightened of putting on this show? No, I'm not frightened. I feel

no fear. Over ten years ago, Tim, Dawn and

David burst on to our screens to capture the nation's hearts. Claire

Heatherington, who plays Dawn is a machinist at a camera bank company.

She has been abting for three years. Do you want to do Dawn now? I do the

hair twiddling. When you have the blonde wig on.

Is that Dawn's wave? Yes. I'm going into The Office... What if

you are spotted in the role and Hollywood comes calling are you

going to leave Ros in the lunch? would not anybody the lunch. It

would be nice to have a go at that. Would you let me have a go?

course. She would be proud of you.

We are, any way. We are very proud. The boss, David Brent is played by

David How ings how close is he to the name sake? So, are you David

Brent now? When will you become David Brent?

When do you want me to? I don't know where you start and he begins?

he starts, 8. 30am. In the morning, in the door. Once the door is shut,

in sales, let's get on with it, so... It is uncanny.

Be gentle with me Dawn. Why is that? Oofrjts I've been out drinking.

What is Pru like as a director? is great, she knows what she wants

and gets what she wants. Are you scared of her when she is

directing? No, not Pru. Awkward! Awkward! No get an

agenda... Sorry?Did you get an agenda? I did fax you on this

morning. I didn't get a fax, did we?

might have. Why is it not in my hand? How do you

describe yourself as a director? Some would say I am a very hard nut.

Others would say I'm very easy going. So I suppose it depends on

whether you are doing a part well or not. What is that? I put that in

there so that the jelly gets... That is the third time he has done it.

Why has he done that? I told him I don't trust jelly.

I am nervous. It is my baby. I think that anybody would feel that

Ricky Gervais might say it is kind of his baby? Well it is his baby,

but it has become my toddler, then. Do you know, I will applaud that I

think that they were great. We had a word with them, they were really

concerned about you seeing that. That is great.

But the guy that plays David Brent is amazing. I am flattered that

anyone would want to do it. That is great.

I will have to see that Can you see it working as a stage

play, The Office? I never did. I thought it would not work as I

thought that the important ingredient was that it was a fake

documentary it explained why David Brent was acting like that, he

wanted to be famous, but now that people get it, they underhim, I

don't see why not. It is interesting having the crew

down at the front. I think it reminds people why he is acting like

that. You are watching him on telly, trying to be famous. So as long as

you understand that, I think it can work.

And the musical with the guitar? Yes.

And after The Office came The Ricky Gervais Show. It was a massive

success. We could not believe it had been downloaded 470 million times.

That is crazy. That is a reflection of the inthir net it is amazing. It

is sort of the future. YouTube, next flex it accounts for a third of the

traffic in America. That is the future of TV and entertainment.

But obviously the key is keying in to what people want to hear or

listen to. What is the secret? it as an experiment. I h had herd of

podcasting in 2005, then it went crazy, but it is just mates talking.

It is sort of like radio, you know, you do a podcast of it, you can

listen to it, ironing, driving but with the podcast can do it any time.

You are downloading it or streaming it. So, the sky is the limit,

really. As you said it is a group of mates

moussing on different subjects. did not know if anyone would listen.

We didn't really care. Maybe that is the key.

I did know that they would probably never have heard any of the drivel

like the drivel that Karl Pilkinton came out with, in all seriousness. I

mean it shocked people at first, but people say that they listen to it

every night before going to sleep. Because he did it, the first in

2003, do you think that the subject matter is different now, ten years

on? No, because we picked on universal subjects it was always

about education, me trying to teach Karl Pilkinton philosophy. The mind

body problem, evolution, he still does not get it. It may not work

now, he iswiser, believe it or not. But he did have an interesting take

on a lot of life. Let's have a look. Underpants, tea towels and

aftershave, other people buy me. is bying you tea towels? My mam. I

have loads of them. I keep saying I don't need any of. This but she

always brings a box full of stuff. Brillow pads, towels, underpants.

The underpant size has not gone up since I was 14! What she is saying

is true! My underpants have not gone up in size, they are still

comfortable, that is worrying. Ic you picked up on the fact that I

was wearing a jumper like yours? Yes! Let's talk about the second

series of Derek. The first one we loved it is coming back. You said

that was the most fun thing you have done? It is my most favourite thing

I have ever done and Hannah is the rit character that I have created

that I could not play myself. So I have a lot of affection for it. I am

writing it now. It is going around the world. It will start in America

in the summer, the rest of the world will catch up, but writing it now.

It must be great to have all of that kreel over the little elements?

you saying I'm a control-freak! ? Well we did find this picture of you

and Simon Cowell, there are traits there, Ricky, there are traits!

my God! That is scary! Are you the control king of comedy?

controlling my stomach. I'm holding it in better than he is there! I

must have seen the photographer! Brilliant. Now the DVD of The Ricky

Gervais Show is out today. We know you are a big fan of Laurel

& Hardy. My favourite of all time. Gyles traces the last UK tour to

Birmingham and reveals how a local carpenter came to have a hand in the

ultimate custard pie fight. In the winter of 1953, Laurel & Hardy began

their last ever tour in Britain. Here came Stan Laurel and tagging on

behind, Oliver Hardy. Throughout their career, the British

public had a special bond with the pair. The tour brought them here to

Birmingham, this very street. Little did they know then, that Britain's

second city would come to play a great role in preserving their

legacy. Roy Edwards was one of those lucky enough to see them in the

flesh. Roy, you saw them six years before the final tour? I was 16. I

queued at the theatre from 6. 30am to 8. 30pm. What did it feel like to

be there? In the front row of the upper Gods, ing theme -- these

people? Well, it was amazing, we had only seen them in black and white,

now they were in living colour. What was the audience' action?

was the first Hollywood film stars we had seen.

What did you do when the curtain came down? We got outside to the

stage door as quick as we could. the snow? Yes, in the snow. Stan

came close to me before he got in the car. I managed to shake his

hand. This is as close as we are going to

get. This is the hand that shook the hand of Stan Laurel and this is the

guy who saw Laurel & Hardy in colour! On that final tour, they

stayed here in the beautiful Birmingham k Birmingham agenda

Palace, the Barton Arms. Another fellow was an American man who was

at the final show who went back stage to meet his heroes. It was

later that he would create a global aappreciation society for the pair

called The Sons Of The Dessert. John Allah is their founder.

People think we wear a bowler hat but it is a Fez. In the film The

Sons of the Desert, this is the film. What are the tents called?

They were called Black and Great. Here, the connection runs deep with

Laurel & Hardy. Stan enjoyed a drink. Someone he

enjoyed having a drink with more than most was Charlie Hal, l who

appeared in 47 of the Laurel & Hardy films.

Charlie Hall was born in Birmingham in 1899, as a carpenter he decided

to try his luck in Hollywood. He became a guy of Stan Laurel. They

were friends all of their life. He was in a part of 47 of the Laurel

& Hardy films. So a Birmingham chippie in half of

the Laurel & Hardy films? That is right.

In the film Battle of the Century, Laurel & Hardy threw 3,000 pies. I

am proud to say that the first pie thrown in that film was thrown by a

young man from Birmingham, Charlie Hall.

The first pie thrown in a Laurel & Hardy film was thrown by somebody

born and bred in Birmingham? ! is correct! The 53, 54 Tour of

Britain was to be the last a double act. Oliver then got ill and could

only appear for one last show in Plymouth. They made a final TV

appearance filmed in the States for the BBC. A poignant farewell to

their British fans. Goodbye British water rats and our

many friends and fans. Good luck. We will never forget you. That's right,

Stanley, we never shall. Today, the members of the Laurel &

Hardy fan club, remember them not worn down by performing but as

comedy legends. They are especially proud an happy as they know it was a

Birmingham boy who made movie history like this.

Very good, Gyles. Gyles is here to tell us more, but first, Ricky, it

is interesting that Laurel & Hardy's comedy lives on in yours? I am

obsessed by them. I was about five or six when I watched Laurel &

Hardy. Ollie looked down the lens to me, I was sold it is terrible for an

actor, I want to do it on everything. To look down the lens it

is so compelling to watch. Is that where the signs in The

Office come from? We were allowed to do it. All the time, me and Martin

used to have competition, who could do the best Ollie and quotes for

each other. He is obsessed as well. I absolutely love Laurel & Hardy.

We saw some of Battle of the Century, a big pie fight, but it was

not typical of their act? No, that was a spoof. They thought that pies

were overegging it, so they steered clear of pies, other than in that

feature, where they went pie berserk. The pie itself is old and

interesting, the origin of the pie it comes from the European circus

trad igs. It got to Hollywood in 09, a character called Been Turp inwho

flirts and a young lady gives him a custard pie.

Is he the one with the eye? That's the man, but it took off in 1913, a

laid called Mable Normand. She was in the studio, saw a lemon pie on

the table, saw Fatty Arbuckle, legend has it, the cameras were

rolling and she picked it up to give it to Fatty Arbuckle.

Why did you look at me when talking about Fatty Arbuckle? Because he is

an iconic figure. He was also ambidexterous. He could throw two

pies, simultaneous and in two different directions and hit the

target. It could not be done by many! One of the loveliest things in

that film is that when you said that guy was the least to see Laurel &

Hardy in colour, so many people are used to seeing them in black and

white. We have a pie here it is a perfect example of how they were

made for black and white telly. When it was black and white, a pale

pie could not be seen. So they added blackberries, blueberries, to make

the pie stand out in black and white if you were a blonde or wearing

light-coloured clothes you got a darker pie if you were dark-haired

they Gay you the lemon meringue with lots of cream on the top, but they

never threw a pie with a plate! advice.

And always a nice soft crust. We get all of this from Buster Keaton, the

great authority N the 1906s, he was still alive and revealed the

secrets. He kept the secrets all of these years. Then it came out. How

it was done, how it was made. Mack Sennet said you can throw a pie at a

mother-in-law but never at a mother. Fair enough. Now we have pies over

there, as you can see. Gyles is going to tell us about different

custard pie moves, so let's go over... The first one is the shot

put. According to Buster Keaton, this is thrown from a distance of

three to five feet and then you need to make sure that the pie is the

right weight to fly as it leaves. See which one you fancy, but before

you throw it, we need r target. we thought, who could be better than

Karl Pilkinton. Whoea! This is the shot put. Off we

go, Ricky. Good luck with this. is going to end in tears. We are all

going to join in! Get the rate right! Bull's eye! Next sup the

ancient Roman discus throw. Spinning halfway around, then letting go,

hitting the victim square in the face! OK. Ready? I have a degree in

philosophy! Right, ready? Yeah, go! Oh! Nearly. Nearly. I think you will

do better with the walking thrust. This was Buster Keaton's favourite.

Walking up to the person, pushing the pie in their face and before you

walk away, give it to the person with a little twist. This makes the

pie cling to the person. This is the last one, make it count.

LAUGHTER! Thank you very much indeed! Ricky,

honestly, thank you, mate. Thank you very much!

LAUGHTER It tastes nice, though it really

does. That is unfair, do you want to get

me back? ! Go on? Do you mind if I do the walking

thrust? ! What? !Good lad. Excellent.