29/02/2012 The One Show

Hello, welcome to The One Show with Alex Jones and Matt Baker. Joining

us tonight is one man who rose to fame playing Jesus on the telly.

And another who most likely used that name in vain when he was

buried alive with rats in the jungle. It's Robert Powell and Joe

Pasquale! Good to see you lads. Delighted to have you both on the

sofa. It's a funny little come Bo. What brought you two together?

a play, Doctor In The House, which is about doctors .? The house.

That's it really. There's no more to be said. You only started

rehearsals a day before yesterday. On Monday. You would have thought

what's he doing with him? We are not picking out curtains but we are

getting on. It is a classic medical comedy. Is it full of innuendos and

bedpans? Just one. We'll talk more about it later on. Today is

February 29th, a day that only occurs once every four years. So we

want to make it as special as possible for any leap year babies.

In fact we've invited a few into the studio for a bit of a party.

And look at them go! They are maizeing this lot. They are all

being a bit polite. Nobody's touched the sausages. My mum is a

leap year baby. All I'm saying is she is over ten. Di invite her to

the studio but she's lambing on the farm, so she's bassy. Happy

birthday, mum. Happy birthday. If it is your birthday send us a

picture of you celebrating. E-mail them to us and we'll show some

later on. First, only dating is no longer a taboo subject, as more and

more people are openly looking for lover in this way. But sadly that

also increasing the chances of being duped. Anita Rani spent time

with one woman hoping that the man of her dreams for real. I want you

to know how much I love you. We've been through so much these past

months. Chartered surveyor Anna Pike had been unsure what to expect

from online date being. After just a month a dashing American soldier

picked her out of thousands of other women looking for love online.

I literally sit on the edge to which sofa waiting for his

responses. That's how relation it's got. Online dating is big business.

Millions of us look for romance online every year. While the

majority of people on these websites are genuine there are

those unfortunately who see this as a great way to exploit. But it is

never easy to tell the genuine suitors from the fraudsters,

especially when they are sending photographs that appear to be

authentic. 50-year-old widow Anna came to One Show so we could help

her find out whether her online relationship was too good to be

true. I fell in love with his personality, the way he spoke to me,

the way we've talked on the phone, on text messages. Photographs,

Skype. When I first spoke to him, he was serving in Afghanistan. I

did ask him what rank he was, and when he told me he said he was

Captain Ingram Roberts, that he had served in the United States Army in

the military for 20 years. He was due for retirement. The reason he

picked me up on the dating line was because he noticed that I was a

widow. And he is also a widow. Captain Roberts seemed perfect -

kind, thoughtful and compassionate. Everything Anna had hoped for when

she registered online. But recently she received a different e-mail

asking for more than just affection. I actually said I would like him to

come out of the Army. He said yes, he could do that, but it would cost.

Anna wired nearly �5 ,000 in cash through Western Union to buy him

out of the Army, and this wasn't the last of it. Then they

discovered he had got some kind of infection in his leg. He requested,

I still need another �2,000 to cover the operation.. He was

concerned that if the money didn't get paid for his medical bill, he

would end up going back to Afghanistan. On two or three

occasions where I've had doubts, serious doubts about the whole

thing, he's literally begged me to go on Skype to talk to him and see

him on Skype. Anna's story sounds fishy to me and to her family. She

hasn't spoken to them since hero manse began with Captain Ingram

Roberts. I need to find out more about online scams, so I've come to

meet Colin Woodcock from the Serious Organised Crime Agency. Do

they target a particular type of person They will target people who

show on their site some sort of vulnerability. So if you are

recently widows or are a widower, because it is men and women who are

affected here. Or if you are maybe elderly, or if you say you have

just been through a divorce or you've been single for a long while,

these are all vulnerable tis to a fraudster. So what about Captain

Ingram Roberts? He says he loved Anna. He sent her flowers. He even

says he is coming to visit. But is he the real deal? We'll be catching

up with this story later on to find out if Captain Ingram Roberts is

genuine or the scam artist that an ma and her family fear he might be.

It doesn't look good. Now, you are taking to the stage with a classic

called Doctor In The House. It's been a sitcom, a book, and a film.

Are you feeling the pressure to make at this time best it's ever

been on stage?. It was series of films, three or four. I think six

actually: Dr At Sea, Dr In Trouble. It was done by Richard Gordon.

What's really good, apart from having him there, because I'm not

an actor. He is a legend, so even if I'm complete contact he's there.

Safe hands, that's an understatement. Was it hard coming

into rehearsals knowing that Robert was experienced? We had met before.

I've known him a little bit over the years. But when he walked in,

for me he was a legend. He's grown a beard as well. It is so rough

when he kisses me. I have never heard such nonsense. He is in no

danger of being a bit contact. He's brilliant. It is a privilege for me

to work with Joe. We are having great fun. It is wonderful to

witness this relationship blossoming. It is only a day old.

What's really nice is Richard Gordon who is in his 90s now, wrote

the original book and the play and he was there on Monday. And that's

me there as well. I don't know who the scruffy bloke is next to him.

The TV show was out in the 1960s And then it ties up like that.

This patient came in with a sprained wrist. Thanks to your

treatment he now has a dislocated shoulder, and is dying of asphyxia.

Lovely stuff. What's plot of this? You've got loads of material you

could have used. It is about a bunch of doctors in a house really.

OK. And that's it. What's good about it is that it is fun, it is a

funny show, a funny play but it is not about the story as such. It is

more about the time. The time is set in 1957 which I think was a

nicer time. There was no mobiles or technology, no Army bloke trying to

get out and say, "Can I have seven grand ?" If you had a telephone it

was in the hallway. You didn't have Twitter. People were nicer to each

other and it reflects that, the niceness and the warmth of the show.

It is about the relationships more than the story. It is a period

piece. We've taken it all the way back to the 1950s. It also reflects

the current economy, which is austerity. This isn't footage of

you lot rehearsing. It looks like you are having a right laugh.

don't think it does. We look miserable. But you start laughing

there. I look good! And there was a bottle of gin behind you.

haven't got a clue what's going on. I look like a proper actor. You've

got your medical experience from Holby City and the comedy from The

Detectives. It is coming together beautifully. Do you really know

your medicine stuff? I've got a rash you can look at later.

your voice is one of the defining things about you. You did stand-up

didn't you, and you've written an autobiography. I'm writing at the

moment, called, "Sniffed we the by the Queen." I said, "I'm minging"

and she said, "What's minging" and she sniffed me and said, "You are a

bit whiffy." What did you smell of at the time? I can't say. Your

previous biography, we were thinking, have you ever had a part

as a baddie? You said you are not a proper actor. I would like to be

but it would be like Noddy with a headache if I was a baddie. This is

seriously your lucky day. Is there a water pistol there? Will you do

that scene from Taxi Driver, the Robert De Niro bit. Do I do the

face? Think baddie. I can't see the autocue without my glasses!

them back on. I look like Harry them back on. I look like Harry

Potter's granddad! Look hard. Do I do it in my voice? Gore for it. Be

hard. You talkingin to me? You talkin' to me? LAUGHTER Don't laugh.

I'm hard. You talkin' to me? ain't finished yet, love. There's

one more line. The autocue's gone! He's moved on. I'm going to drop

kick you. The director is saying you didn't get the part

unfortunately. We loved it. I'm starting to have

doubts about Doctor In The House. doubts about Doctor In The House.

It starts on 20th March. In Bromley. As a nation of animal lovers it is

not unusual to see our pampered pets strutting their stuff with

perfectly grouped fur. Thanks to Michael Douglas their owners and

admirers are also going to look perfect.

There's a lot of mogies in Britain and today I'm going to meet a few

of the most pampered. I've come to Reading to the southern counties

cat club show. I'm hoping to groom a few of the owners as well. Wish

me luck. Some people go fishing. Some people

go golfing. This is our hobby. What's she called? Mavis

Flirtatious. What is a stud cat? is a young man who has a good time,

hopefully. There's a thing about pets and their owners looking alike.

He's nearly as handsome. I saw that one in Gremlins 2. Get water on it

and it goes nuts. All the cat owners have gone,

leaving these people in white coats here to get on with analysing the

cats. Her feet are quite solid. This is Sarah and she's the

President of the southern Counties Cat Club. What's the attraction

with cats? They are so independent. Can't don't need people. I think

that's why I'm not keen, because I want to be wanted. That makes it

all the better when they decide they do like you, because it is on

their terms. When you say to people you breed and show cats, I think

they have this impression of elderly ladies smelling faintly of

cat, with about 50 cats around the house eating out of tinned cans.

That isn't what we are about. a look. Wow! Really good. You can

I think I have seen Katie Price with one of these on. Alex Jones

could do with one of these, I think. So, this is one of the judges here

today, is that right? Yes. I have done this since I was 15, and I am

30-odd a now. Some of them trained There to use a normal toilet.

a look, do you like it? Yes, it is really good. There you go. Let's

cut all of this off at the back. What about it, do you fancy a bit

of a haircut? Are you a bit scaredy cat? Great, so this is a steward

here, is that right? That's right. You assist the judges. Have you got

a licence to use this equipment? Yes, I have. Is it not dangerous to

have too many cats, can they not a gang up on you? Where is your

husband? He's at home. He does like cats, but he has got a nickname,

he's called cat man. I would be happy to have no pets at all, just

live on my own with a massive TV and a massive bag of crisps. Take a

look. Oh, wow! I really like that. Not a catastrophe after all.

and I look like the cat's whiskers. This could put me out of business.

This is your cat and it has won. How are you going to celebrate?

think a drop of whisky. I came here today not liking cats, and I am

leaving not liking cats, but I do however like their owners. I cannot

believe that, how would you react to him saying that about you?

That's charming, isn't it? He had bet not coming here. Anyway! Right,

everybody at home, we are recruiting 1001 show viewers to run

just one mile each to form a relay, all the way from Mull in Scotland

to the Mall in London. We need people all the way down the route,

and we are short in a few areas. Yes, everybody in Dumfries and

Galloway, Northumberland, County Durham and Yorkshire, this is your

chance to shine, if you're near any of those locations on the map.

Please, do not be the missing link. Go to the website to check out the

details. You can also find information on other Sport Relief

Mile events on there. Earlier on, Anita Rani Met Anna, a woman

looking for love online. But, was the man she met actually a scam

artist? I am helping to establish whether Anna's online love interest

is in fact a conman. She has been in touch with him for two months,

and so far she has parted with almost �7,000 in cash, which he

claims he needs for medical treatment and for an early exit

from the army. Yes, I believe I am in love with him, and I believe

he's in love with me. The One Show has been looking in to Captain

Ingram Roberts, and I am just about to tell her what we have found. We

have found some things out, we got in touch with the US Embassy, and

according to their database, the name Captain Ingram Roberts does

not exist. OK. They also told us that if a person who is part of the

US military wants to leave the military, under no circumstances

would they have to pay their way out, that just does not happen.

Also, if they needed any medical attention, the military would cover

I have not had a life for a month, just sitting there waiting for the

phone to ring, I have had two weeks off work, and for what? And I feel

such an idiot. Complete idiot. know, you must feel absolutely

awful, but you're not alone, this is a big scam. This is not just you,

but you did suspect it, didn't you? Deep down, you probably did not

want to believe it. No, I was in denial, I suppose. This

psychologist from Leicester University has interviewed many

victims of online dating fraud. Anyone could be prone to this

particular scam. You could be in a professional job, a lot of

intelligent people fall for it. When Anna challenged the fraudster

on the phone, he hung up. A few days later he got back in touch,

claiming his feelings were genuine, and in no time at all, he was back

asking for money, but this time, Anna refused. Sometimes, after

people have found out they have been a victim of this crime, they

actually become victimised again, in a second wave, and what might

happen for instance is that this with a contacts the victim and says,

yes, it was a scam, however, I have fallen in love with you. Anita Rani

is still adjusting to the reality that her online romance was just a

scam. -- Anna is just still adjusting. This cannot be allowed

to continue. The reason I'm doing this is because I do not want

anybody else, or any other woman, to go through this. It is one of

the most painful, hurt faults and emotional times. And if you're

vulnerable and susceptible to that, you will get drawn into it, believe

you me, you will get drawn into it. Thank you for telling your story,

Anna, it is an awful experience for anybody to go through. We should

point out that the man featured in those photos could well be an

innocent party as well. Dom has joined us tonight. You can always

spot a scam, but what you make of this one? This one has been around

for three of for years, there is an estimated 200,000 people who have

been affected by this, but the problem is that it is a bit of

harassing, so people do not tell their friends or family about it. -

- it is a bit embarrassing. There are a lot of common denominators

you have got to watch out for. People play on your emotions, so,

somebody like Anna, recently widowed, she desperately needs to

fall in love, and this person has picked up on that. They might be

trying to many off you to help animals, or for health reasons,

whatever, things like that. In this case, this guy has come forward and

offered his love. She has actually had Skype phone calls with this guy,

which is very unusual. She has seen him, on Skype. But she does say it

was dark, so we do not exactly know. These people can be in Eastern

Europe, Africa, all over the place. Quite often, the people will have

bad English, and the e-mails they send you might have spelling

mistakes in. This guy was a captain in the army, his English should

have been good. She spoke to him on the phone and it was not too bad.

But in the e-mails, there were a lot of spelling mistakes, that's

another thing you have got to look out for. Another thing people have

got to be careful on, and this goes for nearly all scams, people want

money to be transferred, and they like it to be sent from these high-

street places, to do cash transfers. The second I hear that, alarm bells

start ringing. If it was genuine, people would probably ask for a

bank transfer. But if you want to fall in love, don't look for

somebody thousands of miles away, try to find somebody within five

miles of you. You can go and have a coffee, whatever. To be fair, it

has been successful for many couples. We wrote to that guy, he

did not contact us, but even last night, he said to Anna, he did not

have to justify anything. He explained that he was a secret

agent on a special mission, and that's why his name did not show up

on the list from the military. That's the sort of rubbish these

people come up with. Anna has reported him to the police, and

they are looking into it. Let's hope this guy gets caught. Thank

you so much, Dom. There is more information on the website. As we

said at the top of the show, today is a big day for some very special

people. Desk, we are talking about leap year babies. Carrie Grant has

met one family who leapt into the record books. For something which

comes around only once every four years, a birthday today is

something to but for one family, it is an extraordinary event, they

have three generations with the same birthday. I need to see some

proof, because this is extraordinary. Grandad's birth

certificate. My birth certificate, and my daughter's birth certificate.

Do you think of yourself as four or 16? I would like to say 16. I am 12,

according to Miley Peers. Why do we have leap years? The earth actually

takes 365 1/4 days to go around the sun, so, every four years, we add

on a day, and it works out perfectly. Does it really affect

life if we did not have leap years? If you were celebrating your 100

birthday in February, if we did not have leap years, you would be

celebrating it in January instead. These have been verified as the

only known family in the world with three generations sharing a

birthday on 29th February. What are the odds of it happening?

chances of that happening across three generations is four in more

than 3 billion. That's rare, isn't it? The world population is about 7

billion, you would expect it to be true for only about nine people in

the world, and many of those people will not have three generations

alive at the same time. There is a pretty good chance that these three

will remain a firm fixture in the record books for many years to come.

Statistically, you're more likely to win the lottery jackpot. Number-

crunchers believe you're more likely to be struck by lightning.

And one bookmaker has it as odds-on that it is more probable that Elvis

Presley is still alive. I will believe that when I see it. Many

happy returns to the three of them. And it is happy birthday to this

lot as a -- to this lot, too. Happy birthday, 15 today, Alistair. You

have got a very special present. Yes, my pension. At 15 years old,

it is a miracle! And we have got one here, born today in County

Durham. And happy 16th to you, Nigel. It is a long haul at 64. I

usually celebrate on the last day of February. Another card, if you

do not mind? This one is for Sophie from Glasgow. And we have got the

only triplets born on a lee peer in the UK. This is India, Savannah and

Alicia, how did you celebrate? -- born on a leap year. We have a

party on the 28th. Are you doing something special tonight?

tonight. Well, so key on The One Show. This one was born today in