01/02/2012 The One Show

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

Our guest tonight has only been in EastEnders since November and is

already looking like he could be the biggest villain the Square has

ever seen. He's 20% dirtier than Dirty Den. 40% Nastier than Nasty

Nick. And 99% more frightening than Dot Cotton after half a bottle of

sherry. No-one's more frightening than Dot! Please welcome the newest

Walford wiseguy, Jamie Foreman! mentioned Dirty Den and Nasty Nick.

Was there a lot of pressure when you started to be a good bad guy?

I've done a few before, but no, I didn't feel any pressure before. It

was such an interesting character, and I had a lot of input into it

before we went into the show. I thought it was very important,

because it is such an immediate show in people's living rooms, it

was really important to hit the floor running with him. I had some

great actors around me. I'm wall to wall with good actors. Pam St

Clement gave me the best entrance I could ask for with her reaction to

me. I was lucky. The rest of it, just let it out, go somewhere new.

We mentioned other villains, Nasty Nick and Dirty Den. Do you have a

nickname? Dark, dangerous and sexy. Is that your own! Bruiser Branning.

Yeah. We'll be talking blags, scals, rackets and "faaaaaamly". Do that

again. "Faaaaaamly". You won't be ringing me any time soon.

Let's talk about car insurance. Car insurance costs have rocketed

recently, particularly for young drivers. For example, if you're a

bloke aged 22 and under, the average fully comprehensive policy

now costs �3,163. But beware, if you are looking for

a cheaper deal, because some policies are as fake as a pint of

Queen Vic lager. For many young people turning 17 is all about one

thing - learning to drive. You've passed your driving test, bought

yourself a little run-around but then there is the small matter of

insurance. Apprentice chef Nathan Jones couldn't wait to get behind

the wheel after his 17th birthday. He had saved up and bought himself

a car but the insurance quote were astronomical. To start with I was

getting quotes of around �3,000. Obviously that's a lot for someone

my age, but it is not surprising. But mum, Karen, got wind of a

company called astast. Their website targeted young drivers --

called Aston Midshires. Their website targeted young drivers.

looked at their page and decided to give them a call. What was their

quote? A lot less. �1, 800. And the salesmen were very convincing.

went through the normal questions. They gave me the normal advice. No,

I had no reason to believe that they were dodgy in anyway. Nathan

paid �549 up front and the rest was to be paid by Standing Order. Days

later a professional-looking cover note arrived, but he was in for a

nasty surprise. My friend texted me and said that Aston Midshires

aren't an insurance company, so I wouldn't sure if it was a joke or

not. Nathan had been driving for four weeks and had never been

ensured. It was all a con. Despite the reassuring paperwork the

company, Aston Midshires, is not allowed to sell insurance. Why?

Because they are not members of the MIB, the Motor Insurance Bureau.

And if a company wants to sell insurance, they have to be

registered with them by law. He was absolutely mortified. Tears coming

down his face. In a way your son's been the lucky one, because

anything could have happened behind the wheel of a car. I dread to

think if he had an accident or anything. I just can't believe how

lucky he's been. Unfortunately, Nathan was so choughed with the

deal he told his friends about it. That's exactly what companies like

Aston Midshires rely on. When Nathan's friend Scott heard about

the deal he signed up for �1,800 and was driving for three weeks

before he realised he might have been conned. I went on to the

internet and tried to get hold of the insurance condition. I asked

the police to do some checks for me. The police said his car was ensured

but not in his name. It was ensured to a rand online man in Leeds.

was all part of the scam to. Avoid police detection, insurance is

sometimes taken out but key details are changed. Such as the age of the

driver, so that the company pace much less for the cover and the car

shows up as ensured on the police's systems. This kind of scam is on

the rise. There are an estimated 20 ,000 drivers on the road with

fraudulent policies. That's quite a frightening number. City of London

Police are so concerned about the growing problem of illegal

insurance advisers across the UK that a unit has been set up to deal

with insurance fraud. The victims in this scam appear to be young

people. Again because they are high risk and attract high premiums they

are the ones that are sucked into these slightly cheaper deals. The

net effect dozens of them are driving around with vehicles that

are effectively uninsured. They've got a policy, so they think, but

that document isn't valid. It is bogus and it doesn't cover them.

Therefore they are liable to be stopped and have their vehicle

seized. Nathan and Scott were lucky they had no major accidents but

don't think this is a victimless crime. For those driving

unknowingly without insurance the consequences could be life changing,

and they are also committing a criminal offence, which could

result in a minimum of six months, a fine of up to �5 ,000, and even a

ban. And Nathan and Scott, their cars are still off the road. They

are fighting to get their money refunded and are back on the hunt

for affordable insurance. Anita is here. You mentioned that Nathan and

Scott are fighting to get their money back. What are their chances

of seeing their money again? Good news. Their parents will get their

money refunded from it's bank, because they didn't get the

insurance they paid for. We tried to contact Aston Midshires. Their

website doesn't exist and the phone numbers we've been ring having been

going to either a dead line or answerphone message. The police

have said they've identified 170 other people caught out by this

scam. It is terrible. If they are watching, get in contact. We are

here until 7.30pm. I would be shocked if they do. It is mostly

common sense but how can we avoid falling nor these insurance scasms?

If you are look for insurance, they have to be registered with the MIB,

the Motor Insurance Bureau, and the Financial Services Authority. You

can go to the MIB website. It is called AskMID.com. They have to be

registered with the both. You have got to do your checks. And if you

are in that unfortunate position and you realise they've not been

registered? You have to report it to A Fraud. And if it is that cheap

in the first place? You say that, but there were still paying �1,800

a year. Compared to what it used to be it is crazy money. And speaking

of scams, the Olympics. They are not free of scams are they? No, the

Olympics organisers have identified 103 e-mail scams which are prize

draws and lot ris. If you are worried or something has dropped

into your inbox you can go to the official Olympics website. All of

the scams are listed. One of them is called the BBC Olympic Prize. It

would say you could win �18 million if you just enter all your personal

details. In another life. So just be really careful. There's a lots

of scams around at this time. And 500,000 people a day will be

visiting the Olympics site, and a lot of people need accommodation.

There's a lot of fraudsters out there saying they've got properties

to rent which don't exist or don't belong to the people advertising

them, so be careful. And if you are worried or are a potential

fraudster, the police have a special unit to deal with all

serious crimes to do with it's Olympics called Operation Podium.

They run around wearing trainers and all that stuff. Thank you.

It is a well-known fact that car tyres and small animals don't mix.

To try to start a motoring migration massacre, Miranda

Krestovnikoff has been helping a few slimey pedestrians with their

"Green Cross Toad". Every February and March there's a

massive hidden migration across Britain. All under cover of

darkness. In early spring thousands of frogs, newts and toads make

their way out of the fields and woodlands back into the lakes and

ponds to breed. In this area of Bath, amphibians have been making

their annual pilgrimage from these fields for decades, getting to this

lake half a mile away. An increase in traffic has meant this journey

has been quite hazardous and has been the demise of many of them.

Soer for years a band of dedicated, trained volunteers have been

helping them out, and Anna Ferguson is one of the passionate recruits.

I started about four years ago. Every year I have seen in the press

people come here to help the toads over the road. I thought yes, I

would do that. Stupidly I thought the toads would get together in one

little line and cross in one place. I couldn't believe when I came up

here there were hundreds of toads everywhere, all over the road.

your nose studs? I have a piercing here and a tattoo of a crested

Newcastle United. Despite their reputation as pond dwellers toads

prefer to spend most of their time on land. During the colder months

they burrow deep into the ground and under compost, sheltering until

the spring. But when they wake up there is just one thing on their

mind. And that's making more toads. Toads

can potentially live for up to 40 years and are very particular about

where they spawn. Every year they come back to breed and the toads

always come back to the pond they were born in. The frogs aren't

particularly bothered but the toads always come back. There is quite a

few here. Lots down here. Everyone is counciling into the pond, trying

to find themselves a mate, and off they go. Quite a bit of a going on.

Lots of action. They all come back. They want one thing and one thing

only and they go into the lake straight away to get it. There are

just two types of native toad in this country - the natterjack,

which is extremely rare, and the common toad, which are the ones

heading this way tonight. But despite being called common their

numbers are in decline, so protecting them is all important.

Preparations have been put in place. The road's been closed to traffic,

and a small Army of volunteers are ready, armed with buckets and

torches. The problem is the road is still open to local traffic.

Although amphibians prefer to move about on wet nights, tonight has

been mainly dry. But that hasn't stopped a few of them migrating. Do

you have newts this there? Yes. They are so cute. They have an even

harder job than the toads, because they have tiny legs. And they are

Hart to see on the road. What have you got? Lovely. You found that in

the road. Where are you going to put it? I found this one where I

can easily put it across the road, so it can carry on down to the lake.

I'm going to gently take it out and pop it there. And here we go.

It is my first toad. Can I pick it up? Of course. Beautiful. Look at

that lovely colouring And there's a car coming so I have savered that

one from certain death. Last year the group of volunteers saved an

estimated 4,500 amphibians and year on year they are saving more.

What have you got in your bucket? What we cowl a down ler. That's one

on top of the year. So there is the male on the back of the female. He

is extraditely smaller. Is he going to hang on and get a free ride all

the way down to the lake? He will, yes. Lazy. I know. I'm going to put

them over here. And off they will go. The volunteers will usually

stay to around midnight, when although there are still animals

crossing, fewer cars are around. Anna and the rest of the team will

be out here tomorrow night and the night after that. In fact every

night for the next few weeks, Wonderful. It is not likely to win

us see your character picking up toads and helping them across the

road? He is very misunderstood. He is my hero. I always approach these

characters as he is the hero of his own existence and to play them

truthfully. Otherwise you become a cardboard cut-out. Last night he

was interrupted before a cable crime. Tomorrow things get even

nastier? We have an exclusive. Somebody grass, so I am doing a job

on the cables. He thinks it is Christmas. We did not grass. He is

watching me like a hawk. I am going to have to suspend activities.

Whoever told on me is costing me a lot of money. Are you deaf? It was

not us. You to never showed up. So I can be forgiven for assuming you

are guilty. This what ever happens to those

boys in the next couple of nights, I love them dearly. And for all of

the young girls out there, I am only acting. Do you get hassle from

the public? I'd get some wonderful reactions, I get told every day I

am nasty and horrible. I just say thanks! It shows you are doing your

job properly. You did play Bill Sykes in Roman Polanski's film.

There you are. His Derrick brining and modern-day version of Bill

Sykes? I have had some lines way you can bring that quality to it.

You had Simon Callow on, and I listen to the radio and they are

doing all these wonderful things about Dickens. I draw a lot on that.

Talking about growing up, your dad, Freddie Foreman, and notorious

criminal associated with the Krays. How much of his past the brink to

your acting? It is more about the men, the way they move, the

presence they have. That is what I draw on the most. Each one of them

where individuals and they were difference. But for me it is about

the physicality of the men. I love that side of them. My father is the

real presence, even at his age. Has that kind of bearing about him.

That is what I wanted to bring to my character. People have picked up

on it and I am pleased with that. You never wanted to be a gangster,

you always wanted to be an actor. And it was a former member of the

cast who helped you? Lovely Barbara. I went to speak to my father about

being an actor. He said go and see Barbara and get her advice. I went

to see her, she was doing a pantomime. I stayed for the second

showing and she said, he is hooked. She has been brilliant. My only

regret of joining Eastenders is a time when she was not in it. We are

having dinner next week. It is a different world, Eastenders to the

actual films? I will be like anybody who thinks about Eastenders

and they would be disparaging. It is the hardest work. It is a real

learning curve. You are never to all to learn. Walford may be a

hotbed of crime and double-dealing, but they have never found a

emissions by, not yet. But they do have Dot Cotton! Yes, in the

launderette. Gyles Brandreth has a story about the sweetest suburban

spy who gave away most of our secrets.

Suburbia, the embodiment of law of riding Britain, with the twitching

net curtains on this street in Bexley Heath failed to notice the

KGB's longer serving and perhaps most successful agent in the UK. In

1999, Melita Norwood, and 87-year- old great-grandmother was revealed

to the world's press as a Russian spy. She may have looked unassuming,

but she was said to have played an important role in the cold war, and

her eventual on asking was to show the British secret service in a

very unfavourable light. Brought up in a communist household, she was

recruited as a spy in the early 1930s by a friend of her mother's.

She was just 21. At the time, she was working as a secretary for a

Research Association, which from the end of the Second World War was

at the forefront of developing Britain's nuclear deterrent and

where she had access to sensitive documents. It was this access which

was to make her one of the most important KGB operatives ever, in

the UK. David Burke knew her well and interviewed her extensively

after she was revealed as a spy. She was an ideological spy. She was

an idealist. She did not do it for money. She did believe the Soviet

Union had created a better society for ordinary people. She felt she

was defending her ideals. What was her impact? She passed on

information on the atomic bomb project we were working on with the

Americans, which shortens the Soviet bomb project by at least

five years. As a result, the Russians were able to catch up with

the West's nuclear programme earlier than expected and detonated

their first atomic bomb in 1949. America was no longer the nuclear

power on the planet and the stalemate was created. I think her

main contribution to history would be in preventing the Cold War from

becoming a hot one. So this nondescript woman from Bexleyheath

changed the course of world history? She certainly did.

first time she came to the attention of the security services

was in 1938. She was investigated several times, subsequently, but no

evidence was found. In 1992, MI5's suspicions were confirmed when a

KGB archivists defected. He brought with him six chunks of documents

and buried within them was concrete proof of her spying. But still,

nothing happened. It was after a further seven years when she was

publicly revealed as a spy when the Freedom of Information Act brought

the proved into the public domain. It was only then a prosecution was

considered. All charges were dropped and many thought it was a

cover up for the security services mistakes. Parliament, Intelligence

and Security Committee investigated how the case was handled, looking

at why nothing had handle -- happens when the information came

to light. This MP sat on the committee. How did this woman get

away with it was so long? Someone inside the security service,

without consulting the Attorney- General, decided not to take the

matter any further. When it got to 1999, and the matter became public,

the then Attorney General concluded a court would regard this as an

abuse of process to mount a case then, not taking contemporary as

evidence which allowed a traitor to get away with it for half a century.

So it was a cock-up, rather than conspiracy? Yes, more of a cock-up

than conspiracy, it you will forgive the expression. Melita

Norwood was the unassuming woman the papers dubbed, the Spy Who came

In From the Kellock. And after the secret services miss their chance

to prosecute, she remained free until her death in 2005.

Come on Giles, but the paper down. Here I am. I am shaken, I am

stirred, I am here. I am amazed to find spying is still going on. It

did not end with the end of the Cold War. I have learned from MI5

in this country, there are 20 foreign operations against his

country, foreign espionage groups operating in this country. And the

Russian and Chinese are principal among these. There are as many

Russian spies working in the UK today as there were apparently, at

the height of the Cold War. It is all going on. From all walks of

life. Some look difference to our Melita Norwood? That is not

necessarily the look nowadays. Anna Chapman, was discovered in America,

a British citizen. She turns out to have been a real, a Russian spy.

Married to a British citizen. She was on earth in a coffee shop in

Manhattan. And with nine other sleeper spires from Russia, found

all over the East Coast, she was what, only two years ago with four

Western spies at work in Russia. It is all still going on. You don't

know who you are sitting next to. It is interesting because that is

the way they were recruited, tapping them on the shoulder?

I worked in Oxford, the way they recruited spies... Were you ever

approached? I cannot tell you. The teacher would tap you on the

shoulder and say, "have you considered going into spying"? Now

you can go on to the MI5 website! This afternoon they are potentially

two new recruits. We did go through it, and we will put in a disclaimer.

We were rushing through it. were rushing through its! It is a

15 minute exercise, and you took it a real question mark I have the

results. Out of a possible eight points, Alex you got for macro

point. Not bad. Matthew, you also got four points. Possibly because

you're looking over her shoulder. This is what MI5 absurd to make,

makes you both the middle of the ground people. He made some good

choices and should consider applying! The key is to appear

average. This week, a bus company warned its drivers against using

the words love, Darling and Babe to passengers. It seems a term of

endearing can be an endearing. Matt Albright has been calling people

names in the street.This, baby. Risley, don't call me baby.

How are you my darling? Are you my lover? I just call and you Darling,

sweetheart, do you mind that? mind that? I would rather have it

than Madam. He did not swear, look up or anything. Can you cope with

that? Yes. Would you like to be called Baby? You would actively

liked it? You can call me they beat any time you like. You are happy if

somebody uses those terms, Even if you have never met them? It is

welcoming, someone is trying to get your attention. They are pleasantly

calling you. Over your side, if I, the driver should call you or could

call you that. And this side, is not acceptable. I shouldn't use

that to you? It is OK? I will put that in the middle. Any don't like?

I am not too keen on the word they'd all love. Love. Not

These are inappropriate by a bus driver? Yes. You have turned my

world upside down, literally. I am confused.