07/02/2017 The One Show

Hello and welcome to The One Show with Matt Baker.

When the producers of Death in Paradise were looking

for a new actor to play their lead detective -

Highly intelligent; a team player; used to island life

Well, it looks like they found their man.

These are small. But the ones out there are far away. LAUGHTER

Small. Far away. Forget it! Swapping Craggy Island for the Caribbean,

it's Ardal O'Hanlan. Would you say that was Father Dougal's finest

hour? I only do shows set on an island! You have got the gig.

Obviously, Death In Paradise is quite jovial and happy but you look

very serious here. It's great. I was more surprised than new when I got

the part. I enjoyed detecting and I enjoy island life. So it's the

perfect combination. I become a really good detective off screen. I

become more observant and suspicious of people. Honing those skills. It's

great. I noticed my family and friends are more well-behaved around

me and they'd only clues lying around. We are big fans of the

programme. Every year, thousands of car owners use their vehicle as

security to get a logbook loan. If they don't pay back what they

borrowed, their car can be taken away. What if they have sold their

car on to you? If you buy a used car, you could find bailiffs on your

driveway. If you're thinking of buying a second-hand motor, giving

it a once over for dense, bonds, and scratches goes with the territory.

But when you buy second hand, you wouldn't expect to inherit the

previous owners debts. That's exactly what happened to Helen

Thompson from South Wales. Helen paid ?1200 for this second-hand VW

golf. Cracking runaround. Yes, brilliant. Unbeknownst to Helen, the

person who sold the car to her had taken out a ?5,000 logbook loan

taking out the vehicle as security. She became responsible for the bad

debt and hundreds of pounds in unpaid interest. She was sent a

letter from a company saying they owned the vehicle and sent round

bailiffs to collect it. I pulled the wheels off. It's the only way I can

take them -- stop them taking the car. We contacted the company but

they didn't want to respond. You pay for it, you've got the documents,

but it's not yours. It's not mine. A distressing is the situation for

you? I can't sleep at night. I hear a van, I think they're coming to get

the car and I'm up straightaway. I saved up for this and it's just

money down the drain. Helen has tried to track down the person who

sold her the car without luck. How can a loan company repossess the car

for a debt that isn't hers? Believe it or not, the law is on the loan

company's side. It's all thanks to this. Legislation that allows a

lender to repossess any goods used to secure a loan. It is the bill of

sale act, it was last amended 135 years ago. Before the car was even

invented. That hasn't stopped logbook loan companies using it to

their ad vantage with around 37,000 loans per year. The Law Commission

are calling for the government to update this 19th-century

legislation. Under the current law, a third-party buyer of a second-hand

car will not be protected at all. They will not have any rights

against lenders trying to repossess and they would not be able to keep

their car. What are the main proposals? If the buyer does not

know about the loan, they will be innocent and that they will keep

their car. Under our proposals, borrowers would be under a duty to

disclose the loan and if they don't, they would be guilty of a criminal

offence. HM Treasury told me it is considering the recommendations and

will make a decision very soon. In the meantime, how can we protect

ourselves from becoming the victim of an unpaid logbook loan? Laurent

Rodriguez is from debt charity step change. She says it's crucial to do

your homework before buying a new motor. It's really important when

buying a second-hand car to get a private history check that should

pick up whether they've got any outstanding finance like a logbook

loan on it. They should contact the DVLA and get the original copy of

the logbook certificate for the car. That should pick up any problems.

Sound advice which has come too late for Helen who is left with a car she

doesn't legally own and that she can't even drive. The person who

sold this to me, I don't know how they sleep at night. It's

heartbreaking. Thanks to Dan and Helen. Over 6.2 million used cars

were sold last year. We have put help on our website for you if you

are thinking of buying one and don't want to get caught out. We have got

an update here. People have been waiting a long time for this and we

are starting the process to change the law. The Treasury went to

Parliament and put it on official records that they are working with

the Law Commission to reform this legislation, so we are starting that

process. The main points from those reforms will be if you buy a car

innocently and it has one of these loans on it, you will be allowed to

keep the vehicle. If you're the borrower and you don't disclose that

you have one of these loans, it is a criminal act that you've committed.

Those are the big changes that will be working through the system. Will

this legislation help Helen from the film? It's due to come into effect

next year and it won't be backdated so it's really heartbreaking. It

continues and it won't actually help her learn. We all wish there was

something else we could do but that is the place the law leaves us at

the moment. Sorry to Helen but thank you Lucy for that. Ardal, let's chat

to you about Death In Paradise. You are the third actor to play the lead

actor in this role. A bumbling detective abroad type character.

It's going to be similarly bumbling. They went for someone like me,

probably, because I'm not that kind of quintessential engagement abroad.

Your Irish! You noticed. Not a stereotypical as far as the first

episode on Thursday showed. In one to go down the road of been a

hackneyed character. He's just a detective. They felt that they had

done this with Ben and Kris. They wanted to do something different.

From a costume perspective, you've nailed it. They've all got jackets

on and you have got short sleeves. I did my homework. It's so hot there.

I mean, like,... I'm not used to the heat at all. I wouldn't have chosen

to go there on my holidays, even. I'd rather go to Iceland or

somewhere by choice. I wanted to go and do a Scandi Noir but beggars

can't be choosers. Between takes, you have two strip down to your

underwear. Really? People come up to you with electric fans and they get

chamois leather and wrap it around your neck and bring the water and

watermelon. At first, you don't want to be made a fuss of but after a few

hours, you think, bring it on. Some people, the sweaty cast members, not

me, they get hairdryers to dry their clothes. The internal stuff that was

meant to be shot in London was actually shot over in the Caribbean.

That's why you were all boiling. It's one of the quirks of the show.

My first introduction, it's unusual for Death In Paradise, a double

episode that was shot ostensibly in London but because the show is based

on the silent in the Caribbean, it's all shot there and the crew are

there and based there, it made more sense for them to shoot the London

interiors, the dingy basements, in the Caribbean. We've actually got a

clip. Let's have a look. Either our killer killed Frank and left the

room with the key, locked the door from the outside, and then somehow

magic the key through the locked door and into Frank's pocket. Or he

committed murder, left at the key in Frank's pocket, locked the door from

the inside and managed to magic himself out of the locker room.

Either way, it's impossible. APPLAUSE

That's coming up for you on Thursday. As fans of the show, we

don't really want to know why you end up taking over. What can you

tell as around that? Well, I can't tell you too much. I don't want to

spoil it. I didn't read the script. Well, I mean, Kris's character

comfrey leaves the show. I can't tell you why and how but I end up on

the island by accident, sort of, and I end up going there, I think I can

tell you this, just for a break. There's a trauma in my life that is

revealed in this episode, a loss, and my character is looking for a

change in his life and this lands on his feet a bit and he embraces it.

Did Kris if you any advice before the role? He was very helpful.

Mainly about where to eat and what to do in your downtime. He's a font

of knowledge on the island itself and the history and culture of the

island and all of that. Very helpful. Also, in terms of the heat,

he told me to do my big scenes early in the day which was invaluable. You

know, as the day goes on, you do wilt a little bit in the heat.

People think it's a great jolly. Nobody has any sympathy for me. But

you're not there on holiday. You're there to work. Exactly. I was well

warned. The island has so many compensations that it would be

churlish to talk about the mosquitoes and the heat and the

monsoons and regains and all that stuff. You just embrace it and go

with it because so many things are out of your control. You can all see

Ardal in Death In Paradise on Thursday on BBC One. Catch up with

last Thursday if you haven't seen it because it's a 2-parter. The

discovery of the dream Braka Two -- gene. Has meant women face a dilemma

about whether to have surgery when faced with breast cancer. The

sisters allowed us to follow them as they were tested for the gene. We

decided we would both get tested. If a parent has a faulty Braka Jean, a

job there children will have a 50% chance of inheriting it from them.

Then the risks of certain cancers can be increased. This can be as

high as 85%. The wait was horrible. Every day, it was like one day

closer. It was an emotional time but I was the calmest I've ever been in

the appointment. I think one tear run down my cheek and we held hands

and we knew what we were going to do. Rose and Charlotte are with us

now. To bring us up to date. That is a quarter of the way through the

documentary. Tell us what happened next. We both chose to to have an

operation to remove the risk to as small as we can. It wasn't the only

option. You can have screening all tablet achievement. For us, it was

the right decision. It was what we decided boat to do. Were you both on

the same level with the decision? We both knew that we wanted to have the

double mastectomy rather than the scans every 12 months. It didn't

feel appropriate to do that. You see in the film, footage of you guys

looking at your family tree. We have images of it. Basically, the areas

in pink are each member of your family that has been affected by

cancer. Was this a key reason why you decided to opt for surgery? Even

looking at it, it's serious, isn't it?

I've always over thought things, in Keane are looking into the family

history. I'd already made my decision based off the family tree

and are risks. And it was you who said you felt you had it all along.

I think both of us had that feeling. When Rose had it, although we are

twins, because we are nonidentical we both had risks. Just because Rose

had the gene did not mean we would both have it but we felt we were

both going and Rose says this is the better option. Both of us had the

gene so I didn't feel guilty if I didn't have it. How in control of

the situation did you feel? Because having watched it, you seemed

incredibly mature about it all. Very matter-of-fact. Is that how you are

feeling? We have a chance to stop what has gone on in the past in our

family. It stops now. If our children had the gene, we've got

that knowledge that we can stop what happened to me happening. I will

never die from breast cancer. That is an amazing feeling. There is a

bit where you hold a party with your friends. They make a cast out of

them. Look at the smiles. That support network was really important

for you. It has been invaluable. It has been amazing. We both spoke our

decisions through with our family. They were part of our journey

through everything we've done. To have the party was something to

remember. It is not all sad. It is positive. We know from talking to

you that this was obviously a very intimate situation you were in with

your friends and family and since this has been shown, the reaction

you have had and the feedback from people, you never even thought about

it? Complete strangers have contacted me thanking me for doing

it and showing them it will be OK. There are things to question but it

will be OK. That has just been fantastic. People have taken comfort

from our story. This is just our life and people have sought help

from it. It has taken you by surprise? Yes. The main reason we

did it was we were doing it anyway and this is our life so why not help

one more person? We know that we are helping more than one person. People

have been in touch that are going to have the operation and they are

seeing that they are glad they made the decision. I'm sure that they

will do and you tell the story so well and give an insight into it for

people who are going through it. Thank you for coming in.

Extraordinary Bodies is available on BBC Three iPlayer now. Look at these

pictures of the Super Bowl. They are truly spectacular. This is Lady Gaga

accompanied by a fleet of 300 dancing drones. We think she got

that idea from a one Show film that we broadcast just before Christmas.

Dual headed to Dartmoor with just one but he made the most of it. --

Bodies. -- Joe. Hidden behind a dense canopy of trees... One of the

most spectacular sights in Dartmoor. We are going to enjoy it in a way it

has never been seen before. The National Trust has given us special

permission to film with a drone. Descending through the trees, we

will follow the river that has carved deep into solid rock.

It can be absolutely deafening at times. The head ranger knows every

inch of this shadowy landscape. This is largely a result of the glacial

process. We've had this very rosy effect. It is almost primordial. It

has that atmosphere of the land that time forgot. It is a haven for plans

and low -- wildlife. Some sections feel dark and subterranean. This

pothole was formed over thousands of years. Getting deeper and deeper and

smoothing out the rock. The bubbling of the water gives it the name. It

is fierce. You feel like you are deep down in the earth. If you look

up to the sides you can see where the potholes were. It is so

atmospheric. You start thinking you can hear people.

It is said back in the 17th century a trade of savages made this their

hiding place. They terrorised anybody who dares enter. This

playwright has researched them. They are pictured as attacking

travellers. People would be reluctant to wander through there on

their own. I think if you have a group of people who want to live

differently they would tend to be regarded as savage outlaws. That was

a time of people, Civil War. It was a time of upheaval and the Gubbins

may have been looking after themselves just like groups today.

Can you imagine that a of people living here, coexisting? Yes, there

is some intimacy. We have saved the best till last. What a beautiful,

elegant waterfall. That's incredible. The shape of it

represents a lady's flowing dress. It laid down. But it is 90 feet

high. Just gorgeous. If you were looking at an illustration you make

picture a scene like this. It is a truly beautiful place. Modern

technology allows us to get a new view of this ancient landscape but

this water will just keep on doing what it has for thousands of years,

eating its way into the spread of rock.

Beautiful footage and wonderful sound. You thought there was trouble

at Mill when we launched into that because you've done a travelogue. I

used a lot of drones. Not everyone likes them. We were threatened. This

auld hippie did not like them and told us she was going to shoot us.

We've got one more film for you all and this is special. It is the story

of how our son found out about his father's secret life after a chance

discovery in the garden shed. Cleaning out the garden shed isn't

something most of us enjoy. But sometimes, when you least expect it,

you can stumble on something extraordinary. These hadron adverts

are some of the best examples of the beautiful early commercial art.

Lawrence gave up his art and when he died in 1998 he spent 18 years

working at a bus driver. It was not until his son phoned them that his

talents came to light. I'm lost for words. They are amazing and huge.

Before you found these, did you know your dad was this talented? Not at

all. In fact, I knew nothing about them. Very little about his past. Do

you know anything about his career? My dad was a little graphic artist.

He was doing watercolours. The design of the portraits. Look at his

original and then draw them full-size straight onto the stone

tablet. Up until the Second World War thousands of artists were

employed to produce billboard advertising posters by this highly

skilled method. Looking at the technique and composition of his

work has got me itching to try something in his style. Why did he

ever stop his art? It was World War II. After the war, he did not go

back. It might have been after a break of five years he was not

confident in his art again. I know what I went through when I almost

stopped doing this. It will haunt you. It is hard to think of it now.

It did not strike me that he had given up his talent until I

unearthed all this. Decades of lying forgotten have taken a toll on his

work at scanning experts at the University of Portsmouth and this

local artist have offered to remaster the posters using modern

techniques. This is where the paper has folded back over itself so I

have to invent this next bit. This is a cloning tool. I will grab the

colour that I want and then it is going to duplicate it. I'm just

colouring this in. The results are fantastic. With the

help of 21st century techniques, his work is back to its former glory.

And after 18 years -- 80 years, it is on display in a gallery in

Portsmouth. Here we are! Your dad's first solo exhibition.

I'm awestruck and quite emotional. It's a wonderful moment. I think he

would appreciate how you had helped repair these pictures. He's not the

only one proud of his dad's work. The imagination, so creative. The

artwork is superb. Two CDs with this kind of detail, frankly amazing. --

to see this. I would like to give him a gift to mark the occasion. It

is a tribute to your father's work. With a little twist. That is

wonderful! I think my father would have liked it. Thank you very much.

Isn't that great? Loving your work. What a lovely way to end a show.

That is it for tonight. Cannot believe it. Thanks all the guests

this evening, you can see Ardal O'Hanlon in Death in Paradise. And

thank you for sharing your story with us. Angela and I will be here

tomorrow, talking to Dannii Minogue. Good night!

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