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reminded me of Pat Butcher. Have we got names for them? Anything

beginning with Be. What about this guy? What is that? That's Phil

Mitchell. We thought dirty Den, but you are right. A little bit slimmer.

You two have been working together for 15 years. Tell me about it.

Last year was full on. We left EastEnders. When and did the play,

the Peter James play and then straight to Ireland and did five

months filming Redwater and now, of course... It is a big night tonight.

Nervous... Nervous. Been waiting so long. Wonder what people will think

about it. So... It is great, we watched it earlier on. You started

off like an old married couple bickering. Before we went on air,

you said, do I look nice. You said, Kat said, do I look nice. You said,

You look little Ross Kemp! " She knows I'm joking. Do you wind each

other up? Shut up! Of course I do! We have been together. We bet in

2002 on the set of EastEnders and we become, instantly we bonded. I was

kind of a new guy there when it started and you had been there for a

while. Our characters had a lot in company, not just on-screen, but

off-screen as well. We shared a lot of secrets. I have opened up a Mr

Net's nest now. Just from there -- up a hornet's nest. We were on

screen 2 2002-2005. We hadded a five year break and did other things. We

went off and did other things. You have this six-part drama. For most

people, getting out of bed in the morning can be an uphill struggle.

Imagine walking up a mountain every day before breakfast! Kevin has been

to meet a man who is pushing his body to its limit for the sake of

his mind. Thursday, 8am. Today, like every

day, 67-year-old former engineer Sion will climb 2600 feet up the old

man of connis stop n the lake -- Conniston, in the Lake District.

Four years ago Sion was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Since then walking

is an important part of his daily schedule. And this morning, I am

going with him. What is in store today? It is quite a steep, rocky

climb in places. That will take us a few hours.

Sion has done this walk every day for the past four years. On many

occasions, I have climbed it twice a day. Once once in the morning and

once in the evening. I have become part of this evening. If I go to a

different area, towns or cities I have to have somebody with me. This

is why I stick to what I know now. I'm finding that my world is

shrinking. He is often accompanied by his partner, Wendy, who can see

how important walking has become. I think it's absolutely vital for him

to get out every day. If he doesn't do that, he really knows about it.

He loses his mental capacity. He falls asleep. He can't hold his

thoughts together. So, to come up the mountain keeps his mind active

and keeps him well and motivated. When they got together, two years

ago, Sion already knew he had Alzheimer's. It was a bit hard to

take in, really. We take it a day at a time and just try and squeeze as

much fun out of life as we can. I felt I didn't want to bring that

problem into Wendy's life. That is not your decision to make, is it?

That is what somebody said to me. It is not your decision to make, so

long as you are up front about it. It was entirely your choice, wasn't

it? It was. I never thought you'd go out with somebody like me. Instead

of running away, she took me on and she did so willingly and lovingly. I

think I couldn't have had anything better than somebody with an

attitude in my life right now. Sion is also keen to share his love

of walking with others by teaching mountain navigation techniques. Look

at the man. There is the Old Man of Connistonment put it in context

according to the steepness of the slopes you can see around you. I

would say it would be that way. Very good. Absolutely. Yes. With my

dementia and my Alzheimer's it's the only thing really that I am still

fully conver isn't with. So -- able to understand. It is something I can

do and something which can be of value to other people. Do you

personally feel safe doing it? If my Alzheimer's started to affect my

navigation and areas to walk in areas like this, first of all I

would stop teaching I wouldn't go myself eventually. I know it will

come. I'm on the outlook for that. Halfway up we are joined by a man

who works for the local Alzheimer's Society. The evidence shows what is

good for the heart is good for the head. Staying physically active is

good for your mental well being. He's a wonderful ambassador. Those

people in the early stages who have been recently diagnosed and are

thinking, that is it, my life is over, there's nothing to look

forward to and people do have those thoughts. I want them to see Sion's

story. I cannot thank him enough. Quick update, we are about 2,000

feet up. It's tough going. I will not lie. With an inspiration

character like Sion, he does not stop. He's like a machine. I have to

keep going. When I'm going up a mountain, I get

back to my normal self, just for that particular time I'm doing it

because my body's working at a higher rate. The oxygen's going

around to my brain and I do my thinking. I am going up a mountain.

We made it! Just because I have got Alzheimer's does not mean to say

that I'm finished. By no means, not yet. Sion, do you ever get worried?

The day might come when you cannot do it? I am not afraid, if I am

honest. One thing I think I do know, in here, as well as up here, is that

the knowledge and the beauty of these hills are going to be the last

thing that goes. What a sentiment to leave us with

there. We spoke to Sion earlier today. He sent us this picture. This

is the evidence of this morning's walk. Apparently he was back in time

to take Wendy, his wife, to the dentist. So Kevin, you met Sion. He

is an inspirational character. He squeezes what he can out of every

day. Fascinating to hear how the exercise side of things really

helps. We spoke to the Alzheimer's Society. They told us regular

physical exercise can help in numerous ways to fight dementia. By

every day functioning, the most important thing is people want to

stay independent as long as possible. The more physical exercise

you can do, the better. Some research shows it can sometimes slow

down memory loss and other kinds of cognitive decline as well. It

triggers chemicals in our brain called Growth Factors. These improve

the brain and helps to prevent loss of brain cells. They are important

as well. If you are doing cross words and puzzles, you can exercise

the brain. He told me different boulders. He said, I cannot tell you

what I call that, I am sure it was a colourful word. We talked about

promoting good sleep as well. Physical exercise can promote or

stop sleep deprivation. Everybody who has Alzheimer's suffers

differently. If you get exercises you might be able to get a good

night's sleep. The research we did over 40,000 people who have dementia

in the UK are under the age of 65. It is astonishing! Anybody under 65,

whatever you can do physically, just do more of. Climbing up a mountain

every day is a challenge for most people. I am sure a lot of people

with dementia wouldn't be able to do that level of activity. What can

they do? It is do what you can do. Do what you have done before. Stay

mentally, socially and physically active. And music is a great

stimulant as well. It is down to the individual. If music the your thing,

then do it. The key thing is everybody's mobility is different.

Thing is to check with your doctor. Even if it is doing cooking, washing

up, doing the gardening - do more of that. And then get those growth

factors we were talking about earlier on. Do a cross word, do a

puzzle - exercise the brain. Stimulate the mind as well. Sharing

memories. Sharing memories with loved ones is another good thing. Of

course it is Dementia Awareness Week, if you know somebody who has

it spend some time and let them know you are thinking about them. It is

time for a new chapter - yes, Kat and Alfie are back on our screens.

Let's remind ourselves how it began back in 2002. This one is on the

house... Cheers! You can owe me the kiss! In your dreams, mate. So what

are your qualifications then? Snoo What? You are here for the job,

aren't you? What if I am? You don't sound so sure. This don't sound so

muches like an interview. I work on instinct and I can tell you've got

what it takes. Yeah! You just said there, we look like kids.

We were babies! You were! Still not grown up much! That is

when the flame was lit. Last time we saw you, you had won the lottery.

Heading to Spain and discovered you had an unknown twin baby. From the

episode with June Whitfield where Kat goes to the convent and find out

she has twins. She was so out of it when she gave birthed she didn't

know. So, it is a new adventure and they go to Ireland. Why are you in

Ireland then if you went off to Spain? Because... The nun gave her

the postcard and it was sent from... Ireland. From Redwater.

Excuse me! You need to work on that! Redwater!

The executive producer at the time who created it with our producer, we

thought going to Spain. We were told we would film in Spain. We thought

Benidorm has done that and it would be more of a comedy, cliche behind a

bar in Spain. Then we had a meeting in London with the then controller

of BBC and they said, listen we have an idea about taking you to Ireland,

that is when Kat and Alfie went back to EastEnders for a short period to

tell why we are going to Ireland. It ties in with Kat's search for her

long-lost son. Let's see her here. Andrew, Andy, this is my son. Will

you get out of your costume? After that, take your turn on the stall.

What are you waiting for? Go on. See you later. ... Does Andrew live

here, or is he just visiting? He works with us, on the farm. Wow.

APPLAUSE We don't want to give spoilers

awake. He looks so different there as well. We've been such an amazing

cast. Everyday, we were pinching ourselves, how fortunate we were to

have an opportunity like this. It looks so glossy, a very different

approach to EastEnders. A single camera, each episode, there are six

at one hour, they look like movies. Cinematic, beautiful. The cast you

got to work with, the matriarch of the family, and looked like Kat

finally met her match. I don't know. All the characters she is playing,

she's amazing. She's brilliant, an actress. We had Stanley Townsend,

wonderful Irish actors. Doing really well in America, as well. When we

did the read-through, in Ireland, we started to... Sat next to each

other. We talked softly. We felt so out of place. Jessie, how much have

you enjoyed indulging in this kind of world of drama? It's very

fast-paced, when you are in Eastenders. When you are in a soap,

for a long time, when you are working in the Vic, working in the

heart of the soap, you are in every scene, or in the background of the

scene, so you are doing 20 scenes a day. When you are doing something

like this you can spend the whole day doing one scene and it's a

pleasure. You have to rehearse. It's a luxury. Does this mean we will

never UCU Bacchin Albert Square, if it's a hit? Never. I hate the

thought of never going back to EastEnders. I'd love to think we

could marry the two somehow, you know? I'm happy in Ireland! Keep it

going. Just don't try the accent! We wish you all very best. Redwater is

on tonight, 8pm, on BBC One, so not long to. Matt Ford is on his way,

with his satirical squint at the election landscape on the day that

the Conservative manifesto was published. The first Alex Riley has

been out on the streets of Birmingham, to find out what people

would have at the top of that to do list in the extremely unlikely event

they became Prime Minister. If you were writing an election manifesto,

what's the policy that you would put right at the top? In my manifesto I

would rationalise the number of bureaucrats in the national health.

In my manifesto I would more or less create a scheme that would enable

university graduates to live in empty housing. I would increase

taxes across the board. Everybody would have a fair and equal

increase, no matter what their incomes.

# That's what I believe in my manifesto, I would ban taxi drivers

getting licences in areas where they don't work, so if they are going to

work in Birmingham they need a Birmingham license, not one from

outside the city. Bring back the United Kingdom. Wherein the United

Kingdom. We forget the principles of where we are coming from, democracy,

improving race relations, improving living standards. In my manifesto

I'd ban legal highs, it's a drug that is killing everyone. The NHS.

Can you make that into a commitment? I could commit, but I'd have to

change my mind later on, wouldn't I? You could start off with a rich tea

going to a custard cream. In my manifesto, MPs' wages would be

linked to public sector wages, so if we had a 1% pay rise, so would they.

I'd allow people to vote No, then they'd have to dismiss the

candidates and get a new set. An interesting idea. With those two

points, you could one in -- win an election, hands down. Interesting

ideas, now Matt joins us for an update on what's going on in the

world of politics. CHEERING

. Let's start with the manifestos, shall we, Matt, with the Tory

manifesto out today. Any surprises when you look across all three? If

you look at the front the Conservative manifesto, they have

rebranded themselves as the Conservative and Unionist party,

this is something they've been known as since the 1800s, but rarely used,

and it shows Theresa May is selling herself as a patriot, she wants to

reach out to Wales, Northern Ireland and particularly Scotland, where the

Tories are having a resurgence. Inside the manifesto, a free vote on

fox hunting, it had a lot of opposition from inside the Cabinet,

mainly from Liam Fox. Macro Matt LAUGHTER

The Prime Minister has said he can have a head start. Labour, talking

about elderly people is a big thing, the pensions triple lock. The Tories

want to do a double lock. Labour have said they want people to not

work beyond 66. Corbyn himself said 68 was too old to be working. Next

Friday, Jeremy Corbyn turned 68! Not a policy, more a cry for help, I

think, from him. He's been going well out and about on the streets.

The one thing you can give Jeremy Corbyn, he can draw a crowd. He

brings people out in their hundreds and thousands. He genuinely draws a

crowd. Theresa May, you might have seen some pictures of her on the

campaign trail, it looks impressive, but when you pan out you see that

actually... LAUGHTER

It's more of the village fete, fourth division football team

getting applauded off the bus rather than a Premier League outfit. The

Lib Dem manifesto? They have a big idea, to reach out probably to young

people, they are going to legalise cannabis and tax it. This has been

welcomed by a lot of pro-cannabis groups, mainly because the pages are

so thin it's good to roll with. LAUGHTER

They say... They say it will raise ?1 billion, but actually, if you

were to tax cannabis at the same level of tax as you did tobacco, it

would raise ?1.9 million. You can argue about this until it's blue in

the face, if you are probably blue in the face you are probably smoking

the good stuff and get taxed twice. As far as things are concerned, what

have you been noticing? One thing they have in common, a lot

of the manifestos look backwards. They want to take is back in time.

The Tories talk about the five giant challenges, which is language from

the 1940s. Fox hunting sings like an old idea to most British people.

Labour wants to take us back to the 70s, and the Lib Dems, the 1960s.

The Prime Minister made her first broadcast on Facebook live. She

didn't want to debate very Corbyn directly, but appeared with Robert

Preston. People sent in questions online. Jeremy Corbyn sent in a

question while she was being interviewed. He trolled the Prime

Minister. He said don't you think the British people deserved a

serious debate live and on TV. Theresa May unfriended him after

this. Blocked him on Snapchat. It makes you realise how important

social media is, not our social lives but also to politics. There

should be a limit, no one wants to the leaders' debate on

Stendera-macro. It could be broadcast above. You will now be

swiped -- leaders debate on Tinder. Matt Ford, on the Dave channel

Wednesdays and Sundays at 10pm. Lets talk fish. It's tompot blenny time,

everyone. Let's say hello to Barry, Betty, Bob, Bradley, Betty, Bailey,

Byron, Betsy... We are all familiar with antlers, those impressive

structures designed to fight off love rivals and attract members of

the opposite sex. But stags aren't the only UK animal with impressive

headgear. I've come to the coast of Devon, to meet a rather curious

creature that lived out there beneath the waves, because here in

the UK the animals with perhaps the most bizarre antlers is in fact of

fish. The tompot blenny, to be precise. It's found all along

Britain's coasts and is one of our most endearing fish. To get

face-to-face with one I'm going to bed at diving with biologist and

photographer Paul Mailer, who has spent so much time studying tompot

blennies he's become the UK's expert. Blennies, that's your

obsession, isn't it, Paul? One of them. Is there anything you don't

know about blennies? Loads, I'm finding out more all the time. What

is it about blennies? They are so attractive, the way they are very

curious, they have complexly flies. It's like a soap opera down there.

Best of all, their individual markings, just like a seal or a

tiger you can definitely identify individuals. I write you have names

for your blennies? As well as the numbers to keep the scientific side,

yes, I give them names and most begin with B. So who's going to

steal the show today? Will it be Bradley, Betty? Lord Byron? Now that

it's springtime the blennies' mating season, it's the perfect chance to

meet Paul's soap opera stars. He's taking me to a special spot he's

been diving for 30 years. And for the last six, he's been keeping up

with a cast of over 30 blennies, who I'm about to meet. So this is it,

yes? Fantastic! Nitties blenny reef. To find the blennies we are looking

in the crevices of the reef to see is whom -- to see it who is home.

First up, Billy. I love how you have named them all. It's coming to me!

Hello, hello, it's going to give me a kiss now. Hello, big fellow. Look

at him! These little head tentacles are so appealing. You have to love a

blenny. What a dude. The antlers are actually tentacles that I used to

send their surroundings. But crucially, for males, the Bush year

the more attractive they appear to females and the more intimidating to

rivals. -- bushier. Who is boss on this block? What the girls are

really interested in at this time of year is attracting a female,

attracting her into his crevice home to lay eggs. Here's Becky, laying

hundreds of eggs deep in Barry's crevice. He carefully fertilises the

brood and will now have to guard them for the next two months, while

Becky is long gone, checking out the other tentacled talent. Next, we

find the reef was my very own Casanova, Byram. This is Byron.

Quite a ladies' man. He has three females in his crevice, all at the

same time. Oh, naughty boy! It's all very well getting lots of females

and their eggs, but that brings with a problem, as Barry is discovering.

It's about 30 centimetres away from this poor fish, crabs. Looking for

the eggs. An animal like the crab would love to come along and scrape

some of the tasty eggs from the rocks. It's quite risky business

being a blenny, especially a male. Paul has spent over 500 hours

following this underwater soap opera and its cast of characters. They may

be small but the tompot blenny more than makes up for it with

personality and to get such an intimate insight into the life of

this charismatic little fish, has been such a red treat!

Thank you, Miranda. Since filming, Paul has watched this, he has found

two new fish and he's named them! He's got the same lipstick has Kat.

The same make-up approach. It looks like you, that could be you! Next

poker hunters. -- like poker hunters. I called you Kat! Tell me

about your new stage project. In September, Death Trap, with Paul

Bradley, a comedy thriller. When is that? Starts in September, in

Brighton. Get on the website. Wing diving you're doing something

without me? I start filming another couple of episodes of Benidorm, so

I'm back there next week. How much fun is it? I have the funniest snog

with the Chuckle Brothers. LAUGHTER

And halide pace, they'd never met each other and they were coming down

the stairs, Hale and Tutte pace. I said, have you met each other? They

said no, I'll meet you. As all we have time for. A big thank you to

Jessie and Shane. 33 minutes from now, it's on. 8pm. Redwater.

Tomorrow, John Richardson will be my co-pilot and we're joined by Monty

Don and Jo Whiley. Thank you for your company. We love you!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 'We need a decision

about your retirement.' I'm not going to go

before you make me. I'm looking into the killing

of Lesley Pierce.