0:00:02 > 0:00:05'Childhood holidays - oh, the anticipation seemed endless.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09'The holiday itself, well, it was over too quickly.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13'So, in this series, I'm going to be reliving those wonderful times
0:00:13 > 0:00:15'with some much-loved famous faces.'
0:00:15 > 0:00:17This is a memory I will treasure.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21'Every day, I'll be arranging a few surprises to transport them
0:00:21 > 0:00:23'back in time.'
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- I feel as though we're about to go over the edge.- Don't say that.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28'We'll relive the fun...'
0:00:28 > 0:00:31THEY LAUGH Oh!
0:00:31 > 0:00:32Ah! No! No!
0:00:32 > 0:00:35'..the games... HE GROANS
0:00:35 > 0:00:37'..and the food of years gone by...'
0:00:37 > 0:00:39- I'm so excited!- Oh, the taste...
0:00:39 > 0:00:42taste of your childhood. SHE GIGGLES
0:00:42 > 0:00:46'..to find out how those holidays around the UK helped shape
0:00:46 > 0:00:49'the people we know so well today.'
0:00:51 > 0:00:52LEN YELLS
0:00:52 > 0:00:56'So buckle up for Holiday Of My Lifetime.'
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- Oh, yes. - Can you come on all my holidays?
0:00:58 > 0:00:59I'll come on them. Yeah, of course I will.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Today, I'm on my way to meet a lady who cooks up a storm
0:01:09 > 0:01:11whatever she does.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14She was born in London in 1972.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Oh, nice wellies.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19You can't beat a nice welly.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21She began her modelling career
0:01:21 > 0:01:24when she was spotted at a London Tube station.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Hee-hee, just the ticket! Mind the gap.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31She got her first big break on television
0:01:31 > 0:01:36when she was just 23, in the BBC series Dangerfield.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37Oh...
0:01:39 > 0:01:43She set pulses racing as a doctor in Holby City.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49But it was a particularly gruesome death at the start of Spooks
0:01:49 > 0:01:52that really got people talking.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Oh, I didn't like it!
0:01:55 > 0:01:58She has been voted one of the world's hottest women
0:01:58 > 0:02:02and she can certainly take the heat in the kitchen,
0:02:02 > 0:02:07as she won Celebrity MasterChef in 2010.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Oh, go on, girl. Cor!
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Since then, she has been cooking and baking her way into our hearts,
0:02:13 > 0:02:17and stomachs, with three books under her apron.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22You must have it by now. Of course you have.
0:02:22 > 0:02:28Today, I'm off to meet the lovely Lisa Faulkner. Aw.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32She's good looking, you know? That's why I've dressed up special.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Lovely Lisa Faulkner grew up in Kingston-upon-Thames with her
0:02:42 > 0:02:47dad, David, a civil servant, and mum, Julie, a legal secretary.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50And making up the family of four was her little sister, Victoria.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55When she was a schoolgirl, our Lisa had her heart set on becoming
0:02:55 > 0:03:00a French teacher, but a chance encounter with a casting agent
0:03:00 > 0:03:04put this mademoiselle's career on a very different course.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06She's been a model,
0:03:06 > 0:03:10an actress and now she's cooking up a storm in the kitchen.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13This lady clearly knows the recipe for success,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16and I think I've got all the ingredients up me sleep to
0:03:16 > 0:03:19take her on a tasty little trip down memory lane.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23And that includes picking her up in this fab Ford Fiesta,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26which is like the one she would've clamoured into the back
0:03:26 > 0:03:30of on the way to the childhood holiday of her lifetime.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Oh, my gosh, it's absolutely brilliant!
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Oh, my gosh!
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Your chariot.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Oh, it's good to see you. - How lovely to see you.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Lovely to see you. The good old Ford Fiesta.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Oh, my gosh, what a car.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I haven't been in one of these for years!
0:03:55 > 0:03:57We're going to tour all over the shop.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- You travel in style, don't you? - Oh, nothing but the best for you.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02You know that.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04So, where are we off to?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07We are off to Itchenor and West Wittering.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- Itchenor and West...? - West Wittering.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Well, I've got to be truthful, I've never been to either.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- So what's it like?- It's beautiful.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- I can't wait to see it again!- Oh, I can imagine it, beautiful beaches...
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- Yeah?- That's exactly it. - And what's the year?- 1980.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30- That was the year we all wanted to know who shot JR.- That's it.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- That's it, my mother was obsessed with Dallas.- So was I!
0:04:34 > 0:04:35And of course ABBA.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- Yeah.- Super Trooper was rocketing up the charts.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- Now, I'm going to say something witty.- Go on.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Would you take a chance on me?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48SHE LAUGHS And get in this vehicle?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Len, I love you, of course I will.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Oh...
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Ha-ha!
0:04:55 > 0:05:00- All good.- Do you know, the smell of it is amazing.- Here we go.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Back in 1980, Lisa's childhood holiday would be spent at her
0:05:07 > 0:05:11grandma and grandad's house in Itchenor, in West Sussex,
0:05:11 > 0:05:15just a few miles away from the coastal town of West Wittering.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18With its grassy sand dunes and unspoilt beaches,
0:05:18 > 0:05:21many of the areas around West Wittering remain pretty
0:05:21 > 0:05:26much as they were when Lisa would play here some 35 years ago.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30And today, we'll be exploring some of her old holiday haunts.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33'We'll go back to the beach with her bucket and spades.'
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- Let me give yours one.- Yeah, go on.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38'We'll create a scene in a stately home.'
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Lady de Winter, you rang?
0:05:40 > 0:05:45'And surprise, surprise, we'll even have a sneaky peak around the house
0:05:45 > 0:05:48'that her grandparents used to own all those years ago.'
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Seriously?!
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Oh, my gosh, I love you!
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Before any holiday really gets going,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03first you must set out on a journey.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05For the young Lisa Faulkner and her family,
0:06:05 > 0:06:10the preferred method of transport was a Mark 1 Ford Fiesta.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Well, you don't get more 1980s than that.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17# Super trooper Beams are gonna blind me
0:06:17 > 0:06:20# But I won't feel blue... #
0:06:20 > 0:06:22So let's set the scene.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Yes.- There you are... Don't mind me asking, what sort of age were you?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28So, I was about eight.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31I mean, my grandparents lived around there, so we used to go every
0:06:31 > 0:06:35holiday. Easter holiday, Christmas holiday, summer holiday -
0:06:35 > 0:06:37it was our holiday here.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- And you'd come down and stay with your grandparents?- Yeah.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Yeah, and who would be in the car?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44So there'd be my mum and my dad and my sister.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- So, there's your dad driving, I presume.- My dad's driving.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- There's your mum.- My mum.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52This car is so funny. We used to drive everywhere.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Where were you coming from?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- So, we were coming from Esher, Wimbledon, around there.- Yeah.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- Kingston area.- So, was there much squabbling going on in back?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Yes, and my mother saying, "There's no in-between with you two,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05"you're either up or you're down."
0:07:05 > 0:07:09And we'd be either really laughing and being crazy or screaming
0:07:09 > 0:07:12at each other and hurting each other and elbowing each other in the ribs.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Driving down, was it in one go, or did you stop halfway at a pub,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20or did your mum bring a bit of a flask and stuff?
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Sometimes we brought things.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25I remember that I started that thing of "Are we there yet?"
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Oh, well, we all...
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Yeah, why wouldn't you? Yeah.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32And I remember that we would stop at pubs...
0:07:32 > 0:07:37We sometimes had a lunch, but I'd say most of the time was picnic.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38Oh, that's nice, though, eh?
0:07:38 > 0:07:43- It was really lovely.- A bit like on Strictly trying to get to Blackpool.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44You know...
0:07:46 > 0:07:50So, what else was happening in the year that Lisa was on her way
0:07:50 > 0:07:51to West Wittering?
0:07:53 > 0:07:581980 was the year that the Royal Mint decided to make a change
0:07:58 > 0:07:59to our change.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02After over 400 years in circulation,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06the good old sixpence was officially pulled from our pockets forever.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08In the political world,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10in the second year of her tenure as prime minister,
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Margaret Thatcher was addressing the party faithful in Brighton
0:08:13 > 0:08:16when she delivered this line.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media
0:08:20 > 0:08:25catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only one thing to say.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- The lady's not for turning. - LAUGHTER
0:08:29 > 0:08:35It would turn out to be one of her most memorable speeches ever.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38If you switched on the box back in 1980, you'd be entertained
0:08:38 > 0:08:43by the camp capers of the staff of fictional holiday resort of Maplins.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44Hi-de-Hi!
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- VOICES:- Hi-de-ho!
0:08:46 > 0:08:48And when it came to music, Sting
0:08:48 > 0:08:52and his friends were laying down the law with this chart-topping track.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- LEN HUMS ALONG - # Don't stand
0:08:55 > 0:08:56# Don't stand so
0:08:56 > 0:08:58# Don't stand so close to me. #
0:08:58 > 0:08:59Oh, sorry.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Don't Stand So Close To Me was the Police's third UK number one
0:09:03 > 0:09:06and the bestselling single of the year.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Ha-ha! Now that brings back some good old memories.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14And hopefully, that's exactly what this place will do for Lisa.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Yes, we've arrived at West Wittering Beach,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21the exact spot where she spent many a happy afternoon
0:09:21 > 0:09:23during her childhood holidays.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25It's massive!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Do you know, I've never been here,
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- but this is the most fantastic beach.- Isn't it? It's gorgeous.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36I mean, I must say that when I was here, this was a big hill
0:09:36 > 0:09:39and it was pebbles. All the way down to the beach was pebbles.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Now it's all sand.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43I mean, it's beautiful.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Isn't it the most gorgeous...? And is this how...?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Apart from the pebbles, is this how you remember it?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51It's exactly how I remember it.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- And it's amazing to be back. - Isn't it?- It's just beautiful.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57It really is. And what did you get up to?
0:09:57 > 0:10:00We would walk along the beach, but we'd sit on our beach hut.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Oh, you had a beach hut? - We had a beach hut. One of these.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- Yeah. And did you go in the sea much?- We did. I used to paddle.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07I remember I'd paddle
0:10:07 > 0:10:11and I did sort of swim a bit. My dad used to swim in the sea.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I mean, I can't believe that he did, but we used to see his head
0:10:14 > 0:10:17go for miles and miles until he was just this little pea.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20And we'd go, "Come back, Daddy!"
0:10:20 > 0:10:23'And I bet another thing Lisa remembers only too well
0:10:23 > 0:10:26'is playing with a good old bucket and spade.'
0:10:26 > 0:10:31- Well, you must have done sand castles.- We did do sand castles.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- Well, I think... Should we? - Yeah, come on.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38- For old times' sake.- Yeah. - That's a big spade you've got.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Yeah, well, I am a big, butch boy. SHE LAUGHS
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- Go on, then.- Just here.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- I'm going to give yours one. - Yeah, go on.- Right.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Ready for the big reveal? - Let's hope so.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Ah! Look at them!
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- They just need a flag now. - And shells.- Yeah.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Shells is the thing you want, really.- Yeah, that's right.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Now, tell me, you know... Tell me about your mum.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Well, my mum died when I was 16.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14And I think that our whole life changed.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17You know when you have...? Like, everything changed.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Everything went very, very different. And I miss her terribly.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Of course, that was very near the time you started modelling,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- wasn't it?- Yeah, it was. Yeah.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30It was very strange cos one day... The day that I was going to visit
0:11:30 > 0:11:34my mum in hospital was the day I got spotted at a Tube station.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36And they asked me if I would be a model.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40My mum said, "Just do whatever you want to do. I'm proud of you."
0:11:40 > 0:11:44She said, "Just be you, though, don't follow the crowd."
0:11:44 > 0:11:46She was always telling me. And she said, "If you want to do it..."
0:11:46 > 0:11:49And she wrote me a letter, actually, and she said,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52"If you want to do it, I'm happy for you to do whatever."
0:11:52 > 0:11:54She then died. Literally, a couple of months later.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57And I just went, "I've got a chance to go all over the world."
0:11:57 > 0:12:00And I just said, "I'm going to take it. Life's so short."
0:12:00 > 0:12:03And I think you have those moments when you go, "I'm going to do it."
0:12:03 > 0:12:05What if moments.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10Now, of course, you know what...as kids what we did once we'd...
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- ..finished it.- Oh, no. Are we going to?
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Come on, let's go.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- Ah! - LEN LAUGHS
0:12:23 > 0:12:27In 1980, when Lisa used to holiday here, West Wittering was
0:12:27 > 0:12:32a small villages with long beaches and grassy, pebbly dunes.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35But that wouldn't have been the case if it hadn't been for a group
0:12:35 > 0:12:39of local residents who were determined to preserve
0:12:39 > 0:12:40its natural beauty.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Just after the war,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44a lot of people were interested in this part of the world.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Because, obviously, it was beautiful.
0:12:47 > 0:12:53And a very large holiday organisation decided to come down
0:12:53 > 0:12:56and lay out a plan.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01That plan was to build a holiday complex on the seafront.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05But the locals weren't about to stand back and watch their unspoiled
0:13:05 > 0:13:09environment be ruined by a seaside development.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13So they clubbed together and bought land.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17The village is quite untouched and has been for years and years
0:13:17 > 0:13:19and years and years.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21If we had let the company build,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24it would've spoiled the area completely.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Another thing that's barely changed over the years are these
0:13:28 > 0:13:30fantastic beach huts,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34one of which actually once belonged to Lisa's family.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36So, which one do you think was your...?
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Do you know what, I think it was this one. I think this was ours.
0:13:40 > 0:13:4227! Lovely.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47Yeah. Well, unfortunately, we don't know who owns that one now.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52We can walk along because there's somebody else who has a beach hut
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- who...we can go and have a little look.- Oh, brilliant!
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- And it's further up. - OK, brilliant.- Here we go.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03- Hello, Len.- How lovely to see you both.- It is good to see you too.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- I see you're dancing along the beach.- Yes. May I introduce Lisa?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- Hello.- This is Grace and Hope. - Hello, Lisa.- Hello. Hello, Hope.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12It's lovely to meet you.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Is this similar to how your beach hut was down there, number 27?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18It does seem similar.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22We had exactly the same stove, little stove like that,
0:14:22 > 0:14:23but it was on this side.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- And how long have you had this lovely...? BOTH:- 32 years.- Have you?
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- Well, they had this...- You had it when we had our beach hut, then.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- Must have done.- Yeah. - Is it basically the same?- No!
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- Completely different. - The sand is incredible now.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- It was grass all along here. - It was a path along there.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45I remember a bit of sand and then there were pebbles all the way down.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- Shingles.- Because it wasn't the sand in the same way...- No.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- BOTH:- It was hard.- And solid.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- It was lovely. So it's a shame. But things change, don't they?- Yes.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Well, of course, everything changes. But, I must say, it's fabulous.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59- It's beautiful.- It's fantastic.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03It is so lovely of you to have let us join you.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- And may I say, thank you so much.- Yes.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- Lovely to meet you, Len.- No, it was lovely to meet you. Bye-bye!
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Take care.- Take care. Here we go.- Bye!
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- Weren't they lovely? - Aren't they great?
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Life may be a beach, especially for Grace and Hope,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23but there's so much more to do in this neck of the woods
0:15:23 > 0:15:25than just golden sands.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34So here are the first of my seven wonders of Western Sussex.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Travel a few miles east of West Wittering and you'll find
0:15:37 > 0:15:41a world of butterflies, birds and beasts are waiting for you.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45As you wander through a maze of 17 different themed gardens, you
0:15:45 > 0:15:49will see everything from tropical butterflies to snakes and iguanas.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54But my favourites have to be these colourful creatures.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Who is a pretty boy then? Well, me, of course.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Whether you're an amateur astronomer or a night sky novice,
0:16:02 > 0:16:06you're guaranteed an out-of-this-world experience
0:16:06 > 0:16:09at the amazing South Downs Planetarium
0:16:09 > 0:16:10in Chichester.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13"But what exactly is a planetarium?" I hear you cry.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Well, here is a very clever man to explain.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20A planetarium is an auditorium with a fantastic star projector
0:16:20 > 0:16:22like this, where we can project
0:16:22 > 0:16:244,500 stars
0:16:24 > 0:16:26onto the big domed ceiling above your head.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28We can do it any time of day or night,
0:16:28 > 0:16:31whether it is pouring with rain outside or clear.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32And the great thing is
0:16:32 > 0:16:36that we can show you in here the wonders of the night sky.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39And it means that when you do get a clear night outside -
0:16:39 > 0:16:42and we've got some fabulous places for start viewing
0:16:42 > 0:16:44here in the South Downs -
0:16:44 > 0:16:46that you know what it is you're looking for, you know
0:16:46 > 0:16:49the things that are going on and you can go out with some
0:16:49 > 0:16:52degree of knowledge to do your star spotting.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Memories of childhood holidays are often defined
0:17:00 > 0:17:02by the accommodation you stay in,
0:17:02 > 0:17:07whether it was a B&B by the sea or a caravan in the countryside.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11But for Lisa, it was very much a case of keeping it in the family
0:17:11 > 0:17:15because she used to say in the house owned by her grandma
0:17:15 > 0:17:18and grandad, or as she used to call them, Betty and Norman.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20This is their house, Little Oak.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Oh, my gosh, it has got a flag in the garden. Are we going in it?
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- No, we're not going in it. - But we are going up here.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- Yeah, they said we could... We got permission...- We can go to their...?
0:17:29 > 0:17:31We have permission to drive along and get into their...
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- Oh, my gosh, I haven't been here... - Here.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40- So we can jump out and have...- They changed the doors.- No!- Yes.- Liberty!
0:17:40 > 0:17:43SHE CHUCKLES Blooming liberty.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Do you know what? To drive this car up to here is amazing.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- Talk about memories.- So this was it?
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- This was the door that we always used to go in.- Yeah.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- They never used the front door.- No.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59And we used to play Barbies and Sindys in there.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01And there's the gate. Am I allowed to look round the corner?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- Can I go just to there? - I think so, come on.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07So we used to play farms when we were here.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08Oh, it's big!
0:18:08 > 0:18:11It's really .. Do you know what, I didn't know if it's...
0:18:11 > 0:18:12You know when you think,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- "Is it going to be big because I was little?"- Yeah.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16- But it is big!- It is big.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19WHISPER: 'Better not go further in case they...
0:18:19 > 0:18:21- 'OK, in case they tell us off. - We don't want to give them...
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- 'Can we look in the window? - Which window?
0:18:24 > 0:18:27'Just there, just to see the sitting room.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- 'Why are we whispering?' - Cos in case they tell us off.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- I don't want to get told off by anyone.- I feel like I'm intruding.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- I know. Well, I suppose we'd better get back in the car and move on.- OK.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41You're not the only spooks.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Seriously?!- (Come on.)
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Oh, my gosh, I love you!
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Exciting.- I can't believe it.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56In you go.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Oh, my gosh!
0:18:59 > 0:19:01SHE GASPS
0:19:01 > 0:19:03So they've still got the fireplace!
0:19:03 > 0:19:05I've got pictures of me
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- and my sister sitting on... - On each side?- Yeah, each side,
0:19:08 > 0:19:10next to the fireplace.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- How lovely.- It's amazing!
0:19:12 > 0:19:14It's amazing. Do you know what? It feels much...
0:19:14 > 0:19:17It feels big but small.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20You know when you just feel like you're a giant in a house now?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Where I was tiny.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Do you want to have a look where your bedroom was?- Can we?
0:19:25 > 0:19:26Yeah. Here we go.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28SHE GASPS
0:19:28 > 0:19:33- Up you go.- Hey, look.- Isn't it exciting?- Do you know these are...?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35These are my grandma's curtains.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37These are still the curtains.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Well, why wouldn't you keep them? They're lovely.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- I would keep them!- Yes. SHE GASPS
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- So, this was your bedroom? - This was my bedroom.- Yeah.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Oh, my gosh, this was mine!
0:19:49 > 0:19:54- Really?- So it had one bed - this one was mine -
0:19:54 > 0:19:56and it had a little white headboard with a light on it,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59a lamp on it. And there was a dressing table here.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04- And a wardrobe. They are both in my daughter's bedroom now.- Oh, really?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- How lovely is that?- It really is.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- I can't believe we are in this bedroom.- Yeah, there you are.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- Well, come on, we've got more to do. - More?- Oh, yes.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14SHE GASPS
0:20:14 > 0:20:16'Now, there is no way I'm going to pass up
0:20:16 > 0:20:20'the opportunity of letting Lisa show me how to do
0:20:20 > 0:20:21'a bit of cooking today.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25'But first, we need to pop down the road to pick up some ingredients,
0:20:25 > 0:20:29'just like she would have done back in 1980.'
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Well, I know as a little girl you used to go to farms.- Yes.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Getting eggs and, yeah, these sort of things.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41So I thought we could come to a farm with a little bit of a twist.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Not only does this place have chickens,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46there's a herd of alpacas here too.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Oh, look! Look at them.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- Aren't they beautiful? - Aren't they great?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55'And we'll be getting to know them better after
0:20:55 > 0:20:59'we've taken care of a little bit of business in the barn.'
0:20:59 > 0:21:00Oh, ho-ho-ho!
0:21:00 > 0:21:05- Look at those.- Look. Look at those beauties.- I love the blue.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10- They're blue eggs. That is really blue, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15- They're gorgeous.- Tell me, how did you get from modelling to acting?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Do you know what?
0:21:17 > 0:21:21The modelling was such a weird thing that I fell into.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24And the acting was something I always had wanted to do,
0:21:24 > 0:21:26but my sister was the actress and my mum said,
0:21:26 > 0:21:28"You can be the French teacher."
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Cos I was very good at French at school
0:21:30 > 0:21:32and she didn't want us to fight.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35And I remember thinking, "Well, I'd really like to be an actress."
0:21:35 > 0:21:37But I couldn't say it.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Anyway, once I started modelling, I did loads of commercials
0:21:40 > 0:21:42and people kept saying, "You really should do it.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44"You're really good, we think you should do it."
0:21:44 > 0:21:47And I thought, "You know what? "Maybe I'll take the money
0:21:47 > 0:21:49"that I'm earning and put myself through drama school."
0:21:49 > 0:21:52So that was my little plan in my head.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55And I used to do a magazine called Just 17.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58I mean, it literally kept me going for years,
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Just 17 magazine.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03And one day, I got asked to go for an audition.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08And the director had seen me in Just 17 magazine.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10So I went and met him.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14And I got the call two days later saying, "You've got the part."
0:22:14 > 0:22:18And I went over to Vietnam and we filmed this amazing film
0:22:18 > 0:22:21in Vietnam for... I think it was about six weeks I was out there.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23And it was just incredible.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27So it sort of went from modelling to acting. I went from there, really.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29And then, of course, you was on the soap, Brookside.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- What was that like, being in a soap? - Do you know what?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Brookside was my favourite soap when I was growing up.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37I wasn't allowed to watch it. When it first came on, my mum said,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40"You're not watching it, it's really risque."
0:22:40 > 0:22:42But when I was a student, I remember watching it
0:22:42 > 0:22:43and thinking it was great.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46So it was lovely to be asked to be in it.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50And she was a great character. And it was good fun.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54I mean, you know, they were wild, wild days. I was very young.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57And all the Brookside actors worked
0:22:57 > 0:23:00and lived with Hollyoaks actors, so there was lots
0:23:00 > 0:23:04and lots of parties and going out, more than working, really.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- But it was great fun.- Great, yeah.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08'And then, in the late '90s,
0:23:08 > 0:23:13'Lisa went from a cul-de-sac in Liverpool to a hospital ward.'
0:23:13 > 0:23:14Holby City.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- How did you cope with all that gory stuff?- Do you know what?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21I loved the gory bits. I was... Before...
0:23:21 > 0:23:25When I was going from modelling to acting, I sat with nothing to do
0:23:25 > 0:23:28for a while, and I decided I wanted to be a nurse.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30And so with Holby City, I was like, "Oh, this is brilliant,
0:23:30 > 0:23:34"I get to go and see operations." I got to see four heart operations.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38I mean, things that you wouldn't believe I got to go and see.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41And I loved it all. I absolutely loved it.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- See, now I would... I would definitely faint.- Would you?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47I would faint if I saw somebody having an injection, I think.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Yes, I... It wouldn't be for me.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54'In fact, just the thought of a needle makes me feel queasy. Ugh!
0:23:54 > 0:23:57'So I think we ought to pop outside for a bit of fresh air
0:23:57 > 0:24:00'and to pet some alpacas.'
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Hello. Aren't you gorgeous?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08If you're having your holiday in West Sussex
0:24:08 > 0:24:11and looking for fun and things to do, here is the next
0:24:11 > 0:24:15instalment of my seven top tips for delightful days out.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19At number five, if you are in the Chichester area
0:24:19 > 0:24:21and fancy a fun afternoon without
0:24:21 > 0:24:23the need for a long DRIVE,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25then try your hand at a round
0:24:25 > 0:24:28or two of adventure crazy golf.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30A little BIRDIE tells me
0:24:30 > 0:24:32it's great fun to putt your way
0:24:32 > 0:24:35across the desert island, around the
0:24:35 > 0:24:37lagoons and under the waterfalls.
0:24:37 > 0:24:42Oh, and don't forget to take a pair of socks just in case you get a...
0:24:42 > 0:24:44HE CLEARS HIS THROAT a hole in one.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48OK, I'm sorry. These puns are clearly well below par.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54At number four, not just an interesting attraction
0:24:54 > 0:25:00but a life-saving service, it is the RNLI lifeboat station at Selsey.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04There's been a lifeboat station at Selsey since 1861.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08This life boat station launches approximately 50 times a year
0:25:08 > 0:25:13to different callouts from divers, commercial shipping, fishing,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- or just pleasure craft. - Selsey has a museum,
0:25:15 > 0:25:19which means you can have a proper nosy around the station
0:25:19 > 0:25:22and find out about some of the hundreds of rescues that have
0:25:22 > 0:25:25been launched from here. Admission is free,
0:25:25 > 0:25:29but be sure to pop a few pounds into the bucket on your way out.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32That'll make sure that the brave men and women of the RNLI
0:25:32 > 0:25:37can keep people safe at sea for many years to come.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Yeah, the RNLI is funded by voluntary contributions.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43When you're looking at life boats, which is
0:25:43 > 0:25:46the best part of £2 million, that takes a lot of fundraising.
0:25:52 > 0:25:53For most people, what you eat
0:25:53 > 0:25:57when you are away is a big part of any holiday experience,
0:25:57 > 0:26:01and this is the very kitchen where a young Lisa Faulkner
0:26:01 > 0:26:04would have helped her grandma Betty out with her baking.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06The kitchen, here we are!
0:26:06 > 0:26:09So what better place than here for us
0:26:09 > 0:26:13to talk about a career change and culinary encounter whilst
0:26:13 > 0:26:17preparing Lisa's favourite holiday food - ho-ho - Scotch eggs?
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- Now, MasterChef.- Yeah. - Oh... I watched it.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- Do you know what, I... - Did you expect to win?- No.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- Did you have a feeling, though? - I had no idea.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31And I remember thinking, "This is crazy that I'm in the final."
0:26:31 > 0:26:32And I never thought, you know...
0:26:32 > 0:26:37But it has completely changed my life and now cooking is my career.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- Miles more than acting.- Yeah. - And I absolutely love it.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45But no, I went into it thinking that it was going to be one day,
0:26:45 > 0:26:47I'd meet them, I loved the programme,
0:26:47 > 0:26:49and then I'd just go home.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50I had no idea.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53But, yes, I was amazed... In fact, I remember sitting...
0:26:53 > 0:26:56I went to Britain's Got Talent or something
0:26:56 > 0:27:00and you were behind me or in front of me and you said well done to me.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- Did I?- Yeah.- See?- For MasterChef. - There you are.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- I remember thinking... Oh! - "Oh, it's old Len."
0:27:05 > 0:27:08"Len said well done!"
0:27:08 > 0:27:13It's amazing, though, how, you know, a thing like a Scotch egg,
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- which is, I guess, simple...- Yeah.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17..has been developed and developed now,
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- you know, that you put...dip herbs in and...- Yeah.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24And I think it's good that chefs experiment and try things.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27I do, but I think it is lovely, those memories.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29I mean, you know, for us, those memories of a picnic
0:27:29 > 0:27:33and having Scotch eggs and sausage rolls and corned beef
0:27:33 > 0:27:36and tomato sandwiches and whatever you had, you know, you can
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- recreate them, like, forever and ever.- Yeah.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42'Right. Let's get those Scotch eggs finished, shall we?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45'They just need a good roll around in the flour
0:27:45 > 0:27:49'and then in the egg mix and finally the breadcrumbs
0:27:49 > 0:27:54'before they are popped into a pan and deep-fried. Oh, lovely jubbly.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56'And if you behave,
0:27:56 > 0:28:00'you might just to see how they turned out a bit later on.'
0:28:07 > 0:28:11The coastline of West Wittering might be inviting to holiday-makers,
0:28:11 > 0:28:16but over the centuries, it's also been the undoing of many a sailor.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18A shallow bay and a strong westerly
0:28:18 > 0:28:23wind means this area has seen its fair share of grounded ships.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28And local man Jim Steel remembers HMS Lyme Regis only too well.
0:28:30 > 0:28:331948, she was being towed
0:28:33 > 0:28:36from Portsmouth to Sunderland...
0:28:37 > 0:28:39..to be broken up.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41And she broke her tow off the Nab
0:28:41 > 0:28:44out opposite here and came straight ashore.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47And she was stranded. She was left high and dry.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49So it was great fun for all of us.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52You'd get out there and you'd get round the ship
0:28:52 > 0:28:53and have a look round.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55And some even got onboard her.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59So, in a way, it turned out to be a bit of adventure for us.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Lisa and I are having a West Wittering adventure
0:29:04 > 0:29:05of our own today.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09We are heading back to the beach now to tick off the next item
0:29:09 > 0:29:11in our 1980s rerun of fun.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13I like hanging out with you.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I like hanging out with you, it's fantastic.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20'And it's time to see how those Scotch eggs turned out.'
0:29:20 > 0:29:21- Look at those.- There we go.- Look.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24I don't know if there's anything else...
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Scotch egg, how delicious!
0:29:26 > 0:29:28- There's a sandwich.- Ah.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33I don't know what it is.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- Oh, corned beef and tomato! - Gosh, look at that.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Oh, I'm so excited.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Oh, the taste of...the taste of your childhood.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42SHE GIGGLES
0:29:42 > 0:29:43Mm.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- Oh, my gosh... - What not to like?- I could be...
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- I could be back in 1980.- Mm.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Isn't it amazing how food, the taste of something, brings back
0:29:55 > 0:29:57so many memories?
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- I think it's incredible. - This is the life.- It really is.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05Now, I've already asked Lisa about MasterChef, but that
0:30:05 > 0:30:09impressive trophy wasn't the only good to come from the experience.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13'It was while appearing on the show that she first met her now partner,
0:30:13 > 0:30:15'John Torode.'
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Now, what was it like? Cos you worked with John.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Because they say you should never work with your partner, or whatever.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Well, when we did MasterChef, I didn't really have anything
0:30:25 > 0:30:27to do with him at all,
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- apart from him being really terrifying...- Yeah.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33..and just wanting to impress with my food.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37But it was a good three or four years later before we actually
0:30:37 > 0:30:38got together. And then...
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Then things change cos you're sort of friends
0:30:41 > 0:30:44and you've known each other, and so things become very different.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Everyone always says, "Is it scary cooking for him?"
0:30:46 > 0:30:49And I say, "Well, no, actually, it is quite good cooking for him
0:30:49 > 0:30:53- "cos I know that he likes...he likes my food." Luckily.- Yeah.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57Yeah. And was he the spur that said to you, "You should...
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- "You should do a cookbook"? - No. I had all these cook...
0:31:00 > 0:31:04recipes of Mummy's - my mum's, my grandma's and Betty's.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09And I wanted to put them in a book to pass them down, to have,
0:31:09 > 0:31:11for me and my sister. I didn't care if it was me
0:31:11 > 0:31:13and my sister and my family that had that book,
0:31:13 > 0:31:16and my daughter, that was fine. That was what I wanted.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18So I said, "I want to write a book.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21"I want to call it Recipes From My Mother For My Daughter."
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Because it is all for Billie. So that is why I wrote the first one.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28And I had no idea it was going to be a bestseller or anything.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30And it did brilliantly.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35'But never mind talking about Lisa's food, now it is time to try some.'
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- I'll have yours, you have mine.- OK.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- Oh, they are still warm. - Yeah, lovely.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49- Hm.- That's nice.- That takes you back as well, doesn't it?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Oh, doesn't it just? I didn't know I could do a Scotch egg.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55It'll be MasterChef for you next.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56Oh, yes.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00I don't think Gregg would like me much
0:32:00 > 0:32:03cos I wasn't very nice to him on Strictly.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05No, no, I better not do it.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10- Mm!- I have to tell you, this is the best lunch I've had for ages.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13We are sitting here, on the beach.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16You're lovely company, I could sit and chat to you all day.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18And I have got Scotch eggs and corned beef sandwiches.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20It's lovely!
0:32:26 > 0:32:28If you fancy a snack by the sea yourself
0:32:28 > 0:32:32but don't want to pack your own picnic, check out the final
0:32:32 > 0:32:35instalment of my seven things to do near West Wittering.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40At Bracklesham Bay, there are cafes to cater for your every culinary
0:32:40 > 0:32:44need. From the comfort of your table, you can let all
0:32:44 > 0:32:48your cares wash away as you enjoy some impressive views of the ocean.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51But for my money, you can't beat sitting outside with
0:32:51 > 0:32:55a bag of chips and soaking up all that lovely sea air.
0:32:55 > 0:32:56Fantastic!
0:32:56 > 0:32:58For over 900 years,
0:32:58 > 0:33:03visitors have been receiving a warm welcome at Chichester Cathedral.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07These days, the building is not only an important place of worship
0:33:07 > 0:33:10but also a major tourist attraction.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Inside, there are rare medieval sculptures
0:33:13 > 0:33:16and some beautiful stained glass windows.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20So whether you're looking for divine inspiration or just to admire
0:33:20 > 0:33:25the amazing architecture, a visit is well worth a few hours of your time.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30And finally, it's time to take a peek through a periscope,
0:33:30 > 0:33:35where you'll spot my number one thing to do in this part of Britain.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41That's right, Portsmouth Harbour is home to the only museum in Europe
0:33:41 > 0:33:45that is solely dedicated to submarines.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50Here, you can see the Royal Navy's very first submarine.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54The Submarine Museum is obviously a museum of the submarine service,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56but it is also a memorial
0:33:56 > 0:34:00to the submariners who've passed away in submarines
0:34:00 > 0:34:03in our Navy since 1901.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07And it is not only sort of hardware, it is
0:34:07 > 0:34:13also personal items such as a bottle of Scotch which was entered
0:34:13 > 0:34:18to a sailor in a pub before he went on patrol and never returned.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22That bottle of Scotch was kept by that pub - it is now in our museum.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24So it is very poignant and personal
0:34:24 > 0:34:26recollections of the past as well.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Our South Coast adventure is almost at an end, but we've got time
0:34:35 > 0:34:40for one last treat - a visit to a stately home, just like the ones
0:34:40 > 0:34:45Lisa's parents took her to when she was a young girl on holiday.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49- Oh, look at this place. - Fantastic, eh?- Beautiful.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53Yeah. Standing up on the balcony, waving away. There we go.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- Oh, look at this room. - This is a posh room.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- This must be the library. - Must, look, yeah.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07- Yeah, I'm guessing that. Yeah. - A few books around.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11Though, when you were a kid, coming in, did you play act?
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Do you know what we would do? We'd walk in and we'd be a bit moody
0:35:14 > 0:35:16and then we'd walk into a room that was
0:35:16 > 0:35:19so different to anywhere we'd been,
0:35:19 > 0:35:23and you'd just end up thinking, "Wow, it's like a fairytale.".
0:35:23 > 0:35:28And suddenly, you'd be a princess or you'd be the lady that was helping.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30"Are you all right, Matron?" And whatever.
0:35:30 > 0:35:31You'd be a servant or a princess,
0:35:31 > 0:35:35depending on who was going to win that day out of me and my sister.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40'It's clear that young Lisa Faulkner loved a bit of make-believe,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43'so it's no wonder she was bitten by the acting bug.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47'Now, I wonder if she can bring out the thespian in me.'
0:35:47 > 0:35:50I've always fancied myself as an actor.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- Have you never done acting?- No.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57But I do know that now you help...
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Do you run your own acting classes?
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- Or you help out? - I don't, I did for a long time.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03A very good friend of mine,
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Amanda Redman, who is a brilliant actress.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Yes.- She has her own drama school.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12And I did a show called Dangerfield with her years ago.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- Oh, I used to love Dangerfield. - And she taught me.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16She said, "I'll do a speech and drama degree with you."
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Cos I had gone from modelling to acting.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22So I did this speech and drama degree with Amanda at her school
0:36:22 > 0:36:25and then I ended up teaching at the school on a Saturday,
0:36:25 > 0:36:28which was brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30If I had the time, I would still do it,
0:36:30 > 0:36:34but it takes up an enormous amount of time. Because I also throw
0:36:34 > 0:36:38myself into everything I do. And so you have to give 100%.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40And if you're not there every week, you can't do that.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44So what I was going to suggest, while we are in this gorgeous room,
0:36:44 > 0:36:47you know, you could be Lady de Winter.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Lady de Winter, yes.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- And I could be your butler.- I think you'd be brilliant as a butler.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54- Do you think so?- Yeah!
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- Lady de Winter, you rang?- I did.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12Hamilton, I'm very hungry and I'm very thirsty.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15I wondered if you could possibly get me something.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- Would it be a jam tart madam's after?- It would be a jam tart.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23And a cup of tea, please, Hamilton. In a nice flask.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24I'll be back.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28THEY GIGGLE
0:37:31 > 0:37:32- LAUGHS:- That was brilliant!
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Not bad, although I say it myself.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41But that's what happens when you're taught by a multi-talented mentor
0:37:41 > 0:37:44like Lisa Faulkner - model, actress, mother,
0:37:44 > 0:37:48and not forgetting bestselling cookbook writer.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51It must be very rewarding when people...
0:37:51 > 0:37:56Maybe you bump into people or they tweet or whatever,
0:37:56 > 0:37:59you know, they've just done one of your recipes and, you know,
0:37:59 > 0:38:01their husband loved it and it turned out...
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Do you know, I think that is the best thing about cooking.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08The best thing about food is that you want to feed people.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09You want people to enjoy something.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11If you've got an empty plate, it's amazing.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13And to then have it from just family
0:38:13 > 0:38:18and friends to being strangers coming up to you in the supermarket
0:38:18 > 0:38:20or in the street or tweeting you and saying,
0:38:20 > 0:38:24"This is my favourite recipe," or, "I love your book,"
0:38:24 > 0:38:26or sending photos of cakes they've made...
0:38:26 > 0:38:30And I tell you, it makes me so happy.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32And to hear people sort of say,
0:38:32 > 0:38:35"Oh, I really like your books and I cook from it all the time."
0:38:35 > 0:38:37And I say, "I want it to be messy.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40"I want that book to be what my mum's book was to me."
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- Yeah.- And so, yeah, it means the world.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45It's one of the best things about it.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48You know, you've done so many things - model, actress,
0:38:48 > 0:38:52cook - have you got any surprises up your sleeve? What's coming up next?
0:38:52 > 0:38:57Do you know what, I feel very blessed with what I've got.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00I always think you never know what's going to happen.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Once an actress, you're always an actress.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07And I will, I hope, do that until I am old and grey.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10And I hope that I am cooking until I am old and grey.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11You know, it's not some...
0:39:11 > 0:39:15The great thing about food is that it is not always
0:39:15 > 0:39:16about what you look like.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20I mean, everything is on television. It's always about something.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21But not as much, I think, with food.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25And it is so lovely to think, I can be writing recipes
0:39:25 > 0:39:29and writing books that people will cook from for years to come.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30It's really lovely. But, yeah,
0:39:30 > 0:39:35- I'd quite like to play a grumpy old woman in something as well.- Yeah.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39You know, coming down here on your holidays, you know,
0:39:39 > 0:39:43with your grandmother, your mum, your dad and so on, you know,
0:39:43 > 0:39:46they start to form you as a person.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49And, you know, those life lessons that you
0:39:49 > 0:39:52learned from them, are you now trying to pass on to Billie?
0:39:52 > 0:39:54I do it every day.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59I say to Billie all the time, "You know what, I don't mind what you do.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02"I don't mind if you don't get amazing results,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05"but I what I want you to always do is try.
0:40:05 > 0:40:10"As long as you try your hardest, then that's all that matters."
0:40:10 > 0:40:12And I said, "Whatever you do,
0:40:12 > 0:40:14"even if you're not a very nice person to me or
0:40:14 > 0:40:18"if you are screaming or shouting or whatever, I'll always love you.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21"So you can do whatever you want, but that's never going to change."
0:40:21 > 0:40:24I think those sort of little lessons that you hear your mum say,
0:40:24 > 0:40:27and my grandparents say, you know,
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- it's that lovely thing that you can pass down, isn't it?- It is.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36It is a bit like baking, I think,
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- having a child.- Yeah?- Because...
0:40:39 > 0:40:43because you can put all the ingredients in correctly,
0:40:43 > 0:40:45you know, love and edu...
0:40:45 > 0:40:49but you're never quite sure how it's going to turn out.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55That's brilliant. That is a brilliant analogy. I love that.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- Yes, cheers to you.- Cheers. Well, I didn't know it was brilliant, but...
0:40:59 > 0:41:02I think that's lovely. I think that is a lovely way of putting it.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04See what they say?
0:41:06 > 0:41:10'What a fantastic day we have had here on here on the South Coast.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13'We've travelled in true '80s style
0:41:13 > 0:41:16'and made a beeline for the beach, where Lisa used to play...'
0:41:18 > 0:41:19Oh, look at them!
0:41:19 > 0:41:23'..before I revealed the key that would open the door to
0:41:23 > 0:41:26'an extraordinary trip down memory lane.'
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Oh, my gosh, this was mine!
0:41:29 > 0:41:32'And we even cooked up some magical memories of our own
0:41:32 > 0:41:34'in her grandma's old kitchen.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37'All that and a pretty perfect picnic
0:41:37 > 0:41:39'on a beautiful British beach.'
0:41:39 > 0:41:43I have to tell you that this is the best lunch I've had for ages.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46You're lovely company, I could sit and chat to you all day.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49And I've got Scotch eggs and corned beef sandwiches.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50'But the day is not over yet
0:41:50 > 0:41:53'because I've got a very special gift for Lisa.'
0:41:53 > 0:42:00Lisa, hold my gaze, I've had a most fabulous, fabulous day.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Do you know what, so have I. It has been amazing.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06- It has been really lovely. Thank you.- Oh, give us a cuddle.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- I'll give you a big cuddle! - I have so enjoyed it.- Me too.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11And I want you to remember it.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15So, as a little keepsake, here's a scrapbook
0:42:15 > 0:42:17of all the memories
0:42:17 > 0:42:18of our little trip together.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Oh, my gosh! I love it,
0:42:20 > 0:42:21- that's brilliant.- There you go.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Do you know what,
0:42:23 > 0:42:24I will treasure it. I feel really
0:42:24 > 0:42:26privileged to have done this.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- It has been lovely.- It's all...
0:42:28 > 0:42:30The privilege is all mine.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32I've had such a great time.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Now, look, I've got one other thing.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Here's a little beach hut.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Oh, look at that!
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- Just to remind me. I love it. - Yes.- Thank you so much.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Isn't that lovely?
0:42:47 > 0:42:51- Number 27. Got to put a 27... - Got to put it on there.- Yeah.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53I'll write it in. Do you know what, I've had such a great time.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57- It's been great, thank you. - You're lovely, Len.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59No, Lisa, you've made it a real joy.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03So it's farewell from wonderful West Sussex.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06With its quaint villages and unspoiled beaches, it is
0:43:06 > 0:43:09not difficult to see why Lisa Faulkner has
0:43:09 > 0:43:12such fond memories of this fantastic area,
0:43:12 > 0:43:17the home to those all-important holidays of her lifetime.