Episode 12 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman

'Childhood holidays - oh, the anticipation seemed endless.

'The holiday itself, well, it was over too quickly.

'So, in this series, I'm going to be reliving those wonderful times

'with some much-loved famous faces.'

This is a memory I will treasure.

'Every day, I'll be arranging a few surprises to transport them

'back in time.'

-I feel as though we're about to go over the edge.

-Don't say that.

'We'll relive the fun...'

THEY LAUGH Oh!

Ah! No! No!

'..the games... HE GROANS

'..and the food of years gone by...'

-I'm so excited!

-Oh, the taste...

taste of your childhood. SHE GIGGLES

'..to find out how those holidays around the UK helped shape

'the people we know so well today.'

LEN YELLS

'So buckle up for Holiday Of My Lifetime.'

-Oh, yes.

-Can you come on all my holidays?

I'll come on them. Yeah, of course I will.

Today, I'm on my way to meet a lady who cooks up a storm

whatever she does.

She was born in London in 1972.

Oh, nice wellies.

You can't beat a nice welly.

She began her modelling career

when she was spotted at a London Tube station.

Hee-hee, just the ticket! Mind the gap.

She got her first big break on television

when she was just 23, in the BBC series Dangerfield.

Oh...

She set pulses racing as a doctor in Holby City.

But it was a particularly gruesome death at the start of Spooks

that really got people talking.

Oh, I didn't like it!

She has been voted one of the world's hottest women

and she can certainly take the heat in the kitchen,

as she won Celebrity MasterChef in 2010.

Oh, go on, girl. Cor!

Since then, she has been cooking and baking her way into our hearts,

and stomachs, with three books under her apron.

You must have it by now. Of course you have.

Today, I'm off to meet the lovely Lisa Faulkner. Aw.

She's good looking, you know? That's why I've dressed up special.

Lovely Lisa Faulkner grew up in Kingston-upon-Thames with her

dad, David, a civil servant, and mum, Julie, a legal secretary.

And making up the family of four was her little sister, Victoria.

When she was a schoolgirl, our Lisa had her heart set on becoming

a French teacher, but a chance encounter with a casting agent

put this mademoiselle's career on a very different course.

She's been a model,

an actress and now she's cooking up a storm in the kitchen.

This lady clearly knows the recipe for success,

and I think I've got all the ingredients up me sleep to

take her on a tasty little trip down memory lane.

And that includes picking her up in this fab Ford Fiesta,

which is like the one she would've clamoured into the back

of on the way to the childhood holiday of her lifetime.

Oh, my gosh, it's absolutely brilliant!

Oh, my gosh!

Your chariot.

-Oh, it's good to see you.

-How lovely to see you.

Lovely to see you. The good old Ford Fiesta.

Oh, my gosh, what a car.

I haven't been in one of these for years!

We're going to tour all over the shop.

-You travel in style, don't you?

-Oh, nothing but the best for you.

You know that.

So, where are we off to?

We are off to Itchenor and West Wittering.

-Itchenor and West...?

-West Wittering.

Well, I've got to be truthful, I've never been to either.

-So what's it like?

-It's beautiful.

-I can't wait to see it again!

-Oh, I can imagine it, beautiful beaches...

-Yeah?

-That's exactly it.

-And what's the year?

-1980.

-That was the year we all wanted to know who shot JR.

-That's it.

-That's it, my mother was obsessed with Dallas.

-So was I!

And of course ABBA.

-Yeah.

-Super Trooper was rocketing up the charts.

-Now, I'm going to say something witty.

-Go on.

Would you take a chance on me?

SHE LAUGHS And get in this vehicle?

Len, I love you, of course I will.

Oh...

Ha-ha!

-All good.

-Do you know, the smell of it is amazing.

-Here we go.

Back in 1980, Lisa's childhood holiday would be spent at her

grandma and grandad's house in Itchenor, in West Sussex,

just a few miles away from the coastal town of West Wittering.

With its grassy sand dunes and unspoilt beaches,

many of the areas around West Wittering remain pretty

much as they were when Lisa would play here some 35 years ago.

And today, we'll be exploring some of her old holiday haunts.

'We'll go back to the beach with her bucket and spades.'

-Let me give yours one.

-Yeah, go on.

'We'll create a scene in a stately home.'

Lady de Winter, you rang?

'And surprise, surprise, we'll even have a sneaky peak around the house

'that her grandparents used to own all those years ago.'

Seriously?!

Oh, my gosh, I love you!

Before any holiday really gets going,

first you must set out on a journey.

For the young Lisa Faulkner and her family,

the preferred method of transport was a Mark 1 Ford Fiesta.

Well, you don't get more 1980s than that.

# Super trooper Beams are gonna blind me

# But I won't feel blue... #

So let's set the scene.

-Yes.

-There you are... Don't mind me asking, what sort of age were you?

So, I was about eight.

I mean, my grandparents lived around there, so we used to go every

holiday. Easter holiday, Christmas holiday, summer holiday -

it was our holiday here.

-And you'd come down and stay with your grandparents?

-Yeah.

Yeah, and who would be in the car?

So there'd be my mum and my dad and my sister.

-So, there's your dad driving, I presume.

-My dad's driving.

-There's your mum.

-My mum.

This car is so funny. We used to drive everywhere.

Where were you coming from?

-So, we were coming from Esher, Wimbledon, around there.

-Yeah.

-Kingston area.

-So, was there much squabbling going on in back?

Yes, and my mother saying, "There's no in-between with you two,

"you're either up or you're down."

And we'd be either really laughing and being crazy or screaming

at each other and hurting each other and elbowing each other in the ribs.

Driving down, was it in one go, or did you stop halfway at a pub,

or did your mum bring a bit of a flask and stuff?

Sometimes we brought things.

I remember that I started that thing of "Are we there yet?"

Oh, well, we all...

Yeah, why wouldn't you? Yeah.

And I remember that we would stop at pubs...

We sometimes had a lunch, but I'd say most of the time was picnic.

Oh, that's nice, though, eh?

-It was really lovely.

-A bit like on Strictly trying to get to Blackpool.

You know...

So, what else was happening in the year that Lisa was on her way

to West Wittering?

1980 was the year that the Royal Mint decided to make a change

to our change.

After over 400 years in circulation,

the good old sixpence was officially pulled from our pockets forever.

In the political world,

in the second year of her tenure as prime minister,

Margaret Thatcher was addressing the party faithful in Brighton

when she delivered this line.

To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media

catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only one thing to say.

-The lady's not for turning.

-LAUGHTER

It would turn out to be one of her most memorable speeches ever.

If you switched on the box back in 1980, you'd be entertained

by the camp capers of the staff of fictional holiday resort of Maplins.

Hi-de-Hi!

-VOICES:

-Hi-de-ho!

And when it came to music, Sting

and his friends were laying down the law with this chart-topping track.

-LEN HUMS ALONG

-# Don't stand

# Don't stand so

# Don't stand so close to me. #

Oh, sorry.

Don't Stand So Close To Me was the Police's third UK number one

and the bestselling single of the year.

Ha-ha! Now that brings back some good old memories.

And hopefully, that's exactly what this place will do for Lisa.

Yes, we've arrived at West Wittering Beach,

the exact spot where she spent many a happy afternoon

during her childhood holidays.

It's massive!

Do you know, I've never been here,

-but this is the most fantastic beach.

-Isn't it? It's gorgeous.

I mean, I must say that when I was here, this was a big hill

and it was pebbles. All the way down to the beach was pebbles.

Now it's all sand.

I mean, it's beautiful.

Isn't it the most gorgeous...? And is this how...?

Apart from the pebbles, is this how you remember it?

It's exactly how I remember it.

-And it's amazing to be back.

-Isn't it?

-It's just beautiful.

It really is. And what did you get up to?

We would walk along the beach, but we'd sit on our beach hut.

-Oh, you had a beach hut?

-We had a beach hut. One of these.

-Yeah. And did you go in the sea much?

-We did. I used to paddle.

I remember I'd paddle

and I did sort of swim a bit. My dad used to swim in the sea.

I mean, I can't believe that he did, but we used to see his head

go for miles and miles until he was just this little pea.

And we'd go, "Come back, Daddy!"

'And I bet another thing Lisa remembers only too well

'is playing with a good old bucket and spade.'

-Well, you must have done sand castles.

-We did do sand castles.

-Well, I think... Should we?

-Yeah, come on.

-For old times' sake.

-Yeah.

-That's a big spade you've got.

Yeah, well, I am a big, butch boy. SHE LAUGHS

-Go on, then.

-Just here.

-I'm going to give yours one.

-Yeah, go on.

-Right.

-Ready for the big reveal?

-Let's hope so.

Ah! Look at them!

-They just need a flag now.

-And shells.

-Yeah.

-Shells is the thing you want, really.

-Yeah, that's right.

Now, tell me, you know... Tell me about your mum.

Well, my mum died when I was 16.

And I think that our whole life changed.

You know when you have...? Like, everything changed.

Everything went very, very different. And I miss her terribly.

Of course, that was very near the time you started modelling,

-wasn't it?

-Yeah, it was. Yeah.

It was very strange cos one day... The day that I was going to visit

my mum in hospital was the day I got spotted at a Tube station.

And they asked me if I would be a model.

My mum said, "Just do whatever you want to do. I'm proud of you."

She said, "Just be you, though, don't follow the crowd."

She was always telling me. And she said, "If you want to do it..."

And she wrote me a letter, actually, and she said,

"If you want to do it, I'm happy for you to do whatever."

She then died. Literally, a couple of months later.

And I just went, "I've got a chance to go all over the world."

And I just said, "I'm going to take it. Life's so short."

And I think you have those moments when you go, "I'm going to do it."

What if moments.

Now, of course, you know what...as kids what we did once we'd...

-..finished it.

-Oh, no. Are we going to?

Come on, let's go.

-Ah!

-LEN LAUGHS

In 1980, when Lisa used to holiday here, West Wittering was

a small villages with long beaches and grassy, pebbly dunes.

But that wouldn't have been the case if it hadn't been for a group

of local residents who were determined to preserve

its natural beauty.

Just after the war,

a lot of people were interested in this part of the world.

Because, obviously, it was beautiful.

And a very large holiday organisation decided to come down

and lay out a plan.

That plan was to build a holiday complex on the seafront.

But the locals weren't about to stand back and watch their unspoiled

environment be ruined by a seaside development.

So they clubbed together and bought land.

The village is quite untouched and has been for years and years

and years and years.

If we had let the company build,

it would've spoiled the area completely.

Another thing that's barely changed over the years are these

fantastic beach huts,

one of which actually once belonged to Lisa's family.

So, which one do you think was your...?

Do you know what, I think it was this one. I think this was ours.

27! Lovely.

Yeah. Well, unfortunately, we don't know who owns that one now.

We can walk along because there's somebody else who has a beach hut

-who...we can go and have a little look.

-Oh, brilliant!

-And it's further up.

-OK, brilliant.

-Here we go.

-Hello, Len.

-How lovely to see you both.

-It is good to see you too.

-I see you're dancing along the beach.

-Yes. May I introduce Lisa?

-Hello.

-This is Grace and Hope.

-Hello, Lisa.

-Hello. Hello, Hope.

It's lovely to meet you.

Is this similar to how your beach hut was down there, number 27?

It does seem similar.

We had exactly the same stove, little stove like that,

but it was on this side.

-And how long have you had this lovely...? BOTH:

-32 years.

-Have you?

-Well, they had this...

-You had it when we had our beach hut, then.

-Must have done.

-Yeah.

-Is it basically the same?

-No!

-Completely different.

-The sand is incredible now.

-It was grass all along here.

-It was a path along there.

I remember a bit of sand and then there were pebbles all the way down.

-Shingles.

-Because it wasn't the sand in the same way...

-No.

-BOTH:

-It was hard.

-And solid.

-It was lovely. So it's a shame. But things change, don't they?

-Yes.

Well, of course, everything changes. But, I must say, it's fabulous.

-It's beautiful.

-It's fantastic.

It is so lovely of you to have let us join you.

-And may I say, thank you so much.

-Yes.

-Lovely to meet you, Len.

-No, it was lovely to meet you. Bye-bye!

-Take care.

-Take care. Here we go.

-Bye!

-Weren't they lovely?

-Aren't they great?

Life may be a beach, especially for Grace and Hope,

but there's so much more to do in this neck of the woods

than just golden sands.

So here are the first of my seven wonders of Western Sussex.

Travel a few miles east of West Wittering and you'll find

a world of butterflies, birds and beasts are waiting for you.

As you wander through a maze of 17 different themed gardens, you

will see everything from tropical butterflies to snakes and iguanas.

But my favourites have to be these colourful creatures.

Who is a pretty boy then? Well, me, of course.

Whether you're an amateur astronomer or a night sky novice,

you're guaranteed an out-of-this-world experience

at the amazing South Downs Planetarium

in Chichester.

"But what exactly is a planetarium?" I hear you cry.

Well, here is a very clever man to explain.

A planetarium is an auditorium with a fantastic star projector

like this, where we can project

4,500 stars

onto the big domed ceiling above your head.

We can do it any time of day or night,

whether it is pouring with rain outside or clear.

And the great thing is

that we can show you in here the wonders of the night sky.

And it means that when you do get a clear night outside -

and we've got some fabulous places for start viewing

here in the South Downs -

that you know what it is you're looking for, you know

the things that are going on and you can go out with some

degree of knowledge to do your star spotting.

Memories of childhood holidays are often defined

by the accommodation you stay in,

whether it was a B&B by the sea or a caravan in the countryside.

But for Lisa, it was very much a case of keeping it in the family

because she used to say in the house owned by her grandma

and grandad, or as she used to call them, Betty and Norman.

This is their house, Little Oak.

Oh, my gosh, it has got a flag in the garden. Are we going in it?

-No, we're not going in it.

-But we are going up here.

-Yeah, they said we could... We got permission...

-We can go to their...?

We have permission to drive along and get into their...

-Oh, my gosh, I haven't been here...

-Here.

-So we can jump out and have...

-They changed the doors.

-No!

-Yes.

-Liberty!

SHE CHUCKLES Blooming liberty.

Do you know what? To drive this car up to here is amazing.

-Talk about memories.

-So this was it?

-This was the door that we always used to go in.

-Yeah.

-They never used the front door.

-No.

And we used to play Barbies and Sindys in there.

And there's the gate. Am I allowed to look round the corner?

-Can I go just to there?

-I think so, come on.

So we used to play farms when we were here.

Oh, it's big!

It's really .. Do you know what, I didn't know if it's...

You know when you think,

-"Is it going to be big because I was little?"

-Yeah.

-But it is big!

-It is big.

WHISPER: 'Better not go further in case they...

-'OK, in case they tell us off.

-We don't want to give them...

-'Can we look in the window?

-Which window?

'Just there, just to see the sitting room.

-'Why are we whispering?'

-Cos in case they tell us off.

-I don't want to get told off by anyone.

-I feel like I'm intruding.

-I know. Well, I suppose we'd better get back in the car and move on.

-OK.

You're not the only spooks.

-Seriously?!

-(Come on.)

Oh, my gosh, I love you!

-Exciting.

-I can't believe it.

In you go.

Oh, my gosh!

SHE GASPS

So they've still got the fireplace!

I've got pictures of me

-and my sister sitting on...

-On each side?

-Yeah, each side,

next to the fireplace.

-How lovely.

-It's amazing!

It's amazing. Do you know what? It feels much...

It feels big but small.

You know when you just feel like you're a giant in a house now?

Where I was tiny.

-Do you want to have a look where your bedroom was?

-Can we?

Yeah. Here we go.

SHE GASPS

-Up you go.

-Hey, look.

-Isn't it exciting?

-Do you know these are...?

These are my grandma's curtains.

These are still the curtains.

Well, why wouldn't you keep them? They're lovely.

-I would keep them!

-Yes. SHE GASPS

-So, this was your bedroom?

-This was my bedroom.

-Yeah.

Oh, my gosh, this was mine!

-Really?

-So it had one bed - this one was mine -

and it had a little white headboard with a light on it,

a lamp on it. And there was a dressing table here.

-And a wardrobe. They are both in my daughter's bedroom now.

-Oh, really?

-How lovely is that?

-It really is.

-I can't believe we are in this bedroom.

-Yeah, there you are.

-Well, come on, we've got more to do.

-More?

-Oh, yes.

SHE GASPS

'Now, there is no way I'm going to pass up

'the opportunity of letting Lisa show me how to do

'a bit of cooking today.

'But first, we need to pop down the road to pick up some ingredients,

'just like she would have done back in 1980.'

-Well, I know as a little girl you used to go to farms.

-Yes.

Getting eggs and, yeah, these sort of things.

So I thought we could come to a farm with a little bit of a twist.

Not only does this place have chickens,

there's a herd of alpacas here too.

Oh, look! Look at them.

-Aren't they beautiful?

-Aren't they great?

'And we'll be getting to know them better after

'we've taken care of a little bit of business in the barn.'

Oh, ho-ho-ho!

-Look at those.

-Look. Look at those beauties.

-I love the blue.

-They're blue eggs. That is really blue, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-They're gorgeous.

-Tell me, how did you get from modelling to acting?

Do you know what?

The modelling was such a weird thing that I fell into.

And the acting was something I always had wanted to do,

but my sister was the actress and my mum said,

"You can be the French teacher."

Cos I was very good at French at school

and she didn't want us to fight.

And I remember thinking, "Well, I'd really like to be an actress."

But I couldn't say it.

Anyway, once I started modelling, I did loads of commercials

and people kept saying, "You really should do it.

"You're really good, we think you should do it."

And I thought, "You know what? "Maybe I'll take the money

"that I'm earning and put myself through drama school."

So that was my little plan in my head.

And I used to do a magazine called Just 17.

I mean, it literally kept me going for years,

Just 17 magazine.

And one day, I got asked to go for an audition.

And the director had seen me in Just 17 magazine.

So I went and met him.

And I got the call two days later saying, "You've got the part."

And I went over to Vietnam and we filmed this amazing film

in Vietnam for... I think it was about six weeks I was out there.

And it was just incredible.

So it sort of went from modelling to acting. I went from there, really.

And then, of course, you was on the soap, Brookside.

-What was that like, being in a soap?

-Do you know what?

Brookside was my favourite soap when I was growing up.

I wasn't allowed to watch it. When it first came on, my mum said,

"You're not watching it, it's really risque."

But when I was a student, I remember watching it

and thinking it was great.

So it was lovely to be asked to be in it.

And she was a great character. And it was good fun.

I mean, you know, they were wild, wild days. I was very young.

And all the Brookside actors worked

and lived with Hollyoaks actors, so there was lots

and lots of parties and going out, more than working, really.

-But it was great fun.

-Great, yeah.

'And then, in the late '90s,

'Lisa went from a cul-de-sac in Liverpool to a hospital ward.'

Holby City.

-How did you cope with all that gory stuff?

-Do you know what?

I loved the gory bits. I was... Before...

When I was going from modelling to acting, I sat with nothing to do

for a while, and I decided I wanted to be a nurse.

And so with Holby City, I was like, "Oh, this is brilliant,

"I get to go and see operations." I got to see four heart operations.

I mean, things that you wouldn't believe I got to go and see.

And I loved it all. I absolutely loved it.

-See, now I would... I would definitely faint.

-Would you?

I would faint if I saw somebody having an injection, I think.

Yes, I... It wouldn't be for me.

'In fact, just the thought of a needle makes me feel queasy. Ugh!

'So I think we ought to pop outside for a bit of fresh air

'and to pet some alpacas.'

Hello. Aren't you gorgeous?

If you're having your holiday in West Sussex

and looking for fun and things to do, here is the next

instalment of my seven top tips for delightful days out.

At number five, if you are in the Chichester area

and fancy a fun afternoon without

the need for a long DRIVE,

then try your hand at a round

or two of adventure crazy golf.

A little BIRDIE tells me

it's great fun to putt your way

across the desert island, around the

lagoons and under the waterfalls.

Oh, and don't forget to take a pair of socks just in case you get a...

HE CLEARS HIS THROAT a hole in one.

OK, I'm sorry. These puns are clearly well below par.

At number four, not just an interesting attraction

but a life-saving service, it is the RNLI lifeboat station at Selsey.

There's been a lifeboat station at Selsey since 1861.

This life boat station launches approximately 50 times a year

to different callouts from divers, commercial shipping, fishing,

-or just pleasure craft.

-Selsey has a museum,

which means you can have a proper nosy around the station

and find out about some of the hundreds of rescues that have

been launched from here. Admission is free,

but be sure to pop a few pounds into the bucket on your way out.

That'll make sure that the brave men and women of the RNLI

can keep people safe at sea for many years to come.

Yeah, the RNLI is funded by voluntary contributions.

When you're looking at life boats, which is

the best part of £2 million, that takes a lot of fundraising.

For most people, what you eat

when you are away is a big part of any holiday experience,

and this is the very kitchen where a young Lisa Faulkner

would have helped her grandma Betty out with her baking.

The kitchen, here we are!

So what better place than here for us

to talk about a career change and culinary encounter whilst

preparing Lisa's favourite holiday food - ho-ho - Scotch eggs?

-Now, MasterChef.

-Yeah.

-Oh... I watched it.

-Do you know what, I...

-Did you expect to win?

-No.

-Did you have a feeling, though?

-I had no idea.

And I remember thinking, "This is crazy that I'm in the final."

And I never thought, you know...

But it has completely changed my life and now cooking is my career.

-Miles more than acting.

-Yeah.

-And I absolutely love it.

But no, I went into it thinking that it was going to be one day,

I'd meet them, I loved the programme,

and then I'd just go home.

I had no idea.

But, yes, I was amazed... In fact, I remember sitting...

I went to Britain's Got Talent or something

and you were behind me or in front of me and you said well done to me.

-Did I?

-Yeah.

-See?

-For MasterChef.

-There you are.

-I remember thinking... Oh!

-"Oh, it's old Len."

"Len said well done!"

It's amazing, though, how, you know, a thing like a Scotch egg,

-which is, I guess, simple...

-Yeah.

..has been developed and developed now,

-you know, that you put...dip herbs in and...

-Yeah.

And I think it's good that chefs experiment and try things.

I do, but I think it is lovely, those memories.

I mean, you know, for us, those memories of a picnic

and having Scotch eggs and sausage rolls and corned beef

and tomato sandwiches and whatever you had, you know, you can

-recreate them, like, forever and ever.

-Yeah.

'Right. Let's get those Scotch eggs finished, shall we?

'They just need a good roll around in the flour

'and then in the egg mix and finally the breadcrumbs

'before they are popped into a pan and deep-fried. Oh, lovely jubbly.

'And if you behave,

'you might just to see how they turned out a bit later on.'

The coastline of West Wittering might be inviting to holiday-makers,

but over the centuries, it's also been the undoing of many a sailor.

A shallow bay and a strong westerly

wind means this area has seen its fair share of grounded ships.

And local man Jim Steel remembers HMS Lyme Regis only too well.

1948, she was being towed

from Portsmouth to Sunderland...

..to be broken up.

And she broke her tow off the Nab

out opposite here and came straight ashore.

And she was stranded. She was left high and dry.

So it was great fun for all of us.

You'd get out there and you'd get round the ship

and have a look round.

And some even got onboard her.

So, in a way, it turned out to be a bit of adventure for us.

Lisa and I are having a West Wittering adventure

of our own today.

We are heading back to the beach now to tick off the next item

in our 1980s rerun of fun.

I like hanging out with you.

I like hanging out with you, it's fantastic.

'And it's time to see how those Scotch eggs turned out.'

-Look at those.

-There we go.

-Look.

I don't know if there's anything else...

Scotch egg, how delicious!

-There's a sandwich.

-Ah.

I don't know what it is.

-Oh, corned beef and tomato!

-Gosh, look at that.

Oh, I'm so excited.

Oh, the taste of...the taste of your childhood.

SHE GIGGLES

Mm.

-Oh, my gosh...

-What not to like?

-I could be...

-I could be back in 1980.

-Mm.

Isn't it amazing how food, the taste of something, brings back

so many memories?

-I think it's incredible.

-This is the life.

-It really is.

Now, I've already asked Lisa about MasterChef, but that

impressive trophy wasn't the only good to come from the experience.

'It was while appearing on the show that she first met her now partner,

'John Torode.'

Now, what was it like? Cos you worked with John.

Because they say you should never work with your partner, or whatever.

Well, when we did MasterChef, I didn't really have anything

to do with him at all,

-apart from him being really terrifying...

-Yeah.

..and just wanting to impress with my food.

But it was a good three or four years later before we actually

got together. And then...

Then things change cos you're sort of friends

and you've known each other, and so things become very different.

Everyone always says, "Is it scary cooking for him?"

And I say, "Well, no, actually, it is quite good cooking for him

-"cos I know that he likes...he likes my food." Luckily.

-Yeah.

Yeah. And was he the spur that said to you, "You should...

-"You should do a cookbook"?

-No. I had all these cook...

recipes of Mummy's - my mum's, my grandma's and Betty's.

And I wanted to put them in a book to pass them down, to have,

for me and my sister. I didn't care if it was me

and my sister and my family that had that book,

and my daughter, that was fine. That was what I wanted.

So I said, "I want to write a book.

"I want to call it Recipes From My Mother For My Daughter."

Because it is all for Billie. So that is why I wrote the first one.

And I had no idea it was going to be a bestseller or anything.

And it did brilliantly.

'But never mind talking about Lisa's food, now it is time to try some.'

-I'll have yours, you have mine.

-OK.

-Oh, they are still warm.

-Yeah, lovely.

-Hm.

-That's nice.

-That takes you back as well, doesn't it?

Oh, doesn't it just? I didn't know I could do a Scotch egg.

It'll be MasterChef for you next.

Oh, yes.

I don't think Gregg would like me much

cos I wasn't very nice to him on Strictly.

No, no, I better not do it.

-Mm!

-I have to tell you, this is the best lunch I've had for ages.

We are sitting here, on the beach.

You're lovely company, I could sit and chat to you all day.

And I have got Scotch eggs and corned beef sandwiches.

It's lovely!

If you fancy a snack by the sea yourself

but don't want to pack your own picnic, check out the final

instalment of my seven things to do near West Wittering.

At Bracklesham Bay, there are cafes to cater for your every culinary

need. From the comfort of your table, you can let all

your cares wash away as you enjoy some impressive views of the ocean.

But for my money, you can't beat sitting outside with

a bag of chips and soaking up all that lovely sea air.

Fantastic!

For over 900 years,

visitors have been receiving a warm welcome at Chichester Cathedral.

These days, the building is not only an important place of worship

but also a major tourist attraction.

Inside, there are rare medieval sculptures

and some beautiful stained glass windows.

So whether you're looking for divine inspiration or just to admire

the amazing architecture, a visit is well worth a few hours of your time.

And finally, it's time to take a peek through a periscope,

where you'll spot my number one thing to do in this part of Britain.

That's right, Portsmouth Harbour is home to the only museum in Europe

that is solely dedicated to submarines.

Here, you can see the Royal Navy's very first submarine.

The Submarine Museum is obviously a museum of the submarine service,

but it is also a memorial

to the submariners who've passed away in submarines

in our Navy since 1901.

And it is not only sort of hardware, it is

also personal items such as a bottle of Scotch which was entered

to a sailor in a pub before he went on patrol and never returned.

That bottle of Scotch was kept by that pub - it is now in our museum.

So it is very poignant and personal

recollections of the past as well.

Our South Coast adventure is almost at an end, but we've got time

for one last treat - a visit to a stately home, just like the ones

Lisa's parents took her to when she was a young girl on holiday.

-Oh, look at this place.

-Fantastic, eh?

-Beautiful.

Yeah. Standing up on the balcony, waving away. There we go.

-Oh, look at this room.

-This is a posh room.

-This must be the library.

-Must, look, yeah.

-Yeah, I'm guessing that. Yeah.

-A few books around.

Though, when you were a kid, coming in, did you play act?

Do you know what we would do? We'd walk in and we'd be a bit moody

and then we'd walk into a room that was

so different to anywhere we'd been,

and you'd just end up thinking, "Wow, it's like a fairytale.".

And suddenly, you'd be a princess or you'd be the lady that was helping.

"Are you all right, Matron?" And whatever.

You'd be a servant or a princess,

depending on who was going to win that day out of me and my sister.

'It's clear that young Lisa Faulkner loved a bit of make-believe,

'so it's no wonder she was bitten by the acting bug.

'Now, I wonder if she can bring out the thespian in me.'

I've always fancied myself as an actor.

-Have you never done acting?

-No.

But I do know that now you help...

Do you run your own acting classes?

-Or you help out?

-I don't, I did for a long time.

A very good friend of mine,

Amanda Redman, who is a brilliant actress.

-Yes.

-She has her own drama school.

And I did a show called Dangerfield with her years ago.

-Oh, I used to love Dangerfield.

-And she taught me.

She said, "I'll do a speech and drama degree with you."

Cos I had gone from modelling to acting.

So I did this speech and drama degree with Amanda at her school

and then I ended up teaching at the school on a Saturday,

which was brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

If I had the time, I would still do it,

but it takes up an enormous amount of time. Because I also throw

myself into everything I do. And so you have to give 100%.

And if you're not there every week, you can't do that.

So what I was going to suggest, while we are in this gorgeous room,

you know, you could be Lady de Winter.

Lady de Winter, yes.

-And I could be your butler.

-I think you'd be brilliant as a butler.

-Do you think so?

-Yeah!

-Lady de Winter, you rang?

-I did.

Hamilton, I'm very hungry and I'm very thirsty.

I wondered if you could possibly get me something.

-Would it be a jam tart madam's after?

-It would be a jam tart.

And a cup of tea, please, Hamilton. In a nice flask.

I'll be back.

THEY GIGGLE

-LAUGHS:

-That was brilliant!

Not bad, although I say it myself.

But that's what happens when you're taught by a multi-talented mentor

like Lisa Faulkner - model, actress, mother,

and not forgetting bestselling cookbook writer.

It must be very rewarding when people...

Maybe you bump into people or they tweet or whatever,

you know, they've just done one of your recipes and, you know,

their husband loved it and it turned out...

Do you know, I think that is the best thing about cooking.

The best thing about food is that you want to feed people.

You want people to enjoy something.

If you've got an empty plate, it's amazing.

And to then have it from just family

and friends to being strangers coming up to you in the supermarket

or in the street or tweeting you and saying,

"This is my favourite recipe," or, "I love your book,"

or sending photos of cakes they've made...

And I tell you, it makes me so happy.

And to hear people sort of say,

"Oh, I really like your books and I cook from it all the time."

And I say, "I want it to be messy.

"I want that book to be what my mum's book was to me."

-Yeah.

-And so, yeah, it means the world.

It's one of the best things about it.

You know, you've done so many things - model, actress,

cook - have you got any surprises up your sleeve? What's coming up next?

Do you know what, I feel very blessed with what I've got.

I always think you never know what's going to happen.

Once an actress, you're always an actress.

And I will, I hope, do that until I am old and grey.

And I hope that I am cooking until I am old and grey.

You know, it's not some...

The great thing about food is that it is not always

about what you look like.

I mean, everything is on television. It's always about something.

But not as much, I think, with food.

And it is so lovely to think, I can be writing recipes

and writing books that people will cook from for years to come.

It's really lovely. But, yeah,

-I'd quite like to play a grumpy old woman in something as well.

-Yeah.

You know, coming down here on your holidays, you know,

with your grandmother, your mum, your dad and so on, you know,

they start to form you as a person.

And, you know, those life lessons that you

learned from them, are you now trying to pass on to Billie?

I do it every day.

I say to Billie all the time, "You know what, I don't mind what you do.

"I don't mind if you don't get amazing results,

"but I what I want you to always do is try.

"As long as you try your hardest, then that's all that matters."

And I said, "Whatever you do,

"even if you're not a very nice person to me or

"if you are screaming or shouting or whatever, I'll always love you.

"So you can do whatever you want, but that's never going to change."

I think those sort of little lessons that you hear your mum say,

and my grandparents say, you know,

-it's that lovely thing that you can pass down, isn't it?

-It is.

It is a bit like baking, I think,

-having a child.

-Yeah?

-Because...

because you can put all the ingredients in correctly,

you know, love and edu...

but you're never quite sure how it's going to turn out.

That's brilliant. That is a brilliant analogy. I love that.

-Yes, cheers to you.

-Cheers. Well, I didn't know it was brilliant, but...

I think that's lovely. I think that is a lovely way of putting it.

See what they say?

'What a fantastic day we have had here on here on the South Coast.

'We've travelled in true '80s style

'and made a beeline for the beach, where Lisa used to play...'

Oh, look at them!

'..before I revealed the key that would open the door to

'an extraordinary trip down memory lane.'

Oh, my gosh, this was mine!

'And we even cooked up some magical memories of our own

'in her grandma's old kitchen.

'All that and a pretty perfect picnic

'on a beautiful British beach.'

I have to tell you that this is the best lunch I've had for ages.

You're lovely company, I could sit and chat to you all day.

And I've got Scotch eggs and corned beef sandwiches.

'But the day is not over yet

'because I've got a very special gift for Lisa.'

Lisa, hold my gaze, I've had a most fabulous, fabulous day.

Do you know what, so have I. It has been amazing.

-It has been really lovely. Thank you.

-Oh, give us a cuddle.

-I'll give you a big cuddle!

-I have so enjoyed it.

-Me too.

And I want you to remember it.

So, as a little keepsake, here's a scrapbook

of all the memories

of our little trip together.

Oh, my gosh! I love it,

-that's brilliant.

-There you go.

Do you know what,

I will treasure it. I feel really

privileged to have done this.

-It has been lovely.

-It's all...

The privilege is all mine.

I've had such a great time.

Now, look, I've got one other thing.

Here's a little beach hut.

Oh, look at that!

-Just to remind me. I love it.

-Yes.

-Thank you so much.

Isn't that lovely?

-Number 27. Got to put a 27...

-Got to put it on there.

-Yeah.

I'll write it in. Do you know what, I've had such a great time.

-It's been great, thank you.

-You're lovely, Len.

No, Lisa, you've made it a real joy.

So it's farewell from wonderful West Sussex.

With its quaint villages and unspoiled beaches, it is

not difficult to see why Lisa Faulkner has

such fond memories of this fantastic area,

the home to those all-important holidays of her lifetime.