0:00:02 > 0:00:04Childhood holidays! We all love them, don't we?
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Fun in the sun, sandcastles, swimming in the sea.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08Can't beat them.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12'So, in this series, I'm going to be reliving
0:00:12 > 0:00:16'those wonderful times with some much-loved famous faces.'
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Everyone a winner! Come on!
0:00:19 > 0:00:20Hook a duck!
0:00:20 > 0:00:22And some of the most surprising guests
0:00:22 > 0:00:25have the most fascinating holidays.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27THEY LAUGH
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Hey!
0:00:28 > 0:00:29It's a tug-of-war!
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Wahey!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32LEN LAUGHS
0:00:32 > 0:00:33'We'll relive the fun...'
0:00:33 > 0:00:34HORN BLARES
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Oh, no, no! '..the games...'
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Ah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41'..and the food of years gone by...'
0:00:41 > 0:00:43That is a little taste of childhood right there.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46'..to find out how those holidays around the UK
0:00:46 > 0:00:50'helped shape the people we know so well today.'
0:00:51 > 0:00:53I'm giving you a standing ovation.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56'So, buckle up for Holiday Of My Lifetime.'
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Can you come on all my holidays?
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Hey, here we go!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09I'm off to meet a lady who's brought all kinds of drama
0:01:09 > 0:01:11into our living rooms.
0:01:11 > 0:01:17She was born in Harrow on the Hill in north-west London in 1942.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Oh, look at that face!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23She started her working life as a drama teacher
0:01:23 > 0:01:25before getting the call of the stage.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32And in the '80s she was gracing our screens on Emmerdale Farm
0:01:32 > 0:01:34and Minder.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38And it was in the '80s she took on her most famous role -
0:01:38 > 0:01:39a Butcher.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Oh, I do love a bit of unsmoked back.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45For 26 years, we followed the tears
0:01:45 > 0:01:49and the laughter that she brought to a certain square
0:01:49 > 0:01:51in east London.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54There was marriages, murders
0:01:54 > 0:01:57and how can we forget those earrings?
0:01:57 > 0:01:59You must have got it by now.
0:01:59 > 0:02:00Of course you have!
0:02:00 > 0:02:03It's the one and only Pam St Clement!
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Oh, ho, ho!
0:02:05 > 0:02:08So, I'm on my way to pick her up in this vintage Morris,
0:02:08 > 0:02:13almost the same as the one she would have been in all those years ago.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Pamela! Hoo, hoo, hoo!
0:02:15 > 0:02:16Lenny Boy's on his way!
0:02:18 > 0:02:24Pam St Clement was born in 1942 to Irene-Ann and Reginald Clement,
0:02:24 > 0:02:28but sadly her mum passed away while she was still a very young girl.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33Her screen acting career began with a minor role in the TV drama
0:02:33 > 0:02:34Onedin Line.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39But her first big break came when she was cast in prison drama
0:02:39 > 0:02:40Within These Walls.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43She then appeared in Play For Today
0:02:43 > 0:02:44as a nude model!
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Oh, naughty!
0:02:46 > 0:02:50But it was when she joined EastEnders in 1986
0:02:50 > 0:02:53that she became a true household name
0:02:53 > 0:02:55as the tough-talking troublemaker Pat.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Her on-screen marriage to wheeler-dealer Frank Butcher
0:02:58 > 0:03:03made them one of the most iconic soap couples of all time.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Over the years, her character has survived a heart attack,
0:03:06 > 0:03:10faced time in prison and become the landlady of The Queen Vic.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13In 2012, she left the square for the last time
0:03:13 > 0:03:16'and after all that drama, I'm not surprised!
0:03:16 > 0:03:19'Our Pam definitely deserves a break,'
0:03:19 > 0:03:22'so I'm taking her back to a special holiday of her lifetime'
0:03:22 > 0:03:25HORN TOOTS '..in a very special car.'
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Pam!
0:03:29 > 0:03:31THEY LAUGH
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Oh, my favourite hoofer!
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- How lovely to meet you. - Oh, it's lovely to see you.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38Hello, my dear.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Oh!
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Where have you been? Did you do a dance on the way?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Well, it's just... You know, it's not the fastest of vehicles.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- No, this is very true. - So, do you recognise the car?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- Absolutely, yep.- Yep.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50- That's the one.- That's the one, eh?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- Mm-hm.- Morris Eight.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53- Beauty.- Lovely, isn't it?
0:03:53 > 0:03:54Where we off to?
0:03:56 > 0:03:58We're off to the beautiful moors.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- Dartmoor?- Dartmoor!
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- Not the prison though. No, no, no. - No, no, I don't think...
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Not today.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06And what's the year?
0:04:06 > 0:04:071953.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Queen's coronation.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- Yeah.- Was it the coronation?- Yeah, I remember watching it on the telly.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Course it was, yes, yes.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16And I tell you what the number one was.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- Frankie Laine...- Yeah?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20..I Believe.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25- BOTH:- # I believe for every drop of rain that falls
0:04:25 > 0:04:27# A flower grows. #
0:04:28 > 0:04:31This is going to be a great holiday!
0:04:31 > 0:04:32- Now, let me warn you.- What?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34No seatbelts.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Oh, are we allowed? - Yeah, this vehicle is exempt...- OK.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- ..cos it's over, whatever, 70 years old.- Fine, fine.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42So, do you trust me?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Oh, implicitly, with my life.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- But will I get into it? - Yes, it's a bit of a struggle,
0:04:48 > 0:04:49but we'll get in.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51So, here we go! Off we go!
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- All right, my dear. - Dartmoor awaits!- Yep!
0:04:57 > 0:04:59LEN LAUGHS
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Situated in the south-west of England
0:05:03 > 0:05:05between Exeter and Plymouth,
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Dartmoor National Park is
0:05:07 > 0:05:09right at the very heart of Devon.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13With 368 square miles of dramatic landscapes
0:05:13 > 0:05:17and breathtaking views set against high open moorland,
0:05:17 > 0:05:23it's easy to see why 2.4 million visitors flock here each year.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28But it's not all moorland, it's also home to around 34,000 people.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31'So, join us as we have some farming fun...'
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Away! Away, laddie!
0:05:33 > 0:05:34PAM GIGGLES
0:05:34 > 0:05:37'..dance some fancy moves...'
0:05:37 > 0:05:41# She wears red feathers and a hooly-hooly skirt. #
0:05:41 > 0:05:43'..and make a lot of noise...'
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Three, two, one, fire.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50'..all in the wonderful Dartmoor National Park.'
0:05:56 > 0:05:59As I always say, before any holiday begins,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01you must start with a journey
0:06:01 > 0:06:06and for Pam, it was one she'd be taking all on her own.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09After losing her mum so soon in life, her dad sent her
0:06:09 > 0:06:11to boarding school during termtime
0:06:11 > 0:06:14and out to the country during the holidays.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18'And for an 11-year-old Pam, this was the holiday that would
0:06:18 > 0:06:20'change her life for ever.'
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Where were you coming from on your journey?
0:06:23 > 0:06:27I was coming from Paddington station...
0:06:28 > 0:06:33- Oh, so you came on the train? - Yes, down to Newton Abbott.- Yeah.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37It was a point at which my life changed, Len.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39It had been...
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I had been...
0:06:41 > 0:06:46knocked from pillar to post for absolutely years
0:06:46 > 0:06:48staying with all sorts of people.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- Oh, really?- Oh, yes. Father married many times.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Wasn't really the sort of man who should have been a parent.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Right.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02He couldn't take that sort of responsibility
0:07:02 > 0:07:07and, so, I didn't really have any stability at all.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Right, so, you came down on your own?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12I came down on my own. I was put onto the train
0:07:12 > 0:07:16at Paddington station in the care of the guard in those days!
0:07:16 > 0:07:17That's right! SHE LAUGHS
0:07:17 > 0:07:19And then you got picked up?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- Then I got picked up. - In a car like this.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- In a car exactly like this. - And who did the picking up?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Oh, it was what I thought was an elderly lady,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- but she wouldn't have been an elderly lady...- Yeah.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- ..but to me she was...- Yeah.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35..as I'd just gone 11.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39And she was one of the women
0:07:39 > 0:07:41who eventually became
0:07:41 > 0:07:43an adopted aunt.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Aunt Sylvia. - Oh, how lovely.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Sylvia took Pam to her home -
0:07:48 > 0:07:51a place that would live with her for ever.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53It was a farm, wasn't it?
0:07:53 > 0:07:54A farm, yes.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57It was two women - one who ran the farm
0:07:57 > 0:08:00and one who ran the household,
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- in other words...- Right. - ..for PGs, for paying guests.- Yeah.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Of which I was, obviously... Started out as one of them.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12So, these two lovely ladies really became
0:08:12 > 0:08:14almost like surrogate mothers.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- They were, they were my parents to all intents and purposes.- Yeah.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- And I owe them so much for that... - Yeah.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25..because they invested so much affection and trust
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- and faith in me as a person.- Yeah.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- This was the first taste I had... - Of a proper family.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- ..of anything like a family, yes. - Yeah.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37So, eventually, you must have come down here, you know...
0:08:37 > 0:08:42- Every holiday.- Yeah.- And then when I wasn't on holiday any more...
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- You know, I... - And did you used to...?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Obviously, my lifestyle changed slightly, but I...
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- Even as an adult, did you... - Oh, yes.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- ..you used to come down as a... - Oh, yes. Yes, yes.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- And escape from... - Because it was home.- Yes.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59You know, people who took me into their home as their own...
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- I mean, it was just mind-blowing for me.- Yeah.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06And so, my holiday became my lifetime.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11'It sounds like today will be extra-special for Pam.'
0:09:15 > 0:09:181953 was an eventful year
0:09:18 > 0:09:21and there was big news for children across the land.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Kids like the then 11-year-old Pam
0:09:24 > 0:09:28rejoiced as Second World War rationing on sweets
0:09:28 > 0:09:31finally came to an end. Ho, ho!
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Also in that year, I'm sure all those sweet-filled kids
0:09:35 > 0:09:37were looking towards the skies
0:09:37 > 0:09:41as RAF pilots spotted a white ball-shaped UFO
0:09:41 > 0:09:43hovering over Kent. Whoa!
0:09:43 > 0:09:46What did it look like and what were your final conclusions?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Well, it actually looked a completely circular
0:09:49 > 0:09:52white object, very similar to a ping pong ball.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54It was moving, bobbing about, was it?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57No, it was absolutely motionless for the first 15 minutes,
0:09:57 > 0:09:59but it moved off very, very slowly afterwards.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Left no trail?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02No trail. No, no, no trail at all.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05That wasn't the only alien invasion that year
0:10:05 > 0:10:09as sci-fi drama The Quatermass Experiment
0:10:09 > 0:10:13about a manned space flight boarded by extraterrestrials
0:10:13 > 0:10:17had us all hiding behind our sofas!
0:10:17 > 0:10:19And the world of country music
0:10:19 > 0:10:23marked the passing of the legendary Hank Williams
0:10:23 > 0:10:25with the posthumous release of his classic hit,
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Your Cheatin' Heart.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29# The time will come
0:10:30 > 0:10:34# When you'll be blue
0:10:34 > 0:10:38# Your cheating heart
0:10:38 > 0:10:40# Will tell on you. #
0:10:41 > 0:10:46'But for Pam, that summer was all about her solo trip to Dartmoor
0:10:46 > 0:10:51'and we're about to rekindle those memories as she hasn't been back
0:10:51 > 0:10:54'to Southcott Farm in decades.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56'But how much has it changed over the years?'
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Hey, hey!
0:10:58 > 0:10:59Wow.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Wow, wow, wow!
0:11:05 > 0:11:07That's it.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Gosh.- Pam, does this bring back a few memories?- Oh, yes.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- Oh, yes.- Yeah?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- That hasn't changed much.- Really?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Nothing about the yard. Nope, nothing's changed.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19It's exactly the same.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21So, how long is it since you've been here?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Well, we moved from here
0:11:24 > 0:11:26in about '54,
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- so I only had a couple of years in this house...- Right.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- ..and then we moved to another farm, a larger farm...- Oh, right.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34..further towards Widecombe.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36But this was the first impression.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37Yeah.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Well, shall we have a little look in?
0:11:40 > 0:11:41Are we allowed to?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Don't know. Take my arm.- Go on. You'll protect me, won't you, Len?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46We'll make out we're lost.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49This is going to take Pam right back to 1953.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Gosh.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Well.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Oh, this is...
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- Do you remember this?- I'm remembering this very differently.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- Oh, yeah?- I don't remember these doors off the hall.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08Oh, here we are.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- Can you smell burning?- No, no.- Good.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- Look at the old fireplace.- Mmm.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Was the fire like that, Pam? Was that the sort of thing?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22No, there wasn't a wood burner.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24That was an open fire.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28They were big in those days because you used to
0:12:28 > 0:12:30not just have the wood there, but you'd have a seat there.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Yeah.- People would sit round and also you could have
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- a hot water facility as well.- Yeah.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Tell me, you know, the two ladies that you...
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Mmm. It was Molly...- Yeah.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- ..who I knew as Cortie.- Right.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- And Sylvia who became Aunt Sylvia. - Yeah.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Sylvia did all the farming. She was a good livestock woman.- Yeah.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52And Molly, she did everything inside.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- She looked after all the guests, paying guests...- Yeah.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- ..and the house in general.- Right.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- They sound like a really, you know, smashing couple.- Oh, they were.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03As we've said, they were like parents.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Do you have any recollections of your mum?
0:13:06 > 0:13:08I know she died when you were really young.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Do you have any memories of her, really?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13No, no, I don't, Len. I don't.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14I had...
0:13:14 > 0:13:16a photograph of her
0:13:16 > 0:13:20which unfortunately got lost in a flood
0:13:20 > 0:13:23and that was the only part of her that I had.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24- That was a pity.- Yeah.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- But I could see the similarity though, between us.- Yeah, yeah.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- And she had Irish green eyes and... - Yeah.- ..brunette.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- Which I was when I was younger! - Yeah, yeah.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39And, yeah, but no memories. Nothing in the heart.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40No.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- That's a shame, isn't it?- Yes.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45'I want to explore more of Pam's holiday farmhouse
0:13:45 > 0:13:49'and find the room she stayed in all those years ago.'
0:13:49 > 0:13:50Yeah, come in.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- Oh, well.- This is my wee cubbyhole.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- So, this is where you slept? - Yeah, yeah,
0:13:56 > 0:14:01and that window looked out over the meadow and that's where
0:14:01 > 0:14:06- I had my first glimpse of the cows the next morning...- Right.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09..with the mist rising and their warm breath on the...
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Aww.- Oh, it was absolutely beautiful.- Yeah.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- You can see the cows. - Yes, yes.- Yeah.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18There they are, the Red Devons.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- Yeah.- Beautiful Red Devon cows. Hmm.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23What have we got over here on this old dresser?
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Oh, well of course,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26we didn't have electricity.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- Oh, so it was...- Oh, yeah, it was...
0:14:29 > 0:14:31- Oh, it was the... - Candle and matches.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- Really?- Didn't even have oil lamps
0:14:33 > 0:14:34- at this juncture.- It was a candle?
0:14:34 > 0:14:36It was a candle, yeah.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Can you imagine coming up those stairs with a candle?
0:14:39 > 0:14:40No! Little girl...
0:14:45 > 0:14:46- There.- There we are.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48So, we've got a...
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Do you know anything?
0:14:51 > 0:14:56Yes, that's a Widecombe Fair jug.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- I had no history of the area... - Yeah.- ..so I didn't know
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- what this jug meant when I...- Yeah.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01..saw it sitting on
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- my dressing table.- Yeah.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04But that's what it is.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07HE CHUCKLES
0:15:07 > 0:15:10So, what's it like being back in your old bedroom?
0:15:10 > 0:15:11- Strange.- Yeah?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- Yes, it is.- Yeah.- It's very strange.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17It's funny, I get the same feeling that I had
0:15:17 > 0:15:21of the warmth and the welcome and everything else.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- Happy memories, really. - Oh, gosh, yes.- Just happy?
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- Oh, I should say.- Yeah. - Absolutely happy.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27- Yeah.- Completely.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31It evokes a moment of...
0:15:32 > 0:15:34..revelation, of change,
0:15:34 > 0:15:38of something very significant in my life.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- A new turning in the path.- Yeah.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- A crossroads, yeah.- Yeah.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46What luck you had that they were such lovely ladies.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Yes, yes, it was...
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Well, it was the saving of my life, to be quite honest with you.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- Yeah.- It really was.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Gosh, every day of my life I thank them for it.- Yeah.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00It's clear that Pam's holiday on the farm proved to be
0:16:00 > 0:16:02a pivotal moment in her life
0:16:02 > 0:16:05and with its lush green scenery and great views,
0:16:05 > 0:16:06it's easy to see why.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Dartmoor is clearly a magical place,
0:16:13 > 0:16:17so I've conjured up seven wonders to while away the hours.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21No visit to Devon would be complete without a trip to Dartmoor's famous
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Becky Falls Woodland Park.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Enjoy a stunning walk in this spectacular ancient valley
0:16:28 > 0:16:33or enjoy a show in the indoor children's craft or reptile centre.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38You might even meet this little fellow and his meerkat mates.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39He looks trouble.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42But if you want to get even closer to nature,
0:16:42 > 0:16:47why not enjoy some farmyard frolics at Pennywell Farm?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49They've got all sorts of furry-faced friends here,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52including the Pennywell miniature pig!
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Chris Murray has been mucking about here since the '80s.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58We started Pennywell Farm in 1989.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01It's education and entertainment at the same time,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03so every half-hour we run a different activity.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05One of the popular activities we do now is pig racing.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08We introduced that because it's part of the animal enrichment.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Animals actually like to be entertained as well as humans
0:17:10 > 0:17:13and, depending on their attitude, they'll take between
0:17:13 > 0:17:15one week and three weeks to train to race.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Once they get the hang of it, they absolutely go for it.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20They love it, they squeal with delight.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Pigs really are bright animals.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25They're third brightest of all the mammals,
0:17:25 > 0:17:26so they need entertainment.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30THEY GRUNT AND SQUEAL
0:17:31 > 0:17:35No holiday is complete without sampling the local food
0:17:35 > 0:17:39and when a young Pam St Clement came here back in 1953,
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Cortie always had something good for her to eat.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48Can you remember the first meal you had when you came here?
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Oh, yes.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- Yes, I got here at tea-time. - Right.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58And so it was a typical Devon tea
0:17:58 > 0:18:02with scones and jam and cream and flapjacks.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06That was Cortie's big thing - flapjacks.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Cortie was a... Was she a good cook?
0:18:08 > 0:18:09A fantastic cook.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11So, what we're going to do, I'm going to try and
0:18:11 > 0:18:13knock up some flapjacks.
0:18:13 > 0:18:14SHE GASPS
0:18:14 > 0:18:15Right, let's have a...
0:18:15 > 0:18:17120... Oh, I'm no good on grams.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- Oh, no, I don't do grams.- No.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- See, we're the same generation, really!- Yeah.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25125g of butter.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28'Jamie Oliver's got nothing on me!
0:18:28 > 0:18:32'Now the ingredients just need a mix. Oh, pukka!'
0:18:32 > 0:18:35So, you know, as a little girl, 11 years old and so on,
0:18:35 > 0:18:40were you naughty or were you a very well-behaved and demure...?
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Funnily enough, I was quite demure at this juncture.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Not at school.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46Oh, it was at school that I was a...
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Oh, I was wicked.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Was you?- I was really naughty, yes.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- Cos I used to get encouraged by other kids.- Others, yeah.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Was it a mixed boarding school, or just...?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- No, no, no.- All girls? - It was girls.- Right.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02The only contact we had with boys is when we broke bounds to meet them.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- Oh, yeah.- Which we did.- Course.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06And also when we went dancing.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Was it ballroomy sort of dancing or was it country dancing?
0:19:09 > 0:19:11No, darling, it was ballroom.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- It was...- Oh!- Oh, yes, absolutely.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15- Oh!- Yep.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18So I was having all sorts of different dance influences
0:19:18 > 0:19:21in those days because rock and roll was the big thing.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- Course it was!- Oh, I loved it!
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Absolutely loved it.- Yeah, and me.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Did you have any favourites?
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- Well, Tommy Steele, Elvis...- Yeah.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37..Little Richard. But that was the sort of music I liked at school.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38- Yeah.- Loved it.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41It's a shame Cortie didn't have a food mixer.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47'This looks lovely and it will be even better
0:19:47 > 0:19:49'when it comes out the oven.'
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Now, you're allowed to lick the spoon if you want to, young man.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53OK.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01THEY LAUGH
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Yes, I think it's cracking.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08'If it tastes half as good as the spoon, we'll be quids in.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11'I can't wait until this is ready, come on!
0:20:19 > 0:20:22'The scenery in Dartmoor is breathtaking
0:20:22 > 0:20:26'and on a day like today is best explored on foot.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28'Few know these parts better than Simon Bell,
0:20:28 > 0:20:33'who's been hiking these moors for nearly 50 years.'
0:20:33 > 0:20:35I was a schoolboy when I first fell in love
0:20:35 > 0:20:37with this fantastic environment.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41And even a day like today, it has its own intrigues
0:20:41 > 0:20:42and its own pleasures.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45I suppose, if you asked me what Dartmoor is really famous for
0:20:45 > 0:20:52in 2015, it's actually not so different to the 1950s.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57The tours, the volcanic remains of what were going to be
0:20:57 > 0:21:00great volcanoes which never did come about.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02And the mist,
0:21:02 > 0:21:04the rugged landscape,
0:21:04 > 0:21:06the Dartmoor ponies, of course.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10The Dartmoor pony was used for many, many years
0:21:10 > 0:21:13down in the coal mines as a small working horse,
0:21:13 > 0:21:18so the Dartmoor pony has been here forever, but is certainly
0:21:18 > 0:21:23in danger and is no longer a viable financial proposition to farmers.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26They will look after them because they love them.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29They're part of the Dartmoor landscape, part of the heritage of Dartmoor.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35'It's too sunny to be cooped up indoors,
0:21:35 > 0:21:39'so I've set a little spread alfresco, oh, yes!
0:21:39 > 0:21:43'And it's the perfect place to find out more about Pam's eating habits
0:21:43 > 0:21:45'all those years ago.'
0:21:45 > 0:21:47What was mealtime like?
0:21:47 > 0:21:51You know, were there other people staying and so on? Did you all sit together?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54No, actually, because most of the people that stayed here
0:21:54 > 0:21:57were bird-watchers,
0:21:57 > 0:22:02moorland enthusiasts who were walking the moors for the day
0:22:02 > 0:22:06- and they would tend to take their lunches with them.- Yeah.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09At... They'd probably come back at about suppertime,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11so they'd have an early supper.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15We would have supper when it suited the work schedule, really.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Now...
0:22:17 > 0:22:20I've left this for a bit, because I don't want you getting over-excited
0:22:20 > 0:22:22and running off to the toilet.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- I'm already overexcited being with you, so...- Just wait a second.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- You know, the heart rate is...pumping.- I've left this on the lower level.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30PAM LAUGHS
0:22:31 > 0:22:32- It worked.- Didn't we do well?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Thank you, my dear.- You're welcome.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- Do I have to be a lady and eat it with my pastry fork?- No, just...
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- I'm going to pick mine up and have a go at it.- Oh, good, I'm glad about that.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48Here's to the cook.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- Yes.- The current cook, Len.- Yes.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- Here's to the past cook, Molly. - Yeah, Molly.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Oh, that's outrageous.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- That's brilliant.- That is so sweet.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04That's county standard, really.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- I'm going to top you up. - Thank you, my dear.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08Go everywhere.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13I'm very disappointed you didn't recognise the teapot.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Is that the Queen Vic?- Yes. It's the Queen Vic.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20I wondered when I saw that... But I didn't see that bit of it, did I?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- No, well I was...- Were you doing this on purpose?- I was teasing you.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- I appreciate the thought. - The thought was there, wasn't it?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Yeah, absolutely right.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31'With our bellies full, it's time to get out and explore.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36'Towards the north-east of Dartmoor, you'll find the exquisite Bovey Castle.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40'It was built in 1907 for the Second Viscount Hambledon.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44'In the 1930s, it became the Great Western railway hotel
0:23:44 > 0:23:47'and is home to a championship golf course.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51'We're here to try something that Pam will remember from her
0:23:51 > 0:23:54'days on the farm - target practice.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57'Though today it's clay pigeons we're after.'
0:23:57 > 0:23:58GUNSHOT
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- Hi.- Pam, this is Ian.- Hi, Ian, nice to meet you.- How are you?
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- Are you all right?- Yeah. - Len, all right?- Good, yeah.- Good.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07I've got two guns with us.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- I've got a 12-guage for you, Len, and I got a 20-gauge for you, a bit of a smaller...- Right.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13I've got a trap set up, all the electronics,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16so I'll press the button and we'll go through the motions and I'll show you how to shoot.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- Shall we give it a go, then?- Yeah.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21'As soon as Ian gives us a quick lesson, we'll be good to go.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23'I'm excited about this.'
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- OK. Say "pull."- Pull! - There's the clay, point at it.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Three, two, one - squeeze the trigger.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Pull.- There's the clay.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Point directly at it, lock on, three, two, one, squeeze.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37'Pam has more experience of this kind of thing than me,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39'but I'm feeling competitive.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40'Focus, Len.'
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- Gun's loaded.- Right.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Safety's off, ready to fire.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- Happy?- Yeah.- Say "pull" when you're ready.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Pull!- And three, two, one.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51GUNSHOT
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- Nice shot.- I got it! You did get it!
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Wow.- I got it! I got it! LAUGHTER
0:24:57 > 0:25:01- I'm not doing it any more, I got it!- Brilliant!- It's the best of one.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04THEY LAUGH I got it!
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- Brilliant.- You can't win with him.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Oh! Oh, slap my bum and call me Donald.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11THEY LAUGH
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- That was it.- Brilliant.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- Well, Pam, you ready?- Yeah. - My work is done.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17- Beat that.- Beat that, indeed.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19LEN LAUGHS
0:25:22 > 0:25:23Just lift it away.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Now, don't forget, it's your dominant eye and pull slowly.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Just pull slowly and don't get panic...
0:25:30 > 0:25:33I know you've only got one chance, but don't panic.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- He's master of the sport already. - Very impressed, I am.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38So, say "pull" when you're ready.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39Pull!
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- In three, two, one, fire. - GUNSHOT
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- That was close.- Miles away.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- No, it wasn't miles away, it was just down the left.- Oh, that was a pity.- It was unfortunate.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Does that mean I'm the winner?- Yes. - Yes, it does. Congratulations.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55'Well, I'm thoroughly chuffed with myself after that,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58'but Pam shouldn't feel too downhearted.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03'After all, she's been involved with some explosive scenes of her own in EastEnders,
0:26:03 > 0:26:08'but I want to find out what she did before moving into Albert Square.'
0:26:08 > 0:26:11When did you make the decision to go into acting?
0:26:12 > 0:26:16When I was a kid, when I was a youngster, you didn't...
0:26:16 > 0:26:20I don't know, you didn't take it seriously, being an...
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Being an actor was not an option.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Did you start off in sort of repertory companies and stuff?
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Yeah, I started off in children's theatre, rep, a lot of theatre,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33because that's where most of the work was in those days.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37And then I started to get little bits in television
0:26:37 > 0:26:39and it went from there.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44- And how did EastEnders come along? - Yeah, well, I was...
0:26:44 > 0:26:48I was sitting at home one day and the phone went
0:26:48 > 0:26:51and a friend of mine was on the other end who was the director.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54And he said, "Do you ever watch EastEnders?
0:26:54 > 0:26:58And I said, "Yeah, I think it's great, you know, it's good, I like it, it's gritty."
0:26:58 > 0:27:02And this was in the early days, when it very first started and he said, "Oh, thank goodness for that,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05"because I've been directing quite a bit and I just want to send
0:27:05 > 0:27:08"you a script to have a look at for a particular part."
0:27:08 > 0:27:10And I said, "Great."
0:27:10 > 0:27:13And that was just three weeks try-out
0:27:13 > 0:27:15and then thereafter they wanted me to go back as a regular.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Now, look, 26 years EastEnders, what was your favourite moment?
0:27:23 > 0:27:28Well... It'd be hard to beat the bowtie, wouldn't it, really?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30KNOCKS AT DOOR
0:27:47 > 0:27:49HE LAUGHS
0:27:50 > 0:27:52SHE LAUGHS
0:27:52 > 0:27:58Most of the stories around Mike, our marriage,
0:27:58 > 0:28:02our affair when he was married to Peggy and later on,
0:28:02 > 0:28:06the stuff I had with Barbara when Pat and Peggy
0:28:06 > 0:28:10sort of put Frank aside once he'd gone
0:28:10 > 0:28:14and started to become mates, then, you know, all that stuff...
0:28:14 > 0:28:16- Yeah, it was all good.- Terrific.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19'Pam is a true soap legend and there are still more memories
0:28:19 > 0:28:21'and surprises to come.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28'But first, pens at the ready, because here's the next instalment
0:28:28 > 0:28:32'of my seven tips for your Dartmoor bucket list.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37'The House of Marbles explores the 4,000-year history of glass.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42'See how molten glass is shaped, blown and moulded into marbles
0:28:42 > 0:28:47'and watch some make their way into this giant marble run. Wahey!
0:28:47 > 0:28:51'The Buckfast Butterfly and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary
0:28:51 > 0:28:56'is a haven for nature lovers and it's home to these little critters.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00'Tim Cox is flowing with facts about these four-legged friends.'
0:29:00 > 0:29:04The sanctuary has been going about... Over 30 years.
0:29:04 > 0:29:05It's been a conservation area
0:29:05 > 0:29:11and a place of educating people in schools into wildlife.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13This lovely little otter here is Jasmine.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16You can see she's very affectionate
0:29:16 > 0:29:20and making her bed is what she's about to do.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21They eat mainly fish.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Their favourite food is eels
0:29:24 > 0:29:28and portions of meat which is kind of like a protein for an otter.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37'We've headed along to Broadaford Farm in Dartmoor,
0:29:37 > 0:29:41'a place that also holds some fond and important memories for Pam.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44So, Pam, you know this farm?
0:29:44 > 0:29:46- Oh, yes.- Yeah.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49This is the farm that we moved to.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53This was a move that was essential in terms of size,
0:29:53 > 0:29:55cos the other one was... It was very difficult to work,
0:29:55 > 0:29:59very rocky, very small.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03And Aunt Sylvia came to see this place and in fact
0:30:03 > 0:30:07took me by surprise one holiday and said,
0:30:07 > 0:30:09"We've seen a farm, we'd like you to come and look at it
0:30:09 > 0:30:11"and see what you think."
0:30:11 > 0:30:14And I completely and utterly fell in love with it
0:30:14 > 0:30:16and it's a beautiful, beautiful place.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21So, the most of your time coming down here was actually here?
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Yes, absolutely.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Whereas I could say the first farm was my first home,
0:30:27 > 0:30:29this one was my heart's home.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34- And is it here that your love of animals began?- Oh, absolutely.- Yeah?
0:30:34 > 0:30:40- And... Of course I wanted to be a vet.- Really?- Yeah. Absolutely. Yeah.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42- Yeah.- Oh.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44And I would have been if I'd...
0:30:44 > 0:30:46If I'd have got my Latin, but I couldn't get my Latin.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- In those days you needed Latin to be a vet.- Oh, right.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54'Young Will here tends the sheep at the farm today.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58'He and the lightning-fast Ben can move these bad boys around
0:30:58 > 0:31:00'and he's going to show us how it's done.'
0:31:00 > 0:31:02'WEST COUNTRY ACCENT: Come by! Come by!'
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Pam, this is Will.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- He's got Ben lurking behind.- Yeah?
0:31:07 > 0:31:12- I've watched it on the TV and I've always fancied having a go, Will. - Yeah?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14So, yeah, I've bought my farmer's hat with me,
0:31:14 > 0:31:17cos I'm surprised you haven't got one of these on.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22- But anyway, not to worry. You do it. - Yeah?- And then... We'll have a go.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26- Shall we?- All right, why not?- We'll see who's best and you can score us.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27- Yeah. Brilliant.- OK.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Well, Ben's like a coiled spring there.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Yeah, he's ready and raring to go.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36So, we'll just get Ben to go round them and bring the sheep up to us
0:31:36 > 0:31:38and that'll be roughly what I want you to do
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- and then we'll just have a go at balancing them and...- OK.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42So, Ben, away!
0:31:42 > 0:31:43Look at him go.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45Steady. Come!
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- Pam, do you want to have a go? - Yeah.
0:31:49 > 0:31:50Ben, come!
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Ben, come!
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Pam, I've got to say, look at that.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Look, they're all just sitting looking at him. Look at it.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03It's like being at the London Palladium looking down from the stage!
0:32:03 > 0:32:05SHEEP BLEAT 'Pam's a dab hand at this.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08'Now, the pressure's on, but I do love a challenge.'
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Now, Will, get them away, a long way,
0:32:11 > 0:32:13cos I'm going to be good at this now.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- So, get them, you know... Up the street.- Ben. Come.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- You're so competitive, Len! - THEY LAUGH
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- There we go.- Oh, no, no, don't... - They're off down...
0:32:24 > 0:32:25Away! Away!
0:32:27 > 0:32:28Away! Away, laddie!
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- Away!- Steady.- Steady!
0:32:33 > 0:32:34Come!
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Away! Away...
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Say something, Will.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40- Well, you've managed to retrieve half of them there, Len.- Yeah!
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- Now I'm going to... - Yeah, the others are off to market.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46'Liberty! What woolly troublemakers.'
0:32:46 > 0:32:51What score would you give Pam for her sheep-gathering skills?
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- I'd give her eight out of ten. - What score are you giving me, will?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Looking at those few over there,
0:32:57 > 0:32:59I think I'm going to have to go for a five for you.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05- WHISPERED:- That's upset him.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07You're rotten, you are, you're really rotten.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I could up it a little bit if you want.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Couldn't you have given me a sev-EN?
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Oh! I could... As you've said it...
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- Yeah.- I'll give you a sev-EN out of ten.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Aw, thank you very much!
0:33:19 > 0:33:22'And a ten from Len for Ben and Pam.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34'Farming has always been an important part of life on Dartmoor.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37'But it was very different back in the '50s.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41'Local farmer Tony Beard is from Widecombe-in-the-Moor
0:33:41 > 0:33:44'and remembers those post-war years.'
0:33:44 > 0:33:46I finished my schooling in 1952 and came here
0:33:46 > 0:33:49and worked on the farm with my father and mother.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51And it was...
0:33:51 > 0:33:53It was a mixed farm in those days.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57We had two or three sows, we had several fowls, we had sheep,
0:33:57 > 0:34:03we had cattle and of course we were milking cows in those days.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06It was labour-intensive work, you know,
0:34:06 > 0:34:10I mean, even to the point that we were hand-milking,
0:34:10 > 0:34:12because we didn't have electricity,
0:34:12 > 0:34:16didn't come to Widecombe till 1962, '63, something like that.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19People say, you know, "Dartmoor's so beautiful,"
0:34:19 > 0:34:20of course it's beautiful, but it's beautiful
0:34:20 > 0:34:23because man manages Dartmoor
0:34:23 > 0:34:27and has done for hundreds of generations.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37'I'm with Pam St Clement in the wonderful Dartmoor.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40'We've popped along to the Widecombe Village Hall,
0:34:40 > 0:34:45'which was a very special place when she first came here back in 1953.'
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Eh? PAM LAUGHS
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Does this bring back a few memories?
0:34:50 > 0:34:54Well, do you know, it brings back two very different memories.
0:34:54 > 0:34:59The first is my Aunt Sylvia's 80th birthday party, which was full of
0:34:59 > 0:35:05people in here and lots of food and eats and lots of people downstairs.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07But as far as my youth's concerned,
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- this is where we used to have the dances.- Oh, my.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- The village dance, the hop.- Yes. With the farmer boys.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Yes, I'm afraid so, yeah.
0:35:16 > 0:35:17Come over here.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22The village record player in working order.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Got a fabulous record here.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28One of my favourites.
0:35:28 > 0:35:34Now, so, Pam, I was wondering if you could just pin my bowtie in.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- Surely, sure.- Can you do that?- Yeah.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38It's quite tricky.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41TIE MOTOR RUNS
0:35:41 > 0:35:42PAM LAUGHS
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Do you recall anything? - You naughty man!
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Except you've got your clothes on.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Well, I was going to take my shirt off, but I couldn't be bothered.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54'But if I'm to be Frank Butcher, we must bring Pat back
0:35:54 > 0:35:56'and that means some special earrings.'
0:35:59 > 0:36:00NEEDLE DROPS
0:36:02 > 0:36:06MUSIC: She Wears Red Feathers by Guy Mitchell
0:36:06 > 0:36:10# She wears red feathers and a hooly-hooly skirt... #
0:36:11 > 0:36:13PAM LAUGHS
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Me dickie going.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19# She lives on just coconuts and fish from the sea... #
0:36:19 > 0:36:24# A rose in her hair A gleam in her eyes And love in her heart for me... #
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- Wasn't this silly music? - Weren't it great?
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Now, I must ask you this, because I loved Mike Reid.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36I thought he was...
0:36:36 > 0:36:41- I saw him once at Pontin's Camber Sands.- Yeah.- I...laughed.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- Was he like that on set, you know, or was he...?- Oh, yeah, absolutely.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Cos you hear a lot of times about comedians that they're miserable blighters.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52Oh, no, no, no. No, no, he wasn't at all.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57He was always, always bubbling with jokes and actually it's a
0:36:57 > 0:37:01good opportunity to try out new material, when you think about it.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03No, he was great.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05LEN LAUGHS
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Well, do you know what? I think it's time for pastures green.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- Oh, and there's more to do. - Oh, is there?- Oh, yes!
0:37:13 > 0:37:15I'm not going out with you dressed like that.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- I'm going to keep my dickie on as long as I can.- All right, all right.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22'Actually, I think my batteries have run out!
0:37:24 > 0:37:26'While I slip into something less fun,
0:37:26 > 0:37:30'here's the final instalment of my seven Dartmoor must-dos.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33'Of course, the bowtie's optional, but preferred.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37'If you were impressed by my sharp shooting earlier,
0:37:37 > 0:37:40'why not try a different sort of target practice?
0:37:40 > 0:37:44'Dragon Archery is the perfect place to learn the ancient
0:37:44 > 0:37:48'skills of archery, whilst taking in some of those stunning views.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50'Bull's-eye!
0:37:50 > 0:37:54'And if you want to soar higher, the Virtual Jet Centre puts you
0:37:54 > 0:37:59'right in the flying seat with their impressive flight simulator.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04'Learn what it's like to fly a Boeing 737 on a full motion platform
0:38:04 > 0:38:07'and 220-degree wraparound screen.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12'If you're looking to pick up a memento of this time in Devon,
0:38:12 > 0:38:16'then check out the historic Tavistock Pannier Market.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20'It's packed with countless goodies and knick-knacks from the local
0:38:20 > 0:38:23'traders, such as antiques and mixed crafts.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27'Duane Carruthers is the Market Reeve, which means he's in charge.'
0:38:27 > 0:38:32In 1105, Tavistock's abbey was granted a charter market
0:38:32 > 0:38:35which ran a market on a Friday
0:38:35 > 0:38:39and that market has survived without a break for over 900 years
0:38:39 > 0:38:43and we still at Tavistock Pannier Market honour the charter.
0:38:43 > 0:38:44It's a beautiful area.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47You've got all the archways from all the streets that lead in.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50They often call Tavistock's market the hidden gem.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Round the outside is all the permanent five-day traders
0:38:53 > 0:38:55who trade every single day,
0:38:55 > 0:38:58but inside the middle of the market is where it changes over
0:38:58 > 0:39:00every day, so that's what keeps it one of the best markets
0:39:00 > 0:39:04in the south-west, the variety that's on offer.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11'I'm having a sit-down with Pam to find out what it
0:39:11 > 0:39:15'was like playing one of EastEnders' most formidable characters.'
0:39:16 > 0:39:18You must feel sorry for old...
0:39:19 > 0:39:22..Pat, really. She went through a few ups and downs and...
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- She did, didn't she? - ..traumas during her...- She was...
0:39:25 > 0:39:30A useful tool in terms of being able to take the story out
0:39:30 > 0:39:34and wheel it round, even if she wasn't carrying the story herself.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38And the fun days of course with Mike and then when
0:39:38 > 0:39:43Mike and Barbara, you know, had the Peggy and Frank marriage
0:39:43 > 0:39:49- and then the affair with Pat and all those days, I loved all that.- Yeah.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52So, did you know what was coming up or did you, you know,
0:39:52 > 0:39:55did you suddenly find, "This is what's going to happen?"
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Well, to be honest, Len, you could've known.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00I could've gone up to the office at any time and said to them,
0:40:00 > 0:40:01"What's going to happen to my character?"
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Just occasionally I wanted to have an idea of a direction.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08But by and large I found it easier...
0:40:08 > 0:40:10To do what you do in life, which is you don't
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- know what's around the next corner. - Yeah.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- PEGGY:- So, don't you think my Frank knows he's better off out of it?
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- No, I don't.- Well, he is. - I know my Frank.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20He's not your Frank, he's mine!
0:40:20 > 0:40:21Only cos I don't want him.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Oh, yeah?
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Is there anything that you really wish you'd done
0:40:26 > 0:40:28and you didn't get round to it?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- What, in the acting field, what parts?- Yes.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34No, I don't have a hankering to, you know, I don't think,
0:40:34 > 0:40:36"Oh, my! I should have played Lady Macbeth!"
0:40:36 > 0:40:38LEN LAUGHS
0:40:38 > 0:40:43- But I'd like to come back in my next life as a vet.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45You've got to learn some Latin.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47THEY LAUGH
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Do you feel that coming down here was a holiday of your lifetime?
0:40:54 > 0:40:58Well, I think it's quite important to actually point out
0:40:58 > 0:41:02the fact that this wasn't just a holiday of a lifetime,
0:41:02 > 0:41:07but it's a holiday which became my lifetime.
0:41:07 > 0:41:08Yeah. Yeah.
0:41:08 > 0:41:14This has been a wonderful, wonderful day for me. I've enjoyed it so much.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18We've laughed and it's a little tinged with a little sadness,
0:41:18 > 0:41:19but it has been fantastic.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21It's been great, Len.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26- I really, really am so thrilled to meet you.- Well...
0:41:26 > 0:41:28And, you know, it's been wonderful.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- Thank you so much.- Well, likewise, thank you.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33'It's been lovely to spend the day with Pam
0:41:33 > 0:41:36'and learn about her time here in Dartmoor.'
0:41:36 > 0:41:39'We boogied on the dance floor...'
0:41:40 > 0:41:42MUSIC: She Wears Red Feathers by Guy Mitchell
0:41:44 > 0:41:45'Had fun on the farm...'
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Away! Away, laddie!
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Pull! '..and went out with a bang.'
0:41:51 > 0:41:52GUNSHOT
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- Nice shot.- I got it!- You did get it!
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Wow.
0:41:56 > 0:41:57I got it!
0:41:57 > 0:41:59I got it! HE LAUGHS
0:42:02 > 0:42:07I have with me a complete record of our day together.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- Really?- Yes, in the form...of this little scrapbook,
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Holiday Of My Lifetime.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Look! You on the front.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- Isn't that beautiful?- Look at that.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25'A scrapbook of memories of our time in the delightful Dartmoor
0:42:25 > 0:42:28'that will help Pam remember our rural adventure,
0:42:28 > 0:42:32'but still, I've got one final surprise that will surely
0:42:32 > 0:42:34'bring back those memories.'
0:42:34 > 0:42:38So, here it is, a little Widecombe Fair jug.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42- No, of course, because that's the whole memory, isn't it?- Course it is. There it is.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46- Oh, lovely. Thank you. - It's been great.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50- Thank you very much, Len.- No... - It's been super.- It's been my joy.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56'It's goodbye from Dartmoor and the summer of 1953,
0:42:56 > 0:43:00'when two generous ladies took Pam under their wing
0:43:00 > 0:43:02'and helped shape a true acting legend.'