DS1ST DAILY STAR, Monday, June 8, 2020 19 ‘Punish TV CAD’S PASSION FOR STUFFING breach bosses’ COMPANY bosses should be held responsible for cyber attacks that compro- mise consumer data. And 68% of consumers believe they should also be Taxi for Mr Havers! compensated for breaches, THE MIKE WARD INTERVIEW says data protection firm Veritas Technologies. The Government is pro- NIGEL HAVERS posing tougher penalties In Corrie for bosses who fail to pro- tect users, with details to ACTOR AND (to come) be finalised later this year. Simon Jelley, of Veritas, said: “As consumers, we’re COLLECTOR unforgiving of businesses that don’t take data securi- ty as seriously as we do. “If businesses don’t get these basics right, consum- ers are ready to punish their leadership.” In The Charmer

Can you guess CON ARTIST: the year from ■ In Corrie as these five clues? evil Lewis Archer 1. Building work on American military HQ The Pentagon is completed. 2. High tec! Raymond Chandler novel The Lady Of The Lake is published, featuring private eye Philip Marlowe. 3. Vera Lynn stars in SMOOTHIE: We’ll Meet Again, a ■ Nigel in The musical loosely based Charmer in 1987 on her life. 4. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger is born in Dartford, Kent. 5. Soviet win in the Battle of Stalingrad stops the German advance and sees World War Two turn in favour of the Allies. No Googling! Answer in tomorrow’s paper. Friday’s year: 2005

TV meal NIGEL Havers is telling me how The Bidding Room, starting this after- But that’s the way we British are. We’re 1987. And for a decade (on and off), much he loves stuffed fish. So noon. Already a hit in Germany, France kind to each other. We’re nice people.” Nigel played con that’s something we have in and the Netherlands, the format sees Despite not being part of the bidding man Lewis Archer, the scheming slime- harms common. Up to a point. members of the public bringing in all process, Nigel says he can’t resist pok- ball with whom Sue Nicholls’ character Personally, I like mine on a plate. A kinds of old gear – maybe something ing his head around the door now and Audrey Roberts fell madly in love. nice juicy trout, say, with stuffing made sentimental or something that’s then to see what’s going on. Archer was finally killed off on New relations from breadcrumbs, herbs and a splash just cluttering up the garage – “In one episode someone Year’s Day last year. Given how much of lemon juice. and hoping it’ll wow the brought in a bottle of Château Nigel loved his stints in Weatherfield, I FAMILIES who eat togeth- Nigel, on the other hand, likes to show’s trio of professional It’s the Palmer ’59,” he recalls. guess he must be gutted now to think er at meal times – rather hang his fish on the wall. dealers, ideally sparking “I happen to know a bit he can never go back. than in front of the telly – “I’ve been buying antiques all my a bidding war. way we about wine and that’s a get on better. life,” he explains, “and one of my strang- “I don’t get involved very, very good one. Sweet Researchers also suggest est collections is taxidermy. in that side of it,” Nigel British “In the end, the four of “Oh, never say never, Mike!” he relatives who dish out dis- says. “My role is to help us bought it between chuckles. “As I was leaving the building, couraging remarks are less Passion the sellers relax when are... we us for £500. We drank it Sue said to me: ‘You do realise Lewis likely to engage in family “Mostly, it’s anglers’ stuffed fish they arrive, to put them at the same night. It was Archer has a twin brother!’ I thought meals. trophies from the late Victorian period. their ease. They tend to be a are nice delicious!” that was so sweet of her.” Lead study author Prof I have quite a few of those. bit nervous because they’ve Of course, the nice-guy Nigel is clearly quite at ease with that Keeley Pratt, of the Ohio “They look stunning. They’re done by not been on TV before.” Nigel we’re seeing on this show on-screen persona. But would he ever State University, said: “It’s a firm called Cooper and Son. I believe So is this BBC version (made by the is rather different from some of the fancy playing a more surprising role – important to note all family they’re the top stuffers…” bunch who make The Repair Shop) characters he’s portrayed on screen. something totally out of character”? members in the home Nigel’s lifelong passion for collecting pretty much a carbon copy of the Over the years, he’s carved out some- “Yes,” he replies in a flash. “I’d like to have influence. (“My wife has warned me not to keep European ones? thing of a niche for himself as the play one of the Kray twins.” “Any family member can bringing things home – we don’t have “No, the one in Germany is much smooth-talking upper-class cad. ● The Bidding Room goes out on influence the adoption and the room…”) makes him the perfect tougher on the people bringing things He played conman Ralph Ernest BBC One at 3.45pm, Mondays to maintenance of healthy host for BBC One’s new daytime show in,” says Nigel. “We’re a bit more caring. Gorse in ITV’s series The Charmer in Fridays, starting today. patterns and behaviours in the home.”