Updated: October 29, 2004 11:37   

Of course I met Sean O'Kane at this point - but to tell the truth, I was still a bit scared of him !!
Annabel was very friendly and kind, and in fact I gave her a lift in my car down into Port Isaac where she was staying at the Slipway Hotel with the rest of the "big wigs".

Whilst at the farm, I had a quick look into the cabin where they were looking at the "rushes" - the early views of the tapes that had been recorded. In charge of proceeding here was Frank Meyburgh (Frankie from Treasure Hunt).

The rest of the day is now a haze - as we were still coming down from the adrenalin high, but it was the last day of filming for all the crew, as they had finished a long and arduous series of filming the programmes around the country.

I do remember that we all went for a picnic with

champagne on the cliffs above Port Isaac and there was a "get together" at the Bodare Hotel that evening to which Sarah and myself were invited as it was the last programme.

I also remember Malcolm Heyworth assuring us that the equipment was top rate, and that it always worked perfectly. So he set the zapper into reverse to unlock my pack to demonstrate how well it worked. Only he couldn't unlock the pack - he never did. At this point, the crew were all trying to persuade him to give us the money as we had been swindled - and I'm sure Malcolm almost did. The fact that he didn't and that he had good business sense is probably testament to why he is a producer and not a contestant !!

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