Happy times call for Trixie
IF you fancy sending someone you adore or detest a personal message delivered by a famous individual, all you have to do is stump up the cash.
For about $500, Bert the Chimney Sweep – aka Dick Van Dyke – will say happy birthday to your goddaughter. A mere £30 or so will secure the cut-glass tones of Nigel Havers to congratulate your nephew on passing his driving test and Miriam Margolyes will berate and deride any poor soul you nominate for under £100.
It’s a bonus for the participants – a lucrative income-stream in straitened times. My pick would be a 4am wake-up call from Helen George, the gloriously top-drawer Trixie in Call The Midwife, a veritable bargain at £37.