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Jason Manford accused of shoplifting after Butlin's pick 'n mix disaster

Comedian Jason Manford has revealed he was once accused of shoplifting during a family holiday to Butlin's after his mum told him everything was free

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Jason Manford was accused of shoplifting as a kid(Image: Getty Images for the National Lottery)

Comic Jason Manford revealed he was accused of shoplifting when he first went on an all-inclusive holiday - after he misunderstood his mum telling him everything was free.

The West End actor and TV star was on his first family week away at a Butlins when he was shocked to learn he didnt have to pay for using the facilities, after his mum told him things at the resort were free.

Manford said: This is Pwllheli in Wales and its Butlins. I was about ten, and my brothers, eight and seven, wed never been on holiday before.

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We said to my mum - because there was like a rollercoaster, there was the swimming pool - we said Can we have some money? She said What for?

I said for the rollercoaster and the swimming pool. She said its all included. We went Oh my God. So we ran out, went on the rollercoaster, got back in the queue.]

[Entrance sign at Butlins holiday camp, Bognor Regis, 21st April 2009. (Photo by Martin Godwin/Getty Images)]

The mix-up unfolded at Butlin's(Image: Hulton Archive)

And then a couple of mornings later my dad answers the door and security from Butlins is there. He goes Are three lads living here, theres been reports of some shoplifting.

Dad went Not my lads, theyre good boys. Were all sat there, big pick 'n mix, buckets and spades. Dad went Have you robbed them? We went Mum said everything was free.

It turns out - this is the Angelas Ashes bit - our holiday was actually paid for by a charity called The Lord Mayors Fund which gives holidays to underprivileged kids.

Years later I was doing a charity gig at the Apollo for the Lord Mayors Fund and I just mentioned it in passing to my mum and she said you know that holiday we had....

So full circle, I have paid back for that Pick N Mix - took me 20 years.

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