Episode 2 Breakaway

Hello and welcome to Breakaway - a race to this finish line,

with up to £10,000 to be won.

But will today's players stick together as a team

or go it alone, in a bid to take everything for themselves?

Let's meet them.

Hello, I'm Guy, a management consultant, from Tamworth in Staffordshire.

Hi, I'm Gail, a bingo moderator, from Manchester.

Hello, I'm Ikenna, a carer and personal assistant, from Renfrewshire.

Hello, I'm Elisabeth, a retired seaside landlady, from Bournemouth.

Hello, I'm Sam. I'm a postman, from Garvagh in Northern Ireland.

Hi, I'm Helen. I'm a sales manager, from Bolton.

Please take your place on the start line.

25 correct answers stand between you and that finish line.

With each correct answer, you'll win and £100 for the communal pot,

for you all to share at the end. But it's not just as simple as that.

Any one of you can, if you want, break away from the pack.

If you cross the finish line here, the entire prize fund will be yours.

If you break away, the questions on this side are worth

£400 per question. The money racks up very, very quickly,

but you do run the risk of instant elimination if you get a question wrong.

Today's categories are on the screen

and the first questions will be on....

That may be a very strong subject for some, not be not quite so strong for others.

Before we start the questions, you have an important decision to make.

You'll be given the chance to break away now and after every three questions.

The points are marked along the track.

There they are.

Each time you reach one of these red lines, you have a chance to break away and play on this side.

You have that chance right now. You will have five seconds to decide

and only the person who buzzes in first will break away.

So, the chance to break away now and win £10,000.

Does anybody want to break away?

Much exaggerated shaking of heads

and looking at each other, just to check.

We are playing as a team. You have 15 seconds to answer each question. One, and only one of you,

must step forward and answer before the time is out.

Are we all ready?

ALL: Yes.

Question 1...

on Pop Stars.

THEY CONFER

Ikenna?

Katy Perry.

Is the answer Katy Perry?

WIN BUZZER

Absolutely sure of that. Very confident from Ikenna.

All he said was "Katy Perry, Katy Perry"

and then he stepped forward and said "Katy Perry".

£100. Good start.

Question 2...

THEY CONFER

-Gail?

-Gary Barlow.

-Is the answer Gary Barlow?

WIN BUZZER

Services to the music industry and charity.

Two out of two. £200. Final question on Pop Stars,

as long as you get it right.

Question 3.

THEY CONFER

Five seconds, someone has got to go. Four seconds, someone has to go!

-Helen.

-I'm going to go for Madonna.

A lot of intense speculation there.

A lot of doubt in the team.

If the answer is not Madonna,

the money that you have won will be wiped away.

Is the answer...Madonna?

WIN BUZZER.

Yes, it is. Well done, well done.

A bit of an early wobble there!

but you got there. Well done.

Helen, your idea it was Madonna?

No, I think it was collective.

You got there in the end.

Nearly got timed out, but it is all right. You have got through

the first three questions. You have £300. You have made no errors.

Now, we have reached today's second break point - and a chance to win yourselves a life.

You could be eliminated from the game if you get a question wrong.

If you have a life, that will protect you from elimination.

There are four lives to be won during the game - one here and then

at the next three break points.

Only four lives and, as you've probably noticed, six of you.

So you are going to be playing against each other. The first person to buzz in

and answer correctly will win the life.

Questions are always the same - who, where or what is this?

This island was first sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1494. He named it Santiago

and described it as, "the fairest isle the eyes have beheld".

BUZZER

Elisabeth.

-Is it Dominica?

-Is it Dominica?

-LOSE BUZZER

-No, it's not.

Elisabeth is out for the rest of this question.

It has a population of approximately 2.7 million.

It is the third-largest island in the Caribbean....

BUZZER

-Guy.

-Is it Cuba?

-Is it Cuba?

LOSE BUZZER

No, it's not. Guy is out for the rest of the question.

It is situated some 100 miles south-west of Haiti.

In December 2011, Portia Simpson-Miller was elected as Prime Minister.

BUZZER

-Ikenna.

-Jamaica.

Is the answer Jamaica?

WIN BUZZER

Well done, Ikenna. Well done. Ikenna gets a life.

Well done, you have a life.

That makes you the strongest player in the game so far.

And you get to choose the next category from...

All right. Erm... We'll have a shot at British Food.

The next three questions on British Food.

Might be a strong subject for him.

It might be weak and he's hoping you'll help him through.

Maybe, if it's a strong one, he's thinking of breaking away.

Now is the time to be thinking about that. We are at a break away point.

If you were to stay together as a team,

and go all the way through as a team, you would share £2,500.

If you were to break away now and go on your own - and maybe Ikenna is

thinking about that - £9,100 could be yours.

So, does anybody want to break away?

Three questions on British Food for you all to answer as a team.

Question 4...

THEY CONFER

-Guy.

-Nettles.

Guy says nettles. Is the answer nettles?

WIN BUZZER

-Well done. Do you know why it's called Yarg?

-I don't, no.

It's the name Gray backwards.

The couple who developed the cheese are called Gray.

You're good on backwards names, aren't you?

Your band, Ikenna, is what?

It's called Enigami. It is the word "imagine" spelt backwards.

Question 5.

THEY CONFER

Elisabeth.

Leicestershire.

Is the answer Leicestershire?

WIN BUZZER

You are doing very well. Five out of five.

£500.

Question 6.

THEY CONFER

Five seconds. Gail.

-Redcurrant.

-You go for redcurrant.

I heard the mention of cranberry.

If it is cranberry, you are going to lose your money.

Is the answer redcurrant?

WIN BUZZER

Well done.

Six questions down, £600. An excellent start.

We've reached the next break point and a chance to win yourself another life.

The first person to buzz in and answer correctly gets the life.

The question, as always, who, where, or what is this?

This fruit, of Persea americana, is of the family, Lauraceae.

It is known for its lush, buttery texture and mild nut-like flavour.

It provides thiamine, riboflavin and vitamin K.

Often referred to as the "alligator pear",

it is the main ingredient in guacamole, a staple of.

BUZZER

Gail.

Avocado.

Is the answer avocado?

WIN BUZZER

Well done, Gail, well done. Gail gets a life.

And Gail gets to choose the next subject category...

UK Football.

UK Football.

This is one that usually splits our contestants.

Some people love the football questions, some people hate them.

It might be a good subject to break away on.

If you stick together, £2,500 to share between you.

Breakaway now, where the questions are worth £400 each step,

you could have £8,200 for yourself.

You could ask someone to come and join you.

So, does anybody want to break away?

All right. Three questions on football. Sam will be hoping there is a question about Coleraine,

-the team that he supports, home and away. Mind you, the away matches must be fairly near, as well?

-Yes!

Question 7.

THEY CONFER

-Sam?

-Glasgow Rangers.

Is the answer Glasgow Rangers?

WIN BUZZER

Very popular club

-in Northern Ireland, Glasgow Rangers?

-Very popular, yes.

Quite popular in Glasgow,

-as well, Ikenna, aren't they?

-Supposedly, yeah.

Question 8.

THEY CONFER

-Ikenna?

-Brian Clough.

Is the answer Brian Clough?

WIN BUZZER

Who said, he wouldn't say

he was the best manager in the business,

but he was in the top one.

LAUGHTER

Question 9.

THEY CONFER

Ten seconds. Ikenna is very insistent that the answer is?

Ryan Giggs.

Is the answer Ryan Giggs?

WIN BUZZER

Well done, well done.

Three out of three on that one. Another £300. We are up to £900

from nine questions.

We have reached the next break point and the next chance to win a life.

Ikenna has got a life, Gail has a life. Ikenna is starting

very strong. Maybe he's the guy that you have to be careful about.

He's the one you have to fear.

Question, as always, who, where or what is this?

This film director was born in 1963, in Knoxville, Tennessee,

the son of Tony, an actor, and Connie, a nursing student.

He moved to California at...

BUZZER.

-Ikenna.

-Is it Quentin Tarantino?

Is the answer Quentin Tarantino?

WIN BUZZER

Very, very impressive, Ikenna.

Ikenna gets another life. Well done. You choose the next category.

I'm going to have a shot at Children's Television.

Children's Television.

Always interesting when people are choosing what category to go for.

You're not sure if they are saving things, to break away with,

or bringing things in they want to get rid of now.

Well, we'll find out if Ikenna is thinking of breaking away,

because we are that point in the game.

If you're going to stick together,

it is as you were - £2,500.

If you were to break away now on your own,

£7,300 could be yours.

The earlier you go, the more money there is.

Does anybody want to break away?

Not yet. Right then, three questions now on Children's Television.

Question 10.

-Shall I go?

-Go ahead.

-SpongeBob SquarePants.

-Gail said SpongeBob SquarePants.

Is the answer SpongeBob SquarePants?

WIN BUZZER

I really like SpongeBob SquarePants. I watch quite a lot of that.

-You are obviously a fan, Gail?

-Yes. It's on 24/7.

-We have £1,000.

Well done.

Question 11.

THEY CONFER

-Elisabeth?

-Bagpuss.

-Is the answer Bagpuss?

WIN BUZZER

Another great from Oliver Postgate, wasn't it? Noggin The Nog.

£1,100. You are doing fantastically well. Question 12.

THEY CONFER

-Babar.

-Was that the king, cos his mother was Celestine?

-Quickly.

Someone's got to go.

-Guy.

-Babar.

-Is the answer Babar?

WIN BUZZER

-Elisabeth, you were giving us the whole family tree.

-Yes.

-It was one of my favourite books.

-Well done. 12 out of 12. £1,200.

12 correct answers.

We've reached the next break point and we've reached the final life.

Ikenna has two looking very very strong.

Gail has one, the rest of you are chasing those lives.

Who, where, or what is this?

This tourist attraction is 212 feet five inches long and 36 feet wide

and had a net tonnage of 921.

Its construction was ordered in London by the Scot Captain John Willis.

It's maiden voyage was to Shanghai by way of the Cape Of Good Hope.

It served in English-Chinese tea trade through the 1870s.

-Is it the Cutty Sark?

-Is it the Cutty Sark?

WIN BUZZER

Yes, well done, Sam. Tea trade was it that gave it away?

-Yes.

-Excellent.

Sam wins our final life. He gets to choose the next subject category.

-Shakespeare.

-Shakespeare.

The next three questions will be on Shakespeare.

There's usually a Shakespeare buff amongst our competitors.

Maybe the Shakespeare buff who was in there, if there is one, is thinking of breaking away.

Stick together, you will win... Guy, tell me how much you will win?

-I don't know.

-£2,500. You've not been listening!

-Pay attention!

-I will do.

£2,500 if you stick together.

If you were to break away now, £6,400.

Totally your decision.

Does anybody want to break away?

Wow. Ikenna has broken away. Come and join me on the Breakaway track.

You look like you're regretting it already.

You've made a very brave decision.

You have broken away on question 12. there are 13 questions left.

-13.

-Go all that way.

-That number again!

-There has to be 13 questions left at some stage.

Go all that way and you will win £6,400 for yourself.

But you can ask somebody if you want.

If you are not confident that you get there, you can ask somebody to come and join you.

If you don't take somebody with you now, you can ask

later at each of the break points.

Yes, I'll take someone with me.

-OK, let's have a look.

-I'll take someone down with me this time.

He's going to take somebody down with him!

If he's going out, somebody's going with him.

Ikenna, who would you like to ask to come

and join you, bearing in mind it can say no?

-I would like to take Sam with me.

-Sam, would you like to come and join Ikenna here?

-It's too far.

-Too far away?

-It is too far.

That's interesting. I thought you may well have come

given that you've chosen Shakespeare. Maybe you have chosen that

because it's a weak subject for you.

The fact is Sam has said no.

You will have to face the next three questions on your own.

Then you can ask again. Good luck. You have got to lives.

You've been a strong player.

There's no reason at all why you can't go all

the way on your own, never mind just these three.

Question 13.

-OK, Ikenna.

-I believe that's Montague.

-Is the answer Montague?

WIN BUZZER

Juliet is a Capulet of course. £400 straightaway.

One step forward, £400.

It's not a long-distance to win a lot of money.

Question 14.

OK.

I can't really think.

You need to step forward and answer.

-Ikenna, yes.

-It's Mercutio. Let's go for that one.

-OK. Mercutio.

Is the answer Mercutio?

LOSE BUZZER

Mercutio was in Romeo and Juliet.

-The answer, the merchant in The Merchant Of Venice, is Antonio.

-Antonio? All right.

Take a step back for me. I'm afraid one of your lives has gone.

You have one life. Question 14.

Can I think about this one? I'm going to step forward anyway.

Ikenna.

I believe it is Macbeth.

Is the answer Macbeth?

WIN BUZZER

As a good Scotsman, I'd expect you to get that. Well done.

It's from the witches' scene at the beginning of the play.

We're up to £2,000.

-Question 15.

-15.

The suspense is building up.

-Ikenna?

-Anne Hathaway?

-Is the answer Anne Hathaway?

WIN BUZZER

Married in 1582, she was eight years older than him. Well done.

£2,400. Successfully got through those three questions. One hiccup.

You still have a life. You are still a very strong player at this point in time.

The last category is...

The next three questions are going to be on Rivers And Lakes.

You are at a stage where you can ask somebody to come and join you.

Sam said the last time was too early.

Maybe now he's thinking differently. Then again, maybe you're thinking,

"I've asked him once, I will not ask him again." Your decision.

-Do you want to ask somebody to come and join you?

-Yes, I do.

I will go with you again, Sam.

Could you join me in this Breakaway line?

Sam, you have said no once. You are a strong player.

-It is a long way from here to there.

-It is not a long way. Come on.

You have got these three questions

and general knowledge questions to go.

Come on. It's not long.

-I'm going to stay with the team.

-OK.

You are happy to let Ikenna be over here earning money for you.

That is what you are thinking. Then join him later.

I'm afraid that's it. Just you for the next three questions.

OK. I'm ready let's go.

Let's go. Question 16.

Ikenna.

-I think that's the Eiffel Tower.

-Is the answer the Eiffel Tower?

WIN BUZZER

-OK.

-Well done.

-Well done.

£2,800 you have.

Two more questions till the next break point.

Both on Rivers And Lakes. Question 17.

-Mississippi.

-Is the answer Mississippi?

-WIN BUZZER

-Very good.

It crosses ten American states. Did you know that?

From Minnesota to Louisiana.

Another £400. £3,200. Doing beautifully well.

Question 18.

Quebec?

Um...

-Yes?

-Ontario?

Is the answer Ontario?

LOSE BUZZER

Take a step back for me, Ikenna. Take a step back. Does anybody know?

-Montreal?

-Montreal is the correct answer.

-Oh, you've...

If you'd said Montreal, you'd be doing beautifully.

You didn't say Montreal. Stand up and lose your life, young man.

That was a shocker!

Got to be positive now. We need to get through this next question.

Question 18. You're still the same player you were before.

You're a strong player. Believe in this. You will do it. Question 18.

Get through this question and you are at the next break point,

you can ask for some help.

-Yes.

-The Bay of Bengal.

-Is the answer The Bay Of Bengal?

WIN BUZZER

Well done. The largest bay in the Indian Ocean. Excellent answer.

Well done. Another £400. You have £3,600.

We have reached the final run-in.

There's just seven questions remaining.

All of these questions are going to be Pot Luck.

And because we are getting towards the end of the game you can

have 30 seconds to think about each one.

Now, if you cross that line, £6,400 could be yours.

You're certainly capable of it.

The question is, are you confident you can do it on your own?

Twice you've asked somebody to come and join you.

Twice you've been turned down.

Would you like to ask somebody this time to come and join you?

-Yes... this time I'm going to ask Gail.

-OK, Gail.

We've got seven questions to go. You have a life.

You know that's part of the reason he is asking.

But you can certainly add to his knowledge.

Would you like to go and join him?

-Yes.

-Come on, then. Come and join Ikenna on the Breakaway track.

-I got the impression that you might just as easily have said no.

-Yes.

-It was a very last-minute decision.

-Absolutely. We are onto Pot Luck.

You have got 30 seconds. When one of you knows the answer and you agree, step forward as before.

Happy?

Question...

Put it there.

Question 19.

-40th anniversary.

-40th, yes.

-Would that be Emmerdale?

-It's not Coronation Street.

-EastEnders?

EastEnders has been around for 25, 26 years.

It's not Coronation Street that is like 50 odd. I'd say Emmerdale.

Emmerdale, it must be. You want to go for it?

Yes, let's go for it, man.

-OK, Ikenna, answer?

-Emmerdale.

-Is the answer Emmerdale?

WIN BUZZER

Well done. Well done. Good logic there. You worked it out.

Started its life as Emmerdale Farm. £4,000.

Question 20.

-Malta.

-Malta. Yes. We have Malta.

-Gail?

-Malta.

-A very quick answer.

Is the answer Malta?

WIN BUZZER

Well done. Gained independence from Britain in 1964.

Question 21.

-Heard of any of them?

-No.

Painter, sculptor and printmaker, Whaam! and Drowning Girl...

20 seconds...

49-year-old...

I can't think of anybody.

-Nine seconds, eight seconds!

-Someone's got to go!

Can't think of anyone at all.

Three seconds, two seconds... go!

Let's do this.

Ikenna.

Can't think of anyone, I'll just say,

I don't know, Samuel Jones.

Samuel Jones!

LAUGHTER

Is the answer Samuel Jones?

LOSE BUZZER

Surprise surprise.

Did you know back here? Anybody know?

Yeah, we all knew.

-What is the answer?

-Andy Warhol?

Roy Lichtenstein, is the answer.

The first American to exhibit at the Tate.

Now, you have a decision to make back here.

Ikenna has no life.

You could send him home,

but also, you could take a life from Gail if you wanted to.

Obviously, what you're looking for is to get back in the game.

Get rid of both of them, the money comes across, you move up.

You're sort of playing the puppet master from here.

I think we have to get rid of a person rather than a life.

If they both had a life, it'd be more difficult to choose,

but as we could get rid of a person...

-Elisabeth?

-I think we'd better get rid of Ikenna.

You're going to get rid of Ikenna.

-As a landlady, you're used to throwing people out.

-Definitely.

So, Ikenna, broke out,

very bravely, I have to say, very early,

but sadly, Ikenna, the game's over for you.

But well played, you did a really good job, unlucky.

-Thanks for having me.

-You've been a pleasure.

APPLAUSE

So, Gail, you were 50-50 about coming over,

you did come over, now Ikenna's gone on.

You're on your own on the Breakaway track,

£6,400 is five questions away.

Question 21.

Oh, see, now my daughter has them in a box set.

Was there five, or six, seven?

20 seconds.

15 seconds.

-It's...

-Gail.

Seven.

Is the answer seven?

LOSE BUZZER

Take a step back.

There are seven books, there are eight films,

-because The Deathly Hallows is in two parts.

-Of course!

Two separate films.

Very unlucky, but, sadly,

it does mean you're going to lose that life.

That life's there to protect you, and it's protected you here.

You're still in the game.

Get through this question, then you can ask somebody

to come and join you, if you want.

Question 21.

Oh...

-I've asked this question myself.

-20 seconds...

Oh, no, I can think of it.

10 seconds...

Have to have a guess at something.

Olympic motto - yes, go on, Gail.

Believe, achieve...

..win?

-No.

-It's a good motto!

It's a great motto.

Is the answer believe, achieve and win?

LOSE BUZZER

Afraid not. Just wait there for me.

-Do you know the answer back here?

-Faster, higher, stronger.

Faster, higher, stronger is the correct answer.

I'd like believe, achieve, and win, personally.

Gail, you've been a super contestant,

we've loved having you here. Sadly, the game's over for you.

-Well played, well played.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

So, I imagine Sam wants to stay there,

cos he never wants to move from there,

but, sadly, you're going to all have to join me on Question 21.

Up you come.

The money that Ikenna, especially, and Gail had won, £4,400,

goes across to you.

You are one, two, three, four,

five questions from going through the finish line.

The questions over there are worth £100, as you know,

and you've got 30 seconds to chat this time.

-OK, everybody happy?

-Yes.

Good. Question 21.

THEY CONFER

Elisabeth, very confident - Elisabeth?

-Jethro Tull.

-Is the answer Jethro Tull?

WIN BUZZER

Indeed, well done. Another £100. £4,500.

We have reached a break point.

You've only been in the game again for a matter of seconds.

If you were to stay together now, £4,900.

If you got all of those right, go through, share it between you.

However, if you did want to break ranks and break away now

and go on your own, £6,100 for yourself.

Obviously, there are permutations

of taking somebody with you, etc, etc.

There's a decent amount of money in that pot,

and if you stay together you've got four heads to answer the questions.

Does anybody want to break away?

That's nice. That's nice.

The four of you are staying together.

Question 22.

A queen that's been shot at, it may not be England.

20 seconds...

THEY CONFER

What about the Netherlands, or...?

Beatrix, or somebody?

10 seconds...

Got to answer it, five seconds...

Four seconds, three seconds, someone's got to go!

Guy.

Cleopatra.

If the answer is not Cleopatra,

the money that you have won will be wiped away.

Is the answer Cleopatra?

LOSE BUZZER

-Take a step back, Guy.

-Yes.

The answer is Queen Victoria.

Who had an assassination attempt on her in 1882.

I think, Sam, you might have mentioned Queen Victoria.

Yeah, I did. It was like something she would have said.

Anyway, let's not have a post-mortem, it's done now.

The money is at risk but, luckily, Sam has a life.

Sam could save that money for you, if he chooses to.

He'll have five seconds to buzz in, and he will lose his life

and the money will stay where it is.

£4,500, OK?

So, Sam, your time starts now.

BUZZER

Good man.

Sam has done that for you.

It's a good job he had that life, a good job he hung around

and didn't break away before, but what it does mean,

we must make sure we get through these four questions without error.

All right? Everybody happy?

Question 22.

THEY CONFER

Wallace and Gromit, what's his name? He's won so many Oscars, hasn't he?

15 seconds...

Five seconds, somebody has to go. Four seconds...

-Guy.

-Aardman.

A lot of discussion.

You cannot afford to get this wrong.

Is the answer Aardman?

WIN BUZZER

Course it is. Well done!

Oh, my goodness! Brilliant!

Well done, well done.

-Who came up with Aardman?

-He did!

-Well done, Guy.

-It was in there somewhere.

I've been revising things beginning with A.

Well done, we're there.

£4,600. Question 23.

Troll?

Helen?

-Troll.

-Troll, is the answer troll?

WIN BUZZER

Yes, well done, another £100, another step closer.

Please, please, please, please, please, do it!

Question 24.

-Tubular Bells, all happy with that?

-Elisabeth, very confident.

-Tubular Bells.

-Is the answer Tubular Bells?

WIN BUZZER

Well done.

We're at the final question,

but we're also at the final break point.

OK, so the situation is this...

Go through that line together,

you will share £4,900.

The best part of £1,250 each. All right?

That is a really good sum of money to take as a team.

If you were to break away and go on your own over here

through the one question, £5,200 for yourself.

I feel it would be a terrible shame if somebody was to do that,

but they are entirely within their rights, I have to stress that.

Does anybody want to break away?

-Sam, a bit of a tease, there, he had his behind his back.

-No, no.

There was no way I was ever going to do it.

We know that, Sam, you never come over here.

I'm a big team player, I am.

Right, then. Let's do this now. Question 25.

Just need to get this one question right, step through that line,

and you've got £4,900 to share between you.

-Good luck, everybody.

-Thank you.

Question 25.

-Romansh.

-Definitely right.

-Sam.

-Romansh.

Is the answer Romansh?

-I'm tempted to hold hands, as well!

-Come on, then!

WIN BUZZER

CHEERING

The official language of Graubunden, one of the 17 cantons, near Austria.

Come on then, let's come back here and look at the amount of money.

Very good that you all stayed together as a team.

Wonderful. £4,900 to share between you.

Very loyal, you deserved it in the end, especially for staying together.

OK, Sam, your tactics seemed to work. Twice you turned

Ikenna down and it worked out properly for you, didn't it?

I'm a team player, big-time.

A natural conservative, I think. Very, very careful.

Yeah, that's the Ulsterman in me!

And everybody chipped in, I thought that was wonderful,

you were a cracking little team, actually.

To have the best part of £1,250 each - that is a big win.

I don't think it's going to be quite enough to bring you all back

for the final show, but it's a very, very respectable amount of money,

and you've done very, very well. Well done to all of you.

Join us next time when six new players

try to work out the best way of getting over that finish line.

Goodbye.

Congratulations.

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