Episode 1 Getaway Car

Welcome to Cape Town, South Africa,

where five couples are about to face the ultimate relationship road test.

Belt up. This...is The Getaway Car.

Right... Hold on a second...

Ow!

Ow! Yep, that definitely wasn't in my contract.

SCREAMING

Oh, my God!

Put your foot down and go!

Get in there!

It's said if you love someone, set them free.

We say if you truly want to test your love for someone,

get behind the wheel of a car with them.

Over four rounds, five couples are about to embark

on the biggest driving challenge of their lives.

-I've never seen you drive like this before!

-Come on!

They'll put their nerves...

SCREAMING

..their know-how...

-Belgium, isn't it? Belgium?

-Belgium.

..and the relationship...

Left, left, left!

..through the ultimate MOT.

All in the hope of driving this...

..The Getaway Car...

ENGINE REVS

..and walking away with £10,000.

But, standing in their way, well,

only the greatest driver of his generation -

Top Gear's The Stig.

Today's finalists will be going helmet-to-helmet against this

racing legend in the thrilling midnight chase.

Outdrive him and the £10,000 is theirs.

How does he get his whites so white?

Right, engines on, let's get this show on the road.

So, ready to go fast and get furious are today's five couples.

Let's meet some of them.

Manuella and Jamie from Sheffield. They're getting married next year...

if their relationship survives The Getaway Car.

Train driver Wayne and conductor Illy,

two best mates from Blackpool,

departing soon and hoping for no delays.

And music studio boss Grant and his favourite employee Sas,

who's pretty sure this wasn't in the job description.

Ladies and gentlemen, today's teams.

And so, it's time to get the contestants and

their relationships on the road to possible victory, but probable ruin.

Round one is called Hazard Highway.

So, first to attempt Hazard Highway and take a step towards glory

and £10,000, it's Team Blue.

This is driver Matt and co-driver Nicola from Cheshire.

-Matt and Nicola, hello, welcome.

-Hello.

-Hi, Dermot.

How are we feeling?

-Oh, so excited.

-Can't wait to get started.

So, the dynamic here, the relationship is...?

We're married. We've been married for 21 years,

so we've got two children, who are 16 and ten, so yeah, family couple.

What do your kids think about you being out here?

Well, they're super-excited for us to be here,

you know, this week, and it makes a real change for us to be away from

them, cos normally we're at home, running them around in the car.

So, you two, your driving expertise mainly is taxi service stuff, right?

Well, Matt's a firefighter, so he drives a fire engine.

-Do you drive the engine?

-Yeah, yeah.

-I do, yeah.

SIREN WAILS

I've got the weight of the Fire Service sat on my shoulders,

that's what I feel at the moment.

-I can't let them down.

-'Yeah, or your wife, Matt.'

Good luck. I love you.

Love you. Here we go.

Matt and Nicola, practically saying their goodbyes.

And not surprising, as ahead of them is a series of fiendish obstacles

that will test how they support each other, their communication skills...

In other words, their relationship.

All five teams compete, but only the fastest three

on Hazard Highway qualify directly for the next round.

-Oh!

-Oh, my goodness.

'This course looks pretty scary, if I'm honest.

'I'll be panicking, I'll probably be screaming...'

-Just think cool.

-Yep.

This isn't driving around the streets of Macclesfield under

-blue lights, this is completely crazy.

-All right, here we go.

Matt and Nicola. Away they go.

Think about the mean streets of Macclesfield. Come on, Matt.

You can do this.

I'm so nervous. Right, go.

SHE SCREAMS

That's playing it cool(!)

Oh, fire? He's not going to stop and put that out, is he?

-With the Multi-Scary Car Park behind them...

-Right, for this bit, go slow.

-..now they're going to brave Tin Can Alley.

-Oh, my God!

Good start from Team Blue.

Next up, the clutch destroyer that is The Seesaw.

Now, first, go slow, go slow...

Stop! Stop!

Stop.

Wait.

Go!

Lovely, made short work of that.

But this takes hill starts to a whole new level.

Yes, towering over the sunbaked earth is the poorly engineered

Bridge of Doom.

Go, not too fast.

Now, the last thing you should do is drive a car over this thing.

That's it, well done. Oh, my God, it's so high.

Yep. Yes, it's high. Good. Good descriptions, Nicola.

Oh, my word. Right. Oh, I'm so nervous.

Now, Team Blue must get back down as directly as possible via what

we like to call Car-agara Falls.

DERMOT CHUCKLES

See, it's car and Niagara Falls, the waterfall.

Oh, it's brilliant.

Here they come!

Car-crash telly.

SHE SCREAMS

Followed closely by barrel-crash telly.

Team Blue and their shark car are devouring this course,

but just around the corner is the Human Sat Nav,

the ultimate relationship test, where communication and calmness are key.

Firefighter Matt is blindfolded and will rely on co-driver Nicola

to direct him around an awkward stretch of roadworks.

Ahead, ahead! Just keep on driving to the right, to the right.

Drive a bit quicker. Drive to the right a bit. Round, round.

Drive more to the right.

She's bossy, Dermot, yeah. To be honest,

if we go shopping, she'll tell me where to park

and things... I know where to park! I don't need telling!

"There's a cyclist coming" - I know, I could see it!

LAUGHTER

Nicola definitely wears the trousers in our relationship, I think.

We both have trousers, and I perhaps tend to wear them more often.

Quicker to the left. Left. No, not quicker...

To the right, yeah, to the right, right, right.

Right! Right!

Need to pull right. That's it, right. Brilliant.

You're doing really, really well.

Oh, hang on a second. We are laughing here.

To the right. Yep, that's it, perfect.

Off the roundabout, rewarded with a Stig-sized shovel of muddy gravel,

and the goggles can come off.

-Goggles off?

-Goggles off now!

All right, they're off!

Thankfully, the Car Wash is coming right up.

Now, this soapy tunnel offers zero visibility...

-Windscreen wipers on.

-Got it, got it, got it.

-Sorry.

..and leaves your car...slightly dirtier than it was when you went in.

Car Football next. Oh, the joys of the beautiful game,

plus three-point turns.

Matt and Nicola have to score a goal using their dribbling skills

to dodge these giant defenders.

Oh, he's lined up a sitter.

Wait... Now. No, no...

Yep, now nudge it in...

And...

CHEERING ..it's in.

-Right, brilliant. You are doing amazing.

-Beautiful. Love it.

No time for goal celebrations.

Let's make like a shark and attack this track.

Aaah! No! Not too quick, not too quick! Oh, my God!

No! No, not too quick! Oh, my God!

-Oh, my word, I've never seen you drive like this before.

-Come on!

Oh, who's wearing the trousers now?

Through the finish line,

the Blues set the pace with a time of 4 minutes and 30 seconds.

I love you.

-Wow, how impressive was that?

-I can't believe it.

I've never seen him drive like that, ever, in my whole life.

-In 24 years of being together, I've never seen that.

-Can I go out again?

So, the first of our five teams have completed Hazard Highway.

Aiming to beat their time, here come two more loved-up couples.

Meet online boutique owner Manuella, also known as Mitch.

And builder Jamie from Sheffield.

-At the moment, are you boyfriend and girlfriend?

-No, we are engaged.

-You're engaged.

-Yeah.

-So, how do you think the relationship

will withstand the pressure of this?

We're hoping it's going to be all right

cos we've just booked a really expensive wedding.

# Love is in the air

# Everywhere I look around... #

-Awkward hug.

-A bit awkward, that.

-A bit awkward.

# Love is in the air... #

And this is recruitment agents Vicki and Lindsey from Dorset.

Life partners who do everything together.

We've been together 12 years, live together, work together.

-And you've come on the show together.

-Yeah.

-Are you out of your minds?

Can we make it to year 13 though, after this?

It might be the breaking point.

-Let's find out.

-Let's see what we can do.

# Love is in the air. #

-Can you hear my heart?

-Can you hear mine?

-Are you all right?

-I'm going to have a heart attack.

-Are you all right?

-Are YOU all right?

-Yeah, I'm all right.

Yeah, I think they're both all right.

Come on. Come on!

Go, go, go! Let's go.

All right, go on, slow, that's it, go on.

MANUELLA SCREAMS

We're not very competitive, we're just here to have a good time

and have fun.

We're not serious, we're just here to have a laugh.

If we win anything, we win. I doubt it.

Yeah, that's the spirit.

Team Pink are about to cross the Bridge of Doom.

Hang on a second, what's happening here?

-Why is the windscreen wipers on?

-Go, go.

Why is the windscreen wipers on?

Interesting question - why are the windscreen wipers on?

We can't answer that for you.

You put them on.

Oh, my God, this is the worst bit.

-You're smashing it, you're hammering it.

-Oh, my God.

Slow, slow, that's it.

Right, let's go for this one.

The first one. Go on then.

Lovely dismount.

Right, go on, hammer it. Hammer it, go on.

At this stage, Green and Pink are neck and neck.

But might the Human Sat Nav prise either of these couples apart?

Left, left, left!

Yes, left, left.

Not great communication skills from the Greens.

-Which way?

-How are the Pinks doing?

Which way am I doing?

Turn the steering wheel right.

Well, it's sort of the same.

Right, go on, keep going left. Go on, we'll have to go back up.

-Go on, hammer it, Mitch.

-It won't go.

OK, I'm beginning to fear for this relationship.

I'm not going anywhere, Jamie.

You're going forward, you need to go back.

Right, now right.

Carry on forward.

Where is he going now?

-And straight back.

-Straight back, which way?

-Which way am I locking it?

-Left lock, left lock.

Yeah. Maybe let's give them a bit of space.

Drive it!

Meanwhile, the Greens have lost an antenna in the car wash,

scored a sensational goal

and are careering to the finish

with added spin.

No messing. And a pirouette to boot.

Gets a nine from me.

-What just happened?

-I suppose you're looking for this.

-Where did you leave it?

-I thought we were a bit lightweight at one point.

-There you go, I'll put that back.

-That was really good fun.

Meanwhile, the Pinks are in the Car Wash.

They're still in the Car Wash.

Still in the Car Wash.

Left-hand side, left-hand side.

Out of the car wash. And onto the pitch.

-That's it, come round.

-Oh, my God.

Good first touch.

Look at this. Come on!

Closing in on the goal.

Wonderful, a cracker.

Come on.

Come on, Manuella.

Hammer it.

Go on, let's have it.

Aaaargh!

Yeah, we made it!

-Well done, you.

-Oh, my God. I'm sweating.

-How was it?

-It was hard.

-How do you think the team worked?

-He wasn't telling me left and right.

-No, he agrees.

-I thought I did brilliant.

This is what it's like when we're parking in Morrisons or Meadowhall.

-No, it's not.

-It is. Do you see what I mean?

Should I still go and get a hat? Is the wedding still on?

Yeah, oh, yeah.

I'll have to think about it.

So, three of five teams have completed Round One.

The competitive Greens just failed to beat the Blues

and Team Pink sit precariously at the bottom of the leaderboard.

Remember, only the top three teams head directly into the next round.

The slowest two have to battle it out in an all-or-nothing race-off

we are calling...the Race-Off.

Go!

It's a head-to-head contest where the co-driver's knowledge and nerve

will be severely tested.

Driving them are these two alarming characters.

The Stig's tearaway adolescent nephews, Red Stig and Blue Stig.

A terrifying prospect.

And hoping to avoid it by not finishing in the bottom two places

is our next couple.

This thing is, from here it looks fine,

but as soon as we're going down...

Work colleagues Sas and Grant are so keen to mean business

they've dyed their hair to match their team colour.

Well, Sas has. Grant, not so much.

What's the relationship between the two of you?

-He's my boss.

-Wow!

How will this affect your work relationship, do you think?

It depends how we do. I might not have a job when I go back.

Yeah.

Here we go, go faster.

How confident are you to get through?

Do you think you can go all the way and face The Stig?

-Yeah.

-I want to kick The Stig's ass.

-That's fighting talk.

-Yeah, let's do it!

-I'm really competitive.

-So am I.

-Yeah.

-Really, really competitive.

OK, you're competitive. But can you communicate?

You're coming onto a roundabout, just go straight ahead.

Give it the revs.

Carry on going. You're on the rounabout now. Pull to right.

Pull to right!

Reverse. Reverse, reverse.

Now you're going to have to go back,

you're going to have to rev it really fast in first gear.

-In first?

-Yeah.

-Go back in first.

Now reverse. Now you are right off.

I can't believe we're doing so badly.

Right, go on, rev it, rev it. Lock it and rev it.

Oh, man.

Whilst Grant works on his motivational talks...

Right, that was so bad.

..let's meet our final team, made up of two fun-size fellas,

Wayne and Illy, or as they prefer...

-Team Willy.

-Yeah, team Willy.

-It'd be rude not to.

Not the Big Willie style, it's the little Willy style.

It's banter city when we get together.

SILENCE

BELL TOLLS

Yeah, not quite so much banter when you're five storeys high

gazing over the precipice.

Just make sure you don't give me a lift to work next time.

We are friends and neighbours.

We live three doors away from each other

and we work on the railway together as well.

I'm a train driver. And he's a train guard, train manager.

-I'm a train manager.

-How's your steering?

Well, let's hope it's good,

cos they've arrived at the twisty Human Sat Nav.

-Blindfold on.

-Off you go, bud.

-Choo-choo!

And how will they cope with this relationship derailer?

Keep going, keep going, right, straighten up a little bit.

-Sorry, four, four.

-That's better, numbers.

What is it? What?

Yeah, good, five, five. Right, five.

Four, four, five, five, five?

Is that how you drive a train?

Four.

All right, just numbers.

Let's rejoin the Reds, who've made it to the big match.

-You're going way too fast.

-No.

-You need to slow down.

All right, just remember, slow.

Because you're going way too fast.

Where are they going now?

From bad to worse.

Team Red have already recorded the slowest time today,

so whatever happens, they are in the race-off.

Oh, my life!

Back with Team Willy.

Can they get into the top three to automatically qualify for round two

and take a step towards that £10,000?

I've always wanted to take my wife to the Caribbean.

Half the £10,000 would definitely get us there.

We ain't come here to mess about. I ain't come here for a suntan.

-This is no holiday.

-You know what I mean?

So, 100%, Karen, you're going.

-Where's the goal?

-The goal is there.

It's there, right, quick, round.

Now, in the corner.

It's there for the taking.

And they've slotted it home.

Off the hallowed turf and leg it to the finish line.

Get your foot down, choo-choo crew!

Give it some, go on, give it large.

Ooh!

Well done, chaps. How are you feeling?

-Glad that's all over.

-Are you?

-Did you enjoy it?

-Brilliant.

-One or two?

-One. One. Four.

One.

Just can you fill us in on this enigma code, please?

It's al through work. If we're diverted onto another route

if there's three lines, we'll have one, two and three.

If it's three lines to the right, four, five and six.

You didn't understand it, but he knows what I'm on about.

-Do you know what he's talking about?

-Absolutely.

-I'm glad you did.

Take the bus, mate, take the bus.

I will from now on.

With all five teams completing Round One...

Yes, even Sas and Grant made it in the end.

..it's time to let the teams know who's in the next round.

-Go on, put us out of our misery.

-And who's in the race-off.

-Atop the table it's husband and wife Matt and Nicola..

-Yes!

Behind the Blues, super-competitive Vicki and Lindsey.

My God, that is...

Wow, thank you so much.

Snagging that last automatic place, Team Willy.

-Get in, you beauty!

-Get in there.

That leaves Manuella and Jamie in fourth.

-Oh, no.

-We're all right, at least we didn't come last.

We didn't come last. Fourth's good. I'm happy with fourth, yeah.

And work colleagues Sas and Grant in fifth.

I thought we'd do better than that.

Yeah, I'd better start getting a thrashing off my children.

Yes, you had, Mr Chuckles. And don't forget who's doing the driving.

Mr Blue Stig, Mr Red Stig,

I might not be the cleverest kid in the world,

but I'm going to get through this. Rarrr!

Bring on The Stig.

-Was that all right?

-That's not a growl.

I haven't practised me growing before we come.

Oh, Grant, Sas, Jamie, Manuella, how did it come to this?

But here we are.

All right, we're in the race-off. This is pretty simple, OK?

You guys, co-drivers, have to sit in these cars

and get driven by Red Stig and Blue Stig twice around this track.

I'm going to give you one question,

to which there are multiple answers.

The team with the most correct answers

goes through to the next round. The fewest goes home. Simple?

-Simple.

-Happy?

-Yeah.

All right. HE LAUGHS

Time for the race-off.

Remember, only one team can join the others in round two.

OK, here is your question.

Name as many of the following as you can.

Countries whose name

ends with the letter A.

Three...

two...

one...

Go!

And they're away.

Time to rattle off as many countries

that end in the letter A as possible.

Argentina, Africa...

That's a continent, James.

Argentina. Er, Arabia...

Er...

Ohhhh, no!

Azerbaijan. Oh, no. Er...

Malaysia!

Sri Lanka.

Erm, said Argentina. Erm...

America.

Canada.

He's not going to get any!

One lap gone. Halfway through.

Africa. No, that's a continent.

The co-drivers are being subjected to almost two Gs of force here,

which is why their brains are scrambled.

Come on, lads, squeeze a couple more out.

Syria!

Er, America.

We're almost at the finish.

And it's over.

That was hard, that. Really, really hard.

Oh, my God.

Well played.

OK, results time.

Let's go to Jamie first.

Jamie, you gave us six.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Grant,

you only gave us one.

Yay! Whoohoo!

She is smiling, but she's livid.

Which means, Grant and Sas, you're going home. I'm so sorry.

Your mind just goes blank.

Erm...

-I don't know how I'm going to make it up to Sas.

-Can I get a car?

No, you just don't have to make the tea for a week, that's all.

-I don't make tea anyway!

-LAUGHTER

So, with Grant and Sass slightly less happy sitting

next to each other on the way home on the plane than they were here,

it still leaves us with four teams in with a chance of winning £10,000

and facing The Stig. The road ahead, though, is a bumpy one.

Well, bumpier. It's time for round two - Off-road Rage.

SNAKE RATTLES

So having left the smooth tarmac of round one,

we're now in the real South Africa.

The un-tarmaced wilds,

where at any moment we could encounter a snarled, crazed creature.

Just like these ugly beasts.

In Round Two, our four remaining teams are driving light

but ludicrously powerful buggies,

aiming for the quickest time around our treacherous off-road track.

Hoping to avoid these magnificent structures

that remind me of The Stig,

because they are him.

It's a five-second penalty for knocking down a white Stig,

and a ten-second penalty for a red Stig.

If they go off-road completely and need assistance,

they'll receive a hefty 30-second penalty.

Keeping their times down is essential

because only the fastest two qualify directly for the next round.

The slowest two couples face off in another race-off.

And that rhymes.

First to hit the dirt and put their 12-year partnership to the test

are recruitment agents Vicki and Lindsey.

Hopefully they won't be recruiting too many Stigs on the way.

Vicki gets extremely impatient.

She suffers with road rage badly.

So I think, yeah, I think it's going to be a bit of a test.

Here we go, Vicks. Good luck.

All right, Vicki, Lindsey, how are we feeling?

-A little apprehensive.

-Yeah?

-Not going to lie.

And I know you guys are very tactical.

-Have you got this worked out?

-No.

-No.

-THEY LAUGH

Right, well, listen, best of luck.

Three, two, one, go!

We're coming up to the first bend now.

That's it, straighten up.

-OK, you've got the Stigs coming up round this corner. Careful.

-Yeah.

-OK.

-Line them up, line them up, line them up.

That's it, straight through the middle, Vicks.

That's it, that's it, that's it! Don't worry about it.

Mm, only one down. Not bad.

And sharp left, Vicks.

-Argh!

-Straight through the middle.

Avoid the right. Avoid the right!

-Don't worry about him.

-Whoooa, my God!

You're doing really well.

'Doing great so far. Just two Stigs down

'as they approach the Cape Of No Hope.'

No real attempt to swerve that Stig.

I've got to make some time up now.

Come on, girls, let's go.

Straighten up, straighten up, straighten up. That's it!

And the hydraulics are working overtime

as they go around Cheetah's Corner.

Sharp left! Sharp left!

About to scale Silly-manjaro,

but remember, never look down.

-Oooh!

-Let's go, let's go!

Sharp right, sharp right!

Left, left, left.

That's it.

Arrrrrrggggh!

That's it.

-Vicki and Lindsey!

-Hello.

-How was that?

I really am so gutted.

I just know I could have done it faster.

-OK, your time, with five Stigs down...

-Five!

..25 seconds of penalties,

which means it's 3:03.

So there is our pacesetter - three minutes and three seconds.

Let's see if the railwaymen Wayne and Illy can beat it.

Mind the doors! Oh, there are none.

HE HONKS

Ah, Wayne and Illy, how we doing, buddies?

Final call, all aboard!

Good luck, boys. Three, two, one, go!

Let's go!

Stig, Stig, Stig, Stig!

Left, left, left! Right, you got one.

Stigs, you've got a red one ahead of you.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Ah, they're stuck! Well, there's a lot of leaves on the track.

How's he done that with an all-terrain vehicle?

The whole point of these things is they go everywhere!

Looks like the pit stop crew have had to go in and help them.

That's going to give them a 30-second pit stop penalty.

I love the fact you two are so happy!

Go, go, go. Watch the red, watch the red.

This side. This side.

Got to pick up some speed now, boys.

Two Stigs down and into the Cape Of No Hope.

At this point, they're neck-and-neck with the Greens.

That's fine. That's fine.

Superb driving. That's amazing, mate.

That's amazing.

-Right, hold tight!

-I've got it, mate.

I've got it, I've got it, I've got it.

Stop, stop.

Nicely around Cheetah's Corner,

but now they must climb the peak of Silly-manjaro.

It's high up there. Watch out for the nosebleeds.

Happy days!

Well done, boys.

Superb, mate.

Absolutely awesome.

-What is that?

-That's my home-made bandana. Bought some whites.

You look something out of Mad Max!

-Well, I don't know, mate, but it did the job.

-I love it.

-It did the job, mate. Cheap and nasty.

-So, times.

Including all of your penalties,

you came in at 2:53. Well done, lads.

Good stuff. Well done, mate. Brilliant.

So the Yellows leapfrogging the Greens,

having beaten their time by ten seconds.

Next against the clock, its Manuella and her fiance Jamie.

It's like, this track here,

it's got ups and downs, like our relationship has had.

We always come together in the end and sort it out,

-so we should be all right. Should be all right.

-Yeah.

I haven't been this scared

since I went on a waltzer for the first time.

DERMOT LAUGHS

OK, 2:53 the time to beat.

Three, two, one, go!

Ooooh, yes! Come on, baby!

That's it.

Ah! Reverse, reverse!

Started strong, but already reversing.

SHE SHRIEKS AND RECORD SCRATCHES

Reverse, reverse!

Goes so fast! Run for your life, Stigs.

Louder the screams, the faster the ride!

Oh, sorry - you can't.

That's it. Take left. Slow it down now.

Two Stigs down and half the course in tatters

as they approach the Cape Of No Hope.

That's it.

That's three.

SHE SCREAMS

DERMOT LAUGHS

SHE SCREAMS

THEY SCREAM

You all right there, Jamie?

I just swallowed two flies making love! Ergh!

Lovely. Right, round Cheetah's Corner at snail's pace,

and with that time, they're going to have to get a move on.

THEY SCREAM

That's it!

Don't hit that.

SHE SCREAMS

The tree!

We hit the tree!

SHE SCREAMS

Am I still alive?

But the bad news is that with six Stigs knocked over,

Team Pink's time of 3:36 puts them definitely in another race-off.

Team Yellow are safely through to round three.

Hoping to join them and keeping their eyes on the prize

are The Blues - Matt and Nicola.

-£10,000 - that's a life-changing amount of money, really.

-Yeah.

You could do some fantastic things with that.

Create some lovely memories for us and the family.

-How we doing?

-Nervous.

-Excited, nervous.

Well, listen, remember - last round, Hazard Highway,

you came first then. So we're expecting a very, very good time.

-Oh, don't say that!

-Three, two, one, go!

Go, go, go, go!

On the right, another Stig's coming up.

Take the middle if you can. Middle!

DERMOT LAUGHS

To the left!

Stigs coming up!

The centre.

Stay in the middle if you can!

He's taking down a fair few, isn't he?

The Blues have gone for the classic "Drive as fast as you can

"and don't worry about how many Stigs you destroy."

But will it pay off?

That's it! Go, go!

That's it, go.

To the right. We're drifting.

-We're stuck.

-We're stuck.

Oooh, right in the forest.

Brilliant. You're doing fine.

Back on track, love. Back on track. That's brilliant.

Take the left-hand Stig.

Another Stig down as they approach Cheetah's Corner.

Go. Go, go, go!

SHE SCREAMS

Go, go, go!

And it's over. And it is quick.

But a load of Stigs knocked down equals a load of penalties.

Go, go, go, go!

DERMOT LAUGHS

Matt and Nicola, how was that?

We took out some Stigs and we got caught.

-Really? You think?

-We squashed one, yeah.

-We squashed two.

-Yeah.

-One poor guy didn't stand a chance, did he?

-No.

-LAUGHTER

All right, so how many do you think you knocked over?

-Six white ones.

-Eight white ones.

-You knocked over seven.

-Seven?

-Oh! So, yeah.

-Which is the most today.

-No!

-No!

-Yeah.

But taking that into account, still the quickest today.

2:42. APPLAUSE

Which means Team Green, Vicki, Lindsey -

you are up against Jamie and Manuella in the race-off today.

To stay in the competition, co-drivers Jamie and Lindsey

must answer one simple question

whilst enduring a terrifying lap of the track

courtesy of the Stig's nephews

in these vicious Polaris 4x4s.

It's all right, Linz.

-Go on!

-You can do it, hon. You can do it, babe.

-Can you hear me loud and clear?

-Yeah, I can hear you.

-OK.

You've got one lap, just one lap, to answer this question.

According to Oxford Dictionaries,

give as many of the following as you can -

the top 50 words found in English writing.

-Do you understand?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

Three, two, one, go!

Then, there, in, out...

Go on, Lindsey!

The, it, was...

On, when, where...

Now, you, me,

is, as, much, possible...

When, where, what, why,

if, but, maybe...

Because, up, down,

right, left.

Erm, because, and, maybe...

Oh, God. Oh, my God. Erm...

Now, tomorrow,

afternoon...

Whoooa!

And that is how you take the Cape Of No Hope.

Reaching speeds of 80mph now,

so keep your head in the game, guys, and on your shoulders.

Danger! Danger's a big one. Argh! Close.

Lindsey's first up Silly-manjaro.

Ooh, lovely.

Houses!

Erm...

tyre, car.

And around Cheetah's Corner. Look at that!

Motorway.

Lindsey's time is up. Last push, now, Jamie.

Sign.

Start, finish.

And it's over.

Who's come up with the most words to stay in the competition?

God, that was hard, that.

All right, results time.

Jamie, you gave me

six correct answers.

Ugh. It's not bad.

Lindsey,

you give me 13, which means

-you're staying in the competition.

-Oh, my God, well done!

-Well done.

The question couldn't have even been any better for me,

cos I only use small words anyway.

I thought it was a really hard question,

cos you don't speak English.

-I just felt sick, I needed the toilet...

-People from Sheffield

don't speak clear English, do they? So I thought, "Oh, no."

Experience overall has just been amazing.

Amazing people, amazing place.

Love South Africa.

We couldn't have wished for a better time, to be honest.

Well, if we'd won it would have been better.

If we got a little bit further.

# You're beautiful, it's true. #

So, two couples are now heading home,

leaving three to battle it out for a place in the final.

Our next round is called the Drive-Thru.

At the end of these lanes, two answers to one question.

When the lights go green,

our contestants have to drive as fast as they can

for the answer they think is correct

in these Fiat 500 Abarths.

They'll need to be fast and they'll need to be right,

because at the end of each race, someone will lose a life.

Lose two lives, and you're out.

At the end of this road we will have our finalists,

ready to get behind the wheel of the Getaway Car,

hopefully win £10,000, and go head-to-head with this man.

So, three teams, three cars,

but only one place in the final.

In lane one, it's Team Yellow.

Consistently mid-table. Have the choo-choo crew Wayne and Illy

got what it takes to win this round?

-Time to rumble.

-Yeah, let's get ready, mate.

-Time to jump from a 142 to a 158.

-It is, pal.

What are they on about now?

Competitive partners in the workplace and out,

Vicki and Lindsey are the Greens in lane two.

You can do this, Vicks. You can do this.

And in lane three, Team Blue, husband and wife Matt and Nicola.

Fingers crossed, kids.

-Yeah.

-Let's make them proud, eh?

We haven't seen them in a race-off,

so their general knowledge is as yet untested.

Could they come a cropper?

Teams, welcome to the Drive-Thru. This is race director Dermot.

I hope you're all feeling confident.

At the end of this round,

one couple will be driving the Getaway Car

facing The Stig. Best of luck to all of you.

This is race one, question one.

The Eurostar links Great Britain, France

and which other country -

Belgium or Holland?

Three, two, one, go!

-Left!

-Go on, go on!

Belgium. Go, go!

The Greens are off to a flyer,

but are they heading for the right answer?

Belgium, isn't it? Belgium, Belgium, Belgium.

-Belgium, left.

-Come on!

-The Greens got that, though, didn't they?

-I don't know.

-I don't know.

-I think they did.

Whoa!

Matt went through much quicker than you. Much quicker.

Couldn't do this anywhere else, could you? In a brand-new car.

So, race one of the Drive-Thru.

-Fun driving through a wall, right? ALL:

-Yeah!

-Anyone done that before?

-No.

-Not meant to do, anyway.

-DERMOT LAUGHS

Firstly, who does this belong to?

Guilty.

Yes!

Try not to break the car!

Whoa!

OK, guys.

So the question was,

the Eurostar links Great Britain, France

and which other country - Belgium or Holland?

You all went with Belgium.

You all got it right.

That was the correct answer. So it all comes down to speed.

Wayne and Illy, you were slowest.

You guys lose a life, so one more life and you guys are out, OK?

Helmets back on, back to the start.

The Blues were quickest, and the Yellows are first to lose a life.

Remember, lose two lives and you're going home.

All still to play for - here's question two.

Really exhilarating. Really fast.

-Yeah, I know.

-Really fast.

-I'm going to be driving really fast when I get home.

-I hope not!

I'll tell you what, though, anything can happen.

Cos he's going to know he's got to fly now.

Of course, everyone's got to pick their speed up.

You'll claw it back, won't you?

I know you will. I've got every confidence in you, mate.

-Yeah.

-Every confidence in you.

Every, every confidence in you.

OK, teams. This is race two, question two.

Matt and Nicola, please try and keep the car in one piece.

We'll give it a go!

Here's your question.

Ten litres

measures exactly how many millilitres -

1,000 or 10,000?

Three, two, one, go!

-Go, go, go!

-Let's go!

-Come on, Wayne!

-Where are they going?

-Go, go, go!

1,000, 10,000. Go for it, go for the right-hand lane.

Go for it! Faster. Not too fast, brilliant.

-10,000.

-Right-hand lane!

Careful, Vicks.

Whoo!

-Think we were right.

-Well, we'll see in a minute, mate.

-Oh, no, we did different.

-Did we?

Once again, the Blues were fastest and the Yellows arrived last.

But the Greens went with 1,000ml and got it wrong.

They lose a life and like the Yellows,

can't afford to lose another.

Time for question three.

-Stomach-churning, isn't it?

-It is stomach-churning.

-Don't be nervous.

-Oh, my God, if I'd got it right they'd be out.

We're still batting, son, we're still batting.

It's always better being the hunter than the hunted.

Race three, question three.

Vicki and Lindsey,

Wayne and Illy can't afford to lose another life, OK?

-Yep, definitely.

-Yeah.

-Here is your question.

If I was competing in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe,

what would I be riding?

A bike or a horse?

Three, two, one, go!

-Come on, you've got him, you've got him!

-What do you think it is?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

-Left.

-Wayne's looking very fast.

Move right, move right, move right!

Come on, you, baby girl!

Brake.

Get in there!

Wayne and Illy said right. They went horse!

They went horse and Illy knows everything.

This time, Wayne and Illy were quickest.

And, by choosing horse, they do know everything -

the only couple to answer correctly.

# Oh, happy days, oh, happy days! #

So, it's down to speed and Matt and Nicola were the slowest.

So they lose a life this time.

So, with all three teams hanging on with one life left, whichever

of them loses race four will be out of the competition for good.

Oh!

Sudden death.

Come on!

Let's do this!

OK, guys, race four, question four.

I'm not one to overplay things, but this is possibly...

..the most important moment in your entire lives.

Here's the question.

If the letter D in Washington, DC stands for District,

what does the letter C stand for?

Capital or Columbia?

Three, two, one, go!

-Do you know it?

-Go, go, go!

District Council, District Columbia.

District Capital. Yeah, District Capital.

I don't know, just choose.

Very tight finish, but with all teams on one life,

one couple is going home.

They shot off so quick, the Greens.

So I had to concentrate, you know? Well done.

I slowed down, like, I slowed down.

-I was thinking... The choice, to process it.

-It's OK, we did it.

-Well done, mate. Good effort.

-Well done.

-Great effort.

The question was...

if the letter D in Washington, DC stands for District,

what does the letter C stand for, Capital or Columbia?

You all went for Columbia...

..and you all got it right,

which means it all comes down to speed.

Who was slowest?

-Wayne and Illy are leaving the competition, sorry.

-No worries.

Cheers, buddy.

Not to worry.

Ah, Team Yellow just couldn't find the speed when they needed it most.

Afraid it's back to the 8.47 to Doncaster for them.

-Good luck, guys.

-I'm gutted to be leaving it now.

We would have loved to have taken that money home,

taken the wives on a nice Caribbean cruise.

Five, four...

You'll like this bit, hold tight!

To the two wives back home - sorry!

It looks like you're not going on a cruise for a few years yet.

-Ha-ha!

-Get in there!

You can't buy this experience so have we really lost?

-I don't think so.

-Let's walk off into the sunshine, my friend.

Yeah, come on, then.

# He's leaving

# Leaving

# On that midnight train to Georgia

# Leaving on the midnight train. #

So, we're down to the final two couples.

Two small Italian cars, two walls, one final run -

that's all that stands between one team and a potential £10,000.

-Good luck, babe.

-Good luck.

Make your decision and go.

OK, here is your question.

Which actor has starred as James Bond the most times,

Pierce Brosnan or Sir Roger Moore?

Three, two, one, go!

Go! Go, Matt, go! Go for it, go!

Careful, that's it.

This could be it, £10,000. £10,000, Vicks.

-Think what we could do with it.

-Argh!

Stop!

-They've gone Roger Moore. Did we win?

-I don't know.

I think we beat Matt, I think we beat Matt.

Guys, well done. Really, really well raced.

Whoever goes out here goes home, so stakes are high.

Which actor has starred as James Bond the most times,

Pierce Brosnan or Sir Roger Moore? Was the question.

The answer was Sir Roger Moore.

You both were correct, so it all comes down to speed.

Tonight's finalists are...

..Matt and Nicola.

-Well done, guys.

-Vicki and Lindsey, well done.

So, the Blues somehow managed to snatch victory from the Greens

right at the end of the race.

Incredible driving.

Sadly, the end of the road for Vicki and Lindsey. What a thriller!

This has been the most amazing experience ever.

Argh!

Whoa, my God!

If I could do it all again I definitely would, wouldn't you?

Yeah, I reckon it's aged me a good five years, though!

Lean right, lean right, lean right!

I feel that Lindsey is still a really bad passenger in a car and

that hasn't changed, and if anything it's only going to get worse.

During their brief stay here in South Africa, our couples have

experienced highs, lows, joy, anger, frustration and really good steak.

But now, one couple remain in the hunt for £10,000.

Standing in their way, however, is this man.

We can't believe that we've made it to the final

and we're absolutely made up with it, aren't we?

-We're so excited.

-Yeah.

Argh!

But this has been really stressful.

Take the middle if you can! Middle!

But brilliant, brilliant at the same time.

Go, go, go!

We've been together 24 years and I tell you, this experience,

-we've still learnt new things about each other, haven't we?

-Absolutely.

-Oh, my word, I've never seen you drive like this before!

-Come on!

Our kids would be so proud, I tell you. It's brilliant.

They'll love it, yeah.

-You're choked up, you big softie!

-I know, I am choked.

-You big softie.

Coming up against The Stig tonight, I am all emotions possible.

Scared, excited...

So it's going to be toe down,

maximum speed as much as we can and hopefully you'll be screaming.

I am definitely going to be screaming.

So, this is the final round, the Getaway Chase.

Matt and Nicola will be driving twice around this track

as fast as they can in this, the Getaway Car.

It has been the aim to get behind the wheel of this

little beauty from the start but it is by some distance the fastest car

they have driven, so handle with care.

Now, on one level the challenge couldn't be more simple.

Every time Matt and Nicola pass under a money gate,

they bank that amount of cash.

However, just seconds after they take off,

The Stig gets the green light and starts hunting them down.

When he catches up with them, it's game over.

But if they get to the finish line before him,

they walk away with £10,000.

The Stig is a man of means. I have no idea how he is, but he is.

He has amassed a hugely impressive stable of supercars

and tonight his machine of choice is this,

the Mercedes-AMG GT S.

With a top speed of 193mph and 0 to 60 in just 3.8 seconds,

it's significantly quicker than the Getaway Car.

To make this a fair contest, the Getaway Car pit crew have worked out

that Matt and Nicola should have an eight-second head start.

So, if they drive the Getaway Car perfectly,

they could walk away with £10,000.

Two laps, two green lights, one husband and wife versus one Stig.

May the best man, woman or unidentified being win.

Let the Getaway Chase commence.

Here we go.

-This is mad.

-It is mad.

-I love you. You're doing brilliant.

-Oh...

Matt, you've driven amazingly so far, all right?

You have driven like a star.

Can he drive like a star one more time?

Red lights are on.

Getting very tense now. £10,000 up for grabs.

Go!

Go for it. Brilliant.

Great start by Matt and Nicola.

You're doing brilliantly. Oh, my word, amazing. Go for it!

Go, go, go!

The eight seconds are up. Here comes The Stig.

1,000, go for it!

Matt and Nicola are through the first gate and that's £1,000.

They're now approaching £2,000 with a certain someone hot on their heels.

Go for it! Oh, my word!

Go, go, go!

Matt and Nicola are on the straight, picking up speed.

But look who's appeared on the horizon.

They've got it - £3,000.

Final lap, three gates left. Can they do it?

£6,000, Matt, we're nearly at £6,000.

£6,000!

Matt is having the drive of his life, but The Stig's catching him up.

Brilliant. Chicane coming up, chicane coming up.

£8,000. Be careful!

Almost got him.

Be careful!

Stig can't get past him.

But Matt's gone wide at the corner - could this be it?

Sharp left, sharp left!

Sharp left!

-Go for it!

-He's got me, he's got me.

And The Stig's got him, but that was top, top driving from Team Blue.

Can't believe we nearly got away from The Stig.

MATT LAUGHS

We nearly got away from him!

Great driving by Matt, but made a mistake on the final corner

and it was game over.

-Go for it!

-He's got me, he's got me.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Guys, well, well done.

What does that number say behind you?

What does that mean to you?

That is amazing.

That is going to create some great memories for us and the family.

Talk us through the drive. How did it feel? What was it like?

What was it like being chased by The Stig?

It was hairy, scary...

-You loved it, though, you loved it.

-I loved every minute of it.

Be careful! Sharp left, sharp left!

Every boy and girl's dream.

That was amazing. That was amazing!

Give it up for this week's champions, Matt and Nicola!

APPLAUSE

And that is that. I'm off for an oil change but we're back next week

with The Stig and more brave couples ready to put their driving

and their love on the line. See you then.