Episode 13 Letterbox

This here is the letterbox. It holds within it ?2,500 in cash,

which is protected by one of the most state of the art

security systems in the world...

hangman.

Welcome to Letterbox.

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Oh! There you are. Hello and welcome to Letterbox,

the show that's all about cracking passwords.

Let's meet our first two pairs -

hoping to get their hands on the cash, Sabina and Asif.

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And welcome to Laura and Liz, who are the British Sign Language

interpreters for Sabina and Asif.

Welcome to Letterbox.

Was that OK? Perfect.

Thank you. Ohhh!

Quite pleased with that. Thank you!

Now, Asif, I actually met you about 20 years ago.

And in those days, Sabina, there was quite a lot more of Asif.

He's got very...trim, hasn't he?

What's going on? He's lost a lot of weight.

What's he doing? I think he's lost seven and a half stone...

What?! In seven months.

In seven months?! It's fantastic.

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Yeah, I've been really lucky.

I had a personal trainer who created a training programme for me.

I was working in the gym every day,

so I managed to lose the weight.

I don't like the cross trainer, Asif.

That one in the gym. I like that one that goes behind the back.

I don't know what that's called, I quite like that one.

You feel quite sort of...macho.

Uplift. The uplift? Uplift.

I don't know what it is. I need an uplift, that's for sure.

Does he get a bit boring about his gym business?

Erm, not really.

I'm very busy with the three children,

so it's nice to have that space, let him go to the gym,

and I can do my own thing. Yeah, yeah.

But now he just does it at the weekends.

It's a good balance. A good balance with the gym,

keeping fit, and with the children, very active with sport,

swimming and running,

and walking, and football...

It's a whole mix of loads of sports.

Oh, Asif, Sabina, it's really good to have you on the show.

Now, Laura and Liz are now going to take their positions for the rest of the show,

and let's meet who Sabina and Asif are up against.

Welcome, Davey and Brenda.

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Now, Brenda and Davey, how are you two connected to each other?

We're son and daughter.

Son and daughter?!

No, we're not! No, we're not!

LAUGHTER

There's a bit... I was going to say, there's a bit of an age gap there,

but, you know, anything goes. Anything goes.

No, no, no, sorry. Mother and son.

You're...

mother and son? Nobody noticed.

That went supremely well, Brenda.

Don't worry. Sorry.

Well, it's really, really lovely to have you on the show.

Now, Davey and Brenda, who's going to be playing first?

That's me, please. Davey's first.

Yep. Now, Sabina and Asif, who's going to be playing first?

Me. Sabina.

Great. Please take your positions and let's play.

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Good luck, team. Good luck.

OK, here is your first password.

Let's have a look.

Right, as you can see, we're looking for a seven-letter word here.

We will give you a little hint to help you on the way.

And the hint is film.

So, we tossed a coin backstage and, Sabina,

you're going to go first.

So, can I have your first letter, please?

Erm, can I have an A, please?

An A. Straight in there she goes with an A.

Is there an A?

Oh! No As. Oh, that's a shame!

Now, over to Davey.

What are you going to have? I'm going to try and find a vowel.

I assume there will be one there.

We'll go with E, please.

An E for Davey.

Oh! Two Es. Very well done.

Still with you, Davey. What are you going to do? Yeah.

I'll go with...

HE SIGHS

..an M, please. M, yeah?

We'll go for M. Let's have a little look.

No M!

Right, straight back to you, Sabina, my love.

What are you going to have?

Erm...

I'm going to try for an R, please.

An R. OK.

Ahh! Ooh!

Very, very good, Sabina.

The game's still with you, my love.

What's next?

Erm...

Can I have an I, please?

An I? You certainly can.

Let's see if there's an I in this film.

No, there isn't. Ohh!

Don't worry. Still a lot of letters to play for. Davey?

OK, let's try for an O, please.

An O. OK.

Have we got an O?

No? OK. Right, Sabina, back with you.

What are you thinking?

A T, please. A T?

She's in there with a T.

T... Ah! Very good.

Still with you, Sabina.

What are you thinking? Can I have a C, please?

A C. C...

Yes! There is a C there.

Can I have a P, please?

A P. Have we got a P?

Yes, we do.

And can I have an S, please?

I imagined you'd be asking for an S.

Let's see if there's an S...

Spectre!

Oh, Sabina!

Whoa! That was brilliant.

The spirit of Daniel Craig was with you.

Yeah, maybe. Could be. Who knows?

Right, as you know, Sabina, there are 26 letters in the alphabet.

They're all hidden here in our letterbox.

The eight red ones spell out the final password

that will unlock the box.

That leaves 18 mystery letters for you two to choose from,

so please help yourself.

Take two.

Ooh! Which ones are you going to have?

Erm...

Great. Good choice.

Right, Sabina, you know that those two letters are not going to feature

in the final password, OK?

Now, Davey, listen.

Yeah. Best of three...

OK. So don't worry. Still a chance. Let's feel the palms.

Let's feel the palms. They're OK.

Slight... A little bit sweaty, but they're fine.

No, you're going to be absolutely fine.

It's now time to play password two.

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Now, Brenda, you are Davey's mother.

I am, yes. Yeah, remember? You're his mother.

You must be very proud of your SON, Brenda.

I am. Yes. He's your son.

Good. Now, listen, Asif, you're 1-0 up.

If you crack this password,

you and Sabina are flying straight into the semifinal, OK?

Fingers crossed!

Brenda, a little bit more presh... A bit more work to do, yes.

..on your good self. But very, very good luck with this.

Here is the second password. Have a look.

So, we're looking for a nine-letter word this time.

Got a little hint to help ease you along your way.

It's a city. Asif, your team went first last time, so, Brenda,

it's over to you. Can I have your first letter, please?

S. S?

Lovely. Yeah. We'll go straight for an S.

No S in this City.

Asif, what do you think?

I think I'm going to start with an A.

A. Have we got an A?

Have we got an A in this city?

No! Brenda, back to you.

O, please.

Brenda wants an O.

Yes. Bang in the middle there, Brenda. Well done.

So it's still with you.

T, please. A T?

Yes. A T for "terrifically".

No! Asif?

An E. We're going to go for an E.

Let's have a little look.

No E! Brenda, what do you think?

I shall go for M, please.

An M. M for "mime".

No M. Asif, what do you think?

Ooh, erm...

Asif's thinking face. I think maybe an I.

Maybe an I? OK.

Let's see if we've got an I.

Got an I?

Yes! Well done.

What's next?

I think, maybe, I'm going to pick...

a C. A C, for "Claire".

C.

No! Sorry about that, Asif.

Brenda.

I shall go for an N, please.

N? Yes. Have we got an N?

Oh! Still with you, Brenda.

What are you going to pick next? D, please.

A D. Have we got a D?

Yes. Well done.

The first letter.

A B. A B?

Well done. V?

A V.

Oh, very good! A U, please.

A U? Let's see if there's a U.

I've got it now. I see where you're going.

Well done. I'm going to try R.

R? Yes.

Yes, there's the old R.

And finally? Oh, this is the one I'm wavering with.

But I think K, yes.

Brenda says K.

Well done, Brenda!

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Now, listen...

Very, very strong.

By cracking that second password, that means it's now even-stevens.

It also allows you to choose two letters from the letterbox.

Thank you. So, go right ahead.

The jeopardy is increasing.

The tension is palpable.

Both pairs have now cracked a password apiece,

so we're going to go to a decider to see who goes to the semifinal.

Who's going to play?

Asif, who is going to play?

My wife, Sabina.

Sabina's going to play. Brenda? And Davey, please.

Yes, who is your SON.

Yes. He is, yes. Davey's going to play.

Good. So let's play the third and deciding password.

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Right, OK.

Here is your deciding password.

Have a little look.

Oh, it's a long one. We're looking for a ten-letter password here.

And the hint for this word is...

Sport.

Very, very good luck to both of you.

Sabina, it's your turn to go first this time.

Can I have your first letter, please?

Hmm. Hmm...

I'm going to try for...

an I, please.

An I. OK. Have we got an I?

Yes, we do. Well done.

Ooh! So, you get to choose another one.

E, please. An E. OK.

Have we got an E in this sport?

No. No E. Ah!

Right, Davey, over to you.

OK. Still not sure with the I there.

Erm, let's try an R. An R.

Yeah. You're going to go for an R.

A rollicking R.

Oh, no R! Sabina, what do you think?

Can I go for an A, please?

A. You certainly can, Sabina.

Do we have an A?

We certainly do.

Now, what's your next letter going to be, Sabina?

Erm...

G, please. A G?

I love that. G for Giedroyc.

I'm loving that! Thank you.

Yeah... Oh! Very good.

We've got a G.

OK.

Oh! Erm...

Can I have an N, please?

An N. You most certainly can.

An N.

Goodness me!

An S, please.

S. Let's see if there's an S.

Oh!

Right... A Y, please.

A Y, Sabina.

Yes, there is. Well done.

M. An M.

Have we got an M in this sport?

We do. T.

A T?

Yes, we do. And the last space?

The last one, and not the least, C.

A C. Have we got a C in there?

Oh-ho-ho!

Sabina!

High fives, high fives. Hugs.

Very well done. Congratulations.

That was absolutely brilliant.

You've won the all-important deciding third password,

which means that you and Asif, my friends, are going into the semifinal.

Oh, Davey and Brenda!

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Come on up.

Now, Davey and Brenda, I, for one, am very, very sad to see you go.

Oh, thank you. And, Brenda, do remember...

you are Davey's mother. Mum is never going to forget this, is she?

No, won't forget that. It was really lovely to have you on the show.

Thank you so much. Thank you. Davey and Brenda.

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Now...I must ask you.

Can you hand your letters over... Absolutely. ..to Asif and Sabina?

That would be brilliant. Good luck, guys. Good luck. Thank you.

There you go. Asif and Sabina, you've now got four letters that you

know are NOT featured in this final red password, OK?

So keep them safe.

It's time to meet our next contestants in heat two.

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Hello and welcome, Darren and Mike.

Lovely to see you, lads.

You look very healthy, the pair of you.

We like to make an effort.

Yeah, you look great. How do you know each other, Darren?

We played rugby. Used to play rugby together.

Ah! I'm not very good on rugby.

I know a little bit about it. Would you be a hooker or a prop?

Or a runner? It's probably... No, not a runner.

Runner? No, in the back of the pack.

Mike is probably good at that, a hooker. Do hookers do this?

That's the one. Scrumming.

That's it. Good. We've established the game of rugby, I think,

very, very clearly. You've nailed it. Very good.

Mike and Darren, it's lovely to have you on the show.

You'll be wanting to know who you're up against, I think.

Yeah. Well, they are up against Vicki and Kelly. Here they are.

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Now, Vicki and Kelly...

Are you into rugby?

No, no. Not really.

But you're quite outdoorsy, you two, aren't you?

Yeah. And you're old friends?

We are, yeah. How did you meet?

Erm, we met in a bar in Newcastle.

We were out with a group of friends, got chatting and, yeah,

just happened after that, really.

That's really lovely. I should have asked you guys.

So you met through rugby? Yeah, but we met in a bar. Yeah.

We've got... Very similar.

We're in full bar room...

Think of me as the barmaid.

Would you like a pint of, er, lemonade?

Yeah, I'm going with this.

It's really going for nothing, but anyway...

Listen, most important of all, remember,

whoever cracks the most passwords

will go through to play Sabina and Asif in the semifinal.

Darren and Mike, who's going to be playing first?

That's myself. Good. Mike going first. Vicki and Kelly?

Me. Kelly. Kelly's going first.

Take your positions and let's play.

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OK, here is your first password.

OK, here is your first password.

Have a little look at this.

Right, five letters.

We always give you a hint. We're quite nice like that.

Oh! Animal kingdom.

Now, Vicki... I'm Kelly.

I'm so sorry.

It's all right, Sue. I'm so sorry, my love.

Yes, please call me Sue for that. All show, all show!

I'm so sorry.

Now, Kelly, are you good on animals?

I have a dog. Got a dog. Yeah. Excellent.

So, we tossed a coin backstage.

Mike, you're going to go first, can I have your first letter, please?

An O. An O.

Let's see if we've got an O.

O. Yes, we do.

Interesting. OK.

You're next, Mike.

I'll go for...

an R.

An R? R.

Yeah? An R.

No R! Right.

Right, Kelly. I'll have an I, please.

An I. Have we got an I?

Yes, we do. Oh, Kelly, you're nodding quite a lot.

What next? A P.

A P. P...

No P! OK, Mike, what are you thinking?

C. Have we got a C in this animal?

No. Kelly?

A D, please. A D!

There we go, a D.

Yeah, I'll have an N, please.

N. Do we have an N somewhere there?

Yes, we do. And the last letter?

A G, please. A G.

Do we have a G? Let's have a look.

Yes!

Now, Kelly, well done.

You've cracked the first password, which is, of course, dingo.

AUSTRALIAN ACCENT: "Dingo", as we should say.

Now, as you know, you get to choose two letters from the letterbox.

Please don't even look at the red ones. Those are not up for grabs.

I'll grab that one... Well done.

Good. So, those two letters are very important

because they are not in the final password.

Now, Vicki and Kelly do have the advantage,

but don't worry, Mike, Darren - it's the best of three.

It's time to play password two.

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Right, all to play for still.

Darren, you've got to crack this password, yeah?

Nothing more needs to be said.

Yeah. Good. Right, here's the second password.

Off you go. We're looking for a seven-letter word,

and the hint for this word is food and drink.

Vicki, it's your turn to go first.

Please can I have your first letter?

An E, please.

An E. Straight in there with the E.

No E. Darren?

Can I have an R?

An R? You certainly may have an R.

R for "rugby". R for "rugby".

No, no R there.

I, please. An I, like the end of your name, Vicki.

Not a Y. It's an I on the end of your name.

It is, yeah. Good. I.

Ah! Like your name, Vicki, it's also the end of this word.

What are you thinking? C.

C. OK. Quite sure of that, weren't you? C.

Oh!

OK. It's still with you, Vicki. Go for it.

O, please. O.

O. You want an O?

Let's have a look. Have we got an O?

Ah!

Off you go, Vicki. OK.

H. H.

Let's see if we've got an H in there somewhere. Have we?

Yes, we do.

Right. A G, please.

A G? A G...

Yes, we do. What's the final letter...

And an N. N.

Yes!

Oh, Vicki and Kelly!

You have cracked two passwords on the trot,

which means you are going through to the semifinal.

Thanks very much, guys. Huge congratulations.

Partners, come and join. Come and join.

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Oh!

Gnocchi. Gnocchi.

Gnocchi. Gnocchi, gnocchi...

And you say, "Who's there?"

Oh! LAUGHTER

Come on, team, keep up!

I was about to tell an Italian-themed gnocchi-gnocchi joke.

Let's do it again. No, I haven't thought of it.

Let's crash on. Let's crash on.

Once again, as a reward for cracking a password,

you get to choose two letters from the old letterbox.

Just the greys, please. Not the reds. OK.

There we go. You got 'em there, have a little look.

Darren and Mike... Oh, loves!

It was so nice to have you on the show.

Sadly, this is the end. Great. Really enjoyed it.

Oh, I hope you have.

Thank you very much for playing.

It's been lovely to see you.

Good luck. Cheers. APPLAUSE

Now, ladies, girls,

you've now got four letters that you know aren't going to be featuring

in the final password. Hang on to them,

as it's now time to play the semifinal.

Right, Vicki and Kelly, Sabina and Asif, welcome to the semifinal.

In this semifinal, there's just one password to crack

and it's the name of a famous person.

They can be alive or dead. OK?

The team that cracks the password will go through to the final and play for that money.

This time, you're playing together, so you can confer.

Right, ready, everybody? Yeah, yeah. Good. OK, let's play.

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So, here is that semifinal password.

The first one's four, the second one's nine.

It's a famous person,

they could be dead or alive.

Now, we tossed a coin backstage, as we always do.

Sabina and Asif, you won the toss, so you're going to go first.

Can I have your first letter, please?

A. A?

A for "aeronautical". Oh, two As.

Very good. Play still with you guys.

What do you think?

L. Going to go for an L? Good.

L.

Ooh! Now, that has opened things up.

Asif and Sabina, still with you.

T. T.

OK, we're going to go for T.

Ohh!

Can we try a B, please?

A B, absolutely. Let's go for a B.

No B.

Oh! Over to the ladies, Vicki and Kelly.

THEY WHISPER

Yeah, we'll have an S, please.

S. S, S, S.

No S!

Asif, Sabina, back with you.

Can we have an N, please?

N. We're going for an N.

N for "nuggets".

No nuggets, no N!

Vicki and Kelly. Yeah, we'll go for H, please.

H.

H!

What's next? We'll go for an E, please.

An E. Have we got an E up there?

We do, yes. Yeah. We've got an E.

W, please. A W. Let's see if we've got a W there.

Next letter? A J, please.

A J? We've got a J.

A C, please. A C.

Have we got a C?

A K, please. A K.

Well done. We'll have an I, please.

An I. Let's have a little look.

Have we got an I?

There he is!

Well...

Vicki and Kelly, congratulations, you have cracked Jack Whitehall

in the semifinal password and that means you're through to the final.

Very, very well done indeed.

Cheers. Thank you, guys.

Ahh! Sabina and Asif, I must ask you...

before you go, to hand your letters over, please, to Vicki and Kelly.

Thank you. You're going to put those to good use in the final.

Sabina and Asif, thank you so much for playing. Thank you.

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Right... Vicki and Kelly,

you now have eight letters to help you crack that final password.

It's time to unlock the letterbox.

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Oh, Vicki and Kelly, you've done so well to get to the final.

Very strong. Now, there's only one password

between you and a little bit of money in the box.

?2,500, to be precise.

Very good luck. Thank you. Cheers.

Here is your final password. Have a look.

Eight letters. OK?

There are no repeat letters.

You don't get a hint. But what you do have instead is, of course,

the eight letters which you've collected along the way,

which we know are not going to feature in the final password.

Let's have a look. Let's have a look at what we've got.

Let's see what we can get rid of.

I'll take control of that, thank you very much! Goodness me!

Right... There will be no R.

No V.

No F.

No A.

No U.

No E.

No W.

And no Q.

Good to know that there's no Q.

Yeah, got rid of all the best ones there.

Got rid of all the best ones. Well, the good thing is,

you've eliminated those eight letters.

They're not involved in any way possible.

The bad news is, I'm afraid, every time you make a mistake,

?500 will get docked from that ?2,500 prize money.

OK? Should you make five mistakes,

you're not going to go home with much. Good luck, Vicki and Kelly.

Let's unlock the Letterbox.

Right, off you go. We'll go with an I, please.

I? Yeah. Straight up, out of the traps.

Well done. Well done.

Do O for the next one...

Right, we'll go with O, please.

O. Have we got an O in this final password?

Yes, we do. Well done.

?2,500.

Still very much there.

We need a vowel at the beginning, so we're thinking potentially the Y.

Interesting times. Shall we go for Y?

Yeah, please. We'll go for Y.

OK. Y.

That was a very good manoeuvre.

I don't quite understand it, but it worked and it was very good.

Next choice, please, ladies.

No money lost so far.

No, it don't fit. So we'll go with an M? Don't fit.

M? M, yeah. We'll go with an M, please.

M? Yeah. OK.

Is there an M in this word?

No. Not to worry, there's still ?2,000 to play for.

C? Yeah. Yeah, we'll go with a C, please.

Going with a C?

Well done. C on the end of the word.

Could be a T, could be an N. Shall we try the P, then, before the Y?

What else is going to go before the Y? T, Y... P, S.

S. Right.

We'll go with an S, please.

S...

Oh, Vicki...

OK, you've lost another ?500, but you've still got 1,500.

Happy days. Come on, girls.

What's the next letter going to be?

It's either going to be a "tic" or "nic" at the end, isn't it?

I think a T. Go on, then. What else goes before that Y?

It's got to be a P, Vics. Go on, go for P. Right, we'll go for P.

P. P? Yeah.

P for "pimple".

Have we got a P? Oh, well done.

Right. Hypnotic.

Right, we'll go with H, please.

H. Have we got an H up there?

N and a T. Definitely?

N. We'll go with N, please.

N. Have we got an N?

Yes, well done. And a T, please.

And a T. Have we got a T?

Ohhh!

Yay!

Look... Look at this. Look what we're bringing you.

Oh, my goodness.

One thousand, five...

Note how I use the hand. It's like a hand model.

There we go. ?1,500.

Yay! Well done! Oh!

APPLAUSE

Vicki and Kelly, well done. Thank you so much for playing.

Just to prove that our final password was indeed "hypnotic",

here we go. There's an H,

a Y, a P, an N, an O, a T, an I and a C.

I could literally do that all day. It is actually hypnotic.

Will anyone else have what it takes to unlock the letterbox and win the money?

Join us next time,

or else I'll come and shout through your actual letterbox.

Goodbye!

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