Episode 13 The Link

APPLAUSE

Hello. I'm Mark Williams and welcome to The Link,

where knowing the answers is only half the battle.

To win this game, you have to find the link between the answers.

Three teams are hoping to make the right connections

but only one of them can be in today's final.

Let's see who's intelligent, interesting and intellectual.

I'm Robbie. I'm a middle-school teacher

from Alnwick in Northumberland and this is my mum.

I'm Marlies. I'm also from Northumberland

and I'm happily retired. APPLAUSE

-So the link is, you're mother and son, aren't you?

-That's right, yeah.

Now, tell me about your trolley tea times.

Oh, you get and biscuits and you get sandwiches.

You even get the occasional pizza and you get a nice pudding.

-Oh, it's a legend in Alnwick.

-Is it?

-It is, yes.

-A legend in Alnwick!

-Well, to us it is.

-Yes.

-Brilliant! Can I come?

-Robbie and Marlies, welcome.

-Thank you.

Damian, Peter, introduce yourselves, please.

I'm Damian, I'm from London.

I run a theatre company and this is my friend.

I'm Peter, I'm also from London and I'm a teacher.

-APPLAUSE

-And the link is, you're friends.

Damian, apparently you can do a Brian Blessed impersonation.

-Is that correct?

-That is true, yes.

-Go on, then.

WELCOME TO THE LINK!

-HE CHUCKLES

-Where did that come from? Brilliant!

The training - that's what it is.

Yeah, it came from very DEEP INSIDE YOU.

-INDEED!

-Very good. Excellent.

Well, we'll try not to keep talking to each other -

shouting at each other - as Brian Blessed.

-Peter, you were a science teacher.

-I was, yes.

-And now you've gone...

-Not any more.

Decided to take some time off and go travelling.

-So you were teaching in a secondary school in London?

-I was.

-COCKNEY ACCENT:

-All right, Peter? What was that like?

None of your lip, please.

OK. Sorry, sir.

-Damian and Peter, welcome.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Sue and Fiona, tell us about yourselves.

I'm Sue. I'm a retired librarian from Salisbury,

and this is my friend.

I'm Fiona. I'm also from Salisbury and I'm a civil servant.

APPLAUSE

And the link is, they're friends.

-Sue, so you were a technical librarian?

-Yes.

Started off in a university and in the last 20-something years,

I was in a medical research facility.

Blimey! And Fiona, you're a bit of a daredevil, aren't you?

I mean, you're interested in Formula One,

horse racing, abseiling. It's like James Bond!

It possibly makes me sound more interesting than I think I am

but, er, yeah, life's too short.

I eagerly await your retirement!

Gawd knows what she's going to get up to! Welcome, all!

Now, pay attention.

Here are six cash pods,

containing amounts ranging from £125 to £2,000.

The more cash in the pod, the more links holding it.

What you have to do is cut the links holding the pods

until they drop into your bank. And here's how you cut the links.

I'm going to ask you four questions.

You have to work out what links the answers.

If you can find that link from the first answer alone,

you'll be able to cut four of those links.

If you spot it after the second answer, you can cut three links,

then two, then one.

And, of course, the link here is...

BOTH: Capital cities.

"Capital cities," they chorused. Let's cut that link.

You need to bank as much as you can because the team with

the least amount of money at the end of this round will be going home.

Let's play The Link.

Stand by. Round one. Here's the first question. For four links...

In the novel The Hobbit, what type of creature is Smaug? Robbie?

He's a dragon.

He is a dragon. There's your first clue.

-What's the link?

-Well done, Robbie.

I'm thinking straightaway Chinese New Year.

Well, that's a good one, yes. Yes. I think we'll go for it.

I can't think of anything else that would... Unless it's fairy stories.

-What's the link?

-Chinese years.

Is the link Chinese years?

Get in!

APPLAUSE Well done, Robbie!

Yeah, we'll give you that because the Chinese Zodiac animals

are inextricably linked with their years.

The remaining clues would have been...

Robbie, Marlies, well done. You got that on the first clue.

-How do you want to use your four links?

-Oh!

Well, it's tempting to chip away at that big boy, that 2,000, isn't it?

-I would rather bank the 750.

-Get some money on the board?

-Yep.

-Yeah.

I think we're going to go for 750 and get some money in the bank.

Mum's in charge there! Cut those four links...

..releasing £750 into your bank.

APPLAUSE

OK. Stand by. For four links...

The North American grizzly bear is a member of which bear species?

-Robbie?

-Brown bear?

Brown bear is correct.

-Brown - first clue.

-Well, it's not going to be colours, is it?

-Could be prime ministers.

-Could be.

Is there anything else that goes in front of "brown", before "brown"?

-Like...

-Colour of eyes?

I think what we've said - your one - is the best one, I think.

-Shall we go for that?

-We'll go for prime ministers.

OK. Is the link prime ministers?

-Get in! Well done!

-APPLAUSE

Very good! The remaining clues would have been...

Which now means you can cut four links from the cash pods.

-You choose, Robbie.

-I don't know.

I'm thinking, get the 500 and the 125 and just build the money up,

-then we can start chipping away at the other ones. Do you think?

-Yeah.

-I'll go with that.

-We'll go for 500 and the 125.

OK, take the link from the 125...

There it goes. ..and the three from the 500.

-OK.

-APPLAUSE

Robbie and Marlies, you have £1,375

after the second set of questions, which means,

quite incredibly, you've guaranteed a place in the next round!

-That's good to know, isn't it?

-Yeah, wonderful!

-APPLAUSE

-Gather yourselves.

Find your centres, because there's still £3,300 on the screen.

So, for four links, stand by.

Complete the name of the 2009 film starring Sandra Bullock - The Blind...

-Robbie?

-Taking a bit of a guess at this but Blind Assassin?

Is incorrect. Peter?

-Side.

-Side.

Complete the name of the 2009 film starring Sandra Bullock -

The Blind Side.

Correct. Your first clue - what's the link, Damian and Peter?

-What's the link? Sideways, perhaps?

-Sideways...

-Words that come before "ways". Shall we go for that?

-Yeah, let's go for that.

Is it words that come before "ways"?

Is the link "ways"?

No. It's not.

All back in play. For three links, stand by.

Your next question...

Which one word describes a sports player whose usual position

is behind the forwards and provides a more common name for the dorsum?

-Peter?

-Wing.

Is incorrect.

-Sue?

-Back.

Back. Correct.

Behind the forwards. That was the clue there.

So, side, back...

-What's the link?

-Er...

-Directions?

-I've got sideburns in my head that I can't really get rid of.

Backburns? No.

-Bacon? Cuts of meat?

-Could be, yeah.

-Bacon?

-Yeah, shall we go for that?

-Do you get a side of bacon?

-Sides of meat, don't you? Meat cuts?

-What's the link?

-Bacon.

-OK.

-Bacon.

Bacon. Is the link bacon?

No. I wish it was!

-That was great, Fiona, there. "Bacon!"

-Lateral thinking!

Yeah, good stuff. OK. However, it was wrong. All back in play.

For two links...

The brisket cut of meat comes from which part of the animal?

Robbie?

Shoulder?

-No.

-BUZZER

-Fiona?

-Back?

-No.

-BUZZER

-Peter?

-The leg?

No.

The correct answer is the breast.

Nobody has a chance to make the link so we move on.

Everyone's back in play. Stand by.

Your next question, for one link...

The red admiral is a species...

-Damian?

-Butterfly.

..of which colourful winged insect?

Butterfly is correct.

-What's the link?

-I think they're swimming strokes, Peter.

-I agree.

-Shall we go for swimming strokes?

-I think that'd be a good choice.

Is the link swimming strokes?

-APPLAUSE

-Yes.

The Lepidoptera gave you the final clue.

Side, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly. Swimming strokes.

-One link. How do you want to use it?

-BOTH:

-What shall we do?

I think we should probably take one away from the 2,000,

cos we can't win any money with this go anyway.

Yeah, I think that is a very good idea.

-We'll take one away from 2,000, please.

-Let's do that.

You've cut one link from the 2,000 pod. Stand by. For four links...

Nectarines are a smooth variety...

-BUZZER

-Robbie?

-Peach.

..of which fruit? Peach.

-Your first clue. What is the link?

-Well, fruit's too obvious, isn't it?

-It could be shades of pink.

-Shades of pink, it could be.

-Yes.

Is there any word that goes before or after "peach"? Peach Melba...

-What's the link?

-We'll just go with shades.

-Yeah, shades of pink.

Is the link shades of pink?

-It isn't. Which is a shame, cos it was a very good rhyme.

-It was!

Everyone's back in play. Stand by.

Your next question, for three links...

Which Minnesota city's name is a combination of the Sioux word for "water"

and the Greek word for "city"? Robbie?

I'm going to take a guess at it.

Aquametropolis?

-Is incorrect. Which Minnesota...

-BUZZER

-Damian?

-Minneapolis?

Minneapolis is right.

-What's the link?

-Can you see any link between those two at all?

-I certainly can't.

-Peach and Minneapolis. Er...

I don't think it's peach Melba. I can't believe it'd be cocktails.

-No, peach Melba's a pudding, isn't it?

-I think so, yeah.

-What's the link?

-Shall we say...puddings?

-Yeah.

We'll go with puddings.

Is the link puddings?

You wish!

No. Stand by. For two links...

Which singer had a 1981 hit with the Bond theme For Your Eyes Only?

-Peter?

-Sheena Easton?

Sheena Easton is correct.

What's the link?

Do you have a clue?

The only thing I can think of in all those words

is the letters E and A together.

-That's the only link I can see.

-Right.

-I can't really give you anything better.

-What's the link?

Is it the letters E and A together?

Is it the combination E and A?

No, it's not.

-Bit of a guess!

-Bit of a guess.

-Everyone back in play.

Stand by. Your next question for one link...

T. Rex had a 1972 UK top 10 hit with Children Of The...

Revolution.

Children Of The Revolution. Correct, Robbie.

-What's the link?

-I have got absolutely no idea!

I have got absolutely no idea as well. Er...

There was a recent TV series called Revolution. Er...

-Sheena Easton's Scottish.

-Er...

What's the link?

-Shall we just say TV series, just for some...

-Yeah.

-TV series?

Is the link TV series?

No. The link we're looking for was, of course...

OK. Minneapolis is where he's based.

Sheena Easton - U Got The Look. "Never seen a pretty girl look so tough."

Revolution is his band and Peach was a 1993 single.

-Well, there you go!

-Well, there you go. Here's another set of questions.

For four links, stand by. You're all in play.

-What is the first name of Batman's long-serving...

-BUZZER

Fiona?

Sorry, I was going to say Robin and it's not. Buzzed too early.

It's not.

-Peter?

-Alfred?

What is the first name of Batman's long-serving BUTLER? Alfred.

First clue - what's the link?

Alfred. Alfred the Great?

-I was going to think about maybe kings and queens.

-Er...

That's a good shout. We're going to go for kings and queens.

Is the link kings and queens?

No. It's not.

Everyone back in play. Stand by.

Your next question for three links...

-In which country was film star Ingrid Bergman born...

-BUZZER

-Robbie?

-Sweden.

..in 1915? It was, indeed, Sweden.

-The link?

-It's the Nobel Prize.

-Alfred Nobel's Swedish.

-Yeah.

-Nobel Prize?

Is the link the Nobel Prize?

APPLAUSE

Good. That's correct. The remaining clues would have been...

Alfred Nobel, born in Sweden,

invented dynamite by mixing nitroglycerine with inert clay

and created the Peace Prize. OK.

-Let's cut your links.

-What do you think?

-How many have we got?

-We've got three.

-Three?

I think we take that 300 and chip away at the two grand.

That's a good idea, Robbie. We'll do that.

-We're going to take the 300 and chip another one off the 2,000.

-OK.

You're going to take one link from the 2,000...

..and take two links off the 300...

..releasing that into your already rather well-stocked bank,

giving you £1,675.

Damian and Peter haven't banked anything yet.

Neither have Sue and Fiona. There is £3,000 left on the screen.

Sue, Fiona, Damian and Peter, back up. For four links...

-Which Victoria wrote and starred in the TV sitcom...

-BUZZER

-Robbie?

-Victoria Wood.

..Dinnerladies and the spoof soap opera Acorn Antiques.

Indeed, Victoria Wood. That's your first clue. What's the link?

-Wood.

-Could be Rolling Stones members.

It could be. That's a good one.

Or it could be, er, building materials.

-I think your first one's a good 'un to go for.

-We'll go for that, then.

Rolling Stones members?

Is the link Rolling Stones members?

No, it's not.

OK. Everyone's back in play. Stand by.

Your next question, for three links...

"Abuela" is the Spanish word for which member of the family?

Marlies?

Uncle.

Is not right.

-Peter?

-Father?

Is not right.

-Sue?

-Grandfather?

Is incorrect. The correct answer is grandmother.

Wood, grandmother were the two clues.

Nobody has a chance to guess the link. You're all back in play.

Stand by. For two links, which word precedes Canaveral, Cod...

-Robbie?

-Cape.

..and Fear to make three place names in the United States?

Cape is correct.

-What's the link?

-BOTH:

-I think it's Little Red Riding Hood.

Yeah, I think we're going to go for Little Red Riding Hood.

Without even conferring, they chorused together.

Is the link Little Red Riding Hood?

-APPLAUSE

-Yes. The remaining clue was...

She was going to her grandmother's through the wood,

wearing the cape, and the wolf stopped her.

So you have two links - how would you like to use them?

-Shall we just go for the big 'un?

-Yes, why not?

-We're in a position to.

-Yeah, we'll take it off the 2,000.

-You're going to take it off the 2,000? Let's do that.

Let's cut those two links.

OK. Everyone back in play.

For four links, stand by.

"Gotta slow down, baby Got to have some fun"

is a lyric from which Spice Girls hit?

Peter.

Wannabe?

-No.

-BUZZER

-Robbie?

-After singing it to myself, Stop.

Stop is correct.

So, Robbie, stop - first clue. What's the link?

-It could be traffic signs. A stop sign.

-Yes, it could be bus stop.

-Yeah.

-Bus station, bus stop.

-Er...

-It could be punctuation - full stop.

-Punctuation mark.

-What's the link?

-Shall we try road signs?

-Yep.

-Road signs?

-Is the link road signs?

No, it's not.

OK, everyone back in play. Your next question, for three links...

Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by compression...

-Robbie?

-On the wrists?

..of a nerve in which joint?

The wrist.

-Two clues - what's the link?

-I think a stopwatch and a wristwatch.

-Do you think?

-I would agree with that. Stopwatch and wristwatch.

-So we'll go for watches.

-OK. Is the link watch?

APPLAUSE

Very good. Types of watch. The remaining clues would've been...

So...how would you like to use your three links?

-I think we'll take...

-I think we might...

..our two bags of sand and, er, yeah,

we'll take the two grand and knock one off the one.

OK, let's take one link from the 1,000...

As you so correctly pointed out, one link from the bag.

And take the two links from the two bags of sand.

Which means that £2,000 goes into

your swelling account.

You now have £3,675.

Damian and Peter and Sue and Fiona, well, you know...

Stand by. For four links...

There are four links there on that £1,000 pod.

Which racecourse in Suffolk hosts the 2,000 Guineas? Robbie?

Er, Newmarket.

Newmarket's correct. There's your first clue.

-What's the link?

-Card games, perhaps?

-Is there a Newmarket card game?

-Yes, there is a Newmarket card game.

-That's a brilliant answer, then. Let's go for that.

-Go for that.

-Card games?

Is the link card games?

Brilliant! Well done. Well done indeed.

It was remarkable!

You were just absolutely positive about that straightaway,

-weren't you?

-Yeah.

-And you listened to your mother. Which is always a...

-It's always a good plan.

-It's always a good look.

OK, the remaining clues would've been...

Right. I hesitate to ask this,

-but how would you like to use your four links?

-Er...

-Would we very much like to take that £1,000?

-I'd love to.

You surprise me! Let's cut those links.

APPLAUSE

Ho-ho! Robbie and Marlies,

£4,675 in your bank which,

I think you'll find,

is the maximum amount available,

which means you're through to the next round

but we need to find out who's joining you.

So, Damian and Peter,

you didn't bank anything.

Sue and Fiona,

you didn't bank anything.

That means you will play for the tie-break cash pod.

The tie-break cash pod is worth £125

and is held by just - you've guessed it - one link.

The first team to name the link will release the pod

and be through to the next round with the cash.

The other team will be going home.

Ready? Stand by. Here's your question.

-Lapsang souchong and Oo...?

-BUZZER

-Sue?

-Tea.

..and Oolong are types of which beverage?

Tea.

There it is. Correct. That's the first of four clues.

What's the link?

-Well, it's not going to be drinks, cos that was the question.

-Cakes?

Teacups. Do you get a tea rose?

-I've got roses in my head, for some reason.

-Room?

-What's the link?

-Cakes.

-Cakes.

-Cakes.

-Is the link cakes?

Oh! OK, stand by. For three links...

What unit of length equalling four inches is used in...

-Fiona?

-A hand.

..used in measuring the height of horses?

Hand.

What's the link?

I'm not sure. So it's... Sorry, I'm just thinking.

-Words that could...

-Tea and hand.

What's the link?

-Rooms.

-Is the link rooms?

No, it's not.

Stand by. For two links...

Directed by Mel Smith, which 1997 film comedy stars Rowan Atkinson in the title role?

-Fiona?

-Mr Bean?

Mr Bean, correct.

-What's the link?

-Bag.

-Oh, well done.

-Yes, bag, apparently.

-Is the link bag?

APPLAUSE

The remaining clue was...

Tea bag, handbag, beanbag and sleeping bag.

Let's cut the tie-break link.

Which means, Sue and Fiona,

you are going through to the next round with Robbie and Marlies.

Damian and Peter, I'm afraid, are going home.

-It wasn't for the lack of trying, chaps, was it?

-No, not at all.

Who would have thought pudding would be a wrong answer?

In my world, it was the best answer.

However, thanks very much for playing The Link but,

Damian and Peter, good sports, goodbye.

Bye-bye.

Robbie and Marlies, Sue and Fiona, you're still in the game.

Robbie and Marlies,

you banked £4,675.

Sue and Fiona, you banked £125.

That money is now in these two cash pods...

..each held, as you can see, by seven links.

The first team to cut all the links and release their cash pod

takes their money through to the final round.

The other team will be out.

Now, you can be as brave or as cautious as you like

because you decide how many links you want to cut.

I'm going to ask you to identify a person, place or thing

from a series of clues and you tell me

whether you want to play for one, two, three or four links.

But the more links you play for, the fewer clues you'll receive.

We'll start with the team who has brought the most money through to the round

and that, I think, is Robbie and Marlies.

Stand by. The first question is asking...

How many links?

What do you think? I think, start just a bit...

-Cautiously? And go for two links?

-I think so.

Shall we play for two links, please?

For two links, here are your clues. What am I?

Is that the Tyne Bridge?

I think it very, very well could be

but would it be seen from the Lake District?

Unless it's Ironbridge in Shropshire.

No, Shropshire's too far away from the Lake District.

-It's got to be somewhere in the North.

-What am I?

Tyne Bridge?

Am I the Tyne Bridge?

No.

Which means, Sue and Fiona, you have a chance to nick a link.

You will see the remaining clue

for a chance to cut a single link from your cash pod, and it is...

-Oh!

-Do you think you know?

-Yeah.

-Shall we go for it?

BOTH: Blackpool Tower?

I am a seaside landmark modelled on the famous work of Gustave Eiffel.

Am I Blackpool Tower?

Yes, I am.

So... Ooh! The plot thickens.

Right, Sue and Fiona, let's cut that single link from your pod,

leaving you with six links, and it's now your go.

Your question will be asking...

-How many links?

-I think...

-Shall we go for two again?

I think we'll play it safe because we wouldn't have got that

from the first two, so I think we'll go for two links.

For two links, here are your clues. What am I?

The only planet I know that you can see is Mars,

-named after the chocolate bar.

-Absolutely, Mars.

-Mars.

Am I Mars?

-No.

-BOTH:

-Oh!

I'm not.

And with the inevitability of fate, Robbie and Marlies,

you now have a chance to nick a link.

Here is the remaining clue. What am I?

-Well, I think the Roman God gave it away, didn't it?

-The Roman God, yeah.

-Jupiter.

-Am I Jupiter?

Right. So you nicked a link.

That means we cut one link from your pod, like that,

leaving six, and it's your go.

Your question will be asking...

How many links?

I think after our slightly disastrous start,

-I think we should go cautious again.

-Two links?

-We'll play for two links, please.

-For two links, here are your clues.

I was thinking Tracey Emin.

I was thinking Damien Hirst but then when the Turner Prize '95 came up, I changed my mind.

-Unmade Bed, Tracey Emin?

-Is it not Damien Hirst, though?

-Was Damien Hirst not...

-Who am I?

-I'm in two minds. I think Damien Hirst.

-Go for it, then.

-Damien Hirst?

-Am I Damien Hirst?

-Well done.

-Yes, the remaining clue would've been...

-Ooh!

-OK, two links. Let's cut them.

Four links remaining. Sue and Fiona, your question will be asking...

How many links?

-Play safe again?

-We played safe last time and were pretty rubbish

but I think we've got to play safe again. Two links, please.

OK, for two links, who am I? Here are your clues.

Oh!

-So...?

-There's something ringing a distant bell but...

-Could it ring louder, please?

-No.

-Who was the lawyer in OJ Simpson's...

October, so he's, what? 30, 40?

-OJ Simpson...

-Who am I?

-"My second marriage lasted 72 days."

I have no idea. I'm sorry. Er...

-Oprah Winfrey.

-Oprah... SHE CHUCKLES

-Oprah Winfrey, she said!

-Oprah Winfrey.

Am I Oprah Winfrey?

No. Which means that Robbie and Marlies,

you now have a chance to nick a link. Here is the remaining clue.

Kim Kardashian?

-Yes. Yes.

-Kim Kardashian?

-Am I Kim Kardashian?

Didn't get it till the last clue.

Yeah, I didn't get it till the last clue, either.

Right, you nicked a link.

Let's cut one link from your pod... leaving you with three links,

holding £4,675. Your question will be asking...

-How many links?

-Shall we stay cautious and go for two?

-I think we'd be foolish for doing anything else. It's served us well so far.

-Yeah.

We will play for two links, please.

For two links, what am I? Here are your clues.

-Persea americana tree? What grows in Mexico?

-I'm thinking...

-Avocado, perhaps?

-It could be avocado.

Because that sort of sounds Mexican, doesn't it?

-And it's used in Mexican cuisine, like for guacamole.

-What am I?

-Avocado.

-Am I an avocado?

Brilliant. Nice one. Well done.

The remaining clue would've been...

Right, let's cut those links.

You have one link remaining.

Sue and Fiona, it's your go, and your question will be asking...

How many links?

-Same again?

-Well, maybe we should just go for it.

-Go for it?

-Yeah, live dangerously.

We haven't lived dangerously before. Three links, please.

-Three links - you sure?

-No, but we'll go for it anyway.

Sue and Fiona, for three links, what am I? Here are your clues.

-Oxford or Cambridge.

-I don't want to put any pressure on the fact

that you're a librarian but, er, you're a librarian.

Where did Oscar Wilde, Stephen Hawking...

-I'm inclined to say Oxford.

-I'm inclined to say Oxford, as well.

Or is it... Is it the Ashmolean Library? Or is it just Oxford?

What am I?

-Oxford University.

-Am I Oxford University?

APPLAUSE

And your inclination was absolutely correct.

The remaining clues would've been...

OK. Well done.

-Very good stuff.

-We're not out yet!

So let's cut your links.

Only three remaining.

The game's not over yet, however it's Robbie and Marlies' turn.

Your question will be asking...

-How many links?

-I think we'll just get rid of that one link, please.

You'll just get rid of that one link, you hope.

Who am I? Here are your clues.

-The Stephen Graham one gave it to us.

-Scarface?

-Al Capone.

-Alphonso Capone.

-Am I Al Capone?

APPLAUSE

Alphonso "Al" Capone. Correct.

Right, then, let's cut that last link.

And, with an almighty sploosh...

that £4,675 goes into your bank.

You're through to the final round and that cash goes with you.

-Lovely.

-Thank you.

Sue and Fiona, thank you very much indeed for playing The Link.

-Have you enjoyed yourselves?

-Yes, we have.

-Yes, great fun.

-That was a cracking first round.

-It's been quite an adventure!

-Yeah.

Quite an adventure! Thanks. Glad we could be of service.

-Thanks very much. Bye-bye.

-Thank you.

-Thanks.

-Robbie and Marlies, you are today's finalists.

-Yes.

-Thank you.

You've brought through £4,675

and we're adding £2,000 to that..

-Brilliant.

-Lovely.

..making your maximum win today...

-Wow!

-Good amount.

-Wow? Good?

May I ask you...

May I be so presumptuous to ask you,

if you win, what would you do with it?

-Well, with my share, I'd give my other son a little treat.

-Quite!

And then I'll be straight on the internet booking the next holiday.

-That will be a good holiday. Robbie?

-Yeah, similar.

Me and Simone, the wife, would be over to South Africa to see her dad.

We might be seeing our friends Jen and Riley in Canada, Vancouver.

We've got a lot of places we want to go.

Air fares are very expensive so it'll be spent on air fares.

South Africa and Canada and wherever Marlies fancies going, stand by.

To take that money home,

you have just 60 seconds to find six super-links.

At each level, you'll need to identify the link

between ten one-word clues.

As soon as you think you know the answer, buzz in and we'll stop the clock.

If you are right, you can take that money home.

Choose to play on and your team-mate will tackle the next super-link.

But if you're wrong, play stays with you,

we will restart the clock and you'll face a new set of clues.

Run out of time and you leave with no more than you came with.

-Who's going to play first?

-I am.

-Marlies.

-Marlies, you're on your own.

-Thank you.

The clock will start when you see the first clue.

Boy bands.

Boy bands?

It's correct. The remaining clues would've been...

OK. Well, yes, you is rocking, Marlies.

So...that puts you on £125.

Robbie and Marlies, with 48 seconds remaining on the clock,

you now have a choice.

You can take that money and go or you can play on.

-I think we're going to play on.

-I agree with that.

-Good.

Robbie, your turn. You're on your own.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-Robbie?

-Types of pasta?

Is it types of pasta?

-Yes.

-Well done.

-The remaining clues were...

Robbie and Marlies, that puts you on £300.

With 40 seconds remaining on the clock, you now have a choice.

You can take that money and go or you can play on.

-I think we'll just play on, shall we?

-We'll play on. I think so, yeah.

-Play on, please.

-OK, Marlies. You're on your own.

-Thank you.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Cricket.

Is the link cricket?

Yes.

Maiden.

Well done. That puts you now on...

..£500. With 27 seconds remaining,

you can take that money and go or you can play on.

-I think we'll play on, yeah.

-You're going to play on?

-Yes.

OK, good.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

It's a long time since I've watched it but Coronation Street?

Is the link Coronation Street?

-Well done, Robbie!

-Yes, well done, Robbie.

And the remaining clues would've been...

Fantastic! OK, then. That puts you on...

..£750. With 22 seconds remaining on the clock, you now have a choice.

You can take that money and go or you can play on.

-I think we'll play on.

-We'll go for it.

-Right, Marlies. Good.

-You're on your own.

-I know!

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Characters in the Bible.

Is the link characters in the Bible?

-APPLAUSE

-Well done.

-Good.

The remaining clues were...

That puts you on...

..£1,000. Robbie and Marlies, with 18 seconds remaining on the clock,

you now have a choice.

You can take that money and go or you can play on.

-We're going to...go for it?

-I think so. 18 seconds.

-Yep.

-Good.

-Everything crossed.

-Righty-ho.

Robbie, you're on your own.

For £6,675, 18 seconds remaining.

Stand by, Robbie.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Robbie?

Types of car?

Is the link types of car?

Oh, it's not! Oh, no, it's not!

It's Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

The link is The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

42, the answer to everything. However, not for you.

Which means play stays with you and you face a new super-link.

Four seconds left.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-Stand by, Robbie. Are you ready?

-Yep.

Er...

I'm going to go for, er, warnings.

Is the link warnings?

-Aw!

-Never mind!

The remaining answers were...

-Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy!

-Yeah, you so knew that!

-If you'd have just waited just that little moment...

-Mm-hm.

Well, some might say that was cruel fate.

-Me, for example.

-Yeah.

Robbie and Marlies, you played amazingly.

Just no time left and, unfortunately,

-you leave with what you came with.

-Nothing.

First time anybody's gained the maximum amount of money from the first round.

You brought it all the way through

and failed at the last and I can only really seriously and honestly commiserate with you.

-Thank you so much for playing...

-Thank you.

-..The Link.

-Thank you, Robbie and Marlies. Goodbye.

-APPLAUSE

Join us next time when three more pairs will be trying to make all the right connections on The Link.

See you then. Goodbye.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE