Episode 17 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 young at heart and yearning to win.

I'm Jon, I'm an advertising designer from London and this is my friend.

I'm Alvin and I'm a digital media consultant, also from London.

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And the link is...

you're friends.

I'm just going to say one word to you, Alvin.

It signifies great bravery to me.

Mankini.

Um, well basically a couple of years ago,

I decided to wear a Christmas mankini.

LAUGHTER I was running round the office

collecting £1 donations for charity.

Alvin, I salute you.

-Thank you very much.

-Bravery in the course of duty.

-Excellent. Jon and Alvin, welcome.

-Thank you very much.

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Sarah and Rosie, tell us about yourselves.

I'm Sarah, I'm a police officer from Dorset

and this is my colleague and friend.

I'm Rosie, I'm a radio police dispatcher and I'm also from Dorset.

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And the link is you're colleagues.

Obviously.

So, Sarah, you've done something that I'm quite envious of.

You've driven a tank.

What was it like?

-It was good fun.

-Did you go through mud and everything?

No, it was just outside the garages on the camp, actually.

It's good fun cos you can spin round.

-You drove at tank on the car park near the garages?

-Basically.

That would be good enough for me, Sarah.

Sarah and Rosie, welcome.

Martyn and Phil,

tell us about yourselves.

I'm Martyn, I'm a checkout operator from Pencoed in South Wales

and this is my buddy.

I'm Phil, I'm a company director, also from Pencoed in South Wales.

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-And you're friends.

-We are.

-Buddies.

So you have been friends since primary school?

-Almost 40 years, isn't it?

-I can't get rid of him unfortunately.

LAUGHTER He's like a bad penny.

-Yeah, we've been away together quite a bit.

-We done a few rugby trips.

Being Welshmen, obviously we like our rugby.

We were at Murrayfield Stadium in Scotland

and, as you can see, I'm a fairly large chap

and the turnstiles at Murrayfield Stadium

are not built for large chaps, unfortunately.

And I actually got stuck in one of the turnstiles.

But Phil had already managed to get through

and he was videoing it all along.

It's on Facebook. LAUGHTER

-True friends.

-Absolutely.

Able to humiliate each other in front of each other, brilliant.

Martyn and Phil, welcome. 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 to 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

and 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...

-ALL:

-Meat.

All cuts of meat.

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.

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Stand by, round one.

Here's the first question.

For four links.

By what common name is the root Zingiber officinale...?

-BUZZER

-Sarah.

-Khyber Pass?

-No.

By what common name is the root

Zingiber officinale usually known?

-BUZZER

-John.

-The Zanzibar High Road.

-No.

-BUZZER

-Phil.

-Road to Marrakech.

-No.

The ROOT we were looking for was...

ginger.

LAUGHTER

-Oh, root.

-That sort of root!

THAT sort of root, yep.

OK, nobody has a chance to guess that link

so everyone is back in play.

Stand by, your next question.

For three links.

Vanilla Ice had a UK Number One in 1990 with Ice...?

-BUZZER

-Rosie.

Baby. Ice, Ice, Baby.

Ice, Ice, Baby. Correct.

Ginger, Baby. Two clues, what's the link, Sarah and Rosie?

-What can go with ginger...?

-Spice Girls. Ginger Spice...

Yes, we'll go with Spice Girls, please.

Is the link Spice Girls?

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Good shot.

The remaining clues were...

Ginger Spice, Baby Spice, Posh Spice, Scary Spice.

Sporty Spice apparently didn't make it.

-LAUGHTER

-Seems unfair to me.

OK, how do you want to use those three links?

Right, do you want to just go... Do you want to go for the 500

-so we've got some money?

-Yeah.

-We'll go for the 500, please.

-Right.

You're going to take all three links from the £500 pod.

There it goes...

..all blues and twos,

into Sarah and Rosie's bank.

Right, you're all back in play. Stand by for four links.

What kind of animal is Beatrix Potter's Nut...?

-BUZZER

-Alvin.

-A rabbit.

-No.

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

Squirrel.

...Nutkin? It's a squirrel.

First clue, what's the link?

-Could be rodents.

-Rodents, yeah.

-Another could be rat.

-Could be Tufty? Road safety?

Yeah, that's an idea, isn't it?

-What's the link?

-Road safety.

Is the link road safety?

No.

Are you ready? Stand by.

Your next question, for three links.

Which order of Franciscan monks

is named after its habit with a pointed hood?

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

Uh, Blackfriars?

No.

-BUZZER

-Alvin.

-Shaolin?

-No.

Sarah and Rosie?

Wizard.

LAUGHTER

A...wizard monk. No.

Capuchin.

Right, squirrel, Capuchin, two clues there

but none of you have the chance to guess a link.

Everyone back in play, stand by. For two links.

What six-letter word can mean either a huge mistake

or something that makes a long, mournful noise?

-BUZZER

-Rosie.

-Howl?

-No.

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

-Howler.

-Howler.

-ROSIE GROANS

-I know.

OK, squirrel, Capuchin, howler.

Howler is a monkey. Have we heard of a squirrel monkey?

There's a squirrel monkey, it's a little, tiny one.

-And a capuchin, I think, is a monkey.

-Yes, a monkey as well.

We're going to go with monkeys, please.

Is the link monkeys?

-Yeah.

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Remaining clue was...

Lovely.

-How do you want to use your two links?

-It's a no-brainer.

-Shall we get the 300?

-Yeah, get the £300.

We'll get the £300, please, Mark.

Let's just chop them off.

Get the points on the board.

Money in the bank.

There you go.

-£300 in the bank.

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You're all back in play, stand by.

For four links.

Which band had a UK Top 20 hit in 1987

with Pour Some Sugar On Me?

-BUZZER

-Jon.

-Aerosmith?

-No.

-BUZZER

-Phil.

-Backstreet Boys?

-No.

Sarah and Rosie?

BUZZER

-Duran Duran.

-No.

Def Leppard.

Right, nobody has a chance to make a link, there.

You're all back in play, stand by.

In which 1997 film does a group of unemployed men...?

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

The Full Monty.

..form a strip tease act?

Yes. The Full Monty.

Def Leppard, The Full Monty.

Def Leppard are from Sheffield and The Full Monty, I believe,

-was set in Sheffield.

-OK, yes.

-So, we will go with...

-I'm getting the idea here, now.

-I think we'll go for Sheffield.

-Sheffield.

-Thank you. Is the link Sheffield?

Oh, yes.

The remaining clues were...

The team, the product, the film and the band.

OK, how do you want to use those three links?

Just the 125?

-Yeah, take the 125...

-Take two off the 2,000?

-Yeah.

We'll take our 125, please.

And we'll also take two off the 2,000 please.

OK. We'll take two links from the £2,000 pod.

And for a bit of gratification,

we'll chop the link off the 125, sending it careering...

-..into your bank.

-APPLAUSE

Here's another set of questions.

For four links. Stand by.

The Canadian singer who released the albums Songs From A Room...?

-BUZZER

-Phil.

Cohen.

Leonard Cohen, correct.

The Canadian singer who released the albums Songs From A Room

and Old Ideas is Leonard Cohen.

Your first clue, what's the link?

Cohen, there was a Cohen who played in the England team

for the 1966 World Cup,

so we're going to go for England World Cup winners in 1966.

Is the link England footballers from the 1966 World Cup?

Wow. Do you know what? That would have been fantastic.

-It's wrong, but when it's wrong...

-Precisely.

Stand by. You're all back in play.

Your next question, for three links.

Buxton and Chesterfield are situated...?

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

They're in Derbyshire.

..situated in which county?

Derbyshire. Correct.

Cohen, Derbyshire. What's the link, Martyn and Phil?

-Right, is there a Cohen in Coronation Street?

-I don't know.

-I've got nothing else.

-I haven't got anything, either.

-What's the link?

-Actors in Coronation Street?

-Actors of Coronation Street.

Is the link actors of Coronation Street?

Nope. Right.

Stand by, all back in play. For two links.

Between 1990 and 1997, who was the British Prime Minister?

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

John Major.

John Major, yes.

Cohen, Derbyshire, John Major.

Martyn and Phil, what's the link?

-I have no idea.

-What's the link?

-I...

HE SIGHS

Circus performers. LAUGHTER

Is the link circus performers?

No. Right. All back in play, stand by. For one link.

In France, what fried ingredient turns a croque monsieur

into a croque madame?

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

An egg.

Egg, correct.

-So, what's the link, Martyn and Phil?

-Yes!

Edwina Currie.

Is the link Edwina Currie?

-Yeah.

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Her maiden name is Cohen, she was MP for Derbyshire South,

she revealed her affair with John Major in her autobiography

and resigned from government after her comments about eggs

caused a food scandal.

How do you want to use your link?

-What do you want, Phil?

-I think we should take one off the 1,000.

Sounds like a reasonable shout to me, mate.

Thanks, Mark, we'll take one from the 1,000, please.

Sportingly, you're going to take one link from the £1,000.

Good. OK, everyone back in play.

Stand by for four links.

In the traditional nursery rhyme,

where did the first little piggy go to?

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

To the market.

Yeah. The first little piggy went to market.

First clue, what's the link?

-Supermarkets?

-That's a good call, as in super.

-Super, yeah.

-All types of super... No.

-What's the link?

We'll go with super.

Is the link super?

No.

Stand by. Your next question, for three links.

Which alternative rock band was formed by Courtney Love...?

-BUZZER

-Jon.

Hole.

..in 1989? Hole, correct.

Market, hole. What's the link?

Black? Black. Black market, black hole.

Oh, how could I not guess that one?

-You happy with that?

-Answer, please.

-Yeah.

-Black.

-Is the link black?

-Yes.

-APPLAUSE

The remaining clues were...

Black market, black hole,

-black sheep and Black Sabbath.

-LAUGHTER

Right, Jon and Alvin, how do you want to use your three links?

To keep ourselves in the game, just take two off 750 and then one off...

-1,000.

-We're going to take one off the 1,000 and two off the 750.

-Let it be done.

-LAUGHTER

Nice.

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

What is the name of the legendary creature

with the body of a lion and the head...?

-BUZZER

-Rosie.

Griffin.

What is the name of the legendary creature with the body of a lion

and the head of an eagle?

Was griffin.

First clue, what's the link?

Right, OK. It could be Harry Potter.

-Gryffindor.

-Cos you've got Gryffindor and it could be Hufflepuff

-and all the four houses.

-Yeah, no idea.

We're going with Harry Potter.

Is the link Harry Potter?

-AS PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL:

-Harry Potter.

No, it's not. OK, everyone's back in play.

Your next question, for three links.

In the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas,

which bird is...?

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

Partridge?

..in a pear tree? Partridge, correct.

Griffin, partridge.

-Martyn and Phil, what's the link?

-Cartoon families.

Um, the Griffin family.

Oh, yeah, the Griffin family and the Partridge family.

-Television families.

-Television families.

TV families.

Is the link TV families?

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The remaining clues were...

The Griffin family, from Family Guy,

the Partridge family of blessed memory,

the Simpsons

and the Royle family.

OK, how do you want to use those three links?

-We'll take £1,000, please, Mark.

-Really?

Right, let's cut the three links on the £1,000 pod.

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Which means Martyn and Phil, with £1,425,

you are going through to the next round.

Sarah and Rosie, £500. Jon and Alvin on...

(You know.)

However, there are £2,750

still on the screen.

Stand by for four links.

The world famous comedy troupe Footlights, originated in...?

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

Cambridge.

..in which city? Cambridge, correct.

Cambridge, first clue. What's the link?

There's the new royal family, now, Cambridge, isn't it?

With the Duke of Cambridge?

-Oh, right, yes.

-Royal Dukedoms?

-Yeah.

Royal Dukedoms.

Is the link Royal Dukedoms?

OK, your next question for three links. Stand by.

At the 1996 Olympics,

the men's coxless pair event was won by Steve Redgrave and who else?

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

-Matthew Pinsent.

-That's correct.

Cambridge, Matthew Pinsent.

What's the link?

It's too obvious for rowing, isn't it?

-Cambridge rowing team.

-Yeah. You got anything else other than that?

-No.

-What's the link, Martyn and Phil?

-We'll go with rowing, then, please.

Is the link rowing?

No.

OK, everyone back in play. Stand by for two links.

What English city is home to the Bodleian Library?

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

-Oxford.

-Oxford, correct.

Cambridge, Matthew Pinsent, Oxford.

Well, Oxford and Cambridge are obviously university towns.

I think Pinsent's not a university, is he?

-Are we going to go with universities?

-Yeah, go on, then.

-What's the link?

-Universities, then.

Is the link universities?

-No.

-Right, you're all back in play.

Stand by.

Which British river...?

-BUZZER

-Alvin.

Guess it's got to be the Thames.

..is 215 miles long and flows through London? The Thames.

Correct. What's the link?

-It's the boat race.

-Is the link the boat race?

-Yeah.

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OK, Jon and Alvin, how do you want to use your link?

-That doesn't really help us, to be honest.

-No, it's not...

-But should we... Take it off the 750, yeah.

-Yeah.

I think we take one off the 750.

Let's take one off the £750 pod...

..leaving it dangling. Right, stand by, you're all back in play.

For four links.

The composer whose work includes the soundtracks to Out Of Africa

and Born Free is John who?

-BUZZER

-Jon.

John Williams.

No.

Sarah and Rosie?

Martyn and Phil?

No.

John Barry. Right, nobody has a chance to guess the link.

Stand by, moving on.

Your next question for three links.

Who portrayed Carry On star Hattie Jacques...?

-BUZZER

-Alvin.

Priscilla - no... OUT OF TIME BUZZER

-BUZZER

-No. Phil.

-Ruth Jones.

-Yes.

Who portrayed Carry On star Hattie Jacques

in the 2011 BBC production, Hattie?

Ruth Jones.

OK, Barry, Ruth Jones, what's the link?

Barry's just up the road from where we live, that's interesting.

-Ruth Jones is born in Bridgend.

-Yeah.

So we're going to go with Gavin and Stacey, please, Mark.

Is the link Gavin and Stacey?

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Yeah, it is. The remaining clues were...

Barry, partially set.

Ruth Jones, co-wrote and starred.

BBC Three, first broadcast.

James Corden, co-wrote and starred.

Well done. How do you want to use your three links?

I think we should take the money, the 750.

-I think we should take the money.

-And give the other two a chance.

ROSIE: Aw, thanks.

-We'll take the 750, please, Mark.

-Yeah.

And we will take two from the 2,000, please.

Right, let's take two sporting links from the £2,000,

courtesy of Martyn and Phil

and the remaining link from the £750...

..swelling their coffers.

APPLAUSE

Right, you now have £2,175.

You're through.

£2,000 left with only two links remaining.

Stand by for four links.

Tom in Captain Pugwash and Jim Hawkins...?

-BUZZER

-Phil.

Cabin boys.

..in Treasure Island both fulfil the role of the what-boy on a ship?

They are cabin boys.

Right. First clue, what's the link?

You get a cabin on a ship.

Cabin on a ship, cabin on an aircraft.

Perhaps log cabin?

What's the link?

Forms of, um...

accommodation.

Is the link accommodation?

No.

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

What is the American term for a lift?

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

Elevator?

Correct.

Cabin, elevator. Two clues, what's the link?

Elevator, cabin...

-Cabin fever?

-No.

-What's the link, boys?

Elevator fever.

You'd have to be pretty scared in an elevator.

Love cabin, love elevator? I don't know.

Love in an elevator, love in a cabin?

-Answer, please.

-I don't know.

-Log.

Is the link log?

-Nope.

-MARTYN CHUCKLES

Like it, but no. Right, you're all back in play, stand by.

For two links...

and there are two links only remaining on the £2,000 pod.

Which band had a UK Number One hit with Mull of Kintyre?

-BUZZER

-Phil.

Wings.

Wings is correct.

Cabin, elevator, wings.

-Aircraft. Aeroplane.

-Aircraft, yeah.

Is the link aircraft?

-Yep.

-APPLAUSE

The remaining clue was...

How do you want to use your two links, Martyn and Phil?

-What should we do? We'll take the two left.

-Yes, thank you very much.

Let's cut the two links on the £2,000 pod.

Which means that Martyn and Phil now have...

£4,175 in their bank.

Sarah and Rosie have £500,

they're both going through to the next round.

Sadly, Jon and Alvin don't

and aren't.

LAUGHTER

These guys were fantastic, they did really well.

So congratulations and all the best to you, all four of you.

Yeah, whatever. LAUGHTER

I love a bad sport. Go on, Alvin!

No problem.

Thank you very much, Jon and Alvin, for playing.

-It was a pleasure to have you on The Link but goodbye.

-See ya later.

APPLAUSE

Sarah and Rosie, Martyn and Phil,

you're still in the game.

Sarah and Rosie, you banked £500,

Martyn and Phil, you banked £4,175.

That money is now in these two cash pods,

each held 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 start with the team who has brought the most money

through to this round and that is Martyn and Phil.

Stand by, round two.

Your first question is asking...

what am I?

Martyn and Phil, how many links?

I think we should be cautious to start with.

Yeah, a little bit on the cautious side.

-Shall we just try the two links?

-Two links.

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

-It's a giant sloth.

-Yeah, I'd go with that one.

-In fairness, I've got no idea.

-Giant sloth.

Am I a giant sloth?

-No.

-Oh.

Sarah and Rosie. You now have the chance to nick a link.

You will see the remaining clue for the chance to cut a single link

from your cash pod and it is...

We're just going to get rid of the giant and say sloth.

Am I a sloth?

APPLAUSE

Right, the giant sloth is extinct.

-Extinct.

-Yeah, Phil.

Yeah, so you see our quandary.

So Sarah and Rosie, you've nicked a link.

That means we can cut one link from your pod, let it be done.

And it's now your go. So, your question will be asking...

what am I?

Shall we go slowly, slowly, catchy monkey and go with...?

-Two links, please.

-OK, slowly, slowly, catchy sloth.

-LAUGHTER

-Two links, here are your clues.

What am I?

Is it Durdle Door?

Yeah, but why Irish coast?

-"Legend has it that I was carved from the coast..."

-By the Irish hero.

-Oh, yeah, OK.

-I have no idea.

-If we don't get it, we'll be snookered.

-What am I?

Durdle Door.

Am I Durdle Door?

Nope, I'm not Durdle Door.

Right, Martyn and Phil, you have a chance to nick a link.

Here is the remaining clue.

We're still on the same theme as last time.

-Shall we go for Giant's Causeway?

-Yeah, we got another Giant in here.

-Right.

-Giant's Causeway.

Am I the Giant's Causeway?

-Yeah.

-APPLAUSE

You taketh away with one hand and giveth with the other.

-LAUGHTER

-Correct.

Right, let's cut that link and it's now your go.

Right.

Martyn and Phil, your question will be asking...

who am I?

-We'll go for two again.

-The usual, I think.

-How many links?

-Two links, please.

-Two links, please.

-The usual? I'm not the milkman.

-LAUGHTER

Right, for two links, here are your clues, Martyn and Phil.

What do you think?

I know Harry Connick Jr is a songwriter and a singer,

-he's an actor as well.

-All right.

-Was he in Ally McBeal?

I can't remember, I never watched it.

To be honest, I've never watched it.

-But for the want of a better answer, maybe we will...

-Yeah.

Harry Connick Jr.

Am I Harry Connick Jr?

No. Sarah and Rosie, you now have a chance to nick a link.

Here's the remaining clue.

Jon Bon Jovi.

Am I Jon Bon Jovi?

APPLAUSE

Yes. Jon Bon Jovi. Right, you've nicked a link. Let's cut that link.

And it's now your go.

Your question will be asking...

who am I?

How many links, Sarah and Rosie?

-Do you want to stick with two?

-Yeah.

Yeah, we're going to just be boring and stick with two.

OK, for two links, here are your clues. Who am I?

-It's Kate Moss, isn't it?

-Yeah. It's Kate Moss.

-Kate Moss.

Am I Kate Moss?

Yep.

The last clue was...

Right, let's cut those two links.

Three remaining.

Martyn and Phil, six remaining.

Your question will be asking...

what am I?

How many links?

-Yeah, we will...

-Two links.

-Two links, please.

OK, Martyn and Phil, two links. Here are your clues. What am I?

Didgeridoo.

Am I a didgeridoo?

-Yep.

-APPLAUSE

The remaining clue was...

Right, let's cut those links.

Four links remaining. Sarah and Rosie, it's your go.

Your question will be asking...

what am I?

-We're going to just stick with what's working.

-Yeah.

-Two links, please.

-For two links, here are your questions, what am I?

-St Paul's Cathedral?

-No. You've got the Strand...

It's the only one I know that's on the red.

Oh, I don't know monopoly very well but what's the longest...?

-The Strand, I'm just going to go for.

-OK.

-The Strand, please.

Am I the Strand?

No. Right, Martyn and Phil, you have a chance to nick a link.

Here's the remaining clue.

-That would be Fleet Street.

-Am I Fleet Street?

-I am, yeah.

-APPLAUSE

The Fleet River.

You knew some of the red properties, but not Fleet Street.

So, Martyn and Phil, you've nicked a link, let's cut it.

Martyn and Phil, it's your go and your question will be asking...

who am I?

You've got three links remaining. How many links?

Shall we just do what we've done?

I think we should stick to what we know.

We're back on an even keel anyway,

so we'll just go with the two links then, please, Mark. Two links.

Right, for two links, here are your clues. Who am I?

I think it's the ex-England football manager,

or we think it's the ex-England football manager

Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Am I Sven-Goran Eriksson?

APPLAUSE

The last clue was...

OK. Let's cut those two links.

Right, Sarah and Rosie, it's your go. Your question will be asking...

who am I?

How many links?

Well, we're put against the wall, aren't we, really?

All or bust, so three links.

OK. For three links, who am I?

1994...

-That was...

-What about Phoenix?

-..20 years ago.

-Has he got a twin brother?

-No, they were just brothers.

-Who am I?

-I think... I've got a feeling it's Kate Winslet.

-Running out of time.

-Go with that.

-Kate Winslet?

Am I Kate Winslet?

No. Martyn and Phil, you now have a chance to nick a link.

Here are the remaining clues.

-Phil?

-Scarlett Johansson.

Am I Scarlett Johansson?

CHEERING

-Would you have got that, Sarah and Rosie?

-On the last one.

-I wouldn't!

-On the last one?

OK. Martyn and Phil, you've nicked a link

and we're going to cut it, which means...

-..you're through to the final round.

-APPLAUSE

And that cash, that £4,175, goes with you.

However, that means we have to say goodbye to Sarah and Rosie,

who are going back to duty.

Sarah, Rosie, you were excellent competitors.

Thanks very much indeed for playing The Link.

But, unfortunately, we have to say goodbye.

-Thank you.

-Goodbye, thank you. APPLAUSE

Martyn and Phil, you are today's finalists.

You brought through £4,175

and we're adding £2,000 to that.

APPLAUSE

Making your maximum win today

£6,175.

Can I ask you what you're going to do with that?

I'd like to put away a bit for a trip to watch the British Lions

play rugby down under when they next tour down under.

Both of you going together?

Not if I can help it, no. LAUGHTER

-He's not as sport orientated.

-So is that your half?

That'll be my half.

You're taking your half. Phil, what about your half?

I fancy a nice Michelin star restaurant for the whole family.

Of everything anybody's ever said they would like to do

with the money if they win it, I'm with Phil.

-LAUGHTER

-Brilliant, what a great idea.

However, going and seeing the Lions would be a great thing as well.

So good luck.

To take that money home,

you have just 60 seconds to find six superlinks.

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're right, you can take that money home,

but choose to play on and your team mate will tackle the next superlink.

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

We will restart the clock and you will face a new set of clues.

Run out of time and you leave with nowt.

And if you're not from t'North, that means...

-POSH ACCENT:

-..zero.

-LAUGHTER

-Nothing.

Right. Who's going to play first?

-I'll play first.

-OK, Phil.

You're on your own. The clock will start when you see the first clue.

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

Stand by, Phil.

BUZZER Animal Farm.

Is the link Animal Farm?

-Nope.

-Oh.

Yeah, Napoleon was a pig in Animal Farm,

but famous pigs was what we were after.

The remaining clues were...

Phil, play stays with you and you face a new superlink.

49 seconds left. The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Stand by.

BUZZER

Characters from Star Wars.

Is the link characters from Star Wars?

HE DOES A CHEWBACCA IMPRESSION

APPLAUSE

That puts you on £125.

Martyn and Phil, with 36 seconds remaining on the clock,

you now have a choice.

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

-Play on, go on.

-Yeah, we'll carry on, please, Mark.

-OK, good.

Glad you made that decision, Martyn, because it's your go now.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

BUZZER

Characters that have been on British bank notes.

Is the link characters that have been on British bank notes?

-Yep.

-APPLAUSE

They weren't actually characters,

they were mostly real people, but hey.

The remaining clues were...

The best of British, all appeared on bank notes.

That puts you on £300, Martyn and Phil.

And you now have a choice.

With 32 seconds remaining,

-you have the choice to take that money or play on.

-It's your turn.

-Yeah, we'll play on.

-Phil, your turn.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

You're on your own. Stand by.

BUZZER

Various straits of sea.

Is the link straits of seas?

No. Can't give you straits of seas.

The answer we were looking for was seas.

The remaining seas were...

Which means, Phil, play stays with you and you face a new superlink.

21 seconds left. The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-You ready, Phil? You're on your own.

-Yep.

BUZZER

David Bowie.

Is the link David Bowie?

-Yes.

-APPLAUSE

You were so casual about that. Yes, well done.

Martyn and Phil,

that puts you on £500

with eight seconds remaining on the clock.

You can decide to take that money and go or play on.

You did all right last time.

Well, Martyn did all right last time

so I'll leave it up to him, to be honest.

-Sorry.

-Is it pressure on me a bit?

On you a bit, yeah, you go for it.

Eight seconds, why not? Let's have a crack at it.

-OK. It'll be your go.

-APPLAUSE

Martyn. Your turn now.

You're on your own. Eight seconds.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears. Stand by.

-BUZZER

-Martyn.

Um...

OUT OF TIME BUZZER

Don't know.

The answer was...

-Wouldn't have got that.

-You wouldn't have got it either?

-Wouldn't have got that, no.

-No.

Right. The remaining clues were...

That means, Martyn, play stays with you and you face a new superlink.

-OK.

-You have one second left.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Martyn, you're on your own. Stand by.

Um...

Doctor Who villains.

Is the link Doctor Who villains?

Oh, unlucky.

-I wish it was.

-Yeah.

-LAUGHTER

Brilliant to guess Silurian is a Doctor... Yeah, no.

The remaining clues were...

HE ROARS

OK.

After that rather bruising round,

Martyn and Phil, you've run out of time

so you're leaving with nothing.

Apart from nothing, will you be taking anything away from today?

-Two times nothing.

-We had a great day out, didn't we?

Two times nothing.

Martyn and Phil, I salute you.

Thanks very much for playing The Link, but goodbye.

Thank you very much.

Goodbye, thank you. 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.

APPLAUSE