Episode 18 The Link

APPLAUSE

Hello. I'm Mark Williams.

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 hyped up and hot to trot.

I'm Annie, I'm from Liverpool, I'm a police driving instructor

and this is my son.

I'm Kaan, I'm also from Liverpool, and I'm a call centre supervisor.

-And the link is you're mother and son.

-Yes.

Kaan, how do you feel about your mother driving around at high speed?

A little bit worrying, I suppose, but she did teach me to drive.

I'm assuming it's handbrake turns like you were on The Bill?

Well, I was trying to get her to and then she just taught me

to drive like your average granny, really.

So, you drive like your average granny. I'll bet your mum doesn't.

-Only when my mum's in the car, I drive like that.

-Exactly. Brilliant.

-Annie, Kaan welcome.

-BOTH: Thank you.

John and Pete, tell us about yourselves.

I'm John, I live in Staffordshire,

I'm a director of an access rental company and this is my colleague.

I'm Pete, I live in Northamptonshire

-and I work with John in the same company.

-OK.

Good.

-And the link is you're colleagues, in business.

-BOTH: Yes.

You produce safety stuff.

We provide access equipment to construction,

but mainly to movie sets.

-OK. Lifts and all that?

-Yeah.

-Safety assured here tonight.

John and Pete, thank you very much.

Alison and David, tell us about yourselves.

I'm Alison, I'm a call centre manager from Bexleyheath

and this is my husband.

I'm David, I am from Bexleyheath as well and I'm a removal man.

-And the link is they're married.

-BOTH: We are.

-Brilliant.

Can I just say, Alison, you said David wears the trousers,

-but you decide what pair he's wearing.

-Yeah.

You've got to let them think that they are in control.

-Did she choose your trousers tonight, David?

-Uh, yes.

-OK.

That proves that. Very nice strides they are.

Alison and David, 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 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 will be able to cut four of the 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: Ten pin bowling.

Of course.

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.

Here's the first question. For four links.

A trip to which Asian country might include visits to see

the Terracotta Army...

-BUZZER

-John.

-China.

-..The Great Wall and the Forbidden City.

Yes, China.

China, first clue. What's the link?

-Pottery?

-Pottery, crockery.

-Crockery.

-Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Shall we go with pottery?

-Yes.

-Pottery, Mark.

-Is the link pottery?

No, it's not.

Everyone is back in play. Stand by. Your next question for three links.

Which material is measured in quantities known as reams?

-BUZZER

-Annie.

-Paper.

-..and comes in sizes such as A4 and A5?

Paper. Correct.

China, paper. What's the link?

I'm thinking straightaway bone china but I don't know if you get

-bone paper or anything to do with paper and bone.

-No.

-Oh, er... When... Wedding anniversaries.

-Yeah?

Can we guess wedding anniversaries?

Is the link wedding anniversaries?

Well done. Well done. Well done.

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The remaining clues were... ruby and silver.

-Paper is first, ruby is 40, silver is 25, china is 20th.

-Is it?

You got that on the second clue, which means you can cut three links.

How do you want to use your three links?

I think it would be good to get some money in the bank for definite

-and if you're happy, go with the 500?

-Yeah.

-Let's go with the 500, please.

All right. Are you sure, Annie?

-Oh, yes.

-Yeah? Yeah.

-OK, good. OK, let's cut the links.

That £500...

..slithers through into Annie and Kaan's bank.

500 quid.

Everyone back in play. For four links.

Neroli oil comes from the Seville variety of which fruit?

-BUZZER

-Annie.

Oranges.

Orange is correct.

The first clue. What's the link?

-It's not fruit.

-Not fruit.

-It's not colours.

Erm....

I don't know.

-Oh...

-Types of chicken?

Orange chicken?

LAUGHTER

I don't know. Go with types of chicken.

Types of chicken.

-LAUGHTER

-Is the link types of chicken?

No.

Wow! It could be a thing. You never know.

I'd like to see it.

Orange chicken, no.

OK, all back in play.

Your next question, for three links.

Christian is the central character in the John Bunyan work

-The Pilgrim's what?

-BUZZER

-Annie.

-Progress.

-Progress is correct.

Orange, progress - what's the link?

Something to do with work, maybe, getting promotions.

Erm...

Pathways to promotion. I don't know, I'm just saying it out loud.

Er...

-Pathways.

-Pathways, we've got nothing else.

-Is the link pathways?

No.

Everyone back in play. For two links.

Which singer had UK top ten hits with Boom Bang-A-Bang and Shout?

-BUZZER

-Annie?

-Lulu.

Lulu is correct.

Orange, progress, Lulu - what's the link?

-Ohhh!

-OK, erm...

-Dogs? No, it's... Oh, I don't know.

-It's not about Lulu.

-No.

-Scotland.

Is the link Scotland?

No. It's not. You're all back in play. Stand by.

Your next question, for one link.

In which 1995 film does a character called Arthur Hoggett say...

-BUZZER

-Alison?

Is it Babe?

..does a character called Arthur Hoggett say,

"That'll do, pig, that'll do"?

It's Babe.

Orange, progress, Lulu, Babe. Alison and David, what's the link?

If any subject should come up for me today, what would it be?

-It would be Take That.

-It's Take That.

-OK, good. Right. Smashing.

Is the link Take That?

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Correct.

Jason Orange is a band member, Progress was a number one album,

Lulu featured on Relight My Fire, and Babe was a single.

OK, that means you can cut a link. Where are you going to cut it?

-Got to get some money.

-Yeah, 125, please.

-Got to be.

Right, cut the link on the 125 pod.

Ooh! There he goes. Whoosh!

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Alison and David, £125, John and Pete, yet to bank,

Annie and Kaan, 500.

Are you ready? For four links.

The Wimbledon tennis championship is played on what natural...?

-BUZZER

-Alison?

-Grass.

-..on what natural surface?

Grass. Or "grahss".

-There's your first clue. What's the link?

-Plants? Erm...

-Materials?

-Things that are green?

-Natural...

-Things that grow in soil?

-I think materials.

-Things in a garden?

-Gardens?

-Shall we say gardens?

-Gardens.

-Gardens.

-Gardens.

You're going to say gardens. Is the link gardens?

No. It isn't. All back in play. For three links.

HB and 2B are grades...

-BUZZER

-Annie?

Lead pencils.

..used to measure the hardness of what writing implement?

Pencils.

Grass, pencil - what's the link?

-I think I know it.

-Go on, then.

Skirts.

Is the link skirts?

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And the remaining clues would have been poodle and mini.

A poodle skirt, in case you were wondering,

is a 1950s nipped-waist skirt.

OK. How do you want to use your three links?

I think, again, it would be good

to just get some more money in the bank and go for 300,

and we still have a link left over,

-so we could maybe take a chunk out of the 2,000.

-OK.

We'd like to take the 300. We've cut the two links on that.

And then we'd like to take one link off the 2,000.

Right, let's take a link from the 2,000...

leaving five links.

And let's cut the two links from the 300...

..releasing that...

into Annie and Kaan's bank, giving them a total now of £800.

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John and Pete, you haven't banked anything yet.

Alison and David have banked £125.

However, nobody is guaranteed to go through yet to the next round,

because there is £3,750 still on the screen.

OK, stand by. For four links.

Which of the Ivy League universities

-shares its name with a colour?

-BUZZER

-Annie.

-Yale. I just guessed it.

-Yale's wrong.

-I know.

-I know it.

-Which of the Ivy League universities...

-BUZZER

-David?

-Brown.

Brown is correct.

Brown. First clue. What's the link?

-Could be anything, couldn't it?

-Absolutely anything.

-OK, Gordon Brown.

-Was he a prime minister? He was.

-Brown the colour, brown food.

-Prime ministers.

Is the link prime ministers?

No. It isn't.

OK, you're all back in play. Stand by.

Your next question, for three links.

-Lima is the capital of...

-BUZZER

-Pete?

-Peru.

Lima is the capital of which country?

Peru. Correct.

-Brown, Peru. The link?

-Yeah.

-What is it?

I think it's a bear called Paddington.

-Ah! Of course it is.

-We think the link is Paddington Bear.

Is the link Paddington Bear?

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The remaining clues were...

marmalade and duffle coat.

His last name is Brown, he comes from Peru,

he loves marmalade and wears a duffle coat.

Correct.

-You now have three links. How do you want to use the links?

-Oh...

-I had a thought that we'd spread it between the three.

-I agree. I agree.

-You think?

-Yeah.

-One each and just play the game?

-I would.

So, we'll take one from each, Mark, please.

One from 750...

..one from 2,000...

and one from 1,000.

Right, for four links, stand by.

-Durdle Door is a landmark in which English county?

-BUZZER

John?

Erm... I'm going to have an absolute guess on this, Mark,

and I'm going to say Yorkshire.

You're wrong.

-Annie?

-Suffolk.

You're wrong.

-Alison?

-Norfolk?

No. The correct answer is...

And everybody in Dorset is going to go "what?!" - Dorset.

That goes up on the screen,

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

Stand by for three links. Your next question is...

In American history,

-Custer's Last Stand is also known as the Battle of Little...?

-BUZZER

-John.

-Little Bighorn.

Little Bighorn is correct.

Dorset, Bighorn. What's the link, John and Pete?

-Got to be animals, hasn't it?

-Is it sheep? Something like that?

-I think it's sheep or cattle.

-Or cattle.

Erm, I don't think it's cattle. I'm feeling sheep.

-Well, I'm a Cumbrian, I should know, but I don't.

-OK, go for it.

We'll go for sheep.

Is the link sheep?

APPLAUSE

The remaining clues were wool and lamb. You're correct.

How do you want to use your three links?

-Take the cash.

-Yeah, we'll take the 750 cash, please.

OK. Let's cut the links from the £750 pod.

There it goes.

-Ooh, hello!

-APPLAUSE

Annie and Kaan, £800, John and Pete, 750, Alison and David, £125.

£3,000 still on the screen, so nobody is through.

Stand by. For four links.

In the 1962 film To Kill A Mockingbird,

-Atticus Finch is played by Gregory...

-BUZZER

-Annie?

-Peck.

Peck...

is correct.

Peck, first clue. What's the link?

A peck is, erm...

It's the actions of a bird!

-That's all we've got, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Actions a bird makes...on a punt.

Is the link...bird actions?

No.

-It was indeed a punt.

-LAUGHTER

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

-what is the name of the respiratory organ of a fish?

-BUZZER

-Alison?

-Gills.

Gill is correct.

Peck, gill. The link?

Gill...

He was... That was the name of someone in a TV programme,

-wasn't it?

-It was.

-Richard Gill, but I can't...

-No?

-It's very open, isn't it?

TV programmes.

Is the link TV programmes?

No. It isn't. Stand by.

-For two links, which Michael was leader of the Labour Party from...

-BUZZER

-John.

-Michael Foot.

..from 1980 to October 1983? Michael Foot. Correct.

Peck, gill, foot. What's the link?

Shall we go with what we're thinking?

-We're thinking it's units of measurement.

-Yeah.

-We think it's units of measurement.

-Right.

Is the link units of measurement?

-Correct.

-APPLAUSE

We'll accept that. Imperial measurements, ie non-metric.

The remaining clue was...

mile. How do you want to use your two links?

-We'll do one of each, please, Mark.

-OK.

Let's cut the links - one from 1,000...

and one from 2,000...

..which leaves three remaining on both.

For four links.

-An occupant of the ancient Shaolin temple is known as a Fighting...

-BUZZER

-Pete?

-Monk.

Monk is correct.

Monk, first clue. What's the link?

-It could be fish.

-It could be fish!

Actually, that's quite good, actually. Shall we go fish?

We'll go with fish, Mark.

OK, is the link fish?

No, it's not.

For three links,

which wine bottle size holds approximately 1.5 litres of liquid?

-BUZZER

-Alison.

-Is it a magnum?

-Yes.

Monk, Magnum - what's the link?

-Are they, like...?

-I think I know what it is.

-Go on.

-I think it's police...

-Hold on! Me first.

-Go on.

No, what do you think it is?

I think it's police detectives.

-TV detectives?

-Yeah.

-Shall we go for that?

-Yeah, TV detectives.

Is the link TV detectives?

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Yeah, we'll give you that.

The remaining clues were...

Frost and Morse.

OK, you've got three links,

how are you going to cut them?

-I think we'll take the two grand please!

-Yeah, two grand, please.

Let's cut those links.

So, £2,000 going to Alison

and David's bank.

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That means, with £2,125,

you are definitely through to the next round.

Annie and Kaan on £800,

John and Pete on £750,

with £1,000 on the screen.

It's all to play for.

For four links, stand by.

First screened in 2003,

the BBC comedy starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams is called...

-BUZZER

-Kaan?

Little Britain?

..Is called Little what? Britain, correct, yes.

There's your first clue. What's the link?

-EU states?

-No.

I'll let you go for it, say something.

We're going to say locomotives,

-names of locomotives.

-Why not? Yeah.

Is the link names of locomotives?

It's not. Stand by, your next question for three links.

Which 1983 chart-topping U2 album features...

BUZZER

-Annie.

-Joshua Tree?

Is wrong.

Which 1983 chart-topping U2 album features the songs

Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day?

-BUZZER

-John.

I think it's Rattle And Hum.

It's not.

BUZZER

-David.

-Is it Achtung Baby?

No.

The correct answer was...

War.

That goes up on the screen. Britain, war.

None of you have a chance to find the link.

Moving on, stand by, for two links.

On a computer keyboard, ESC...

BUZZER

-Alison.

-Escape?

..is an abbreviation of which word? Escape is correct.

-Britain, war, escape. Alison and David, what's the link?

-Go on.

Any ideas?

I think it could be films, could be Escape To Victory, war films...

-It's a bit obvious, isn't it?

-Britain, war, escape.

Who was Britain in a war with? What wars have Britain escaped from?

World War II.

What's the link?

-No.

-No?

-Movies.

-No!

Oh, war films.

Is the link war films?

No.

For one link, if a citizen of Germany is a German,

a citizen of Denmark is a...

-BUZZER

-Kaan.

A Dane?

A Dane is correct.

Britain, war, escape, Dane.

What's the link, for one link?

Great.

-Yes! Cos you've got Great Escape...

-Great War, Great Escape, Great Dane.

OK, is the link "great"?

Yup.

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OK, one link. Can you guess where we want to go, Mark?

I don't know. Oh, yeah!

OK, let's cut it.

Annie and Kaan, £800,

John and Pete, 750,

Alison and David with £2,125.

They're through, you're not, you're not.

Ready? Everyone back in play for four links.

In 2006, Reese Witherspoon won the best actress Oscar

for her role in the film Walk The...

-BUZZER

-Kaan.

Walk The Line?

Walk The Line is correct.

Line, your first clue. What's the link?

OK, thinking fishing,

you could catch with a net, catch with a line.

I don't know, fishing.

Line, you could have a load of things.

Line judge. I would say it's judges.

OK. Judges.

Is the link judges?

No.

You're all back in play.

For three links, two remaining on the 1,000 pod.

Which four-letter word describes a lively Scottish dance?

-BUZZER

-Alison?

Jig.

No.

Which four-letter word...

-BUZZER

-Pete.

Reel.

Is correct.

-Line, reel, what's the link?

-It feels like fishing.

It looks like fishing. I think we'll try fishing.

It feels like fishing, looks like fishing, is the link fishing?

APPLAUSE

The remaining clues were

rod, hook.

-I said fishing, I'm so gutted. Well done, though, guys.

-OK.

Right, then, how would you like to use your three links?

Bearing in mind you only have two left on the 1,000.

We'll use two of them to take the 1,000.

Yes, please. Let's cut the links.

It goes into John and Pete's bank...

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..giving them £1,750,

Alison and David have £2,125,

Annie and Khan on £800,

and completely gutted.

-You've got no idea!

-Cos you got it.

I normally trust my mum because she's a bit sharper than I am...

Well, you're supposed to!

-What do you mean, "I normally trust my mum"?!

-I do, so...

Well done, guys, well done.

That could have been exactly reversed.

-But it wasn't.

-Such is life.

-Annie and Kaan, such is life.

Thanks for playing The Link. Goodbye.

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John and Pete, and Alison and David, you're still in the game.

John and Pete,

you banked £1,750.

Alison and David, you banked £2,125.

That money's 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 or three or four links.

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

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

through to this round, and that is Alison and David.

First question is asking...

How many links?

-What do you think?

-Two links?

-Two links.

-OK, two links.

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

-Do you know it?

-I think I know it.

-Go on, what do you think it is?

It's cricket, it is the Ashes.

Am I the Ashes?

Oh, yes.

The remaining clue would have been...

Let's cut your two links.

Play now passes to John and Pete. You ready?

Your question is asking...

How many links?

-We'll play for two links, please.

-Two links.

For two links, what am I?

It has to be Luxembourg, Radio Luxembourg.

-We'll say Luxembourg, Mark.

-OK.

Am I Luxembourg?

Correct.

The final clue would have been...

OK, excellent. So, let's cut your links.

Five remaining, similarly, Alison and David.

Right, your question is asking...

-How many links?

-Two again.

-Two again, please.

For two links, who am I?

-Any idea?

-Absolutely none.

OK, in the space of 15 years, I was married and divorced three times.

-She's going to be quite old now. Or he.

-Johnny Depp?

-No, older than that.

-Audrey Hepburn. Mae West?

-Audrey Hepburn.

-Did Audrey Hepburn have a lot of husbands?

-Answer, please.

-Audrey Hepburn.

-Am I Audrey Hepburn?

No.

John and Pete, you now have the 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...

-Is it Marilyn Monroe?

-Marilyn Monroe.

-Am I Marilyn Monroe?

APPLAUSE

Oh, yes! That means we can cut one link from your pod.

There it goes. And it's now your turn.

Your question will be asking...

-How many links?

-Will we play for two again?

-We'll play for two.

-We'll play for the two.

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

-Sir Christopher Wren.

-Yeah, Sir Christopher Wren.

Am I Sir Christopher Wren?

-Yeah.

-APPLAUSE

The last clue would have been...

Yes. Let's cut those links.

Only two remaining.

Five remaining for Alison and David.

Your question will be asking...

-How many links?

-I think we need to try and catch up.

But if we get it wrong, then they've only got to get one link,

so they can have four clues next time.

-We haven't got any of those in two.

-Right, OK.

-Have we?

-No, OK.

-Two.

-Two links, please.

For two links, here are your clues.

What am I?

-I think I know what it is.

-Is it e-mail?

-I think it's a text message.

A text message? 1992?

No, cos mobile phones were about in the '80s.

But when was the internet? Alphanumeric? Text message, phones.

-Text message?

-I think it's text message.

Am I a text message?

APPLAUSE

The remaining clue was...

I used to be limited to 160 characters.

Good work. And now you have two links to cut. Let's cut them.

OK, John and Pete, your question is asking...

-How many links?

-We'll try for the two links, Mark.

OK. For two links, what am I?

-What are you thinking?

-Not a lot!

-I have two things in mind.

One is the Crystal Palace. And one is...

I don't know how old Buckingham Palace is.

-I think it's older than that.

-What do you think of the Crystal Palace?

-It's got to be around then, maybe.

-What am I?

-Shall we go for it?

-Go for it.

-We'll try the Crystal Palace.

-Am I the Crystal Palace?

-No.

-No.

Alison and David, you have a chance to nick a link,

and here's the remaining clue.

Is it Tower Bridge? Is that right?

Are you sure?

-You're not sure.

-I am.

-You are sure?

-Speak to me!

-Sorry.

-Tower Bridge.

-Right. Am I Tower Bridge?

APPLAUSE

OK, let's cut your link.

Whoa! It's now your go, Alison and David.

And your question will be asking...

-How many links?

-We've got to go two links, haven't we?

-Yeah, two links, please.

-For two links, here are your clues.

Who am I?

Say some names.

Lee. Something Lee.

-Nelson?

-No.

-Napoleon. No.

It's gone.

-General Lee.

-General Lee.

Am I General Lee?

No.

It could be the other one.

John and Pete, you now have the chance to nick a link.

So here's the remaining clue.

-George Washington.

-Am I George Washington?

APPLAUSE

-IN SOUTHERN DRAWL:

-Yep. I sure am!

OK, you've nicked a link. Let's cut it from your pod.

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

-How many links?

-We'll play the one.

-One.

-Really?

For one link, here are your clues.

-It is Cliff Richard. We'll say Cliff Richard.

-Right. Am I Cliff Richard?

APPLAUSE

Well done.

Well done. Let's cut the final link.

APPLAUSE

John and Pete, well done, you're through to the final round,

and that cash goes with you.

-Alison and David, that was incredibly close.

-It was.

-Despite the fact that you didn't get George Washington.

-No, gutted.

-Which meant you would have won.

-I think we did OK.

-I'm pleased that we got here.

-Yes! I'm so glad you said that.

-Alison and David, thank you so much for playing The Link.

-Thank you.

-Thank you, but goodbye.

-Bye!

-Bye. APPLAUSE

John and Pete, you are today's finalists.

You've brought through £1,750,

and we're going to add £2,000 to that.

Making your maximum win today £3,750.

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Any thoughts about what you're going to do with that if you win it?

I'll give some of it to charity, actually.

And will you split it with John, or will you just take most of it?

-I'd prefer not to.

-John, how are you going to get your apportionment?

I would like to think I'm the charity.

OK, we'll leave it with that.

To take that money home,

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

At each level you 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,

but choose to play on

and your team-mate will tackle the next super-link.

But if you are 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 will leave

with a complete absence of folding.

OK, who's going to play first?

We've had a discussion, and I'm going to go first.

Pete, you're on your own.

The clock will start when you see the first clue.

Stand by.

-Pete.

-Cake.

Is the answer cake?

-Oh, yes.

-APPLAUSE

We'll give you the plural. And the remaining clues...

Right, that puts you on...

£125.

John and Pete, with 50 seconds remaining, you now have a choice.

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

We're playing on.

-Yep.

-John, it's your turn now.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-Is it art?

-Is the link art?

APPLAUSE

OK. And the remaining clues were...

Yes, art movements. That puts you on £300.

John and Pete, the decision.

With 42 seconds remaining on the clock, you now have a choice.

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

-We'll play on, thank you.

-Pete has made the decision.

And it's now his go. Pete, you're on your own.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-Pete?

-Roman emperors.

Tiberius... Is the link Roman emperors?

APPLAUSE

Oh, yes! Yes, it is. Roman emperors.

The remaining clues were...

That puts you on...

£500. With 33 seconds remaining on the clock, you now have a choice.

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

-You want to go again?

-Absolutely.

-You sure?

-Yes.

-We'll go again.

-OK.

APPLAUSE

John, your turn now. The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-John.

-I might regret that. Lamps?

Is the link lamps?

No, it's not.

Moths. The remaining clues were...

Right, that means play stays with you, John.

And you now face a new super-link.

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

Stamps.

Is the link stamps?

Rod Stewart.

John, play stays with you.

And you face another super-link with 12 seconds remaining.

Are you ready? The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-John.

-Poets.

Is the link poets?

APPLAUSE

The remaining clues were...

Right. That puts you on...

£750. With one second remaining on the clock, you now have a choice.

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

-Not a lot of time, is it?

-I think we'll take the money and go.

We'll take the money.

John and Pete, you didn't make it to today's top prize,

but you're going home with £750.

APPLAUSE

-To be apportioned later, I presume?

-Absolutely.

-Excellent.

John and Pete, thank you very much for playing The Link.

-Thank you, Mark.

-And goodbye.

APPLAUSE

Join us next time, when three more players

will be trying to make all the right connections on The Link.

See you, then. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING