Episode 5 The Link

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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 feeling clever, capable and confident.

I'm Christine. I'm a retired bank cashier from Leigh-on-Sea.

This is my husband.

I'm Chris, a laboratory technician from Leigh-on-Sea.

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-Leigh-on-Sea. Have you lived there all your lives?

-I have.

-I haven't.

-Haven't you? You're an incomer, Chris?

-Yeah, I'm a new boy.

-I've only been there since I was ten.

-So, how did you meet?

You walked into a bank one day and said, "can I withdraw...?"

-We met in a swimming pool.

-You met in a swimming pool? OK, moving on.

-LAUGHTER

Welcome to The Link, Christine and Chris.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Richard and Andrew, tell us about yourselves.

I'm Richard, I'm from London.

I'm a client service coordinator in a media company,

and this is my brother.

My name's Andrew.

I work in sales administration, and I'm from Reading.

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-You're brothers.

-Unfortunately.

-Oh, I see.

-That's rude.

Have you always got on?

Meh.

I think from an early age we fought quite a lot.

As the years have gone by, not living together does help a lot.

-How many years separate you?

-Just two.

-Just two?

-Yeah.

-Oh, so, proper sibling rivalry.

-Yeah.

-Who's the eldest?

-That would be me.

-OK, Richard.

So, Richard's the eldest.

-The eldest, and the most beautiful.

-And the most beautiful. Marvellous.

-Age before beauty.

-Yeah.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

Susan and Katy, tell us about yourselves.

I'm Susan, I'm from Kelty in Fife, an admin team leader

for the Forestry Commission, and this is my friend.

I'm Katy, I'm a project manager at the Forestry Commission

and I'm from Rosyth in Fife.

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-Do you like trees?

-Love trees.

-Love them.

Love them. They love trees.

I love trees.

Good! That'll do for me.

Well done, Susan and Katy.

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'll be able to cut four of those links.

If you spot it after the second question,

you can cut three links.

then two,

then one,

and, of course, the link here is...?

-Planets.

-Planets.

Planets, Susan and Katy chorus.

Correct.

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.

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Here's the first question.

For four links,

officially opened in 1869, the man-made waterway

that connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea...

-Richard.

-BUZZER

The Suez Canal?

..is called the Suez what?

Canal. Correct.

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

THEY LAUGH

-There we go, the brothers are working.

-Right...

There's a French TV station called Canal, I think.

What a weird piece of general knowledge that is.

-All right, but it might work.

-Let's go with the TV show.

-TV station.

-TV stations.

-Yeah.

Is it TV stations?

-Shocking.

-No, it's not.

Right, everyone's back in play. Stand-by.

Your next question, for three links,

what sort of percussion instruments are timpani and snare?

BUZZER

Susan.

Drums.

Drums...

is correct.

What's the link? Canal, drum.

Canal, drum.

-Oh - ear!

-Ear.

-Yes, parts of the ear.

-Parts of the ear.

-Yes. Well done.

Parts of the ear.

Very, very clear on that!

Is the link the ear?

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THEY LAUGH

Yes, the remaining clues would have been

wax and sound.

Canal and drum are parts of the ear,

which is the organ responsible for sound,

unless you get too much wax in there.

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

How do you want to use the links?

-I think we'll take 500.

-500?

-Yeah, we'll go for the 500, please, Mark.

-500.

So, let's cut those links.

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Which means, very satisfyingly, Susan and Katy, you've got £500.

Everyone's back in play.

Stand by, next question, for four links.

The adjective "vulpine" refers to which mammal?

-BUZZER

-Christine.

Fox?

Yes.

-Well done.

-Right, that's your first clue. What's the link?

What do you think, Chris?

It's obviously an animal, but I don't think it's going to be...

-Pests? Could be pests.

-Pests.

-Animal pests.

-Wild animals.

-I have to hurry you.

-Animals of the wild.

-Yeah.

Animals of the wild?

OK. Is it animals of the wild?

No.

Good discussion.

Everyone's back in play.

For three links,

in the American West,

what was the nickname of the dentist John Holliday who was involved...?

-BUZZER

-Christine.

I'm going to say Doc.

What was the nickname of the dentist John Holliday

who was involved in the gunfight at the OK Corral?

Doc is correct.

-Oh!

-CHRISTINE LAUGHS

So, you used to watch Westerns, did you, when you were little?

-Yeah, I was a cowboy.

-You were a cowboy?

I used to go to Saturday morning pictures

-and we all used to come out galloping, yeah.

-Brilliant!

So, fox, Doc - what's the link?

-You know Back To The Future?

-Yeah.

Fox, Doc...

-Doc was in it, and...

-Michael J Fox. Yeah.

So, shall be go for Back To The Future?

-Yeah, Back To The Future.

-Back To The Future films?

Is it Back To The Future?

-Oh!

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Very good.

Excellent, well done.

Let's just tell you what the other clues would have been.

Michael J Fox plays Marty McFly,

who travels in a time machine built by Doc Brown.

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

How do you want to use your links?

We want to get some cash, we've decided.

So, let's go for the two on the 300, and one for the 125,

and we're in the game. Woo hoo!

OK. All right, let's cut those links. Let's have the 125...

..and the £300.

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Right, Christine and Chris have got £425,

-Richard and Andrew - not looking.

-LAUGHTER

Susan and Katy - 500.

However,

there is £3750 still on the screen,

so nobody is safe and nobody's through yet.

For four links,

what is the name of the purple dinosaur star of...?

-BUZZER

-Yes, Andrew?

Barney.

What is the name of the purple dinosaur star

of a children's TV series first seen in 1992?

-IN BARNEY'S VOICE:

-Barney!

Yes! Yes! Finally I got something right.

There's your first clue, what's the link?

Names. Who's got a surname?

Could it be Flintstones characters?

Barney Rubble, and the next one could be Fred, Wilma...

-Let's go with that.

-Flintstones characters.

Is it Flintstones characters?

No.

Your next question for three links.

Which ancient city in Jordan is known as the Rose-Red...

-BUZZER

-Richard.

Petra?

..city?

Is Petra.

Barney, Petra.

What's the link?

You'll have to help me, here, I haven't got a clue.

I'm thinking. I'm really struggling, there.

I don't think we've got anything, I'm afraid.

None.

Everyone is back in play, stand by.

For two links,

which DJ and musician took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2002

and Strictly Come Dancing in 2010?

BUZZER

-Andrew?

-Dr Fox.

No.

It's as good a guess as any.

But the wrong one. Christine and Chris, Susan and Katy?

No. The answer is...

Goldie.

So, we have Barney, Petra and Goldie,

but nobody has a chance to guess the link.

Everyone is back in play for one link.

What was the first name of Clyde Barrow's companion

who committed robberies with him...

-BUZZER

-Katy.

Bonnie.

...in the 1930s? Bonnie.

Barney, Petra, Goldie, Bonnie - what's the link?

Blue Peter dogs.

-Were they?

-Blue Peter animals.

-Excellent.

-Blue Peter dogs. Yeah.

OK, Blue Peter dogs.

After a lightbulb moment there, again...

LAUGHTER

..is it Blue Peter dogs?

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Yeah, we're accepting that.

You got one link, what are you going to do with it?

-I think we should chip at the 2,000.

-OK, Let's go.

We'll chip off one link.

You'll cut one link from the £2,000. Chip away.

OK, so there's now six on the 2,000,

five on the 1,000,

four on the 750.

All to play for, stand by.

For four links...

..in what month do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?

-BUZZER

-Christine?

November.

November is correct.

There's your first clue, what's the link?

-Letters in the phonetic alphabet, maybe.

-That's what I was thinking!

-Let's go with that.

-Shall we?

OK, you can tell me.

Oh, yes, hello, Mark(!)

We're going to go for the phonetic alphabet.

Is it the phonetic alphabet?

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Yes!

It is the NATO phonetic alphabet.

The remaining clues would have been

Zulu, Quebec, hotel.

Right, you have, rather marvellously, four links.

-We've got to go for 750.

-I think you're right, Chrissy boy!

-Are you sure?

-Yes.

Right, let's cut those links.

OK.

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Christine and Chris, £1,175.

Richard and Andrew, mmm.

Susan and Katy, 500.

There is still £3,000 on the board.

None of you are guaranteed to be through you yet.

OK, so, for four links...

..in the sport curling, what is the name of the space

within the outermost circle drawn around the T?

-BUZZER

-Chris.

House.

-The house is correct.

-Oh!

He's on fire.

OK, there's your first clue,

what's the link?

Medical programmes, maybe.

-There's House.

-Medical, yeah, erm...

-Bingo call?

-Yeah, could be it.

-Bit obvious?

-You're running out of time.

We're going to try bingo caller.

-Bingo calls?

-Yeah.

Is it bingo calls?

No.

OK, everybody's back in play. Stand by for three clues.

Plantain is a cooking variety of what...?

-BUZZER

-Christine?

Banana.

..what type of fruit?

Banana.

House, banana.

-What's the link?

-Types of plants - house plant, banana plant.

Yes, Chrissy boy.

-You've got it.

-Types of plant.

-Chrissy boy says types of plants.

-LAUGHTER

Is it types of plant?

No, it's not.

Sorry, Chrissy boy, you were wrong.

LAUGHTER

Everyone's back in play. Stand by for two links.

An attempt to gather information

while purporting to do something else is described as a...?

-BUZZER

-Richard.

I was going to say espionage.

No.

An attempt to gather information

while purporting to being doing something else

is described as a what expedition?

Anybody else want a go?

No. The answer that we were looking for was in fact...

..fishing.

No-one has a chance to guess the link.

You're all back in play.

For one link,

which red creature features on the flag of...?

BUZZER

-Richard.

-Dragon.

..Wales.

Dragon, correct. Y Ddraig Goch.

House, banana, fishing, dragon.

What's the link?

-Boat.

-OK.

-That's how I got it.

-OK. Go for it.

-We're going to go for boat.

Types of boat.

Is it type of boat?

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We got a link!

Right, you've got one link. Where are you going to cut it?

Shall we chip away at the £2,000?

Do you think that's the most logical?

They've got the same number of links, so we might as well get a bit closer

-to the 2,000.

-Yeah, exactly.

-We'll take it off the 2,000, please.

Can't fault your maths.

OK. Everyone back in play now.

For four links...

..whistle and flute is co...?

BUZZER

-Christine?

-Your suit.

..is Cockney rhyming slang for your suit.

So, there's your first clue, what the link?

Suits you, sir.

LAUGHTER

Cards, could it be cards? Things to do with cards - suit.

-Going to go for cards.

-Playing cards.

Playing cards. Is the link playing cards?

No.

You're all back in play. Stand by for three links.

In the Chronicles of Narnia, what is the name of the donkey

tricked into becoming the false Aslan by Shift the Ape?

No?

No answer.

Right, the correct answer was puzzle.

Suit, puzzle,

but none of you get the chance to guess that link.

Stand by for two links.

Tom Cruise played Joel Goodson in the 1983 film Risky...?

BUZZER

-Christine?

-Business.

Business is correct.

-I've never seen it, either.

-She's never seen it!

Suit, puzzle, business.

What's the link?

Saw.

Jigsaw.

Not a tree, no.

Classes of aeroplane travel.

LAUGHTER

Is it classes of aeroplane travel?

-No, it's not.

-That's a shocker.

Although I would pay to travel puzzle.

LAUGHTER

"Where are you going?" "I don't know."

"Where should I sit down?" "Er, you've got to guess."

"When am I eating?" "I don't know!"

No, it's not!

OK, everyone back in play.

Your next question for one link.

Macadamia and cashew are varieties...?

-BUZZER

-Christine?

Nuts.

Macadamia and cashew are varieties of which foodstuffs?

Yes, nuts.

Suit, puzzle, business, nut. What's the link?

Monkey.

Is the link monkey?

-Yes.

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One link.

OK, we're going to be a little bit crafty, take it from the 1,000.

-Leaving four on each one.

-Yeah.

-Yes.

Let's take one from the 1,000...

..leaving four on each. All of you are back in play.

For four links...

..what is the first name of footballer Peter Crouch's wife?

-BUZZER

-Susan?

-Abbey.

-Abbey...

is correct.

That's your first clue, what's the link?

I was going to say Abbey Road.

I was going to say types of churches or...

..cathedrals.

-Go with what you were saying.

-Need an answer.

-Religious places.

-Religious places. Is it religious places?

OK. Everyone back in play.

Your next question for three links is

Vienna is the capital of what country?

Christine?

-Austria.

-Austria is correct.

Abbey, Austria. What's the link?

-Em...right.

-No idea.

-You got any?

-I haven't, actually, to be honest.

Abbey, Austria...

Is it, erm..

Is it a type of something?

-Furniture?

-Something to do with an orchestra?

-Time.

Only thing we can come up with...

Running out of time.

-Oh, I'm telling you! Orchestra type.

-Orchestra.

Is it orchestras?

No. Is it types of something?

Well, yes, it would be.

OK. All back in play.

For two links...

What girls' name is also the title of a 1991 UK number 1 for Blondie?

-BUZZER

-Chris.

Denise.

No.

-BUZZER

-Katy.

-Maria.

-Maria.

Correct.

Abbey, Austria, what's the link.

-I think it's The Sound of Music.

-Yeah.

BOTH: The Sound of Music.

Sound of Music. Is it The Sound of Music?

Yes! Well done!

Brilliant.

I love that, when you two just turn to each other and go,

"Yes, that's right."

-Same wavelength.

-It's great.

Yeah, exactly. OK.

The last clue would have been nun.

Julie Andrews plays Maria,

a nun from an Abbey in Austria.

You've got two links.

-Yeah. We need to decide - one of each.

-Do we take one off each?

-One off each.

-Yeah.

-One off each.

-Let's do that.

-Why? You think you can get a three?

-Yes.

LAUGHTER

Right. OK, We're going to cut one link from the 1,000,

one link from the 2,000,

and now we're going to play again.

Everybody's back in play. Stand by.

For four links...

..Danny John Jules plays which main character

in the TV comedy series Red Dwarf?

BUZZER

Susan.

Cat.

Cat is correct.

Cat.

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

It's not musicals cos it would say Cats, wouldn't it?

-Erm...

-Erm...

Oh...

It can't be feline cos cats are the only feline...

You're running out of time.

I can't even think.

-Dr Seuss books.

-Dr Seuss...

-Cat In The Hat...

Oh...

Is it Dr Seuss books?

Shame, cos that was great.

You pulled that out of the bag

at the end, and you were wrong.

LAUGHTER

Everyone back in play. Stand by.

Next question for three links.

Which word can mean both a stringed instrument

and to swindle someone?

BUZZER

Christine.

Erm...

A cheat.

No.

-BUZZER

-Susan.

-Fiddle.

-Fiddle is correct.

Cat, fiddle, what's the link?

I think it's the nursery rhyme.

Hey diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle.

The cow jumped over the room.

-Nursery rhyme.

-Nursery rhyme.

Is the link nursery rhyme?

Yes!

We'll accept that. Very good.

And the remaining clues would have been...

moon and spoon.

You have got three links.

Hmm!

How do you want to use those links?

LAUGHTER Let's snip the 2,000, please.

The 2,000...

..to re-emerge

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..in Susan and Katy's bank, giving you £2,500.

So, Christine and Chris,

Susan and Katy,

we know you're going through.

Richard and Andrew,

are playing for pride.

LAUGHTER

Stand by, everybody.

1,000 left on the screen.

For four links...

Which gender has two X chromosomes?

BUZZER

Andrew.

It's the female.

It is the female.

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

Well, it's not going to be gender, is it?

-It's not going to be...

-What else could you have that's a link...?

That's a link that's female?

-This is going really badly.

-Yeah.

HE LAUGHS

No, it's going really well...

but you're running out of time.

-Yeah.

-Erm...

And you are now...

Out of time.

..out of time.

All right. For three links, everybody's back in play.

Stand by.

St Helier is the capital of which of the Channel Islands?

-BUZZER

-Christine.

-Jersey.

Jersey's correct.

Female, jersey.

OK, Chris...

I'm not going to say anything silly.

"OK, Chris"!

Stand by for this.

Jersey cows, but you don't get female...

-I was thinking electrical connections...

-I don't think so.

I don't think so. What else?

-Jumpers...

-Jumpers.

I need an answer from you.

-Horses...

-Types of cows.

Is the link cows?

Oh!

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HE LAUGHS

And the remaining clues would have been...

calf and beef.

The cow is a female bovine,

Jersey is a breed of cow,

calf is a young cow

and beef is the flesh of a cow.

How do you want to use your links? Your three links?

Well, Chris, big decision.

Take the 1,000, please.

We'll take the 1,000, please, Mark.

Cutting three links on the £1,000...

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Which means Christine and Chris

have £2,175,

Susan and Katy have £2,500,

Richard and Andrew...

-don't.

-LAUGHTER

You were playing for pride.

I hope you don't feel your pride has been too dented

cos you were great.

It was really good to have you on the show.

Thank you very much, but...goodbye.

Thanks very much.

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Christine and Chris,

Susan and Katy,

you're still in the game.

Christine and Chris, you've banked £2,175.

Susan and Katy,

you've banked £2,500.

Quite level there.

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.

And 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 will receive.

You'll take it in turns to play,

and we start to the team who has brought the most money through

to this round, Susan and Katy.

Round two.

The first question is asking...

How many links, Susan and Katy?

-Three links, please, Mark.

-Yes.

Yes, Susan.

-THEY LAUGH

-Here we go.

Is that OK, Katy?!

-IN A SCOTTISH ACCENT:

-That's me telt!

Right then, for three links, here are your clues.

What am I?

I am home to Mount McKinley, the USA's highest peak.

My coastline is over 5,000 miles long.

What am I?

THEY SIGH

Oh...

I was going to say two links, Susan.

Oh, were you? THEY LAUGH

Bit late for that row.

Erm...

Geography's not my strong point.

I can't even...

-Need an answer.

-I can't even hazard a guess.

Time's running out.

INDISTINCT SPEECH

And you're out of time.

-Sorry.

-Sorry.

OK. Christine and Chris, you now have a chance to nick a link.

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

from your cash pod, and they are...

-Alaska.

-Oh, OK, Chris.

-Yeah.

-It's Alaska.

-Chris.

-It's Alaska.

-Is it Alaska?

-Yes.

-Is it Alaska?

-Oh!

-Oh!

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Am I Alaska? Yes.

-So you can cut one link.

-OK.

-And there it goes.

-Lovely.

And it's now your turn.

OK.

Your question is asking...

How many links?

SHE SIGHS

-Three.

-You sure?

-Three links?

-You sure?

Never ask me if I'm sure cos...

you're always right.

-What do you think?

-We'll go for two.

Oh... LAUGHTER

Two links, please.

Two links.

For two links...

here are your clues.

It's got to be Twickenham.

Do you think it's Twickenham?

That's rugby, isn't it?

Yeah... I thought that was cricket.

-No.

-Shall we do that then?

We're going to go for Twickenham.

Am I Twickenham?

Oh!

Twickers, the famous cricket stadium, yeah!

The final clue would have been...

So, let's cut your two links.

Four links remaining,

seven links remaining.

Susan and Katy, your question is asking...

How many links?

OK, so playing three didn't quite work the last time.

I think two?

Go for two. Two links, please.

For two links, here are your clues.

-Is it Will Smith?

-That's...

Is it Will Smith?

Am I Will Smith?

APPLAUSE

Well done!

The remaining clue would have been...

Marvellous.

You did that thing where you looked at each other

and you knew it was right.

-Together, yeah.

-And you were right. So, you have two links to cut...

..which we've done for you, leaving you five.

Christine and Chris, you've got four.

Your next question is asking...

How many links?

What do you reckon, Chrissy?

Erm,

I think we should go for just two again.

-Oh, I agree!

-Oh!

-Oh, that's good.

-LAUGHTER

What's the big surprise? Oh, handshake.

Right, moving smartly on, cos they've made their decision.

For two links, here are your clues.

Who am I?

-I think it's Elizabeth Taylor.

-Do you?

Do you think it's Elizabeth Taylor?

On your head be it, Chris.

-OK, on Chris's head...

-Elizabeth Taylor.

Am I Elizabeth Taylor?

-Ooh! Chris!

-Of course I am!

Last clue...

It was a million dollars for Cleopatra, I think it was.

-Oh, was it?

-Yeah, I think so.

OK. Let's cut your links.

Two remaining,

five remaining.

Your question is asking you...

How many links?

-OK.

-I don't know whether to play it safe...

-Play it safe...

-Yeah, with the two...

-Two links.

For two links, here are your clues.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my mum's going to be screaming at the tele right now, I can tell.

Is she? Are you? Are you, Mum?

Richard Rowe risked his life...

Well...

-It's got to be...

-Time's running out.

-..machinery or something?

I'm going to have to make you make a decision

because you'll run out of time...

-TIME UP BUZZER

-..now.

-The first steam train...

-Oh.

-Just out of time.

OK. The remaining clue

for Christine and Chris to nick a link...

We think it's The Great Fire of London.

Am I The Great Fire of London?

Katy, how mad is your mum going to be?

-Ballistic.

-Raging.

-Raging! OK.

Christine and Chris, you've nicked a link.

Let's remove that.

One left and it's your go.

Your question is asking...

How many links?

-One.

-One.

-Brilliant.

He didn't need any back up from Christine there.

For one link, here are your clues.

-Yeah...

-We think it might be the Hubble...

-Oh...

-Space telegraph. Space...

-He's gone ahead without consulting the Oracle.

-..telescope.

Am I the Hubble space telescope?

APPLAUSE

Hey!

Well done, Chris.

You knew he knew what he was talking about

cos he put the all-important "space" in the middle there.

-That's why I stay schtum.

-So, here we go.

Let's cut the final link.

Which means...

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..Christine and Chris have £2,175.

You're through to the final round

and that cash goes with you.

Oh... Sorry, girls.

Susan and Katy, my little foresters...

-Oh, well.

-Oh, well.

Did you enjoy that?

-We did.

-We did. Had a great day.

-Superb day.

But, sadly, not to be.

-So, goodbye.

-Thank you.

Thank you for playing The Link.

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Christine and Chris, you are today's finalists,

you brought through £2,175

and we're adding £2,000 to that...

..making you a maximum win today

of £4,175.

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Chris, what would you like to do if you win £4,175?

-I think I'd like to have a helicopter lesson.

-Oh, no!

-If Christine lets me.

-No!

Christine doesn't look like she's going to let you!

What do you want to do, Christine?

-I want to go to Iceland, the Blue Lagoon.

-Brilliant.

But 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 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 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 nada.

Nix.

Nil.

So, who's going to play first?

We've had a talk and Christine decided she's going first.

Did you? Brilliant.

OK. Christine.

-Yes.

-You're on your own.

-OK.

-The clock will start when you see the first clue.

-OK.

Stand by.

Er... Musical terms.

Is it musical terms?

-Oh...

-No, it's not.

-Oh!

-It's Harry Potter.

The remaining clues would have been...

"Mmm, Dobby has come to save you!"

..and Voldemort.

Right, with 53 seconds remaining, play stays with you, Christine.

-OK.

-And you face a new super link.

53 seconds left.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Stand by.

Are they Scottish football teams?

..Clyde.

Are they Scottish football teams?

-Oh!

-Ah, yes!

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I felt like I was reading the pools then.

The remaining clues would have been...

Motherwell 1, Rangers nil.

You get the picture.

Scottish football teams. So, that puts you on...

£125.

Christine and Chris, with 43 seconds remaining,

you now have a choice -

you can take that money and go,

or you can choose to play on.

-Play on.

-Play on.

-Play on, play on.

-Play on.

-OK.

Chris, your turn now.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-Chris?

-Women's groups.

Is the link...

women's groups?

Yes!

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-We'll accept that. Girl groups is what we had.

-Sorry.

-OK.

The remaining clues would have been...

So, that puts you on...

..£300.

Christine and Chris, with 37 seconds on the clock, you have a choice -

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

-Going to play on, aren't we, Chris?

-Yes.

-Yeah!

Yeah, good. That's why you're here.

Excellent. Excellent. Well done.

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Christine, stand by, your turn now.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Erm... Well, I am going for sizes of, like, champagne bottles.

-Bottles.

-I didn't have a chance to read magnum out.

Is it champagne bottle sizes?

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Well done.

-Did you have to get down to one you'd drunk?

-Yes!

-Yeah!

And I've never had a Melchizedek either.

Right then.

That puts you on...

£500.

Christine and Chris...

-Shall we play on?

-Play on, yes.

-24 seconds remaining.

-Get it, get it, Chris.

-Will you play on?

-Yes, please.

With 24 seconds remaining.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-Tapes of winds.

-Mistral.

Types of wind.

Yes.

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The last clue would have been...

Sirocco.

So you have a difficult decision now. That puts you on...

..£750 with 12 seconds remaining.

So, are you going to take that money and go,

or are you going to play on?

I don't feel confident enough to do it, to be honest, Chris. Do you?

Do you think...?

I don't know. Erm...

If in doubt, don't, I've always been taught.

-OK. All right.

-So I didn't!

All right, OK, shall we take the money?

Please, can we just leave it at that? Don't want to lose it.

OK. Christine and Chris,

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

but you're going home with £750.

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Yes. Discretion the better part of valour.

-Do you think so?

-I think so, yeah.

Thank you so much for playing The Link.

Christine and Chris, thank you, goodbye.

Thank you very much.

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Join us next time when three more players will be trying to make

all the right connections on The Link.

See you then. Goodbye.

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