Episode 10 The Link

Hello, I am 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 is visibly versatile, visceral and veracious for victory.

My name is Steven, I am an events coordinator and this is my friend.

My name is James, I'm a retail manager

and we are both from Manchester.

APPLAUSE

How long have you known each other?

25, over 25 years. Yeah, a long time.

You don't look over 25.

I was going to say, we are showing our age.

Brilliant. Thanks very much, Steven and James. Welcome.

David and Paul, tell us about yourselves.

My name's David, I'm from Sheffield, I'm a retired civil servant

and this is my friend.

Hello. My name is Paul, I'm semiretired,

I work as an invigilator at a secondary school.

APPLAUSE

And you both look like you are going to hit the beach after this.

-LAUGHTER

-I love the relaxed pastels.

Great stuff. David and Paul, welcome.

Rebekah and Louise, tell us about yourselves.

I'm Rebekah, I'm a student from Glasgow and this is my friend.

I'm Louise, I'm also a student. We study Physics and Astronomy.

-Do you?

-APPLAUSE

I'm not very good at physics.

Neither are we.

-LAUGHTER

-Oh, there is an admission.

-Rebekah and Louise, welcome.

-Thank you.

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 there are holding it.

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

until they drop down into your bank.

And here is how you cut the links.

I am going to ask you four questions

and you have to work out what links the answers.

If you can guess the link from the first answer alone,

you will be able to cut four of those links.

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

Then two, then one.

And the answer of course is?

-ALL:

-Dictionary.

Dictionary. Correct.

Let's cut that link. There you go.

You need to bank as much cash 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.

Round One. Stand by.

Here is your first question.

For four links.

Complete the title of the BBC TV series starring Judi Dench

and Geoffrey Palmer As Time Goes what? Steven.

By.

By is correct. As Time Goes By.

By, there's your first clue. What is the link?

-It's a tough one, that one.

-B-Y...

By, go buy something.

Is it like a science thing?

Scientific, no.

Won't be that, will it? By doesn't stand for anything.

I'm just going to go for it.

-Yeah, go for it.

-Abbreviations.

-Yeah, abbreviations.

-Abbreviations?

Is the link abbreviations?

No.

Right, you are all back in play. Stand by. For three links.

The Mentha spicata is an aromatic herb often used to flavour sweets.

How is it more commonly known? James.

-Vanilla.

-No.

Louise.

Mint.

We will accept that. Spearmint was what we were looking for.

By. Spearmint. What is the link?

They don't seem linked at all.

Flavours?

By isn't a flavour.

Spearmint.

I don't know, I can't even think of anything to say as a guess.

-Shall we try sweets?

-Yes, just go for it.

Sweets.

Is the link sweets?

No.

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

On his Graceland album of 1986, Paul Simon

sang about the boy in the what?

David.

Bubble.

Bubble is correct. By. Spearmint.

Bubble.

Is it gum. Is it gum?

Is the link gum?

Yes, it is.

The remaining clue was...

By gum...

-LAUGHTER

-..is a bit of a sneaky one there,

but I quite like that.

Right, you spotted that on the third clue, which means you can cut

two links. Think very carefully, David and Paul,

about whether you want to cut links on smaller values for a quick

cash fix or if you want to snip away at one of those higher value pods.

So what would you like to do?

I am all for quick cash fix, aren't you?

Yes, we'll go for the 300, I think.

Right, for the quick cash fix,

let it be done.

Cut the two spearmint coloured links.

Sending £300 worth of chuddy into David and Paul's account.

and Paul's account.

Right, David and Paul, you have £300 in your bank.

Steven and James have yet to bank.

Rebekah and Louise have yet to bank, however

most of the money is on the board. You are all back in play.

Stand by for four links.

Of what are hydrochloric, sulphuric and nitric...

Rebekah.

Acid.

..and nitric common types? Acid. Correct.

First clue, what is the link?

Types of rain? Like acid rain and stuff.

Types of rain.

Is the link types of rain?

APPLAUSE

Very well played.

That will be the two scientists over there then.

An unfair advantage, chaps, I think, on that question.

Right, the remaining clues were...

You got that on the first clue, which means you can cut four links.

What would you like to do?

-750?

-750.

Can we go for the 750, please?

OK, let's cut the four links from the 750.

Rebekah and Louise on £750.

David and Paul, 300.

Steven and James yet to bank.

However, nobody

is guaranteed to go through yet

because there is £3,625 to play for

and you are all back in play.

Stand by for four links.

Which American actor and musician played

the role of Barry in the 2000 film High Fidelity?

John Cusack.

Wrong.

David.

Jack Black.

Jack Black is correct.

Jack Black, there is your first clue. What is the link?

What else has he been in? Jack Black.

Gulliver's Travels.

-Gulliver's Travels, do you think? No?

-No. Jack Black.

Comedians. US comedians.

-It could be. Yes, US comedians, try that one.

-US comedians.

Is the link US comedians?

No. All back in play, stand by for three links.

Who directed the 2013 film The Hobbit, The Desolation Of...

-Rebekah.

-Peter Jackson.

Is correct. ..Desolation Of Smaug?

Jack Black. Peter Jackson. What is the link?

Peter Jackson is from New Zealand.

Jack Black.

I don't know. American...

Yeah. Did he direct Gulliver's Travels?

No. I don't think so.

People that have beards?

-LAUGHING:

-People that have beards!

Sure, go for that. We don't know.

-I don't know.

-Need an answer.

Just say New Zealand. They are both from New Zealand.

Is the link New Zealand?

No.

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

In the 2007 advertising campaign, what type of animal was shown

to be sitting at a drum kit...

-James.

-Gorilla.

..playing along to Phil Collins' In The Air Tonight?

Gorilla is correct.

Jack Black. Peter Jackson.

Gorilla. What is the link?

OK...

To do with films, do you think?

Yeah. Peter Jackson directed King Kong, gorilla, he's a gorilla.

I don't really know about Jack Black.

Has he been in a film with a monkey or anything like that?

Need an answer...or a guess.

-Yes, King Kong. Say King Kong.

-King Kong.

Is the link King Kong?

Yeah. Good work, boys.

Cor, Steven, you were dredging that out,

you went right round the houses and finally nailed it.

Good. The remaining clue was...

So you got that on the third clue, which means you can cut two links.

What would you like to do?

Do you want to take the 125, get it in the bank?

Definitely, yeah. Great idea.

And then just...

-Take one of the 2,000.

-Yeah. Let's do it, yeah.

OK, can we take one of the 125 and one of the 2,000, please?

Liking your style.

One from the 2,000.

Leaving five.

One from the 125.

Which releases that into Steven and James' bank.

Ending their drought.

Steven and James, £125,

David and Paul, 300.

Rebekah and Louise, £750.

However, there is still £3,500

left on the screen.

Everyone back in play, stand by for four links.

Cardigan and Morecambe have which coastal feature? David.

Bay.

Bay is correct.

Bay. There is your first clue.

We'll go for types of horses.

-Will you?

-I will.

-Brilliant.

Very quick, that was. Neigh, lad!

Types of horses.

Is that the link?

No.

Everyone is back in play. Stand by.

For three links.

George Clooney's aunt starred in the film White Christmas,

what is her first...? David.

Rosemary.

Her first name is Rosemary. Rosemary Clooney.

Bay. Rosemary.

They are herbs.

Is the link herbs?

Very good. The remaining clues were...

One of the favourite animated programmes of my youth -

The Herbs. Correct.

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

-Shall we go...?

-Might as well.

We'll have the 500, please.

"Might as well have the 500," say David and Paul.

Let it be done.

There you go, and the saffron coloured pod...

£800,

David and Paul. Steven and James,

£125. Rebekah and Louise,

£750.

Everyone back in play, stand by for four links.

The city of Carlisle is found in which English county? David.

-Cumbria.

-Correct. Cumbria.

First clue, what is the link?

Cumbria, Cumbria... What do you think?

Sausages.

That's quite a good guess, that!

-Sausage!

-Go on, then, sausages.

"go on, then."

Is the link sausages?

No. How we wish it was.

However, everyone is back in play, stand by for three links.

Which English poet wrote the poem Daffodils? David.

-Wordsworth.

-William Wordsworth is correct.

Cumbria. William Wordsworth. What is the link?

-I would have thought so, yes.

-Lake District.

Is the link the Lake District?

It is.

The remaining clues were...

Home of mint cake.

You got that on the second clue, which means you have a chance

to cut three links. What are you going to do?

You going to have to play tactically now, aren't you?

Off the 2,000 or take one off and two off?

Oh, that would be a good idea. You are clever, aren't you?

Let's take one of the 1,000 and two off the 2,000.

Right, one of the 1,000 and two of the 2,000.

Right, so both potentially available on this link. Are you ready?

Everyone back in play. Stand by. For four links...

What was the surname of Dudley Moore's comedy partner Peter?

Paul.

Peter Cook. Erm...Peter Cook.

Cook is correct.

Cook. First clue, what is the link?

PAUL GROANS

Cook.

Chefs. TV programmes.

Particular TV programme, Bake Off?

Go on, say something, Dave!

All I can think of is that awful film - The Thief, The Cook

and all that.

Which no-one has heard of, so...

Need an answer.

-Kitchen.

-Kitchen.

-Kitchen.

Is the link kitchen?

No.

Everyone back in play, stand by for three links.

What is a male duck called?

-David.

-Drake.

Correct.

Cook. Drake. What is the link?

-Explorers.

-Famous explorers. Naval explorers.

Is the link naval explorers?

No. Sorry.

Everyone back in play, stand by for two links.

What is the name of the game divided into chukkers

and played on horseback...

-David.

-Polo.

-Is correct.

..divided into chukkers and played on horseback

using long-handled mallets?

Polo.

Cook. Drake. Polo.

Well, they are explorers, aren't they? I mean Polo did...

Yeah, these are explorers.

Is the link explorers?

Yes.

The remaining clue was...

So couldn't give you naval explorers

because Marco Polo does not come into that category.

OK, so then, you got that on the third clue, which means you can

now cut two links.

I would go for one off each, shall we?

Cos if we take two of the 2,000, so we could get in there...

One of each please. 1,000 and 2,000.

One from 1,000, one from 2,000.

Very positive there, you are saying we could get in there.

No. They could get in there!

Oh, I see what you mean. All right, yeah. It's all to play for.

No-one is through definitely yet to the next round,

so stand by for four links.

The second part of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy is called The Two...

-Louise.

-The Two Towers.

..The Two what? Towers, correct.

Towers, there is you first clue. What is the link?

Fawlty Towers, what else is towers?

Skyscrapers.

-Tower of Pisa?

-Yeah.

-Towers...

-It is really hard to get just from one. It could be anything.

-Yeah.

What do you want to say?

Need an answer.

Skyscrapers.

Types of building? Types of building.

Is the link types of building?

No. OK.

Everyone back in play. Stand by for three links.

What are attached to the mast of a ship to catch the wind and power...

-Paul.

-Sails.

..the vessel? Sails, correct.

Towers. Sails.

-I was thinking theme park.

-What is the link?

Alton Towers. But is there something Sails?

I know what it is. I can't think. Um...

Go on. Sails. Towers.

-Go on.

-Construction.

-DAVID LAUGHS

-Paul looks...

You got a double take from Paul there, David!

Construction?

-Yes, we will go for construction.

-All right,

is the link construction?

No. It's not. You were right to give him that look, Paul.

Everyone is back in play, stand by for two links.

A single piece of rice is called a what? James.

Grain.

Grain is correct. Towers. Sails.

Grain. What's the link?

Have you got any idea? What are you thinking?

Grain of sand. Grain of salt. Is it a term, something towers?

Grain on a ship, like sailors.

Need an answer, please.

-Something on a ship.

-Guess.

Something on a ship.

James, taking the baton there.

Decisive.

Right. OK, is the link things on a ship?

No.

Right, everyone back in play. Stand by for one link.

What ingredient can be plain, wholemeal or self-raising...? David.

-Flour.

-Flour.

Towers. Sails. Grain. Flour.

-Oh, yeah!

-It's bread.

Is the link bread?

No. Anybody else?

-Steve and James, Rebekah and Louise, just for fun.

-Not a clue.

No. The correct answer was...

..windmill.

-ALL:

-Oh.

A collective "Oooh." Anyway...

So nobody got anything from that, here is a new set of questions.

There are five links remaining on the board.

So for four links, stand by, you are all in play.

The film-maker who directed Jaws and Saving... Paul.

Steven Spielberg.

..and Saving Private Ryan is Steven who? Spielberg. Correct.

Spielberg. There is your first clue. What is the link?

-WHISPERS:

-What's his other famous one?

Can't hear. Speak up.

Sorry.

Schindler's List. What about Schindler's List?

A big one, wasn't it?

Oh, I see, his films. Why not directors?

Film directors is a bit broad, isn't it? Go for a film.

All right, then. Schindler's List.

Is the link Schindler's List?

-No.

-Sorry.

Well apologised, David.

Everyone is back in play, stand by for three links.

Alton Towers and Thorpe Park are type of... Paul.

Theme parks.

..are types of what? They are theme parks. Correct. Spielberg.

Theme park. What is the link?

It'll be...Jurassic Park thing.

-Yeah!

-Jurassic Park.

Is the link Jurassic Park?

Yeah, well worked out, David, you saved your reputation there.

It was a film link and the two remaining clues were...

Grrr! Jurassic Park was of course a theme park

and Steven Spielberg directed it.

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

-Three.

-What would you like to do?

We'll take the two and the one from the 1,000, please.

Right, we'll take one from the £1,000 pod,

leaving that perilously suspended by only two links,

and the remaining two from the £2,000 pod,

sending that,

with a resounding splash,

into David and Paul's quite plump

account now, they are on £2,800.

And you are definitely going through to the next round.

Steven and James on 125.

Rebekah and Louise on £750.

So, you are both still in with a chance

because there's £1,000 left on the board.

Everyone is back in play, stand by for four links.

Gouda and Roquefort... James.

-Cheese.

-..types of what?

-IMITATES JAMES:

-'Cheese. Cheese.'

They are types of cheese.

Cheese, first clue. What is the link?

-All right, cheese...

-Cheese board.

Yeah, maybe the next one is chess.

Boards.

I ain't got nothing else.

Come on, I want something. Give me something. Anything.

'He got cheese.'

I need an answer.

Money. It could be money as well, like cheese. Cheddar. Go for it.

Types of money.

Right, OK. Is the link types of money?

No.

-Should have gone board.

-"Got any cheese, mate?"

I've never heard that one, but I am prepared to go with it.

I might even start using it.

Anyway... Everyone is back in play, stand by for three links.

The 2010 UK chart hit Barbra Streisand was released by...

Rebekah.

Duck Sauce.

..by a duo called Duck what?

Duck Sauce is correct.

Cheese. Sauce.

Two clues, what is the link?

Dessert.

Is it pasta?

Things you have with pasta? Cheese sauce, pasta sauce.

Things you have with pasta. Go for that.

Things you have with pasta?

Is the link things you have with pasta?

No.

Right, you are all back in play for two links.

What three-letter-word rhyming with sun describes a woman's...? James.

Bum?

I don't know.

-What did you say?

-Bum. B-U-M.

-LAUGHTER

-That is wrong.

What three-letter-word rhyming with sun describes a woman's

hairstyle were the hair is pulled...

-Paul.

-Bun.

-..back into a knot?

Bun is correct.

Cheese. Sauce. Bun. What's the link?

I thought it was a quiche up until then.

All I can think of is cauliflower, but that can't be right.

-Why? Do you have a bun cauliflower?

-Cauliflower cheese.

Cauliflower. Oh, sorry. Say cauliflower.

No, it is not right.

Oh, go on. Go on.

No.

The best conferring we've ever had.

-Cauliflower.

-I'm going to have to ask you for an answer, please.

Cauliflower. I can't think.

Cauliflower. Is the link cauliflower?

No, it is not.

Everyone back in play. Stand by for one link.

The classic food dish stroganoff is typically made with... James.

Beef.

..what type of meat? Beef. Correct.

Beef.

-What are you thinking?

-I am thinking it is burgers.

-Yeah. Cheeseburger...

-You have sauce...

Burger bun. Beef burger. Burger sauce.

-Say it.

-Go on. Burgers.

Is the link burgers?

Yes.

So you got that on the last clue, which means you can cut one link.

-Should we just do that?

-Yeah.

-There we go then.

One left.

OK, Steven and James, Rebekah and Louise both still have a

chance to go through to join David and Paul in the next round.

Stand by, you are all back in play for four links.

In 1987, The Pogues, featuring Kirsty McColl,

had a number two hit single... Paul.

Christmas In New York.

No. ..had a number two hit single with... Rebekah.

Fairytale Of New York.

..with what of New York? Fairytale is correct.

Fairytale. There is the first clue. What is the link?

Disney.

Yeah. Disney.

The Grimms' fairytales.

-Yeah, Grimms'.

-It could be any fairytale.

Shall we just go for Disney?

-Yeah.

-Disney.

Is the link Disney?

No. Right, everyone back in play. Stand by for three links.

A 1946 government act authorised the building of what

kind of towns at places such as...

-Paul.

-New towns.

..such as Stevenage and Basildon? New is correct.

Fairytale. New. What is the link?

Fairytales. Grimm.

New York.

Why New York?

-We've had York, haven't we?

-No. New, new, new... Fairytale, new.

Who did the fairytales, what are they called? The Grimms brothers.

Grimmy Brothers?

Need an answer, please.

Grimm brothers.

Right, is the link Grimm brothers?

No. Everyone back in play, stand by for two links.

One remaining on the screen.

The popular wide triangular style of knot in a necktie is known by...

-Paul.

-Windsor knot.

..known by what name after a royal house? Windsor is correct.

Fairytale. New. Windsor.

What's the link?

Go on, I gave Windsor.

Castle.

-Oh, that's... Yeah.

-Fairytale. Castle.

Is the link castle?

The remaining clue was...

Right. You have one link to cut, let's cut it.

There goes £1,000.

Into David and Paul's bank.

So, David and Paul,

with £3,800,

you go through to the next round.

Rebekah and Louise, with £750,

you go through to the next round.

-But sadly, we have to say goodbye to Steven and James.

-OK.

-Thanks, guys, you were really good competitors.

-Thanks.

-Cheers.

-I like... 'Cheese.'

That's become a catchphrase and cheese now means money,

apparently, in our small, little world.

Cheddar.

-Cheddar.

-Cheddar cheese.

-Is that right?

-Yeah, yeah. Cheddar.

-A bit of Cheddar.

-Earning Cheddar.

Never heard that, I've learned something.

Thank you very much, Steven and James, for playing The Link.

Goodbye, guys.

David and Paul and Rebekah and Louise,

you are still in the game.

David and Paul, so far you've banked £3,800.

Rebekah and Louise,

you banked £750.

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 that 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 try 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.

If you do not spot the link, your opponents will see all

the clues for a chance to cut a single link from their cash pod.

David and Paul have brought the most money through to this round.

So you get to decide if you want to play first or second.

Play second.

-Second?

-Let's get used to it.

-Sure?

-Yes.

-All right.

Yeah, we will play second.

Mmm! Tactics.

Right, Rebekah and Louise, let's play. Stand by.

Round Two, the first question is asking...

Who am I?

How many links would you like to play for?

-Two?

-Shall we play it safe and go for two, three clues just now.

Yeah, we'll go for two.

For two links, who am I?

Who am I?

Wyoming, that's America.

I can't think of any abstract American artists.

All I can think of was Dali.

Yeah, Dali and Picasso.

That sort of thing, but neither of them are American.

-Yeah, Vincent Van Gogh. It's not...

-No, he wasn't abstract.

Shall we just go with Dali just in case?

Salvador Dali.

Am I Salvador Dali?

No. I am not.

So, that is wrong I am afraid. Which means, David and Paul,

you have the chance to nick a link.

You will see the remaining clue. Who am I?

Who am I?

I know who it is, but I can't think of the name.

Ed Harris played him in a film. Jackson Pollock.

Out comes the finger.

It just came.

Who am I? Am I Jackson Pollock?

Yes, I am.

Out of nowhere!

Spain's going to be a bit cross with you thinking Salvador Dali

is from Cody, Wyoming.

However, yes, David and Paul, you nicked a link,

let's cut it from your cash pod.

There we go. Six remaining and it is your turn now.

Your question will be asking...

What am I?

How many links would you like to play for?

Shall we do three like they did?

Yeah, cos that gave us a couple. Yeah, do three.

We'll have three questions, that's...

Two links. You'd like two links. What am I?

Here are your clues.

Is it the Pokemon stuff? Pokemon.

Yeah. Pokemon.

Am I Pokemon?

Good lads.

The remaining clue was...

Well done, David and Paul, you crossed a cultural barrier there.

LAUGHTER

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Let's cut your two links.

Leaving four.

Rebekah and Louise, your question will be asking...

What am I?

How many links would you like to play for?

-I don't know, shall be risk it and...?

-Try and go for three?

Or try and go for two again?

We should go for two just now.

-Yeah, two. Can we go for two links just now, please?

-Of course.

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

Championship, Liverpool. Arsenal.

East Sussex, I am so bad with English geography,

or geography in general.

City status.

Manchester?

It wouldn't have been described a city status in 2000.

-Liverpool, Essex?

-York.

-Where's Sussex?

-Where do Arsenal play?

-London.

Need an answer.

-What do you want to say?

-York. I don't know.

-York.

Am I York?

No. David and Paul,

you now have a chance to nick a link.

You will see the remaining clue.

What am I?

I am famous for my seaside piers.

That is Brighton.

Am I Brighton?

Correct.

Thanks, girls, for the guided tour around England.

However, Brighton is the correct answer.

So, David and Paul, you nicked a link, let's cut it from your pod.

Leaving three links. It is now your turn.

Your question will be asking...

Who am I?

How many links do you want to play for?

-Safe thing, go for the two links like before.

-Two links.

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

It's the light, isn't it? Edison...

And Bell?

Was it Bell? It must be Bell because he did the... Yes.

Alexander Graham Bell.

Am I Alexander Graham Bell?

No, I am not.

Rebekah and Louise, you have chance to nick a link,

you will see the remaining clue.

Tesla?

Yes, go for that.

Tesla?

Am I Tesla?

Yes, I am Nikola Tesla.

Well done.

Could have put money on you two getting that.

And you did, so you nicked a link.

Let's remove it from your cash pod. And it is now your turn,

Rebekah and Louise.

Your question will be asking...

-What am I?

-Just go for two.

-How many links do you want to play for?

-Shall we go for three?

Are we likely to know it for three?

No. Can we play for two links, please?

For two links, here are your questions.

What am I?

What am I?

Sahara?

-No. That's not between Israel and Jordan.

-Nairobi.

The Red Sea.

Yes.

Cos it is salt. The Red Sea.

Am I the Red Sea?

No, I am not. David and Paul, you have chance to nick a link.

Here is the final clue.

What am I?

I think it is the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea.

Am I the Dead Sea?

Correct.

Geography is not your great subject, is it, girls?

No.

Right, so David and Paul, you nicked a link,

let's remove it from your cash pod and it is now your turn.

Your question will be asking...

What am I?

How many links would you like to play for?

Two links, please.

For two links, here are your clues.

That's Radio Two.

Am I Radio Two?

No.

Rebekah and Louise, you have chance to nick a link.

You will see the remaining clue.

What am I?

Radio One?

-Yeah.

-BBC Radio One.

Am I Radio One?

Yes.

David and Paul, you were one out.

-Yes.

-I know.

Rebekah and Louise, you have nicked a link

so let's remove that from your cash pod.

Now it is starting to get interesting

cos it is your go now.

Your question will be asking...

What am I?

How many links would you like to play for?

Shall we risk it?

-Risk it.

-And go for three? We have to.

Yeah. Can we risk it and go for three links, please?

Risking it and going for three. Here are your clues.

What am I?

So Lent, do they not give palm leaves?

I don't know. Do they?

-Narcissus is a flower.

-Yeah.

Could be... I am trying to think of like a herb.

It could be palm leaves then, that's something to do with Lent.

Or it could be a rose.

Yeah, or I was thinking, like, nurse's use

-like arsenic or...

-It'll be a flower...

-Need an answer.

-Rose or...?

-Rose.

Rose.

Am I a rose?

No.

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

you will see the remaining clues.

Here they are. What am I?

It's a daffodil.

Am I a daffodil?

That is right, so you nicked a link. Let's remove it from your cash pod.

And it is your turn.

Your question will be asking...

Who am I? How many links would you like to play for?

-Just the one, please.

-Really?

-Yeah!

Quelle surprise!

So for one link, here are your clues.

Who am I?

-I can't think of his name, can you?

-I can think of his second name.

Is it Lendl?

-Djokovic. What's his first name.

-Is it Djokovic?

-Djokovic.

Am I Djokovic?

Yes.

Novak.

Novak Djokovic. Right, David and Paul,

let's cut that last link.

Sending your £3,800

into your very respectable looking bank.

You two are through to the final round, and that cash goes with you.

Commiserations, Rebekah and Louise.

That was great. You played really well.

At one point, I thought,

"They're going to do it, they are going to get it."

Very good, and you kept your faith in your teamwork to the end.

Great stuff. Thanks very much for playing The Link.

-BOTH:

-Thank you.

David and Paul, you are today's finalists. How are you feeling?

Yes, we are feeling good. We enjoyed it.

Good, you played well so far.

Excellent team work, excellent conferring.

But in this round, there is no conferring.

You have brought £3,800 through to the super-link round.

And we're adding £2,000 to that.

So today, you are playing

for a total of

£5,800.

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 clues.

As soon as you think you know the answer, buzz

and we'll stop the clock.

If you're right, you can take that money home. But choose to stay on,

and your team-mate will step forward to 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.

If you run out of time, you leave with nothing.

So, who's going to play first?

-Will I go first?

-David.

-I'll go first.

David is going first, by common consent.

David, you are on your own, no conferring.

The clock will start when you see the first clue.

-Let's see if you can find the link. You ready, David?

-Yes.

-David?

-Waves.

Is the link waves?

Very good.

The remaining clue was...

Right, that puts you on £125.

David and Paul, with 47 seconds remaining on the clock, you now

have a choice - you can take that money and go or you can play on.

Play on?

Well...

Go on.

He is a gambler.

-Paul...

-Oh me, is it?!

You are on your own, no conferring.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-Are you ready?

-Yes, as ever.

Paul?

Card games?

Is the link card games?

No. Bond girls.

The remaining clues were...

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

40 seconds on the clock, which will restart when the first clue appears.

-Paul?

-German towns?

Is the link German towns?

Yes.

Give you that.

You have to be a town before you can be a city, so there we go.

The remaining clues were...

German cities.

That puts you on £300.

With 30 seconds remaining on the clock, you now have a choice,

David and Paul. You can take the money or you can play on.

What are you going to do?

-Play on. We've got 30 seconds.

-Do we bank that?

-No, you just have to take a chance.

-Do we lose it all?

-Yes.

-Do we?!

-Yes. We'll play on. Shall we?

-Go on, then.

-You have half your time remaining.

-We'll play on.

-You're going to play on?

-Yeah. Absolutely.

OK, David, your turn now. No conferring.

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

David.

They are...games.

Are they games?

No. The connection was Gilbert and Sullivan.

-Right(!)

-The remaining clues were...

Which means David, with 22 seconds remaining on the clock,

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

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

Yes.

-David.

-Tenpin bowling.

Is the link tenpin bowling?

Yes.

Good.

The remaining clues were...

Right, that puts you on...£500.

With 14 seconds remaining on the clock, you can decide to take

that money and go or play on.

I think we could split that, couldn't we?

-Yes, I think we will take it.

-Do we have the 3,800 we had before?

-No.

-No.

No, I think we are going to play safe and take it, Mark.

-Are you going to take it?

-Yeah. We might as well.

Discretion being the better part of valour. So, David and Paul,

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

but you are going home with £500.

APPLAUSE

What will you do with it?

I'll take him out for a meal.

I've had to spend my anniversary with him.

So are you the banker? Was it your anniversary today?

Last night. I had to sleep with him last night.

LAUGHTER

Right, what does the wife think about that? Don't tell me.

Thanks to you, David and Paul, for playing The Link.

You've been excellent contestants and I'm glad you are going home

with 500 quid.

Take the monkey and run.

Thanks very much, guys.

Join us next time when three more pairs will be playing The Link.

See you then, goodbye.