Episode 12 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 got that linking feeling.

Alex and Bronagh, introduce yourselves.

I'm Alex, I'm a student from Manchester and this is my friend.

I'm Bronagh, I'm a student who studies in Manchester,

but I'm from Newcastle.

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So why did you want to be on a quiz show?

Just to show off a little bit.

OK. Right then. Well, now's your chance.

Simon and Stacy, tell us about yourselves.

My name is Simon and I'm a life coach from London

and this is my beautiful wife.

And I'm Stacy and I'm a health coach.

I'm originally from America,

but now I live in London with my charming husband, Simon.

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-Aw.

What's a health coach?

I take care of the whole of your life,

but I'm also a chef, so I feed you into perfect health.

-Yes?

-All aspects of your life.

Marvellous. Lucky Simon.

-I get to eat all the wonderful food.

-Very good. Well done.

Adam and Sam, introduce yourselves.

I'm Adam, I'm 35 from Rossendale and I this is my friend.

I'm Sam, I live in Accrington, Lancashire,

and a work at a footwear import company.

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So, you're importing footwear?

Yes, yeah.

Any specific type of footwear?

Ladies' shoes, men's shoes, kids' shoes. Something to suit you.

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Suit me. Thank you very much. See what he did there?

Right, 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 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'll be able to cut four of those links.

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

then two, then one.

The link here, of course, is...

-ALL:

-Types of tea.

-Yes, very good.

Let's cut that link.

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.

The name given to the main unmarried attendant

of a bride at a wedding...? Adam?

Maid of honour?

..is either called a chief bridesmaid

or a maid of honour. Correct.

Honour. What is the link?

Honourable, honour...

It could be anything, couldn't it?

It could be martial arts.

-Bit of honour in martial arts, isn't there?

-No idea. Have a guess.

-Martial arts?

-Go on.

Martial arts?

Is the link martial arts?

No.

Everyone's back in play. Stand by. For three links.

In 1979, Walter Hill directed the cult classic film

about rival street gangs in New York, called The WHAT?

-Simon?

-The Warriors?

Correct. Warriors.

Honour, warriors. What's the link?

-They're not...

-Souvenirs.

One of those things that hang around your neck.

Medals. Honours, warriors, troopers, soldiers, war.

-Um...

-War.

Is the link war?

No. You're all back in play.

For two links. Stand by.

In fencing, what type of weapon is a foil?

-Adam?

-It's a sword.

Sword is correct.

Honour, warriors, sword. What's the link?

I thought when I saw warriors, rugby league.

I was going to say rugby league.

I was thinking rugby league. Let's go with that.

Rugby league.

Is the link rugby league?

No.

Stand by. For one link.

In which country will you find the cities Kobe and Os...?

-Adam?

-Japan.

Osaka, Japan - correct.

Samurais.

Honour, warriors, sword, Japan. What's the link?

We think it's samurais.

Is the link samurais?

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Correct. So, you have one link.

Think carefully about whether you want to

cut a link on a smaller value for a quick cash fix,

or snip away at one of those bigger pods.

We'll take the £125.

Right. They're having the £125. Let's do that.

Right, that's got that out of the way.

Let's move on.

Everybody back in play. Stand by.

For four links.

If contralto is the lowest type of female voice, what is the highest?

-Alex?

-Staccato.

No. Adam?

-Alto?

-No.

-Simon?

-Soprano.

Is correct.

Soprano. What's the link?

-Is it something to do with...

-Um...

..surnames of gangster families or something?

That sounds good.

Something like the surname of families in...

-Gangsters.

-Yeah.

-Families.

-Gangster families.

Is the link gangster families?

No.

You're all back in play. Stand by.

For three links.

The golfer Eldrick Tont Woods is better known...?

-Sam?

-Tiger.

..by which name? Tiger. Correct.

Tony. Tony Soprano, Tony the Tiger.

-Oh, good work.

-Could be wrong.

-Yeah.

-But I'll go with...

-Soprano, tiger, what's the link?

-No, no.

-Tony?

-Is the link Tony?

Yeah!

SAM LAUGHS, APPLAUSE

The remaining clues were...

Tony Soprano, gangster.

Tony Tiger. He's grrreat!

Tony Hawk, skateboarder. And Tony Bennett, classic crooner.

You've got three links. Which links do you want to cut?

Can we bank a £500, please?

You can. You're going to remove three links from the £500 pod.

Gravity takes control.

There you go.

£625, Adam and Sam have in their bank.

So, all to play for. Stand by. For four links.

Ball, sheet and forked are all type of...?

-Adam?

-Lightning.

Ball, sheet and forked are all type of what weather phenomenon?

Lightning is correct.

Lightning. What's the link?

-Conductors.

-Conductors?

-I was thinking lightning conductor.

-I would...

Could be a couple of other conductors.

I'd say cricket teams. Lancashire Lightning.

What, IPL? Oh, yeah, yeah.

-Twenty20 cricket teams.

-Let's say Lancashire. Or cricket teams.

Uh, cricket teams. Twenty20 cricket teams.

Is the link Twenty20 cricket teams?

No. OK, you're all back in play.

Stand by. For three links.

In 1976, ELO released their sixth album, called A New WHAT?

-Adam?

-Movement?

No.

-Simon?

-Day?

-No.

Worth a guess, Alex and Bronagh. A New...?

-BUZZ

-Oh.

No, the correct answer was...

So, nobody has a chance to make the link between those two clues.

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

Kingston is the capital city of which count...?

-Sam?

-Jamaica?

..country? Jamaica. Correct.

-SAM AND ADAM: Usain Bolt.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Lightning, world record, Jamaica. What's the link?

-Usain Bolt.

-Is the link Usain Bolt?

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Yeah. The remaining clue was...

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

What would you like to do?

Come on! We'll have the £300 as well.

Right, then. Can we do that, please?

There we go. Spla-doosh!

There's still £3,750 up there.

You're all back in play.

Stand by. For four links.

In 1997, Aqua's first UK number one was called Barbie...?

-Adam?

-Girl.

..Barbie WHAT? Barbie Girl. Correct.

Girl. What's the link?

-Girl...

-Girl, girl, girl, girl, girl.

-Girl power?

-John Lennon songs. Girl power? Power?

-Power, that's not a bad one, that.

-Girl power.

-I like that, yeah.

-Power.

-We're going power.

-OK! Cool.

Is the link power?

No.

Everyone back in play. Stand by.

For three links.

The IFOCE is a worldwide regulatory body

called the International Federation of Competitive WHAT?

-BUZZ

-The answer is...eating.

So, nobody gets a chance to make that link.

So, you're all back in play for two links. Stand by.

When milk sours, it separates into whey and which...? Simon?

-Curd.

-..which solid constituent?

Curds is correct.

Girl, eating, curds. What's the link?

So this sounds to me like the nursery rhyme.

-Little Miss...

-Little Miss Muffet.

Is the link Little Miss Muffet?

Very good. The remaining answer was...

spider, obviously!

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

What are you going to do?

Two on the £1,000. Let's just live dangerously.

OK. We're going to take two off the £1,000, please.

Right. You're going to take two links from the £1,000.

Everyone back in play. Stand by.

For four links.

The actor who starred in the Hangover trilogy and American Hustle

is Bradley...?

-Simon?

-Cooper.

Bradley WHO? Cooper. Correct.

-Types of cars.

-They're either Minis...

-Mm-hm. Types of Minis.

..or could be surnames which are also professions.

-Mm-hm.

-Coopers making barrels.

I think it might be surnames which are also professions.

Is the link surnames that are also professions?

No.

You're all back in play. Stand by.

For three links.

Which word can refer to British money and the purity of silver?

-Simon?

-Sterling.

Sterling is correct.

Cooper. Sterling. What's the link?

-So, it could be the racing driver Sterling Moss.

-Sterling...

So, race drivers? Race car drivers?

Sterling.

Something to do with motor racing. Motor racing?

Is the link motor racing?

No.

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

Which actor plays the older doctor in the TV series

A Young Doctor's Notebook?

-BUZZ

-Jon Hamm.

Nobody gets to guess that. Cooper, Sterling, Jon Hamm.

But you're all back in play, so stand by. For one link.

The first moonwalk and the assassinations of John F Kennedy...?

-Adam?

-Uh...1960s?

..and Martin Luther King all took place in which decade? 1960s.

It's... I know this.

What's the link?

It's Madmen.

Is the link Madmen?

Cooper, Sterling - partners in Cooper, Sterling, Draper, Price.

Jon Hamm played Don Draper. Set in the 1960s.

Madmen.

You've got one link. What are you going to do with it?

-Take one off any. The £750.

-You decide.

Oh, we can't, we've got to go high. Let's take one off the two grand.

-One off the two grand, please.

-Being stingy, aren't we?

We're going to take one off the two grand.

Duly done.

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

Columbus is the capital of which US state?

-Adam?

-Ohio?

Ohio is correct.

Ohio. What's the link?

-D-Day beaches.

-D-Day beaches?

That's the o... D-Day beaches.

Go with D-Day beaches, please.

Is the link D-Day beaches?

No.

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

Which actress played the heroine Wilhelmina 'Willie' Scott

in Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom?

-BUZZ

-No? The answer is Kate Capshaw.

So nobody gets a chance to guess that link and we move on.

Everyone's back in play. Stand by.

For two links.

In 2010, Katherine Bigelow became the first woman

to win which Academy Award?

-Adam?

-Best Director.

Correct.

Ohio, Kate Capshaw, Best Director. What's the link?

-It's got to be a film that won the Best Director Oscar...

-Yeah.

..starring Kate Capshaw, set in Ohio.

Bingo. What is it?

-Chinatown?

-Yeah, just have a guess.

-Yeah.

Chinatown?

Is the link Chinatown?

Nope.

Everyone back in play. Stand by. For one link.

Michael Crichton is the author of which famous 1990...? Adam?

Jurassic Park?

..novel about dinosaurs? Jurassic Park is correct.

Ohio, Kate Capshaw, Best Director, Jurassic Park. What's the link?

-What about Spielberg? He's won Best Director.

-Steven Spielberg?

Yeah. Steven Spielberg?

Is the link Steven Spielberg?

It sure is!

Spielberg. Born in Ohio, married to Kate Capshaw, won Best Director

and directed Jurassic Park.

You got one link to cut.

We'll have another off the two, please.

Right, we'll have another off the two.

Oh, look at that.

Everyone's back in play.

Stand by. For four links.

Copperhead and anaconda are breeds of...? Adam?

Snakes?

..what reptile? Snake. Correct.

Link? Can you get it?

I'm thinking Samuel L Jackson, Snakes On A Plane,

-but that's too obvious.

-Snakes and ladders?

Snakes and ladders? So, and ladders?

-But that... And ladder is not going to follow...

-Snake.

Snake bite. Snake...pass.

Passes. Snake pass.

Sorry, we'll go for pass.

Is the link pass?

No. Everyone's back in play. Stand by.

For three links.

Anne Robinson often used to say goodbye to contestants...?

-Sam?

-Weakest Link?

Anne Robinson often used to say goodbye to contestants

on the television show The Weakest WHAT?

Link. Correct.

-Snake, link. What's the link?

-Snake and link.

Link. Chain? Chain link?

Snake, link, link.

-Snake. Snake link. Snake Chain.

-Charm.

-Poisonous. Not poisonous.

-What's your guess, guys?

-Go on, you...

-Charm.

Is the link charm?

No.

All back in play. Stand by. For two links.

What is the first name of the Italian striker

who signed for Liverpool...?

-Adam?

-Mario.

..in 2014 for £16 million?

Mario. Correct.

Snake, link, Mario. What's the link.

Seeing Mario, I'm thinking computer games.

-Yeah.

-Snake, I'm thinking...snakes.

The link is...

the name of the thing we're on. I should know this.

But I don't. I literally don't have a clue.

Snake, Mario, brothers. Brothers?

-Brothers. Yeah, right.

-Brothers?

Sorry. Brothers.

Is the link brothers?

No.

You're all back in play. Ready? Stand by. For one link.

An object that travels faster than the speed of sound is described by

a word which was also the title of a 1994 hit for Oasis, is Super WHAT?

-Sam?

-Supersonic.

Is correct.

-Sonic. Snake, link, Mario, sonic.

-Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sonic the Hedgehog, it's got to be.

-Computer games.

-Computer game characters?

-Yeah.

-Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario. I don't know who Link is or Snake.

Those two are definitely linked by that. Computer game cha...

-Computer game characters. Yeah.

-Yeah. Go ahead.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Is the link computer game characters?

Snake was in Metal Gear Solid, Link is in Legend of Zelda,

Mario we know, Sonic we know - he's a hedgehog.

They are video game characters.

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

-Let's make it interesting.

-£1,000.

-Yeah.

One from the £1,000 please.

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

Politicians who represent the UK public in the House of Commons

are referred to as members of...?

-Adam.

-Parliament.

Parliament is correct.

Members of Parliament. What is the link?

-It could be groups of birds, being really tenuous.

-I like it.

-Parliament is a group of owls.

-Yeah, I like it.

Yeah, why not? Groups of birds.

Is the link groups of birds?

-No.

-SAM AND ADAM CHUCKLE

For three links.

Stand by. All in play.

In the popular comic series what is the name of Tintin's faith...?

Simon?

Snowy.

..faithful dog? Snowy is correct.

What is the link, Simon and Stacy?

-Owls.

-Yes, types of owls.

Is the link owls?

-Correct!

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The remaining clues were...

You knew, didn't you, Adam and Sam?

-Yeah.

-However...

We said it, didn't we?

You got it on the second clue, which means, Simon and Stacy,

you can cut three links.

What would you like to do?

So, we'd like to take two off the £1,000 and one off the £750, please.

Let's take one off the £750.

And two of the £1,000.

Which means it is yours!

-There it goes.

-APPLAUSE

You are all back in play.

Stand by for four links.

What was the first name of the character

played by Russell Crowe in the film Gladiator?

-Adam?

-Maximus.

Is correct. Maximus.

What is the link?

-Don't want to say anything now, do we?

-No!

-It could be emperors.

-Was Maximus an emperor?

-Yeah, Maximus was an emperor.

-Yeah? Emperors?

Roman emperors?

Is the link Roman emperors?

No.

For three links, you are all back in play.

Are you ready? Stand by.

Which British university is held to be the oldest

in the English speaking...?

-Adam.

-Oxford.

..in the English-speaking world? Oxford is correct.

Maximus. Oxford.

Oxford. Is it Oxford car? Is there a car called...?

Morris Oxford, Morris Maximus, Morris cars?

That's really tenuous. That might be too...

-Types of cars.

-Morris cars.

-Try it.

Morris cars?

Is the link Morris cars?

No! Everyone is back in play.

Stand by. For two links.

Which comedy team played a sold-out run at London's O2 in 2014

under the by-line...?

-Adam.

-It was Monty Python, I think.

..under the by-line Live (Mostly)?

Monty Python is correct.

What is the link?

-What about circus?

-Maximus!

-Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Oxford Circus.

Maximus Circus. No, but wasn't Maximus in Life Of Brian?

Didn't one of them play Maximus?

-Go on.

-Michael Palin.

Is the link Michael Palin?

Nope.

You are all back in play. For one link. Stand by.

Which London Underground line is denoted by the colour dark blue?

-Simon?

-Piccadilly.

Is correct. Dark blue on the Tube map. Piccadilly.

What is the link?

To me, it is Circus Maximus, Oxford Circus,

Monty Python and the Flying Circus and Piccadilly Circus.

-They're circuses.

-So the answer...

You reckon there's a link there, yeah. Right, we'll ask.

Is the link circus?

Of course it is!

Right, you have one link. What are you going to do?

Let's say £750.

OK. So, we'll take one off the £750.

You're going to take one from the £750. Right, we can do that.

Everyone is back in play. Stand by.

For four links. New question.

What is the first name of the actor who starred in

To Kill a Mockingbird, The Omen and Roman Holiday?

-Simon?

-Gregory.

Yes. Gregory Peck.

A link, perhaps, per chance?

-So, the link.

-Gregory?

-Could be...

-Names of popes.

Names of popes.

Is the link names of popes?

APPLAUSE

The remaining clues were...

The Pope. We are giving you that,

although the Vatican City is not a Pope.

However, it is his home.

You have got four links to cut.

We will take four off the two grand, please.

I thought you might. Let's cut them.

One, two, three, four.

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Which means, Simon and Stacy, you are definitely through

to the next round.

Adam and Simon have got £925.

There's £750 left on the board

and Alex and Bronagh haven't got any money in their bank.

However, pride is at stake.

You are all back in play. Stand by. For four links.

Which precious metal gave Spandau Ballet the top...?

-Bronagh?

-Gold.

-Yes!

-Yeah!

Go on, girl!

Gold.

Do you want to have a go at finding out a link from that first clue?

-Gold.

-What if it was Martin Kemp?

I love Martin Kemp.

Types of metals?

Shall I say that? Types of metals?

Is the link types of metals?

Aw!

However, still back in play.

Come on, girls. Stand by.

Everyone is back in play. For three links.

The Greek goddess Hera is largely identified with which Roman goddess?

-Adam?

-Venus.

No.

-BUZZ

-It's Juno.

You do not have a chance to guess the link and we move on.

Everyone is back in play. Stand by. For two links.

In the stories of King Arthur, what kind of weapon is Excalibur?

-Sam?

-Sword.

Is correct.

What is the link?

It is D-Day beaches.

Is the link D-Day beaches?

Yes. The last clue was...

APPLAUSE

D-Day beaches. Gold, Juno, Sword, Utah.

You got that on the third clue,

which means you have two links to cut.

-Shall we just carry on?

-Yes.

Let's carry on.

£750.

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Simon and Stacy on £3,000 are going through to the next round.

Adam and Sam on £1,675 are going through to the next round,

but Alex and Bronagh aren't.

We have to say goodbye to you now. Thanks for playing.

-Au revoir.

-Thanks Alex, thanks Bronagh. See you.

Simon and Stacy, Adam and Sam, you are still in the game.

Simon and Stacy, so far

you've banked £3,000.

Adam and Sam, you banked £1,675.

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.

Simon and Stacy have brought the most money through this round,

so you get the chance to decide if you want to play first or second.

What do you think? First or second?

Let's get a jump on it.

Let's get a jump on it.

Right, let's play.

Stand by. Round Two.

Your first question is asking...

..what am I?

How many links would you like to play for?

We talked about this and we think to warm up,

we should play for two links.

For two links, here are your clues.

What am I?

The only clue that I've got, really, is around Sir Alex Ferguson,

and I think he managed Aberdeen beforehand.

And Aberdeen, isn't that...?

-So, what am I? The city of Aberdeen, that's what I think.

-OK.

Am I Aberdeen?

Good.

-APPLAUSE

-The other clue was...

Let's cut two links.

Leaving you with five.

Adam and Sam, your question will be asking...

..what am I?

How many links do you want to try and cut?

-We'll warm up with two as well, please.

-You'll warm up with two.

Yeah, we'll warm up with two.

OK, for two links, here are your clues.

What am I?

-Big Girls Don't Cry.

-What am I?

-You're the musicals specialist.

That's a song by the Beach Boys, isn't it? Isn't it?

-Big Girls Don't Cry?

-Well, what's the musical?

# Big girls don't cry They don't cry. #

-It was that.

-Yeah, but it's a Broadway show, isn't it?

Who is John Lloyd Young?

So, it's a man, so it could be the Beach Boys.

Male role. That's not a Broad... Is there a Beach Boys Story?

-Could be.

-Need an answer, please. You're running out of time.

Do you want to go that? The Beach Boys Story.

Am I the Beach Boys Story?

No.

Simon and Stacy, you have a chance to nick a link.

You will see the remaining clue

for a chance to cut a single link from your cash pod.

Here it is.

What am I?

Jersey Boys.

So, I thought that Big Girls Don't Cry was by Frankie Valli.

-And you think it's the Jersey Boys.

-The Jersey Boys.

So, I think it might be that, the Jersey Boys.

Am I the Jersey Boys?

Yes.

Excellent. So you nicked a link. Let's cut it from your cash pod.

Leaving only four links. And now it's your turn.

Your question will be asking...

..what am I?

How many links would you like to try and cut?

-I think we will stick with a winning formula.

-Winning formula.

And go with two, please.

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

What am I?

Looks like an iPhone, but I don't think that was ever made of wood.

No.

Now from plastic. A billion of me.

Play word. Play well. PlayStation?

-I don't know.

-Play...

Is it not...? I think I might know what it is.

-Need an answer.

-Bluetooth.

Am I Bluetooth?

No.

Adam and Sam, you have a chance to nick a link.

You will see the remaining clue.

Lego.

-What am I?

-Lego.

Am I Lego?

-Yes.

-APPLAUSE

So, you nicked a link. Let's cut it from your cash pod.

Leaving six links. And now it's your turn.

Your question will be asking...

How many links do you want to play for?

-Can we go for two links, please?

-OK.

For two links, here are your clues. Stand by.

-What am I?

-You are tin.

Tin.

-ADAM LAUGHS

-Am I tin? Are you tin?

I am tin.

-APPLAUSE

-The remaining clue was...

..and soup.

Tin, correct.

Let's cut those two links.

Leaving you with four.

Simon and Stacy, you too have four links

and your question will be asking...

-How many links do you want to go for?

-Two.

You want to go for two?

Or we could put some pressure on by going for three.

Pressure on who?

Well said. Well said, Stacy. Yeah.

-We'll go for two.

-Well listened, Simon.

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

Who am I?

The only person that comes to my mind,

and it is probably not her, is...

It might be her.

..is Elizabeth Hurley, but I don't know why I think that.

She's not American, though, is she?

That doesn't matter.

-Let's try that.

-I need an answer.

-The only thing I have got is Elizabeth Hurley.

-Right.

Am I Elizabeth Hurley?

Ah, no.

Adam and Sam, you have a chance to nick a link.

Here is the remaining clue.

Who am I?

You're Emma Watson.

Am I Emma Watson?

Yep.

You have nicked a link.

Let's remove it.

Leaving you three links.

And it is now your turn.

Your question will be asking...

How many links would you like to play for?

-I'd say go for two.

-Two again?

For two links, here are your clues. Stand by.

What am I?

Water or...? Do you know?

The only thing I can think of, water with vegetable oil,

it could be margarine. I don't think that's made in the 1860s.

It's more plastic, and margarine is not Greek for pearl.

I think it's margarine. I think.

I'd like to try margarine.

-Need an answer.

-Margarine?

Am I margarine?

Yes. The remaining clue was...

The Greek for pearl is margaron.

Let's cut your two links.

Leaving one.

Simon and Stacy, your question will be asking...

How many links would you like to play for?

-The pressure is on.

-Yes, it's on now.

-We could go for four.

That's what we are here for, isn't it? Yeah, we'll go four.

-OK.

-You better get smart.

-Good.

-Really fast.

Right, for four links.

Here is your clue. What am I?

So, this is the point where we change our mind. Hmm.

"I am reputed to have been first celebrated in 1621."

Parties.

Some type of opening of a city.

-Have you got anything?

-Um...

Guy Fawkes night.

Am I Guy Fawkes night?

No.

Right, Adam and Sam, with one link left you have chance to nick a link

and you will see the remaining clues.

Here they are.

..turkey dinner!

Yeah, Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving.

Am I Thanksgiving?

-APPLAUSE

-I sure am.

Adam and Sam, you have nicked a link and there it goes.

APPLAUSE

So, well done, Adam and Sam.

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

Commiserations, Stacy and Simon.

Anyway, it was a real pleasure having you play the game.

-It was fun.

-It was fun, yeah.

You played a great game, but I'm afraid, time to say goodbye.

-Thanks for playing The Link.

-Bye! Good luck.

Adam and Sam, you are today's finalists.

You have brought £1,675 through to the final round,

to which we will add £2,000.

Making that

a total in your bank

of a possible £3,675

to take away.

What would you do with it?

-Holiday.

-Yeah.

-I think a little bit of a holiday.

-Contribution for a holiday.

-Calm yourselves.

OK, good.

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 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 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.

Who's going to play first?

I think I'll play first.

Sam, 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.

Phixx.

LFO.

Sam?

Boybands.

Is the link boybands?

-Yep.

-APPLAUSE

Backstreet Boys, and the final clues were...

That puts you on £125.

Adam and Sam, with 50 seconds remaining on the clock,

you now have a choice.

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

We're playing on.

Adam, you are on your own now, no conferring.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-Adam.

-Is it Grand National?

Is the link Grand National?

No - high.

And the remaining clues were...

And the link was high.

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

44 seconds left, the clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Basil.

Magic Roundabout.

Is the link Magic Roundabout?

That puts you on £300.

With 31 seconds on the clock, you have the choice.

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

-I'm ready, yeah.

-Right, he's up.

Sam, your turn now. No conferring.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Frigg.

Vikings gods.

Is the link Viking gods?

Oh, we'll have that!

The last piece in the jigsaw was...

That puts you on £500.

APPLAUSE

With 18 seconds remaining on the clock.

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

-Shall we do it, then?

-Let's do it.

There we go. The hand goes to the shoulder,

which means, Adam, it's your turn now.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Eddie Murphy films.

Yes!

Is the link Eddie Murphy films?

-Correct!

-APPLAUSE

The remaining clues were...

Yes, Eddie Murphy films. Right, that puts you on...

..£750.

With eight seconds remaining on the clock,

you have to decide whether you're going to take that money and go

or, Sam, whether you're going to play on.

I don't think we need to discuss it, do we?

-Yeah.

-We'll leave some prize money left there.

We'll take the £750, please.

-They're going to go.

-We'll take the money.

-We'll take the money.

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

but you're going home with 750 quid.

APPLAUSE

Adam and Sam, it's been a real pleasure

-having you playing The Link.

-Thank you.

You've been excellent contestants and I'm really pleased

you're going home with 750 quid and I hope it gives you great pleasure.

Really enjoyed it.

-Thanks very much.

-Thank you.

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

See you then. Goodbye.