Episode 13 The Link

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 sensational, stupendous and set to swoop.

I'm Ed. I'm a financial planner and this is my friend.

I'm Angie. I sell football sponsorship

and we're both from Surrey.

APPLAUSE

How did you two meet?

Behind the goal.

We support rival teams. I was working the turnstile.

He came through. Then, when I went to stand behind the goal,

he said to me, "Why have you taken 12 quid off me for this rubbish?"

The pie was better.

-Was it?

-Yeah.

-Ed and Angie, welcome.

-Thank you.

Fiona and Michael, introduce yourselves.

Hi, I'm Fiona. I'm a recent graduate and this is my brother.

Hi, my name's Michael. I'm a junior doctor

and we're both from Cheshire.

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Michael, you're training for Hell Runner. What's that?

It's a ten- to 12-mile assault course

and you have to run through bogs and up hills and so on.

Why are you doing that?

To raise money for charity.

One of my friends is quite ill at the moment,

so me and another friend are both doing it for that reason.

OK. Fiona, you have a gap year coming up. Any plans?

Yeah, I'm flying to New Zealand in two weeks, actually.

I'm hoping to buy a car and just do a road trip round the whole country.

-On your own?

-Yeah, on my own.

Brave girl, there.

Fiona and Michael, welcome.

Thank you.

Luke and Tom, introduce yourselves.

Hi, my name's Luke. I'm an estate agent and this is my friend.

Hi, I'm Tom. I work for a publishing company

and we're both up from London.

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-You two met at university?

-Yeah.

We first met on the first day, went out and the next day

I locked Tom in his bedroom

and then went to a university lecture, so he missed it.

At this meeting, there was some quite specific information

about what we needed for a field trip.

I then went back to Tom and told him he needed

a whole kitchen's worth of utensils to take to the field trip,

which he did.

I looked like a prat, turning up in front of everyone with a carrier bag

covered in loads and loads of bags.

Luke, I'm hoping the locking of the door was accidental.

Yes, that's true. That's correct.

Do you believe that, Tom?

No, because he clingfilmed me in, really.

Luke and Tom, 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 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's 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 links.

Then two.

And then one.

Warm. Milk. Drink. Cocoa. And, of course, the link here is?

-ALL: Hot chocolate.

-Yeah!

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Let's cut that link.

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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.

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Round one. Stand by. Here is your first question for four links...

Commonly served with potato in soup, what leafy green vegetable...?

-Ed.

-Leek.

..what leafy green vegetable has the scientific name allium porrum?

Leek. Correct.

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

Oh, what do you think, Angie?

Leek.

-Vegetables.

-Root vegetables?

-Yeah.

-Root vegetables.

Is the link root vegetables?

No. All right, everyone's back in play. Stand by for three links...

After his marriage to Princess Margaret,

Anthony Armstrong Jones was created Earl of...?

-Angie.

-Snowdon.

..Earl of where?

Snowdon. Correct.

Leek. Snowdon. Big mountain.

Let's go with Wales.

Yeah. Towns in Wales.

Or Wales. Just... Towns in Wales.

Yeah. We'll go with towns in Wales.

Is the link towns in Wales?

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

Also known as Dewi Sant, whose day is celebrated on March 1st?

-Fiona?

-St David.

St David is correct.

-Something to do with Wales.

-Yeah, Wales, I think.

-We think the link is Wales.

-Is the link Wales?

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Yeah.

The remaining clue was...

Leek, a symbol for Wales.

Snowdon, the highest mountain.

St David, the patron saint.

Richard Burton, famous son.

You got that on the third clue, Fiona and Michael,

which means you can cut two links.

Think very carefully about whether you want to cut links

on the smaller values for a quick-cash fix

or if you snip away at one of those higher-value pods.

Fiona and Michael, what would you like to do?

-Shall we just go for the money?

-Let's take the money.

OK, we'll snip two links on 300, please.

OK, let snip two links on the £300.

OK.

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So...

First off the mark, Fiona and Michael with £300.

Everyone, back in play. Stand by for four links...

The TV commentator and presenter who has anchored the BBC's coverage

of every general election since 1979 is David...?

-Fiona.

-Dimbleby.

..David Dimbleby. Correct.

First clue. What's the link?

Journalism. His dad was a famous journalist.

-Families of journalists, shall we say?

-Yeah. Why not?

Can we say families of journalists?

Is the link families of journalists?

No.

Everyone, back in play. Stand by for three links...

What is the second name of Little Mix pop star Perry...?

-Luke.

-Edwards.

..Little Mix pop star Perry,

who is engaged to Zayn Malik from boy band One Direction?

Edwards. Correct.

Luke and Tom?

Dimbleby and Edwards, what do you think?

I don't know. I really don't know. Authors?

-Yeah. Authors.

-Is the link authors?

No. Stand by.

All, back in play.

For two links...

Rhyming with beak, which word refers to a stream or small inlet.

-Michael.

-Creek.

Is correct.

What's the link?

I think these might be famous Jonathans.

OK, shall we go with that? Yeah, that makes sense.

-Famous Jonathans.

-Is the link famous Jonathans?

Yep.

The remaining Jonathan was...

Jonathan Ross. Jonathan Creek.

Jonathan Edwards and Jonathan Dimbleby.

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

What would you like to do, Fiona and Michael?

Maybe go for a small amount and take a link.

So, can we take the 125 and one off the 2,000, please?

Let's do that. Let's take one link from the 2,000...

..and one from the 125.

So, Fiona and Michael...

..you have £425 in your bank.

Ed and Angie, Luke and Tom you've yet to bank.

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

What chemical element has the atomic number six and the symbol C?

-Michael.

-Carbon.

Correct.

First clue. What's the link?

Fibres. Types of fibre?

Yeah, that... Yeah, that sounds right.

So, can we have types of fibre?

OK, is the link types of fibre?

No.

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

The 1976 UK top ten hit by Queen that was written by...?

-Luke.

-Under Pressure.

No.

Angie?

-Bohemian Rhapsody.

-No.

The 1976 UK top ten hit by Queen

that was written by John Deacon about his wife is You're My what?

-Darling.

-No.

..Best Friend.

Oh...

Nobody has the chance to find the link.

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

The total lunar eclipse that occurred in October 2014

resulted in what kind of moon,

so-called because of its dark-red colour?

-Tom.

-Blood.

Correct.

-What's the link?

-Best friend, blood, carbon...

What are you thinking?

I don't know.

I'm really struggling here.

Let's go for...

We need an answer.

We'll go for...

Nope. You're out of time.

Everyone, back in play. Stand by for one link...

Which Emma stars as Gwen Stacy, the love interest...?

-Fiona.

-Stone.

Which Emma stars as Gwen Stacy,

the love interest of Peter Parker

in the 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man film series?

Stone.

Blood and stone, best friend, carbon...

Oh, diamond! These are diamonds are a girl's best friend.

Diamonds are made from carbon. Blood diamonds.

Oh, yeah, so we think the link is diamonds.

Is the link diamonds?

Yeah!

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Diamond, a very sophisticated form of carbon.

As you pointed out, girl's best friend.

Blood diamond is a sort.

And it's a stone, a gemstone.

So, you got that on the last clue.

Which means you can cut one link. What would you like to do?

Do you want to just cut another from 2,000,

or do you want to go for a smaller amount?

-Yes, take another off 2,000.

-Yeah? Sure.

Can we get one off 2,000, please?

OK, let's take one link off 2,000, snipping away there.

Four links remaining on the £2,000 pod.

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

Are you ready?

Freddie Mercury was the flamboyant singer with which rock...?

-Angie.

-Queen.

Correct.

..with which rock group?

Queen.

-Royalty.

-Yeah, royalty.

Oh, no, playing cards.

-Playing cards?

-Playing cards.

Playing cards.

Is the link playing cards?

No.

That was good, though, Angie. I liked that.

Everyone, back in play. Stand by for three links...

Known for its porcelain, which Chinese dynasty ran from...?

-Angie.

-Ming.

..from 1368 until 1644?

Ming.

Vase.

-Chinese dynasty?

-OK. Yeah, we'll go with that.

Was there a queen dynasty in China.

-Dynasties.

-Dynasties.

Is the link dynasties?

No.

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

On a QWERTY keyboard, the longest key is called the what bar?

-Angie.

-Space bar.

Space is correct.

What's the link, Ed and Angie?

-So, queen.

-I'm thick. I...

Ming. Space.

Ship? Queen ship. Ming ship.

Spaceship. Shall we go we ship?

Ships.

Is the link ships?

No. You're all back in play.

Stand by for one link...

Known for his big, booming voice,

which larger-than-life bearded actor...?

-Fiona.

-Brian Blessed.

..which larger-than-life bearded actor

played King Richard IV in Blackadder?

Brian Blessed.

What's the link?

I'm sure he's in where he yells, "Gordon's alive!"

I can't remember the name. It's erm...

-Not Flash Gordon?

-Yeah, that's it.

We think the link might be Flash Gordon.

Is the link Flash Gordon?

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# Ah-ah!

Saviour of the universe, yes.

Queen, the title song.

Ming, the merciless.

Space is where it was set.

And Brian Blessed played Prince Vultan.

On the last clue you got that, so that means you can cut one link.

Shall we take one off the 1,000 or one off another one?

I don't mind. What do you want to do?

Shall we take one off 1,000, please?

-OK. Are you agreeing with that, Fiona?

-Yeah, sure.

OK.

OK, let's take one off the £1,000 pod.

Stand by for four links...

Running between 1968 and 1980

and presented by Jenny Hanley and Mick Robertson, amongst others,

ITV's answer to Blue Peter was called what?

-Michael.

-Was it Magpie?

It was.

-Birds is the first thing...

-Birds is the obvious one. Erm...

The other thing I instantly think of

is Newcastle United Football Club.

But, what do you think?

-Shall we go birds?

-Yeah, let's go with birds.

Can we go with birds?

Is the link birds?

No. Everyone, back in play.

Stand by for three links...

Set in Scotland, which is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy?

-Fiona.

-Macbeth.

Correct.

What's the link?

So, I am slightly lost here. Do you have any idea?

I can't think what connects Macbeth and magpies.

Jewellery. Magpies like shiny things.

They do.

Like crowns. Macbeth is all about becoming king.

-Shall we go with jewellery?

-Yep.

-Can we go with jewellery?

-Is the link jewellery?

No. Interesting theory there, Michael.

However, you are wrong.

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

According to the RSPCA in recent UK press reports,

which particular household pet of which colour

is being abandoned due to its being unphotogenic?

-Ed.

-Turtles.

No.

-Luke.

-Snakes.

No.

Golden retriever.

No.

The answer is...

No-one has a chance to make the link.

You're all back in play. Stand by for one link...

Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of which number?

-Angie.

-13.

Correct.

-These are unlucky.

-One second...

-I'm sorry, mate.

-That's all right.

Yeah, let's confer. Let's confer.

-They're unlucky...

-Situations.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Or unlucky things.

Unlucky.

Is the link unlucky?

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Yeah. Bad luck.

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

What would you like to do, Ed and Angie?

-Which one are we going to cut?

-I think the 750.

Do you think...?

Because, in case we get the next one, then we would have 500 in.

Er...

OK.

We'll do one on 500.

You're going to take one link from £500.

Run me through that again, Angie. What is the thinking behind that?

Because, if we got through the next round,

we might be able to cut the two links and have 500 in the pot.

And I went with Angie, because I always do what I'm told.

What Angie says.

OK, then.

Right, everyone's back in play.

Stand by for four links...

In western cultures, what type of jewellery is traditionally...?

-Ed.

-Rings.

Correct.

In western cultures, what types of jewellery are traditionally

exchanged by a couple after they have taken their wedding vows?

Rings.

Oh, what about gymnastics? You know?

-It could be.

-Rings. Vault horse.

Or it could be something to do with Saturn, rings of Saturn.

Planets.

-I reckon more gymnastics equipment.

-OK.

-Shall we go with that?

-Gymnastics.

Is the link gymnastics?

Good shot, Angie!

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The remaining clues were...

All disciplines of gymnastics.

Louis Smith, medal-winning gymnast whose discipline pommel horse.

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

Go for the 2,000, then, please.

No, four links... Oh, yeah! Oh, yes, please.

Cor, blimey! I've excelled myself.

You certainly have. Let's do that without further ado.

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

Which means Ed and Angie have banked £2,000

and are definitely through

to the next round.

Right, Fiona and Michael, Luke and Tom, who is going to join them?

Stand by for four links...

Prior to lumens, in which unit was light bulb brightness measured?

-Ed?

-Watts?

Is correct.

Right, come on, Angie.

Erm...inventors. Watt did the light bulb.

You might have Stevenson's...

So, shall we say inventors?

No, Watt. His name was Watt, not Watts.

Power. Unit of power.

Shall we go with inventors? We've got nothing else to go for.

-All right.

-We'll go with inventors.

Is the link inventors?

No.

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

In which London park is Speaker's Corner?

-Angie?

-Hyde Park.

Correct.

Train stations? That's not a train station.

-I was thinking of Watts.

-No. There isn't a Watts train station.

-Shall we just say train sta...

-Places of interest.

Is the link places of interest?

No.

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

Demerara and muscovado...

-Tom?

-Brown sugar.

..are what types of coloured sweetener?

Correct. Brown sugar.

A Rolling Stones gig, isn't it?

Yeah, I was thinking Rolling Stones, as well, with Brown Sugar.

Rolling Stones?

Is the link the Rolling Stones?

Yep. The remaining clue was...

APPLAUSE

Jagger, Mick, lead singer.

Brown Sugar, one of their songs.

They played Hyde Park twice... 1969 and 2013.

Watts, Charlie, the drummer.

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

What would you like to do, Luke and Tom?

I think we'll go for the 500, don't you?

Yeah, I agree. The 500 will do.

Right, you're going to go for the £500. Let's do that now.

OK.

So...

Very close between Luke and Tom, Fiona and Michael,

to see who follows Ed and Angie through to the next round.

£1,750 on the screen, each suspended by four links.

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

The jungle-located reality TV show is called...

-Ed?

-I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.

..is called I'm a what Get Me Out of Here?

Celebrity is correct.

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

What about either famous people or cruise lines?

Well, you did all right with gymnastics, so we'll go with yours.

-Cruise lines.

-Is the link cruise lines?

No.

Wishful thinking there, Angie.

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

Commercial broadcasting and the ITA was established in 1954

by which act of parliament?

-Ed?

-TV?

Yes. Television.

We'll give you that.

It's the standard abbreviation for television.

Ed and Angie, what's the link?

What about, well, variety...

Shows? The Royal Variety Show.

-Celebri...

-They have celebrities on it.

OK. So, Royal Variety?

Em...

Royal Variety Show?

Is the link the Royal Variety Show?

No.

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

"It was a bright, cold day in April

"and the clocks were striking 13," is the opening...

-Fiona?

-1984.

..is the opening line to which George Orwell novel?

1984.

Correct.

-What do you think?

-I think this sounds like Big Brother.

It does. Big Brother.

Is the link Big Brother?

APPLAUSE

The final clue was...

There's a celebrity version.

It's compulsive television.

The concept of Big Brother watching over you

comes from George Orwell's 1984 novel.

And it's set in a house.

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

What do you think we should do?

Cut two from the 1,000?

Erm... That makes it easier to get.

If we take two from 75, being tactical here,

then, even if that one's taken by our nemeses,

we've still got a chance of getting the 1,000.

If you want to be tactical, go on, then.

Can we take two from the 750, please?

I'm sure this'll backfire now.

OK. Let's take two links from the £750 pod.

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

In 2010, Julia Gillard became the first woman...

-Fiona?

-Australia.

..Julia Gillard became the first woman Prime Minister of what country?

Australia. Correct.

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

-A lot of links between Australia and things.

-Islands? Island nation?

Erm...

-What do you think?

-Shall we go for island nations?

Yeah. OK. Can we go with island nations?

Is the link island nations?

Nope.

Right, everyone's back in play. Stand by for three links...

Lead singer Jeffrey Hyman, who uses the surname Ramone,

is best known by what first name?

-Fiona?

-Jimmy?

No.

-Tom?

-Ray?

No.

Anyone?

-Angie?

-Duke?

No. The answer is Joey.

None of you have a chance to find the link.

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

What class of mammal have pouches attached to them...

-Fiona?

-Marsupials.

..have pouches attached to them in which they can carry their young?

Marsupial is correct.

-Sounds like kangaroos to me.

-Yep.

Is the link kangaroo?

Yep.

APPLAUSE

The remaining clue was...

They jump. They are marsupials. Joey is the young.

And they are from Australia.

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

-Let's go for the 750?

-Yep, can we take the 750, please.?

I'm kicking myself we didn't go for the 1,000 there, yeah.

What did I tell you?

OK. Let's cut the two links on the 750.

APPLAUSE

Right, Fiona and Michael, you've got £1,175 in your bank.

Luke and Tom have got 500.

With £1,000 left on the screen, it's all to play for.

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

To stay out of public notice

and avoid attracting attention to oneself is to keep a low...

-Fiona?

-Profile.

..to keep a low profile. Correct.

Stamps? You get a profile on a stamp.

Types of portrait. They paint your profile.

Any other ideas?

Nothing coming to mind.

-Shall we go with yours?

-Yeah.

Types of portrait? Yeah? Go on, then.

Types of portrait?

Is the link types of portrait?

No.

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

Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee is recognised as the inventor

of the World Wide...

-Ed?

-Web.

Correct.

Ed and Angie, what's the link?

Face... Facebook.

Facebook.

Is the link Facebook?

No.

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

According to the lyrics of Sam Cooke's 1961 hit,

who is asked to draw back his bow and let his arrow go?

-Tom?

-Cupid?

Correct.

Cupid, Valentine's Day, angel...

Name?

Fairy.

Profile.

Yeah.

Cupid. Let's go for...

Answer, please.

Pictures?

Pictures.

Is the link pictures?

No.

Everyone's back in play. Stand by for one link...

The 2006 number one single Welcome To The Black Parade

is the bestselling UK hit...

-Fiona?

-My Chemical Romance?

..of the American rock band called My Chemical what?

Romance. Correct.

Fiona and Michael, what's the link?

-Sounds like online dating.

-Online dating.

Is the link online dating?

Yep!

APPLAUSE

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

-Shall we just do that?

-Oooh...

-Decisions, decisions.

-The 1,000, yeah.

-OK, let's cut that link.

Three remaining. Everyone's back in play.

Stand by for four links...

A derivative of the original name of Iran is used to describe...

-Michael?

-Persian carpets?

Persian. Correct.

A derivative of the original name of Iran is used to describe

a breed of long-haired cat.

What is it? Persian. Correct.

Right, OK, what's the link?

So, it could be carpets, I suppose.

All I can think of is cats and carpets. We've had cats, so...

So, yeah, can we go for carpets, please?

Is the link carpets?

APPLAUSE

The remaining clues were...

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

Let's cut those three remaining links on the £1,000.

Which means, Fiona and Michael, with...

..£2,175, you're going through to the next round.

As are Ed and Angie.

However, that means Luke and Tom, we have to say goodbye.

-Thanks very much.

-Thanks.

It was a very equal contest. How do you feel?

I think we did all right on the questions.

-We weren't very good at the links.

-No, that's where we went down. Yeah.

Well, we have to say goodbye to you both. Thanks for playing.

APPLAUSE

Fiona and Michael and Ed and Angie, you're still in the game.

Fiona and Michael,

so far you've banked £2,175.

Ed and Angie, you banked £2,000.

That money is now in these two cash pods,

each suspended 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.

Fiona and Michael, you've brought through the most money to this round,

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

-Shall we play first?

-Yeah, why not?

OK. Let's play.

Stand by. Round two.

The first question is asking...

How many links would you like to play for?

We should be cautious and go two.

-Yeah.

-Yeah. Can we go for two?

OK, for two links, who am I?

Here are your clues...

Who am I?

I think it's the Wicked Witch of the West.

It is. The Wicked Witch of the West.

Am I the Wicked Witch of the West?

APPLAUSE

Brilliant. The remaining clue was...

So, let's cut those links...

Leaving five.

Ed and Angie, your question will be asking...

How many links would you like to play for?

Shall we go for two links?

-Two. Yeah.

-We'll go for two links as well.

Right. What am I? Here are your clues...

What am I?

-Well, it's got to be a pumpkin, hasn't it?

-Yeah, it's easy.

-Got to be, yeah.

-Yeah.

I never knew they had green seeds. But we're going pumpkin.

Am I a pumpkin?

APPLAUSE

Yeah.

The remaining clues were...

Good soup!

-Yes.

-Right, let's cut those links.

Leaving five.

Fiona and Michael, it's your turn now.

Your question will be asking...

How many links would you like to play for?

-Are you feeling lucky? Yeah?

-Yeah, do you want to go for three?

-Not really.

-OK, do you want to go for two, then?

-Let's go for two again.

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

-Who am I?

-It's an '80s figure, clearly.

-Or '70s.

-Or, yeah, '70s.

-I think by the '80s...

Presumably he was, erm, some sort of...

-I don't know, could it be, erm...

-Need an answer, please.

-..Nelson Mandela?

-Am I Nelson Mandela?

APPLAUSE

Oh, wow.

Yeah, that was sudden, Michael, and you were right.

The remaining clue was:

Let's cut those links.

Leaving three. Ed and Angie, your turn now.

Your question will be asking:

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

-We'll go with two. Again.

-Yeah. We're being a bit safe.

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

ABBA. Yeah.

Who am I?

-You want to go for it, Angie?

-We're going to sing it. ABBA.

-ABBA.

-Yeah.

-Am I ABBA?

-APPLAUSE

-Yeah. The remaining clue was:

Well done. Let's cut those links.

Leaving you with three,

equal with Fiona and Michael, whose turn it is next.

Your question will be asking:

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

Again, two or three?

If we went for three, we'd immediately get through, but...

-Do you want to risk it?

-Yeah. We'll go for three.

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

Who am I?

The only Noel Coward film I've ever seen was Brief Encounter,

and I can't remember the name of the actress or actor in it.

Erm... So presumably it's a woman actress from that time.

Shall we guess someone like Audrey Hepburn, do you think, or...?

-Not in the '40s.

-Need an answer, please.

Erm, Grace Kelly?

Grace Kelly?

Am I Grace Kelly?

No, which means, Ed and Angie, you have the chance to nick a link.

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

link from your cash pod.

Richard Attenborough.

-Who am I?

-It's Richard Attenborough.

-Am I Richard Attenborough?

APPLAUSE

Yes. Sadly lately departed, Richard Attenborough.

So, you have nicked a link.

Let's cut it from your cash pod, leaving two links,

and it's your turn now.

Ed and Angie, your question will be asking:

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

We want to play for the two links that we've got left.

For two links, here are your clues.

Who am I?

-As the hero next door?

-Welsh? "My theme song describes me..."

Shall we go with...?

Quick, anyone in Wales. Who's Welsh?

Tom Co... Tom Jones.

No, it weren't '87. Oh! Oh, don't know.

-Tom Jones.

-No, you're out of time, which means, Fiona

and Michael, you have a chance to nick a link.

Here is the remaining clue.

-Who am I?

-It's Fireman Sam.

-Am I Fireman Sam?

-APPLAUSE

-Yep. So, Fiona and Michael,

the tables have turned.

You've nicked a link. Let's cut that link from your pod.

That's backfired our riskiness.

-Ed and Angie have thrown you a lifeline there.

-My heart's going.

However, it's now your turn, and your question will be asking:

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

-Two?

-Yeah, two.

-Two, please.

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

-It's Cornwall.

-What am I?

-OK.

-This is Cornwall.

-Am I Cornwall?

-APPLAUSE

-Yes. The remaining clue was:

So, let's cut those links.

Which means...

APPLAUSE

..Fiona and Michael, with £2,175, you're through to the final round,

and that cash goes with you.

Unfortunately, that means we have to say goodbye to Ed and Angie.

You were a really good team.

Well, we were all right till Pontypandy came up.

Yeah, it wasn't really your area, was it, children's cartoons?

-Not at my age.

-I love Fireman Sam. Yeah, great!

You played a great game, but it's time to say goodbye.

-BOTH:

-Thank you.

-APPLAUSE

Fiona and Michael, you are today's finalists, and how are you feeling?

-Nervous.

-Yeah, very nervous.

Well, you've made some good decisions so far,

because you've brought £2,175 through to the super-link round,

and we're adding £2,000 to that, so today you're playing for £4,175.

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If you win, what would you do with it?

Well, in two weeks' time, I'm on a flight to New Zealand,

so it won't hurt to have a bit more money to go towards that.

-Michael?

-I'm currently working in the community,

and my next placement is also there so I'd spend it on a car

so I can get round and see my patients.

So it's going to be transport-based.

To take that money home, you have just 60 seconds

to find six super-links.

At each level, you'll have 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 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.

So, who's going to play first?

-Did we agree I would?

-Yep, go on.

-OK. It's me.

"Did we agree I would"! Yeah, OK, then.

Fiona, you're on your own. No conferring.

The clock will start when you see the first clue.

Let's see if you can find the link.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Good.

Characters on Sesame Street?

Is the link characters on Sesame Street?

-APPLAUSE

-Yeah!

The Count - one! - and the other - two! - were Big Bird and Elmo.

Yeah. Sesame Street characters. Right, that puts you on...

-£125.

-APPLAUSE

Fiona and Michael, with 49 seconds remaining on the clock,

you now have a choice.

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

-Let's play on.

-We'd be a fool to go, yeah.

-Let's play on.

-OK, then.

Michael, you're on your own. No conferring.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

These are all dances.

Is the link dances?

-APPLAUSE

-Yeah.

The remaining dances are:

That puts you on...

-APPLAUSE

-..£300.

You have 42 seconds remaining on the clock.

You have the choice to take that money and go or you can play on.

-Let's play on.

-Yeah.

-Got more than ten seconds for each one.

-Yeah.

-OK, Fiona. Your turn now. No conferring.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-You ready, Fiona?

-Yeah.

-Good.

They're all American TV programmes.

Is the link American TV programmes?

-Oh!

-It's a specific genre, sitcom.

-I know.

-OK. The remaining sitcoms were:

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

33 seconds. The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-You ready?

-Yeah.

-Good. OK, then.

They're all cities in the UK?

Is the link cities in the UK?

No, they're all castles. The remaining castles were:

Right, which means play stays with you, Fiona.

You face a new super-link. You have 25 seconds left.

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

Yeah.

Meryl Streep films?

Is the link Meryl Streep films?

-APPLAUSE

-Good. The final two were:

Well done. That puts you on...

-..£500.

-APPLAUSE

With 14 seconds remaining on the clock,

you can take that money and go or play on.

What are you going to do?

It gives me two decent shots at run-throughs. Shall we go?

-Came with nothing. Shall we risk it?

-Might as well leave with nothing.

Could be a bit more positive.

-Come on, Michael! I believe in you!

-We'll go for the next one.

OK, Michael. Fiona believes in you, and it's your turn now.

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

-Yep.

-Good. Stand by.

Types of apple?

Is the link types of apple?

No. They're American state nicknames.

Well, nothing it is.

Aloha, Bluegrass, Golden, Empire, Sunshine.

Michael, that means play stays with you and you face a new super-link.

With one second left, the clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-OK, Michael. Good luck...

-LAUGHTER

Actresses...

Is the link actresses?

The link we were looking for: Star Trek characters.

The remaining characters were:

..Hikaru Sulu, Leonard McCoy...

Are you a Trekkie?

I wouldn't have got it until James Kirk,

and even then I'd have been lucky. Spock would've cemented it.

-You wouldn't have got it with Uhura?

-I'd have guessed it at Chekov.

No. No.

Fiona and Michael, I'm afraid that you leave with nothing,

which is a real shame, because you played really well.

-Oh!

-Oh, well!

-Oh, well. It was a good experience.

-It was a lot of fun.

-Where did you think it went wrong?

I didn't get the states. The apples...

He spent the whole week texting me revising US state names!

I looked at US state capitals.

-I didn't look at the nicknames.

-Yeah.

If it had been capitals I would have nailed it. Bang.

-Good luck with Hellrunner. Good luck with New Zealand.

-Thank you.

Thank you, Fiona and Michael, for playing The Link.

APPLAUSE

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

-See you then. Goodbye.

-APPLAUSE