Episode 3 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 has the omnipotence and optimism

to obliterate the others.

My name is Ian, I work in distribution and this is my brother.

My name is Aleck, I'm an anaesthetic recovery practitioner,

I work at the Chelsea And Westminster Hospital.

I live in London and Ian lives in Milton Keynes.

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But that's near enough for you to connect to come on this quiz?

-Yeah.

-It is, yeah.

My little fat furry brother here is the life and soul of the party.

I love him dearly. He's as mad as a hatter.

Mad as a hatter.

Aleck, are you part of an anaesthetic team?

Yeah, I work in a multidisciplinary team.

We provide assistance to the anaesthetist.

In the recovery suite I provide assistance to you good people

when you first come out and your airwaves need managing.

HE GASPS

Exactly. We make sure you are nice and safe until you come round

bright and sparkly and go on your merry way, all renewed.

Thank you. Ian and Aleck, welcome.

Thank you.

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Chris and Russell, tell us about yourselves.

I'm Chris, I am a cable jointer and we used to be next-door neighbours.

My name is Russell, I work in a finance team at a publishers'

and we live in Portsmouth.

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Can I ask you about Chihuahuas?

I've got six Chihuahuas, all girls, they live in the kitchen.

Do they? Russell, can I ask you about pugs?

Well, I thought if we won, potentially

I could buy six pugs and we could breed how many chugs we wanted.

Chugs. Right, OK, slightly sinister, but not really.

In the farming sense...

LAUGHTER

-It's a real thing.

-How much can you get for a chug?

500 quid.

Right, good luck.

LAUGHTER

Chris and Russell, welcome.

Julie and Lizzie, tell us about yourselves.

I'm Julie, I work in a high street bank and this is my daughter.

I'm Lizzie, I'm a territory manager for a sports drink company

and we come from Rotherham.

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-Lizzie, can I ask you about football?

-Yep.

I used to play football from the age of about five years old,

I recently stopped playing.

Why did you stop playing?

Too many bruises on my legs when I wear dresses for nights out.

Were you a defender?

No, I was in the middle of the park, a midfielder.

OK. Julie, when did you notice Lizzie was good at football?

Ooh, when she was very small.

She used to play in the garden with her dad

and then she started playing with boys all the time and...

LAUGHTER

Constantly on a football pitch so she was very much into it.

Do you think you would have been a good footballer?

Ooh, absolutely not.

I am much more into watching things than partaking in things.

Me, too. Julie and Lizzie, welcome.

BOTH: Thank you.

Welcome, all, now pay attention.

Here are six cash pods containing amounts ranging from £125-£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.

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 links.

Then two. Then one.

Bossy, naughty, sunshine, chatterbox, what's the link here?

ALL: Little Miss characters.

Little Miss characters.

Let's take one from the 125.

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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. The Trevi, dell'Ovato...

Aleck?

Are they fountains?

The Trevi, dell'Ovato and Jet d'Eau are all types of what?

Fountain. Correct, Aleck.

First clue, what's the link?

Fountain of youth?

-Fountain of knowledge.

-Yeah, fountain of knowledge.

Fountains. Are they sightseeing things?

No, I think they're knowledge.

I don't know, sightseeing things I think is better.

Monument-type things.

Tourist attractions!

Are they tourist attractions?

No.

First clue. Always tricky.

For three links, you're all back in play. Standby.

A liquid which is used to produce an image or text is known as what?

Aleck?

Ink.

Ink is correct. Fountain. Ink.

-Pens, pens, pens.

-Or things you write with.

Writing implements?

No, stick with pens.

-Fountain pen.

-We're going to go for pen.

Is the link pens?

Yeah.

Aleck, Ian said "pens" three times.

"Pens, pens, pens." And then you still tried to divert him.

I'm only here to add glamour.

Thank you very much. You certainly are doing that.

The remaining clues were rollerball and gel.

Well done, well done.

Right, you got that on the second clue which means you can cut

three links.

Think very carefully about whether you want to cut

links on smaller values for a quick cash fix

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

What would you like to do?

It doesn't make any...

It doesn't... Oh, no, no.

-Pennies in a pot.

-Collectively, with me speaking the loudest,

we will go for the 500, please.

Let's cut the three links on the £500.

So, another set of questions for four links.

Standby. What is the first name of the sixth wife of Henry...?

-Chris?

-Catherine.

..VIII. Catherine, correct. Catherine. One clue.

Any other famous Catherines?

-Wheels. Types of wheels?

-We'll go wheels, please, Mark.

Is the link wheels?

That was good, I liked that but, unfortunately, wrong.

Everyone back in play, standby. For three links.

In the nursery rhyme

Oranges And Lemons what comes to light you to bed?

Lizzie.

I'll guess at candle.

Correct. "Here comes a candle to light you to bed."

Catherine. Candle.

Shall we go...fireworks?

-Fireworks.

-Yeah, fireworks.

Is the link fireworks? Yep.

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The remaining clues were banger and rocket.

OK, you got that on the second clue, which means you have three

links to cut.

BOTH: OK.

What are you going to do?

Can we cut 300 and 125?

Right, let's take one from the 125. Removing that from the screen.

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Similarly two from the 300.

Right, so Julie and Lizzie, you've got £425 in your bank,

Chris and Russell haven't got nowt.

Ian and Aleck have got 500 quid, but there is £3,750 still

on the screen, so nobody is guaranteed to go through yet.

OK. All back in play. Standby for four links.

The band Stereophonics collaborated with Tom who? Lizzie?

Jones.

Collaborated with who on the 2000 cover of Mama Told Me Not To Come?

Tom Jones is correct. Jones, there's your first clue.

What's the link?

British surnames? Or just say surnames?

-We will go with...

-BOTH: Surnames.

Is the link surnames? No. Everyone's back in play.

Standby for three links.

An accomplished musician in his own right,

what is the nickname of the oldest son of Rita and Bob Marley?

Ian?

-Ziggy.

-Ziggy is correct.

I know this one now, is it Stardust?

Yeah, yeah. David Bowie.

-David Bowie.

-His first name...

His surname was Jones.

-Shall be do this as one? One, two, three.

-I'm not ready.

Hurry up!

-David...

-Go on. BOTH: David Bowie.

Oh, perfect. Is the link David Bowie?

Yes, of course it is.

The remaining links were Iman and spiders. Spiders From Mars.

He's married to her, that was his alter ego.

And that's his real name.

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

Oh, shall we take two off the 2,000 and two off the 1,000?

How many have we got?

Three.

Three! Why don't we take one off each?

Pay attention, will you?

-We'll just take one off each, please.

-Will we do that?

-No.

-What do you want to do?

HE LAUGHS

Can we please have two off the 750 and two off the 1,000?

And I concur.

You've only got three links.

-Oh. We won't do that, then.

-No, don't do that.

We'll do two off the 750 and one off the 1,000.

Yes, please. Can we do that, please?

Thank you.

Right, let's take one off the 1,000 and two off the 750.

Yes, please.

Perhaps you might explain the tactics behind that.

We haven't got any.

OK. Everyone back in play. Standby for four links.

Traditionally, which pudding is served with roast beef?

Aleck?

Yorkshire.

Correct. Yorkshire.

Big places with lots of greenery.

-Dogs.

-Flat caps, whippets, all that kind of stuff.

Terrier. Yorkshire terrier.

-Terriers.

-Terriers.

-And they've had dogs.

-Yes. So what do you think? Terriers?

-Terriers.

Or breeds of dogs.

Breeds of dog. Well, terrier is a breed of dog.

But there are lots of them. There are more dogs.

You don't get a Yorkshire dog, do you?

You get a Yorkshire terrier. Terrier's the breed, isn't it?

Oh, all right. Go on.

What were you going to say?

-Need an answer.

-Breeds of dogs.

-No. Terriers.

-Breeds of dog.

-Oh, all right. He says breeds of dogs.

Is the link breeds of dogs? No. Right.

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

In 2013 Tony Abbott became Australia's what?

-Aleck.

-Prime Minister.

Is correct.

Yorkshire. Prime Minister.

Only one I know...he had a pipe, didn't he? Things like that.

Prime Minister. Harold Wilson.

-Yeah.

-Yeah. Shall we go for that? Pipe.

Is that how you smoke a pipe?

I don't smoke a pipe, because I'm a healthy person.

I work in the health industry.

So are we going to go for...?

Do we think? Or have you got another idea? Come on.

-Harold Wilson.

-Is the link Harold Wilson?

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The remaining clues were Labour and pipe.

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

-Now, remember we don't have four.

-We don't have four.

We'll go for the 750.

We'll definitely go for the 750 and then maybe one off the 2,000?

-Yeah.

-Would you like to say it?

He's going to say we are going to take two off the 750

and one off the 2,000.

Say it.

That is what I was going to say.

What were you going to say, Ian?

Two off the 750, please, and one off the 2,000.

That's it.

Right, we're going to take one link from the 2,000,

trimming that down to five links and two from the 750.

Sends that into your account.

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So in your bank, Ian and Aleck, you have 1,250.

Chris and Russell have yet to bank.

Julie and Lizzie have got £425. Everyone back in play.

Stand by for four links.

A popular TV show hosted by Bruce Forsyth in the 19...

Lizzie.

Play Your Cards Right.

No. Ian.

Generation Game.

No. Russell.

"Good game, good game."

No.

A popular TV show hosted by Bruce Forsyth in the 1960s was

-Sunday Night at which London theatre?

-London Palladium.

Palladium is the answer.

So none of you have a chance to guess the link,

you are all back in play.

Stand by for three links.

The infamous pirate in the book Treasure Island is Long...?

-Aleck.

-John Silver.

Long John who? Silver, correct.

Palladium. Silver.

These are on the periodic table, I think these are probably elements.

What do you think?

Palladium is an element, silver is an element.

They'll have something else... You happy with that?

-Yeah.

-I mean, we don't want to keep him waiting, we've kept him

waiting for so long in the past.

The poor man has got a job to do, let's just put him out of his misery.

-Go on, then.

-Are they elements on the periodic table?

Is the link elements in the periodic table?

-No.

-Oh!

-Everyone back in play. Stand by for two links.

In the UK, the BPI award is what type of disc for album sales of...?

Julie?

Gold.

-No. Chris?

-Platinum.

What type of disc for albums sales of 300,000? Platinum. Correct.

Palladium. Silver. Platinum.

-Precious metals?

-Precious metals, please, Mark.

Is the link precious metals?

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Yeah. The remaining clue was...gold.

Funnily enough.

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

Cut one off 1,000 and one off 2,000, and hope we get the next one right.

-Yeah, I think we'll go one of each.

-One each, please, Mark.

One from £1,000, one from 2,000.

Tactics there?

We could get the next one right and get all four on the 2,000.

Perfect, I'm with you on that. Everyone's back in play.

Stand by for four links.

Since 1986 Sharleen Spiteri has been the lead singer...? Julie.

Texas.

..in which Glaswegian rock band? Texas, yes.

Texas. First clue.

Well, yeah, it is an American state, but is that going to be too obvious?

Possibly. Or cowboys.

I suppose we could go with it, it could be obvious.

-You never know.

-American states.

-Is the link American states?

-Nope.

Right, everyone's back in play.

Stand by for three links.

Which item used in certain Native American traditions

to separate good forces from bad ones is called a what catcher?

-Aleck?

-A dream catcher.

-Correct.

Texas. Dream.

-A bit morbid. I'm thinking death penalty.

-Yep. OK, I've got nothing.

Death penalty.

Right. OK. Is the link death penalty?

-No!

-Surprisingly not.

-No!

ALECK LAUGHS

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

Mick from Gavin And Stacey and Archie from EastEnders

were both played by who La...?

-Chris?

-Larry.

..who Lamb? Larry. Correct.

Texas. Dream. Larry. What's the link?

Haven't got a clue, to be honest.

What about Dallas? Is there a Larry in Dallas?

-Shall we just go with Dallas?

-Yeah, we'll try it.

-Go with Dallas.

Is the link Dallas?

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Good work. The remaining clue was...

Oil! OK, Texas, which is where it was set.

Bobby Ewing walked out of the shower

to reveal that his death had only been a dream.

Larry Hagman played JR.

And it was all about...

-TEXAN ACCENT:

-Oil!

-LAUGHTER

OK, right, you got that on the third clue,

which means you can cut two links. What are you going to do?

-Chris, you look a bit resigned to...

-Well...

Are you just upset about the previous tactic?

Well, then, move on to the next tactic.

-RUSSELL LAUGHS

-So what are you going to do?

We'll do Plan B, and that's take one from each.

Right, take one from each. One from the 1,000.

One from the 2,000.

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

Natalie Portman won an Oscar for playing the ballerina...?

-Julie?

-Black Swan.

..for playing the ballerina Nina Sayers in the film Black Swan.

Correct. What's the link here?

-They all belong to the Queen, don't they?

-What about, er, swansong?

-Song. Yeah, song.

-That's all we've got. Song.

-OK.

Is the link song?

No. That was good, though.

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

The mythical figure who rid the town of Hamelin...?

Aleck?

-The Pied Piper of Hamelin.

-Is correct.

The mythical figure who rid the town of Hamelin of its rats

is known as the Pied Piper.

Swan. Piper.

-Oil rigs.

-Oil rigs. Yeah, oil rigs? I'm happy with that.

-Oil rigs?

-Yeah. Gas rigs, oil rigs.

-Um...

-Go for it.

-Happy?

-Yeah, yeah, go for it.

-Offshore rigs.

-When you're ready.

-OK. Um...

-Sorry. LAUGHTER

Offshore oil rigs.

Is the link offshore oil rigs?

No. Right, everyone's back in play.

Stand by, for two links... What is the surname

of the fictional TV presenter played by Steve Coogan, who presented...?

-Chris?

-Partridge.

..who presented the spoof chat show Knowing Me, Knowing You? Aha!

Alan Partridge. Correct. Swan. Piper. Partridge.

-12 Days Of Christmas.

-12 Days Of Christmas.

Is the link The 12 Days Of Christmas?

Very good!

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Word perfect there! The remaining clue was...

Ring!

-# Five... # Right!

-LAUGHTER

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

What would you like to do?

-Oh, take the 1,000, I think.

-Yeah. We'll have 1,000, please, Mark.

Right, then, let's do that.

Let's put that £1,000 into Chris and Russell's bank.

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Everyone's back in play.

Stand by, for four links...

Which chocolate bar developed in 1920

is served by ice-cream vendors as part of a...?

-Julie?

-Flake.

-..part of a 99? Flake!

-LAUGHTER

Course it is!

Julie and Lizzie, you've only got one clue, but can you make the link?

-Snow... Yeah! Snowflake.

-Snowflake?

-Snow?

-Do you think so?

-Snow.

-Snow.

-Is the link snow?

No! Unfortunately.

Everyone's back in play, stand by, for three links...

Which British glam rock band

had hits with the songs Ballroom Blitz...?

-Julie?

-Sweet.

-Yes! Which British glam rock band

had hits with the songs Ballroom Blitz and Blockbuster?

Sweet!

Flake. Sweet.

-Two clues.

-Flake and sweet....

-Confectionery?

-I don't know.

Confectionery. That's all I can come up with, really.

-Sweet. Flake.

-I doubt it's going to be that.

Need an answer, please.

-Running out of time.

-Happy?

-Yeah!

-Confectionery.

Is the link confectionery?

No. Right, everyone's back in play.

Stand by, for two links...

The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another...?

-Russell?

-Exchange rate?

..is known as what rate? Exchange is correct.

Flake. Sweet. Exchange. What's the link?

Um, I would say corn.

-Yep.

-Can we go with corn, Mark?

-Is the link corn?

-Well done. Good stuff, Russell.

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The remaining clue was...

Pop.

Cornflake, sweetcorn, Corn Exchange, popcorn.

You have got two links to cut,

so let's just do that, shall we?

One link on the £2,000 pod.

Everyone's back in play.

For four links...

Martin Turner and Steve Upton were members of the band Wishbone what?

-Aleck?

-Ash.

-Correct.

-Um, OK...

-Ash. First clue.

Volcanoes? Um...

-Er...

-Tennis players?

-Tennis players.

-Ash...

-Ash...

Er, holy days? Ash Wednesday, Shrove Tuesday. Holy days?

-Yeah.

-Um...

-Holy days, I think.

-I like the second one.

-What was the second?

-Tennis players.

-He can't remember.

-No, not that.

-No?

-Well, could be Wimbledon...

-Need an answer.

-Wimbledon winners, yeah. Go for that, then.

-Go on, then.

Wimbledon winners?

Is the link Wimbledon winners?

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

What is the name of the villainous Martian in the Looney Tunes series?

-Aleck?

-Martin?

-No.

What's the name of the villainous Martian

in the Looney Tunes cartoon series?

No. Marvin!

Nobody has a chance to guess that link, but you're all back in play

and there are two links on this question. Stand by.

Which science-fiction film did Disney Pixar release in 2008?

-Aleck?

-WALL-E?

-Correct.

Ash. Marvin. WALL-E.

-WALL-E... Oh, they're all, um... I think they're all...

-Yeah?

They're all robots. I think they're all robots. Will we go for robots?

Marvin's the robot, the depressed one.

I don't know who Ash is. I'd go for robots.

-Need an answer, please.

-Go on.

-BOTH: Robots.

Is the link robots?

-Yup!

-Yes!

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-Well done.

-Yeah!

Well done. Ash from Alien. Marvin the paranoid android.

WALL-E the rubbish collector. And Data from Star Trek. Right.

Well done, let's cut that last link...

-£2,000 into Ian and Aleck's bank.

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Which means, Ian and Aleck,

with £3,250 in their bank, go through to the next round,

as do Chris and Russell, with £1,000,

but Julie and Lizzie,

-with £425, we've gotta say goodbye to you.

-Never mind, eh?

-So close.

-Would you have played any differently?

Just difficult questions today, I thought.

-That's the way it is.

-They're all difficult if you don't know them.

They are! Exactly. I don't know half of them.

-LAUGHTER

-So, Julie and Lizzie,

-thank you very much for playing The Link, but...

-Thank you.

-..sadly, arrivederci.

-Goodbye.

-Goodbye.

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Ian and Aleck and Chris and Russell, you're still in the game.

Ian and Aleck, so far,

you've banked £3,250.

Chris and Russell,

you banked £1,000.

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 cut.

I am 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.

Ian and Aleck have brought the most money through to this round,

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

-First.

-First, yeah.

-We'll go first, please.

-First?

-Yes.

-Yes, please.

-Let's play. Stand by.

The first question is asking...

What am I?

-How many links do want to play for?

-Two, please.

-Two?

-Yes, please.

Right, for two links, what am I?

Here are your clues.

My original production opened in the West End in 1981

and ran for 21 years.

I am based on poems by TS Eliot.

-Yeah? Happy with that?

-Yeah.

My original London cast included Elaine Paige,

who played the role of Grizabella.

-Yeah.

-What am I?

-Just...

-It's the stage musical Cats.

Am I the stage musical Cats?

Yup!

-APPLAUSE

-The other clues would've been...

My musical score was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber

and includes the famous song Memory.

Let's cut those links.

Leaving five.

Chris and Russell, your turn now. Your question will be asking...

Who am I? How many links would you like to try and cut?

-Two?

-Shall we go two as well?

-Yeah.

-Two, please, Mark.

For two links, who am I?

I have a dinosaur named after me at The Natural History Museum.

I received over 30 honorary degrees.

I am the only person to have won a BAFTA

in black & white, colour, HD and 3D. Who am I?

-Is it Attenborough? Think so?

-Um, yeah, potentially. Go for it.

-David Attenborough, please, Mark.

-Am I David Attenborough?

Yes!

-APPLAUSE

-The remaining clue was...

I was the writer and narrator

for the Natural History Series Planet Earth.

Nice one, Chris. Let's cut those links.

Five remaining. Ian and Aleck,

your question will be asking...

What am I? How many links would you like to cut?

-Two again?

-Two again.

-Yeah. Can we go for two, please?

-Two.

For two links, here are your clues.

I am the lightest chemical element.

I have the atomic number one on the periodic table.

My name is derived from Greek words meaning maker of water.

-Yeah, helium.

-Yeah. We think it's helium.

Am I helium?

-No.

-No.

Chris and Russell, you have a chance to nick a link.

I'm going to give you the remaining clue.

I have the chemical symbol H.

-It's hydrogen.

-Hydrogen? Yep.

-Hydrogen.

Am I hydrogen?

Yeah, I am.

APPLAUSE

So you nicked a link, let's cut it.

You have four links left suspending your pod of £1,000

and it's your turn now. Your question will be asking...

Who am I? How many links would you like to try and cut?

-Two? Two, please, Mark.

-Yeah, I think.

-Right.

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

I have a lifetime ban from all Disney parks

for exposing my breasts while performing.

I was born in Jamaica.

I am known for hitting TV chat-show host Russell Harty

when he turned his back on me.

Who am I?

Janet Jackson got her breasts out at the Super Bowl. Does that count?

-What do you reckon? Janet Jackson?

-OK, um, we'll go for Janet Jackson.

Am I Janet Jackson?

No. Ian and Aleck, you have a chance to nick a link.

I'm going to show you the remaining clue, and here it is.

I released my album Slave To The Rhythm in 1985.

-BOTH: Grace Jones.

-Am I Grace Jones?

Yup.

APPLAUSE

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

Leaving 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?

-Two, please.

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

I started in Nottingham in 1642.

I lasted until 1651.

My three major battles were at Edge Hill, Marston Moor and Naseby.

-What am I?

-I think it's Cromwell. I think it's Oliver Cromwell.

-Yeah.

-Um, can we say Oliver Cromwell?

-Am I Oliver Cromwell?

No.

"What" was a bit of a clue there, Ian and Aleck.

-Oh! Oh, yeah.

-You doughnut!

-Chris and Russell...

-LAUGHTER

-..you have a chance to nick a link.

I was fought between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians.

-What other battles are there?

-Was it the Civil War?

-OK.

-You're confident.

-I'm pretty sure.

-Go with it.

-The Civil War?

Am I the Civil War?

Yes.

-APPLAUSE

-The English Civil War. Correct.

So you've nicked a link and let's cut it from your pod,

leaving you with three links suspending £1,000,

and it's now your turn.

Your question will be asking...

Who am I? How many links do you want to play for?

-I think two again, cos they'll have to go four.

-OK. Two, please, Mark.

For two links, who am I?

I attended Downing College at Cambridge to study Law.

I was one of the performers on The Frost Report.

I have played the character of Q in a James Bond film.

-Can't remember his name.

-Arthur something?

-I'm sure it's Arthur something.

-Who was he replaced by?

-The young kid, it wouldn't have been him.

-Yeah.

I think... I don't know why. Arthur rings a bell.

-I need an answer.

-Um...

-Arthur Scargill.

-Yeah, go for that, then.

-Arthur Scargill.

Am I Arthur Scargill?

Not known as an actor.

Ian and Aleck, you have chance to nick a link.

Here's the remaining clue.

I am most famous for playing the hotelier in Fawlty Towers, who am I?

John Cleese.

Am I John Cleese?

-Yes.

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So, Ian and Aleck have nicked a link, let's remove it from your pod.

Leaving three.

Neck and neck, but Ian and Aleck, it's your turn.

Your question will be asking...

What am I?

How many links would you like to try and cut?

-Want to do two?

-I want to stick with two.

-You sure?

-I do want to stick with two.

-I'd like to put it to bed.

-No, I think we will stick with two.

-You're older.

-Yeah.

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

I am a channel of the Irish Sea.

I am spanned by Thomas Telford's suspension road bridge.

I am also spanned by Robert Stephenson's railway bridge.

What am I?

-I think it's the Bristol Channel.

-The Bristol Channel.

The Bristol Channel. I am a channel in the Irish Sea.

-It's got to be the Bristol Channel.

-Running out of time.

-The Bristol Channel.

-Right. Am I the Bristol Channel?

No.

Right, Chris and Russell, you have a chance to nick a link.

I will show you the remaining clue.

I separate the Isle of Anglesey from mainland north Wales. What am I?

I don't have a clue.

-The Irish Channel.

-Am I the Irish Channel?

No.

I am the Menai Strait.

So no links removed, so we stay with Chris and Russell.

Your turn now. Your question will be asking...

What am I?

With three links remaining on your £1,000 pod, how many would

-you like to play for?

-We'll stick with two.

Two. Right, for two links, what am I? Here are your clues.

I was designed by Charles Gilbert Scott,

architect of Liverpool's Anglican cathedral.

I am a fine example of adaptive re-use.

I am a feature of Bankside in Southwark, London.

The Millennium Dome. That was reused, wasn't it?

Yeah, that was reused material. We'll go with...

Millennium Dome, please, Mark.

Am I the Millennium Dome?

No. Ian and Aleck, you have a chance to nick a link.

I will show you the remaining clue,

for a chance to cut a single link from your pod, and here it is.

-OK...

-I have attracted millions of visitors

since becoming a centre of contemporary culture.

-The Tate Gallery?

-Am I the Tate Gallery?

No. The link was...

Tate Modern.

Take Modern.

There's more than one Tate Gallery.

Yeah, exactly. Cornwall, all over the place.

The original in Pimlico. The Tate Modern in Bankside.

No links removed, so we stay with you for the next question,

Ian and Aleck, which will be asking...

What am I?

How many links would you like to try and play for?

We're still at status quo, so let's go for two.

-Go on, then.

-Yeah. We'll stick with two, then, please.

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

My average lifespan is under ten years.

I held the world record for being the tallest of my species

until 2013.

I was known in English-speaking countries as the German

boarhound until the 19th century.

Is that going to be... what's those...Great Danes?

No. Wolfhound, German wolfhound.

-Wolfhound. Yes.

-Irish...

-Wolfhound? Pedigree dog.

-Wolfhound.

Yeah. Closest we can come up with is wolfhound.

Am I a wolfhound?

No.

Chris and Russell, you have chance to nick a link.

Here's the remaining clue.

I am the breed of the fictional animated dog Scooby-Doo.

-It's not Chihuahua!

-It's definitely not pug.

-Great Dane?

-Go for it, yeah.

-Great Dane, Mark.

Am I a Great Dane?

-Yes.

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Right, let's cut that link.

Leaving you with two. It's now your go.

Chris and Russell, your question will be asking...

Who am I? How many links would you try to cut?

-Two. Two, please, Mark.

-For two links, who am I?

I was born in Croxteth, Liverpool, in 1985.

I joined Everton Football Academy at the age of nine years old.

I have two sons, Kai and Klay, by my wife Coleen.

Who am I?

I think it is definitely Wayne Rooney. Wayne Rooney.

Am I Wayne Rooney?

-Yes, I am.

-APPLAUSE

The remaining clue was I signed for Manchester United in 2004,

I am the current England captain.

Without further ado, let's cut those two links.

Chris and Russell, well done, you are through to the final round

and that cash goes with you.

Ian and Aleck, anything you would have done differently?

I would have got the questions right.

Can't say they've been the most exact science. Yeah, brilliant.

I can't believe I said helium for the water thing, which was

hydrogen, because clearly...

You can see it on the periodic table, couldn't you?

And the 100 metre spring.

I think the Tate Modern was our downfall.

-Yeah. I knew that one.

-That was a silly mistake.

-Are you calling me silly?

-Yes.

Marvellous. Ian and Aleck, you played a great game,

thanks very much for playing The Link.

-Goodbye.

-Good luck.

Chris and Russell, you are today's finalists.

You've brought £1,000 through to the super link round

and we are adding £2,000 to that.

So today you are playing for £3,000.

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Any thoughts on what you would do with that?

Possibly a holiday, maybe. Somewhere nice at Christmas.

Would you go together or split it?

Definitely not together.

So, 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 and we will stop the clock.

If you're right, you can take the money home.

But choose to play on and your team-mate will step forward to

tackle the next super link.

But if you are wrong, play stays with you,

we will restart the clock and you will face a new set of clues.

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

-So who is going to play first?

-I'll go first, Mark.

OK, Chris, you're on your own, there is no conferring.

The clock will start when you see the first clue.

Let's see if you can find the link. Are you ready, Chris?

Ready, Mark.

Sarge.

Sid.

Mr Spell.

-Wheezy.

-BUZZER

-Chris?

-Toy Story characters?

Is the link Toy Story characters?

Good shot, mate. Good shot.

The remaining characters were Bo Peep, Ham, Rex, Mr Potato Head,

my favourite, Buzz Lightyear and Woody.

That puts you on £125.

Chris and Russell, with 54 seconds remaining on the clock, you

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

I think we will carry on for now.

Good, I'm glad you made that decision, Russell,

because it's your turn.

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

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

Yes.

Moth.

Sand.

Dung.

Black.

Rubber.

Green.

Fruit.

House.

Horse.

Crane.

BUZZER

Types of fly.

Is the link types of fly?

Good.

Russell, had you got it before?

Where did you get it?

At first, I was thinking beetle, because of sand and dung

and then, for some reason, fly wasn't clicking straight away.

OK, you waited, because you sounded really calm when you got it.

-"Yeah."

-THEY LAUGH

Right, that puts you on £300.

With 40 seconds remaining on the clock, you have the chance to

take that money and go or you can play on.

-Play on, please, Mark.

-Chris, no conferring.

The clock will be restart when the first clue appears.

Bauhaus.

Rococo.

Baroque.

Constructivism.

Cubism.

Minimalism.

-BUZZER

-Chris.

-Types of design?

-Is the link types of design?

No.

Some of them weren't designed movements,

they were 2D art movements.

The remaining clues were Kinetic, Graffiti and Pre-Raphaelite. Right.

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

30 seconds, half your remaining time.

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

Mango.

Arrah.

Jhansi.

Kota.

Patna.

Jaipur.

Chennai.

Bangalore.

Delhi.

-BUZZER

-Chris.

-India.

-Is the link India?

It's a bit of a big kind of link, India.

We wanted the cities, so Delhi

and Mumbai, which means play stays with you, Chris, you have 16 seconds

remaining on the clock,

which will be restart when the first clue appears. You ready?

Duroc.

Pietrain.

Tamworth.

British Saddleback.

Welsh.

Berkshire.

Middle White.

Oxford Sandy and Black.

British Landrace.

Gloucestershire Oldspot.

-BUZZER

-Chris.

I don't really know, but I'm going to say breeds of animal.

Well, not breeds. Types of breed. Breed of pig. Type of pig.

Have to take your first answer. Is it breeds of animal?

No.

The correct answer was breeds of pig, which means play stays with

you, Chris, and you face a new super link.

Three seconds left.

God help you.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-You ready, mate?

-Yes.

-Standby.

The Voice Within.

I Turn To You.

-BUZZER

-Chris.

-Whitney Houston songs.

-Is the link Whitney Houston songs?

No.

Oh!

The remaining clues were Say Something.

Hurt. Feel This Moment. Car wash.

Beautiful. Dirty. Fighter.

Genie In A Bottle. So close.

And did you reckon you'd have got it?

I would have got it from Say Something.

You'd have got it from Say Something.

Chris and Russell, I am afraid you are wrong so you leave with nothing.

However, you were great competitors. Did you get something out of it?

We got a free meal last night.

You got a free meal last night - there you go, then.

-I am still full now.

-All you can eat.

Brilliant. Any questions you felt you could have done better on?

-Pig breeds.

-Indian cities.

-Indian cities.

When did you...? Indian cities, yeah.

When did you work out that it was breeds of pig, not animals?

I thought Saddleback was a pig,

but the only Welsh I knew was Welsh cob, so I thought that was a horse.

-Oh, right yeah.

-So when it got to Gloucester Oldspot,

I thought that is another pig but I did clock that it was a pig,

but I didn't want to say it was breeds of pig

and then it would be horse, because my fiancee loves horses,

and if I'd said it was a pig when it was a horse, she'd have gone crazy.

-There we go, it's her fault!

-I'm not saying that.

That's marvellous. So it's actually your fiancee's fault!

What did you think, Russell?

Did you know any of the super links that Chris didn't?

-Em...I knew the Indian cities.

-Did you?

I knew that an' all - I just didn't say it!

THEY LAUGH

I'd just like to say thank you very much for playing,

it's been a real pleasure.

I really enjoyed this game. Thanks for playing The Link.

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

See you then. Goodbye.

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