Episode 6 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 is on top of their game and totally tremendous.

I'm Richard, I am a student and this is my friend.

I am Will, also student, and we're from London.

Rich, tell us about your upside-down experience?

When I was about 16,

I was an RAF cadet at school.

And before I had been able to drive a car,

they let me fly a plane upside down.

Not on my own obviously, but still, I was in control.

Were you scared?

Not really, I quite enjoy roller coasters and that type

of stuff. It was the same but just pulling a stick backwards, really.

So that is pretty cool for a kid?

Yeah, when I went back to school, I was like, "This is all boring,

"I've been upside down."

Will, what are you studying?

I study philosophy, politics and economics.

So, are you going to go into government?

I don't want to. No.

A lot of people who study PPE do that, don't they?

Yeah, there are a couple 100 of us in each year.

We can't all be Prime Minister.

Where are you studying?

Oxford.

Well done, Will. Well done, Rich. Bright lads.

Welcome. Claire and Wayne, introduce yourselves.

I'm Claire, I'm an assistant social worker, and this is my partner.

I'm Wayne, I'm an account manager

and we both live in Peterborough.

Claire, tell us about your phone.

Apparently I am always on my phone.

It is always in my hand, I actually feel naked now without it.

-SHE LAUGHS

-You like a chat?

Yes, I do. Yeah.

Wayne tell us how you relax.

Yoga is the way to relax for me.

-Yeah.

-I get into these lovely positions.

I can now master the downward dog.

LAUGHTER

Which I won't show you on telly.

-Later.

-Later.

Claire, how do you relax?

Do you do the downward dog with Wayne?

THEY LAUGH

Claire, Wayne, I hope you are relaxed. Welcome.

-BOTH:

-Thank you.

Jonny and Iain, tell us about yourselves.

I'm Jonny, I'm a financial services consultant,

and this is my flatmate.

I am Iain, I am a sports marketing executive. And we live in London.

Iain, what is a sports marketing executive?

Um... Good question. It involves the odd free tickets to football games.

So, yeah, can't complain.

Do you like football?

Yes, big football fan.

Who do you support?

I am a Dundee United fan for my sins.

There is always a bit of pain with the pleasure.

Exactly, you have got to take the rough with the smooth.

Absolutely. Jonny, can you share this anecdote with us?

Ah, well, yes, my first day at work I made this mistake of going into

the bathroom with the busted lock and essentially I ended up having

to call my manger from the bathroom just to come and let me out.

There's lots of bathrooms at work so it took a

while to actually find me because I did not know my way around.

Just a bit embarrassing.

-Cos it was your first day.

-Yeah.

I think, on a scale of embarrassment,

that is right up at the top.

-Jonny and Iain, welcome.

-BOTH:

-Thank you.

-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.

Here is how you cut the links.

I am going to ask you four questions,

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 links.

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

Then two, then one.

-The link here of course is...

-CONTESTANTS:

-Houmus.

Houmus.

A lot of people leave out the tahini. No, wrong.

Let us cut that link. There you go.

You need to bank as much cash as you can because the team with

the least amount of money at the end of this round will be going home.

Let's play The Link.

Round one, stand by, here is your first question, for four links.

Colchester and Chelmsford are major towns in which... Wayne?

Essex.

..in which English county? Essex is correct.

Claire and Wayne, there is the first clue, what is the link?

Reality TV shows?

THEY CONFER

Reality TV shows.

Is the link reality TV shows?

No. Right, everyone back in play.

Stand by for three links.

Complete the famous quote widely attributed to

Andy Warhol, "In the future,

"everyone will be world famous for..." How long? Claire?

15 minutes.

15 minutes is correct.

Essex, 15 minutes.

Two clues...

The Only Way Is Essex?

Is the link The Only Way Is Essex?

No.

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

The trilogy of American crime comedy film starring

Leslie Nielsen as the incompetent cop...

-Jonny?

-Naked Gun.

The trilogy of American crime comedy film staring Leslie Nielsen

as the incompetent cop Frank Drebin is entitled The Naked Gun.

Correct. Essex, 15 minutes, naked.

-Got any idea?

-OK, um...

What happens in Essex?

That involves people who are naked?

Let's say...

I've got no clue.

Eh... Reality TV shows.

Is the link reality TV shows?

No, it is still not right.

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

With their slogan "Don't comprise,"

Trevor Storer's handmade pie company are now known as what pies?

Rich?

Pukka pies.

They are. Pukka.

Essex, 15 minutes, naked, pukka, what is the link?

I think it is probably Jamie Oliver.

There's... Naked Chef,

might be from Essex, says pukka a lot.

That makes sense, yeah.

Jamie Oliver.

Is the link Jamie Oliver?

Yes.

He is from Essex, 15 Minute Meals, The Naked Chef

and yes, he says 'pukka' a lot.

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

Think carefully about whether you want to cut a link 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 would be too embarrassing to have nothing on there, so 125, please.

OK, you are going to cut the link on £125.

Meaning your bank is no longer naked

and has a pukka £125 in it,

nobody is guaranteed to go through yet.

The bulk of the money is still on the board, everyone back in play.

Stand by for four links.

In the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch, Marilyn Monroe speaks

to a character of which profession whilst she is in the bath?

-Jonny?

-Train conductor.

No.

Will?

-Doctor?

-No.

Claire?

Priest?

No, the answer is...plumber.

Right, you are all back in play, stand by for three links.

Chanterelle and Shiitake are types of what? Claire?

-Mushroom.

-They are.

Plumber, mushroom.

Eh...

What's plumbers...

Patients. Anyone famous, plumbers?

Christopher Plummer.

I need an answer, please.

-Go.

-Make a guess.

-No, sorry.

-You are out of time.

Right, let's move on.

Everyone back in play. Stand by for two links.

A hope or aspiration that is impossible or impractical to

achieve is commonly referred to as a what dream?

-Rich?

-Pipe.

Pipe is correct. Plumber, mushroom, pipe.

What is the link?

Eh, the Mario video games.

-Shall we go with that one?

-Yeah, I that makes sense.

Mario video games.

Is the link the Mario video game?

No everyone back in play, stand by for one link.

To celebrate the birth of Prince George in 2013,

the Royal mint issued a commemorative £5 what?

-Rich?

-Coin.

Correct. Plumber, mushroom, pipe, coin, what is the link?

Super Mario. Might be.

Right. Let's go for that.

-OK, yeah.

-Super Mario.

Is the link Super Mario?

Plumber, mushroom, pipe, coin - Super Mario.

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

what would you like to do?

Shall we go for the 2,000?

Yeah, I think so.

We will go for the 2,000, please.

You are going to cut one link from the £2,000 pod.

OK, talk me through your tactics there.

-We don't want to help anyone else out.

-Yeah, so...

That is more of a strategy, I think.

Everyone back in play, stand by for four links.

In the 1997 film Austin Powers International Man Of Mystery,

which British actress...

-Claire?

-Elizabeth Hurley.

..which British actress played agent Vanessa Kensington?

Liz Hurley is correct.

Liz Hurley.

Right. She is a film actor. Where was she born?

-Dunno.

-Is she Welsh?

Who did she go out with? The actor?

Um...Hugh Grant. Yeah, do that.

-Go Hugh Grant, yeah.

-Yeah? Hugh Grant.

Is the link Hugh Grant?

There you go.

Hugh Grant, he played Edward in Sense and Sensibility,

He was the main character in Notting Hill,

and he was a love-rat in Bridget Jones's Diary.

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

What would you like to do?

Yes, going to go for the 750 pod.

Let's cut four links from the £750 pod.

Plonking that fairly and squarely into Claire and Wayne's bank.

You have £750.

Rich and Will have £125.

Jonny and Iain are undecided.

There is £3,800 on the screen.

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

In the British Army, what rank is above lieutenant and below major?

-Rich?

-Captain.

Correct.

-Not a lot to go on.

-No, could be anything,

Stories where there is a captain that features prominently.

Peter Pan?

I was thinking Peter Pan as well. Peter Pan.

OK, is the link Peter Pan?

No. Everyone is back in play, stand by for three links.

The half brother of Isaac,

which Biblical character was the son of Abraham and Hagar?

-Claire?

-Jacob?

No. Jonny?

Sorry.

Sorry. No, that is not right. Rich?

Joseph.

No. You either knew this or you didn't. Ishmael.

Captain, Ishmael, nobody has a chance to make the link,

all back in play for two links.

What's the name for the spear-like marine weapon, the name of which...

Rich?

Harpoon.

..the name of which is ultimately derived from the Greek for sickle

that is often discharged by a gun, harpoon.

Captain, Ishmael, harpoon, what is the link?

Is it Moby Dick?

I think it is Moby Dick, that's... Yeah. Moby Dick.

Is the link Moby Dick?

Yup.

The remaining clue, was...whale.

"Call me Ishmael" is opening line of the book.

Captain Ahab was on an a vengeful quest for the whale,

that he hoped to kill with a harpoon. You got that

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

We will go for the 300, please.

OK. Cut those links.

Right.

Rich and Will, you are on £425.

Claire and Wayne, you are on 750.

Jonny and Iain, you have nothing...yet,

but nobody is guaranteed to go through yet.

So stand by, everyone is back in play. For four links...

The word 'alphabet' derives from... Claire?

Greek.

Correct.

The word 'alphabet' derives from alpha and beta,

the first two letters of which European language?

Greek.

Greek goddesses.

Goddesses.

Greek gods.

-Greek, Greek....

-Russell Brand.

Olympics.

-That is where it originates from.

-What did I say first?

-Greek gods and goddesses.

-Yeah, will we say gods?

Go on, then. Yeah. Gods?

Is the link gods?

Oh! OK, everyone is back in play. stand by for three links.

What series of video games is set in the fictional land of Albion,

and has featured the vocal talents of Stephen Fry and John Cleese.

No. The answer is...Fable.

No-one has the chance to make the link.

stand by, all back in play for two links.

The name of what reptile proceeds shell to give a semi-transparent

yellow material... Will?

Tortoise.

To give a semi-transparent yellow material used in jewellery making

as well as the coat colour of a cat, tortoise is correct.

Greek, fable, tortoise. Rich and Will, what is the link?

Is it Aesop?

Oh, that might be right. I am not sure, though.

There is the Tortoise And The Hare, but I don't know

if he did that. But that wouldn't make sense with the other ones.

We are going for...Aesop.

Is the link Aesop?

OK, the remaining clue was animals.

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

That is not particularly helpful.

Sorry.

The other two both have fives

so it is impossible for anyone to steal those off us.

Rich, you don't have prior ownership on any of that.

Right, what are you going to do?

Take two links from 500.

Let's take two links from the £500.

Right, one link remaining on the £500.

With your prior ownership technique,

do you think you are going to get that?

OK, there are five on the 1,000, five on the 2,000.

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

What is the name for the headquarters

of the United States Department of Defense in...

Will?

Pentagon.

..in Virginia? Pentagon, correct.

Eh...they are all shapes.

Yeah. That is probably too general, I would suggest.

Is there anything you know that is a pentagon?

I don't know, maybe geometry?

Geometry.

Is the link geometry?

No. Everyone is back in play.

Stand by for three links.

What type of numbers are 16, 25...

-Rich?

-Squares.

Correct. They are pentagon, square.

What type of numbers are 16, 25, 36, 49, and 64?

They are square numbers.

Pentagon, square, what is the link?

They are all shapes.

But it might be too general.

-I don't know what else we have.

-Yeah.

-Shapes.

Is the link shapes?

Could have saved us time there, couldn't he?

And got yourself an extra link.

The remaining clues were...

Oval and triangle.

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

We've definitely got to take the 500, yeah.

-Um, and then...

-One off each?

Yeah. I think we should probably do that, yeah.

So we'll take one off every one, please.

Let's take one from the 1,000,

one from the 2,000,

and release the £500.

Right.

Rich and Will, you've got

£925.

Claire and Wayne, £750,

Jonny and Iain,

you haven't banked yet.

But nobody is through yet, because there is £3,000 left on the board,

each suspended by four links.

Funnily enough, you are all back in play for four links.

Stand by.

Used as the title of a Rihanna single... Jonny?

California.

Used as the title of a Rihanna single,

which US state lends its name to a specific king size bed? California.

-Can't be US states cos...

-It's too simple.

California...

Is there like a fruit?

Yes. Orange. Florida.

Yeah. We'll say orange.

Yes. We don't really have much else, do we?

We will say orange is the connection.

Is the link orange?

No. Good work but wrong.

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

Which type of law is enforced by a military government to restore...

-Claire?

-Martial law?

Correct.

Which type of law is enforced by a military government to

restore public order?

The answer is...martial.

California. Martial.

Two clues, what is the link, Claire?

Martial arts.

-Who was from...? Ah, no!

-Who?

-Arnold Schwarzenegger.

-OK.

-He was from California and he did all the...

-Yeah.

-Arnold Schwarzenegger?

-Shall go with that?

Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Is the link Arnold Schwarzenegger?

No.

You were convinced of that, Wayne.

I was.

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

What is the first name of the actor who played James Bond in the 2...

Claire?

Timothy?

No. What is the first name... Iain?

-Daniel?

-Correct.

What is the first name of the actor who played

James Bond in the 2006 film Casino Royale?

Daniel.

California, martial, Daniel.

I am almost certain it is the Karate Kid.

OK. Shall we go with that?

-Karate Kid?

-OK, is the link The Karate Kid?

Very good, the remaining link was...wax.

Yes, Karate Kid.

Daniel, the hero, moves to California,

gets involved in martial arts -

a wax on, a wax off.

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

What do you want to do?

We should do 2,000 because we need to get more than 1,000 to stay in.

-OK.

-So 2,000 then.

You are going to take...

Two from 2,000.

Two from 2,000, let it be done.

Alea jacta est.

Right, there is £2,000 there, only suspended by two links,

and £1,000 suspended by four.

Everyone is back in play.

For four links...

When Dougie Poynter won the 2011 series of

I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, who came second?

-Claire?

-Mark Wright.

Mark Wright is correct.

-The Only Way Is Essex. That's what he started in, didn't he?

-Yeah.

-It has got to be, hasn't it?

-The Only Way Is Essex.

Is the link The Only Way Is Essex?

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

Which English coastal town's pier extends 2,000... Jonny?

-Brighton.

-No.

Which English coastal town's pier extends 2,158 metres...

Will?

-Blackpool?

-No. ..into the Thames estuary?

Wayne?

Southend?

Yes.

Mark Wright, Southend, two clues, what is the link?

-Essex?

-Essex.

Is the link Essex?

Yup.

The remaining clues were Stansted and Colchester.

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

-What would you like to do?

-What do you reckon we do. Tactical?

THEY LAUGH We will go for...

-Two off 2,000.

-Two off 2,000.

-And one of 1,000.

-Please.

OK, let's cut one from the 1,000.

And two from the 2,000.

Wallops into your bank, Claire and Wayne.

With £2,750, you are definitely through to the next round.

With £1,000 remaining, everyone back in play.

Stand by for four links.

What is a young domestic cat called?

-Rich?

-A kitten.

Correct. What's the link?

The first thing that I see is atomic from that.

LAUGHTER

Yeah, maybe. Could be.

We don't really have anything else to go on.

Atomic.

Is the link atomic?

No. Sadly.

Everyone back in play. Stand by for three links.

Classed as an iron, what type of golf club can be pitching...

Rich?

A wedge.

..sand or lob? Wedge is correct. Kitten, wedge.

What is the link?

-Can have a wedge of cheese. Maybe?

-Eh, yeah.

-Cheese?

Is the link cheese?

No, it is not. Everyone back in play.

Stand by for two links.

What nationality was three time Olympic heavyweight boxing

champion Teofilo Stevenson?

Will?

Cuban?

Yup. Kitten, wedge, Cuban, what is the link?

Could possibly be cigars, maybe?

Well, Cuban certainly, but what about the other two?

They might be weird types of cigars, I don't know.

LAUGHTER

-Well, let's go for that. Shall we?

-OK.

-BOTH:

-Cigars.

Is the link cigars?

No. Everyone is back in play, stand by for one link.

What name is given to the area next to a railway track where

passengers get onto and...

-Rich?

-Platform.

Correct. ..onto and off trains? Platform.

Kitten, wedge, Cuban, platform. What is the link?

Now, platform heels, wedges on your shoes, so...

Shoes or...?

It is heels, types of heels. Yeah, yeah.

Heels.

Is the link heels?

Yes. Well done, Rich and Will.

However, if you had been more in touch with your metrosexual

side, you'd have got that a lot earlier.

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

-Yeah. We have got to take it from the 1,000, haven't we?

-You have,

let's do it.

Right, everyone back in play.

Stand by for four links.

What is the term for association of several former British colonies...

Will?

Commonwealth.

Correct. ..that still pay allegiance to the British crown? Commonwealth.

One clue.

Could be types of sporting...

Yeah, we will go for sporting events.

Is the link sporting events?

No. Everyone is back in play, stand by for three links.

Only two on the board.

Which is the largest moon of Saturn?

Titan?

Correct. Well done, Rich, yes.

Commonwealth, Titan, can you make the link?

Yachts or something.

Maybe. Yeah, could be a type of ship.

Let's go for types of yacht.

Is the link types of yacht?

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

Named after its inventor, what type of raincoat is made of... Claire?

A Mac?

Is correct. Named after its inventor,

what type of raincoat is made of a waterproofed fabric,

dipped in a rubber and coal tar solution.

A Macintosh, regularly shortened to Mac, correct.

Commonwealth, titan, Macintosh.

What are they? Are they all...?

Apples?

Apples. Also computers? Or they to do with...?

I don't know, just do...

-Computers, yeah?

-Computers.

Is the link computers?

No. Everyone is back in play.

Stand by for one link.

Infamous American criminals of the 1930s were Bonnie and... Jonny?

Clyde.

Clyde, correct. Bonnie and Clyde.

Commonwealth, titan, Macintosh, Clyde.

-What is the link?

-Glasgow?

Yeah. Yup.

-Glasgow.

-Is the link Glasgow?

Yeah.

Part of the Commonwealth, titan - the great

crane on the Clyde, Macintosh - the architect on the River Clyde.

Glasgow, the city, correct. You have got one link to cut.

I think we will take off the 1,000.

I would. Let's do that.

OK, we are still in the same position.

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

What is the first name of the Cheers actress with the surname Perlman

who married Danny DeVito? Claire?

Rita?

No. The first name of the Cheers actress with the surname Perlman

who married Danny DeVito in 1982

and played his on-screen wife in the film Matilda?

-Jonny?

-Sue?

-No.

Sandra?

No. The answer is Rhea.

Right, moving on.

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

Although it has never been recorded as doing such,

what bird is popularly known for burying its head in sand...?

-Rich?

-Ostrich?

..when threatened? Ostrich, correct.

Rhea, ostrich.

Is it something to do with feathers?

They could be flightless birds. Does a rhea fly?

-Maybe? I don't know.

-Two related.

Maybe.

-Go for that?

-Yeah. OK, flightless birds.

Is the link flightless birds?

The remaining clues were...

kiwi and penguin.

Rich, you seemed really sad you had come up with that.

And, Will, you were like, "Oh, no, you've got an answer."

Yeah. It just took me a minute to...

-realise...

-Anyway, you have got that on the second clue, which

means you can cut three links.

-We have got to take the 1,000 then.

-You have, yeah.

-What a shame(!)

-Yeah.

Let's do that then.

Which means...

Rich and Will on £1,925,

you are going through to the next round.

Claire and Wayne on £2,750,

so are you.

-Jonny and Iain...

-Oh, well.

-..going home. Oh, well.

It is a shame.

Yeah, it is. What happened?

We are just too slow, aren't we?

There is nothing more frustrating than knowing the answer

and hearing someone else say it.

-You were really good about NOT saying it.

-Yeah.

If that was the aim of the game, I am sure we would have won.

Yeah, OK.

Jonny and Iain, we have to say goodbye to you both

-but thanks for playing.

-BOTH:

-Thank you.

Claire and Wayne, and Rich and Will,

you are still in the game.

Claire and Wayne, so far you've banked £2,750.

Rich and Will, you banked £1,925.

That money is now in these two cash pods.

Each held by seven links.

The first team to cut all their links

and release their cash pod takes that money through

to the final round. The other team will be out.

And now you can be as brave or cautious as you like,

because you decide how many links you want to try 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.

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.

Claire and Wayne, you have brought the most money through to

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

-We'll go first.

-Yeah, we will go first.

Going to go first? Let's play!

The first question is asking...

What am I? How many links would you like to play for, Claire and Wayne?

-What do you think?

-Two.

-Two. Yeah, OK, two, please.

Yeah, going to go for two.

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

What am I?

Um...

The Bayeux Tapestry...was, um...

Famous drawings and...

Yeah.

-"My most recent appearance was 1986."

-I don't know.

-Go on.

-What am I?

I'm peanut shaped?

-Um...

-I need an answer.

-Go on, say it.

-You say it.

-Go on.

The Magna Carta?

Am I the Magna Carta?

No.

Rich and Will, you have the chance to nick a link,

you will see the remaining clue, which is...

What am I?

-I think it is Halley's Comet.

-I think it is Halley's Comet as well.

Am I Halley's Comet?

Yup.

So, Rich and Will, you've nicked a link,

let's cut it from your cash pod,

leaving six. And it is your turn.

Your question will be asking...

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

I think we should go for two.

Yeah, let's go for two.

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

What am I?

I think it is Anglesey.

I think it is, too.

I've been there, and Holyhead sounds familiar.

-So I think we should go for that.

-Um, Anglesey.

-Yeah.

-Anglesey.

-Am I Anglesey?

Yeah. The remaining clue was...

So, let's cut those two links.

Leaving you with four.

Claire and Wayne, it is your turn now.

Your question will be asking...

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

What do you want to do? Two?

-OK, two.

-Two please, yeah.

-OK, two.

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

What am I?

Northumberland?

What is that thing? The angel of the north?

The seat of the Percy family. No, that is a statue.

-Have to give us an answer.

-Where is Stonehenge?

-No, that is down south.

-Running out of time.

-Quickly.

-Whitby.

Am I Whitby?

No. Rich and Will, you have a chance to nick a link.

Here is the remaining clue.

"I am renowned for my gardens and large treehouse complex."

I don't know it.

I think it is Alnwick Castle.

Oh, yeah, that does ring a bell with Harry Potter.

I think that is how you pronounce it. Alnwick Castle.

Am I Alnwick Castle?

Yes.

And that is how you pronounce it.

So you nicked a link, Rich and Will,

let's cut it from your cash pod, leaving...three links.

And it is your turn now. Your question will be asking...

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

-I think we should go for two again.

-Yeah, yeah. Two links.

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

What am I?

I think it is the Rosetta Stone.

I think it is Rosetta Stone. Yeah, happy with that.

Rosetta Stone.

Am I the Rosetta Stone?

Yes.

The remaining clue was...

So, let's cut those links from your pod.

Leaving one.

Claire and Wayne, your turn now.

Your question will be asking...

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

Seven?

LAUGHTER

What do you reckon?

I don't know.

-Three?

-Yeah, three.

Go on, let's go for three.

-You are going for three?

-Yeah.

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

Dunno.

Hang on, is it a...a theatre?

Was there a big theatre?

I am trying to remember the name of a company. Eh...

Right, the Tower of London.

Westminster, Palladium...

I don't know.

Don't know.

It probably is a big theatre or something.

-London Bridge?

-Yeah, go on, then.

London Bridge?

Is the link London Bridge?

No.

Rich and Will, you have a chance to nick a link,

here are the remaining clues.

I think it is the Globe Theatre.

-The Globe Theatre.

-Yep.

-The Globe Theatre.

Am I the Globe Theatre?

Yeah.

Rich and Will, you have nicked a link. Let's cut it.

And you don't need your go.

Well done, Rich and Will,

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

Claire and Wayne, did you know that?

On the very last one, yeah.

So, did you enjoy yourself?

-Yeah, it was great.

-Brilliant, had really good fun.

You played a great game, it is time to say goodbye.

-Bye.

-Cheers, bye.

APPLAUSE

Rich and Will, you are today's finalists. And how are you feeling?

-Yeah.

-Not...not too bad.

-Quite excited, actually.

I'll take that as a compliment.

You've brought £1,925 through to the super-link round.

We are adding £2,000 to that.

So today you are playing for £3,925.

So, does that make you feel slightly more nervous or not?

-Yes.

-Yeah, possibly.

-Cheers for that.

What would you do with that if you won it?

I am coming to the end of my degree now and looking for a job,

so if that doesn't work out, I've always got that money.

OK. What about you, Rich?

I have been to Istanbul a few years ago and I'd love to go back.

It is a great place.

OK, fantastic. Well, let's hope we can enable that.

So, to take that money home,

you have just 60 seconds to find six super-links.

At each level, you have 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 are right, you can take that money home.

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 we start 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 think I am going to play first.

-Yeah, you should play first.

OK, what do you mean he should play first?

We had a chat before, and I think I am probably a little bit calmer,

so I will get to go for the big one if we get there.

Good luck, chaps.

Will, 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. Are you ready, Will?

-Yeah.

-Good. Stand by.

Puppets.

Is the link puppets?

No. They're bears.

The remaining bears were...

Right, Will, play stays with you.

And with 51 seconds left on the clock, you face a new super-link.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears. Ready, Will?

Yep.

Snakes.

Is the link snakes?

Jolly good.

Viper, and the remaining snake was python.

That puts you on £125.

Rich and Will, with 39 seconds on the clock, you now have a choice.

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

-We'll carry on.

-Absolutely.

OK. Right, Rich you are on your own. No conferring.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Fish?

Is the link fish?

Dresses.

Mermaid. And the final dresses were...

Which means play stays with you, Rich.

You face a new super-link.

30 seconds left on the clock, which will restart

when the first clue appears.

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

Eh... Batman villains.

Is the link Batman villains?

Well done.

Bane, and the final villains were Harlequin, Penguin and Joker.

Right, that put you on...£300.

With 21 seconds remaining on the clock, you have the choice to

take that money and go or you can play on.

Well, we haven't done very well.

-I think we have got to keep going.

-Carry on, go for a bit more.

-Yeah, absolutely.

-Well, 21 seconds, that's, you know...

It's enough time.

-Enough?

-Yeah.

Time enough. OK, Will, your turn. No conferring.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Ships.

Is the link ships?

No, Will, they are warships.

They all have a naval purpose.

OK, which means play stays with you, Will, and you face a new super-link.

Seven seconds left. The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

-Are you ready, Will?

-Yep.

-Good luck.

Girl bands.

Is the link girl bands?

Ah.

Sugababes.

The remaining trios were

Stooges, Charlie's Angels, Amigos, Nirvana and the Musketeers.

Which means, Will, play stays with you.

-Right.

-The one who didn't want to have the nervous situation

thrust upon him.

You face a new super-link. One second left.

The clock will restart when the first clue appears.

Are you ready, Will? Good luck.

Eh... Ivy League.

Is the link Ivy League?

Meaning the university? No. That was good to get something.

-Yeah.

-But the answer was X Factor judges

and the remaining judges were....

God bless them, every one.

Rich and Will, you're out of time.

So, you're leaving with nothing.

Which is harsh, however, it is a quiz.

-Yep.

-Any thoughts?

We didn't think we'd come to the final, so, yeah.

You were really good. I mean, I...

-We were good till the end, and...

-Yeah.

You had a lot of girls' accoutrements based questions.

Yeah.

You had dresses, heels...

Yeah. Yeah. We're young.

-Yeah.

-Can you blame us?

-No.

LAUGHTER

It's been a real pleasure to watch you

and your broad general knowledge has been an example to us all,

as has your team play and your conferring.

Rich and Will, thank you for playing The Link.

APPLAUSE

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

See you then. Goodbye.