Guernsey

Episode 2.3
19 January 1984



Introduction
Clue 1
Clue 2
Clue 3
Clue 4
Clue 5


Contestants Neville and Marion Krasner, a hospital doctor and social worker, respectively, originally from Glasgow but now living in Liverpool.
Description of the Treasure A small silver trumpet
Start Position On the rocks at Brehon Tower, mid-way between Guernsey and Herm
Clue 1 On the island with St Tugual’s chapel, find a minimal place for a spot of porridge.
Leads to Belvoir Bay, Herm – hidden high up inside a tiny, tower-shaped prison
Clue 2 With thermidor in mind, get up to spot the yellow off Fisherman’s Beach; then cast off and take pot luck.
Leads to Off Fisherman’s Beach, Herm – in a lobster pot 1
Clue 3 Fortified by the sound of brass in the battery, check the battery with the mad-dog timing.
Leads to Castle Cornet, St Peter Port – on one of the cannons
Clue 4 A tricolour marks the home of the man who told the Rigoletto story. For our next instalment, read between the lines on his desk. 2
Leads to Hauteville House, St Peter Port – in a book on Victor Hugo’s desk 3
Clue 5 In the West End, look out for Jerry, the third MP. At the third slit, after being up and down and out, blow your own trumpet.
Leads to Chouet Tower – a former German observation tower 4
Result The contestants narrowly failed to win and received a bottle of champagne as a consolation prize


Notes
1 Anneka has to take a speedboat to get to a yellow buoy that’s attached to a lobster pot containing the clue.
2 “Mad-dog timing” refers to the song “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun” – midday is also the time that the castle’s cannons are fired. Also a cornet is a brass instrument, hence “fortified by the sound of brass” refers to Castle Cornet.
3 Victor Hugo lived at Hauteville House for 15 years, whilst he was in exile. The clue is hidden in a book on his desk, in the study at the top of the house.
4 Anneka has to abseil down the concrete tower to the third look-out slit, where the treasure (a small trumpet) is located.





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