Hertfordshire
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Episode 5.6
19 March 1987
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| Contestants |
Sheila Bloxham, pig breeder, and her sister Rosemary Burns,
personnel officer; both from Shropshire |
| Hint to the Treasure |
The spoils of victory |
| Clue 1 |
Connect Harare and England’s tallest spire with an Elizabethan
childhood, and take your cue from an anteprandial royal entrance |
| Leads to |
Hatfield House –
with the ‘queen’ at a mock Elizabethan banquet |
| Clue 2 |
Near the first British Martyr’s shrine, a gateway gives
access to academic heights. Where there’s still life, there’s hope! |
| Leads to |
St Albans School –
under one of the paintings in an art class |
| Clue 3 |
A green place for green fingers and what Browning’s patriot
found all the way. Aim for gold following a French May |
| Leads to |
Chiswell Green – in a climbing Marigold rose in the Gardens
of the Rose |
| Clue 4 |
Between two home grounds – Adrian IV’s and Elton’s – a
jetsetter will play host to a circus bird, so watch out |
| Leads to |
Leavesden Aerodrome –
with the pilot of a Harrier jump jet which makes a dramatic appearance alongside the helicopter |
| Clue 5 |
It sounds like another circus, by Parsley’s place! Be
a sport, try Falstaff’s tipple – and you’re up for the cup |
| Leads to |
Chipperfield Common –
a silver cup at a children’s sack race |
| Result |
The contestants ran out of time on the final clue |
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