The Masked Cluseum is now closed.
Please leave... quizzically.
Mary Berry! Mary Berry!
HE WHISTLES
COOING
SHRILL SQUAWK
WHISTLING CONTINUES
Ha! I knew it! Foiled again, Jackie Spud.
Don't worry. You'll all meet your new friends really soon.
Not long to go.
I declare the brand new Masked Singer Exhibition now open!
MUSIC: 'Pretender' by Foo Fighters
JOEL: Thank you!
That was amazing!
We are just getting started, people.
Oh, yeah!
Na, na, na, na...
I've seen Beyonce three times. She has nothing on the Air Fryer.
We are not prepared for this level of skill.
We are used to working with Rita Ora.
I've got absolutely no idea.
It's driving me up the wall.
CHEERING
This show is full of surprises.
I never thought I'd be emotionally moved by a singing egg.
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya? who's that behind the mask? #
APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? #
APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Yeah! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It feels so good to be back.
We've been waiting all year for this.
2023 will soon be over,
but we are just getting started, people.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It's a brand-spanking-new series,
and we've got 12 fresh cases for you to crack,
plus so many clues I've already lost count.
I think it's three... LAUGHTER
...but first, we've got some old relics to uncover.
They always make an exhibition of themselves.
It's our panel, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I'm coming.
Almost there. I'm on the last bit.
Yay. Pretty cool.
Smooth.
You'll find him at the Natural History Mo-seum.
It's Mo Gilligan. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
She knows all of the arte-facts.
It's Davina McCall. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
At his age, everything's a bit dino-sore.
It's Jonathan Ross! It's true.
It is true. My back has gone.
And with Rita in America, in her seat for one night only,
his Masked Singer era will forever be known as Rino-sance period.
LAUGHTER
It's our reigning champion, Charlie Simpson.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE CHARLIE: Hello.
Welcome back, my friend. Thank you, Joel.
I've just gotta say this at the top.
You look like possibly Jonathan Ross 30 years ago.
You look like father and son right now.
LAUGHTER
Here, let's have a hug. Come on, Jonathan.
It's so nice. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Davina, you are fangirling even more than me right now.
Hi! LAUGHTER
You're safe. It's OK. WHISPERING: He's not safe.
How do you think he's gonna get on?
It's really, really nice to have a vocalist on the panel,
who can kind of hear all the intonation
and the tone and the breathing. Sounds like you're dissing Rita Ora!
We do normally have a vocalist on the panel.
Yeah, I'm very excited. Good.
I'm gonna be looking out for the singing.
Maybe I'll be able to notice
if someone is a performer in their every day life or not... Yeah.
...but these guys are very good guessers, so...
Well, you say that. ..got a lot to live up to.
You looked at Davina and Jonathan. You didn't make eyes with Mo.
LAUGHTER
I'm due a win this series, man! You really are.
I wanna slide in the middle. Yes!
I wanna slide like a toddler at a wedding, that's what I want to do.
It's our panel, everyone! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Tonight, our masked singers will battle it out two at a time.
After each Face Off,
the studio audience will vote for their favourite,
and the act with the fewest votes will go into the bottom three.
It will then be down to our panel to decide who is unmasked.
Our first Face Off is...
HE READS ALOUD
AUDIENCE EXCLAIM, JOEL CHUCKLES
DAVINA: Oh, wow. Maypole.
Everyone, hands up, who wants to see our first act?
CHEERING
Just taken a "pole". It's Maypole!
DAVINA: Oh, wow. Wow.
How pretty. Oh, Maypole.
Theatrical, like, confident.
Beautiful. Nearly like Joel's height.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
How cute. Love that.
Ready to bowl you over, it's Cricket!
Yeah, wow.
Here he comes.
It's weird cos when they wave, do you think Cricket knows us,
or are they just trying to pretend they know us?
JOEL CHUCKLES
He's cool. Aw, it's so great.
Don't forget, there are clues everywhere you look,
and pay close attention to tonight's clue packages,
parts of which feature stunt doubles.
Time for our first act.
We can't dance around it any longer.
JOVIAL FOLK MUSIC PLAYS
LAUGHTER
It's Maypole! CHEERING
Oh, here come the clues, here come the clues.
Quiet, please. Maypole, take four.
MAYPOLE GIGGLES
It's me, Maypole.
You think it is American? I don't believe the accent.
With more than one ribbon to my bow,
I'm happy being a model Maypole.
Ooh, model. Model.
I skipped along to success.
It was first time lucky.
But I'm having a field day,
village halls, greens, TV screens.
So much fun to be had.
Maybe you think I'm a lucky so and so.
Look, there's a medal around the doll.
Is that a silver medal?
I put my heart into everything I do,
but I try to know my net worth...
It's pointing south-west.
...and I'm ready to have a ball.
Ooh, ball. Could be someone who dances, though.
Time to put my best ribbon forward.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Never Gonna Not Dance Again'
# If someone told me That the world would end tonight
# You could take all that I got
# For once, I wouldn't start a fight
# You could have my liquor Take my dinner, take my fun
# My birthday cake, my soul, my dog Take everything I love... #
who is this?
# One thing I'm never gonna do
# Is throw away my dancing shoes
# And, oh, Lord, don't try me Really, not tonight
# I'll lay down and die... # Come on.
# I'll scream, and I'L cry
# We've already wasted enough time
# I'm never gonna not dance again
# Oh, I just wanna pop and lock To my records
# Take off all of my clothes
# I'm never gonna not dance again
# D-D-Dance We're gonna dance, bruh
# D-D-Dance I'm gonna dance
# I want my life to be A Whitney Houston song... #
Definitely a singer... Singer?
...or a performer of some sort. Yeah, yeah, yeah ,yeah.
# If I could kill the thing That makes us all so dumb
# We're never getting younger So I'm gonna have some fun
# But, oh One thing I'm never gonna do
# Is throw away my dancing shoes
# And, oh, Lord, don't try me Really, not tonight
# I'll lay down and die
# I'll scream, and I'L cry
# We've already wasted enough time
# I'm never gonna not dance again
# Oh, I just wanna pop and lock To my records
# Take off all of my clothes
# Never gonna not dance again
# I'm never gonna not
# Dance again Never gonna not dance again
# Dance again. #
MAYPOLE GIGGLES
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wow.
So fun. Give it up for Maypole! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
What an opening for the show. Brilliant. Well done.
Who is it, Davina?
So, it said, "There's more ribbons to my bow."
I think it's somebody who has done loads of different things.
She's been a karate champion... Oh, yeah.
...she's worked on The Voice,
and then they had north, south, east, west... Mm-hm.
...and it was pointing in one direction.
Oh. AUDIENCE MURMUR
She did a single with Niall Horan... Oh.
...so I was thinking Anne-Marie.
APPLAUSE Great stuff.
You're good at this.
Wonderful work. Hello, Anne-Marie.
Hello, Anne-Marie. Stop!
Maypole is flirting with me, and I'm enjoying it.
LAUGHTER
I think I know who this is. AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS
In the VT package, it said "TV screens”,
and there was "so so", so I thought of sewing.
Someone I know who likes knitting.
And then they said "modelling”, "green".
Someone I know who's a vegan.
Who isn't here that is on the show?
I think it could be Rita Ora. I think it might be Rita Ora.
LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE I promise you, Joel.
That would be so good!
I'm telling you for nothing, it's not Rita Ora... Ooh.
...and it's not Anne-Marie... Ah.
...and before you start, it isn't Mary Berry either, but...
LAUGHTER ...why don't we hear about Charlie?
Let Charlie get it wrong first,
and then come to me for the answer because I have nailed this one.
Ooh, OK. Pen drop?
It's what the kids do. LAUGHTER
Right, here's my process.
I don't think it is an American accent.
It said "know my net worth", so maybe tennis. Oh.
And "I skipped around the court". Possibly. That's good.
I'm thinking Emma Raducanu. DAVINA: Ooh.
CHARLIE: Don't know. Absolutely not.
LAUGHTER
Maypole.
A pole is a pole,
but a poll can also be something where we go to vote for something.
Oh, God, here we go. No, bear with me!
And on screen,
did we not actually see our lovely Maypole
running through a field of wheat?
LAUGHTER Oh, man!
Which politician famously
when asked if she'd ever done anything naughty said,
"I ran through a field of wheat"?
Her name has May in it...
she goes to the poll.
Ladies and gentlemen, former Prime Minister Theresa May!
LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE Right there! Thank you.
Thank you.
I think that's pretty much the biggest cheer
Theresa May has ever got. LAUGHTER
Guys, need some more help? Yes, definitely. Absolutely.
OK, it's time to play Riddle Me This.
Maypole, can we have your riddle, please?
George Orwell wrote 1984.
What, their birth? The year of their birth? Could be.
Ooh. That's not helped us at all.
OK, well, who's hidden beneath the ribbon?
We'll only know when the mask comes off.
Let's hear it for Maypole, everybody.
CHARLIE: Yeah! Well done, Maypole.
The panel could be spinning out of control
or they may be closer than they think.
Who do you think is behind the mask?
Am I a Theresa May-pole?
I'm electing not to answer. MAYPOLE GIGGLES
CHEERING
If you can't figure out who Maypole is,
prepare to be stumped all over again
as Cricket takes to the stage.
See you in a few wickets. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer, everybody.
Charlie Simpson's here! CHEERING
Wow.
Up next, I could watch this for five days. It's Cricket.
# Who are ya? #
THUMP, GLASS CRACKING
Hello there. Cricket's the name.
Absolutely marvellous.
Young? Old?
I think they might be a young person trying to be old.
And what a jolly good day for Cricket it is, too.
Gold dust. Gold dust. Oh, gold dust!
I'm sure you can spot that I'm a top cricketer,
the best in the village.
I'm seeing the numbers at the back. 60 could be his age, total of 60.
Crikey, I don't want to sound all pompous,
but my scores aren't just about cricket.
He sounds very posh,
but it might be someone putting on a posh accent. Might be.
On the contrary, after some ins and outs...
Bow Tuffers, Moe Wiggo, they're all sports people.
...I became a rather big hitter.
CHEERING
It's fantastic to be invited to play for you all this evening.
I'm going to make it a jolly good knees up.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Place Your Hands'
Oh, yeah!
# So, place your hands
# On my hope
# Run your fingers... #
whoo!
# Through my soul All right, yeah
# Cos the way that I feel right now
# Oh, Lord, it may go... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# So place your hands... #
whoo!
# On my hope
# Run your fingers... # Come on.
# Through my soul... #
Accent! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I can hear it.
# And the way that me feel Right now
# Oh, Lord, it may go
# Put your hands on Put your hands on
# You cannot hide
# From what's inside
# You know you cannot hide
# From what's inside
# So I ask of you To help me through
# I ask of you, this thing to do
# Put your hands on Put your hands on
# Cos the way that me feel Right now
# Oh, Lord, it may go... CHEERING
# Away.
Whoo! So good. CHARLIE: Yeah.
Who's the voice, though?
# Hey! #
CRICKET VOCALISES
DAVINA: Oh, yeah!
# Put your hands on Put your hands on
# Put your hands on... #
CRICKET VOCALISES Yeah!
CRICKET VOCALISES
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah! Cricket, everybody.
Yeah! So good.
So wonderful.
I tell you what, if cricket was that exciting, 1'd watch it.
Mo, what are you thinking, my friend?
Oh, that was so good.
Did you see the little squirrel having the time of its life?
I couldn't tell whether the squirrel was an umpire
or worked on the meat counter at Morrisons.
LAUGHTER I wasn't sure.
There was something that Davina picked up on.
I can hear a little accent in there.
Sounds like a little Caribbean twang going in there. I can hear it.
So, er, I'm gonna throw a name out there.
They're very musical and has that twang.
They're from the Caribbean.
I'm thinking it could be Levi Roots. APPLAUSE
Davina, what are you thinking?
You're doing all of this, holding your back and walking on slowly.
Are you pretending to be a certain age?
You're fooling us? I don't know.
Ooh. They think so.
We saw gold dust, and I was thinking
that it's that stuff you don't wanna throw away,
that's too valuable to let go of.
And what was Cricket standing on?
BLADES of grass, everybody.
AUDIENCE MURMUR DAVINA: Yes.
I think you are Jay Blades.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Charlie, what are you thinking? I do know a cricketer.
I thought that the numbers on the back were 6' 5" maybe,
and I'm 6' 4"... Mm.
...and he's about an inch taller than me.
I'm just... I'm gonna go with Stuart Broad.
Stuart Broad, good shout. APPLAUSE
A titter of applause there in the audience.
See how hard this is? It's so hard, I know.
You see how hard this is? I know.
Jonathan, what are you thinking?
You came across very much from all the VT packages
as a kind of an old school gentleman or someone who knows how to behave.
I was thinking also a sporting figure,
and I notice from the scoreboard it said "total 60",
so I'm thinking, “Is that the person's age?" Yes.
I'm thinking maybe it is cricket.
I'm thinking of a real gentleman on and off the pitch.
He's about 60 years old. He was England captain.
I think it might be David Gower in there.
APPLAUSE
Do you want another clue? Yes, yes, oh, my God. Desperate.
Let's get you another clue with a game of Riddle Me This.
Find the answer, find the clue.
Cricket, let's hear your riddle, please.
Remember who had a hit with their version of the song Dizzy
was Vic Reeves.
It could be Vic Reeves in there.
Vic Reeves is a good shout. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Well, you'll only see who's inside Cricket when they're out.
Let's hear it for Cricket, everybody!
Good one, Cricket.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# I love it! #
Have the panel knocked it out of the park with their guesses?
Who do you think is behind the mask?
Vic Reeves?
I think my riddle left the panel oh, so dizzy.
I am creasing up.
So, studio audience, who do you want to keep in the competition,
Maypole or Cricket?
The winner will be safe,
and the other will go into tonight's bottom three.
Please welcome back Maypole and Cricket!
DAVINA: Yay! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya? who's that behind the mask? #
So, studio audience,
remember, you are voting for your favourite masked singer.
Vote... now.
we'll have the results for you right after the break. Aww!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer, with Maypole... and Cricket.
This feels so British!
The only thing I'm missing is a scone.
In fact, I've got one. Before the break,
our studio audience voted for their favourite masked singer.
The winner will stay in the competition,
but the other could be unmasked at the end of the show.
S'gone. LAUGHTER
I can reveal the masked singer with the most votes
and keeping their identity hidden is...
CHEERING
...Cricket! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? # Wow! Congratulations, Cricket!
Head off down the tunnel, my friend.
Yeah! # I don't like cricket, oh, no
# I love it. #
Maypole! Sadly, that means you're in tonight's bottom three.
Later, the panel will decide whether you'll keep singing or be unmasked.
But for now, give it up for Maypole, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yay!
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya? who's that behind the mask? #
But who will be joining them? Time for our next Face Off.
It's Bigfoot versus Dippy Egg!
CHEERING Woo!
Give them a "big hand"! It's Bigfoot!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Real Wild Child' by Iggy Pop
Is the broken leg a clue? Yeah.
# Gotta break it loose Gonna keep 'em movin' wild
# Gonna keep a-swingin', baby... #
HE LAUGHS # I'm a real wild child. #
Oh, God. Oh, God! Oh, God, it's gonna be OK. Oh!
LAUGHTER Aw! Aww!
Ready to give Bigfoot a "runny" for their money, it's Dippy Egg!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Deeply dippy 'Bout the curves you've got... #
HE LAUGHS # Deeply hot
# Hot for the curves you've got. #
HE MOANS
This show is crazy, man.
OK. Ready? Activate Beast Mode. HE ROARS
LAUGHTER It's Bigfoot!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
NEWSREADER: 'News just in, visitors have been flocking to the forest
'hoping to catch a sight of the mysterious Bigfoot.'
It might be a girl, you know. Mm.
Hello! It's me, Bigfoot.
CRASH Silly me! I keep doing that.
I need to "Sasq-watch” what I'm doing.
Hope I didn't scare you.
I'm always putting my "big foot" in it. Whoops!
Maybe someone that says a lot of, like, controversial things.
But is it, like, The Beatles?
It's great being out in nature. What mores could you want?
Just marvel at those views.
I've got a whole cast of friends out here.
TV sitcom, Friends. Yeah, yeah.
BIRD CAWS Hello, birds.
Hello, rocks. Hello, hills and stream.
I just love it here.
Could it be someone from a nature program me? David Attenborough?
But it's time to get my act together.
Wish me good luck. "Break a leg."
Bit late for that, I suppose. He-he!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Go on, Bigfoot.
SONG: 'You're Welcome'
Ha-ha! OK, OK.
# I see what's happening here
# You're face to face with greatness And it's strange
# You don't even know how you feel It's adorable
# It's nice to see That humans never change
# Open your eyes, let's begin
# Yes, it's really me, it's Maui Breathe it in
# I know it's a lot The hair, the bod
# When you're staring at a Demi-god
# What can I say except "You're welcome"
# For the islands I pulled from the sea
# There's no need to pray, it's OK You're welcome
# Ha! I guess it's just my way Of being me
# You're welcome, you're welcome
# Well, come to think of it
# Kid, honestly I could go on and on
# I could explain Every natural phenomenon
# The tide, the grass, the ground
# Oh, that was Maui Just messing around
# I killed an eel I buried its guts,
# Sprouted a tree Now you got coconuts
# What's the lesson? What is the takeaway?
# Don't mess with Maui When he's on a breakaway
# The tapestry here on my skin Is a map of the victories | win
# Look where I've been I make everything happen
# Look at that mean mini-Maui Just tickety-tappin'
# Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, hey!
# Well, anyway, let me say "You're welcome"
# For the wonderful world you know
# Hey, it's OK, it's OK You're welcome
# But come to think of it I've gotta go
# Hey, it's your day to say You're welcome
# Cos I'm gonna need that boat
# Sailing away, away You're welcome
# Cos Maui can do anything But float
# You're welcome, you're welcome
# And thank you! #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Well done, Bigfoot!
Give it up for Bigfoot, everybody! CHEERING
Lovely. Jonathan Ross, what you thinking, my friend?
I thought that was delightful and very, very confusing.
LAUGHTER, JOEL LAUGHS
With the bandaged foot,
is it someone who has actually hurt their foot?
Is it a play on words? At the end, when it was, like, "Thank you",
I thought, it struck me that you're probably a comedian.
Maybe Bradley Walsh could be in there.
APPLAUSE
Charlie, what are you thinking?
My initial thoughts, I saw camping. Mm.
I saw binoculars. I saw nature. Mm. I saw rivers and I saw birds,
and I thought, "Ray Mears".
Ray Mears! Survival expert. That's what I thought.
DAVINA: Ooh! Ray Mears is a good shout.
Davina, what are you thinking? I was thinking hospital drama.
Has George Clooney got any kind of connection to Friends?
APPLAUSE
Chance of him having a connection to Friends
is far greater than the chance of him appearing on this show.
THEY LAUGH OK, forget that.
Erm, so, I was thinking an actor. I was thinking Friends.
Somebody that has worked with David Schwimmer,
from Ted Lasso, we all know and love him in that,
Nick Mohammed. Yes.
Yes, that's a good guess.
That's a good guess. Mo, what else you got?
Fantastic guess. Helps the budget of this show,
cos George Clooney? Oh, my gosh!
LAUGHTER
I've seen "cast of friends", and then I heard the word "marvel”,
so I'm thinking, "Who had been in Friends
"and is in the Marvel franchise?"
And then I've seen the wildlife, so, in the wildlife, you have ants,
so I thought possibly could be Paul Rudd.
APPLAUSE Oh, my God!
What, you said that about George Clooney,
and you're saying Paul Rudd? LAUGHTER
It's not Paul Rudd,
but someone that was in the cast of Friends,
Hugh Laurie, he appeared in Friends as a taxi driver.
APPLAUSE CHARLIE: And he was in House.
He was House. He was the doctor in House, of course.
That's a good point. Would you like another clue?
Yes, please. OK, Bigfoot,
can we have your riddle, please?
Hmm.
"A sporting rhinoceros"? "You may think my ta..."
DAVINA: One other thing we just wanna say,
Bigfoot loves this show. Bigfoot knows us, knows you, Joel.
That makes sense! I know who it is! who?
Rita Ora! LAUGHTER
JOEL LAUGHS
We'll only see who's there under the hair
when the mask comes off.
Let's hear it for Bigfoot, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Real Wild Child' by Iggy Pop
Aww! So affectionate. Feels like that's very natural.
# I'm a wild one. #
'Have the panel dissected the "clue-neys"”,
'or have they just put their "foot" in it?
'Who do you think's behind the mask?'
With some of those marvellous guesses,
I think the panel are on a different planet. He-he!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Back on the clue trail now, "omelette" you into a secret,
it's Dippy Egg!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yay!
Woo!
# How do you like your eggs in the morning? #
So, somebody on a farm. Maybe that someone's got a farm.
Hey! Who's hard on t'outside and soft in t'middle?
Me. Dippy Egg.
I'm deeply dippy, extremely eggy, and I love it.
"Cake" is circled on the menu. I'm thinking maybe chef.
CHICKENS CLUCK
Here on t'farm, working with animals...
it's egg-citing.
CHICKEN CLUCKS # I'm so excited... #
Sounds older.
I've got more of a mature person on this one.
They go really wild for music, you know. Brilliant!
# And I think I like it
# 1I'm so ex... MUSIC DRAINS
It's unplugged, though. Yeah. He's an acoustic artist.
I think they love music as much as I do.
CHICKENS CLUCK # 1I'm about to lose control... #
I sometimes play them opera, and I sing, too.
This is someone that's... I feel like a triple threat.
Singer, act, dance.
well, that's another West Side Story.
# And I know, I know, I know I know, I know I want you. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Can I just say dippy eggs are my absolute favourite?
I like eggs, but I don't like runny eggs.
SONG: 'Daydream Believer
# Well, I could hide 'Neath the wings
# Of the bluebird as she sings
# The six o'clock alarm Would never ring
# But it rings, and I rise
# Wipe the sleep out of my eyes
# My shavin' razor's cold And it stings
CHEERING
# Cheer up, Sleepy Jean
# Oh, what can it mean... #
HE LAUGHS # To a daydream believer
# And a homecoming queen?... #
This is so weird. I know that voice.
# You once thought of me As a white knight on his steed... #
I think they're tall.
# Now you know how happy we can be
# Oh, but our good times Start and end
# With not dollar one to spend
# But how much, baby Do we really need?
# Cheer up, Sleepy Jean
# Oh, what can it mean
# To a daydream believer
# And a homecoming queen?... #
Not a singer. Maybe not.
# Cheer up, Sleepy Jean
# Oh, what can it mean
# To a daydream believer
# And a homecoming queen? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Woo!
Dippy Egg, everyone! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Nope, wasn't worth the joke. OK, fair enough.
LAUGHTER
Mo, what did you think of that?
Erm, someone who has a lot of songs about food.
He has a baked potato. He said "prulient”,
so I thought Prue Leith from Bake Off.
He was on Bake Off, so it could be Matt Lucas.
APPLAUSE
Davina, what are you thinking? It was amazing. Your band was great.
He put all of his eggs in one band.
Woo! Well done, Joel.
AUDIENCE GROANS
He couldn't think of another joke because his head was scrambled.
LAUGHTER Damn it! Damn it!
I'm sorry I took your joke, but I had to poach it.
LAUGHTER
He's fried.
I have no... THEY LAUGH
Eggs-actly! THEY LAUGH
Rein it in. Right, talking about West Side Story,
I was thinking about the West End.
This person played Grandad in the West End
and, in fact, wrote, I think, part of Only Fools And Horses.
But I heard the word "brilliant", and this person had a character
that said "brilliant" in The Fast Show,
so I think it's Paul Whitehouse, everyone. Yes!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I like that a lot. Charlie, what are you thinking?
So, I'm... I'm thinking a chef that has a music festival
that I've actually played before. Oh!
Jimmy Doherty... Yes! ..has a music festival,
and he's mates with Jamie Oliver,
so I think it might be Jimmy Doherty in there.
Jimmy Doherty. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Jonathan Ross. I loved the performance.
Someone mentioned lockdown and during lockdown,
there was a politician who famously said,
when asked about what constituted a meal in a pub,
said, "A Scotch egg is a substantial meal."
Could it be Matt Hancock in there?
BOOING, APPLAUSE
Looks more like Boris Johnson! LAUGHTER
It looks more like Boris Johnson than an egg.
LAUGHTER
I tell you what I'm gonna go with, someone in the world of food,
I think, someone who looks a bit like an egg.
I'm going with Gregg Wallace.
LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE
Would you like another clue? ALL: Yes, please.
OK, Dippy Egg, let's hear your riddle, please.
Would it be crazy to say it could be George Clooney in there?
LAUGHTER
Amazing. Unless you've got "eggs-ray" vision,
you'll have to wait till the mask comes off.
Give it up for Dippy Egg, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Deeply dippy 'Bout the curves you've got... #
I know that voice.
I know that voice, I just can't place it now.
'Have the panel unscrambled the clues
'or are they just Daydream Believin'?
“Who do you think is behind the mask?
The panel might be a little "grits" off with their guesses.
Matt Lucas? You... Y-You must be "yolking"! He-he!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So, studio audience, who do you want to save?
Bigfoot or Dippy Egg?
The winner will be safely through,
while the other could be unmasked at the end of the show.
Please welcome back Bigfoot and Dippy Egg!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya? who's that behind the mask? #
Yeah! Woo!
Studio audience, you are now voting for your favourite masked singer.
Vote... now.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
The results...
are in. AUDIENCE: Ooh!
I can reveal the masked singer with the most votes
and keeping their mask firmly on is...
AUDIENCE SHOUT NAMES
It's Bigfoot!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Who's that behind the mask? #
Head off down the tunnel, my friend. Give it up for Bigfoot, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Ooh, yeah, I'm a wild one. #
Oh, Dippy Egg! I'm sorry, that means you're in tonight's bottom three.
Later, the panel will decide whether you'll stay in the competition
or be unmasked and eaten.
But for now, give it up for Dippy Egg, everybody!
Head off down the tunnel. # Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya? who's that behind the mask? #
Coming up, check the forecast cos it's Weather versus Rat
in our final head-to-head of the night.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer,
the show where to succeed, you need a razor-sharp mind,
unless you're the host.
Wait, who wrote that? LAUGHTER
Before the break, our studio audience saved Bigfoot,
leaving Dippy Egg in tonight's bottom three,
but who will be joining them?
It's time for our final Face Off of the night,
it's Weather versus Rat.
CHEERING
Ready to storm the stage, it's Weather!
# Thunder, feel the thunder
# Lightning then the thunder... #
Oh, beautiful. DAVINA: Oh, wow!
# Lightning then the thunder... #
That is an amazing costume.
# Feel the thunder... #
So nice.
Look at the sun! So beautiful.
MO: Wow.
It's like Elsa with shampoo in her hair.
LAUGHTER
Nice to see you, to see you, Rat. It's rat!
# There's a rat in mi kitchen What am I gonna do?
# There's a rat in mi kitchen What am I gonna go?
# I'm gonna fix that rat That's what I'm gonna do
# I'm gonna... #
Hello, Rat. Oh, you're a handyman.
Yes, yes. Oh, let's have a hug. Let's have a hug.
Oh, look at little ratty. Aww.
OK, first up, they've got a face like thunder, it's Weather!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
THUNDER CRACKS
I am the powerful, world-dominating...
Weather.
This might be a diva. I think that's a real American accent.
I forecast a mighty storm of blues heading inland.
"Blues"”, she's a blues singer, listen to that voice.
Slightly older person, perhaps.
Across the ocean, the lakes and pond.
Come hell or high water.
THUNDER CRACKS
Who am I kidding? I don't wanna rain on your parade.
# Why does it always rain on me? #
British weather is barmy.
It's always raining and so unpredictable.
"Haliburt". Oh, from Boston.
I haven't always been this powerful, you know.
People were foggy about my identity when I started.
Nowadays, everyone talks about the weather.
# Oh. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Woo!
SONG: 'I Can See Clearly Now'
# I can see clearly now The rain is gone... #
Woo! Definitely a singer.
# I can see all obstacles In my way... #
who is this?
# Gone are the dark clouds That had me blind
# It's gonna be a bright Bright
# Bright, sunshiny day... #
Woo! Yeah!
# Well, yes, I can make it Now the rain is gone
# All of the bad feelings Have disappeared
# Here is that rainbow I've been praying for
# Gonna be a bright Bright
# Yes, a bright, sunshiny day... #
Got a lovely tone. So beautiful.
# Look all around There's nothing but blue skies... #
Yeah! Woo! Yes!
# Look straight ahead There's nothing but blue skies
# I can see clearly now... # DAVINA: Oh, look!
Oh, wow. # The rain is gone... #
Wow,
# It's gonna be a bright Bright
# Yes, a bright, sunshiny day
# Oh, it's gonna be a bright Bright
# A bright, sunshiny day. #
Yeah! Woo!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Give it up for Weather, everyone!
JONATHAN: Yeah. CHARLIE: Yeah!
Woo!
Weather, oh! Yeah!
Wonderful. So, Jonathan, do you know who it is?
Well, first of all, I just wanna say, what an amazing performance.
Yeah. CHEERING
And that was just someone who knows how to perform,
I suspect has had a long career, a successful one.
And I've got to say, this is my favourite costume of all time,
I think it's so beautiful. DAVINA: Me, too.
So beautiful. I'm also liking the costume.
It's giving me a natural glow from the left.
It is. It's absolutely fantastic.
It's definitely a singer, I think definitely a soul singer.
First of all, I thought could that be Grace Jones?
AUDIENCE: Ooh.
Then I thought could it be Chaka Khan, the amazing Chaka Khan?
Could it be Dionne Warwick?
APPLAUSE
So I'm not 100% certain, I think it's one of those names. Wow.
I think I've heard this person perform, I've seen them live,
but I've heard all those people perform,
and I've seen them all live, so let me mull it over. Oof.
I feel like you were going through your vinyl collection, Jonathan.
Yep. Didn't even get to Elvis. LAUGHTER
What are you thinking, Charlie? I think you definitely are American.
I think the blues thing is quite interesting
because I saw the clouds, grey clouds,
I thought it could be Macy Gray.
Oh! APPLAUSE
And the tone, the tone of the voice.
Just the tone of the voice, I can imagine being Macy Gray.
Mo Gilligan.
Oh, wow, what a storm in a teacup this was. This was fantastic.
Well done. Well done, Mo. Thanks, man. You know.
Please don't rain on my parade, Davina.
LAUGHTER Sorry.
But when I seen the clue packages, there was "powerful" in there.
Someone I know who's got a powerful voice,
I thought it could be Bonnie Tyler.
ALL: Ooh.
Oh, I can't tell whether that was an "ooh" or a draughty door.
LAUGHTER Davina.
I mean, this is a woman who knows who she is,
she feels confident in her place.
You are a singer, for sure.
You are a soul diva, like, this is...
this is someone so in command of the audience.
It's interesting because the clue "quiet storm”,
and that was a lyric from The Sweetest Taboo by Sade,
and that soulful tone to your voice really reminded me of Sade.
But when I heard you sing, I immediately thought
more of, like, an absolute soul diva,
somebody like Dionne Warwick.
JONATHAN: I mean, if it's Dionne Warwick, it's amazing. Yeah.
Do you want another clue? Yes. Yes, please.
OK. Time for another round of Riddle Me This.
Weather, over to you.
ALL: Ooh.
"One of the panel lists has seen me before."
Could be you, Jonathan. Oh, Jonathan?
Could you have interviewed this person?
The problem is, I've interviewed everyone.
Yeah, exactly. Yeah.
But I'm pretty sure I have interviewed this person.
I'm pretty sure I know who this is.
I've been looking at the clues,
and one of the other clues has just made big sense to me.
Did you see there was a... some fish in a kind of net? Yes.
And it said "halibut”, but it didn't say "halibut". "Mc".
It said "McHaliburt".
One of the greatest songwriters in American history is Burt Bacharach,
and his career was always connected
with someone I think was a muse for him,
but certainly, she performed his work better than anyone else.
And I think that's who's here tonight,
and I think it is Dionne Warwick.
DAVINA GASPS, CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Well, who's under the weather?
You'll only know when the mask comes off.
Let's hear it for Weather, everybody!
So good. Oh, my gosh!
# Lightning then the thunder... # Oh!
She is, like... She's amazing.
# Lightning then the thunder Thunder... #
Are the panel correctly forecasting Weather's identity,
or are their guesses a bit of a damp squib?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
The panel think they've got wind of who I am.
Sounds like a lot of hot air to me.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
After the break, our final masked singer takes to the stage.
But now, it's competition time, with a massive cash prize
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Welcome back to The Masked Singer.
You wouldn't believe what just happened during the break.
So I won't bother telling you.
Are you ready for our final act?
ALL: Yeah!
Let's get this show on the rod-ent. It's Rat.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Flashdance... What A Feeling' by Irene Cara.
# All alone I have cried... #
I think that's the Scottish flag on their dungarees.
All right there? It's me, Ratty.
And it's all systems go.
People think rats are pests,
but that's just pure garbage.
Is that real Liverpool accent? I think it sounds quite real.
I'm the handiest rodent you'll ever meet.
Getting teenage kicks from scratching out this living.
Are we thinking girl or guy? It's quite confusing, that, isn't it?
You could say I peaked too soon.
Look. You've got to start early to win this rat race, mate.
TikTok?
# When I hear the music
# Close my eyes... #
I love making sure everything's squeaky clean.
It keeps me old mum happy.
F4 is like a computer command.
What's in the pipeline for me, you ask?
Time's tick-tocking, and I'm on the clock.
Time to take the plunge.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom'
# Whoa, whoa
# If you're alone And you need a friend
# Someone to make you Forget your problems... #
It's a woman!
# Just come along, baby take my hand
# I'll be your lover tonight
# Whoa, whoa
# This is what I wanna do
# Whoa, whoa
# Let's have some fun
# Whoa, whoa
# One-one one, just me and you
# Whoa, whoa
# Boom, boom, boom, boom
# I want you in my room
# Let's spend the night together
# From now until forever Boom, boom, boom, boom
# I wanna go boom, boom
# Let's spend the night together
# Together in my room... #
BOTH: Woo!
# Whoa, whoa
# This is what I wanna do
# Whoa, whoa
# Let's have some fun... # Let's have some fun!
# One-on-one, just me and you
# Whoa, whoa
# Boom, boom, boom, boom
# I want you in my room
# Let's spend the night together
# From now until forever Boom, boom, boom, boom
# I wanna go boom, boom
# Let's spend the night together
# Together in my room
# Whoa, whoa
# Boom, boom, boom, boom
# I want you in my room
# Let's spend the night together
# From now until forever
# Boom, boom, boom, boom
# I wanna go boom, boom
# Let's spend the night together
# Together in my room. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes, yes, yes!
Crowd pleaser. Yeah.
Give it up for Rat, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well done, Rat.
Oh! Jonathan, what did you think of Rat?
Everyone loved it. It's a great song. Great performance.
I don't think you are from Liverpool. I think that's a...
not a genuine Liverpool accent. No.
That's someone putting that on. There was a clue that said...
It was the numberplate, and it said "F4" at the end,
and FA is the command you use
when you're copying something on a computer.
So I wonder if it's an impersonator, someone like Ronni Ancona?
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Love that. What about you, Charlie? What are you thinking? Who's Rat?
Erm... So, I've started thinking tools and sort of redecoration.
Maybe someone that presents a DIY show. Mm.
And then I thought the Liverpool accent, is it Claire Sweeney, maybe?
JONATHAN: That's a good guess. MO: It's a great guess.
That is a good guess. Will you stop being so good?
I mean, my God, he's like... can't be this good, that's not fair.
He's good at music as well.
He's good looking, he's got great eyebrows. What is going on?!
LAUGHTER
Uh! We are not prepared for this level of skill.
We're used to working with Rita Ora.
LAUGHTER
What you thinking, Davina?
I thought Scottish, you've got the Scottish round here.
I'm seeing the word "garbage",
I'm seeing cleaning and laundrette and everything like that.
I was thinking Shirley Manson.
Lead singer of Garbage.
OK, I like it. Mo, what you thinking?
I looked at the clue package. There's a lot of clocks.
Maybe someone that's been around for quite a long time, very iconic,
but then there was teenage kicks,
someone who used to do a kicking reference...
Do you know who I think it might be? It might be Mel C.
Oh, interesting.
Do you need a wee? Rat needs a wee.
You could probably do it in the costume. It'll soak it up.
LAUGHTER
Oh, poor Rat. I'm just saying.
Guys, you want a clue? Yes. Oh, my God.
OK, let's see if you can make sense of this riddle. Rat, over to you.
Someone who does a show with big prizes, maybe? Yes.
You were talking about the DIY stuff and maybe being a Scottish person,
could it be the original host of Changing Rooms,
Carol Smillie in there?
Oh, audience liking that one. CHARLIE: Ooh, that's quite good.
Interesting.
OK, if you want to know who's playing hide and squeak,
you'll have to wait until the mask comes off.
Give it up for Rat, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Love it! Head off down the tunnel, my friend.
Are the panel chewing their way towards Rat's identity,
or are they climbing up the wrong drainpipe?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
There's definitely room for improvement with those guesses.
Carol Smillie? Well, it's got me smiling.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So, studio audience, who do you want to keep in the competition?
Weather or Rat?
The winner will be safe, the other will join tonight's bottom three.
Please welcome back Weather and Rat.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya? who's that behind the mask? #
Wonderful.
Remember, studio audience,
you are voting for your favourite masked singer.
Vote... now.
The results are in.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
I can reveal the masked singer with the most votes is...
...Rat!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Well, congratulations, Rat. Well done.
Head off down the tunnel, my friend.
MUSIC: 'Rat In My Kitchen' by UB40
Weather.
That means you're in the bottom three.
Very shortly, the panel will decide
if you'll stay in the competition or be unmasked.
But for now, ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Weather, everyone.
MO: Yeah! Beautiful.
# Who are you? Who are you? Who's that behind the mask? #
Someone's identity isn't going to be a secret for much longer.
Who's it going to be? Maypole, Dippy Egg or Weather?
Join us right after the break when all will be revealed.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer.
Look at these characters.
Like a classic bank holiday weekend in England.
LAUGHTER
Cricket, Bigfoot and Rat secured their place in the competition,
but for Maypole, Dippy Egg and Weather,
their fates now lie in the hands of our panel.
Here's a reminder of all three performances.
# I'm never gonna not dance again
# I'm never gonna Not dance again... #
# Cheer up, sleepy Jean
# Oh, what can it mean? #
# Oh, it's gonna be a bright
# A bright sunshiny day. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Really, really tough. This is it.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
Davina, who have the panel decided to save first?
Look, I think we're all in agreement.
It's very, very hard this early on in the series.
But the masked singer we've decided to save first...
.is...
...Maypole. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That leaves Dippy Egg and Weather.
Davina, please tell me
the second masked singer you would like to save.
The second masked singer we are saving is...
...Dippy Egg. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Give it up for Dippy Egg and Maypole.
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya? who's that behind the mask? #
Oh, Weather!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Oh, yes, Weather!
Sadly, your time on The Masked Singer
has come to an end.
In just a moment, you will be removing your mask.
But first, Jonathan, who do you think it is?
If it's who I think it is, we are in the presence
of one of the greatest soul singers of all time, ladies and gentlemen.
I think it is Dionne Warwick.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Wow. Charlie?
I think that these guys might be right.
I'm gonna go with Dionne Warwick as well.
Davina, who do you think it is?
Weather, we just really want to find out who you are.
Please, tell me it's Dionne Warwick.
Mo, who do you think it is?
I'm gonna stick with Bonnie Tyler. That's who I guessed first.
I'm gonna stick with her.
OK, well there's only one way to find out.
It's time to reveal the identity of our masked singer.
Everyone, who's behind the mask?
Take it off! Take it off!
ALL CHANT: Take it off! Take it off!
Oh, my God, oh, my God...
# Who's that behind the mask? #
It's soul legend Dionne Warwick, everybody.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It's Dionne Warwick!
It surely is. Wow.
Wow. Jonathan, it's Dionne Warwick!
I have been a fan of yours since the first time I heard your voice.
Thanks you, my darling.
And so many hits. Amazing!
I think you've had probably more hits than anyone else.
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Don't Make Me Over, Alfie,
Walk On By. So lovely to have you here.
And you look spectacular.
Thank you, darling, I feel that way.
I love that we match.
Yes. It's like we're getting married.
Well, now, let's not go that far.
DAVINA: Did you enjoy it? It's been an absolute joy.
When I was asked to do the show,
I said, "Oh, yeah, I'm gonna have some fun.”
But | can never try to disguise my voice.
It's so distinctive.
Yes, it's so hard! Yeah.
You really did get none of the clues at all. None.
But as soon as your voice came out, that beautiful tone,
people immediately got it, apart from Mo.
LAUGHTER
I didn't get it.
My mum would play your music. So I'd be cleaning the kitchen to it.
So it's an absolute pleasure to have you on the show.
Thank you so very, very much.
Dionne, in this country, you probably know,
no-one likes to talk about the weather more than we do.
And we're all gonna love talking about you being on the show
for weeks to come, so thank you so much.
Dionne Warwick, everybody.
That is all for tonight.
Up next on ITV1 it's The Voice final.
We'll be back next Saturday with more masked magic,
and Rita returns!
Until then, happy New Year, everybody.
But now, for one final time, unmasked at last,
I can't believe it, it's Dionne Warwick!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'I Can See Clearly Now'
# I can see clearly now The rain is gone... #
CHEERING
# I can see all obstacles In my way... #
Incredible.
# Gone are the dark clouds That had me blind
# It's gonna be a bright Bright sunshiny day
# Look all around There's nothing but blue skies... #
Woo!
# Look straight ahead There's nothing but blue skies
# I can see clearly now The rain is gone
# It's gonna be a bright Bright sunshiny day. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I am the Weather.
;Six brand-new masked singers take to the stage.'
Come on!
Do you know who I think it is? Yes.
I don't want to seem like a twit to you.
Oh, oui, oui, oui, oui.
'One will be unmasked.'
CHANT: Take it off!
What?!
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