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TV ANNOUNCER: 'Tonight, it's Britain's Got Talent:

'The Ultimate Magician.'

Oh, magic! Oh, this is a bit of me.

I think we're in for a real treat tonight.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MAN: It's such an hon our to be in front of you.

Merci. Oh, no. Merci to you!

It was so slick, so extraordinary, so professional.

I loved everything about it.

The best I've seen.

It was truly magical!

RICHARD: I'm putting myself on the line.

TONY: I'm here to show the Brits my talent.

MARC: Impossible!

KEVIN LAUGHS MISCHIEVOUSLY

MAGICAL BONES: I'm here to take it a step further.

MAN: The greatest magicians in the world.

COLIN: Pay close attention.

MANDY: I'm in it to win it!

ERIC: Prepare for the impossible.

THE WITCH LAUGHS DEVIOUSLY

Unbelievable skill.

Oh! Unbelievable. PHONE RINGS

Ant and Dec? What do they want?

Hello.

How you doing, boys? SQUEAKY VOICE OVER PHONE

You're not well? SQUEAKY VOICE OVER PHONE

Of course I'll do it.

If you insist. Leave it to me.

I knew this day would come!

ANGELIC CHORAL SINGING

Take me to the studio. Aramis!

MUSIC: '2 Be Loved' by Lizzo

Phew! Right. Let's do it.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# I'm in my bed I'm way too fine to be here alone

# On other hand, I know my worth

# And now he callin' me... #

Please welcome your host. It's me, Stephen Mulhern.

# Am I ready? Girl, there ain't a doubt

# Am I ready? What you talkin' 'bout?

# Am I ready? You gon' figure it out... #

Oh! # To be loved, to be loved... #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Wow! They are loud tonight.

Hello, and welcome to Britain's Got Talent:

The Ultimate Magician!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

We've assembled the very best magicians

from Britain's Got Talent

and Got Talent series around the world, and tonight,

these incredible acts will compete to try and win £50,000...

AUDIENCE: Ooh! Yeah.

...and be crowned the Ultimate Magician.

The winner of the show will be voted for

by our lovely theatre audience...

CHEERING

...with a tiny bit of help from these guys.

It's the Ultimate Magician judges. They are...

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Starstruck' by Years 81 Years

...David Walliams...

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...Amanda Holden...

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...Alesha Dixon...

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And he's one half of Penn 81 Teller,

a 100% magic legend - it's Penn jillette!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You know I love you all, but I've gotta start with Penn.

Good to see you, Penn. I'm a huge fan.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Now, Penn, what makes a world-class magician?

Well, I think you gotta have tricks that are really surprising.

They have to do something that is impossible,

plus be entertaining in every other way.

Well, I was just speaking to Penn.

Tell them the fact you told me about your show in Las Vegas.

We are the longest-running headliners in Vegas history,

so take that, Frank Sinatra! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Isn't that incredible?

I'll tell you what, having you on the panel

absolutely adds pressure to all of the magic acts tonight,

so let's see what happens.

Alesha! CHEERING

Hello, my darling! Are you all right?

I've missed you. Well, I'm back.

He's back, baby.

Back by no popular demand. LAUGHTER

I'm only keeping their shoes warm.

Now, Alesha, look, you have seen some incredible magic acts on BGT,

but going up against international magicians,

it's gonna make it tougher.

The magic acts have really dominated Britain's Got Talent,

and so of course, yes, we've got international acts

which is gonna up the stakes and the ante,

and I think we're in for a real treat tonight.

Yeah. I'm so excited.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Now, Amanda, what type of magic do you like?

The big trick, small tricks?

Yeah, I prefer the sort of big, wowee stuff,

and you go, "Oh, my God. I don't know how they did that."

For me, it's got to be about confidence,

about looking us in the eye,

and about doing something we've never seen before.

Now, David, here's the deal, right?

The actual audience here in the theatre,

they get the final decision.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yeah.

So, the reality is, I don't know why you four are here!

We're irrelevant. LAUGHTER

We're surplus to requirements.

This is a lovely gig. Like you are on Takeaway.

LAUGHTER AND BOOING Um, yeah.

I mean, really... Oh!

HE LAUGHS

BOOING CONTINUES

Now, David... LAUGHS

...any advice for our audience tonight

as they are the official judges?

Um, well, I think just go with your instincts

and let's have the best magician win.

Everybody, let's hear it for our judges!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Right. Our first act tonight is a Scottish mentalist

who's been wowing audiences in Las Vegas.

Now, in terms of success for this guy,

the sky is the limit.

It's Colin Cloud.

COLIN: Ever since I was a boy,

books have been my source of inspiration and knowledge.

The novels of Sherlock Holmes came to life in my imagination,

and he became my hero.

For years, I studied Sherlock's skills

and made them my own.

The art of deduction was to become my speciality.

Allow me to explain, but please, pay close attention.

Deduction is the ability to read a person in seconds.

From just a glance,

I can work out personal details such as a relationship status,

what car they drive, or even what they've had for lunch.

These skills even led me to the stage

of America's Got Talent,

but it's time to come a little closer to home

and put these skills to the test once more.

Tonight, I'm competing against some of the greatest magicians

from around the world.

When I perform, I'm going to combine every skill I've mastered

to achieve my most impossible feat yet.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! Are you well?!

CHEERING

Penn, right now, I would love you to think

of the name of any one of the other judges at the desk.

Are you thinking of one of them right now?

Yeah. Yes. Perfect.

I'm gonna write something on this board really big and clearly.

Penn, in a loud voice,

tell us which judge are you thinking of right now?

David. David. You could've thought of anyone.

You thought of David, and I wrote down... I sure did.

..."good choice". LAUGHTER

No, David. I'm warming up. Relax. David, here's the game.

I would love you right now to think of the name of someone

you've not thought about in years, OK?

Now think of a memory with them

and distil the memory down to one single word.

OK. OK? Perfect.

So, imagine saying the name of the person.

Perfect. Ancl imagine them shouting that word.

First of all, what is the name

of the person you were thinking of, nice and loud?

Colin Pratt.

When was the last time you thought of Colin?

At least a decade. A decade?

Ancl what word were you thinking best is associated with Colin?

"Canoe". Any way I could have known

that you were gonna say "Colin" or "canoe"?

No way at all. No, it'd be impossible, yeah?

Yeah. Which means that that is insane.

Wow. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

EXPLOSION, SCREAMING

You see, the most magical thing about the Got Talent shows

are the connections that we make, and tonight,

I wanna turn the tables and learn about you, the audience.

Everyone in the room right now, think of your own unique memory

and distil it down to one key word.

Those confetti cannons that just went off

fired 2,000 pieces of silver confetti

and 20 of these gold tickets.

Penn, I would love to give you a 21st bonus ticket.

Oh, thank you. Would you kindly give that to someone?

Stand up if you have a piece of gold confetti.

We've got one guy over here.

Penn, give that to anyone.

Someone you do not know. How about you?

The person is picked at random. There you go.

Perfect. So, with your gold ticket, let's start over here.

Sir, say your name nice and loud, please. David.

Think about the key word for your memory, OK?

It starts with the letter B - am I correct?

Yes. Four letters, yes?

Yeah. LAUGHTER

Think of that word, but close your eyes for me, please.

I'm going to write this down and show it to everyone else, OK?

Tell us, what word are you thinking of?

"Bait". "Bait".

Open your eyes and look right here. Yes?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

What?! It was on some kind of fishing trip, yes? Yes.

Yes. You can sit down. Over there, you waved your hand as well.

That lady. Gold ticket. Stand up.

Yes. Waving the gold ticket. I love it.

Tell me your name. Cara.

Cara, do you have a word in mind to distil your memory?

Yes. Yes. It starts with an M, yes?

This is an animal - am I correct? Yeah.

Close your eyes for me, please. Keep them closed.

I'm going to write one more thing. No-one say this out loud.

What word are you thinking of? "Mouse".

"Mouse". Open your eyes and look here.

"Mouse". It was Disneyland. Yes. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Good. OK. Sit back down.

Penn, you give that ticket to someone at random.

Who has that ticket? Where are you?

Lady there, picked at random by Penn,

quickly and carefully join me on stage.

Give this lady a hand as she makes her way up to the front.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Thank you so much.

Come this way. OK.

Your name is...? Amy.

Come and stand right here.

I'm gonna ask you to think of something very specific, OK?

It's gonna be...

I don't want people to think

I'm gonna verbally try and influence you,

so what I want you to do, say nothing out loud.

Just read that to yourself, OK?

Say nothing out loud, but make a choice.

When you've made your choice, keep your eyes closed, OK?

First of all, tell everyone who is the celebrity

you're thinking of, nice and loud. Oti Mabuse.

Oti Mabuse from Strictly Come Dancing.

What are you imagining her wearing? Say it nice and loud.

A blue scarf.

A blue scarf.

Oti Mabuse and a blue scarf. You can open up your eyes.

Be honest, you were picked at random.

That's a free choice

you made right now, yes? Yep.

Oti Mabuse, a blue scarf.

You're amazing. You can sit back down.

Please give her a huge hand for helping.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The most magical thing about the Got Talent shows

are the connections we make.

If we go back to these words,

if different people had caught gold confetti

and thought of different memories,

if Penn had given that to someone else

and they thought of a different celeb,

this would never have come together.

So, if we look at these words slightly differently,

and if I write the word "bait" slightly differently...

...and then I also add in the word "mouse"...

What?! AUDIENCE EXCLAIM

What is going on? Oh, my God!

Oti Mabuse! Yes! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

But...

...this isn't any Got Talent.

This is The Ultimate Magician,

which is why this entire time in this box...

You're joking! ..has been Oti Mabuse!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK. Ignore... Ignore the other masks.

Focus on the blue scarf, all right?

LAUGHTER Some of you seem disappointed.

Some of you genuinely thought

you were gonna experience an actual miracle.

LAUGHTER

Never forget that feeling.

MUSIC: 'Don't Give up on Me' by Andy Grammer

Oti Mabuse! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You're amazing. Thank you for being here. Oti, everyone!

Wow, wow, wow! Colin Cloud!

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Thank you, sir.

You can't believe it, can you, Alesha?

That was phenomenal.

Thank you. Everything had an amazing payoff.

Brilliant, brilliant performance. Well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

David, you're looking puzzled.

I think you have... you have a terrible power

that you could unleash upon the world.

I mean, this is extraordinary,

and I think you need to be put in prison...

LAUGHTER ..because you are so good!

I just worry if he ever turned evil,

he could use these powers in a terrible way.

LAUGHTER Penn, it was great, wasn't it?

Really great. As you know, Colin's from Vegas,

and he is my wife's favourite magician...

ALESHA: Oh! ..present company not excluded.

My wife has seen you how many times?

Oh... Five, six times?

Five or six times she's come to see the show in Vegas, so, yeah...

So, she just raves about him all the time. He's just wonderful.

He's just wonderful.

But also from a magic point of view, he's one of the best in the world.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I mean, I just wanna echo what Alesha said.

I loved the interaction with everybody.

I mean, it was just phenomenal. Honestly.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Listen, you were brilliant. Let's hear it for Colin Cloud!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Don't Give up on Me' by Andy Grammer

Could he be the Ultimate Magician?

Next up tonight is a fantastic digital magician.

This is the mysterious, the unbelievable, Tony.

Bonjour. I'm Tony, and I'm from France.

Oui, oui.

# I got a fire in me That can't be tamed... #

People think that the French are stylish,

good-looking, romantic, suave.

Yes, I am.

# I'm king of the mountain... #

I was on France's Got Talent,

but I'm here in the UK to show the Brits my talent.

MUSIC STOPS

Not that.

# I'm king of the mountain... #

I love the UK.

Coming over here to compete for the title

of the Ultimate Magician is a dream come true.

Magic has such a beautiful history,

and I'm here to bring it into the 21st century.

This is my wand.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Kiss the Sky' by Jason Derulo

# Bum, bom-bom-bom, bum-bum, bum Bom, bom-bom-bom, bom-bom, bom... #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Bum, bom-bom-bom, bum-bum, bum Bom, bom-bom-bom, bom-bom, bom... #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Bum, bom-bom-bom, bum-bum, bum Bom, bom-bom-bom, bom-bom, bom

# Don't know when we going home... #

LAUGHTER # But your friend could come along

# I'm thinkin' why not?

# Baby, why not? #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Oh, take a sip, take a sip now Take it down, take it down now

# Say ah, say ah Say ah, say ah... #

CHEERING # Cos I believe we can fly now

# Spread your wings And kiss the sky... #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # So we can kiss the sky

# Nah, nah, nah-nah, nah-nah, nah, nah-nah

# Nah, nah, nah-nah, nah-nah, nah

# My new girl headline the news But my ex still coming through

# And I'm thinking why not?

# Baby, why not?

# Oh, take a sip... # CHEERING

# Take a sip now... #

# Take it down, take it down now

# Say ah, say ah, say ah, say ah

# Cos I believe we can fly now... #

CHEERING # Spread your wings and kiss the sky

# So we can kiss the sky... #

LAUGHTER

# Nah, nah, nah-nah Nah-nah, nah, nah-nah

# Oh, kiss the sky

# Nah, nah, nah-nah, nah-nah Nah, nah-nah

# Nah-nah, nah-nah, nah-nah-nah... # MUSIC STOPS

LAUGHTER, CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Tell you all my deepest Darkest secrets

# If you let me funk you... #

LAUGHTER # Oh

# I'll tell you all my deepest Darkest secrets

# Oh, if you let me funk you

# Funk you

# Cos I believe we can fly now

# Spread your wings And kiss the sky

# Ooh-hoe

# Yeah, I believe We can fly now... #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Ooh-hoo

# Spread your wings We're miles high

# Whoo!

# So we can kiss the sky

# Nah, nah, nah-nah Nah-nah, nah, nah-nah

# Nah, nah, nah-nah

# We're way too high to not do it Babe

# Nah, nah, nah-nah Nah-nah, nah, nah-nah

# Do it, babe

# Kiss the sky

# Nah, nah, nah-nah Nah-nah, nah, nah-nah

# We're way too high To not do it, babe

# Nah, nah, nah-nah Nah-nah, nah, nah-nah... #

CHEERING # Kiss the sky

# Nah, nah, nah-nah Nah-nah, nah, nah-nah

# Nah, nah, nah-nah, nah-nah, nah

# We're way too high to not do it Babe

# Do it babe, yeah

# Nah, nah, nah-nah, nah-nah, nah Kiss the sky

# Nah, nah, nah-nah Nah-nah, nah, nah-nah

# We're way too high To not do it, babe

# Yeah, do it, babe Nah, nah, nah-nah, nah-nah, nah

# Kiss the sky

# Nah, nah, nah-nah, nah-nah Nah, nah-nah

WOW!

CHEERING

# We can kiss the sky. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Amazing!

MUSIC: 'Space Man' by Sam Ryder

Merci beaucoup!

Thank you! Thank you!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE CONTINUES

Thank you, 9W5-

Les French Twins!

WOW!

That is mind-blowing stuff. Wowee.

But, judges, come on. Let's hear from you.

Alesha, what do you think about that?

Oh, it was a colourful feast of lots of treats.

It was absolutely delicious. Thank you very much.

I loved everything about it. Merci. Thank you.

Oh, no. Merci to you! LAUGHTER

It was fresh, it was fun. Yes, fresh. I agree.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE It was quirky.

PENN: Well, this is fascinating.

There have been throughout history many famous magicians who are twins,

but they never let anyone know, and I love the fact,

in the first, er... eight seconds of the routine,

they give away the biggest secret they could have,

which is that they're twins.

Ancl once they've given away the biggest secret they could have,

they then do a wonderful routine.

Merci. Really wonderful.

Thank you. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You've clone this before, haven't you?

LAUGHTER We created this act for you.

It was so brilliantly imaginative.

Ancl it's one of those acts you see and you're never gonna forget it.

Yeah. So, well clone.

Absolutely. Thank you. Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE It is the future,

so as a spectacle, as a contained piece,

it was just delightful,

Absolutely brilliant. Tres bien. Merci.

Let's hear it one more time for Tony and Jordan,

Les French Twins! Thank you!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Space Man' by Sam Ryder

Right, we'll be right back for more amazing magic.

See you in a mo.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Welcome back to Britain's Got Talent:

The Ultimate Magician,

where I've been put in charge of a global search to find

the very best magical talent.

Our next act tonight is the winner of Britain's Got Talent 2016,

a magician who started out in the army.

By all accounts, a brilliant soldier,

but a top hat and sparkly cape - not great camouflage.

LAUGHTER

It's Richard Jones.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

RICHARD: The feeling of winning the tenth series

of Britain's Got Talent is unforgettable.

I've never told anyone this, but two years before I won the show,

I actually turned up to the auditions

and got too nervous and bottled it,

and then two years later, ended up winning.

The winner of Britain's Got Talent 2016,

Richard Jones! CHEERING

The decision to go on Britain's Got Talent

was one of the best decisions I've ever made,

but I wouldn't have been able to make that decision

if it wasn't for my friends in the army who supported me.

True magic is the connection between different people,

and seeing the look of wonder in people's eyes

is something that means so much to me.

Tonight, I'm here to show how the connections

and the decisions that we make can change our life.

As a winner of Britain's Got Talent,

it would be an hon our to win the show tonight.

I'm putting myself on the line, and I hope it pays off.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Ekki Mukk' by Sigur Ros

12 years ago, my journey in magic began by accident.

One night, a friend of mine, Dean, had a pack of cards in his hand,

and I asked him to take a card out without looking at it,

to place it face-down on the table.

I asked Dean to name a card and he said the four of hearts.

When I turned over that card, it was the four of hearts,

and in that moment, my destiny changed.

That's when I realised how powerful magic is.

This here is the actual card from all those years ago,

and every time I see it, it reminds me of...

It reminds me to be grateful,

cos I know if it wasn't for my army friends,

I wouldn't be here tonight.

Amanda... can you please touch the back

of any one of these cards

and hold your finger on one of the cards for us?

Whichever one feels lucky to you.

This one here. Thank you, Amanda.

Now, these cards tonight are made up of 51 unprinted cards...

...and just one lucky four of hearts.

Oh, my God.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE How is that?

Amanda, can you please write your name on the card?

Nice and clearly for us.

We're gonna lose your card into the pack tonight, Amanda.

Do you mind, Amanda?

Can I borrow one of your rings?

Is that OK... Yes.

...if I borrow...?

Thank you very much.

Amanda, I would like you to think

of some of the people in your life right now

who have helped you in some way.

In some way, they've helped make a difference to you.

We have people who change us in some way,

just like Dean and my army friends did for me.

They changed my journey all those years ago.

It's often in our darkest moments,

when we feel lost, that our true friends

help us light up the direction for us to follow.

Amanda, your ring has burnt through all of these cards,

all the way until one card.

This is your lucky card.

ALES HA: Wow.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, my God.

But, Amanda, this is more than just a card now.

Please hold on to it tightly

and please bring it with you onto stage now. OK.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Amanda, do you mind if I take the card back for a second?

Your name, Amanda, on this card.

Please hold your right hand flat.

Now, Amanda, I would like you to think

of just one person in your life -

one person who went above and beyond when you needed it most.

Do you have a name in your mind?

Who is this person?

Her name is Pippa Nightingale.

She delivered my baby and she saved my life.

Amanda, you're gonna keep this card

just like I kept Dean's card all those years.

Every time you see it,

you'll be reminded of all the people

you're grateful for in life, but more importantly,

you'll be reminded of your friend Pippa Nightingale.

No way! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

There's no way you would know that!

Oh!

Please hold your hand flat and hold my hand,

because I have one more gift for you.

AUDIENCE GASP Oh!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE What?!

Oh!

MUSIC: 'Tomorrow' by Marisha Wallace

Oh!

AMAN DA LAUGHS

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Everybody, Richard Jones!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Wow, wow, wow.

I'm snotting everywhere! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Emotional. Alesha.

Richard, you are by far one of the finest winners

we've ever had on Britain's Got Talent.

When I see you, I'm reminded how proud I am to work on this show.

You are fantastic, my friend.

The storytelling, the heart, how much this means to you,

and I'm proud of you once again. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Penn? We always try to make magic personal,

to have a story, and have something that touches our hearts,

and you certainly did that absolutely beautifully.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

What did you think of Richard tonight?

Well, I love you, Richard.

You just get better and better and better.

You just draw us in, and then you do something utterly extraordinary.

Ancl it was the perfect mixture of one being an incredible trick

and one being incredibly emotional as well. Wow.

I mean, I take my hat off to you. It was extraordinary.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

First of all, I can't believe you got Pippa.

I don't know how you did that.

She's an extraordinary person, and you're an extraordinary magician

because it's the emotional pull, it's the story,

it's everything that goes with you

that makes magic believable and real,

and it was amazing. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

How do you feel when you hear those comments?

Six years ago, so many people went out of their way to help me,

and every time I come back, I feel that love straight away.

Thank you so much. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Everybody, let's hear it one more time for Richard Jones.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Tomorrow' by Marisha Wallace

ALESHA: Well done, Richard. Well clone. Amazing.

But the next act is a close-up magician, like me.

He was inspired to be the best in the world, like me,

and his magical skills have seen him sell out big shows

in the most glamorous cities in the world.

Two out of three ain't bad. LAUGHTER

It's Eric Chien.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

We are all born with the ability to imagine.

As children, we use it to bring fiction to life

and colour into an otherwise dull world.

But imagination still has the ability

to make you believe in the impossible.

It can transport us to different places.

It can make us believe that we can see something...

...that isn't really there.

It took me so long to gain the confidence

to perform in front of people,

and I worked so hard on my magic to overcome my nerves.

Once I was brave enough,

I went on the Asia's Got Talent stage

and I managed to win it.

That changed my life completely.

Tonight, I've come on Britain's Got Talent

to become the Ultimate Magician.

Prepare for the impossible.

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MUSIC: 'Good Day For Dreaming' by Ruelle

Amazing, man.

Eric Chien!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Wow! Amanda, come on.

Well, I mean, it's just so subtle and so perfect.

You are exceptional. Wow. Thank you.

I mean, you are a monster in the magic world - in a good way.

Yes. Thank you so much.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Thank you.

Alesha? Well, I enjoyed watching Penn during that act

as much as I enjoyed watching you.

He was so excited, and I can see why.

We have the acts come out with the big production,

and everything about your act was very subtle.

It was fabulous. Well done. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you so much. Thank you.

David? Well, it was an absolutely brilliant idea, perfectly executed.

It was like a work of art,

and we were missing some of the tricks

cos it was like, "Oh, my God, his waistcoat's changed colour!"

We hadn't even realised that cos we were looking at the cards.

So simple and yet so complex.

Do you get stuff like this at Butlin's, Stephen?

LAUGHTER I mean...

Penn, technically, this is like a masterclass, isn't it?

Have you got the rest of the show for me to talk about, Eric?

There's something to be said in magic for the big effects,

but there's, really, when it comes right down to it, no jive -

just raw, brutal, unbelievable skill.

Those hands, they are the best I've seen.

WOW I Wow! WOW! WOW! '

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you so much. Thank you.

How do you feel? Look. Come on.

To be honest, I am super nervous right now

cos, you know, I really only started performing in 2019.

You know, in 2020 and 2021, you know, the whole thing happened,

so I haven't performed in two years.

So, when I got on stage, my hands were shaking.

Aw. You know, being on stage,

I miss it so much... Yeah. ..and it's..

WOMAN IN AUDIENCE: You did great! You're amazing!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

When you hear the comments from Penn,

you know, the master, how does that make you feel

as a fellow magician?

I'm very overwhelmed. Yeah.

But it's such an hon our to be... So good.

...in front of you guys.

Well, listen, is he the Ultimate Magician?

Let's hear it for Eric Chien!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Good Day For Dreaming' by Ruelle

Well, I'll tell you something, look at that for a reaction.

Wow, wow, wow.

Time for a quick break now, but join us after the break

for more incredible magic from around the world.

See you in a mo.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Welcome back to Britain's Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician.

Our next act has been on Britain's Got Talent twice -

once as himself, again as the mysterious magician known only as X.

I'll tell you what, I hope he didn't get a big X tattoo,

because he's now changed his name back again.

It's Marc Spelmann. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Only Love' by Tim Halperin

MARC: The moment Isabella was born

will always be the most magical moment of my life.

It took so much for her to come into the world.

For me, that makes her magical.

Hey! Ooh! Popcorn!

Oh, wow! GASPS

CHEERING ON TV

My first audition is something that I will never forget.

There's Daddy. Isabella was the finale of the act.

ON TV: 'What random word do you think Simon would think of?'

'Hat.' CHEERING

Hat.

THEY CHUCKLE

To say Britain's Got Talent has changed my life

would be an understatement.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

When Ant and Dec gave me the Golden Buzzer,

it's a moment in my life I will never, ever forget.

I returned as magician X, my alias, in 2019...

THEY SCREAM

...and managed to make it all the way to the final.

I've come back to take it one step further and actually win,

and tonight, I've got something really special.

DISTORTED AND ECHOING VOICES: Special. Special. Special.

We are...

...back.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

8:46pm.

That was the exact moment that Ant and Dec

gave me the Golden Buzzer at the London Palladium back in 2018,

a moment that has simply changed my life.

Can we please welcome our host for this evening,

Mr Stephen Mulhern, to the stage?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

All right? Good to see you, Stephen.

Good to see you.

So, I'd like to share something with you. Yeah.

So, we have a pack of playing cards, and all I'm gonna do

is go through the cards one at a time.

Right. Wherever you say stop,

that will be the card. OK.

Stop.

Ten of hearts. Yeah.

Stephen, can you hold out your hand for me, palm up? Yep.

I'll place that ten on your hand.

Hold still for me.

So, there are 51 other possibilities from a red deck of playing cards.

Stephen, you have just clone something really quite amazing,

and you don't even know it yourself.

Because you - not I - have actually found...

...magician X.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Wow.

A round of applause for you, Stephen.

Thank you very much indeed.

And, ladies and gentlemen,

please welcome to the stage, my alias,

the incredible magician X.

THEY SCREAM Oh, my God!

X: Good evening. VOICE DISTORTS AND ECHOES

X! It is a pleasure to see you again.

It's all right, darling. You, too.

So, on the screen now is a list of words.

Judges...

would all four of you please think of a word on the screen?

VOICE DISTORTS AND ECHOES

Penn, in front of you,

you'll see there is a clipboard and a pen.

Can I ask you to think of a word

that resonates with you on the screen

and write it down in the first position?

Once you've clone that, Penn, you'll pass it along to Amanda,

and then you'll pass it along to Alesha, and lastly, David,

you'll write your word down at the end.

Now, of all the amazing times

that we have had on Britain's Got Talent -

and there have been many -

neither of us could have predicted how people all around the world

would identify and connect with magician X.

VOICE ECHOES INDISTINCTLY

OMINOUS MUSIC DRONES

Oh, my God. That's super spooky.

You see, I believe that magic is real.

Penn, inside the box that X has is a remote control.

Can you please press play on the remote control?

STATIC BUZZES

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

X: Penn... VOICE DISTORTS AND ECHOES

...what was your word? VOICE DISTORTS AND ECHOES

"Peace".

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Amanda... VOICE ECHOES

...what was your word?

"Humility".

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Alesha... VOICE ECHOES

...which word did you choose?

"Compassion".

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And finally, David, what was your word?

"Bliss".

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

My daddy said that we should always remember, nothing is...

Impossible.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Can You Feel It' by Birgir

I love you. I love you.

Bye, Isabella! Marc Spelmann!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Wow, wow, wow.

You seemed overwhelmed at the end there as well.

It's always very emotional with you, isn't it?

Honestly, you know what?

My journey on Britain's Got Talent started out about a story

about my wife and my daughter.

To then share the stage with what is real magic to me, honestly,

it's an absolute hon our.

Absolutely. Well... CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...let's see what our judges think. Amanda?

Yes, you are, I think, the only magician

that ever reduces me to tears.

This will stay with me again,

like all of your previous moments on stage.

Thank you so much. That means... APPLAUSE

Thank you. Honestly, it means the world.

It really does. ALESHA: I couldn't agree more.

You are one of the smartest magicians...

Thank you. ..and also bring so much heart. I try.

Once again, you nailed it. APPLAUSE

Thank you, Marc. Thank you.

Yeah, it feels so much more than a magic act.

It's like watching a movie. It's pure class, what you do, Marc.

That was astonishing. Thank you. Thank you so much.

Come on, Penn. Well, you certainly made it very clear

that once you have family -

you had your little daughter out there -

tricks don't matter at all.

It was wonderful. Absolutely. Thank you, Penn.

I appreciate that. I really do. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

For now, let's hear it one more time for Marc Spelmann.

Thank you. Thank you. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Can You Feel It' by Birgir

Is he gonna be our winner?

We'll see you after the break.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Welcome back to Britain's Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician,

where the finest magic acts ever to grace a stage

go head to head for a prize of £50,000.

The tension here in the theatre is unbelievable.

Now, our next act is not only a great magician,

she's also a great comedian,

so enjoy the special two-for-one talents of Mandy Muden.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'just Watch Me Now' by Lady Bri

# Step back Here comes the queen... #

Oh, hello! I didn't see you there.

I've just finished my matinee performance

of my West End show.

Hold on a minute. Barbara, see you tomorrow. Same time.

# All eyes on me When I'm on the scene

# ms': watch me now... #

I'll have a large full-English breakfast, but no tomatoes.

I'm on a diet.

It's been a while since BGT, and do you know what?

My life has changed completely.

ON TV: 'I've got a fantastic memory.

'Right, Daniel, let's stand back-to-back.'

Oh! Who put that on?

Being in the BGT live finals was amazing,

but tonight, I'm competing against the best magicians in the world.

Bring it on.

# ms': watch me now... #

00f! just limbering up for my performance.

Any magician will tell you, it's survival of the fittest,

and I'm in it to win it!

Ooh!

# Watch me now

# |'mma show you how I do. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hello? Hello?

MUSIC: 'Night On Disco Mountain' by David Shire

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hello! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hello, boys! I've got three. That wasn't in the script.

LAUGHTER Marvellous! Thank you very much.

Sorry about that. They're just baggage handlers.

LAUGHTER

I was gonna escape from a locked chest,

but look at the size of the one they gave me.

LAUGHTER

Hello, judges. You all right? Magic royalty. Bonjour.

LAUGHTER Now, tonight, judges,

it's all about you and your fantasies.

Ooh! AUDIENCE: Ooh!

MUSIC: 'Let's Get It On' by Marvin Gaye

In front of you, you have a sealed envelope.

Now, please take a pen.

Reach in. Here we go. Reach in, David.

Lovely. Now, please, could you write your ultimate fantasy?

Now, do you know that I am a sleight-of-hand genius?

AUDIENCE: Ooh! Look at this.

Five of spades. Five of spades.

Five of spades. One, two, three.

Jack of hearts.

AUDIENCE EXCLAIM Hey? Isn't that lovely?

Fantastic, isn't it?

Ancl pass it along to Penn.

Could you shuffle them, Penn? OK.

Keep them in the same order. LAUGHTER

No, lovely. Thanks, Penn.

Yeah, just shuffle them all. PENN: I've got you covered.

Make it really difficult. Oh, that's perfect, Penn.

Thank you very much.

OK, you did mix them up,

so this trick might not go as well as I was hoping for.

LAUGHTER

Now, what does this say?

"Drinking champagne on a massive cloud

"served by a unicorn."

AUDIENCE: Ooh! CHEERING

I reckon that's our little Amanda, isn't it?

Yes, that's me. Fantastic.

"Winning a Nobel Prize."

Who could it be? Who could it...? Is it you, Penn?

Yes, it is. Unbelievable!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Now, the next one,

"On the beach with a jelly coconut."

LAUGHTER

Alesha! Alesha!

Now, the last one, I've got no idea

who it could possibly belong to.

David, is it you? DAVID: Yes.

It's a fantasy I've had for a very long time

since I met this person. Ooh! Lovely.

"Stephen Mulhern winning a BAFTA."

LAUGHTER Brilliant.

Incredible. Whoo!

Now, judges, please open your envelope.

There is a message.

Can you just say what word is on your piece of paper?

"Look". "At"-

"Mandy's". "Chest".

How rude! LAUGHTER

Oh, well, actually, I did make a prediction earlier.

Could somebody please lower my chest?

LAUGHTER

That's something I didn't think I'd be saying at my age.

LAUGHTER

This is Mandy's chest.

Oh... LAUGHTER

Oh, God! Now, I need somebody to help me.

Somebody young, attractive...

Yeah, Stephen? LAUGHTER AND CHEERING

Hello! No, no. Do you know anyone?

Oh... LAUGHTER

Now, Stephen, will you help me unravel the prediction, Stephen?

I would love to. Right. Here we go.

OK, so we've got here

the lovely Penn winning a Nobel Prize.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And we've got Amanda drinking champagne

on a cloud served by unicorn. Yes.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Ancl we've got Alesha on a beach with a jelly coconut.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE What?!

And, David, you wanted Stephen Mulhern to win a BAFTA.

Yeah. Don't we all?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Ancl I've made a list of fantasies on my phone.

Could you pick any number between one and 100, David? 97.

Could you just open the notes? Yeah.

Ancl you'll see there a list of my fantasies.

"Mud wrestling with David." LAUGHTER

"Magic-themed grown-up role play with David."

"Skinny-dipping in the Thames with David."

"Rugby scrum with David." "Inflatable games with David."

LAUGHTER

Now, David... Yes?

...could you look at number 97, David?

"A night with Magic Mike"!

CHEERING A night with Magic Mike!

MUSIC: 'Pony' by Ginuwine

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Whoo!

CHEERING

# I'm just a bachelor

# I'm looking for a partner

# Someone who knows how to ride

#jump on it, let's do it

# Ride it, jump on it

#jump on it, let's do it. #

Whoo! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'It's Raining Men' by The Weather Girls

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE CONTINUES

Oh!

Mandy Muden! Come on, boys!

Let's go play Twister.

Mandy, get yourself back here.

Oh, no. Do I have to? LAUGHTER

No! No!

Bye, boys. See you later. See you, fellas. Bye, boys.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Oh, Mandy. Come here. Come here.

Right. Amanda? Oh, my God. Mandy, I love you.

To be brilliant in such a silly way takes real skill.

Your timing is fantastic. Your comedy's brilliant.

I really enjoyed that entire piece. It was brilliant.

Oh, thank you so much. Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Alesha?

You understood the assignment. LAUGHTER

You really, really did. You didn't come to play.

You are a riot. I absolutely love you.

You are the full-package show woman.

To have a female magician up here, it means a lot. Yeah.

It's important. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, well done, Mandy.

David - the magic and the comedy?

This is entertainment gold, isn't it?

And this is my favourite type of act,

where there is great skill there,

and, you know, Magic Mike were pretty good as well.

LAUGHTER AND CH EERING

Penn, have you ever seen an act like Mandy Muden before?

No. There you go.

LAUGHTER

But I also like the fact that you found a way, Mandy,

to win without anybody even voting.

You got to bring the Magic Mike people on...

LAUGHTER You did a wonderful job, Mandy.

Mandy, now... Thank you.

...away from all the fun and the comedy side of things,

how much would it mean to you to actually win this competition?

Oh, my God, it would be amazing, cos when I started out in magic,

women weren't allowed - as you well know -

weren't allowed into the magic circle

and it was impossible for women to get a job.

People didn't trust you.

So, for me, it would be a real...

Well, it'd be a shock, I mean, for a start,

cos there's some really good acts on tonight.

Let's hear it for Mandy Muden... CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...and the cast of Magic Mike Live.

Mandy Muden! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'It's Raining Men' by The Weather Girls

Right, our next act is a Los Vegas-based master illusionist

who caused mayhem on America's Got Talent.

It seems like not everything in Vegas does stay in Vegas,

because he's here.

It's Kevin James.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

We interrupt |TV's usual programming for this special news bulletin.

HE LAUGHS DEVIOUSLY

There have been new sightings of the infamous inventor, Kevin James.

You may know him from his successful time

on America's Got Talent or his famous Las Vegas performances.

I push boundaries,

do what other magicians would never dare-dare-dare.

These latest sightings are the first

since his disastrous incident that shocked the world in 2019.

I've been plotting, and now I'm ready.

This leads us to believe that he's back,

but the question is, what for?

Get ready to witness my masterpiece.

HE LAUGHS DEVIOUSLY

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

DRAMATK. ORCHESTRAL MUSK.

CHAINSAW BUZZES

WOMAN SHRIEKS

AUDIENCE EXCLAIM AND LAUGH

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

AUDIENCE EXCLAIM AND APPLAUD

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

LAUGHTER

APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

STEPH EN SCREAMS

LAUGHTER Oh, God! Stop!

Oh, no!

UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC

STAPLER CLICKING, HE GRUNTS

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love' by The Darkness

Kevin James! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Oh!

That freaked me right out.

Thank you. Right, David?

Well, we're always saying

we're looking for something we've never seen before

on Britain's Got Talent,

and we've never seen anything like that.

It was so macabre, but... Did it appeal to you, David?

Yeah, very much so. Yeah. LAUGHTER

No, I mean, it was just brilliant.

How would you describe this act? Original.

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

lthought you put on a brilliant show.

It was a fantastic spectacle,

and you executed it brilliantly, so well clone.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yeah. Penn?

Well, I should say, in full disclosure,

that Kevin and I have been friends for, what, 30 years? Easily.

One of the great things to do in Vegas is to go see Kevin do that

and watch people freaked out of their brains

cos Kevin's just one of the greatest at flipping people out.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I mean, it was horrific, it was scary, it was surprising.

Phenomenal, so well clone.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Let's hear it one more time for Kevin James!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE, ROCK MUSIC

join us after the break for more amazing magic.

We'll see in a bit.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

It's getting closer. The fight is on.

Welcome back to Britain's Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician,

where ten superstars of magic are all hoping

they'll vanish in a puff of smoke,

clutching that title of the Ultimate Magician.

Our next act is a captivating magician and illusionist

whose dressing room you can only access

by using a skeleton key.

You're in for a real treat.

It's Magical Bones. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MAGICAL BONES: Music is all around us.

MUSIC: 'Bones' by Imagine Dragons

CAR HORN HONKS The hum of busy streets.

The beat of everyday life.

It's everywhere.

Music and magic have always gone hand in hand for me.

# |-|-| got this feeling Yeah, you know

# Where I'm losing all control... #

When I was ten, music helped me develop my own style of magic.

Years of repetition, dedication, and determination

have made me the magician I am today.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

In 2020, I brought my skills to the BGT stage

and made it all the way to the final.

# Is this entertaining?

# |-|-| got this feeling... #

To perform alongside the nation's best was an hon our,

but I'm here to take it a step further.

Tonight, I'm taking things back to where it all started.

Just me, a deck of cards, and the music.

# Cos there's magic in my bones. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

A pack of playing cards is

one of the most important things to a street magician.

I carry this deck with me everywhere I go,

and it still amazes me all the miracles

that can be achieved... CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...with just a simple pack of playing cards.

MUSIC: 'Fix Up, Look Sharp' by Dizzee Rascal

Hey!

MUSIC: '9 To 5' by Dolly Parton

# jump in the shower And the blood starts pumpin'

# Out on the streets The traffic starts jumpin'

# For folks like me on the job... Dj SCRATCHING

# From 9 to 5 # Check this

# Workin' 9 to 5

# What a way to make a livin'

Dj SCRATCHING # 9 to 5. #

RECORD REMHNDS, CHEHUNG

MUSIC: '21 Seconds' by So Solid Crew

# I got 21 seconds to go

# Cos if you like me Let me know, let me in the studio

# I got 21 seconds before I got to go. #

Dj SCRATCHING

MUSIC: 'Hit the Road jack' by Ray Charles

# Hit the road, jack

# And don't you come back no more No more, no more, no more

# Hit the road, jack And don't you come back no more

# What you say? # CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'King Of Rock' by Run-DMC

# Born to rock around the clock You can't say I'm not

# And in case you forgot

# I'm the ki-i-i-ing of rock! # CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# The king, the king

# I'm the king! #

MUSIC: 'Diamonds Are Forever' by Shirley Bassey

# Diamonds are forever They won't leave in the night

# I've no fear That they might desert me. #

MAN: Magical Bones!

MUSIC: 'Diamonds From Sierra Leon' by Kan ye West

# Throw your diamonds in the sky If you feel the vibe

# Diamonds are forever, forever Forever

# The Roc is still alive Every time I rhyme

# Forever ever? Forever ever? Ever, ever?

# Ever, ever? Ever, ever? # CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Ever, ever? Ever, ever? #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Yaji' by Yemi Alade

Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the love of my life, Mel!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Hey! Whoo!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

What's up, people? Make some noise!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Oh, it's not finished! It's not.

Magic is a lot of things to a lot of people -

it's mystery, it's uncertainty, it's risk.

Ancl when I create a magic trick, I wanna challenge myself.

I have a genuine fear of small spaces,

so I wanted to create a routine that would challenge that fear,

using magic to overcome it.

I'm gonna get Stephen to jump up onstage.

Give him a massive round of applause.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Magical Bones, what do you want me to do, my man? Let's do this.

So, can I get you just to have a little tap around the crate?

Just make sure it is a solid wooden crate.

Yep. Let's spin it around.

Spin it? Yeah.

We'll get the boys to spin it around

so that you can see at the back.

0K? Yep.

Ancl I'm gonna get the boys to open it up

so you can see what's inside... OK.

...make sure there's no hidden elephants, rabbits,

or no trapdoors. Looks good.

Yeah? Magical Bones, this is for real. Fantastic.

Stephen, if you just come round here for me... Yeah.

...Mel is going to tie me in these vintage-style handcuffs.

Make sure it's nice and tight. Have a little tug there.

That is solid. This is my least favourite bit.

This is a good old neck brace...

Mel is having the time of her life.

LAUGHTER Yeah.

Very nice of you to lend him all this stuff, Stephen.

LAUGHTER

Have a little tug there, Stephen. Make sure this is what it is.

Mate, this is for real. They're solid. OK?

Your work is clone.

Give him a massive round of applause. No worries.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Sometimes, the world can seem like a scary place,

but if you free your mind, the rest will follow.

DRAMATK. ORCHESTRAL MUSK.

Three, two...

one!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Power' by Kan ye West

CH EERING DROWNS SPEECH

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Touch The Sky' by Kan ye West

Magical Bones, everybody! Thank you so much. Wow, mate.

Ancl please give it up for Mel as well.

Mel, please. Give it up for Mel.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE See you, Mel. Wowee.

You look a million dollars.

This has thrown the competition out again.

Right, let's get straight to our judges.

David, what were you thinking?

Well, we actually were on our feet

about five times during that. I know!

"He can't better that. He can't better that.

"I mean, that must be the end."

Ancl it wasn't. It was something even more amazing.

Thank you so much. Absolutely. Absolutely.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Penn?

Your whole act is incredibly contemporary.

It's all very new.

A version of what he did, the Metamorphosis,

was Houdini's closing trick for his entire career...

Yeah. ..that he did with his wife.

These ideas that have been done by masters before you,

and then do an entire, entire new thing with it.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I'm loving the potted history that I'm getting

at the top of each critique. It's brilliant.

He's so much better informed than Simon Cowell, isn't he?

LAUGHTER Yes, yes.

I could unbutton my shirt, too, if you want.

Unbuttoned all the way? LAUGHTER

Simon Cowell knows nothing about anything. You are wonderful.

And I think what's really interesting

is that when we first met you,

your act was about a historical event,

and I love how every single thing that you've clone so far

has gone back again to the workings of how it all started.

It's fantastic. What did you make of it.

It was the gift that just kept on giving.

I would have been happy after the card trick.

I thought that alone was phenomenal.

Stellar job, my friend. Well done. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you so much. They love you.

So, Magical Bones, if you did win the title tonight,

what would it mean to you?

It would be an absolute hon our to win this title.

There's so many great magicians that have graced this stage.

It's been an amazing night, so I've already won,

do you know what I mean? You've been great, mate. Honestly.

Absolutely superb. So impressed. CHEERING

Let's hear it one more time for Magical Bones!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Another standing ovation!

Do not go away

because we'll be right back with the last two acts of the night.

See you in a few minutes.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

How are you? Welcome back to Britain's Got Talent:

The Ultimate Magician,

where the best magical talent from over 300 series

of Got Talent around the world are pulling out all the stops

in this most fiercely fought-out magic competition I have ever seen.

CH EERING Please welcome The Clairvoyants.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Stranger Things Main Theme'

MAN: I'm Thommy. WOMAN: And I'm Amelie,

and together, we are The Clairvoyants.

Have you ever thought about someone and immediately they call you?

You just experienced an extra-sensory perception.

Everyone has it, but some people's instinct is stronger than others.

Finding the connection like ours is unique.

From the moment we met,

we knew that there is an understanding

like we never felt before.

We showed these skills on the America's Got Talent stage,

but now we are competing against the greatest magicians in the world.

Tonight, we are going to push ourselves to the limit

and prove our connection to all of you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Good evening, Britain's Got Talent.

We have prepared something very special just for you tonight.

In preparation for this, Amelie studied up on the UK,

so let's see how well she's tuned into your culture.

Therefore, she will be blindfolded,

and, Stephen, can we have you on stage?

Give it up for Stephen, everybody. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hey. Yeah.

Just do me a favour. Uh-huh?

You cannot see through it, right? Nothing at all.

There are no flat-screens inside, no loudspeakers?

Nope. No way. LAUGHTER

Thank you very much, Stephen. Very thorough. Well clone.

Give it up for Stephen. Thank you, Stephen.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I'm going to blindfold you, and if you don't mind,

I will join you judges, OK? Yes.

Hello. Hello, everyone. JUDGES: Hello.

Um, Penn. PENN: Sir.

I have an envelope for you. OK.

We'll leave it in front of you.

We'll need it a little bit later, OK?

Good. Ancl here I have postcards with unique things about the UK.

Can you just read out some, whatever you see?

AMANDA: Yeah. "Lewis Hamilton", "Scones", "Adele"...

What do we have here? "Beef Wellington". Yuck.

OK, you get the idea. They are all different.

Amanda, we'll start with you. I'll go through the postcards.

Just put your finger on one, whatever you like.

This one? Take it. Yes, take it. Thank you.

Hold on to it. Alesha, same for you.

Go through the cards here. Point to a card.

Whatever you like. Any one. This one, please.

This one? Sure. Take your card, OK? Thank you.

Ancl last, not least, David.

Here, any card. Whatever you like.

I will look away.

Just peek at them so you know what's on there.

You know what it is, everybody? Yes? Yep.

So, Amelie, are you ready to go into the minds of the judges?

Yes.

OK, I'm starting with Amanda. Amanda.

I want you to think of the choice you made.

Oh! I get the feeling you're thinking of a landmark.

Yes. But you're not in London.

You travel led outside of London, like, I'd say, two hours.

Ancl in your mind, you're standing in front of Stonehenge.

Show us the card.

Yes! Is it?

Stonehenge! Stonehenge!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Wow.

OK, let's go with Alesha. Alesha.

Your thoughts are very strong.

I do believe it is food.

Ancl it's very warm, delicious and crispy.

Alesha, you're thinking of fish and chips?

I am! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Fish and chips, everyone!

Wow.

Ancl now to you, David.

Ah, it's interesting,

because I do believe you're listening to music.

It's a male voice.

You're thinking of... Ed Sheeran.

David, for the first time... I'm thinking of Sheeran.

It is Ed Sheeran! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Penn, you have been holding on to this envelope

the entire time, right?

Guarding it with my life! LAUGHTER

Thank you, Penn, for doing this.

I will take it for the very first time because...

I'm guarding it. OK.

No, this is going to be interactive with everybody.

Here inside is a QR code.

The QR code will get you to our profile

and there we posted a Reel on October 9th,

the clay we left Las Vegas.

Scan the code and play the video.

ON VIDEO: 'Hello, everybody.

'We just finished one year here in beautiful Las Vegas

'and it was amazing.

'But now we're off to the UK.

'I can't wait to see all the sights, like Stonehenge.

'Oh, Stonehenge. That's beautiful.'

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

'I'm already in the mood.

'That's why I got myself some fish and chips. 'Yummy.'

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 'Las Vegas, we'll be back.

'See you in the United Kingdom.'

Ancl have a very close look on her shirt.

There it is. Ed Sheeran!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you! Thank you so much! Wow.

But you know what?

Tonight, we'll try the ultimate challenge.

You just saw Amelie blindfolded... but now let's totally isolate her.

Ladies and gentlemen, for the very first time in the United Kingdom,

mind-reading under water.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Not in that lovely dress! CHEERING DROWNS SPEECH

Have a very close look.

A tank filled with 400 gallons of water.

360 degrees around - nothing below, nothing above.

Crystal clear. And now we need something from all of you.

I need to borrow some cash.

If you have some money, take it out.

Hold it up high into the air.

And, Penn... LAUGHTER

...you walk into the audience, wherever you want to go,

and borrow us a note.

Ancl now, ladies and gentlemen,

welcome back on stage Amelie van Tass.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So...

OK, Penn? PENN: OK.

It's in your fist, OK? Yes, it is.

Penn, you are the eyes of the audience.

I am. Make sure that everything is fair,

and I will tell you what will happen in just a moment. OK.

In a moment, Amelie will get inside the tank.

Everybody knows that every single bank note

has its own unique serial number.

That's exactly what she wants

to write down underwater with her lipstick -

the serial number on the bill in your hand.

Amelie, are you ready to do this?

Hand me the bill.

She's writing down...

Penn, can you read the first two letters?

IIA-Dll- IIA-DII-

Now she's writing down the numbers.

Penn, can you do me a favour? Sure.

Can you confirm that the serial number on your bill

iS "A-D-O-1-5-2-5-7-9?

Yes. Look what she wrote.

"A-D-O-1-5-2-5-7-9"!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE That's it.

That's it right there. Wow. Thank you!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The judges know their stuff.

They're all on their feet. That is incredible.

I wanna hear from Penn first, if you don't mind. Penn?

I haven't seen anybody do mentalism underwater.

The whole thing was just great

and made it look even a little bit dangerous,

which I've never seen in mentalism.

Yeah, I thought it was great. Thank you so much, Penn. Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Yeah, it was so slick, so extraordinary...

Thank you. ..so professional,

so congratulations. Amazing.

Thank you so much for that, Amanda. Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Alesha?

Obviously, we've seen this kind of thing many times,

but you guys found a fresh spin and a new way to present it,

which made it feel like I was watching it for the first time.

I was so impressed. Thank you.

Thanks, Alesha. Nice meeting you, finally.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Aw, thank you.

Go on, David. Come on.

It was an incredible five minutes. Utterly thrilling.

And, you know, I sort of often say, "Oh, I hate magic."

It annoys me because I have no idea how it's done,

and with this, I had no idea whatsoever.

It was truly magical! Thank you so much.

Thank you. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Give it up one more time for The Clairvoyants.

See you later! Goodnight!

Thank you! Bye-bye! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you, 9W5-

I cannot believe we've arrived at our last act of the night.

Now, watching all these brilliant magicians this evening,

I've been thrilled, I've been confused,

and I've been seriously impressed,

but something about this next act tells me

I'm about to be very scared.

It's The Witch!

AUDIENCE: Ooh! Oh, no!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

"Once upon a time, in a beautiful land, far, far away,

"there was a witch in a deep, dark wood."

BELL TOLLS

CH EERING, AMANDA SCREAMS

THE WITCH CACKLES

Into the future! SHE SCREAMS

The judges were afraid,

though I feel they did not quite grasp what stood before them.

Yes. To the mirror.

'Oh, you again.'

I need something more powerful for those judges.

'Oh, well, it is a time for giving, after all.'

Indeed it is. HE LAUGHS EVILLY

I need someone with innocence for my next encounter.

'Innocence?

'You lost that many moons ago.

'Though... I think I have just the thing.'

Good! Very good! Let us summon her.

Mirror shine reflections true.

I have a plan...

and... I... see... you.

SHE GASPS

HE LAUGHS MANIACALLY

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

AMANDA: I hate this witch.

OMINOUS DRONING

Come on, Witch. Bring it on. BANGING

Oh! Come, little judges.

ALESHA LAUGHS

The times is to play.

I don't want to play with you. LAUGHS

I have a tale to tell, a little look into the future.

You, let us look into the future together. OK.

Face forwards. OK.

LAUGHTER Close your eyes.

Listen for a word in your mind. OK.

DISTANT SHRIEKING

Tell no-one, not when you have the word.

Yeah.

Took you long enough.

LAUGHTER

HE GRUNTS

In the deepest, darkest forests

and the world wanders a creature of magnificence.

OMINOUS MUSIC DRONES

The female of the species in all of her youth and innocence,

she is compelled to search the forest

and gift what she finds to others.

Let us help her gift these things.

You, little man... LAUGHTER

...choose a colour that represents...

...a number.

Red. Red.

Three! ALES HA: Great.

You, choose a colour.

PENN: Uh, purple, please.

Yeah.

One!

Alesha... Oh, you said my name!

...choose a colour. Yellow, please.

Four!

Hello, Amanda. Hello.

LAUGHTER You don't like me very much, do you?

No. No.

Two.

Isn't she marvellous?

There.

A little closer. That's a big box!

LAUGHTER

Shut up! SHE LAUGHS

Read on, Alesha.

Continue the tale.

My heart. OK. SHE CLEARS THROAT

"It was a dark and strange night in the forest.

"There was a stench of mould and decay in the air

"from David's fallen, rotten fruit."

Yes. Oh.

AUDIENCE GROAN Fallen, rotten fruit.

"Alesha's fear began to build,

"her fear wound up tight like a jack in the box."

SHE SCREAMS AND LAUGHS

Continue! "In front of Amanda, a..."

SHE SCREAMS

LAUGHTER

Oh, grow up! LAUGHTER

Continue! "In front of Amanda,

"a childhood memory of times gone by.

"A cuddly teddy bear."

Aw! That's nice, for one. Continue.

"As the little girl..."

Louder! SHE SCREAMS

"..she couldn't help but dream of a beautiful white Christmas.

"Just then, for Penn, the snow began to fall."

Oh, my God. What's going to...?

WIND HOWLS, THUNDER

What was the word that was in your mind?

"Chaos". "Chaos"?

Oh! Alesha, finish the tale.

"The winds..." Louder!

"The winds began to blow.

"The air became bitter.

"The little girl became lost in an overwhelming fear

"in a storm of pure chaos."

Chaos! Chaos? You wanted chaos?

We'll give you chaos!

DRAMATK. ORCHESTRAL MUSK.

No. No! No! No! No!

GIRL SHRIEKS

Oh, my God!

THE WITCH GRUNTS

SCREAMING

It's a snake! It's a snake! It's a snake!

You wanted chaos!

Chaos! SHE SCREAMS

I hate snakes! I hate snakes!

ORCH ESTRAL MUSIC BU I IDS

HOWLING

THE WITCH LAUGHS DEVIOUSLY

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Till we meet again, my darlings!

SHRIEKING

MUSIC: 'Step Into Christmas' by Elton john

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Sorry.

Has she gone? Has she gone? The Witch!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

A very Merry Christmas, everybody. LAUGHTER

Oh, it's really got us all in the Christmas spirit, hasn't it (?)

Wasn't that lovely? The children, they'll have lovely dreams.

Wasn't that lovely?

The Witch, you get freaked out as soon as soon as he speaks.

I know. It's the anticipation of it. Yeah.

What's going through your mind right now, Amanda?

You don't wanna know what's going through my pants right now.

LAUGHTER

It's sort of like being in the middle of, like, a horror film.

Alesha, what did you make of the whole experience, magically?

He always puts on an amazing show. We get sucked in.

I mean, I'm petrified of him.

He's very bossy, isn't he? Yeah. LAUGHTER

Penn, you love all this sort of stuff? Yippee!

LAUGHTER The theatrical stuff,

the scary stuff. I like the scary stuff.

There's something just wonderful about all the creativity in this.

I really like the thinking behind it. We like at all.

You know, it is an incredible piece of theatre, isn't it?

I mean, that was astonishing.

It was one incredible shock after another.

I'm sure they've got a good chance of doing very well tonight.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well, has that thrown the competition...

LAUGHTER ..wide open once again?

We've now seen all ten of our incredible acts.

It's time to open the vote.

CHEERING

And it's over to our lovely theatre audience.

You guys have got a very tough job indeed,

choosing tonight's Ultimate Magician.

Now, while you get thinking, we will take a short break.

What are you doing, David? What are you doing?

What are you doing? LAUGHTER

See you after the break. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

David!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well, this is it.

Welcome back to Britain's Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician,

where I'm joined by all ten of tonight's incredible acts.

They are... CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...The Clairvoyants... CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...Marc Spelmann... CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...Les French Twins... CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...Richard Jones... CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...Eric Chien... CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...The Witch... CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...Kevin James... CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...Colin Cloud... CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...Magical Bones... CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

...and Mandy Muden! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Right.

It's time to find out who'll be crowned the Ultimate Magician

and leave here with that prize of £50,000.

First of all, here's how it's gonna work.

We're gonna reveal the top three acts

as voted for by you, our lovely theatre audience.

The first act through is...

...Eric Chien! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The second act in the top three is...

AUDIENCE SHOUT MAGICIANS' NAMES

...Magical Bones! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And the final act in the top three tonight is...

AUDIENCE SHOUT MAGICIANS' NAMES

...The Witch! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

What?! No!

Are you joking?

Can our top three please take a step forward?

The Witch? The Witch?

LAUGHTER

In third place is...

...The Witch! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Congratulations to The Witch.

Please join the others. Wow.

Guys, this is it.

The final two acts standing, Magical Bones and Eric Chien.

But only one of you can walk away with that £50,000

and the title of Ultimate Magician.

Good luck to you both.

AUDIENCE SHOUT SUPPORT

The winner... of Britain's Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician is...

AUDIENCE SHOUT MAGICIANS' NAMES

...Eric Chien! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: 'Shine' by Emeli Sande

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE CONTINUES

Eric Chien is your Ultimate Magician!

Wowee. Oh, it's amazing. Eric...

Wow. ..you said you were nervous at the start

before you began your performance.

Your hands were shaking. They still are!

Just tell us, what's going through your mind right now?

I am still shaking. It's incredible.

Oh, wow. Oh... LAUGHTER

Even The Witch is being kind here. Well done! Thank you.

But, oh, I'm just so glad to be able to come out and perform again,

cos it's been too long for me, you know, stuck in the same place,

and finally, I'm out and I can perform.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE £50,000...

and that title of your Ultimate Magician!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Right, a big thank you to all of tonight's acts,

and our fantastic judges, and of course, our lovely audience.

And of course, you at home for watching.

We'll see you again very soon.

Goodnight, everybody, and merry Christmas.

See you soon! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Two or three minutes literally can change your life.

DEC: 'Auditions for the next series of Britain's Got Talent

'are open right now.'

ANT: 'You may be an incredible dancer,

'an unbelievable singer, or an amazing comedian.'

'Why not give it a go? What is there to be scared of?'

SHE SCREAMS

'Apply now. It might just change your life forever.'

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