Synopsis

The venerable Porter Tun Room in the City of London provides the backdrop for the final stage of the 1980 series. From a field of forty-eight contestants, four finalists now vie for the exquisitely engraved Caithness glass trophy and the title of Mastermind 1980: Fred Housego, a licensed taxi-driver, will face the challenge of The Tower of London. John Keogh, a postgraduate student, is prepared to tackle The House of Godwin, covering the period 1016-1066. Samuel Mortimer, a civil servant, wil