Laurie Silver

Laurie Silver was a quarter-finalist from Series 6. He was London taxi driver, but lived in Leeds. Laurie won the first seven shows of the series, but was beaten in the eighth by Ian Lowe, and was thusly prevented from becoming an octochamp. Laurie returned for the final rounds as #3 seed, but lost in the quarter-final to Adam Gilinsky. Laurie was invited back for Championship of Champions II, and beat Julian Hough in the first round before losing to eventual winner Clive Freedman in the semi-final.

Richard Stilgoe noted that as a taxi driver Laurie would not want people to use the trains, and therefore suggested that his name could be anagramised as "Evil rail user".

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
235	7/01/1985	P	Ann Goodsell	30 – 45	Laurie Silver	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warberton
236	8/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	54 – 22	John Anderson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warberton
237	9/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	61 – 51	Pauline Clarke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warberton
238	10/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	51 – 35	Colin Davis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	John Junkin	Yvonne Warberton
239	11/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	38 – 29	Kim Hathaway	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
240	14/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	55 – 46	Alan Vogt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
241	15/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	58 – 29	Susan Hobin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
242	16/01/1985	P	Laurie Silver	32 – 38	Ian Lowe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Yvonne Warberton
284	15/03/1985	QF	Adam Gilinsky	34 – 30	Laurie Silver	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Richard Stilgoe	Julia Swannel
400	2/04/1986	CQF	Julian Hough	54 – 57	Laurie Silver	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke
403	7/04/1986	CSF	Clive Freedman	58 – 51	Laurie Silver	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke