0:00:02 > 0:00:05Nine contestants are preparing for today's show.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09Only one will win prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12The rest will leave with nothing, as one by one,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:45They are strangers, however, if they want to win, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48But eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:48 > 0:00:53as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Let's meet the team.
0:00:56 > 0:01:02I'm Andrew. I'm 68, from Eltham in London. I'm a retired drill instructor.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07I'm Rebecca, 26, from South Wales and I'm a PhD student.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14I'm James. I'm 50. I'm come from Hawick in Scotland and I'm a firefighter.
0:01:15 > 0:01:21I'm Marjorie. I'm 44. I'm from Birmingham and I'm a care-home manager.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27My name is Simon. I'm 30. I'm from Leicester and I'm an archivist.
0:01:28 > 0:01:35I'm Dorothy. I'm 63, from Yorkshire, living in Worcester, and I'm a retired teacher.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41I'm Dalat, 29, from Chester and I'm a financial consultant.
0:01:42 > 0:01:48I'm Sara, 36. I'm originally from New Zealand. I live in London and I'm a civil servant.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53I'm Graham, 45, from Hull and I'm a publican.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58In each round, the aim is to get enough questions correct
0:01:58 > 0:02:01to reach your £1,000 target
0:02:01 > 0:02:04within the time limit. The fastest way
0:02:04 > 0:02:08is to create a chain of nine correct answers. A wrong question
0:02:08 > 0:02:11breaks the chain and you lose the money.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16If you say "bank", before the question is asked, the money is safe,
0:02:16 > 0:02:24however, you start a new chain. At the end of the round, only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26You get three minutes in Round One.
0:02:26 > 0:02:33We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically. That's you, Andrew.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:38 > 0:02:44Which British Prime Minister was born in 1953 and read law at Oxford?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- John Major.- Tony Blair.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49In which continent is Ecuador?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52South America.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Which month is three calendar months after December?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00March.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02What B is the outer layer of a tree trunk?
0:03:02 > 0:03:05The bark.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Who was laid in a manger in Bethlehem?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Jesus.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Which word is a suit of cards and something to dig with?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16A spade.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21What B is the American sport that features a pitcher and a batter?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Baseball.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26In Peanuts, who is the owner of Snoopy?
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Charlie Brown.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30The Richter scale is used to measure what?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Earthquakes.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36In which European country is the port Cherbourg?
0:03:36 > 0:03:37France.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Rebecca.- Bank.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43OK, team.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45You have reached and banked
0:03:45 > 0:03:48your £1,000 target.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51That money will go through to the next round,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54but one of you will not.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Who do you think might not match the rest
0:04:00 > 0:04:03when the questions get tougher?
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Who is already showing signs of slowness of thought?
0:04:07 > 0:04:11Who would you be better off without?
0:04:11 > 0:04:15It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20The first strongest link of the game is Rebecca.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25As the only one to get a question wrong, Andrew is the weakest link,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27but will the votes follow the facts?
0:04:28 > 0:04:32It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Dorothy, remind me what you do.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- I'm a retired teacher. - What did you teach, Dorothy?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Infant nursery children.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- How vast is your knowledge, Dorothy? - Quite vast, Anne.
0:05:04 > 0:05:10- Oh, is it? What did Andrew do to upset you? Was he too old? - No, he's only a bit older
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- than me. - But not as bright as you?
0:05:13 > 0:05:19I'm not sure about that, but he got a question and it was the only question wrong.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20James.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- What do you do?- I'm a firefighter.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- Need your wits about you?- I do. - It took you long enough
0:05:27 > 0:05:33- to work out what three months after December was. - I had to do it in my head.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Why Andrew? - JAMES: Only he got a question wrong.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Simon.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- What do you do?- I'm an archivist.
0:05:40 > 0:05:46- What does that involve? - Looking after the records for a large company
0:05:46 > 0:05:48and technical and part diagrams.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52- What do they involve? - Technical data, Anne.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54I know that! You just said that.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57What sort of thing does the company make?
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- Lifts, Anne.- Lifts?!- Lifts.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- Why Andrew? - The only one to get one wrong.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08He was, indeed. Andrew, the retired drill sergeant,
0:06:08 > 0:06:11who doesn't know the difference
0:06:11 > 0:06:17between Tony Blair and John Major. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27I think Simon will be off next.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31I think he's too quiet to get any further.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Round Two. You've won £1,000.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Eight of you left. We are taking 10 seconds off your time.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41We'll start with the strongest link.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Rebecca. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Start the clock.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52Sir Simon Rattle works in the field of classical music or football?
0:06:52 > 0:06:53Classical music.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58How many five-pence pieces would you get for five pounds?
0:07:00 > 0:07:01100.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06Which fictional character has a manservant called Jeeves?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Jeeves and Wooster.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12No, the correct answer is Bertie Wooster.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17The spring behaviour of which long-eared animal involves boxing matches?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Hares.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Does an animal cell's nucleus or membrane contain DNA?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26The nucleus.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29In a rugby-union match, how long is each half?
0:07:29 > 0:07:3140 minutes.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36Which word for finger also means a numeral below ten?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- Digit. - Graham.- Bank.
0:07:38 > 0:07:45Which actor from the 1994 film Pulp Fiction also starred in Get Shorty and Primary Colors?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47John Travolta.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52What animal is the Beatrix Potter character Mrs Tiggy-Winkle?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54A hedgehog.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Is Parkhurst prison on Dartmoor or the Isle of Wight?
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Isle of Wight.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Which London landmark
0:08:02 > 0:08:05was moved to Arizona, USA, in the 1960s?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- London Bridge. - Simon.- Bank.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09In football,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12against who did England draw 2-2 in October 2001,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16thus qualifying to play in the 2002 World Cup?
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Germany.- Greece.
0:08:18 > 0:08:24What G is a large-moving accumulation of ice in which a vertical crack may exist?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Glacier.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30In which country of the UK did finnan haddock originate?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Scotland.
0:08:32 > 0:08:38Which pop group had a year 2000 UK hit single with Who Let The Dogs Out?
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- Take That.- Baha Men.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Hainan is an island province of which Asian country?
0:08:45 > 0:08:47China.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52In which film did Patrick Swayze help Demi Moore at a potter's wheel?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Ghost.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58What do petrologists study, rocks or fuels?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Rocks.
0:09:00 > 0:09:06In 342BC, which Greek philosopher took Alexander the Great as a student?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- Pass.- Aristotle.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13In "You are the weakest link", which word is a pronoun?
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- The.- You.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Which postcode area in the north has the prefix LS?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Leeds.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25In which country of the UK was Noel Coward born?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- Wales.- England.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32Which spacecraft passed within 1000km of the planet Mercury in 1975,
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Apollo 11 or Mariner 10?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Mariner 10. GRAHAM: Bank.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Time's up. That was a very disappointing round, team.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48You banked only £420.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Whose lack of knowledge has impressed you most?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Who has lost the plot?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04According to the statistics, Majorie is the weakest link.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06James is the strongest link.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09But how will the team vote?
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Rebecca, what do you do? - I'm a PhD student.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- How old are you?- 26.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40What have you done so far, since you left school?
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- Been at university.- What happened after being an undergraduate?
0:10:44 > 0:10:46I did an MA.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- Then what happened?- I did an MPhil.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- Now what are you doing?- A PhD. - When will you get a job?- November.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- Why do you need all those exams? - You get paid more.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- Why Marjorie?- She got a question wrong and nobody else did.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- Sarah, what do you do? - I'm a civil servant.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10- What sort?- I work for the Department of Works and Pensions.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- Taking them away from us?- Trying to.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- Will you guess every pop question? - I'd say so.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- Why Marjorie?- She got two wrong.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Simon did too, but Marjorie was slower.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28OK, well, Marjorie, with six votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39I got Jeeves and Wooster wrong
0:11:39 > 0:11:43because when Anne looked at me, I became so nervous, I lost it.
0:11:43 > 0:11:49I would like Simon to go next because he got two questions wrong like me.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51He's still there and it's not fair.
0:11:51 > 0:11:59Round Three. You've won £1,420 out of a possible £2,000.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04You are down to seven players. Another ten seconds off your time.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08We start with last round's strongest link, that's James.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Start the clock.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18Michael Henchard was mayor of which town in a Thomas Hardy novel?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Casterbridge.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25In which film was Harrison Ford a doctor on the run after being convicted of murder?
0:12:25 > 0:12:27The Fugitive.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32Dentistry. Are the premolars in front of or behind the canines?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Behind. DALAT: Bank.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37From which Italian city is a Neapolitan from?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- Rome.- Naples.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45Smells Like Teen Spirit was a hit single in 1991 for which band?
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Take That.- Nirvana.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50What is 9 X 90?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- 1800.- No, 810.
0:12:56 > 0:13:03What G is an association of craftsmen formed to protect their common interests?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Guild.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Who wrote The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Robert Louis Stevenson.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16- Bank.- Which Swiss hero was the subject of the last opera by Rossini?
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- Tchaikovsky.- William Tell.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24Which actress starred in Sapphire and Steel and Absolutely Fabulous?
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Joanna Lumley.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31The Vatican Palace is the residence of which religious leader?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34The Pope.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- Bank.- French artist Rodin is best known for painting or sculpture?
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- Painting.- Sculpture.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45A molecule of hydrochloric acid consists of a chlorine atom
0:13:45 > 0:13:48and an atom of which other element?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Hydrogen.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54In golf, of the four events in the Grand Slam,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57which one is not played in the US?
0:13:57 > 0:13:58The Ryder Cup.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03No, the Open Championship. Tom Brown's School Days is set at which school?
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Rugby.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09The Davis Strait separates Canada from Greenland or Iceland?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Greenland.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15What's the surname of the American model Caprice?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- Sorry, don't know. - No, Bourret.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Which part of the egg is used to make bearnaise sauce?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- The inside.- The yolk.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Who composed the UK No.1 album Tubular Bells?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- Pass.- Mike Oldfield.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42What G describes long airborne lines of spider silk?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Gossamer.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Which Scottish comedian is the Big Yin?
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- Billy Connolly. - In military history...
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Bank.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Time is up and you continue to go down the drain.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03You banked only £200 in that round.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08Whose mouth is in gear but their brain is in neutral?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17For the second round in a row, James is the strongest link.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Sarah is the weakest link, failing to get one question right.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24But will the team notice that?
0:15:24 > 0:15:29Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Graham, you're a publican?
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- Yes.- So if I asked you for three gin-and-tonics,
0:15:52 > 0:15:57two draught lagers - half pints - and...a rum-and-Pep. How much is that?
0:15:57 > 0:16:02- About £11.30.- So how come you can't do a quick piece of multiplication?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04My head just went then.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Dorothy, you're not very up on modern culture, are you?
0:16:08 > 0:16:13- I'm not.- Have you heard of Caprice?- Yes. I didn't know she had a last name.
0:16:13 > 0:16:20- You thought she was born without one?- No, I thought she used a different one for show business.
0:16:20 > 0:16:26- Why Sara?- I thought she got most of her questions wrong. - Rebecca...
0:16:26 > 0:16:31- What job are you getting?- I'm going to be a trainee IT specialist.
0:16:31 > 0:16:37- Why do you need to be a doctor of philosophy for that? - You get a larger bonus.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- But you won't use any of your knowledge.- So?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- Why Sara? - She got three questions wrong.
0:16:43 > 0:16:50Sara, the civil servant who takes away our pensions but knows nothing about pop,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05I managed to get four pop questions. I got them all wrong.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09The one on Tubular Bells, I'm kicking myself cos I have it.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14I don't know who'll be next, but Simon got things wrong earlier.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Round Four and of the £3,000 you could have won,
0:17:19 > 0:17:21you've got £1,620.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28Six of you left. Another ten seconds away. You have two and a half minutes.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33We'll start with the strongest link, that's James. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Start the clock.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40In the Muppets, who was in love with Kermit the Frog.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Miss Piggy.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Which chemical used for pest control
0:17:45 > 0:17:48is also an anticoagulant drug in humans,
0:17:48 > 0:17:50DDT or warfarin?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- DDT.- No, warfarin.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57What is the nickname of Ian Watkins, a member of Steps?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- Sorry, don't know.- H.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Which MP won two Oscars during her acting career?
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Glenda Jackson.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09In which sport would you use clean and jerk?
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Weightlifting.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16In computing, what S is a table of values, text or formulae,
0:18:16 > 0:18:21arranged in rows and columns, often used in finance applications.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- A system.- Spreadsheet.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- James.- Bank.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31The 1980 film with Dan Ackroyd was called The Blues what?
0:18:31 > 0:18:32Brothers.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35What is the Italian word for two?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Du.- No, due.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44In the TV series, Blackadder III, which character
0:18:44 > 0:18:46was played by Hugh Laurie?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- I can't remember.- George.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59In physics, what is measured in hertz? Frequency or wavelengths?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- Wavelengths.- Frequency.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Which football club plays home games at Portman Road?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Ipswich Town.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Which actor starred with George Cole in the TV series, Minder?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- Dennis Waterman. - James.- Bank.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Where would you find the ciliary muscle?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- Heart.- Eye.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22What A is a well-known tourist resort
0:19:22 > 0:19:25and a major seaport of Southern Mexico?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Arizona.- Acapulco.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33From what musical does the song, Aquarius come?
0:19:33 > 0:19:34Hair.
0:19:34 > 0:19:40Which Austrian doctor was the founder of the practice of psychoanalysis?
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- Don't know.- Freud.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52From where does the sausage, cabanos come? Poland or Portugal?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- Portugal.- Poland.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Which family vocal group were in the charts in the 1970s
0:19:59 > 0:20:02with Crazy Horses?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Boyzone.- The Osmonds.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06James...
0:20:10 > 0:20:13That was fantastically terrible.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16You won only £50.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Whose vegetable patch has grown weeds?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23Who should bite the dust? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:20:24 > 0:20:30With no correct answers, the statistics show that Simon is the weakest link.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33James is again the strongest link,
0:20:33 > 0:20:34but whose game is over?
0:20:35 > 0:20:40Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55We have a tie. Dorothy and Dalat.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Two votes each. Rebecca,
0:20:58 > 0:21:00you're doing a thesis on what?
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Personal identity.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04How will that help you at IT?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- It won't.- Good.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Why Dorothy?
0:21:09 > 0:21:15- She gave a very long pause and then an incorrect answer.- Simon,
0:21:15 > 0:21:20what's the difference between an archivist and a filing clerk?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Probably the wages, Anne.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Or maybe a filing clerk has a grasp of the English language?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Probably.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Why Dalat?- I think Dalat started
0:21:32 > 0:21:37quite a strong player but he's diminishing with each round.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41And although Dorothy did pause on a question,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Dalat's pause was a lot longer
0:21:43 > 0:21:45than Dorothy's.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50- Did you think Dalat was the weakest link?- I did.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54When the vote is tied, the strongest link decides.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56James, you were the strongest link.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Why did you vote for Dorothy?
0:21:59 > 0:22:02We were all appallingly bad, everybody.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04But some were more appalling.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09How did you come to the conclusion that she was the weakest link?
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- I just felt she was.- Felt?
0:22:13 > 0:22:18- Gosh. Do you sit in that fire station and feel a fire?- No.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23So, when you're back at the fire station, you don't "feel" a fire?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26No, no. We're like coiled springs.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Young gazelles. Just waiting to pounce.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32But somebody tells you by confirming it, do they?
0:22:32 > 0:22:36About a fire? It comes out in a tickertape message.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39You got a tickertape message about Dorothy?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41I thought she was the weakest link.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Well, you have a choice now.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Do you want to get rid of Dorothy or Dalat?
0:22:46 > 0:22:50I'll stick with my original choice. Dorothy.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55It's a good job you don't go on your feelings when there's a fire.
0:22:55 > 0:23:01The archivist was the weakest link. But it's votes that count.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06The firefighter wants you off. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19I'm disappointed I got voted off in a tie-break when I wasn't the weakest.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23I think Simon's riding lucky because he wasn't spotted
0:23:23 > 0:23:28in the last round. And he had a few shaky times earlier, too.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Round Five.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Your total is £1670.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38If you'd hit your targets, it would be £4000.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42There are five of you left. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45We start with the strongest link, James.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Start the clock.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53An alopecia sufferer loses what?
0:23:53 > 0:23:54Hair.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57In Turkey, in 1925, what type of flat-topped hat
0:23:57 > 0:24:01was banned by Ataturk, the first Turkish president?
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Fez.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Which point lies at the end of the Gower Peninsula?
0:24:07 > 0:24:08Worms Head or Beachy Head?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10- Beachy Head.- Worms Head.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15What's the name of the sister of Lynn and Corin Redgrave?
0:24:15 > 0:24:16Vanessa.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20The Battle of Balaclava took place during which war?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22The Crimean War.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26What type of creature is a bittern? Bird or reptile?
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- Bird. - Simon.- Bank.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32In which month is the Notting Hill Carnival held?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- November.- August.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40The term used to describe floating wreckage is flotsam and what?
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- Rubble.- Jetsam.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50Which political party do the Westminster MPs Lembit Opik
0:24:50 > 0:24:52and Archie Kirkwood represent?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Liberal Democrats.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59What N is the historic region of France
0:24:59 > 0:25:02in which Camembert cheese originated?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Normandy.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06In which film starring Tom Cruise
0:25:06 > 0:25:10did Val Kilmer appear as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- Top Gun. - Simon.- Bank.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16What national newspaper was started by Eddie Shah in 1986?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- The Mirror.- Today.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24The huckleberry fruit is native to where? North America or Africa?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- Africa.- North America.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32In the English legal system which is the highest court of appeal?
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- The High Court. - No, the House of Lords.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38In mythology, what sex was Dido?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Female.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45In which country was the supermodel Helena Christiensen born?
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- Canada.- Denmark.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50What A is a large migratory bird
0:25:50 > 0:25:53and a UK hit single for Fleetwood Mac?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57- Don't know.- Albatross.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02Which sort of drum shares its name with a vessel for boiling water?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- Tank.- Kettle.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09In the New Testament, which angel said to Mary...
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Gabriel.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Time is up. I cannot complete the question
0:26:16 > 0:26:20although you had the correct answer.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22You banked £200.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25I urge you, banish the birdbrain.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30Ditch the dimwit. It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Statistics show Rebecca is the strongest link.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40Delat is the weakest link, having failed to answer one question.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43But will the votes reflect the facts?
0:26:44 > 0:26:49Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Rebecca, the thesis on personal identity,
0:27:05 > 0:27:08how many words does it run to?
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- About 80,000. - 80,000 words on personal identity.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Could you give us a taste of it?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- No.- Well, try.- I don't want to.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- Why not?- I don't feel like it.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Can you tell us what it means?
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- I can't be bothered.- Why not?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- You wouldn't understand, Anne. - Why not?
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- You're not a philosopher. - How do you know?
0:27:32 > 0:27:38- Otherwise you wouldn't be hosting this.- How much will you earn in IT?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40That's none of your business.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- Why do people choose jobs? - They like them.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46You told me you chose IT for the money.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- That's not the only reason.- That's what you said when I asked you.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55- So?- Why are you saying somebody else wouldn't be doing a job
0:27:55 > 0:27:57if they were a doctor of philosophy?
0:27:57 > 0:28:02- I'm not.- Yes, you are. That's what you just said.- I'm not.- You did.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06You said you wouldn't do IT, if you knew about philosophy.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11- OK.- Why have you voted for Dalat?
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- He didn't get a question right. - Was he the weakest link?- Yes.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Simon,
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- can you spell "philosophy"? - Probably not, Anne.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Why have you voted for Dalat?
0:28:23 > 0:28:28Because he's slowly getting worse. He started off very well.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- But I just think he's going downhill.- Dalat.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35With three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46With the kettle question, I'd lost the plot,
0:28:46 > 0:28:49because I knew I was going to get voted off.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51I wasn't concentrating.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54The next person off will be Simon.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57He's hanging on by the skin of his teeth.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01He's been the weakest a few times and he's still there.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05Round Six. You've won...
0:29:05 > 0:29:09..out of a possible £5,000. We are now cutting off
0:29:09 > 0:29:11another 10 seconds.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14We start with the strongest link - Rebecca.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Start the clock.
0:29:18 > 0:29:24In nature, what G is a spiky plant with yellow flowers, otherwise known as furze?
0:29:24 > 0:29:25Gorse.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29What is the best film award at the Cannes film festival?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31The Palme d'Or.
0:29:31 > 0:29:38In the animal kingdom, mus musculus is the Latin name for which household pest?
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- Fly.- No, house mouse.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43How many points is a yellow ball worth in snooker?
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Two.
0:29:45 > 0:29:50In the play, Henry V, what A is the well-known battle that takes place?
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- Avalon.- No, Agincourt.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57Mauna Kea is a prominent volcano in which US state?
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- Um, Washington State.- Hawaii.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08In food, veal is obtained from the young of which animal?
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- Deer.- Cow.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15In astrology, which star sign falls between Libra and Sagittarius?
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Scorpio.
0:30:18 > 0:30:24With which type of running event are Maurice Greene and Ato Boldon associated -
0:30:24 > 0:30:27sprinting or long distance?
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- Long distance.- No, sprinting.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34To which country was Anthony Van Dyck appointed court painter?
0:30:34 > 0:30:36England.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39The inscription round the edge of the £2 coin reads,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42"Standing on the shoulders of..." what?
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- Liberty.- Giants.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50To which region are kangaroos not native - New Guinea or New Zealand?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52New Zealand.
0:30:52 > 0:30:59In August 2001, EastEnders broadcasts increased from three to how many nights a week?
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Four.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06- Bank.- In which decade were Met Police traffic wardens introduced?
0:31:06 > 0:31:08- In the 1960s.- Simon.- Bank.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Who ordered the murder of Thomas a Becket?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- No idea.- Henry II.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15What H is a cross between different species?
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Hybrids.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Which sport has butterfly and backstroke?
0:31:20 > 0:31:21Swimming.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26A picture of which actress was on the atom bomb tested in 1946?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- Betty Grable.- Rita Hayworth.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Time's up. Very disappointing,
0:31:34 > 0:31:38considering the questions you answered,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41you only banked £70.
0:31:41 > 0:31:47Whose excessive education might have been a sorry waste of our money?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Whose lift doesn't go to the top?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57Statistically, Simon is the weakest link.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01Answering all of his questions, makes Graham the strongest,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04but who will take the walk of shame?
0:32:05 > 0:32:10Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Graham, why Simon?
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Over the whole game, he's been the weakest link.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Have you got a boyfriend?
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- Yes.- What does he do?
0:32:30 > 0:32:33He works for a builders' merchants.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35Can you discuss philosophy with him?
0:32:35 > 0:32:38I could, but it would be boring.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- Who for? You or him? - Both of us, I expect.
0:32:41 > 0:32:47- Why Simon?- I thought he got the fewest answers correct. - James, why Simon?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49I got two wrong,
0:32:49 > 0:32:54but Simon got more than two wrong, and he's living on borrowed time.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Simon, the lift has reached the basement.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I fully expected to get voted off.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14I'd had a few bad rounds. It was a toss-up between me and Rebecca.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17I think Graham will be voted off next.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19He's the strongest player.
0:33:19 > 0:33:25We all know that this programme's not the fairest and so he'll be off next.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Round Seven.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30You've won...
0:33:30 > 0:33:34..out of a possible £6,000. Three of you left.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Another 10 seconds coming off your time.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40We start with the strongest link - that's Graham.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Start the clock.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48What name is given to the use of a fork-shaped twig
0:33:48 > 0:33:50to find hidden substances?
0:33:50 > 0:33:51Divining.
0:33:51 > 0:33:58What A can mean a clock which measures time with hands rather than a digital display?
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Analogue.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05In which Austrian city was the composer Franz Schubert born in 1797?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- Salzberg.- No, Vienna.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11Which union boss led the 1984 miners' strike?
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Um, Arthur Scargill.
0:34:13 > 0:34:20Edgar Rice Burroughs created which fictional character who was raised by apes?
0:34:20 > 0:34:22- I don't know.- Tarzan.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24The Great Fire was in which century?
0:34:24 > 0:34:2617th.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31Which large shopping centre is located near Gateshead in Tyne and Wear?
0:34:31 > 0:34:34The Metro Centre.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39A tourniquet is used to restrict the flow of which bodily fluid?
0:34:39 > 0:34:40Blood.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45Which prime minister was MP for Caernarfon from 1890 to 1945?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Lloyd George.
0:34:49 > 0:34:55- Bank.- In which film does De Niro play Al Capone to Costner's Elliot Ness?
0:34:55 > 0:34:57The Untouchables.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00What item of furniture is a Chesterfield?
0:35:01 > 0:35:04It's, um, a chest of drawers.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07No, it's a sofa.
0:35:07 > 0:35:13In the animal kingdom, how many talons does a golden eagle have on each foot?
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- Five.- No, four.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20The second line of the carol, Hark The Herald Angels Sing
0:35:20 > 0:35:22is "Glory to the new-born..." what?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25King.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30Which sport is played by the English club Saracens and Northampton Saints?
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Rugby League.- No, rugby union.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38In 1554, Queen Mary married Philip, the heir of which country?
0:35:38 > 0:35:39Spain.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44- Bank.- Which actor dressed up as a female musician alongside Tony...
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Time up.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50You won £220.
0:35:50 > 0:35:55In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank,
0:35:55 > 0:36:01which means, potentially, in the next round there is £3,000 at stake.
0:36:01 > 0:36:08Who is most likely to push that bank balance up considerably?
0:36:08 > 0:36:11It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17The most right answers makes Graham the strongest link.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22Rebecca is the weakest as she answered the fewest questions.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Who will survive the final vote?
0:36:25 > 0:36:30Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42James,
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- why Rebecca? - She was marginally worse than me.
0:36:45 > 0:36:50Graham, why are you getting rid of Rebecca?
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Chesterfield... She's not going to make us money.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56I think she's had her day.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01Well, Rebecca, as the Welsh say, every day is a day at school,
0:37:01 > 0:37:05and we've taught you that a Chesterfield is a sofa,
0:37:05 > 0:37:08and that Tarzan was brought up by apes.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:18 > 0:37:24As a Welsh student, I expected to be picked on, and she did lay into me.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28I was determined not to let her rip apart what I was doing as a student,
0:37:28 > 0:37:31so I refused to talk about what I did.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34I think Graham will probably win.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36He was stronger in the later rounds.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Round Eight.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42You've won £2,160
0:37:42 > 0:37:46out of a possible £7,000.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50James and Graham, two of you left. This time you have 90 seconds.
0:37:50 > 0:37:57But whatever you win will be trebled and added to your total.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01£3,000 is at stake. We start with the strongest link, Graham.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Start the clock.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11In literature, Baloo and Bagheera are characters
0:38:11 > 0:38:13in which Rudyard Kipling work?
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Jungle Book.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18What famous Australian bridge opened in 1932?
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- Sydney.- Sydney Harbour Bridge.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25In fashion, the name given to a baggy sweater is a sloppy what?
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Joe.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- Bank.- In maths, what is 25 per cent of 200?
0:38:31 > 0:38:3350.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36In March 1969, Yoko Ono and which former Beatle
0:38:36 > 0:38:39held a honeymoon bed-in protest?
0:38:39 > 0:38:40John Lennon.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44- Bank.- To which American writer was Ted Hughes married?
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- Pass. - Sylvia Plath.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50Brighton And Hove Albion take their name from which bird?
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Seagull.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57From which Sussex port is there a service to the French port of Dieppe?
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Newhaven.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02- Bank.- In what decade was the Thames flood barrier opened?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04'80s.
0:39:04 > 0:39:05What sort of animal is a lurcher?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07It's a dog.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- Bank.- The Spanish Steps are in what European city?
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- Madrid. - Rome.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16By what name is The Clash lead singer John Mellors known?
0:39:16 > 0:39:17- Pass. - Joe Strummer.
0:39:17 > 0:39:23In the RAF in World War II, which mythical creature was blamed for causing faults?
0:39:23 > 0:39:24Gremlin.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29To what plant growth aid did John Innis give his name?
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Compost.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- Bank.- The river Volga flows into which sea?
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- Black. - No, Caspian.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Time's up. Well, you banked £300,
0:39:42 > 0:39:45which trebled and added to the winnings
0:39:45 > 0:39:51means prize money today of £3,060.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56Only one of you can take the money, so now you're playing head to head.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58I'll ask alternate questions.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02Whoever answers the most correctly wins, simple as that.
0:40:02 > 0:40:09So, James and Graham, for £3,060, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15As the strongest link you choose who goes first.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17I'll let James go first.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23James,
0:40:23 > 0:40:27in art, the work Hymn, bought by Charles Saatchi
0:40:27 > 0:40:30for one million pounds in the year 2000
0:40:30 > 0:40:34is by which controversial artist?
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Andy Warhol.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40No, the correct answer is Damien Hirst.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Graham,
0:40:43 > 0:40:47in history, what name meaning "ordinary"
0:40:47 > 0:40:50was adopted by Polynesians living in New Zealand
0:40:50 > 0:40:53at around the time of European settlement?
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- Luab. - No, the correct answer is Maori.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07James,
0:41:07 > 0:41:09in the animal kingdom,
0:41:09 > 0:41:14rhesus and proboscis are types of which primate?
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- Monkeys. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:18 > 0:41:25In chemistry, laughing gas, ammonia and some types of explosive
0:41:25 > 0:41:28all have which element in common?
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- Hydrogen. - No, the correct answer is nitrogen.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39James,
0:41:39 > 0:41:44in geography, what is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?
0:41:51 > 0:41:56- Bahrain. - No, the correct answer is Abu Dhabi.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Graham,
0:41:58 > 0:42:00author V.S. Naipaul
0:42:00 > 0:42:07won which international literature prize in October 2001?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09The Booker Prize.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12No, the correct answer is the Nobel Prize for Literature.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17James, in the TV series, Dallas,
0:42:17 > 0:42:20which character died in an accident
0:42:20 > 0:42:25only to reappear when his death turned out to be a dream?
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Bobby Ewing.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30That is the correct answer.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Graham, you need to answer this question correctly.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37In mythology, which British possession
0:42:37 > 0:42:40at the Western entrance to the Med,
0:42:40 > 0:42:45is one of the legendary Pillars of Hercules?
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Gibraltar.- That is correct.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53James, if you answer this correctly, you have won.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55So for £3060,
0:42:55 > 0:43:01in religion, which rank of Roman Catholic clergymen,
0:43:01 > 0:43:07receive a red hat and a gold ring on their appointment to office?
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- A cardinal. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18That means, James, you are today's strongest link
0:43:18 > 0:43:21and you go away with £3,060.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24Graham, you leave with nothing.
0:43:25 > 0:43:29Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33I did expect to get to the final.
0:43:33 > 0:43:37I'm not big-headed but you must come with a positive attitude.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39I'd like to have won
0:43:39 > 0:43:42but James got the right questions. I didn't.
0:43:42 > 0:43:47To go the whole way and win is absolutely unbelievable.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50I banked the most money but I blew it in the final.
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