0:00:01 > 0:00:05Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09Only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:15The rest will leave with nothing as one by one they're voted the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Any of the nine people in the studio here today
0:00:36 > 0:00:38could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42They don't know each other. However, if they want the money
0:00:42 > 0:00:47they'll have to work as a team. But eight will leave with nothing
0:00:47 > 0:00:52as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56My name is Mark, I'm 27,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58from Andover, Hampshire,
0:00:58 > 0:00:59and I'm an estate agent.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03I'm Nicola, I'm 21, from Rugby,
0:01:03 > 0:01:06and I'm studying to be a speech therapist.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10My name's Chris, I'm 37, from Somerset,
0:01:10 > 0:01:12and I'm an aircraft engineer.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16My name's Cerianne, I'm 33, from Swansea,
0:01:16 > 0:01:18and I'm a sales assistant.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20I'm Malcolm, I'm 31,
0:01:20 > 0:01:22I'm from Belfast, and I'm a vicar.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27My name is Anne, I'm 47, from Sale in Cheshire,
0:01:27 > 0:01:29and I'm a drama teacher.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I'm Jacquie, I'm 59, I come from Middlesbrough,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36and I'm a translator-interpreter.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38My name is Neil,
0:01:38 > 0:01:42I'm 44, from Birmingham, and I'm an IT auditor.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45I'm Peter, I'm 57,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48I come from Erith in Kent, and I'm retired.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53The aim is to answer enough questions
0:01:53 > 0:01:58to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Get a question wrong, you lose the money in the chain.
0:02:06 > 0:02:12If you say "bank" before the question is asked, the money is safe.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15But you start a new chain. Remember,
0:02:15 > 0:02:20only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Round One. Three minutes on the clock.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30That's Anne. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32The first question is for £20.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Start the clock.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Which fruit a day keeps the doctor away?
0:02:38 > 0:02:39An apple.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Seville and Valencia
0:02:41 > 0:02:43are cities in which country?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Spain.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47What S is a piece of armour
0:02:47 > 0:02:49carried in front of the body
0:02:49 > 0:02:51for protection when fighting?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- Catsuit.- Shield.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Which land mammal
0:02:59 > 0:03:00has the longest neck?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Giraffe.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04In 2001,
0:03:04 > 0:03:08which ex member of Take That published Somebody, Someday?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Robbie Williams.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Iguanodon and Diplodocus
0:03:12 > 0:03:15are types of which extinct reptile?
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Dinosaur.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Which Roman general
0:03:19 > 0:03:22said, "I came, I saw, I conquered"?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Julius Caesar.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29In the 1950s, shoes with a long, pointed toe were knows as winkle what?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Pickers.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32- Bank.- At the 2001
0:03:32 > 0:03:36National TV Awards, what won as Most Popular Talk Show?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Parkinson.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40In which continent is Peru?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42South America.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45In The Simpsons,
0:03:45 > 0:03:49what's the name of the baby sister of Bart and Lisa?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Analise.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Maggie.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55How many pounds are there in two stone?
0:03:55 > 0:03:5828.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59The teams, Hearts and Hibs,
0:03:59 > 0:04:02are based in which Scottish city?
0:04:02 > 0:04:03Edinburgh.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07By what name is the crane fly more commonly known?
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Daddy-longlegs.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14During which war is the 2001 film Enigma set?
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Second.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- Bank.- Which is a cricket fielding position? Third man or twelfth?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Third man.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26In cookery, pearl and pot are varieties of which grain?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- Wheat.- Barley.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Which 1956 novel
0:04:30 > 0:04:33features the character Cruella de Vil?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36101 Dalmations.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40What shape are gothic arches, rounded or pointed?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- Rounded.- No, pointed.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44In the 1959 film,
0:04:44 > 0:04:48Some Like It Hot, which actress played Sugar Cane?
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Marilyn Monroe.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53In maths, what is 25 per cent of 400?
0:04:53 > 0:04:54100.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56What is the acorn,
0:04:56 > 0:04:58flower or fruit?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- Flower.- Fruit.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02In which UK country
0:05:02 > 0:05:04is the town of Galashiels?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Scotland.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Is the hippopotamus aquatic, or semi-aquatic?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Semi-aquatic.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17In Star Wars, who was the Wookie sidekick of Han Solo?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Chewbacca.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- Bank. - What is the informal term
0:05:23 > 0:05:27for the tax formerly referred to as Vehicle Excise Duty.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Road tax.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Bank.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33A goitre is the enlargement of...
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Time's up, I cannot complete the question. You banked
0:05:41 > 0:05:43£620,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45when you could have won £1,000.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Who makes a 20 watt bulb look bright? It's time to vote off
0:05:51 > 0:05:53the weakest link.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58The first strongest link of the game is Chris.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Jacquie is the weakest link,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03but who will the team want off at this stage?
0:06:04 > 0:06:09Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Mark,
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- remind me what you do. - I'm an estate agent.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- How much money do you make? - Enough.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- Why Neil? - He hesitated on a question,
0:06:40 > 0:06:45- and also got the answer wrong, as well.- Malcolm, why Neil?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47He got the first question wrong.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- What do YOU do, Jacquie? - I'm a translator-interpreter.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56- What do you translate? - German, Swedish, French, Russian.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- English?- Sometimes.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- Can you speak all those other languages?- Yes.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Why Neil?
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I think he took too long over the question.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- And he gave a ridiculous answer. - With six votes,
0:07:11 > 0:07:16Neil, you who are going to go into battle wearing a catsuit,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30I don't mind being voted off and not being the weakest link.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I was a threat, or I'd wound people up.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38I said catsuit because I wanted to inject some humour into the show.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41And I envisaged Anne in a catsuit, which was funny.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Round Two, and so far,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47you've won £620 out of a possible £1,000.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49There are eight left.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52We are now taking ten seconds off your time.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Chris.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Start the clock.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06The 1986 novel by Kingsley Amis is entitled The Old what?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- Pass.- Devils.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10What is the three-word motto
0:08:10 > 0:08:12of the SAS?
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- To serve and to conquer. - Who dares wins.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19In golf, what B is a sand trap?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22A bunker.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Vermillion and scarlet are shades of which colour?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Red.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32The American toy action figure introduced in 1964 was called GI who?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Joe.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39Which word means rubbish in the street, and is often painted on bins?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Trash.- Litter.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46What E is the physical process undergone by sweat,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49that reduces the body temperature?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Evaporation.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56What is both a mesh of fine threads built by a spider
0:08:56 > 0:08:58and a network of computer files?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Web.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Cuckoo and alarm are types of what?
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Clock.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- Bank.- How many drummers are in The Twelve Days Of Christmas?
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Twelve.
0:09:10 > 0:09:16What B is the term for creatures that use two feet for locomotion?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Bipeds.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- Bank. - What's the American name for the game draughts?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Checkers.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29Which of these is NOT an inert gas? Krypton, helium, or chlorine?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Krypton.- No, chlorine.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Which author wrote the 1926 book, Winnie the Pooh?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37A A Milne.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40In maths, what is one quarter of 68?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- I don't know. Pass. - 17.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Saffron comes from the stigma of which flower?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- Poppy.- Crocus.
0:09:52 > 0:09:58Which BBC documentary featured people living on Taransay in the year 2000?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Castaway.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06The chimpanzee is indigenous to which continent?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Africa.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- Bank.- Who was beheaded at the request of Herodias's daughter?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14John the Baptist.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19Before forming The Police, Sting worked in which profession?
0:10:19 > 0:10:20Teaching.
0:10:20 > 0:10:26What is the long piece of fabric attached to the back of a wedding dress?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Train.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32In which English county is Beaulieu Abbey?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Dorset.- No, Hampshire.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38Which Australian is the presenter of Animal Hospital?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Rolf Harris.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44In The Bible, which animal tempted Eve to eat forbidden fruit?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- Snake.- Serpent, but I'll accept snake.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- Bank. - In the 1996 film Emma...
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Time is up.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00What an appalling performance! £250 is all you won.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Who's just put their worst foot forward?
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Whose plight is not a pretty sight?
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15With the most wrong answers, Peter is the weakest link.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20The strongest link is Anne, but will the votes reflect reality?
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48We have a tie, team.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49Peter and Mark,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52four votes each. Mark,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55do you not have to add up to be an estate agent?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57I certainly do.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59You're not much good at it.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04- I deal in bigger numbers.- How much is the average house you sell?
0:12:04 > 0:12:05About £250,000.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- And you call that big? - Big enough.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Why Peter?- Um...
0:12:11 > 0:12:14he got a question wrong which I knew the answer to.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Peter, never heard of litter?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20I thought you said rubbish, so I said trash.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25- Do you always think you're right? - No, not really.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30- Why Mark?- As an estate agent, I thought he knew more than two.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to decide.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- Anne, why Peter? - I think Peter's a bit too laid-back.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41I want a bit more oomph into the answers.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42What do you do?
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- I'm a teacher. - What sort of teacher?- Of drama.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Is he not dramatic enough?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50No, not at all.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53That's why you voted for Peter, now you can choose
0:12:53 > 0:12:57between Peter, who's retired,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59and Mark, who's an estate agent.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04It's difficult, with Mark being an estate agent, but I'm sorry,
0:13:04 > 0:13:06I'm sticking with my vote.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08OK. Well, Peter,
0:13:08 > 0:13:13you don't know the word litter, but you were rubbish anyway.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16You are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23I came on the show today
0:13:23 > 0:13:27definitely thinking I was a winner. Unfortunately,
0:13:27 > 0:13:31I'm a loser. There's only one thought about that.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34I'm absolutely choked.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39Everybody says Anne's a bit of a tigress, but I'd just like to say
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Anne, you have the meekest wink, goodbye.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Round Three, team. So far, you've won
0:13:47 > 0:13:52£870 out of a possible £2,000.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55We'll take another ten seconds off the clock.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59The last strongest link was Anne. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Start the clock.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07Red Rum is buried near the finishing post of which racecourse?
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- The Grand National. - No, Aintree.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15In astrology, which sign falls between Scorpio and Capricorn?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Sagittarius.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21In the rhyme, what was Miss Muffett eating?
0:14:21 > 0:14:22Curds and whey.
0:14:22 > 0:14:28Which is the higher part of the atmosphere? The troposphere or stratosphere?
0:14:28 > 0:14:29The stratosphere.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- Bank.- Mel B's child is named after which mythical creature?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Phoenix.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38What is 8 x 3.5?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- 29.- No, 28.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47How many ages of man were described in As You Like It?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Seven.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Which country music singer
0:14:51 > 0:14:55published My Life And Other Unfinished Business in 1994?
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- Tammy Wynette. - No, Dolly Parton.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03What S is the peninsular consisting of Norway and Sweden?
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- It's Kattegatt. - No. Scandinavia.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11When was the Bank of England nationalised - the '40s or the '80s?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- The '80s.- '40s.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18Which Premiership football club plays at St James' Park?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Newcastle.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25Which comedian played the title role in the TV series Chef?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Lenny Henry.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- Bank.- A filbert is better-known as which nut?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Can you repeat the question, please?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37A filbert is better-known as which nut?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Hazelnut.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41What is a grouse, a bird or a fish?
0:15:41 > 0:15:43A bird.
0:15:43 > 0:15:49The 1999 film Three Kings starring George Clooney is set during which war?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51The Gulf War.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54What M is a mixture used to bond bricks together?
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Mortar.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor featured in which comedy film series?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Erm...
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- I don't know. - The Carry On films.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Turandot by Puccini is set in which far eastern country?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Romania.- China.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18What is a nine-sided polygon?
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Nonagon.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25Sherlock Holmes famously lived on which London street?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Baker Street.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- Bank.- Which trees produce softwood, coniferous or broad-leaf?
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Coniferous.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37In The Magic Roundabout, what was the name of the cow?
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Ermintrude.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41The word vodka comes from voda...
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Time is up.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49I cannot complete the question. You banked £200.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Whose brain is in orbit? It's time to vote off
0:16:52 > 0:16:54the weakest link.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Statistically, Chris is the strongest link.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04He answered all his questions correctly and banked the most money.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09The weakest link is Mark. But has the team noticed these facts?
0:17:10 > 0:17:15Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Chris, remind me what you do.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- Aircraft engineer. - What sort of aircraft?- Helicopters.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- Can you fly a helicopter? - No. I'm not licensed.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43If you fix them, you can fly them. Why Mark?
0:17:43 > 0:17:48I thought he got a couple wrong and one of them was an easy question.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- Cerianne, where are you from? - Swansea.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56In Wales, the NICE bit to the left of England.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- What do you do? - I'm a sales assistant.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- What do you sell? - It's a grocery store.
0:18:02 > 0:18:08- Why Mark?- Mark got two wrong, as far as I remember.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10And I didn't.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Fair enough.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- Nicola, what do you do? - Speech therapy.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22- How is it you don't speak clearly? - I do speak clearly, Anne.- Says who?
0:18:22 > 0:18:27- You haven't said, "Pardon?" - Is that what they teach you?
0:18:27 > 0:18:32It's about expressing what you want to say and I've been doing that.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- Have you?- I have. - Oh, we mustn't have noticed.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- Why Mark? - The question about Carry On.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42It's quite basic knowledge
0:18:42 > 0:18:46and he paused while he searched for the answer.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Well, Mark the estate agent, eviction time.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03I got voted off because once they found out I was an estate agent
0:19:03 > 0:19:06the cards were against me.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10I'm not sure I trust Anne's motives. She's out for herself.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12She's not a team member at all.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Her attitude to her team-mates is appalling.
0:19:17 > 0:19:23Round Four, team. £1,070 banked out of potential prize money of £3,000.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Six of you left.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Another ten seconds off your time.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31You now have only 2½ minutes.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35We'll start with the strongest link - Chris.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Start the clock.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44What is the name of the son of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, born in 1975?
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Sean.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Which is earlier in the year, St George's Day or St David's Day?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52St David's.
0:19:52 > 0:19:59What V is an inoculation producing acquired immunity to a natural microorganism?
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Vaccine.- I'll accept. Vaccination.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Of which island group is Palma the capital?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- Majorca. - No. The Balearic Islands.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Which group released the singles Disco 2000,
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Mis-shapes and Common People in the '90s.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- Gorillaz.- Pulp.
0:20:17 > 0:20:23What M describes rocks changed from their original form by heat or pressure?
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Don't know.- Metamorphic.
0:20:27 > 0:20:33According to the title of Jeanette Winterson's novel, what are not the only fruit?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- Apples.- Oranges.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40In the Addams Family, the daughter of Gomez and Morticia
0:20:40 > 0:20:44shared her first name with which day of the week?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Wednesday.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51When one speaks of trees, what F is the word meaning to cut down?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Felling.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- Bank.- Of which European country is Berne the capital?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Switzerland.
0:20:59 > 0:21:05In music, Parsifal was the last opera by which composer, Wagner or Verdi?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Wagner.
0:21:07 > 0:21:13Pierre Yves Gerbeau was formerly the chief executive of which London landmark?
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- Buckingham Palace. - No. The Millennium Dome.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22Who said poetry originates from emotion recollected in tranquillity,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Bob Dylan or William Wordsworth?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- Dylan.- Wordsworth.
0:21:27 > 0:21:311,000 millilitres is equal to one what?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Litre.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35What is the plastic or wooden peg
0:21:35 > 0:21:39on which a golfer places the ball at the start of a hole?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Tee.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46Bank. What K is a bird of prey that is also known as a windhover?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Kestrel.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52In politics, in which city are the constituencies
0:21:52 > 0:21:55of Simon Hughes and Michael Portillo?
0:21:55 > 0:21:58London.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03- Bank.- In the 1993 film comedy, what was the occupation of Ace Ventura?
0:22:03 > 0:22:04Pet detective.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- Bank.- In which soil do rhododendrons...
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Time is up. I cannot complete the question.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17You won £270 in that round.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19But who is dazed and confused?
0:22:19 > 0:22:24Who's lost the plot? I urge you, vote off the weakest link.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31In a reversal of fortune, Chris is the weakest link statistically.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34For the first time, Malcolm is the strongest link.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38What will the other players consider as they vote?
0:22:39 > 0:22:44Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Malcolm, how long's your average sermon?
0:23:03 > 0:23:04About 40 minutes.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09Who recommended 40 minutes when people have got lunch to eat?
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Nobody. It's just how long it is.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Well, it's only as long as you make it.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- Yes, that's right. - Isn't there a bit of ego involved
0:23:19 > 0:23:24in you keeping people from Sunday lunch for 40 minutes while you talk?
0:23:24 > 0:23:28They don't focus on me They focus on someone else.
0:23:28 > 0:23:34- Why Jacquie?- She got Scandinavia wrong and her husband's a Swede.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Beginning to waste time a bit and she needs to go.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Nicola, why Jacquie?
0:23:40 > 0:23:44When it got to me, there wasn't money for me to bank.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Jacquie, who speaks many languages including Swedish,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51but hasn't heard of Scandinavia,
0:23:51 > 0:23:53you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:59 > 0:24:05I'm absolutely furious to be voted off. I was NOT the weakest link.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08What was Nicola talking about?! She's got a cheek!
0:24:08 > 0:24:12She ought to go next. She's not talking the truth.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19Round Five, team. Your total so far is £1,340.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24If you'd hit your targets, it would be £4,000.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Five of you left. Another ten seconds off the clock.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31We start with the strongest link. That is Malcolm.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:35 > 0:24:41Start the clock. What C is a street parade with floats, music and elaborate costumes?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43A carnival.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47Haemophobia is a fear or dread of which bodily fluid?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Blood.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56The author of the novel London Fields is Martin who?
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- Don't know.- Amis.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01In which ocean is the island of Sri Lanka?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Indian.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10Marc Almond was the vocalist of which successful synth pop duo formed in 1980?
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- Pass.- Soft Cell.
0:25:15 > 0:25:22What P can follow Scots, umbrella and Monterey to make the name of a type of tree?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- Poplar.- No. Pine.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30Which Midlands cricket team was captained by Graham Hick in 2001?
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- Derbyshire. - No. Worcestershire.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Dick Turpin was hanged in which Northern English city?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- Leeds.- York.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51In Earth days, which has the longer year, Earth or Mars?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- Earth.- Mars.
0:25:53 > 0:25:59In 1961, which London football club won the FA Cup and League Championship?
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- Wimbledon. - Tottenham Hotspur.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06What M was a flightless bird from New Zealand that's now extinct?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- Don't know.- Moa.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16Which UK queen shares her name with a variety of plum?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Victoria.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22A defensive ploy on the American frontier was to circle the what?
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- Enemy.- Wagons.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30What B in the laurel tree family has leaves which are used in stews?
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- Birch.- Bay.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35What shape are dice?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Cubes.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43- Bank.- Of which diocese was Cardinal Hume archbishop, Dublin or Westminster?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Westminster.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49- Bank.- The initials MC stand for master of what?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Ceremonies.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56- Bank.- Director Woody Allen plays which musical instrument?
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Time's up. The answer is clarinet.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06You only banked £60. Who is now beyond help?
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Who is surplus to requirements?
0:27:09 > 0:27:11It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17The only one to answer no questions correctly was Nicola,
0:27:17 > 0:27:19making her the weakest link.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Anne is the strongest link statistically
0:27:22 > 0:27:26with the most correct answers but have the team noticed?
0:27:26 > 0:27:31Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Anne, can you get a GCSE in drama?
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- Yes, you can. - Is that what you teach?
0:27:50 > 0:27:53I teach expressive arts.
0:27:53 > 0:27:59- What does that mean?- Drama, music, dance, textiles, art, script-writing.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Do you write a lot of scripts?
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- No.- Then how can you teach it?
0:28:05 > 0:28:09You don't have to actually be a doer to teach it.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Oh, really?
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- Dear, dear! Why Nicola? - Nicola's struggling.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19And I think you're giving her a hard time.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23Malcolm, how long does it take to write a sermon?
0:28:23 > 0:28:28On average, I spend about ten hours a week in preparation for a sermon.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- How exhausting. Why Nicola? - Because she was faltering.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36And because she's getting a little bit out of her depth.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41- And we need to bank money. - That's not very charitable, is it?
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Well, the truth is the truth.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- Cerianne, do you go to church? - No, I don't.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- Are the sermons too long? - No. I think I'm past saving now.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54It wouldn't do me any good.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58- Are you a bad girl, then? - Some might say so.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Why Nicola?
0:29:00 > 0:29:05Although we all had a poor round, I think she was the poorest.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09You've delighted us long enough. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19I'm quite pleased with my performance.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22After the first round, you think, "Phew!"
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Anne might be off next. She had some long pauses there.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29So I think it might be Anne.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35Round Six, team. You've won £1,400 out of a possible £5,000.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Four left. Ten seconds off your time.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41We start with the strongest link - Anne.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Start the clock.
0:29:46 > 0:29:52What B is the diagnostic examination of a living tissue sample from the body?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Biopsy.
0:29:54 > 0:30:01In which sport did Bernard Hopkins defeat Felix Trinidad in a unification match in 2001?
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Boxing.
0:30:03 > 0:30:09In 1988, which former TV newsreader began presenting Desert Island Discs on Radio 4?
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- Baker.- Sue Lawley.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17In The Army Now was a UK hit single in 1986 for which rock group?
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Status Quo.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23The baobab is a tropical tree, from which continent?
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- Africa.- Chris.- Bank.
0:30:25 > 0:30:30Which TV and radio presenter wrote The Soldier's Return and A Son Of War?
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- Don't know.- Melvyn Bragg.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38A state of privileged seclusion from the real world is an ivory what?
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Tower.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43In the TV series Rhubarb and Custard, which was the cat?
0:30:43 > 0:30:45- Custard.- Anne.- Bank.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50In which year did Britain and the US declare war on Japan?
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- 1940.- No, 1941.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58For which political party was TV presenter Brian Walden an MP?
0:30:58 > 0:31:02- Labour.- Who was the Greek god of forests and flocks?
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- Diana.- Pan.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12Which London-born singer had a UK hit single in 1982 with A Winter's Tale?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- David Essex.- Anne.- Bank.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Of which queen was Robert Dudley a court favourite?
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Elizabeth I.
0:31:20 > 0:31:26Which Hong Kong born actor was in Shanghai Noon and Rumble In The Bronx?
0:31:26 > 0:31:31- Sean Penn.- Jackie Chan. Which British tennis player was the first husband
0:31:31 > 0:31:34of US tennis star Chris Evert?
0:31:34 > 0:31:35John Lloyd.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40Which TV family lived at 518 Crestview Drive, after they struck oil?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- The Beverly Hillbillies. - Anne.- Bank.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46How many feet are there in five yards?
0:31:46 > 0:31:47Fifteen.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50In the title of Douglas Adams' novel,
0:31:50 > 0:31:54what establishment was at the end of the universe?
0:31:54 > 0:31:55Don't know.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Time's up.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07£170 you put in the kitty. But who's been hovering around too long?
0:32:07 > 0:32:12Who's a leek short of a vegetable rack? Who's sent the flock to sleep?
0:32:12 > 0:32:17Who is less than dramatic? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:20 > 0:32:26Malcolm is the strongest link. He was the only one to answer his questions correctly.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31The weakest in this round is Chris. But who will lose out in the vote?
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Anne, why Chris?
0:32:49 > 0:32:52I think he's feeling the pressure
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- and he tried to vote me off before. - Cerianne.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- Why Chris?- He was unfortunate with his questions.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02I think he had some stinkers there.
0:33:02 > 0:33:08- But between us, he was the worst player. - He was indeed the weakest link.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13Time to fly away, Chris. With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25You always think you can do better than anyone else
0:33:25 > 0:33:28but it's more difficult than people think.
0:33:28 > 0:33:35I think Cerianne will be voted off next. The other two have a much better general knowledge.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Round Seven.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44Out of a possible £6,000, you've won £1,570.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46There are three of you left.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50Cerianne, the sales assistant from Swansea;
0:33:50 > 0:33:56Malcolm, the vicar; and Anne, never written a script but teaches scriptwriting.
0:33:56 > 0:34:02Ten seconds off the time. Malcolm was the strongest link. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Start the clock.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09For what does the N stand in CND?
0:34:09 > 0:34:10Nuclear.
0:34:10 > 0:34:17Which former model had hit singles with Slave To The Rhythm and Pull Up To The Bumper?
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- Don't know.- Grace Jones.
0:34:19 > 0:34:25In which decade was the cult British film comedy Withnail And I released?
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- '80s.- Malcolm.- Bank.
0:34:27 > 0:34:33In May 2001, which boxer defeated Michael Middleton in his first professional bout?
0:34:33 > 0:34:35- Ambrose.- Audley Harrison.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40By what name and number is King Louis quinze known?
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Fifteenth.
0:34:42 > 0:34:49Which 1997 film features the characters Ellie Arroway, Palmer Joss and David Drumlin?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- Pass.- Contact.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57The ruins of which abbey, three miles west of Ripon,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00are a world heritage site - Fountains or Rievaulx?
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- Rievaulx.- Fountains.
0:35:02 > 0:35:09In which TV show did Will Smith play a teenager living with his Californian relatives?
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- Roseanne. - The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.
0:35:14 > 0:35:20Which club did former England manager, Kevin Keegan, join as manager in May 2001?
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- Wimbledon.- Manchester City.
0:35:24 > 0:35:30In 1669, Sir Isaac Newton became a mathematics professor at which university?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- Oxford.- Cambridge.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36The Bolshoi is the ballet company of which country?
0:35:36 > 0:35:37Russia.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42In the comic, what is the name of the home town of Desperate Dan?
0:35:42 > 0:35:48- Beef Town.- Cactusville. In which English city is the hull of the Mary Rose?
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- Portsmouth.- Anne.- Bank. - What's the cube of ten?
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- 100.- 1,000.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59With which country does Austria share its longest border?
0:35:59 > 0:36:05- Germany. Bank.- Sir Henry Wood founded which musical celebration?
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- The Proms.- The Proms is the correct answer
0:36:08 > 0:36:10but you were out of time.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13You banked £60.
0:36:13 > 0:36:19In Round Eight you get the chance to treble what you bank, so there's £3,000 to be won.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23The question is, who is your biggest rival?
0:36:23 > 0:36:29That is who you should keep on the team if you want to raise the bank balance.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39At this crucial stage, Cerianne is the weakest link for the first time.
0:36:39 > 0:36:45The statistics show that Malcolm is the strongest. But who will lose in the final vote?
0:36:46 > 0:36:51Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- Anne, that's a mean choice. - I think he's struggling.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09- You don't think he was your biggest rival?- Not at all.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13Vote off the strongest link and you let yourself down.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17I didn't realise. ANNE LAUGHS CYNICALLY
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Cerianne.
0:37:19 > 0:37:25- Don't like vicars?- No. He's the best vicar I've ever met, I'll tell you that now.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- Not that I've met many, mind. - What's wrong with him as a vicar?
0:37:29 > 0:37:34- He's too smart.- That's why you're voting him off?- Definitely.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39- It won't surprise you to know that you were the worst player. - Not at all.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44Malcolm...God went on his holidays. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:51 > 0:37:57When Cerianne and Anne revealed their boards, I wasn't surprised. I'd expected it.
0:37:57 > 0:38:02It shows you human nature. So, very disappointing.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07I think Cerianne will win. Anne is nervous. Now it's just two, she'll focus more.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Round Eight.
0:38:11 > 0:38:17Out of £7,000 you could've won, you've got in the bank £1,630.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Cerianne and Anne, you have 90 seconds.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26But whatever you win will be trebled and added to your total.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31£3,000 is at stake. You voted off the strongest link from the last round.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36Anne was the second strongest. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Start the clock.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Who succeeded Harold as King of England?
0:38:43 > 0:38:44William I.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49The Olivier, Lyttelton and Cottesloe make up which London theatre?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- The Globe. - The National Theatre.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57Which French word, used in English, means a first public performance?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Debut.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02The 1940 collection of stories by Dylan Thomas
0:39:02 > 0:39:06is called Portrait Of The Artist As A Young what?
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- Moor.- Dog.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13In nature, walruses live chiefly in which ocean?
0:39:13 > 0:39:15- The Arctic.- Cerianne.- Bank.
0:39:15 > 0:39:20Which star of musical theatre was born Elaine Bickerstaff in 1948?
0:39:20 > 0:39:22- Elaine Paige.- Anne.- Bank.
0:39:22 > 0:39:28After which famous hill in Athens is the national rally of Greece named?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- Olympus.- Acropolis.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33The Scilly Isles are off the coast of which county?
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- Cornwall.- Anne.- Bank.
0:39:36 > 0:39:43In film, which Shakespearean actor directed a 2000 musical version of Love's Labour's Lost?
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- Can't think. - Kenneth Branagh.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54Managing My Life is the autobiography of which football manager?
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- Kevin Keegan.- Alex Ferguson.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02Which university, named after an engineer, is in Uxbridge?
0:40:02 > 0:40:03Brunel.
0:40:03 > 0:40:09- Bank.- Which instrument is Stephane Grappelli famous for playing?
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Violin.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Violin was the correct answer and you were in time.
0:40:17 > 0:40:23You banked £80, which we'll treble and add to the winnings from previous rounds.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27That's prize money of £1,870. Only one of you can win it,
0:40:27 > 0:40:31so now you'll play against each other, head to head.
0:40:31 > 0:40:37I'll ask alternate questions, best of five. Whoever answers correctly wins.
0:40:37 > 0:40:44So, Cerianne and Anne, for £1,870, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52- Anne, as the strongest link, you choose who goes first.- I'd like to.
0:40:54 > 0:41:00Which hyphenated term meaning mistake or blunder comes from the French
0:41:00 > 0:41:04and translates literally as false step?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- Faux-pas.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11In nautical folklore, the grave of those drowned at sea
0:41:11 > 0:41:15is traditionally known to sailors as whose locker?
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- Davy Jones. - That's the correct answer.
0:41:19 > 0:41:25In geography, in which European capital city is the Prinsengracht canal found?
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- Gothenburg. - No, the correct answer is Amsterdam.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36Cerianne, in food, what's the main flavouring in Pontefract cakes?
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- Liquorice. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:41 > 0:41:47Anne, in literature, which 1722 novel by Daniel Defoe,
0:41:47 > 0:41:51features a poor girl who gains wealth through her bawdy behaviour?
0:41:57 > 0:42:01- Moll Flanders.- That is correct.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04Cerianne, in the 2000 film Traffic,
0:42:04 > 0:42:08which actor played a newly-appointed drugs tsar?
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Brad Pitt.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Michael Douglas is the correct answer.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Catherine of Braganza, the wife of Charles II,
0:42:22 > 0:42:26was a princess from which European country?
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- Spain. - No, the correct answer is Portugal.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34Which prize is traditionally awarded
0:42:34 > 0:42:38for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic by sea?
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- The Blue Riband. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Anne, you have to answer this question correctly
0:42:48 > 0:42:52or Cerianne takes home the money. So, to stay in the game...
0:42:52 > 0:42:58The first description of the relationship between the UK and the US as "special",
0:42:58 > 0:43:03is attributed to which 20th century British prime minister?
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- Margaret Thatcher. - No - Winston Churchill.
0:43:11 > 0:43:19That means, Cerianne, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £1,870.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Anne, you leave with nothing.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31I was lucky to get the second set of questions.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34I did not have a clue about Anne's questions.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37To my staff, whoever wins the sweepstake
0:43:37 > 0:43:42on the number of questions I get - you're a worthy winner.
0:43:42 > 0:43:46To go home and say I'm not the weakest link is fantastic.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49I've been having nightmares that I was the weakest
0:43:49 > 0:43:51and that hasn't come true.
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