0:00:03 > 0:00:07Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Only one will win up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to the Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41They've only just met, but to get the prize money must work together.
0:00:41 > 0:00:48However, eight will leave with nothing as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Let's meet the team.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56My name is Robin, I'm 40, I live near Norwich and I'm a landscape officer.
0:00:56 > 0:01:03I'm Carmen, I'm 50, from Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, and I'm a secondary school mentor.
0:01:04 > 0:01:10My name's Andrew, I'm 38, I live in the West Midlands and I run my own business.
0:01:11 > 0:01:17I'm Diane, I'm 25, I live in West Sussex and I'm a management support assistant.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21I'm Stanley, I'm 53, from Edinburgh and I'm a bar manager.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27I'm Cathi, I'm 39, from Hove and I'm a zoo experience host.
0:01:27 > 0:01:33I'm Matt, I'm 19, from Nottingham and I am an apprentice electrical engineer.
0:01:34 > 0:01:40I'm Anne, I'm from Ilford in Essex, I'm 64 and I'm a solicitors' practice manager.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46My name is Rich, 22, from Plymouth and I work in retail and sales.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51OK, just to remind you, in each round there's £1,000 to be won.
0:01:51 > 0:01:57The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers. Break it and you lose all the money in it.
0:01:57 > 0:02:04Say "Bank!" before the question and the money is safe. Round 1. Three minutes on the clock.
0:02:04 > 0:02:10We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically. That's you, Andrew.
0:02:10 > 0:02:16Let's play the Weakest Link. The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20In figure skating, a pairs team comprises how many people?
0:02:20 > 0:02:26- Two.- Correct. In entertainment, a circus traditionally takes place
0:02:26 > 0:02:29in a large tent called the big what?
0:02:29 > 0:02:36- Top.- Correct. In surgery, a scalpel is an instrument used for which purpose - cutting or stitching?
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- Cutting.- Correct.
0:02:38 > 0:02:45In 1980s fashion, rah-rah and puffball were designs of which item of clothing?
0:02:45 > 0:02:50- Skirts.- Correct. According to the first line of a nursery rhyme,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Little Miss Muffet sat on a what?
0:02:52 > 0:02:58- Tuffet.- Correct. In British customs, when people settle a quarrel or agree a business deal,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01they shake which parts of the body?
0:03:01 > 0:03:09- Hands.- Correct. In the English alphabet, what V is the word for the letters that are not consonants?
0:03:09 > 0:03:14- Vowels.- Correct. Robin, in relationships,
0:03:14 > 0:03:18a secret place where an amorous couple spend time together
0:03:18 > 0:03:22that is named after a structure made by birds is a love what?
0:03:22 > 0:03:29- Nest.- Correct. In the UK, the phrase "boys in blue" is often used informally
0:03:29 > 0:03:32to refer to members of which emergency service?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- Police force.- Correct.- Bank.
0:03:36 > 0:03:43OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target, and that money will go through to the next round,
0:03:43 > 0:03:49but one of you will not. Who's so strange they count as modern art?
0:03:51 > 0:03:57Whose eyes are open and whose jaw should be wired shut?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:04:03 > 0:04:09In an impressive first round, Andrew is the strongest link as he banked all the money.
0:04:09 > 0:04:16The weakest link, statistically, is Diane, but will the team notice that?
0:04:16 > 0:04:21Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Matt.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Matt.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Matt.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Matt.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Matt.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Matt.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Rich.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Diane.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Carmen.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- What do you do, Robin? - I'm a landscape officer.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- What does that involve?- I look after trees through the planning process.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Where do you do that?- In Norfolk.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- So if I want to build a factory in Norfolk...- Yes.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07- ..is it best if I have it shaped as a tree?- You could do that,
0:05:07 > 0:05:14- or shape it like a factory - a nice, modern, beautifully-designed factory. - Who says it's nicely designed?
0:05:14 > 0:05:20We have a design officer for that. I look at the landscape impact and how it sits...
0:05:20 > 0:05:25- You know about nice design, do you? - Yes, I know all about good design.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Do you? Put your board down.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34- Are you sure you know about good design?- Perfection, isn't it? It's green!
0:05:34 > 0:05:40- Like a rolling landscape. There's a few humps here and there. Worth exploring.- Put your board up.
0:05:40 > 0:05:47- I'm guessing there isn't a Mrs Robin.- No, there isn't, but there is a Mr...Robin.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51I don't suppose you like Norfolk broads, do you?
0:05:51 > 0:05:57- So where do you live in Norfolk? - I live in north Norfolk near a town called Aylsham.
0:05:57 > 0:06:03I live in a place called Buxton, not to be confused with Buxton, Derbyshire.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Keep it simple, Robin. What's the house like?
0:06:06 > 0:06:11It's a '70s house, slowly being transformed into a wonderful place.
0:06:11 > 0:06:18- So it's a '70s house with Crittall windows?- No, they're plastic now, I'm ashamed to say.- Hang on.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- You live in a '70s house with plastic windows...- Design icon.
0:06:22 > 0:06:29- Have you got a carpet you can be sick on and no one will notice? - We have a pink shag in the bedroom.
0:06:29 > 0:06:36- Have you?- But we inherited that and it will be going.- So the '70s house with the pink carpet...
0:06:36 > 0:06:41- Gorgeous.- ..and plastic windows... - When are you coming for a look?
0:06:41 > 0:06:47- ..is the person who decides on planning in Norfolk. Fabulous. - I'm afraid so.
0:06:47 > 0:06:54- Why Matt?- Well, we had a good round, we all got our questions right and we banked the £1,000,
0:06:54 > 0:06:59but I felt we've got too many people wearing green.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- What do you do, Cathi? - I'm a zoo experience host, Anne.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- Which zoo?- Chessington Zoo. - And what do they have there?
0:07:07 > 0:07:14We've got the sea life centre and we have a free-flying aviary full of lorikeets.
0:07:14 > 0:07:21- What else does the zoo have? - The zoo has lions... - Where do they come from?- Africa.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26Tell me, Cathi, if you were a lion who was meant to be in Africa
0:07:28 > 0:07:35- would you like to be in the middle of Surrey in a cage?- I'd love to be in the middle of Surrey in a cage.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- Would you?- To look out at all our friendly zoo host faces.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Why Matt?- He clashes with my shirt.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49- What do you do, Andrew?- I run my own domestic oven cleaning business.
0:07:49 > 0:07:56- When you finish cleaning the oven, do you give your head a shine? - It does get a bit dirty sometimes.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- What's the secret of cleaning ovens? - Elbow grease.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Why did you go into oven cleaning?
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- I got made redundant, Anne. - Yeah. So why oven cleaning?
0:08:06 > 0:08:11- There was a niche in the market. - How did you know there was a niche?
0:08:11 > 0:08:15I bought an oven clean for my mum. It was the best present she'd had...
0:08:15 > 0:08:23- Golly! She's had some rubbish presents then.- You'd be surprised. Don't knock it before you try it.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28- Why Matt?- I just felt that he was the least confident in the group,
0:08:28 > 0:08:31although we all answered our questions correctly.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Matt, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Coming off first is something I'd never want to do again.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Once was enough. But when I go back to work,
0:08:48 > 0:08:56it's going to be a constant barrage of abuse. So I've got to man up and take it on the chin, I think.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Round 2. In the bank, £1,000. We take 10 seconds off your time.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Mr Shiny Head.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:09:10 > 0:09:17In US politics, the area of the White House with the offices of the President is the West what?
0:09:17 > 0:09:24- Wing.- Correct. In the environment, a patch of oil floating on water is called a scorch or a slick?
0:09:24 > 0:09:31- Slick.- Correct. In geography, the island of Corfu is part of which European country?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- Greece.- Correct.
0:09:33 > 0:09:39In cookery, what J is the general term for a large piece of meat, such as beef or lamb,
0:09:39 > 0:09:41eaten as a Sunday roast?
0:09:41 > 0:09:48- Joint.- Correct. In cinema, the humorous films made by Associated Talking Pictures Ltd,
0:09:48 > 0:09:53such as Whisky Galore and The Lady Killers are known as Ealing what?
0:09:53 > 0:09:58- Comedies.- Correct. In wildlife, the courtship ritual of hares involves
0:09:58 > 0:10:04the males and females indulging in behaviour resembling which sport - boxing or bowling?
0:10:04 > 0:10:10- Boxing.- Correct. In housework, something that is clean and tidy is said to be what and span?
0:10:10 > 0:10:15- Spick.- Correct. At a wedding ceremony in Hampshire in June, 2010,
0:10:15 > 0:10:23which Belfast-born broadcaster married his long-term partner and TV co-presenter Ruth Langsford?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- Eamonn Holmes.- Correct.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- Bank.- On a telephone keypad, what H is the name
0:10:29 > 0:10:33of the symbol of two pairs of parallel lines crossing?
0:10:33 > 0:10:39- Hash.- Correct. In pop music, in the name of the annual awards founded in 1996,
0:10:39 > 0:10:43the acronym MOBO stands for Music of Black what?
0:10:43 > 0:10:49- Origin.- Correct. In religion, the Hindu festival Diwali is commonly known in English
0:10:49 > 0:10:51as the Festival of what?
0:10:51 > 0:10:57- Light.- Correct. In definitions, which word for a long, wide piece of sawn timber
0:10:57 > 0:11:02is also a term for a group of people who administer a company?
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- Board.- Correct. In science, a material will always settle
0:11:06 > 0:11:11so that its upper surface is level if it is in which state - solid or liquid?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- Solid.- Liquid.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19In the media, Der Spiegel, meaning The Mirror, is the title
0:11:19 > 0:11:23of a weekly news magazine founded in 1946 in which European country?
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Can you repeat the question?
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- Der Spiegel, meaning The Mirror... - Germany!- Correct.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32In maths, what is 6 multiplied by 8?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- 64.- Even 48.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43In a pub, what T is a measure of spirits three times the size of a standard one?
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- Treble.- Correct.- Bank. - In popular culture,
0:11:47 > 0:11:52because of her interest in keeping fit, Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm had what nickname?
0:11:52 > 0:11:57- Sporty.- Correct. In the children's books by Michael Bond,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Paddington Bear liked sandwiches filled with...
0:12:04 > 0:12:10Time's up. You won £420. You actually had a chain of 12 correct answers.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14But whose dog taught them to say sausages?
0:12:14 > 0:12:20Who'd get fed by the pigeons? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26With the most correct answers, Andrew is the strongest link.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31Statistically, the weakest link is Robin, but can he survive the vote?
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Anne.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Robin.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Robin.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Anne.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Rich.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Anne.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Stanley.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Anne.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03- Where do you come from, Rich? - I live near Plymouth, Anne.
0:13:03 > 0:13:09- What do you do? - I work in retail and sales for a mobile phone store.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- Are you a shop assistant?- Yeah. You've got to start somewhere, Anne.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18On your way here today, did you fall into a barrel of olive oil?
0:13:19 > 0:13:24- No. I like olives, but I didn't. - Yeah. And the greasy hair?
0:13:24 > 0:13:29- Does that pass for chic in Plymouth? - It's not grease, it's just spiky.
0:13:29 > 0:13:35- There's no grease in it. - Just spiky and dirty?- No, I had a shower this morning, thank you.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40Don't thank me. I didn't give you the shower. Why Anne?
0:13:40 > 0:13:45When the questions came around, although she banked,
0:13:45 > 0:13:50I'd have liked her to get the question right and we'd have got to the £1,000.
0:13:50 > 0:13:57- What do you do, Diane?- I'm a management support assistant for Sussex Police.- Lots of policemen?
0:13:57 > 0:14:03- Mainly support staff, but a fair few police officers. - Why do you need support staff?- HR.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08- Why do they call you support staff? - Cos we're not officers.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13- You haven't got your uniform?- No. - Put your board down. Move towards Stanley.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- Are there big buns at work? - Sometimes. A scone a day.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25- Is that all?- No, not all. That's a start.- What time is that?
0:14:25 > 0:14:29It depends what time Danny comes up. Usually 10.30.
0:14:29 > 0:14:35- When is the next scone?- Next month. - You're on a diet, are you? - No, I'm on annual leave!
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Put your board up.
0:14:41 > 0:14:48- Why Anne?- Anne got her question wrong and she did vote for me in the first round.- Oh, well!
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Anne, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:58 > 0:15:04I was looking forward to a bit of verbal tennis with Anne, but that's not going to happen now.
0:15:04 > 0:15:10I'm cross with myself for giving the wrong answer. I knew the right answer.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Maybe it's being a blonde from Essex!
0:15:15 > 0:15:20Round 3. You're up to £1,420. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25We'll start with Mr Shiny again. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Start the clock.
0:15:27 > 0:15:34In motoring, when a driver executes an exact U-turn, the vehicle turns through how many degrees?
0:15:35 > 0:15:42- 180.- Correct. In US geography, the state capital of Nevada is Willie City or Carson City?
0:15:42 > 0:15:48- Carson City.- Correct. The TV gardener who was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour
0:15:48 > 0:15:54by the RHS in 2004 for outstanding services to horticulture is Alan who?
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- Titchmarsh.- Correct.
0:15:56 > 0:16:03In biology, which term for the flat region on each side of the forehead is also a place of worship?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Temple.- Correct.- Bank!
0:16:05 > 0:16:12The emblem of Soviet Communism that appeared on the USSR flag was known as the hammer and what?
0:16:12 > 0:16:18- Sickle.- Correct. In IT, a portable data storage device
0:16:18 > 0:16:24that plugs directly into a computer or digital camera is known as a tickle stick or memory stick?
0:16:24 > 0:16:30- Memory stick.- In expressions, the familiar phrase meaning the essential practical details
0:16:30 > 0:16:33of something is the what and bolts?
0:16:33 > 0:16:39- Nuts.- Correct.- Bank. - In libraries, which hyphenated term covers all kinds of literary work
0:16:39 > 0:16:43except novels, stories and other imaginative writing?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- Science fiction?- Non-fiction.
0:16:45 > 0:16:53In the Star Wars films, Luke Skywalker, Yoda and Mace Windu all belong to which ancient order?
0:16:53 > 0:16:59- Jedi.- Correct. In geology, what E is the term for the complete action of a volcano,
0:16:59 > 0:17:03comprising the explosion and ejection of gas and lava?
0:17:03 > 0:17:09- Eruption.- Correct. The name of which small, wingless, jumping insect
0:17:09 > 0:17:13precedes bite, collar and market to give three familiar terms?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Pass.- Flea.
0:17:16 > 0:17:22Which type of container used to store dry foods has a name that rhymes with banister?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Canister.- Correct.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29In sport, which of the four major golf championships
0:17:29 > 0:17:35was inaugurated in 1934 and originally named the Augusta National Invitation Tournament?
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- The Masters.- I'll accept.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42In TV, the British game show first broadcast in 1980
0:17:42 > 0:17:49in which the host regularly spoke the phrase, "Our survey said..." has what alliterative title?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- Family Fortunes.- Correct.
0:17:51 > 0:17:58- Bank.- In fashion, quiffs, ducktails and Mohicans are all varieties of handbag or hairstyle?
0:17:58 > 0:18:05- Hairstyles!- Correct. Which country of the UK has a coastline on St George's Channel and the Irish Sea?
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- England.- Wales.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Time's up and you won £400.
0:18:14 > 0:18:19So who is singing a solo in your chorus of disapproval?
0:18:19 > 0:18:27Who'd ring the doorbell to their own house? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33According to the statistics, Cathi is the weakest link.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38The strongest link is Rich, but how will the votes go?
0:18:39 > 0:18:45Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Cathi.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Cathi.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Diane.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Cathi.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Cathi.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Andrew.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Sorry, Cathi.
0:19:07 > 0:19:13- Where are you from, Carmen? - I'm originally from Liverpool. I live in Barrow in Furness.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- And what do you do?- I'm a mentor in a secondary school.
0:19:17 > 0:19:25- Are you called Carmen because your family loved opera?- No. My godmother is of Chilean descent.- Oh.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- Can you sing with a name like Carmen?- Oooh...a bit.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34- I'll take that as a yes. - Well, I belong to a community choir.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- OK, put your board down. - Do you want me to sing?
0:19:38 > 0:19:44- Unless you want to take your top off. Sing!- I'd rather take my top off than sing!- No, sing.
0:19:44 > 0:19:50- We sing songs from different countries.- Just get on with it. - OK, a Gambian greeting song.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53SINGS IN GAMBIAN DIALECT
0:19:58 > 0:20:01There's not many words to it!
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Put your board up.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- Why Cathi?- It was the flea question.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13She got an easy question wrong. The flea thing.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14Sorry, Cathi.
0:20:14 > 0:20:20- What do you do, Stanley? - I'm a bar manager in Edinburgh. - How long have you done that?
0:20:20 > 0:20:27- I've been there for about 8 years. - Really? Do you run it with your wife?- No wife, Anne, I'm afraid.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32- No wife?- No.- Oh. - No girlfriend either, at the moment.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37- Are you looking for a partner? - Not at the moment.- On account of...?
0:20:37 > 0:20:42I want to do a bit of travelling. So it's cheaper with one.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- Shop around?- Yes.- I think we get it.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50- Why Cathi? - Just the flea question, I'm afraid.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Cathi, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Anne Robinson isn't half as scary in real life as everyone expects.
0:21:03 > 0:21:10I think she's a bit of a pussycat. There's members of my family that are far scarier than her.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14She needs to be very afraid if any of them come on here.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Round 4. In the bank, £1,820. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:21:20 > 0:21:26We'll start with Rich. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:21:26 > 0:21:33In literature, the 1967 book entitled The Naked Ape was written by zoologist Desmond who?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- Hillary?- Morris.
0:21:35 > 0:21:41In film, the actor born Bernard Schwartz, famous for his roles in Spartacus and Some Like It Hot,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43adopted what stage name?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- Jack Lemmon.- Tony Curtis.
0:21:46 > 0:21:52In textiles, what G is the name for a type of cotton cloth usually in a checked design,
0:21:52 > 0:21:56often used for school dresses and tablecloths?
0:21:56 > 0:22:04- Gingham.- Correct. In pop music, the 2010 UK hit album by Kate Nash featuring the single Do-Wah-Doo
0:22:04 > 0:22:07is entitled My Best Friend Is who?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- Pass.- You.
0:22:10 > 0:22:16In a court of law, which term from English grammar is the name given to the punishment from a judge?
0:22:16 > 0:22:22- Sentence.- Correct. In microbiology, what is the singular form of the word bacteria?
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- Bacterii.- No, bacterium.
0:22:26 > 0:22:32In food, which Italian staple comes in many shapes, some with names which translate as little ears...
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- Pasta!- Correct.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Robin, in maths, what is one quarter of 84?
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- 21.- Correct!
0:22:42 > 0:22:48- In winter sports, the ski resorts of Zermatt and St Moritz are in which country?- Austria.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52- Switzerland.- Bank!- On signs for businesses such as tea shops,
0:22:52 > 0:22:58which letter is often added to old and world to conjure an image of the past?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Can you repeat the question?
0:23:01 > 0:23:07On signs for businesses such as tea shops, which letter is often added to old and world
0:23:07 > 0:23:10to conjure an image of the past?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- Olde?- No. The correct answer is E.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18At Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood,
0:23:18 > 0:23:25film stars are immortalised by imprinting their hands and feet in burning coals or wet cement?
0:23:25 > 0:23:31- Wet cement.- Correct. In medicine, tingling, numbness and pain in the thumb and fingers are symptoms
0:23:31 > 0:23:34of carpal what syndrome?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- Tunnel.- Correct.
0:23:36 > 0:23:42- Bank!- In arts, azul is the Spanish word for which primary colour?
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- Blue.- Correct.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50In pop music, the 1954 song that became the first UK number one single for Frank Sinatra
0:23:50 > 0:23:52was Three Coins In A what?
0:23:52 > 0:23:57- Fountain.- Correct.- Bank! - In snooker, what B is...
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Time's up. You won £100.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08But who is your Olympic swimmer in armbands?
0:24:08 > 0:24:14Who thinks FIFA is a Spanish burglar? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21With all his answers wrong, Andrew is the weakest link.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27The strongest link, statistically, is Diane, but will the other players realise that?
0:24:28 > 0:24:34Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Rich.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38Andrew.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Diane.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Andrew.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Rich.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49Andrew.
0:24:52 > 0:24:58So, Diane, who works for West Sussex Police in the HR Department,
0:24:58 > 0:25:04- who's Danny who brings the scones? - He works in the restaurant and comes up with his basket.
0:25:04 > 0:25:11- And what's in his basket? - He has an array of sandwiches, scones, cakes... That sort of thing.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- What time does he come up? - Usually between 10 and 11.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19- I bet you're watching the clock! - Sometimes.- Why Andrew?
0:25:19 > 0:25:23- He got a couple of questions wrong. - Rich, why Andrew?
0:25:23 > 0:25:27He's done well so far, but he was the weakest link in that round.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31He was. He didn't answer any questions correctly.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35Andrew, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44The whole day has been great. Seeing Anne up close...
0:25:44 > 0:25:48You just don't realise how close she is stood to you
0:25:48 > 0:25:53and it is, until you get used to it, the first question is nerve-racking.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55But a great day. Brilliant.
0:25:57 > 0:26:03Round 5. Your total is £1,920. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07We'll start with Diane. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:26:08 > 0:26:15Start the clock. In UK politics, the Conservative MP and former GP who was appointed Defence Secretary
0:26:15 > 0:26:18in May, 2010, is Dr Liam who?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- Gallagher.- Fox.
0:26:21 > 0:26:27In TV comedy, which series starring Meera Syal and Sanjeev Bhaskar
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- featured a restaurant sketch called Going For An English?- Pass.
0:26:31 > 0:26:37Goodness Gracious Me. In history, the 16th Amendment to the US Constitution,
0:26:37 > 0:26:42that was ratified in 1913, chiefly concerned slavery or income tax?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- Slavery.- Income tax.
0:26:45 > 0:26:51In board games, on standard cube-shaped dice, which number appears opposite the number 3?
0:26:51 > 0:26:56- 4.- Correct. In aviation, Olympic Airways was established
0:26:56 > 0:27:02as a privately-owned national airline in 1956 by which Greek shipping magnate?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04- Aristotle Onassis.- Correct.
0:27:04 > 0:27:10- Bank!- In definitions, what C can mean both to direct an orchestra and to carry an electric current?
0:27:10 > 0:27:16- Conduct.- Correct. In football, Old Trafford is the home ground of which Premier League club?
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- Pass.- Manchester United.
0:27:19 > 0:27:26Which element makes up approximately one quarter of the Earth's crust by weight - gold or silicon?
0:27:26 > 0:27:28- Silicon.- Correct.
0:27:28 > 0:27:35- Bank!- In film, the 1985 comedy starring Kelly LeBrock, in which two nerds create their perfect woman
0:27:35 > 0:27:37is entitled Weird what?
0:27:37 > 0:27:42- Science.- Correct. In carbonated drinks, what Q is the name of the medicinal compound
0:27:42 > 0:27:44used to flavour tonic water?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- Quinine.- Correct. - Bank!
0:27:47 > 0:27:54Which musical, set in New York, has songs entitled Dance At The Gym, Somewhere and Gee, Officer Krupke?
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- Avenue Q?- West Side Story.
0:27:57 > 0:28:03In British history, between 1811 and 1820 the future King George IV was known as what Regent?
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- Prince.- Correct.
0:28:05 > 0:28:11- Bank!- Which large Commonwealth country is made up of ten provinces and three territories?
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- Australia.- Canada.
0:28:14 > 0:28:21In botany, plants such as irises grow from horizontal underground stems called rhizomes or metronomes?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- Rhizomes.- Correct.
0:28:24 > 0:28:30- Bank!- In the Gregorian calendar, if 1st January falls on Saturday, what date is the following Friday?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Sixth.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36Time's up. It was 7th January you were looking for.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39You won £160.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43But who's now stalked by stupidity?
0:28:44 > 0:28:50Who's being followed by failure? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57Robin is the strongest link because he answered the most correctly.
0:28:57 > 0:29:03Stanley is, statistically, the weakest link, but who will lose out in the vote?
0:29:04 > 0:29:09Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Carmen.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Stanley.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Stanley.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18Diane.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Stanley.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30- Carmen, why Stanley? - There were a few wrong answers,
0:29:30 > 0:29:33but the Old Trafford one was an easy one.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- Rich, you were lucky.- Yes, Anne.
0:29:37 > 0:29:43- Why Stanley?- He's voted for me every single round since the start. - Wouldn't your granny be upset?
0:29:43 > 0:29:49He was the worst player. Stanley, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02A lot of people didn't even know I was coming on the show.
0:30:02 > 0:30:08When they see being voted off in the fifth, they'll be quite surprised. They might have thought I'd have won.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13But, you know, I came, I played and I'm away.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Goodbye.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22Round 6. In the bank, £2,080. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26We'll start with Robin. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Start the clock.
0:30:28 > 0:30:33In economics, the concept popularised by EF Schumacher
0:30:33 > 0:30:38and used as the title of his 1973 book is Small Is what?
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- Beautiful.- Correct.
0:30:41 > 0:30:47In entertainment, the talent show contestant and singer Susan Boyle is often referred to
0:30:47 > 0:30:49by what four-letter acronym?
0:30:49 > 0:30:51- SuBo.- Correct.
0:30:51 > 0:30:57In psychology, what P is the term for a condition characterised by an uncontrollable impulse
0:30:57 > 0:30:59to set things on fire?
0:30:59 > 0:31:03- Pyromania.- Correct. Rich...- Bank!
0:31:03 > 0:31:07In film, the 2005 crime thriller featuring Bruce Willis,
0:31:07 > 0:31:11based on a series of graphic novels by Frank Miller was called Sin what?
0:31:11 > 0:31:16- City.- Correct. In maths, what is 21 plus 32?
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- 53.- Correct!- Bank!
0:31:20 > 0:31:26In Roman times, parsley leaves were worn at feasts to ward off drunkenness or werewolves?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- Werewolves.- Drunkenness.
0:31:28 > 0:31:35In sport, a player allowed to take part in a competition despite not meeting qualification requirements
0:31:35 > 0:31:37is said to have a wild what?
0:31:37 > 0:31:44- Card.- Correct.- Bank!- In UK geography, which bridge, opened in 1864 and spanning more than 200m,
0:31:44 > 0:31:48links a suburb of Bristol with Leigh Woods in North Somerset?
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- Severn Bridge? - The Clifton Suspension Bridge.
0:31:52 > 0:31:58In astronomy, a bright planet such as Venus that can be seen in the eastern sky at sunrise
0:31:58 > 0:32:00is known as a morning what?
0:32:00 > 0:32:04- Star.- Correct.- Bank! - In the animal kingdom,
0:32:04 > 0:32:10what L is the action of a cat drinking by taking up water with quick movements of the tongue?
0:32:10 > 0:32:17- Lapping.- Correct. Diane, in human biology, the 17th-century physician
0:32:17 > 0:32:22who discovered the true nature of the circulation of blood was William who?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Albert.- Harvey.
0:32:25 > 0:32:30In horse racing, in 2010 the jockey Ryan Moore rode Snow Fairy to victory in the Oaks
0:32:30 > 0:32:34and then the next day won which other classic?
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- Grand National?- The Derby.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40In music, which basic...
0:32:41 > 0:32:46Time's up. I can't complete the question and you won £190.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51But is Robin now a blot on your landscape?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Should you hang up on Rich?
0:32:54 > 0:32:59Have you lost your appetite for Diane? Or will you bully Carmen?
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08With the most questions correct, Robin is the strongest link.
0:33:08 > 0:33:14Statistically, Rich is the weakest link. but will the voting reflect reality?
0:33:15 > 0:33:20Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Rich.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Rich.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Rich.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Diane.
0:33:37 > 0:33:43- Robin, your arithmetic is getting a bit better as the game goes on. - Yes.- Not one of your strong points?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- Well, practice makes perfect.- Yes.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49I did get an A Level in Maths, so the first one was embarrassing,
0:33:49 > 0:33:56- but we'll get there in the end. - Why Rich?- Well, Rich did get one or two wrong.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02- Diane, why Rich?- I think he was the weakest link in that round.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07He was. Rich, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:34:12 > 0:34:18I think my friends and family will be really happy I got to where I did.
0:34:18 > 0:34:24When I go back, I can go to quiz nights with them and hopefully win a little bit there
0:34:24 > 0:34:26and scrape up the money I just lost!
0:34:27 > 0:34:32Round 7. In the bank, £2,270. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36We'll start with the strongest link. That's Robin.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:34:40 > 0:34:46In clothing, the tough corded ribbon often used in belts and hatbands is named after the army officer
0:34:46 > 0:34:48whose title was Viscount what?
0:34:48 > 0:34:54- Corduroy.- Petersham. In cities, what K is the name of the capital of Jamaica?
0:34:54 > 0:35:00- Kingston.- Correct. In religion, the item of jewellery that is newly made for each Pope
0:35:00 > 0:35:04and used to seal papal documents is the Fisherman's what?
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- Ring?- Correct. In informal English, which surname follows Nosy
0:35:08 > 0:35:13to give a term for someone who pries into the business of others?
0:35:13 > 0:35:19- Parker.- Correct.- Bank.- In cinema, the actress who starred in the 1944 film Pin-up Girl
0:35:19 > 0:35:24and whose legs were reportedly insured for 1 million is Betty who?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- Grable.- Correct. - Bank!
0:35:27 > 0:35:33In aviation, the 1950s prototype that led to the Harrier jump jet was known as the flying what -
0:35:33 > 0:35:35headboard or bedstead?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- Headboard.- Bedstead.
0:35:37 > 0:35:44In TV, the canine behaviour expert best known for presenting a series entitled It's Me Or The Dog
0:35:44 > 0:35:46is Victoria who?
0:35:46 > 0:35:48- I don't know.- Stilwell.
0:35:48 > 0:35:54In pastimes, which card game traditionally played in public houses is won by pegging out?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58- Cribbage.- Correct.
0:35:58 > 0:36:05In the performing arts, the theatre company founded in 1960 and known as the RSC has what full name?
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- Pass.- Royal Shakespeare Company.
0:36:08 > 0:36:14In industrial relations, until the 1990s a trade union vote in the coal industry
0:36:14 > 0:36:16was known as a pit head what?
0:36:16 > 0:36:21- Ballot.- Correct. In nature, what P literally means turn to stone?
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- Petrified.- Correct. - Bank!
0:36:25 > 0:36:30If someone has memorised something word for word by a process of repetition
0:36:30 > 0:36:34they are said to have learned it in the fashion of which bird?
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- Humming bird.- Parrot!
0:36:37 > 0:36:40In literature, Good Wives is...
0:36:42 > 0:36:48Time's up and you won £170. In Round 8 you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Think carefully.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Be honest.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01Diane is the weakest link as she gave the most wrong answers.
0:37:01 > 0:37:07Carmen is, statistically, the strongest link, but who will survive the final vote?
0:37:09 > 0:37:14Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Diane.
0:37:18 > 0:37:19Diane.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Robin.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31- Carmen, why Diane? - I think she was the weakest link.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36- Robin, why Diane?- Cos she got one wrong and she can get back to Danny and his lovely scones.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41Yes. She actually got three wrong, but you're not good at counting.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42No!
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Diane, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58I think what made me come on the show is my other half.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02We watch it and play at home and he said he'd be better than me,
0:38:02 > 0:38:08so I thought, "I'll go on and prove you wrong," and I think I probably have!
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Round 8. In the bank, £2,440.
0:38:13 > 0:38:19In this round, 90 seconds. Whatever you win is trebled. We'll start with Carmen.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:38:23 > 0:38:29In history, Andrew Bonar Law, whose ashes were buried in 1923 in Westminster Abbey,
0:38:29 > 0:38:33was nicknamed the Unknown what - soldier or Prime Minister?
0:38:33 > 0:38:40- Prime Minister.- Correct. In physics, the name of which band of the electro-magnetic spectrum
0:38:40 > 0:38:42is often abbreviated to IR?
0:38:42 > 0:38:50- Infra-red.- Correct. The prison that has sites called Albany, Camp Hill and Parkhurst
0:38:50 > 0:38:52is on which island?
0:38:52 > 0:38:59- The Isle of Wight.- Correct. In money, what K is the name of the official currency of Iceland?
0:38:59 > 0:39:06- Krone.- Correct.- Bank! - In TV, which actor, best known for his sitcom roles,
0:39:06 > 0:39:10also starred in dramas When the Boat Comes In and New Tricks?
0:39:11 > 0:39:17- James Bolam.- Correct. In famous people, the birthplaces of the scientist Marie Curie
0:39:17 > 0:39:22and the composer Frederick Chopin are in which present-day country?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- Denmark.- Poland.
0:39:25 > 0:39:31In pop music, the 1980s British group whose biggest hit was a collaboration with Tom Jones
0:39:31 > 0:39:33on Kiss was The Art of what?
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- Noise.- Correct.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39In wildlife, the mouflon, which is native to Corsica
0:39:39 > 0:39:44and Sardinia, is a small, brown wool variety of which animal?
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- Pig.- Sheep.
0:39:47 > 0:39:54In modern literature, the best-selling American author of The Carpetbaggers was Harold who?
0:39:57 > 0:40:03Time's up. The correct answer was Robbins. And you won £200, which we'll treble.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06It means prize money today of:
0:40:06 > 0:40:11There can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14If there's a tie, sudden death. So, Robin and Carmen,
0:40:14 > 0:40:18for £3,040 let's play the Weakest Link.
0:40:18 > 0:40:25- Carmen, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first.- I'll go first, please.
0:40:28 > 0:40:33In TV, what was the full three-word title of the comedy drama,
0:40:33 > 0:40:39the first series of which in 1983 featured a group of British builders working in Germany?
0:40:39 > 0:40:44- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. - That is the correct answer.
0:40:44 > 0:40:51In religious ceremonies, a Jewish boy traditionally has his Bar Mitzvah on reaching what age?
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- 13.- That is the correct answer.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56In literature,
0:40:56 > 0:41:02the 2010 book entitled The Pregnant Widow is the 12th novel by which British writer
0:41:02 > 0:41:06whose other works include Money and London Fields?
0:41:07 > 0:41:12- Ian McEwan? - The correct answer is Martin Amis.
0:41:12 > 0:41:18In pop music, the best-known line-up of which punk rock group, formed in 1976,
0:41:18 > 0:41:23included members known as Topper Headon, Mick Jones and Joe Strummer?
0:41:23 > 0:41:28- The Sex Pistols. - The correct answer is The Clash.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32In exploration, a Dutch vessel called the Arend
0:41:32 > 0:41:36was the first recorded European ship to visit which island in the Pacific
0:41:36 > 0:41:41when it anchored there on a feast day on 5th April, 1722?
0:41:41 > 0:41:44- Easter Island.- That is correct.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49In cinema quotations, "Take your stinking paws off me,"
0:41:49 > 0:41:52is a line spoken by Charlton Heston
0:41:52 > 0:41:56in which 1968 science fiction film?
0:41:59 > 0:42:04- 2001: A Space Odyssey?- The correct answer is Planet of the Apes.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Carmen,
0:42:06 > 0:42:10at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm,
0:42:10 > 0:42:14which American, who later became a Second World War general,
0:42:14 > 0:42:18finished fifth in the modern pentathlon?
0:42:18 > 0:42:22- Eisenhower? - The correct answer is George Patton.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27In African affairs, the politician with the surname Jonathan,
0:42:27 > 0:42:31who in May, 2010 was sworn in as the new President of Nigeria
0:42:31 > 0:42:34has what unusual first name?
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- Alison. - The correct answer is Goodluck.
0:42:40 > 0:42:45In cookery, named after a French agriculturalist,
0:42:45 > 0:42:51a dish with the word Parmentier in its name contains which vegetable?
0:42:52 > 0:42:56- Olives. - The correct answer is potato.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00In Roman mythology, the goddess of war called Bellona
0:43:00 > 0:43:06is variously regarded as either the wife, daughter or sister of which god?
0:43:07 > 0:43:09- Zeus.- The correct answer is Mars.
0:43:13 > 0:43:18That means, Carmen, you are today's strongest link and you go away with:
0:43:18 > 0:43:21Robin, you leave with nothing.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32It feels really good to get as far as you can go without quite winning,
0:43:32 > 0:43:39but it would have helped to win some money, but it went to a very nice winner in Carmen. I'm pleased.
0:43:39 > 0:43:45I'm so pleased to have won. I still can hardly believe it. It really hasn't sunk in.
0:43:45 > 0:43:50When I start spending it, it'll really sink in then!
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