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 off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 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 > 0:00:43They don't know each other. However, if they want the money
0:00:43 > 0:00:48they'll have to work as a team. But eight 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.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02I'm Barry. I'm 42 years old. I come from Wigan and I'm a firefighter.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10I'm Debbie. I'm 35. I'm from Staines and I'm a self-defence instructor.
0:01:12 > 0:01:18I'm Peter. I'm 52. I'm from Peterlee and I'm a singer-songwriter.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22I'm Phil. I'm 27. I'm from Manchester
0:01:22 > 0:01:24where I'm an account manager.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29I'm Annie. I'm 56. I'm from Yateley in Hampshire
0:01:29 > 0:01:31and I'm a semi-retired housewife.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36I'm Kath. I'm 45. I'm come from Bradford in Yorkshire
0:01:36 > 0:01:39and I'm a fast-response district nurse.
0:01:40 > 0:01:46I'm Ewan. I'm 30. I'm from Glen Devon in Perthshire and I'm a trout farmer.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52I'm Bernie. I'm 21. I'm from Tyrone in Northern Ireland. I'm a student.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57I'm Michael. I'm 34. I'm from Little Hadham. I work in financial data.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01The aim is to answer enough questions
0:02:01 > 0:02:06to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Get a question wrong, you lose the money in the chain.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Say "bank" before the question and the money is safe.
0:02:18 > 0:02:24But you start a new chain from scratch. At the end of a round
0:02:24 > 0:02:28only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Round One. You have three minutes.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39That's Annie. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42The first question is for £20.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43Start the clock.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47What's the capital city of Scotland?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Glasgow.- Edinburgh.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54On which structures in the body does the deposit known as tartar develop?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56The teeth.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00A drake is the male of which type of bird, duck or goose?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02A duck.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Victoria Beckham had a 2001 UK hit single
0:03:05 > 0:03:08with the song Not Such An Innocent what?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Girl.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13In which sport is Steven Hendry a professional?
0:03:13 > 0:03:14Snooker.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19According to the proverb, a stitch in time saves what?
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Nine.
0:03:20 > 0:03:26The title of the 1864 novel by Charles Dickens is Our Mutual what?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Friend.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Which flower symbolises the Netherlands?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32The tulip.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37Football. What's the main colour of the shirts usually worn by England?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39White.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43In the nursery rhyme, what did Lucy Locket lose?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Her pocket.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Bank.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48OK.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51You have reached and banked
0:03:51 > 0:03:57your £1,000 target and that money will go through to the next round. But one of you will not.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02You have 10 seconds less, so if anyone is worrying you now,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06they'll really worry you by the end of the next round.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11One of you will leave with nothing. It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Everyone answered a question correctly,
0:04:16 > 0:04:21but Kath is the strongest link as she banked the £1,000 target.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26Annie is the weakest link as she was the only person to get an answer wrong.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28But who will go?
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Barry.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Yes?- How was it for you?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Very nice, thank you.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Remind me what you do.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- I'm a firefighter, Anne. - Are you any good at it?
0:05:06 > 0:05:07I've been told I am.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12- Who told you that?- Some other firefighters.- Oh, did they?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Why Annie?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Because there can be only one Annie, Annie.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24- Debbie.- Yes?- What do you do? - I'm a self-defence instructor.
0:05:24 > 0:05:30- What do you instruct on?- I teach people how to defend themselves if they're attacked.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35- How do they defend themselves? - Running away's the best option,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37though I can't do that here.
0:05:37 > 0:05:43- Does it matter how big the opponent is?- Not really if you...believe in yourself.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48Or shout loud. That's the next thing. If you can't run away, then shout.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53You earn a living like this? Teaching people to run and shout.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- A small living, yes.- Why Annie?
0:05:57 > 0:06:02She got the first question wrong. She was the only person who got one wrong.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Ewan.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- What do you do? - I'm a trout farmer, Anne.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12- Have you ever tasted trout? - It's fantastic, yeah. I like trout.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17Why do you have to put so much stuff with it to make it taste nice?
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- It's the most tasteless fish in the world.- Is it? Right.
0:06:21 > 0:06:27- Why Annie?- I'm from north of the border and even I knew what the capital of Scotland was.
0:06:27 > 0:06:33Annie, it's a great shame you're called Annie. You're a disgrace to Annies!
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Because unanimously, with eight votes,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50I feel really stupid at being voted off first.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55My family and friends will laugh like drains. Especially my husband
0:06:55 > 0:06:58who said why do I want to humiliate myself?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Round Two, team.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04£1,000 in the bank. Eight of you left.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Ten seconds off the time.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09We start with the strongest link - Kath.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Start the clock.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Burgundy is in which European country?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20France.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25Fashion. In 1873, the man to first make and patent jeans was Levi who?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Strauss.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32What D is the name given to coffee that has had its main stimulant removed?
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Decaffeinated.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37The animal kingdom. What sex is a stud horse?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Male.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44- Bank.- In the Royal Navy, for what do the initials HMS stand?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Her Majesty's Ship.
0:07:46 > 0:07:52In the 1970s, scientists tested the ability of chimpanzees to communicate
0:07:52 > 0:07:55by which means, semaphore or sign language?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Sign language.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00What relation is a man to the sister of his wife?
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Brother-in-law.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10- Bank.- Which British punk rock group was managed by Malcolm Macron?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Sex Pistols.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17In which Eastern European city did decathlon champion Delay Thumping
0:08:17 > 0:08:19win his first Olympic gold medal?
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- London.- Moscow.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Which Spice Girl is the sister of actress Daniel Brown?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- Posh Spice.- Me B.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37In which play are Mid-off and the three witches?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Matchable.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44Which element was named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow,
0:08:44 > 0:08:46iridium or platinum?
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Iridium.
0:08:48 > 0:08:54Madame Tussled's displays likenesses of famous people modelled in which substance?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Wax.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- Bank.- In biology,
0:08:58 > 0:09:02of what is mycology the study, fungi or the sinuses?
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- Sinuses.- No, fungi.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09The 1976 children's musical starring Judo Foster
0:09:09 > 0:09:12and Scoot Bail was called Bugs what?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Alone.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16How many milligrams in one gram?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- 100.- No 1,000.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Which royal baby was born at 8:08 on 8/8/1988?
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- Princess Eugenol. - No, Princess Bacterise.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33In cricket, who delivers the ball to the batsmen during play?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Bowler.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38In which century did poet William Blake die?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- 18th.- 19th.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43What does a mole eat, grass or earthworms?
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Earthworms.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- Bank.- An arrow is usually shot from which sort of weapon?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50From a bow.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55An anticyclone is an area of high or low pressure?
0:09:55 > 0:09:57High.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- Bank.- From where does the cucumber originate?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Egypt.- India.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06In medicine, what P is the debilitating viral...
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Time's up and that was extremely disappointing.
0:10:11 > 0:10:18Having hit your target in the first round, you only, in that round, banked £470.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Who's clearly not gifted with much gumption?
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Who is the blot on your landscape?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:10:28 > 0:10:34In a reversal of fortune, Kath goes from being the strongest link to the weakest.
0:10:34 > 0:10:40Barry is the strongest link, as he got all his questions right and banked the most money.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43But will the team pick up on that?
0:10:43 > 0:10:48Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08Michael,
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- remind me what you do. - I work in financial data.- Do you?
0:11:12 > 0:11:17- What do you do in your spare time? - I play football...skiing...
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Any sport I can do given the time I've got.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- Oh. You work hard, do you? - Fairly hard, yeah.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- Do you make a lot of money? - Not especially, no.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31You will do in the future, will you?
0:11:31 > 0:11:36- Well, I hope so. Not as much as you, though. - No-one makes as much me. Why Kath?
0:11:36 > 0:11:43- Um... She's not particularly gifted with gumption and I felt... - Oh!
0:11:43 > 0:11:46She's not gifted with gumption?
0:11:46 > 0:11:51- You asked who was least gifted... - We'll be watching your gumption.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Yeah. I'll try my best.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- Bernie, what do you do? - I'm a student, Anne.- Are you?- I am.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- What sort of student? - I'm studying music and education.
0:12:02 > 0:12:08- What will you do afterwards? - I'll graduate and become a primary school teacher.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12What will you teach as a primary school teacher?
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- Literacy, numeracy, history. - Literacy? So you do read?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18I do, yeah. Just not William Blake.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23It's not on the National Curriculum for Key Stage 2 so...
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Oh, I see. You don't read for pleasure, then?
0:12:27 > 0:12:28I do, just not William Blake.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32If it's not on the National Curriculum Stage 2,
0:12:32 > 0:12:34it's not in Bernie's library?
0:12:34 > 0:12:36No, that's not true at all.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42- Why Kath? - I believe she got two wrong and I think she was the weakest link.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- How's it going for you, Phil? - Not bad.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- What's your job?- Account manager.
0:12:49 > 0:12:55- What does that involve? - It involves meeting customers, checking they're happy.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- If they're unhappy, do you give them a refund?- No.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- Never?- Not usually.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04So it's pointless what you do.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07I wouldn't say pointless, no.
0:13:08 > 0:13:14- But you're not a customer. Why Kath? - She got two questions wrong.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17She did. She was the strongest link earlier,
0:13:17 > 0:13:21but it all went pear-shaped. You weren't quick enough.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I feel as sick as a parrot to be voted off now
0:13:33 > 0:13:37as I banked all that money in the first round.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39I was unlucky last time.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44I really wouldn't like to see Michael win because of what he said.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46I think he's a total idiot.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Round Three, team.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51So far you've won £1,470 out of a possible £2,000.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Down to seven players.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Another ten seconds off your time.
0:13:56 > 0:14:02We'll start with last round's strongest link - Barry. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Start the clock.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09In which English county are Dover and Folkestone?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Kent.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15What shouldn't you count before they're hatched?
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Chickens.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21Which TV presenter co-wrote and starred in the sitcom 'Orrible?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- I don't know.- Johnny Vaughan.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28What C was the huge bronze statue at Rhodes
0:14:28 > 0:14:32that was one of the seven wonders of the world?
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Pass.- Colossus.
0:14:35 > 0:14:41Politics. From 1990 to 1997, Mary Robinson was president of which country?
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Ireland.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48How many days did Jesus spend in the wilderness being tempted and fasting?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Forty.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Golf. What's the handicap of a scratch player?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Zero.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02- Bank.- Of what did Churchill say, "Never in the field of human conflict
0:15:02 > 0:15:05was so much owed by so many to so few"?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- The Normandy Landings. - The Battle of Britain.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12How many pedals does a manual car usually have?
0:15:12 > 0:15:13Three.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18For what does "A" stand in the medical phrase A&E?
0:15:18 > 0:15:19Accident.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Which squirrel is more common in Britain,
0:15:23 > 0:15:24grey or red?
0:15:24 > 0:15:25Grey.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Which author wrote The Stud and Hollywood Wives?
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Jackie Collins.
0:15:31 > 0:15:36- Bank.- What B is a soup made from Beetroot, eaten in Eastern Europe?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- Balti.- No, borscht.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46In the US, a sophomore student is in which year, first, second or third?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Second.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52What type of tree is the juniper, deciduous or evergreen?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- Deciduous.- Evergreen.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59King James I of England was King James the what of Scotland?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- II.- VI.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06In which county is Watership Down set, Berkshire or Warwickshire?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Berkshire.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12What word means a gun and a double bottle of wine?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- Carafe.- Magnum.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21In the film French Kiss, which actress played the lead female role?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- Demi Moore.- Meg Ryan.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30What colour are the wines called clarets, red or white?
0:16:30 > 0:16:31Red.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Which US president introduced "The Fair Deal" in the '40s?
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- Roosevelt.- No. Truman.
0:16:39 > 0:16:45What C is a herb whose grass-like stems are often used to flavour food...
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Time's up. You only banked £300.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Who's heading for the bargain bin of brains?
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Who has an account in wrong answers?
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08In this round, Bernie is the strongest link for the first time,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10while Phil is the weakest link.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13But will the votes reflect the statistics?
0:17:14 > 0:17:18It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Bernie the student,
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- what year are you in? - Third.- Third year?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43And how do you keep yourself?
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- I've got a part-time job. - Doing what?
0:17:46 > 0:17:51- I work in a clothes shop for ladies of size 16 and over.- Oh.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55And what have you discovered about life since working there?
0:17:55 > 0:18:01- I've discovered that if you're nice to people, they'll be nice back.- OK.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Why Phil?
0:18:02 > 0:18:07He got a couple wrong. The question about the magnum stuck in my mind.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08- Did it?- Mm-hm.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Debbie, where do you teach self-defence?
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- In Putney. - Do you, in Putney?
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Do they need a lot of self-defence in Putney?
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Er... Well, they must do,
0:18:19 > 0:18:22because they ask me to come back and do it.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Why Phil?
0:18:24 > 0:18:27I know he got at least two questions wrong.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31The carafe for the magnum was a bit silly.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Phil, short and sweet, you and your time here.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49My mates will give me grief about the magnum question.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53It was a ludicrous answer but, under pressure,
0:18:53 > 0:18:55I said whatever came into my head.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Michael may be voted off next.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00He's had some fairly lucky questions.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04And as it gets tougher, I think he'll get voted off.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Round Four, team. £1,770 banked so far,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11out of potential prize money of £3,000.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Six of you left. Another ten seconds off your time.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16You have 2½ minutes.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21We'll start with the strongest link, from the last round, Bernie.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Start the clock.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28What is 70% of 200?
0:19:31 > 0:19:33140.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37TV presenter Cheryl Baker was a member of which '80s pop group?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Bucks Fizz.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Which planet is closer to Earth, Jupiter or Venus?
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Venus.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48On the shore of which ocean is Sydney located?
0:19:52 > 0:19:53Pacific Ocean.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59What F is a compound added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay?
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- Fluorine.- No, it's fluoride.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08The batter cake served with roast beef is Yorkshire what?
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Pudding.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14In which decade did Top Of The Pops begin?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- '70s.- '60s.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21What member of the crow family steals bright objects?
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- Don't know.- Magpie.
0:20:28 > 0:20:34Which Louis Armstrong song begins, "I see trees of green, red roses too"?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- Wonderful World. - Yes, WHAT A Wonderful World.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Who was the long-term comedy partner of Ernie Wise?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Eric Morecambe.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47The star sign Scorpio is represented by which creature?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Scorpion.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Bank. - In the Edward Lear poem, who
0:20:51 > 0:20:54"went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat"?
0:20:54 > 0:20:57The owl and the pussycat.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00In which hemisphere did maple trees originate?
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Northern.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06For how many years did Queen Victoria reign, 43 or 63?
0:21:06 > 0:21:0863.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13- Bank.- What is a Finnish steam bath used to cleanse and relax the body?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Sauna.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19Medusa's hair consisted of which creatures?
0:21:19 > 0:21:20Snakes.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25What M is the rate at which the body functions?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Metabolism.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- Bank.- Which actor, famous for Westerns, was known as "Duke"?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33John Wayne.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38Which of these foods is in the protein food group, meat, bananas or butter?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Meat.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44The inspection of samples of a product to maintain high standards
0:21:44 > 0:21:46is known as what control?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- Standard control. - Quality control.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54What M is a low storey, usually between the ground and first floor?
0:21:54 > 0:21:55Mezzanine.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Time's up, but you only won £300.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Whose brain power has run out of batteries?
0:22:04 > 0:22:08I urge you, lose the lightweight.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Heave the half-wit,
0:22:10 > 0:22:12drop the dope.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21Getting the most answers right, Barry is strongest link for the second time.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25With the most wrong answers, Michael is the weakest link.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27But who will suffer in the vote?
0:22:28 > 0:22:32It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53In that last round, you answered eleven questions correctly in a row.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58So, if you'd held on, at nine questions,
0:22:58 > 0:23:02you would have hit the £1,000 target again.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Barry, what do you do when you're not putting out fires?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I've been known to do a little bit of fund-raising.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Oh. How do you do that?
0:23:11 > 0:23:15- Usually by having a disco.- Oh!
0:23:15 > 0:23:19So if no-one's on fire you're having a disco?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22There is a crew on duty who don't take part,
0:23:22 > 0:23:25but yeah, we've been known to have a dance.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Why Michael?
0:23:27 > 0:23:32I felt really guilty because he kept me in the last round, but
0:23:32 > 0:23:36I've been voting fairly and I felt he was the weakest link.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37OK.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Ewan who farms tasteless trout, how's it going for you?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Er... So-so.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Why Michael?
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Because I think he got two questions wrong.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Simple as that.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52How's it going for you, Peter?
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I'm quite happy, Anne.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Are you? Let's do something about that. What do you do?
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- I'm a singer songwriter.- Oh.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02What sort of songs?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Middle-of-the-road type,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08light rock, Eagles-style.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Give us an example.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Well, I do country music, I do pop music...
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Sing us a bit of country music.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19No. I won't.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22I only get paid to sing.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27- In case we mightn't like your voice? - No, you'd absolutely love my voice.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Why Michael?
0:24:29 > 0:24:33He's been quite strong throughout but he was a bit hesitant
0:24:33 > 0:24:37and I think he got two consecutive ones wrong there.
0:24:37 > 0:24:43Michael, who works in the city, who is bankrupt in the brains department,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54It was fair enough.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58I should have got the magpie question right. It was really easy.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02I just couldn't think of a crow that begins with an M.
0:25:02 > 0:25:08I hope Peter's off next. I didn't like the way his beard twitched.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12Round Five, team. Your total so far is £2,070.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15If you'd hit your targets it would be £4,000.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19There are five of you left. Ten seconds off the time.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22We start with the strongest link. That's Barry.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Start the clock.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Who was the lead character in Tolkein's The Hobbit?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- Frodo.- Bilbo Baggins.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Which BBC drama starring Pauline Quirke and Warren Clarke,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43features a family moving to the countryside?
0:25:45 > 0:25:47- Down the Farm.- Down to Earth.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51What P is a composition, such as those by Bach,
0:25:51 > 0:25:56based upon the betrayal, trial and crucifixion of Christ?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- I don't know.- Passion.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Juventus is in the football league of which country?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Italy.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09In the 1981 film Arthur, who played the title role?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Ben Elton.- Dudley Moore.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20What A is an archaic term for someone who sells medicines?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- Alchemist.- Apothecary.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27In the Book of Genesis, whom did God instruct to build an ark?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Noah.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34During ovulation, egg cells are released into which tubes?
0:26:34 > 0:26:35Fallopian.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41The UK hits of which group include Need You Tonight and Devil Inside?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- I can't remember.- INXS.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51In the 1997 film The Full Monty, which actor played Gaz Schofield?
0:26:51 > 0:26:52Robert Carlyle.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57What F is a common name for plants of the Linaceae family,
0:26:57 > 0:27:00which are used to make linen and fabrics?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- Foliage.- Flax.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09The milk of which animal makes pecorino cheese?
0:27:09 > 0:27:11- Goat.- Sheep.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Who played the lead role in the 1980 version of The Jazz Singer?
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Neil Diamond.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24The cities of Buffalo and Rochester are in which state?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29- Connecticut.- New York.
0:27:30 > 0:27:36In The Twelve Days Of Christmas, how many turtle doves did my true love send to me?
0:27:36 > 0:27:37Two.
0:27:37 > 0:27:43- Bank.- What was the name of the son of Abraham, whom God ordered to be sacrificed?
0:27:43 > 0:27:45- Isaiah.- Isaac.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55Time's up, and you banked only £70.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Whose cream has curdled?
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Whose brew is stewed?
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Who's very clearly running on an empty tank?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07One of you is about to leave.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Barry is now the weakest link, as he got all his answers wrong.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Statistically, Peter is the strongest link.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20But how will the vote go?
0:28:21 > 0:28:25It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41Peter!
0:28:41 > 0:28:44- Yes.- Are country singers jolly folk?
0:28:44 > 0:28:48Country singers? No, they're very serious.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- Are you serious? - I'm very light-hearted.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53Do you do jokes with your act?
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- No.- What do you do during your act?
0:28:56 > 0:29:01I get people singing along with me. Play my guitar, keyboards.
0:29:01 > 0:29:02Bit of a wild night, is it?
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- Yes, absolutely. Hoe-downs and...- OK.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Why Barry?
0:29:08 > 0:29:13He's been quite good but he did get four consecutive questions wrong.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16He got all his questions wrong that time.
0:29:16 > 0:29:22Bernie, which women in the dress shop make the best customers?
0:29:22 > 0:29:26All of them, Anne. All our customers are valued and appreciated.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30OK, but who do you particularly like serving?
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- The rich ones. - Are you on commission?
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- No, I just like to see them spend. - Where's the shop?
0:29:36 > 0:29:37In Chichester.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Are there a lot of women over size 16 in Chichester?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Enough to keep our shop going.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44Why Barry?
0:29:44 > 0:29:48He didn't get a question right in that round.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50And I'm voting fairly.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55Barry, the fireman, I fear there's a hole in your bucket.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07I feel absolutely...
0:30:07 > 0:30:10beside myself that I got the Hobbit one wrong.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Because that book is my favourite book.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15How did I get that wrong?
0:30:15 > 0:30:19I don't want Bernie to win because of her student attitude.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23She knows everything and she winds me up.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Round Six, team. You've won £2,140
0:30:26 > 0:30:29out of a possible £5,000. Four of you left.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34We are cutting another ten seconds from your time.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37We start with the strongest link - Peter.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Start the clock.
0:30:42 > 0:30:47In 1893, which country became the first to give women the vote?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49New Zealand.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54Which cookery writer and presenter acted in the 1966 film Alfie?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- Michael Caine. - No, Jane Asher.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03In maths, what is 9x9?
0:31:03 > 0:31:0581.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10In which continent is the Joseph Conrad novel Heart Of Darkness set?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- Asia. - Africa.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16In which century was the hormone insulin isolated?
0:31:16 > 0:31:1820th.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23In 1991, Nadine Gordimer was awarded the Nobel Prize in which discipline?
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- Medicine. - Literature.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32What nationality is the fashion designer Kenzo?
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- American. - Japanese.
0:31:36 > 0:31:42Which city in the south-west has given its name to an invalid chair and a bun?
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- Chelsea. - Bath.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52If something isn't one thing or another, it falls between two what?
0:31:52 > 0:31:53Stools.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58The 2000 film American Psycho was based on a novel by Bret Easton who?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- Taylor. - Ellis.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05In telecommunications, which city has the dialling code 0141?
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Glasgow.
0:32:07 > 0:32:14In computing, which long key at the bottom of a keyboard produces a blank character?
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Space bar.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Which land mammal has the largest brain?
0:32:19 > 0:32:21The...
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- ..giraffe? - Elephant.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28In the US in 1909, the communities of San Pedro and Wilmington
0:32:28 > 0:32:31were consolidated into which city?
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- Sacramento. - Los Angeles.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39In which decade was the TV drama Cathy Come Home made?
0:32:39 > 0:32:40- '70s. - '60s.
0:32:40 > 0:32:46- Bank.- Which alternative name for the forefinger reflects its use as a pointer?
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Could you repeat that?
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Which other name for the forefinger reflects...
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Index.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Time is up.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58The correct answer is index.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00But you were out of time.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03That was...spectacular.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Four of you left. You've got rid
0:33:07 > 0:33:09of five allegedly weaker links
0:33:09 > 0:33:13and you've banked zero, zilch, nothing.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17Who has truly failed to defend their reputation?
0:33:17 > 0:33:21Who's sung their swan song? Whose brain has run out of batteries?
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Whose performance is decidedly fishy?
0:33:26 > 0:33:29It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Peter is the strongest link for the second round.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Ewan is the weakest link as he got every question wrong.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40But who will be voted off?
0:33:41 > 0:33:46Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Peter, why Ewan?
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Well, he... he was the weakest link, I think.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07He got three wrong and he was very slow with his answers.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12- Bernie, why Ewan?- I was very aware there was no money for me to bank.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Debbie, why Ewan?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17He got at least three questions wrong.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24- Did you used to be able to count? - I've always been able to count. I lost track.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28Ewan, it's back to the tasteless trout on your farm.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40In that round, the questions were hard.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42I didn't know the answers at all.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47There was nothing I could do. I tried to guess but no hope.
0:34:47 > 0:34:52I think Debbie will be voted off next because she was struggling as much as me.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Round Seven, team. And out of a possible £6,000,
0:34:57 > 0:35:01you've banked so far £2,140. Three of you left.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - Peter.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Start the clock.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16Which US gangster was responsible for the St Valentine's Day Massacre?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Al Capone.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23Which three-letter word can mean a large amount, a person's fate
0:35:23 > 0:35:25or an item at an auction?
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Lot. DEBBIE: Bank.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31From which metal was the coin the doubloon made?
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Gold.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38The 1958 film A Night To Remember is about which event?
0:35:38 > 0:35:41The Titanic sinking. BERNIE: Bank.
0:35:41 > 0:35:47According to the expression, to be careful about one's words is to mind one's Ps and what?
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Qs.
0:35:49 > 0:35:55In geography, Buckland Abbey, the home of Francis Drake is in which county?
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- Buckinghamshire. - Devon.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05What's the first name of tenor Caruso?
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Enrico.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09In which year did World War I end?
0:36:09 > 0:36:121918.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16What was the title of the 1983 sequel to Saturday Night Fever?
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- I don't know. - Staying Alive.
0:36:21 > 0:36:26In Westminster Abbey, who was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner?
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- Dryden. - No, Geoffrey Chaucer.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34Which fashion designer was responsible for the Chelsea look of the '60s?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Mary Quant.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40In military honours, in the abbreviation KBE,
0:36:40 > 0:36:42for what does the E stand?
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Empire.
0:36:43 > 0:36:49Which actor played the first Doctor Who between 1963 and 1966?
0:36:49 > 0:36:51William Hartnell.
0:36:51 > 0:36:57What's the name of a lens with two parts, one for distant and one for near vision?
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Bifocal.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- Bank.- In which continent did the mango fruit originate?
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Asia.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09What's the name for a portrait carved in a gemstone?
0:37:09 > 0:37:10Cameo.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Time is up.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Cameo was the correct answer.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20And you were in time.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23And team, you banked £300.
0:37:23 > 0:37:29In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank. There's £3000 to be won.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33But who has got to go? Have the courage and the decency
0:37:33 > 0:37:37to vote off the weakest link.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40At this pivotal point in the game,
0:37:40 > 0:37:44Bernie is the strongest link as she got every question right.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47The weakest link is Debbie.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49But who will lose out in the vote?
0:37:50 > 0:37:55Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06Bernie,
0:38:06 > 0:38:09why Peter?
0:38:09 > 0:38:14Basically, I feel my chances of winning are greater if he's not here.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19- You didn't dare vote off the weakest? - No, I voted off the strongest.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Debbie, why Peter?
0:38:21 > 0:38:25Well, I think Bernie's the strongest link at the moment.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27And I can't vote for myself
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- so it only leaves Peter. - OK.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Peter, the country singer.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37Appropriately, it's ended in tears. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47I'm absolutely furious that I was voted off.
0:38:47 > 0:38:52I was starting to get into my stride and the girls stitched me up.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56I think Bernie will win. But I feel robbed. That was my money.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Round Eight.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Of the £7,000 you could have won,
0:39:01 > 0:39:05you have in the kitty £2,440.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10Two of you left. This time, there's 90 seconds.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Whatever you win now will be trebled
0:39:13 > 0:39:16and added to the total to make your prize money.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20So £3000 is at stake. We'll start with the strongest link.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24That's Bernie. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Start the clock.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30The Religious Society of Friends are known as what?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- Mormons. - Quakers.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37I Will Survive was a hit single in 1979 for which singer?
0:39:37 > 0:39:38Gloria Gaynor.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Bank.- Built in the 1770s,
0:39:40 > 0:39:46the Coalbrookdale Bridge was built from which revolutionary material?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- Stainless steel. - No, cast iron.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52In Roman times, what was a denarius?
0:39:52 > 0:39:54A coin.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- Bank.- From which animal is cashmere obtained?
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Goat.
0:39:59 > 0:40:05Which Durham wheat product used to make puddings is the main ingredient of couscous?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Semolina.
0:40:07 > 0:40:12- Bank.- In which body of water are the Hebrides located?
0:40:12 > 0:40:14- Irish Sea. - Atlantic Ocean.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18In the Bayeux Tapestry, which king has an arrow in his eye?
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Harold.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Which author wrote the 1951 novel The Catcher In The Rye?
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- I don't know. - JD Salinger.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31Which two colours are found on a barber's shop pole?
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Red and white. BERNIE: Bank.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39Which instrument of no definite pitch is the largest drum in an orchestra?
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- Timpani. - Bass drum.
0:40:41 > 0:40:47In which country was the breakfast cereal cornflakes first launched?
0:40:47 > 0:40:49America.
0:40:49 > 0:40:56- Bank.- The sequence of feeding relationships between organisms is the food what?
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Chain. - Correct.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01You managed to bank
0:41:01 > 0:41:03£150.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06We'll treble it and add it to your winnings.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11That means prize money of £2,890. But of course,
0:41:11 > 0:41:17only one of you can take it home so now you play against each other head to head.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21Best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25So, Debbie and Bernie, for £2,890,
0:41:25 > 0:41:28let's play The Weakest Link.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34Debbie, as the strongest, you choose who goes first.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36I'd like to go first.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44In children's literature, Milou is the French name for the pet dog
0:41:44 > 0:41:46of which cartoon hero?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Tintin. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Bernie,
0:41:54 > 0:41:57which two-word term refers to a product
0:41:57 > 0:42:03that's offered for sale at less than cost price in order to attract customers?
0:42:03 > 0:42:07- Special offer.- No, the correct answer is loss leader.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Debbie,
0:42:10 > 0:42:14in history, which fourth century BC Greek warrior
0:42:14 > 0:42:17died at the age of 32
0:42:17 > 0:42:22after having led his army as far as northern India?
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- Alexander. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32Bernie, in food, dishes a la lyonnaise are prepared or garnished
0:42:32 > 0:42:34with which vegetable?
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Potatoes.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39No, the correct answer is onion.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45Debbie, in geography, the Strait of Messina
0:42:45 > 0:42:48separates southern Italy from which island?
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- Sicily. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57Bernie, you need to answer this question correctly
0:42:57 > 0:42:59to stay in the game.
0:42:59 > 0:43:04In which sport did the Australian Jack Brabham
0:43:04 > 0:43:06participate professionally
0:43:06 > 0:43:09during the 1950s and '60s?
0:43:11 > 0:43:13Tennis.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16No, the correct answer is motor racing.
0:43:21 > 0:43:28That means, Debbie, you are today's strongest link. You go away with £2,890.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31Bernie, you leave with nothing.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:36 > 0:43:40I'm absolutely amazed and delighted
0:43:40 > 0:43:42to have won The Weakest Link.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44I just can't believe it.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47I only used tactical voting in the last round.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50It has its time and its place.
0:43:50 > 0:43:55My family will be very pleased for me. Surprised but really chuffed.
0:43:55 > 0:44:00If I'd played at the end as I did at the beginning, I'd have won.
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