06/04/2010 Weakest Link

Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.

Only one of them will win up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today

could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met,

but to get the prize money, they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing

as round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Keith, I'm 36,

I'm from Dalkeith and I'm a Church of Scotland minister.

I'm Rose, I'm 61,

I'm from Surrey and I'm retired.

I'm Bill. I'm 51, from Pen-y-Bryn, and a college lecturer.

I'm Nichola. I'm 35. I'm from Manchester and I'm a hairdresser.

I'm Adam, I'm 23, from Newmarket in Suffolk,

and I'm a public relations student.

I'm Bryony, I'm 44,

I'm from Hanwell and I'm an actress and singer.

I'm Tim, I'm 53,

I'm from Hayle in Cornwall and I'm an HR manager.

I'm Cathy. I'm 22, I'm from Lisburn

and I'm a chemical engineering student.

I'm Dave, I'm 40,

I'm from Chester and I run a sandwich shop.

Just to remind you, in each round, there's £1,000 to be won.

The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.

Break the chain and you lose all the money in that chain.

Say "bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round One. Three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

That's you, Adam.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock.

Adam, in weather, when snow falls on 25th December,

it's known as a Christmas of what colour?

-White.

-Correct.

Bryony, in geography,

the highest mountain in the UK is called what -

Ben Nevis or Ben Hur?

-Ben Nevis.

-Correct. Tim...

-Bank.

-In the human body,

what is the three-letter general term for the sense organ

that is capable of receiving visual images?

-Eye.

-Correct. Cathy,...

in kitchen gadgets,

the implement used to prise the metal tops off glass drink containers

is called a bottle what?

-Opener.

-Correct. Dave,...

in customs, what B is the term for an unmarried female

who attends a woman on her wedding day?

-Don't know.

-Bridesmaid.

Keith, in colloquial language,

the effort required to do hard physical work

is often referred to as elbow what?

-Grease.

-Correct. Rose,...

In maths, what is 44 minus 8?

Thirty...

eight.

36.

Bill, in nature, the fold of skin

in which a baby kangaroo completes its development

is usually known as a what - pocket or pouch?

-Pouch.

-Correct.

Nichola, in 1970s and '80s TV,

Dr David Banner turned green at times of stress

in a series entitled The Incredible what?

-Hulk.

-Correct.

Adam, in communication,

which code used in telegraphy represents the letters of the alphabet

with sequences of dots and dashes?

-Pass.

-Morse code.

Bryony, in science, the mostly empty regions of the universe

beyond the atmosphere of the Earth are collectively known as Outer what?

-Outer Space.

-Correct. Tim...

-Bank.

-In racing,

what L follows "stable" to make the job title of a man employed to look after the horses?

-Livery.

-Lad.

Cathy, the nursery rhyme in which the maid has her nose pecked off by a blackbird

is called Sing A Song Of what?

-Sixpence.

-Correct.

Dave, if a person who stays in hospital for treatment

is an inpatient, what's the term for someone who is a non-resident hospital patient?

-Outpatient.

-Correct.

-Keith...

-Bank.

In clothing, a ballet pump is a shoe that features which style of heel - flat or Cuban?

-Flat.

-Correct.

Rose, in idioms, a person who pays meticulous attention to detail

is said to dot the I's and cross the what?

-T's.

-Correct.

-Bill...

-Bank.

In film, which actor who was the long-standing comedy partner of Oliver Hardy

was born in the market town of Ulverston in north-west England?

-I do not know.

-Stan Laurel.

Nichola, in the home, what A describes a clock

that can be set to make a noise at a particular time to wake up a sleeping person?

-Alarm.

-Correct.

Adam, in music, acoustic, electric and Hawaiian

are all types of which instrument that usually has six strings?

-Guitar.

-Correct.

-Bryony...

-Bank.

In chess, at the start of a standard game,

there are how many rooks on the board?

-Four.

-Correct. Tim...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. Couldn't be bothered to bank?

You won £220.

Who fits like a happy ending on EastEnders?

Who's the third embarrassing Chuckle Brother?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Bryony is the first strongest link.

Statistically, Dave is the weakest link.

But who will the team want off?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Rose.

Tim.

Dave.

Rose.

Dave.

Dave.

Dave.

Bill.

Bill.

What d'you do, Tim?

I'm an HR manager, Anne.

-And do you see people who aren't up to the job?

-Yes, frequently.

-And sometimes, do you have to let them go?

-Frequently.

And would it be fair to say that

if anyone was trying to learn how to be a contestant on the Weakest Link,

watching you would not help?

That might be a slight over-criticism.

Why DID you bank on £50?

I just think to bank every time I'm asked a question.

-If I can get a bank in, then that's good.

-Really?

-The next time, you banked when there was £20 in the bank.

-Yes.

And then, when it came to the end of the round, when it might have been quite an idea to bank,

-what did you do, Tim?

-Well, I was waiting for the question, Anne, but it didn't come.

And did you think to say "bank"?

No.

Hmm. Why Dave?

-He did get the first question wrong.

-Hmm.

What d'you do, Adam?

I'm a PR student, Anne.

Put your board down.

-Have you got a girlfriend?

-I have indeed.

-Have you?

Wouldn't she iron your shirt this morning?

Put your board up.

What have you learnt so far in PR?

Oh, not much.

Wouldn't it have been better if you'd been an apprentice to Max Clifford?

I'm not into celebrities and consumer PR, really.

Oh, really?

So you're not going to become a fully qualified PR who can handle anything?

Er...

Is that Max Clifford?

I mean, I'd want to work in...

Really, I'd want to work in governmental campaigns.

-OK. I'm a government minister, right?

-You're an attractive one.

-And I've got these pictures on my mobile.

-Right.

-And they look like a Chelsea footballer.

-Right.

-And I'm not getting paid very much as a minister.

-Yep.

What do you advise? I want to make a lot of money.

I mean, I'd probably ring Max Clifford.

Why Dave?

Dave got, probably, I'd say, the easiest question wrong.

What do you do, Bryony?

-I'm an actress and singer.

-Are you? In work or out of work?

-In work at the moment, actually.

-Are you?

Tell me some of the things you've done.

-I've done quite a few musicals, mainly by Sondheim.

-On the West End?

Not on the West End, no.

-I've done fringe, I've done tours.

-In Birmingham? Dudley?

No, not Dudley. I've done mainly South West tours.

-Like?

-I've done London fringe.

-Have you done ads?

I have done ads. I've just done one recently,

with three very nice hunky men, who were half naked,

-so I suffered for my art.

-Why Dave?

Why Dave? Cos he got the first question wrong, so it stuck out in my mind. Sorry, Dave.

Dave, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I will not have trouble living down the fact that I was voted off first,

because I always like to laugh at myself,

and this has given me a great opportunity to do that for many months to come.

Round Two. In the bank, £220. We're taking ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - that's Bryony.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Bryony, in politics, the official retreat of US presidents

that was originally called Shangri-La has been known since 1953 as Camp what?

-David.

-Correct.

Tim, in entertainment, viewers voted 18-year-old Joe McElderry

as the winner of the 2009 series of which TV talent show?

-Pass.

-X Factor.

Cathy, in nature,

what C is a word that means "any crop from the grass family with an edible grain"

and also "a processed breakfast food"?

-Cereal.

-Correct.

Keith, in geography, Antrim and Armagh

are two of the counties in which country of the UK?

-Northern Ireland.

-Correct.

Rose, in rambling, the name of which part of the body goes before "bridge"

to indicate that it's meant to be used only by pedestrians?

-Footbridge.

-Correct.

Bill, in celebrities, in 2006, the actress Katie Holmes

exchanged wedding vows with which film star?

-I've no idea.

-Tom Cruise.

Nichola, in textiles, what T is the three-letter name given to the unit of thermal insulation

used to rate items such as duvets?

-Tog.

-Correct.

Adam, in pop music, Where We Are is the title of a 2009 UK hit album

by which all-male group?

-Westlife?

-Correct.

Bryony, in Christianity, the meal eaten by Jesus and his disciples

on the evening before his crucifixion is often known as the Last what?

-Supper.

-Correct.

-Tim...

-Bank.

In traditional remedies, the dock leaf is used to soothe the sting caused by which plant?

-Nettle.

-I'll accept.

Cathy, in the UK, the charity established in 1988

that runs a free phone number for people to report unlawful acts anonymously

is called Crime what?

-Watch.

-Stoppers.

Keith, in transport, which of these countries has no railway network -

Portugal or Iceland?

-Iceland.

-Correct.

Rose, in chemistry, the alkali called sodium hydroxide

is more commonly known as what soda?

-Salt.

-Caustic.

Bill, in British politics, in the House of Lords, the benches on which members sit

are which primary colour?

-The Lords - green.

-Red.

Nichola, in TV, the 2010 cookery series that looked back

on the 40-year career of Delia Smith was entitled Delia Through The what?

-Ages.

-Decades.

Adam, in medicine, transfusion is the term for the process of

transferring which bodily fluid from one person to another?

-Blood.

-Correct.

Bryony, in cinema,

the 2005 film starring Russell Crowe as the US boxer Jim Braddock

had what title - Cinderella Man or Ugly Sister Bloke?

-Cinderella Man.

-Correct.

Time's up.

You won £100.

Who's now a carnival of cock-ups?

Who's a festival of failure?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, Bryony is the strongest link.

The statistics reveal that Bill is the weakest link.

But how will the votes go?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Tim.

Tim.

Tim.

Tim.

Tim.

Tim.

Bill.

Tim.

-What d'you do, Bill?

-I'm a college lecturer.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-Where?

-In South Wales.

-Are you Welsh?

-I'm certainly not Welsh.

-What d'you mean, "certainly" not Welsh?

-I'm English and proud to be English.

-What do you teach?

-Electrical and electronic engineering.

-Really?

And you must know everything about electricity?

According to my superiors, not a lot.

No. Like your general knowledge, really, isn't it?

General knowledge - not bad, films - totally useless.

But one question you got wrong, you muddled up red and green, didn't you?

According to the police, I do that regular at traffic lights as well.

Yeah. Why Tim?

He took a long time to get one wrong.

-Did you think he was the worst player?

-Oh, no, no! I was.

-So why did you vote for him?

-Well, I can't vote for myself,

and Tim took about two and a half hours to get it wrong.

What d'you do, Keith?

I'm a minister of the Church of Scotland.

-Are you?

-I am.

-Did God give you those big lips?

-He did, yes.

-And the big teeth to go with them?

-Absolutely.

-Are they your own teeth?

-They are.

-And are you a trendy minister?

You would have to ask my congregation.

-What do you do that's a bit trendy?

-I play the electric guitar.

-You play the electric guitar?

-Play drums in church, too.

-Can you play football?

-I try, yeah.

-Are you in a team?

-I am, yes.

-Is it a Church of Scotland team?

-It's not, no.

-No. What's it called?

It's called No Fat Chicks.

Oh, what does that mean?

Er, it's... It's a quote from Homer Simpson.

He runs into his wife's meeting with her pals

with a T-shirt that says "no fat chicks". He's holding a skunk,

and he says, "Marge, take care of this."

And one of my friends, who's not part of the Church of Scotland,

decided that was the name for our football team.

-Do you like fat chicks?

-I do. I love them.

-Have you got a fat chick at home?

-No.

-You've got a thin chick?

-I do.

Why Tim?

Again, I thought Tim took a wee while to answer a question,

and I wanted him to bank at the end, and he didn't bank.

He only likes banking when it's unimportant, does Tim.

Tim, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I thought it was somewhat unfair that I was taken out on the second round,

on the basis that I did have one question right of the two.

Unfortunately, it was a mega one I had wrong,

in terms of it being Joe McElderry won The X Factor,

and my wife and daughter, when I get home, will slaughter me.

Round Three. In the bank, £320. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - that's Bryony.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Bryony, in mythology, the figure who carries a scythe

and represents death is the Grim what?

-Reaper.

-Correct.

Cathy, in vocabulary,

what C is a word that goes after "spinal", "gossip" and "steering"

to form three familiar terms?

-Cord?

-Column.

Keith, in UK history,

Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died in 1805,

is buried in which London cathedral?

-Westminster?

-St Paul's.

Rose, in basic maths, if the overall A-level pass rate in 2009

was 97.5%, what's the failure rate?

-45%.

-Even 2.5%.

Bill, in sport,

a banked track known as a velodrome is used for which activity -

cycling or horse racing?

-Cycling, Anne.

-Correct.

Nichola, in children's literature,

the 1950 novel The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe was written by which author?

-Rudyard Kipling.

-Even CS Lewis.

Adam, in Britain,

which festival is traditionally celebrated on the last night of October?

-Halloween?

-Correct.

Bryony, in the TV series Desperate Housewives,

what W is the climbing plant that gives its name

to the lane that is home to the title characters?

-Wisteria.

-Correct.

Cathy, in birds, the male peafowl is usually known by what name?

-Pass.

-Peacock.

Keith, in cinema,

the 1988 film comedy that was the first in a series starring Leslie Nielsen

as an incompetent police officer was called The Naked what?

-Gun.

-Correct.

Rose, in military aviation,

a device that propels a pilot out of an aircraft in an emergency

has what name - an ejector seat or a deckchair?

-Ejector seat.

-Correct.

-Bill...

-Bank.

In romance, the bruising of soft skin

with the pseudo-medical name passion purpura

is commonly known as a love what?

-A lovebite.

-Correct.

Nichola, in cookery, what T is the usual general term

for a sauce garnish or other foodstuff applied to the upper surface of a pizza?

-Topping.

-Correct.

Adam, in pop music, the female singer born in Michigan in 1958

with the surname Ciccone, has had dozens of hits under what stage name?

-Pass.

-Madonna.

Bryony, in DIY, which type of small metal tack, driven into wood with a hammer,

has the same name as a part of the human body?

-A nail.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Cathy, in British royalty,

after her marriage in 1947, the future Queen Elizabeth II became Duchess of where?

-Cornwall.

-Edinburgh.

Keith, in the children's story by...

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-Time's up.

I can't complete the question. You won just £120.

So, who's the duck house on the expenses claim?

Who thinks Ali Baba is an Egyptian sheep?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most wrong answers, Cathy is the weakest link.

Statistically, Bryony is the strongest link.

But will the votes pick up on the facts?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Nichola.

Keith.

Cathy.

Cathy.

Cathy.

Cathy.

Bill.

-What d'you do, Nichola?

-I'm a hairdresser.

-Are you?

-I am, yes.

-What are the highlights of hairdressing?

-Oh...

-I get to spend all day chatting to lovely people.

-Is it your salon?

-It's not. I rent a chair in there.

-You rent a chair?

-Rent a chair.

-How much does that cost?

I wouldn't like to say, because I don't want to tell my customers.

-They might want a discount next time they come in.

-But how much does it cost?

-£55 a week.

-55? And what if you bought your own chair?

Ha! If I bought my own salon, it'd cost me a lot more.

-Would it?

-It would.

And whose hair do you like?

-Whose hair do

-I

-like?

-Yes.

-Oh, I love yours.

-Good.

And have you done anyone's famous?

I've not done anybody's hair...

-I've done Lisa Riley's nails...

-You haven't(!)

-..many years ago, for a red carpet event.

-I know - shock, horror!

-Really?

-Yes.

-And what was underneath them?

-Dirt. Half the Dingle farm.

-Why Cathy?

-I don't think she got a question right in the last round.

OK, Adam, the PR student... Why Cathy?

Er... She didn't get any questions right, unfortunately.

Cathy, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think I was about average in the team.

I think... There's definitely people there that are smarter than me,

so I'm happy enough for them to still be there.

Round Four. In the bank, £440. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - that's Bryony.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Bryony, in football, what L is the traditional name for an assistant referee?

-Linesman.

-Correct.

Keith, in TV, the title character played by Jane Seymour,

who worked as a medicine woman in the 19th Century was Dr Michaela who?

-Quinn.

-Correct.

Rose, which abbreviated boys' name precedes Bloggs, Blow and Public

to make three terms for an average man?

-Joe.

-Correct.

-Bill...

-Bank.

In transport, the usual name for the fee imposed on vehicles in UK cities

in order to reduce overcrowding on the roads is the congestion what?

-Toll.

-Charge.

Nichola, in the media, attractive and intelligent women such as Joan Bakewell

are sometimes referred to as the thinking man's what - muffin or crumpet?

-Crumpet.

-Correct.

Adam, to encourage cleanliness, many public lavatories display a notice that reads,

"Please leave this place as you would expect to..." what?

-Find it.

-Correct.

Bryony, in zoology,

what C is the collective name given to all shellfish

that have appendages, such as antennae and claws?

-Crustaceans.

-Correct.

-Keith...

-Bank.

In food, the name of which fruit dessert topped with a thick scone crust

is another word for a shoe mender?

-Cobble.

-No, cobbler.

Rose, in politics, in 2005,

Angela Merkel became the first female chancellor of which modern European country?

-Germany.

-Correct.

Bill, in science,

the process of nuclear fission is popularly known as splitting the what?

-Atom.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Nichola, in Danish landmarks,

there's a statue in Copenhagen Harbour

of which character created by Hans Christian Andersen?

-The Little Mermaid.

-Correct.

Adam, in 1990s pop music,

in the chorus of the first UK number one single by Blur,

Damon Albarn sang, "He lives in a house, a very big house in the..." what?

-Country.

-Correct.

Bryony, in children's pastimes,

what P is the name of the modelling material

originally produced commercially in 1900 by an art teacher,

as a substitute for clay?

-Plasticine.

-Correct.

Keith, in North America,

which of the Great Lakes shares its name with a Canadian province?

-Ontario.

-Correct.

Rose, in alcoholic drinks, when making the Mexican cocktail called a Margherita,

which of these is used as the base - Tabasco or tequila?

-Tequila.

-Correct. Bill...

-Bank.

-In etiquette...

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £550.

But who's now as broken as John Terry's marriage vows?

Who's leading the march of morons?

Who needs to go?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Rose is the strongest link.

Bill is the weakest link, but can he survive the vote?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Bill.

Keith.

Keith.

Keith.

Bill.

Bill.

We have a tie, team. Bill and Keith have three votes each.

-Keith...

-Anne.

-Do you think God wants you to win?

-I'm not entirely sure.

-Oh.

-Do you think God wants Bill to go home?

-I'm not entirely sure.

Why have you voted for him?

He got the congestion charge question wrong,

and I think I would have got that one right.

-What about the one you got wrong?

-Well, I...

I had in my head "cobble" or "cobbler".

I just couldn't get my teeth round it.

-Big as they are.

-Big as they are!

Good. You got there before me.

-Bill...

-Yes, Anne?

Why Keith?

We both got one question wrong,

but I banked a lot of money.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link gets to cast the deciding vote.

Strongest link was Rose. What do you do, Rose?

I'm retired, Anne.

Are you?

See, here's me thinking you were probably a professor of mathematics.

No, you didn't.

-Where do you come from?

-Reigate in Surrey.

-Do you go out to nice restaurants there?

-No.

-Oh!

-Do you not go out to eat?

-No.

-That's just as well, isn't it?

-Why?

-At the end of the evening, when they gave you the bill,

-how would you know how to work out 10%?

-Oh, I'd somehow do it.

If I've got plenty of time to do it, I'd do it.

Oh, you're a bit slow. Retirement has addled your brain?

Probably.

Why Keith?

Er...

Take your time. There's no rush.

Yeah, OK. All right. Shall I tell you now, then?

Whenever. Tomorrow... I don't mind.

More than Keith got their answers wrong, but Keith voted for me once and I'm getting him back.

You've got a choice now. You can stick with Keith or move to Bill.

Oh, well, I'm going to stick with Keith.

Big Lips...you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think my friends and family will have a good laugh about it all.

They'll be quite frustrated that I went out to the weakest link,

but I think they'll have enjoyed the ribbing that Anne gave me,

and they will enjoy mocking me mercilessly, as well.

Round Five. In the bank, £990. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - that's Rose.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Rose, in TV, before he played Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army,

Arthur Lowe had portrayed a draper called Leonard Swindley

in which soap opera?

-Coronation Street?

-Correct.

Bill, in football,

the former Italy international who succeeded Mark Hughes

as the manager of Manchester City in 2009

is Roberto who?

-No idea, Anne.

-Mancini.

Nichola, in maths, what is two thirds of 120?

-80.

-Correct.

Adam, at the butcher's,

what V is the name for the type of wild game

often sold in a cup called a haunch?

-Veal?

-Venison.

Bryony, in theatre, according to the lyrics of a song from

the musical West Side Story, I've just met a girl named what?

-Maria.

-Correct.

Rose, on maps of the world,

the Equator and the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

are lines of what - latitude or longitude?

-Latitude.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Bill, in medicine,

the condition caused by holding a pen for a long period of time

is known as writer's what?

-Cramp.

-Correct.

Nichola, in 1950s TV, which cowboy had a dog called Bullet,

a wife named Dale and a horse known as Trigger?

-No idea.

-Roy Rogers.

Adam, in literature,

what G is the job title involving childcare

that is normally ascribed to the fictional characters

Jane Eyre and Mary Poppins?

-Pass.

-Governess.

Bryony, in fashion, the Japanese designer

born in 1938 and renowned for his clothing with pleats

is called Issey what?

-Miyake.

-Correct.

Rose, in the 1960 film Psycho,

the fake blood used for the shower scene

was actually which foodstuff - olive oil or chocolate sauce?

-Chocolate sauce.

-Correct.

-Bill...

-Bank.

In the NATO phonetic alphabet,

the letters represented by the words papa, India and golf

spell which name for a farm animal?

-Pig.

-Correct.

Nichola, in jazz, which American term for a dinner jacket

precedes "junction" to make the title of a tune made famous

by the Glenn Miller Band?

-Tuxedo.

-Correct.

Adam, in electronics, what A is the word used

to describe a signal that's not digital?

-Aerial?

-Analogue.

Bryony, in the media, the former cricketer Ian Botham

is known by which meat-related nickname?

-Beefy.

-Correct.

-Rose...

-Bank.

The industrial town of Bootle in north-west England

is situated at the mouth of which river?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE Don't know.

Ooh, that wasn't on the tip of Rose's tongue. You won £120.

Who's a natural born loser?

Who should now be singing Amazing Disgrace?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Adam is the weakest link.

Statistically, Rose is the strongest link.

But whose game is over?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Adam.

Adam.

Adam.

Bill.

Adam.

Bryony, the actress and singer.

-Mm-hm?

-Can you sing something for us?

What would you like? Something from a musical and I'll do my best for you, seeing as it's you.

OK. Put your board down.

# When I was young and simple

# I don't recall the date

# I met a handsome captain of the guard

# He visited my chambers

# One evening, very late

# In tandem with a husky Saint Bernard. #

And seeing it's before the watershed, I don't think I can go any further with that one.

Put your board up.

Why Adam?

Because he got his questions wrong... bless him.

-Nichola, why Adam?

-Same reason - he got all his questions wrong.

Adam, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think the team has lost a very valuable player.

I think I was unlucky with my questions.

If I would have stuck in, I think I could have went all the way,

but unfortunately, that's the luck of the draw.

Round Six. In the bank, £1,110. Another ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - that's Rose.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Rose, in politics,

demonstrators asking motorists to sound their horns in support

often hold up placards asking them to make which goose-like noise?

-Toot.

-Honk.

Bill, in Olympic sport, what H is the name of

the multi-discipline track and field event

contested only by women?

-Heptathlon.

-Correct.

Nichola, in science, Galileo was born in which Tuscan city

whose tower, according to legend,

he later used in an experiment on gravitation?

-Pisa.

-Correct.

-Bryony...

-Bank.

In Victorian times, cheaply published books and magazines

that featured lurid stories were known as what -

florin-terribles or penny-dreadfuls?

-Penny-dreadfuls.

-Correct.

Rose, in cinema,

George Clooney made his directorial debut

with the 2002 film entitled Confessions Of A Dangerous what?

-Don't know.

-Mind.

Bill, in food, which mixture usually containing

shredded cabbage, carrot, onion and mayonnaise

derives its name from the Dutch for "cabbage salad"?

-Sauerkraut.

-Coleslaw.

Nichola, in pop music, the French DJ

who had successive UK number-one singles

in 2009 called When Love Takes Over

and Sexy Chick is David who?

-Guetta.

-Correct.

Bryony, in comparative zoology, in rodents but not in humans,

which mouth parts continue to grow

as they're worn down during feeding?

-Teeth.

-Correct.

Rose, in geometry,

what C is the term for any solid tubular figure

with a circular base?

-I don't know.

-Cylinder.

Bill, in TV, the actor Anthony Head

who's starred in coffee adverts in the 1980s and '90s

later played the role of Rupert Giles in which series?

-I've no idea, Anne.

-Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Nichola, in deep-sea exploration,

the abbreviation ROV is short for Remote-Operating what?

-Vehicle.

-Correct.

Bryony, in the Mafia,

the term "Cosa Nostra" literally translates as what -

"our song" or "our thing"?

-Our thing.

-Correct.

Rose, which English novelist was born in 1775...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won just £50.

So, consider this - should Bill be unplugged?

Is Bryony at the end of her run?

Perhaps Rose doesn't add up.

Or will you be making Nichola wave goodbye?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In a sudden reversal of fortune,

Rose is the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Bryony is the strongest link.

But will the other players realise that?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Bill.

Rose.

Rose.

Rose.

Bill, why Rose?

She got one more question wrong than me, Anne.

Nichola, why Rose?

She didn't get any questions in that round.

She's the worst player.

Rose, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I've had a brilliant time doing the Weakest Link.

I'm so glad I applied to come on it and it was brilliant to meet the old bird, Anne Robinson.

Round Seven. In the bank £1,160 another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Bryony.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Bryony, in business,

the financial statement released by a company

providing a summary of its assets and liabilities

is called a balance what?

-Budget.

-Sheet.

Bill, in science,

which word used to describe

something that is easily set on fire

is unusual in that addition of the prefix "in"

does not alter its meaning.

-Flammable.

-Correct.

Nichola, in Greek mythology,

what G was the name for the female monsters

whose hair consisted of snakes?

Can you repeat the question?

In Greek mythology,

what G was the name for the female monsters

whose hair consisted of snakes?

-Gorgons.

-I'll accept. Bryony, in Geography,

since 1912, the city of Rabat

has been the capital of which country in North Africa?

-Ethiopia?

-Morocco.

Bill, in American history,

the British merchant born in Boston in 1649,

who has an Ivy League university named after him,

was called Elihu what?

-I've no idea, Anne.

-Yale.

Nichola, in art, Beryl Cook was best-known

for her humorous paintings featuring what -

tattooed sailors or buxom women?

-Buxom women.

-Correct.

Bryony, the two-word legal name

for a wall between adjoining buildings

belonging to different owners is a what wall?

-Party wall.

-Correct.

Bill, in 1997 the Conservative MP Anne Widdecombe

famously said of Michael Howard

that he had something of the what about him?

-No idea.

-Night.

Nichola, in 19th-century fashion,

what B is the specific term for a pad or frame

worn under a skirt to add fullness to the figure at the back?

-Bustle.

-Correct.

-Bryony...

-Bank.

..In film, the 2009 animation

in which a pensioner called Carl Fredricksen

ties balloons to his house to fly to South America

-has what two-letter...

-Up.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Bill, in science, the units used to measure

the concentration of ozone in the atmosphere...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, you won £40.

Now in Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Before that, time to vote off the weakest link.

For the first time in the game,

Nichola is the strongest link.

Statistically, Bill is the weakest link

but who will be taking the final walk of shame?

Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Bryony.

Bill.

Bill.

Nichola, why Bill?

Well, I've tried to play fair and I think he got more questions wrong than Bryony did.

Bryony, why Bill?

Because he got some questions wrong - I think we got about the same amount wrong

but these are the first ones I've got wrong in the whole game so...

He was the worst player.

Bill, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To be honest with you, being voted off so close to the Final

didn't worry me because I was expecting to go off in the Second Round

where I made an absolute, total fool of myself.

Round Eight. In the bank, £1,200.

In this round, you have 90 seconds.

Whatever you win will be trebled.

We'll start with the strongest link - Nichola.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Nichola, in books,

the autobiographical work by Barack Obama,

subtitled A Story Of Race And Inheritance,

has the main title Dreams From My what?

-Childhood.

-Father.

Bryony, in opera, which composer born in Salzburg in 1756

wrote The Marriage Of Figaro?

-Mozart.

-Correct.

Nichola, in TV,

Jennifer Saunders based the name

of the Absolutely Fabulous character Eddy Monsoon

on the surname of her husband, Adrian who?

-Edmondson.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In botany,

what G is the name of a flowering plant

with a name that translates from Latin as "Little Sword"?

-Pass.

-Gladiolus.

Nichola, in tourist attractions,

the Iguazu Falls are on the border of Brazil

and which other country?

-Cuba.

-Argentina.

Bryony, in maths, what is 120 + 230?

-350.

-Correct.

Nichola, in sport,

a team in which of these games

normally has more players on court at the same time -

basketball or netball?

-Basketball.

-Netball.

Bryony, in military history,

during the war in the former Yugoslavia,

which city was besieged for over three years

from 1992 by Bosnian Serb forces?

-Split?

-Sarajevo.

Nichola, in definitions,

what W can be both a sudden, unexpected gift of money

and a fruit - especially an apple - blown down from its tree?

-A windfall.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In sculpture the form of the...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £70.

We will treble that.

It gives you prize money today of £1,410.

There can only be one winner.

Now, up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death.

So, Nichola and Bryony, for £1,410, let's play the Weakest Link.

Bryony, as the strongest link,

you have the choice of who goes first.

Ladies should go first and, as I'm an actress,

that means Nichola.

Nichola, in TV, John Alderton and his wife, Pauline Collins,

first played Thomas, the chauffeur, and Sarah, a parlour maid,

in which 1970s drama series?

-Upstairs, Downstairs.

-That is the correct answer.

Bryony, which word is partly derived

from the name of a US State Governor Elbridge Gerry

who in 1810 tried to change electoral boundaries

in his favour?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is gerrymander.

Nichola, in botany,

what name is given to the powdery grains

produced in the anthers of a flowering plant

that contain the male reproductive cells?

-Pollen.

-That is the correct answer.

Bryony, in cinema, the 2008 film

entitled The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

was based on a 1922 short story by which US writer?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is F Scott Fitzgerald.

Nichola, in 1954, the first in a chain of fast-food restaurants

was opened under what name,

taken from that of a character in the Popeye cartoon strip

who is often seen eating a hamburger.

-McDonald's.

-The correct answer is Wimpy.

Bryony, in the animal kingdom,

which species of whale is believed to be the largest creature

that has ever lived?

The blue whale.

That is the correct answer.

Nichola, in tennis, at the US Open in 2009,

which Belgian player became the first mother

since Evonne Goolagong in 1980,

to win a Grand Slam singles tournament?

I've no idea.

The correct answer is Kim Clijsters.

Bryony, in fashion, an overcoat with a removable cape

often worn by actors playing Sherlock Holmes

is know by the name of which Scottish city?

-Aberdeen?

-The correct answer is Inverness.

Nichola, in geography, what name is given

to the part of the Mediterranean Sea between Turkey and mainland Greece?

-The Aegean.

-That is the correct answer.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Nichola, you're today's strongest link

and you go away with £1,410.

Bryony, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link.

Goodbye.

To be in the Final and not to win -

big disappointment but, then again,

I am so pleased for Nichola. She was a worthy opponent.

The money's been spent - we're putting an extension on the house.

So, it'll probably go towards that. No new handbags for me, unfortunately.

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