0:00:01 > 0:00:05Of the nine contestants on today,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11The rest of the team leaves with nothing,
0:00:11 > 0:00:16as one by one they are voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35Any of the nine people in the studio today
0:00:35 > 0:00:38could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42They don't know each other, but if they want that prize money
0:00:42 > 0:00:47they must work as a team. Eight of them will leave with nothing
0:00:47 > 0:00:53as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59My name's Mark, I'm 30, I live on the Wirral,
0:00:59 > 0:01:01I'm a firefighter.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I'm Jan, 52, from the Isle of Skye,
0:01:04 > 0:01:07I'm a housewife and free-range egg producer.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12I'm Alex, 26, from Wimbourne, east Devon, I'm a rural postman.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16I'm Daniel, I'm 18, I live in Derby,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19I'm a customer service advisor.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22I'm Julie, 37, I'm from Southampton,
0:01:22 > 0:01:26I'm a part-time catering assistant and part-time debt collector.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30I'm Susanne, I'm 25, from Glasgow,
0:01:30 > 0:01:32I'm a traffic coordinator.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35I'm Len, I'm 43, from Crowthorne in Berkshire,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38I'm an aircraft engineer.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42I'm Lorna, I'm 38, I'm from Elgin in the north of Scotland,
0:01:42 > 0:01:45I'm a clinical psychologist.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48I'm David, I'm 25, from Redruth in Cornwall,
0:01:48 > 0:01:52I'm an online marketing account manager.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55You must answer enough questions correctly
0:01:55 > 0:01:59to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08If you break the chain you lose the money, but if you say "Bank"
0:02:08 > 0:02:11the money is safe
0:02:11 > 0:02:14and you start a new chain, but remember,
0:02:14 > 0:02:19at the end of the round only money that's been banked is retained.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22In round one there are three minutes.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically - Alex.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34The first question for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- Something perfectly new - is spick and what?
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Span.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Meteors are referred to as shooting what?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Stars.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47What is 30 ¸ 5?
0:02:47 > 0:02:496.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Which is larger in area, Greenland or Great Britain?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Great Britain.- No, Greenland.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Chimp is an abbreviation of which primate?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Chimpanzee.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06What V is the liquid traditionally used for pickling?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Vinegar.
0:03:08 > 0:03:14The title of the 1986 UK Number 1 by Chris de Burgh was Lady in what?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Red.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Football: of what are Anfield and Ibrox famous examples?
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Stadiums. Bank. >
0:03:22 > 0:03:27What T is the hi-fi component that decodes radio signals?
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- Pass.- Tuner.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Which US state uses the postal abbreviation NJ?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38New Jersey.
0:03:38 > 0:03:45In 2002, which US comedienne presented the BBC entertainment show Commercial Breakdown?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- Pass.- Ruby Wax.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52In which UK country are mountains over 3,000ft known as Munros?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Scotland.
0:03:54 > 0:04:01In 1986 who left her collection of shoes in Manila when she went into exile?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Imelda Marcos.
0:04:03 > 0:04:09Which of the two main fuels used for cooking and heating is found under the North Sea?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Gas.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Bank. >
0:04:13 > 0:04:20Which Wiltshire town is home to a railway museum around the workshops of the Great Western Railway?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- Bath.- Swindon.
0:04:23 > 0:04:29Give the title of the film in which Judi Dench plays a writer suffering from Alzheimer's.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Iris.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36In which century was the Battle of Marston Moor fought?
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- 18th.- 17th.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43A ringed turtle is a species of which bird, dove or falcon?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Dove. Bank. >
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Keswick and Ambleside are in which English National Park?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Lake District.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Which two letters are the symbol for zinc?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- Zi.- No, Zn.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03The Lascaux cave, famed for its prehistoric paintings, is in which country?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Italy.- France.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Which part of a plant is cordate, leaf or stem?
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- Stem.- Leaf.
0:05:13 > 0:05:20What H was people associated with Flower Power who had long hair and liberal attitudes?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Hippies.
0:05:22 > 0:05:29Which US boxer is said to have bitten the leg of Lennox Lewis at a press conference in 2002?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Mike Tyson. Bank. >
0:05:31 > 0:05:33What P is the name...
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Time's up. What a disappointing start.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44Out of a possible £1,000, you banked just £370.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Who will not survive any tougher questions?
0:05:48 > 0:05:53Whose intellect is well below that required?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01The first weakest link is Susanne.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04The strongest link is Alex,
0:06:04 > 0:06:08but at this early stage of the game will the team realise this?
0:06:09 > 0:06:14Voting over, time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Mark, you're from the Wirral.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- That's right.- You're a fireman?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- That's right.- What do you do in the fire engine?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44We go to fires, we put fires out.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Do you bang the bell as you go along?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- We don't have bells now. - What do you have?
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- We have horns. - How does the horn sound?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57It goes "Nee naw, nee naw".
0:06:57 > 0:07:02I'd really move out of the way in my car if I heard that. Why Daniel?
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- He had a bad round. - Nothing to do with his hair?
0:07:06 > 0:07:12He does remind me of Bart Simpson, but it's not to do with his hair. I like Bart Simpson.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- Lorna, the clinical psychologist. - Yes?
0:07:16 > 0:07:21- What sort of condition does Daniel suffer from?- Vanity.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- Why Daniel? - He got all his questions wrong
0:07:25 > 0:07:29and I'm concerned his hair might poke Julie's eye out.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Jan, what do you do all day on Skye?
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Oh, housework and looking after hens.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Oh! What sort of hens are they?
0:07:39 > 0:07:44- Brown ones with red combs and they lay eggs.- Why Daniel?
0:07:44 > 0:07:48He got the question on zinc wrong. It's tough in the first round
0:07:48 > 0:07:53I don't need any more of you being nice, keep it for the hens.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57We won't discover if you're vain or have some other condition.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02With four votes, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12I'm frustrated, being voted off in the first round.
0:08:12 > 0:08:18They did it because I'm 18, and my hair. They're jealous.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I'd pick Lorna to go off in the next round.
0:08:21 > 0:08:28She said I got all my questions wrong, which I didn't, so she wasn't paying attention.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Round two, team, and you've banked £370.
0:08:31 > 0:08:37You're down to eight players, ten seconds off the time.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40We start with the strongest link - Alex.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49Which four-letter word means narcissistic with regard to looks?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Nice.- Vain.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Which city is further from London, Boston or San Francisco?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- Boston.- San Francisco.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03The sitcom The Royle Family was first broadcast in which decade?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- 1980s.- No, the '90s.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10In which county is the Stone Giant carved on a hillside?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Wiltshire.- Dorset.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17What M, from Latin, is a justice of the peace?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Magistrate.
0:09:19 > 0:09:252002: in which racket sport was Sarah Fitzgerald ranked number 1?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Squash. Bank. >
0:09:27 > 0:09:30What is 60 ¸ 4?
0:09:30 > 0:09:3215.
0:09:32 > 0:09:38Nanotechnology is the use of devices on what scale, very small or very big?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Very small. Bank! >
0:09:40 > 0:09:46Bedlington, cairn and Airedale are all which type of dog?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Terrier.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53What K, from German, means ruined or broken?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Kaput. Bank! >
0:09:55 > 0:10:01Who ordered the imprisonment of Edward II in 1323 - his wife or son?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- His son.- His wife.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08The clothes of Donna Karan are associated with which US city?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10New York.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15Which US boy band had a 2002 UK hit single with Drowning?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- Pass.- Backstreet Boys.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24TimeOut is a weekly listings magazine for which city?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26London.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29What C is the name given to a female seal?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- Calf.- No, a cow.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35The Jockey Club regulates which sport?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Horseracing. Bank. >
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Ken Follet is an author or photographer?
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- Photographer.- No, he's an author.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49What title was given to a commander of 100 men in the Roman army?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- Legionnaire.- Centurion.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55What Z is the Italian for courgette?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Zucchini.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02Bolton Wanderers FC are nicknamed after which part of a pig's body?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- The tail.- The trotters.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Would you find Exodus in the Old or New Testament?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Old.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Which word follows secretary, director, attorney to give three job titles?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17General. Bank. >
0:11:17 > 0:11:25In shipbuilding what K is the lowest timber running the length of the vessel?
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Keel.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Bank.- How many lines of poetry make up a quatrain?
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Four. Bank! >
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Time's up
0:11:37 > 0:11:41and you only banked £260.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Who is about as sharp as a banana?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Whose brainbox has got woodworm?
0:11:47 > 0:11:52It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56The stastistics reveal Jan is the strongest.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00She got all her questions right and banked money.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05Len is the weakest link, but who will the team want off?
0:12:06 > 0:12:11Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32It's a three-way tie Alex, Lorna and Julie two votes each.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38- David, what are you?- An online marketing account manager.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Is it interesting?- I think so.
0:12:40 > 0:12:46I deal with companies that have websites and make sure their websites are easy to find.
0:12:46 > 0:12:52- Who cares?- The companies do when they've put a lot of money into it.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- Did you go to university? - I did.- Where?- Oxford.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Which college?- St Hugh's. - How well did you do?
0:13:00 > 0:13:04OK. I had a social life so I missed out on a first.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- How well did you miss out? - I got a 2.2.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- You WELL missed out!- By a fair way.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- That was a clever way of putting it. Why Julie? - HE LAUGHS
0:13:14 > 0:13:19The Boston and San Francisco question that stuck out for me.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24- Len, what are you?- I'm an aircraft engineer.- Can you fly?- Yes.
0:13:24 > 0:13:30- What are you good at? - Nothing, really. My job and flying.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35- Why Alex?- He got as many wrong as I did.- Wouldn't be difficult, eh?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37No.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- How's it going for you, Susanne? - Well, I'm still here.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Does that surprise you?- No, but...
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- Astonishes you, perhaps?- No. - Why Lorna?
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- I don't think she had the best round.- You think you did?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54No, I don't.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58In a tie the strongest casts the deciding vote.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03The strongest link in the last round was Jan.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Why Julie? - She had two questions wrong.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10She said legionnaire instead of centurion,
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- which was an easy question. - You have a choice.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19You can get rid of Alex, Lorna, or Julie.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- Who would you like to get rid of? - Can I change my mind?- Yes.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- Alex.- Why?
0:14:26 > 0:14:32- Because he's a postman, my post is always late and it's revenge.- OK.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Alex, you are answering for the sins of your colleagues.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41The rural postman, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I feel very disappointed.
0:14:50 > 0:14:56A woman from an island gets her post late... She's lucky to get it at all!
0:14:56 > 0:15:02David irritated me, because of his mannerism - public schoolboy.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07Went to Oxford, blah, blah, blah, very brainy, rugby...
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Just a clash of characters.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Round three and you've banked £630.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Another ten seconds off the time.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19We start with the strongest from the last round - Jan.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24Let's play The Weakest Link! Start the clock.
0:15:24 > 0:15:30Johannes Kepler was acclaimed for his discoveries in astronomy or chemistry?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Astronomy.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38In Catholicism, what is recognised by canonisation?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- Pass.- Sainthood.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44In cartoons, what animal was the character Pepe le Pew?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- A dog.- A skunk.
0:15:46 > 0:15:53What D is the process of providing a film with a soundtrack in a different language?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Pass.- Dubbing.
0:15:55 > 0:16:02Frank Lampard left West Ham to join which other London club in June 2001 for £11 million?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- Arsenal.- Chelsea.
0:16:04 > 0:16:11Which group had UK hit singles with No Surprises, Karma Police and Paranoid Android?
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Radiohead.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17What is the eighth letter of the alphabet?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- G.- H.
0:16:21 > 0:16:27Which place in the Strand was the registry for births, marriages and deaths until 1970?
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Somerset House.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34How many degrees is the angle between the 12 and 9 on a clock?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- 45.- 270.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Hollywood is a district of which city?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Los Angeles.
0:16:42 > 0:16:47What is the surname of the presenter of the BBC's Esther?
0:16:47 > 0:16:48Rantzen.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53What B describes the aroma given off by wine?
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- Pass.- Bouquet.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01In netball, for what does GA stand on a player?
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Goal Attack.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08- Bank.- Wagner composed four operas known as the what cycle?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Pass.- Ring.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16A legal case heard in camera is held in public or private?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18In private.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23- Bank.- Which body of water is bordered by Venezuela, Costa Rica and Colombia?
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Atlantic Ocean.- No, Caribbean Sea.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Chess: Bobby Fischer was born in which country?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- Russia.- The United States.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36"My love is like a red, red rose" is a simile or metaphor?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Simile.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43The cosmetic powder kohl is used to darken the area around what?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45The eyes. Bank. >
0:17:45 > 0:17:49Which warrior conquered Egypt in 332 BC?
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- Pass.- Alexander the Great.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58What E describes a pregnancy when gestation occurs outside the womb?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- External.- No, ectopic.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Time's up.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09You only banked £90.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Whose days are numbered? Who has no marbles to lose?
0:18:13 > 0:18:17It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:19 > 0:18:25As the only player to get everything right she remains the strongest link.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Julie is the weakest link,
0:18:27 > 0:18:30but will the votes follow the facts?
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Mark, where's the fire station?
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- It's in a place called Wallasey. - Do you know Wallasey back to front?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03I know most of the main roads, yes.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08- Suppose the fire's in a little road you don't know? - We get the maps out.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- How are the maps configurated? - Alphabetically.
0:19:12 > 0:19:20- So they don't put you on map duty. - No.- You wouldn't know what the eighth letter of the alphabet is.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Why Julie?
0:19:22 > 0:19:27She had a really bad round, she got all the questions wrong.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32- David, why Julie?- She had two bad rounds in a row.- She did.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37Julie collects debts, she won't be collecting money here.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40You are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49My workmates will give me a lot of stick.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53I've got a paper bag with eye holes in it ready.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Susanne will go off in the next round.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00She's fluffed some questions, she's hanging on.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06Round four and you've only bagged £720 out of a possible £3,000.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Six of you left, ten more seconds off.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14We start with the strongest link from the last round - Jan.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23The chef Gordon Ramsay was a footballer with which Scottish team?
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Rangers.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29In the title of the Christmas song, what's the name of the reindeer?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Rudolf.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- Bank.- On which coast of Australia is Perth?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36West.
0:20:36 > 0:20:43What name is given to a wire barrier which stops animals straying with a shock?
0:20:43 > 0:20:47An electric fence. Bank. >
0:20:47 > 0:20:50What nationality was Ernest Hemingway?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52American.
0:20:52 > 0:20:58Which instrument, consisting of two narrow metal arms is used to pluck the eyebrows?
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- A crimper.- Tweezers.
0:21:00 > 0:21:08In the 16th century Miles Coverdale produced the first English printed version of which religious book?
0:21:08 > 0:21:09The Bible.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- Bank.- The governing body the IBF, which was formed in 1983,
0:21:13 > 0:21:17stands for the International what Federation?
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Voluntary.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Boxing.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24What relation is Elizabeth II to Queen Victoria?
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- Her granddaughter. - Great-great-granddaughter.
0:21:27 > 0:21:34Which British actress made her Hollywood film debut in 1992 in Passenger 57?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- Kate Winslet.- Elizabeth Hurley.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39In which organ is the cochlea?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41The ear.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- Bank.- In which year of the '90s did Iraqi forces invade Kuwait?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- '93.- 1990.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54The History Of Mr Polly was written by HG who?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Wells.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01Which singer/songwriter launched the charity Heal the Kids in 2001?
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- Melanie C.- Michael Jackson.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09How many Allied zones was Germany divided into after WW2?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- Two.- Four.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16In which sport are Ken Doherty and John Higgins recent world champions?
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Snooker.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22What is the international dialling code to France from the UK?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- 31?- No, 0033.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30In which South American country are the cities of Rosario and Cordoba?
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Brazil.- Argentina.
0:22:33 > 0:22:39Which Oxford college founded in 1483 is famous for having only fellows and no undergraduates?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- Jesus.- All Souls.
0:22:41 > 0:22:47In the UK, from the viewpoint of the driver, the nearside of a moving car is on which side?
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Left.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Time's up, left is the correct answer,
0:22:53 > 0:22:55and you won £140.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Who's taken their eye off the ball?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Which of you has become a very unsafe bet?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04It's time to vote off...
0:23:04 > 0:23:06the weakest link.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Getting the most answers right makes Jan the strongest link.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Mark is the weakest link
0:23:14 > 0:23:17as he failed to answer a single question correctly.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Can he survive the vote?
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41So, David...
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Yes, Anne.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48- What did you study at Oxford? - English language and literature.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- They didn't teach dialling codes? - Erm...no.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56- Do you know how to use a phone? Did they teach you that at Oxford?- Yes.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- Well...- Oh, they did! Did the principal say
0:23:59 > 0:24:04"David, now you're at Oxford you need to know how to use a phone"?
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- I was answering your question about whether I can use one.- And you can?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- I do know how to use a phone, yes. - Why Mark?
0:24:11 > 0:24:16He had a shaky round last round and had a bit of a stinker this round.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18So, Lorna...
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- Yes.- Have you got some letters before your name?
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Erm...yeah. And after.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30- I'm Dr Lorna Torrens.- So could you mend my arm if I broke it?
0:24:30 > 0:24:35- No.- If they say "Is there a doctor in the house?" you keep quiet?
0:24:35 > 0:24:40- Very quiet.- You're only a doctor if we're sad?- Yes.- Why Mark?
0:24:40 > 0:24:46As a fellow member of the caring professions I thought he'd know when the Gulf War was,
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- particularly as my husband was fighting it.- Oh, right.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Mark, what can we say? Except...
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Neee-naw! Neee-naw!
0:24:55 > 0:24:59With four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Ding-ding.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10The guys are gonna have a good laugh because in the last two rounds I didn't get one right.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12But it is difficut here,
0:25:12 > 0:25:17it's easy back at the station, I know all the answers there.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20I'd like to see Susanne go off on the next round.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25She had a few dodgy early rounds, she's blagging it at the moment.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Round five, team.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32You have a sad total of £860 at the moment.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Five of you left, ten seconds coming off the time.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40We start with the strongest link from the last round, Jan again.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Start the clock.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47What is the national religion of Japan?
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Shintoism.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Andre Agassi was born in which city in Nevada?
0:25:53 > 0:25:54Pass.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Las Vegas.
0:25:56 > 0:26:02The writer who has published historical novels under the name Caroline Harvey is Joanna who?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Lumley.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Trollope.
0:26:06 > 0:26:13The headlands North Foreland and South Foreland are on the coast of which county in southeast England?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Kent.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Maria Shriver, the wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21is a niece of which US president?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- George Bush?- John F Kennedy.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26What is Spanish for the number five?
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Cinco.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33The singer who had a 1960 UK number one with My Old Man's A Dustbin
0:26:33 > 0:26:35was Lonnie who?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Donovan.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39No, Donegan.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44Which three-letter word can mean a short sleep, texture on cloth or a strongly fancied racing tip?
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Nap.
0:26:46 > 0:26:52In which board game does a man become king if it reaches the far end of the board?
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- Pr... Chess.- No, draughts.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59In the children's TV series, what type of mammal was Gentle Ben?
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Er...a bear. < Bank.
0:27:02 > 0:27:08In football, what type of kick has been missed by Chris Waddle, Paul Ince and David Batty in World Cups?
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Penalty.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14In 2002 UK royalty, who is the first female in line to the throne?
0:27:14 > 0:27:18- Princess Anne.- No, Princess Beatrice.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21How many zeros are there in an American billion?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Nine.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Which North American Indian word means a conference?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Powwow.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33During which century did the Russian revolution take place?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Twentieth.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39- Bank.- In finance, for what do the initials NYSE stand?
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- Pass.- New York Stock Exchange.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47El Nino is a rush of warm water into the Peru Current in which ocean?
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Atlantic.- Pacific.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Which metric unit is equal to about 2.2 pounds?
0:27:53 > 0:27:56One kilo.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00In politics, who became leader of the Conservative party in 1975?
0:28:04 > 0:28:10Time's up. The correct answer, which didn't look as if it was on the tip of Lorna's tongue
0:28:10 > 0:28:13is Margaret Thatcher,
0:28:13 > 0:28:16and you banked £140.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19It's getting critical. I urge you to choose the loser
0:28:19 > 0:28:21and lose the loser.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29The statistics show that Susanne is the weakest link
0:28:29 > 0:28:31she got all her answers wrong.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36Jan is the strongest link, but will the voting reflect reality?
0:28:37 > 0:28:42Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Jan...why Susanne?
0:28:57 > 0:29:00She's had a few dodgy questions.
0:29:00 > 0:29:05I'm reluctant to do it because she's a Scot, and I do like Scots,
0:29:05 > 0:29:07but that's the name of the game.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12The name of the game is The Weakest Link, actually, Jan.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16So, Len, there must be something interesting about you. Tell us.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20Nothing, really. Northern boy did good, came south.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- Oh. Where do you come from? - Bradford.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- Do you like football?- Not really.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- What sport do you like? - Rugby league.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34- Which is the best team?- Bradford Bulls, until Leeds beat them.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36I thought St Helens were the best.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38No!
0:29:38 > 0:29:43- Don't you argue with me, Len.- I won. - Can you spell?
0:29:43 > 0:29:46I did notice that after I'd finished, Anne, yeah.
0:29:46 > 0:29:53- Why've you voted for Susanne? - She had a bad round, but she was unlucky with Lonnie Donegan.- OK.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55She's been lucky to last this long.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Not for the first time, she was the worst player.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Susanne...you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14When my friends and family see the show they'll be disappointed.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19I'm worried about going back to work because they'll have a lot to say.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21I think Len'll get voted off next.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24He's had a couple of shaky rounds.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28Round six, team, and you've won £1,000.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30There are four of you left.
0:30:30 > 0:30:36Another ten seconds from your time. We start with the strongest link, that's Jan.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43Start the clock. What card is shown when a football player is cautioned?
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Yellow.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Sail plane is a name for which type of aircraft?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Glider.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55In which Tom Selleck series did Orson Welles provide the voice of Robin Masters?
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- Pass.- Magnum.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01The soya bean is native to which Asian country?
0:31:01 > 0:31:03- Malaysia?- No, China.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05What is 100 minus 63?
0:31:05 > 0:31:0737.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11In which month is the Christian feast of the Enunciation?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- February.- March.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Which president was in office at the time of the Wall St crash of 1929?
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- Roosevelt?- No, Herbert Hoover.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24Jealous Guy was a 1981 UK number one for which group?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Roxy Music.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- Bank.- The two US states that begin with the letter K are Kansas and...?
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Kentucky.
0:31:32 > 0:31:38Lady Sarah Armstrong Jones was born in the same year as which of the Queen's children?
0:31:38 > 0:31:401951.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Prince Edward.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46Benjamin Franklin developed the instrument called the glass what?
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- Helicopter?- No, harmonica.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54Who is generally said to have been the first British prime minister?
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- Erm...Asquith. - No, Sir Robert Walpole.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01The birthplace of Nobel prize winner Mother Teresa
0:32:01 > 0:32:05is in which country, formerly part of Yugoslavia?
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- Croatia.- No, Macedonia.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12What's the word for riding a bike with the front wheel up?
0:32:12 > 0:32:13Wheelie.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17For what do the letters VSOP stand on a bottle of alcohol?
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- Pass.- Very special old pale.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24The overthrow of communism in Czechoslovakia in 1989
0:32:24 > 0:32:27was known as the what revolution?
0:32:27 > 0:32:29- Velvet?- Correct.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- Bank.- Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive were directed by David who?
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- Lean.- No, Lynch.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39The initials IMF stand for international what?
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Monetary Fund.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Death Valley is in which US state?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45California.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50- Bank.- In Rome, which building is known as the Flavium Amphitheatre?
0:32:52 > 0:32:56Time's up, the correct answer is the Colosseum,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58you banked £90.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02Who's two crusts short of a sliced loaf? Who is yesterday's news?
0:33:02 > 0:33:06It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11Giving the most wrong answers makes Lorna the weakest link.
0:33:11 > 0:33:16Jan is the strongest link, but how will the votes go?
0:33:16 > 0:33:21Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Jan...
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- why David? - Last round was poor for him.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40He's been good, but it was poor.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Did you think he was statistically the worst player?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Yes, I did.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- Course, he wasn't, was he, Lorna? - No, he was not.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Tell me why David?
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Erm...because I guessed that Jan might vote for him
0:33:56 > 0:34:02- and I thought I was on a sticky wicket myself. - Yes, a sticky wicket. Never mind.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04It's votes that count.
0:34:04 > 0:34:11David, no doubt you'll go back to media sales and tell people that you only just missed winning.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15So I'll tell them now that you totally failed.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27I think it was cowardly of Jan to vote me off.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30I'd done better than the other two
0:34:30 > 0:34:34and she knew I was the main threat to her walking away with the money.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39It was a really great team, the atmosphere was excellent,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42so it leaves a sour taste that Jan put the knife in.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Round seven, and £1,090 in the bank.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50Three of you left, ten seconds off the time.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53We start with the strongest link, that's Jan,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57Start the clock.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02The Chas'n'Dave UK hit "Ossie's Dream" featured the lyric
0:35:02 > 0:35:06"Ossie's going to Wembley, his knees have gone all..." what?
0:35:06 > 0:35:07Trembly.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11How many Olympic golds did Jesse Owens win in 1936?
0:35:11 > 0:35:13One.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14Four.
0:35:14 > 0:35:21First published in 1899, Stalky & Co is a collection of stories based on whose experiences?
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Rudyard Kipling.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28According to the popular expression featuring an astronomical body,
0:35:28 > 0:35:32if you were happy you might say you were over the what?
0:35:32 > 0:35:33Moon.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38What was the nickname of William H Bonney, a 19thC American outlaw?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Billy the Kid.
0:35:41 > 0:35:42Bank. >
0:35:42 > 0:35:45In which county is Blenheim Palace?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- Buckinghamshire.- Oxfordshire.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52In the song, where did sweet Molly Malone sell her cockles and mussels?
0:35:52 > 0:35:53Dublin.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58In which decade did the West Indies win the first cricket world cup?
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Twentieth.
0:36:00 > 0:36:021970s.
0:36:02 > 0:36:09In 1958, the submarine which became the first vessel to pass under the North Pole was the USS what?
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- Warrior?- Nautilus.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16The Encyclopaedia Britannica was first published where?
0:36:16 > 0:36:17Edinburgh.
0:36:17 > 0:36:24In baseball, the 2001 World Series saw the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York who?
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- Jets.- Yankees.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30In June 1999, Friends star Courteney Cox married which actor?
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- Pass.- David Arquette.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Festfolk was the original name of which Swedish pop group of the '70s?
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Abba.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44Which structural carbohydrate is found in the cell walls of plants?
0:36:45 > 0:36:48- Don't know.- Cellulose.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51The 1982 novel by Alice Walker is The Colour what?
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- Blue?- Purple.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57British short hair and Manx are breeds
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Time's up, and you won £100.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07In round eight you treble what you bank, so £3,000 is up for grabs.
0:37:07 > 0:37:13The question is, who do you hang on to? Who do you get rid of?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22As the only player to answer all her questions correctly,
0:37:22 > 0:37:26and for the sixth time in the game, Jan remains the strongest link.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Len is the weakest link,
0:37:28 > 0:37:34but what will the others consider as they cast their final vote?
0:37:34 > 0:37:38Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Jan, why Len?
0:37:49 > 0:37:51He got quite a few wrong then.
0:37:51 > 0:37:56I genuinely think he was the weakest link in that last round.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- In that round?- Yes.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03Dr Lorna, you can't be depressed about being here, only astonished.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Yes!
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Marginally.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- Why Len?- We've had a cosy time here in the corner.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15I've tried to be honest, apart from when my neck was on the block.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18OK, Len, let's put you out of your misery.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22You said you were good at nothing, and you proved it!
0:38:22 > 0:38:26With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35I can't believe I was voted off in the last round by the two girls
0:38:35 > 0:38:38when Lorna was the weakest link.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40But they're probably very happy.
0:38:40 > 0:38:46I think Jan will definitely win because she was consistently the strongest link.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Lorna's got out of jail in at least five rounds.
0:38:49 > 0:38:55Round eight, and out of a possible £7,000 you've banked £1,190.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Two of you left, and you have 90 seconds.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Whatever you bank will be trebled,
0:39:01 > 0:39:04so £3,000 is up for grabs.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07We'll start with the strongest link, Jan.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Start the clock.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16Bruce Willis starred with Cybill Shepherd in which series?
0:39:16 > 0:39:17Moonlighting.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Which part of a theatre might be called an apron?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- The stalls?- No, the stage.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28The colleges Darwin, Clare and Clare Hall belong to which university?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- Oxford.- Cambridge.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Eugene O'Neill wrote Long Day's Journey Into what?
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- Night?- Correct.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38In 2001, which football club
0:39:38 > 0:39:41won the CIS Insurance Cup against Kilmarnock?
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- Aberdeen.- Celtic.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48Percy Shaw invented which aid to night-time driving?
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Cat's eyes?
0:39:50 > 0:39:55- Bank.- In Eastern Europe, Ljubljana is the capital of which country?
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- Er...Yugoslavia.- No, Slovenia.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02What method of birth is named after Julius Caesar?
0:40:02 > 0:40:03Caesarian.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- Bank.- On the hit "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves",
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Aretha Franklin sang with which group?
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Eurhythmics.
0:40:12 > 0:40:19- Bank.- Which four-letter word can mean a concert venue, a student residence or the lobby of a house?
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- Digs?- Hall.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25In the cartoon SuperTed, what was the name of the SuperTed's friend?
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- Spotty?- Correct.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- Bank.- In Star Wars, who did Harrison Ford play?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33- Obi Two Kenobi?- Han Solo.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36If "cathode" describes a negative electrode,
0:40:36 > 0:40:39which word describes a positive one?
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- Anode?- Correct.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Time's up and you banked £80.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49We'll treble it and add to the winnings,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52that means prize money of £1,430
0:40:52 > 0:40:55but only one of you can take that money home
0:40:55 > 0:40:58so now you'll play head-to-head.
0:40:58 > 0:41:04I'll ask alternating questions, best of five, whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08So, Jan and Lorna, for £1,430,
0:41:08 > 0:41:10let's play The Weakest Link.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17Jan, as the strongest link you have the choice of who goes first.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20I'd like to go first, please.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23Jan, in TV, what was the name of the drama
0:41:23 > 0:41:26shown on BBC2 in January 2002
0:41:26 > 0:41:29that starred Kenneth Branagh as a Nazi general?
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Pass.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38The correct answer is Conspiracy.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43Lorna, in politics, which Cabinet member was born in Essex in 1946,
0:41:43 > 0:41:46studied law at Leeds University
0:41:46 > 0:41:48and is the MP for Blackburn?
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Tony Blair?
0:41:51 > 0:41:54The correct answer is Jack Straw.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Jan, in language, which word meaning to divide into two
0:41:58 > 0:42:01is also the name of a coastal resort in Croatia?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Bisect?
0:42:05 > 0:42:08No, the correct answer is Split.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13Lorna, which British designer and entrepreneur wrote The House Book,
0:42:13 > 0:42:17The Kitchen Book and The Bedroom & Bathroom Book?
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Jasper Conran?
0:42:25 > 0:42:28The correct answer is Terence Conran.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Jan, in jazz, Dizzy Gillespie was a noted performer
0:42:31 > 0:42:34on which musical instrument?
0:42:34 > 0:42:35Trumpet.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37That is the correct answer.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40The only one we've had so far.
0:42:40 > 0:42:41Lorna...
0:42:41 > 0:42:45which Chinese practice of arranging everyday surroundings
0:42:45 > 0:42:48literally means wind and water?
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Feng shui.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54That is the correct answer. You're level pegging.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58Jan, since 1988, at which royal residence
0:42:58 > 0:43:01have the British royal family spent Christmas?
0:43:01 > 0:43:03- Sandringham.- That is correct.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07Lorna, in geography, which Canadian city
0:43:07 > 0:43:11is served by international airports called Mirabel and Dorval?
0:43:12 > 0:43:14Toronto?
0:43:14 > 0:43:17No, the correct answer is Montreal.
0:43:17 > 0:43:21Jan, if you get this right, you've won.
0:43:21 > 0:43:26In which game played on grass is the final stroke called "peg out"?
0:43:27 > 0:43:28Croquet?
0:43:28 > 0:43:30That is the correct answer.
0:43:32 > 0:43:36That means, Jan, you are today's strongest link
0:43:36 > 0:43:40and you go away with £1,430.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44Lorna, you leave...
0:43:44 > 0:43:46with NOTHING.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50Join us again for The Weakest Link.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52Goodbye.
0:43:52 > 0:43:57I think I deserved to win, I think I had the best general knowledge.
0:43:57 > 0:44:01I came here with the idea that I wasn't to humiliate my children
0:44:01 > 0:44:04by being the first one voted off
0:44:04 > 0:44:10so perhaps they might like to give me some of their pocket money as a consolation prize.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13I don't feel guilty about winning.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16Somebody had to win, and it was me.