0:00:02 > 0:00:07Here are today's nine contestants preparing for the show and a new term.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11They're all teachers and are about to play for up to £10,000.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15Only one of them can take home the prize money.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20Eight of them will leave with nothing as they are voted the weakest link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40The nine people behind me are all teachers,
0:00:40 > 0:00:47who think they are clever enough to win up to £10,000.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51They don't know each other but if they want the money,
0:00:51 > 0:00:53they have to work as a team.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Only one of them will go to the top of the class
0:00:56 > 0:00:59and eight will leave with nothing,
0:00:59 > 0:01:03as round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Let's meet the team.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11I'm Wayne. I'm 33 years old. I'm from Handsworth.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15I'm a primary school teacher and I teach ages 7-11.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20My name is Emily. I'm 24 years old. I'm from Gwent. I'm an RE teacher.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26I'm Andy. I'm 21, from Sutton Coldfield. I'm a trainee geography teacher.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28I'm Irene, aged 51,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31a Scot living in St Albans.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34I teach design technology at secondary school.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39My name is David. I'm 66. I come from Southport and I teach French.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43I'm Sue. I'm 39, currently residing in Dudley.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46I'm a primary school teacher.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49I'm Paula. I'm 64.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53I come from Brighton and I'm a retired primary school teacher.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56My name is Jason. I'm 29.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00I'm from Blackburn and I'm a primary PE teacher.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04My name's Steve. I'm 36 years old, from Trowbridge.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06I'm a primary school head teacher.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions
0:02:10 > 0:02:12to reach your £1000 target
0:02:12 > 0:02:15within the time limit.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Get one question wrong and you break the chain.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27But if you say "bank" beforehand, the money is safe.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30However, you start a new chain
0:02:30 > 0:02:32from scratch.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37At the end of the round, only money that has been banked goes forward.
0:02:37 > 0:02:44Three minutes on the clock. We start with the person who is first alphabetically - Andy.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56Which AA Milne character is described as "a bear of very little brain"?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Winnie the Pooh.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01How many legs do insects normally have?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Six.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08In education, for what do the initials in the acronym TEFL stand?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11The Teaching of English as a Foreign Language.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15What A is the period between childhood and adulthood?
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Adolescence.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21George Michael's first solo single was Careless what?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- Lives.- No, Whisper.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28One of the wonders of the world was the Hanging Gardens of where?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Babylon.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33What class of animal are snakes?
0:03:33 > 0:03:34Reptiles.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38In which county is the town of Dartmouth?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- Kent.- Devon.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47Most of the proverbs in the Book of Proverbs are attributed to which king?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Solomon.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52If 1000 grams is called a kilogram,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55what is one thousandth of a gram called?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58A milligram.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02What T is the name given to the traditional headdress of Sikh men?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Turban.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07In which country was Duke Ellington born?
0:04:07 > 0:04:09The United States.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14Flashman bullied the schoolboy hero of which 1857 novel?
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Tom Brown's Schooldays.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Which of these is farther from the sun - Earth or Mars?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Mars.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Melbourne is a city in which country?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Australia.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30In which sport do you have a blind side and an open side?
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- Cricket.- Rugby. In food and drink,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36what S is a term for an Italian sparkling wine?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Spumante.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40In politics, in 2001,
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Estelle Morris replaced which Secretary of Education?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46David Blunkett.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51What is the name of the actor who played Captain Kirk in Star Trek?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53William Shatner.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58If a material does not allow electricity to pass through, it is a good what?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Conductor.- No, insulator.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07In the Harry Potter books, what Q is a game involving a broom?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Quidditch.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12What is the square root of 25?
0:05:12 > 0:05:13Five.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Bank.- Lambeth and Brent are in what city?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18London.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- Bank.- What M is the process undergone by butterflies
0:05:22 > 0:05:26when changing from the larval stage to the adult stage?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Pass.- Metamorphosis.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32What's the first name of the poet Wordsworth?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34William.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38What pencil has the softer lead - a 2H or a 2B?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- 2H.- No, a 2B.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Robin Williams is what in Dead Poets Society?
0:05:44 > 0:05:45A teacher.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50If you have anaemia, which colour blood cells are you lacking?
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- White.- No, red.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Time is up.
0:05:56 > 0:06:03What a pathetic, shameful, embarrassing beginning.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Out of the £1000 available,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10you only banked £70.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Who's got the IQ of a gym shoe?
0:06:15 > 0:06:19Who's a compass short of a geometry set?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28The first weakest link is Wayne. He got the most wrong.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33The strongest link is Sue. But will the votes reflect the statistics?
0:06:34 > 0:06:39Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57We have a nine-way tie.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Wayne,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02why Emily?
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Emily got a few questions wrong.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08We need cash. Emily's not paying her share of the rent.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Andy, why Irene? - It was difficult to pick
0:07:12 > 0:07:15which one went wrong most.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17I plumped for Irene.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18David,
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- why Sue?- Sue has
0:07:20 > 0:07:24something special about her.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26She reminds me of my first girlfriend.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29I'd rather she went.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Jason.- Yes, Miss.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- Why Steve?- I've had enough of salivating Steve.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38The sooner he goes, the better.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41When it's a tie, the strongest link has to cast
0:07:41 > 0:07:43the deciding vote.
0:07:43 > 0:07:49- Sue, you're the strongest link. Who's going?- I'll stick with Paula.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- Why?- Careless Whisper. It's a classic.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Paula, you know nothing about George Michael.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09I'm a bit disappointed that I'm the first to come off.
0:08:09 > 0:08:15But as the golden oldie, I've left it to the youngsters to fight it out.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Round Two, team. You've won £70
0:08:19 > 0:08:23out of a possible £1000. Eight of you left.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Ten seconds off the clock. We start with the strongest link - Sue.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Start the clock.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38The adult male of which large cat has a heavy man and tuft on its tail?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40A lion.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Who was British Poet Laureate until his death in 1998?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Andrew Motion.- Ted Hughes.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Poppadoms come from which country's cuisine?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53India.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58What C was the name of a style of motorbike popular in the 1970s
0:08:58 > 0:09:02with a large back wheel, long front forks and handlebars?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Don't know.- Chopper.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11Which former Take That member had a No 1 single in 2000 with Rock DJ?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Robbie Williams.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18What is the name of the female comedy partner of Dawn French?
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Jennifer Saunders.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24Which letter is the symbol for the element sulphur?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26S.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Who founded the kingdom of Scotland - Kenneth I or James I?
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Kenneth I.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36Through how many degrees does the hour hand travel in nine hours?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38270.
0:09:39 > 0:09:46- Bank.- Birds such as hawks, eagles and buzzards are known collectively as birds of what?
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Prey.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52In medieval military history, what D was a bridge hinged at one end?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Drawbridge.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00Split and Dubrovnik are in which European country formerly of Yugoslavia?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Slovakia.- No, Croatia.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Which Dickensian character
0:10:08 > 0:10:13shares his name with a magician and ex-fiance of Claudia Schiffer?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16David Copperfield.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Which rock'n'roll artist had a No.1 hit with Great Balls Of Fire?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Jerry Lee Lewis.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27In Superman, which character was played by Margot Kidder?
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Lois Lane.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32On which river does the city of Leeds stand?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35It stands on the Ayr.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- Bank.- What C is the structural unit of organisms?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Cells.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Which period drama series of the 1990s
0:10:43 > 0:10:48featured two sisters who set up their own fashion house?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- Pass.- The House of Eliott.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57The 1940 Dunkirk evacuation brought Allied troops from France to where?
0:10:57 > 0:10:59England.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03The atomic number of a chemical element indicates
0:11:03 > 0:11:08the number of what contained in the nucleus - protons or electrons?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- Electrons.- No, protons.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15Who co-presented the programme Live And Kicking with Zoe Ball?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Jamie Theakston.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21The North Downs straddle Kent and which other county?
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- East Sussex. - You're out of time.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28The correct answer is Surrey.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31You did slightly better that round.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33You put into the kitty £500.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37But who is spoiling it for the whole group?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Who should be sent to detention?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48For the second time, Sue is the strongest,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51as she got all her questions right and banked money.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Statistically, Wayne remains the weakest link.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Will the team pick up on that?
0:11:58 > 0:12:03Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Emily, why have you voted for Wayne?
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Two main reasons.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28I was annoyed when he said I got questions wrong in the first round.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33I was concentrating on banking but there was no money to bank.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- Andy, what do you do?- I'm training to be a geography teacher.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Why did you choose geography?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42I just want to know where I am, really.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48You can't tell between East Sussex and Surrey. Why Wayne?
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Erm...
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Three questions wrong, I believe.
0:12:52 > 0:12:59Jason got two wrong but he banked money. So I had no option but Wayne.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- Jason.- Yes, Anne.- Tell us about the death of Andrew Motion.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Yeah, I'm sure he'll not be too happy about that when he hears it.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11- Why have you voted for Wayne? - Well erm,
0:13:11 > 0:13:16as has already been pointed out, I banked three fifths of the money.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22- Wayne got three questions wrong. - Statistically, Wayne was the worst.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24With five votes,
0:13:24 > 0:13:26you are the weakest link.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Goodbye.
0:13:33 > 0:13:39I think Jason will be voted off next. He's a PE teacher. They don't know anything.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Round Three.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45A pathetic £570
0:13:45 > 0:13:49you've banked so far out of a possible £2000.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Seven of you left. We're taking ten seconds off the time.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57We start with the strongest link - Sue again.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Start the clock.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06What T was the Russian founder of the Red Army?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- Don't know.- Trotsky.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12The terms Kiev, Meringo and Coronation are associated
0:14:12 > 0:14:15with the preparation of which meat?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- Beef.- Chicken.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23Who had a UK No.1 hit single in 1972 with School's Out?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Suzi Quatro.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Alice Cooper.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Where did Monopoly originate?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31America.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36Which famous female opera singer was born in New Zealand in 1944?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Kiri Te Kanawa.
0:14:38 > 0:14:44Oscar Wilde's The Importance Of Being Earnest was published as a play or a novel?
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Play.
0:14:45 > 0:14:51The female sex chromosome in mammals is represented by which letter?
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- Y.- X.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56In the 1992 and 1997 election campaigns,
0:14:56 > 0:15:02which Prime Minister stood on a soap box to address voters in Luton?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- William Hague. - No, John Major.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12In the Beatrix Potter tales, what kind of amphibian is Jeremy Fisher?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- An otter.- No. A Frog.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19If you took the A40 north from Oxford,
0:15:19 > 0:15:23at which town would you arrive, Swindon or Cheltenham?
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Cheltenham.
0:15:26 > 0:15:32Whose scale of temperature is based on the boiling and freezing points of water?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- Fahrenheit. - No. Celsius.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37What L describes an insect in the grub state?
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Lava.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Which Mr Bean actor married Sunetra Sastry in 1990?
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Rowan Atkinson.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Which university has a college called All Souls?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Oxford.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- Bank.- Is the word "algebra" from Arabic or Greek?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Arabic.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03In All Creatures Great And Small, what was James Herriot's job?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Vet.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- Bank.- What is the French for "four"?
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Quatre.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13The film Brief Encounter is based on whose play?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Ibsen.- No. Noel Coward.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20Lunar deities were associated with which celestial body?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22The moon.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26"He who can does, he who cannot" - what?
0:16:26 > 0:16:27Teaches.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Bank.- Which stand-up comedian
0:16:30 > 0:16:34had a UK No.1 hit single with the song Tears in 1965?
0:16:34 > 0:16:35Ken Dodd.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- Bank.- Is the elbow a hinge or ball and socket joint?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Hinge.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49Time is up. You've banked £220.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Whose homework is covered in red crosses?
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Which pain deserves the cane?
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Who is so obviously
0:16:59 > 0:17:02bottom of the class?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11For the first time, Irene is the strongest link.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Emily is statistically the weakest link.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Will the others notice?
0:17:17 > 0:17:22Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Irene, why Jason?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Well, Jason's a PE teacher
0:17:41 > 0:17:46and we know they're blessed with brawn but very little brain.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49David, have you slowed down as you've got older?
0:17:49 > 0:17:55In some areas, yes. But my brain is running like a Rolls-Royce.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- We haven't seen any evidence of that.- Oh.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- Why Jason?- I suspect
0:18:01 > 0:18:05the pressure's got to him. He's making mistakes.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Emily was the worst player.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09But it's votes that count.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Jason, the PE teacher
0:18:12 > 0:18:15whose brain, sadly, is not as fit as his body.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20With five votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30I can't believe I got the otter and the chicken wrong.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35A class of children in front of me would have helped. Anne was great.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37She camps it up large
0:18:37 > 0:18:41so I think she'd make a great character in a Carry On film.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Round Four, teachers. There'll be many parents at home
0:18:46 > 0:18:48despairing.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53So far, you have only managed to win £790
0:18:53 > 0:18:56out of potential prize money of £3000.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Six of you left.
0:18:58 > 0:19:04Another ten seconds off the clock. You now have only 2½ minutes.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07We start with the strongest link. That's Irene.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Start the clock.
0:19:12 > 0:19:18Which animal gives its name to the unit of power equal to 745.7 watts?
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Horse.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25The Pyrenees straddle Spain's border with which country?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27France.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32For what do the initials PB stand when referring to an athlete?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Personal best.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- Bank.- What T is the prime minister of the Irish Republic?
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Tynwald. - No. The Taoiseach.
0:19:41 > 0:19:47Depilation, sugaring and electrolysis are used for the removal of what?
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- Dead skin.- No. Hair.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57What sense is activated by airwaves causing the tympanum to vibrate?
0:19:57 > 0:20:02- The ears... Hearing. - No. I've got to take your first answer.
0:20:02 > 0:20:08When was the school leaving age raised to 14 in England and Wales, 1918 or 1948?
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- 1948.- No. 1918.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16The moving assembly line was invented by which car manufacturer?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Henry Ford.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21What is the largest bird native to Australia?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Emu.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29The space telescope launched in 1990 is named after which astronomer,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Stephen Hawking or Edwin Hubble?
0:20:32 > 0:20:33Hubble.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38- Bank.- In which country did the Peasants' Revolt occur in 1381?
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- Ireland.- No. England.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43A molecule of hydrogen peroxide
0:20:43 > 0:20:49consists of two hydrogen atoms and two atoms of which other element?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Oxygen.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Which American singer had a 1955 UK No.1 hit with Stranger In Paradise?
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- Frank Sinatra. - No. Tony Bennett.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Animals that are pentadactyl have five what?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Five fingers or toes.
0:21:10 > 0:21:16Thebes and Memphis were once home to the royalty of which country?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- Greece.- No. Egypt.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23Who was the Prime Minister between Wilson and Thatcher?
0:21:23 > 0:21:24James Callaghan.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Which actor played the title role in Goodbye Mr Chips,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Sir John Gielgud or Peter O'Toole?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Peter O'Toole.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- Bank.- Shakespeare wrote The Merry Wives Of...
0:21:36 > 0:21:37Windsor.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- Bank.- In the 2001 FA Cup Final what teams...
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Time is up. I cannot complete the question.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50£270 is what you won in that round.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52But who deserves the sack?
0:21:52 > 0:21:56Who should be cleaning classrooms, not teaching?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:00 > 0:22:07David is the strongest link. He is the only one to answer all his questions correctly.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Irene is now the weakest link statistically.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Will the votes reflect these facts?
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34David, why Emily?
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Emily is extremely erudite and winsomely Welsh
0:22:38 > 0:22:40but she's getting questions wrong.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- Steve.- Still here, Miss. - What's your job?
0:22:43 > 0:22:48- I'm a head teacher.- At what sort of school?- A primary school.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53How do you think kids will react to the fact that you haven't a clue
0:22:53 > 0:22:58- what the Irish prime minister is called?- They won't notice.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- Why Emily?- She was certainly the weakest link last round
0:23:02 > 0:23:05and probably the weakest link this round.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- Sue.- Hello. - You're getting worse and worse.
0:23:09 > 0:23:15- You don't know the difference between Egypt and Greece. - I got mixed up.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20- You're as confused as your hairdo. - At least it's interesting.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23That's a matter of opinion. Why Emily?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Emily just wasn't excellent.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33Statistically, the worst player was Irene.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35But it's votes that count.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Emily, they've had enough of you.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43With three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56I'm not happy. As an RE teacher I was hoping for divine inspiration.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00I don't care who's next, now the best person's leaving.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05It would be nice to see Steve off, to have power over a headmaster.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Round Five. Your total is £1060.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14If you'd hit your targets, it would be £4000.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Five left. Ten seconds off the time.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20We start with the strongest link - David.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Start the clock.
0:24:24 > 0:24:31What is the collective name for the youngest male members of the Scouting Association?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- Cubs.- No. Beaver Scouts.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Known for its active volcano, Stromboli is in which country?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- Sicily.- No. Italy.
0:24:41 > 0:24:47The play Amadeus by Peter Shaffer tells of the rivalry between Mozart and who?
0:24:47 > 0:24:52- Salieri. - That is the correct answer.
0:24:52 > 0:24:58Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr starred in which 1956 musical set in Siam?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Madam Butterfly. - No. The King And I.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06What is the first name of the father of Enrique Iglesias?
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Julio.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11What does MSc mean after a graduate's name?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Master of Science.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Istanbul is in Europe and which other continent?
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Asia.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22- Bank.- How many sections in a netball court?
0:25:22 > 0:25:23Three.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Lower Saxony is in which European country?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- France.- No. Germany.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33What is the common name of the carnivorous marsupial
0:25:33 > 0:25:36which is native to the island of Tasmania?
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- Wombat.- No. Tasmanian devil.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47Which British coin was the world's first with seven curved sides?
0:25:47 > 0:25:4950p.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53What is Bill Clinton's daughter's name?
0:25:53 > 0:25:54Chelsea.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59- Bank.- In which decade was Red Dwarf first broadcast in Britain?
0:25:59 > 0:26:001980s.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03In maths, what is two thirds of 12,000?
0:26:03 > 0:26:058,000.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09What type of insects are painted lady and grayling?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Butterflies.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15What name is given to a member of an Oxbridge sports team?
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Blue.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22- Bank.- The wartime Vichy Government ran part of which country?
0:26:22 > 0:26:23France.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Who played William Shakespeare in the film Shakespeare In Love?
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- Kenneth Branagh. - No. Joseph Fiennes.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36In physics, minus 273.15 degrees centigrade is known as absolute what?
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Zero.
0:26:37 > 0:26:43- Bank.- Complete the title of Buddy Holly's 1959 UK hit single, Peggy Sue...
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Time is up. I cannot complete the question.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52You banked £370.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Who can sharpen pencils, but is not bright enough
0:26:56 > 0:26:59to give them out?
0:26:59 > 0:27:02It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Statistically, Sue is the strongest link.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11With the most wrong answers, Andy is the weakest link.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Are the others aware of that?
0:27:14 > 0:27:19Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33How are you doing, Steve?
0:27:33 > 0:27:38- Could do better.- Have you ever had good general knowledge?
0:27:38 > 0:27:41When I was young and had a full head of hair.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- How did you become a head teacher?- By default.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- Why Andy? - I remember he got two wrong.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Nobody else got two wrong.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52And he's got spiky hair.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Andy the trainee geography teacher
0:27:57 > 0:28:01who doesn't know the difference between France and Germany.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05A lot to learn. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Anne thinks we're stupid.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18She should try standing in front of a rabble of children.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21She'll realise how valuable we are.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23I was very irritated by Steve.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27I thought we'd formed a bond. He kept giving me the wink.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31When he revealed my name, I wasn't very happy at all.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34The next to go could be Irene.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38She's getting a bit flustered and is getting questions wrong.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Round Six. You've got £1430 in the bank
0:28:42 > 0:28:44out of a possible £5000.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Four of you left.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51We start with the strongest link. That's Sue.
0:28:51 > 0:28:52Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Start the clock.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Which British naturalist wrote On The Origin Of Species?
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Darwin.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05What was the name for the return of the monarchy in 1660
0:29:05 > 0:29:08in England, Scotland and Wales?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- I don't know. - The Restoration.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Who led the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Scott.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19In maths, what is the cube of three?
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- One.- Twenty-seven.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27Which Scot was Eric Idle's fellow nun in Nuns On The Run?
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- Don't know.- Robbie Coltrane.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Which play by Arthur Miller
0:29:31 > 0:29:36was inspired by the anti-Communist movement of the 1950s?
0:29:36 > 0:29:37The Crucible.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Which Verdi opera is set in Ancient Egypt?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Aida.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47Was is the soft cosmetic powder used for drying the body?
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Talcum powder.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- Bank.- Which prime minister was known as the milk snatcher?
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Thatcher.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Which British Olympic boxing champion
0:29:58 > 0:30:02made his professional debut in May 2001?
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Audley Harrison.
0:30:04 > 0:30:10Whose image appeared on paper money in England for the first time in 1960?
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- Robert Louis Stevenson. - No, the Queen.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22What pop star became Watford football club chairman in the 1970s?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Elton John.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27If you sailed due north from Jamaica,
0:30:27 > 0:30:31at which large, inhabited island would you arrive first?
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- America.- No, Cuba.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38What is the administrative capital of South Africa?
0:30:38 > 0:30:39Pretoria.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44- Bank.- Which 17th-century king was imprisoned on the Isle of Wight
0:30:44 > 0:30:47before his trial and execution in London?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Charles I.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54What is the sum of the number of days in March and in December?
0:30:54 > 0:30:5562.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00- Bank.- What rugby team nicknamed The Tigers won the 2001 premiership?
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- St Helens.- No, Leicester.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05What was the name of...?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Time is up.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10You banked only £170.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Which teacher looks as if they never went to school?
0:31:15 > 0:31:19For whom does the dunce's hat call?
0:31:19 > 0:31:22It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28Irene is the strongest link for the second time.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33Sue has gone from being the strongest link to being the weakest link,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36but will the votes follow these facts?
0:31:37 > 0:31:42Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Steve, why Irene?
0:31:55 > 0:32:00I felt she was the weakest link, and it's the pink top. It has to go.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Sue, what made you become a teacher?
0:32:04 > 0:32:08I like working with children and I think I'm quite good at it.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Really?
0:32:11 > 0:32:17- Does anyone else think so? - I think my children think I'm quite good at it.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19What do you bring to it?
0:32:19 > 0:32:24Sense of humour and wide-ranging general knowledge. Jack of all trades.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Why Irene?
0:32:26 > 0:32:31Somebody had to go, and it was the one about the pound note.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- Did you think she was the weakest link? - Yes.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38She wasn't the worst player.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42It was the person who thinks they bring a great deal to teaching
0:32:42 > 0:32:46and whose children all love her, apparently.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51But, Irene, with three votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01I was shocked when I saw those boards turn over
0:33:01 > 0:33:06and it was my name not once but three times. I knew I wasn't the weakest link.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09I suspected I was the strongest.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12If Steve wins it I'll be really cheesed off.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15He's amusing, has a stream of jokes,
0:33:15 > 0:33:21but isn't good on general knowledge. For a head teacher, a poor performance.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Round Seven.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27You've won £1600 out of the £6000 you could have won.
0:33:27 > 0:33:33Ten seconds coming off the clock. You've voted off the strongest link
0:33:33 > 0:33:37so we start with David. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Start the clock.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44What do V and A stand for in London's V&A Museum?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Victoria and Albert.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50What type of animals are linnets, siskins and redpolls?
0:33:50 > 0:33:51Birds.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- Bank.- What hormone regulates glucose levels?
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- Don't know.- Insulin.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01Which former member of The Beatles had a UK No.1 hit single
0:34:01 > 0:34:03in 1977 with Mull Of Kintyre?
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Paul McCartney and Wings.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11Which empire reached its maximum extent around the year 117 AD?
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Roman.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18- Bank.- What town claims to be home to the final resting place of King Arthur?
0:34:18 > 0:34:19Glastonbury.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23In 1909, Robert E Peary, the American explorer,
0:34:23 > 0:34:26became the first man to reach where on earth?
0:34:26 > 0:34:29The North Pole.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32What stimulant is in tea, coffee and chocolate?
0:34:32 > 0:34:33Caffeine.
0:34:33 > 0:34:39- Bank.- What is John Cleese's profession in the 1986 comedy Clockwise?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- He's a head teacher. - I'll accept. Headmaster.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46In what country was golfer Colin Montgomerie born?
0:34:46 > 0:34:47Scotland.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Rum Tum Tugger and Grizabella are characters
0:34:51 > 0:34:53from which West End musical?
0:34:53 > 0:34:54Cats.
0:34:54 > 0:35:00- Bank.- Which timelord experienced the Pyramids of Mars and the Autons Invasion?
0:35:00 > 0:35:01Doctor Who.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06In racing, which grey gelding was affectionately nicknamed Dessie?
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Desert Orchid.
0:35:08 > 0:35:14Name the sacrament admitting baptised people to full membership of the church.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Confirmation.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- Bank.- Who had a 1983 UK No.1 single with Uptown Girl?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Billy Joel.
0:35:22 > 0:35:28MS is an abbreviation for which progressive disease of the nervous system?
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- Myelitis spondylitis. - No, multiple sclerosis.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35How many sides does a hectagon have?
0:35:35 > 0:35:36Seven.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- Bank. - What word can mean a bullet...?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Time's up.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46And in that round you won £420.
0:35:46 > 0:35:51In Round Eight you treble what you bank, which means in the next round
0:35:51 > 0:35:54there's £3,000 to be won. The question is,
0:35:54 > 0:35:58who could try harder?
0:35:58 > 0:36:03Who needs to be sent out of the class and onto the playground?
0:36:03 > 0:36:06It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13Sue was the weakest link in the last round but is now the strongest link.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Steve is the weakest link as he got the fewest answers,
0:36:17 > 0:36:19but he banked all the money.
0:36:19 > 0:36:26At this pivotal point in the game, will that help him survive the final vote?
0:36:27 > 0:36:32Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Sue, why Steve?
0:36:42 > 0:36:48Well, I remember a time back in Round One when we were up to £800,
0:36:48 > 0:36:52and it all went away, so Steve's got to go away.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- David?- Yes, ma'am? - Did you ever become a head?
0:36:56 > 0:37:00No, ma'am. I was once a temporary acting deputy.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- What happened? - I went back to the classroom.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- Did they not want you to carry on? - It was my administration.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12- You mean your lack of administration? - I stand corrected.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- Why Steve? - Wonderful man,
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- he enriched the programme. - Can you get on with it?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22I apologise. I cannot forgive a man
0:37:22 > 0:37:26who looks like a Lion getting a rugby question wrong.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30With two votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40I felt quite irritated as I came off.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44I probably was the weakest link, but I banked all the money.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48How did I do? End of show report? Could do better.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52Sue will win. She was the strongest link in a few rounds.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55David is getting on a bit, he won't cope.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Round Eight.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59You've won £2,020.
0:37:59 > 0:38:06By now, of course, you could have been richer by £7,000.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08David and Sue, two of you left.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13Whatever you win in this round is trebled and added to your total
0:38:13 > 0:38:16to make your final prize money.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18£3000 is therefore at stake.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21We start with the strongest link, Sue.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27Start the clock.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31In politics, the Conservative Secretary of State for Education
0:38:31 > 0:38:34from 1986-89 was Kenneth who?
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- Clarke.- No, Baker.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39In which national park is Chatsworth House?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41It's in the Peak District.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46In the Disney film, Jiminy Cricket is the conscience of...?
0:38:46 > 0:38:47Pinocchio.
0:38:47 > 0:38:53Name the tool with a long handle and four-pronged head used for digging.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55A fork.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58The BCG vaccine is administered to protect
0:38:58 > 0:39:00against which disease?
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- I don't know. - Tuberculosis.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10In 1976, student Tony Miles was the first Briton
0:39:10 > 0:39:14to become an international grand master in which game?
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Chess.
0:39:16 > 0:39:22Which actor known for his roles in westerns was born Marion Michael Morrison?
0:39:22 > 0:39:23John Wayne.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27In which county in southwest England is the town of Mevagissey?
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Cornwall.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34What vegetable gives its name to an ear thickened by injury?
0:39:34 > 0:39:35Cauliflower.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39What state borders New York and is nicknamed Garden State?
0:39:39 > 0:39:40New Jersey.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44If I Were A Rich Man appears in what musical set in Russia?
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Fiddler On The Roof.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- Bank.- In Ken Loach's 1969 film Kes,
0:39:49 > 0:39:53the actor who played Mr Sugden the games teacher was Brian who?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- Blessed.- No, Glover.
0:39:59 > 0:40:05You won £200 which we'll treble and add to the winnings from the previous rounds.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08That means prize money today of £2620.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12But, of course, only one of you can take that money away
0:40:12 > 0:40:15so now you play against each other.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18I'll ask alternate questions, best of five.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23Whoever answers the most correctly wins, as simple as that.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25So, David and Sue, for £2620,
0:40:25 > 0:40:28let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34David, as the strongest link in the last round you choose who goes first.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36I'll go first, please.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41David,
0:40:41 > 0:40:43expressed in its lowest terms
0:40:43 > 0:40:47what is two-thirds of one and a half?
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- One. - That is the correct answer.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Sue,
0:40:54 > 0:40:57in the nursery rhyme, what type of fruit
0:40:57 > 0:41:00does Little Jack Horner pull out of a pie?
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- Plum. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07David,
0:41:07 > 0:41:09in film,
0:41:09 > 0:41:12what is the English translation of the title
0:41:12 > 0:41:17of the 1960 Federico Fellini movie
0:41:17 > 0:41:19La Dolce Vita?
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- Sweet Life. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Sue,
0:41:24 > 0:41:27in TV, the Fenn Street Gang was a spin-off
0:41:27 > 0:41:30from which 1960s school-based sitcom
0:41:30 > 0:41:32starring John Alderton?
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- Please Sir. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40At the moment you are level pegging.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44David, who was George Bush Senior's vice-president?
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- Dan Quayle. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Sue,
0:41:51 > 0:41:55after which British-born South African statesman
0:41:55 > 0:41:57was Zimbabwe once named?
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Rhodesia. Rhodes.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03I must accept the first answer. The answer was Cecil Rhodes.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05David,
0:42:05 > 0:42:09what is the only planet in the solar system
0:42:09 > 0:42:13whose English name is not taken
0:42:13 > 0:42:15from Greek or Roman mythology?
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Earth. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28Sue, you have to answer this question correctly
0:42:28 > 0:42:30to remain in the game.
0:42:30 > 0:42:36In pop music, which folk singer had a 1972 UK hit single
0:42:36 > 0:42:41with his version of the traditional hymn Morning Has Broken?
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- Cat Stevens. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48David, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52So, for £2620...
0:42:52 > 0:42:55In football, which English player
0:42:55 > 0:42:58missed the last penalty against West Germany
0:42:58 > 0:43:02in the 1990 World Cup semi-final?
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- Southgate. - The correct answer is Chris Waddle.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Sue,
0:43:10 > 0:43:14again, you need to answer this question correctly
0:43:14 > 0:43:16or else David takes the money.
0:43:17 > 0:43:22What is the name of the crumbling castle in Mervyn Peake's novel,
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Titus Groan?
0:43:27 > 0:43:29I'm going to have to admit defeat.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32The correct answer is Gormenghast.
0:43:35 > 0:43:43That means, David, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £2620.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47Sue, you leave with nothing.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56I do feel sorry for the others.
0:43:56 > 0:44:00We all thought we'd win, but we knew only one could do.
0:44:00 > 0:44:02I'm the one with the cheque,
0:44:02 > 0:44:04and I'm leaving with a smile on my face.
0:44:04 > 0:44:08I'd have spent the money paying off student loans,
0:44:08 > 0:44:12but as it went on and it became more of a reality I might win
0:44:12 > 0:44:15I was thinking, "New kitchen".
0:44:15 > 0:44:17It's all worked out brilliantly.
0:44:17 > 0:44:22Subtitles by ITFC Features Team for BBC Subtitling - 2001
0:44:22 > 0:44:25E-mail us at subtitling@bbc.co.uk