07/09/2001 Weakest Link

Here are today's nine contestants preparing for the show and a new term.

They're all teachers and are about to play for up to £10,000.

Only one of them can take home the prize money.

Eight of them will leave with nothing as they are voted the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

The nine people behind me are all teachers,

who think they are clever enough to win up to £10,000.

They don't know each other but if they want the money,

they have to work as a team.

Only one of them will go to the top of the class

and eight will leave with nothing,

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

Let's meet the team.

I'm Wayne. I'm 33 years old. I'm from Handsworth.

I'm a primary school teacher and I teach ages 7-11.

My name is Emily. I'm 24 years old. I'm from Gwent. I'm an RE teacher.

I'm Andy. I'm 21, from Sutton Coldfield. I'm a trainee geography teacher.

I'm Irene, aged 51,

a Scot living in St Albans.

I teach design technology at secondary school.

My name is David. I'm 66. I come from Southport and I teach French.

I'm Sue. I'm 39, currently residing in Dudley.

I'm a primary school teacher.

I'm Paula. I'm 64.

I come from Brighton and I'm a retired primary school teacher.

My name is Jason. I'm 29.

I'm from Blackburn and I'm a primary PE teacher.

My name's Steve. I'm 36 years old, from Trowbridge.

I'm a primary school head teacher.

In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions

to reach your £1000 target

within the time limit.

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

Get one question wrong and you break the chain.

But if you say "bank" beforehand, the money is safe.

However, you start a new chain

from scratch.

At the end of the round, only money that has been banked goes forward.

Three minutes on the clock. We start with the person who is first alphabetically - Andy.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20. Start the clock.

Which AA Milne character is described as "a bear of very little brain"?

Winnie the Pooh.

How many legs do insects normally have?

Six.

In education, for what do the initials in the acronym TEFL stand?

The Teaching of English as a Foreign Language.

What A is the period between childhood and adulthood?

Adolescence.

George Michael's first solo single was Careless what?

-Lives.

-No, Whisper.

One of the wonders of the world was the Hanging Gardens of where?

Babylon.

What class of animal are snakes?

Reptiles.

In which county is the town of Dartmouth?

-Kent.

-Devon.

Most of the proverbs in the Book of Proverbs are attributed to which king?

Solomon.

If 1000 grams is called a kilogram,

what is one thousandth of a gram called?

A milligram.

What T is the name given to the traditional headdress of Sikh men?

Turban.

In which country was Duke Ellington born?

The United States.

Flashman bullied the schoolboy hero of which 1857 novel?

Tom Brown's Schooldays.

Which of these is farther from the sun - Earth or Mars?

Mars.

Melbourne is a city in which country?

Australia.

In which sport do you have a blind side and an open side?

-Cricket.

-Rugby. In food and drink,

what S is a term for an Italian sparkling wine?

Spumante.

In politics, in 2001,

Estelle Morris replaced which Secretary of Education?

David Blunkett.

What is the name of the actor who played Captain Kirk in Star Trek?

William Shatner.

If a material does not allow electricity to pass through, it is a good what?

-Conductor.

-No, insulator.

In the Harry Potter books, what Q is a game involving a broom?

Quidditch.

What is the square root of 25?

Five.

-Bank.

-Lambeth and Brent are in what city?

London.

-Bank.

-What M is the process undergone by butterflies

when changing from the larval stage to the adult stage?

-Pass.

-Metamorphosis.

What's the first name of the poet Wordsworth?

William.

What pencil has the softer lead - a 2H or a 2B?

-2H.

-No, a 2B.

Robin Williams is what in Dead Poets Society?

A teacher.

If you have anaemia, which colour blood cells are you lacking?

-White.

-No, red.

Time is up.

What a pathetic, shameful, embarrassing beginning.

Out of the £1000 available,

you only banked £70.

Who's got the IQ of a gym shoe?

Who's a compass short of a geometry set?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The first weakest link is Wayne. He got the most wrong.

The strongest link is Sue. But will the votes reflect the statistics?

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

We have a nine-way tie.

Wayne,

why Emily?

Emily got a few questions wrong.

We need cash. Emily's not paying her share of the rent.

-Andy, why Irene?

-It was difficult to pick

which one went wrong most.

I plumped for Irene.

David,

-why Sue?

-Sue has

something special about her.

She reminds me of my first girlfriend.

I'd rather she went.

-Jason.

-Yes, Miss.

-Why Steve?

-I've had enough of salivating Steve.

The sooner he goes, the better.

When it's a tie, the strongest link has to cast

the deciding vote.

-Sue, you're the strongest link. Who's going?

-I'll stick with Paula.

-Why?

-Careless Whisper. It's a classic.

Paula, you know nothing about George Michael.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm a bit disappointed that I'm the first to come off.

But as the golden oldie, I've left it to the youngsters to fight it out.

Round Two, team. You've won £70

out of a possible £1000. Eight of you left.

Ten seconds off the clock. We start with the strongest link - Sue.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The adult male of which large cat has a heavy man and tuft on its tail?

A lion.

Who was British Poet Laureate until his death in 1998?

-Andrew Motion.

-Ted Hughes.

Poppadoms come from which country's cuisine?

India.

What C was the name of a style of motorbike popular in the 1970s

with a large back wheel, long front forks and handlebars?

-Don't know.

-Chopper.

Which former Take That member had a No 1 single in 2000 with Rock DJ?

Robbie Williams.

What is the name of the female comedy partner of Dawn French?

Jennifer Saunders.

Which letter is the symbol for the element sulphur?

S.

Who founded the kingdom of Scotland - Kenneth I or James I?

Kenneth I.

Through how many degrees does the hour hand travel in nine hours?

270.

-Bank.

-Birds such as hawks, eagles and buzzards are known collectively as birds of what?

Prey.

In medieval military history, what D was a bridge hinged at one end?

Drawbridge.

Split and Dubrovnik are in which European country formerly of Yugoslavia?

-Slovakia.

-No, Croatia.

Which Dickensian character

shares his name with a magician and ex-fiance of Claudia Schiffer?

David Copperfield.

Which rock'n'roll artist had a No.1 hit with Great Balls Of Fire?

Jerry Lee Lewis.

In Superman, which character was played by Margot Kidder?

Lois Lane.

On which river does the city of Leeds stand?

It stands on the Ayr.

-Bank.

-What C is the structural unit of organisms?

Cells.

Which period drama series of the 1990s

featured two sisters who set up their own fashion house?

-Pass.

-The House of Eliott.

The 1940 Dunkirk evacuation brought Allied troops from France to where?

England.

The atomic number of a chemical element indicates

the number of what contained in the nucleus - protons or electrons?

-Electrons.

-No, protons.

Who co-presented the programme Live And Kicking with Zoe Ball?

Jamie Theakston.

The North Downs straddle Kent and which other county?

-East Sussex.

-You're out of time.

The correct answer is Surrey.

You did slightly better that round.

You put into the kitty £500.

But who is spoiling it for the whole group?

Who should be sent to detention?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second time, Sue is the strongest,

as she got all her questions right and banked money.

Statistically, Wayne remains the weakest link.

Will the team pick up on that?

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

Emily, why have you voted for Wayne?

Two main reasons.

I was annoyed when he said I got questions wrong in the first round.

I was concentrating on banking but there was no money to bank.

-Andy, what do you do?

-I'm training to be a geography teacher.

Why did you choose geography?

I just want to know where I am, really.

You can't tell between East Sussex and Surrey. Why Wayne?

Erm...

Three questions wrong, I believe.

Jason got two wrong but he banked money. So I had no option but Wayne.

-Jason.

-Yes, Anne.

-Tell us about the death of Andrew Motion.

Yeah, I'm sure he'll not be too happy about that when he hears it.

-Why have you voted for Wayne?

-Well erm,

as has already been pointed out, I banked three fifths of the money.

-Wayne got three questions wrong.

-Statistically, Wayne was the worst.

With five votes,

you are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I think Jason will be voted off next. He's a PE teacher. They don't know anything.

Round Three.

A pathetic £570

you've banked so far out of a possible £2000.

Seven of you left. We're taking ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link - Sue again.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What T was the Russian founder of the Red Army?

-Don't know.

-Trotsky.

The terms Kiev, Meringo and Coronation are associated

with the preparation of which meat?

-Beef.

-Chicken.

Who had a UK No.1 hit single in 1972 with School's Out?

Suzi Quatro.

Alice Cooper.

Where did Monopoly originate?

America.

Which famous female opera singer was born in New Zealand in 1944?

Kiri Te Kanawa.

Oscar Wilde's The Importance Of Being Earnest was published as a play or a novel?

Play.

The female sex chromosome in mammals is represented by which letter?

-Y.

-X.

In the 1992 and 1997 election campaigns,

which Prime Minister stood on a soap box to address voters in Luton?

-William Hague.

-No, John Major.

In the Beatrix Potter tales, what kind of amphibian is Jeremy Fisher?

-An otter.

-No. A Frog.

If you took the A40 north from Oxford,

at which town would you arrive, Swindon or Cheltenham?

Cheltenham.

Whose scale of temperature is based on the boiling and freezing points of water?

-Fahrenheit.

-No. Celsius.

What L describes an insect in the grub state?

Lava.

Which Mr Bean actor married Sunetra Sastry in 1990?

Rowan Atkinson.

Which university has a college called All Souls?

Oxford.

-Bank.

-Is the word "algebra" from Arabic or Greek?

Arabic.

In All Creatures Great And Small, what was James Herriot's job?

Vet.

-Bank.

-What is the French for "four"?

Quatre.

The film Brief Encounter is based on whose play?

-Ibsen.

-No. Noel Coward.

Lunar deities were associated with which celestial body?

The moon.

"He who can does, he who cannot" - what?

Teaches.

-Bank.

-Which stand-up comedian

had a UK No.1 hit single with the song Tears in 1965?

Ken Dodd.

-Bank.

-Is the elbow a hinge or ball and socket joint?

Hinge.

Time is up. You've banked £220.

Whose homework is covered in red crosses?

Which pain deserves the cane?

Who is so obviously

bottom of the class?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the first time, Irene is the strongest link.

Emily is statistically the weakest link.

Will the others notice?

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

Irene, why Jason?

Well, Jason's a PE teacher

and we know they're blessed with brawn but very little brain.

David, have you slowed down as you've got older?

In some areas, yes. But my brain is running like a Rolls-Royce.

-We haven't seen any evidence of that.

-Oh.

-Why Jason?

-I suspect

the pressure's got to him. He's making mistakes.

Emily was the worst player.

But it's votes that count.

Jason, the PE teacher

whose brain, sadly, is not as fit as his body.

With five votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I can't believe I got the otter and the chicken wrong.

A class of children in front of me would have helped. Anne was great.

She camps it up large

so I think she'd make a great character in a Carry On film.

Round Four, teachers. There'll be many parents at home

despairing.

So far, you have only managed to win £790

out of potential prize money of £3000.

Six of you left.

Another ten seconds off the clock. You now have only 2½ minutes.

We start with the strongest link. That's Irene.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which animal gives its name to the unit of power equal to 745.7 watts?

Horse.

The Pyrenees straddle Spain's border with which country?

France.

For what do the initials PB stand when referring to an athlete?

Personal best.

-Bank.

-What T is the prime minister of the Irish Republic?

-Tynwald.

-No. The Taoiseach.

Depilation, sugaring and electrolysis are used for the removal of what?

-Dead skin.

-No. Hair.

What sense is activated by airwaves causing the tympanum to vibrate?

-The ears... Hearing.

-No. I've got to take your first answer.

When was the school leaving age raised to 14 in England and Wales, 1918 or 1948?

-1948.

-No. 1918.

The moving assembly line was invented by which car manufacturer?

Henry Ford.

What is the largest bird native to Australia?

Emu.

The space telescope launched in 1990 is named after which astronomer,

Stephen Hawking or Edwin Hubble?

Hubble.

-Bank.

-In which country did the Peasants' Revolt occur in 1381?

-Ireland.

-No. England.

A molecule of hydrogen peroxide

consists of two hydrogen atoms and two atoms of which other element?

Oxygen.

Which American singer had a 1955 UK No.1 hit with Stranger In Paradise?

-Frank Sinatra.

-No. Tony Bennett.

Animals that are pentadactyl have five what?

Five fingers or toes.

Thebes and Memphis were once home to the royalty of which country?

-Greece.

-No. Egypt.

Who was the Prime Minister between Wilson and Thatcher?

James Callaghan.

Which actor played the title role in Goodbye Mr Chips,

Sir John Gielgud or Peter O'Toole?

Peter O'Toole.

-Bank.

-Shakespeare wrote The Merry Wives Of...

Windsor.

-Bank.

-In the 2001 FA Cup Final what teams...

Time is up. I cannot complete the question.

£270 is what you won in that round.

But who deserves the sack?

Who should be cleaning classrooms, not teaching?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

David is the strongest link. He is the only one to answer all his questions correctly.

Irene is now the weakest link statistically.

Will the votes reflect these facts?

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

David, why Emily?

Emily is extremely erudite and winsomely Welsh

but she's getting questions wrong.

-Steve.

-Still here, Miss.

-What's your job?

-I'm a head teacher.

-At what sort of school?

-A primary school.

How do you think kids will react to the fact that you haven't a clue

-what the Irish prime minister is called?

-They won't notice.

-Why Emily?

-She was certainly the weakest link last round

and probably the weakest link this round.

-Sue.

-Hello.

-You're getting worse and worse.

-You don't know the difference between Egypt and Greece.

-I got mixed up.

-You're as confused as your hairdo.

-At least it's interesting.

That's a matter of opinion. Why Emily?

Emily just wasn't excellent.

Statistically, the worst player was Irene.

But it's votes that count.

Emily, they've had enough of you.

With three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm not happy. As an RE teacher I was hoping for divine inspiration.

I don't care who's next, now the best person's leaving.

It would be nice to see Steve off, to have power over a headmaster.

Round Five. Your total is £1060.

If you'd hit your targets, it would be £4000.

Five left. Ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link - David.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What is the collective name for the youngest male members of the Scouting Association?

-Cubs.

-No. Beaver Scouts.

Known for its active volcano, Stromboli is in which country?

-Sicily.

-No. Italy.

The play Amadeus by Peter Shaffer tells of the rivalry between Mozart and who?

-Salieri.

-That is the correct answer.

Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr starred in which 1956 musical set in Siam?

-Madam Butterfly.

-No. The King And I.

What is the first name of the father of Enrique Iglesias?

Julio.

What does MSc mean after a graduate's name?

Master of Science.

Istanbul is in Europe and which other continent?

Asia.

-Bank.

-How many sections in a netball court?

Three.

Lower Saxony is in which European country?

-France.

-No. Germany.

What is the common name of the carnivorous marsupial

which is native to the island of Tasmania?

-Wombat.

-No. Tasmanian devil.

Which British coin was the world's first with seven curved sides?

50p.

What is Bill Clinton's daughter's name?

Chelsea.

-Bank.

-In which decade was Red Dwarf first broadcast in Britain?

1980s.

In maths, what is two thirds of 12,000?

8,000.

What type of insects are painted lady and grayling?

Butterflies.

What name is given to a member of an Oxbridge sports team?

Blue.

-Bank.

-The wartime Vichy Government ran part of which country?

France.

Who played William Shakespeare in the film Shakespeare In Love?

-Kenneth Branagh.

-No. Joseph Fiennes.

In physics, minus 273.15 degrees centigrade is known as absolute what?

Zero.

-Bank.

-Complete the title of Buddy Holly's 1959 UK hit single, Peggy Sue...

Time is up. I cannot complete the question.

You banked £370.

Who can sharpen pencils, but is not bright enough

to give them out?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Sue is the strongest link.

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

Are the others aware of that?

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

How are you doing, Steve?

-Could do better.

-Have you ever had good general knowledge?

When I was young and had a full head of hair.

-How did you become a head teacher?

-By default.

-Why Andy?

-I remember he got two wrong.

Nobody else got two wrong.

And he's got spiky hair.

Andy the trainee geography teacher

who doesn't know the difference between France and Germany.

A lot to learn. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne thinks we're stupid.

She should try standing in front of a rabble of children.

She'll realise how valuable we are.

I was very irritated by Steve.

I thought we'd formed a bond. He kept giving me the wink.

When he revealed my name, I wasn't very happy at all.

The next to go could be Irene.

She's getting a bit flustered and is getting questions wrong.

Round Six. You've got £1430 in the bank

out of a possible £5000.

Four of you left.

We start with the strongest link. That's Sue.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which British naturalist wrote On The Origin Of Species?

Darwin.

What was the name for the return of the monarchy in 1660

in England, Scotland and Wales?

-I don't know.

-The Restoration.

Who led the second expedition to reach the South Pole?

Scott.

In maths, what is the cube of three?

-One.

-Twenty-seven.

Which Scot was Eric Idle's fellow nun in Nuns On The Run?

-Don't know.

-Robbie Coltrane.

Which play by Arthur Miller

was inspired by the anti-Communist movement of the 1950s?

The Crucible.

Which Verdi opera is set in Ancient Egypt?

Aida.

Was is the soft cosmetic powder used for drying the body?

Talcum powder.

-Bank.

-Which prime minister was known as the milk snatcher?

Thatcher.

Which British Olympic boxing champion

made his professional debut in May 2001?

Audley Harrison.

Whose image appeared on paper money in England for the first time in 1960?

-Robert Louis Stevenson.

-No, the Queen.

What pop star became Watford football club chairman in the 1970s?

Elton John.

If you sailed due north from Jamaica,

at which large, inhabited island would you arrive first?

-America.

-No, Cuba.

What is the administrative capital of South Africa?

Pretoria.

-Bank.

-Which 17th-century king was imprisoned on the Isle of Wight

before his trial and execution in London?

Charles I.

What is the sum of the number of days in March and in December?

62.

-Bank.

-What rugby team nicknamed The Tigers won the 2001 premiership?

-St Helens.

-No, Leicester.

What was the name of...?

Time is up.

You banked only £170.

Which teacher looks as if they never went to school?

For whom does the dunce's hat call?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Irene is the strongest link for the second time.

Sue has gone from being the strongest link to being the weakest link,

but will the votes follow these facts?

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

Steve, why Irene?

I felt she was the weakest link, and it's the pink top. It has to go.

Sue, what made you become a teacher?

I like working with children and I think I'm quite good at it.

Really?

-Does anyone else think so?

-I think my children think I'm quite good at it.

What do you bring to it?

Sense of humour and wide-ranging general knowledge. Jack of all trades.

Why Irene?

Somebody had to go, and it was the one about the pound note.

-Did you think she was the weakest link?

-Yes.

She wasn't the worst player.

It was the person who thinks they bring a great deal to teaching

and whose children all love her, apparently.

But, Irene, with three votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was shocked when I saw those boards turn over

and it was my name not once but three times. I knew I wasn't the weakest link.

I suspected I was the strongest.

If Steve wins it I'll be really cheesed off.

He's amusing, has a stream of jokes,

but isn't good on general knowledge. For a head teacher, a poor performance.

Round Seven.

You've won £1600 out of the £6000 you could have won.

Ten seconds coming off the clock. You've voted off the strongest link

so we start with David. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What do V and A stand for in London's V&A Museum?

Victoria and Albert.

What type of animals are linnets, siskins and redpolls?

Birds.

-Bank.

-What hormone regulates glucose levels?

-Don't know.

-Insulin.

Which former member of The Beatles had a UK No.1 hit single

in 1977 with Mull Of Kintyre?

Paul McCartney and Wings.

Which empire reached its maximum extent around the year 117 AD?

Roman.

-Bank.

-What town claims to be home to the final resting place of King Arthur?

Glastonbury.

In 1909, Robert E Peary, the American explorer,

became the first man to reach where on earth?

The North Pole.

What stimulant is in tea, coffee and chocolate?

Caffeine.

-Bank.

-What is John Cleese's profession in the 1986 comedy Clockwise?

-He's a head teacher.

-I'll accept. Headmaster.

In what country was golfer Colin Montgomerie born?

Scotland.

Rum Tum Tugger and Grizabella are characters

from which West End musical?

Cats.

-Bank.

-Which timelord experienced the Pyramids of Mars and the Autons Invasion?

Doctor Who.

In racing, which grey gelding was affectionately nicknamed Dessie?

Desert Orchid.

Name the sacrament admitting baptised people to full membership of the church.

Confirmation.

-Bank.

-Who had a 1983 UK No.1 single with Uptown Girl?

Billy Joel.

MS is an abbreviation for which progressive disease of the nervous system?

-Myelitis spondylitis.

-No, multiple sclerosis.

How many sides does a hectagon have?

Seven.

-Bank.

-What word can mean a bullet...?

Time's up.

And in that round you won £420.

In Round Eight you treble what you bank, which means in the next round

there's £3,000 to be won. The question is,

who could try harder?

Who needs to be sent out of the class and onto the playground?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Sue was the weakest link in the last round but is now the strongest link.

Steve is the weakest link as he got the fewest answers,

but he banked all the money.

At this pivotal point in the game, will that help him survive the final vote?

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

Sue, why Steve?

Well, I remember a time back in Round One when we were up to £800,

and it all went away, so Steve's got to go away.

-David?

-Yes, ma'am?

-Did you ever become a head?

No, ma'am. I was once a temporary acting deputy.

-What happened?

-I went back to the classroom.

-Did they not want you to carry on?

-It was my administration.

-You mean your lack of administration?

-I stand corrected.

-Why Steve?

-Wonderful man,

-he enriched the programme.

-Can you get on with it?

I apologise. I cannot forgive a man

who looks like a Lion getting a rugby question wrong.

With two votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I felt quite irritated as I came off.

I probably was the weakest link, but I banked all the money.

How did I do? End of show report? Could do better.

Sue will win. She was the strongest link in a few rounds.

David is getting on a bit, he won't cope.

Round Eight.

You've won £2,020.

By now, of course, you could have been richer by £7,000.

David and Sue, two of you left.

Whatever you win in this round is trebled and added to your total

to make your final prize money.

£3000 is therefore at stake.

We start with the strongest link, Sue.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In politics, the Conservative Secretary of State for Education

from 1986-89 was Kenneth who?

-Clarke.

-No, Baker.

In which national park is Chatsworth House?

It's in the Peak District.

In the Disney film, Jiminy Cricket is the conscience of...?

Pinocchio.

Name the tool with a long handle and four-pronged head used for digging.

A fork.

The BCG vaccine is administered to protect

against which disease?

-I don't know.

-Tuberculosis.

In 1976, student Tony Miles was the first Briton

to become an international grand master in which game?

Chess.

Which actor known for his roles in westerns was born Marion Michael Morrison?

John Wayne.

In which county in southwest England is the town of Mevagissey?

Cornwall.

What vegetable gives its name to an ear thickened by injury?

Cauliflower.

What state borders New York and is nicknamed Garden State?

New Jersey.

If I Were A Rich Man appears in what musical set in Russia?

Fiddler On The Roof.

-Bank.

-In Ken Loach's 1969 film Kes,

the actor who played Mr Sugden the games teacher was Brian who?

-Blessed.

-No, Glover.

You won £200 which we'll treble and add to the winnings from the previous rounds.

That means prize money today of £2620.

But, of course, only one of you can take that money away

so now you play against each other.

I'll ask alternate questions, best of five.

Whoever answers the most correctly wins, as simple as that.

So, David and Sue, for £2620,

let's play The Weakest Link.

David, as the strongest link in the last round you choose who goes first.

I'll go first, please.

David,

expressed in its lowest terms

what is two-thirds of one and a half?

-One.

-That is the correct answer.

Sue,

in the nursery rhyme, what type of fruit

does Little Jack Horner pull out of a pie?

-Plum.

-That is the correct answer.

David,

in film,

what is the English translation of the title

of the 1960 Federico Fellini movie

La Dolce Vita?

-Sweet Life.

-That is the correct answer.

Sue,

in TV, the Fenn Street Gang was a spin-off

from which 1960s school-based sitcom

starring John Alderton?

-Please Sir.

-That is the correct answer.

At the moment you are level pegging.

David, who was George Bush Senior's vice-president?

-Dan Quayle.

-That is the correct answer.

Sue,

after which British-born South African statesman

was Zimbabwe once named?

Rhodesia. Rhodes.

I must accept the first answer. The answer was Cecil Rhodes.

David,

what is the only planet in the solar system

whose English name is not taken

from Greek or Roman mythology?

-Earth.

-That is the correct answer.

Sue, you have to answer this question correctly

to remain in the game.

In pop music, which folk singer had a 1972 UK hit single

with his version of the traditional hymn Morning Has Broken?

-Cat Stevens.

-That is the correct answer.

David, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.

So, for £2620...

In football, which English player

missed the last penalty against West Germany

in the 1990 World Cup semi-final?

-Southgate.

-The correct answer is Chris Waddle.

Sue,

again, you need to answer this question correctly

or else David takes the money.

What is the name of the crumbling castle in Mervyn Peake's novel,

Titus Groan?

I'm going to have to admit defeat.

The correct answer is Gormenghast.

That means, David, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £2620.

Sue, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I do feel sorry for the others.

We all thought we'd win, but we knew only one could do.

I'm the one with the cheque,

and I'm leaving with a smile on my face.

I'd have spent the money paying off student loans,

but as it went on and it became more of a reality I might win

I was thinking, "New kitchen".

It's all worked out brilliantly.

Subtitles by ITFC Features Team for BBC Subtitling - 2001

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