0:00:01 > 0:00:06Here are today's team of nine contestants, preparing for the show.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10Only one of them will go home with prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:17The others will leave with nothing, as their team-mates vote them the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:45They don't know each other. But if they want the prize money, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48But eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:48 > 0:00:52as each round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01I'm Jason, aged 30, a military clerk from Lytham St Anne's in Lancashire.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08I'm Rosalyn, aged 62, retired, from Yeovil, Somerset.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14I'm John, I'm 29, an electrician from Glossop in Derbyshire.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18I'm Josie, 43, a billing supervisor from Surrey.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25I'm David, 56, a sales representative from Romsey, Hampshire.
0:01:26 > 0:01:32I'm Helen, 23, a marketing manager from Kidderminster in Worcestershire.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37I'm Paul, I'm 40, a landscape gardener from Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:01:37 > 0:01:43I'm Simon, 18, I'm studying environmental science and I'm from Wigan in Lancashire.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49I'm Donna, I'm 32 and I'm a secretary from Newcastle upon Tyne.
0:01:50 > 0:01:57In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly to reach your £1000 target,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59within the time limit.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Get a question wrong, you break it
0:02:06 > 0:02:08and lose all the money in it.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13But, if you say "bank" before the question is asked, the money is safe.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16But you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21After the round, only money that has been banked can be taken forward.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25In Round One, there are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29We start with David, whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Name a suit in a modern pack of cards.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40Spades.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Peepers is a slang term for which part of the body?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Eyes.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Which actor starred in the films Big and Forrest Gump?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Tom Hanks.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- Bank.- David Beckham married which Spice Girl?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- Posh Spice. - Yes. Victoria Beckham.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03In animal biology, which H means the emergence of young from an egg?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Hatching.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Is a roach a freshwater fish or a sea fish?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Freshwater.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- Bank.- What animal name do reflective studs that mark traffic lanes have?
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Catseyes.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22In tennis, if the ball touches the line, is it in or out?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24In.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27In Roman mythology, Cupid was the god of what?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Love.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- Bank.- According to the proverb, a what is as good as a rest?
0:03:33 > 0:03:34- Pass.- Change.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39Which of these Disney films came out first? Bambi or Pinocchio?
0:03:39 > 0:03:40Bambi.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44In music, what L are words that accompany the music?
0:03:44 > 0:03:45Lyrics.
0:03:45 > 0:03:52In history, which revolution saw the introduction of machinery in Britain?
0:03:52 > 0:03:53Industrial.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58- Bank.- In nature, what T is a sharply pointed structure on a rose?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Thorn.
0:04:00 > 0:04:05In medicine, scurvy is a disease caused by deficiency of which vitamin?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Vitamin C.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- Bank.- In theatre, what P are objects used on stage?
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Props.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17What S is the board running along the foot of an interior wall?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Skirting board.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22How many dozens are there in one gross?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Twelve.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Bank.- What hat is associated with Tommy Cooper?
0:04:27 > 0:04:29A fez.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34In biology, what E is a fertilised egg under the age of seven weeks?
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Embryo.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40Is Canis Major a constellation of stars or the Latin name of an animal?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Stars.
0:04:42 > 0:04:48In English custom, what are rolled down hills in some parts of the North at Easter?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- Pass.- Eggs.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Which Donny made his
0:04:52 > 0:04:56TV singing debut on the Andy Williams Show in 1963 aged five?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Osmond.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01In the well-known carol by Cecil Francis Alexander,
0:05:01 > 0:05:05which town is known as Royal David's City?
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Bethlehem.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11- Bank.- Does a perennial plant flower for one year or several?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- One year.- Several years.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17In pop, what was the group with which Boy George found fame?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Culture Club.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24Which famous train began running in 1883 between Paris and Istanbul?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Orient Express.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Which was a TV science fiction series? Blake's 6 or Blake's 7?
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Blake's 7.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- Bank.- Helen, in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Time is up. I cannot complete the question. And in that round,
0:05:42 > 0:05:47you banked £700 of the £1000 you could have won.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54Who is already looking worryingly slow? One of you is about to leave with nothing.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:58 > 0:06:04The statistics are similar for most players, but Helen is the strongest link.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08The worst player is Simon, who lost the team money.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11But who will lose out in this first vote?
0:06:13 > 0:06:18Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46John, why David?
0:06:46 > 0:06:49There weren't many wrong answers in that round,
0:06:49 > 0:06:53and I just remember David passing on one question.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- You thought he was the weakest link, did you?- Yes, I did.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- But you want to kiss him three times? - Mum said you'd pick on me.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Of course, he wasn't the weakest link...was he, Simon?
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Obviously not.
0:07:09 > 0:07:15- Who do you think was the weakest link?- Me?- Yes. But it's votes that count.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18With three, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30I'm fairly disappointed, obviously. I wasn't the weakest link.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I know I got one wrong, but I wasn't the only one.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38There's two people I think are in line for going off next.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Rosalyn, who seemed a little uncertain, and Simon.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45But, on the other hand, he may shine.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Round Two. You've won £700 so far out of a possible £1000.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Eight of you left.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56We are now taking ten seconds off the clock.
0:07:56 > 0:08:01We start with the strongest link from the last round Helen.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06Start the clock. What tartan skirt is associated with Scotland?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Kilt.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12What M is a children's game with decorated glass balls?
0:08:12 > 0:08:13Marbles.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17In music, what O is an instrumental ensemble
0:08:17 > 0:08:21made up of strings, woodwind, brass and percussion?
0:08:21 > 0:08:22- O.- Orchestra.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- Bank.- Which flower, an emblem of Wales,
0:08:25 > 0:08:29has varieties called Sun Chariot and Petticoat?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Daffodil.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Calabrese is a type of which vegetable?
0:08:34 > 0:08:35- Pass.- Broccoli.
0:08:35 > 0:08:41What is the name of the basset hound who has appeared in a strip cartoon since 1963?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- Pass.- Fred.
0:08:43 > 0:08:50The American director Quentin Tarantino achieved fame in 1991 with the film Reservoir what?
0:08:50 > 0:08:51Dogs.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55Which musical tells the story of a love affair
0:08:55 > 0:08:58between an American marine and an Asian bar girl?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Pass.- Miss Saigon.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06What device for keeping paper together was patented by a Norwegian in 1900?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Bulldog clip?- Paper clip.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Chateaubriand is a cut of which red meat?
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Beef.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15How many prongs does a tuning fork have?
0:09:15 > 0:09:16- Three.- Two.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Which Jungle Book character is "The sleepy brown bear
0:09:20 > 0:09:24who teaches the wolf cubs the law of the jungle"?
0:09:24 > 0:09:25Baloo.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Is an arthropod a type of animal or plant?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Plant.- Animal.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37What C is the surname of the Canadian-born shoe designer Patrick?
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- Cabot.- Cox.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43In which Nick Park film was Mel Gibson Rocky the Rooster?
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Chicken Run.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48What S is a metal alloy used to join metallic surfaces?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Solder.
0:09:50 > 0:09:56Who presented the BBC comedy quiz show Blankety Blank when it started in the 1970s?
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Bob Monkhouse.- Terry Wogan.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02In the animal kingdom, a goby is the world's smallest what?
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- Rodent.- Fish.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08In UK politics, what B is an annual financial statement,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11reviewing taxation and spending plans?
0:10:11 > 0:10:12- Pass.- Budget.
0:10:12 > 0:10:18Which is a Latin American dance from Brazil? Samba, foxtrot or charleston?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Samba.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23In science, what B is an object's tendency to float?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Buoyancy.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30- Bank.- Who sang Please, Please, Please and Papa's Got A Brand New Bag?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- Pass.- James Brown.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36In the military, what B is the commander of a brigade?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Brigadeer.
0:10:38 > 0:10:44In which children's book by Mary Norton do tiny people live under the floor of a house?
0:10:44 > 0:10:46The Borrowers.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- Bank.- Who wrote Ode On A Grecian Urn? Shelley or Keats?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- Keats.- Paul, the...
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Time is up. I cannot complete the question.
0:10:59 > 0:11:05That was, team, a quite disastrous round. You banked only £100 of a possible £1000.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Who can't cope? One of you is about to leave with nothing.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Statistics show Donna was strongest this round.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23Simon was the worst player. But how will the voting go?
0:11:26 > 0:11:31Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Jason.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- Where do you come from? - Lytham St Anne's in Lancashire.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- They don't have posh broccoli? - I hate broccoli, Anne.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Why Simon?
0:12:05 > 0:12:12- As a taxpayer paying for his education, I want more for my money. - That's very reasonable. Rosalyn.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Why Simon? - I remember he got two wrong.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Right. He actually got three wrong.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- Do you know anyone else who got three wrong?- Me.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25That's correct. No points for that.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30Simon, you should go back to school. You're costing us too much money.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34With six votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46It's a nightmare. I had a terrible round, and deserved to be voted off.
0:12:46 > 0:12:52Anne wasn't so intimidating, and I think I got off well. She is really nasty to some people.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Playing the game is nerve-racking.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00It's very hard. It's not so bad at home when you've got time to think.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Here it's a different story.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10Round Three, and of £2000 you could have won you've banked just £800.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12You're down to seven players.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16You've got rid of a salesman and a student. Ten seconds go.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22We start with the strongest link from that round Donna. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Start the clock.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29What nickname with the initials RT is given to the clothing industry?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Rag trade.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Is a hellbender a loutish motorcyclist or a salamander?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Salamander.
0:13:37 > 0:13:44- Bank.- In a highway code test, if you score eight out of ten, what is this as a percentage?
0:13:44 > 0:13:45- Pass.- 80%.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Which slime-drinking bogeyman was created by Raymond Briggs?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Fungus.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55In humans, what H are chemicals that regulate body functions
0:13:55 > 0:13:59such as metabolism, growth and sexual development?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Pass.- Hormones.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06In the American TV series Quincy, what was Quincy's profession?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Pathologist.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13In science, does an ammeter measure amps or metres?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Amps.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19Which coastal resort in East Sussex has a ruined castle
0:14:19 > 0:14:23originally built by William the Conqueror?
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Hastings.
0:14:24 > 0:14:30- Bank.- Which singer was first to have seven consecutive No.1 singles in the US?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Whitney Houston or Madonna?
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- Madonna.- Whitney Houston.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39In food, burnt cream is the translation from French of which rich dessert?
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Cream caramel.- Creme brulee.
0:14:42 > 0:14:48In the UK, the M1 motorway connects London to which city as its final destination?
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Leeds.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53With what type of literature is John Wyndham associated?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- Thrillers?- Science fiction.
0:14:55 > 0:15:01In the animal kingdom, can chameleons move their eyes independently of each other?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- No.- Yes.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07How old was Shirley Temple when she made her debut
0:15:07 > 0:15:10in the 1932 film War Babies? Three or seven?
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- Seven.- Three.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17In language, is the word superstition an adjective or a noun?
0:15:18 > 0:15:19- An adjective.- A noun.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24In geography, is Vancouver Island off the east or west coast of Canada?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26West.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Bank. - Do roots called runners grow horizontally or vertically?
0:15:30 > 0:15:31Horizontally.
0:15:31 > 0:15:37In politics, which central government department deals with welfare and benefits?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39DSS.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Department of Social Security. I'll accept that.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- Bank.- In which 1970s sitcom did Leonard Rossiter play Rigsby?
0:15:48 > 0:15:49Rising Damp.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54In meteorology, is a hygrometer used to measure humidity or rainfall?
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Humidity.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00In which English county are Guildford and Woking?
0:16:00 > 0:16:01Surrey.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05In the music group The Who did Kenny Jones replace...
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Time is up. I cannot complete the question.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17In that round you did marginally better, but by no means magnificently.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22You banked £220. The question is, who's outstayed their welcome?
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Lighten the load, heighten the bank balance.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:30 > 0:16:36The only player to get all his answers right was John, so he was the strongest link.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40The weakest link is Josie, although she did bank money.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43But will the other players have realised this?
0:16:45 > 0:16:49Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Paul. Why Rosalyn?
0:17:11 > 0:17:16I think she's got a few wrong. I think she's just been a bit slow.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Helen. Why Rosalyn?
0:17:19 > 0:17:24I think she's been banking too early, and I don't think she had a good round.
0:17:24 > 0:17:31- Right. Rosalyn, how do you think you did in that round? - Two wrong, I think.- Yes.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Badly, I think.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38But not as bad as somebody else here, did she, Josie?
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Statistically you were worst but it's votes that count.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46With three votes, Rosalyn, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58I thought I'd go out earlier, so getting this far was a feather in my cap.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01I won't be laughed at so much at home.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05I think Josie might be next. She's rather hesitant.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09But Paul has got questions wrong. It's between those two.
0:18:11 > 0:18:19Round Four. £1020 banked out of potential prize money of £3000.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25There are six of you left. You now have only two and a half minutes.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30We start with the strongest link from the last round John.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37Start the clock. In sport, what nationality is the tennis player Bjorn Borg?
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Swedish.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Which brand of clear sticky tape was created in England
0:18:43 > 0:18:46in 1937 by Colin Kininmonth and George Gray?
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Sellotape.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53In art, who painted the work Olympia in 1863? Manet or Monet?
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Manet.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00- Bank.- Which people mover was first seen in London in 1911 at Earl's Court station?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- A tram.- An escalator.
0:19:02 > 0:19:08In literature, the author Martin Amis is the son of which late English novelist?
0:19:09 > 0:19:10- Pass.- Kingsley Amis.
0:19:10 > 0:19:15In history, did Malcolm III rule England or Scotland from 1058 to 1093?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Scotland.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21In the animal kingdom, do all birds have hollow bones?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24- Yes.- No.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29In the Hindu religion, Ganesh is a god with the head of which animal?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31- Goat?- Elephant.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Which US president served first? Jefferson or Garfield?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- Garfield.- Jefferson.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Acorn and butternut are varieties of which winter vegetable?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- Cabbage.- Squash.
0:19:44 > 0:19:51In sport, in which year was the first motor racing Grand Prix held in Paris? 1906 or 1910?
0:19:52 > 0:19:541906.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59In pop music, in which decade did Meatloaf release the hit album Bat Out Of Hell?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01'70s.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06In geography, which is the largest North American mountain system?
0:20:06 > 0:20:07Rockies.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12- Bank.- The novelists RL Stevenson and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
0:20:12 > 0:20:14were born in which Scottish city?
0:20:14 > 0:20:15Edinburgh.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19In the animal kingdom, is a smew a species of duck or gull?
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- Gull.- Duck.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25In the TV comedy Red Dwarf who played the slobbish Lister?
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Craig Charles.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30How many Indiana Jones films have there been?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Three.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34In which country is Cape Horn?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- South Africa.- Chile.
0:20:36 > 0:20:42In which 1999 science fiction film did Terence Stamp play Chancellor Valorum?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Pass.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Star Wars Episode One.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51In money, what is the currency of Hong Kong?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- Yen.- The Hong Kong dollar.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57What was the former name of Sri Lanka?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- Pass.- Ceylon.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04In art, what A is a term given to art produced by native Australians...
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Aboriginal.
0:21:07 > 0:21:13Time is up. That is the correct answer, but it's out of time. You banked a pitiful £200.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Who's no longer useful as a member of the team?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28For the second time, Donna is the strongest link.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33The weakest link is Helen, who gave three wrong answers.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35But will the votes follow the facts?
0:21:37 > 0:21:42Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Donna. What did Jason do to upset you?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05I kind of lost the plot a bit there,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09but I did remember him getting a question wrong, so...
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Right. OK.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16He wasn't the weakest link, of course. Have you had enough of him?
0:22:16 > 0:22:21- He voted for me in the first round. - Ah, we went deep enough there. Good.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Josie. Why Jason?
0:22:23 > 0:22:28- I just remember him getting a question wrong.- Any other reason?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Well, he voted for me the last round!
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Right. Good. OK.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Jason. The women just do not like you.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- No. Nothing new there. - Nothing new there. Right. OK.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55I don't feel happy about getting voted off.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59I was not the weakest link, and as usual, one of the females...
0:22:59 > 0:23:03It's a weak bunch of females... was the weakest link.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07They're vindictive, as I voted for them before.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11I'd like to see Donna go next. I've voted for her twice.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15She weakened the chain. No-one had a chance to bank.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Round Five. Your total so far
0:23:19 > 0:23:25is £1220 out of a possible £4000. There are five of you left.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29There is another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:23:29 > 0:23:35We start with the strongest link Donna. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Start the clock.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42In music, which band had a US number one hit with Livin' On A Prayer in 1987?
0:23:42 > 0:23:43Bon Jovi.
0:23:43 > 0:23:50What A is the name given to the single pair of glands found at the upper end of each kidney?
0:23:51 > 0:23:53- Pass.- Adrenal.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57In Shakespeare's Hamlet, of which country is Hamlet prince?
0:23:57 > 0:23:58Denmark.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02In which decade was the singer Bob Dylan born?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04The 1940s.
0:24:04 > 0:24:11In geography, what O is a word used to describe the islands of the central and south Pacific?
0:24:11 > 0:24:12Oceania.
0:24:12 > 0:24:18- Bank.- In classical music, what is the Academy of St Martin in the Fields?
0:24:18 > 0:24:21A school of music or a chamber orchestra?
0:24:21 > 0:24:22A chamber orchestra.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27In science, what C is a colourless crystalline compound
0:24:27 > 0:24:30with a characteristic odour of mothballs?
0:24:30 > 0:24:31- Crystalline.- Camphor.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36In history, what union was officially dissolved in 1991
0:24:36 > 0:24:40to create the Commonwealth of Independent States?
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- The Berlin Wall. - The Soviet Union.
0:24:42 > 0:24:49What is the surname of the British physician who published his famous thesaurus in 1852?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52- Johnson.- Roget.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57In Christianity, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are known as what?
0:24:57 > 0:24:58The Trinity.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Holy Trinity. I'll accept that.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05What was the original surname of the black American leader Malcolm X?
0:25:05 > 0:25:06- Pass.- Little.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Which film, based on Nick Hornby's 1990 novel,
0:25:10 > 0:25:15is a comedy about a man's mid-life crisis and his fear of commitment?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- When Saturday Comes? - High Fidelity.
0:25:19 > 0:25:25Was Samuel Beckett's play Waiting For Godot first staged in French or English?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27French.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Granada is a city in which European country?
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Spain.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- Bank.- Where in Italy is the Pirelli building?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Milan.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41With what sport would you associate David Campesi?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- Motor racing?- Rugby Union.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48Which famous Hollywood actor has a daughter named Willow Camille Reine Smith?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Will Smith.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55Which airport handles the most international passengers?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57- Gatwick.- Heathrow. Helen...
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Time is up. After all that work you just about got together £150.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12Who would have been better coming to London to sightsee today?
0:26:12 > 0:26:15It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21The only player to get all his questions right was Paul,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23so he is the strongest link.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28With the most incorrect answers, John is the weakest link.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30But will the votes reflect reality?
0:26:33 > 0:26:37Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Helen.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59- How's it going? - Not well. That round was better than the last one.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03- What's that silly little man in the corner?- Darth Vader.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06He got the Star Wars question wrong.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11- I'm not an artist.- No, I don't think you needed to tell us that.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Josie. Why John?
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Because he got two questions wrong.
0:27:16 > 0:27:22- Oh! Do you know anyone else who got two questions wrong? - Yeah, yeah.- Right.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26John, your mother said I'd be horrid. I won't disappoint her.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40I'm ashamed. I don't think I'll be able to walk around Glossop,
0:27:40 > 0:27:43and hold my head as high as I did.
0:27:43 > 0:27:49I think Paul will go next. Either he'll have a bad round and will deserve to go,
0:27:49 > 0:27:54or if it's borderline, I think the ladies may get together and get rid of him.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Round Six. You've won £1370 out of a possible £5000.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03There are four of you left.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07We have cut another ten seconds from your time.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13We start with the strongest link from that round Paul. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Start the clock.
0:28:15 > 0:28:21In geography, what A is both a European capital city and a US city in the New York State?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- Albany.- Amsterdam.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29In Greek mythology, which god had his oracle at Delphi?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- Zeus?- Apollo.
0:28:32 > 0:28:38In film, what star of the 1988 film A Fish Called Wanda also wrote the screenplay?
0:28:38 > 0:28:39John Cleese.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43Which internet information retrieval service
0:28:43 > 0:28:47was created in 1989 by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee?
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- Search engines. - The World Wide Web.
0:28:50 > 0:28:56John William Alcock and AW Brown made the first nonstop flight over which ocean in 1919?
0:28:56 > 0:28:58The Atlantic.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02The brandy Armagnac originates from which country?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05France.
0:29:05 > 0:29:11In sport, with which team did Jack Charlton spend all of his football playing career?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13- Man United.- Leeds United.
0:29:13 > 0:29:19Was John Prescott a member of the Royal Navy, the Merchant Navy, or both?
0:29:19 > 0:29:20The Merchant Navy.
0:29:20 > 0:29:26White-fronted, pink-footed and red-breasted are all species of which bird?
0:29:27 > 0:29:28- Dove.- The goose.
0:29:28 > 0:29:35Which was the last land battle to be fought on British soil? Culloden or Stamford Bridge?
0:29:36 > 0:29:37The Battle of Culloden.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- Bank.- What was the mountain range considered sacred
0:29:41 > 0:29:43by followers of the Hindu religion?
0:29:43 > 0:29:45- No.- Himalayas.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49In TV, who wrote the BBC sitcoms Butterflies and Bread?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Carla Lane.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56In pop music, what are the first names of US duo Simon and Garfunkel?
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- Bank.- On a school bus, there are 40 seats,
0:30:01 > 0:30:04but three-quarters are taken. How many are free?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Ten.
0:30:07 > 0:30:13- Bank.- Which West End club owner's autobiography, King Of Clubs, came out in 1997?
0:30:13 > 0:30:14Peter Stringfellow.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19In science, what M is the product of the mass of a body and its velocity?
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- I don't know.- Momentum.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25What is the surname of Alan, the playwright...
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Bleasdale.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34Time is up. That is the correct answer, but I cannot accept it.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37And in that round, you only banked £90.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41Who doesn't deserve to stay and will cost you money
0:30:41 > 0:30:44if they do? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49For the third time, Donna is the strongest link.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53Helen is the weakest link for the second time.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55But who will collect the votes?
0:30:57 > 0:31:02Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Paul. Why Josie?
0:31:16 > 0:31:21She did slightly worse than me, and she's had a couple of bad rounds.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26- She wasn't the weakest link statistically, of course, was she, Helen?- No.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28You thought the last round
0:31:28 > 0:31:32wasn't good too. Or the one before. Why Josie?
0:31:32 > 0:31:37Er... Just the Soviet Union question. I remembered that, and...
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- That wasn't the last round. - Was it the one before?- Mmm.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Josie, you weren't the worst player.
0:31:44 > 0:31:50But you've hung on long enough. With two votes, the team have decided you have to go.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03I was surprised to get as far as I did,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06because I was very nervous at the beginning.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09And the nerves didn't seem to fade at all.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13I think Donna will probably win.
0:32:13 > 0:32:19She started off really badly, but she gained in confidence as the show went on.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Round Seven. You have £1460
0:32:23 > 0:32:29out of the £6000 you could have won by now. Three of you left.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Ten more seconds off the clock.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34We start with the strongest link Donna.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Start the clock.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43Which US city stands on Lake Erie and is the largest city in Ohio?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- Michigan.- Cleveland.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50With which historical English conspiracy is Robert Catesby associated?
0:32:50 > 0:32:52The Gunpowder Plot.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56On which UK TV music show, first televised by the BBC in 1959,
0:32:56 > 0:33:00did a panel of celebrities judge the latest pop releases?
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- Ready, Steady, Go. - Jukebox Jury.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08In football, in which year was the Premier League introduced in England?
0:33:10 > 0:33:12- 1981.- 1992.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16The channel separating Italy and Sicily is the Strait of what?
0:33:16 > 0:33:18- Menai.- Messina.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22British birds the jay and magpie are in which family of birds?
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Crow.
0:33:24 > 0:33:31- Bank.- Which Northern Irish singer formed and was lead singer of the 1960s band Them?
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- Pass.- Van Morrison.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Which A is a bet where the returns from each win
0:33:36 > 0:33:38are staked on the next selection?
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Accumulator.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43David Bintley directs which dance company?
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- The Royal Ballet. - The Birmingham Royal Ballet.
0:33:46 > 0:33:52Which year was John Major re-elected as leader of the Conservative Party,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55after resigning to allow challengers to stand?
0:33:55 > 0:33:56- 1993?- 1995.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01In music, what symbol takes its name from the French for key
0:34:01 > 0:34:03and appears at the start of a stave?
0:34:03 > 0:34:04Clef.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09On Radio 4, what is John Peel's Saturday morning programme called?
0:34:09 > 0:34:10- Pass.- Home Truths.
0:34:10 > 0:34:15Who was Margaret Thatcher's chief press secretary for 11 years?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- David Trimble? - Sir Bernard Ingham.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21Which was the only part of the UK occupied during World War II?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- Jersey. - Channel Islands.
0:34:23 > 0:34:31In music, which British band originally recorded Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now in 1984?
0:34:31 > 0:34:32The Smiths.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37- Bank.- What is the first name of the French director Truffaut?
0:34:37 > 0:34:38- Daniel.- Francois.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Time is up.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46You get worse as we go on.
0:34:47 > 0:34:52You put away just £40 in that last round.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57In Round Eight, you get a chance to treble what you bank.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01That means, in the next round, there is £3000 to be won.
0:35:01 > 0:35:08The question is, who is least likely to assist in raising the bank balance?
0:35:08 > 0:35:12It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18In a dramatic reversal of fortune, Helen is the strongest link,
0:35:18 > 0:35:23and with six wrong answers, Donna has become the weakest link.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27But at this crucial stage in the game, how will the voting go?
0:35:30 > 0:35:35Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Helen. Not much sisterhood today going on?
0:35:47 > 0:35:49No, but, you know.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54You vote off the weakest. I think I was a bit stronger that round.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- She did vote for me twice before, as well.- Right.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03- Paul. Why Donna? - You have to vote off someone, so it had to be Donna, I'm afraid.
0:36:04 > 0:36:09Donna, with two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20Considering I was the strongest link about three times in the game,
0:36:20 > 0:36:22I think I deserve to win the money!
0:36:24 > 0:36:28But obviously, I didn't. I think, on performance...
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Probably...
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Paul should win.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41Round Eight. You've won £1500. You could, by now, of course, have won £7000.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Helen and Paul, just you two left.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46You have only 90 seconds.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49But whatever you win will be trebled and added
0:36:49 > 0:36:53to your total to make up your final prize money.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55So. £3000 is at stake.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59We start with the strongest link from the last round Helen.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Start the clock.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08Which chef released a cookbook called Appetite in October 2000?
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Nigel Slater.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15The area of Staffordshire including Stoke-on-Trent is known as what?
0:37:15 > 0:37:16The Potteries.
0:37:16 > 0:37:22Which southern US State is home to the Petrified Forest and the Hoover Dam?
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- Texas.- Arizona.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29If a family use eight tea bags a day, how many would they use in two weeks?
0:37:29 > 0:37:30112.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34In music, the opera Macbeth, first performed in 1847,
0:37:34 > 0:37:37was written by which composer?
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- Pass.- Verdi.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44Keele University is within five miles of which city?
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- Stafford.- Stoke-on-Trent.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51In nature, the almond is the fruit of a tree from which family?
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- Pass.- Rose.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58Which Greek mathematician wrote a treatise called Elements?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- Pythagoras.- Euclid.
0:38:00 > 0:38:07Which cabinet post was held by William Hague from 1995 till the 1997 general election?
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- Secretary of State. - Secretary of State for Wales.
0:38:10 > 0:38:16In the animal kingdom, to which country is the springbok antelope native?
0:38:16 > 0:38:17South Africa.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21- Bank.- Where is the Gordon Highlanders' Museum?
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Aberdeen.
0:38:22 > 0:38:28- Bank.- In 1970 President Nixon extended the Vietnam War into which country?
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- Cambodia.- Helen...
0:38:34 > 0:38:40Time is up. You banked just £60. Never mind. We'll treble that and add it to your winnings.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43That means prize money today of £1680.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47But of course, only one of you can take that money away, so now,
0:38:47 > 0:38:51you will play against each other head to head.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56I'll ask alternate questions, best of five. Whoever gets the most right wins.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01If it's a tie we'll go for sudden death till we have a winner.
0:39:01 > 0:39:07So, Helen and Paul, for £1680, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Paul, as the strongest link you choose who goes first.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15I'll go second. Ladies first.
0:39:16 > 0:39:17Helen.
0:39:17 > 0:39:25In the Dr Who TV Series, which character was the creator of the Daleks?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Pass.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30The correct answer is Davros.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37Paul. In the animal kingdom, Sumatran, Indian and Black
0:39:37 > 0:39:40are all types of which creature?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Rhinoceros.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44That is the correct answer.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Helen.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48In biology, which adjective,
0:39:48 > 0:39:52meaning crown-like,
0:39:52 > 0:39:56refers to the arteries that supply the heart?
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Ventricles.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02The correct answer is coronary.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Paul.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10What is the largest royal park in London?
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Hyde Park.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17That is the correct answer.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Helen.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23What number Apollo mission
0:40:23 > 0:40:26made the first manned Moon landing?
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Eleven.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32That is the correct answer.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33Paul.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36In British peerage,
0:40:37 > 0:40:41what is the female equivalent of a Marquis?
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Countess.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50The correct answer is Marchioness. Helen.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54In October 2000, which British singer
0:40:54 > 0:40:58reportedly bought the piano
0:40:58 > 0:41:02played by John Lennon in his Imagine video?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04George Michael.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06That is the correct answer.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Paul.
0:41:09 > 0:41:14How many colours are there in the South African flag?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Five.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20The correct answer is six.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Helen.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27Who, at the beginning of his career in 1951,
0:41:28 > 0:41:31played Stanley Kowalski
0:41:32 > 0:41:36in the film A Streetcar Named Desire?
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Marlon Brando.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41That is the correct answer.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43Paul.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46You need to answer this question correctly
0:41:46 > 0:41:48to stay in the game.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52In the New Testament,
0:41:52 > 0:41:54name the brother of Martha and Mary,
0:41:54 > 0:41:57whom Jesus raised from the dead.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Lazarus.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01That is the correct answer.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05After five questions, we have a tie.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09So now, we go into a sudden death situation.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13The questions will continue in pairs.
0:42:13 > 0:42:20Helen, if you answer your question correctly, Paul must answer his correctly or he loses.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23If you get it wrong, Paul must get his right to win.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26So, Helen and Paul,
0:42:26 > 0:42:29let's play Sudden Death.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Helen.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37In pop music,
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Goodbye To Love was a 1972 UK Top Ten hit
0:42:41 > 0:42:44for which American duo?
0:42:49 > 0:42:50Simon and Garfunkel?
0:42:50 > 0:42:53The correct answer is The Carpenters.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Paul.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59George Robertson resigned as defence secretary
0:42:59 > 0:43:05to join which organisation in August 1999?
0:43:07 > 0:43:08NATO.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10That is the correct answer.
0:43:14 > 0:43:21That means, Paul, you are today's strongest link, and you go away with £1680.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24Helen, you leave with nothing.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:29 > 0:43:34I am disappointed. I always hated Dr Who, and I always hated the Daleks
0:43:34 > 0:43:38so the question on the Daleks was disappointing.
0:43:38 > 0:43:42Never mind. He won. Good on him. He was a good bloke. He was all right.
0:43:42 > 0:43:46I feel physically and mentally drained. Exhausted.
0:43:46 > 0:43:51I'm glad that it's over, even though I enjoyed it and I won.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54I will enjoy it more after a good night's sleep.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58Subtitles by Yasmeen Khan, ITFC, for BBC Subtitling 2001