0:00:01 > 0:00:05Of the nine contestants preparing for today's show,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:15The rest of the team will leave with nothing as one by one they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Any of the nine people here in the studio could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41They don't know each other,
0:00:41 > 0:00:45but if they want that prize money they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Eight will leave with nothing,
0:00:47 > 0:00:52as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00I'm Matt, 43, from Bath. I'm a consultant psychiatrist.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05I'm Tessa, 26, from Edinburgh and I'm a trainee accountant.
0:01:06 > 0:01:12I'm Paul, 30, from the West Midlands and I'm an MOD store supervisor.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17I'm Jenny, 52, I live in Portsmouth, I'm a dinner lady.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22I'm Sonja, 30, from south Wales and I'm a pet-nutrition counsellor.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I'm Hinesh, 18, from Harlow, Essex
0:01:26 > 0:01:29and I study philosophy, politics and economics.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33I'm Jackie, 43, from Norwich and I'm a customer sales adviser.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37I'm Kate, 28, from Worcester.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41I'm a mum and a part-time lettings consultant.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47I'm Ralph, I'm 41, from London and I'm a singer and musician.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54The aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:54 > 0:01:58to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Get one wrong, you lose the money.
0:02:03 > 0:02:09If you say, "Bank" before the question's asked the money is safe,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13but you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17At the end of the round, only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21In round one there are three minutes.
0:02:21 > 0:02:27We start with the person who's first alphabetically Hinesh.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Which substance is squeezed from a tube to clean the teeth?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Toothpaste.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Nautical refers to which type of transport, air or sea?
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Sea.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49What is 7 ¸ 2?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Repeat the question, please.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55What is 7 ¸ 2?
0:02:55 > 0:02:573½.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02What H is the general name for plants such as coriander and basil?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Herb.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer married in which cathedral?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Westminster.- St Paul's.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17A geriatric ward specialises in the care of elderly people or children?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Elderly people.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24The first player to score a test century for England was WG who?
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Fields.- No, Grace.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32What A is a large enclosure or building for keeping birds?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Aviary.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39The word tache is an abbreviation for which facial adornment?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Moustache.
0:03:41 > 0:03:47Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn composed what sort of music, modern or classical?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Classical.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54Bush tucker is a term used for the edible plants of which country?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Australia.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01What H is the system of writing used by the ancient Egyptians?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Hieroglyphics. Bank. >
0:04:04 > 0:04:11The 2002 war film starring Ewan McGregor and directed by Ridley Scott is Black Hawk what?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Down.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18What is the job of Gary Rhodes, chef or gardener?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Chef.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25Which country lends its name to articles made from fine porcelain?
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- Portugal.- China.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33What W is a word for the neigh of a horse, especially a low one?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Pass.- Whinny.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Which racket sport is played with a shuttlecock?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Badminton.
0:04:42 > 0:04:48Which part of the body does a chiropractor manipulate, the spine or the feet?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50The spine.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54What M is a dull surface finish in photography?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Mat. Bank. >
0:04:56 > 0:05:02According to the expression, if you are rebuffed by someone you are given the cold what?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Shoulder.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09In UK higher education, HND stands for Higher National what?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Diploma.
0:05:11 > 0:05:17What D is a precious stone used in engagement rings due to its endurance and high cost?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Diamond. Bank. >
0:05:19 > 0:05:24In football, which hyphenated word is the action which starts a game?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Kick-off.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32In pop music, LaBelle had a 1975 hit with the song Lady what?
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Marmalade. Bank.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Time's up, your "Bank" was in time
0:05:41 > 0:05:45and you managed to put in the kitty £550.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47You could've won £1,000.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52So, who's turned out to be as much use as one sock?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Who's living on borrowed time?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Who is for the chop?
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03The weakest link is Paul.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07He was the only player not to answer any questions correctly.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11The strongest link is Ralph, but at this early stage,
0:06:11 > 0:06:15what will the team members consider when voting?
0:06:16 > 0:06:20Voting over, time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Ralph, is your head cold?
0:06:41 > 0:06:46Not under these studio lights, I just like to be colourful.
0:06:46 > 0:06:53- Is that the reason for that silly thing round your forehead? - No, it's because I play in a band.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- Is that what you do for a living? - I do, indeed.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01I gave up my computer job to sell my soul to rock'n'roll.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Do you earn any money? - I make a living out of it.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- Can you sing?- Erm, people think so.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10OK, let's hear you.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12All, right, then.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15# And here's to you Mrs Robinson...#
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Why Paul?- We're all a bit nervous,
0:07:18 > 0:07:21but Paul got a few questions wrong
0:07:21 > 0:07:27and I felt if I was gonna pick on someone it should be him.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- Kate, do you sing?- No. - Thank goodness for that.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32What do you do?
0:07:32 > 0:07:36I'm a mum, and I work part time...
0:07:36 > 0:07:39A lot of people are mums. That's not a living.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- I work in an estate agent's. - What sort?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Residential and lots of lettings.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- How often d'you work there? - Just Saturdays at the moment.
0:07:50 > 0:07:57- A Saturday job! D'you make the tea? - I have done but we share it around.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02- Why Paul?- The question he got wrong I knew the answer to,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05so couldn't forgive him for that.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- What do you do, Matt? - I'm a psychiatrist, Anne.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12I work predominantly with the elderly,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16people with depression and dementia.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- You look depressed.- I feel confused. - Why Paul?
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- He got more questions wrong than me. - Good, that's enough.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Paul with five votes, You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:33 > 0:08:39I'll get stick for being voted off, but I'm on telly and they're not.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44I want Ralph voted off next because he's wearing a tie round his head.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50Round two, you've banked £550. There are eight of you left.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Ten seconds off the time.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57We start with the strongest link, that's Ralph.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05In cookery, what are dried plums usually called?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- Pass.- No, prunes.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13What O is a flower cultivated for its beauty that has three petals,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17one of which is enlarged and a different shape or colour?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Orchid.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22What is 28 + 9?
0:09:22 > 0:09:2437.
0:09:24 > 0:09:30What was the Nazi secret state police formed in 1933 under Hermann Goering?
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- Don't know.- Gestapo.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38In poker, what F is a hand in which all the cards are of the same suit?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Flush.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45In which environment would you take part in an aquaerobics class?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48In water. Bank. >
0:09:48 > 0:09:53In a New Testament wedding, Jesus turned water into which drink?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Wine.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01What is a cream or lotion applied to the skin to make it less dry?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Moisturiser.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07In 1840, which British queen married Prince Albert?
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Queen Victoria. Bank. >
0:10:09 > 0:10:15The 1996 film Trainspotting is mainly set in which Scottish city?
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- Erm...Glasgow.- No, Edinburgh.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Scrag end is a cut of which meat?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Steak.- Lamb.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Which orchestra has more players, symphony or chamber?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Symphony.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36In which fairy tale did a princess sleep for 100 years
0:10:36 > 0:10:40until she was found by a prince and the spell was broken?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Sleeping Beauty.
0:10:42 > 0:10:48What B is an expensive film that makes large box-office profits?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Blockbuster. Bank. >
0:10:50 > 0:10:56Britain's biggest annual rowing regatta takes place in which town?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Oxford.- No, Henley-upon-Thames.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Since 1969, which colonel has been the leader of Libya?
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Gaddafi.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10In 2001, Dean Gaffney, Barbara Windsor and Denise Van Outen
0:11:10 > 0:11:14were guests at the wedding of which ex-EastEnders actress?
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- Pass.- Danniella Westbrook.
0:11:18 > 0:11:25What J is the common name of certain wild dogs which inhabit plains, deserts and prairies?
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Jackals.
0:11:28 > 0:11:34From the 16th to the 19th century, the Mogul dynasty ruled an empire in which continent?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Asia.
0:11:36 > 0:11:43Which UK daily newspaper features the cartoonist Mac the Guardian or the Daily Mail?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Daily Mail.
0:11:45 > 0:11:51- Bank.- Prince Andrew of Greece was the father of which member of the British Royal Family?
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Time's up. The correct answer is Prince Philip.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59You only banked £350 in that round.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Who's the shell suit among the pashminas?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Who's the clown letting you down?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Sonja is the strongest link.
0:12:12 > 0:12:18In a reversal of fortune, Ralph is now the weakest link, with the most wrong answers.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Will the team notice that?
0:12:20 > 0:12:25Voting over, time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Sonja,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44what do you do?
0:12:44 > 0:12:47I'm a pet-nutrition counsellor.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- You work in a pet shop? - THROUGH pet shops, yes.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- D'you sell stuff there?- I do, Anne.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- Why not say you work in a pet shop? - OK, I work in a pet shop.
0:12:57 > 0:13:03- Why Jackie?- Had a bad round, got a question wrong, luck of the draw.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Think she was the weakest link? - Yes, I did.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- Hinesh, you're a student.- I am.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- Studying what? - Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- At which university?- Oxford.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- Which college? - Merton College, a fine place.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22A fine place? It would be with a woman in charge.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- Indeed.- Got a girlfriend there?
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- Not at the moment. - Does no-one fancy you at Merton?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30I'm biding my time.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- Why Jackie? - She got a question or two wrong
0:13:34 > 0:13:37and she banked on only £50.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42- Think she was the weakest link? - Yes.- And you're doing economics?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44I am.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Jenny, remind me what you do. - I'm a dinner lady.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52- Never heard of the Gestapo? - Yes, I have. It was a long time ago.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- Are you a bossy dinner lady?- Very. - Why Jackie?
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- Jackie got a question wrong, I remember.- Which question?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01I can't remember!
0:14:01 > 0:14:06Statistically Ralph will be upset to know he was the worst player,
0:14:06 > 0:14:09but it's votes that count.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Jackie, with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24I felt bitterly disappointed at being voted off.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28After I speak to family and friends, they'll realise
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I was not the weakest link.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Round three, out of a possible £2,000 you've banked £900.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39There are seven of you left.
0:14:39 > 0:14:45Ten seconds off the time, we start with the strongest link Sonja.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55Which Latin mathematical term translates as "by the hundred"?
0:14:55 > 0:15:01- Pythagoras's...theory.- Per cent!
0:15:01 > 0:15:06In medicine, what I is the name of the hormone used to treat diabetes?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Insulin.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14Where in the UK is a hunter or fisherman likely to be accompanied by a gillie?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Scotland.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20The Crimean War took place during which century?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Nineteenth.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27In American football, name the annual championship game of the NFL.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Superbowl.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36Which 2002 award-winning period drama concerns the murder of Sir William McCordle?
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Gosford Park.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43The Fairy Queen by Henry Purcell is based on which Shakespeare play?
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- Romeo And Juliet. - No, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Which inflammation of the joints can be rheumatoid?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Arthritis.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57The MP appointed Shadow Health Secretary in 1999 is Dr Liam who?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Fox.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03What is Spanish for the number three?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Tre... Tres. Bank. >
0:16:05 > 0:16:08What F are the moral tales of Aesop?
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Fables.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15In UK motoring, in which decade were driving tests made compulsory?
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- In the '60s.- No, the 1930s.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23In Roman history, Gallic meant where in Europe, Greece or Gaul?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Gaul.
0:16:25 > 0:16:31On a standard snooker table, which type of stone is laid under the surface?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- I don't know.- Slate.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Name the largest ocean in the world.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Pacific.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42What S is the Indian stringed instrument similar to the lute
0:16:42 > 0:16:44with a long neck and short body?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Sitar.
0:16:46 > 0:16:52Which animal lends its name to a frame used for drying clothes?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Clothes HORSE. Bank. >
0:16:54 > 0:17:00With which song did Sandie Shaw win the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Puppet On A String.
0:17:02 > 0:17:08The Latin phrase used to describe the reversibility of a statement is vice what?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Versa. Bank. >
0:17:10 > 0:17:17The external wall rendering made by casting small stones on a coat of mortar is known as pebble what?
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Dash. Bank. >
0:17:19 > 0:17:24What's the day Americans celebrate on the fourth Thursday in November?
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Independence Day.- Thanksgiving.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29In religion, what V...
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Time's up, and that was extremely disappointing.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Just £270 went into the kitty.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42If stupidity was an asset, who'd make a good head of medicine?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Statistically, Ralph has gone from the weakest link
0:17:52 > 0:17:54to the strongest link.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59The only player who failed to answer any questions correctly,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Jenny is the weakest link. Can she survive the vote?
0:18:03 > 0:18:08Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- So, Tessa, you're a trainee accountant.- Yes.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- How old are you?- 26.- Good heavens.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- Why haven't you qualified?- I keep failing all my exams!- Oh, do you?
0:18:34 > 0:18:39- Are you no good at accountancy? - It's not one of my stronger points.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- Why not another profession? - I tried everything else.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45What about finding someone to keep you?
0:18:45 > 0:18:49I think George Clooney's off the market, so...
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- Did you go to university?- Yes. - That's the problem.
0:18:53 > 0:18:59- Why Jenny?- Erm, I just felt that she got more questions wrong out of everybody.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Matt, the psychiatrist, do you work in a hospital?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I do, and a community team as well.
0:19:06 > 0:19:13And if I came in with my daughter and she said, "My mother's going a bit loopy,"
0:19:13 > 0:19:18- would you test me?- Anne, you'd be far too young for my service.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Well, supposing I was a bit older?
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- I am older than I look. - I can't believe that.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Give me a test. - Could you tell me where we are?
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- I know where I am. Do you? - You have to tell me, you see.
0:19:32 > 0:19:38I asked you when the driving test began and you said 1960.
0:19:38 > 0:19:44If you were in the psychiatric hospital, I'd say in with dementia!
0:19:44 > 0:19:46I'm too young to remember it.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50That's what they all say when they can't answer questions.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Why Jenny?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Jenny... HE TUTS
0:19:55 > 0:19:57You can't answer simple questions!
0:19:57 > 0:20:02I wouldn't trust you to decide if my mother had dementia.
0:20:02 > 0:20:08Sonja who works in a pet shop and calls herself a nutrition expert, why Jenny?
0:20:08 > 0:20:13Oh, Jenny had a bad round. I like Jenny. It's a shame to see her go.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18Well, Jenny, with six votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26I definitely deserved to get voted off.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29I was watching the banking and not concentrating.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Very daunting. Very, very daunting.
0:20:33 > 0:20:39Round four, team. £1,170 banked so far...
0:20:39 > 0:20:42out of a possible £3,000.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Six players. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:20:45 > 0:20:51We start with the strongest link, Ralph. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Start the clock.
0:20:54 > 0:21:01In 1996, Lord Justice Scott delivered his report on the export of arms to which country?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- Iran?- No, Iraq.
0:21:03 > 0:21:10In finance, according to the expression, it's sensible to save money for which sort of day?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Rainy.
0:21:12 > 0:21:18In the 1942 film Bambi, what type of mammal was the character Flower?
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- A rabbit.- No, a skunk.
0:21:21 > 0:21:27What R is the name for a material made from the pulp of trees also known as artificial silk?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Pass.- Rayon.
0:21:29 > 0:21:35In his poem Jerusalem, William Blake described England as what and pleasant?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Green.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42In TV, which presenter hosts the late-night Film 2002 on BBC1?
0:21:42 > 0:21:43Jonathan Ross.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48- Bank.- In Greek mythology, Aries is the god of war or wine?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50War.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Which US state is nearest to Russia?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Alaska.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59What B is a kitchen appliance used to liquidise food?
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Blender. Bank. >
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Which British pop star married the model Iman in 1992?
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- Pass.- David Bowie.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12Which peace treaty signed in June 1919 marked the end of World War I?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Versailles.
0:22:14 > 0:22:20In nature, the rock samphire plant is found in which habitat, coastlines or pine forests?
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Coastlines. Bank. >
0:22:22 > 0:22:29In All Creatures Great And Small, name the character played by Christopher Timothy.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- Pass.- No, James Herriot.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36As an MP, Norman Lamont represented which political party?
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Conservatives.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42The English FA Cup final is played in which month?
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- June.- May.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Which author wrote The Little Mermaid?
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- Enid Blyton. - Hans Christian Andersen.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54In which New York square do revellers gather at New Year?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Times Square.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00The rock festival Woodstock was first held in which decade?
0:23:00 > 0:23:02The 1960s. Bank. >
0:23:02 > 0:23:07A bantam is a small variety of which bird, chicken or goose?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Chicken.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13How many British monarchs have been called King George?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Six.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Which is the second largest of the Channel Islands?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Guernsey. Bank. >
0:23:21 > 0:23:22Which BBC...?
0:23:25 > 0:23:30Time's up, and you banked £350.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33If fools rush in, who's ahead of the game?
0:23:33 > 0:23:40Who's a few cents short of a euro? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Getting the most answers right makes Matt the strongest link.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50With no correct answers, Sonja is the weakest link.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54So who will the team want off?
0:23:54 > 0:23:59Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- Hinesh, do you live in college? - I do. It's on Merton Street.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Oh. Do the girls live in college?
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- Yes.- Do none of them find you attractive?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28I'm looking for an older woman, Anne.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33- Oh. Why do you want an older woman? - Show me the ropes, I don't know.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37- Which ropes are you not sure of? - That's a bit personal.- No!
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Is Sonja old enough for you?
0:24:40 > 0:24:46SONJA LAUGHS Oh, indeed. She's been doing well up to now, but she had a bad round.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Are you married, Ralph?
0:24:48 > 0:24:55- I'm with somebody that I'm very attached to.- Will you marry the person you're very attached to?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58I dare say. Try not to look too disappointed.
0:24:58 > 0:25:05What, me? No, I was disappointed when you sang. I'm quite normal now.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- Why Sonja?- She just had quite a bad round.- She did indeed.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12You were definitely not best of show, dear.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:25:21 > 0:25:27My mum's gonna be grateful I didn't go off first. My questions were tough and silly answers.
0:25:27 > 0:25:33I'd like to see Hinesh go next. He's a student, he's gonna have a good job, loads of money.
0:25:33 > 0:25:39Round five, team. Your total is £1,520.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42If you'd hit your targets, it'd be £4,000.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46There are five of you left. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51We start with the strongest link, Matt. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Start the clock.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Which Irish city houses the Guinness museum?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Dublin.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04Which artist did a self-portrait of himself with a bandaged ear?
0:26:04 > 0:26:05Van Gogh.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10In which sport do teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa
0:26:10 > 0:26:12play in the Super 12?
0:26:12 > 0:26:17- Rugby.- I'll accept. Rugby union. - Bank. >
0:26:17 > 0:26:22In which US comedy drama in a law firm does Lucy Liu play Ling Woo?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Ally McBeal.
0:26:24 > 0:26:31In coal-mining history, the parade through Durham every summer is the Durham Miners' what?
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- March.- Gala.
0:26:33 > 0:26:39Which play on words based on dot.com means an Internet company that has ceased to trade?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- Not.com.- No, dot.gone.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46In food and drink, what is the Italian for red wine?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Vino rosso.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54The tourist attractions The Peabody Hotel and Graceland are where?
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Memphis. Bank. >
0:26:56 > 0:27:02The comedy actress who wrote How Was It For You? and Thank You For Having Me is Maureen who?
0:27:02 > 0:27:03Lipman.
0:27:03 > 0:27:10In the United States, the San Fernando valley is a suburban area of which city?
0:27:10 > 0:27:11Los Angeles.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Happy Talk is from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17South Pacific. Bank. >
0:27:17 > 0:27:23The former editor of magazines Vanity Fair and the New Yorker is Tina who?
0:27:23 > 0:27:24Brown.
0:27:24 > 0:27:30Which motorway passes through Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire?
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- The M62.- The M4.
0:27:33 > 0:27:41Which US rock group had UK hits in the '90s with Give It Away, Under The Bridge and Aeroplane?
0:27:41 > 0:27:43- Pass.- Red Hot Chili Peppers.
0:27:43 > 0:27:49Name the British Prime Minister who declared war on Germany in 1939?
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Chamberlain.
0:27:51 > 0:27:57In TV, what was the name of the troupe of scantily clad women on The Benny Hill Show?
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Hill's Angels.
0:27:59 > 0:28:05Which sculptures were taken from the Parthenon and displayed in the British Museum?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- Pass.- The Elgin Marbles.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13An Affair To Remember and Sleepless In Seattle featured couples meeting at which New York building?
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Empire State Building.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20That is the correct answer but you were out of time.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24You banked £250.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Whose credit is down and their number up?
0:28:28 > 0:28:32Who's the candidate for early retirement?
0:28:32 > 0:28:35It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Tessa is statistically the strongest link.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Ralph is the weakest link.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43But who will lose out in the vote?
0:28:43 > 0:28:48Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- Tessa, did you lose your marbles? - I certainly did.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- Never heard of the Elgin Marbles? - I forgot the name.
0:29:08 > 0:29:15- Why Hinesh?- He got one wrong as well, so I thought I'd go for him.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19Matt, you think a computer company that's crashed is a not.com?
0:29:19 > 0:29:22It was the first pun I thought of.
0:29:22 > 0:29:27- No-one wanted a pun. Why Hinesh? - It was the M62 question.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31Well, statistically, the worst player was Ralph.
0:29:31 > 0:29:38But it's votes that count. As they say on University Challenge, Hinesh of Merton College, Oxford,
0:29:38 > 0:29:42it's goodbye from them and from me. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52It's not nice to be voted off now.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57I'd like to see Matt go next. He's tried to be everyone's mate.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59He's a Nasty Nick character.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Round six. £1,770 in the kitty.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08Four of you left, another ten seconds off the time.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13We start with the strongest link, Tessa. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Start the clock.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18According to Harold Wilson, what is a long time in politics?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20A week.
0:30:20 > 0:30:26Which traditional UK unit of weight is equal to just under half a kilogram?
0:30:26 > 0:30:27A pound.
0:30:27 > 0:30:34In the cartoon The Flintstones, what's the surname of Fred and Wilma's neighbours?
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Rubble.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40The Cenotaph war memorial is in which London street?
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Whitehall.
0:30:42 > 0:30:50Which American city has a baseball team called the White Sox, and a football team called the Bears?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Chicago.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57- Bank.- Who wrote the diaries of the fictional character Adrian Mole?
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Sue Townsend.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03General George Custer was killed at which famous battle?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Battle of Little Big Horn.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Friends and relatives: kith and what?
0:31:09 > 0:31:10Kin. Bank. >
0:31:10 > 0:31:16In the Olympics, how many pieces of apparatus in women's gymnastics?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- Three.- Four.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23What colour is woad, the body dye used by Ancient Britons extracted from plant leaves?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Blue.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30In which sitcom did David Jason play ageing errand boy Granville?
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Open All Hours.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37In the Gregorian calendar, how many days are there in January?
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Thirty-one. Bank. >
0:31:40 > 0:31:45The scientists credited with the discovery of DNA are Crick and who?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Wood.- No, Watson.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52Which country shares borders with Belize, Guatemala and the USA?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Mexico.
0:31:54 > 0:32:00Which Lloyd Webber musical features The Music Of The Night and Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again?
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Phantom Of The Opera. Bank. >
0:32:02 > 0:32:07Which sharp-object word follows compass, knitting and gramophone?
0:32:07 > 0:32:08Needle.
0:32:08 > 0:32:15In literature, the novels Rebecca and Jamaica Inn are set in which county?
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- Worcestershire.- Cornwall.
0:32:17 > 0:32:24Going clockwise on a standard clockface, how many degrees in the angle between the 12 and the 2?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Pass.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30Time's up and you banked a remarkable £550
0:32:30 > 0:32:36but who's now a suitable case for treatment?
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Whose gig has been cancelled?
0:32:39 > 0:32:44Who's been gazumped, who has given a bad account of herself?
0:32:44 > 0:32:48It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Statistically, the strongest link is Matt.
0:32:51 > 0:32:58Getting the most wrong means Tessa has gone from the strongest link to the weakest link.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02Will her previous performance save her from the vote?
0:33:02 > 0:33:07Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22- Ralph, do you like Kate? - Yes, she's been playing very well.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26So well that for half the game you have voted the same.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31- Why Tessa?- Because she was struggling in earlier rounds.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35I know I have been as well, but this round she did worse.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Kate, why do you keep voting the same way as Ralph?
0:33:38 > 0:33:41I didn't know that we were.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45- If anyone's copying, it must be him. - Why Tessa?
0:33:45 > 0:33:49The Daphne Du Maurier question stuck in my mind.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54Well, Tessa, with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01I realised I was gonna get voted off
0:34:01 > 0:34:05because I knew I'd got all the questions wrong.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07There was no-one else to vote for!
0:34:07 > 0:34:10I might like to see Matt go off next.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13He just seems to be a bit cocky sometimes.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Round seven, and so far you've won £2,320
0:34:18 > 0:34:20out of a possible 6,000.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Three of you left, ten seconds off the clock.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27We'll start with the strongest link, that's Matt.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Start the clock.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37Which singer had hits with Daddy's Home and We Don't Talk Any More?
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Cliff Richard.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44In geography, Turin and Bologna are both cities in which country?
0:34:44 > 0:34:45Italy.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50In food, which male name follows Bath to make a type of biscuit?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- Pass.- Oliver.
0:34:54 > 0:35:00In warfare, which agreements deal with the care of wounded troops and the protection of civilians?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Geneva Conventions.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07Which word describes both an enclosure in a courtroom
0:35:07 > 0:35:10and an enclosed area of water in a port?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Dock.
0:35:12 > 0:35:18- Bank.- Which country has ownership of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Britain.
0:35:21 > 0:35:27In the 17thC, which scientist showed that white light can be broken into different colours?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Sir Isaac Newton.
0:35:29 > 0:35:34In which children's game might you play with an alley and a taw?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Skittles.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Marbles.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44Which director wrote and directed the 1990 film Life Is Sweet?
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Erm... Erm... Bri... Gary Oldman.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Mike Leigh.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54In the Bible, who led the Israelites out of Egypt with his brother Moses?
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Aaron.
0:35:56 > 0:36:03South Africa, 1995, the archbishop who became chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Desmond Tutu. Bank. >
0:36:06 > 0:36:10In geography, the River Seine empties into which body of water?
0:36:10 > 0:36:12The English Channel.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17Which author with the first names David Herbert wrote Women In Love?
0:36:17 > 0:36:18DH Lawrence.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22In pre-decimal currency, a half crown was worth how many pennies?
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- Twelve.- Thirty.
0:36:24 > 0:36:30The film Cool Runnings was about a Jamaican team in which Olympic event?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Bobsleigh. Bank.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Time's up, and you won £120.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41Now, in round eight you treble what you bank,
0:36:41 > 0:36:43so there's £3,000 to be won.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47The question is, who do you hang on to? Who do you get rid of?
0:36:47 > 0:36:51It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54At this pivotal stage,
0:36:54 > 0:36:59getting all his questions right makes Matt the strongest link.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04The weakest link is Kate, but will the voting reflect reality?
0:37:05 > 0:37:10Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Have you got any excuse, Ralph?
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Why are you voting off the strongest player throughout?
0:37:27 > 0:37:32I didn't think he was the strongest, I think Kate's done very well.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34She's only faltered a couple of times.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37That's the truth, Your Honour!
0:37:37 > 0:37:41You always know, when people say that, they're lying.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- So, Kate, why Matt? - It safeguarded me.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Well, whichever way you slice it,
0:37:47 > 0:37:49it isn't gonna be a MATT finish.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03Have to say, getting voted off so near the end is... What can I say?
0:38:03 > 0:38:06I feel sick as a parrot, really.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Tactical voting was my demise.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13I was voted off because they were intimidated by my greater knowledge.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Round eight, and you've won £2,440.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Two of you left and you have 90 seconds.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27What you win now will be trebled and added to your prize money.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31£3,000 is at stake, you voted off the strongest link,
0:38:31 > 0:38:35so we'll start with the second strongest, Ralph.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Start the clock.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Before Tony Blair who was the last Labour PM?
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- John Smith.- No, James Callaghan.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Which singer, who died in 1963, was "the Little Sparrow"?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Edith Piaf.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55The US sitcom Frasier is set in which American city?
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- New York.- Seattle.
0:38:58 > 0:39:03In athletics, what is the longest event run entirely in the stadium?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05The fift... 10,000 metres.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09No, I must accept your first answer. 10,000 is correct.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13CDN is the international car registration of which country?
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- Canada?- Correct. - < Bank.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19In the Jane Austen novel Emma, whom does Emma marry?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- Pass.- Mr Knightley.
0:39:21 > 0:39:28Which TV show presented by Harry Corbett featured the catch phrase "Bye-bye, everybody, bye-bye"?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Sooty.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34According the 1987 UK number one Star Trekkin' by The Firm,
0:39:34 > 0:39:38which type of aliens were on the starboard bow?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Klingons. Bank. >
0:39:41 > 0:39:45In which decade was the UK gas industry privatised as British Gas?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47- '70s.- '80s.
0:39:47 > 0:39:54Which town on the River Forth is famous for its castle and was the site of the battle of Bannockburn?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- Aberdeen.- Stirling.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01In 1953's From Here To Eternity, who appeared with Burt Lancaster
0:40:01 > 0:40:03in a romantic scene on a beach?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Deborah Kerr.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08What's the first book of the Old Testament?
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Genesis! Bank!
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Genesis is the correct answer but you were out of time
0:40:15 > 0:40:19and so, obviously, was your bank, Ralph.
0:40:19 > 0:40:24Between you you won £70 which we'll treble and add to your winnings.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27That means prize money of £2,650.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32Only one of you can take it home, so now you'll play head-to-head.
0:40:32 > 0:40:39I'll ask alternating questions, best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42So, Kate and Ralph, for £2,650
0:40:42 > 0:40:44let's play...
0:40:44 > 0:40:46The Weakest Link.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53Ralph, as the strongest link you have the choice of who goes first.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55I'll go first.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00Ralph, in 1999, which pop singer and political activist
0:41:00 > 0:41:04had a street in Barking in London named after him?
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- Billy Bragg. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Kate, in American politics,
0:41:10 > 0:41:14who said, during the 1960 Presidential campaign,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17"Do you realise the responsibility I carry?
0:41:17 > 0:41:22"I'm the only person standing between Nixon and the White House."
0:41:22 > 0:41:24John F Kennedy.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26That is the correct answer.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31Ralph, in comedy, which character played by Sacha Baron Cohen
0:41:31 > 0:41:33supposedly comes from Staines?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- Ali G.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Kate, in January 2002,
0:41:38 > 0:41:42it was announced that a new garden will be built
0:41:42 > 0:41:47at which royal residence to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee?
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- Windsor.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Ralph, in 1985,
0:41:51 > 0:41:56in which athletics event did Steve Cram set a word record
0:41:56 > 0:42:00of 3 minutes 46.32 seconds?
0:42:01 > 0:42:03The mile.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05That is the correct answer.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09Kate, in bingo, when the number 21 is drawn
0:42:09 > 0:42:12the caller announces it with which phrase?
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Knock at the door.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18No, the correct answer is key of the door. Ralph...
0:42:18 > 0:42:22in space exploration, the US launch site Cape Canaveral
0:42:22 > 0:42:26was known as what between 1963 and 1973?
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- Cape Kennedy. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33Kate, you need to answer this question correctly
0:42:33 > 0:42:35or else Ralph takes the money.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39Which word, meaning yellowish or orange-brown,
0:42:39 > 0:42:42is the name of a species of British owl
0:42:42 > 0:42:44and also of a variety of port?
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- Tawny.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Ralph, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56So, for £2,650,
0:42:56 > 0:43:00in the UK, what is the name of the national police force
0:43:00 > 0:43:02for the railways?
0:43:06 > 0:43:08The transport police?
0:43:10 > 0:43:15I'll accept the transport police or the British transport police.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20That means, Ralph,
0:43:20 > 0:43:22you are today's strongest link
0:43:22 > 0:43:27and you go away with £2,650.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29Kate, you...
0:43:29 > 0:43:31leave with nothing.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36Join us again for The Weakest Link.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38Goodbye!
0:43:40 > 0:43:43It is great to win The Weakest Link.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46I'm just really pleased, it's wonderful.
0:43:46 > 0:43:50I was lucky to get to the final, I was never the strongest link
0:43:50 > 0:43:53and in the final round I was the weakest link.
0:43:53 > 0:43:58I think I've got jaw ache because I'm just so amazed that I won
0:43:58 > 0:44:03and I don't think I'll be able to stop smiling for a while.