08/08/2013 Weakest Link

Of the nine contestants preparing for today's show,

only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.

The rest of the team will leave with nothing as one by one they're voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people here in the studio could win up to £10,000.

They don't know each other,

but if they want that prize money they'll have to work as a team.

Eight will leave with nothing,

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

Let's meet the team.

I'm Matt, 43, from Bath. I'm a consultant psychiatrist.

I'm Tessa, 26, from Edinburgh and I'm a trainee accountant.

I'm Paul, 30, from the West Midlands and I'm an MOD store supervisor.

I'm Jenny, 52, I live in Portsmouth, I'm a dinner lady.

I'm Sonja, 30, from south Wales and I'm a pet-nutrition counsellor.

I'm Hinesh, 18, from Harlow, Essex

and I study philosophy, politics and economics.

I'm Jackie, 43, from Norwich and I'm a customer sales adviser.

I'm Kate, 28, from Worcester.

I'm a mum and a part-time lettings consultant.

I'm Ralph, I'm 41, from London and I'm a singer and musician.

The aim is to answer enough questions correctly

to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.

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

Get one wrong, you lose the money.

If you say, "Bank" before the question's asked the money is safe,

but you start a new chain from scratch.

At the end of the round, only banked money can be taken forward.

In round one there are three minutes.

We start with the person who's first alphabetically Hinesh.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

Which substance is squeezed from a tube to clean the teeth?

Toothpaste.

Nautical refers to which type of transport, air or sea?

Sea.

What is 7 ¸ 2?

Repeat the question, please.

What is 7 ¸ 2?

3½.

What H is the general name for plants such as coriander and basil?

Herb.

Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer married in which cathedral?

-Westminster.

-St Paul's.

A geriatric ward specialises in the care of elderly people or children?

Elderly people.

The first player to score a test century for England was WG who?

-Fields.

-No, Grace.

What A is a large enclosure or building for keeping birds?

Aviary.

The word tache is an abbreviation for which facial adornment?

Moustache.

Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn composed what sort of music, modern or classical?

Classical.

Bush tucker is a term used for the edible plants of which country?

Australia.

What H is the system of writing used by the ancient Egyptians?

Hieroglyphics. Bank. >

The 2002 war film starring Ewan McGregor and directed by Ridley Scott is Black Hawk what?

Down.

What is the job of Gary Rhodes, chef or gardener?

Chef.

Which country lends its name to articles made from fine porcelain?

-Portugal.

-China.

What W is a word for the neigh of a horse, especially a low one?

-Pass.

-Whinny.

Which racket sport is played with a shuttlecock?

Badminton.

Which part of the body does a chiropractor manipulate, the spine or the feet?

The spine.

What M is a dull surface finish in photography?

Mat. Bank. >

According to the expression, if you are rebuffed by someone you are given the cold what?

Shoulder.

In UK higher education, HND stands for Higher National what?

Diploma.

What D is a precious stone used in engagement rings due to its endurance and high cost?

Diamond. Bank. >

In football, which hyphenated word is the action which starts a game?

Kick-off.

In pop music, LaBelle had a 1975 hit with the song Lady what?

Marmalade. Bank.

Time's up, your "Bank" was in time

and you managed to put in the kitty £550.

You could've won £1,000.

So, who's turned out to be as much use as one sock?

Who's living on borrowed time?

Who is for the chop?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The weakest link is Paul.

He was the only player not to answer any questions correctly.

The strongest link is Ralph, but at this early stage,

what will the team members consider when voting?

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

Ralph, is your head cold?

Not under these studio lights, I just like to be colourful.

-Is that the reason for that silly thing round your forehead?

-No, it's because I play in a band.

-Is that what you do for a living?

-I do, indeed.

I gave up my computer job to sell my soul to rock'n'roll.

-Do you earn any money?

-I make a living out of it.

-Can you sing?

-Erm, people think so.

OK, let's hear you.

All, right, then.

# And here's to you Mrs Robinson...#

-Why Paul?

-We're all a bit nervous,

but Paul got a few questions wrong

and I felt if I was gonna pick on someone it should be him.

-Kate, do you sing?

-No.

-Thank goodness for that.

What do you do?

I'm a mum, and I work part time...

A lot of people are mums. That's not a living.

-I work in an estate agent's.

-What sort?

Residential and lots of lettings.

-How often d'you work there?

-Just Saturdays at the moment.

-A Saturday job! D'you make the tea?

-I have done but we share it around.

-Why Paul?

-The question he got wrong I knew the answer to,

so couldn't forgive him for that.

-What do you do, Matt?

-I'm a psychiatrist, Anne.

I work predominantly with the elderly,

people with depression and dementia.

-You look depressed.

-I feel confused.

-Why Paul?

-He got more questions wrong than me.

-Good, that's enough.

Paul with five votes, You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'll get stick for being voted off, but I'm on telly and they're not.

I want Ralph voted off next because he's wearing a tie round his head.

Round two, you've banked £550. There are eight of you left.

Ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link, that's Ralph.

Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In cookery, what are dried plums usually called?

-Pass.

-No, prunes.

What O is a flower cultivated for its beauty that has three petals,

one of which is enlarged and a different shape or colour?

Orchid.

What is 28 + 9?

37.

What was the Nazi secret state police formed in 1933 under Hermann Goering?

-Don't know.

-Gestapo.

In poker, what F is a hand in which all the cards are of the same suit?

Flush.

In which environment would you take part in an aquaerobics class?

In water. Bank. >

In a New Testament wedding, Jesus turned water into which drink?

Wine.

What is a cream or lotion applied to the skin to make it less dry?

Moisturiser.

In 1840, which British queen married Prince Albert?

Queen Victoria. Bank. >

The 1996 film Trainspotting is mainly set in which Scottish city?

-Erm...Glasgow.

-No, Edinburgh.

Scrag end is a cut of which meat?

-Steak.

-Lamb.

Which orchestra has more players, symphony or chamber?

Symphony.

In which fairy tale did a princess sleep for 100 years

until she was found by a prince and the spell was broken?

Sleeping Beauty.

What B is an expensive film that makes large box-office profits?

Blockbuster. Bank. >

Britain's biggest annual rowing regatta takes place in which town?

-Oxford.

-No, Henley-upon-Thames.

Since 1969, which colonel has been the leader of Libya?

Gaddafi.

In 2001, Dean Gaffney, Barbara Windsor and Denise Van Outen

were guests at the wedding of which ex-EastEnders actress?

-Pass.

-Danniella Westbrook.

What J is the common name of certain wild dogs which inhabit plains, deserts and prairies?

Jackals.

From the 16th to the 19th century, the Mogul dynasty ruled an empire in which continent?

Asia.

Which UK daily newspaper features the cartoonist Mac the Guardian or the Daily Mail?

Daily Mail.

-Bank.

-Prince Andrew of Greece was the father of which member of the British Royal Family?

Time's up. The correct answer is Prince Philip.

You only banked £350 in that round.

Who's the shell suit among the pashminas?

Who's the clown letting you down?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Sonja is the strongest link.

In a reversal of fortune, Ralph is now the weakest link, with the most wrong answers.

Will the team notice that?

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

Sonja,

what do you do?

I'm a pet-nutrition counsellor.

-You work in a pet shop?

-THROUGH pet shops, yes.

-D'you sell stuff there?

-I do, Anne.

-Why not say you work in a pet shop?

-OK, I work in a pet shop.

-Why Jackie?

-Had a bad round, got a question wrong, luck of the draw.

-Think she was the weakest link?

-Yes, I did.

-Hinesh, you're a student.

-I am.

-Studying what?

-Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

-At which university?

-Oxford.

-Which college?

-Merton College, a fine place.

A fine place? It would be with a woman in charge.

-Indeed.

-Got a girlfriend there?

-Not at the moment.

-Does no-one fancy you at Merton?

I'm biding my time.

-Why Jackie?

-She got a question or two wrong

and she banked on only £50.

-Think she was the weakest link?

-Yes.

-And you're doing economics?

I am.

-Jenny, remind me what you do.

-I'm a dinner lady.

-Never heard of the Gestapo?

-Yes, I have. It was a long time ago.

-Are you a bossy dinner lady?

-Very.

-Why Jackie?

-Jackie got a question wrong, I remember.

-Which question?

I can't remember!

Statistically Ralph will be upset to know he was the worst player,

but it's votes that count.

Jackie, with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I felt bitterly disappointed at being voted off.

After I speak to family and friends, they'll realise

I was not the weakest link.

Round three, out of a possible £2,000 you've banked £900.

There are seven of you left.

Ten seconds off the time, we start with the strongest link Sonja.

Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.

Which Latin mathematical term translates as "by the hundred"?

-Pythagoras's...theory.

-Per cent!

In medicine, what I is the name of the hormone used to treat diabetes?

Insulin.

Where in the UK is a hunter or fisherman likely to be accompanied by a gillie?

Scotland.

The Crimean War took place during which century?

Nineteenth.

In American football, name the annual championship game of the NFL.

Superbowl.

Which 2002 award-winning period drama concerns the murder of Sir William McCordle?

Gosford Park.

The Fairy Queen by Henry Purcell is based on which Shakespeare play?

-Romeo And Juliet.

-No, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Which inflammation of the joints can be rheumatoid?

Arthritis.

The MP appointed Shadow Health Secretary in 1999 is Dr Liam who?

Fox.

What is Spanish for the number three?

Tre... Tres. Bank. >

What F are the moral tales of Aesop?

Fables.

In UK motoring, in which decade were driving tests made compulsory?

-In the '60s.

-No, the 1930s.

In Roman history, Gallic meant where in Europe, Greece or Gaul?

Gaul.

On a standard snooker table, which type of stone is laid under the surface?

-I don't know.

-Slate.

Name the largest ocean in the world.

Pacific.

What S is the Indian stringed instrument similar to the lute

with a long neck and short body?

Sitar.

Which animal lends its name to a frame used for drying clothes?

Clothes HORSE. Bank. >

With which song did Sandie Shaw win the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest?

Puppet On A String.

The Latin phrase used to describe the reversibility of a statement is vice what?

Versa. Bank. >

The external wall rendering made by casting small stones on a coat of mortar is known as pebble what?

Dash. Bank. >

What's the day Americans celebrate on the fourth Thursday in November?

-Independence Day.

-Thanksgiving.

In religion, what V...

Time's up, and that was extremely disappointing.

Just £270 went into the kitty.

If stupidity was an asset, who'd make a good head of medicine?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Ralph has gone from the weakest link

to the strongest link.

The only player who failed to answer any questions correctly,

Jenny is the weakest link. Can she survive the vote?

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

-So, Tessa, you're a trainee accountant.

-Yes.

-How old are you?

-26.

-Good heavens.

-Why haven't you qualified?

-I keep failing all my exams!

-Oh, do you?

-Are you no good at accountancy?

-It's not one of my stronger points.

-Why not another profession?

-I tried everything else.

What about finding someone to keep you?

I think George Clooney's off the market, so...

-Did you go to university?

-Yes.

-That's the problem.

-Why Jenny?

-Erm, I just felt that she got more questions wrong out of everybody.

Matt, the psychiatrist, do you work in a hospital?

I do, and a community team as well.

And if I came in with my daughter and she said, "My mother's going a bit loopy,"

-would you test me?

-Anne, you'd be far too young for my service.

Well, supposing I was a bit older?

-I am older than I look.

-I can't believe that.

-Give me a test.

-Could you tell me where we are?

-I know where I am. Do you?

-You have to tell me, you see.

I asked you when the driving test began and you said 1960.

If you were in the psychiatric hospital, I'd say in with dementia!

I'm too young to remember it.

That's what they all say when they can't answer questions.

Why Jenny?

Jenny... HE TUTS

You can't answer simple questions!

I wouldn't trust you to decide if my mother had dementia.

Sonja who works in a pet shop and calls herself a nutrition expert, why Jenny?

Oh, Jenny had a bad round. I like Jenny. It's a shame to see her go.

Well, Jenny, with six votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I definitely deserved to get voted off.

I was watching the banking and not concentrating.

Very daunting. Very, very daunting.

Round four, team. £1,170 banked so far...

out of a possible £3,000.

Six players. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link, Ralph. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In 1996, Lord Justice Scott delivered his report on the export of arms to which country?

-Iran?

-No, Iraq.

In finance, according to the expression, it's sensible to save money for which sort of day?

Rainy.

In the 1942 film Bambi, what type of mammal was the character Flower?

-A rabbit.

-No, a skunk.

What R is the name for a material made from the pulp of trees also known as artificial silk?

-Pass.

-Rayon.

In his poem Jerusalem, William Blake described England as what and pleasant?

Green.

In TV, which presenter hosts the late-night Film 2002 on BBC1?

Jonathan Ross.

-Bank.

-In Greek mythology, Aries is the god of war or wine?

War.

Which US state is nearest to Russia?

Alaska.

What B is a kitchen appliance used to liquidise food?

Blender. Bank. >

Which British pop star married the model Iman in 1992?

-Pass.

-David Bowie.

Which peace treaty signed in June 1919 marked the end of World War I?

Versailles.

In nature, the rock samphire plant is found in which habitat, coastlines or pine forests?

Coastlines. Bank. >

In All Creatures Great And Small, name the character played by Christopher Timothy.

-Pass.

-No, James Herriot.

As an MP, Norman Lamont represented which political party?

Conservatives.

The English FA Cup final is played in which month?

-June.

-May.

Which author wrote The Little Mermaid?

-Enid Blyton.

-Hans Christian Andersen.

In which New York square do revellers gather at New Year?

Times Square.

The rock festival Woodstock was first held in which decade?

The 1960s. Bank. >

A bantam is a small variety of which bird, chicken or goose?

Chicken.

How many British monarchs have been called King George?

Six.

Which is the second largest of the Channel Islands?

Guernsey. Bank. >

Which BBC...?

Time's up, and you banked £350.

If fools rush in, who's ahead of the game?

Who's a few cents short of a euro? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Getting the most answers right makes Matt the strongest link.

With no correct answers, Sonja is the weakest link.

So who will the team want off?

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

-Hinesh, do you live in college?

-I do. It's on Merton Street.

Oh. Do the girls live in college?

-Yes.

-Do none of them find you attractive?

I'm looking for an older woman, Anne.

-Oh. Why do you want an older woman?

-Show me the ropes, I don't know.

-Which ropes are you not sure of?

-That's a bit personal.

-No!

Is Sonja old enough for you?

SONJA LAUGHS Oh, indeed. She's been doing well up to now, but she had a bad round.

Are you married, Ralph?

-I'm with somebody that I'm very attached to.

-Will you marry the person you're very attached to?

I dare say. Try not to look too disappointed.

What, me? No, I was disappointed when you sang. I'm quite normal now.

-Why Sonja?

-She just had quite a bad round.

-She did indeed.

You were definitely not best of show, dear.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My mum's gonna be grateful I didn't go off first. My questions were tough and silly answers.

I'd like to see Hinesh go next. He's a student, he's gonna have a good job, loads of money.

Round five, team. Your total is £1,520.

If you'd hit your targets, it'd be £4,000.

There are five of you left. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link, Matt. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which Irish city houses the Guinness museum?

Dublin.

Which artist did a self-portrait of himself with a bandaged ear?

Van Gogh.

In which sport do teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa

play in the Super 12?

-Rugby.

-I'll accept. Rugby union.

-Bank. >

In which US comedy drama in a law firm does Lucy Liu play Ling Woo?

Ally McBeal.

In coal-mining history, the parade through Durham every summer is the Durham Miners' what?

-March.

-Gala.

Which play on words based on dot.com means an Internet company that has ceased to trade?

-Not.com.

-No, dot.gone.

In food and drink, what is the Italian for red wine?

Vino rosso.

The tourist attractions The Peabody Hotel and Graceland are where?

Memphis. Bank. >

The comedy actress who wrote How Was It For You? and Thank You For Having Me is Maureen who?

Lipman.

In the United States, the San Fernando valley is a suburban area of which city?

Los Angeles.

Happy Talk is from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical?

South Pacific. Bank. >

The former editor of magazines Vanity Fair and the New Yorker is Tina who?

Brown.

Which motorway passes through Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire?

-The M62.

-The M4.

Which US rock group had UK hits in the '90s with Give It Away, Under The Bridge and Aeroplane?

-Pass.

-Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Name the British Prime Minister who declared war on Germany in 1939?

Chamberlain.

In TV, what was the name of the troupe of scantily clad women on The Benny Hill Show?

Hill's Angels.

Which sculptures were taken from the Parthenon and displayed in the British Museum?

-Pass.

-The Elgin Marbles.

An Affair To Remember and Sleepless In Seattle featured couples meeting at which New York building?

Empire State Building.

That is the correct answer but you were out of time.

You banked £250.

Whose credit is down and their number up?

Who's the candidate for early retirement?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Tessa is statistically the strongest link.

Ralph is the weakest link.

But who will lose out in the vote?

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

-Tessa, did you lose your marbles?

-I certainly did.

-Never heard of the Elgin Marbles?

-I forgot the name.

-Why Hinesh?

-He got one wrong as well, so I thought I'd go for him.

Matt, you think a computer company that's crashed is a not.com?

It was the first pun I thought of.

-No-one wanted a pun. Why Hinesh?

-It was the M62 question.

Well, statistically, the worst player was Ralph.

But it's votes that count. As they say on University Challenge, Hinesh of Merton College, Oxford,

it's goodbye from them and from me. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

It's not nice to be voted off now.

I'd like to see Matt go next. He's tried to be everyone's mate.

He's a Nasty Nick character.

Round six. £1,770 in the kitty.

Four of you left, another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link, Tessa. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

According to Harold Wilson, what is a long time in politics?

A week.

Which traditional UK unit of weight is equal to just under half a kilogram?

A pound.

In the cartoon The Flintstones, what's the surname of Fred and Wilma's neighbours?

Rubble.

The Cenotaph war memorial is in which London street?

Whitehall.

Which American city has a baseball team called the White Sox, and a football team called the Bears?

Chicago.

-Bank.

-Who wrote the diaries of the fictional character Adrian Mole?

Sue Townsend.

General George Custer was killed at which famous battle?

Battle of Little Big Horn.

Friends and relatives: kith and what?

Kin. Bank. >

In the Olympics, how many pieces of apparatus in women's gymnastics?

-Three.

-Four.

What colour is woad, the body dye used by Ancient Britons extracted from plant leaves?

Blue.

In which sitcom did David Jason play ageing errand boy Granville?

Open All Hours.

In the Gregorian calendar, how many days are there in January?

Thirty-one. Bank. >

The scientists credited with the discovery of DNA are Crick and who?

-Wood.

-No, Watson.

Which country shares borders with Belize, Guatemala and the USA?

Mexico.

Which Lloyd Webber musical features The Music Of The Night and Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again?

Phantom Of The Opera. Bank. >

Which sharp-object word follows compass, knitting and gramophone?

Needle.

In literature, the novels Rebecca and Jamaica Inn are set in which county?

-Worcestershire.

-Cornwall.

Going clockwise on a standard clockface, how many degrees in the angle between the 12 and the 2?

Pass.

Time's up and you banked a remarkable £550

but who's now a suitable case for treatment?

Whose gig has been cancelled?

Who's been gazumped, who has given a bad account of herself?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, the strongest link is Matt.

Getting the most wrong means Tessa has gone from the strongest link to the weakest link.

Will her previous performance save her from the vote?

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

-Ralph, do you like Kate?

-Yes, she's been playing very well.

So well that for half the game you have voted the same.

-Why Tessa?

-Because she was struggling in earlier rounds.

I know I have been as well, but this round she did worse.

Kate, why do you keep voting the same way as Ralph?

I didn't know that we were.

-If anyone's copying, it must be him.

-Why Tessa?

The Daphne Du Maurier question stuck in my mind.

Well, Tessa, with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I realised I was gonna get voted off

because I knew I'd got all the questions wrong.

There was no-one else to vote for!

I might like to see Matt go off next.

He just seems to be a bit cocky sometimes.

Round seven, and so far you've won £2,320

out of a possible 6,000.

Three of you left, ten seconds off the clock.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Matt.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which singer had hits with Daddy's Home and We Don't Talk Any More?

Cliff Richard.

In geography, Turin and Bologna are both cities in which country?

Italy.

In food, which male name follows Bath to make a type of biscuit?

-Pass.

-Oliver.

In warfare, which agreements deal with the care of wounded troops and the protection of civilians?

Geneva Conventions.

Which word describes both an enclosure in a courtroom

and an enclosed area of water in a port?

Dock.

-Bank.

-Which country has ownership of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic?

Britain.

In the 17thC, which scientist showed that white light can be broken into different colours?

Sir Isaac Newton.

In which children's game might you play with an alley and a taw?

Skittles.

Marbles.

Which director wrote and directed the 1990 film Life Is Sweet?

Erm... Erm... Bri... Gary Oldman.

Mike Leigh.

In the Bible, who led the Israelites out of Egypt with his brother Moses?

Aaron.

South Africa, 1995, the archbishop who became chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?

Desmond Tutu. Bank. >

In geography, the River Seine empties into which body of water?

The English Channel.

Which author with the first names David Herbert wrote Women In Love?

DH Lawrence.

In pre-decimal currency, a half crown was worth how many pennies?

-Twelve.

-Thirty.

The film Cool Runnings was about a Jamaican team in which Olympic event?

Bobsleigh. Bank.

Time's up, and you won £120.

Now, in round eight you treble what you bank,

so there's £3,000 to be won.

The question is, who do you hang on to? Who do you get rid of?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

At this pivotal stage,

getting all his questions right makes Matt the strongest link.

The weakest link is Kate, but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Have you got any excuse, Ralph?

Why are you voting off the strongest player throughout?

I didn't think he was the strongest, I think Kate's done very well.

She's only faltered a couple of times.

That's the truth, Your Honour!

You always know, when people say that, they're lying.

-So, Kate, why Matt?

-It safeguarded me.

Well, whichever way you slice it,

it isn't gonna be a MATT finish.

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

Have to say, getting voted off so near the end is... What can I say?

I feel sick as a parrot, really.

Tactical voting was my demise.

I was voted off because they were intimidated by my greater knowledge.

Round eight, and you've won £2,440.

Two of you left and you have 90 seconds.

What you win now will be trebled and added to your prize money.

£3,000 is at stake, you voted off the strongest link,

so we'll start with the second strongest, Ralph.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Before Tony Blair who was the last Labour PM?

-John Smith.

-No, James Callaghan.

Which singer, who died in 1963, was "the Little Sparrow"?

Edith Piaf.

The US sitcom Frasier is set in which American city?

-New York.

-Seattle.

In athletics, what is the longest event run entirely in the stadium?

The fift... 10,000 metres.

No, I must accept your first answer. 10,000 is correct.

CDN is the international car registration of which country?

-Canada?

-Correct.

-< Bank.

In the Jane Austen novel Emma, whom does Emma marry?

-Pass.

-Mr Knightley.

Which TV show presented by Harry Corbett featured the catch phrase "Bye-bye, everybody, bye-bye"?

Sooty.

According the 1987 UK number one Star Trekkin' by The Firm,

which type of aliens were on the starboard bow?

Klingons. Bank. >

In which decade was the UK gas industry privatised as British Gas?

-'70s.

-'80s.

Which town on the River Forth is famous for its castle and was the site of the battle of Bannockburn?

-Aberdeen.

-Stirling.

In 1953's From Here To Eternity, who appeared with Burt Lancaster

in a romantic scene on a beach?

Deborah Kerr.

What's the first book of the Old Testament?

Genesis! Bank!

Genesis is the correct answer but you were out of time

and so, obviously, was your bank, Ralph.

Between you you won £70 which we'll treble and add to your winnings.

That means prize money of £2,650.

Only one of you can take it home, so now you'll play head-to-head.

I'll ask alternating questions, best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.

So, Kate and Ralph, for £2,650

let's play...

The Weakest Link.

Ralph, as the strongest link you have the choice of who goes first.

I'll go first.

Ralph, in 1999, which pop singer and political activist

had a street in Barking in London named after him?

-Billy Bragg.

-That is the correct answer.

Kate, in American politics,

who said, during the 1960 Presidential campaign,

"Do you realise the responsibility I carry?

"I'm the only person standing between Nixon and the White House."

John F Kennedy.

That is the correct answer.

Ralph, in comedy, which character played by Sacha Baron Cohen

supposedly comes from Staines?

-Ali G.

-That is the correct answer.

Kate, in January 2002,

it was announced that a new garden will be built

at which royal residence to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee?

-Windsor.

-That is the correct answer.

Ralph, in 1985,

in which athletics event did Steve Cram set a word record

of 3 minutes 46.32 seconds?

The mile.

That is the correct answer.

Kate, in bingo, when the number 21 is drawn

the caller announces it with which phrase?

Knock at the door.

No, the correct answer is key of the door. Ralph...

in space exploration, the US launch site Cape Canaveral

was known as what between 1963 and 1973?

-Cape Kennedy.

-That is the correct answer.

Kate, you need to answer this question correctly

or else Ralph takes the money.

Which word, meaning yellowish or orange-brown,

is the name of a species of British owl

and also of a variety of port?

-Tawny.

-That is the correct answer.

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

So, for £2,650,

in the UK, what is the name of the national police force

for the railways?

The transport police?

I'll accept the transport police or the British transport police.

That means, Ralph,

you are today's strongest link

and you go away with £2,650.

Kate, you...

leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link.

Goodbye!

It is great to win The Weakest Link.

I'm just really pleased, it's wonderful.

I was lucky to get to the final, I was never the strongest link

and in the final round I was the weakest link.

I think I've got jaw ache because I'm just so amazed that I won

and I don't think I'll be able to stop smiling for a while.