0:00:03 > 0:00:06Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Only one will win up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:15The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to the Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42They've only just met, but to win they'll have to work together.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47However, eight will leave with nothing as, round by round,
0:00:47 > 0:00:52we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58I'm Davy. I'm 41, from Edinburgh and I'm an environmental co-ordinator.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04I'm Sue, 62, from Padstow in Cornwall, retired book-binder.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10I'm Gavin, I'm 28, from Kent and I'm a satellite engineer.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16I'm Kerry, I'm 42, from London, and I'm a team secretary.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23I'm Jim, I'm 74, from South Yorkshire and I'm a retired teacher.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30I'm Hayley, I'm 29, from Chelmsford, and I'm a trading standards officer.
0:01:31 > 0:01:37I'm Tom, I'm 19, from Cheshire, and I'm a student studying biological sciences.
0:01:38 > 0:01:44I'm Elaine, I'm 57, from York, and I'm an employment and training officer.
0:01:44 > 0:01:51I'm Sean, I'm 38, from Somerset, and I'm a business development sales manager.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53OK, just to remind you,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56in each round there's £1,000 to win.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:00 > 0:02:07Break the chain, you lose the money. Say "Bank!" before the question is asked and the money is safe.
0:02:07 > 0:02:14Round 1. Three minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16That's you, Davy.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27The nursery rhyme character Simon who met a pie man going to the fair
0:02:27 > 0:02:31is described by which word meaning uncomplicated?
0:02:31 > 0:02:37- Simple.- Correct. In UK currency, which coin has the lower value - a penny or a pound?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- A penny.- Correct.
0:02:40 > 0:02:46In entertainment, what name is given to the short stick waved by a magician during a trick?
0:02:46 > 0:02:51- A wand.- Correct. In clothing, what's the general term for any internal pouch
0:02:51 > 0:02:57in a garment such as a pair of trousers, used for carrying small items such as keys?
0:02:57 > 0:03:03- Pocket.- Correct. In spelling, the surname Clarkson and the words conceited and childish
0:03:03 > 0:03:06all begin with which letter of the alphabet?
0:03:06 > 0:03:13- C.- Correct. In sport, nose bands made of sheepskin are often worn by which racing animals?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15N... Horses!
0:03:15 > 0:03:17I'll accept. Just.
0:03:17 > 0:03:24Tom, in occupations, the common alliterative term for a female crossing patrol officer
0:03:24 > 0:03:26is a lollipop what?
0:03:26 > 0:03:33- Lady.- Correct. In TV, after the departure of Angus Deayton as its host in 2002,
0:03:33 > 0:03:39which topical panel game began using various guest presenters instead?
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Pass.- Have I Got News For You.
0:03:48 > 0:03:54In an orchestra, in order to play a piccolo a musician would do what - kick it or blow it?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- Blow it.- Correct. Davy, in maths, what is 34 plus 11?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- 45.- Correct.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03In the adult human body,
0:04:03 > 0:04:10206 is usually given as the number of distinct examples of which type of hard, skeletal structures?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- Bones.- Correct.
0:04:12 > 0:04:18In definitions, what T is the term for any person older than 12 but younger than 20 years old?
0:04:18 > 0:04:24- Teenager.- Correct. On a ship, the two-word phrase normally shouted to draw attention
0:04:24 > 0:04:29to someone in need of rescue after falling in the sea is "Man..." what?
0:04:29 > 0:04:36- Overboard.- Correct. In the military, pilot officer is a rank in which of the UK Armed Forces?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- The RAF.- Correct.
0:04:38 > 0:04:46- Bank!- In British customs, Catherine Wheels and Roman Candles are ignited on which occasion?
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- Bonfire Night.- Correct.
0:04:48 > 0:04:54In cinema, the American actor nicknamed Duke and noted for his many appearances in Westerns
0:04:54 > 0:04:56had the professional name John what?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- Pass.- Wayne.
0:05:03 > 0:05:09In business, which word for a place where goods are bought and sold goes after flea, cattle and stock
0:05:09 > 0:05:12to make three familiar terms?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Sorry, can you repeat the question?
0:05:14 > 0:05:20In business, which word for a place where goods are bought and sold goes after flea, cattle and stock
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- to make three familiar terms? - Exchange.- Market.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Time's up. And you won £450.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34But who makes the feeble look fantastic?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Who's your speciality simpleton?
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47With no correct answers, Elaine is the weakest link.
0:05:47 > 0:05:54Statistically, the strongest link is Hayley, but who will the players vote off at this early stage?
0:05:55 > 0:06:01Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Tom.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Elaine.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08Elaine.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Elaine.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Elaine.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Elaine.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Elaine.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Tom.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Elaine.
0:06:28 > 0:06:35- What do you do, Hayley? - I'm a trading standards officer. - Where?- Chelmsford in Essex.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39So tanning centres, high heels that aren't high enough.
0:06:39 > 0:06:45- Have you got a boyfriend?- Actually, yes. A very gorgeous young man.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- Younger than you?- Yeah. - Where did you meet him?
0:06:48 > 0:06:54- I met him on a dating website. - You couldn't find anyone in Essex without going on the internet?
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Well...
0:06:56 > 0:07:03- I thought I'd try something a bit different.- How long have you been going out?- Very early days.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08- A few months.- That's a lifetime for an Essex girl.- That is so true.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- It's one of my long-term relationships.- OK.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- Why Elaine? - Elaine got two questions wrong.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- What do you do, Gavin? - I'm a satellite engineer.- Where?
0:07:19 > 0:07:25- I work from home. - You put all the satellite dishes on your own house?
0:07:25 > 0:07:30- No, only one.- And what's the little block behind the satellite dish?
0:07:30 > 0:07:34There isn't a little block behind the satellite dish.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36There is - a council house.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43There's many different buildings behind dishes.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- Why Elaine?- We had quite a lot of money building up on the board
0:07:47 > 0:07:51and Elaine got her question wrong.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56- What do you do, Kerry?- I'm a team secretary.- And is it interesting?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Not really, no. Quite boring.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- How do you fill the long hours? - I write poems...
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- Have you come with a poem?- I have. You inspired me to write one.
0:08:06 > 0:08:13- Promise me nothing rhymes with Link or wink.- I'm afraid I can't promise you that, Anne.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17OK, off you go. This is Kerry.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- She's not Poet Laureate yet. - I had to write it down. I'm nervous.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26I'm going on the Weakest Link To face the dreaded smile and wink
0:08:26 > 0:08:30To suffer at the hands of Anne And see my pride go down the pan
0:08:30 > 0:08:34My kids will have to leave school Because I made them look a fool
0:08:34 > 0:08:38My husband, out of pure disgrace At work will have to hide his face
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Unless, however, Anne can find A way to be less cruel, more kind
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I'm hoping she might just take pity
0:08:45 > 0:08:51- And make me look more bright and witty.- Wouldn't you rather I made you more pretty?- That as well.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- I was going to put that in, but I changed it.- Board up.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01- Why Elaine?- She got a question wrong. I know Tom did as well, but I had to choose.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06Elaine, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15It was absolutely fair to vote me off. I got both my questions wrong.
0:09:15 > 0:09:21They were building up money... If somebody hadn't banked, I'd have lost a lot of money again.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Absolutely fair.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Round 2. In the bank, £450. Now 10 seconds off your time.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33We'll start with the strongest link. That's Hayley!
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42In pop music, Diana Ross began her career with which chart-topping girl group?
0:09:42 > 0:09:48- The Supremes.- Correct. In a proverbial warning against assuming that something is certain,
0:09:48 > 0:09:52what should not be counted until they are hatched?
0:09:52 > 0:10:00- Chickens.- Correct. In a car factory, machines and workers arranged to carry out different processes
0:10:00 > 0:10:02are called an assembly what?
0:10:02 > 0:10:08- Line.- Correct. In geography, Romania is a country in the central part of which continent?
0:10:08 > 0:10:14- Europe.- Correct. At a circus, the large mesh beneath trapeze artists or acrobats
0:10:14 > 0:10:17is called a safety what?
0:10:17 > 0:10:23- Net.- Correct. In gardening, what B is the tropical plant with hollow, jointed stems called canes
0:10:23 > 0:10:27that are frequently used as stakes?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- Bamboo.- Correct.- Bank! - In the Netherlands,
0:10:30 > 0:10:35the towns of Edam and Gouda are famous for which dairy product?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- Cheese.- Correct. In modern parlance,
0:10:37 > 0:10:42something exciting or impressive has the gosh effect or wow factor?
0:10:42 > 0:10:50- Wow factor.- Correct. In customs, which patron saint in the UK is celebrated on 23rd April?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Pass.- St George.
0:10:53 > 0:10:59In pastimes, the name coined in the 1950s for a low racing vehicle consisting of a frame with wheels,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02engine and steering gear is a go what?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- Kart.- Correct. In TV,
0:11:04 > 0:11:11what surname is shared by a Liverpool comedian called Tom and a singer named Des?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- O'Connor.- Correct.
0:11:13 > 0:11:19In biology, what V is another term for sight, meaning the ability to perceive with the eye?
0:11:19 > 0:11:25- Vision.- Correct. In pop music, Elton John and Kiki Dee had a UK number one single in 1976
0:11:25 > 0:11:27with Don't Go Breaking My what?
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- Heart.- Correct. In the Bible,
0:11:31 > 0:11:36Jacob had a dream about which object ascending from Earth to Heaven - a rope or a ladder?
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- A ladder.- Correct. After it was purchased by Greenpeace in the '70s,
0:11:41 > 0:11:47the UK Government trawler Sir William Hardy was renamed Rainbow what?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- Warrior.- Correct.- Bank.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53What Z is the city with the largest population in Switzerland?
0:11:53 > 0:12:00- Zurich.- Correct. The British actor who starred in Sexy Beast, Beowulf
0:12:00 > 0:12:02and The Departed is Ray who?
0:12:02 > 0:12:08- Winstone.- Correct. In education, what name is given to the sticks, usually of calcium sulphate,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11that were used to write on a blackboard?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- Chalk.- Correct. - Bank! >
0:12:16 > 0:12:20OK. You've reached and banked your £1,000 target.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24That money will go through. One of you will not.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Who's just opened an account at the Bank of Idiot?
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37With the most questions correct, Tom is the strongest link.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42The weakest link, statistically, is Hayley, but can she survive the vote?
0:12:43 > 0:12:49Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Hayley.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Tom.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Hayley.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Hayley.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01Hayley.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Sue.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Hayley.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Hayley.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- What do you do, Davy? - I'm an environmental co-ordinator.
0:13:16 > 0:13:23- What does that mean? - I do things at Edinburgh University to do with recycling
0:13:23 > 0:13:27and...trying to save the planet, basically.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Are you in charge of the bins?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33That's one aspect of my remit, yeah.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- So you're the bin man.- That's certainly a big chunk of what I do.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41So put your board down.
0:13:41 > 0:13:49Do you prance round the campus looking as if you're teaching there in that outfit?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52I have been known to prance on occasion.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54OK, move over towards Sue.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58How do you prance?
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Yes, OK.
0:14:00 > 0:14:06Right, move back. Put your board up. And are you qualified?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10I've got a Master's Degree, a Bachelor's Degree
0:14:10 > 0:14:14and half of a PhD that I didn't quite finish.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19So you've had all this expensive education and you've ended up a bin man.
0:14:19 > 0:14:25- I've drunk from the fountain of knowledge, Anne.- Anywhere else? The pubs in Edinburgh?
0:14:25 > 0:14:30- It has been known, yeah.- Yes. Are you keen on the environment?
0:14:30 > 0:14:37Em, yeah, I like to think I'm mean, keen and living the green dream, Anne.
0:14:37 > 0:14:44- Where did you go for your holiday? - I went to the Isle of Mull. - How did you get there?- We walked.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- LAUGHTER - You can walk on water as well?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50No, we swam that part, Anne.
0:14:50 > 0:14:56- Why Hayley? - She tripped up on one question in the last round.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- What do you do, Sean? - Business development sales manager.
0:14:59 > 0:15:05- OK, let's see your telephone manner. - It's very good. - I'll be the judge of that.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- Ring ring!- Good afternoon. It's Sean from CMT Services.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14Em...it does require a bit of a two-way thing, usually.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- What do you want?- Well, I'm not cold-calling you at all.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24It would be an introduction before I make a call to you.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- How's the introduction? - Could be a mail shot.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32That's as bad as cold calling. Why Hayley?
0:15:32 > 0:15:36I think she passed on a question at a key moment.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41Hayley, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:15:46 > 0:15:52Anne definitely came off best in the banter between us. She comes off best with everybody.
0:15:52 > 0:15:58But I really enjoyed talking to her and her taking the mick out of me. I didn't mind it at all.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04Round 3. In the bank, £1,450. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08We'll start with Tom. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Start the clock.
0:16:10 > 0:16:16At the Olympic Games, the balance beam is apparatus used by women in which discipline?
0:16:16 > 0:16:22- Gymnastics.- Correct. In the title of a 1920s song written by Joe Burke and Al Dubin,
0:16:22 > 0:16:26the singer invites the listener to tiptoe through which flowers?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- Daisies?- Tulips.
0:16:29 > 0:16:35In the home, what A precedes cupboard to give a term for a heated space to store linen?
0:16:35 > 0:16:42- Airing.- Correct. In 18th-century literature, the author of Moll Flanders and Robinson Crusoe
0:16:42 > 0:16:44was Daniel who?
0:16:44 > 0:16:50- Defoe.- Correct. In British customs, which is the only form of tobacco allowed in the House of Commons -
0:16:50 > 0:16:52snuff or cigarettes?
0:16:53 > 0:16:58- Cigarettes.- Snuff. In TV, the title of which series
0:16:58 > 0:17:05tracing the family trees of celebrities is a six-word question asked of a person acting arrogantly?
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- Who Do You Think You Are?- Correct.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14In world geography, Nippon or Land Where The Sun Rises is the local name for which Asian country?
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- Japan.- Correct. In carpentry,
0:17:18 > 0:17:24what C is the name of a metal hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge used to shape or work wood?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- Carver?- Chisel.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33In travel, in the UK approximately 2 out of 3 public transport journeys are made in which type of vehicle?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- Bus.- Correct. - Bank.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41In sport, flat back four refers to a football defence or attack?
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- Defence.- Correct. In 1980s pop music,
0:17:45 > 0:17:52the British singer whose solo UK hit singles include Love Resurrection and Love Letters is Alison who?
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- Moyet.- Correct. In maths, what is 63 minus 12?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- 52.- Even 51.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05In cinema, the 2003 martial arts thriller subtitled Volume One
0:18:05 > 0:18:10and its 2004 sequel Volume Two each had the rhyming title Kill who?
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- Bill.- Correct. In children's activities,
0:18:14 > 0:18:21- what L is the usual name of the game in which players jump over the bent backs of others?- Pass.
0:18:21 > 0:18:28Leapfrog. In the UK, the amount of money that can be earned in a year before being liable for income tax
0:18:28 > 0:18:30is a personal what?
0:18:30 > 0:18:36- Allowance.- Correct. In building construction, a roof that slopes is described as pitched or forked?
0:18:36 > 0:18:42- Pitched.- Correct. In journalism, an article that fills two facing sheets of a newspaper
0:18:42 > 0:18:46is known as a DPS - Double Page what?
0:18:46 > 0:18:51- Spread.- Correct. In education, John Moores University...
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Time's up. You won just £20.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Who lost you all that money?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Who's more annoying than a teenager's ring tone?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12With all his answers wrong, Gavin is the weakest link.
0:19:12 > 0:19:18Davy is, statistically, the strongest link, but whose game is over?
0:19:18 > 0:19:23Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Gavin.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30Gavin.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33Tom.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Sean.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Sean.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Gavin.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44Gavin.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51- What do you do, Sue?- I'm retired. - So you sit at home all day?
0:19:51 > 0:19:56No, I've got a part-time job during the summer season in a fudge shop.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Where?- In Padstow.- Yeah.
0:19:59 > 0:20:07- Why would I go to Cornwall and want fudge?- You've never tasted ours. It's home-made and beautiful.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12- Where's it made? - It's made in our industrial factory at the top of the hill.
0:20:12 > 0:20:18- Are there parts of the year with no fudge?- There is. And then I retire.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- I do nothing.- Lucky you. Why Gavin? - I don't like satellite dishes.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27- What do you do, Tom?- I'm a student. - What are you studying?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Biological sciences. - What have you learnt so far?
0:20:30 > 0:20:35- I've learnt...biology things, plants, animals.- Yeah.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- Genes, genetics.- Yeah.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43- And...fungi, viruses, bacteria. - OK.- A whole range.
0:20:44 > 0:20:50- When you get a degree, how will this come in useful? - Em...well, it may not do.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55It may do or it may just look quite good, hopefully. Is the plan.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58It'll look good in order to what?
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- Get a job.- As what? - Anything. Quiz show host, maybe.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- Can you perform?- What do you think? You're the pro.- Why Gavin?
0:21:06 > 0:21:12I think he got at least two wrong. And that purple shirt is a bit garish.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Gavin, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:21:21 > 0:21:27Sue said that she didn't like satellite dishes. I think that's a very unfair reason,
0:21:27 > 0:21:33but that's how the game is played. As for Tom, I bet he really wants this t-shirt. I'll give it to him.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40Round 4. In the bank, £1,470. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:21:40 > 0:21:46We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Davy. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Start the clock.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53A person who supports someone else in difficult situations stands by them through thick and what?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- Thin.- Correct.
0:21:55 > 0:22:01What G is a type of immature cucumber that is pickled in vinegar and sold in fish and chip shops?
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Gherkin.- Correct.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09Which four-letter word can mean both a small implement used for shaping the fingernails
0:22:09 > 0:22:12and a box or folder for storing paperwork?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- File.- Correct.- Bank!
0:22:14 > 0:22:21In pop music, I Want Your Sex, Fastlove and Outside were all UK hit singles for which British singer?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- Pass.- George Michael.
0:22:23 > 0:22:30In wildlife, rather than antlers, the Chinese water deer which has established itself in East Anglia
0:22:30 > 0:22:33has which appendages - tentacles or tusks?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- Tusks.- Correct.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40In TV in 2004, which comedian began narrating the series You've Been Framed
0:22:40 > 0:22:43after the departure of the host Jonathan Wilkes?
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- Harry Hill.- Correct.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50At a golf club, what is referred to informally as the 19th hole?
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- The clubhouse.- I'll accept.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- Bank!- In science, what P is the word that is normally used
0:22:56 > 0:23:00to describe an eclipse of a celestial body that is not total?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- Pass.- Partial.
0:23:03 > 0:23:10In royalty, the Koh-i-noor which was set into the platinum crown made in 1937 for the future Queen Mother
0:23:10 > 0:23:13is which type of precious stone?
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- Ruby.- Diamond.
0:23:16 > 0:23:22In literature, the 1998 debut novel by Sarah Waters about a girl called Nan
0:23:22 > 0:23:26who becomes a dresser for a musical artiste is called Tipping The what?
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- Tipping The Stone.- Velvet.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34In geography, the Balearic Islands belong to which European country?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- Spain.- Correct.
0:23:36 > 0:23:42The BBC radio show featuring interviews with ordinary people that ran from 1946 until 1992
0:23:42 > 0:23:45was called In Your Face or Down Your Way?
0:23:45 > 0:23:47- In Your Face.- Down Your Way.
0:23:47 > 0:23:53In 19th century politics, which British Prime Minister had the first names William Ewart?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- Pitt.- Gladstone.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01In the treatment of illnesses, what D is the quantity of a drug or medicine
0:24:01 > 0:24:04to be taken by a patient at any one time?
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- Dosage.- Correct.- Bank!
0:24:06 > 0:24:08In maths, what is two-thirds of 33?
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- 10.- 22.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17In jazz, the composer and musician Bix Beiderbecke...
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Time's up. You won £220.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26But who probably thinks keyhole surgery means having new locks fitted?
0:24:26 > 0:24:31Who thinks a bounty hunter likes chocolate?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39Tom is the strongest link because he didn't get an answer wrong.
0:24:39 > 0:24:45Statistically, the weakest link is Jim, but will the votes reflect the reality?
0:24:46 > 0:24:51Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Jim.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Jim.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Jim.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Sue.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Sue.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Kerry.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17Davy, with two degrees and half a PhD,
0:25:17 > 0:25:22couldn't you do something else other than empty the bins at Edinburgh University?
0:25:22 > 0:25:28It's a very important job. I get a great deal of satisfaction from it. And I do other things too.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32- Like what?- I help to write policy and strategy.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35And I attend the occasional meeting.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38I'm falling off asleep! Why Jim?
0:25:38 > 0:25:43He's been doing really well, but he just lost concentration in the last round.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- Kerry, why Jim? - He got a couple of questions wrong
0:25:46 > 0:25:50and I just thought he lost his nerve a little bit.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Jim, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00I don't know anything about pop music.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05I don't watch popular television and I got two questions on those things.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08And I just hadn't a clue.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Round 5. Your total is £1,690. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:26:13 > 0:26:19We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Tom. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23Start the clock. In Greek mythology, name the woman who opened a box
0:26:23 > 0:26:26and released all human evil into the world.
0:26:26 > 0:26:33- Pandora.- Correct. In lawn tennis, a shot played immediately after the ball hits the ground is a half what?
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- Volley.- Correct.
0:26:36 > 0:26:42In the British class system, what "A" is the term for the people and families with hereditary titles?
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Aristocracy.- Correct.- Bank!
0:26:45 > 0:26:51The literary hero created by John Buchan who features in the books Greenmantle, The Thirty-Nine Steps
0:26:51 > 0:26:53and Mr Standfast is Richard who?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Pass.- Hannay. In the solar system,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59if planets lying inside the Earth's orbit are called inferior,
0:26:59 > 0:27:04what similar term is used for those such as Mars that lie outside it?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- Exterior.- Superior.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12In Wales since 1896, it's been possible to reach the summit
0:27:12 > 0:27:17of Mount Snowdon by which form of transport? A cable car or a railway?
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- A cable car.- A railway.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23The TV drama series that ran from 1993 until 2002
0:27:23 > 0:27:29and was set around a doctor's surgery in the fictional village of Cardale was called Peak what?
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- District.- Practice.
0:27:31 > 0:27:37In religion, Hindus celebrate New Year's Day on the fourth day of which five-day-long festival?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- Diwali.- Correct.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- Bank!- At large airports, what T is the moving pavement used
0:27:44 > 0:27:47to convey passengers and luggage to the departure gates?
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Carousel.- No, travelator.
0:27:50 > 0:27:56The 2007 revival of which West End musical included a new song entitled King Of My Heart,
0:27:56 > 0:28:00sung by the character Pharaoh in the style of Elvis Presley?
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- Les Miserables.- Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13In expressions, which four-letter word meaning "close" goes before "up" and "it"
0:28:13 > 0:28:16to make two informal instructions to be quiet?
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- Shut.- Correct.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23Which organ of the giant anteater is covered with sticky saliva
0:28:23 > 0:28:25and can be extended as much as 24 inches?
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- Tongue.- Correct.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33In the early 1900s, the German toy manufacturer Steiff trademarked which metal item
0:28:33 > 0:28:37in the ear of its teddy bears? A button or a safety pin?
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- A button.- Correct.- Bank! - The Dutch...
0:28:41 > 0:28:45Time's up. Your "bank" was in time and you won £220.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50But if these were the Oscars, who'd win Least Supported Actor?
0:28:50 > 0:28:55Who thinks CO2 is a government department of spies?
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03With the most correct answers, Davy is the strongest link.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08Kerry is statistically the weakest link, but will the team notice that?
0:29:09 > 0:29:15Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Kerry.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Kerry.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Tom.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Kerry.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Kerry.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- Sean, why Kerry? - Because she got two questions wrong.
0:29:37 > 0:29:43- Tom, why Kerry?- Kerry got two answers wrong and I think the rest of us only got one.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Kerry, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57Reading my poem on national TV didn't really sink in at the time.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02My hands were shaking so much that I didn't really appreciate what I was doing.
0:30:02 > 0:30:08But I'm sure when I watch it back, when friends and family show me it, I might cringe a little bit.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Round 6. In the bank, £1,910. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:30:14 > 0:30:20We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Davy. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Start the clock.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25What W is the building complex in Washington
0:30:25 > 0:30:31that gave its name to the scandal that led in 1974 to the resignation of President Nixon?
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- Watergate.- Correct.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37In maths, if the number 30 is quadrupled, what is the result?
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- 120.- Correct.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44In 2010, the Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton set two world records
0:30:44 > 0:30:48as she kayaked down which South American river for Sport Relief?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- The Amazon.- Correct.- Bank!
0:30:51 > 0:30:55A poem by WE Henley written in 1875 ends with the well-known lines,
0:30:55 > 0:30:59"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my" what?
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- Ship.- Soul.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08Toughening steel by heating it before plunging it into cold water is called tempering or angering?
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- Tempering.- Correct.
0:31:10 > 0:31:15In film, the actor who from 1959 to 1964 starred opposite Doris Day
0:31:15 > 0:31:19in romantic comedies such as Pillow Talk was known as Rock who?
0:31:19 > 0:31:26- Hudson.- Correct. In the UK, the paid absence from work allowed to a man after the birth of his child
0:31:26 > 0:31:29is usually known by what two-word name?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- Paternity leave.- Correct.- Bank!
0:31:32 > 0:31:36The lead singer with The Undertones who later had UK hit singles
0:31:36 > 0:31:39in the 1980s as a solo artist is Feargal who?
0:31:39 > 0:31:44- Sharkey.- Correct. In an expression meaning that diversity makes human existence interesting,
0:31:44 > 0:31:47what is said to be the spice of life?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- Variety.- Correct.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53The French term for the phrase "by air mail" on stickers attached
0:31:53 > 0:31:56to letters or parcels being sent abroad is "par" what?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- Avon.- No, "avion".
0:31:59 > 0:32:05In insects, what name taken from classical mythology is given to the immature form of a dragonfly?
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Nymph or muse?
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- Nymph.- Correct.
0:32:09 > 0:32:15The explorer and navigator Cristobal Colon is better known by what English name?
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- Ranulph Fiennes. - Even Christopher Columbus.
0:32:18 > 0:32:25The 1933 novel by James Hilton set in the Tibetan monastery in the valley of Shangri-La
0:32:25 > 0:32:27is entitled Lost what?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- Lost...City.- Horizon. In sport...
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Time's up. You won £200.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40But has Sue fudged her chances?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Perhaps Sean hasn't sold himself?
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Is Tom no good in practice?
0:32:46 > 0:32:50Or should Davy be binned? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56Having got all his answers right, Tom is the strongest link.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01Statistically, Sean is the weakest link, but who will lose out in the vote?
0:33:02 > 0:33:08Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Sean.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Sean.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Sean.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Sue.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- Davy, why Sean?- It was the toughest decision of my life, Anne.- Really?
0:33:27 > 0:33:34Well, one of the toughest maybe. He just fluffed on one, unfortunately. He'd been doing so well.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- Sue, why Sean?- I thought he got two wrong, Anne.- He did.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Sean, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:46 > 0:33:53My daughter is going to be over the moon. My wife is going to be happy wherever I finished.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58And my two-year-old son, he will be, "Daddy on telly, Daddy telly, Daddy telly!"
0:34:01 > 0:34:06Round 7. In the bank, £2,110. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:34:06 > 0:34:13We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's little Tom. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Start the clock.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18The internet address watchtower.org
0:34:18 > 0:34:24is used by the religious organisation most commonly known by what two-word name?
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- Pass.- Jehovah's Witnesses.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31The 1970s TV series written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones
0:34:31 > 0:34:36that satirised adventure stories from boys' annuals was entitled Ripping what?
0:34:36 > 0:34:39- Yarns.- Correct.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42In maths, which term was coined by a 9-year-old boy
0:34:42 > 0:34:46to mean the number 1 followed by 100 zeroes? Yahoo or googol?
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- Googol.- Correct.
0:34:49 > 0:34:55A close-fitting, strapless top made from an elasticated fabric is known by the rhyming name "boob" what?
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- Tube.- Correct.
0:34:58 > 0:35:05In pop music, the hits of which female group who won the MOBO Award for Best Garage Act in 2002
0:35:05 > 0:35:08included Scandalous, One Night Stand and B With Me?
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- Mis-Teeq.- Correct.
0:35:11 > 0:35:18- Bank!- In French food, the traditional dish comprising chopped beef fillet, onions, seasoning
0:35:18 > 0:35:22and an egg yolk, all eaten raw, is called "steak" what?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- Diane.- No, steak tartare.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28In the animal kingdom, what P is the name for the breeds of gundog
0:35:28 > 0:35:32that indicate the position of game by the direction of their stance?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- Pug.- Pointers.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39In weather forecasting, at sea level, 1,013 millibars is the average value
0:35:39 > 0:35:42of the quantity known as atmospheric what?
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Pressure.- Correct.
0:35:45 > 0:35:51In transport, the road known as the A3 runs from London to which city on the south coast of England?
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- Portsmouth.- Correct.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59In history, the title originally conferred on Henry VIII in 1521
0:35:59 > 0:36:03and since used by succeeding British monarchs is Defender Of The what?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- Kingdom.- Faith.
0:36:05 > 0:36:11In cinema, the films Major League, Eight Men Out and The Natural all centre on which sport?
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- Baseball.- Correct. In chemistry...
0:36:16 > 0:36:22Time's up. You won £200. In Round 8, you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:36:22 > 0:36:28You need to hang on to the best player and you've got a chance to raise the bank balance.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Time to vote off the WEAKEST link.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Davy is the strongest link with the most correct answers.
0:36:36 > 0:36:43The weakest link statistically is Tom, but who will be taking the final walk of shame?
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Tom.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Tom.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Davy.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06- Davy, why Tom? - I think he's played a great game,
0:37:06 > 0:37:13but he got his pugs mixed up with his pointers in the last round there, Anne, so it had to be him.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17- Sue, why Tom?- I thought he was the weakest link, Anne.- He was.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Tom, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30It feels really good to have got how far I did on the Weakest Link.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35A bit annoying that I won't be taking home that money, but I've really enjoyed it.
0:37:37 > 0:37:42Round 8. You've won £2,310. In this round, you have 90 seconds.
0:37:42 > 0:37:48Whatever you win will be trebled. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Davy.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:37:52 > 0:37:58In the tongue-twister involving two lorries, one is red while the second one is which colour?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- Yellow.- Correct.- Bank!
0:38:00 > 0:38:06In TV, the 1975 drama starring John Hurt that was based on the autobiography of Quentin Crisp
0:38:06 > 0:38:08was entitled The Naked what?
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- Eye.- Civil Servant.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15In a car engine, a dipstick is used to check the level of which fluid?
0:38:15 > 0:38:21- Oil.- Correct. The line "full length, half length, fully fashion calf length"
0:38:21 > 0:38:26is from a UK hit single by Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman entitled Kinky what?
0:38:26 > 0:38:30- Tea.- Boots. In human anatomy,
0:38:30 > 0:38:35what everyday name is given to the orifice at the upper end of the digestive system?
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- The throat.- The mouth.- Bank!
0:38:38 > 0:38:44A whisky blending company was established in 1820 in Kilmarnock by a grocer named Johnnie what?
0:38:44 > 0:38:50- Walker.- Correct. In cricket, a delivery from which a batsman fails to score a run
0:38:50 > 0:38:55and the bowler does not take a wicket is called a dot ball or dash ball?
0:38:55 > 0:38:57- Dot ball.- Correct.- Bank!
0:38:57 > 0:39:03Which bird is responsible for the distinctive sound of drumming on trees, often heard in spring?
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- The kingfisher.- No, the woodpecker.
0:39:06 > 0:39:14In European politics, the Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 was Gerhard who?
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- Schroeder.- Correct.
0:39:16 > 0:39:22- Bank!- In phrases, which word meaning "slip" or "slide" precedes "row" to make...
0:39:25 > 0:39:30Time's up. You won £90 which we will treble.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34It gives you prize money today of £2,580.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38But there can only be one winner.
0:39:38 > 0:39:44So now up to five questions each. If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death.
0:39:44 > 0:39:50Therefore, Davy and Sue, for £2,580, let's play the Weakest Link.
0:39:52 > 0:39:58- Davy, as the strongest link in the last round, you have the choice of who goes first.- Ladies first, Anne.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05Sue, in a 1980 interview, which Hollywood star confirmed
0:40:05 > 0:40:10that in the early 1930s, he had been assessed after a screen test
0:40:10 > 0:40:16with the words, "Can't act, slightly bald, also dances"?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- Frank Sinatra. - The correct answer is Fred Astaire.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Davy, in geography, which Arctic territory
0:40:23 > 0:40:26and self-governing dependency of Denmark
0:40:26 > 0:40:30is separated from Canada by the Davis Strait
0:40:30 > 0:40:32and has Nuuk as its capital?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- Greenland, Anne. - That is the correct answer.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Sue, in measuring time,
0:40:40 > 0:40:44a period of 168 hours is equal to how many days?
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- One week. - That is the correct answer.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53Davy, in TV, which satirical, topical series was shown
0:40:53 > 0:40:56between 1984 and 1996
0:40:56 > 0:41:00and featured grotesque puppets voiced by impressionists
0:41:00 > 0:41:04such as Jan Ravens, Alistair McGowan and Rory Bremner?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- Spitting Image. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12Sue, the particle physicist Professor Brian Cox
0:41:12 > 0:41:16was formerly the keyboard player with which group
0:41:16 > 0:41:20that had a UK No.1 single with Things Can Only Get Better?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- Pass, Anne. - The correct answer is D:Ream.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Davy, in British history in 1660,
0:41:26 > 0:41:29two years after the death of Oliver Cromwell,
0:41:29 > 0:41:33which monarch was proclaimed King of England?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- Edward.- The correct answer is Charles II.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41Sue, in the British Isles, which cathedral city in Cornwall
0:41:41 > 0:41:44is the most southerly and westerly in England?
0:41:44 > 0:41:46- Truro.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51Davy, in theatre, which play that opened in the West End in 2010
0:41:51 > 0:41:54is set in a Texan energy company
0:41:54 > 0:41:59at the centre of a famous 1990s financial scandal?
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- Wall Street... - The correct answer is Enron.
0:42:04 > 0:42:10Sue, in sport, which boxer knocked down Gene Tunney in 1927,
0:42:10 > 0:42:14but lost the fight in the famous "Long Count" incident
0:42:14 > 0:42:17when the referee delayed starting the count?
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- Joe Louis.- The correct answer is Jack Dempsey.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25Davy, in the children's book Treasure Island,
0:42:25 > 0:42:29the character Billy Bones reveals that he has been first mate
0:42:29 > 0:42:32to which notorious pirate?
0:42:32 > 0:42:37- Long John Silver.- No, the correct answer is Captain Flint.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41And after five questions each, your scores are tied,
0:42:41 > 0:42:45so, Sue and Davy, let's play Sudden Death.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Sue, in the King James Bible in the New Testament,
0:42:52 > 0:42:57which Apostle of Jesus is referred to as Didymus, meaning "the twin"?
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- Simon.- The correct answer is Thomas.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Davy, on railway tracks in the UK,
0:43:04 > 0:43:08the standard gauge of four feet, eight and a half inches
0:43:08 > 0:43:14is also named after a railway pioneer with what surname?
0:43:15 > 0:43:18- Stephenson. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24That means, Davy, you are today's strongest link
0:43:24 > 0:43:27and you go away with £2,580.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Sue, you leave with nothing.
0:43:31 > 0:43:35Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:36 > 0:43:41I came for the day to enjoy myself, winning or losing.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44I can still go home quite proud of myself.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd actually win the Weakest Link.
0:43:48 > 0:43:54It was always just an idea to come on the show and have a laugh and see what the experience was like,
0:43:54 > 0:43:57so, yeah, over the moon, absolutely.
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