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