0:00:01 > 0:00:04Nine contestants are preparing for the show.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08Only one will win prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:14The rest will leave with nothing as one by one they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Any of the nine people in the studio here today
0:00:36 > 0:00:39could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41They don't know each other,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44but if they want the money, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47But eight will leave with nothing,
0:00:47 > 0:00:53as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00I'm Oliver. I'm 47. I'm from Chalfont St Peter. I'm an optician.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06I'm Rebecca. I'm 32. I live in Wiltshire. I'm an account manager.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11I'm Rachel. I'm 20. I'm from East Sussex. I'm a student.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15I'm Brian. I'm 46. I'm from Merseyside.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18I'm a freelance highway engineer.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23I'm Ronda. I'm 30 from Northern Ireland where I teach English and French.
0:01:24 > 0:01:31I'm Will. I'm 25. I'm from Windsor and I'm a tournament-playing professional golfer.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38I'm Fiona. I'm 37 from Blackpool, where I work as a head of purchasing for an amusement park.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44I'm Nick. I'm 30 from Stockport. I'm a landscape gardener.
0:01:45 > 0:01:52I'm John. I'm 61 from Dorset. I work as a furniture salesman and water sports instructor.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56The rules: the aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:56 > 0:02:01to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit. The fastest way
0:02:01 > 0:02:05is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Get a question wrong, you lose the money in the chain.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14If you say "bank" before the question is asked the money is safe.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17However, you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:17 > 0:02:24At the end of the round only banked money can be taken forward. In Round One
0:02:24 > 0:02:26there are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:26 > 0:02:32We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically. That's Brian.
0:02:32 > 0:02:38Let's play The Weakest Link. The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43Which name can follow "clever" to mean a know-it-all?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Dick.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49A kitchen cupboard with open shelves is known as a Welsh what?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Dresser.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54The name of which bird goes after culture
0:02:54 > 0:02:58to give a term for a person excessively interested in the Arts?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Vulture.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04On which side of the road do cars drive in France?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Left. No, right.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11In February 2002, the Republic of Ireland launched a bid
0:03:11 > 0:03:17to host the Euro 2008 Football Championships with which country of the UK?
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Scotland. John. Bank.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Which specific pork product is an ingredient of the dishes
0:03:23 > 0:03:26angels on horseback and devils on horseback?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Pass. Bacon.
0:03:30 > 0:03:36An unofficial barrier to personal career advancement is known as a glass what?
0:03:36 > 0:03:37Pass. Ceiling.
0:03:38 > 0:03:45What A is the legal term used to describe someone who's been exonerated from a charge?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47I don't know. Acquitted.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50What is 32 divided by 16?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Er, four. Two.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58In geography, Gravely Hill interchange on the M6 near Birmingham
0:03:58 > 0:04:01is nicknamed after what form of pasta?
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Spaghetti. Ronda. Bank.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07According to the proverb, what is the best form of defence?
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Pass. Attack.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11What C is skin-colour product
0:04:11 > 0:04:17in a cream or liquid form used on areas of the face to cover blemishes such as spots.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Concealer.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25What word can mean to hit or the turn-up at the end of a sleeve?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Roll up? Cuff.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34According to the well-known joke, what is black and white and read all over?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37A newspaper.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42Dry rot and wet rot are types of what? Algae or fungi?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Fungi. Oliver. Bank.
0:04:44 > 0:04:50Will Young released the fastest-selling single in UK chart history
0:04:50 > 0:04:54comprising Anything Is Possible and which other song?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Pass. Evergreen.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01The words used by conjurers while performing tricks are hocus what?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Pocus.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08What "I" is the act a bird is performing when it sits on eggs in order to hatch them?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Pass. Incubation.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15In which branch of the arts are Lords Lichfield and Snowdon well known?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Photography. Ronda. Bank.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22A 1950s advertising slogan urged people to drink a pint o' what a day?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Milk.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27According to the 2002 Forbes Rich List,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31how many billionaires are there? 497 or 997?
0:05:35 > 0:05:36497.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39FIONA: Bank.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Time's up and the bank was out of time, which is a pity.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Because it was an appalling first round.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53You achieved a tragic £110.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58Who's past their best? It's a hard decision but it's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07The first strongest link is Will. The statistics show that Fiona is the weakest link.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10But who will they vote off at this early stage?
0:06:11 > 0:06:16Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35Oliver, what do you do?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38I'm an optician, Anne. Who do you work for?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I own my own practice. Do you?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Those aren't your glasses you've got on there?
0:06:44 > 0:06:46One of them, Anne, yes. Oh.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Do you sell many of those? We do, yes.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53To people with beards who look like you? Yes, Anne.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Dear, dear. Why Fiona?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I thought she struggled as much as I did.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59What do you do, Rebecca?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I'm an account manager.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03What sort of account manager?
0:07:03 > 0:07:07We sell legal expenses insurance to brokers. Why would I want it?
0:07:07 > 0:07:12If you have an accident which isn't your fault we'll recover the excess
0:07:12 > 0:07:16and any other expenses which you might suffer.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Oh. Do you make a profit?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Well, we're in a business. We're not a charity.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23So I must make a loss, then.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Why Fiona? She got two questions wrong.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29What do you do, Rachel?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I'm a student. Studying? Law with German.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34What about adding up with division?
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Maths isn't my strong point. Clearly.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Where are you studying? In Cardiff.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Are they all as thick as you? Pretty much, yeah. Why Fiona?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Um...I think...
0:07:46 > 0:07:49she got as many questions wrong as I did.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53She was the worst player. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05I'm very relieved to be off. It's a lot of pressure.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07It's a lot harder than it looks.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12I'd like to see Oliver go next. He thinks he's brighter than he is.
0:08:13 > 0:08:20Round Two. A lamentable £110 in the kitty out of a possible £1,000.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23You're down to eight players. Ten seconds off.
0:08:23 > 0:08:29We'll start with the strongest link. That's Will. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Start the clock.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37If decimal relates to ten, binary relates to which number?
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Two.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Who appeared on an American TV chat show,
0:08:41 > 0:08:45demonstrating the size of pretzel preferred by her husband?
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Barbara Bush. No, Laura Bush.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53What part of a car might undergo a re-tread?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Tyre. Oliver. Bank.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00What B is the nickname given to supermodel Elle MacPherson?
0:09:01 > 0:09:02Pass. The Body.
0:09:03 > 0:09:09In 1973, what form of indirect taxation replaced purchase tax in the UK?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11VAT.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16On entering the USA in 1882, Oscar Wilde had nothing to declare except his?
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Genius.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22If something frightens you it makes which part of your body stand on end?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Hair. Ronda. Bank.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Which is further south? The Isle Of Man or Scilly Isles?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30The Scilly Isles.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35In the postal system, the letters SAE stand for stamped addressed what?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Envelope.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42What P is the name of the UK dance rock group that takes its name
0:09:42 > 0:09:45from a term usually given to a child genius?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Pass. Prodigy.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Which American animal has escaped from UK fur farms,
0:09:53 > 0:09:57devastating native animal populations?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Mink.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04In the Poldark novels by Winston Graham, which county is the chief setting?
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Berkshire. Cornwall.
0:10:07 > 0:10:13Which salad ingredient is pureed and sieved to make the Italian sauce called passata?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Tomato.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18What F is a piece of cloth used as a standard
0:10:18 > 0:10:21such as Old Glory, the Tricolour and Jolly Roger?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Flag. Brian. Bank.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27On a map, the boot of Italy seems to kick which island?
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Sicily.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32In biology, A, B, AB and O are main types of what?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Blood groups.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39British astronaut Helen Sharman was born in Sheffield or Birmingham?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Birmingham. Sheffield.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Which word follows earth, tape and lug
0:10:44 > 0:10:49to make the name of a group of invertebrates with long, thin bodies?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Worm.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55What D is an informal name for the southern states of America?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Deep South. Dixie.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01What consists of a seat hung from chains or ropes
0:11:01 > 0:11:04that can move backwards and forwards?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Swing.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09In June 1815, the French Emperor Napoleon
0:11:09 > 0:11:13signed his abdication after being defeated in which battle?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Waterloo.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18What was the name of a steeplechasing horse
0:11:18 > 0:11:21that won the Cheltenham Gold Cup three times...
0:11:23 > 0:11:31Time's up. I can't complete the question. You hardly did much better. You banked £220.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35Who has no beginning to their talent?
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Or who has no end to their ignorance?
0:11:37 > 0:11:41It's time to vote off... the weakest link.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Rebecca is the strongest link with the most right answers.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52Statistically, Oliver is the weakest link but can he survive the vote?
0:11:53 > 0:11:58Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Will...you're a golfer. Correct, yes.
0:12:20 > 0:12:26Do many golfers wear necklaces? I don't know. Maybe. They're beads, not a necklace.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31What's the difference? Necklaces are worn by women. So are beads.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Why Oliver? He got a bit flustered.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38You're not going to get flustered? Who knows?
0:12:38 > 0:12:42John, have you got two jobs? I have indeed.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Winter-wise, I sell furniture.
0:12:44 > 0:12:50In the summer I teach waterskiing, powerboat driving and do a speed patrol for the council.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55Are you a good waterskier? Not so good as I used to be. What's the secret?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Knees bent, arms straight and mouth closed. Why Oliver?
0:12:59 > 0:13:03I thought he missed a few and was getting a bit flustered.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07What do you do, Nick? I'm a landscape gardener, Anne.
0:13:07 > 0:13:14Whose gardens have you designed? Just private, individual gardens within my area. Why Oliver?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17He should have got that body question.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22The Elle MacPherson one. Perhaps he can't see well. He was the worst player.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25With five votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:33 > 0:13:39I got the Elle MacPherson question wrong because I didn't pay much attention to her body.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Brian should be voted off. He's the strongest.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46Tactically it would be good to get rid of him.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52Round Three and you've only made it to £330. You're down to seven players.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Another ten seconds coming off your time.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01We start with the strongest link - Rebecca. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Start the clock.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08What is the practice of learning the main routes in London
0:14:08 > 0:14:11and the suburbs, undertaken by cab drivers?
0:14:11 > 0:14:12The Knowledge.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17Which of these is higher in rank? A commis chef or a sous chef?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19A sous chef.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24A man who wears female attire, especially for a performance is called a drag what?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Queen. Ronda. Bank.
0:14:26 > 0:14:32Who was Prime Minister when Britain joined the European Community in 1973?
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Edward Heath.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37In the 1980s, the diaries of which dictator
0:14:37 > 0:14:40published by Stern were proved to have been faked?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Adolf Hitler.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44What H is a sweet-smelling plant
0:14:44 > 0:14:50which grows from a bulb and the name of a TV character played by Patricia Routledge?
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Hyacinth.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55"Travelling incognito" means travelling under what?
0:14:55 > 0:14:58An assumed name or a Eurostar train?
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Assumed name.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03What item of restraint, used to secure the wrists,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06is known by the slang term "bracelets"?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Handcuffs. Rachel. Bank.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13A ceremonial meal for many people, hosted by the monarch is called a state what?
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Banquet.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20In education, what R is given to the period of intense study before an exam?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Revision. Ronda. Bank.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27What letter occurs in a week or a year, but never in a day or a month?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29E.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34In telecommunications, the Telephone Directory is now called what?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36The Phone Book. Nick. Bank.
0:15:36 > 0:15:42What is the name for a freezer that is low and wide and has a hinged lid?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Chest freezer.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Which word can come before gang, stud and conference
0:15:47 > 0:15:50to make three well-known phrases?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Pass. No, press.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Liege and Ghent are both cities in which country?
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Brussels. No, Belgium.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11The Persian, Omar Khayyam was famous for poetry or carpet making?
0:16:11 > 0:16:12Carpet making. Poetry.
0:16:13 > 0:16:19In US travel jargon, an overnight plane journey is known as a red what?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21No idea. Eye.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26Which of the children of the Queen is the last in line for the throne?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Edward. Princess Anne.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32In India, what P is the name for thin roasted
0:16:32 > 0:16:35or fried crispbread made from lentil flower?
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Pass. Poppadoms.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Time's up. You banked £500. But...
0:16:50 > 0:16:55You had a chain of 13 correct answers so if you hadn't banked in a panic
0:16:55 > 0:16:58you could have reached the £1,000 target.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Who's clutching at straws? Who's trifling with your total?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12The statistics show John is the weakest link.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Nick is the strongest link. He didn't get any wrong.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Who will lose out in the vote?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40So, Ronda, what do you teach?
0:17:40 > 0:17:44English and French. At what level? Secondary level.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46They'll be having a laugh, eh?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49They will indeed. Why John?
0:17:49 > 0:17:54I think his hesitation was unforgivable. We needed the time.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57How's it going for you, Brian? Not bad, thanks.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00What do you do? Highway engineer.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02So what do you do as a highway engineer?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Anything to do with the design of roads.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08So from major design - motorway size -
0:18:08 > 0:18:13right down to speed bumps and cone arrangements and what have you.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15You organise sleeping policemen?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19In my current post I do, unfortunately. Do you?
0:18:19 > 0:18:21So if along my road...
0:18:21 > 0:18:26you suddenly put sleeping policemen that make it bumpy and noisy when I'm sleeping,
0:18:26 > 0:18:28what do you do about that?
0:18:28 > 0:18:33We take on board your complaints...
0:18:33 > 0:18:36and put them in anyway, usually. Why John?
0:18:36 > 0:18:40It was the hesitation. It stood out. We were going well up to then.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43It seemed to spoil the flow of it.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Well, statistically he was the worst player.
0:18:46 > 0:18:53So, John. Knees bent, arms straight, mouth closed. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04I am kicking myself for actually...
0:19:04 > 0:19:07pausing so long. My mind went blank. It was almost there.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12I took far too long trying to remember it. Rachel will be off next.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15She's fumbled over a few and missed a few easy ones.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Any maths question and I think she'll be off.
0:19:19 > 0:19:25Round Four and you've banked just £830. You're down to six players.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Ten seconds off the time.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32We'll start with the strongest link - Nick. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Start the clock.
0:19:35 > 0:19:41What sort of animal was World Cup Willy, the mascot for the 1966 World Cup:
0:19:41 > 0:19:42a lion or a dog?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44A dog. A lion.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48In darts, how many points do you get for a bull's-eye?
0:19:48 > 0:19:4950.
0:19:49 > 0:19:55Ode To Joy from Beethoven's symphony is the anthem of which political body?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Pass. The European Union.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02Which city can be reached by driving east from Leeds along the M62?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Liverpool. Hull.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07In January 2002, which all-girl pop group
0:20:07 > 0:20:10lost a high court battle with a scooter company?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12All Saints? Spice Girls.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Which tennis player beat Bjorn Borg at Wimbledon in 1981
0:20:16 > 0:20:21to end his five-year winning streak in the men's singles?
0:20:21 > 0:20:23John McEnroe. Nick. Bank.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26What B is thick, rich and creamy shellfish soup?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Bouillabaisse? Bisque.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32According to the saying, leopards don't change what?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Spots.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Tracing is a raised pattern decoration
0:20:37 > 0:20:41made using a punch typically on which material: silver or glass?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Glass? Silver.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47In the US, which city is the state capital of Georgia?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Memphis. Atlanta.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54In which film does Sex In The City actress Kim Cattrall
0:20:54 > 0:20:57play the mother of Britney Spears' character?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Crossroads.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04Which mammal goes before radish and chestnut to make the name of a plant or tree?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Horse.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11In printing, Algerian, Arial and Century Gothic are examples of what F?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Fonts. Rebecca. Bank.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18John Howard was elected Prime Minister of which country?
0:21:18 > 0:21:19Australia.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24Sybil, Polly and Miss Tibbs were characters from which 1970s sitcom?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Acorn Antiques. Fawlty Towers.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33What F is the pivot or fixed point of which a lever moves?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Fulcrum.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40A performance that leads to huge applause is said to bring the what down?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42The...roof down. House.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48At the 2002 Winter Olympics, how many gold medals did Britain win?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50None. One.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54In December 2001, Kym Marsh, formerly of Hear'Say,
0:21:54 > 0:21:56became engaged to which EastEnders actor?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58No idea. Jack Ryder.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03A hand-sized version of a laptop computer is known as a what top?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Palmtop.
0:22:08 > 0:22:09Time's up,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11and you hardly get any better.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16You banked only £140.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Who really is now skating on thin ice?
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Who's on their last legs?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Who should walk the walk?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32With no correct answers, Rachel is the weakest link.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37The only player to get all answers, Rebecca is the strongest link.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Will the voting reflect the statistics?
0:22:41 > 0:22:46Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02We have a tie, team.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Rachel and Brian, three votes each.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Brian, when you're not making
0:23:10 > 0:23:15residents' lives a misery by putting sleeping policemen outside houses,
0:23:15 > 0:23:20so every car and lorry makes a noise when they're trying to get some rest,
0:23:20 > 0:23:22what else do you work on?
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Motorways, Anne.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26What do you do on motorways?
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Apparently, I get lost on them. You certainly get lost.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Do you order the cones?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34I do, yeah.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Why do the cones go out long before any roadworks start,
0:23:38 > 0:23:41and stay out long after they have finished?
0:23:41 > 0:23:45It does look like there's not a lot happening, but there is.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Why vote for Rachel?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Because I've never had any money to bank,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53consistently, through the game.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55So, Rachel. Law with German.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Do you think you should be here?
0:23:58 > 0:23:59Probably not, no.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Why Brian?
0:24:01 > 0:24:02Um, because...
0:24:02 > 0:24:05next to me, he was the worst player.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07He'd have to go some
0:24:07 > 0:24:09to be as bad as you, Rachel.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11When the vote's tied,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15the strongest link has the deciding vote. That was Rebecca.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Why Brian?
0:24:17 > 0:24:21The question about the roads stood out for me.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26Did you think he was statistically the worst player?
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Having heard the rest of the conversations, I'm not sure any more.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34You now have a choice between Rachel and Brian.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35Who do you want to go?
0:24:35 > 0:24:38I'll change my vote to Rachel.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39Why?
0:24:39 > 0:24:44He's good for entertainment. He winds you up about sleeping policemen.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48That's because someone once put one outside my house.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Rachel, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00I'm not surprised Rebecca changed her vote to me,
0:25:00 > 0:25:05because I did do badly, and Brian is good for entertainment value.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09I'd like to see Will go off next, because he's a bit smug.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12He's into his golf, but I don't think he's that good.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Round Five, and you still haven't got to £1,000.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20You have only £970 in the kitty.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24You're down to five players. Ten seconds coming off your time.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28We'll start with the strongest link, Rebecca.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36A person in a bad mood is described as a bear with a sore what?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Head.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42In a restaurant, what G is another word for a tip?
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Gratuity. Ronda. Bank.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47What are the panels in cars that act as fenders
0:25:47 > 0:25:51to prevent vehicle damage and lessen collision shock?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Bumper.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57Dame Janet Baker achieved fame in which field of the arts,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00before retiring in 1982: opera or ballet?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Ballet. Opera.
0:26:03 > 0:26:09In footwear, what is the fabric cord threaded through eyelets to fasten a shoe?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Laces.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Which painting by Leonardo da Vinci
0:26:13 > 0:26:18did Francis I of France purportedly buy for his bathroom?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Sunflowers.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22The Mona Lisa.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24What T is the capital of Albania?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Tirana.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Politics. ECHR stands for the European Convention on what?
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Human Rights.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Who directed the 1963 film The Birds?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Hitchcock. Nick. Bank.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42In music, what does rallentando mean: slowing down or speeding up?
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Slowing down.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49In language, what object for transporting fruit should you not upset?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Applecart. Brian. Bank.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56In what game do players use squidges to propel plastic discs into a pot?
0:26:56 > 0:26:57Tiddlywinks.
0:26:57 > 0:27:03Prince William started to attend which Scottish university in September 2001?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05St Andrews.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09In politics, who resigned as President of the USSR in 1991?
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Boris Yeltsin. No, Mikhail Gorbachev.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16On which coast of England is Spurnhead: east or west?
0:27:16 > 0:27:18East.
0:27:18 > 0:27:23In popular culture, which US singer married Whitney Houston in 1992?
0:27:23 > 0:27:24Bobby Brown.
0:27:24 > 0:27:30The ancient Greek poem The Iliad is set during the siege of which ancient city?
0:27:30 > 0:27:31Troy.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Ronda. Bank.
0:27:33 > 0:27:40The companies Royal Doulton, Wedgwood and Royal Worcester all make china or carpets?
0:27:40 > 0:27:41China. Will. Bank.
0:27:41 > 0:27:46TV. Which magician has hosted Odd One Out and Every Second Counts?
0:27:46 > 0:27:47Paul Daniels.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Nick. Bank.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53Groucho Marx famously said, "I don't want to belong to any organisation..."
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Time's up. I can't complete the question.
0:27:56 > 0:27:57You banked £340.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Who clearly is not up to the standard of the rest of you?
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Who's the millstone round your neck?
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Who's more ornament than use?
0:28:06 > 0:28:09It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15According to the statistics, Ronda is the strongest link.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Will is the weakest link, but who will the team want off?
0:28:20 > 0:28:25Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40So, Brian, what do you do
0:28:40 > 0:28:43when you're not designing traffic jams?
0:28:43 > 0:28:46I do a bit of running - general sports.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49That's a very clever thing to do along the roads.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54As you're in charge of making them such a difficulty for motorists,
0:28:54 > 0:28:57the best thing to do is to run.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I've never thought of it that way.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Why do you run?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03If you met my missus...
0:29:03 > 0:29:08No, generally to keep myself fit. Stop myself ballooning too much.
0:29:08 > 0:29:09Why Will?
0:29:09 > 0:29:14If I'm not mistaken, I think he got two questions wrong,
0:29:14 > 0:29:16more than anybody else.
0:29:16 > 0:29:22Rebecca, when you're not flogging insurance to us that we don't need, what do you do?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Um, I play saxophone.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Do you? You don't look groovy enough.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Looks can be deceiving.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Have you got big lips, then?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33You don't need big lips.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34What do you need big?
0:29:34 > 0:29:37A big saxophone's always good.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Is it? Why Will?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42He got a few questions wrong in that round.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44He was well below par.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48Will, with two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59I feel miffed to have been voted off. It's disappointing.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03I got worse as the programme went on, rather than better.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05I think Rebecca will win,
0:30:05 > 0:30:08because she's got the best breadth of knowledge.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Round Six. £1,310 in the kitty.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Four left, ten more seconds off the time.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21We'll start with the strongest link. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Start the clock.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28In which quiz programme do contenders answer questions
0:30:28 > 0:30:30on a subject in a black, spotlit chair?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32Mastermind.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35A wimple is worn where on the body?
0:30:35 > 0:30:36The head.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40Which term for the central stone at the top of an arch
0:30:40 > 0:30:44is also the name of comedy cops from silent films?
0:30:44 > 0:30:45Keystone. Brian. Bank.
0:30:45 > 0:30:51Which Merseyside football club plays home games in Royal blue shirts?
0:30:51 > 0:30:52Everton.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57Wildlife. Which member of the crow family has black and white plumage?
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Magpie. Nick. Bank.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04Which film and theatre musical features the character Truly Scrumptious?
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Carousel. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!
0:31:08 > 0:31:12The Christian festival of Candlemas takes place in which month?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14December. February.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19The historical doctrine that the monarchy is answerable only to God
0:31:19 > 0:31:22was known as the what right of kings?
0:31:22 > 0:31:23Divine.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26In which 2000 film set in Thailand
0:31:26 > 0:31:29did Robert Carlyle play the character Daffy?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Pass. The Beach.
0:31:31 > 0:31:37Music. Which German big band leader released the 2001 album Best Of Non Stop Dancing?
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Schubert. James Last.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49The Comorra is a criminal organisation similar to the Mafia
0:31:49 > 0:31:53that originated in which southern Italian city?
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Rome. Naples.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02Human body. The coronary arteries provide the blood supply to which organ?
0:32:02 > 0:32:04The heart. Ronda. Bank.
0:32:04 > 0:32:09In job advertisements, the letters OTE stand for On Target what?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Earnings.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15Which actress is the famous mother of Joely Richardson?
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Pass.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Vanessa Redgrave.
0:32:23 > 0:32:29In the animal kingdom, which male animal may be described as taurine or bovine?
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Cow. No, a bull.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33In religion, the translation...
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Time's up. I can't complete the question.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40You banked £170.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Who's the blot on your landscape?
0:32:44 > 0:32:48Who won't let sleeping policemen lie?
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Who needs to be taught a lesson,
0:32:51 > 0:32:54and whose insurance maybe shouldn't be renewed?
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Statistically, Rebecca is the weakest link.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06With all his answers right, Brian's the strongest link.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09But will the votes follow the facts?
0:33:10 > 0:33:15Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28Ronda...
0:33:28 > 0:33:30why Nick?
0:33:30 > 0:33:35I felt that I had answered quite a few questions correctly, and had waited to bank,
0:33:35 > 0:33:38then sometimes the money was lost.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42Did you think he was the weakest link? I did.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Statistically, he wasn't, was he?
0:33:46 > 0:33:48If you say so.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Who was the worst player?
0:33:50 > 0:33:53From the look you're giving me, I'd say it was me.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Why Nick? He was the weakest link.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00No. You were the worst player, but it's votes that count.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04With three votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Rebecca should be standing in my place.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19She was statistically the weakest link in that round,
0:34:19 > 0:34:21and she should be off, not me.
0:34:22 > 0:34:28Round Seven. You've won £1,480, out of a possible £6,000.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32Ten more seconds coming off. We start with the strongest link - Brian!
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Start the clock.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43In TV, the comedy double act who appeared on the series Fist Of Fun
0:34:43 > 0:34:46were Stewart Lee and Richard who?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Grainger. Herring.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53Which band recorded the albums A Night At The Opera and A Day At The Races?
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Queen.
0:34:55 > 0:34:56The drug research
0:34:56 > 0:35:01where participants do not know if they received treatment is double what?
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Blind.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06The berries of which tree provide the flavour in gin?
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Juniper. Ronda. Bank.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Cricket. Born in Zimbabwe,
0:35:11 > 0:35:15Graham Hick changed his citizenship to play for which team?
0:35:15 > 0:35:17England.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19In politics,
0:35:19 > 0:35:25Richard Caborn replaced Kate Hoey in June 2001 as Minister of State for what?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Education. Sport.
0:35:29 > 0:35:34The Tchaikovsky competition for solo singers and instrumentalists
0:35:34 > 0:35:37takes place in which Russian city?
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Moscow.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43FE is the symbol for which element in the periodic table?
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Iron.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50In the Christian calendar, which day falls 40 days after Easter Day?
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Lent.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53Ascension.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57The expression used to describe intellectual seclusion,
0:35:57 > 0:36:02protected from the hardships of life, is called an ivory what?
0:36:02 > 0:36:03Tower. Ronda. Bank.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07In the sitcom Red Dwarf, which actor played Dave Lister?
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Craig Charles. Rebecca. Bank.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13By land area, which is the largest country in Africa?
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Nairobi. Sudan.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20In pop music, which group had UK hit singles in the 1990s,
0:36:20 > 0:36:25with the songs Help The Aged, This Is Hardcore and Something Changed?
0:36:25 > 0:36:27No idea. Pulp.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30In maths, what is 13 x zero?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Zero.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Individuals reserve a zone for themselves known as personal what?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Space.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40BRIAN: Bank.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46Time's up. Your bank was out of time. In that round, you won £140.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48In Round Eight,
0:36:48 > 0:36:51you can treble what you bank.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Potentially, there's £3,000 to be won.
0:36:53 > 0:36:59Who is least likely to help you raise the bank balance now you have this opportunity?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08At this crucial stage, Ronda is the strongest link.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10She gave all correct answers.
0:37:10 > 0:37:16Statistically, Rebecca is the weakest link for the second round in a row.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Can she survive the final vote?
0:37:20 > 0:37:25Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Ronda, why Rebecca?
0:37:36 > 0:37:41Rebecca was the person who got the most questions wrong in that round.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Brian, you must be astonished to still be here.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Yeah.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50I suppose I am, yeah.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Why Rebecca?
0:37:52 > 0:37:58Though she saved my skin earlier, I think she was the weakest link in that round.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01So, you get rid of her. She was the weakest link.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04She was, just. You weren't brilliant.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Rebecca, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:38:14 > 0:38:20They were frightened of me. I'd been the strongest link earlier. They decided to get rid of me.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24I gave Brian a chance, and he stabbed me in the back.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27I think Ronda will win. I think, being a teacher,
0:38:27 > 0:38:31she should have a better depth of knowledge than Brian.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Round Eight. £1,620 in the kitty.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Two of you left.
0:38:38 > 0:38:4090 seconds in this round.
0:38:40 > 0:38:46Whatever you bank will be trebled, and added to the total to make up your prize money.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51£3,000 is at stake. We start with the strongest link from the last round.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Start the clock.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Derived from the Greek for indivisible,
0:38:58 > 0:39:02what name is given to the smallest part of an element
0:39:02 > 0:39:05that can take part in a chemical reaction?
0:39:05 > 0:39:06Atom.
0:39:06 > 0:39:12In a song sung by Kermit in The Muppet Show, it's not easy being what colour?
0:39:12 > 0:39:13Green.
0:39:13 > 0:39:19Judi Dench won an Oscar, and Cate Blanchett a BAFTA for playing which queen?
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Elizabeth. Brian. Bank.
0:39:22 > 0:39:28The man who became artistic director of the National Theatre in 1997 is Trevor who?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Sorry. Nunn.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34A common term for your closest relatives is next of what?
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Kin.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41In which century did Colley Cibber become the English poet laureate?
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Eighteenth.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47Cricket. Which word describes a dismissed batsman?
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Bye? Out.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53What is Princess Anne's Gloucestershire home called?
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Chatsworth House.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Gatcombe Park.
0:39:57 > 0:40:02In ancient history, Pericles was a leader of which Greek city state?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Troy? Athens.
0:40:05 > 0:40:10Which twin telescopes positioned to cover northern and southern skies
0:40:10 > 0:40:12are names after a sign of the zodiac?
0:40:12 > 0:40:14No idea. Gemini.
0:40:14 > 0:40:20Politics. The MSP elected the first minister of Scotland in 2001 is Jack who?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Straw. McConnell.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26In cookery, which conserve is traditionally made from...
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Time's up.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32I can't complete the question. You banked £100,
0:40:32 > 0:40:35which I'll treble and add to previous rounds.
0:40:35 > 0:40:40That means prize money of £1,920.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44Only one of you can take the money. So now you'll play head to head.
0:40:44 > 0:40:50I'll ask questions. Whoever answers the most questions correctly wins.
0:40:50 > 0:40:51It's as simple as that.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55Brian and Ronda, for £1,920,
0:40:55 > 0:40:58let's play The Weakest Link.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04As the last strongest link you choose who goes first.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07I'd like to go first, please, Anne.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Ronda, in music,
0:41:11 > 0:41:14which former Manchester factory worker
0:41:14 > 0:41:17became the first British male artist
0:41:17 > 0:41:22to top the classical music charts in the US and UK simultaneously?
0:41:24 > 0:41:27Russell Watson. That is the correct answer.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28On a dart board,
0:41:28 > 0:41:32how many degrees of the circular board is taken up
0:41:32 > 0:41:37by each of the 20 numbered sectors on the circumference?
0:41:39 > 0:41:4218. That is the correct answer.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43Ronda, in football,
0:41:43 > 0:41:47in February 2002, which country won the African Nations cup
0:41:47 > 0:41:50for the second time in succession?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Morocco.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57No. Cameroon.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Brian.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03The words assassin, safari and divan
0:42:03 > 0:42:06are all derived from which language?
0:42:06 > 0:42:09Arabic. That is the correct answer.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13In UK newspapers since 1997,
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Dr Miriam Stoppard has been the permanent agony aunt
0:42:17 > 0:42:20on which national tabloid?
0:42:22 > 0:42:24The Daily Express.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27The correct answer is the Daily Mirror.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29In Japanese costume,
0:42:29 > 0:42:32what item of dress is an obi,
0:42:32 > 0:42:34which is worn with a kimono?
0:42:34 > 0:42:36A belt.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38That is the correct answer.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42You need to answer this question to remain in the game.
0:42:42 > 0:42:47In popular culture, what name links the creator of Philip Marlowe
0:42:47 > 0:42:51with a central character in the TV sitcom Friends?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Chandler.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56If you answer this correctly, you've won.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58So, for £1,920...
0:42:58 > 0:43:02In money, the reverse of the standard UK 50p coin
0:43:02 > 0:43:09shows a representation of which emblematic female figure?
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Britannia. That is the correct answer.
0:43:15 > 0:43:16That means, Brian,
0:43:16 > 0:43:19you are today's strongest link,
0:43:19 > 0:43:21and you go away with...
0:43:23 > 0:43:25Ronda, you leave with nothing.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:31 > 0:43:35It's incredible to win the Weakest Link.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37I lived by the skin of my teeth a few times.
0:43:37 > 0:43:42I'm pleased with today. I didn't expect to get that far at all.
0:43:42 > 0:43:46I had my speech ready to be voted out as the first person.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48I'm glad I got so far.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52Football isn't my strong point. I'll have to watch it more.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56It's great to say, "I am the strongest link."
0:43:56 > 0:43:59Subtitles by ITFC Ltd for BBC Broadcast - 2002