10/02/2009 Weakest Link

Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.

Only one of them will win up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

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

They've only just met, but to get the prize money they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing,

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

Let's meet the team.

My name's Michael. I'm 21,

I'm from Gottsall in North Lincolnshire and I'm a drama student.

I'm Nicki. I'm 42, I'm from Jersey and I'm a PA and bookkeeper.

I'm Kenneth. I'm 54 years old, I'm from Wallsend

and I'm an aircraft recovery officer.

I'm Alison, 30, from Bedfordshire, a physiotherapist.

Graham, 40, from London, and I'm a butler.

I'm Loren. I'm 22, I'm from Newton Abbot in Devon

and I'm a marketing coordinator.

I'm Bill. I'm 62, from Glossop, Derbyshire. I'm a lecturer.

I'm Jo. I'm 55, from Birmingham and I'm a bank clerk.

I'm Carl, I'm 29, I'm from Anglesey and I'm a painter and decorator.

OK. Just to remind you, in each round, there's £1,000 to be won.

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

Break the chain and you lose all the money.

Say "Bank" before a question and the money is safe.

Round One. Three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the first person alphabetically, that's you, Alison.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock.

A salad that consists mainly of leafy vegetables

is usually described as being what colour?

-Green.

-The nicknames Nipper, Titch and Halfpint

are most often given to people who are very what, small or fat?

-Small.

-Dodgems are also commonly known as what cars?

-Bumper cars.

-There are how many hours in two days?

-48.

-What K is the name of the room that is the main area of activity for the chef?

-Kitchen.

-The phrase meaning the essential or practical details of something

is the nuts and what?

-Bolts.

-Around the time of the birth of a child,

paid absence from work called paternity leave is available to members of which sex?

-Female.

-Even male.

In a traditional school curriculum, what is the single-word term

for the subject that includes physics, chemistry and biology?

-Science.

-The right to express any opinion publicly

is known as what, free speech or free love?

-Free speech.

-Japan derives from a phrase that is often translated as the land of the rising what?

-Sun.

-The front part of the head which accommodates the eyes, nose, cheeks, lips and chin

is usually known by what four-letter name?

-Face.

-The song sung by the nuns in The Sound Of Music

features the line "How do you solve a problem like..." whom?

-Maria.

-A 2008 survey suggested that on average during their lifetimes

British women spend over £33,000 on what, socks or shoes?

-Shoes.

-The famous rocky outcrop called Land's End

is in which English county?

-Cornwall.

-What P follows string, glove and finger

to make the names of three types of toy?

Can you repeat the question, please?

What P follows string, glove and finger

to make the names of three types of toy?

-Puppet.

-Which land mammal has the longest neck?

-Giraffe.

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

OK. You've reached and banked your £1,000 target.

That money will go through to the next round,

but one of you will not.

Whose answerphone probably won't even speak to them?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get an answer wrong, Michael is the weakest link.

The strongest link statistically is Carl

but who will be the first to take the walk of shame?

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

Carl.

Michael.

Michael.

Michael.

Michael.

Michael.

Michael.

Michael.

Michael.

What do you do, Jo?

-I work in a bank.

-Do you? As what?

A bit of everything, really. It's a small branch so we all muck in and do everything.

-And where's your branch?

-It's in a village called Rubery which is where I live.

If I was to walk into your branch, what's the first thing I'd see?

There would be somebody to greet you, to find out what you needed to do that day.

-Yeah.

-If you had a dog, we would probably give it some dog biscuits.

Put your board down. Just move over towards Carl.

If I walked into your branch and you were there,

what would be the first two things I'd see?

Um... I hope you'd see my name badge first.

-Before what?

-Before you saw any parts of my body.

-Your big breasts?

-That would be the ones, yes.

-OK. Hop up again.

-Thank you.

-And are you nice to old ladies there?

-Extremely.

Do they get a dog biscuit?

No, no. They could have a cup of coffee if they wanted one.

Do they think the credit crunch is a biscuit?

-I doubt it.

-Put your board up.

Why Michael?

Unfortunately he was the only one to get one wrong.

What do you do, Kenneth?

-I'm in the Royal Air Force.

-Is there just you there or have you got someone helping you?

I've got plenty of people helping me out. I'm an aircraft recovery officer.

-What are you recovering from?

-Nothing, really.

I recover aircraft that have probably been ditched or crashed.

Really? Where do you do that? Where do you help with the crash?

Wherever they crash. And then I respond.

Well, tell me somewhere recently.

-Nevada desert.

-In the Nevada desert. So put your board down.

So does the telephone go?

Yeah. And someone says, "Get to the Nevada desert."

Answer the phone!

-Hi. This is Warrant Officer Scott.

-Do it in the camp way.

No, I don't, Anne. And I get the details of what's happening

and I respond within 60 minutes.

-So 60 minutes later, where are you, Kenneth?

-Probably going to Heathrow.

You get to Heathrow. Do you get on the plane?

-Yes.

-Show me you getting on the plane. How does the plane go?

-It goes forward, generally.

-Yeah? Has it got wings?

-It's got wings, yeah.

-OK. So you're on the plane. Now go to Nevada.

-I'll do a Battle of Britain, shall I?

-Yeah. Have you got to Nevada yet?

-No. It takes about 12 hours.

-Does it? OK. So you do that for 12 hours.

-What do you do then?

-Cordon it all off and make sure the area is safe.

Why can't they get someone in Nevada to clean up?

Because if it's a Royal Air Force aircraft, we recover our own aircraft.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

-And why have they usually crashed?

It could be a technical error, it could be bird strike.

What, the birds gather round and go on strike, do they?

No, no. A flock of geese going down the engine intakes, perhaps.

That's so annoying.

-It is if you're on the plane.

-It is if you're a goose, isn't it?

Does Bill Oddie complain?

-He may do.

-Why Michael?

I'm afraid he got the only question wrong in that round.

What do you do, Carl?

-Painter and decorator, Anne.

-Is that exciting or like watching paint dry?

I find it very exciting. Different places all the time, different people.

-Where do you do that?

-On Anglesey, North Wales.

Do they bother to have houses painted?

They do where I live. It's a National World Heritage site, so...

Do you do any big projects?

I've done a fire station at Beaumaris. That was my biggest job to date.

-Did you paint it red inside?

-No, no. It was on off-white, believe it or not.

They wouldn't know where the fire engine was, would they?

Very true, very true.

-Why Michael?

-Unfortunately, he was the only person to get a question wrong.

Michael, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think I had a lot more to offer the group,

but in all fairness, I would have voted me off cos I was the only one that got a question wrong.

Round Two. In the bank...

Ten seconds off your time. We'll start with the strongest link, Carl. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. What G is the name for the part of a departure terminal

where an aeroplane is boarded?

-Gateway.

-No, gate. The rhyming names of the nephews of Donald Duck

are Huey, Dewey and what?

-Louie.

-Processed foods collectively known as cereals

are intended to be eaten at which meal?

-Breakfast.

-Contacting potential customers without warning

is known as what, cold calling or hot hailing?

-Cold calling.

-In football, the solo training drill

in which the aim is to prevent the ball hitting the ground without using the arms

is known as keepy-what?

-Scoring.

-Uppy. In times of danger, what H is the four-letter word commonly shouted out

by people requesting urgent assistance?

-Help.

-Britney Spears had a UK hit album in 2000 entitled Oops!...I Did It what?

-Again.

-What's 100 minus 70?

-30.

-When hosting Big Brother,

Davina McCall frequently reminds contestants,

"You are live on Channel 4, please do not..." what?

-Swear.

-When it's played, a gramophone record rotates in which direction,

clockwise or anticlockwise?

-Clockwise.

-Which word for a writing implement precedes name

to make a term for an alias assumed by the author of a book?

-Alias.

-Pen. In the 2008 film based on The Chronicles Of Narnia by CS Lewis,

the character Caspian has what royal title?

-Pass.

-Prince. What's the name for the compulsory process

introduced in the UK in 1935 that judges a person's ability to operate a vehicle safely?

-Driving test.

-What L is the name of the type of edible seed

that has varieties called red, green and puy?

-Lentil.

-Bank.

The first animal ever to go into orbit around the earth

was a member of which species?

-A dog.

-Which metallic element is the most malleable

and is sometimes sold in very thin sheets known as leaves?

-Silver?

-Gold. The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo is painted onto which surface of the Sistine Chapel,

the wall or the ceiling?

-The ceiling.

-Someone who works late into the night is said to be burning the midnight what?

-Oil.

-Which 1965 UK hit single by The Who begins with the line,

"People try to put us down, just because we get around"?

-My Generation.

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £150. Who's hyper-inactive? Who should be rejected in a reshuffle?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly, Nicki is the strongest link.

Statistically, the weakest link is Graham, but will the team notice that?

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

Kenneth.

Jo.

Carl.

Carl.

Graham.

Kenneth.

Kenneth.

Graham.

What do you do, Nicki?

-I'm a PA and a bookkeeper.

-Where?

-Um... In Jersey.

-In Jersey? Oh. Who to?

-Pam and Paul Bell.

-Who are they when they're at home?

-They're my employers.

-Yeah, but where's home for them?

-Trinity Manor.

-Oh. Are they lord and lady of the manor?

They don't have that title but they own it.

Do they behave as if they're lord and lady?

No, they're very down to earth.

-Have you got a boyfriend?

-I don't, no.

Can you not find a boyfriend on Jersey?

-I haven't found a suitable one recently.

-What's the matter with men on Jersey?

-All the good ones are taken.

-Do you want to make a plea for a man?

Um... No, thank you.

-Why Kenneth?

-I know there was a few people who didn't get the right answer.

I know Alison was one of them but she banked so I chose Kenneth.

-What do you do, Bill?

-I'm a lecturer.

Are you? Where?

-Manchester Metropolitan.

-I see. How long have you been doing that?

-36 years.

-It hasn't been a university for 36 years, has it?

-No.

-So what was it when you joined it?

A polytechnic.

-And then when did it become a university?

-Good heavens. About 1992, I think.

-What are you lecturing in?

-Literature and media studies.

-Oh, media studies?

-Yes.

-What, newspapers and television?

-Yes. And film.

-Is that on account of the fact that you've worked in newspapers and worked on telly?

-No.

-No. So you're teaching students about newspapers and television

and you've never worked in either?

You can give lectures on the moon without having gone.

-Really? Do you do that as well?

-No, but I could.

Could you? Give us a little lecture on the moon, Bill.

The moon is a rock rather close to the earth and it controls the tides.

Does anyone pass any exams who are lectured by you?

-They have done, yes.

-Why Kenneth?

-He got a question wrong.

Kenneth, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The question I got wrong about the literature,

my wife will go mad when she finds out I got it wrong

because she's got a master's degree in English.

I think my friends and colleagues, when they see me acting like a plane,

I'm gonna look a bit, perhaps, silly, but hey, what the heck.

It's good fun.

Round Three and in the bank...

Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link, Nicki. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. The domestic makeover series originally presented by Carol Smillie

that ran from 1996 to 2004 was entitled Changing what?

-Rooms.

-Which common black water bird

is often described as bald because of the white patch above its beak?

-Coot.

-What's the three-letter name for the floor covering used in gymnastics?

-Mat.

-In gambling, cherries, sevens and bells are traditional symbols that feature on what,

lottery balls or fruit machines?

-Fruit machines.

-Which writer well known for his fantasy novels

had the first names John Ronald Reuel?

-Tolkien.

-Bank.

The films It's A Wonderful Life, Die Hard and Home Alone all take place during which Christian festival?

-Christmas.

-What J precedes suit to make the name of a one-piece garment

usually worn by a parachutist?

-Jump.

-The two-word Latin term for the stiffening of the muscles that occurs after death is rigor what?

-Mortis.

-The 16th-century conquerors of the New World were known as what,

matadors or conquistadors?

-Conquistadors.

-In music, The Maple Leaf Forever written in 1867

is a patriotic song of which commonwealth country?

-Canada.

-Bank.

The London Orbital motorway is better known as the M what?

-25?

-Which sidekick of Asterix

is fond of throwing large boulders and eating wild boar?

-Pass.

-Obelix. What B is the name of a bread product widely available in the UK

that's often filled with cream cheese and smoked salmon?

-Bagel.

-What's 66 divided by six?

-11.

-Bank.

The minotaur that lived in Labyrinth on the island of Crete

had the body of a man and a head of which animal?

-Goat?

-Bull. In the 1973 film Live And Let Die,

the psychic character played by Jane Seymour shares her name

with which game played by just one person?

-Solitaire?

-In art, which of these is the name of a deep, blue pigment,

aubergine or ultramarine?

-Ultramarine.

-Bank.

Which four-letter word that means warm, cosy and compact

is a common term for a small bar parlour?

-Snug.

-What H is a hooked piece of wood, wire or plastic

shaped like shoulders from which a garment is suspended?

Coat hanger.

Bank.

Time's up. It was the correct answer, but it was out of time.

You won £700 but, you know, you had a chain of 11 correct answers,

so you could have reached the target.

Who's the sumo on the seesaw? Who's the jockey with the giants?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, the strongest link is Loren.

Bill is the weakest link, but can he survive the vote?

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

Graham.

Bill.

Bill.

Nicki.

Nicki.

Bill.

Bill.

What do you do, Graham?

-I'm a butler, Anne.

-Who do you butle for?

-A very wealthy family.

-Describe your day.

-I go into work at about midday.

-Oh, you have a lie-in every day, do you?

Not every day. If my employer is travelling, I'll go in at say eight in the morning.

Or speak to the valet and see if he may already have gone out.

-So your boss has got a valet?

-Of course.

-So the valet dresses him, does he?

-Yes.

Really? In a terrible emergency, could your boss put his own underpants on?

-He already does.

-He does? Wow! Isn't that impressive?

-One leg at a time.

-Yeah, so when does the valet have to help?

He's there to make sure the trousers, jacket, tie and shirt are ready.

Here's what I'm thinking. If he's got the hang of the underpants,

couldn't he do the trousers?

He has a large wardrobe and he likes to choose what he wants to wear for that day.

So then he gets dressed. Is he tired by now?

No, no. He's not really raring to go at this time.

-And then you arrive?

-I arrive.

-Have you got the full kit on?

-Yes, I wear a morning suit.

-Black waistcoat, black tie.

-And five o'clock, does he have a drink?

He normally goes up and showers and changes for the evening.

Another pair of underpants! Is the valet there for another pair or trousers?

-Yes, he is.

-Is there somewhere below stairs where you're Mr Hudson?

-Yes, there is, Anne.

-Are you the boss?

We have a housekeeper in charge of the maids. I'm kind of my own boss.

Really? Is the housekeeper senior to you?

-She is, in a way.

-Oh, how annoying that must be, Graham!

-I've been under a lot of women.

-Why Bill?

He got a question wrong. As the clock went, he was hesitating on the last question.

-What do you do, Alison?

-I'm a physiotherapist.

-Are you? Where?

-At Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon.

-Do you hold clinics every day?

-Most days.

Some days you don't bother?

-I'm only part-time.

-Right. A lot of manual work, is there?

-Sometimes, not always.

-Right. What else do you do, then?

I do a telephone triage service, PhysioDirect.

-PhysioDirect?

-Yeah. A bit like NHS Direct

but for physiotherapy complaints and ailments.

Supposing I had tennis elbow. Could I ring PhysioDirect?

-You could.

-How? It would be very painful to pick up the phone.

-Use your other hand.

-That's your attitude, is it?

-Why Bill?

-Oh, hesitation and he got one wrong.

Bill, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think if Anne turned up to one of my lectures,

she's probably be an excellent student and would pay attention.

She's the sort of person that would then ask very simple questions at the end of the lecture.

Round Four and you've won...

Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Loren. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. A rudimentary pipe having a fairly small range of notes

controlled by six finger holes is called a penny what?

-Fiddle.

-Whistle. A tree that sheds its leaves at the end of the growing season

is described as being deciduous or promiscuous?

-Deciduous.

-Isles FM, Radio Borders and Tay FM are local stations

based in which country of the UK?

-Scotland.

-When referring to fruit preserves,

what J is the American equivalent of the British word jam?

-Jelly.

-The 2003 novel by Audrey Niffenegger

about a librarian who keeps randomly disappearing

is called The Time Traveler's what?

-Pass.

-Wife. Which heavy, durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap

has a name that sounds like the fur of a small, burrowing mammal?

-Mink.

-Moleskin. In 1970s energy politics, the most powerful figure in OPEC

was the Saudi oil minister called Sheikh what, Yamani or Yerbouti?

-Yamani.

-The seaport of Elsinore

which was the setting for the Shakespeare play Hamlet is in which European country?

-Denmark?

-The 1998 thriller starring Will Smith as a lawyer being pursued by government agents

was entitled Enemy Of The what?

-State.

-Bank.

What A is the name of the smallest part of an element

that can't be broken down further by chemical means?

-Molecule.

-Atom. Which town in Oxfordshire near Blenheim Palace

shares its name with a 1969 US rock festival?

-Woodstock.

-The interviewer Sir Robin Day was noted for always wearing what on screen,

a bow tie or a monocle?

-A bow tie.

-In classical music, in the abbreviation RPO,

short for the name of a major British orchestra, the first two letters stand for what?

-Royal Percussion?

-Royal Philharmonic.

Which word for a long stick used as a support when walking

is also a term for a workforce?

-Staff?

-In cricket, what D is the voluntary closure of a team's innings by the captain...

-Declare.

-I'll accept. What's six plus five plus three?

-14.

-Bank.

The seven deadly sins include which human failing, envy or clumsiness...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer was envy

and you won £170.

Who thinks Canary Wharf is a pet shop?

Who thinks the phantom of the opera is Andrew Lloyd Webber?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Loren is the weakest link as she gave the most wrong answers.

The strongest link statistically is Carl, but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Loren.

Graham.

Nicki.

Graham.

Nicki.

Alison.

We have a tie, team. Nicki and Graham have two votes each.

What do you do, Loren?

-I'm a marketing coordinator.

-For what?

I work for a leading double glazing business in the south west, family-run.

-How big is it?

-It's not massive.

-Do you target the customers?

-Well, mainly they obviously contact us

through newspaper advertising, television advertising.

I started off as a telephone canvasser.

-Did you?

-Yes.

-Seeking out vulnerable old people?

I actually only did existing customers, so I was lucky.

-What's so special about your windows?

-They're very good quality.

-My mum's got them.

-But she hasn't paid for them.

-No.

-No. So, I mean, that's neither here nor there.

Why Graham?

-Not just this round, but he's got a few wrong.

-You don't like him.

-I can't vote for myself.

-Why do you want to get rid of pretty Nicki?

I don't really. She's the only one I remember getting a question wrong.

The strongest link was Carl. He decides.

You've got a choice now. You can get rid of Nicki or you can get rid of Graham.

It's a tough one. I'll go with Nicki.

Nicki, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm feeling very pleased that I made it this far.

I was convinced I was going to be the first one voted off.

I think Loren should he voted off next because she was the weakest link

on the last round that I was on.

Round Five. Your total...

Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Carl. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. A major public health charity that campaigns against smoking

is known by what three-letter acronym?

-FAG.

-ASH. If the prefix homo, as in homogeneous, means same,

what H is the prefix that means different?

-Hetero.

-The actor who starred as Arthur Dent in the 2005 film The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

is Martin who?

-Shaw.

-Freeman. A set of tables graduated in size

so they fit one beneath the other is known as what, a hive or a nest?

-A nest.

-Which four-letter word is the usual term for a fully-mature female horse?

-Mare.

-The period drama series Foyle's War

first broadcast in 2002 is mainly set in which town on the south coast of England?

-Southampton.

-Hastings. The Prague-born author who, before he died in 1924,

requested that his unpublished work should be destroyed, is Franz who?

-Ferdinand.

-Kafka. What T is the anatomical name for the bone in the lower leg

that is commonly known as the shin bone?

-Tibia.

-The American magazine editor and publisher

who introduced the concepts of bunny girls and playmates is Hugh what?

-Hefner.

-Bank.

In the cubs or brownies, what title is used for a child in charge of a group of five others?

-Sixer.

-The rhetorical question frequently said in response to a difficult query

is how long is a what, piece of string or length of rod?

-Piece of string.

-Bank.

The National Trail that stretches for 184 miles from the Cotswolds to Greenwich

is called the Thames what?

-Valley?

-Path. In politics, which British party formed in 1993

has a logo that is based on the pound sign?

-The Lib Dems.

-No, the UK Independence Party.

In insect life cycles, what P is the stage between caterpillar and butterfly?

-Pass.

-Pupae. The term regatta originally referred to boat races

held on the grand canal of which Italian city?

-Venice?

-Bank.

The 2000...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. Your bank was in time and you won £120.

But who has the look of a loser? Who has the air of an airhead?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Jo is the strongest link because she got all her answers right.

Graham is statistically the weakest link, but who will the team want off?

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

Graham.

Alison.

Graham.

Graham.

Graham.

Alison, why Graham?

I remember him getting a couple wrong.

Jo, why Graham?

-I remember him getting a few wrong.

-He did.

Graham, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think it was great meeting Anne.

I don't think she's as mean as she thinks.

If she was a Bond girl, she'd have to be Pussy Galore.

Big tiger on the outside but a little pussycat on the inside.

Round Six. You have...

Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Jo. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Following the observation of a solar eclipse in 1919,

The Times newspaper declared that which theory proposed by Albert Einstein had been proved?

-Relativity?

-What H is the gruesome-sounding term

for someone who seeks managers out and offers them...

-Headhunter.

-Bank.

The edible parts of which part of the lily family are described on menus as tips and spears?

-Asparagus?

-The second of two singles by Take That to reach the Top 10 in the UK chart in 2007

was entitled Rule The what?

-World.

-Bank.

The number symbols from 0 to 9 are believed to have been introduced to Europe in the 10th century

by whom, the Arabs or the Aztecs?

-The Arabs.

-The government grant for students over the age of 16

is called the EMA which stands for Education Maintenance what?

-Allowance.

-Bank.

In the UK, Peggy is a familiar form of which common girl's name?

-Barbara.

-Margaret. What T is a large class of drugs

widely used since the 1950s for the reduction of tension and anxiety?

-Pass.

-Tranquiliser. The director of Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow and Corpse Bride

is Tim who?

-Bailey?

-Burton. The kick made with both legs kept together when doing the butterfly stroke

is named after which large aquatic mammal?

-Dolphin.

-Bank.

A secured second copy of a data file is called a what, backup or crackdown?

-A backup.

-In 2008, Alan Dale and Sanjeev Bhaskar

each played the role of King Arthur in which West End musical?

-Pass.

-Spamalot. A ferry sailing due east from the English port of Harwich

would reach the coast of which European country?

-Holland?

-I'll accept.

-Bank.

What C is the name of the type of cut glass

that is the traditional gift on a 15th wedding anniversary?

-Crystal.

-Bank.

In TV...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. I can't complete the question. You won £210.

But should you give Alison the tennis elbow?

Are you targeting Loren? Will you withdraw Jo

or does Carl need glossing over?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The strongest link is Carl because he didn't get an answer wrong.

Statistically Loren is the weakest link, but how will the votes go?

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

Loren.

Alison.

Loren.

Alison.

Another tie, team. Loren and Alison. Two votes each.

Alison, why Loren?

I remember her getting as many wrong as I did.

Loren, why Alison?

Same reason. I know she banked more than me.

Carl decides. Why have you voted for Alison?

I had to vote for someone.

OK. You've got a choice now. You can stick with Alison or move to Loren.

-I'll stick with Alison.

-Alison, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My advice for future contestants would be to remember to bank.

The money's what it's all about for the winner at the end.

Without that, there's no game.

Round Seven. You have...

Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link, Carl. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. The scarab or dung beetle was sacred in the culture of which civilisation?

-Egyptian.

-In the entertainment industry, a list of contractual demands

made by a performer when on tour is called what, a runner or a rider?

-A runner.

-No, a rider. The Hay Diet states that carbohydrates should not be eaten

with which other of the three main food groups at the same meal?

-Fats?

-Protein. The author of the novel The Railway Children was Edith who?

-Blyton.

-Nesbit. What O is a word that means the opposite of subjective?

-Objective.

-The rock group called Foreigner had a UK hit single in 1978

with a song entitled Cold As what?

-Ice?

-Bank.

Which US state capital was named after a general in the American War of Independence

called Francis Nash?

-Nashville.

-The 2008 comedy starring Adam Sandler

as an Israeli soldier who wants to be a hairdresser

is entitled You Don't Mess With The what?

-Pass.

-Zohan. What is the five-letter word for organic material spread over soil

specifically to prevent evaporation and erosion?

-Pass.

-Mulch. In a series of computer games with subtitles such as Legend and Chronicles, what L is...

-Zelda.

-No, Lara. The Jersey-born stage actress who was the mistress of the future King Edward VII

was known professionally as Lillie who?

-Rose?

-Langtry. Which city in Hampshire has a cathedral

that claims to have the longest medieval knave in Europe?

-Winchester?

-Alan Bennett, Jonathan Miller, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore

all performed in the 1960s review entitled Beyond The what?

-Pass.

-Fringe. If a bird is described as turdiform,

it has the characteristic...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £50. In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Think carefully. Time to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage in the game, Jo is the strongest link.

The weakest link statistically is Loren but who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Carl.

Loren.

Loren.

Jo, why Loren?

I'd like to have kept the girls in but I honestly think she got more questions wrong than Carl.

-Carl, why Loren?

-I think she got a couple of questions wrong.

She got three wrong. She was the worst player.

Loren, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm chuffed, I've got to admit. I didn't think I'd make it this far.

Obviously, it's slightly aggravating, I suppose, not to make it to the final,

but I'm very, very pleased with myself.

Round Eight. You've won...

90 seconds in this round. Whatever you win will be trebled.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Jo. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. In Dublin, the port office where import duties were once collected

is now a tourist attraction called the Custom what?

-House.

-In the TV series Teletubbies,

what is the name of the vacuum cleaner?

-Noo-Noo.

-Bank.

What V is a term for the leading units of a military force

or those at the forefront of an artistic movement?

-Vanguard.

-The 1954 novel by Kingsley Amis about an alienated university lecturer

trying to save his job is entitled Lucky who?

-Man.

-Jim. In the Redgrave acting dynasty,

the daughter of Michael and sister of Corin and Lynn has what first name?

-Vanessa?

-Bank.

Since the 17th century, Derby cheese has been flavoured with which herb?

-Chives.

-Sage. The type of membrane through which osmosis takes place

is usually described as being semi-what?

-Permeable?

-Bank.

What name for a sleeve cut with a deep arm hole almost to the waist

literally means the body part of a flying mammal?

-Wing.

-No, batwing. The British heavyweight boxing champion

who defeated Henry Cooper but lost to Muhammad Ali twice and Frank Bruno once is Joe who?

-Frazier?

-Bugner. The French word for water

sounds like which letter of the English alphabet, O or P?

-P.

-O. The actor Paul Scofield won an Oscar for his portrayal of which statesman

in the 1966 film A Man For All Seasons?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer was Sir Thomas More.

You won £90 which we will treble. It means prize money today of...

There can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death. So, Jo and Carl,

for £2,670, let's play the Weakest Link.

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

I'll go first, please, Anne.

Which 1937 animation, the first full-length Disney feature film,

was re-released in 1993 with the tagline "Still the fairest of them all"?

Snow White And The Seven Dwarves?

In June 2008, which band that had had a UK number one single

with The Reflex 24 years earlier

became the first pop group to perform at the Louvre in Paris?

-The Rolling Stones.

-The correct answer is Duran Duran.

Which English author named one of his best-known characters

after the Warwickshire cricketer Percy Jeeves?

PG Wodehouse?

At the wedding ceremony of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981,

the official pictures were taken by which photographer?

-David Bailey.

-The correct answer is Lord Lichfield.

In motor sport, in 2008, which circuit in Leicestershire

was chosen to be the venue from 2010 for the British Formula One Grand Prix?

-Brands Hatch?

-The correct answer is Donnington Park.

In Australia, the sacred monolith in the Northern Territory

that is called Ayers Rock in English is also known by what Aboriginal name?

Uluru.

A traditional form of music called mariachi,

usually performed by small groups of strolling players,

originated in which Latin American country?

-Brazil?

-The correct answer is Mexico.

Baroness Jay, who became leader of the House of Lords in 1998,

is the daughter of which former prime minister?

-Winston Churchill.

-The correct answer is James Callahan.

In astronomy, in which British city was a royal observatory founded on Calton Hill in 1818

and moved to Blackford Hill in the 1890s?

-Greenwich?

-The correct answer is Edinburgh.

Which theatre, opened in 1997,

became the first building in London since the 17th century

to be allowed to have a thatched roof?

-Barbican.

-The correct answer is Shakespeare's Globe.

That means, Jo, you are the strongest link and you go away with...

Carl, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the weakest link. Goodbye.

I came to the Weakest Link expecting to win.

Unfortunately I fell at the final hurdle. That's the way it is.

Wow! Winning the Weakest Link feels absolutely fantastic.

I still can't believe it. I'm still shaking, but it's good.

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