10/02/2012 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.

To get the prize money, they will have to work together.

How ever, eight will leave with nothing

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

Let's meet the team.

My name is Barry, I'm 42, I'm from Sussex

and I'm a senior pensions administrator.

I'm Joan, I'm 53, from Lichfield in Staffordshire

and I'm a wedding planner.

I'm Philip, I'm 84,

I come from South Wales and I'm a retired management consultant.

I'm Chloe, I'm 19, I'm from Essex and I'm a history student.

I'm Chris, I'm 53, I'm from Sheffield and I'm a drama teacher.

I'm Susan, aged 30, from Carlisle and I'm a care adviser.

My name is Dan, I'm 21, from Sunderland

and I'm an English student.

I'm Eve, I'm 60, from Huddersfield

and I work as business support.

I'm John, I'm 33, from Norwich, and I'm a gardener.

OK, just to remind you, in each round, there is £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 in that chain.

Say "bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round One. Three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

That's you, Barry. Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock.

Barry, according to be saying, if two's company, how many is a crowd?

-Three.

-Correct. Jane,

in human anatomy, which muscular organ serves as a pump

to circulate the blood around the body?

-The heart.

-Correct.

Philip, in animal dwellings,

which British mammal closely related to the hare,

commonly lives in a hutch when it is domesticated

and a burrow when it is wild?

-Rabbit.

-Correct.

Chloe, in social life,

nightclub dresscodes often state that people will not be admitted

if they are wearing what - trainers or wellies?

Trainers.

Correct. Chris, in folklore, the tooth fairy collects the milk teeth

of children from underneath which item of bedding?

-Pillow.

-Correct.

Susan, what D is the term for the person who sits behind the steering wheel and controls the vehicle?

-Driver.

-Correct.

Dan, in the words of the festive song,

on the first day of Christmas,

my true love sent to me a partridge in a what?

-Pear tree.

-Correct.

Eve, in colloquial language,

the word Brummies is an informal term

for the inhabitants of which British city?

-Birmingham.

-Correct.

John, in traditional remedies,

the flowering plant whose leaves are used to treat nettle stings

is called what?

-A dock.

-Correct.

-Barry...

-Bank.

-In TV...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

OK, you reached and banked your £1,000 target

and that money will go through to you next round.

But one of you will not.

Who is the pigeon on your statue?

Who might do better if they fainted?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round, Barry is the strongest link.

The statistics show that Jane is the weakest link

but how will the votes go?

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

Susan.

Chris.

Dan.

Barry.

Dan.

Eve.

Philip.

Philip.

Philip.

-What do you do, John?

-I'm a gardener.

-Where?

-I work in a crematorium.

-And what do you look after?

I look after all the shrubs and roses and all the family plots

-and things there.

-Yeah.

And does the ash help the flowers to grow?

A little bit might help the flowers

but if you get too much in there, it is not so good for them.

-Do you have bonfires?

-We burn the trees and things but that's all.

But if you couldn't afford a decent funeral,

you could do cut-price, couldn't you, on the bonfire?

-I'm not sure that would get quite hot enough, actually.

-Oh, really?

-Mm.

-Is the fire inside very hot?

-It's about 1,000 degrees, yeah.

-Do you bring a packed lunch?

-Toasted sandwiches.

-Yeah.

-You could bake a potato inside.

-That would be nice.

-Some cheese on it.

-Yeah. Why Philip?

Everybody got a question right so I picked a name at random.

Did you think he was old

and he would soon be moving towards where you work?

He's in the wrong part of the country for me

-but I might be able to get him a deal.

-Yeah.

-What do you do, Eve?

-I work as business support for a sales team.

What do they sell?

We manufacture and install sports and gymnastic equipment

in schools, sports halls, British gymnastics in competitions.

-So, do you have to work in Lycra, Eve?

-I hope not. Too many bumps.

-Where are the bumps?

-All in the wrong places.

-Are they?

-Yeah.

-Is there a man at home?

-There is. There's a Colin.

-Is he bothered about the bumps?

-No, he's got more than me.

-Has he?

Where did he get his bumps?

Too many fried bacon sandwiches, I think.

-Oh, what attractive couple.

-We are. We love it.

-Why Philip?

-No particular reason

but it's a long way to go

-and it's probably past his bedtime when he gets there.

-Yes.

What do you do, Dan?

-I'm a student.

-Studying?

-English.

-What year are you in?

I'm doing a masters.

And when you've got your masters,

what sort of job will you get you couldn't have got if you'd just got an ordinarily degree?

It depends. I'm going to give professional wrestling the go, at the moment.

-Fabulous.

-Indeed.

-So, you will have spent how many years at university?

-Four.

-Four. In order to be a professional wrestler.

You need something to fall back on.

So, when you fall back, what will you be doing, as a job?

I was going to try and be a gameshow host.

-Really?

-Yes.

-And what will you use for personality?

-Myself.

-I'm very personal.

-Are you?

-I've got charisma.

-Have you?

-Where is it today, your charisma?

-I'm not in my gear, today. I'm just here for the fun.

OK, put your board down.

You can put some charisma in now, OK?

And, is it exciting to be on the ground with a lot of seminaked men?

-I've done it with girls.

-Is that because you can't get a girlfriend any other way?

-No, I've got a date tomorrow.

-Have you? Good. Put your board up.

Why Philip?

It was just the first name that came to my head.

And why did you decide to spell it like that?

I've spelt it right, haven't I?

-I'm an English student, what can I say?

-Philip!

-Yes, Anne?

-You are the weakest link, goodbye.

I have thoroughly enjoyed myself, playing the Weakest Link.

My only regret was not being able to have a conversation with Anne

but that's the way the cookie crumbles.

But I have enjoyed every moment of it.

Round Two, and in the bank, £1,000. We're now taking 10 seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round -

that's gorgeous Barry.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Barry, which four-letter word precedes belt, jacket and raft to

make the names of three devices

that can be used in an emergency at sea?

-Life.

-Correct.

Jane, Swahili is spoken by more people in which region -

East Africa or East Anglia?

-East Africa.

-Correct.

Chloe, in sport, when racing in the Tour de France,

competitors use which mode of two-wheeled transport?

-Bicycle.

-Correct. Chris, what B is the name of the Icelandic singer

who has had UK hit albums since the 1990s

entitled Debut, Post and Volta?

-Bjork.

-Correct.

Susan, in the world of dogs, the labradoodle is a cross between a poodle and which other breed?

-Labrador.

-Correct.

Dan, in catering, the word rotisserie

is a term for a restaurant that specialises in food

cooked which way wind deep-fried or spit roasted?

-Spit roasted.

-Correct.

Eve, in abbreviations, when used to refer to something unexplained

that is seen in the sky, the letters UFO stand for what?

Unidentified flying object.

John, in TV, the drama series Lewis,

first shown in 2006, starring Kevin Whately in the title role

is a spin-off from which other detective series?

-Inspector Morse.

-I'll accept.

Barry, in maths,

what A is the word for one of the four basic operations of arithmetic?

-Adding.

-I'll accept. Jane...

-Bank!

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

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

again.

And that money will go through to the next round...

but one of you will not.

Think carefully.

Time to vote off...

The weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Barry is still the strongest link.

The weakest link, statistically, is Chloe

but will be other players realise that?

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

Susan.

Dan.

Eve.

Dan.

Barry.

Chris.

Jane.

Chris.

We have a tie, team. Chris and Dan have two votes each.

-What you do, Chris?

-I'm a drama teacher, Anne.

-Where?

-Barnsley, South Yorkshire, beautiful place.

Why do they want to be taught drama in Barnsley?

So they can learn to communicate

and, er, they can develop their, er, authorial skills

and, er, be able to develop their artistic side, Anne, just like yours.

Yeah.

And also, presumably, to be able to speak fluently in public?

That would be a definite advantage, I'll practise.

-Yes. And not say "er" all the time.

-Absolutely.

-So, why are you teaching them?

-Er, because...

-"Er"!

Because I'm generally brought in as a bad example, Anne,

and therefore they follow on from what I'm doing

and try not to do the same.

So, if you teach drama instead of being an actor,

is that cos you're not good enough?

Er, that's probably, er, that's probably the case, Anne.

Are you good at any sort of drama? Have you got any talents?

I used to do quite a bit of acting, and so on,

-but I've had to stop doing that now.

-What, the, "so on," or the acting?

-The acting, I'm afraid.

-Yeah.

So, it gives me an example of your skill as an actor.

NORTHERN IRISH: I can do a Northern Ireland accent, if you like?

-I can do something like that.

-Hm.

BRONX ACCIDENT: Or how about a Bronx accent?

Hey, Anne, say, you're right broad, know what I mean?

CHLOE TITTERS

Yeah, can you do a Liverpool accent?

IRISH: Er, well, I can do a bit of Liverpool but I don't do Ginger.

-That's not a Liverpool accent.

-No, it's Birkenhead.

No, it's not.

-So, you can just use two accents, can you?

-That's right, Anne.

-Yes.

-CHLOE TITTERS

-And why Dan?

Because I thought he'd guess the answer, so that was the only...

Because everyone got their answers right

and that was the only thing I could think of,

that I thought you guessed it.

So, Dan, the English student who's got a date tomorrow night.

-What's she called?

-Alex.

How did you come to ask her out?

-Erm, she turned my head.

-Right.

-That's all.

And are you going in your wrestling trunks?

No, sadly, they're for another date.

And why do you want to get rid of Chris?

Cos he's got a lot of children to be teaching tomorrow

and he needs to be home early.

When the vote's tied the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.

And the strongest link was Barry.

Have you always been devastatingly attractive, Barry?

-I'm afraid so, Anne, yes.

-Yes. And what you do?

-I'm a senior pensions administrator.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-Put your board down.

Move over towards Jane.

You've worked hard to get that figure?

-It's taken years of work, yes.

-Has it? How do you train?

What, to be a senior pensions administrator?

No, I don't think so, to get that figure.

Erm, well, it used to be lots of football and lots of sport

but since I was injured it's actually just watching sport and eating.

How were you injured?

-Playing sport.

-Yeah, but what happened?

Erm, I used to play in goal and it was...

-I went to catch the ball...

-Did they make the goalposts bigger for you?

It was, amazingly, I know it was, er, I stopped a lot.

I wasn't sure if that was just to do with my ability or my size.

-You stopped a lot of what?

-Of the balls going into the back of the net.

Yes. OK, move over.

Put your board up.

What about pensions is really exciting?

-Very little.

-Have you got a pensions joke?

-There aren't any.

-Oh.

-There aren't any pensions jokes No.

-No.

-I've looked...

For the sole purpose of coming on this show I did investigate

-but there aren't any pensions jokes.

-OK.

You were the strongest link so you can decide who goes, Chris or Dan?

-Erm, I'd like to vote for Dan, to be honest.

-Why?

I think he's far too young and talented

and he probably needs to get back for his dates tomorrow.

Dan! You are the weakest link, goodbye.

As a wrestler, I often go up against opponents who are very scary and big, demeaning people

but I've never met someone such as Anne Robinson.

Erm, quite a tiger, let me tell you that,

and if she got herself in the ring I'm sure that she'd be picking up belts like nobody's business.

Round three and you have £2,000. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, gorgeous Barry.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Barry, in football,

which Spanish club won the UEFA champions league in 2011,

beating Manchester United in the final?

-Barcelona.

-Correct.

Jane, in protocol,

the correct manner of addressing an ambassador is what?

"My Goodness," or, "Your Excellency,"?

-Your Excellency.

-Correct.

Chloe, in the arts,

what collective term for painters such as Monet and Renoir

can also refer to comedians such as Rory Bremner and John Culshaw?

-Abstract?

-Impressionists.

Chris, in poetry,

what "L" is the name for the form of humourous verse

that normally has five lines

and often begins with the lines, "There was"?

-A Limerick.

-Correct.

Susan, in pop music,

the 2003 song entitled Crazy In Love

was a UK number one single for which female singer,

usually known by just her first name?

-Beyonce.

-Correct.

-Eve.

-Bank.

In the military, a Pilot Officer is a junior commissioned rank

in which the armed forces?

-Air force.

-I'll accept.

John, in the British aristocracy,

the uncle of Prince William, who got married in 2011

to a Canadian charity worker named Karen Gordon is Earl who?

-Spencer.

-Correct.

Barry, in geology,

the innermost part of the Earth is known by what name?

The root or the core?

-Core.

-Correct.

Jane, in wildlife,

King, Emperor and Gentoo are all species of which flightless bird?

-Penguin.

-Correct.

-Chloe.

-Bank.

-In English horseracing,

the three classics open to colts

named in the Derby, 2,000 Guineas and St Leger

are known as the triple what?

-Races?

-Crown.

Chris, in language,

what "V" is the term for the complete range of words

known and used by an individual?

-Vocabulary.

-Correct.

Susan, in road transport,

what is the four letter name for the container

inside the chassis of a car that stores the unused petrol?

-Tank.

-Correct.

Eve, a TV commercial for an insurance website, shown from 2011,

features which former Deputy Prime Minister

wearing boxing gloves and hitting a punchbag?

-John Prescott.

-Correct.

John, in weaponry,

which term for the nose and jaws of an animal, such as a dog,

is the technical term for the open end of a gun barrel?

-Muzzle.

-Correct.

-Barry.

-Bank.

In gambling, what "E" is the name of the lottery game launched in 2004

for players from the UK and across the continent?

Euro lottery.

EuroMillions!

No, I can't accept,

that is the correct answer but it's your second answer.

Jane, in entertainment...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, you won £450.

But who's now a born-again idiot?

Whose learning curve has gone horizontal?

Time to vote of the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Chloe is still the weakest link.

Statistically, the strongest link is Eve

but will the votes followed the facts?

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

Chloe.

Chloe.

Barry.

Chloe.

Chloe.

Chloe.

Chloe.

Where do you come from, Jane?

-Litchfield, in Staffordshire.

-And what do you do?

I'm a wedding planner.

And do you often dress like a Quality Street sweet?

No, this is more, "mother of the bride".

-Yeah, how old are you?

-53.

-And how long have you been a wedding planner?

-Over 25 years.

-Have you?

And what sort of weddings in Staffordshire?

Well, not only Staffordshire.

I go all over the country and I do weddings in Canada and America.

Can't they do weddings without you in Canada and America?

-Apparently not!

-How much time do you spend in Canada?

I've been over there the last six years.

-Have you?

-Hm-mm.

-You've come back specially for this show?

-No, I don't do the winters in Toronto.

-Oh, don't you?

-No.

-So, you plan weddings in the summer, in Toronto?

-From March until October.

-Yeah, and do you do anything else?

-No, that takes all my time.

-And what part do you take in the wedding?

I am the wedding planner and I'm also, if they want me to be,

-I can be the MC as well.

-Oh, good!

So you can do a wedding joke for us, can you?

There's not many wedding jokes. That's usually left to the best man.

Could you do a wedding dance for us?

-That's left to the bride and...

-Yeah. Have you any talent whatsoever?

Um, in weddings, yes. I plan very, very good weddings.

-Have you got a husband yourself?

-Yes.

-Did you find him at a wedding?

-No, I didn't, actually.

-Yeah. Does he like that outfit?

-SHE LAUGHS: He chose it.

-Yeah. Put your board up.

Why Chloe, the young, beautiful Chloe?

I know and what a shame that she got the question wrong.

-What do you do, Susan?

-Me? I'm a leaving care advisor.

It's for young adults between 15¾-21 and their transition

from a care environment, such as like a foster home or...

-The care environment?

-Children that've been taken into care.

-Oh, good, you're not going to talk like a textbook?

-I hope not.

So...you're helping them not to be in care any more?

No, um, move on from being in care to being independent.

So how would you advise me if I was in the care home?

Well, you have a job... and somewhere to live

-and I think you're pretty much set.

-How do you know I've got a job?

Cos I'm here and...you're there and it's a work environment.

-What's a work environment?

-This!

-So, as I've got a job, I've got to leave the care home?

-No...

-I can stay in the care home?

-Because you're over 18, you have to leave.

-How do you know I'm over 18?

-Well, you're cos like 21, aren't you?

-Why Chloe?

-Unfortunately, she got questions wrong.

She was the worst player. Chloe, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think Chris will win the Weakest Link today.

He's quite mature, so I feel that he's had more experience

and he's a teacher, so obviously he has to be quite clever.

Yeah, he's got a sly look about him.

He looks at people like that, so I think he's got a game plan.

Round 4. So far, you've banked £2,450.

Another ten seconds off the time. We'll start with

the strongest link from the last round - Eve.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Eve, in gardening, a large barrel placed under a drainpipe

to collect rain water is known as what - an if or a but?

-A but.

-Correct. John, in spelling,

the name of which day of the week is an anagram of the word dynamo?

-Monday.

-Correct. Barry, in crazes, what P is

the internet fad in which people post pictures of themselves

mimicking a piece of wood by lying face down in a public place?

-Planking.

-Correct. Jane...

-Bank!

-..in cinema, which member

of the Rolling Stones played a cameo role as Captain Teague

in the 2007 and 2011 films in the Pirates of the Caribbean series?

-Ronnie Wood.

-Keith Richards.

Chris, in Morse code, dot, dot, dot, dash, dash, dash, dot, dot, dot

represents which three-letter signal used when in distress?

-SOS.

-Correct. Susan, in botany, because its blossoms appear

as long, drooping crimson tassels,

the amaranthus is popularly known as love lies what?

-Here?

-Bleeding. Eve, in literature,

the title of which 1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson

refers to the abduction of the central character David Balfour?

-Kidnapped.

-Correct. John, in TV, the name of which children's puppet

dating from 1952 is also a word that describes an unswept chimney?

-Sooty.

-Correct. Barry, in marine biology,

the largest living species of fish, which can grow to about 40ft long

and feeds mainly on plankton is called the whale what?

-Shark.

-Correct. Jane, in charity events, the rock concerts

Live Aid in 1985 and Live 8 in 2005

each took place in which month of the year?

-July.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Chris, in cookery, what H is

the name of the sauce that's used in the dish called eggs Benedict?

-Hispanic.

-Hollandaise.

Susan, in UK politics, in the name of the proposed electoral system,

rejected in a national referendum in May 2011,

the letters AV stand for what?

-Actual voting?

-Alternative vote.

Eve, in cinema, a Hollywood studio executive discovers...?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up! You won £300. Who's worrying you?

Who is likely to lose you money in the rounds to come?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers wrong,

Susan is the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Barry is the strongest link,

but who will the team want off?

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

Susan.

Chris.

Susan.

Jane.

Susan.

Susan.

-Gorgeous Barry, why Susan?

-Um, I felt that, in that round,

she got a couple of questions wrong and was probably the weakest link.

Mr Greenfingers, why Susan?

-She got more questions wrong than anybody else.

-She did!

The worst player. Susan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think I was absurdly unlucky with the choice of questions.

I knew everyone else's throughout the entire quiz

and the two I didn't know landed on me.

It's just...frustration!

Round 5. Your total so far - £2,750.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Barry.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Barry, in which Middle Eastern country, founded in 1948,

is Hebrew an official language?

-Iran?

-Israel. Jane, in athletics, the four Olympic throwing events are

the shot, the javelin, the hammer and which other?

-Discus.

-Correct. Chris, in history, in 1492,

the Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, awarded the title

Admiral of the Ocean Sea to which explorer and navigator?

-Columbus.

-I'll accept. Eve...

-Bank!

-In maths, what is 15 x 5?

-75.

-Correct. John, in pop music,

what T is the title of the 1982 UK number one album

by Michael Jackson that features the songs Beat It and Billie Jean?

-Thriller.

-Correct. Barry, in postage,

so that the cancellation mark can be more clearly seen,

the penny black stamp was changed in 1841 to which other colour?

-Blue.

-Red. Jane, in anatomy,

at around 8ft long in adult humans, the jejunum

is the middle section of the part of the body called the small what?

-Intestine.

-Correct. Chris, in the Dark Ages, which of these groups

invaded the British Isles first - the Vikings or the Saxons?

-The Vikings.

-The Saxons!

Eve, in drinking vessels,

which boy's name precedes jug to give a term for a beer mug

shaped like an old man wearing a three-cornered hat?

-Toby.

-Correct. John...

-Bank!

-..in the animal kingdom,

the hoofed mammal that is able to survive in the Arctic because

of its woolly undercoat and long, shaggy hair is called the musk what?

-Ox.

-Correct.

Barry, in the supernatural,

what O is a word derived from the Latin for conceal

that's a general term of paranormal happenings and witchcraft?

-Pass.

-Occult. Jane...

-Bank!

-..in cinema, films that begin with a muscleman striking a gong

were made by the organisation founded by J Arthur who?

-Rank.

-Correct. Chris...

-Bank!

-..in science, the claim

attributed to Archimedes, that in theory he could move the Earth,

referred to the action of what - a battery or a lever?

-A lever.

-Correct.

-Eve...

-Bank!

-..in theatre, the title of which musical,

originally staged on Broadway in 1964, could be said...?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up! You won £110. But who's now as simple as a Mr Man plot?

Who thinks 3D are GCSE results?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

In a sudden reversal of fortune, Barry goes from

being the strongest link in the last round to the weakest in this.

The strongest link statistically is Jane,

but will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Chris.

Chris.

Barry.

Barry.

Barry.

Eve, why gorgeous Barry?

Cos I'm sorry, gorgeous Barry got all his questions wrong.

-Chris, why Barry?

-I feel really bad, because he saved me before,

but he did have a very bad round and he was the weakest link.

Terrible.

Barry, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To Chris, I'd just like to say, um, he should be justifiably upset

for voting me off in this round, having saved him previously.

But, um, I don't hold a grudge for long.

He'll be fine to go back to Barnsley tonight

and sleep peacefully in his bed.

Round 6.

So far, you've won £2,860.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - that's Jane.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Jane, in commercial horticulture, selling fruit or vegetables,

where customers gather the produce themselves, is pick your what?

-Own.

-Correct. Chris, in 1990s TV,

what G was the title of the physical game show

that included rounds called Duel and the Eliminator?

-The Avengers.

-Gladiators.

Eve, in ornithology, which British bird

with an orange breast and blue upper parts

feeds by diving head first into water to catch its prey?

-Kingfisher.

-Correct. John, in tennis, the Australian player,

who defeated Serena Williams in the final of 2011 US Open

to win her first Grand Slam singles title is Sam who?

-Kournikova, I don't know.

-Stosur. Jane, in clothing, a garment

such as a raincoat that can be worn with either side facing outwards

is described as being what - reversible or redeemable?

-Reversible.

-Correct. Chris, in pop music,

the father and daughter Frank and Nancy, who sing a duet

on the 1967 UK number one single, Something Stupid, had what surname?

-Sinatra.

-Correct. Eve, in Paris, the name of which famous landmark

translates into English as "Triumphal Arch"?

-Arc de Triomphe.

-Correct.

-John...

-Bank!

-..in film, in The Man With No Name trilogy,

which actor portrayed the character called Joe in the first,

Monco in the second and Blondie in the third?

-Clint Eastwood.

-Correct.

Jane, in mythology, a wendigo is a man-eating spirit that appears

in the folklore of which culture - North African or Native American?

-Native American.

-Correct. Chris, in US politics,

LBJ were the initials of which 20th-century President?

-Lyndon Johnson.

-Correct.

-Eve...

-Bank!

-..what was the title of the annual snooker competition

broadcast as a series from 1969 and featuring the commentator Ted Lowe?

-Pot Black.

-Correct. John...

-Bank!

-..in psychology,

what C follows inferiority in the scientific term for a condition...?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE.

Time's up. You won £220.

But consider this, perhaps Eve doesn't have a sporting chance.

Maybe you're not wedded to Jane.

Can Chris expect a dramatic end?

Or will it be gardening leave for John?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Eve is the strongest link.

The weakest link is John, but can he survive the vote?

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

Chris.

Jane.

John.

Chris.

Jane, why Chris?

Amazingly, I think I've voted for Chris in every round,

so, um, this one will count.

-Did you think he was the worst player?

-Yes, I did.

-Really?

-Yes.

John, did you think Chris was the worst player?

Well, I think we both got a question wrong,

but Chris hesitated a long time over his.

He answered more questions correctly than you did.

-Only cos he got more questions asked.

-Don't argue with me, John!

Chris, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Well, I thought it was going to be pretty easy facing up to Anne,

being a drama teacher and so on, but I have to say that,

when it came to it, guns were drawn, she had me tied in knots

and she made me look about that big. You've got to hand it to the woman.

Round 7 and you're up to £3,080.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from the last round - that's Eve. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Eve, in geography, Anglesey and the Isle of Man

are the largest islands in which body of water?

-The Irish Sea.

-Correct.

John, in card games, in the traditional version

of Happy Families, Mr Chip has which occupation...?

-Carpenter!

-..carpenter or chef?

-Carpenter.

-Correct.

Jane, in spelling, which six-letter word that refers to the beat

or flow of music contains none of the five standard vowel letters?

-Pass.

-Rhythm.

Eve, in gastronomy, what P is a variety of rare

and expensive black truffle that is named after

the region of south-west France where it's found?

-I don't know.

-The Perigord.

John, in contemporary British art, the controversial brothers,

whose work often incorporates gruesome and vulgar imageries,

are Jake and Dinos who?

-Pass.

-Chapman.

Jane, in film, which 2002 comedy drama

starred Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra

as two members of the Hounslow Harriers women's football team?

-Bend It Like Beckham.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Eve, in weather, the energy from a lightning flash

replenishes the soil with which element - nitrogen or uranium?

-Nitrogen.

-Correct.

-John...

-Bank!

-..in a children's TV series,

which construction worker and title character

has a business partner called Wendy

and friends that include a tractor named Travis?

-Bob The Builder.

-Correct.

Jane, in the tourism industry, the pen name of which vet and writer

is used to promote the area around Thirsk in the Yorkshire Dales?

Pass!

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer was James Herriot.

You won £40. In Round 8, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Statistically, Jane is the weakest link,

but who will be taking the final walk of shame?

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

Eve.

Jane.

Jane.

John, why Jane?

I just remember her taking a long time over that last question.

-And not answering it.

-And didn't answer it.

-Eve, why Jane?

-Unfortunately, I do think she was the weakest link.

-She was.

A terrible lapse for memory for someone her age,

if she's telling us her correct age.

Jane, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The reason for me being on the Weakest Link is because of my mother.

My mother watches every night and I sit answering all the questions

and she goes, "How do you know all of this? You're not that clever."

Mother, I'm here, got to Round 7 and I am that clever.

Round 8.

You've won £3,120. In this round,

90 seconds, but whatever you win will be trebled.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - that's John. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

John, on a standard clock, how many minutes does it take the minute hand

to advance the same distance that the hour hand moves in one hour?

-Five.

-Correct. Eve.

-Bank.

-In astrophysics,

in the name of the observatory in Cheshire that is the location

of the Lovell radio telescope, what J goes before the word Bank?

-Jodrell.

-Correct.

John, in business, Be My Guest and Inspirations of an Innkeeper,

published in 1957 and 1963 respectively,

were works by the US hotelier Conrad who?

-Pass.

-Hilton.

Eve, in pop music, the stage name of which singer-songwriter and musician

was inspired by his wearing of a yellow-and-black striped sweater?

-No idea.

-Sting.

John, according to tradition, if it is caught in UK waters,

which creature must be offered to the Monarch as a gift -

a sturgeon or a tadpole?

-A sturgeon.

-Correct. Eve...

-Bank.

-..in 17th-century poetry,

the opening line of Song To Celia by Ben Johnson is,

"Drink to me only with thine..." What?

-Eyes.

-Correct. John, in maths, what is 27 - 9?

-18.

-Correct. Eve...

-Bank.

-..in cinema, what L,

meaning without boundaries, is the one-word title of a 2011 film

starring Bradley Cooper and based on the novel The Dark Fields?

-Limitless.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-John, in education,

the Rhodes Scholarships, initiated in 1902,

are awarded to overseas students who enable them to study

-at which British university?

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

The correct answer was Oxford.

You've won £110, which we will treble. It gives you

prize money of £3,450.

There can only be one winner.

Now up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death.

So, Eve and John, for £3,450, let's play the Weakest Link.

Eve, as the strongest link in the last round,

-you have the choice of who goes first.

-I'll go first, please.

Eve, in the British media, "Thank You and Goodbye"

was the final front page headline of which national Sunday newspaper

that closed in July 2011 after 168 years?

-The Guardian?

-The correct answer is The News of the World.

John, in children's cinema, in the titles of a series of film sequels,

which car with a mind of its own Rides Again,

goes to Monte Carlo and Goes Bananas?

-Herbie.

-That is the correct answer.

Eve, in the human skeleton, the cavity in the lower abdomen,

that includes the hip bones,

has what name derived from the Latin for basin?

-Pelvis.

-That is the correct answer.

John, in anniversaries, in 2011, to celebrate 50 years

since the first manned space flight,

a statue of which Soviet cosmonaut was erected on The Mall in London?

-Buzz Aldrin.

-The correct answer is Yuri Gagarin.

Eve, in pop music, the 1979 release entitled In Through The Out Door was

the eighth consecutive UK number one album for which British rock group?

-The Who?

-The correct answer is Led Zeppelin.

John, in British politics, which statesman

served as Prime Minister for periods in the 1860s, '70s, '80s and '90s?

-Gladstone.

-That is the correct answer.

Eve, in theatre, in the plays of Shakespeare, which gluttonous knight

appears in Henry VI parts 1 and 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor?

-I don't know.

-The correct answer is Falstaff.

John, in education, the cellist Yo-Yo Ma,

the actress Natalie Portman

and the Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

all attended which US university as undergraduates?

-Harvard.

-That is the correct answer.

That means, John, you're today's strongest link

and you go away with £3,450.

Eve, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I think my family and friends will be so proud that I just did so well.

All right, I didn't win,

but I did so well to get that far and I'm really proud.

I never expected to win today.

I mean, every round, I was expecting to get voted off

and to actually get to the final and win it is just amazing.

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