0:00:02 > 0:00:05Of the nine people on today's show,
0:00:05 > 0:00:07only one will win the prize money
0:00:07 > 0:00:09of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11The others will leave with nothing
0:00:11 > 0:00:15after their team-mates vote them the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43They don't know each other. To win the prize money, they have to work as a team
0:00:43 > 0:00:46but eight of them will leave with nothing
0:00:46 > 0:00:51as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00I'm 45. I'm a programme centre manager. And I'm from Glasgow.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05I'm 37. I'm a corporate action clerk from East London.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10I'm 20. I'm studying electronic engineering. I'm from Southampton.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14I'm 46. I'm a customer services advisor from Sunderland.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20I'm 36. I'm a director of a voluntary sector group in London.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26I'm 58. I'm a retired company director from Somerset.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29I'm 20. I'm a journalism student from St Albans.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35I'm 28. I'm a company strategist from Rolleston, Staffs.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41I'm 62. I'm retired. I live in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46The aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:46 > 0:01:50to reach your £1000 target within the time limit.
0:01:50 > 0:01:56The fastest way is by a chain of nine correct answers. A wrong answer
0:01:56 > 0:01:58breaks the chain and loses the money.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01But if you say "Bank" before the question is asked,
0:02:01 > 0:02:03the money is safe.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07However, you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12At the end of the round, only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16In Round One, there are 3 minutes on the clock.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32In the nursery rhyme, who has lost her sheep?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Little Bo Peep.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38On which Australian soap opera did Jason Donovan appear?
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Neighbours.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41New York City is often referred to as The Big...what?
0:02:41 > 0:02:42Apple.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47In which country is the city of Dijon, famous for its mustard?
0:02:48 > 0:02:49France.
0:02:49 > 0:02:55- Bank.- What K is a bird found on riverbanks and renowned for its fish-catching abilities?
0:02:55 > 0:02:56Kingfisher.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00How many natural satellites orbit the planet Earth?
0:03:00 > 0:03:01One.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06Russell Crowe won his first Oscar for Best Actor in which film?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07Gladiator.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10In the Beatles song, Lucy was in the sky with...
0:03:10 > 0:03:11Diamonds.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15Nelson Mandela became president of which country in 1994?
0:03:15 > 0:03:16South Africa.
0:03:16 > 0:03:22- Bank.- Which type of electrical power comes from harnessing the sun's energy?
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Solar energy.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26In which city is the TV soap opera Brookside set?
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Liverpool.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32Nausea, in the early stages of pregnancy, is commonly called "morning...what"?
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Sickness.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38Dexter, Holstein and Durham are all breeds of which animal?
0:03:39 > 0:03:40- Dog.- Cow.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45Johann David Wyss wrote the novel Swiss Family...who?
0:03:46 > 0:03:47Robinson.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- Bank.- Which Asian country has the largest population of any country in the world?
0:03:52 > 0:03:53India.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56China. How many seats does a tandem usually have?
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Two.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01At which film festival could a film win the Palme d'Or?
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Cannes.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06In music, a sextet comprises how many instruments?
0:04:06 > 0:04:07Six.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12Name the type of oven that uses electromagnetic waves to cook food.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Microwave.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14Bank.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18What was first added to football shirts in the 1933 FA Cup Final
0:04:18 > 0:04:20to make players more easy to recognise?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22The number.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25In which country is the state of Montana? USA or Canada?
0:04:25 > 0:04:26USA.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31What B is a soft, brimless hat associated with the French?
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Beret.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37- Bank.- Films. In which 1980s time-travelling trilogy did Michael J Fox star?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Back To The Future.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Complete this programme title. Monty Python's Flying...?
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Circus.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Brie and Camembert are both types of...?
0:04:46 > 0:04:47Cheese.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- Bank.- What H is a circular symbol of holiness
0:04:51 > 0:04:53surrounding a saint or person?
0:04:53 > 0:04:54Halo.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58In chess, how many queens are there in a standard game?
0:04:58 > 0:04:59Two.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04Complete the title of the 1981 Adam And The Ants UK No.1 hit, Stand And...?
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Deliver.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- Bank.- Who...
0:05:11 > 0:05:12OK.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15You've reached and banked £1000.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20That money will go through to the next round but one of you will not.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Who, at this very early stage,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25looks unsuitable?
0:05:25 > 0:05:30One of you will leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34After a very successful first round,
0:05:34 > 0:05:36the strongest link is Carol.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38The weakest link is Jenny.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42But will the other players have picked up on this?
0:05:42 > 0:05:47Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Carol.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11- What do you do? - I'm a customer services advisor in one of the big banks.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13So, what do you advise?
0:06:13 > 0:06:19How much money people don't have. I move money around, transfer money, cancel direct debits.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24- Even when they ask for them to be cancelled?- Sometimes.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- Why Jenny?- She got one wrong.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- And she hesitated on one as well.- Darryl.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- What do you you?- Director of a voluntary sector group.
0:06:34 > 0:06:40- What does that mean? - It means I'm a director of the London Civic Forum,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43an organisation of organisations lobbying the GLA.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47That says it all(!)
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Why Jenny?- Hesitation.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53As opposed to long-windedness.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Nick.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- What do you do? - I'm a company strategist.
0:06:58 > 0:07:04- Which means?- Project manager and business planner but not with accounts.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Why Jenny?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09She was the only person that got a question wrong.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Jenny, the journalist student who doesn't know the difference
0:07:13 > 0:07:15between cows and dogs.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18She'll never get a job on Farmers' Weekly!
0:07:18 > 0:07:20You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32I'm gutted about being voted off first. I know I got one wrong.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35So did one other person but everybody noticed ME.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40I'm angry because I feel my question was harder than the one Catherine got wrong.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45Catherine's a possibility to go next but perhaps Diane as well,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47because she seemed quite nervous.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54Round Two. £1000 in the bank. Eight players left.
0:07:54 > 0:07:5810 seconds off the clock. We start with the strongest link.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08Start the clock. Which metal is most commonly found in liquid thermometers?
0:08:08 > 0:08:09Mercury.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12What do Americans call the pavement?
0:08:12 > 0:08:13Kerbside.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Sidewalk.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Does cooler air sink or rise?
0:08:18 > 0:08:19Sink.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23What T is the largest member of the cat family?
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Tiger.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Dionne...who is a soul singer who shares her name with a Midlands town?
0:08:28 > 0:08:29Warwick.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34- Bank.- In finance, interest is paid either net or...what?
0:08:35 > 0:08:36Don't know.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Gross. What R is an exact copy or model?
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Replica.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45In which country would you visit the pyramids of Giza?
0:08:45 > 0:08:46Egypt.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49What do we call an injury to the body
0:08:49 > 0:08:52causing discolouration but no laceration of the skin?
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Bruise.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- Bank.- What F is a chewy biscuit made of oats, sugar, butter and golden syrup?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- Pass.- Flapjack.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04What A is a word made up from initial letters of other words?
0:09:04 > 0:09:05Acronym.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10In politics, Herbert Hoover was president of which country from 1929 to 1933?
0:09:10 > 0:09:12The USA.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17Which Hollywood actor starred as both Rocky Balboa and John Rambo?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- Er, Victor Stallone. - Sylvester Stallone.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- Bank.- If a video lasts for three hours, how many minutes is it?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26180 minutes.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30In adult lions, which is larger, the male or female?
0:09:30 > 0:09:31- Female.- Male.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36By what name is Beatles member Richard Starkey commonly known?
0:09:36 > 0:09:37- Pass.- Ringo Starr.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42What is the highest value of a Scrabble letter placed on a standard square?
0:09:42 > 0:09:43- Q.- 10.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48In transport, what B is a small post marking a traffic island?
0:09:48 > 0:09:49- Beacon.- Bollard.
0:09:49 > 0:09:56Bing...who performed a duet with David Bowie on the single Peace On Earth in 1982?
0:09:56 > 0:09:57Crosby.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01In biology, a cell usually contains how many nuclei?
0:10:01 > 0:10:02One.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05In which city is the Place de la Bastille located?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Barcelona.- Paris.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12- Bank.- What is the name for a tremor which occurs after an earthquake?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- Don't know.- Aftershock.
0:10:15 > 0:10:21What H is the outer covering of some fruits, nuts and grains - like on a coconut?
0:10:21 > 0:10:22- Hard shell.- No. Husk.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27In the animal kingdom, a black leopard is more commonly known as what?
0:10:27 > 0:10:28- Puma.- Panther.
0:10:28 > 0:10:34To which European country do the islands of Sardinia and Sicily belong?
0:10:34 > 0:10:35Italy.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40What's the official called in a game of Rugby Union - an umpire or a referee?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Umpire.- A referee.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47Who in June 1997 became the youngest Conservative leader since William Pitt?
0:10:47 > 0:10:48Hague.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53In maths, a shop offers a pair of trainers at half price...
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Time's up.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00I cannot complete the question. What a downfall!
0:11:00 > 0:11:05You won a pathetic, depressing, sad, embarrassing £200.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Who can't you wait to get rid of?
0:11:07 > 0:11:13I urge you, lighten the load, heighten the bank balance.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Peter is the strongest link statistically.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Darryl failed to answer any questions, making him the weakest link.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27But will the voting follow the facts?
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Catherine,
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- what do you do? - I don't do anything. I'm retired.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Have you got any qualifications?
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- Not a lot. - Tell us about the few you have.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05Um, you could say I've been studying at the University of Life for a long time.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- But no certificates of any sort? - I've got a few O Levels.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Oh, what in, Catherine?
0:12:11 > 0:12:16Um, as far as I can remember it was English Literature and Geography,
0:12:16 > 0:12:20and Domestic Science, but it was a long time ago.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25Yes, because you think the Place de la Bastille is in Barcelona.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Yes, how ridiculous!
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- Have you never been to Spain or France?- I have.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Why Darryl?- I'm afraid, poor Darryl,
0:12:33 > 0:12:35I don't think he got any right.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- I think his memory banks must have blown.- Eddy.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Not one of your finest hours.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42No.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44What happened?
0:12:44 > 0:12:47I had a couple of questions wrong.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Oh, I know that. We all know that.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- Why Darryl? - He got all the questions wrong.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- Diane.- Yes.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57No memory with you today?
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Um, not that round, I'm afraid.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- But we was all getting questions wrong.- YOU certainly were.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08- What's Darryl done to upset you? - He got all his questions wrong.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12With five votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20I've got no complaints. I was terrible.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I got all my questions wrong.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Nerves just took over, and the result was I had to go.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30I think Eddy might go next, because he's hesitating a lot.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Round Three.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37You've won £1200 out of a possible £2000.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40We're taking another 10 seconds off.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43We'll start with the strongest link, that's Peter.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Start the clock.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Is a suffix placed at the beginning or the end of a word?
0:13:51 > 0:13:52The end.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56What did Moses receive from the Lord on Mount Sinai?
0:13:56 > 0:13:57The Ten Commandments.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Which fibrous sheets of tissue found in the larynx
0:14:01 > 0:14:03can produce sounds by vibrating?
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- Voice box.- Vocal chords. I'll accept voice box.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11Complete this country's name - Trinidad and...what?
0:14:11 > 0:14:12Tobago.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17- Bank.- What M is anything that has mass which can be detected and measured?
0:14:17 > 0:14:18- Molecules.- Matter.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Who invaded Britain first, the Vikings or the Romans?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- The Vikings.- The Romans.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29In which decade did The Morecambe and Wise Show first air on British TV?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31- '70s.- 1960s.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36What T is a Tahitian word used in English, meaning a form of personal decoration?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Tattoo.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42In computing, the word "bit" is a contraction of binary...what?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Pass.- Digit.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49On which part of the body would you wear a cummerbund?
0:14:49 > 0:14:50Round the waist.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55To which country did actor Mel Gibson emigrate in 1968 at the age of 12?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- America.- Australia.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02In science, which Russian space station fell to earth in March 2001?
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Mir.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08How many strings does a ukulele have - four or six?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- Six.- Four.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15In Raiders Of The Lost Ark, which character did Harrison Ford play?
0:15:15 > 0:15:16Indiana Jones.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20What is a honey-eater - a type of bird or bear?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Bear.- A bird.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26In British politics, which Labour leader resigned in 1992
0:15:26 > 0:15:29and became a European commissioner?
0:15:29 > 0:15:30Neil Kinnock.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36- Bank.- Complete the title of Sister Sledge's 1979 UK album, We Are...what?
0:15:37 > 0:15:38- Sisters.- Family.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43By what name is comedian Robert Alan Monkhouse better known?
0:15:43 > 0:15:44Bob Monkhouse.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47In biology, what B has a soft core known as marrow?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Bone.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Which superhero had a girlfriend called Dale Arden?
0:15:53 > 0:15:54- Superman.- Flash Gordon.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Diana Princess of Wales and David Ginola
0:15:57 > 0:16:02have both campaigned on behalf of the UN to eradicate what weapon?
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Land mines.
0:16:03 > 0:16:09In rivers, the word, "meander" refers to what - a waterfall or a bend?
0:16:09 > 0:16:10A bend.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15- Bank.- Which entertainer plays Bob Martin in the series of the same name?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Michael Barrymore.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- Bank.- In which UK country is the Forth Bridge?
0:16:20 > 0:16:21Scotland.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23In football, what is the name...
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Time is up.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Another appalling round.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33You only banked £290.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Whose phone is permanently engaged?
0:16:36 > 0:16:41Whose brain is being asked to perform beyond its limits?
0:16:41 > 0:16:44It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Statistics show that Nick is the strongest link.
0:16:49 > 0:16:55Ian is the weakest link. He was the only one who didn't answer any correctly.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58But will the voting reflect the reality?
0:16:59 > 0:17:04Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Nick,
0:17:20 > 0:17:22remind us what you do.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24I'm a company strategist.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26And explain to me what that means.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Er, a planner.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- What do you plan? - The company direction.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Do you do that with a pencil?
0:17:33 > 0:17:40- No, with a computer. - But I asked you a simple computer question and you couldn't answer it.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42I'm not a computer programme man.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- What did Ian do that you didn't like?- He got three questions wrong.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Diane, explain to me what you do.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51I'm a corporate action clerk.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53I process UK corporate actions,
0:17:53 > 0:17:57like rights issues, takeovers, tender offers.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Somebody else who speaks their own language.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Why Ian?
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- I think he got two wrong, is it? - Do you have to count in your job?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Yes, but I've got calculators to do it for me.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Ian got all his questions wrong.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18And just so he can show off to his mates as he leaves
0:18:18 > 0:18:22he's also been the worst player in the game so far.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Ian, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:18:31 > 0:18:37I feel relieved to be voted off because I started feeling more and more stupid.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40The longer it went on the more my mates can laugh at me.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Catherine is looking weak
0:18:42 > 0:18:44because she's been consistently bad.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Peter is looking quite strong
0:18:47 > 0:18:50and he's got enough to beat Carol. I hope he wins.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Round Four.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57£1490 banked so far out of potential prize money of £3000.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Six of you left.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04We take another ten seconds off the clock. You now have only 2½ minutes.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07We start with the strongest link.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10That's Nick. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Start the clock.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18What term is used for a sheep, calf or foal aged between one and two?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- An ewe.- A yearling.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25With which band was Shane MacGowan the singer, The Pixies or The Pogues?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27The Pixies.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28The Pogues.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31What does a Geiger counter measure?
0:19:31 > 0:19:32Movement.
0:19:32 > 0:19:39Radiation. Who sang on the single in 2000 about the children's TV show Bob The Builder?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- Nick Morrissey.- Neil Morrissey.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45For which party was John Gummer elected MP in 1983?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47The Tories.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52What S is a carbohydrate which forms the main element in rice?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Starch.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Onto what surface are frescoes painted?
0:19:58 > 0:19:59Walls.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- Bank.- The Black Forest is in which European country?
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Germany.
0:20:05 > 0:20:11What headdress, worn by Sikhs, consists of a piece of fabric wrapped around the head?
0:20:11 > 0:20:12A turban.
0:20:12 > 0:20:18- Bank.- If something cost £75 after a 25% discount, what was the original price?
0:20:18 > 0:20:19£100.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24In the TV comedy Friends, who is Phoebe's twin, Ursula or Janice?
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Ursula.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29How many members are there in the boy band Westlife?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Four.- Five.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36What is the most common element found in the earth's crust?
0:20:36 > 0:20:37- Iron.- Oxygen.
0:20:37 > 0:20:43In Scottish football, how many leagues are there above the First Division?
0:20:43 > 0:20:44Erm...One.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Vespa and Lambretta are manufacturers of what vehicle?
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- Cars.- Scooters.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55Which European city was named after the Greek goddess Athene?
0:20:55 > 0:20:56Athens.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Which instrument did US president Bill Clinton play?
0:21:00 > 0:21:01The clarinet.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03The saxophone.
0:21:03 > 0:21:09When was the cycling race the Tour de France first contested, 1903 or 1933?
0:21:09 > 0:21:101903.
0:21:10 > 0:21:17If you buy a TV for £195 and a video player for £125, how much have you spent?
0:21:17 > 0:21:19£320.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- Bank.- In children's literature, what H lived in the Swiss Alps?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Heidi.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- Bank. - How many chambers in a heart?
0:21:27 > 0:21:28Four.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33- Bank.- In the USA, which state uses the postal abbreviation AL?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- Arizona?- Alabama.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Which D is a system of government in which sovereignty rests...
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Democracy.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Democracy is right but it was out of time.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51In that round you banked only £240.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Who has gone very dim indeed?
0:21:54 > 0:21:58It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Statistically, Catherine is the strongest.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Nick has gone from strongest to weakest
0:22:06 > 0:22:11but will his earlier performance save him when it comes to the vote?
0:22:11 > 0:22:16Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Well, we have a tie. Peter and Nick, two votes each.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31Eddy,
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- Why Peter?- He didn't have as good a round as he had previously.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Do you know anyone who had a worse round?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- Me?- Certainly.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45You and plenty of others. Peter,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47why Nick?
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I think we all had a slightly off round
0:22:50 > 0:22:52but Nick got couple wrong.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55You're not much good on pop culture, are you?
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Mmmm, no, a little bit loose on that, yes.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02A little bit loose. When the vote is tied,
0:23:02 > 0:23:05the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Catherine,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11you were the strongest link. Why did you vote for Peter?
0:23:12 > 0:23:16I seem to recall that he got several questions wrong.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18He got one wrong, Catherine.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20HE only got one wrong?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Oh.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26You have to decide to get rid of Peter or Nick.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28You can change your mind if you want to.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- Who will you get rid of? - I'll stay with Peter.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33Why?
0:23:33 > 0:23:37It just seems unfair to change your mind in mid stream.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41We have some early strategy here.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44People not playing as team members.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Peter was not the weakest link.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51In fact, overall in the game so far, he's been the strongest link.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Nick was the weakest link in the last round. Well,
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Peter, Catherine wants rid of you.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01You are the weakest link, Peter, goodbye.
0:24:07 > 0:24:13The tie-breaker was unfortunate, and in terms of the result, was unfair.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20We've all watched the game so often we know that it isn't the best man wins.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Anne said that I was the strongest link
0:24:23 > 0:24:29and that I shouldn't be voted off, will at least keep up my street cred in the pub.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32Round Five.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Your total so far is £1730.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38If you'd hit your targets it would be £4000. Five of you left.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Ten seconds off the time.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45We start with the strongest link from the last round, Catherine.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Start the clock.
0:24:50 > 0:24:56Which sailor first appeared in 1929 in a cartoon about Olive Oyl's family?
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Popeye.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Which ecological group uses the name Rainbow Warrior for its ships?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Greenpeace.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08- Bank.- Who invented a raised point printing system for the blind
0:25:08 > 0:25:10that can be read by touch?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Louis Braille.
0:25:12 > 0:25:18Complete the 1990 science fiction film starring Schwarzenegger, Total what?
0:25:18 > 0:25:19Recall.
0:25:19 > 0:25:26- Bank.- The Fine Young Cannibals had a 1986 UK hit single with which Elvis Presley song?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Suspicious Minds.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33A phon is a unit for the measurement of what, loudness or brightness?
0:25:33 > 0:25:34Brightness.
0:25:34 > 0:25:39Loudness. Who played William Thacker in the film Notting Hill?
0:25:39 > 0:25:40Hugh Grant.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44What are pigs classed as, omnivores or herbivores?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Omnivores.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50Gefilte fish is commonly associated with which religion?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Jewish.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58Nick, in design, The Model A replaced which famous Ford car in 1927?
0:25:59 > 0:26:00T.
0:26:00 > 0:26:06In TV's Thomas The Tank Engine by what name is Sir Topham Hat better known?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Erm...The Fat Controller.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13- Bank.- When did Gordon Brown become Chancellor of the Exchequer?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15- '98.- 1997.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Which holly tree produces berries, the male or female?
0:26:19 > 0:26:20Female.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24In which 1993 romantic comedy did Meg Ryan star as Annie Reed,
0:26:24 > 0:26:29who finds her partner after listening to a radio talk show?
0:26:29 > 0:26:30Sleepless In Seattle.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35Shakin' Stevens had a UK No.1 hit about what colour door?
0:26:35 > 0:26:36Green.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41In which sport do quarterbacks and running backs play?
0:26:41 > 0:26:42American football.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Natural gas consists mostly of which gas?
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- Hydrogen.- Methane.
0:26:47 > 0:26:53What C are a group of mountains forming the Grampian system of central Scotland?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Chilterns.- No, Cairngorms.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59If a restaurant bill is £56, how much is 10% tip?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01£5.60.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05For who did Franz Beckenbaur play international football?
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- Germany.- West Germany.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- I'll accept Germany. - Bank.- In...
0:27:11 > 0:27:17Time is up. You did rather better in that round. Only four incorrect answers.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20And you banked £450.
0:27:20 > 0:27:29Who is probably at the limit of their powers of general knowledge? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Nick has gone from weakest link back to strongest.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37The statistics show that Eddy is the weakest.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42What factors will the team consider as they decide who to vote off?
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04Well, not much doubt about the feeling now.
0:28:04 > 0:28:11- Nick, why Eddy?- I just think he had a bad round. Simple as that.
0:28:11 > 0:28:18- Carol, from customer services, how did Eddy upset you? - He didn't bank when we had £300.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20How much did you bank?
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- I didn't. I didn't get a chance.- Diane...
0:28:24 > 0:28:28- Mm-hm.- ..the corporate actions clerk. - Yes.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33- Not enough action from Eddy? - No, he did get several wrong.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38Eddy, you were weakest in that round and in the game.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43With four, unanimously, you are the weakest link.
0:28:43 > 0:28:44Goodbye.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55It feels bad to be UNANIMOUSLY voted off but I wasn't first,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58which makes it easier to take.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01The next person to go will probably be Diane
0:29:01 > 0:29:06She got one wrong on Scotland. That is unforgivable.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10The weakest link? She's the missing link.
0:29:11 > 0:29:17Round Six. So far you've won:
0:29:17 > 0:29:24Four left. Ten seconds less. We start with the strongest - Nick. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Start the clock.
0:29:27 > 0:29:33Complete the title of this Rod Stewart 1971 UK No.1. Maggie who?
0:29:33 > 0:29:34May.
0:29:34 > 0:29:40Which Oliver Stone Vietnam war film said, the first casualty of war is innocence?
0:29:40 > 0:29:41- The Deer Hunter.- Platoon.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46Diane, which Japanese city's name means "eastern capital"?
0:29:46 > 0:29:47Tokyo.
0:29:47 > 0:29:54The sitcom with Donald Sinden and Windsor Davies as antique dealers: Never The what?
0:29:54 > 0:29:55Never The Twain.
0:29:55 > 0:30:01At which sport did Nick Farr-Jones and David Campese represent Australia?
0:30:03 > 0:30:04Rugby.
0:30:04 > 0:30:10- Bank.- Complete the title of the 1914 Edgar Rice-Burroughs novel:
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Tarzan Of The what?
0:30:13 > 0:30:15The Apes.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20What A is an exercise designed to increase oxygen consumption?
0:30:20 > 0:30:21Aerobics.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25- Bank.- What is faster, the heart rate of a child or an adult?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- An adult.- A child.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32Which Labour MP published her memoirs, The Castle Diaries, in 1980?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Barbara Castle.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39- Bank.- In which English county is the resort of Broadstairs?
0:30:39 > 0:30:40Kent.
0:30:40 > 0:30:46Which British actress played Ophelia in Hamlet, then starred in Titanic?
0:30:46 > 0:30:47Kate Winslet.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52The Russian rouble is made up of one hundred what?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- Rupees.- Kopeks.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59Which tiny people did Gulliver discover in Swift's Gulliver's Travels?
0:30:59 > 0:31:01The Lilliputians.
0:31:01 > 0:31:08The 1995 thriller Murder In The First features which San Francisco island prison?
0:31:08 > 0:31:09Alcatraz.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13Which is further south: Bulgaria or Romania?
0:31:13 > 0:31:14Bulgaria.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- Bank.- In the gospel, what did Mary
0:31:17 > 0:31:21wipe Jesus's feet after soothing with ointment?
0:31:21 > 0:31:27WITH what did Mary wipe the feet of Jesus after soothing them...?
0:31:27 > 0:31:28- A robe.- Her hair.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Time is up.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34You banked £270 there.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39But who is now losing you money and past their best?
0:31:39 > 0:31:43It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Diane is the strongest link statistically.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52The weakest is Carol, but who will lose out in the vote?
0:31:53 > 0:31:59Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Diane, why Carol?
0:32:12 > 0:32:17With so few left, you pick someone who gets questions wrong.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Nick, the company strategist.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Why Carol?
0:32:22 > 0:32:27She was great, but she had a bad round. She was the weakest.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- Catherine, why Carol? - Carol blew it.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33I'm glad I didn't get her questions.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Carol works in a bank but doesn't know about kopeks.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50I'm devastated. I was the weakest link then.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54I was not the weakest leading up to it.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56I think Diane will go next.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00She's been lucky so far, winging it and guessing.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04Nick will win. He's got progressively stronger.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07He's so full of himself anyway.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Round Seven.
0:33:10 > 0:33:15You have £2450 out of the £6000 you could have won. Three of you left.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Ten seconds off the clock.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20We start with the current strongest link: Diane.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Start the clock. Which cricket club
0:33:25 > 0:33:28is based in the city of Manchester?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- Old Trafford.- Lancashire.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Model Kimberley Stewart is the daughter of which rock star?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36Rod Stewart.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41In film, what is the name of Ben Elton's directorial debut
0:33:41 > 0:33:44about a childless couple who want a baby?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- Kramer Versus Kramer. - Maybe Baby.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51Which Scandinavian country is primarily famous for its fjords?
0:33:51 > 0:33:52Norway.
0:33:52 > 0:33:58In which Shakespeare play does the main character murder Duncan?
0:33:58 > 0:33:59Macbeth.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- Bank. - What was Charles II's family?
0:34:02 > 0:34:03Stewart.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07Hepatitis A causes the inflammation of which organ?
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Liver.
0:34:09 > 0:34:15What V is the city in southeast Russia where the Trans-Siberian railway ends?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- Vlatislava?- Vladivostok.
0:34:18 > 0:34:25Which Russian author and playwright wrote The Lady With The Little Dog in 1899?
0:34:25 > 0:34:26- Tolstoy.- Chekhov.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Who directed the film Death Wish?
0:34:29 > 0:34:31- Steven Spielberg? - Michael Winner.
0:34:31 > 0:34:37The Aire Gap is an important route by rail, road and canal through which hills?
0:34:37 > 0:34:38The Pennines.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- Bank.- Which gland produces Thyroxin?
0:34:41 > 0:34:42The thyroid gland.
0:34:42 > 0:34:48Saul Hudson is the real name of which former guitarist of Guns 'N' Roses?
0:34:48 > 0:34:49- Axl Rose.- Slash.
0:34:49 > 0:34:56Which Hampshire castle stands above Portsmouth, enclosed by a Roman wall?
0:34:57 > 0:34:58- Pass.- Porchester Castle.
0:34:58 > 0:35:05Music. Emerson, Lake and Palmer had a 1977 hit with Fanfare For The Common what?
0:35:05 > 0:35:06Man.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- Bank.- Dante, Virgil and Beatrice are characters
0:35:10 > 0:35:14in which 14th-century poem by Dante Aligheri?
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- Old Mariner's Tale? - The Divine Comedy.
0:35:16 > 0:35:21What D is Britain's smallest flowering plant which grows on
0:35:21 > 0:35:24the surface of ponds and ditches?
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Time is up. The answer is duckweed.
0:35:29 > 0:35:34You won £90. In round eight you get the chance to treble
0:35:34 > 0:35:37what you banked, so next time,
0:35:37 > 0:35:40there's £3000 to be won.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45Who do you want rid of? Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Catherine is strongest for a second time.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54The weakest link is Diane.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58At this stage, who will lose out in the final vote?
0:35:59 > 0:36:04Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17Catherine,
0:36:17 > 0:36:19why Diane?
0:36:19 > 0:36:24I think she got as many questions as the rest of us
0:36:24 > 0:36:26wrong, that time.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27As many?
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- I think I got one wrong. - You did.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32She may have got two wrong.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35You may have got two wrong.
0:36:35 > 0:36:40- I can't remember. - She got four wrong.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- You got two wrong. - She got four?
0:36:43 > 0:36:47- Nick, why Diane? - She got the most wrong.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49OK. Diane,
0:36:49 > 0:36:54a bit of team action has resulted in two votes and
0:36:54 > 0:36:57you as the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07I knew I'd go because I just got so many wrong.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12I was relieved not to go sooner. I was weak a few rounds ago.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14The ones I got wrong I didn't know.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18If you asked me again, I'd get them wrong.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21I think Catherine will win.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25She's older and older people know more.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30Round Eight. £2540 in the kitty.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Nick and Catherine, just two of you left.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37Now you have 90 seconds but what you win
0:37:37 > 0:37:42is trebled and added to your total to make your prize money.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44£3,000 is at stake now.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49We start with the strongest link. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Start the clock.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58What were labour camps for dissidents in the Soviet Union called?
0:37:58 > 0:37:59- Concentration camps.- Gulags.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04With which children's programme was Percy Thrower associated?
0:38:04 > 0:38:05Blue Peter.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10- Bank.- The Alps are in Switzerland, France, Austria and where?
0:38:10 > 0:38:11- South America.- Italy.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16Which US president was called The Great Communicator?
0:38:19 > 0:38:20- Hoover.- Ronald Reagan.
0:38:20 > 0:38:26Followers of which religion pay to the poor the purifying tax or Zakat?
0:38:26 > 0:38:27Muslim.
0:38:27 > 0:38:33Which former England cricket captain had a famous row with umpire...
0:38:33 > 0:38:34Mike Gatting.
0:38:34 > 0:38:41- Bank.- Which famous mistress of Charles II was the mother of a Duke of St Albans?
0:38:41 > 0:38:42Nell Gwyn.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Which 19th C author wrote Northanger Abbey?
0:38:48 > 0:38:49- DH Lawrence.- Jane Austen.
0:38:49 > 0:38:55Don't You Forget About Me was a 1985 hit for which Scottish band?
0:38:55 > 0:38:57- Er... I don't know. - Simple Minds.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01In 1999 which country joined Russia and the US
0:39:01 > 0:39:05in putting a craft into orbit and recovering it?
0:39:05 > 0:39:06- France.- China.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10What are the studios established in 1936 in Bucks?
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- Elstree.- Pinewood.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16In which country of the UK is Haverfordwest situated?
0:39:16 > 0:39:17Wales.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21- Bank. - What R is the symbol used...
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Time is up.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29You banked £90 which we'll treble and add to the total.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31That means prize money of:
0:39:32 > 0:39:34But only one of you
0:39:34 > 0:39:36can take that money away.
0:39:36 > 0:39:43Now, you will be playing head to head. I'll ask alternate questions. Best of five.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Who answers the most wins.
0:39:45 > 0:39:51Simple as that. If it's a tie, Sudden Death until we have a winner.
0:39:51 > 0:39:57So Nick and Catherine, for £2810, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:57 > 0:40:02As strongest link Nick has the choice of who goes first.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Catherine can go first.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Catherine, during the 1960s,
0:40:11 > 0:40:15which singer and TV presenter had Top Ten singles
0:40:15 > 0:40:21with Dick-A-Dum-Dum and One, Two, Three, O'Leary?
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Des O'Connor.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42Which contemporary artist, famous for swimming pool paintings
0:40:42 > 0:40:45was born in Bradford in 1937?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Hockney.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58I'll accept. David Hockney.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06In which English county is Buckfast Abbey?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Somerset.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13The correct answer is Devon.
0:41:16 > 0:41:22Before decimalization, what was the name of the large British coin
0:41:22 > 0:41:27that had a value of two shillings and sixpence?
0:41:29 > 0:41:31A farthing.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34The correct answer is half-crown.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41Name the area at the northeast end of Hyde Park,
0:41:41 > 0:41:44renowned for its soap-box orators.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Speakers' Corner.
0:41:50 > 0:42:01In food, which cereal grain is one of the principal ingredients of the dish Jambalaya?
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Maize.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19The correct answer is rice.
0:42:22 > 0:42:29Which fashionable jazz club opened in Harlem, New York, in 1922?
0:42:30 > 0:42:32The Cotton Club.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41Nick, you must answer this question correctly to remain in the game.
0:42:41 > 0:42:47In literature, who wrote the novels Take A Girl Like You,
0:42:47 > 0:42:55The Old Devils and That Uncertain Feeling?
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Evelyn Waugh.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04No. The correct answer is Kingsley Amis.
0:43:07 > 0:43:13That means, Catherine, you are today's strongest link. You go away with:
0:43:13 > 0:43:16Nick, you leave with nothing.
0:43:16 > 0:43:21Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:22 > 0:43:28I didn't think I was going to win. I just took it round by round.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32I've got mixed emotions. I'm pleased to be here.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34I'm pleased to do as well as I did,
0:43:34 > 0:43:37but at the end you want the money.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40It's unbelievable to have won.
0:43:40 > 0:43:44It was great to come on and to win is the icing the cake.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47Subtitles by ITFC for BBC Subtitling - 2001