0:00:02 > 0:00:04Here are today's nine contestants.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09Only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14The rest will leave with nothing as one by one, they're voted off
0:00:14 > 0:00:16as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome 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 > 0:00:40They don't know each other,
0:00:40 > 0:00:44however, if they want the money, they have to work as a team,
0:00:44 > 0:00:46but eight will leave with nothing,
0:00:46 > 0:00:51as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59I'm Jim, I'm 51, from Banstead, and I'm a public house manager.
0:00:59 > 0:01:05My name is Jo, I'm 41, I'm from Winchester and I'm a secretary.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07I'm Peter, I'm 64,
0:01:07 > 0:01:11I come from Bradford and I work in local government.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16I'm Jessica, I'm 25, I live in London and I work in PR.
0:01:16 > 0:01:22I'm Vicki, I'm 37, I live in Stockport, I'm an office manager.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24I'm Iain, I'm 42,
0:01:24 > 0:01:28I live in Harrogate and I'm an aircraft worker.
0:01:28 > 0:01:35I'm Ruth, I'm from Mid Glamorgan, I'm 57 and I'm a child counsellor.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40I'm Richard, I'm 26, I live in Bath and I'm in media sales.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45I'm Tony, I'm 39, from West Bromwich. I'm a part-time window fitter.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49The rules in each round answer enough questions correctly
0:01:49 > 0:01:54to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04Get your question wrong and you lose all the money in that chain.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Say, "bank" before the question and the money is safe
0:02:07 > 0:02:11but you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17Remember, only money that has been banked can be taken forward.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Three minutes on the clock
0:02:19 > 0:02:24we start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27That's you, Iain. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Which country lies between Canada and Mexico?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36USA.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Which of these Indian dishes would be a very hot curry -
0:02:40 > 0:02:42vindaloo or korma?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Vindaloo.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49The Wombles had a 1974 UK hit with Remember You're A what?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Womble.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Which famine relief charity was founded in Oxford in 1942?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Oxfam.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01- Bank.- What D is the profession concerned with the teeth?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Dentist.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09Which UK country's international football team plays in white?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11England.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15What animal is Basil Brush a squirrel or a fox?
0:03:15 > 0:03:16Fox.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21What's the title of Jilly Cooper's novel about showjumping society?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Riders.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Which implement is used to play orchestral string instruments?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- Plectrum.- No, a bow.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34What is the name for someone who tends and carries golf clubs?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36A caddy.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39In laboratories, what P prefixes the word dish
0:03:39 > 0:03:44to make the name of a shallow glass container used to grow bacteria?
0:03:44 > 0:03:45Petri.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49Canvey Island in Essex lies on the edge of which river?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51The Thames.
0:03:51 > 0:03:57After the 2001 general election, to which Cabinet post was Jack Straw appointed?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Foreign Secretary.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- Bank.- In Jerusalem, Blake asks to be brought his chariot of what?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Fire.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09To which animal family does the lynx belong cat or dog?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Cat.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Princes St is a major shopping street of which Scottish city?
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Edinburgh.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20What M is a maker of hats and headwear for women?
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Milliner.- In pop music,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28the 1999 hit single by Travis was Why Does It Always what On Me?
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Rain.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- Bank.- Which Swedish tennis star
0:04:32 > 0:04:37won 11 Grand Slam singles titles between 1974 and 1980?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Bjorn Borg.
0:04:39 > 0:04:46Which Scottish comedian and actor ran naked round Piccadilly Circus for Comic Relief in 2001?
0:04:46 > 0:04:47Billy Connolly.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52In the animal kingdom, what V is a bird of prey that feeds on carrion?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Vulture.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01Which year came immediately before 54BC?
0:05:03 > 0:05:0655BC.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Bank.
0:05:07 > 0:05:14In 1720, the British government was rocked by a financial crisis, the South Sea what?
0:05:14 > 0:05:15- Pass.- Bubble.
0:05:15 > 0:05:21At the 1996 Brits, during whose performance did Jarvis Cocker invade the stage?
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Robbie Williams.- Michael Jackson.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29What T is the heart-shaped island off southern Australia?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Tasmania.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Time's up
0:05:34 > 0:05:38and you very nearly reached your target.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43£900 was what you banked.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48Who prevented it from being £1,000?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55According to the statistics, the weakest link is Vicki.
0:05:55 > 0:06:02The strongest is Iain, as he answered all questions correctly and banked money.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07But who will lose out at this early stage of the game?
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31So, Jim, how was it for you?
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- I thought it was pretty good. - Oh, did you?
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- You lost the team money. - Not as much as I gained them.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- Did you bank?- Twice.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Is that what stopped them reaching their target?
0:06:46 > 0:06:51We could've kept going. I voted for Vicki cos she broke the chain
0:06:51 > 0:06:54and we could've went on from there.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59- Jo, what do you do?- I'm a secretary to a surgical dermatologist.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- Why Vicki?- She ought to know the answer to the bow question.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Right, Vicki
0:07:06 > 0:07:12not quite unanimously, six votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22To be voted off first I feel totally humiliated.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24It's so embarrassing.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29It was such a bad mistake to get the first question wrong.
0:07:29 > 0:07:34Iain'll be next. People get voted off cos of the colour of their shirt
0:07:34 > 0:07:39and looking like a canary that he does, he'll be out soon.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Round two you've won £900 out of a possible £1,000.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48Eight of you left, we're taking ten seconds off the clock
0:07:48 > 0:07:53we'll start with the strongest link, Iain. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Start the clock.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Who in Shakespeare asks if it is nobler in the mind
0:07:59 > 0:08:02to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune?
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Hamlet.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07The 1980 film You Can't Stop The Music
0:08:07 > 0:08:10starred which all-male disco group?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- The Beatles.- No, Village People.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20In Chinese food, what name is given to thin sticks of wood or ivory
0:08:20 > 0:08:22used as eating utensils?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Chopsticks.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28In science, what gas, with the chemical formula CH4,
0:08:28 > 0:08:32is a major constituent of natural gas?
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- North Sea gas.- Methane.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38The clause in the Labour Party constitution
0:08:38 > 0:08:43that until 1999 committed it to public ownership was Clause what?
0:08:43 > 0:08:44- Seven.- Four.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49As a designer of what is Helmut Lang known? Cars or clothes?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- Cars.- No, clothes.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55Madonna, tiger and panther are types of which flower?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Lily.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01What P is a painting which shows a likeness of someone's face?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Portrait.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06In maths, what is one third of 120?
0:09:06 > 0:09:0940.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Llamas are native to which continent?
0:09:12 > 0:09:13South America.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- Bank.- Name Of The Game was a 1977 UK No 1 for which Swedish band?
0:09:18 > 0:09:20ABBA.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25Nagpur is a city in which Asian country Thailand or India?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- Thailand.- India.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33What K is the Scottish name for a cabbage grown for animal feed?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Kale.
0:09:35 > 0:09:41In the novel Treasure Island, the blind buccaneer is known as Blind who?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Pew.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47In which US city is Columbia University?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49New York.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Who wrote Oklahoma! Rodgers & Hammerstein or Gilbert & Sullivan?
0:09:53 > 0:09:54Rodgers & Hammerstein.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Bank.- In which 1977 sci-fi film
0:09:57 > 0:10:00did Harrison Ford play Han Solo?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Star Wars.
0:10:02 > 0:10:08By what name are the concerts held in the Royal Albert Hall from mid-July known?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10The Promenades.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15What G is a mythical spirit and exceptional intellectual ability?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Genius.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22Which variety of oak, cultivated in Portugal, Spain and Nigeria,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26has a soft, buoyant bark that is widely used in industry?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- I've no idea.- Cork.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35In TV, in 1985, writer Johnny Speight penned which sitcom
0:10:35 > 0:10:39as a sequel to Till Death Us Do Part?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Pass.- In Sickness And In Health.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46In the British Army, which rank is more senior...?
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Time is up!
0:10:51 > 0:10:53You banked £500 in that round.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Who...
0:10:56 > 0:10:59was disastrous?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Time to vote off the weakest link!
0:11:02 > 0:11:08For the second round in a row, Iain is the strongest link.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11The weakest, statistically, is Tony.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14He answered all his questions incorrectly.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18But will the votes reflect the facts?
0:11:18 > 0:11:23Voting over it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- How's it going for you, Peter? - Not too bad, Anne.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Where are you from? - Er...Bradford. Sunny Bradford.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Oh, really? Why is it so sunny?
0:11:51 > 0:11:55It's a lovely place. You ought to visit sometime.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- Why is it lovely? - Pardon?- Why is it lovely?
0:11:58 > 0:12:03Er...we've quite a nice theatre there, lovely museums.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- Why Tony?- Well, I'm afraid Tony didn't get a question right.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- How's it going now, Jim?- Pretty bad.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16That round was diabolical, but not quite as bad as Tony's.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- You run a pub, do you?- I do.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- Have you always done that? - No, I was a miner for 20 years.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- Where?- County Durham.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- Never heard of Clause Four?- No.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- A miner who's never heard of it? - No, but I still like Scargill.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38- Why Tony? - He didn't get a question right.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Tony, the part-time window fitter and the no-time contestant,
0:12:42 > 0:12:46with six votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56I'll get a kicking off my regular quiz team, the Lump Hammers.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59They'll never let me live it down.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02I'd like to see Iain go off next.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07Anyone that wears a yellow shirt and shoes they've got to go.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12Round three you've won £1,400 out of a possible 2,000.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17Seven of you left we're taking another ten seconds off your time.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22We'll start with the strongest link, Iain. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Start the clock.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29The signature tune of which comedy duo was Bring Me Sunshine?
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Morecambe and Wise.
0:13:30 > 0:13:37In Judaism, the meat of which of these animals could be called kosher pig or goat?
0:13:37 > 0:13:38Goat.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42In which year was Tony Blair first elected prime minister?
0:13:42 > 0:13:441991.
0:13:44 > 0:13:461997.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51Which DIY tool comprises pincers with parallel flat serrated jaws,
0:13:51 > 0:13:53used for gripping objects?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Pliers.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58What C was the former Eastern European country
0:13:58 > 0:14:02in which Alexander Dubcek was a noted reformer?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- Czech Republic. - No, it's Czechoslovakia.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09In which city is the Great Ormond Street hospital for children?
0:14:09 > 0:14:10London.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14In snooker, what's the points value of the blue ball?
0:14:14 > 0:14:15Five.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19David Bailey specialises in which area of the arts?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Photography.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25In history, which party did Chiang Kai-shek lead in China
0:14:25 > 0:14:29from 1928 to 1949 the nationalists or communists?
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- The communists.- Nationalists.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37Gentoo, king, emperor and macaroni are all types of which bird?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Penguin.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Which Scottish postcode area has the prefix DD?
0:14:43 > 0:14:44Dundee.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48How many members of the British group Hear'Say are male?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Two.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55- Bank.- In 1997, Kofi Annan became secretary-general of which body?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57The United Nations.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Penicillin is usually effective
0:14:59 > 0:15:03against diseases caused by which organism viruses or bacteria?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Bacteria.
0:15:05 > 0:15:13Which Australian player climbed up to the visitors' box, after winning the Wimbledon 1987 men's singles?
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Pat Cash.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19What D is the unit of currency adopted in Australia in 1966?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21The dollar.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26- Bank.- Which 1957 World War II film by David Lean won an Academy Award?
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Dam Busters. - No, The Bridge On The River Kwai.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35What city is joined to Leeds in the name of the West Yorkshire airport?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- Manchester.- No, Bradford.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42What astral body do bees use to navigate? Sun or moon?
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Sun.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46A is Alpha, Z is Zulu what is N?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48November.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- Bank.- Which two letters are the symbol for mercury?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- Mc.- No, Hg.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58What were Sooty and Sweep? Glove puppets or marionettes?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Glove puppets.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05Simon and Garfunkel sang about a fair in which east coast resort?
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Correct answer is Scarborough.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13You banked £350,
0:16:13 > 0:16:17a fall in your fortune, so who should fall from grace?
0:16:17 > 0:16:21It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27The statistics reveal that Richard is the weakest link.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29He did bank money for the team.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33With the most correct answers, Iain is the strongest link.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38But what will the players take into consideration as they vote?
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Jessica, what training do you have to have to be a PR?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Common sense, Anne. Nice manner.
0:17:07 > 0:17:13- Why Richard?- He was the only person, I think, who got two questions wrong.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16So that's good enough for me.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Jim, Manchester is near Leeds?
0:17:18 > 0:17:22It's the only airport I know up there, apart from Newcastle!
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Why Richard?- Richard got two wrong.
0:17:25 > 0:17:31Jo, do you get free surgical dermatology if you work for a surgical dermatologist?
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- I don't need it, Anne. - Who told you that?
0:17:35 > 0:17:39No, I look in the mirror every morning, Anne. I don't need it.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- Why Richard?- His questions were tricky but he did get them wrong.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Yes! Very tricky
0:17:46 > 0:17:50not knowing when Tony Blair came into office!
0:17:50 > 0:17:57Richard, who works in media sales, thinks we've had a Labour prime minister for most of the '90s.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01With four votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11That question about Tony Blair is really gonna stick with me.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16My girlfriend's dad supports Labour. He'll never buy me a beer again.
0:18:16 > 0:18:22I'm happy for anyone to win except Iain. The shirt, the attitude, he's full of himself.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Round four.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29Of the £3,000 you could have won by now you've got £1,750.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33There are six of you left, ten seconds coming off the time.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38You have 2½ minutes and we'll start with the strongest link, Iain again.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Start the clock.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47The Daily Record is published in which country of the UK?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Scotland.
0:18:49 > 0:18:55Which French footballer joined Manchester United from Leeds United in November 1992?
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Eric Cantona.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02Is coppicing an activity in sheep farming or forestry?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Forestry.
0:19:04 > 0:19:11Which group of chemicals once used in aerosols is partly responsible for destroying the ozone layer?
0:19:11 > 0:19:13CFCs.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- Bank.- Where did Che Guevara help to bring about a revolution in 1959?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Cuba.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24In human biology, in which part of the head are the nares?
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- The eyes.- No, the nose.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30In which year was Neighbours first broadcast in Britain, '86 or '96?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33'86.
0:19:33 > 0:19:40In cooking, what A is a tropical tuber which is ground and dried and used as a thickening agent?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Apples.- Arrowroot.
0:19:45 > 0:19:52In history, with which tribes of people did the British sign the treaty of Waitangi in 1840?
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Tahiti.- No, Maori.
0:19:56 > 0:20:03In the series of Wes Craven horror films, Robert Englund played which demonic character?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- I can't remember. - No? Freddy Krueger.
0:20:07 > 0:20:13Which European composer's Ninth Symphony is called From The New World? Dvorak or Stravinsky?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Dvorak.
0:20:15 > 0:20:22What was the first name of the 13th century Earl of Leicester for whom De Montfort University is named?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- Leicester.- Simon.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28In which sport does Michael Schumacher participate?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Motor racing.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35Agadir is an Atlantic seaport in which northwest African country?
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Morocco.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41In which decade were betting shops legalised in the UK?
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Sixties.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49- Bank.- From which European country does Amontillado sherry come?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Spain.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Which planet has its orbits between those of Venus and Mars?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- Saturn.- Earth.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04What S is the prefix added to the name of a canonised person?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- Pass.- Saint.
0:21:06 > 0:21:12Which English author wrote the novel Trumpet Major, published in 1880?
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Trollope.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Time's up. The answer is Thomas Hardy.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21£300 you put in the kitty.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Who's the hole in your shoe? Who's the millstone round your neck?
0:21:25 > 0:21:30Who's about to be an ex-contestant? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36For the fourth consecutive round Iain is the strongest link.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Jessica is the weakest link
0:21:38 > 0:21:42as she failed to answer any of her questions correctly.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45But will the team notice that?
0:21:45 > 0:21:50Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06We have a tie, team. Jessica and Ruth, three votes each.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Jessica, what sort of common sense, which you have a great deal of,
0:22:10 > 0:22:17would imagine that the Earl of Leicester's Christian name was Leicester?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Bit of confusion about that one!
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Why Ruth?
0:22:22 > 0:22:24< She hesitated and got one wrong.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29Ruth, how long has an apple been a tuber?
0:22:29 > 0:22:33It's the only "A" I could think of. I'm not a cook.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37It's the only A you could think of
0:22:37 > 0:22:39because you're not a cook?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- It's edible.- It's edible?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44How sad. Why Jessica?
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- She got three questions wrong. > - She did.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51The strongest link has to decide.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Iain, you were the strongest link. Why have you voted for Ruth?
0:22:55 > 0:23:01She had a lot of hesitation. She might have got them wrong but there was a lot of wasting time.
0:23:01 > 0:23:07You can now decide between Ruth and Jessica. Who will you get rid of?
0:23:07 > 0:23:09I'll stick with my vote for Ruth.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Why?
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Because I voted for her. I'm not changing my mind.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Ruth, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!
0:23:27 > 0:23:29I think I should still be there.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34My answer was quite silly but I didn't want to just pass.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37I'm sure Anne can be a nice lady
0:23:37 > 0:23:41but at this moment she could replace the dragon on the Welsh flag.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Round five. Your total is £2,050.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50If you'd hit your targets it would be £4,000.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Five left. Ten seconds coming off the time.
0:23:53 > 0:24:00We start with the strongest link from the last round, Iain. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05Start the clock. In which train terminal is the Heathrow Express?
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Paddington.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12The Newfoundland dog breed is named after a province of which country?
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Canada.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Which is the heaviest modern land animal?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Elephant.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24The islands of Ko Samui and Phuket belong to which Asian country?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Thailand.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31In the '95 film Seven which actor plays Detective William Somerset?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Morgan Freeman.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38How many Olympic games were cancelled because of World War II?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Two.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44What casual short-sleeved shirt is named after an equestrian sport?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Polo.
0:24:46 > 0:24:53- Bank.- Which composer was born in 1770 in Bonn and died 57 years later in Vienna?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Beethoven.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59On a domestic three-pin plug, what name is given to the blue wire?
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- Live.- Neutral.
0:25:02 > 0:25:09In art, what's the English name for the sculpture by Auguste Rodin called Le Penseur?
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- Pass.- The Thinker.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16In which century did the last execution take place in the Tower of London?
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- Seventeenth.- Twentieth.
0:25:18 > 0:25:25In nature kaolin is another term for a type of clay named after which Asian country?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- Pass.- China.
0:25:27 > 0:25:34Search For The Hero and Sight For Sore Eyes were UK hit singles for which Mancunian group?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- Westlife.- M People.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41In cinema what actor played the film character Austin Powers?
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- Jim Carrey.- Mike Myers.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49In golf what is shouted out to anyone in the way of a ball?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Fore.
0:25:51 > 0:25:57Which book by Kenneth Grahame features a toad who is friends with a mole, a rat and a badger?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Wind In The Willows.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04In geography in which German city is the Bundesbank?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06- Berlin.- Frankfurt.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10The name of the last Emperor of Ethiopia was Haile what?
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Selassie.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18- Bank.- Which Irish dramatist wrote Candida and The Man Of Destiny?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- Synge.- George Bernard Shaw.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22The National Anthem...
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Time's up.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30You banked £320.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35Who is way off course? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40For the first time in the game Jo is the strongest link.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44Peter is the weakest link but he did bank money for the team.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Will that save him?
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- So, Iain, you got a question wrong. - Yes, I believe so.
0:27:08 > 0:27:15- You don't know about executions at the Tower of London.- No, it was in the War they executed somebody.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20- What do you do?- I'm an aircraft worker.- That covers many things.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22At Leeds Bradford Airport.
0:27:22 > 0:27:27Leeds Bradford Airport. Jim wouldn't know about that!
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- Have you met Arthur Scargill? - Never. >
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- Jim has. - Wouldn't want to, either. >
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Who have you met?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Yourself, many other people.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Footballers, some stars. Mick Jagger.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- Anyone important? - If you call Mel Gibson important.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- No.- William Hague?
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- Sebastian Coe.- Keep trying.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51That's it.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Why Peter?
0:27:53 > 0:27:59He got some wrong but time's getting low and he was very hesitant to get them wrong.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04Peter, with three votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12I'm disappointed to be voted off the weakest link at this stage.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16I thought I had a really good chance of winning
0:28:16 > 0:28:20'But in the last round I got three questions wrong.'
0:28:20 > 0:28:24They were stinking lousy horrible questions. I had not a clue.
0:28:24 > 0:28:29Round six. You've won £2,370 out of a possible £5,000.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32You're down to four players.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34We've got Jim,
0:28:34 > 0:28:38the former Durham miner who likes Arthur Scargill,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Jo, who claims to have had no surgical help with her face,
0:28:42 > 0:28:47Jessica, who thinks the Earl of Leicester's first name is Leicester,
0:28:47 > 0:28:54and Iain, who meets a lot of VIPs at an airport but doesn't want to meet Arthur Scargill.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58Another ten seconds off your time. The strongest link is Jo.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Start the clock.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08In the 1955 Disney film Lady And The Tramp, which breed was Lady?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- Spaniel.- Yes, cocker spaniel.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14How many times did Mary, Queen of Scots marry?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- Never.- Three!
0:29:16 > 0:29:23Which football club in the Northeast plays its home games in black-and-white striped shirts?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Newcastle United.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29Which radio and TV presenter had a hit with The Floral Dance in 1978?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Terry Wogan.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35The modern novels Rising Sun and The Lost World are by Michael who?
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Crichton.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- Bank.- Assam is a state in which country?
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- Japan.- India.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49In July Heather Mills announced her engagement to which former Beatle?
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Paul McCartney.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56Eyeteeth is the common name for which human teeth?
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- The front teeth.- Canines.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02What's the background colour of a one-way sign?
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Blue.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09The sultanate of Brunei is on which island?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- Pass.- Borneo.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17In history King Richard III was killed at which battle?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- Agincourt. No, sorry.- Bosworth.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25In Greek mythology which sex was Athena?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- Male.- Female!
0:30:27 > 0:30:33Which 1960 Alfred Hitchcock horror film stars Anthony Perkins as a motel proprietor?
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Psycho.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40In 1900 the first zeppelin made its maiden flight in which country?
0:30:40 > 0:30:42- America.- Germany.
0:30:42 > 0:30:50A tall pale yellow flower, the oil of which is used in alternative medicine, is known as evening what?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Primrose.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Balti food is named after Baltistan,
0:30:54 > 0:30:58a region of which present-day country?
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- India.- Pakistan.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05In cricket which county plays its home fixtures at Edgbaston?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- Derbyshire.- Warwickshire.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11What name is given to a young seal?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13A pup!
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Bank.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Dear, oh, dear!
0:31:19 > 0:31:22We are scraping barrels in our team effort.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25You banked only £120.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Who should be hung out to dry?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38With the most incorrect answers Jessica is the weakest link.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41The statistics show that Jo is the strongest link.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43But how will the votes go?
0:31:45 > 0:31:50Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:01 > 0:32:06Iain, what do you do at the airport where you meet all these people?
0:32:06 > 0:32:08I handle aeroplanes.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12- Oh, all on your own? - There's a few of us.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- Big aircraft?- VIP jets that hold half a dozen people.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19Maybe see you there one day, Anne, coming in your VIP jet.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24- What do you do in your spare time? - Many things. Cooking...
0:32:24 > 0:32:28- You cook, do you?- I like to think so.- What do you cook?
0:32:28 > 0:32:32Whatever takes my fancy when I have the time. I can do Italian...
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- You can cook an Italian, can you? - I can make my own pasta.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41- Who do you cook for?- Sometimes I invite my brother and his wife.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- Have they had the Italian?- Oh, yes.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Why Jessica?
0:32:46 > 0:32:50Every time it came round to me the bar seemed to be on £20.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55It wasn't getting round to me, so she must've been getting them wrong.
0:32:55 > 0:33:00- Jim! You have quizzes in your pub? - Yes, but I don't join in.- Obviously.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04What made you think you had enough general knowledge for this?
0:33:04 > 0:33:08- I didn't. I wanted to come on and meet you, Anne.- Why Jessica?
0:33:08 > 0:33:14She got one more question wrong than me, and that's why she got my vote.
0:33:14 > 0:33:21Jessica's time is up. Now she knows what the Earl of Leicester was called in the 13th century.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25With three votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35I didn't expect to get them right.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40They were on geography, they were on the Bible, which I'm hopeless at.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43'Iain will win. He's been the strongest link.'
0:33:43 > 0:33:47I expect him to come off with the winner's cheque.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Round seven.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53In your bank is £2,490 out of a possible £6,000.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Three of you left, ten seconds coming off the clock.
0:33:57 > 0:34:03The strongest link from that round was Jo. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Start the clock.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09St Patrick is the patron saint of which European country?
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Ireland.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16In The Addams Family what was the name of the disembodied hand?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Thing.
0:34:18 > 0:34:25Apart from Utah and Iowa, what's the only other US state to have four letters in its name?
0:34:26 > 0:34:28- Pass.- Ohio.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32In World War II how many engines did the Lancaster Bomber have?
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Four.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38Which saint gives her name to a type of spinning firework?
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Saint Catherine.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45At which sport did Martin Johnson first captain England in 1998?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47- Rugby.- Yep, rugby union.
0:34:47 > 0:34:54- Bank.- If your average monthly food bill is £50, how much do you spend on food in a year?
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- £1,200.- £600.
0:34:59 > 0:35:06In London, which structure was moved from Buckingham Palace's entrance to Hyde Park in 1851?
0:35:06 > 0:35:08- Don't know.- Marble Arch.
0:35:08 > 0:35:15In astronomy, black holes are called black because their gravity prevents what escaping from them?
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- Er...colour.- Light.
0:35:18 > 0:35:25In TV, Dervla Kirwan played Phoebe Banford in which British sitcom about time travel?
0:35:25 > 0:35:29- As Time Goes By? - Goodnight Sweetheart.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33What's the meaning of the Cockney rhyming slang apples and pears?
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Stairs.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40Which actress is the daughter of the director John Huston?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- Whitney Houston.- Angelica.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45In modern history,
0:35:45 > 0:35:51the Schlieffen Plan was a military strategy used by which country in World War I?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Germany. Bank. >
0:35:53 > 0:35:58In which century was the medical book Gray's Anatomy published?
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Nineteenth.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05In gardening, Fictus elastica is the botanical name for which plant?
0:36:08 > 0:36:14Time is up. The correct answer is rubber plant. You won £120.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19In round eight, you treble what you bank, so there's £3,000 at stake.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Who should you ditch
0:36:22 > 0:36:25to stop losing money?
0:36:25 > 0:36:28It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34For the fifth time in the game, Iain is the strongest link.
0:36:34 > 0:36:40Jim is the weakest link, but who will lose out in the final vote?
0:36:41 > 0:36:45Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56We have a three-way tie.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Jo, Iain and Jim have a vote each.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- Jim.- Yes, Anne?
0:37:03 > 0:37:09- Why Jo?- I thought Iain's been tremendous throughout, so I couldn't vote for Iain.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13Jo, do you think Iain's been tremendous throughout?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- He's been very good. - Why vote him off?
0:37:16 > 0:37:20I had to choose one of two men, and it was the luck of the draw,
0:37:20 > 0:37:24and Iain lost. That's all.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- How many viewers do you think will believe that?- I have no idea.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- Iain.- Yes, Anne.- Why Jim?
0:37:32 > 0:37:36He's a canny lad, like, but I think he was the weakest link.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40I'd rather take my chances against somebody strong
0:37:40 > 0:37:43and win or lose fairly in the last one than vote tactically.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Well, when the vote's tied,
0:37:45 > 0:37:50the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote. Iain.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- Yes.- You were the strongest link,
0:37:52 > 0:37:57so are you going to go on voting fairly
0:37:57 > 0:38:02or are you going to vote off the woman who's tried to get rid of you,
0:38:02 > 0:38:06you being the strongest player overall?
0:38:06 > 0:38:12She won't like it I'm gonna change my mind. I haven't voted tactically,
0:38:12 > 0:38:15I think she has, I'll change to Jo.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Jo, what goes around comes around.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31I'm choked to have been voted off by a complete muppet.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36He said he wouldn't vote tactically but clearly decided he had to.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40Jim's a really nice chap, and I hope he gets the money.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45Round eight, and of the £7,000 you could have won,
0:38:45 > 0:38:48You've got £2,610.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Jim and Iain, two of you left,
0:38:51 > 0:38:54and this time there are 90 seconds,
0:38:54 > 0:38:58but whatever you win in this round will be trebled
0:38:58 > 0:39:01and added to your total to make up your prize money.
0:39:01 > 0:39:06We start with the strongest link, Iain. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Start the clock.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14Iain, how many horns does an Indian rhinoceros have?
0:39:14 > 0:39:15- Two.- One.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Which bear is famous for his checked trousers?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Rupert.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23What is the capital city of Vietnam?
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- Phnom Penh.- Hanoi.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Which American actress used an English accent
0:39:29 > 0:39:32in Sliding Doors, Shakespeare In Love and Emma?
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- Pass.- Gwyneth Paltrow.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40Which British model was the face of Calvin Klein from '92 to '99?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- Don't know.- Kate Moss.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Whom did the Greeks defeat at the battle of Marathon?
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- The Trojans.- No, Persians.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52What name is given to one thousandth of a litre?
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Millilitre.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- Bank.- Which composer wrote the 1812 Overture?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00- Beethoven.- Tchaikovsky.
0:40:00 > 0:40:06Which brothers made the first controlled powered flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903?
0:40:06 > 0:40:08The Wright brothers.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13- Bank.- Which word meaning in the style of Bengal is used for a one-storey house?
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Bungalow.
0:40:15 > 0:40:21- Bank.- In Fawlty Towers, what kind of rodent did Manuel the waiter bring to the hotel?
0:40:21 > 0:40:23A rat.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28- Bank.- The 2000 novel The Scarlet Feather was by Maeve who?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- Wilson.- Binchy.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35By what abbreviation is Jennifer Lopez otherwise known?
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- Jo-Lo.- J-Lo.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Time's up. You banked £80,
0:40:42 > 0:40:47which we'll treble and add to the winnings from previous rounds.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52That means prize money today of £2,850.
0:40:52 > 0:40:58Only one of you can take that money home, so now you'll play head to head.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01I'll ask alternate questions, best of five,
0:41:01 > 0:41:04whoever answers the most wins.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06So Jim and Iain,
0:41:06 > 0:41:11for £2,850,
0:41:11 > 0:41:13let's play The Weakest Link.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Iain, as the the strongest link in the last round,
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- you choose who goes first. - I'd like to go first.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Iain, the South African language of Afrikaans
0:41:29 > 0:41:31is derived from which language?
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- Dutch.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39In British History, in the reign of which king were the Great Plague
0:41:39 > 0:41:41and the Great Fire of London?
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Henry VI.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46No, the correct answer is Charles II.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50In the 1939 film Gone With The Wind,
0:41:50 > 0:41:55what is the name of the beloved home of Scarlett O' Hara?
0:41:57 > 0:41:59I can't remember. Atlanta.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02No, the correct answer is Tara.
0:42:02 > 0:42:08In the Army, for what does the E stand in the abbreviation RE?
0:42:08 > 0:42:09Electrical.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12No, the correct answer is Engineers.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18In the novel Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt,
0:42:18 > 0:42:21what relation is Angela to the author?
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Daughter.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29No, the correct answer is mother.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34What edible fruit grows in a cluster known as a hand?
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Bananas.
0:42:36 > 0:42:44In which country would you be if you landed at Narita International Airport?
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Japan.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50In children's literature,
0:42:50 > 0:42:54which Mr Men character has extremely long legs?
0:42:58 > 0:43:02- Mr Long Legs.- No, Mr Tall.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06Iain, if you answer this correctly, you have won,
0:43:06 > 0:43:09so for £2,850,
0:43:09 > 0:43:11in Greek mythology,
0:43:11 > 0:43:18centaurs were endowed with many of the physical characteristics of which four-legged animals?
0:43:19 > 0:43:23- Horse. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30That means you are today's strongest link,
0:43:30 > 0:43:34and you go away with £2,850.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39Jim, you leave with nothing.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50If I'd got Iain's questions, I think I may've won.
0:43:50 > 0:43:55It feels magic to win, and I look forward to everybody seeing this.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59If you'd like to apply to be a contestant on The Weakest Link,
0:43:59 > 0:44:01please write, phone or e-mail us.
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