0:00:02 > 0:00:05Of the nine contestants on today's show
0:00:05 > 0:00:08only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11The rest will leave with nothing
0:00:11 > 0:00:14as one by one they are voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Any of the nine people in the studio here today
0:00:36 > 0:00:40could win up to £10,000.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42They don't know each other,
0:00:42 > 0:00:47however, if they want the money, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50But eight of them will leave with nothing
0:00:50 > 0:00:54as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Let's meet the team.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03I'm Paul. I'm 31 from Bromley in Kent. I'm a picture editor.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07My name is Chris. I'm 18. I live in Reigate in Surrey.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09And I'm on my gap year.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13My name's Zoe. I'm 26 from Evesham in Worcestershire.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15I'm a corporate video producer.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20My name is Carole. I'm 46. I come from Northampton.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I'm a business and legal administrator.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26My name is Nick. I'm 27. I'm from Birmingham.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28I'm a graphic designer.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33I'm Jenny. I'm 33. I'm from East London and a phlebotomist.
0:01:33 > 0:01:39My name is Gina. I'm 41. I come from Alltwen near Swansea.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43I'm a part-time shop assistant in a knitting and sewing shop.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46My name is James. I'm 31.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51I'm from Greenock near Glasgow and I'm a sales advisor.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55I'm Russ. I'm 46. I'm from Richmond in North Yorkshire.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57I'm a driving instructor.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01In each round, aim to answer enough questions correctly
0:02:01 > 0:02:04to reach £1,000 within the time limit.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08The fastest way is to create a chain
0:02:08 > 0:02:11of nine correct answers.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14If you get one wrong, you lose all the money.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19But if you say "bank" before the question is asked, the money is safe.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21But you start from scratch.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23At the end of the round
0:02:23 > 0:02:28only money that has been banked can be taken forward.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32There are three minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person
0:02:32 > 0:02:36whose name is first alphabetically. That's you, Carole.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48The kilt is traditional dress for which country?
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Scotland.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Who was the wife of Adam?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Eve.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55How many actors speak in a monologue?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58One.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59What is the profession
0:02:59 > 0:03:05of Bob the children's character who had a No.1 single with Can We Fix It?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07A builder.
0:03:07 > 0:03:13What Q is the cry of a duck and a slang term for a fraudulent doctor?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Quack.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18A harmonica is also known as a what organ?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- Mouth. - Paul.- Bank.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25A best man, a dowry and a honeymoon are associated with which ceremony?
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Wedding.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31What C is the name for small cubes of toasted bread
0:03:31 > 0:03:33used to garnish soups and salads?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Croutons.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38What is five plus five plus four?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Fourteen.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44What name is an ornamental fastening with a hinge pin,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47usually worn to decorate female clothing?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Brooch.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54On which occasion are the orb and sceptre presented to a monarch?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Coronation. - Jenny.- Bank.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01Which habitat do razorbills typically choose for nesting sites,
0:04:01 > 0:04:02sea cliffs or pine trees?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Sea cliffs.
0:04:04 > 0:04:10Which autumn church festival celebrates the final gathering in of the crops?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Harvest.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17In crime what R is the money demanded by a kidnapper for the release of a victim?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- Ransom. - Russ.- Bank.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24The name of which small dwelling is given to a savoury pie
0:04:24 > 0:04:27whose main ingredient is minced beef?
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Cottage.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33In human anatomy, the section of the leg known as the shank
0:04:33 > 0:04:36is situated where in relation to the knee?
0:04:36 > 0:04:37Below.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Cardie is an abbreviation for which garment?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Cardigan.
0:04:43 > 0:04:49Which animation studio produced the films Dumbo and Bambi in the 1940s?
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- Warner Brothers. - No. Walt Disney.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57What C is a religious song especially associated with Christmas?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Carol.
0:04:59 > 0:05:05The game in which children cross a field without being touched is British what?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Bulldog.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10What is the nickname of Michael Jordan, Air or Bird?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Air.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15How many stones are in a solitaire ring?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17One.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22Which word meaning to talk nonsense is also a kind of pancake
0:05:22 > 0:05:24cooked in a hinged utensil?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- Gibber.- No. Waffle.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Does the lily of the valley have blue or white flowers?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- White. - Paul.- Bank.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38The 1984 film starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner
0:05:38 > 0:05:41set in Colombia is Romancing The what?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Stone.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Time is up.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54Now, you banked £890, which sounds magnificent.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56But let me tell you,
0:05:56 > 0:06:01you actually answered 17 questions correctly in a row.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07Way beyond what you needed to to reach your target,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09if you hadn't banked too early.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14Consider that carefully as you decide
0:06:14 > 0:06:19who is the least likely to help you in the rounds to come?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28In the first round the strongest link statistically is Paul.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31With the fewest correct answers, Zoe is the weakest link.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36But at this early stage of the game, will the team realise that?
0:06:37 > 0:06:42Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Gina, what do you do?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04I work in a knitting and sewing shop.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- Can you sew and knit?- I can.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07What sort of sewing?
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- I'm a quilter, Anne. I make quilts. - Why James?
0:07:11 > 0:07:16Well, I know Scotsmen are a bit tight on the old money
0:07:16 > 0:07:20but unfortunately he didn't bank when he should have done.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- Russ, what do you do? - I'm a driving instructor, Anne.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- Who are the worst drivers? - Between men or women?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- I would say the men. - Because you're a coward?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33No. They're too aggressive.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Do you go on driving holidays? - I do, yeah.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Do you? That must be boring for you.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- Why James? - If he'd banked the money
0:07:41 > 0:07:46before he'd answered the question, we would have been at the target.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51But James was one of only two people
0:07:51 > 0:07:54who got a question wrong.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58I wonder who the other person was, Zoe.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00It was me.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- What do you do?- I'm a corporate video producer.- Are you?
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Do TV presenters get lots of money for appearing in your videos?
0:08:08 > 0:08:11They can do, but not in mine, sadly.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16- How do you make them interesting? - In secret ways I can't reveal.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Everyone will copy them. - How old are you?- 26.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23And you've got secret ways to make people appear
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- good on television.- Yeah, I have.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32Stay with us after the programme and teach the team here about your special secret ways.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- Why James? - Well, he's come down from Glasgow
0:08:36 > 0:08:42and I feel it's only fair to send him off home as soon as possible.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47Indeed! His answers were as fertile as the hair on his head.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51James, with six votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Being voted off first is horrendous.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06I've travelled from Glasgow and I felt I had a lot to offer that show.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I think Zoe will be off next.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12She got a question wrong. But she obviously had
0:09:12 > 0:09:17a lapse in concentration so I think Zoe could well be next.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20Round Two, team.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25So far you've won £890 out of a possible £1,000.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Eight of you left. We're taking ten seconds off the clock.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Paul.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Start the clock.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Kevin, Nick and AJ are members of the US boy band Back Street what?
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Boys.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49Which campaigner for the poor of India won the Nobel peace prize in 1979?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- Gandhi.- No. Mother Teresa.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57Which word followed by "dot" means the beginning of time?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Pass.- Year.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06What is a squab, a fowl or a fruit?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09It's a fowl.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14The list of set subjects to be taught in state schools is the National what?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Curriculum.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21What B is the name of the nostril on the top of the head of a whale?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- Spout.- Blow hole.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31In gymnastics, the balance beam is only used by competitors of which sex?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Women.
0:10:36 > 0:10:42The James Thurber story about a daydreamer is entitled The Secret Life of Walter who?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Mitty.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47In TV, the astronaut Buck Rogers was transported
0:10:47 > 0:10:50into which century, the 21st or the 25th?
0:10:50 > 0:10:5225th.
0:10:52 > 0:10:59The group that had UK hits in 2001 with They Don't Know and 21 Seconds
0:10:59 > 0:11:01is So Solid what?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Crew.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07What D is the name for close combat between fighter aircraft?
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- Dogfight. - Carole.- Bank.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16Which naval rank can be added to "red" to make the name of a common butterfly?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Admiral.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Which writing implement lends its name to a skirt
0:11:21 > 0:11:24cut in a straight line from the hips to the hem?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Pencil.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29The early poetry of Siegfried Sassoon
0:11:29 > 0:11:33took what as its principal inspiration, war or love?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- War. - Gina.- Bank.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38What is 4 x 4 x 2?
0:11:38 > 0:11:4232.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Who in 1968 became head of the PLO?
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Yasser Arafat.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54On a computer keyboard which letter represents the multiplication sign?
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- X. - Chris.- Bank.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00In which Japanese form of wrestling is a tournament called a basho?
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Sumo.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07The smallest rodent in Britain is the harvest what?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- Mouse. - Carole.- Bank.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14In the 1991 film Thelma and Louise, which character was played by Susan Sarandon?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- Thelma.- No. Louise.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22For what was the goddess Aphrodite renowned, her chastity or promiscuity?
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Promiscuity.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- Bank.- Which organisation runs the Johnson Space Centre...
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Time is up. The correct answer to that question
0:12:35 > 0:12:38was NASA, and in that round
0:12:38 > 0:12:41you banked £570.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46But do not even begin to look pleased with yourselves.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51Again you answered enough questions correctly to reach the target.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56So who is barking up the wrong tree?
0:12:56 > 0:13:00Who's giving idiots a bad name?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09Statistically, Jenny is the weakest link with the fewest right answers.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14Paul is the strongest link but will the votes follow the facts?
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Paul, you're a picture editor.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- Yes, Anne. - For a big national newspaper?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44No, a lowly soap kind of magazine.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Who's your favourite soap star?
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Johnny Briggs, Mike Baldwin on Coronation Street.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53So you're an exciting sort of person, are you?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Why Zoe? - The big hesitation
0:13:55 > 0:13:58more than anything else.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02That was the one thing that kind of stuck in my mind.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Russ, what do driving instructors do
0:14:07 > 0:14:12to make them interesting when they're not teaching driving?
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Personally, I play music.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Do you?
0:14:17 > 0:14:20I'm a drummer with a rock band and a blues band.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- So you're an ageing rocker. - That's me, Anne, yes.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- Why Zoe? - As Paul said, it was the hesitation
0:14:28 > 0:14:30and getting the question wrong.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35Carole, what do you do when you're not being a business administrator?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37I go horse riding.
0:14:37 > 0:14:44- Anything else you do? - I have been a councillor.- Have you?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46And were you very right-wing, Carole?
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- Reasonably, I'm afraid, yes. - Oh! Why Zoe?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54She hesitated over one that she then got wrong.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Yes, indeed. Zoe, who told us
0:14:56 > 0:15:01she has this secret golden touch when it comes to making videos.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04And we have seen no secret golden touch here.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08Zoe, with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18I sensed that Anne Robinson was angling
0:15:18 > 0:15:22for a job in one of my upcoming corporate videos.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25But I like that honesty and I'll bear it in mind.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30I think Carole will be off next. She's on borrowed time.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36She got a question wrong in the last round so I think she'll be next.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Round Three, team.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Out of a possible £2,000, so far you have banked £1,460.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46You're down to seven players.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Another ten seconds coming off your time.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54We'll start with the strongest link. That's Paul again.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Start the clock.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02The bar in a golf clubhouse is referred to as which hole?
0:16:02 > 0:16:0419th.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07What does the Italian number tre mean in English?
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Three.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14What C is a group of stars that form a pattern and are given a name?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Constellation.
0:16:16 > 0:16:22The 1980s pop group OMD was also known as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the what?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- Dark. - Jenny.- Bank.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27In newspapers, what H is at the top of an article
0:16:27 > 0:16:30and is usually printed in large, heavy type?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Headline.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Sue Barker played which sport professionally?
0:16:36 > 0:16:37Tennis.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and George Clooney star in the remake
0:16:42 > 0:16:44of which 1960 Rat Pack film?
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- I don't know.- Ocean's Eleven.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51What G is a glass-like coating on pottery?
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Glaze.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57San Juan is the capital of which island in the West Indies?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Tahiti.- Puerto Rico.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06In an orchestra, the tambourine is in which section?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- Cymbals.- No. Percussion.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13In terms of diet, are kangaroos herbivores or carnivores?
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Herbivores.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19Which major US party opposes the Republican party?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- The Democratic. - Gina.- Bank.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26Which cartoon strip features Lucy, Linus and Peppermint Patty?
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Peanuts.
0:17:28 > 0:17:34What D describes a stitched fold of material tapered to a narrow point?
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Dart.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Gideons International leaves which books in hotel rooms?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- Bibles. - Chris.- Bank.
0:17:43 > 0:17:49Was Charles Rennie Mackintosh and exponent of Art Nouveau or modernism?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- Modernism.- No. Art Nouveau.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55The First Fleet that landed at Port Jackson in 1788
0:17:55 > 0:17:58had just carried convicts to which country?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Australia.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05Which tall, slimline tree is associated with Italian cemeteries
0:18:05 > 0:18:10and gives Tuscany its characteristic look, cypress or cedar?
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Cypress.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Which letter is silent in the word "psalm"?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- P. - Gina.- Bank.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22The 1927 collection of verse by AA Milne was called Now We Are what?
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- Six. - Russ.- Bank.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28The Jorvik Viking Centre is located in which historic city?
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- York. - Paul.- Bank.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35Which female singer had a 2001 UK album called Fever?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Kylie Minogue. - Chris.- Bank.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Time's up.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44And you banked £510.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49But who is clearly the spider in your cereal,
0:18:49 > 0:18:53the slug on your lettuce, the snail on your wall?
0:18:53 > 0:18:56It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Paul is the strongest link.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03He answered the most questions correctly.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Statistically, Chris is the weakest link.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09He got the most wrong. But will he lose out in the vote?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Jenny, remind us what you do.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34I'm a phlebotomist, Anne.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38For those who don't know what that means, tell us.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41I collect pathology specimens, blood samples.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43When you're not doing that,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- what else do you do? - I play netball.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51I go to lots of battle re-enactments and look at stately homes.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53A nice mixture of boring things.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Why Chris?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57I think, over the rounds,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00he's been the weakest person.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Gina, why Chris?
0:20:03 > 0:20:05He got two questions wrong that round.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09- He's too young for this programme. - You don't like students?
0:20:09 > 0:20:14I like students but Chris is off this time.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19So, Carole, the Mrs Thatcher of Northampton, why Chris?
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Purely because I noticed him
0:20:22 > 0:20:27having a question wrong as it prevented me from banking.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Chris, in his gap year. Your brain is already on holiday.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42I feel very disappointed.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Especially since I don't think I was the weakest link.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49I think the next one off will be Jenny.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52She's had some pretty easy questions so far.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55When they get harder, she'll be in deeper water.
0:20:57 > 0:21:03Round Four, team. Out of a possible £3,000, you have £1,970.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Six of you left.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Ten seconds off the time. You now have 2½ minutes.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13We start with the strongest link from last round - Paul again.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Start the clock.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Which fruit was named after the judge James Logan?
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Loganberry.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28What J is a close-fitting jacket or waistcoat
0:21:28 > 0:21:31often of leather and usually sleeveless?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Jerkin.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36In 1970 the voting age was lowered to 18 from what?
0:21:36 > 0:21:3821.
0:21:38 > 0:21:44John Leslie was the first Scottish presenter of which children's programme?
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- I have no idea. - Blue Peter.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51What D is the name of the sea area between Thames and Wight?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53- Dogger.- No. Dover.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Which city is the home of the Northern Ireland Assembly?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Belfast.
0:21:59 > 0:22:05Which athletic event has the fastest world record, 1500m or the mile?
0:22:05 > 0:22:071500m.
0:22:07 > 0:22:13In which sitcom does the title character have a friend George and a neighbour Kramer?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- Frasier.- Seinfeld.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Noddy Holder sang in which rock group?
0:22:19 > 0:22:20Slade.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Which US state is The Lone Star State?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Texas. - Gina.- Bank.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29What G is a small opening on the surface of the earth
0:22:29 > 0:22:33that periodically spouts boiling water and steam?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Geyser.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Which competitive skiing event traditionally takes place
0:22:39 > 0:22:41on a slope of 90 or 120m?
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Ski jumping.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Which American national park lends its name
0:22:50 > 0:22:53to Sam, the hillbilly companion of Bugs Bunny?
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Yosemite.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02What type of waterway are the St Lawrence Seaway,
0:23:02 > 0:23:04the Manchester Ship and the Panama?
0:23:04 > 0:23:06They're canals.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- Bank.- What P is the name
0:23:08 > 0:23:13of the type of stone used in the construction of St Paul's Cathedral?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- Pillar.- Portland.
0:23:15 > 0:23:198-ball and 15-ball are types of which popular pub game?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- Snooker.- Pool.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Classical music. Every three years Leeds hosts
0:23:25 > 0:23:28a competition for players of which instrument?
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- Violins.- Piano.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34What S is the name given to a navigational instrument
0:23:34 > 0:23:40incorporating an angular scale and a telescope that is used to work out latitude?
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Sextant. PAUL: Bank.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46In US history, the document adopted...
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Not so hot at all, team.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56That time you won only £270.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Whose absence would make your heart grow fonder?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Whose brush with fame has lost its bristles?
0:24:04 > 0:24:08It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Statistics show that Paul is strongest link.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Jenny is the weakest link, but how will the others cast their votes?
0:24:18 > 0:24:23Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38So, Paul,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41when you're not at work, what do you do?
0:24:41 > 0:24:45I like going paintballing, go-karting and I collect films.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Very intellectual pursuits.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- Yep.- Why Jenny?
0:24:49 > 0:24:52She got two questions wrong there.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- Nick, what's your job? - Graphic designer.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Do you need a lot of training?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Um... It helps.- Why Jenny?
0:25:01 > 0:25:07- She got two questions wrong. - She did indeed. With four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I'd like to see Gina get voted off next
0:25:17 > 0:25:20cos she thinks she's gonna win so...
0:25:20 > 0:25:22it'd be nice to see her not.
0:25:24 > 0:25:30Round Five. And out of a possible £4,000, you've banked £2,240.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Five of you left, another ten seconds off the time.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - that's Paul again.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Start the clock.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Which nursery rhyme features the bells of Shoreditch?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- Hickory Dickory Dock. - Oranges and Lemons.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Friends of the Earth
0:25:52 > 0:25:54was formed in which decade?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Seventies.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00In the film Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone,
0:26:00 > 0:26:03who is the character played by Emma Watson?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- Hermione.- I'll accept. Hermione Grainger.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13What C is the name given to the chick of a cob and a pen?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- Chicken.- Cygnet.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21The African country Tanzania has a coastline on which ocean?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23The Indian.
0:26:23 > 0:26:29In football, Paul Durkin and Andy D'Urso are employed in which official capacity?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Referees. CAROLE: Bank.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35What is the city state established inside Italy
0:26:35 > 0:26:38following the Lateran Treaty of 1929?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40The Vatican.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45Night & Day is the magazine supplement in which national Sunday newspaper?
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- Guardian.- The Mail On Sunday.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51For what does the letter R stand in the abbreviation HRT?
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Replacement.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Who was the first host of The Generation Game?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Bruce Forsyth.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds are in which county?
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- Norfolk.- Suffolk.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11At which sport do Huddersfield Giants and Sheffield Eagles compete?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- Baseball?- Rugby League.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17In the term Yuppie, for what does the letter Y stand?
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Young. GINA: Bank.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Cynophobia is a morbid fear of which animals?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Dogs.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30What is the surname of Barry, Maurice and Robin who make up the Bee Gees?
0:27:30 > 0:27:31Gibb. PAUL: Bank.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36The news agency Reuters was founded in 1851 in which English city?
0:27:36 > 0:27:37London.
0:27:37 > 0:27:43Which American police drama series made famous the phrase "Let's be careful out there"?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- Kojak?- Hill Street Blues.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50In which European country did the Duke of Windsor die in 1972?
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- Ireland.- France.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Which breed of white-faced beef cattle
0:27:58 > 0:28:02is named after the English county where they originated?
0:28:06 > 0:28:07Time is up.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10The answer was Hereford.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15And you banked only £120 so you are going down slowly but surely.
0:28:17 > 0:28:24Whose battery has gone flat? Whose mind really doesn't matter any more?
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Russ is the strongest link
0:28:31 > 0:28:36as he was the only player to answer all his questions correctly.
0:28:36 > 0:28:42Nick is statistically the weakest link. But who will be taking the Walk of Shame?
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04Russ, where do you find your customers to teach them to drive?
0:29:04 > 0:29:06It's all by word of mouth, Anne.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Are they first-time learners?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Occasionally, yes. Very few.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15But I tend to retrain potentially or actually convicted drivers.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18You get customers from the police?
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- Yes, yes, I do.- Why Nick?
0:29:21 > 0:29:23He got a couple of questions wrong.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25I thought he was the weakest link.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Carole, why Nick?
0:29:28 > 0:29:34I don't think it was a particularly good round for anybody. I did notice
0:29:34 > 0:29:37that Nick got two wrong as well as Paul.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- Do you know anyone else who got two wrong?- Most definitely me.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43The ex-councillor got two wrong.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48Nick, with two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Without a doubt, Carole should be here now instead of me.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02I think her general knowledge is not as strong
0:30:02 > 0:30:06and overall, she's been the weaker player.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Round Six, team.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13And out of a possible £5,000, you've won £2,360.
0:30:13 > 0:30:14There are four of you left.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18We are cutting another ten seconds from your time.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21We start with strongest link - that's Russ.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Start the clock.
0:30:25 > 0:30:31According to the poet Edward Young, procrastination is the thief of what?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- I don't know, Anne.- Time.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39In Riding In Cars With Boys which actress starred as the character Bev?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Drew Barrymore.
0:30:41 > 0:30:46The name of which US city famous for casinos means "the meadows" in Spanish?
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Las Vegas.
0:30:48 > 0:30:54The annual race meeting Royal Ascot is traditionally held in which month?
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- July.- No, June.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01The Torah is part of the teachings of which religion?
0:31:01 > 0:31:03- Sikh?- Judaism.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08The adjective Cambrian refers to which of the countries of the UK?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- Scotland.- No, Wales.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15The orchestra known as CBSO is based in which English city?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Birmingham. GINA: Bank.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23Which word meaning to pull with a jerk is a slang term for an American?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Yank. RUSS: Bank.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30In chess, each player starts with eight pawns and how many other pieces?
0:31:30 > 0:31:31Eight.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36In the US from 1933 to 1963, which island in San Francisco Bay
0:31:36 > 0:31:39was the site of a maximum security prison?
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Alcatraz. CAROLE: Bank.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46Which TV cowboy had a horse named Silver and a companion named Tonto?
0:31:46 > 0:31:48The Lone Ranger. GINA: Bank.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52The 1954 novel by Kingsley Amis is entitled Lucky who?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Jim.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- Bank.- Liverpool striker Michael Owen chose
0:31:57 > 0:32:01which squad number for the season starting in 2001?
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- Eleven?- Ten.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07Which group had hit singles in the '70s and '80s
0:32:07 > 0:32:09with No More Heroes and Golden Brown?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11The Stranglers. CAROLE: Bank.
0:32:11 > 0:32:17The Polish cardinal who was elected Pope in 1978 took the name John Paul the what?
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Second. GINA: Bank.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22What is the currency of Japan?
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Yen. RUSS: Bank.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Which word means a city which is the seat of government,
0:32:28 > 0:32:32an upper case letter, or an irreversible type of punishment?
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Capital. PAUL: Bank.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Time's up, and your Bank was in time.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45And you put in the kitty £210.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50Whose grasp of knowledge has disappeared?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Getting all her questions right, makes Carole the strongest link.
0:33:00 > 0:33:06The weakest link is Russ as he gave the most wrong answers, although he did bank money.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Will this be enough to save him from the vote?
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Carole, why Russ?
0:33:30 > 0:33:32I think he got two questions wrong.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Gina, why Russ?
0:33:35 > 0:33:41- I had to take my driving lesson twice - driving EXAM twice. - Enough said.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Russ the driving instructor who retrains bad drivers,
0:33:46 > 0:33:50with two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02I think it's going to be Carole that is voted off next.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05She showed signs of weakness in that round
0:34:05 > 0:34:09and to be honest, I think she should go next.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Round Seven, and you have so far £2,570.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Three of you left. Ten seconds off the clock.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22We start with the strongest link - that's Carole.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Start the clock.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Which Alice In Wonderland character is known for its grin?
0:34:30 > 0:34:33The Cheshire Cat.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37In three hours, the hour hand of a clock travels how many degrees?
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Ninety.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44In the Beverly Hills Cop series who played detective Axel Foley?
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Eddie Murphy.
0:34:47 > 0:34:53Which word can mean a top civil servant, a type of duck or a small orange?
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- Don't know.- Mandarin.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59In local government finance, what form of taxation
0:34:59 > 0:35:02came after the rates and before the council tax?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Poll tax.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10The singer who wrote Help Me Make It Through The Night was Kris who?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- Pass.- Kristofersson.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16In which northern city is the Whitworth art gallery?
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- Sheffield.- Manchester.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23Which religion holds that God brought creation into being
0:35:23 > 0:35:25with the simple command "Be"?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- Buddhism.- No, Islam.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35In which country is Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world?
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- Switzerland.- Russia.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43The veteran car run begins in London and ends in which resort?
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Brighton. GINA: Bank.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50Which country is the birthplace of the playwright Samuel Beckett?
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- America.- Ireland.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54What is 19 multiplied by 3?
0:35:55 > 0:35:5757.
0:35:57 > 0:36:03In which 1954 Hitchcock film does James Stewart play a wheelchair-bound photographer?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Rear Window. GINA: Bank.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10Which four-letter word follows church, court, farm and grave
0:36:10 > 0:36:13to give the names of various types of space?
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Yard.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20Until the Reformation, what was the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland?
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- Edinburgh.- St Andrews.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Following WWII, which fuel was derationed in 1958?
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Time's up. The correct answer was coal.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34And you only banked £70.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37In Round Eight you get to treble what you bank
0:36:37 > 0:36:40so potentially, there's £3,000 to be won.
0:36:40 > 0:36:45The question is, who are you going to get rid of? Who are you going to hang on to?
0:36:45 > 0:36:48It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54The statistics reveal that Gina is the strongest link.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58Paul is the weakest link for the first time,
0:36:58 > 0:37:02but can his previous performance save him from the final vote?
0:37:04 > 0:37:09Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22So, Gina,
0:37:22 > 0:37:27- from the knitting and sewing shop, you've dropped Paul in it twice. - 'Fraid so.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30What is it you don't like about him?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33I like Paul but I thought he was the weakest link,
0:37:33 > 0:37:37- and now, I'm afraid, it's girl power. - So, Carole,
0:37:37 > 0:37:40the ex-Tory councillor, what's your excuse?
0:37:40 > 0:37:44I know Paul's been the strongest link right the way through,
0:37:44 > 0:37:47but I think Gina possibly was that time.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51- That was fortunate for you, wasn't it?- Wasn't it?
0:37:51 > 0:37:57OK, Paul. I don't know what Mike Baldwin, your hero, would say about this.
0:37:57 > 0:38:02Statistically, throughout the game, you've been the strongest player.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05With two votes, you're out of here. Goodbye.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19I feel a bit strange. I've been the strongest link through the programme,
0:38:19 > 0:38:22but it's girl power, they're sticking together.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24I think Gina will win.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29She's got more of a broad knowledge, she seems quite astute,
0:38:29 > 0:38:33and she's been quite together in the last couple of rounds.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Round Eight, team. And out of a possible £7,000
0:38:38 > 0:38:40you've got £2,640.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Two of you left
0:38:43 > 0:38:48and you've got 90 seconds. But whatever you win will be trebled
0:38:48 > 0:38:51and the total added to your final prize money.
0:38:51 > 0:38:57So £3,000 is at stake. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01That's Gina. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Start the clock.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06The island of Tahiti lies in which ocean?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Pacific.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12- Bank.- Chinese chequers is played on a board with how many points?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Six. GINA: Bank.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19Which Irish dramatist is sometimes referred to by his initials GBS?
0:39:19 > 0:39:22George Bernard Shaw. CAROLE: Bank.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Which honour was awarded to the actor Sean Connery in 2000?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28He was knighted. GINA: Bank.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33In 1994, which South American country won the World Cup for the fourth time?
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Brazil. CAROLE: Bank.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38In old money, how many half crowns make one pound?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Eight. GINA: Bank.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Which member of the Rolling Stones
0:39:43 > 0:39:46has a daughter called Leah who is a model?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- Mick Jagger. - No, Ronnie Wood.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54Which male singer had his only UK No.1 single with When I Need You in 1977?
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- Don't know.- Leo Sayer.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco
0:40:02 > 0:40:05to create which organisation?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07United Nations. CAROLE: Bank.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Ivan IV, the first tsar of Russia was known as Ivan the what?
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Terrible. GINA: Bank.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Ada, Richard, Esther and Lady Deadlock
0:40:16 > 0:40:19are characters in which Charles Dickens novel?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- Great Expectations. - No, Bleak House.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26For which county did Colin Cowdrey play domestic cricket?
0:40:26 > 0:40:27Kent.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- Bank.- Tarsal and metatarsal bones
0:40:29 > 0:40:32are found in which part of the body?
0:40:32 > 0:40:33Foot.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39Time's up. Foot or feet is the correct answer.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41And in that round,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44you banked £180, which we'll treble
0:40:44 > 0:40:47and add to your previous winnings.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51That means prize money today of £3,180.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56Only one of you can win it. You'll play against each other head-to-head.
0:40:56 > 0:41:02I'll ask alternating questions, best of five. Answer the most correctly to win.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05So, Carole and Gina, for £3,180,
0:41:05 > 0:41:08let's play The Weakest Link.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15- Carole, as the strongest link, you choose who goes first. - I'll go first, please.
0:41:18 > 0:41:24Carole, which political writer and philosopher proposed the doctrine:
0:41:24 > 0:41:29"From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs"?
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Harold Macmillan.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44No, the correct answer is Karl Marx.
0:41:46 > 0:41:52Gina, in film, which American director named his production company Amblin
0:41:52 > 0:41:56after the title of his 1968 short film?
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- Steven Spielberg. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:01 > 0:42:07Carole, in popular music, in a poll held by Radio 2 in 2001
0:42:07 > 0:42:10which singer was voted Voice of the Century?
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- Pavarotti.- No, the correct answer is Frank Sinatra.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Gina,
0:42:19 > 0:42:26in the USA until 1664, the city of New York was known by which name?
0:42:30 > 0:42:33- New Amsterdam. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37Carole, in fashion, Lee McQueen from London
0:42:37 > 0:42:40began using which first name
0:42:40 > 0:42:43when he entered the industry as a designer?
0:42:51 > 0:42:55- Ravel. - No, the correct answer is Alexander.
0:42:55 > 0:43:00Gina, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02So for £3,180,
0:43:02 > 0:43:07in botany, what is the English name for the vegetable
0:43:07 > 0:43:12that is literally known in French as "apple of the earth"?
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- Potato.- That is the correct answer.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25That means, Gina, you are today's strongest link,
0:43:25 > 0:43:29and you go away with £3,180.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34Carole, you leave with nothing.
0:43:37 > 0:43:41Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45I've always wanted to go on a TV quiz show.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48I've done it. I didn't disgrace myself.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52I got right through to the end and I am just so pleased.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54I don't mind at all that Gina won.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58I've got this money, I've got to take my darts team out,
0:43:58 > 0:44:03my kids, my husband, everybody. But I love it. I'm a star!
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