0:00:02 > 0:00:04Only one of these nine contestants
0:00:04 > 0:00:08will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10The rest will leave with nothing
0:00:10 > 0:00:15as one by one they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:45They don't know each other, however, if they want the money, they have to work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:48 > 0:00:52as round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00I'm Gordon. I'm 41. I'm from Edinburgh. I'm a telephone engineer.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05I'm Pauline. I'm 37. I come from Cambridgeshire and I'm a nanny.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10I'm Chris. I'm 20, I'm from Staffordshire and I'm a student.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15I'm Sue. I'm 42. I'm from Basildon in Essex and I'm a housewife.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19I'm Phil, 64, from Bradford,
0:01:19 > 0:01:23retired storeman and international sex symbol.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28I'm Maureen, I'm 52, from London and a manager in a local government.
0:01:28 > 0:01:34I'm Glenn. I'm 26, from South Wales and I'm a primary school teacher.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39I'm Jenny. I'm 24, I'm from Stoke on Trent and I'm a library assistant.
0:01:39 > 0:01:45I'm Duncan. I'm 39, from Stockton on Tees and I'm a bricklayer.
0:01:46 > 0:01:54The aim is to answer enough questions correctly to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03A wrong answer breaks the chain and loses all the money in that chain.
0:02:03 > 0:02:11But if you say "bank" before the question is asked, the money is safe and you start a new chain.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17Remember, at the end of the round only money that has been banked can be carried forward.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Three minutes on the clock.
0:02:19 > 0:02:26We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically - Chris. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31First question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36Of which domestic pet is the bull mastiff a breed?
0:02:36 > 0:02:41- Cat.- Dog. What does the French number "quatre" mean in English?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Four.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46What is York Minster a town hall or a cathedral?
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Cathedral.
0:02:47 > 0:02:53Which comedy duo had a hit with the football theme song "Three Lions"?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Skinner and Baddiel.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58No. Baddiel and Skinner.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03How many times has Boris Becker won Wimbledon three or six?
0:03:03 > 0:03:09- Three.- In the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me, who played James Bond?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Roger Moore.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17What "P" describes land frozen to great depths for several years?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- Pacific? No.- Permafrost.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26If lager is £3 per pint, how much does a round of seven pints cost?
0:03:26 > 0:03:31- £21.- In drama, how many people deliver a dualogue?
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Two.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37Which former Spice Girl said, "I used to dress like a drag queen"?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Mel B.- Geri Halliwell.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44The process of desalination removes what from water?
0:03:44 > 0:03:45Salt.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48How many days are there in a leap year?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50366.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55Nantes is a football team in which European country?
0:03:55 > 0:03:56France.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- Bank.- The publisher of romantic novels is Mills and who?
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Boon.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06In clothing, which items are named after the Duke of Wellington?
0:04:06 > 0:04:07Wellington boots.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- Bank.- In which city is the Museum of Film, Photography and TV
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Bradford or Portsmouth?
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- Portsmouth.- Bradford. What's the name of Queen Victoria's husband?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Albert.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Which part of a tortoise is a carapace head or shell?
0:04:24 > 0:04:29- Shell.- In the US, what's the state capital of Hawaii?
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- Pass.- Honolulu.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35The Hofburg is the imperial palace of which city?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- Berlin?- Vienna.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42What "I" is the apparatus used to maintain a constant temperature
0:04:42 > 0:04:45for newborn babies or newly hatched chicks?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Incubator.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52What's the name of the spider that climbs up the water spout?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Incy Wincy.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- Bank.- With which instrument is the American Kenny G associated?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Saxophone.
0:05:00 > 0:05:06The Blue and White Niles meet at which city in Sudan?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- I don't know.- Khartoum.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Which remake of a 1958 horror film had Jeff Goldblum in the lead role
0:05:13 > 0:05:16of Seth Brundle?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Werewolf.- Fly.
0:05:18 > 0:05:24What "A" describes land which is barren due to lack of moisture?
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Arid.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30- Bank.- What's the generic name for foodstuffs such as chapati...
0:05:34 > 0:05:39Time is up. You banked a very shamefully low amount in that round.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Just £220.
0:05:42 > 0:05:49Who is already on their last legs? Whose general knowledge is the needle in the haystack?
0:05:49 > 0:05:54Who's been slow off the mark? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:55 > 0:06:03Glenn is the strongest link. He answered all his questions correctly and banked the most money.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05The weakest link is Chris.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10But at this early stage of the game, who will the team vote off?
0:06:10 > 0:06:15Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34We have a tie, team. Chris and Duncan have three votes each.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Sue, where do you come from?
0:06:37 > 0:06:42- Basildon in Essex.- So you're an Essex girl.- Through and through.
0:06:42 > 0:06:50- What do you do for a living?- My husband says not much play tennis, drink coffee. I'm a housewife.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- Why Duncan?- Duncan didn't get any questions right, unfortunately.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- Jenny, you're a librarian. - That's right.- So you read a lot?
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- Quite a lot.- So you can advise anyone who wants to borrow a book.
0:07:04 > 0:07:11Not normally. I work in a nursing library which has technical books, which I don't know much about.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- So what use are you?- I'm helpful in other ways.- Why Duncan?
0:07:16 > 0:07:23It was between Chris and Duncan, but I thought Duncan looked like he didn't want to be here.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- Gordon, remind me what you do. - I'm a telephone engineer.
0:07:27 > 0:07:34- Where do you do that?- Edinburgh. - What do you think of Glasgow?- Not nice, but someone has to live there.
0:07:34 > 0:07:40- Why Chris?- I thought the first question was an easy question, about the bull mastiff.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43He got it wrong.
0:07:43 > 0:07:49- You mean Chris thinking a bull mastiff was a cat?- Yeah. - He's been to university, you see.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54In a tie, the strongest link casts the deciding vote.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57The strongest link was Glenn.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Why did you vote for Duncan?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Um...- Um? Are you a teacher?
0:08:03 > 0:08:09- I am.- Thought so. Go on.- He seemed to get three questions incorrect.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12He's next to me, so I noticed them.
0:08:12 > 0:08:18With the wisdom of hindsight, and knowing that you can change your mind,
0:08:18 > 0:08:22who would you like to get rid of, Duncan or Chris?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25I'll change my mind. Chris.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29There's many errors you made today, Chris,
0:08:29 > 0:08:33not least the fact that, having screwed up completely,
0:08:33 > 0:08:35you voted for the strongest link.
0:08:35 > 0:08:41In all sincerity, I can say to you, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:48 > 0:08:55The bull mastiff question probably millions of people were shouting at their screens, "You idiot!"
0:08:55 > 0:09:00But to be honest, I just didn't have a clue.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04I'm at university. I've not got time to study cats and dogs.
0:09:06 > 0:09:12Round two. You've won £220 so far out of a possible £1,000.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17The good news is you haven't got Chris to help you.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22We're taking ten seconds off the clock. We'll start with Glenn.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Start the clock.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32When was the World Wildlife Fund founded 1921 or 1961?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- 1921.- No, 1961.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39The level of ground water that responds to rain and extraction
0:09:39 > 0:09:41is the water what?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Level.- Table.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47The line "A thing of beauty is a joy forever"
0:09:47 > 0:09:51is the first line of a poem by John who?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- Betjeman.- Keats.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Are roses perennials or annuals?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- Annuals.- Perennials.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03In religion, lama are teachers of which faith?
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Buddhism.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Verdi's Falstaff is an example of what opera or a ballet?
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- Ballet.- Opera.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17In a stained glass window, which metal separates the pieces of glass?
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Lead.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24Which comedian presents the music quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- I can't remember.- Mark Lamarr.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34Which mathematician has a famous theorem on right-angled triangles?
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- Pythagoras. - Who writes the Discworld novels?
0:10:38 > 0:10:44- Terry Pratchett.- Snap and butter are varieties of which vegetable?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- Cauliflower.- Beans.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51In radio, Eric Robson chairs which BBC gardening programme?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Gardeners' Question Time.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58The Rolling Stones' first US number one was I Can't Get No what?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Satisfaction.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05- Bank.- What's the surname of brothers Gary and Philip who play football?
0:11:05 > 0:11:10- Neville.- Cairo is the capital of which African country?
0:11:10 > 0:11:11Egypt.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16Which film director made the 2001 version of Planet Of The Apes?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- Kubrick.- Tim Burton.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy was born in which country of the UK?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Don't know.- Scotland.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32Which country launched the Sputnik I satellite into space in 1957?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Russia.- I'll accept. Soviet Union.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Which city is more northerly Bristol or Norwich?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- Norwich.- Correct!- Bank.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45The American playwright Thomas Lanier Williams
0:11:45 > 0:11:48is better known by what name?
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- Tom Thumb.- Tennessee Williams.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57Which singer has had hits with Are Friends Electric and Cars?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Gary Numan.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03In photography, what "F" means moving a lens for a sharper image?
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Focusing.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09In the 1985 film Out Of Africa, who starred as Karen Blixen?
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- No idea.- Meryl Streep.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16What name is given to the lesser shocks following an earthquake?
0:12:18 > 0:12:19Seismic?
0:12:19 > 0:12:24Time is up. The correct answer is aftershocks.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26That was pretty amazing, team.
0:12:26 > 0:12:32You lost Chris and you managed to bank a pathetic £100.
0:12:32 > 0:12:39Whose credit is down? Whose number is up? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:40 > 0:12:46As the only player to answer all her questions correctly, Pauline is the strongest link.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51Maureen is statistically the weakest. But how will the votes go?
0:12:51 > 0:12:57Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Duncan, is there any end to your ignorance?
0:13:17 > 0:13:19We'll see.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21What DO you know about?
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- I know how to lay things. - That's useful.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Unfortunately, you can't use your laying skills here.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- No.- Do you think you'll survive much longer?
0:13:33 > 0:13:38As the rounds go on, I'll get better and bank more money.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- What did Maureen do to upset you? - She didn't get any questions right.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46You'd be familiar with that, wouldn't you, Duncan?
0:13:46 > 0:13:51Glenn, the teacher, where are you from originally?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53South Wales, a very beautiful place.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- Do you speak Welsh? - I have an A-level in Welsh.
0:13:57 > 0:14:04- What will you use that for? - Not much now I'm working in England, to the delight of people like you.
0:14:04 > 0:14:11- Why did you leave Wales? - Opportunity.- No opportunities in Wales?- Yes, but I didn't take them.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- Do you know who Charles Kennedy is? - Yes, but not where he came from.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20You don't need a full knowledge of current affairs to be a teacher?
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- I listen to what's important. - And what's important?
0:14:24 > 0:14:28For my profession, educational issues.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31You must be a wow to go to dinner with.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34What did Maureen do wrong?
0:14:34 > 0:14:37There was no money left for me to bank.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42Maureen, with four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57I was shocked at the number of people who voted me off. They're more ruthless than I realised.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02Duncan deserves to be off. I should have voted him off this time.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08Round three. You've won £320 out of a possible £2,000.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10You're down to seven players.
0:15:10 > 0:15:18Ten seconds off the clock. We start with the strongest link Pauline. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Start the clock.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26Douglas Coupland coined a phrase with his 1991 book Generation what?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28X.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33In which country is the newspaper La Stampa published?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Spain.- Italy.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40What is crossed with a donkey to produce a mule?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42A horse.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47The Tolpuddle Martyrs supported which cause in the 19th century
0:15:47 > 0:15:49trade unions or votes for women?
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- Votes for women.- No. Trade unions.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56In the UK, Whitehaven is a seaport in which county?
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- Portsmouth.- Cumbria.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02In Greek myth, what "H" famous for his labours
0:16:02 > 0:16:04was offered immortality by the gods?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- Don't know.- Hercules.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12Which Welsh band released the single Have A Nice Day in 2001?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- The La's.- Stereophonics.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18How old must a horse be to race in the Epsom Derby?
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- Two years.- Three.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24To which continent do the Faroe Islands belong?
0:16:24 > 0:16:29- America.- Europe. Mortice and rim are examples of which device?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Locks.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36- Bank.- In which 1993 film did Holly Hunter's character refuse to speak?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38The Piano.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43What "L" is the Italian term used for the words of an opera?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Libretto.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48In which US state are the cities of Long Beach and Santa Barbara?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50California.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54In the Highway Code, warning signs tend to be what shape?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- Circles.- Triangular.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01To which continent is the black rat originally native?
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- Europe.- Asia. Who did film star Elizabeth Taylor marry twice?
0:17:05 > 0:17:10- Richard Burton.- What "H" was head of the Gestapo during World War II?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Himmler.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17- Bank.- In which South African city is the Newlands stadium?
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- Johannesburg.- Cape Town.
0:17:19 > 0:17:25If a three-course meal costs £20 per head, how much does it cost for six people to eat?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27£120. Bank. >
0:17:27 > 0:17:31What "B" is a common species of blowfly?
0:17:31 > 0:17:36- Butterfly.- Bluebottle. What's the first name of the Russian poet Pushkin?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Vladimir.- Alexander.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43What's the maximum of players an ice hockey team has on the ice?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- Five.- Six.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50With which part of their bodies do sea horses cling on to seaweed?
0:17:50 > 0:17:51Tail.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Which group had a 1985...
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Time is up. Einsteins you are not.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05£140 is all you put in your kitty.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Who only has a nodding acquaintance with knowledge?
0:18:09 > 0:18:17I urge you, drop the flop, drum out the dummy. It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:18 > 0:18:25The statistics show that Gordon is the weakest link, as he failed to answer a single question correctly.
0:18:25 > 0:18:31The strongest link is Phil. But will the votes follow the facts?
0:18:31 > 0:18:36Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- Pauline.- Hello, Anne. - You're a nanny.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Yes, I am.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01- You've done well up to now. What happened?- I got terrible questions.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- It's my fault?- It's not mine.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08Phil, these two jobs you have. Remind us what they are.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I was a storeman.
0:19:10 > 0:19:17Then, in my spare time, to earn money to go on holidays, I did Fred Flintstone kissagrams.
0:19:17 > 0:19:23- It made you an international sex symbol?- Yes, because I did it in more than one country.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26That explains the international.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Why Duncan?
0:19:29 > 0:19:34He's answered a lot of questions wrongly throughout the game.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37He seems to find it amusing that we haven't got much money.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42Glenn, our Welsh genius, what's Duncan done?
0:19:42 > 0:19:48Accumulatively, over the last few rounds, I feel he's been the weakest player.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Statistically he wasn't the worst player, Gordon.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55No, Anne. He wasn't.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00But it's votes that count. Duncan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:20:07 > 0:20:14If they think I'm thick, the rest of them have no chance. None of them. The lot of them are thick.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16It'll be the lowest amount ever.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21I'd like to see them all go off next, but mainly Phil.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25He's done everything, been everywhere. He deserves nothing.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31Round four. £460 banked out of a possible £3,000.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Six of you left.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Another ten seconds comes off your time.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42We start with the strongest link Phil. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Start the clock.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48What name is normally given to the female rhinoceros?
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Cow.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Who wrote the plays Saint Joan and Arms And The Man?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- Pass.- George Bernard Shaw.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01The line of longitude designated as zero degrees is the Greenwich what?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- Mean time.- Meridian.
0:21:03 > 0:21:09Whose first Hollywood screen test was allegedly assessed, "Can't act, slightly bald, can dance a little"?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Fred Astaire.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14What "C" is a woodwind instrument with a single reed?
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Clarinet.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21- Bank.- Which 20th-century PM's middle names were Leonard Spencer?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Winston Churchill.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Which volcano in Washington state became active in 1980
0:21:27 > 0:21:30after being dormant for 100 years?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- Mount Washington?- Mount St Helens.
0:21:32 > 0:21:38In pre-decimal money, what was the value of the coin known as a tanner?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- Shilling.- Sixpence.
0:21:41 > 0:21:47The US sitcom about a gay man and a straight woman is Will And who?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- Lucy.- Grace.
0:21:49 > 0:21:55Oliver Hardy, Dr Livingstone and Diana Dors were on the cover of which Beatles album?
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Abbey Road.- Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Which part of the day is a nictophobic person afraid of?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04The night.
0:22:04 > 0:22:10In the cartoon series, what is the name of Tintin's canine companion?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- I don't know.- Snowy.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Heidelberg is in which European country?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Germany.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21- Bank.- Comedy: Bentine, Sellers, Milligan and Secombe were who?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Goodies.- The Goons.
0:22:24 > 0:22:30Ramson is a wild form of which strong-flavoured member of the onion family?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- Red.- Garlic.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37In which JM Barrie play is it said that a fairy dies when a child says, "I don't believe in fairies"?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Peter Pan.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43A scaled-down version of golf is known as pitch and what?
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Putt.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49- Bank.- Fashion: What's the surname of Stefano Gabbana's business partner?
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- I don't know.- Dolce.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56A bride should wear something borrowed, blue, old and what?
0:22:56 > 0:22:57New.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- Bank.- Gettysburg was the decisive battle of which 19th-century war?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- World War II.- American Civil War.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08What's the surname of Gabriel, the Irish-born actor
0:23:08 > 0:23:11who played Dean Keaton in The Usual Suspects?
0:23:11 > 0:23:16Time's up. The correct answer is Byrne. You won £140.
0:23:16 > 0:23:23Who is not up to scratch? Who's outstayed their welcome? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28For the second time, Pauline is the strongest link.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Glenn is the weakest link. He got the most wrong answers.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36But will the votes reflect the statistics?
0:23:36 > 0:23:41Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Pauline, how old are the children you look after?
0:23:57 > 0:24:01- Almost six, four and three. - Do any of them go to school?
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- Yes, two of them. - Would you like Glenn to teach them?
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- I'm afraid not.- Why's that?
0:24:08 > 0:24:13He didn't answer questions which I thought were fairly fundamental.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Sue, don't Essex girls wear designer gear?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Not Dolce and Gabbana.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- They're more Dior.- Really?
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- Versace.- Have you got..? - Not today. They told me not to.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29I didn't want to outshine you.
0:24:29 > 0:24:35- Did they tell you not to have your hair done?- This is the natural look.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Why did you vote for Glenn?
0:24:37 > 0:24:42- We were all awful, but I think Glenn was the worst.- He was.
0:24:42 > 0:24:48A tribute to the Welsh education system. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:56 > 0:25:02I got all my questions wrong. I was the Welsh lamb to the slaughter.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07After what Pauline said, I wouldn't like her to be a nanny to my kids.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Round five.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Of the £4,000 you could have banked by now,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19you have just £600.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24You're heading for the lowest total of any game so far.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:25:28 > 0:25:34We start with the strongest link Pauline. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Start the clock.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Lumbago directly affects which part of the body?
0:25:41 > 0:25:42The back.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47In the sitcom Red Dwarf, what was the name of the ship's computer?
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Holly.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53In the USA, which city in Michigan was the site of the car factories
0:25:53 > 0:25:58of Henry Ford and the Dodge brothers?
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Denver.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Detroit.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06Which singer was the top-selling female solo artist of the '90s?
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- Kylie Minogue.- Mariah Carey.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Which male British game bird has red eye patches,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16an orange-brown body and a very long tail?
0:26:16 > 0:26:19- Grouse.- Pheasant.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22In which sport was James Hunt world champion in 1976?
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Motor racing.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- Bank.- Which day of the week takes its name from the Norse god Odin?
0:26:29 > 0:26:30Wednesday.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Which 1999 film featured the characters
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Neo, Morpheus and Trinity?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- No idea.- The Matrix.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45Patented in 1938, Achille Gaggia invented a machine
0:26:45 > 0:26:47for making which type of coffee?
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- Percolated.- Espresso.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54"It Ain't What You Do, It's The Way That You Do It"
0:26:54 > 0:26:57was a 1982 hit for Fun Boy Three with which girl band?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- Kajagoogoo.- No, Bananarama.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05In cricket, a batsman who's out to the first ball he faces has scored what sort of duck?
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- No idea.- Golden.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11The three branches of Britain's armed forces are the Royal Navy, the Army and what?
0:27:11 > 0:27:18- The Air Force. - Which country was the setting for the book Wild Swans?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- India?- China.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24A lobster has two pincers and how many legs for walking?
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- Four.- Eight. Manx is the traditional language of which British island?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Isle of Man.
0:27:30 > 0:27:36The song "You're Gorgeous" was a '96 hit for the group Baby what?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- Spice.- Bird.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45In swimming, which stroke is used first in a medley relay race?
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- Breaststroke.- Backstroke.
0:27:47 > 0:27:53In communications technology, for what do the letters ISP stand?
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Extra sensory...
0:27:59 > 0:28:03The correct answer is internet service provider.
0:28:03 > 0:28:09Well, what can be said of you, team, is that you are consistently terrible.
0:28:09 > 0:28:15Who's the millstone round your neck? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Statistically, Phil is the weakest link.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25Sue is the strongest. She answered the most questions correctly.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28But will the team be aware of this?
0:28:28 > 0:28:34Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50- Pauline, what happened to you? - I don't know. From bad to worse.
0:28:50 > 0:28:57- Why Jenny?- I think that overall she's been the weakest out of us remaining few.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- She wasn't statistically. Was she, Phil?- Definitely not.
0:29:01 > 0:29:07- What do you do when you're not being an international sex god? - Listening to my wife talk.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12- Anything else?- You can't do anything else when my wife talks.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- Why Jenny?- She has got a lot of questions wrong.
0:29:16 > 0:29:23The younger they are, the less they know. Jenny, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34I wouldn't like to see Pauline or Gordon win.
0:29:34 > 0:29:42They're ganging up on the rest of the team, eliminating anyone who isn't Pauline or Gordon.
0:29:44 > 0:29:50Round six. An embarrassing £640 in the kitty out of a possible £5,000.
0:29:50 > 0:29:57Another ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link Sue. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Start the clock.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05In 1971, American Indians were evicted from which prison in San Francisco Bay?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Alcatraz.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12During which war is Hemingway's 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms set?
0:30:12 > 0:30:14First World War.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Which British royal residence was damaged by fire in 1992?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Windsor Castle.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- Bank.- In which European island country are Famagusta, Limassol and Paphos?
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Cyprus.
0:30:26 > 0:30:32Which silent movie star said, "All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl."
0:30:32 > 0:30:33Charlie Chaplin.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38Which body apart from Earth has a mountain called Mont Blanc?
0:30:38 > 0:30:40The moon.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45- Bank.- Antonio Stradivari made which type of stringed instrument?
0:30:45 > 0:30:46Violins.
0:30:46 > 0:30:52Of which city was President Chirac of France mayor from 1977-1995?
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- Lyons.- Paris. In his poem known as "Jerusalem",
0:30:56 > 0:31:01William Blake asked to be brought his bow of burning what?
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Gold.
0:31:03 > 0:31:09In which 1990s British TV comedy did Lesley Ash star as Deborah?
0:31:09 > 0:31:13- No idea.- Men Behaving Badly.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Who was the Scottish Highlander
0:31:15 > 0:31:19who became Queen Victoria's personal servant?
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- Brown.- Correct. John Brown.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26- Bank.- Tallahassee is the capital of which US state?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- Nebraska.- Florida.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Which English novelist wrote Little Dorrit?
0:31:34 > 0:31:35Charles Dickens.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40The famous British architect who designed the Sheldonian Theatre
0:31:40 > 0:31:42was Sir Christopher who?
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Wren.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48The Fallopian tubes connect the ovaries to which organ?
0:31:48 > 0:31:50The womb.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55- Bank.- In which country did General Jaruzelski impose martial law
0:31:55 > 0:31:57in 1981?
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- Argentina.- Poland.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03What crop is attacked by a beetle called a boll weevil?
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- Potatoes.- Cotton.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09In maths, one million millimetres is equal to one what?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Meter.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16Time's up. The correct answer is kilometer.
0:32:16 > 0:32:22You did slightly better in that round. You actually banked £320.
0:32:22 > 0:32:29But who has to go? Who is your ball and chain? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34With all his answers right, Gordon is the strongest link.
0:32:34 > 0:32:40Statistically, Pauline is the weakest link, although she did bank the most money.
0:32:40 > 0:32:47What factors will the team consider as they cast their votes?
0:32:47 > 0:32:52Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:59 > 0:33:04We have a tie, team. Phil and Pauline, two votes each.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08Pauline, why have you voted for Phil?
0:33:08 > 0:33:13He hesitated a lot on that round and got a few questions wrong.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17Phil, why have you voted for Pauline?
0:33:17 > 0:33:22She's the only one who got questions wrong apart from me.
0:33:22 > 0:33:28The strongest link has to cast the deciding vote. Gordon, why did you vote for Phil?
0:33:28 > 0:33:32All too often there wasn't any money to bank.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34That's good, coming from you.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Well, you now have a choice.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41Would you like to stick with Phil or see the back of Pauline?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- I'll stick with Phil.- Right.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49Pauline was the weakest link. Phil only got one question wrong.
0:33:49 > 0:33:57Amongst the many skills of this team there's a total inability to count by some of them.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Phil, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:34:08 > 0:34:15I'm over the moon with my performance my wife forecast that I would be the first off.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19I think Gordon voted me off because he saw me as a threat.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21And I'm better looking than he is.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29Round seven. You've won £960 out of a possible £6,000.
0:34:29 > 0:34:35Ten seconds off the time. We start with Gordon. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Start the clock.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42In the rhyme, who went up the hill with Jack to fetch a pail of water?
0:34:42 > 0:34:43Jill.
0:34:43 > 0:34:49Which musical by Marvin Hamlisch tells the story of a dance audition?
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- Steps.- A Chorus Line.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58On a clock face how many degrees is the angle between 4.00 and 10.00?
0:34:58 > 0:35:01180.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05The nuts of which chestnut tree are roasted and used to make stuffing?
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- Horse chestnut.- Sweet chestnut.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11What's the name of Japan's highest mountain?
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- Mount Fujimoto.- No. Mount Fuji.
0:35:14 > 0:35:20In boxing, which weight is between light heavyweight and heavyweight?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- Middleweight.- Cruiserweight.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Which actor made his debut in 1921
0:35:25 > 0:35:29as the herald in Henry V at the Old Vic?
0:35:29 > 0:35:32John Gielgud. Bank. >
0:35:32 > 0:35:37The title of the Jules Verne novel is how many Leagues Under The Sea?
0:35:37 > 0:35:3820,000.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43"Oz" is an abbreviation for which imperial weight measurement?
0:35:43 > 0:35:44Ounce.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48The refining of which foodstuff provides the by-product molasses?
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Sugar. Bank. >
0:35:50 > 0:35:55Young gentlemen in the 18th century went on travels called the Grand what?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Tour.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01The phalanges are bones in which part of the hand?
0:36:01 > 0:36:02Fingers.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07Which long-necked bird is the largest species of water fowl?
0:36:07 > 0:36:11- Crane.- Swan. In which Midlands county is Rugby School?
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Warwickshire.
0:36:13 > 0:36:19When talking about time, what is the abbreviation of ante meridian?
0:36:19 > 0:36:21A.m.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- Bank.- Which sport features in the film Tin Cup, with Kevin Costner?
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Golf.
0:36:27 > 0:36:33- Bank.- Which large bear has a Latin name that translates as "sea bear"?
0:36:33 > 0:36:34Polar bear.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39- Bank.- What crime-fighting team was led by Elliot Ness...
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Time's up. You won £210.
0:36:43 > 0:36:52In round eight, you can treble what you bank, which means potentially there's £3,000 to be won.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54But who's costing you money?
0:36:54 > 0:36:59Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06At this crucial stage of the game, Sue is the strongest link.
0:37:06 > 0:37:12Statistically, Gordon is the weakest link. Whose game is over?
0:37:13 > 0:37:18Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:27 > 0:37:33- Pauline, how mean is that?- I know. But we're here to win the money.
0:37:33 > 0:37:40- Gordon, are you ashamed of yourself?- Not at all.- Why have you voted off the strongest link?
0:37:40 > 0:37:47I didn't know she was the strongest link. I felt Pauline has been stronger throughout the contest.
0:37:47 > 0:37:54Sue, you were by far the strongest player throughout the game compared to Pauline or Gordon.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58But it's votes that count. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:38:06 > 0:38:13When Phil left, I knew those two would gang up on me. They both knew they weren't as clever as I was.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17I don't care who wins today. I really don't.
0:38:17 > 0:38:23It's of no importance to me whatsoever. They should both be ashamed of themselves.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Round eight.
0:38:28 > 0:38:34Of the £7,000 you could have won, you have £1,170.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Gordon and Pauline, you have 90 seconds.
0:38:37 > 0:38:44Whatever you win in this round will be trebled and added to your total to make up your final prize money.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48£3,000 is at stake. You voted off the strongest link.
0:38:48 > 0:38:54The second strongest was Pauline. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Start the clock.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Brazil was a colony of which West European country?
0:39:00 > 0:39:01Portugal.
0:39:01 > 0:39:06In TV, the character Kevin Turvey on the 1980s show A Kick Up The 80s
0:39:06 > 0:39:08was a creation of which comedian?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Rik Mayall.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15- Bank.- Which word is both a card game and a tool for stoking a fire?
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- Poker.- A destructive event is a nail in one's what?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Coffin. Bank. >
0:39:21 > 0:39:26What is a diamond pattern of two or more colours, on socks or sweaters?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- Plaid.- Argyle.
0:39:28 > 0:39:34In biology, what "M" is the study of microscopic organisms?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37- Micrology.- No. Microbiology.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Completed in 1911, in which city is the Royal Liver Building?
0:39:41 > 0:39:42Liverpool.
0:39:42 > 0:39:48Which child actress was awarded a special Oscar during 1934?
0:39:48 > 0:39:49Shirley Temple.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53- Bank.- Hemel Hempstead and Stevenage are in which English county?
0:39:53 > 0:39:54Hertfordshire.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59Which 16th-century English queen had a flush toilet fitted?
0:39:59 > 0:40:03- Queen Elizabeth. - Queen Elizabeth I, yes.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07According to the Bible, the wages of sin is what?
0:40:07 > 0:40:08- Greed.- Death.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13If a proofreader earns £3 per page, how much does he earn for 80 pages?
0:40:13 > 0:40:16£240.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- Bank.- In TV, Gerald Campion played which rotund schoolboy in the '50s?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Billy Bunter.
0:40:22 > 0:40:28- Bank.- Which article of clothing is said to be bad luck if on a table?
0:40:29 > 0:40:35Time's up. The correct answer is shoes. You managed to win £190.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Trebled and added to winnings from the previous rounds
0:40:38 > 0:40:41means prize money today of £1,740.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Only one of you can take that money away.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49I'll ask alternate questions, best of five.
0:40:49 > 0:40:54Whoever answers the most correctly wins. It's as simple as that.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58Gordon and Pauline, for £1,740,
0:40:58 > 0:41:01let's play The Weakest Link.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08- Gordon, the strongest link, chooses who goes first.- I'll go first.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17In pop music, the group Space had a 1998 UK hit single
0:41:17 > 0:41:23with the song The Ballad Of Tom Jones, with which female singer?
0:41:23 > 0:41:27- Cerys from Catatonia. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Pauline.
0:41:29 > 0:41:34Which annual art prize was awarded for the first time in 1984
0:41:34 > 0:41:37to Malcolm Morley?
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- The Turner Prize?- Correct.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Gordon.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46In the 1994 film Legends Of The Fall,
0:41:46 > 0:41:50which US actor starred as Tristan Ludlow?
0:41:53 > 0:41:57- Kevin Costner.- No. The correct answer is Brad Pitt.
0:41:57 > 0:41:58Pauline.
0:41:58 > 0:42:05Until 1800, which American city was the original capital of the nation?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- Philadelphia?- Correct.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Gordon.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15In religious myth, by what name was Satan known
0:42:15 > 0:42:18before his fall from God's grace?
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- No idea.- Lucifer.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30Which famous English footballer played in teams that won the FA Cup,
0:42:30 > 0:42:35World Cup and European Cup in the 1960s?
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- Stanley Matthews? - No. Bobby Charlton.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Gordon.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44When King Charles II said on his deathbed,
0:42:44 > 0:42:48"Let not poor Nelly starve", to whom was he referring?
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- Nell Gwynne.- Correct.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Pauline.
0:42:53 > 0:42:59The Victoria Cross is described as a cross of a particular shape
0:42:59 > 0:43:03named after which Mediterranean island?
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- Malta.- That is the correct answer.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10Gordon, you need to answer this question correctly
0:43:10 > 0:43:12to remain in the game.
0:43:12 > 0:43:17What is the title of the long-running weekly radio programme
0:43:17 > 0:43:20presented by Alistair Cooke?
0:43:20 > 0:43:25- Postcard From.- No. The correct answer is Letter From America.
0:43:28 > 0:43:33That means, Pauline, you are today's strongest link
0:43:33 > 0:43:37and you go away with £1,740.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39Gordon, you leave with nothing.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:45 > 0:43:52I feel a bit of a fraud. I was a coward, didn't vote off the weakest link, I was playing tactically.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54But I'm thrilled I won.
0:43:54 > 0:44:00I think I deserved to get to the final. I was the better of a very bad bunch today.
0:44:00 > 0:44:08I didn't tell many people about this in case I had to slink off in shame. Now I'll shout it out to everybody.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10Subtitles by Miriam Greenblum, Intelfax, for BBC Subtitling 2001