0:00:01 > 0:00:05'Of the nine contestants on today's show,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08'only one will take home up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:15'The others will leave with nothing as one by one they're voted off as the weakest link.'
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37Any of the nine people in the studio here today
0:00:37 > 0:00:39could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:46They don't know each other, however, to win the prize money, they'll have to work as a team,
0:00:46 > 0:00:53but eight of them will get nothing as round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57I'm Bob.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01I'm 56 from East Yorkshire. I'm a stud farmer.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I'm Lynsay. I'm 22. I'm from Edinburgh
0:01:04 > 0:01:07and I'm a communications advisor.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13I'm Margaret, I'm 43 from Ruislip in Middlesex and I'm a bank manager.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19I'm Simon, I'm 19, I'm from Bristol and I'm a geography student.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25I'm Helen, I'm 43, I'm from Brighton and I'm a medical secretary.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31I'm James, I'm 28, I'm from Hamilton and I'm a customer service manager.
0:01:31 > 0:01:38I'm Colin, I'm 41 from Preston and I'm the manager of a telephone and computer cleaning business.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40I'm Rene, I'm 27, from Wakefield
0:01:40 > 0:01:43and I'm a case builder for the police.
0:01:43 > 0:01:49I'm Peter, I'm 35, I'm from Dorset and I'm a resting publisher.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:53 > 0:01:57to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:01:57 > 0:02:04The fastest way is to create a chain of 9 correct answers. Get a question wrong, you break the chain
0:02:04 > 0:02:10and lose the money, but if you say "Bank!" before the question's asked,
0:02:10 > 0:02:15the money is safe, however, you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20Remember, team, only money that has been banked can be taken forward.
0:02:20 > 0:02:27In round one there are three minutes on the clock. We'll start with the first name alphabetically.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29That's you, Bob.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Let's play The Weakest Link!
0:02:33 > 0:02:36The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42In TV, which comedy duo ended their shows with "Bring Me Sunshine"?
0:02:42 > 0:02:48- Morecambe and Wise.- What B is a male servant in charge of the wine cellar
0:02:48 > 0:02:51and the head of the domestic staff of a house?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Butler.- In maths, what is 100 divided by four?
0:02:54 > 0:02:5740.
0:02:57 > 0:03:0025. Which John Grisham novel about a legal practice
0:03:00 > 0:03:04was turned into a 1993 film starring Tom Cruise?
0:03:04 > 0:03:11- The Firm.- In the British police force, what C is the title of an officer of the most junior rank?
0:03:11 > 0:03:18- Constable.- In US politics, the holder of which office is technically the commander in chief
0:03:18 > 0:03:19of the US armed forces?
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- The President.- The presidency. I'll accept President.
0:03:23 > 0:03:29In 1966, where did the political upheaval known as the Cultural Revolution begin?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31China.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36- Bank.- Which joint in the human body followed by the word "grease"
0:03:36 > 0:03:39gives an expression meaning hard work?
0:03:39 > 0:03:47- Elbow.- In food, what S is the strong blue-veined cheese traditionally produced in Leicestershire?
0:03:47 > 0:03:54- Stilton.- The electrical appliance used to remove steam, fumes and stale air from a room
0:03:54 > 0:03:56is known as an extractor what?
0:03:56 > 0:04:01- Fan.- In informal English, "To do porridge"
0:04:01 > 0:04:04is to spend time in what sort of institution?
0:04:04 > 0:04:11- A prison.- Royal Birkdale and Wentworth are both venues for which sport?
0:04:11 > 0:04:16- Golf.- Simon.- Bank.- Which Greek writer is credited with the fable
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- about the frogs, King Log and King Stork?- Can you repeat the question?
0:04:20 > 0:04:26Which Greek writer is credited with the fable about the frogs, King Log and King Stork?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- ..Pocules?- No, Aesop.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33In cosmetics, what C is a cream or liquid applied to wet hair
0:04:33 > 0:04:35to make it more manageable?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Conditioner.
0:04:39 > 0:04:45The 1985 film Witness starring Harrison Ford featured which religious community?
0:04:45 > 0:04:51- Amish.- In architecture, a perpendicular style which flourished in England
0:04:51 > 0:04:54is Gothic or Georgian?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Gothic.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- Bank.- How many noughts are there in the numeric form of one million?
0:05:00 > 0:05:07- Five.- Six. In which English county is the limestone peninsula known as Portland Bill?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Dorset.
0:05:09 > 0:05:15In common parlance, what N is the term for somebody who abuses his power and influence
0:05:15 > 0:05:18in order to employ or promote his relatives?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Nepotist.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25In cartoons, Dogbert is the canine companion of which office worker?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- Pass.- Dilbert!
0:05:27 > 0:05:33Which three-letter word meaning a tie-on label is also the name of a chasing game?
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- Tag.- In slang, "plonk"... - TIME UP MUSIC PLAYS
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Time's up and you banked £600 out of a possible 1,000.
0:05:44 > 0:05:51Who is clearly going to be the thorn in your side? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:51 > 0:05:57The first strongest link is Bob as he answered the most questions correctly.
0:05:57 > 0:06:04The weakest link is Rene, but at this early stage of the game, who will the team want off?
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Bob, what do you do?
0:06:29 > 0:06:31I'm a stud farmer.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34What sort of horses?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Fast horses.- Race horses?- Oh, yes.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41- Do your horses win big races? - Not big races, but a lot of races.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46- Why Simon?- I wasn't concentrating on the others,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50I was concentrating on my own efforts. I think he got one wrong.
0:06:50 > 0:06:56- Margaret, you're a bank manager.- I am.- You can't do simple arithmetic.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01In my line of work, it's more about making relationships with customers.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- For calculations, I grab a calculator.- Why Simon?
0:07:04 > 0:07:11- I saw that he got a question wrong. - What do you do, Rene?- I'm a case builder for West Yorkshire police.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- Are you?- I prepare the files anything from shoplifting to murder.
0:07:16 > 0:07:24- Why can't the police build up their own cases?- They do and then leave me to do all the paperwork afterwards
0:07:24 > 0:07:32- because we'd rather have bobbies out on the beat than doing paperwork. - Why Simon?- He got a question wrong,
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- and I hate geography.- Simon, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:43 > 0:07:51Margaret should have gone in that round. She's a bank manager and got a very easy maths question wrong
0:07:51 > 0:07:56and she can't go on for long. She isn't a strong enough contestant.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Round two and you've banked £600. There are eight of you left.
0:08:01 > 0:08:08We are taking 10 seconds off your time. We start with the strongest link that's Bob.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:10 > 0:08:16Start the clock. According to legend, St Patrick drove which creatures out of Ireland?
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Leprechauns?
0:08:18 > 0:08:24No, snakes. Which aircraft went into service first the Spitfire or the Hurricane?
0:08:24 > 0:08:30- The Hurricane.- In pop music, which 1960s and '70s rock band had UK hit singles
0:08:30 > 0:08:33with Riders on the Storm and Light My Fire?
0:08:33 > 0:08:39- The Doors.- In broadcasting, Bill McLaren announced his retirement in 2002
0:08:39 > 0:08:43after more than 50 years of commentating on which sport?
0:08:43 > 0:08:50- Rugby.- I'll accept. In maths, what A is the process of combining one quantity with another?
0:08:50 > 0:08:56- Addition. Bank.- Which British prime minister coined the phrase "The pound in your pocket"?
0:08:56 > 0:08:57Harold Wilson.
0:08:57 > 0:09:04The city of Christchurch is on which island of New Zealand north or south?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- South.- In Hinduism, Karma is the god of what?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Love.
0:09:10 > 0:09:17In food and drink, the juice of which fruit is mixed with vodka to make a screwdriver cocktail?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Lemon?- No, orange.
0:09:19 > 0:09:26Three-day eventing consists of three sections show jumping, cross country and what D ?
0:09:29 > 0:09:36- Pass.- Dressage! In English grammar, which word is the accusative case of the personal pronoun "she"?
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Her.
0:09:38 > 0:09:45In TV, the title of the January 2002 documentary that examined acts of courage is "Have a Go" what?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Heroes.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- Bank.- Are the birds the Kea and the Kaka, parrots or pelicans?
0:09:53 > 0:10:00- Pelicans.- Parrots. The Goodwin Sands are shifting sand banks lying off the coast of which county?
0:10:00 > 0:10:07- Kent.- The 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia was set during which world war?
0:10:07 > 0:10:12- The Boer War.- No, World War One. What S is a slang term for "potato"?
0:10:12 > 0:10:18- Spud.- In January 2002, George Weah retired from international football
0:10:18 > 0:10:23as the only player from which continent to have been named
0:10:23 > 0:10:25FIFA World Player of the Year?
0:10:28 > 0:10:34- Scotland?- Africa! In building, what are commonly laid in patterns known as English Bond,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Flemish Bond and Running Bond?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Pass.- No, bricks!
0:10:41 > 0:10:47What name is given to the traditional armed escorts of the Pope?
0:10:47 > 0:10:52- Pass.- Swiss guards.- Bank. - The 19th-century protesters, the Luddites
0:10:52 > 0:10:58demonstrated against the Industrial Revolution by attacking machinery or livestock?
0:10:58 > 0:11:04- Machinery.- In literature, "Now is the winter of our..." - TIME UP MUSIC PLAYS
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear! What a useless bunch
0:11:08 > 0:11:11you've turned out to be!
0:11:11 > 0:11:14You only banked £270 !
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Which fool looks as if they never went to school?
0:11:18 > 0:11:21It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:23 > 0:11:30Bob has gone from being the strongest link in the last round to the weakest link in this.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33He failed to answer a single question correctly.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38Helen is the strongest link as she got the most answers right.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Who will take the walk of shame?
0:11:41 > 0:11:46Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Colin, what do you do?
0:12:04 > 0:12:08I'm the manager of a computer and telephone cleaning business.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- How do you clean a telephone? - Very carefully, very specifically,
0:12:13 > 0:12:20- and we leave it hygienically valeted so it's free from germs and bugs. - So did you sit on your mummy's knee
0:12:20 > 0:12:26- and say, "When I grow up, I want to clean telephones"? - No, I wanted to be a doctor.
0:12:26 > 0:12:33- Why didn't you become a doctor? - My A-levels weren't as good as they should have been.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- I partied too much.- You got A-levels? How many?- Three.- In what?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Chemistry, physics and biology.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Then a degree in microbiology and chemistry
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- and a teaching certificate. - And now you clean telephones.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50That's right. Plenty of money to be made.
0:12:50 > 0:12:57- Do you own the company?- Sadly, no. - So you're a bit of a disappointment really.- I've done quite well.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- Why?- Well, I have a nice house, a wife, three children.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07- How big's your house?- Four bedrooms. En suites. Bathrooms upstairs and downstairs,
0:13:07 > 0:13:14- a large garden with a pond... - How much is it worth?- Well, it's up north...- Don't make excuses!
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- How much is your house worth? - £80,000.- Oh.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23- Did you put the en suites in? - No, they were there and a garage.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- You've got a lot of land, have you? - There's a fair bit of land.
0:13:27 > 0:13:33- What do you call a fair bit of land? - Enough to keep me mowing for an afternoon, Anne.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- How much is that? - It's not an acre, put it that way.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- Why Bob?- He got three wrong and he got George Weah wrong
0:13:40 > 0:13:45who's the African football player that everybody should know.
0:13:45 > 0:13:51He's also a stud farmer so I bet he's got a lot more than an acre and an £80,000 house.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Lynsay, what made you think you should come on a quiz show?
0:13:55 > 0:14:01- I don't know, Anne.- You don't know the answer to half the questions.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04What do you do?
0:14:04 > 0:14:10- I'm a communications advisor.- Oh. What's that, advising people how to speak?
0:14:10 > 0:14:15- I sell mobile phones.- Is that what you call a communications advisor?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17That's what the title is.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20So you flog phones for a living?
0:14:20 > 0:14:26- Why Bob?- He's next to me and I'm paying more attention to the questions that he gets asked
0:14:26 > 0:14:28and to the ones he got wrong.
0:14:28 > 0:14:35- Did you pay any attention to the ones you got wrong? - I did but I can't vote for myself.
0:14:35 > 0:14:42Bob, the stud farmer, unfortunately, your breeding is not good enough to remain in the quiz.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46You are the weakest link. You can canter off. Goodbye.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57I'm disappointed that I fell at the second fence. I'll be teased at home but they'll be surprised
0:14:57 > 0:15:00that I got through one round!
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Round three, team.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07So far, you've banked £870 out of a possible 2,000.
0:15:08 > 0:15:16Seven players, we're taking ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link Helen.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24How many islands make up the Bahamas, 70 or 700?
0:15:24 > 0:15:29- 70.- No, 700. According to the words of the music hall song,
0:15:29 > 0:15:33you should "Come, come and make eyes at me down at the old" where?
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- Grand Ole Opry?- No, Bull and Bush.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41What A is the flat-topped structure where offerings are made to God?
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Altar.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48In politics, Geoff Hoon represents which party?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- Pass.- Labour.
0:15:50 > 0:15:57What two-word name is given to the type of fairground ride such as the Big One and the Grand National
0:15:57 > 0:15:59at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- The Wheel.- No, roller coaster.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07In kitchen utensils, is a snifter a glass or a curved knife?
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- A curved knife.- A glass! With which of the British armed forces
0:16:12 > 0:16:15did Prince Charles serve from 1971 to 1976?
0:16:15 > 0:16:22- The Navy.- Which word meaning "very quick" is also a geographical term for a swift-flowing part of a river
0:16:22 > 0:16:25with white water but no falls?
0:16:25 > 0:16:30- Rapid.- On its launch in 1998, the Saturday night show "Whatever You Want"
0:16:30 > 0:16:34was presented by which former Breakfast TV presenter?
0:16:36 > 0:16:44- Denise Van Outen?- No, Gaby Roslin. What B is the type of vision that humans and other primates all have?
0:16:44 > 0:16:50- Binocular. Bank.- In the plant kingdom, what is a tamarind, a fruit or a vegetable?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- Vegetable.- No, it's a fruit.
0:16:53 > 0:17:01In language, which garden tool is stated twice in a common six-word expression meaning to speak bluntly?
0:17:03 > 0:17:04- Fork.- Spade!
0:17:05 > 0:17:13In radio, which long-running drama serial features the characters Brian Aldridge, Caroline Pemberton
0:17:13 > 0:17:15and Clarrie Grundy?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Was that radio?
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Yes. In radio, which long-running drama serial
0:17:21 > 0:17:27features the characters Brian Aldridge, Caroline Pemberton and Clarrie Grundy?
0:17:27 > 0:17:34- Pass.- The Archers. What D is the surname of the 17th-century French mathematician and scientist
0:17:34 > 0:17:38who is often described as the father of modern philosophy?
0:17:41 > 0:17:47- Pass.- Descartes. Which of these musical instruments was invented first,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49the pianoforte or the harpsichord?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51The harpsichord.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- Bank.- Which is the largest national park in Wales?
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- Pass.- Snowdonia.
0:17:57 > 0:18:03- Since the ascension of Elizabeth... - TIME UP MUSIC PLAYS
0:18:03 > 0:18:07It gets worse and worse, team. You banked just £40.
0:18:07 > 0:18:13Who is all blouse and no brain? Who has painted themselves into a corner?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:16 > 0:18:22As the only one to answer all his questions correctly, Colin is the strongest link.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24James is the weakest link
0:18:24 > 0:18:28as he gave the most wrong answers statistically,
0:18:28 > 0:18:30but will the voting reflect reality?
0:18:30 > 0:18:35Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Colin, have you got a conservatory?
0:18:53 > 0:19:00- No. We're hoping for some more money.- Oh! There's no conservatory in your £80,000 house!- Not yet.
0:19:00 > 0:19:07- Have you got a kitchen extension? - No, just a normal kitchen.- What's a normal kitchen where you come from?
0:19:07 > 0:19:12A normal kitchen... Fridge freezer, cooker, sink...cupboards,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- that sort of thing. - Have you got a dishwasher?
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- You're looking at the dishwasher. It's me.- Why Lynsay?
0:19:19 > 0:19:23She made you repeat the question which wasted time for us.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Do you give dinner parties?- Yes.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Do you? Have you got a dining room?
0:19:31 > 0:19:34No, it's a through lounge.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Oh! Where are you from?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Preston.- Don't you have dining rooms in Preston?
0:19:40 > 0:19:45- Only in the more salubrious parts. - You've just got a through lounge,
0:19:45 > 0:19:52- but you have a clean telephone. - We have a lovely telephone! - Helen, do you have a through lounge?
0:19:52 > 0:19:59- No, I don't.- You have a dining room, have you?- I do have a dining room. - Have you got a kitchen extension?
0:19:59 > 0:20:06- I have an extension off my kitchen, yes.- What's in that? - It's a sitting room.- A sitting room?
0:20:06 > 0:20:09As well as another lounge somewhere else?
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- Yes.- Good heavens! What's your house worth, Helen?
0:20:13 > 0:20:19- I couldn't possibly tell you that on national television.- Colin told us!
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- It's worth a little more than Colin's.- You've got a posher house!
0:20:23 > 0:20:29- Why Lynsay?- I think she had a bad round like the rest of us, but I think in the previous round
0:20:29 > 0:20:36- she also had trouble.- Lynsay, a "communications advisor". They haven't listened to your message.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50To be honest, I didn't think I would last till round three.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54I'm glad I didn't get voted off in the first round,
0:20:54 > 0:20:58or I would never have been able to go back to Edinburgh.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03I'd vote Rene off next. She's lived on her nerve a wee bit, like I have.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10Round four, team. £910 banked, six of you left.
0:21:10 > 0:21:16Another ten seconds off the time. You have two and a half minutes.
0:21:16 > 0:21:23We start with the strongest link, that's Colin. Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:21:23 > 0:21:29In TV, the late night BBC show featuring topical events in the media is called Liquid what?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- Gold.- News.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34A dish described as carbonnade
0:21:34 > 0:21:37is beef cooked in which alcoholic beverage?
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Wine.- No, beer.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Which word meaning to contract or shrivel up
0:21:43 > 0:21:45is also slang for a psychiatrist?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Shrink.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- Bank.- In music, what N is the name for a formal composition
0:21:51 > 0:21:55that suggests the serenity associated with the night?
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Nachtmusik.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00No, nocturne.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03What is 138 divided by two?
0:22:04 > 0:22:10- 76.- No, 69. Which Apollo mission that ran into severe difficulties
0:22:10 > 0:22:15was the subject of a 1995 film, Apollo Two or Apollo 13?
0:22:15 > 0:22:22- 13.- In politics, who was the first woman to be appointed Speaker of the House of Commons?
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Betty Boothroyd.
0:22:25 > 0:22:31- Bank.- What T is the name for an ugly doll and the name for a Scandinavian folklore creature?
0:22:31 > 0:22:36- Troll.- What's the principal colour of the home strip of Leeds Utd?
0:22:36 > 0:22:37White.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41The Seychelles are in which ocean?
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- The Indian. Bank. - In text messages on mobile phones,
0:22:45 > 0:22:53which four-letter expression used in American retail establishments is shortened to the acronym HAND?
0:22:54 > 0:22:59- Pass.- Have A Nice Day. A system in which financial activities
0:22:59 > 0:23:03are left up to individual choice is called a free market what?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- Share.- Economy!
0:23:06 > 0:23:11In which American city is the headquarters of the United Nations?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- Washington.- New York.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20What was the title of the 2000 album by Radiohead, Kid A or Kid B?
0:23:20 > 0:23:25- Kid B.- No, Kid A. Which three-letter word is a book of blank paper,
0:23:25 > 0:23:29a surface for rocket launching and a slang term for living space?
0:23:29 > 0:23:35- Pad.- In TV, the 2002 programme Best Inventions is presented by Katy Hill
0:23:35 > 0:23:38and the acclaimed inventor Trevor who?
0:23:40 > 0:23:47- Bayliss. Bank.- What S goes before chair to give a form of transport carried on poles by two bearers?
0:23:47 > 0:23:53- Sedan. Bank.- A well-known American breed of chicken is called a Rhode Island...
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0:23:56 > 0:24:02Time's up and the correct answer is Red. You banked £240,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05but who has lost their nerve?
0:24:05 > 0:24:11Who's too slow to stay? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16In a reversal of fortune, Colin is now the weakest link statistically.
0:24:16 > 0:24:23Answering all his questions correctly makes Peter the strongest link, but whose game is over?
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Margaret, are you married?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- I am.- Does your husband work?
0:24:45 > 0:24:47He's a househusband.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50A househusband? Is he any good at it?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- He's very good.- Do you have an en suite bathroom?- No.
0:24:54 > 0:25:00- I have a shower room upstairs and a bathroom downstairs. - Have you got a bidet?
0:25:00 > 0:25:04No, they haven't got as far as Ruislip yet!
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Haven't they? How embarrassing.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Have you got a through lounge
0:25:11 > 0:25:13or a dining room?
0:25:13 > 0:25:15I have a kitchen-cum-diner.
0:25:15 > 0:25:23- Oh, a through kitchen.- Yes, it's very nice.- Is it? Is it modern? - It's lovely. It's got wooden floors.
0:25:23 > 0:25:31- Has it? Why Rene? - I remember her getting her questions in that round wrong.
0:25:31 > 0:25:37- Are there wooden floors in your kitchen?- No.- Have you got a bidet? - No, I haven't.- Oh, dear!
0:25:37 > 0:25:44- Why Rene?- There wasn't a lot of money when I came to bank and it was going wrong about Rene's area.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49Interestingly, it was Colin who was the worst player,
0:25:49 > 0:25:54but it's votes that count. Rene, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06I'm devastated to get voted off. I wasn't the weakest player and I don't think it's fair.
0:26:06 > 0:26:13Colin should go next. He was the weakest player, not me, and he should be standing here.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Round five, team,
0:26:15 > 0:26:19and you've banked £1,150 out of a possible 4,000.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23You're down to five players, ten seconds off the time.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27We'll start with the strongest link that's Peter.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Let's play The Weakest Link! Start the clock. In which country
0:26:31 > 0:26:35were the ancient Olympic Games first held?
0:26:35 > 0:26:41- Greece.- What F is an expression of annoyance and also an informal term for violin bows?
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Fiddle.
0:26:43 > 0:26:49No, fiddlesticks. Which umbrella organisation of groups representing workers' rights
0:26:49 > 0:26:51was founded in 1868?
0:26:51 > 0:26:58- Trades Union Congress? - A Muslim is required to pray how many times a day?
0:26:58 > 0:27:03- Three.- Five! In American money, "a quarter" refers to how many cents?
0:27:03 > 0:27:08- 25.- What V was a member of the Germanic people who sacked Rome in the fifth century
0:27:08 > 0:27:13and is now the term for a person who deliberately damages property?
0:27:13 > 0:27:20- Violator.- Vandal. In which table sport are the two sets of balls often called spots and stripes?
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Billiards.- Pool.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29What T is a sheet of canvas coated with tar to make it waterproof,
0:27:29 > 0:27:31and is used to keep things dry?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- Tent.- No, tarpaulin.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Abba won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with which song?
0:27:38 > 0:27:43- Waterloo.- In one lunar day there are usually how many high tides?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Two.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- Bank.- Which King of France reigned for 72 years, Louis IV or Louis XIV?
0:27:50 > 0:27:55- 14th.- How many two pence coins are there in one pound?
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- 200.- 50!
0:28:01 > 0:28:05The qualification MD means doctor of what?
0:28:05 > 0:28:12- Medicine. Bank.- Which golf tournament is held annually at the Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia?
0:28:12 > 0:28:18- The Masters.- In TV, which 1960s and '70s cartoon series
0:28:18 > 0:28:24featured Penelope Pitstop, the Anthill Mob and Dick Dastardly as drivers in a race?
0:28:24 > 0:28:30- Wacky Races. Bank. - The volcano Mount Etna is on which Mediterranean island?
0:28:30 > 0:28:36- Corsica.- Sicily. Prince Charles, Andrew and Edward all went to which Scottish school?
0:28:36 > 0:28:42- Gordstern. Gordonstoun.- I have to accept your first answer. What popular name
0:28:42 > 0:28:45is given to high speed Japanese trains?
0:28:45 > 0:28:51- TVR?- Bullet trains. In American law, an attorney who seeks to represent accident...
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0:28:54 > 0:29:00Well, you're going down a bit, team. You put in the kitty just £120. Who looks as if
0:29:00 > 0:29:06they fell out of the stupid tree? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13Having survived the previous vote, Colin is now the strongest link.
0:29:13 > 0:29:19Getting all her answers wrong makes Margaret the weakest link. Will the team notice that?
0:29:19 > 0:29:23It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:29:35 > 0:29:41- James, what's your speciality? - Zips and buttons.- Zips and buttons. - And embroidery.
0:29:41 > 0:29:48- Do you find zips fascinating?- I've actually got a button fly today. - Why Margaret?
0:29:48 > 0:29:55Because she's a bank manager and they're forever taking money off me so I'm glad to take some off her.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00- Peter, you've been very quiet. - You haven't asked me anything, Anne.
0:30:00 > 0:30:06- Where do you live?- In Poole, in Dorset.- Have you got a view of the sea?- Unfortunately not, no.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11- I'm not that rich.- Why Margaret?- It was the money question that did it.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16As a bank manager, she made a mistake in the previous rounds
0:30:16 > 0:30:20and not to know there are fifty 2ps in a pound is a bit concerning.
0:30:20 > 0:30:26Margaret the bank manager, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36When I heard questions to do with maths or money, I went doubly blank.
0:30:36 > 0:30:43I think James will be the next off because he's had rounds where he hasn't answered correctly.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45He's been lucky to get through.
0:30:47 > 0:30:54Round six, team, and out of a possible £5,000 you've banked £1,270. There are four of you left.
0:30:54 > 0:31:00We're cutting ten seconds from your time. We start with the strongest link that's Colin.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09What was the first name of Dr Watson, partner of Sherlock Holmes?
0:31:09 > 0:31:17- John.- In the UK Forces, which word follows "sub" in the Navy, "second" in the Army, and "flight" in the RAF
0:31:17 > 0:31:20to give the names of three officer ranks?
0:31:20 > 0:31:27- Major.- Lieutenant. - Which 17th-century disaster began in Pudding Lane in London?
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- The Great Fire of London. - James Bond author, Ian Fleming,
0:31:31 > 0:31:35had an estate called Goldeneye on which Caribbean island?
0:31:35 > 0:31:42- Pass.- Jamaica. To investigate something thoroughly is to go through it with a fine-toothed what?
0:31:42 > 0:31:49- Comb.- In theatre, the 18th-century tale The Beggar's Opera was written by John who?
0:31:49 > 0:31:56- Pass.- Gay. Which first name links a Spice Girl, the lead character of a Jane Austen novel
0:31:56 > 0:31:58and the model wife of James Major?
0:31:58 > 0:32:05- Emma.- David Lloyd George was the last British prime minister to be a leader of which party?
0:32:05 > 0:32:11- Liberal Democrat.- No, Liberal Party. Which word follows air-raid, church and traffic
0:32:11 > 0:32:13to give three types of official?
0:32:13 > 0:32:19- Warden.- In satellite technology, for what does the letter P stand in the initials GPS?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Um... Pass.
0:32:26 > 0:32:33Positioning. Name the mountain range which extends along the border between France and Spain.
0:32:33 > 0:32:39- The Pyrenees. - In Australian slang, what colour is another name for a fight?
0:32:39 > 0:32:46- Blue.- In pop music, the 1999 UK hit album by David Gray is called White what?
0:32:46 > 0:32:55- Water Rafting.- Ladder. In history, which Canadian province was a French colony until 1763?
0:32:55 > 0:33:01- Toronto.- No, Quebec. When stamped on top secret documents, for what do the letters FYEO stand?
0:33:01 > 0:33:07- For Your Eyes Only. Bank. - Which island off the north-west coast of Wales
0:33:07 > 0:33:10is also known by its Latin name Mona?
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- Isle of Man?- No, Anglesey. Colin, in history...
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0:33:17 > 0:33:24Time's up, I cannot complete the question, and just £20 you managed in that round. Who will you dump?
0:33:24 > 0:33:29Who are you dying to get rid of? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:33:29 > 0:33:36Answering all her questions correctly makes Helen the strongest link statistically.
0:33:36 > 0:33:42Peter got his answers wrong, making him the weakest link, but will the votes follow the facts?
0:33:42 > 0:33:47Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02We have a tie, team Peter and James, two votes each.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03James,
0:34:03 > 0:34:05why Peter?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07I felt he was the weakest link.
0:34:07 > 0:34:14- It was fatal talking to you you went right down the drain! - I did.- Why have you voted for James?
0:34:14 > 0:34:16I felt that, except for myself,
0:34:16 > 0:34:22- he was the weakest link. - In a tie, the strongest link casts the deciding vote.
0:34:22 > 0:34:29- Helen, why have you voted for Peter? - Because I never had anything to bank when it came to my turn.
0:34:29 > 0:34:35OK, well, you have a choice between our zip expert who has his flies buttoned up today,
0:34:35 > 0:34:37and Peter.
0:34:37 > 0:34:44- I'll stick with my original decision.- Well, statistically, Peter was the worst player,
0:34:44 > 0:34:47so, sadly, you are the weakest link goodbye!
0:34:53 > 0:35:00It's frustrating not to get to the final two at least, but I did have a donkey of a round.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04Helen will win because she's got the broadest base of knowledge
0:35:04 > 0:35:08as long as the blokes don't vote her off.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Round seven, team,
0:35:10 > 0:35:15and out of £6,000 you've banked just £1,290. Three of you left,
0:35:15 > 0:35:21ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link Helen. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:35:21 > 0:35:28Start the clock. What form of entertainment is known by the slang term, "the flicks"?
0:35:28 > 0:35:35- The cinema.- In sport, from 1952 to 1980, which country won the team gold medal for women's gymnastics
0:35:35 > 0:35:37in every Olympic Games?
0:35:37 > 0:35:42- Russia.- In the New Testament, Calvary the site of the Crucifixion
0:35:42 > 0:35:46lies just outside the walls of which city?
0:35:46 > 0:35:54- Bethlehem.- Jerusalem. Cape Wrath is a headland at the north-west tip of which country of the UK?
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- Scotland.- In snooker, the pink ball is worth how many points?
0:35:58 > 0:36:05- Six.- In pop music, the title of the 1979 UK Number One single for The Pretenders was "Brass in" what?
0:36:05 > 0:36:11- Pocket. Bank.- In which country did the Sharpeville massacre take place in 1960?
0:36:11 > 0:36:19- America.- South Africa. Which word means to fire a gun, operate a film camera or kick a ball at the goal?
0:36:19 > 0:36:25- Shoot.- In which sport have Michael Vaughan, Craig White and Matthew Hoggard represented England?
0:36:25 > 0:36:30- Rowing.- Cricket. The Connemara breed of pony is native to which country?
0:36:30 > 0:36:36- Ireland.- In which year did the British currency go decimal?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38In 1977.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40No, 1971.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44In modern history, in the Burgess and Maclean spy case,
0:36:44 > 0:36:48name the so-called third man who defected to Moscow in 1963.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53- Smith.- No, Kim Philby. If you travel by train from Ipswich to London,
0:36:53 > 0:36:56at which London terminus would you arrive?
0:36:56 > 0:37:01- King's Cross.- Liverpool Street. The UK Armistice Day is in which month?
0:37:01 > 0:37:10- November.- Which word means the anguish caused by pain or worry and to age antiques artificially?
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- Rough.- Distress. In yachting, Robin Knox-Who
0:37:13 > 0:37:20became the first man to sail solo non-stop around the world when he returned to Falmouth in 1969?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Johnston.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- Bank.- In food...
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- TIME UP MUSIC PLAYS - Time's up,
0:37:27 > 0:37:29and you won £120.
0:37:29 > 0:37:37In round eight, you treble what you bank, which means potentially, there's £3,000 to be won.
0:37:37 > 0:37:44The question is, who's going to help you raise the bank balance? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:37:44 > 0:37:51At this crucial stage in the game, James is the strongest link as he gave the fewest wrong answers.
0:37:51 > 0:37:58Colin is statistically the weakest link, but who can survive the final vote?
0:37:58 > 0:38:03Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15- So, James, why Colin?- I felt he was the weakest link that time.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22- Very convenient.- Yes, I'm peaking at the right time, I feel.- Helen...
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- Why Colin?- I had nothing to bank a lot of the time.
0:38:26 > 0:38:32- He's been very good up to now, hasn't he?- He's got very good general knowledge, yes.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35In fact, between the two of them,
0:38:35 > 0:38:40- he was always a more serious rival than James.- You could say that, yes.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- I am saying it. - I would agree with you.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47OK, but in the last round statistically and conveniently,
0:38:47 > 0:38:54he was the worst player, so Colin, you'd better get back to stopping us all making dirty phone calls.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:39:03 > 0:39:09Getting voted off in the last round makes me feel mortified. Helen just had it in for me.
0:39:09 > 0:39:15She knew I was a clever clogs, she just wants to win the money.
0:39:15 > 0:39:22Round eight, team and out of a possible £7,000, there's £1,410 in the kitty. Two of you left.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27You have 90 seconds. Whatever you win in this round will be trebled,
0:39:27 > 0:39:29so £3,000 is at stake.
0:39:29 > 0:39:36We start with the strongest link, that's James. Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40In the New Testament, who baptised Jesus Christ?
0:39:40 > 0:39:45- John the Baptist.- In Irish legend, what domestic animal from Kilkenny
0:39:45 > 0:39:47is famous for its fighting qualities?
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- The rat.- The cat. MEN is the abbreviation
0:39:51 > 0:39:55for which evening newspaper in the north-west of England?
0:39:55 > 0:40:03- Manchester...Evening News.- The name of Tiffany is associated with Art Nouveau lampshades and fire screens
0:40:03 > 0:40:04using which material?
0:40:04 > 0:40:12- Glass. Bank.- The strait of Otranto in the Mediterranean Sea separates Albania from which European country?
0:40:15 > 0:40:23- Romania?- No, Italy. King William II of England was killed while hunting in which forest in southern England?
0:40:23 > 0:40:30- Forest of Dean.- No, New Forest. In which 1936 film musical did Paul Robeson sing Old Man River?
0:40:30 > 0:40:35- Pass.- Showboat. In athletics, in which field event did Jan Zelezny
0:40:35 > 0:40:38set a world record of 98 metres 48 in 1996?
0:40:38 > 0:40:44- The long jump.- No, the javelin. In which Scottish city is Buchanan Street bus station?
0:40:44 > 0:40:50- Glasgow.- The author of Shogun, King Rat and Noble House was James who?
0:40:50 > 0:40:58- Herbert.- Clavell. Mercury and aneroid are the main types of which instrument that records pressure?
0:40:58 > 0:41:04- Barometer.- The name of which classic boardgame means "I play" in Latin?
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0:41:09 > 0:41:13Time's up. The correct answer is Ludo. You won £50
0:41:13 > 0:41:17which will treble and add to the winnings from the other rounds.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21That means a prize money of £1,560. But only one of you
0:41:21 > 0:41:29can take that money home so now you'll play head to head. It's the best of five
0:41:29 > 0:41:34whoever answers the most correctly wins. So, Helen and James,
0:41:34 > 0:41:39for £1,560 let's play The Weakest Link.
0:41:39 > 0:41:47- James, as the strongest link in the last round, you have the choice of who goes first.- I'll go first.
0:41:49 > 0:41:55The supersonic airliner Concord was developed by Britain and which other country?
0:41:57 > 0:41:58France.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05In the British media, the Daily Herald changed its name in 1964
0:42:05 > 0:42:08to become which daily national newspaper?
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- The Daily Mail? - No, the correct answer is The Sun.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17High sticking, hip checking and pulling the goalie
0:42:17 > 0:42:20all take place during which winter contact sport?
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Ice hockey.
0:42:22 > 0:42:28Which 18th-century club said to be devoted to hedonism and debauchery
0:42:28 > 0:42:31was established by Sir Francis Dashwood?
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- The Groucho Club.- No, the correct answer is Hellfire Club.
0:42:40 > 0:42:46The quick thorn or may tree is commonly known by what other name?
0:42:50 > 0:42:54- Shrub?- No, the correct answer is hawthorn.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58In antiques, which metal alloy resembling silver
0:42:58 > 0:43:01has the same name as the Latin word for Britain?
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Pewter?
0:43:03 > 0:43:07No, the correct answer is Britannia metal.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11James, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13So for £1,560,
0:43:13 > 0:43:22which post-war British prime minister was raised to the peerage as the Earl of Stockton?
0:43:24 > 0:43:27- Harold Macmillan?- Correct.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34That means, James, you are today's strongest link
0:43:34 > 0:43:38and you go away with £1,560.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43Helen, you leave with nothing!
0:43:44 > 0:43:48Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:49 > 0:43:56Being able to answer the other person's questions and not yours I can't tell you what it feels like!
0:43:56 > 0:44:03I'd like to thank my team mates for putting the money in, and I'll spend it well, thank you!
0:44:03 > 0:44:10If you would like to apply to be a contestant on The Weakest Link, please write to:
0:44:13 > 0:44:15E-mail us at subtitling@bbc.co.uk