0:00:02 > 0:00:05Of these nine contestants,
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 > 0:00:16as, one by one, they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 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 > 0:00:45They don't know each other, but if they want that prize money, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48But eight 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 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00I'm Martin, 36, from Bradford, and I'm a maintenance fitter.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06I'm Sandie, I'm 53, from Welland, and I'm a credit controller.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12I'm Alison, I'm 35, from Oxfordshire, and I'm a translator.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15I'm David, I'm 22, from Swansea, and I'm a lab assistant.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20I'm Rob, I'm 41, from Cheshire, and I'm a train manager.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27I'm Janine, 28, from Buckhurst Hill, Essex, I'm a recruitment consultant.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31I'm Karen, I'm 32, I'm from Nelson in south Wales,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33and I work in adult education.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38I'm Walter, I'm 60, I'm from Aberdeen, and I'm a fish filleter.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43I'm Stephen, 25, from Solihull, West Midlands,
0:01:43 > 0:01:45and I'm a material engineer.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:49 > 0:01:52to reach your £1,000 target within the time.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57The fastest way is to make a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Get a question wrong and you break the chain and lose the money in it.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06But if you say "Bank" before the question is asked, the money's safe.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09But you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14At the end of the round, only money that's been banked is taken forward.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17In round one, there are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26That's you, Alison. Let's play The Weakest Link!
0:02:28 > 0:02:31The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36What is the name for the carpentry material obtained from trees?
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Wood.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41In slang, which country is Oz?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Australia.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48What S is a strip of bread or toast dipped into a soft-boiled egg?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52A soldier.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Which sport did Mike Gatting play for England?
0:02:55 > 0:02:56Cricket.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00What type of creature is a barracuda, a bird or a fish?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03A fish.
0:03:03 > 0:03:09What W is the type of film that specifically features frontier life in America
0:03:09 > 0:03:12during the latter half of the 19th century?
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Pass.- Western.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19In maths, what is 150 divided by three?
0:03:19 > 0:03:2250.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27A frame known as a canvas stretcher is used by a deckchair attendant or a painter?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29A painter.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34What is the garland made by joining the stalks of daisies?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Daisy chain.
0:03:36 > 0:03:42Fashion: what D is the weight classification for materials used for stockings or tights?
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Denier.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50Newspapers: does Jonathan Cainer write on politics or astrology?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Astrology.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Which American president resigned over the Watergate scandal?
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Richard Nixon.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- Bank.- What J is the term for running at a slow, regular pace,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06usually as part of an exercise routine?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Jogging.
0:04:08 > 0:04:14Which brownish red colour takes its name from an earthenware clay?
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Terracotta.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21In the animal kingdom, what is the usual term for a baby dog?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Puppy.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Pop music: which Scottish band
0:04:26 > 0:04:31had a 1999 UK hit with "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"?
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Travis.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37Mythology: what C were creatures who were half-horse and half-man?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Centaurs.
0:04:39 > 0:04:45- Bank.- What M is the name of one of the machines used to select the balls in the National Lottery?
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Merlin.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Geography: Cardiff is in north or south Wales?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55South.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57In which 1977 film
0:04:57 > 0:05:02does a character played by Richard Dreyfuss spend time on a UFO?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Pass.- Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13In furnishings and fashion, what T is an ornamental tuft of threads
0:05:13 > 0:05:16such as found on curtains and mortarboards?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- I don't know.- Tassel.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Hubby is an affectionate contraction of what?
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Husband.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30- Bank.- In TV, what was the spin-off from Grange Hill that focused...
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Tucker's Luck.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Time's up
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Tucker's Luck was the correct answer and you were in time.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41You banked £770.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46In fact, you had a chain of 13 correct, so you could have reached the target.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Who banked too soon? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55The first strongest link is Janine.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Walter is the weakest link,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01but at this early stage, how will the votes go?
0:06:02 > 0:06:07Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- Alison, you're a translator.- I am. - What languages do you speak?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Er, Japanese, mainly.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37- Why did you learn Japanese? - I lived in Japan for four years.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- Why did you?- I thought it would be somewhere completely different.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- Why Walter? - Because he got one wrong.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- Sandie, how's it going for you? - Not too bad, Anne.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- You look a bit nervous.- Probably all the lights and the camera.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Did you not know you were coming to a TV studio?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- Yes, I was quite excited actually. - Why Walter?
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Unfortunately, I think he did get one wrong.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- Rob. You're a train manager. - Indeed, I am.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Do you tell people that? - I openly admit to that.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12What do they normally say?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14How fantastic a job that must be(!)
0:07:14 > 0:07:17They don't mention being late for work?
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- Not at all. Unheard of. - Really?- Indeed.
0:07:21 > 0:07:27- Why Walter?- He got one wrong when we were getting up the chain.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Alas, Walter, all this way you've come. You are the weakest link.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Goodbye.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45Being voted off so early I'll be ridiculed, but it'll be a laugh.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49It's possible that Rob will go next. He also got one wrong.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51That'll make him vulnerable.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Round two. You've won £770.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59You're down to eight players. We take off ten seconds.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04We'll start with the strongest link that's Janine.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Start the clock.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12In language, what L is another word for a maze?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- Pass.- Labyrinth.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21A popular Scottish country dance for couples is strip the what?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Highland fling.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Willow.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29In the army, which rank is higher, colonel or major?
0:08:29 > 0:08:30- Colonel.- Correct.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35What type of lens is used for a magnifying glass, convex or concave?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Convex.
0:08:39 > 0:08:46In WWII the struggle for control of the sea routes around Britain is known as the Battle of which ocean?
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- Pass.- Atlantic.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53What R is the name of a bag that can be carried on the back?
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- Rucksack.- Correct.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01The endangered big cat found in Mongolia and the Himalayas is the snow what?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- Leopard.- Correct.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07The 1990s book, The Good, The Bad And The Bubbly
0:09:07 > 0:09:10concerns the life of which former footballer?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Pass.- George Best.
0:09:13 > 0:09:20In pop music, which Irish boy band had UK number-one singles in 1996 with A Different Beat and Words?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- Westlife.- Boyzone.
0:09:23 > 0:09:29In domestic architecture, a banister runs along which feature of a house?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Stairs.- I'll accept.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37In the 1969 Ken Loach film, which type of bird of prey is Kes?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- A kestrel.- Correct.
0:09:40 > 0:09:47- Bank.- In computer terminology, for what does .gov stand at the end of an Internet domain name?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49No idea.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Government.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55George Gershwin is most associated with musical or ballet?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Musical.- Correct.
0:09:58 > 0:10:05The trio of characters who encountered a troll under a bridge were the three billy goats what?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Gruff.- Correct.
0:10:07 > 0:10:13In the 2002 Winter Olympics the British women's team won a gold medal in which sport?
0:10:13 > 0:10:14- Curling.- Correct.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18What S is a loose overall worn by an artist?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- Smock.- Correct.
0:10:20 > 0:10:27- Bank.- Which part of Westminster is the Queen forbidden to enter, the Commons or Lords?
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- Lords.- No, the Commons.
0:10:29 > 0:10:37Rhodes scholarships to Oxford and Cambridge are open to students from the Commonwealth, Germany and where?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- Australia.- United States.
0:10:39 > 0:10:46In a library, what A is the name given to a collection of important public records and documents?
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Pass.- Archive.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53Which Old Testament patriarch's wife was Sarah and son was Isaac?
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- Moses.- Abraham.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Which actress, wife of...
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Time's up. I can't complete the question.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06You only banked £250.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Who suddenly is dazed and confused?
0:11:09 > 0:11:12It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17In a reversal of fortune, Janine is now the weakest link.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20She answered all her questions incorrectly.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Statistically, David is the strongest link.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26But who will the team want off?
0:11:27 > 0:11:32Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51David, why have you got a girl's hairstyle?
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Can't afford a haircut, that's why I'm here.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57What do you do?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59I'm a laboratory assistant.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01How did you qualify for that?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Haven't got a clue.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08I just woke up one day, walked there and started working.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- Why Janine?- She got a couple of questions wrong.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- Do you have to count in your job? - I try not to.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Janine got three wrong.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21So, Stephen, are you a giant?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24I'd like to think I was slightly above average.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- Which makes you what? - Six foot seven.- What do you do?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30I'm a materials engineer.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- Does that need you to be six foot seven?- It helps.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- Why?- I'm semi-intimidating. I get to shout at people.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Show me you being semi-intimidating.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- HE LAUGHS - Was that it?
0:12:44 > 0:12:48I can see you're scared. You're worried. You won't sleep tonight.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Three in the morning, you'll be wide awake.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56- Why Janine?- Janine got three questions wrong, unfortunately.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Martin, what do you do? - I'm a maintenance fitter.- Are you?
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- What do you fit? - I repair and maintain machinery
0:13:04 > 0:13:07in a soft-drinks factory.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13- What sort of soft drinks? - Ginger ale,...lemonade,...
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- ..orange.- Oh, orange as well(!)
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Good heavens.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24What do you do to the machines? Do you talk nicely to them?
0:13:24 > 0:13:29Yeah, or bray 'em with hammer. If talking doesn't work we get violent.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33What do you do when you're not mending machinery?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- At home?- Well, I don't mind.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- Away, if you want.- I play guitar.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- What do you play on your guitar? - Guitar music.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46AUDIENCE CHUCKLES
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- From West Yorkshire, you are?- I am. - I'll give up, then.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- May as well. A lot have tried. - Why Janine?
0:13:53 > 0:13:58Erm...good on looks, not particularly good on brains.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03- Cheek!- That says it all. Janine, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15I feel a total wally I've been voted off in the second round.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19I thought I'd do better. I've let myself down.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21David should be voted off next.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26He has been quite weak so far, he's got a few wrong, and he is nervous.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Round three, and you've won £1,020.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33You're down to seven players.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37We're taking another ten seconds off your time.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41We'll start with the strongest link. That's David.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:44 > 0:14:51What S is the name of the Germanic tribe who entered Britain in the fourth and fifth centuries?
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- Saxons.- Correct.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55The French for breakfast is petit what?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- Dejeuner.- Correct.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01According to the lyrics of the 1996 UK single by Space,
0:15:01 > 0:15:05the what of the species is more deadly than the male?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- Female.- Correct.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10In Australian rules football, what shape is the ball?
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Oval.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15John F Kennedy airport is in which US city?
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- Dallas.- No, New York.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22What type of animal is a lorikeet? A parrot or a lima?
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- A parrot.- Correct.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28What relation is a woman to the husband of her sister?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32A woman to the husband...
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- Erm...sister-in-law.- Correct.
0:15:35 > 0:15:41About which world war did Sir Edward Grey say "The lamps are going out all over Europe?"
0:15:41 > 0:15:42First World War. Bank! >
0:15:42 > 0:15:48In March 2002, which presenter hosted the award show 2001 TV Moments?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- Pass.- Michael Parkinson.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58In October 1998, which former Chilean dictator was arrested in London?
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- Pass.- No, General Pinochet.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06American football: the Cowboys play in which city?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- Dallas.- Correct.
0:16:08 > 0:16:14In cosmetics, the name of which part of the body goes before polish, varnish or lacquer?
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- Nail.- Correct.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23What B is the surname of the Birmingham chemist who first made custard powder in 1837?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- Boots.- Bird.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30To reverse the natural order is to put the cart before the what?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- Horse.- Correct.
0:16:32 > 0:16:38On which fictional island are Spyglass Hill, Mizzenmast Hill and Foremast Hill?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Treasure Island.- Correct.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Which group has a 1983 UK number-one single with Relax?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Bank! >
0:16:46 > 0:16:51The Earth rotates in which direction, eastwards or westwards?
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- East.- Correct.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59What's the name of the Radio 1 DJ with a co-presenter nicknamed Lard?
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Mark Radcliffe. < Bank!
0:17:01 > 0:17:07What V is a form of variety entertainment popular in the US in the late 19th and early 20thC?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Vaudeville.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14Which country would you reach going south from the Isle of Wight?
0:17:14 > 0:17:15France. Bank! >
0:17:15 > 0:17:23Which 1967 Beatles film features magicians who capture tourists and take them on surreal adventures?
0:17:23 > 0:17:28- Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.- Magical Mystery Tour.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Time's up, and you banked £300.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Who's more old lino than red carpet?
0:17:35 > 0:17:40Who's more Darby and Joan than Posh and Becks?
0:17:40 > 0:17:44It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47According to the statistics, Sandie is the weakest link.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Stephen is the strongest link.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54But will the votes reflect the facts?
0:17:54 > 0:17:59Voting over it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:14 > 0:18:19Alison, how do you translate The Weakest Link in Japanese?
0:18:19 > 0:18:25- The programme is called "Weakestoh Link".- Oh. Weakest Rink?
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Except you need to pronounce "Weakestoh".
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- Weakes... Lih.- You're not very good, Anne, I'm afraid.
0:18:34 > 0:18:40- Why Rob? - He got at least one wrong, and he's got them wrong in the past.
0:18:40 > 0:18:46Martin, I'll take this simply, because I know you're from West Yorkshire.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- Why Rob? - Train services are pretty poor.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- I had experience of it coming down. - Tell us all about it.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Well, a train, probably about 200ft long,...
0:18:59 > 0:19:04CONTESTANTS LAUGH ..wheels on every carriage, thousand folk on it, probably.
0:19:04 > 0:19:10- 125 mile an hour, Leeds to London. What more can I say?- Why Rob?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Erm...well, I think we're all pretty poor.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17And Rob sticks out in me mind.
0:19:17 > 0:19:23- Sandie, did you think Rob was the weakest link? - Out of everybody, yes.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28- Oh, really? Well, statistically, he wasn't, Sandie.- Oh. Right.
0:19:28 > 0:19:35- Can you think who might have been? - You're putting the question towards me, so probably me.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Rob, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51Sandie should be standing in here, because she was the weakest link.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55I picked up that she was and at least one other contestant did.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58She should have been here, not me.
0:19:59 > 0:20:05Round four out of a possible £3,000, you've got £1,320.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Six of you left another ten seconds off.
0:20:08 > 0:20:14We'll start with the strongest link Stephen. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Start the clock.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21The BBC soap whose title means People Of The Valley
0:20:21 > 0:20:24is broadcast in what language?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- English.- Welsh.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Which US sport has a split-finger fast ball?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Baseball.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34What C is the bank holding the Queen's account?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Coutts.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41Which Conservative politician was in a a documentary by Louis Theroux
0:20:41 > 0:20:44first shown on 5 March 2002?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Ann Widdecombe. Bank. >
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Inverlochy Castle is at the foot of which mountain?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Ben Nevis.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57The Poet Laureate who shares his surname
0:20:57 > 0:21:02with the word used to describe the process of moving is Andrew what?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- Rolling.- Motion.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10Which saint is popularly regarded as the patron saint of lovers?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Erm... Pass.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14St Valentine.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16What is 3/4 of 40?
0:21:16 > 0:21:1730.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22The flag of Japan has a disc of which colour in its centre?
0:21:22 > 0:21:23Red. Bank. >
0:21:23 > 0:21:28Which palace is the official London home of Prince Charles?
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Argh! Won't come out. Pass.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32St James's Palace.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Which pop band stars in the programme Hollywood 7?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38S Club 7. Bank. >
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Where are the temporal bones the foot or head?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Head.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Tears shed in a show of pretended grief
0:21:47 > 0:21:51are known by the name of which large reptile?
0:21:51 > 0:21:52Crocodile. < Bank.
0:21:52 > 0:22:00In which decade did Yasser Arafat become chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation?
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- '70s.- '60s.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06The Cape of Good Hope is on which continent?
0:22:06 > 0:22:07Africa.
0:22:07 > 0:22:13Which actress was a child star in the 1970s films Bugsy Malone and Taxi Driver?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Erm... Pass.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Jodie Foster.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21How many points does a star fruit have when cut?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Five. Bank. >
0:22:23 > 0:22:28Which footballer became the oldest person to play for England
0:22:28 > 0:22:30against Denmark in 1957, aged 42?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- George Best.- Sir Stanley Matthews.
0:22:32 > 0:22:39The warning for hay fever sufferers indicating the likelihood of discomfort is the what count?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Pollen. < Bank.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46Which two-word phrase means a ticket given by employers to...
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Time's up, and you only won £260.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Who really is rocking the boat?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06David is the strongest link. The statistics reveal Karen is weakest.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11But will the players realise that when casting their votes?
0:23:11 > 0:23:16Voting over it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32We have a tie, team.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Alison and Stephen two votes each.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41- Sandie, why Stephen?- I remember him getting a couple wrong.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46Plus it was the intimidating stare. He's frightened me to death, Anne.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Karen, how's it going for you?
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- A bit nerve-wracking, Anne. - Is it?- Yes.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- Remind me what you do. - I work in an adult education centre.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01- Why Alison? - I thought she got a couple wrong,
0:24:01 > 0:24:06and she's pregnant I thought she might like to put up her feet.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11When the vote's tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- David, are you married?- No.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17- Do you live alone?- No. - Have you got a girlfriend?- Oh, no.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22- Who do you live with?- My parents. Just moved back with them.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27- Is your mother glad you're back? - She's delighted to have me around.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31- You voted for Stephen. Why is that? - Er...he's too tall.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36Your choice is Stephen or Alison. Who would you like to get rid of?
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- I have to stick to my original choice.- Why?
0:24:40 > 0:24:45- It would look fickle.- And you don't want to look unattractive on TV.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- I haven't got much choice. - That's true.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Stephen, alas you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Oh, I'd love to see David off next.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06He deserves it. He voted for me, I wasn't the weakest link,
0:25:06 > 0:25:09so it'd be really nice.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Round five, team, and you have £1,580.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18You're down to five players another ten seconds off the time.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23We start with the strongest link, David. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Start the clock.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30In January 2002, which female jazz and soul singer
0:25:30 > 0:25:33received the OBE in the honours list?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- Aretha Franklin.- No, Sade.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40"Decibel" is shortened to which two-letter abbreviation?
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- DC.- DB.
0:25:43 > 0:25:49The 1960s Red Guards were active in the Cultural Revolution in which Asian country?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- India.- China.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56Pencil leads are usually made from which form of carbon?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- Don't know.- Graphite.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05By what short nickname is St Bartholomew's Hospital known?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Bart's.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12In which year did the Duke of Windsor marry Wallis Simpson?
0:26:12 > 0:26:141947.
0:26:14 > 0:26:161937.
0:26:16 > 0:26:22In aviation, the Boeing 757 passenger jet has how many engines?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24- Four.- Two.
0:26:24 > 0:26:30In 2000, Lorraine Candy was made editor of which women's magazine?
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- Vogue.- Cosmopolitan.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36In maths, what is one half of 150?
0:26:36 > 0:26:3875.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41The composers of I Say A Little Prayer For You
0:26:41 > 0:26:45and Anyone Who Had A Heart are Hal David and Burt who?
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- Pass.- Bacharach.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52What name given to a tool with blades which fold into the handle
0:26:52 > 0:26:57is derived from its original use for cutting feather quills?
0:26:57 > 0:26:59- Stanley knife.- Penknife.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Emmenthal cheese originated in which country?
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- Holland.- Switzerland.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Which London parade marks the Queen's official birthday?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- Lord Mayor's Parade. - Trooping the Colour.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17In US geography, what's the state capital of Texas?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- Houston.- Austin.
0:27:22 > 0:27:29What's the first name of the EastEnders character who married Lynne Slater in December 2001?
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Er... Erm...
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- Pass.- Garry.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40All Saints' Day is in which month?
0:27:40 > 0:27:41- March.- November.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Which national rescue institution was founded in...
0:27:48 > 0:27:55Time's up and you banked absolutely nothing. Who needs to go? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03For the first time, the statistics show Sandie is the strongest link.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08David goes from being the strongest link last round to the weakest
0:28:08 > 0:28:13but will his previous good performance save him from the vote?
0:28:13 > 0:28:18Voting over it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34We have a tie, team David and Karen, two votes each.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Alison, why Karen?
0:28:36 > 0:28:40Because she implied that I couldn't cope as a pregnant woman.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44Martin, why David?
0:28:44 > 0:28:49Well, we were all pretty poor then, so I've come up with a strategy.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53I thought I'd vote for the person who was least funny.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55David is not a funny guy.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01When the vote's tied, the strongest link must cast the deciding vote.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- Sandie, why David?- His mother's probably got the tea on, Anne.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10You do have a choice now between David or Karen.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14I'll stick with my original vote. His tea's getting cold.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16David, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30I'm disappointed. I'd been the strongest link for three rounds.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35To go from top to bottom in one round is a bit of a bummer.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38I think poor old Karen's next.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43She's on her own and the two end caps are forming a pretty good team.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48Round six and you're still on £1,580.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51But now there are only four of you.
0:29:51 > 0:29:58Ten seconds off we'll start with the strongest link, Sandie. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Start the clock.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05Who was the comedy partner of Jack Lemmon
0:30:05 > 0:30:09in the films The Odd Couple, The Front Page and Grumpy Old Men?
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Walther Matthau.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16Roald Dahl wrote the book James And The Giant what?
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Peach. Bank. >
0:30:17 > 0:30:23Who was re-elected for his second term as US president in 1984?
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- President Clinton.- Ronald Reagan.
0:30:28 > 0:30:34Nigerian writer Ben Okri is the author of the 1991 novel The Famished what?
0:30:36 > 0:30:38- People.- Road.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42George Cadbury founded which Birmingham suburb?
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Bournville. Bank. >
0:30:44 > 0:30:46What is 500 divided by 50?
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- 100.- Ten.- Ten!
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Which country owns the Canary Islands?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Spain. < Bank.
0:30:54 > 0:31:00Which first name links a Charlton brother with the foreign secretary Straw?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Jack.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08A foetus is connected by the umbilical cord to which structure in the womb?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- The ovaries.- Placenta.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Which female singer had a 2000 UK No 1 single with Bag It Up?
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- Pass.- Geri Halliwell.
0:31:18 > 0:31:24In tennis, Nicholas Kieffer and Tommy Haas represent which European country?
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- France.- Germany.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31Which prehistoric cartoon character of the '70s and '80s
0:31:31 > 0:31:36travelled around solving mysteries with the Teen Angels?
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- Mutant Ninja Turtles. - No, Captain Caveman.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Which alternative term for a student
0:31:43 > 0:31:49makes it clear that the person in question does not yet have a degree?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- Pass.- Undergraduate.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57According to the title of the 1982 film, ET stands for what?
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Extraterrestrial. Bank. >
0:32:00 > 0:32:05Which 1970s prime minister owned several yachts named Morning Cloud?
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- Margaret Thatcher.- Edward Heath.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Which author wrote the 1950...
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Time's up, and you banked £110.
0:32:16 > 0:32:24But who is head and shoulders below the rest of you? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31Karen is the weakest link, as she answered most questions wrongly.
0:32:31 > 0:32:37Statistically, Alison is the strongest link will the votes mirror the facts?
0:32:37 > 0:32:42Voting over it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Martin, why Sandie?
0:32:54 > 0:32:57I thought Sandie were the weakest link.
0:32:57 > 0:33:02The people who weren't the weakest link should go one stage further.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06Karen, have you never read a newspaper?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I don't have time,
0:33:08 > 0:33:11I hardly have time to pick my nose during the day.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Did you seriously think
0:33:14 > 0:33:18Margaret Thatcher had a series of yachts called Morning Cloud?
0:33:18 > 0:33:20I just took a wild guess.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24- Why Sandie?- Because she was the weakest link this time.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27And she was gonna vote for me.
0:33:27 > 0:33:32Sandie, with three votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41Karen should have been standing here instead of me.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45They obviously voted tactically and she'll probably go off next.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Round seven and out of a possible £6,000 you got £1,690.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52You're down to three players.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Another ten seconds off the time.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59We'll start with the strongest link, Alison. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Start the clock.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Acapulco is a resort in which Latin American country?
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Mexico.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13Katy Kass is the daughter of the late Ron Kass and which British-born actress?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- Pass.- Joan Collins.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20William Harvey discovered which fluid circulates through the body?
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Blood. Bank. >
0:34:22 > 0:34:25What is the German number vier?
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Four.
0:34:27 > 0:34:33Which anthem by Handel has been played at every English coronation since the reign of George II?
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- No idea.- Zadok The Priest.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Balsamic vinegar originated in which European country?
0:34:40 > 0:34:42- Greece?- Italy.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45In business PLC stands for what?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Public limited company. Bank. >
0:34:47 > 0:34:52In the 1969 film Easy Rider, which vehicles did the characters use?
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Motorbikes.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58In November 2001, in which town in the east of England
0:34:58 > 0:35:04did Labour win the first by-election since the general election?
0:35:04 > 0:35:06- Ipswich.- Lincoln.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10The poems of which British First World War poet
0:35:10 > 0:35:14are used in A War Requiem by Benjamin Britten?
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- Um, pass.- Wilfred Owen.
0:35:16 > 0:35:23Which French-Canadian singer married her manager in 1994 in the Notre Dame basilica in Montreal?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Celine Dion.
0:35:25 > 0:35:32In geography Transylvania is a region of which East European country?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- Czechoslovakia.- Romania.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39At Waterloo which leader is said to have ridden the horse Marengo?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Napoleon.
0:35:41 > 0:35:48- Bank.- In Cockney rhyming slang the phrase for steak and kidney is Kate and who?
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- I don't know.- Sidney.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Maude, the daughter of Edward VII, became queen of which country?
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- Sweden.- Norway.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01In the TV series The District Nurse who played the title role?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Nerys Hughes.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Time's up and you won just £60.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13Now's the chance to treble what you bank. So, £3,000 is up for grabs.
0:36:13 > 0:36:19Who are you gonna get rid of? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24At this crucial stage, Alison is the strongest link.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29With the most incorrect answers, Martin is the weakest link.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Can he survive the final vote?
0:36:33 > 0:36:38Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Alison, why Martin?
0:36:49 > 0:36:53It was more a case of, it was time to call a truce with Karen!
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Oh.
0:36:55 > 0:37:00Is it because you think you can beat Karen in the final?
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Not at all.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07- Karen, you must be astonished to still be here.- No, Anne.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09You voted for Martin three times.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14Do you think you've got more chance against Alison?
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- No! > - Well, why Martin?
0:37:16 > 0:37:21Because the next round you've got to build up money
0:37:21 > 0:37:23and last round he didn't bank any.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Well, he only got one question right in the last round.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31I hope the lads are watching. Two girls have got rid of you.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34You are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45I wasn't surprised at all that the girls voted me off.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48I was disappointed, but it were a fair result.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53I'm glad David didn't get any further than he did.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57He rubbed me up the wrong way from the start.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Round eight!
0:37:59 > 0:38:02You've won £1,750.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06Two of you left and you have 90 seconds.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11What you win is trebled and added to your total. £3,000 is at stake.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14The strongest link from the last round is Alison.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Start the clock.
0:38:19 > 0:38:26The brother of which European explorer founded the West Indian city of Santo Domingo?
0:38:26 > 0:38:30- Columbus. - That is the correct answer.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35The MP appointed Shadow Foreign Secretary in 2001 is Michael who?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37- Porti...Portillo.- Ancram.
0:38:37 > 0:38:42In 1997 in Spiceworld: The Movie, which actor played their manager?
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- Pass.- Richard E Grant.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49When correctly spelt, how many Gs are there in the word biggest?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Two.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- Bank.- According to the poem Leisure by William Henry Davies
0:38:55 > 0:38:57we have no time to stand and what?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- Watch?- Stare.- Stare!
0:39:00 > 0:39:06In North Africa Tunisia is bordered by Algeria and which other country?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Libya.
0:39:08 > 0:39:14- Bank.- Which female rock singer had UK hits in the 1970s with Devil Gate Drive and Can The Can?
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- Pass.- Suzi Quatro.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21In what year of the '80s was England devastated by hurricane-force winds?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- 1988?- No, 1987.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26In Cheers, who was the barmaid
0:39:26 > 0:39:31who was the long-standing object of the affections of Sam and Frasier?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Diane.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38- Bank.- In animation, who produced the 1928 cartoon Steamboat Willy?
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Disney.
0:39:42 > 0:39:47- Bank.- Antiques: what is the article that vesta cases were designed for?
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- Jackets?- Matches.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57Time's up. You banked £80, which we treble and add to the winnings.
0:39:57 > 0:40:02That means prize money of £1,990. Only one of you can take it home.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06So now you'll play against each other head to head.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Alternating questions. Best of five.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Whoever answers the most questions correctly wins.
0:40:13 > 0:40:20So, Alison and Karen, for £1,190, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25Karen, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28I'll go first, Anne, please.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Karen, in fashion what is the first name of the niece
0:40:34 > 0:40:36of President Bush
0:40:36 > 0:40:39who was chosen in 2002
0:40:39 > 0:40:43to represent the Tommy Hilfiger brand?
0:40:49 > 0:40:53- Maria?- No, the correct answer is Lauren.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Alison, which term from just after the American Civil War
0:40:57 > 0:41:01was applied to people who joined building societies
0:41:01 > 0:41:04hoping to gain windfall payments?
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- Pass.- The correct answer is carpetbaggers.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14Karen, the title characters in the Tom Stoppard play
0:41:14 > 0:41:18Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
0:41:18 > 0:41:22are taken from which Shakespearean work?
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- As You Like It? - No, the correct answer is Hamlet.
0:41:26 > 0:41:32Alison, the Chinese year of which animal began in February 2002?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Oh, God, I know this.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36The...
0:41:38 > 0:41:42- ..rat.- No, the horse.
0:41:42 > 0:41:50Karen, which is the only American state apart from Mississippi with three double letters in its name?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Um...
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- Oklahoma?- No, Tennessee.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Oh.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Alison, which London football club announced in February 2002
0:42:10 > 0:42:13it would share grounds with QPR
0:42:13 > 0:42:16while its own stadium is renovated?
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Wimbledon?- No, the answer is Fulham.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Karen,
0:42:21 > 0:42:29in the ancient world which city was the first to reach a population of more than one million people?
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- Romans?- The correct answer is Rome.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Alison, in pop music
0:42:38 > 0:42:43which adjective precedes the words Gibbon, Moped and Weekend
0:42:43 > 0:42:48in the titles of three UK hit singles of the 1970s?
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- Funky?- That is the correct answer.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55Karen, you need to answer this question correctly
0:42:55 > 0:42:57or Alison takes home the money.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01What variety of apple is named after Maria Anne Smith,
0:43:01 > 0:43:05the 19th-century Australian gardener who developed it?
0:43:05 > 0:43:08- Granny Smith. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Alison,
0:43:10 > 0:43:14if you answer this question correctly, you've won.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17So, for £1,190,
0:43:17 > 0:43:22which museum in London houses the famous Portland Vase?
0:43:23 > 0:43:26- The British Museum.- That is correct.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34That means, Alison, you are today's strongest link
0:43:34 > 0:43:38and you go away with £1,990.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41Karen, you...leave with nothing.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52I need to win the money more than Alison
0:43:52 > 0:43:56because she sounded quite posh and rich and I'm not.
0:43:56 > 0:44:00I must've got more questions wrong than I got right.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03I thought I was absolutely appalling.
0:44:03 > 0:44:07I'm going back to the valleys now empty-handed,
0:44:07 > 0:44:10everyone's gonna take the mickey.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12And what for? Nothing.