0:00:00 > 0:00:03Of the nine contestants on today's show,
0:00:03 > 0:00:07only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10The rest of the team 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.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Any of the nine people in the studio today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41They don't know each other,
0:00:41 > 0:00:45however, to win the 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 > 0:00:53as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Let's meet the team.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58My name's Lee. I'm 24 years old.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03I come from Leeds and I work for a telecommunications company.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07My name is Carol. I'm 57, from Banbury,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09and I'm a practice nurse.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12My name is Ian. I'm 60 years of age.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17I come from Essex and I'm a retired sales manager.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23My name is Davina. I'm 37. I live in Shropshire and I work for a bank.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28I'm Andrew. I'm 40, from Maidstone, and I'm a test engineer.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32I'm Rachael, 26, from Bristol.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35I'm an alumni officer at King's College, London.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38My name is Philip. I'm 31, from Guildford,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40and I'm an actor and tour guide.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44My name is Sue. I'm 33. I'm from Horsham in West Sussex
0:01:44 > 0:01:47and I'm an airline sales agent.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51I'm Mike. I'm 55 years old, from Solihull.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55I'm a building surveyor for a major pub company.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00The aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:02:00 > 0:02:03to reach your £1,000 target within the time.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07The fastest way is a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:07 > 0:02:13Get your question wrong, you lose all that money. BUT,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16if you say "bank", the money is safe.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21However, you start a new chain from scratch. Remember,
0:02:21 > 0:02:26at the end of the round, only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Round One. Three minutes.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35That's you, Andrew.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40This is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Elephant tusks are made of which substance?
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Ivory.
0:02:47 > 0:02:53How many runs is a cricket umpire signalling with both hands above his head?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Six.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57The Dartford Tunnel runs under which river?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59The Thames.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04Martin Kemp, Steve Owen in EastEnders, was in which pop band?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Spandau Ballet.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12Which vehicle with two handles and two legs at the rear is used by gardeners?
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Wheelbarrow.
0:03:15 > 0:03:21In Romeo and Juliet, do the Montagues and Capulets live in Verona or Venice?
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Verona.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Circuses usually occur in a tent called the big what?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Top.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- Bank.- What C is a lizard that can change its colour
0:03:33 > 0:03:35in response to its environment?
0:03:35 > 0:03:36Iguana.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Chameleon.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41On which part of the body would brogues be worn?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Feet.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48In The Arabian Nights, does Aladdin find the lamp in a cave or a tree?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50In a cave.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53In Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade,
0:03:53 > 0:03:57which actor played Professor Henry Jones senior?
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Sean Connery.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03In 1856, Queen Victoria instigated which military award?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Victoria Cross.
0:04:05 > 0:04:11- Bank.- It is illegal to sell National Lottery tickets to someone under what age?
0:04:11 > 0:04:1316.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Who scored a hat trick for England v Germany
0:04:17 > 0:04:21in the World Cup qualifier in Munich in September 2001?
0:04:22 > 0:04:23Michael Owen.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29In which US sitcom did Julia Roberts appear as Susie Moss?
0:04:29 > 0:04:30Friends.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- Bank.- In The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy,
0:04:34 > 0:04:39which planet was demolished to make way for a bypass, Mars or Earth?
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Mars.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43No. Earth.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47What S is an activity undertaken by glands in the skin
0:04:47 > 0:04:50when the body is hot and needs to cool down?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Sweat.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Or sweating. I'll accept.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Bank. - What is a female pig called?
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Sow.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03In The Pink Panther, who played Inspector Clouseau?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Peter Sellers.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08The States bordering Saudi Arabia
0:05:08 > 0:05:11are known as the United Arab what?
0:05:11 > 0:05:12Emirates.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14PHILIP: Bank.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17You've banked your £1,000 target.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21That money will go forward, but one of you will not.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Who is not up to the standard of the others?
0:05:24 > 0:05:28It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33In the first round, the strongest link is Rachael.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Carol is the weakest link,
0:05:35 > 0:05:39whilst Ian banked the most money for the team.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Will the team pick up on these facts so early on?
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Voting over, please reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Andrew,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- remind me what you do. - I'm a test engineer.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- What do you test? - I test concrete foundations.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20How do you test them?
0:06:20 > 0:06:25I construct a frame above the...er...frames and...
0:06:25 > 0:06:28and I...er...apply a force to it,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31which you're doing to me.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33And you do that all day, do you?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- All day long. - Why have you voted for Ian?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39He was the weakest link. We were on a good run,
0:06:39 > 0:06:44and he broke it on a silly question, chameleon, iguana.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Philip, what do you do?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I'm an actor and tour guide.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- Why Ian?- He was the weakest link.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55The other one was Carol but I think she'll be more use to us.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- What do you do, Lee? - I work in telecommunications.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59- Do you?- Indeed, yes.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Why have you voted Ian off?
0:07:01 > 0:07:07Um... Because the aim of the game is to get as much money,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11and not get anything wrong, so I consider Ian a liability.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- Did you think he was the weakest link?- Yes.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- He wasn't, was he, Carol? - I knew I got one wrong.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I did some banking.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23You were the worst player.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Oh, I've got a lot to answer for.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- Where are you from?- Banbury. - You don't sound as if you're from Banbury.
0:07:31 > 0:07:3426 years ago, Annie, I moved from New Jersey.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38New Jersey? OK.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43Statistically, Carol was the worst player but it's votes that count.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Unanimously, with eight votes, Ian,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50the team have voted you the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03It's very disappointing to be voted off first time round.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Especially when I helped whoever finally wins
0:08:06 > 0:08:11with £600 of their money. I'll send them an invoice, I think!
0:08:13 > 0:08:18Round Two. You've won £1,000. There are eight of you left.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20We'll take ten seconds off the clock.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24We'll start with the strongest link, Rachael.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Start the clock.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34In Dickens' novel Dombey And Son, is Mr Dombey called Paul or John?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Paul.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41Who collaborated with Oscar Hammerstein on The King And I?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Rogers.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- Bank.- St Andrews is known for its links with which sport?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Golf.
0:08:49 > 0:08:55Which wild flower, in the same family as the tomato, can be black, woody or deadly?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- Carrot.- No, nightshade.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02What kind of institution is St Trinian's?
0:09:02 > 0:09:03It's a school.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05With protons and neutrons,
0:09:05 > 0:09:10what E are the elementary particles that make up an atom?
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Electrons.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17- Bank.- In which '70s sitcom did Frances de la Tour play Miss Jones?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Rising Damp.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24Who was responsible for the building of the Caledonian Canal,
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Thomas Telford or Robert Stephenson?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Thomas Telford.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32In the 2001 general election,
0:09:32 > 0:09:37which Liberal Democrat MP held his seat in Ross, Skye and Inverness West?
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Charles Kennedy.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- Bank.- In darts, if a player needs 26 and throws double 12,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46what double must he throw to finish?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48One.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Which motorway connects London and Cardiff?
0:09:50 > 0:09:51M6.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53No. The M4.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Which of these is NOT a crustacean: crayfish, crab or carp?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Carp.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Which synthetic material was invented by Leo Baekeland in 1909?
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Bakelite.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Of what in 1969 did President Nixon say,
0:10:11 > 0:10:16"This is the greatest week in the history of the world."
0:10:16 > 0:10:18The ending of the war in Vietnam.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21No. The moon landing.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25What G appeared to Mohammed, commanding him to preach Islam?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Gabriel.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32In cricket, Steve Waugh captained which country in 2001?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Australia.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39Which 16th C adventurer was knighted on his ship, The Golden Hind?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Sir Walter Raleigh.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42No. Francis Drake.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45What is a bandy-bandy, a bird or a snake?
0:10:45 > 0:10:47A bird.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48A snake.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- Bank.- In the '96 remake of The Nutty Professor,
0:10:52 > 0:10:54who played the title role?
0:10:54 > 0:10:55Eddie Murphy.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00By population, what D is the fourth largest city in Scotland?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Dundee.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05In which '80s TV show did Lee Majors play
0:11:05 > 0:11:08the bounty hunter stuntman Colt Seavers?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12The Fall Guy.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- Bank.- Who announced his theory of relativity in 1905?
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Einstein.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19DAVINA: Bank.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Time is up. And not nearly so impressive in that round.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34You banked an embarrassingly low £320.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Who needs to be retired?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Who makes a dinosaur look bright?
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Whose last brain cell died of loneliness?
0:11:43 > 0:11:46It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51With the most correct answers, Lee is the strongest link this time.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Mike is the weakest link.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56But will this be spotted by the team?
0:11:58 > 0:12:03Voting, over, please reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22We have a tie, team. Mike and Carol, three votes each.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Carol, how long have you been here?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- 26 years.- Where were you when the Vietnam war finished?
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Oh... For shame!
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Why Mike?
0:12:35 > 0:12:40Mike is in a similar position to me. It was the vegetable question.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41The vegetable question?
0:12:41 > 0:12:47Mike, tell us about this wild flower that's called carrot.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49WOMAN GIGGLES
0:12:49 > 0:12:54Well... they've got quite flowery tops in my garden, Anne.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Why Carol?
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Most famous date in the 20th C, man on the moon.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05When the vote is tied, the strongest link decides.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Lee, your choice is between Mike and Carol.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11You can change your mind if you wish.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Mike goes. Sorry, Mike.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Why?
0:13:15 > 0:13:19He actually got the question wrong and so did Carol.
0:13:19 > 0:13:25It may be because I'm stood opposite him and it's the first name I saw.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30That's it, Mike. The carrot is a wild flower only in your garden.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45I'm so disappointed. I've waited a long time to appear on the show.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48I think Carol will be voted off next.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52Not knowing about the man on the moon was appalling.
0:13:53 > 0:13:59Round Three. You've won £1,320 so far out of a possible £2,000.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01You are down to seven players.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04You've lost Ian and you've lost Mike.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07We'll take ten seconds off your time.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10We'll start with the strongest link, Lee.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Start the clock.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18In pop music, which Scottish comedy duo
0:14:18 > 0:14:21released the 1981 single Fan'dabi'dozi?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23The Krankies.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29In the scale that begins "Doh, ray, me," which note follows "me"?
0:14:29 > 0:14:30Fah.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- Bank.- According to legend, which king burnt the cakes?
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Alfred.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40In the armed forces, for what does the N stand in RNVR?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Naval.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49The cranium is typically made up of how many bones, eight or eighty?
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Eight.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57If you withdrew £100 from the bank, and asked for it in £5 notes,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00how many notes would you receive?
0:15:00 > 0:15:0120.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- Bank.- In which county is the resort of Minehead?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Somerset.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12With which song did The Archies have a 1969 UK No.1 single?
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- I've no idea.- Sugar Sugar.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Riesling wines have what kind of flavour - sweet or dry?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Sweet.- Dry.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26What T is a musical piece for three performers?
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Sorry.- Trio.
0:15:31 > 0:15:36Santiago is the capital of which South American country?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- Columbia.- Chile.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47What is the nickname of Stoke City FC on account of the area's trade?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- Don't know.- The Potters.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54What U is the biological name for the womb?
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Uterus.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02- Bank.- What is the nearest you may park to a junction: 10 metres or 25 metres?
0:16:02 > 0:16:0610 metres.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10The leaves of which plant make up the diet of the giant panda?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Bamboo.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- Bank.- Which series of films features Freddy Krueger?
0:16:16 > 0:16:21- Elm Street. Nightmare On Elm Street.- I'll accept that.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- Bank.- What G is the name of the band featuring Damon Albarn
0:16:25 > 0:16:29who snubbed their 2001 Mercury Awards nomination?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Sorry.- Gorillaz.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37From which European language does 'Armada' derive?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Spanish.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46Richard Briers starred in the 1980's sitcom Ever Decreasing what?
0:16:46 > 0:16:47Circles.
0:16:47 > 0:16:53- Bank.- In which county are the district councils of Mansfield, Gedling...
0:16:53 > 0:16:54Nottinghamshire.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Time is up.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Not much evidence
0:17:02 > 0:17:06of the speed and knowledge of that first round.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Again, a disappointing £390.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16Whose dream of winning has turned into a nightmare? Time to vote off
0:17:16 > 0:17:17the weakest link.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24The statistics show Philip is the strongest link. He got the most right.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Davina, with the most wrong, is the weakest link.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31But will the team take these facts into account?
0:17:33 > 0:17:37Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- Sue, why Davina?- Davina...
0:17:55 > 0:17:58has been very strong up until this round.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03She got two wrong. It was a toss-up between her and Lee. She got the vote.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Carol, what's wrong with New Jersey that you came here?
0:18:08 > 0:18:13Annie, love does strange things. I married a Geordie lad.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- Why Davina?- Only because of the two questions wrong.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Rachael, what do you do?
0:18:19 > 0:18:24- I'm an alumni officer at King's College, London.- What's that?
0:18:24 > 0:18:27That means I produce a magazine and a website
0:18:27 > 0:18:30for our former graduates to keep in touch.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Why do you have a name in Latin?
0:18:32 > 0:18:37Well, they're well-educated people that come from King's.
0:18:37 > 0:18:43- Why have you voted for Davina? - Because of the two questions wrong.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Davina, who works in a bank.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50She's not banking here. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02I think it's fair I'm standing here. I had a bad round.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04I really don't want Philip to win.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07I think he's quite arrogant and cocky.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12He's sucking up to Anne and laughing too loudly at her jokes.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Round Four.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17£1,710 banked
0:19:17 > 0:19:19out of potential prize money
0:19:19 > 0:19:22of £3,000.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Six of you left. Ten seconds off your time.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27You now have only 2½ minutes.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32We'll start with the strongest link from last time - Philip.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Start the clock.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40What colour does litmus paper turn in alkaline solutions?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Blue.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Which 1946 musical by Irving Berlin
0:19:45 > 0:19:49features There's No Business Like Show Business?
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- Don't know. - Annie, Get Your Gun.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53What D is the name of the German city
0:19:53 > 0:19:57destroyed by Allied bombing on 13th February, 1945?
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- Dachau.- Dresden.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07How many times a year does the equinox occur?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- Four.- No, two.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Which English king was killed in the New Forest -
0:20:13 > 0:20:16William Rufus or Richard the Lionheart?
0:20:16 > 0:20:17William Rufus.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Of which domestic animal is the Gordon Setter a breed?
0:20:21 > 0:20:22Dog.
0:20:22 > 0:20:28What D was the surname of the 19th century Prime Minister, nicknamed Dizzy?
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Disraeli.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Bank.- What was the name of the model known as the Shrimp?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- Twiggy.- No, Jean Shrimpton.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41The Isle of Man is directly north of which island off Wales?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- I've no idea.- Anglesey.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52Who created the puppet-based shows Thunderbirds and Stingray?
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Gerry...
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- I can't think of his name. - Gerry Anderson.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02In Australian cuisine, what is a barramundi - a fish or vegetable?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05A fish.
0:21:05 > 0:21:11In Postcards From The Edge, which actress starred as the daughter, Suzanne Vale?
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Meryl Streep.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- Bank.- Where was General Galtieri the president?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Argentina.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25- Bank.- What Q is a game in which players attempt to throw rings onto pegs?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- Don't know.- Quoits.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Which of these musicals was performed first -
0:21:30 > 0:21:35The Phantom Of The Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar or Evita?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Jesus Christ Superstar.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41Which chemical element, represented by Si,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43is used in making computer chips?
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Silicon.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- Bank.- Which media tycoon did Jane Fonda marry in 1991?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Ted Turner.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59In Hinduism, what B creates the universe anew in each world cycle?
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- Vishnu.- No, Brahma.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Which famous New York jewellery store features...
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Tiffany's.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Time is up.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11You won £220
0:22:11 > 0:22:13in that round.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17But who has become bemused and bewildered?
0:22:17 > 0:22:21It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Statistically, Andrew is the strongest.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30The weakest link is Sue, who failed to answer correctly.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35But she did bank the most money. Will this be enough to save her?
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Lee, just in case people don't have a good memory,
0:22:58 > 0:23:03- tell me who you voted for in the first round.- Who did...? Ian.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Tell me who you voted for in the next round.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Mike.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Tell me who you voted for then.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Davina.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- And now you've voted for Sue?- Yeah.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21- Why Sue?- Weakest link. THE weakest link.- Carol,
0:23:21 > 0:23:26- who did you vote for in the first round?- Ian.- And the next round?
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Mike. You're not hinting at something?
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Tell me who you voted for then?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- Davina. - And now you've voted for Sue?- Yes.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- Why Sue?- Again, Sue had...
0:23:37 > 0:23:39some questions wrong.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44- So you and Lee are really thinking alike?- There's no coercion.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Not at all.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Statistically, Sue was the worst player. With four votes,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04To go in the fourth round is OK. Before would have been worse.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I'd like to have seen Lee go off in this round.
0:24:07 > 0:24:13People are tired of his smugness. He thinks he knows more than he does.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Round Five. Your total so far
0:24:16 > 0:24:19is £1,930,
0:24:19 > 0:24:23out of a possible £4,000. Five of you left.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link, Andrew.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Start the clock.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38The author of The Murders In The Rue Morgue was Edgar Allan who?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Poe.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45Prickly, long-headed and opium are all types of which wild flower?
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Poppy.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50What S is a term normally used
0:24:50 > 0:24:53in reference to the salary paid to a clergyman?
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- Pass.- Stipend.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00In which continent is the country of Laos?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- South America.- Asia.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Which horror film includes the line:
0:25:07 > 0:25:12'My mother... What's the phrase? She isn't herself today.'
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- Pass, Annie.- Psycho.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19In the 1966 World Cup final, what colour did England wear?
0:25:19 > 0:25:20Red.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25In biology, microcephaly is the abnormal smallness of what
0:25:25 > 0:25:28in relation to the body - head or feet?
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Head.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35The Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974 was Billy who?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Brandt.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Which US comedy featured Wednesday, Pugsley and Thing?
0:25:41 > 0:25:44The Addams Family.
0:25:44 > 0:25:50When the pound was decimalised, the old sixpence was worth how many new pence?
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- Annie, I didn't know...- 2½p.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56What is the capital city of Malta?
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- St Mary's.- Valletta.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03In which art gallery is the Mona Lisa?
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- The Louvre.- Wilde wrote the Ballad of which jail?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Reading.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13In the 1997 film The Saint, who was played by Val Kilmer?
0:26:13 > 0:26:18- The Saint.- I'll accept the Saint or Simon Templar.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21What P is the name of the island settled in 1790
0:26:21 > 0:26:24by the mutineers from HMS Bounty?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Pic...Pictinica...
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- No. Sorry, Annie. - Pitcairn Island.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35Which celestial body other than the earth and moon affects the tides?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38The Sun.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42In the nursery rhyme, what was Humpty Dumpty on before he fell?
0:26:42 > 0:26:44A wall.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48- Bank.- In motoring, for what does mph stand?
0:26:48 > 0:26:49Miles per hour.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- Bank.- Which is the second largest continent?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- Asia.- The correct answer
0:26:56 > 0:26:59is Africa. And you have...
0:26:59 > 0:27:01truly gone down the drain.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Having got rid of four allegedly weaker links,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09you only, in that round, banked £90.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14Whose 15 minutes of fame is almost up? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20Rachael is the strongest link for the second time.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25Carol is the weakest link for the second time. Can she survive?
0:27:26 > 0:27:30Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44Rachael,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46what are you good at?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Lots of things, Anne. I'm good at my job.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54- I'm good at running. - You're good at running?!
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- I'm OK at running, yeah.- Are you?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00What do you have to do to be good at running?
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- One foot in front of the other. - That's a big talent.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Why do you want to get rid of Carol?
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Because Carol lost us a lot of money when she didn't bank
0:28:10 > 0:28:12before she got her question wrong.
0:28:12 > 0:28:18- How's it going, Philip?- Not too bad. Only two wrong in the whole game.
0:28:18 > 0:28:25- What do you do when you're not smug? - I've got a lot of interests. True crime, English history.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Ghosts is a big one because that's what my tour guide is on.
0:28:29 > 0:28:35- Do your visitors see much? - They see me waving my arms around, being silly.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37It's a living!
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- Why Carol?- I gave Carol the benefit of the doubt at first.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44But that was a bad round and, as Rachael said,
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Carol had the chance to bank money
0:28:47 > 0:28:51- and lost it.- Well, Carol from New Jersey, you are the weakest link.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53Goodbye.
0:28:59 > 0:29:05This round, I was definitely the weakest link. I would have voted for myself.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Rachael will be voted off next
0:29:07 > 0:29:10because the guys will have
0:29:10 > 0:29:14a little get-together and try and get it between them.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19Round Six. You've won £2,020 so far
0:29:19 > 0:29:21out of a possible £5,000.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Four of you left.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Another ten seconds off your time.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30We'll start with the strongest link, Rachael.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Start the clock. In pop music,
0:29:35 > 0:29:40which US boy band had a 1990 UK No.1 single with Hangin' Tough?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42New Kids On The Block.
0:29:43 > 0:29:49Which Labour Prime Minister published his memoirs Time And Chance in 1987?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51James Callaghan.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54In maths, what is the square root of 225?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- 25.- 15.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04In the sitcom Fawlty Towers, Basil Fawlty was played by John who?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Cleese.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Which composer wrote The Planets?
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Holst.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15What is the first name of either parent of designer Jasper Conran?
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Terence.
0:30:17 > 0:30:23Which letter was the scarlet letter worn by women convicted of adultery
0:30:23 > 0:30:25in New England Puritan communities?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- A.- Correct. Andrew.- Bank.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32First Blood was the first film in which Stallone played whom?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Rambo.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39The house of the artist Rembrandt is now a museum in which Dutch city?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Amsterdam.
0:30:41 > 0:30:47How many hours does it take the hour hand of a clock to travel 180 degrees?
0:30:47 > 0:30:48Six.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53Which river passes through Minneapolis, St Louis and Memphis,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56before draining into the Gulf of Mexico?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- The Hudson. - No, the Mississippi.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03Which club defeated their North London rivals Spurs
0:31:03 > 0:31:05in one 2001 FA Cup semifinal?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Arsenal.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- Bank.- The musical co-written by the Pet Shop Boys is Closer To what?
0:31:11 > 0:31:12Heaven.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16In maths, what is three quarters of 24 million?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Um, 18 million.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23The name for which condition is derived from the French for yellow?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Jaundice.
0:31:25 > 0:31:31- Bank.- The title of the 1975 No.1 single by Johnny Nash was Tears On My what?
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Pillow.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37Who led the Chinese Communists on their march in the 1930s?
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Chairman Mao.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43- Bank.- Which actor played Mrs Doubtfire in the 1993 film?
0:31:43 > 0:31:44Robin Williams.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Bank.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49Time's up.
0:31:49 > 0:31:50You did bank in time.
0:31:50 > 0:31:57And in total you've put into your kitty £390, but...
0:31:57 > 0:32:02..who is looking less fast and less knowledgeable
0:32:02 > 0:32:04than the others?
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Who will slow you down and cost you money
0:32:08 > 0:32:10in the rounds to come?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19The weakest link is Lee, as he got most of his answers wrong.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21The strongest link is Philip,
0:32:21 > 0:32:24but what will the team decide?
0:32:25 > 0:32:30Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Rachael
0:32:40 > 0:32:43who's talented at running, why Lee?
0:32:43 > 0:32:48He's bright, but he had a bad round and got a lot of questions wrong.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- Are you talented at anything, Andrew?- Many things.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54But I can't mention them on daytime TV.
0:32:56 > 0:32:57Why Lee?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59No money to bank.
0:32:59 > 0:33:04Every time I was calling "bank", there was no money there.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09He was the only one who answered any questions incorrectly.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22To be voted off so close to the final is a bit of a letdown to myself.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Philip should be next to go, because he's a know-it-all.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Round Seven. So far, you've won...
0:33:32 > 0:33:35..out of a possible £6,000. Three of you left.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38We take another 10 seconds off your time.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42We start with the strongest link - that's Philip.
0:33:42 > 0:33:43Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Start the clock.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49In which sport is Chris Boardman a leading figure?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- Cricket.- Cycling.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56In the animal kingdom, mandarin and ruddy are species of which bird?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- No idea.- Duck.
0:33:59 > 0:34:05The fire engines used by the army when the fire service goes on strike
0:34:05 > 0:34:07are known as Green what?
0:34:07 > 0:34:08Goddesses.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13- Bank.- In Red Dwarf, which character was played by Craig Charles?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- Pass.- Lister.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19In winter sport, which article of equipment
0:34:19 > 0:34:22incorporates a shovel, waist and tail?
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- Toboggan.- Ski.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30In music, which singer and comedy partner of Jerry Lewis
0:34:30 > 0:34:34was born Dino Paul Crocetti in the USA in 1917?
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Dean Martin.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Which author wrote The Ugly Duckling?
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Hans Christian Andersen.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- Bank.- In maths, what is nine squared?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49- 981.- 81.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53What's the official language of the Republic of Yemen?
0:34:53 > 0:34:54Arabic.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57- Bank.- Howard Blake composed the score
0:34:57 > 0:35:02for which 1982 animated children's film often shown at Christmas?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- Wind In The Willows. - The Snowman.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09Which traditional measure of land is equal to 4,840 square yards?
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- Hectare.- No, an acre.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16Felicity Kendal played Barbara in which 1970s sitcom?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18The Good Life.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22- Bank.- If a cat has lost three lives, how many does it have left?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Six.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Which musical features the song Edelweiss?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29The Sound Of Music.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33What is the name of the vessel through which tears pass?
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Duct.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- Bank.- In which country is Innsbruck?
0:35:38 > 0:35:39Austria.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43The Beaufort Scale is used to measure what?
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- Wind.- Correct. Rachael.- Bank.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47In literature, the novel...
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Time's up.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52£260 you put in the kitty.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55In Round Eight, you can treble what you bank,
0:35:55 > 0:35:59which means in the next round, there's £3,000 to be won.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04Who do you need to get rid of? Who is costing you money?
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Please have the courage to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15With every answer right, Rachael is the strongest link for the third time.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19The weakest link is Andrew, as he got the most wrong.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23But at this crucial stage, which way will they vote?
0:36:24 > 0:36:29Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Rachael,
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- what's upsetting you about Philip? - Nothing's upset me.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45They both got questions wrong and I plumped for Philip.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- Andrew.- Still here.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- Why Philip?- Rachael was strongest and Philip had a bad day.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55Did you think he was statistically the worst player?
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Mm. Over the course of the game, I wasn't the weakest.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02In that last round, you were, certainly.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04That was my bad round.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06You're allowed one.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12But it's votes that count. Philip, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:19 > 0:37:26There is a small amount of dignity in being voted off when you weren't the weakest link.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30But it was very annoying. I thought I'd nearly got there.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33I feel at the end, it was tactical voting.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Round Eight.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37So far, you've won...
0:37:37 > 0:37:41..out of a possible £7,000. Andrew and Rachael,
0:37:41 > 0:37:44two of you left, and this time you have 90 seconds.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Whatever you win in this round
0:37:47 > 0:37:51will be trebled and added to your total to make your final prize.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54So, £3,000 is at stake.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57We'll start with the strongest, Rachael.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Start the clock.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05What term is used to mean an astronaut from the former Soviet Union?
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Cosmonaut.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Which famous race first took place at the Henley reach in 1829?
0:38:11 > 0:38:15- The Regatta.- The Oxford and Cambridge boat race.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20Fort Augustus stands at the southern end of which Scottish loch?
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- Lomond.- No, Ness.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25The pilot of the Spirit of St Louis
0:38:25 > 0:38:30who made the first solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927 was Charles who?
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Lindbergh.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Verdi's opera Falstaff is based on which Shakespeare comedy?
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- Twelfth Night. - The Merry Wives Of Windsor.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44A phrase that features on every US note is, "In God we..." what?
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Trust.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51Apart from English, in which other language did Samuel Beckett write?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- Gaelic.- French.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58In which decade was the first successful ascent of Mt Everest?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00'50s.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05The name of which herb of the mint family used in Italian cooking
0:39:05 > 0:39:07also means wise or a wise person?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- Thyme.- Sage.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16In science, which metal is alloyed with zinc to produce brass?
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- Nickel.- Copper.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22What sort of animals were Pinky and Perky?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Pigs.
0:39:24 > 0:39:30- Bank.- In the TV show Hawaii Five-O, what was Steve McGarrett's catch phrase?
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Time's up. "Book 'em, Dano," was the correct answer.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39And for the two finalists,
0:39:39 > 0:39:45that was an embarrassingly shocking result.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48You banked just £20, which we'll treble
0:39:48 > 0:39:50and add to your winnings.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55That means prize money today of...
0:39:55 > 0:39:57But only one of you
0:39:57 > 0:40:00can take that money away.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Now you'll play head to head.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06I'll ask alternate questions. Best of five.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Whoever answers the most correctly, wins.
0:40:09 > 0:40:18So, Andrew and Rachael, for £2,730, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Andrew,
0:40:22 > 0:40:27- as the strongest link, you choose who goes first.- I'll go first.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Andrew,
0:40:31 > 0:40:35in UK history, which royal house succeeded the Tudors?
0:40:35 > 0:40:40- Plantagenet.- No, the correct answer is the Stuarts.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41Rachael,
0:40:41 > 0:40:48in maths, how many equal sectors has a circular pie been sliced into,
0:40:48 > 0:40:53if the internal angle at the point of each sector is 60 degrees?
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- Six.- That is the correct answer.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Andrew,
0:41:00 > 0:41:02in the 1980 film The Elephant Man,
0:41:02 > 0:41:07what was the name of the title character played by John Hurt?
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- John Merrick. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Rachael,
0:41:14 > 0:41:18which three-letter word is both a type of bird,
0:41:18 > 0:41:22and a European monetary acronym?
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- EMU.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Andrew,
0:41:28 > 0:41:31originally called How Does Your Garden Grow?,
0:41:31 > 0:41:40what is the name of BBC Radio 4's long-running gardening programme?
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- Gardeners' Question Time. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49Rachael, in theatre, Martine McCutcheon played which character
0:41:49 > 0:41:54in the musical My Fair Lady during 2001?
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Pa... I can't remember.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06No? The correct answer is Eliza Doolittle.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Andrew, in cricket, which West Midlands county
0:42:10 > 0:42:15uses a bear and a ragged staff for its badge?
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- Warwickshire. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:20 > 0:42:26Rachael, in telecommunications, since April 2001,
0:42:26 > 0:42:32all UK premium rate numbers have begun with which two digits?
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- O-9.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Andrew,
0:42:40 > 0:42:43which expression of French origin
0:42:43 > 0:42:47literally translates as, "blank paper"?
0:42:50 > 0:42:54- Papier-mache.- No, the correct answer is carte blanche.
0:42:54 > 0:43:00Rachael, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04So, for £2,730,
0:43:04 > 0:43:08which novel by EM Forster,
0:43:08 > 0:43:14depicts society in India under the British Raj?
0:43:19 > 0:43:22- A Passage To India. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:27 > 0:43:35That means, Rachael, you are today's strongest link, and you go away with...
0:43:35 > 0:43:37Andrew, you leave with nothing.
0:43:38 > 0:43:42Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45I thought that I would win,
0:43:45 > 0:43:50but then I got down to the last three with Philip and Rachael
0:43:50 > 0:43:51and they were too good.
0:43:51 > 0:43:55I am a worthy winner. I got the most questions right.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57There was luck, but I am worthy.
0:43:57 > 0:44:01If I had got Rachael's questions, I would have won.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04They were SO easy. The Eliza Doolittle one!
0:44:04 > 0:44:07I was screaming the answer out!
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