12/12/2011 Weakest Link

Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.

Only one of them will win up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met,

but to get the prize money they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing,

as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.

I'm Pat, I'm 58, I'm from Broadstone in Dorset

and I'm a freelance writer and editor.

I'm Amanda, I'm 24, I'm from Birmingham

and I'm a restaurant area manager.

I'm Keith, I'm 65, I'm from Narborough in Leicestershire

and I'm a health and safety consultant.

I'm Eliza, I'm 37, I'm from Leeds, and I'm a teacher.

I'm Stuart, I'm 29, I'm from Stow in the Scottish Borders

and I'm a self-employed farm contractor.

I'm Chris, I'm 55, I'm from Neath in south Wales,

and I'm a manager of a residential care home and day centre.

I'm James, I'm 30, I'm from Bristol, and I'm a heating engineer.

I'm Jenny, I'm 44, I'm from Worcester, and I'm a PA.

I'm Freddie, I'm 18, I'm from Wimbledon and I'm an actor.

Just to remind you, in each round, there's £1,000 to be won.

The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.

Break the chain and you lose all the money in that chain.

Say "bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round One, three minutes on the clock,

we'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically,

that's you, Amanda.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock.

Amanda, in food, bread that has been made with wholemeal flour

is normally described as being what colour?

-Brown.

-Correct.

Keith, in expressions, a person who is in disgrace is said to be

under which weather feature, a cloud or a snowstorm?

-Cloud.

-Correct.

Eliza. In maths, what is 8 minus 3?

-5.

-Correct. Stuart.

In sport, according to the cliche, football is a game of two what?

-Halves.

-Correct. Chris.

In aviation, what D proceeds lounge

in the usual term for the area at an airport

where passengers are asked to wait before boarding their flights?

-Departure.

-Correct. James.

In communication, in the UK,

postcodes are made up of a series of letters and which other symbols?

-Numbers.

-Correct. Jenny.

In property advertisements,

the abbreviation "mod cons" is short for modern what?

-Don't know.

-Conveniences. Freddie.

In the English language, an answer in the negative

is commonly expressed by which two-letter word?

-No.

-Correct. Pat.

In cinema, the informal term for a cowboy film

made in Europe by an Italian director is a spaghetti what?

-Western.

-Correct. Amanda.

In religion, Christians who have undergone

a dramatic conversion often say they were what,

born again or born to run?

-Born again.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In pop music, which word that means maps

is the name for the published lists

of the most popular records that are sold each week?

-Music...

-Charts.

Eliza, in superstitions, to bring good luck,

a horseshoe should be hung with the opening pointing in which direction?

-Upwards.

-Correct.

In the conventional ordering of time,

what P is the name for the period

that comes between the past and the future?

-Present.

-Correct.

Chris, the performer who met her future comedy partner,

Jennifer Saunders, in 1977

when they were both at drama school is Dawn who?

-French.

-Correct. James.

In law and order in the UK,

in the course of their professional duties,

which people are more likely to wear wigs, policeman or judges?

-Judges.

-Correct. Jenny.

-Bank.

-In linguistics, the first language that a person learns,

named after the female relative

from whom they usually pick it up is known as their what tongue?

-Mother.

-Correct. Freddie.

In geography, what E is the name of the large city

overlooking the Firth of Forth on the east coast of Scotland?

-Edinburgh.

-Correct.

Pat, in botany, what shortened form of the name Elizabeth

follows "busy" in the rhyming name of a popular house plant?

-Lizzie.

-Correct. Amanda.

-Bank.

-In charities,

the purpose of the organisation known as the RNLI is to operate...

ENDOFROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £400. Whose fault was that?

Who thinks Ramsay Street is where Gordon lives?

Who thinks a chain reaction means you flush the loo?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The first strongest link is Amanda.

According to the statistics, Keith is the weakest link.

But who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Jenny.

Jenny.

Jenny.

Jenny.

Jenny.

Jenny.

Jenny.

Keith.

Keith.

-Keith, where are you from?

-Leicester.

-And what do you do in Leicester?

-Health and safety consultant.

How do you make life interesting if you're in health and safety?

-You have to have other sorts of fun.

-Yes, like what?

A bit of singing.

-Who to?

-Myself. HE CHUCKLES

What do you mean, to yourself?

-Well, I just record at home.

-What sort of songs?

-Old songs.

Put your board down.

Go on then.

# You make me feel so young

# You make me feel that spring has sprung... #

Oh, I think that's enough.

Put your board up. Why Jenny?

I think I can remember Jenny getting one question wrong.

-Chris.

-Yes.

-Where are you from?

-Neath in south Wales.

What do you do?

I'm the manager of a residential care home and day centre.

And where did that top come from?

-From a shop in the high street.

-Put your board down.

Oh, I thought maybe one of the old people was missing their curtains.

-It's a lovely top, Anne!

-Put your board up.

-So you're in charge of this care home?

-Yes, Anne.

-And do you give them their food?

-Yes.

-I don't cook it, though, Anne.

-Why not?

-They wouldn't eat it then.

-No, no.

-Do you cook at home for your husband?

-I haven't got a husband.

-Did you have a husband?

-I had two, Anne.

-Did you?

-And what went wrong with those?

-We got divorced.

What was the last one called?

Clive. No, it wasn't! Yeah... No, I can't think!

-Yes, Clive.

-Oh. And have you got a boyfriend?

-No, Anne, not at the moment.

-What happened to the boyfriend?

-We've split up.

-What was wrong with him?

-He wouldn't take his vest off.

-When?

-In the summer.

Why Jenny?

Because she got the question wrong and lost us the money.

-What do you do, Stuart?

-I'm a self-employed farm contractor.

-What are you looking after?

-Sheep and cattle, mainly.

-And what do you have to do with the sheep?

-Worm them,

make sure they're all still living, that's usually a bonus.

-And you groom them?

-Occasionally, yes.

In the summertime, autumn, getting ready for shows and sales.

You have to wash them and fluff them up and trim them down,

-like yourself getting ready for coming on here.

-Yes.

And when you're not busy on the farm with the sheep, what are you doing?

-I play the accordion and sing.

-Do you? What do you sing?

Mainly traditional Scottish songs.

-Burns suppers, that sort of thing.

-Put your board down.

What can you sing?

# Westering home and a song in the air

# Light in the eye and it's goodbye to care

# Laughter o love and a welcoming there

# Isle of my heart, my own land. #

-Is that a Scottish song?

-Yes, from the island of Islay.

Put your board up. Why Jenny?

She got the first question, her first question wrong.

Jenny, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel I was voted off first today

because I was the first person to get a question wrong in the group.

But Keith did also get a question wrong,

and didn't bank as much money as me.

But the group didn't seem to notice except for Freddie,

so I say thank you to him for that.

Round Two. In the bank, £400. We're taking ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Amanda.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In sport, the tennis player born in Switzerland in 1981

who's won multiple grand slam titles is Roger who?

-Federer.

-Correct.

Which term for a person who does not tell the truth

is the word "rail" spelt backwards?

-Liar.

-Correct.

In fashion, what P is the usual American word

for the garments known in the UK as trousers?

-Pants.

-Correct.

In zoology, which major body parts are possessed by

bats, birds and most insects,

but by none of the other main groups of animals?

-Wings.

-Correct. In imperial measurements,

27 cubic feet are equal to one cubic what?

-Metre.

-Yard.

In technology,

terminating a session on a computer system

is referred to as what? Tripping up or logging off?

-Logging off.

-Correct.

In film, the 1954 Hitchcock thriller

in which a photographer witnesses a murder being committed

in another apartment is entitled Rear what?

-View.

-Window.

In farming, what L is the term

for the offspring of a ram and a ewe?

-Lamb?

-Correct.

In biology, the condition angina

is characterised by a severe pain in the chest

caused by inadequate blood flow to the muscles of which vital organ?

-Heart.

-Correct.

In TV, the actor Derek Fowlds who played Bernard in Yes, Minister

had previously been the straight man for which fox puppet?

-Freddie.

-Basil Brush.

An organised social activity in which people have

a series of short conversations with

potential partners is known as speed what?

-Dating.

-Correct.

In theatre, the score for the stage version of Billy Elliot The Musical

that opened in the West End in 2005

was written by which pop singer?

-Pass.

-Elton John.

In food, which of these fruits has naturally-occurring segments,

an apple or orange?

-Orange.

-Correct.

On Radio 4, the regular feature that broadcasts

information on weather conditions at sea is called the shipping what?

-Forecast.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In nature, as well as being a colour of the rainbow,

what V is the name of a fragrant purple flower?

-Violet.

-Correct.

In show business, a performer who receives payment

for engagements but does not rely on it for a living

is called a semi-what?

-Professional.

-Correct.

In confectionery, an ice-cream cornet containing

a chocolate flake is known as a what, 33 or 99?

-99.

-Correct.

In cinema, the actress who reprised her role as Cruella de Vil

in the 2000 film sequel 102 Dalmatians is Glenn who?

Pass.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer was Close. You only won £50. Who lost all the money?

Who's the racing pigeon and who's the rat with wings?

Who thinks Wall Street is where they make ice cream?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most correct answers, Amanda is the strongest link.

Statistically, the weakest link is Keith.

But will the team notice that?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Keith.

Chris.

Chris.

Keith.

Keith.

Keith.

Keith.

Keith.

-What do you do, Freddie?

-I'm an actor, Anne.

And where can we see you? Call centre or behind a bar?

Neither, actually. Just on the sofa at home, watching TV.

-You haven't got any parts, then?

-Not at the moment, no.

-Are you versatile?

-I am quite. I like to think so.

Oh, good. Put your board down.

-What are you particularly good at?

-Impressions.

-Are you?

-I like to think so.

-Who can you do?

-Billy Connolly.

-OK, then.

"Anne, how are you? I'm Billy Connolly!"

-Can you do me?

-I wouldn't like to offend you.

It's not possible.

Then I shall give it a go.

"Oh, hello.

"I'm Anne Robinson. You are the weakest link.

"Goodbye!"

Put your board up.

Why Keith?

Got a couple of questions wrong. That's it, really.

-What do you do, Eliza?

-I'm a maths teacher, Anne.

-Are you, where?

At Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College in Bradford.

-So what age are the children?

-11 to 16.

Do you have any other talents other than adding up?

-I like singing.

-Oh, good.

Put your board down. What are you going to sing?

I'll sing Goldfinger for you.

-Yeah, only a little bit.

-It'll only be a little bit.

# Goldfinger

# He's a man

# A man with a heart of gold... #

-Do you sing that for the children?

-No, they don't like that one, Anne.

No. Put your board up. Why Keith?

I was waiting to bank and there wasn't any money at the end.

Keith, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I wasn't bothered about going out, just not in the very first round -

I never would have lived it down at the local pub - I still might not!

Round three - in the bank, £450, another ten seconds coming off.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Amanda.

Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In geography,

which is the continent containing countries whose names in English

begin with the letter Z?

Africa.

The tombs of both Admiral Nelson and the Duke of Wellington

are in the London cathedral dedicated to which saint?

Pass.

St Paul.

What C is a slogan such as "I'm free", "Hello, possums"

or "Just like that", which by frequent use becomes identified

with a particular character or performer?

Catchphrase.

The eccentric Spanish painter known for his surrealist works

such as Swans Reflecting Elephants was Salvador who?

Dali.

Viva Hate, Vauxhall And I and Ringleader Of The Tormentors

were solo UK number-one albums for which British singer?

-Pass.

-Morrissey.

The accessories placed inside a bra to enhance a woman's cleavage

are known colloquially by what name -

spam fritters or chicken fillets?

Chicken fillets.

Which word means to cause the engine of a vehicle

to stop, by incorrect use of the clutch?

-Stalling?

-Correct.

An equilateral triangle has how many sides of equal length?

Three.

Aintree, which is the home of the Grand National,

is a suburb of which English city?

Liverpool.

-Bank.

-The 2010 thriller Black Swan is the story of the rivalry

between two professionals in which field,

ornithology or ballet?

Ballet.

In the game of Cluedo, which of the six suspects

is represented by a red figurine?

Miss Scarlett.

What E was the surname of the composer

who was appointed Master of the King's Music in 1924?

Pass.

Elgar.

In TV, Dave Lamb is noted for his quirky and sarcastic comments

as the narrator of which series

about the preparation of evening meals?

Come Dine With Me.

According to a well-known story,

James Watt is said to have discovered the latent heat of steam

while observing which kitchen appliance?

Kettle.

-Bank.

-In celebrity relationships, in 2011,

the 5ft 9 model Abbey Clancy

married which 6ft 7...?

Peter Crouch.

Correct.

A sideboard with drawers and cupboards below

and open shelving above is a Welsh what?

Dresser.

-Bank.

-Savanna is a term for which type of terrain?

Desert. END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. That was incorrect, the correct answer was grassland.

You've won £300,

but who's obviously a rebel without a cause?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the third round in a row, Amanda is the strongest link.

The statistics show that James is the weakest link.

But will the voting reflect reality?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

James.

James.

James.

James.

James.

Eliza.

Stuart.

What do you do, Amanda?

-I'm an area manager for a restaurant company, Anne.

-Are you? Where?

I live in Birmingham but I'm working in the north of London.

-And is there a Mr Amanda?

-There isn't. No, Anne.

Haven't you met a nice customer?

Erm, I deal with the managers and the teams

more than the guests at the moment, being an area manager, so no.

And you haven't met a nice manager?

That might get a bit awkward, if I was to date one of my managers.

-But it'd be nice to date SOMEBODY.

-It would. It would indeed.

-Meeting the right person is a bit of a challenge.

-What do you offer?

What do I offer? Erm, I've got lots of energy

and I'm very passionate and, er, I like to do lots of different things.

Can you sing?

I cannot sing.

-Can you do stand-up?

-I can't do stand-up.

I'm a big fan of rubbish jokes.

-Go on, then.

-Do you want one? What cheese can you hide a horse in?

-I don't know.

-Mascarpone.

-Yes...

Probably why I don't have a boyfriend, to be fair.

-I think so.

-Yeah, it's probably it.

-Why James?

-He got a couple of questions wrong.

-And it's just a bit of a shame, really.

-Yeah...

So, Uncle Albert, what's your job?

I'm freelance. I do a bit of writing, a bit of editing.

-And does that leave plenty of time?

-Time for other things, as well, yes.

Sitting on a toadstool with a fishing rod.

-I have been known to do that.

-What sort of things do you edit?

I used to edit medical textbooks a lot.

And if it was a book on Viagra,

would it be a pop-up one?

Quite possibly.

That would be quite fun to do, yes, more fun that the ones I do do.

-Why have you got that stupid beard?

-I'm going for the upside-down look.

AMANDA LAUGHS

Why James?

Er, I seem to remember him getting a question wrong on that round.

James, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Getting voted off in round three -

I definitely knew I was the weakest link.

I believe I voted for the next-weakest link,

but unfortunately everyone cottoned on to the fact

that I was the weakest link and I rightfully was due to go.

Round Four.

In the bank, £750. Another ten seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Amanda.

Let's play the weakest link.

Start the clock. Amanda, in written English,

which capital letter is formed by two vertical parallel lines

joined in the middle by a horizontal line?

H.

Eliza, in entertainment,

the annual music and multimedia festival founded in 1994

that moved to a deer park in Herefordshire eight years later

is called the Big what?

-Weekend.

-Chill.

Stuart, in sport, what D is the name for the indentations

on the surface of a golf ball

that enable it to travel further than if it were smooth?

Dimples.

In film, the title character played by Clint Eastwood says,

"You've got to ask yourself one question. 'Do I feel lucky?'"

in the 1971 drama Dirty who?

Dirty Harry.

Freddie, in money, until it was replaced by the euro in 2002,

what was the official currency of Spain?

Er...

-..pesa.

-Peseta.

Pat, in accessories, the circular hat made from straw

that in the late 1800s was part of a punting costume for men

is called a shipper or boater?

Boater.

Amanda, in books, the US comedienne

who is known for impersonating Sarah Palin

and whose 2011 autobiography is entitled Bossypants

is Tina who?

Fey?

Eliza, in animal classification,

which large black-and-white mammal

has been claimed to be a member

of both the bear family and the raccoon family?

Panda.

-I'll accept. Stuart...

-Bank.

-..in etiquette, what A

is the precise term for an expression of regret

for a mistake or offence,

often involving the use of the word "sorry"?

Apology.

Chris, in food, York, Bayonne and Serrano are all varieties

of which type of pork product?

Ham.

Freddie, in theatre,

in the musical Starlight Express by Andrew Lloyd Webber,

all the members of the cast performed wearing what,

stilts or roller skates?

Roller skates.

-Pat...

-Bank.

-..in maths, what is six multiplied by seven?

42.

In the Second World War, William Joyce, who broadcast propaganda

from Germany to Britain, was known as Lord what?

-Falconer?

-Haw-Haw.

Eliza, in science, what P is the name

of the alloy made principally from tin

that is used to manufacture drinking tankards?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, the correct answer is pewter.

You won £200.

But who's boxing clever and who's now out for the count?

Who has brain cells like Bill Gates has money problems?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the first time in the game, Pat is the strongest link.

Statistically, Eliza is the weakest link,

but who will the team want off?

Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Eliza.

Eliza.

Freddie.

Freddie.

Eliza.

Eliza.

-Chris, why Eliza?

-Cos she had two questions wrong.

-So, Freddie, the actor, why Eliza?

-She did get two questions wrong.

She did. She's a teacher. Eliza, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

It was great singing on national television.

I always sing to my kids in the classroom and they're always

telling me that I should go on television, so that was for them.

Round Five and you have £950.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Pat.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the phrase "the big E" that's a slang term for a dismissal,

the letter E is short for which part of the body?

-Elbow.

-Correct.

Amanda, at the Olympics, the biathlon is a sport

in which of the two games, winter or summer?

-Winter.

-Correct.

In chess, if a pawn reaches the far side of the board,

it may be exchanged for anything except another pawn

or which other piece?

-King.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-The Kaiser Chiefs had a UK hit album in 2011

entitled The Future Is what?

-Black.

-Medieval.

In industry, what G means the production of electricity?

-Pass.

-Generation.

The name of which town in Surrey precedes "salts"

to give an alternative name for hydrated magnesium sulphate?

-Epsom.

-Correct.

Helen Mirren and Julie Walters

appear as the January and February models in which 2003 comedy?

-Calendar Girls.

-Correct.

A dense growth of shrubbery is called a thicket or corset?

-Thicket.

-Correct.

The newspaper launched in 1907 by Emmeline Pankhurst

that campaigned on behalf of the Suffragette movement

was called Votes For whom?

-Women.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Which feature of the body

is sometimes said to suffer from split ends?

-Beard.

-Hair.

In theatre, "Lead on, Macduff,"

is a popular misquotation from which Shakespeare play?

-Macbeth.

-Correct.

In mythology, the fierce creature

that guarded the entrance to the Underworld took what form,

a dog with three heads or a pig with five legs?

A dog with three heads.

Correct. Elizabeth Beresford got the idea for her stories

about which characters

because her daughter would mispronounce Wimbledon Common?

-The Wombles.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In astronomy, what is the four-letter name

of the fourth planet from the sun?

-Earth.

-Mars.

Which boyband that made its TV debut on The Late Late Show in Ireland

included members with the surnames Lynch, Duffy, Keating and Gately?

-Westlife. Boy...

-Boyzone.

In horticulture, what C is an adjective

used to describe a variety of the vegetable...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £400.

But who probably thinks decadent are the presenters of I'm A Celebrity?

Who can trace their family tree back to the zoo?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers wrong,

Freddie is the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Stuart is the strongest link.

But will the votes reflect the statistics?

Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Freddie.

Freddie.

Freddie.

Freddie.

Chris.

Stuart, why Freddie?

I don't think he got any of his questions right in the last round.

-He was imitating a dim contestant.

-It would seem so.

Amanda, why Freddie?

For someone who comes from the performance industry,

I was surprised he didn't get the Boyzone question right.

Very disappointing. Freddie, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

Expectations coming onto the show were high.

I wanted to win and I came to win. I think most people do come to win.

I was pleased to get out of the first round.

Utterly disheartened that I did end up not winning.

But that is the way the cookie crumbles.

Round Six. In the bank, £1,350. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from the last round, Stuart.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Stuart, the line of latitude approximately 23 degrees

north of the equator is called the Tropic of what?

-Cancer.

-Correct.

Chris, the prostate gland is found only in members of which sex?

-Male.

-Correct.

Pat, in art, an evening scene of Arles in southern France

painted by Van Gogh in 1888

is called Starry Night Over which river?

-The Seine?

-The Rhone.

Amanda. Charles Barkley, Dennis Rodman

and Michael Jordan all became famous as players of which team game?

-Basketball.

-Correct. Stuart.

French Without Tears,

The Deep Blue Sea and Separate Tables

are all plays by the British dramatist Sir Terence who?

-Pass.

-Rattigan. Chris,

what E is the book of the Bible that includes

the story of how God sent plagues of locusts,

boils and other troubles to afflict the Egyptians?

Apostle?

Exodus.

Pat, in transport, Vespa and Lambretta motor scooters were both

originally produced in which country?

-Italy.

-Correct. Amanda.

The former presenter of GMTV and the Heaven And Earth Show,

who was elected as the MP for Wirral West in 2010 is Esther who?

-Rantzen.

-McVey.

Stuart, in idioms,

the phrase "emperor's new clothes" for something worthless

that no-one dares criticise comes from a story by which author?

-Hans Christian Andersen.

-Correct.

Chris, the group fronted by Julian Cope that had a UK hit single

entitled Reward in 1981 was called The Teardrop what?

-Pass.

-Explodes. Pat,

which of these artificial materials

is designed to resemble the skin of a four-legged animal,

fake snake or mock croc?

-Fake snake.

-Mock croc.

Amanda, in a 2011 romantic comedy,

Tom Hanks starred opposite Julia Roberts

as a title character called Larry what?

-Logan?

-Crowne. Stuart, what is 57 divided by 3?

-23?

-19. Chris...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. And you won absolutely nothing.

So, will Pat be a gnome alone? Is Stuart's thinking woolly?

Has Amanda been a bad joke? Or perhaps you don't care for Chris?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Stuart is still the strongest link,

because he answered the most questions correctly.

The statistics show that Pat is the weakest link.

But whose game is over?

Voting over. It is time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Chris.

Stuart.

Pat.

Pat.

-Stuart, why Pat?

-He got two questions wrong.

Chris, did you think Pat was the worst player?

-Tied with me, Anne.

-No, he didn't.

-Was I worse than him?

-No.

-No, I didn't think so.

Pat. You are the weakest link, goodbye.

The walk of shame was sad for me because obviously I hoped to win.

But, I gave Anne a wink as I passed her

and I think I felt all right after that.

Round Seven. In the bank, £1,350.

Another ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that is Stuart.

Let's play weakest link.

Start the clock.

Stuart,

in antique firearms, the protective and decorative finish

used on metal parts is called what, blacking or blueing?

-Blacking.

-Blueing. Chris.

In history, temporary constructions

known as the Skylon and the Dome Of Discovery

were built for which exhibition staged in 1951 in London?

Royal... Royal...

The Festival of Britain.

Amanda, in Coronation Street,

what B is the surname shared by Tracy, who was released from prison

in 2010, her adoptive father Ken and her daughter...

Baldwin.

Barlow.

Stuart, a normal bicycle that has been fitted with stabilisers

has a total of how many wheels?

-Four.

-Correct.

Chris, in astrology, which star sign follows Aquarius

and is the 12th and last in the Zodiac?

-Aries.

-Pisces.

Amanda, the African-American writer who was born a slave in 1856

and was emancipated at the age of nine was Booker T who?

Pass, Anne.

Washington.

Stuart, which two-word phrase

means both to make a parachute jump from an aircraft

and to remove water from a boat?

-Bail out.

-Correct. Chris,

according to the popular saying,

the word "assume" makes an ass out of you and who?

-Me.

-Correct. Amanda...

-Bank.

In 18th-century Britain, which French term prefixed

the names of men of fashion and elegance, such as Nash and Brummell?

-John.

-Beau.

Stuart, the duo whose 1999 UK hit single entitled I See You, Baby

was later used in a TV commercial for a car, are known as Groove what?

-Pass.

-Armada.

Chris, before he became

President of the United States, Jimmy Carter was a farmer...

Peanuts. END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Peanuts was the correct answer but it was out of time.

You won £50. In Round Eight, you get the chance to travel what you bank.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the third round in a row, Stuart is the strongest link.

According to the statistics, Amanda is the weakest link.

But will the previous performance save her in the final vote?

Voting over, time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Chris.

Chris.

Amanda.

Stuart, did you think Chris was the worst player?

I did, yes.

-Really?

-Mmm hmm.

Are you sure you're not voting off your rival?

If I am I wasn't aware that was what I was doing.

Amanda, did you think Chris was the worst player?

I've got a feeling I was, Anne, unfortunately.

It's not a feeling, you didn't answer a single question correctly.

I did pretty well in earlier rounds.

There's some general knowledge in there somewhere.

And why Chris?

Because out of the two she was the worst player.

Chris, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I thought it was brilliant to get through to Round Seven.

And it was tactical voting that got me off,

I could have got to the final,

but as they say, it's the taking part, not the winning, that matters.

Round Eight. In the bank,

£1,400, in this round 90 seconds, whatever you win will be trebled.

We start with the strongest link from the last round,

Stuart, let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

A celebrated ode by John Keats

was addressed to which ancient artefact,

a Roman road or a Grecian urn?

A Roman road.

A Grecian urn.

Which four-letter word

follows stock, collared and turtle to give the names

of three members of the pigeon family?

Dove.

-Correct. Stuart.

-Bank.

What C is the name of the most populous city in Morocco

and its principal port on the Atlantic coast?

Pass.

Casablanca.

Amanda, in cinema

the 1978 spoof horror film

in which salad ingredients went on the rampage

was called Attack Of The Killer what?

Tomatoes?

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In basic algebra,

if x minus 5 = 12, what is the numerical value of x?

17.

Correct. In the United States

the frontiersman and showman William Frederick Cody

was better known by what alliterative nickname?

Don't know, Anne.

Buffalo Bill.

The wild plant that is sometimes known as Queen Anne's lace

and has feathery leaves

and clusters of tiny white flowers is called cow what?

Slip.

Parsley.

Which colour features in the name of a British rock group

affectionately referred to as "the Floyd"?

Pink.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In history, in 1759,

General James Wolfe led the British Army

in the capture of which Canadian city from the French?

Quebec.

-Correct.

-Bank.

What G is a Latin word for a guardian spirit?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time is up.

You won £80, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today

of £1,640.

There can only be one winner.

Now it is your five questions each. If there's a tie

we'll go for Sudden Death.

So, Amanda and Stuart,

for £1,640, let's play the Weakest Link.

Amanda, as the strongest link in the last round, you choose who goes first.

I'd like to go first, please.

Amanda, in TV what is the full name of the US presenter

whose self-titled chat show ended in 2011

after more than 4,500 episodes over 25 years?

Oprah Winfrey.

That is the correct answer.

Stuart, in politics in the sequence of elected leaders

of the Liberal Democrat party,

the name of which former Olympic athlete

goes between Charles Kennedy and Nick Clegg?

Ming Campbell.

That is the correct answer.

Amanda, in botany, which drug, often regarded as a poison,

is obtained from the plant with the scientific name Nux vomica?

Nightshade?

No, the correct answer is strychnine.

Stuart, in money, a 2011 survey

by Forbes suggested that which capital city

had the most resident billionaires in the world?

Tokyo.

The correct answer is Moscow.

In local government, Westmorland, Cumberland

and parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire

were amalgamated in 1974 to form which modern county?

Yorkshire.

The correct answer is Cumbria.

Stuart, in film, the title of which 1949 thriller

starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten

sounds like a fielding position in cricket?

Batsmen?

The correct answer is The Third Man.

Amanda, in music, a museum dedicated to which composer

was reopened in Warsaw in 2010

to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth

in a village about 30 miles away?

Mozart.

The correct answer is Chopin.

Stuart, in literature The Catcher In The Rye,

The Lord Of The Rings series and Lolita

were all first published in which decade of the 20th century?

1930s.

The correct answer is the 1950s.

Amanda, from the 1920s until the Islamic revolution in 1979,

the Pahlavi dynasty ruled the Middle Eastern country

now known by what name?

Saudi Arabia?

The correct answer is Iran.

Stuart, the acronym EGOT, spelt E-G-O-T,

refers to entertainers such as Mel Brooks and Audrey Hepburn

who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and which other major award?

Tony.

That is the correct answer.

That means, Stuart, you are today's strongest link

and you go away with £1,640.

Amanda, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link.

Goodbye.

I'm so pleased to get to the final. The money would have been nice

but the main thing is the pride of getting to the final.

To win the Weakest Link is quite a good feeling.

I didn't come with the intention of winning today,

but it has been a good day and met some nice folk

and to win, it is just a nice bonus on top.

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