0:00:02 > 0:00:04Of nine contestants on today's show,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08only one will win prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11The rest will leave with nothing
0:00:11 > 0:00:15as, one by one, they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Any of the nine people in the studio here today
0:00:36 > 0:00:38COULD win up £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43They don't know each other but they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Eight will leave with nothing
0:00:46 > 0:00:50as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Let's meet the teams.
0:00:54 > 0:01:00I'm Paul, I'm 34, I live in Weybridge, I'm an insurance broker.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03I'm Nicki, I'm 34, I live in Chorley
0:01:03 > 0:01:06and I'm a private-practice counsellor.
0:01:06 > 0:01:12I'm Keith, I'm 49, living in Newcastle, and I'm a nurse manager.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17I'm Megan, I'm 50, I'm from Derbyshire and a lollipop lady.
0:01:17 > 0:01:23I'm Alan, I'm 36, I'm from Bexley in Kent and I'm a power-tool fitter.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25I'm Ann, I'm 49,
0:01:25 > 0:01:29I live in Watford in Hertfordshire and I'm a secretary.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34I'm Becky, I'm 23, I live in York and I work in a fast-food outlet.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37My name is Gerald, I'm 61,
0:01:37 > 0:01:42from Neath in West Glamorgan, a retired customer-service manager.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44I'm Richard, I'm 27,
0:01:44 > 0:01:48I'm from Melton Mowbray and I'm a production manager.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53The aim is to answer enough questions correctly to reach £1,000.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Get a question wrong and you lose all the money in that chain.
0:02:02 > 0:02:08If you say "Bank" before the question is asked the money is safe.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12However, you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17At the end of the round, only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21There are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:21 > 0:02:29We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically Alan. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35This is for £20. Start the clock. People who talk a lot have the gift of the what?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Gab.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Sir Alf Ramsey managed which national football team?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44England.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Are Jerseys dairy or beef cattle?
0:02:47 > 0:02:48Dairy.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52What did Jack and Jill go up the hill to fetch?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54A pail of water.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59What L is the 40-day period of fasting that leads up to Easter?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Lent.
0:03:01 > 0:03:07In November 2001, which female royal visited the Queen Vic pub
0:03:07 > 0:03:09on a visit to the EastEnders set?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11The Queen.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17- Bank.- Of which state was Hillary Clinton First Lady for 12 years?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Arkansas.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23A mixture of thick fog and drizzle is known as what...
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- Smog.- Scotch broth or Scotch mist?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Scotch mist.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32No, you interrupted. I have to accept your first answer.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36In maths, how many years are there in 36 months?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Three years.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Sikhism originated in what country?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43India.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- Bank.- In TV, is Monty Don an expert in cooking or gardening?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Gardening.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55Which US islands were previously the Sandwich Islands?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- Virgin Islands.- Hawaii.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02In which city is Notre Dame Cathedral on the Ile de la Cite?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Paris.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09What B was the nickname of the pilot created by Captain WE Johns?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Biggles.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16The name of a horror-film series was A Nightmare On...which street?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Elm Street.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Is the Black Country in the Midlands or the Northeast?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24The Midlands.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29Sickness from food contaminated with toxins is known as food what?
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Poisoning.
0:04:31 > 0:04:37- Bank.- In Are You Being Served?, who had the catchphrase "I'm free"?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Mr Humphries.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44In card games, what W is a card that can take any value?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- Winner.- Wild.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50In 2001, what series of books for children by Roger Hargreaves
0:04:50 > 0:04:53celebrated its 30th anniversary?
0:04:53 > 0:04:55The Mr Men.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00Who played guitar for the Yardbirds, Cream and Derek and the Dominos?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- Pass.- Eric Clapton.
0:05:02 > 0:05:09In chemistry, what E is a substance that cannot be decomposed into a simpler substance?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- I don't know.- Element.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Name the egg-laying mother of a beehive.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Queen.
0:05:16 > 0:05:23In 2001, the first name of which TV cook was included in a dictionary as a noun and adjective?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Delia.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30- Bank.- In which century was Harrow school founded, 16th or 20th?
0:05:30 > 0:05:3216th.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Keith, in maths...
0:05:35 > 0:05:41Time's up, and you banked £850. Who stopped you hitting the target?
0:05:41 > 0:05:49Who's the millstone round your neck? Whose intelligence turns out to be rather limited?
0:05:49 > 0:05:54One of you will leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01Statistically, Becky is the weakest link as she gave most wrong answers.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04The strongest link is Nicki.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08She answered all her questions correctly and banked most money.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10But who will lose out?
0:06:12 > 0:06:18Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:35 > 0:06:41- So, Ann the secretary, do you wear those pearls to work?- Sometimes.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43What, in Watford?
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- Oh, yes. They've got nice shops in Watford.- Don't be silly.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- Why Keith?- I just didn't like the way he interrupted you.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Nor did I.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58What do you do, Richard?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- I'm a production manager. - Meaning what?- I produce food.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06- Food?- Ready meals, or recipe dishes. - Ready meals or recipe dishes?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- Depending on how you'd like to term it.- Explain.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15Used to be termed ready meals but now it's recipe dishes.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20- For people who can't cook?- No, people with no time.- Can you cook?
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- Almost anything, with a book. - You're a clever clogs, are you?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- I can read. - We'll see about that. Why Keith?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31The interruption again, I'm afraid.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- Becky, where are you from?- York. - Is your general knowledge there?
0:07:36 > 0:07:41- I'm not very good on geography.- Or many things. You only got one right.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44You didn't ask the right questions.
0:07:44 > 0:07:51- Did you think Keith was the weakest link?- No, but I didn't like the way he interrupted.- Who was?
0:07:51 > 0:07:58- Me.- Right. However, it's votes that count. Keith, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10Well, I admit my worst nightmare was to be voted off first
0:08:10 > 0:08:12but I've got to live with it.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16I'd like to see Megan voted off because she's too brash
0:08:16 > 0:08:20and I don't think she deserves to win it.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Round two.
0:08:22 > 0:08:28£850 in the kitty, eight of you left, ten seconds off the time.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32We start with the previous strongest link, Nicki.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Start the clock.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40In 1968, which band set up the record label Apple?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42The Beatles.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47What H is a tool for driving in nails or breaking rock?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Hammer.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Which point is 180 degrees round a compass from northwest?
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Southeast.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01- Bank.- At which sport event in 1913 did suffragette Emily Davison die,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04the Derby or the Grand National?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- The Grand National.- The Derby.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11What H is the one-word command used to order a marching squad to stop?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Halt.
0:09:13 > 0:09:19In which cartoon do the characters Wimpy, Olive Oyl and Brutus appear?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Er, Popeye.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23What is 22 divided by 2?
0:09:23 > 0:09:2411.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29In geography, which is further north, Middlesbrough or Carlisle?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Middlesbrough.- Carlisle.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35The Twelfth Night falls in which month?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37January.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42What P is a type of freshwater fish and a body position used in diving?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- I don't know.- Pike.
0:09:44 > 0:09:50On an Ordnance Survey map, for what does the abbreviation MP stand?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- National Park.- Milepost.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56The address Number 1, London, belongs to Apsley House,
0:09:56 > 0:10:01home of the Wellington Museum and sited on which famous corner?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Hyde Park Corner?
0:10:03 > 0:10:08Founded in 1857, the Peabody Conservatory serves what function,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11teaching music or growing orchids?
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- Growing orchids.- No, teaching music.
0:10:14 > 0:10:20Which former England football manager released a book in 2001 entitled Football Heroes?
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Bobby Robson.- Terry Venables.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27What E describes the tidal mouth of a river where it meets the sea?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Mouth.- Estuary.
0:10:32 > 0:10:38According to fossil records, did ferns or flowering plants evolve first?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Flowering.- Ferns.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45In the pantomime featuring Jack and his mother, Dame Trott,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49which plant grows enormously overnight?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- A beanstalk.- Correct.
0:10:52 > 0:10:59In November 2001, Republican millionaire Michael Bloomberg was elected mayor of which US city?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Denver.- New York.
0:11:01 > 0:11:08In French, a circumflex accent is shaped like an upside-down version of which letter of the alphabet?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- An "E".- A "V".
0:11:10 > 0:11:15Newton Wonder and Bramley Seedlings are varieties of which fruit?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Apples. Bank. >
0:11:17 > 0:11:23Under the Children and Young Persons Act, a child may be criminally responsible at 10 or 14?
0:11:23 > 0:11:2410.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Gerald, a winter sport...
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Time's up.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36That was an appalling round, team.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42You achieved a dismal £120 in that round.
0:11:42 > 0:11:48If ignorance was music, who'd be the orchestra?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57For the second round in a row, Nicki is the strongest link.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00She was the only one to answer all her questions correctly.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05The weakest link is Paul. But have the other players noticed this?
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Well, team, we have a four-way tie.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38Paul, Megan, Alan and Gerald.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Two votes each.
0:12:41 > 0:12:47- Gerald, why Alan?- I remember he got two questions wrong in that round.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- How did you do in that round? - I know I got one wrong.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- Alan, were your other shirts in the wash?- Yes.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01- Why Paul?- I was just aware he got two questions wrong.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Megan, don't like people from Wales.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07I'm not Welsh. I'm from Derbyshire.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I said you don't like people from Wales.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16- Sorry, I thought you said YOU don't. I do like people...- Wake up, Megan!
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I do like Welsh people and I like Gerald very much,
0:13:19 > 0:13:23but I think he got two wrong.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28- Paul, have you got a big house? - No, I have a very, very small flat.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33- Why do you live in a poncy place like Weybridge?- It's a lovely place.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Wouldn't live anywhere else.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37What do you do in Weybridge?
0:13:37 > 0:13:43Erm, play golf. There's a couple of nice bars and restaurants...
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Must be very exciting in Weybridge. Why Megan?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Only because she got answers wrong.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54- You had a terrible round. - I had a shocker. Three wrong.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59In a tied vote, the strongest link casts the deciding vote.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03The strongest link in the last round was Nicki.
0:14:03 > 0:14:09- Do you need counselling or can you do this alone?- I think I'm OK.
0:14:09 > 0:14:15- Why did you vote for Gerald? - I was disappointed he didn't bank,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18when the money was horrendously low.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Hm. Horrendously low. Is that a counselling word?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24No. It's a northern word.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29OK, well, the choice is between Paul, Megan, Alan or Gerald.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33I'll stay with my original decision
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- and vote for Gerald.- Why? - Erm, as I say,
0:14:36 > 0:14:42the opportunity was there to bank some money and he didn't take it.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47Statistically, team, the worst player by far was Paul,
0:14:47 > 0:14:51who lives in a tiny flat in Weybridge and plays golf.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56But Gerald goes back to Wales. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04I think I've let Wales down.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09I was the only Welsh one here and we know all about Anne and Wales.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12I thought I'd go right to the end.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Alan's had two questions wrong in both rounds.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21He won't get away with it much longer and he doesn't deserve to win.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27Round three. Out of £2,000, you've banked 970.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30We take 10 seconds off your time.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36We start with the strongest link Nicki. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Start the clock.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42The children's TV show with Hammy Hamster was Tales Of The where?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Riverbank.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49In modern literature, which author wrote Bravo Two Zero?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- I don't know.- Andy McNab.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56What's the first name of John Prescott's wife? Maureen or Pauline?
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Pauline.
0:15:58 > 0:16:05The female rock singer who had a posthumous UK hit album in 1971 with Pearl, was Janice who?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Joplin. Bank. >
0:16:07 > 0:16:12Which football club is based in Birmingham Aston Villa or QPR?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Aston Villa.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18In US history, in which century was the battle of the Alamo fought?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- 16th.- 19th.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25Which undergarment for women with loose legs gathered at the knee
0:16:25 > 0:16:28is named after a 19thC US social reformer?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Bloomers.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Bank.- What P is a type of ham and a town in Italy?
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Parma.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40What's the term for MPs who sit behind the front row of seats in the House of Commons?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Backbenchers.
0:16:42 > 0:16:48When milk is left to stand, a layer of which dairy product will form?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Cream. Bank. >
0:16:50 > 0:16:57In which city are medieval streets the Shambles and Stonegate popular attractions Chester or York?
0:16:57 > 0:16:59York.
0:16:59 > 0:17:06What A is given to the process by which digested food moves into the bloodstream?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- Pass.- Absorption.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14Michael Jackson had a 1979 UK hit with Don't Stop Till You Get what?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Enough.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21The haulage company founded in 1970 that has its own fan club
0:17:21 > 0:17:24is called Eddie who Limited?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Butler.- Stobart.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Which actor was the male star of the 1954 film On The Waterfront?
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Humphrey Bogart.- Marlon Brando.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Brothers Ian and Greg Chappell both captained Australia at which sport?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Cricket.
0:17:43 > 0:17:49What J means excessive patriotism or advocating a policy of war?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Can you repeat the question?
0:17:51 > 0:17:57What J means excessive patriotism or advocating a policy of war?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- Jeering.- Jingoism.
0:18:00 > 0:18:06In which decade was the decimal halfpenny coin withdrawn from circulation in the UK?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- The '70s.- '80s.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Which grain is used to make a flapjack barley or oats?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Oats. Bank. >
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Richard, in the animal kingdom...
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Time is up and you only banked £190.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Who'd be out of their depth in a car-park puddle?
0:18:28 > 0:18:34Who has lost their fizz? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Statistically, Paul remains the weakest link.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Ann is the strongest link.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45But what will the team consider when casting their votes?
0:18:46 > 0:18:51Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Nicki, the counsellor, why Paul?
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- I couldn't believe the Eddie Stobart question.- You think he lied?
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- No, I couldn't believe he wouldn't know it.- He's from Weybridge.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24True. He's a Southerner. Yeah.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28- Alan, what colour are the shirts in the wash?- Worse than this.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31This is my favourite one!
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- Why Paul?- The Eddie Stobart question.- What was wrong with it?
0:19:36 > 0:19:42In Weybridge, he's right by the M25. Hundreds of their lorries go up and down there all day.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Paul, with four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57That wasn't a very good effort by me. Extremely disappointed.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01I'll be ripped to shreds when I get back.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03I think Becky will be voted off next.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08The others have a broader breadth of knowledge than she does.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Round four, team.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16You've got £1,160 in the bank. There are six of you left.
0:20:16 > 0:20:2110 seconds come off the time. We start with the strongest link
0:20:21 > 0:20:25that's Anne. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Start the clock.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32If you were born on 2nd December, what star sign would you be?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- Capricorn.- Sagittarius.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Nigel Dempster writes about what gardening or gossip?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Gossip.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45In the 1941 animated film, which oversized parts of his anatomy
0:20:45 > 0:20:47did Dumbo use to fly?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49His ears.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54Nicki, what's the famous book on fishing by Izaak Walton?
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- Fly Fishing.- The Compleat Angler.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01In which English county are Macclesfield and Congleton?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Cheshire.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08What C is the word used to describe the prerecorded laughter
0:21:08 > 0:21:10dubbed onto a TV comedy show?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Canned laughter.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17In American money, how many nickels are there in a quarter?
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Two.- Five.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Which royal house preceded the house of Tudor?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Pass.- York!
0:21:29 > 0:21:32The PR consultant born in 1943
0:21:32 > 0:21:37and famed for his involvement with kiss-and-tell stories is Max who?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- Bygraves.- Clifford.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Which ocean covers a larger area
0:21:45 > 0:21:49than all the land area of the earth put together?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- Pacific.- Correct.
0:21:52 > 0:21:58Which former leader of the Conservative Party married Ffion Jenkins in December 1997?
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- Hague. Douglas Hague. - No, William Hague.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06TV: in The Simpsons, what relation is Marge Simpson to Homer Simpson?
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- His mother.- No, his wife.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15Melling Road and the Canal Turn are on which horseracing course?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Aintree. Bank. >
0:22:19 > 0:22:24Which Italian soup is made with vegetables, pasta and green beans?
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- Pass.- Minestrone.
0:22:28 > 0:22:35A performance by which singer of the aria Nessun Dorma was used for BBC coverage of the 1990 World Cup?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Luciano Pavarotti.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- Bank.- Name the red-headed best friend of Harry Potter?
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- Ron.- I'll accept. Ron Weasley.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49In 1884, what type of pen did American Louis Waterman invent?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- The biro.- The fountain pen.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56What's the name of the second book of the Old Testament?
0:22:59 > 0:23:05Time's up. The correct answer is Exodus. A pathetic £40 you banked.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10Whose spring bulbs haven't bloomed? Whose fish pond has frozen over?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Nicki is the strongest link for the third time in the game.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25Ann is the weakest link, but who will take the next walk of shame?
0:23:27 > 0:23:32Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- Richard, what qualifications have you got?- A history degree.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55- And you don't know Max Bygraves from Max Clifford.- I DO know, Anne,
0:23:55 > 0:23:57but I couldn't recall the answer.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02- Why Ann?- Hesitation and a couple of questions wrong, I'm afraid.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07Megan, did Douglas Hague have a long political career?
0:24:07 > 0:24:11No. I knew it was Hague but I couldn't think of his first name
0:24:11 > 0:24:15and thought of Douglas, cos I got confused with another one.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- Which Douglas was that? - Alec Douglas-Home.- Right(!)
0:24:19 > 0:24:24I know that's not William Hague, but... Sorry.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Try and get this right. Why Ann?
0:24:26 > 0:24:31I know Ann got the one wrong about astrology sagittarius,
0:24:31 > 0:24:33which I knew.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38If someone gets one wrong and you know it, it sticks in your mind.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41I'm glad something sticks in your mind.
0:24:41 > 0:24:48Ann was the worst player. With three votes the pearly queen of Watford is back home.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Goodbye.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00I think next to be voted off will be Megan.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03She's crumbling under the pressure,
0:25:03 > 0:25:07she's not listening to the questions and she's losing it.
0:25:09 > 0:25:15Round five. Out of a possible £4,000 you've banked just £1,200.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19Five of you left. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21We start with the strongest link Nicki.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Which 1971 film starred Michael Caine as a London gangster
0:25:29 > 0:25:33who goes to Newcastle to investigate his brother's murder?
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- I don't know.- Get Carter.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41Which fashion accessories are colloquially known as shades?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Sunglasses.
0:25:43 > 0:25:50In the Wisden Cricketers' Almanac, which batsman was voted best cricketer of the 20th century?
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- Greg Norman?- No. Donald Bradman.
0:25:52 > 0:25:58Suzi Quatro had a UK number one single in 1974 with Devil Gate what?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- Pass.- Drive.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Which musical set in Vietnam is based on Madam Butterfly?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Miss Saigon.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11In 1415, the battle of Agincourt took place between England and which country?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13France. Bank. >
0:26:13 > 0:26:20The former model who joined BBC Radio 1 as a presenter in 1999 is Sara who?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Cox.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27In which decade did the Republic of Zimbabwe gain its independence?
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- The '60s.- The '80s.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Which nut is used to make marzipan?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Almond.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40How many atoms of oxygen are there in one molecule of water?
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- One.- Correct.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48The name of which Australian animal means "flat foot"?
0:26:48 > 0:26:50- Kangaroo.- Platypus.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55In EastEnders, what is character Charlie Slater's occupation?
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Taxi driver.
0:26:57 > 0:27:03Which Northern Irish football star played for Bournemouth in 1983?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05George Best. Bank. >
0:27:05 > 0:27:12What's the name of the band formed by Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi in the 1980 film with the same name?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- The Outsiders.- The Blues Brothers.
0:27:15 > 0:27:21Heriot-Watt is a university whose campus is outside which British city?
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- Lancaster.- Edinburgh.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28What word means a young fish and to cook in hot oil?
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- Boil.- Fry.- Oooh!
0:27:31 > 0:27:35How many pips make up the Greenwich time signal?
0:27:35 > 0:27:36- Three.- Six.
0:27:36 > 0:27:41In 1921, which female scientist founded a birth-control clinic?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- Don't know.- Marie Stopes.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Becky. In the animal kingdom...?
0:27:47 > 0:27:53Time's up and you only banked £100 and it'll be a hard decision,
0:27:53 > 0:27:58but whose lift has reached the basement? Who isn't up to the job?
0:27:58 > 0:28:02It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Megan is the strongest link, having given the most correct answers.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11In a reversal of fortune, Nicki is now the weakest link statistically.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Will her previous performance save her?
0:28:15 > 0:28:20Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37We have a tie. Nicki and Alan, two votes each.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42- How do you think you're doing, Becky?- Better than the first round.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- You couldn't be much worse, could you?- No.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- Have you got a degree?- Yes. - Thought so.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- Why Nicki?- I thought she got more wrong than anyone else.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Nicki, why Alan?
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Erm...because I crashed and burned completely
0:29:00 > 0:29:04and I had to go for who I thought was weakest after me.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08When the vote's tied, the strongest link casts the vote.
0:29:08 > 0:29:14The strongest link in that last round was our political historian, Megan.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19- Why did you vote for Alan? - Because he's been fine,
0:29:19 > 0:29:23but I know he got one or two wrong, two wrong...
0:29:25 > 0:29:30..and I thought he was the weakest link...and I think...
0:29:30 > 0:29:32Sorry, Alan, it's time to go.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- Have you finished?- Yes. - Want to change your mind?
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- No, I don't.- OK.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43Alan, the shirt is being retired. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54I was upset to get voted off, as I wasn't the weakest link.
0:29:54 > 0:30:00I didn't play brilliantly on that round, but I wasn't the worst, so I should still be there.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05Becky could go next. She's young and the questions are for older people.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07She's lucky to get this far.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Round six.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16A pathetic £1,300 in the bank
0:30:16 > 0:30:18out of a possible 5,000.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Ten seconds coming off the time.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25We start with the strongest link from the last round, Megan.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Start the clock.
0:30:30 > 0:30:36The price of Brent crude is often quoted as being representative of which commodity?
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Could you repeat the question?
0:30:39 > 0:30:45The price of Brent crude is often quoted as being representative of which commodity?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Oil.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Which Italian city was not built in a day?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Rome.
0:30:52 > 0:30:58- Bank.- Which US actress starred in the films One Million Years BC and Myra Breckenridge?
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- Pass.- Raquel Welch.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04In cricket, what is placed at each end of the pitch
0:31:04 > 0:31:08to provide a neutral background behind the bowler's arm?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- A screen.- I'll accept. Sightscreen.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Which English city on the River Trent was formed in 1910
0:31:15 > 0:31:19as a federation of six Staffordshire pottery towns?
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- I don't know.- Stoke-On-Trent.
0:31:23 > 0:31:29Which word in Christian prayers is derived from a Hebrew word meaning certainly?
0:31:29 > 0:31:30Amen.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34What is crossed with a horse to produce a mule?
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Donkey.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42- Bank.- Comedian Billy Connolly married which ex-comic in Fiji?
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Pamela Stephenson.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- Bank.- A deerstalker is an item of which clothing?
0:31:48 > 0:31:49Hat.
0:31:49 > 0:31:55For what does the abbreviation "com" stand at the end of an Internet domain name?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- Pass.- Commercial.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03Great Slave and Tahoe are names of which geographical feature?
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Lakes.
0:32:05 > 0:32:11- Bank.- Which former Arsenal player was appointed as the manager of Leeds United in 1998?
0:32:11 > 0:32:14David O'Leary.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18What's ten divided by three and a third?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Thir... Oh.- Three!
0:32:25 > 0:32:32Which former British Prime Minister is credited with founding the Metropolitan Police Force?
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- Douglas Hurd.- No. Robert Peel.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39What does the German number "drei" mean in English?
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Two.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Time's up. The correct answer is three.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50In that round you banked £140.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Who didn't listen well enough?
0:32:53 > 0:32:57Whose lollipop keeps falling off its stick?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Who's more bygone than Bygraves
0:32:59 > 0:33:05and who thinks the police force was founded during the Thatcher years?
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:33:10 > 0:33:16Nicki is the strongest link as she answered all her questions correctly.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20The weakest link statistically is Becky, but how will the votes go?
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Richard, why Becky?
0:33:40 > 0:33:44As a historian, that's one of the historical facts I know,
0:33:44 > 0:33:48that Robert Peel founded the Metropolitan Police.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Megan, why Becky?
0:33:50 > 0:33:55- I, er...I think...- Keep it simple, Megan. Keep it simple.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- I'm sorry, I think Becky was the weakest link.- OK!
0:33:58 > 0:34:03Becky, if Douglas Hurd had founded the police force...
0:34:04 > 0:34:08..policemen would be called dougies, not bobbies.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21My dad is gonna be the most embarrassed.
0:34:21 > 0:34:27He'll think the fact that I got the police question wrong is terrible.
0:34:27 > 0:34:33He'll be embarrassed that his daughter got a question spectacularly wrong in public.
0:34:33 > 0:34:34Round seven.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38You've won £1,440 out of a possible 6,000.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Ten seconds coming off the time.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44We start with the strongest link, Nicki.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Bucharest is the capital of where?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- Poland.- Romania.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58According to the Sun, which comedian allegedly ate a hamster?
0:34:58 > 0:34:59Freddie Starr.
0:34:59 > 0:35:05General Hannibal and his elephants crossed which mountain range in 218 BC?
0:35:05 > 0:35:07The Alps.
0:35:07 > 0:35:13Caryn Elaine Johnson is the real name of which actress who starred in Sister Act?
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Whoopi Goldberg.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- Bank. - Who wrote The Darling Buds Of May?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22HE Bates.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26Dovedale is a beauty spot in which English National Park?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28The Peak District.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- Bank.- Which imperial unit of weight is equal to 16 ounces?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34A pound.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39The light and puffy prawn-flavoured snack made from rice flour
0:35:39 > 0:35:42and resembling a crisp, is known as a prawn what?
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Cracker. Bank. >
0:35:45 > 0:35:51Which port is thought to be named after the 7th-century Bishop of Dunwich, St Felix?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Felixstowe.
0:35:54 > 0:36:01Which Blackadder character shares his name with a Lord Chancellor of England appointed in 1075?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- Melchett.- Baldrick.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08Which planet is named after the Roman goddess of love?
0:36:09 > 0:36:11- Mars.- Venus.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16In which water sport might a competitor attempt an Eskimo roll?
0:36:16 > 0:36:18- Water-skiing.- Canoeing.
0:36:18 > 0:36:24Which actor and comedian directed the film Stardust Memories?
0:36:24 > 0:36:25Woody Allen.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30Against which king did Hereward the Wake organise a revolt?
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- King Harold.- William the Conqueror.
0:36:33 > 0:36:39In the USA, Baton Rouge replaced which city as the state capital of Louisiana in 1849?
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- Pass.- New Orleans.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47After the Cabinet reshuffled...?
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Time's up and you won £200.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57In round eight, you can treble what you banked, so £3,000 is at stake,
0:36:57 > 0:37:02but somebody's gotta go, who are you gonna hang on to?
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Who are you gonna lose?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:37:08 > 0:37:14For the second time, Nicki has gone from being the strongest link to the weakest.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18According to the statistics, Megan is the strongest link.
0:37:18 > 0:37:24At this crucial stage, who will be the penultimate player to leave with nothing?
0:37:25 > 0:37:30Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Megan, why Richard?
0:37:42 > 0:37:47Richard got one that I got right, or would have got right.
0:37:47 > 0:37:53- Do you think it's astonishing you're still here? - Yes! I do. It's wonderful.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Nicki, why Richard?
0:37:56 > 0:38:02It's gotta be said that Richard is the bigger threat to me winning.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07Not any more. Richard, the historian, who makes quick meals,
0:38:07 > 0:38:09you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21I'm upset at being voted off in the last three.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24I wasn't the weakest link. You can't trust women.
0:38:24 > 0:38:30Megan's a wonderful character. I can't believe she's there. Doesn't deserve to win.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37Round eight and you've won £1,640. Two of you left.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39You have 90 seconds,
0:38:39 > 0:38:45but whatever you win in this round will be trebled and added to your total
0:38:45 > 0:38:48to make up your final prize money. £3,000 is at stake.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52We start with the strongest link, that's Megan.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Start the clock.
0:38:56 > 0:39:02In China in the '30s, the journey undertaken by Communists was known as the Long what?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04March. Bank. >
0:39:04 > 0:39:11Which fashion designer's life inspired Andre Previn to write a musical called Coco?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Chanel. Bank. >
0:39:13 > 0:39:19In which decade of the 20th century did Mussolini's forces invade Abyssinia?
0:39:19 > 0:39:211930s. Bank. >
0:39:21 > 0:39:25The title of the 1986 hit single by Robert Palmer is Addicted To what?
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Love.
0:39:27 > 0:39:32Chesapeake Bay is a large inlet on the coast of which country?
0:39:32 > 0:39:34USA. Bank. >
0:39:34 > 0:39:39In which British city was the 1990s docu-soap Hotel filmed?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Liverpool. Bank. >
0:39:41 > 0:39:46According to the expression, an imprudent speculator would get which parts of his body burnt?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Fingers. Bank. >
0:39:48 > 0:39:54Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen were members of which comedy gang?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- Pass.- The Crazy Gang.
0:39:56 > 0:40:02The Black Dyke Mills Band was a well-known example of what type of band?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Brass band. Bank. >
0:40:05 > 0:40:10Hob and gill are the male and female of which domestic creature?
0:40:11 > 0:40:13- Pass.- Ferret.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Which tea clipper is in Greenwich?
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Cutty Sark. Bank. >
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Which author wrote The World According To Garp?
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- I don't know.- John Irving.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27In which industry...?
0:40:29 > 0:40:36Time's up. You won £190, which we'll treble and add to the winnings from the previous rounds.
0:40:36 > 0:40:42That means prize money today of £2,210, but only one of you can take the money home.
0:40:42 > 0:40:47Now you'll play against each other. I'll ask alternating questions.
0:40:47 > 0:40:53Whoever answers the most correctly wins, it's as simple as that.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58So, Nicki and Megan, for £2,210, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:59 > 0:41:04Megan, as the strongest link in the last round, choose who goes first.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07I'll go first.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15In the children's book Old Yeller by Fred Gipson,
0:41:15 > 0:41:19what type of animal is the title character?
0:41:22 > 0:41:24A fish.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27The correct answer's a dog.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31In TV, which 1970 and '80s US sitcom featured an alien
0:41:31 > 0:41:36who reported to his leader, Orson, at the end of each episode?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Mork and Mindy.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41In cookery, the name of which tart,
0:41:41 > 0:41:45made with shortcrust pastry, jam and almonds
0:41:45 > 0:41:48derives its name from a Derbyshire town?
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Bakewell tart.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Which physicist and mathematician in 1687
0:41:54 > 0:41:57published his three laws of motion?
0:41:59 > 0:42:02Sir Isaac Newton.
0:42:02 > 0:42:08In gardening, the name of which English cathedral city followed by the word "bells",
0:42:08 > 0:42:13gives the name of a popular, large, blue flower?
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Canterbury.
0:42:15 > 0:42:22Which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical was revived in 2001 by the Royal National Theatre?
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- Oklahoma.- No, the correct answer is South Pacific.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29You're level-pegging. Megan to take the lead.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33From 1945 to 1950, Ernest Bevin served as foreign secretary
0:42:33 > 0:42:37in the government of which prime minister?
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- Harold Macmillan.- The correct answer's Clement Attlee.
0:42:52 > 0:42:57The name of which 16th century Italian painter describes red hair,
0:42:57 > 0:43:01as a result of his enthusiasm for painting red-headed subjects?
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Titian.
0:43:04 > 0:43:09You need to answer this question correctly or Nicki takes the money.
0:43:09 > 0:43:14In football, Mohammed Al Fayed is chairman of which London club?
0:43:16 > 0:43:19- Chelsea.- No, it's Fulham.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26That means, Nicki, you are today's strongest link
0:43:26 > 0:43:31and you go away with £2,210.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34Megan, you leave with nothing.
0:43:36 > 0:43:40Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:40 > 0:43:44I got to the final, I didn't win, but I've enjoyed it,
0:43:44 > 0:43:46it's been brilliant.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49A really spooky thing has happened.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53I came here with the belief that I was gonna win.
0:43:53 > 0:43:57I know that sounds really pretentious and showy-offy,
0:43:57 > 0:43:59cos I would never be that confident,
0:43:59 > 0:44:04but in my heart, I thought, "I've got a chance. I can do this."