13/05/2013 Weakest Link

Of nine contestants on today's show,

only one will win prize money of up to £10,000.

The rest will leave with nothing

as, one by one, they're voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today

COULD win up £10,000.

They don't know each other but they'll have to work as a team.

Eight will leave with nothing

as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the teams.

I'm Paul, I'm 34, I live in Weybridge, I'm an insurance broker.

I'm Nicki, I'm 34, I live in Chorley

and I'm a private-practice counsellor.

I'm Keith, I'm 49, living in Newcastle, and I'm a nurse manager.

I'm Megan, I'm 50, I'm from Derbyshire and a lollipop lady.

I'm Alan, I'm 36, I'm from Bexley in Kent and I'm a power-tool fitter.

I'm Ann, I'm 49,

I live in Watford in Hertfordshire and I'm a secretary.

I'm Becky, I'm 23, I live in York and I work in a fast-food outlet.

My name is Gerald, I'm 61,

from Neath in West Glamorgan, a retired customer-service manager.

I'm Richard, I'm 27,

I'm from Melton Mowbray and I'm a production manager.

The aim is to answer enough questions correctly to reach £1,000.

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

Get a question wrong and you lose all the money in that chain.

If you say "Bank" before the question is asked the money is safe.

However, you start a new chain from scratch.

At the end of the round, only banked money can be taken forward.

There are three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically Alan. Let's play The Weakest Link.

This is for £20. Start the clock. People who talk a lot have the gift of the what?

Gab.

Sir Alf Ramsey managed which national football team?

England.

Are Jerseys dairy or beef cattle?

Dairy.

What did Jack and Jill go up the hill to fetch?

A pail of water.

What L is the 40-day period of fasting that leads up to Easter?

Lent.

In November 2001, which female royal visited the Queen Vic pub

on a visit to the EastEnders set?

The Queen.

-Bank.

-Of which state was Hillary Clinton First Lady for 12 years?

Arkansas.

A mixture of thick fog and drizzle is known as what...

-Smog.

-Scotch broth or Scotch mist?

Scotch mist.

No, you interrupted. I have to accept your first answer.

In maths, how many years are there in 36 months?

Three years.

Sikhism originated in what country?

India.

-Bank.

-In TV, is Monty Don an expert in cooking or gardening?

Gardening.

Which US islands were previously the Sandwich Islands?

-Virgin Islands.

-Hawaii.

In which city is Notre Dame Cathedral on the Ile de la Cite?

Paris.

What B was the nickname of the pilot created by Captain WE Johns?

Biggles.

The name of a horror-film series was A Nightmare On...which street?

Elm Street.

Is the Black Country in the Midlands or the Northeast?

The Midlands.

Sickness from food contaminated with toxins is known as food what?

Poisoning.

-Bank.

-In Are You Being Served?, who had the catchphrase "I'm free"?

Mr Humphries.

In card games, what W is a card that can take any value?

-Winner.

-Wild.

In 2001, what series of books for children by Roger Hargreaves

celebrated its 30th anniversary?

The Mr Men.

Who played guitar for the Yardbirds, Cream and Derek and the Dominos?

-Pass.

-Eric Clapton.

In chemistry, what E is a substance that cannot be decomposed into a simpler substance?

-I don't know.

-Element.

Name the egg-laying mother of a beehive.

Queen.

In 2001, the first name of which TV cook was included in a dictionary as a noun and adjective?

Delia.

-Bank.

-In which century was Harrow school founded, 16th or 20th?

16th.

Keith, in maths...

Time's up, and you banked £850. Who stopped you hitting the target?

Who's the millstone round your neck? Whose intelligence turns out to be rather limited?

One of you will leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Becky is the weakest link as she gave most wrong answers.

The strongest link is Nicki.

She answered all her questions correctly and banked most money.

But who will lose out?

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

-So, Ann the secretary, do you wear those pearls to work?

-Sometimes.

What, in Watford?

-Oh, yes. They've got nice shops in Watford.

-Don't be silly.

-Why Keith?

-I just didn't like the way he interrupted you.

Nor did I.

What do you do, Richard?

-I'm a production manager.

-Meaning what?

-I produce food.

-Food?

-Ready meals, or recipe dishes.

-Ready meals or recipe dishes?

-Depending on how you'd like to term it.

-Explain.

Used to be termed ready meals but now it's recipe dishes.

-For people who can't cook?

-No, people with no time.

-Can you cook?

-Almost anything, with a book.

-You're a clever clogs, are you?

-I can read.

-We'll see about that. Why Keith?

The interruption again, I'm afraid.

-Becky, where are you from?

-York.

-Is your general knowledge there?

-I'm not very good on geography.

-Or many things. You only got one right.

You didn't ask the right questions.

-Did you think Keith was the weakest link?

-No, but I didn't like the way he interrupted.

-Who was?

-Me.

-Right. However, it's votes that count. Keith, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Well, I admit my worst nightmare was to be voted off first

but I've got to live with it.

I'd like to see Megan voted off because she's too brash

and I don't think she deserves to win it.

Round two.

£850 in the kitty, eight of you left, ten seconds off the time.

We start with the previous strongest link, Nicki.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In 1968, which band set up the record label Apple?

The Beatles.

What H is a tool for driving in nails or breaking rock?

Hammer.

Which point is 180 degrees round a compass from northwest?

Southeast.

-Bank.

-At which sport event in 1913 did suffragette Emily Davison die,

the Derby or the Grand National?

-The Grand National.

-The Derby.

What H is the one-word command used to order a marching squad to stop?

Halt.

In which cartoon do the characters Wimpy, Olive Oyl and Brutus appear?

Er, Popeye.

What is 22 divided by 2?

11.

In geography, which is further north, Middlesbrough or Carlisle?

-Middlesbrough.

-Carlisle.

The Twelfth Night falls in which month?

January.

What P is a type of freshwater fish and a body position used in diving?

-I don't know.

-Pike.

On an Ordnance Survey map, for what does the abbreviation MP stand?

-National Park.

-Milepost.

The address Number 1, London, belongs to Apsley House,

home of the Wellington Museum and sited on which famous corner?

Hyde Park Corner?

Founded in 1857, the Peabody Conservatory serves what function,

teaching music or growing orchids?

-Growing orchids.

-No, teaching music.

Which former England football manager released a book in 2001 entitled Football Heroes?

-Bobby Robson.

-Terry Venables.

What E describes the tidal mouth of a river where it meets the sea?

-Mouth.

-Estuary.

According to fossil records, did ferns or flowering plants evolve first?

-Flowering.

-Ferns.

In the pantomime featuring Jack and his mother, Dame Trott,

which plant grows enormously overnight?

-A beanstalk.

-Correct.

In November 2001, Republican millionaire Michael Bloomberg was elected mayor of which US city?

-Denver.

-New York.

In French, a circumflex accent is shaped like an upside-down version of which letter of the alphabet?

-An "E".

-A "V".

Newton Wonder and Bramley Seedlings are varieties of which fruit?

Apples. Bank. >

Under the Children and Young Persons Act, a child may be criminally responsible at 10 or 14?

10.

Gerald, a winter sport...

Time's up.

That was an appalling round, team.

You achieved a dismal £120 in that round.

If ignorance was music, who'd be the orchestra?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, Nicki is the strongest link.

She was the only one to answer all her questions correctly.

The weakest link is Paul. But have the other players noticed this?

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

Well, team, we have a four-way tie.

Paul, Megan, Alan and Gerald.

Two votes each.

-Gerald, why Alan?

-I remember he got two questions wrong in that round.

-How did you do in that round?

-I know I got one wrong.

-Alan, were your other shirts in the wash?

-Yes.

-Why Paul?

-I was just aware he got two questions wrong.

Megan, don't like people from Wales.

I'm not Welsh. I'm from Derbyshire.

I said you don't like people from Wales.

-Sorry, I thought you said YOU don't. I do like people...

-Wake up, Megan!

I do like Welsh people and I like Gerald very much,

but I think he got two wrong.

-Paul, have you got a big house?

-No, I have a very, very small flat.

-Why do you live in a poncy place like Weybridge?

-It's a lovely place.

Wouldn't live anywhere else.

What do you do in Weybridge?

Erm, play golf. There's a couple of nice bars and restaurants...

Must be very exciting in Weybridge. Why Megan?

Only because she got answers wrong.

-You had a terrible round.

-I had a shocker. Three wrong.

In a tied vote, the strongest link casts the deciding vote.

The strongest link in the last round was Nicki.

-Do you need counselling or can you do this alone?

-I think I'm OK.

-Why did you vote for Gerald?

-I was disappointed he didn't bank,

when the money was horrendously low.

Hm. Horrendously low. Is that a counselling word?

No. It's a northern word.

OK, well, the choice is between Paul, Megan, Alan or Gerald.

I'll stay with my original decision

-and vote for Gerald.

-Why?

-Erm, as I say,

the opportunity was there to bank some money and he didn't take it.

Statistically, team, the worst player by far was Paul,

who lives in a tiny flat in Weybridge and plays golf.

But Gerald goes back to Wales. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think I've let Wales down.

I was the only Welsh one here and we know all about Anne and Wales.

I thought I'd go right to the end.

Alan's had two questions wrong in both rounds.

He won't get away with it much longer and he doesn't deserve to win.

Round three. Out of £2,000, you've banked 970.

We take 10 seconds off your time.

We start with the strongest link Nicki. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The children's TV show with Hammy Hamster was Tales Of The where?

Riverbank.

In modern literature, which author wrote Bravo Two Zero?

-I don't know.

-Andy McNab.

What's the first name of John Prescott's wife? Maureen or Pauline?

Pauline.

The female rock singer who had a posthumous UK hit album in 1971 with Pearl, was Janice who?

Joplin. Bank. >

Which football club is based in Birmingham Aston Villa or QPR?

Aston Villa.

In US history, in which century was the battle of the Alamo fought?

-16th.

-19th.

Which undergarment for women with loose legs gathered at the knee

is named after a 19thC US social reformer?

Bloomers.

-Bank.

-What P is a type of ham and a town in Italy?

Parma.

What's the term for MPs who sit behind the front row of seats in the House of Commons?

Backbenchers.

When milk is left to stand, a layer of which dairy product will form?

Cream. Bank. >

In which city are medieval streets the Shambles and Stonegate popular attractions Chester or York?

York.

What A is given to the process by which digested food moves into the bloodstream?

-Pass.

-Absorption.

Michael Jackson had a 1979 UK hit with Don't Stop Till You Get what?

Enough.

The haulage company founded in 1970 that has its own fan club

is called Eddie who Limited?

-Butler.

-Stobart.

Which actor was the male star of the 1954 film On The Waterfront?

-Humphrey Bogart.

-Marlon Brando.

Brothers Ian and Greg Chappell both captained Australia at which sport?

Cricket.

What J means excessive patriotism or advocating a policy of war?

Can you repeat the question?

What J means excessive patriotism or advocating a policy of war?

-Jeering.

-Jingoism.

In which decade was the decimal halfpenny coin withdrawn from circulation in the UK?

-The '70s.

-'80s.

Which grain is used to make a flapjack barley or oats?

Oats. Bank. >

Richard, in the animal kingdom...

Time is up and you only banked £190.

Who'd be out of their depth in a car-park puddle?

Who has lost their fizz? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Paul remains the weakest link.

Ann is the strongest link.

But what will the team consider when casting their votes?

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

Nicki, the counsellor, why Paul?

-I couldn't believe the Eddie Stobart question.

-You think he lied?

-No, I couldn't believe he wouldn't know it.

-He's from Weybridge.

True. He's a Southerner. Yeah.

-Alan, what colour are the shirts in the wash?

-Worse than this.

This is my favourite one!

-Why Paul?

-The Eddie Stobart question.

-What was wrong with it?

In Weybridge, he's right by the M25. Hundreds of their lorries go up and down there all day.

Paul, with four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

That wasn't a very good effort by me. Extremely disappointed.

I'll be ripped to shreds when I get back.

I think Becky will be voted off next.

The others have a broader breadth of knowledge than she does.

Round four, team.

You've got £1,160 in the bank. There are six of you left.

10 seconds come off the time. We start with the strongest link

that's Anne. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

If you were born on 2nd December, what star sign would you be?

-Capricorn.

-Sagittarius.

Nigel Dempster writes about what gardening or gossip?

Gossip.

In the 1941 animated film, which oversized parts of his anatomy

did Dumbo use to fly?

His ears.

Nicki, what's the famous book on fishing by Izaak Walton?

-Fly Fishing.

-The Compleat Angler.

In which English county are Macclesfield and Congleton?

Cheshire.

What C is the word used to describe the prerecorded laughter

dubbed onto a TV comedy show?

Canned laughter.

In American money, how many nickels are there in a quarter?

-Two.

-Five.

Which royal house preceded the house of Tudor?

-Pass.

-York!

The PR consultant born in 1943

and famed for his involvement with kiss-and-tell stories is Max who?

-Bygraves.

-Clifford.

Which ocean covers a larger area

than all the land area of the earth put together?

-Pacific.

-Correct.

Which former leader of the Conservative Party married Ffion Jenkins in December 1997?

-Hague. Douglas Hague.

-No, William Hague.

TV: in The Simpsons, what relation is Marge Simpson to Homer Simpson?

-His mother.

-No, his wife.

Melling Road and the Canal Turn are on which horseracing course?

Aintree. Bank. >

Which Italian soup is made with vegetables, pasta and green beans?

-Pass.

-Minestrone.

A performance by which singer of the aria Nessun Dorma was used for BBC coverage of the 1990 World Cup?

Luciano Pavarotti.

-Bank.

-Name the red-headed best friend of Harry Potter?

-Ron.

-I'll accept. Ron Weasley.

In 1884, what type of pen did American Louis Waterman invent?

-The biro.

-The fountain pen.

What's the name of the second book of the Old Testament?

Time's up. The correct answer is Exodus. A pathetic £40 you banked.

Whose spring bulbs haven't bloomed? Whose fish pond has frozen over?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Nicki is the strongest link for the third time in the game.

Ann is the weakest link, but who will take the next walk of shame?

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

-Richard, what qualifications have you got?

-A history degree.

-And you don't know Max Bygraves from Max Clifford.

-I DO know, Anne,

but I couldn't recall the answer.

-Why Ann?

-Hesitation and a couple of questions wrong, I'm afraid.

Megan, did Douglas Hague have a long political career?

No. I knew it was Hague but I couldn't think of his first name

and thought of Douglas, cos I got confused with another one.

-Which Douglas was that?

-Alec Douglas-Home.

-Right(!)

I know that's not William Hague, but... Sorry.

Try and get this right. Why Ann?

I know Ann got the one wrong about astrology sagittarius,

which I knew.

If someone gets one wrong and you know it, it sticks in your mind.

I'm glad something sticks in your mind.

Ann was the worst player. With three votes the pearly queen of Watford is back home.

Goodbye.

I think next to be voted off will be Megan.

She's crumbling under the pressure,

she's not listening to the questions and she's losing it.

Round five. Out of a possible £4,000 you've banked just £1,200.

Five of you left. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link Nicki.

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

Which 1971 film starred Michael Caine as a London gangster

who goes to Newcastle to investigate his brother's murder?

-I don't know.

-Get Carter.

Which fashion accessories are colloquially known as shades?

Sunglasses.

In the Wisden Cricketers' Almanac, which batsman was voted best cricketer of the 20th century?

-Greg Norman?

-No. Donald Bradman.

Suzi Quatro had a UK number one single in 1974 with Devil Gate what?

-Pass.

-Drive.

Which musical set in Vietnam is based on Madam Butterfly?

Miss Saigon.

In 1415, the battle of Agincourt took place between England and which country?

France. Bank. >

The former model who joined BBC Radio 1 as a presenter in 1999 is Sara who?

Cox.

In which decade did the Republic of Zimbabwe gain its independence?

-The '60s.

-The '80s.

Which nut is used to make marzipan?

Almond.

How many atoms of oxygen are there in one molecule of water?

-One.

-Correct.

The name of which Australian animal means "flat foot"?

-Kangaroo.

-Platypus.

In EastEnders, what is character Charlie Slater's occupation?

Taxi driver.

Which Northern Irish football star played for Bournemouth in 1983?

George Best. Bank. >

What's the name of the band formed by Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi in the 1980 film with the same name?

-The Outsiders.

-The Blues Brothers.

Heriot-Watt is a university whose campus is outside which British city?

-Lancaster.

-Edinburgh.

What word means a young fish and to cook in hot oil?

-Boil.

-Fry.

-Oooh!

How many pips make up the Greenwich time signal?

-Three.

-Six.

In 1921, which female scientist founded a birth-control clinic?

-Don't know.

-Marie Stopes.

Becky. In the animal kingdom...?

Time's up and you only banked £100 and it'll be a hard decision,

but whose lift has reached the basement? Who isn't up to the job?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Megan is the strongest link, having given the most correct answers.

In a reversal of fortune, Nicki is now the weakest link statistically.

Will her previous performance save her?

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

We have a tie. Nicki and Alan, two votes each.

-How do you think you're doing, Becky?

-Better than the first round.

-You couldn't be much worse, could you?

-No.

-Have you got a degree?

-Yes.

-Thought so.

-Why Nicki?

-I thought she got more wrong than anyone else.

Nicki, why Alan?

Erm...because I crashed and burned completely

and I had to go for who I thought was weakest after me.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link casts the vote.

The strongest link in that last round was our political historian, Megan.

-Why did you vote for Alan?

-Because he's been fine,

but I know he got one or two wrong, two wrong...

..and I thought he was the weakest link...and I think...

Sorry, Alan, it's time to go.

-Have you finished?

-Yes.

-Want to change your mind?

-No, I don't.

-OK.

Alan, the shirt is being retired. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was upset to get voted off, as I wasn't the weakest link.

I didn't play brilliantly on that round, but I wasn't the worst, so I should still be there.

Becky could go next. She's young and the questions are for older people.

She's lucky to get this far.

Round six.

A pathetic £1,300 in the bank

out of a possible 5,000.

Ten seconds coming off the time.

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

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The price of Brent crude is often quoted as being representative of which commodity?

Could you repeat the question?

The price of Brent crude is often quoted as being representative of which commodity?

Oil.

Which Italian city was not built in a day?

Rome.

-Bank.

-Which US actress starred in the films One Million Years BC and Myra Breckenridge?

-Pass.

-Raquel Welch.

In cricket, what is placed at each end of the pitch

to provide a neutral background behind the bowler's arm?

-A screen.

-I'll accept. Sightscreen.

Which English city on the River Trent was formed in 1910

as a federation of six Staffordshire pottery towns?

-I don't know.

-Stoke-On-Trent.

Which word in Christian prayers is derived from a Hebrew word meaning certainly?

Amen.

What is crossed with a horse to produce a mule?

Donkey.

-Bank.

-Comedian Billy Connolly married which ex-comic in Fiji?

Pamela Stephenson.

-Bank.

-A deerstalker is an item of which clothing?

Hat.

For what does the abbreviation "com" stand at the end of an Internet domain name?

-Pass.

-Commercial.

Great Slave and Tahoe are names of which geographical feature?

Lakes.

-Bank.

-Which former Arsenal player was appointed as the manager of Leeds United in 1998?

David O'Leary.

What's ten divided by three and a third?

-Thir... Oh.

-Three!

Which former British Prime Minister is credited with founding the Metropolitan Police Force?

-Douglas Hurd.

-No. Robert Peel.

What does the German number "drei" mean in English?

Two.

Time's up. The correct answer is three.

In that round you banked £140.

Who didn't listen well enough?

Whose lollipop keeps falling off its stick?

Who's more bygone than Bygraves

and who thinks the police force was founded during the Thatcher years?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Nicki is the strongest link as she answered all her questions correctly.

The weakest link statistically is Becky, but how will the votes go?

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

Richard, why Becky?

As a historian, that's one of the historical facts I know,

that Robert Peel founded the Metropolitan Police.

Megan, why Becky?

-I, er...I think...

-Keep it simple, Megan. Keep it simple.

-I'm sorry, I think Becky was the weakest link.

-OK!

Becky, if Douglas Hurd had founded the police force...

..policemen would be called dougies, not bobbies.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My dad is gonna be the most embarrassed.

He'll think the fact that I got the police question wrong is terrible.

He'll be embarrassed that his daughter got a question spectacularly wrong in public.

Round seven.

You've won £1,440 out of a possible 6,000.

Ten seconds coming off the time.

We start with the strongest link, Nicki.

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

Bucharest is the capital of where?

-Poland.

-Romania.

According to the Sun, which comedian allegedly ate a hamster?

Freddie Starr.

General Hannibal and his elephants crossed which mountain range in 218 BC?

The Alps.

Caryn Elaine Johnson is the real name of which actress who starred in Sister Act?

Whoopi Goldberg.

-Bank.

-Who wrote The Darling Buds Of May?

HE Bates.

Dovedale is a beauty spot in which English National Park?

The Peak District.

-Bank.

-Which imperial unit of weight is equal to 16 ounces?

A pound.

The light and puffy prawn-flavoured snack made from rice flour

and resembling a crisp, is known as a prawn what?

Cracker. Bank. >

Which port is thought to be named after the 7th-century Bishop of Dunwich, St Felix?

Felixstowe.

Which Blackadder character shares his name with a Lord Chancellor of England appointed in 1075?

-Melchett.

-Baldrick.

Which planet is named after the Roman goddess of love?

-Mars.

-Venus.

In which water sport might a competitor attempt an Eskimo roll?

-Water-skiing.

-Canoeing.

Which actor and comedian directed the film Stardust Memories?

Woody Allen.

Against which king did Hereward the Wake organise a revolt?

-King Harold.

-William the Conqueror.

In the USA, Baton Rouge replaced which city as the state capital of Louisiana in 1849?

-Pass.

-New Orleans.

After the Cabinet reshuffled...?

Time's up and you won £200.

In round eight, you can treble what you banked, so £3,000 is at stake,

but somebody's gotta go, who are you gonna hang on to?

Who are you gonna lose?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second time, Nicki has gone from being the strongest link to the weakest.

According to the statistics, Megan is the strongest link.

At this crucial stage, who will be the penultimate player to leave with nothing?

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

Megan, why Richard?

Richard got one that I got right, or would have got right.

-Do you think it's astonishing you're still here?

-Yes! I do. It's wonderful.

Nicki, why Richard?

It's gotta be said that Richard is the bigger threat to me winning.

Not any more. Richard, the historian, who makes quick meals,

you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm upset at being voted off in the last three.

I wasn't the weakest link. You can't trust women.

Megan's a wonderful character. I can't believe she's there. Doesn't deserve to win.

Round eight and you've won £1,640. Two of you left.

You have 90 seconds,

but whatever you win in this round will be trebled and added to your total

to make up your final prize money. £3,000 is at stake.

We start with the strongest link, that's Megan.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In China in the '30s, the journey undertaken by Communists was known as the Long what?

March. Bank. >

Which fashion designer's life inspired Andre Previn to write a musical called Coco?

Chanel. Bank. >

In which decade of the 20th century did Mussolini's forces invade Abyssinia?

1930s. Bank. >

The title of the 1986 hit single by Robert Palmer is Addicted To what?

Love.

Chesapeake Bay is a large inlet on the coast of which country?

USA. Bank. >

In which British city was the 1990s docu-soap Hotel filmed?

Liverpool. Bank. >

According to the expression, an imprudent speculator would get which parts of his body burnt?

Fingers. Bank. >

Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen were members of which comedy gang?

-Pass.

-The Crazy Gang.

The Black Dyke Mills Band was a well-known example of what type of band?

Brass band. Bank. >

Hob and gill are the male and female of which domestic creature?

-Pass.

-Ferret.

Which tea clipper is in Greenwich?

Cutty Sark. Bank. >

Which author wrote The World According To Garp?

-I don't know.

-John Irving.

In which industry...?

Time's up. You won £190, which we'll treble and add to the winnings from the previous rounds.

That means prize money today of £2,210, but only one of you can take the money home.

Now you'll play against each other. I'll ask alternating questions.

Whoever answers the most correctly wins, it's as simple as that.

So, Nicki and Megan, for £2,210, let's play The Weakest Link.

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

I'll go first.

In the children's book Old Yeller by Fred Gipson,

what type of animal is the title character?

A fish.

The correct answer's a dog.

In TV, which 1970 and '80s US sitcom featured an alien

who reported to his leader, Orson, at the end of each episode?

Mork and Mindy.

In cookery, the name of which tart,

made with shortcrust pastry, jam and almonds

derives its name from a Derbyshire town?

Bakewell tart.

Which physicist and mathematician in 1687

published his three laws of motion?

Sir Isaac Newton.

In gardening, the name of which English cathedral city followed by the word "bells",

gives the name of a popular, large, blue flower?

Canterbury.

Which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical was revived in 2001 by the Royal National Theatre?

-Oklahoma.

-No, the correct answer is South Pacific.

You're level-pegging. Megan to take the lead.

From 1945 to 1950, Ernest Bevin served as foreign secretary

in the government of which prime minister?

-Harold Macmillan.

-The correct answer's Clement Attlee.

The name of which 16th century Italian painter describes red hair,

as a result of his enthusiasm for painting red-headed subjects?

Titian.

You need to answer this question correctly or Nicki takes the money.

In football, Mohammed Al Fayed is chairman of which London club?

-Chelsea.

-No, it's Fulham.

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

and you go away with £2,210.

Megan, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I got to the final, I didn't win, but I've enjoyed it,

it's been brilliant.

A really spooky thing has happened.

I came here with the belief that I was gonna win.

I know that sounds really pretentious and showy-offy,

cos I would never be that confident,

but in my heart, I thought, "I've got a chance. I can do this."