13/08/2012 Weakest Link

Today's players are preparing for the show

where just one of them

wins prize money of up to £10,000.

The rest leave with nothing as their team-mates vote them the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio

could win up to £10,000.

They don't know each other but if they want the money, they must work as a team.

Eight of them will leave with nothing

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

Let's meet the team.

I'm Carol, I'm 56, a retired staff trainer from Peterborough.

I'm Les, I'm 39, I work as a courier driver, I live in Shepherds Bush.

I'm Beth, I'm 19, and a student from Birmingham.

I'm Geoff, I'm 45, I'm a police officer from South Shields.

I currently live in Birtley, County Durham.

I'm Lyndsey, I'm 26, and I'm a college administrator from Barnsley.

I'm Karen, I'm 41. I'm a housewife from Harrogate in North Yorkshire.

I'm Ian, I'm 56, I come from Dumfries and I'm retired.

I'm Craig, from Carlisle. I'm 27 and I work in retail.

I'm Joanne, I'm 36 and I'm a word processor from West Dulwich, London.

Now the rules: in each round

the aim is to get enough questions right to reach your £1000 target

within the time limit.

The fastest way is with a chain of nine right answers.

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

If you say "bank" before the question is asked,

the money is safe, but you start a new chain from scratch.

Only money that has been banked can be taken forward.

In Round One, there are three minutes on the clock.

We start with whoever is first alphabetically.

That's you, Beth. Let's play The Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20. Start the clock.

Little Jack Horner pulled out a plum

from what kind of pie?

-Plum pie.

-Christmas pie.

A moggy is a slang word for which pet?

A cat.

According to legend, what shape was King Arthur's table?

Round.

Complete the title of this children's TV series - Blue what?

-Pass.

-Peter.

How many signs of the zodiac are there?

Twelve.

The Prisoner Of Askaban and The Chamber

are books about what children's character?

Harry Potter.

Which word can mean a small immature plant

or to fire a gun?

Shoot.

What animal lives in a drey?

Squirrel.

Which musical and film is set in Rydell High School?

-Pass.

-Grease.

How many kidneys are there normally in the human body?

Two.

For which ingredient does the B stand in a BLT sandwich?

Bacon.

In TV, Richard Beckinsale played Godber

in which comedy series set in a prison?

Porridge.

In maths, what is 25 multiplied by 6?

-300.

-150.

What type of creature is a cottontail?

-Bird.

-A rabbit.

What Y is a semi-solid dairy product

made from milk fermented with bacteria?

Yoghurt.

What G is the study of the earth's origin, structure

and its rocks and minerals?

-Pass.

-Geology.

Introduced in 1985, Clive Sinclair's three-wheeled vehicle

powered by a washing-machine motor was the C what?

C5.

Which cartoon character appeared in the 1920s

and was accompanied by a dog called Snowy?

Tintin.

What M is the means by which the brain stores and retrieves information?

Memory.

-Bank.

-Which American star of An Officer And A Gentleman

was once married to Cindy Crawford?

-Gere.

-Richard Gere, correct.

What P are animal skins used to write on in medieval times?

-Pelt.

-Parchment.

Who duetted with George Michael

on the 1991 hit Don't Let The Sun Go Down On me?

Elton John.

In food, what B is the common name

applied to many plants of the legume family?

Beans.

Streetcar is the American name for what passenger vehicle?

Tram.

According to the proverb, every what tells a story?

-Sorry?

-According to the proverb, every what tells a story?

-Face.

-Picture.

In which English county is the town of Glastonbury?

In Somerset.

-Bank.

-What F is non-woven fabric...

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question.

You won £120.

Possibly one of the lowest first rounds

we have ever experienced on The Weakest Link.

Right, decision time, when you weed out the least worthy - a difficult choice.

Is anyone, or is everyone appearing less than intelligent?

Who might it be unwise to keep on the team?

One of you is about to leave. It's time to vote off the weakest link.

After a disappointing start, Geoff is the strongest.

The weakest is Karen, statistically.

Have the others picked up on this?

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

Joanne,

-why Karen?

-I remember she got a couple of questions wrong.

-I know

-I

-did, as well.

-Yes. Well, you managed to realise that.

Geoff, not happy with Karen?

-She got a couple of questions wrong and somebody had to go.

-Right.

-Carol, why Karen?

-She's nice but, having children,

I thought she'd have known Blue Peter.

Right. Can't add up, never heard of Blue Peter.

-My children will kill me.

-You are the weakest link, goodbye.

I think it's nerves that get you. You don't realise.

Your hands are shaking and you don't think that will happen to you.

All the answers just go out of your head.

I think Joanne should go next.

She got the same number of questions wrong as I did.

She also lost money for the team.

Round Two.

Of the £1000 you could have won, you've got a pathetic £120.

It's a wonder you bothered to make the journey. Eight left.

10 seconds off the clock. We'll start with the strongest. That's Geoff.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Is soy sauce produced from soya beans?

Yes.

What F is a common evergreen tree?

Fir tree.

In botany, what P is the part of a plant

usually absent from wind-pollinated flowers?

Petal.

Which actor and member of Spandau Ballet plays Steve Owen in EastEnders?

Martin Kemp.

The films of which pop artist include Sleep and Chelsea Girls?

I don't know.

Andy Warhol.

Where is Hindi most widely spoken?

India.

In film, who played Hans Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy?

-Mark Hammer.

-Harrison Ford.

Is the crayfish a fish or a crustacean?

Crustacean.

Which tennis tournament was instituted in 1877

by the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club?

Wimbledon.

What F means a specialist who gives scientific evidence in legal cases?

Forensic.

The 1992 film White Men Can't Jump is based around which sport?

-Don't know.

-Basketball.

What is the first name of opera singer Carreras?

Jose.

For what does the letter E stand in the university college known as the LSE?

Economics.

What is the 23rd letter of the English alphabet?

-U.

-W.

Which actor played Baldrick in TV comedy series Blackadder?

-Pass.

-Tony Robinson.

What member of a highly-trained military unit

is also a 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger film?

-Pass.

-Commando. Geoff, in literature,

who wrote the novel Whatever Love Means -

Frank Skinner or David Baddiel?

David Baddiel.

In The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe,

who does the White Witch befriend?

-Don't know.

-Edmund.

The 1979 film Quadrophenia was set in which decade?

1960s.

-Bank.

-In British politics, which party was led by Benjamin Disraeli?

The...Conservative.

What's the surname of Elvis, the English singer

born Declan McManus?

Elvis Costello.

What A is the word used to describe a fear of heights?

-I don't know.

-Acrophobia.

In what year was Radio One launched in the UK -

1967 or 1973?

'67.

-Bank.

-What H is a person who gains unauthorised access

to a computer system?

Hacker.

Time is up. Hacker is the correct answer.

You did even worse in that round than the first round.

You managed to bank £40.

Who needs to go? Get rid of the rubbish, hold on to the hopeful.

Who will go? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

After a disastrous round, Craig is strongest statistically.

The weakest is Carol, but will voting follow the facts?

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

-Craig, how's it going for you?

-It's going fine.

Not difficult when everyone else is so stupid.

Have you heard of banking?

-I have, yes.

-Why Joanne?

She got away with it last time but...

You thought she was the weakest? She wasn't, was she, Carol?

No. I didn't eat my spinach this morning.

What's your job?

-I'm retired.

-What did you do before?

Staff trainer for a telephone company.

-You weren't training people to think quickly?

-I was.

-Why Joanne?

-She didn't leave me anything to bank.

-You didn't leave Les anything to bank, did you?

-No.

Carol, you were the worst player statistically but, Joanne,

you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I feel upset about being voted off when I wasn't the weakest.

I think the rest of the team voted me off because...I hesitated

to give my answer and the previous round I got two wrong.

I think Craig will be voted off next. He's becoming more and more nervous as the rounds are progressing.

Round Three, and of the £2000 you could have won, you have banked £160.

It is ages since we have had such a spectacularly stupid bunch here.

Seven players left, ten seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest. That's Craig.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What was Jess 'The Body' Ventura before Governor of Minnesota?

Wrestler.

What was the family name of Robert,

King of Scots between 1306 and 1329?

-I don't know.

-Bruce.

What C is a town in Western France

famous for brandy distillation?

-Calais.

-Cognac.

In the human eye, which cells enable us to see colours -

rods or cones?

Cones.

To which geological age does the Jura mountain range lend its name?

Jurassic.

In which European country is the River Shannon?

Ireland.

In DIY, flat and crosshead are both types of which tool?

Screwdriver.

-Bank.

-What A is the width of the opening

allowing light into a camera?

-Aspect.

-Aperture.

Is a dirge played at a wedding or a funeral?

A funeral.

The feathers of which bird

are used to make a shuttlecock?

-Peacock.

-Goose.

Is the constellation of Cassiopeia in the northern or southern sky?

-Southern.

-Northern.

In England, what P describes the area served by a local church?

Parish.

Where in Japan is the world's first John Lennon museum?

Singapore.

Tokyo. Australia's Kakadu National Park

was used as a location for which 1986 film starring Paul Hogan?

Crocodile Dundee.

What is the front of a boat called?

Bow.

-Bank.

-At room temperature and standard pressure

is chlorine a solid, liquid or gas?

-Solid.

-Gas.

Which South African-born novelist had the first names John Ronald Reuel?

-Pass.

-JRR Tolkien.

Which US playwright wrote the 1964 play After The Fall,

which many believe is based on his marriage to Marilyn Monroe?

I don't know.

Arthur Miller. Living organisms were originally divided into two simple groups

known as the plant and animal what?

Kingdom.

Name the Shakespearean-sounding TV policeman played by Robert Carlyle.

Hamish Macbeth.

In the animal kingdom, is a baboon classed as an ape?

-Yes.

-No.

-Bank.

-What is the famous deep steep-wall canyon in north-western Arizona?

The Grand Canyon.

Who played the character Frank Drebin in the Naked Gun films?

Leslie Nielsen.

-Bank.

-Which boxer, nicknamed the Dark Destroyer...

-Nigel Benn.

It's the correct answer, but you were out of time.

You did slightly better in that round. You banked £300.

Those desperately clinging on should be put out of their misery.

Ditch the ditherer. Time to vote off the weakest link.

Geoff is the strongest for the second time.

Les is the weakest. He got all his questions wrong.

But how will the voting go?

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

Beth, remind us what you do.

-I'm a student.

-Studying what?

-Theology.

-Only one question right.

-Yes, but I've done relatively well in the other rounds.

-Why Carol?

-Because I thought she was the weakest link.

-She got many questions wrong in other rounds.

-We've had enough of you.

Lyndsey...

what do you do?

-I'm a college administrator.

-Does it involve any geography?

-No, luckily, the top of the street and I'm there.

-You think Singapore is in Japan.

-I haven't got a clue about geography.

-Why Carol?

Questions wrong, hesitant.

-It's difficult to choose now.

-You thought she was the weakest link.

-Was she, Les?

-I don't think so.

-No.

-No. Les thinks shuttlecocks are made from peacock feathers.

Statistically, he was the worst player. But, Carol,

the speed at which you think has depressed them. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Geoff is definitely driving the show.

In team-talks before the recording

he was telling us what to do, as though we couldn't think for ourselves.

I would least like Geoff to win because he is certain that he will.

Round Four. £460 banked so far.

There are six of you left.

Ten seconds off the clock. You have two-and-a-half minutes.

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

Start the clock. Where is the Guildhall School of Music and Drama?

London.

What L is the common name for a climbing plant of the cucumber family

that can be used as a sponge?

-Pass.

-Loofah.

In film, what was the stage name of the comic Roscoe Arbuckle who died in 1933?

Fatty Arbuckle.

Was Francois Mitterrand president or prime minister of France?

President.

-Bank.

-In 1971, which American tennis player

became the first female athlete to win 100,000 in a year?

Billie Jean King.

Denmark's principal airport is nearest which city?

-Helsinki.

-Copenhagen.

What is the surname of Jimmy, the Scottish lead singer

with the 1980s band Bronski Beat and the Communards?

-Pass.

-Somerville.

One of the roles of the lungs is to remove excess what from the blood?

Carbon dioxide.

In global meteorology, which pole has the least sunlight per year?

-North Pole.

-South Pole.

Is the potato more closely related to the tomato or leek?

-Leek.

-Tomato.

Which Merseyside club played in four FA Cup Finals in the '80s but only won one?

Everton.

What O is a keyboard instrument in which air blown by bellows

vibrates within pipes to produce sound?

Organ.

-Bank.

-Is it considered lucky or unlucky to whistle in a theatre?

Unlucky.

What T is the two sections of the Christian bible and means covenant or agreement?

Testament.

What was the name of Mel Brooks' 1974 spoof western starring Gene Wilder?

Blazing Saddles.

-Bank.

-What is the tympanic membrane in the ear known as?

Eardrum.

What M is a city and chief sea port of Kenya?

Mombasa.

-Bank.

-Who destroyed Rome in 455 AD, Vandals or hooligans?

Vandals.

-Bank.

-In a bakery, how much would pay for three baguettes if they cost 85p each?

£2.55.

Which V is a French town developed round a 17th century palace built by Louis XIV?

Versailles.

In which American sport would you use the terms: at bats, RBIs and double plays?

Baseball.

-Bank.

-Which pasta dish is favoured by the cartoon cat Garfield?

Time is up. The correct answer was lasagne.

You banked £370, but whose time is up?

Who should rethink the difference between ambition and talent re their general knowledge?

Eject the idiot. It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Les survived the last vote and has gone from weakest to strongest link.

Beth is the weakest statistically. But who will lose out in the vote?

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

-Craig.

-Mm-hm.

-Why Les?

-I thought everyone was similar, so I went on previous rounds.

-I thought Les was the weakest link.

-He wasn't, was he, Beth?

I don't know. I thought he was.

-Where are you a student?

-Birmingham.

-Birmingham...?

-University.

It's got its work cut out, hasn't it?

Absolutely.

Statistically, you were the worst player.

-Les, what do you do?

-Courier driver.

You'll be able to find the exit. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think the team voted me off because of tactics.

I think they thought I might become a threat after I warmed up a bit.

Beth should be voted off next. She was the weakest before and she should go.

Round Five.

Your total is £830. Five of you left. Another ten seconds off the time.

In your wisdom you voted off the strongest link,

so we go with the second strongest - Geoff. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. What R describes anything pertaining to the kidneys?

Renal.

Which famous rapper and actor plays Muhammad Ali in the 2001 film Ali?

Will Smith.

Which Welsh-born actor starred in the 1993 film Shadowlands?

Anthony Hopkins.

A Shakespeare festival is held in Central Park in which US city?

New York.

If a train travels 180 miles in three hours, what's the average speed per hour?

60mph.

The Cherokee people are indigenous to which continent?

-America.

-North America.

I can't accept. In medicine, which human organ

was successfully transplanted for the first time in 1963?

-Heart.

-Liver.

In the animal kingdom, does the dormouse have a tail?

Yes.

Which star of The Untouchables made his directing debut with A Bronx Tale?

Robert De Niro.

What innovative change did John Harwood make to watches in 1923?

-He introduced the battery.

-No - self-winding.

Bermuda was discovered by the Spaniard Juan Bermudez in which century, 15th or 16th?

-15th.

-16th.

In which decade did the Hooverville shantytowns spring up in cities across the USA?

'30s.

In American sport, for what do the initials NHL stand?

Don't know.

National Hockey League. On which continent is Uzbekistan?

Asia.

What's the first name of the British politician

whose official title is Lord Hurd of Westwell?

-Irving.

-Douglas.

Are dark matt surfaces good or bad absorbers of radiation?

Good.

In sport, what nationality is the rally driver Tommi Makinen?

Finnish.

Which Scandinavian playwright wrote A Doll's House?

Ibsen.

-Bank.

-What I are the emblems worn by members of the military?

Insignia.

-Bank.

-Which Question Of Sport team captain has won 60 caps for Scotland?

Ally McCoist.

Bank.

You banked just in time.

Thank goodness.

In total you put into your kitty £140.

Who now is completely, utterly out of their depths?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Craig is the strongest. He got all his questions right.

Geoff is the weakest - will his earlier good form save him when it comes to the vote?

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

Ian, why Beth?

I thought she dithered.

-Geoff, what do you do?

-Police officer.

Do your skills involve being able to count up to four?

Yes.

So you'd understand if I said you got two right and two wrong?

-Yes.

-Would you understand if I said you were the worst player statistically?

-For that round I would agree.

-Right. Beth,

-you're a student at Birmingham University.

-Yes.

-Studying theology.

-Yes.

-Did you choose it because it was easy?

-I changed it because it was easier.

-Just as well, then.

-Exactly.

-When you grow up, what do you want to do?

-I'd like to be a journalist.

-Would you?

Even I am speechless at that suggestion.

Geoff, you were the worst player but, Beth, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was nominated because I'm young, a student

and I was quite an easy target.

My general knowledge isn't fantastic

and the others picked up on that.

I would really like to see Craig win. He's a nice bloke,

he has very good general knowledge and he gets on with the team.

Round Six

and we soldier on.

You've got £970 so far. There are four of you left, including the policeman

who, to our certain knowledge, can count up to four.

Another ten seconds off your time. Craig was the strongest link last round. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. In Sikhism, is the Amrit Pahul

a rite of passage ceremony for men, women or both?

Both.

Who played the character Rico Ratso Rizzo in the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy?

Dustin Hoffman.

In economics, in what decade was the full gold standard abandoned in Great Britain?

-'20s.

-1930s.

In which English county would you find the city of Chester?

Cheshire.

What is the first name of Seth, author of the 1986 novel The Golden Gate?

Vikram.

Complete the title of this Joseph Conrad novel - Under Western what?

Skies.

Eyes. Which Italian city has football teams called AC and Internazionale?

Milan.

Aneurin Bevan resigned as Minister of Labour in 1951

over the imposition of charges for false teeth and what else?

Eye tests.

Spectacles. In mythology, Cadmus was a Phoenician prince who founded which Greek city?

-Athens.

-Thebes.

The US state of North Dakota borders which country?

Canada.

The city of Genoa is a port on which sea?

Mediterranean.

In music, is the Italian term "presto" an instruction to play fast or slow?

Fast.

-Bank.

-The Yahoos are in which satire by Jonathan Swift?

Gulliver's Travels.

In which county are Wimborne Minster and Blandford Forum?

Dorset.

In America, what town, northeast of Boston, is famous for its witch trials?

Salem.

-Bank.

-French designer Jean Paul Gaultier designed bustiers worn by which pop star?

Madonna.

Where in Scotland are St Andrews and Dunfermline?

Lothian.

Fife. In darts, what's the highest score that can be achieved with one dart?

50.

Time is up. The answer is 60.

You banked £200.

Who is WELL past their best?

Root out the rubbish and, my goodness, there's a lot of it.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Ian is the strongest link statistically.

Craig is the weakest link, although he did bank money for the team.

But will the others have noticed?

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

We have a tie, team. Craig and Geoff, two votes each.

Craig, why Geoff?

I thought everyone was similar but, going on the last round,

he started well, but he's slowing down.

You thought he was the weakest link. Geoff, why Craig?

I thought Craig got a few wrong there, as we all did.

When the vote is tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote.

Ian, you voted for Geoff.

Statistically, he was not the weakest link.

You can stick with Geoff, change your mind.

Which do you prefer?

-I think I'll stick with Geoff.

-Why?

Because of the last round.

He should have gone last time,

but we didn't realise he was the weakest link.

Geoff, your sins have caught up with you.

Being able to count to four, and being in the police was not enough.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was disappointed. Ian and Craig are good competitors.

But it was tactical voting and I think they'll vote Lyndsey off next.

I would least like Ian to win because he voted me off,

when, clearly, I shouldn't have been voted off.

Round Seven, and despite your phobia about banking,

you finally managed to get over the £1,000.

You have £1170 in the kitty.

Three of you left.

Ten seconds off the clock. We start with the strongest link.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Baton Rouge is the capital of which US state?

Louisiana.

Which British novelist was a war correspondent during World War II?

Ian Fleming.

George Orwell. How many eyes does a honey bee have? Five or ten?

Five.

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was born in which decade?

1930s.

-Bank.

-In Troilus and Cressida,

who did Paris seduce, causing the Trojan War?

Helen of Troy.

In music, how many beats in a bar does a waltz usually have?

Four?

Three. The Rye House plot of 1683 was a conspiracy

to kill which English king for his Catholic leanings?

James II.

Charles II. What H is a gas whose atom comprises one proton and one electron?

Hydrogen.

Which British comedian had a 1975 UK top ten hit with Funky Moped?

Billy Connolly.

Jasper Carrott. After Anthony Crosland,

was David Steel or David Owen foreign secretary?

David Owen.

England and which other country were united by the 1707 Act of Union?

The USA.

Scotland. In UK geography, Leicester stands on which river?

Don't know.

The River Soar. In which year of the '90s did Robbie Williams release Millennium?

1990s.

1998. Which comic-strip cat was created by Otto Mesmer and Pat Sullivan in 1919?

Garfield.

Felix. By what name are gastropods more commonly known?

Seed pods.

Snails. When did the Labour Representation Committee

become the Labour Party, 1906 or 1912?

1906.

-Bank.

-In which outdoor activity is "ledgering" employed?

Time is up. The answer is angling. You banked £70.

In Round Eight you get the chance to treble what you bank,

assuming you're capable of banking anything.

Potentially there's £3000 to be won.

The question is...who is even more rubbish than the other two?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Ian is the strongest link. He got the most answers correct.

Lyndsey only answered one question correctly.

But, at this crucial stage, how will the voting go?

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

Craig, why Lyndsey?

Didn't want a woman in the end?

No. I thought she didn't get any questions right.

She got one right.

And YOU got three wrong.

I got some right as well, though.

Ian, why Lyndsey? Did you think she was too hesitant?

Perhaps.

Because you're very quick, aren't you(?)

Sometimes.

Lyndsey,

the men want to fight it out. Statistically you WERE the worst player.

It's difficult to know!

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I found Anne quite intimidating.

A bit evil, the way that she stared at you.

She reminded me of the headmistress from the Roald Dahl book Matilda,

where she swings people round by the hair and throws them over the fence.

Round Eight. You've got £1240.

There are two of you left.

Ian and Craig.

You have only 90 seconds, but whatever you win will be trebled

and added to your prize total.

£3000 is at stake.

We start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Ian.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In which century did the poet John Milton live and work?

17th.

-Bank.

-In the children's TV series,

what was the name of the female Smurf?

Pass.

Smurfette. What A is a Germanic tribe

that conquered England with the Saxons in 5 AD?

Angles.

-Bank.

-Which famous nurse was named after an Italian city?

Florence Nightingale.

Which American State was known as the Sandwich Islands?

Hawaii.

-Bank.

-What's the first name of ex-Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown, Jeremy or Anthony?

Jeremy.

In the Grand National, a horse must jump how many fences to complete a race,

10, 20 or 30?

30.

-Bank.

-When was poison gas first used in modern warfare, 1912 or 1915?

1915.

-Bank.

-Which town in West Sussex on the River Arun

has an 11th C castle and a 19th C cathedral?

Don't know.

Arundel. Atom Heart Mother was a UK No.1 album for which band in 1970?

Pink Floyd.

Which football club shares Selhurst Park stadium with Crystal Palace?

Don't know.

Wimbledon. A company counter-bidding for the target of a hostile takeover

is known as a white what?

Don't know.

Knight. Which film awards ceremony...

Time is up. You banked £160.

We'll treble that and add it to the winnings of the previous rounds.

That means prize money of £1720.

Only one of you can win that money so you'll play against each other.

I'll ask alternate questions. Best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.

If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death until we have a winner.

Ian and Craig, for £1720, let's play The Weakest Link.

Craig, you choose who goes first.

I'll go first.

Which rock legend played the guitar solo on the Beatles song,

While My Guitar Gently Weeps?

Eric Clapton.

Correct.

Ian.

In football, which former England manager took over from Ruud Gullit

at Newcastle, in 1999?

-Bobby Robson.

-Correct.

Craig.

The Battle of Goose Green took place

during which 20th-century conflict?

The Falklands War.

That is correct.

Ian.

Which fruit-powered superhero was first seen in the Nutty comic book?

Nutty Professor?

No. The correct answer is...

Bananaman.

Craig.

In Geography, in which English county is the Forest of Bowland?

Norfolk.

The correct answer is Lancashire.

Ian, to draw level.

What name was later given to the first successful powered aeroplane

developed by the Wright Brothers in 1903

after the town near which it was tested?

Spirit of St Louis?

The correct answer is Kitty Hawk.

Craig, which king of Britain and Ireland

was executed on charges of High Treason in 1649?

Charles I.

Correct.

Ian, you need to answer this correctly to remain in the game.

What was the name of the musician and variety show host from the 1950s

who would cry, "Wakey, wakey!" at the start of his band show?

Billy Cotton.

Correct.

Craig, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.

So, for £1720:

Inaugurated in 1860, which American mail service

used relays of horsemen between Missouri and California?

Federal Express.

The correct answer is Pony Express.

Ian, you need to answer this correctly to remain in the game.

Which Australian-born US actor starred as Fletcher Christian

in the 1933 film In The Wake Of The Bounty?

Mel Gibson.

The correct is Errol Flynn.

Craig, you are today's strongest link, and you go away with £1720.

Ian, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I realised I'd won right on the very last question.

Ian paused and I knew that he would have to guess the question.

I was willing him to get it wrong!

I think I was the best player.

I could have voted for Craig when there were only three of us

so I saved his bacon, in a way.

I feel chuffed to bits. Can't believe it.

Subtitles by ITFC for BBC Subtitling - 2001