0:00:02 > 0:00:04Nine contestants are on the show.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Only one will win prize money
0:00:06 > 0:00:08of up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11The rest of the team leave with nothing as one by one,
0:00:11 > 0:00:14they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Any of the nine people in the studio here today
0:00:36 > 0:00:39could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41They don't know each other.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44If they want the prize, they have to work as a team.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47But eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:47 > 0:00:52as round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58I'm Mike. I'm 41, I live in Warwickshire,
0:00:58 > 0:01:00and I'm a police officer.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05I'm Andrew. I'm 22. I'm from Croydon, and I'm a recent graduate.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08My name is Jane. I'm 52.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12I'm from Louth, Lincolnshire, and I'm an artist.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16I'm Martin. I'm 47, from Hampshire but living in York.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18I'm a software developer.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20I'm Rachel. I'm 31.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I live in London, and I'm a teacher of drama.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28My name's Donna. I'm 27. I live in Redditch, Worcestershire,
0:01:28 > 0:01:30and I'm a mum.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I'm Tony. I'm from East Sussex.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36I'm 53, and I'm a vehicle transporter.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39I'm Jo. I'm 26, from King's Lynn, in Norfolk.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41I work in customer services.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43I'm Sheila. I'm 42.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47I'm from Liverpool, and I work part time in a bank.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Now, the rules. Aim to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:51 > 0:01:53to reach your £1,000 target
0:01:53 > 0:01:56within the time limit. The fastest way
0:01:56 > 0:02:00is to build a chain of nine correct answers. Get it wrong,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03and you lose all the money in that chain.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06If you say "Bank" before the question is over,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09the money is safe,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11but you start a new chain.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16Remember, only money banked can be carried to the next round.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Round One has three minutes on the clock.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23We'll start with the name that's first in the alphabet.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24That's Andrew.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31This question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34What is the main ingredient of an omelette?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Eggs.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38In which London abbey
0:02:38 > 0:02:40is Mary Queen of Scots buried?
0:02:40 > 0:02:41Westminster.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43What T is the name of a fish
0:02:43 > 0:02:47whose varieties include skipjack and yellow fin?
0:02:47 > 0:02:48Tuna.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51What's the opposite of alkaline?
0:02:51 > 0:02:52Acid.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54I'll accept.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58In UK geography, Burton and Newark are on which river?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00The Trent.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03How many letters are in the English alphabet?
0:03:03 > 0:03:0426.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- Jo.- Bank. - What V means a female fox?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Vixen.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14In the title of the James M Cain novel, who always rings twice?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16The postman.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21Mike. Which of these is one of the seven deadly sins,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23envy or miserliness?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Envy.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Andrew. What B is the name of the branch of biology
0:03:29 > 0:03:31dealing with plant life?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Botanics.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35Botany.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38I'll accept. Jane. In literature,
0:03:38 > 0:03:42who wrote Journey To The Centre Of The Earth in the 19th C?
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Jules Verne.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- Martin.- Bank. - In the nursery rhyme
0:03:46 > 0:03:51Hey Diddle Diddle, which animal laughed to see such sport?
0:03:51 > 0:03:52The cow.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53The dog.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55In which 1999 film
0:03:55 > 0:03:57did Brendan Fraser play an adventurer
0:03:57 > 0:03:59in search of the Egyptian City of the Dead?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01The Mummy.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03What P is a substance
0:04:03 > 0:04:07formed in bogs, that can be dried for fuel?
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Pot... No, pass.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09Peat.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14In fashion, what means headwear and a battle in the Crimea?
0:04:14 > 0:04:15Balaclava.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20What N, an atomic particle, weighs as much as a proton but has no charge?
0:04:20 > 0:04:21A nucleus.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22No, a neutron.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27The title of the 1895 novel by Thomas Hardy is Jude The what?
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Sorry. Don't know.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Obscure.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33By what name is the smallest pig in a litter known?
0:04:33 > 0:04:34Runt.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38Which US actor and comedian directed Purple Rose Of Cairo
0:04:38 > 0:04:40and Manhattan Murder Mystery?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Steven Spielberg.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44No. Woody Allen.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Where on the body of a cricket are its ears?
0:04:47 > 0:04:48On its legs.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Front legs. I'll accept legs.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54In 1938 Chamberlain claimed "peace in our time"
0:04:54 > 0:04:56after meeting Hitler where?
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Berlin.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Munich.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00In the scale doh, re, mi,
0:05:00 > 0:05:02which note immediately precedes soh?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Mi.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Fa.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Donna, in 1969, which country first landed men on the moon?
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Russia.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12America.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17What describes two panes with a small space between to insulate?
0:05:17 > 0:05:18Laminate.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Double glazing.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24What's the first name of TV/radio presenter Lord Bragg of Wigton?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Melvyn.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- Who wrote The Odessa File? - I don't know.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Frederick Forsyth. How many...
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Time's up.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36You've banked £750
0:05:36 > 0:05:39out of a possible £1,000.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Who prevented you reaching the target?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Who is not the brightest light in the harbour?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57With the most correct answers, Jane is strongest statistically.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Weakest is Sheila,
0:05:59 > 0:06:03but will voting follow facts at this early stage?
0:06:03 > 0:06:08Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30We have a tie, team.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Andrew and Sheila, three votes each.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Tony, what do you do?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- I'm a vehicle transporter. - Oh.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42That sounds complicated. Can you say it in English?
0:06:42 > 0:06:47It's not complicated, Anne. I take vehicles from one place to another.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Funny you couldn't say that.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Why Andrew?
0:06:50 > 0:06:56He's a bit young and his depth of knowledge isn't what we need.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Mike, what do you do?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- I'm a police officer, Anne. - Are you?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- Do you wear that shirt to work? - No.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Good. Why Andrew?
0:07:05 > 0:07:09I believe Andrew got a couple of questions wrong.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Donna. You're a mum?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Mm-hm. - Where were you in that last round?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- I was here. - Oh. We hardly noticed.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21- You only answered one correctly. - She answered two.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Incorrectly.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Martin. You made a dog's dinner of it.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33- I got my first question right. - Hm. That's your standard?
0:07:33 > 0:07:37Um...perhaps not. I'd better improve.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- What do you do? - I'm a software developer.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- What do you develop? - Admin systems.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45Why Sheila?
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Like a couple of us, she got questions wrong.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54In a tie, the strongest link has to cast the vote. Jane,
0:07:54 > 0:07:56you were the strongest link.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Why have you voted for Sheila?
0:07:58 > 0:08:02I remember her getting more wrong than anybody else.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Right. Well,
0:08:03 > 0:08:06You can change. Andrew or Sheila?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Sheila.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Why?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13It's more even. Four women, four guys.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Sheila, from Liverpool,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18who hadn't heard of Jude The Obscure,
0:08:18 > 0:08:21you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36Jude The Obscure. I did actually know the answer, but I went blank.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38I was more interested in banking.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42I wasn't surprised by Jane. I don't think she liked me.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46I don't know why, so I hope she's off next.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Round Two. You've got £750
0:08:49 > 0:08:51in the kitty.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53There are eight of you left.
0:08:53 > 0:08:5710 seconds less. The strongest link starts -
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Jane. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Start the clock.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04In the TV drama series
0:09:04 > 0:09:08All Creatures Great And Small, who played Tristan Farnon?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- I can't remember. - Peter Davison.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16Which politician was Viscount Stansgate, before disclaiming the title?
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Tony Benn.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22- Bank.- Do Indian or African elephants have the larger ears?
0:09:22 > 0:09:23African.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Which author wrote the 1990 book Jurassic Park?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- Pass.- Michael Crichton.
0:09:30 > 0:09:37Which part of the human hand has the same name as a family of tropical and subtropical trees?
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- I don't know.- Palm.
0:09:39 > 0:09:46Which device, consisting of a rubber cup on a long handle, clears blocked pipes by suction?
0:09:46 > 0:09:47A plunger.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52In which European country is the city of Gothenburg?
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- I don't know.- Sweden.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58To which nocturnal bird,
0:09:58 > 0:10:04"a light-winged dryad of the trees", did John Keats write an ode?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- A mockingbird. - No, a nightingale.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14In gardening, "deadheading" refers to the removal of what?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Roses.- No, flowers.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Of what pop band was Bryan Ferry the lead singer from 1970 to 1982?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Roxy Music.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28- Bank.- What is the church vessel that contains the water for baptism?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30The font.
0:10:30 > 0:10:36In the 1980 musical film Xanadu, which actress and singer starred as Kira?
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- I don't know. - Olivia Newton-John.
0:10:39 > 0:10:46From which French port did the 1940 evacuation of more than 300,000 Allied troops take place?
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Dunkirk.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Which bird, native to Africa, lays the largest egg?
0:10:52 > 0:10:53The ostrich.
0:10:53 > 0:10:59- Bank.- In which UK country are clootie dumplings a traditional dish?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- I don't know.- Scotland.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09The Jorvik Centre in York displays Roman or Viking history?
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Viking.
0:11:10 > 0:11:16Bobby Darin had a 1959 UK hit single with the song Mack The what?
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Knife.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22Which light wood takes its name from the Spanish word for "raft"?
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Balsa.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29- Bank.- In 1846, the chemical ether was first used in an operation as what?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31As... Erm...
0:11:31 > 0:11:33In order to put people out.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- As...- No. An anaesthetic.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Which BBC TV series
0:11:39 > 0:11:45featuring animals and vets was first broadcast in 1995 and is presented by Rolf Harris?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Animal Hospital.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52Who released the 1998 UK hit single Let Me Entertain You?
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Robbie Williams.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56The time's up.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58It WAS Robbie Williams,
0:11:58 > 0:12:00but you were out of time.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02You did...
0:12:02 > 0:12:04not so well in that round, team.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07You went from £750 to £230.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Whose fault is that?
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Who's skating on thin ice? Whose knowledge
0:12:13 > 0:12:17is a no-go area? It's time to vote off
0:12:17 > 0:12:19the weakest link.
0:12:21 > 0:12:28The statistics show that Mike is the weakest link. He failed to answer a question correctly.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32The strongest link is Martin, but who will the team vote off?
0:12:33 > 0:12:37It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Andrew,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- you're a recent graduate? - That's right.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- A degree in...? - A masters in ancient history.
0:13:04 > 0:13:10- Have you got any A-levels?- I do. - Have you got any GCSEs?- I do. - How many?- I've got 12.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12But you don't know anything!
0:13:12 > 0:13:15A pathetic round. I wasn't the worst.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Pathetic?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20That's a useful word, isn't it, Andrew?
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Especially when it's put next to your Christian name.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27What were you doing at university?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Learning some social skills, Anne.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- Oh? Like what?- How to interact with people.- How to what?
0:13:34 > 0:13:39- Interact.- What does that mean? - Talking to people politely...
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Why don't you say that?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44You think ordinary people talk about "interact"?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- I think so. Yes.- Do you?
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- So much for Jude. You're very obscure.- Why Mike?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55I think he was definitely the weakest link.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- Donna, did you hesitate in that round?- I don't think so.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03- Why Mike?- I want to say, "Because he's a policeman."
0:14:03 > 0:14:05OK. That's fine.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Mike, the policeman,
0:14:09 > 0:14:11you are the weakest link.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22I'm disappointed to be voted off.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26I could have lasted longer. I was doing better
0:14:26 > 0:14:30than one or two others. I could have stayed more rounds.
0:14:30 > 0:14:36One or two got rid of me because I'm a policeman. They must have been stopped.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40I'd like Donna to be voted off next, because of that.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45I have a few colleagues who may be waiting down the road when she drives home.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Round Three. You've won £980
0:14:48 > 0:14:52out of a possible £2,000. Seven of you left.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Another 10 seconds off your time. The strongest link starts -
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Martin. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Start the clock.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04In 17th-century theatre,
0:15:04 > 0:15:08which dramatist wrote Measure For Measure?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10William Shakespeare.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14In which European country did the Bologna sausage originate?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- France.- Italy.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18"Siddhartha -
0:15:18 > 0:15:25"he who has...found the path of enlightenment", refers to the founder of which religion?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Buddhism.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31In which northern city was the painter David Hockney born?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- Coventry.- Bradford.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38Did Beatrix become queen in 1980 of the Netherlands or Spain?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40The Netherlands.
0:15:40 > 0:15:47What's the collective name for toxic substances used to kill or prevent the growth of fungi?
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- I don't know, Anne.- Fungicide.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Which actor and singer was nicknamed The Voice and Ol' Blue Eyes?
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Frank Sinatra.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Which snooker ball has the highest value?
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Black.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- Bank.- The Royal British Legion's emblem is...?
0:16:04 > 0:16:05The poppy.
0:16:05 > 0:16:12Which country has to the northwest the Beaufort Sea and to the north the Arctic Ocean?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- Norway.- Canada.
0:16:15 > 0:16:21Arcadia and Dirty Linen were written by Harold Pinter or Tom Stoppard?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- Harold Pinter.- Tom Stoppard.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Which Briton's reign spanned the 19th and 20th centuries?
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Queen Victoria.
0:16:29 > 0:16:36"Gigantism" is a disorder caused by a problem with which important gland?
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- Erm...the sweat gland. - The pituitary gland.
0:16:40 > 0:16:46For playing which instrument was jazz musician Nat "King" Cole best known?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- The trumpet.- Piano.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53In politics, what V do electors cast to choose a candidate in an election?
0:16:53 > 0:16:55A vote.
0:16:55 > 0:17:02In which sensory organ are the light-sensitive receptor cells known as rods?
0:17:02 > 0:17:03The iris.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05The eye.
0:17:05 > 0:17:11Was Kate Beckinsale or Kate Winslet in the 1993 film Much Ado About Nothing?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Kate Beckinsale.
0:17:13 > 0:17:19What's the name of the National Park in north Wales?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- I don't know.- Snowdonia.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25Which fruit, often used to make wine, grows on a vine?
0:17:25 > 0:17:26Grapes.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31Which English author wrote the novel Nicholas Nickleby?
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Erm...Samuel Pepys.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Charles Dickens.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41What A is the European space rocket that made the first flight in 1979?
0:17:41 > 0:17:42Apollo.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46The time's up.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48The answer was Ariane.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50You've banked £50.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Who has fallen asleep at the controls?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Who is your ball and chain?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Who soon will be a back issue?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Andrew is the weakest link.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11The strongest link is Martin,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14but will the voting follow the facts?
0:18:14 > 0:18:18It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Martin,
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- you're a software developer? - Yes, Anne.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Do you know any software jokes? - Not clean ones. No.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Why Tony?
0:18:46 > 0:18:49MARTIN: He didn't cut the mustard.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Rachel,
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- you teach drama?- I do, Anne.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- To who? - To children between 11 and 18.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00What do they gain from you?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Lots of knowledge, Anne,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04about theatre skills,
0:19:04 > 0:19:06confidence, voice movement.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Where do you move their voices to?
0:19:09 > 0:19:11As far as possible!
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- Why Tony? - RACHEL: Got the theatre one wrong.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17One of three he got wrong.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Andrew, can you be charming?
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- If needs be. - Can you give us an example of it?
0:19:24 > 0:19:26HE SNIGGERS What, to you, Anne?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- I don't think I can. - Something else you can't do.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- A skill I don't have. - It can add to the list, Andrew.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Why Tony?
0:19:37 > 0:19:41ANDREW: Just like me, we both got them all wrong.
0:19:41 > 0:19:48Tony, vehicle transporter who failed to bring any knowledge, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02I think my overall performance was good. I was poor in the last round.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I came here to win it.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08They're turkeys and don't deserve to win anything.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12I'd like Rachel to go. She voted for me in the first round.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15I didn't get one wrong. She was so stupid.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Round Four.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23£1,030 banked, out of a potential prize of £3,000. Six of you left.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28Another 10 seconds coming off your time. You now have just 2½ minutes.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33The strongest link starts - Martin. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Start the clock.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37With which punk band
0:20:37 > 0:20:40was Mick Jones the singer and guitarist?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- The Sex Pistols.- The Clash.
0:20:43 > 0:20:49Which year did the Queen call the Royal Family's "annus horribilis", 1982 or 1992?
0:20:49 > 0:20:511992.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56At which sport did Willie John McBride captain the British Isles?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Rugby.
0:20:58 > 0:21:05- Bank.- What M is the name of the only Great Lake to lie completely within the USA?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- Pass.- Michigan.
0:21:07 > 0:21:13Which famous horror writer has used the pseudonym Richard Bachman?
0:21:13 > 0:21:14Stephen King.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16The political officers
0:21:16 > 0:21:22who ensure members attend debates and vote according to party policy are...?
0:21:22 > 0:21:23- I've no idea.- Whips.
0:21:23 > 0:21:29In April 2000, in which UK country did all the telephone dialling codes change?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- England.- Northern Ireland.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35In which decade did screen legend Fred Astaire die?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- The '50s.- The '80s.
0:21:37 > 0:21:43Honiton in Devon is famous for the production of which textile, lace or denim?
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Lace.
0:21:45 > 0:21:51Which famous female military leader was executed in Rouen in 1431?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Joan of Arc.
0:21:53 > 0:21:59In the Bible, who betrayed Samson by revealing that his strength was in his hair?
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- Delilah.- Correct!
0:22:01 > 0:22:02In Italian cuisine,
0:22:02 > 0:22:06what type of dish is scampi alla piastra - fish or meat?
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- Fish.- Correct.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- Bank.- Which Midlands postcode area has the prefix WV?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Wolverhampton.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- Bank.- What U in medicine
0:22:16 > 0:22:20deals only with the kidneys, bladder and prostate?
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Urinary.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24No, urology.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Which tall blue perennial
0:22:27 > 0:22:31is known as the larkspur when it's grown as an annual?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- The...don't know. - Delphinium.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Bye Bye Baby and Give A Little Love were UK No.1 singles
0:22:39 > 0:22:42for which '70s tartan-clad Scottish band?
0:22:42 > 0:22:44The Bay City Rollers.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47How many times was Franklin D Roosevelt
0:22:47 > 0:22:50elected to serve as president?
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- Twice.- Four.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55In Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58which song won an Oscar for Burt Bacharach?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05- Bank.- What A is the study of people and their activities...
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Time's up. I cannot complete the question.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13And you won £290.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Who is not the sharpest knife in the box?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Who is all over the shop?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27For the first time in the game, Jo is the strongest link.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31The weakest link is Rachel. But will the team be aware of this?
0:23:32 > 0:23:36It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:52 > 0:23:58- Jo, remind me what you do. - I work in customer services.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- What do you do exactly?- Help people when they have problems.- How?
0:24:02 > 0:24:05By answering their queries.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09- What sort of products do you deal with?- Remote controls.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11For our televisions?
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- Televisions, videos, satellites. - What sort of problems
0:24:15 > 0:24:18do people have with remote controls?
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Generally, not being able to read the instructions.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26- Why's that? Are they complicated? - No, not at all.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- So customers are stupid? - Sometimes.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33- Why Andrew? - He got a few wrong in other rounds
0:24:33 > 0:24:35and he got a couple wrong in this round.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39- Jane, why Andrew? - He gives me nothing to bank.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44- Is that why you're voting him off? - Yes.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49Andrew, who went to university and has only got a handful correct,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52and has yet to bless us with a smile,
0:24:52 > 0:24:57but has interactive skills, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08I'm not bitter. I came for a fun day out.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11The team were jealous of me.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15If I was older, I would have won the game, no problem.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I'd like to see Jane voted off.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23She did well at first, but she's been nothing special.
0:25:23 > 0:25:30Round Five. You've got £1,320 in the kitty out of a possible £4,000.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Five left. 10 seconds off the time.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38We start with the strongest. That's Jo. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Start the clock. What A is the name
0:25:43 > 0:25:45of both a bird and a golfing term?
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- Albatross.- Correct.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53By what nickname was athlete Florence Griffin Joyner known?
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- Flo Jo.- Correct.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00In science, photons only exist at the speed of what - sound or light?
0:26:02 > 0:26:03- Light.- Correct.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08- Bank.- What T is the fleshy underground root of the potato plant?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- Pass.- Tuber.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Of which US state is Atlanta the capital city?
0:26:17 > 0:26:19- I don't know.- Georgia.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21In the 1989 film My Left Foot,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24which actor won an Oscar for the leading role?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Daniel Day-Lewis.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30On a vehicle's dashboard, which mechanism is shown
0:26:30 > 0:26:34by a circle with the letter P in brackets on either side?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- The petrol gauge. - Parking brake.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40In Indian cookery,
0:26:40 > 0:26:43to which vegetable does aloo refer?
0:26:43 > 0:26:44- Potato.- Correct.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48- Bank.- What M was the name of a disciple of Jesus
0:26:48 > 0:26:51who became the patron saint of accountants?
0:26:54 > 0:26:55- Pass.- Matthew.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57In which African country
0:26:57 > 0:27:02did Lennox Lewis lose his heavyweight title in April 2001?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- Kenya.- South Africa.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Which island state of Australia
0:27:08 > 0:27:11was previously called Van Diemen's Land?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- Tasmania.- Correct.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17In the Edward Lear poem, who did the pussycat marry?
0:27:18 > 0:27:19The owl.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23What is the currency of Pakistan - the rupee or the peso?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- The rupee.- Correct.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- Bank.- In which 1970s US TV detective series
0:27:28 > 0:27:31did William Conrad play a rotund detective?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- Columbo.- Cannon.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38How many humps does a dromedary camel have?
0:27:38 > 0:27:39One.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43In which body of water are the Balearic Islands?
0:27:45 > 0:27:47The Mediterranean Sea.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52- Bank.- In the 1992 Francis Ford Coppola film Dracula,
0:27:52 > 0:27:55which British actor played the title role?
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- I can't remember. - Gary Oldman.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Martin, which word...
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Time's up. £270 you've won.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13Whose wisdom teeth were removed too soon?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Whose computer has crashed?
0:28:15 > 0:28:18It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Jo is the strongest link for the second time.
0:28:24 > 0:28:29The weakest link is Rachel, as the only player to get all her answers wrong.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32But will the votes reflect these facts?
0:28:33 > 0:28:37It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Jo from customer services,
0:28:50 > 0:28:54what do you say when the phone rings?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Good morning. How can I help you?
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- Do you say your name? - No.- Oh, that's a help.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Do you say it in a singsongy voice?
0:29:03 > 0:29:08- No.- I thought they taught you all to do it in a singsongy voice.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Just in a normal, friendly voice.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15- Why Donna?- She got a couple wrong. Her nerves are getting to her.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- Maybe she's stupid.- She's not.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22Maybe she shouldn't have one of Jo's remote controls
0:29:22 > 0:29:25cos she won't be able to work it.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30- Jane, why Donna?- I think she's had quite a lot of bad rounds.
0:29:30 > 0:29:38Well, interestingly, Rachel was statistically the worst player in that round.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43But, Donna, your time is up. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57I'm wounded I got voted off and not Rachel, but she won't win anyway.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01I don't really give a monkey's what people think.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Anne called me stupid, but I know better.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Rachel will be voted off next as she is the weakest.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14Round Six, and of the £5,000 you could have won, you've got £1,590.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Four left. 10 seconds off the time.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22We start with the strongest - Jo. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Start the clock.
0:30:25 > 0:30:32By what acronym is a quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organisation better known?
0:30:34 > 0:30:35- Pass.- Quango.
0:30:35 > 0:30:41To whom is entry for the Orange Prize confined - women or first-time authors?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- Women.- Correct.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45In geography,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48what is the capital city of Nepal?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- I don't know.- Katmandu.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57What type of garment is a Chesterfield?
0:30:57 > 0:30:58A jacket.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00No, long overcoat.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03In pop music, who was the lead singer of T.Rex?
0:31:03 > 0:31:04Marc Bolan.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09Barbara Hepworth was a major figure in which branch of the arts?
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Sculpture.
0:31:11 > 0:31:17In which '74 spoof Western does the Count Basie Orchestra appear in the desert?
0:31:17 > 0:31:18Blazing Saddles.
0:31:18 > 0:31:24- Bank.- In which century did Parliament abolish rotten and pocket boroughs?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- 18th.- No, 19th.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29The pseudonym of Percy Blakeney was Scarlet what?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Pimpernel.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36Broom, gorse and laburnum are from which family - pea or cabbage?
0:31:36 > 0:31:37- Pea.- Correct.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41In the Skye Boat Song, carried over the sea to Skye
0:31:41 > 0:31:43is the lad who is born to be what?
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- King.- Correct.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- Bank.- How many X chromosomes does a normal female have?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- Two.- Correct.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59The American economist who won a Nobel prize in 1976 is Milton who?
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Bow.- Friedman.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Was Mrs Wallis Simpson's maiden name, Warfield or Garfield?
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- Warfield.- Correct.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14Which famous musical features the song All That Jazz?
0:32:14 > 0:32:16- 42nd Street.- Chicago.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21Judith Chalmers and Angela Rippon presented which TV show?
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- The Holiday Programme. - Come Dancing.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29In the 1994 film Speed, who played Jack Traven?
0:32:29 > 0:32:30Keanu Reeves.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Time's up. £200 you've won.
0:32:36 > 0:32:42Who is not bringing home the bacon? Who should be put out of your mind?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52Jane is the strongest link. She got all her questions right.
0:32:52 > 0:32:59With the most wrong answers, the weakest link is Rachel. But whose game is over?
0:32:59 > 0:33:03It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Jo from customer services.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20- Why Rachel?- She's the one I noticed getting them wrong
0:33:20 > 0:33:22cos she's standing next to me.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Martin, who only knows dirty software jokes, why Rachel?
0:33:28 > 0:33:33- She got one too many wrong that time, I'm afraid.- Indeed.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37Here's drama for you. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49I feel OK about being voted off.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53I was pleased to get that far and I deserved it.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57I was starting to lose it. I think I got the most votes
0:33:57 > 0:34:02as I was weakest in the previous round and made some stupid mistakes.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Jane will be voted off next, as the other two
0:34:05 > 0:34:09have been the strongest link in several rounds.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10Round Seven.
0:34:10 > 0:34:15You've won £1,790 out of £6,000 you could have won.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Three left. 10 seconds off the time.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23We'll start with the strongest - Jane. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Start the clock. Jane, what is the medical name
0:34:27 > 0:34:31for the disease commonly known as lockjaw?
0:34:31 > 0:34:32- Tetanus.- Correct.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37In the 1951 film, what type of transport was the African Queen?
0:34:37 > 0:34:38- A boat.- Correct.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43In maths, of the numbers 17, 18 and 19, which is not a prime number?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- 19.- 18.
0:34:45 > 0:34:52Name the style of architecture that takes its name from the reign of King James I.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53Jacobite.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55No, Jacobean.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57In pop culture,
0:34:57 > 0:34:59which star of A Fish Called Wanda
0:34:59 > 0:35:03was given the title of Baroness Lady Haden-Guest in 1996?
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Jamie Lee Curtis.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Which is Australia's most populous city?
0:35:13 > 0:35:14Sydney.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17The Power Of Love and Hip To Be Square
0:35:17 > 0:35:21were '80s UK hit singles for Huey Lewis And The what?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- Screamers.- News.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28In sport, at which racecourse is the St Leger normally run?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- Newmarket.- Doncaster.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Which actress in the 1984 film Splash
0:35:32 > 0:35:36played Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch in 2000?
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Darryl Hannah.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44Name the Norse paradise where warriors who died in battle would go.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- Valhalla.- Correct.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- Bank.- In golf, what does LPGA stand for?
0:35:49 > 0:35:53- Ladies Professional Golf Association.- Correct.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57What is the literal translation of the French joie de vivre?
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- Enjoy.- Joy of living.
0:36:01 > 0:36:08In the 1995 film To Die For, which red-haired actress played an ambitious weather presenter?
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- Melanie Griffith. - Nicole Kidman.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16In World War II, what German battleship
0:36:16 > 0:36:20sank the British battle cruiser HMS Hood?
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- The Bismarck.- Jo...- Bank.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25In TV...
0:36:27 > 0:36:32Not very impressive. Time up and you only put in the kitty £70.
0:36:32 > 0:36:37In Round Eight, you treble what you bank, so £3,000 can be won.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41But in the final analysis, who's got to go?
0:36:41 > 0:36:44It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:46 > 0:36:52At this crucial stage, Martin is the strongest with the most right answers.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57The weakest link is Jane, but who will survive the final vote?
0:36:58 > 0:37:02It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14That's an interesting choice,
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Jo from customer service.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Yeah.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23I voted for Martin cos he voted for me in the second round.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28- Jane, why Martin?- I thought it should be an all-girls final.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Martin, you are not going to the ball.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44I'm annoyed at being voted off.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49My days were numbered as soon as it was down to four girls and me.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51They had to end up with two girlies.
0:37:51 > 0:38:00I think Jo's going to win. She seems to have a very broad knowledge. And cos she's prettier.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01Round Eight.
0:38:01 > 0:38:07£1,860 you've got out of a possible £7,000.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Jane and Jo, two of you left. 90 seconds in this round.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Whatever you win will be trebled and added to your total.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19£3,000 is at stake. You voted off the strongest link,
0:38:19 > 0:38:23so we'll start with Jo. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Start the clock. In the 1968 film Funny Girl,
0:38:28 > 0:38:31who won an Oscar for playing Fanny Bryce?
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Barbra Streisand.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37In which century was the novelist Franz Kafka born?
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- 19th century.- Jo...- Bank.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44Which singer had a 1977 UK No.1 single with I Feel Love?
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- Donna Summer.- Correct.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- Bank.- In maths, what is 12 x 12?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- 144.- Correct.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Which composer's eighth symphony
0:38:53 > 0:38:56is known as The Unfinished Symphony?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- Beethoven's.- Schubert.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02In lonely hearts adverts, for what does NTW stand?
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- Don't know.- No time-wasters.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Which chemical element is the Greek for sun?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- Sulphur.- Helium.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18John Thaw of Inspector Morse fame married which actress in '75?
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- I can't remember. - Sheila Hancock.
0:39:24 > 0:39:30Which national association represents the interests of recreational walkers?
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- Pass. - The Ramblers Association.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38From which South American mountains is the chinchilla?
0:39:38 > 0:39:39The Andes.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43- Bank.- After which saint is the cathedral in Glasgow named?
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- St Andrew.- St Mungo.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Which US state's postal abbreviation is MO?
0:39:51 > 0:39:52- Minnesota.- Missouri.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56What name is shared by a season and an elastic...
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Time's up.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05You banked £90. We'll treble that and add it to the previous winnings.
0:40:05 > 0:40:11That means prize money of £2,130. Only one of you can take the money home.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14You'll play against each other head to head.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18I'll ask alternate questions, best of five.
0:40:18 > 0:40:24Whoever answers the most correctly wins. If there's a tie after five, we go for sudden death.
0:40:24 > 0:40:30Jane and Jo, for £2,130, let's play the Weakest Link.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39- Jane, as the strongest link, choose who goes first.- I'll go first.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Jane, according to mythology,
0:40:43 > 0:40:48who was the Roman counterpart of Zeus, king of the Greek gods?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- Apollo.- No, Jupiter.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Jo, in the sequence of cubes of the natural numbers,
0:40:54 > 0:40:58what comes next after 1, 8, and 27?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06- 81.- No, 64.
0:41:08 > 0:41:14Jane, what became the national motto of the USA in 1956
0:41:14 > 0:41:17and appears on all American coins?
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- In God we trust. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:23 > 0:41:24Jo,
0:41:24 > 0:41:29the 1985 film The Color Purple was based on a novel by which author?
0:41:35 > 0:41:37- Kingsley Amis.- No, Alice Walker.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Jane, in 1983,
0:41:42 > 0:41:49which BBC show became the UK's first national early-morning TV news programme?
0:41:52 > 0:41:56- Breakfast With Frost. - No, Breakfast Time.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59Jo, in the animal kingdom,
0:41:59 > 0:42:03pharaoh and amazon are varieties of which insect?
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- Spider.- No, ant.
0:42:10 > 0:42:15Jane, which nickname was shared by the two American musicians
0:42:15 > 0:42:19Antoine Domino and Thomas Waller?
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- Fats.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Jo, you need to answer this correctly to stay in the game.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30In travel, from which UK port are there regular ferry services
0:42:30 > 0:42:33to both Calais and Ostend?
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- Dover.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Jane, if you answer this correctly, you've won.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45In science, which element has atomic number one?
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Oxygen.- No, hydrogen.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53Again, Jo, you need to answer this question correctly.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Name the evergreen tree
0:42:55 > 0:42:59with prickly, leathery leaves and horizontal branches,
0:42:59 > 0:43:01also known as the Chile pine.
0:43:09 > 0:43:14- I'll guess the palm tree. - The correct answer is monkey puzzle.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22That means, Jane, you are today's strongest link
0:43:22 > 0:43:27and you go away with £2,130.
0:43:27 > 0:43:33Jo, you leave with nothing. Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39I'm pleased to have escaped Anne. She is formidable.
0:43:39 > 0:43:42I feel marvellous to have won The Weakest Link.
0:43:42 > 0:43:47I think it's a great achievement. I can't wait to get home.