14/04/2009 Weakest Link

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

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

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as

the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today

could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met, but to get the prize money

they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing,

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

Let's meet the team.

I'm Bryan, I'm 20, from Clackmannanshire, and I'm a banker.

I'm Mavis, I'm 66, from Thornton Cleeves in Lancashire,

and I'm a retired civil servant.

I'm Steve from Bexleyheath, I'm 39, and I'm a firefighter.

I'm Frances, I'm 42, from Doncaster, and I'm a horse-riding instructor.

I'm Paul, I'm 59, I live in Ipswich

and I'm semi-retired.

I'm Rakhee, I'm 21, from Leicester and I'm a student.

I'm Les, I'm 48, I'm from Durham City, and I'm a sales engineer.

I'm Evi, I'm 34 years old, I live in Manchester

and work for the Post Office.

I'm Chris, I'm 69, I live in Jersey and I'm an accountant.

In each round, there's £1,000 to be won.

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

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

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

Three minutes on the clock. We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically,

that's you, Bryan.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20, start the clock.

In the home, the term "four-poster"

refers to a fancy kind of which item of furniture?

-Bed.

-Correct.

In nature, what is the general name

for the type of insects that produce honeycomb?

-Bee.

-Correct.

In the Gregorian Calendar, what's the name of the month

that immediately follows May?

-April.

-Even June.

Oh.

In sport, a professional game of Association Football

is contested between how many teams?

-12.

-Two.

In definitions, a person described as a francophile

is particularly fond of which modern European country?

France.

In psychology, what T is a term meaning mood

that's said to be lost by someone who is very angry.

Temper.

In a hospital, "Doc" is sometimes used by patients

as an abbreviation for which job title?

Doctor.

In world affairs, the Republican politician

who was President of the United States

from 2001 to 2009 is George W who?

Bush.

In the media, the Financial Times newspaper

is printed on what colour paper, pink or purple?

Pink.

Bank.

Which stuffed toys are the subject of the popular song

that begins, "If you go down to the woods today..."?

-Bears.

-I'll accept.

The common recording medium, 12cm in diameter,

on which data such as music is digitally encoded

-is called a compact what?

-Disc.

Bank.

What H is the term for a piece of fabric,

carried in a pocket, handbag or sleeve

and used for wiping the face and nose-blowing?

Handkerchief.

At a church wedding, which relative of the bride

traditionally escorts her down the aisle, then gives her away?

The father.

According to the title of a 1990 film by Tim Burton,

the character played by Johnny Depp had which utensils for hands?

Scissors.

In seafaring, the pirate ship flag with a white skull and crossbones

on a black background, is called the Jolly what?

-Roger.

-Correct.

In making the dessert creme brulee,

the top layer of caramelised sugar is often made using which tool,

-a spanner or a blow torch?

-A blow torch.

In the TV soap opera Coronation Street,

what is the full name of the local pub

that's central to most of the storylines?

The Rover's Return.

Bank.

In natural history, the wild boar is the ancestor

of which common present-day farm animal?

Pig.

In maths, what is 29 - 6?

23.

In pop music, which former member of the Jam and the Style Council

had a UK number one album in 2008 entitled 22 Dreams?

-Pass.

-Paul Weller.

In First World War literature, the Seven Pillars of Wisdom was...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

You won £800. You actually had a chain of 15 correct answers,

so you could have reached the target.

Who let you down? Whose brain has merged with their backside?

Who's hoping for survival of the thickest?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly, Bryan is the first strongest link.

Statistically, Frances is the weakest link.

But who will the team want off?

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

Steve.

Frances.

Frances.

Steve.

Steve.

Frances.

Frances.

Frances.

Steve.

-So, Steve...

-Hiya.

-..what do you do?

-I'm a firefighter.

-Aren't you a bit fat for a firefighter?

And short, as well.

Yeah. Do you go down the pole?

-I do.

-Wouldn't it be better if you used the stairs for exercise?

I use the stairs going up, but I use the pole to come down.

-Maybe you should use the pole to go up.

-Perhaps I'll try it,

get some weight off.

And are you big in your station's firefighting team?

I'm a watch manager.

So if I ask you one of the most fundamentally important questions

about firefighting, you'll be able to answer.

-I'll try my best.

-Are you sure?

-I'll try.

Put your board down.

Face Frances.

OK. Look upwards.

Right upwards.

OK, that's Angelina Jolie stuck in a tree.

How do you get her down?

I wouldn't know what to do, to be honest,

if I was faced with Angelina Jolie.

Steve, you're a firefighter, take this seriously.

-You've got to get her down from the tree.

-OK.

Angelina, we've talked to Brad,

-and he said...

-What's that got to do with it?

CONTESTANTS LAUGH

He might not want her down so quick!

-I'm sorry?!

-To reassure her that we've spoke to Brad to tell...

-"We've spoke to Brad?"

-To explain why she's not home.

There's thousands of firefighters watching your performance here

in case they're stuck in the same predicament.

-Have one more go. Have you got a wife?

-I have, yes.

-What's she called?

-Susanne.

-Susanne.

-And is that how you talk to Susanne?

-Well, no...

-Well, try talking to her like...

-OK.

My darling, do not panic, we're gonna get you down as soon as we can.

We're getting the ladder off, we're gonna try our best.

Seven hunky fireman are gonna rush up there and bring you down to safety.

Oh, dear.

Put your board up. Why Frances?

Me and Frances both got questions wrong, but I couldn't vote for me,

and I did bank some money.

-Mavis.

-Yes?

-That's a very old-fashioned name.

-It is.

Are you a bit embarrassed, being called Mavis?

Well, no, not really, Anne.

My first name is Dorothy. Mavis is my middle name,

but it was better to be called Mavis than Dot.

And what do you do in retirement? Is there a charity that looks after you?

-Er, my husband!

-Yeah. What's he called?

-Bert.

-Oh, dear.

-He's got as bad a name as I have.

-What's his real name?

-Oswald.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

-OK, so Oswald and Dot.

-What do you do together?

-Er, we go on holiday.

-Oh, you're still talking, then?

-Oh, yes!

-At home, what do you do together?

-I walk, he watches TV.

OK. No hobbies?

Erm, no, he doesn't have many hobbies.

No. Bit boring, is he?

Sometimes!

Why Frances?

-Erm, because...

-Crack on, Mavis Dot!

Steve and Frances both got one wrong, but Steve banked.

So, Les, the sales engineer, what do you sell?

I sell automation safety equipment.

Do you? Like what?

Erm, emergency stop buttons, safety relays, light curtains.

How do you demonstrate them?

I have equipment in my car that I take to customers.

What sort of car have you got?

-A Mitsubishi Lancer.

-You dirty person.

-Why Frances?

-She was the first one I remember to get a question wrong.

Frances, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My friends and family are going to take the mickey out of me, I think.

Have a good laugh at me.

My parents are probably disappointed in me, but that's life.

Round Two. In the bank, £800. We're taking ten seconds off your time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Bryan, in optometry, which aides to vision

are often stored in a saline solution?

Can you repeat the question, please?

In optometry, which aides to vision

are often stored in a saline solution?

Contact lenses.

Mavis, in US currency, what C is one-hundreth of a US dollar?

Cent.

Steve, in space, since they were left there in 1971,

some golf balls and a makeshift javelin

have remained on which celestial body?

The moon.

Paul, the film released in the UK in 2009

about an impoverished young man on an Indian quiz show

is entitled Slumdog what?

Millionaire.

Rakhee, on holiday, what types of buildings are traditionally created

from sand on the beach by children using a bucket and spade?

Castles.

Les, in the pantomime, the Fairy Godmother warns Cinderella

not to stay at the ball beyond what time, midday or midnight?

Midnight.

Evie, in geography, the cities of Graz and Salzburg

-are in which European country?

-Austria.

-Bank.

Chris, in the garden, a cylindrical container

made of wire or clear plastic, that's filled with nuts or seeds

and hung in a tree is called a bird what?

Feeder.

Bryan, in the popular title of a 1624 painting by Franz Haus,

which word describes the Cavalier?

-Pass.

-Laughing.

Mavis, what J is the collective term for body decorations

such as rings, necklaces and bracelets?

Jewellery.

Steve, the starsign Libra

is represented by which measuring device?

Scales.

Paul, in knitting, letting a loop of wool fall from the needle

and so potentially leaving a hole, is known as dropping a what?

Stitch.

Rakhee, of the species of squirrel living in the British Isles,

which is the original and native one?

Can you repeat the question, please?

Of the species of squirrel living in the British Isles,

which is the original and native one?

-Pass.

-The red squirrel.

Les, in computer terminology,

cleaning out the hard drive so it accesses data more quickly

is known as defragging or defrosting?

Defragging.

Evie, the performer who became famous as the lead singer

in the US rock group No Doubt is known professionally as Gwen who?

Stefani.

Chris, in housing, which word that means beginner precedes home

for a property considered affordable for a first-time buyer.

-First-time.

-Starter.

The River Thames, the venue of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

flows through which of the two university cities?

Oxford.

Mavis, in standard chess notation,

the single letter K is used to represent which piece?

-Knight.

-The king.

Steve, in popular phrases, "many hands make light..." what?

-Work.

-Correct.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, you won £600. Who's the spam in your inbox?

The jellyfish in your Speedos?

The lump in your leotard?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Steve is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Rakhee.

But will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Rakhee.

Rakhee.

Rakhee.

Chris.

Mavis.

Mavis.

Rakhee.

Bryan.

-What do you do, Bryan?

-I'm a banker.

-Who do you work for?

-The Royal Bank of Scotland.

What do you do for them? Have you got a bonus?

Not this year, no, it doesn't look likely.

-You got one last year, did you?

-Yeah.

-What for, turning up at work?

-Yeah.

What did you get the bonus for last year?

What did WE give you a bonus for?

-I hit my targets, Anne.

-You "hat" your targets?

-Smashed my targets.

-You smashed your targets.

So you turned up at work and you did what you were expected to do?

-Wearing a shirt and tie.

-"A shut and tie"?

-Shirt and tie.

-And you did what you were expected to do.

-I did.

-And then you got a bonus. How much was it?

-That'd be telling, Anne.

-Have you got a girlfriend?

-I don't.

So you haven't "hat" any targets there?

I haven't hit any targets in the...

-You haven't shattered any targets.

-Not yet, no.

Why can't you get a girlfriend?

I'm not good at pulling, it's not one of my strongest points.

So if you were in a bar with Rakhee sitting next to you,

how would you go about pulling? How would you "hat" on Rakhee?

-I'd offer to buy you a drink.

-Go on, then, pretend.

-Rakhee, would you like a drink?

-Yes.

You don't know her name, stupid.

CONTESTANTS LAUGH

-Hi, darling, can I buy you a drink?

-Oh, get off.

-Why Rakhee?

-I'm sorry to vote for her, but someone has to go.

Evi, that's a strange name. You're not really called Dorothy too?

No, Anne, I'm not.

But I do go by my middle name normally.

For work purposes.

-Is that you're middle name?

-No, it's Yvonne.

-And what's that name, then?

-It's one given to me

by a couple of gentlemen in Graz, in Austria.

-What else did they give you?

-Absolutely nothing.

Um, I was over there working.

-Doing what?

-I was an au pair.

Did you come back with a haircut?

I did get it cut this short over there, but that was a long time ago.

It's been through a few things since.

Has it been through a feminine stage?

-Possibly, but...

-Where are you on men?

I'm happily married, thank you very much. To a man.

To a man. He likes you looking like that?

As long as I'm happy.

And when you first met him, he wasn't put off by the haircut?

No, not at all. He did trip over me at a bike rally

and thought I was a lesbian. He's got longer hair than me.

-And you're now happily married...

-Yes.

Ooh, there was a pause there.

-With lots of children?

-No children.

-No children.

-Any pets?

-A couple of gerbils.

Have they got short haircuts?

I think it's natural to them!

-Why Rakhee?

-It was the squirrel question, I'm afraid.

Rakhee, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm relieved to be voted off second, I didn't want to be voted off first.

That was what I was worried about.

So I'm kind of happy. It's just a game and it was fun.

Round Three. In the bank, £1,400. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

UK citizens gain the right to vote in a General Election

at what age?

18.

Paul, which comedian presented a 2008 travel series

in which he drove a black cab across the United States?

-Pass.

-Stephen Fry.

Les, in the Christian calendar, the period of fasting known as Lent

leads up to which major festival?

-Christmas.

-Easter.

What T is the name of the process whereby silver goes black

when exposed to air?

Tarnishing.

Chris, the bloodhound

is a breed of dog renowned for the accuracy of which of its senses?

Smell.

Bank.

In gambling, a fruit machine operated by pulling a lever

-is sometimes called a one-armed what?

-Bandit.

Mavis, in Japanese food, a type of noodle made from buckwheat

is called what, soba or squiffy?

-Squiffy.

-Soba.

Steve, when a revival of the musical Oliver

opened in the West End in 2009,

the part of Fagin was played by the comic actor Rowan who?

Atkinson.

Paul, in sailing, what A is a four-letter nautical call

traditionally used to hail another ship?

Ahoy.

Les, in the 1939 film Gone With The Wind,

which character tells Scarlett O'Hara,

"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"?

Rhett Butler.

Evi, in marketing, which word,

originally meaning a mark made by burning with a hot iron,

is now the term for a particular make of a product?

-Trademark.

-Brand.

Chris, tortoises called Freda, George, Maggie, Jim and Shelley

-have all appeared on which children's programme?

-Pass.

Blue Peter.

Bryan, treatment that's intended to remove

poisonous substances from the body is known as what, detox or detour?

Detox.

Mavis, when an apostrophe is used to indicate ownership

it's usually followed by which letter of the alphabet?

S.

Steve, in Olympic gymnastics, the apparatus known as the balance beam

is used only by competitors of which sex?

Female.

Bank.

What I is a word for the difference in pitch between two notes

and the halfway point of a concert?

Interval.

Les, the UK charity that operates a freephone number

for people to report unlawful acts anonymously

is called Crime what?

Stoppers.

Evi, in British wildlife, which common member of the thrush family

is named after the all-over dark plumage of the male?

-Pass.

-Blackbird.

Chris, in language, trickery, duplicity and dodgy dealing

are sometimes referred to as jiggery what?

-Pokery.

-Correct.

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-Bank.

Your bank was in time and you put in the kitty £170.

But whose first language is still up for debate?

Who's likely to be disliked?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The weakest link is Evi, but will the other players realise that?

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

Evi.

Evi.

Evi.

Evi.

Evi.

Paul.

Les.

-What do you do, Paul?

-I'm semi-retired, Anne.

What DID you do?

My last job was as a meals on wheels delivery driver for elderly people.

Did you find you could pull a lot of women when you were doing that?

Just a little bit too old for me, Anne.

What age do you like?

Er, well...under 90.

Have you had much success under 90?

Yeah, I had a great success about 21 years ago.

Oh.

-What happened then?

-I got married.

-Who did you get married to?

-To a very nice lady from the Philippines.

Did you meet her first?

What, before I got married? Oh, yes.

I went to the Philippines on a holiday,

I met this young lady on a Saturday

and I got engaged to her on the following Monday.

Did she want a British passport?

No, I think she just liked my handsome good looks.

-Did she?

-I had them then.

How did you decide so quickly?

-It's a very long story.

-It can't have been.

It started on a Saturday... On a Friday, did it?

-It started on a Saturday.

-And you were engaged by the...?

-Monday afternoon.

-So it's not very long, is it, the story?

The whole story is, yeah. That's the short part.

What happened between the Saturday and the Sunday?

I walked her up and down the promenade in the moonlight

and my heart went out to her and I thought, "This is the lady for me."

-"Will you marry me?", I said.

-Did she speak English?

I think she did, but she may have thought I was asking the way to the nearest bar.

-Why Evi?

-I know I got a question wrong, but she got two wrong.

So, Steve, have you a choice whether you slide down the pole or not?

There is a choice, yes.

It's just a lot quicker to go down the pole.

-Than to do what?

-Go down the stairs.

-There's no lift?

-No.

Do you get chaffed going down the pole?

If the pole is... If somebody goes down before you with wet hands...

-Urgh!

-..it can burn.

-And if someone goes down with greasy hands, do you go quicker?

-Yes!

-Why Evi?

-She got a couple of questions wrong

and lost us some money, unfortunately.

Evi, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The blackbird question I should not have got wrong.

I go bird watching, but when the question was asked,

I was running through everything in my mind from jackdaws and crows and starlings,

but the word "blackbird" would just not come into my brain.

Round Four. In the bank, £1,570. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Steve, in the Arabian Nights story,

Aladdin can summon the Genie by rubbing what, his ring or his tummy?

-His ring.

-Correct.

On a sink or a bath, a device that provides hot or cold water

or a combination of both through a single outlet is a what tap?

Mixer.

Les, in measurement,

what Q is the term for an indefinite amount of something?

-Quantum.

-Quantity.

Chris, in 1971, Idi Amin overthrew Milton Obote

to become president of which country?

Uganda.

Bryan, cranberry sauce is traditionally served

with which roast meat?

Turkey.

Mavis, which word that rhymes with lobby means any activity carried out

for pleasure or relaxation in one's spare time?

Hobby.

Steve, in boxing, when the fighters immobilise one another

by grabbing and trapping each other's arms,

it's known as a what, fumble or clinch?

-Clinch.

-Bank.

The names of TV networks in both Australia and the USA

are formed by which three consecutive letters of the alphabet?

ABC.

Les, in 1968, the artist Andy Warhol

wrote that in the future,

everyone will be world famous for how many minutes?

-Five.

-15.

What H is the term for an open box with a handle,

used to carry bricks and building materials?

Hod.

Bryan, the 2002 crime drama starring Tom Hanks

as a hit man on the run is entitled Road To what?

-Freedom.

-Perdition.

Mavis, the practice of Tarot reading primarily involves what,

a pack of cards or a cup of tea?

Cards.

Steve, the perforated nozzle

attached to the spout of a watering can

is known by the name of which widely cultivated flower?

Rose.

Paul, in fitness, short bars with adjustable weights at each end,

normally used in pairs for weight training are dumb what?

Bells.

Les, what I are people said to come into

when receiving money bequeathed to them by their parents?

Inheritance.

Chris, in English geography, the market town of Keswick

is a popular tourist centre in which national park?

-Cumbria.

-The Lake District.

Bryan, in legal contracts, the dense mass of detailed clauses

often shown in tiny typeface and skipped by the unwary

-is known as the small what?

-Print.

Bank.

Time's up, answer in time, bank in time.

You won £220.

But who thinks the Angel of the North is Coleen McLoughlin?

Who's as stretched as Jordan's bra? Time to vote off the weakest link.

Les is the weakest link, because he gave the most wrong answers.

Paul is statistically the strongest link.

But who will lost out on the vote?

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

Les.

Les.

Chris.

Chris.

Chris.

Les.

We have a tie, team.

Les and Chris, three votes each.

What do you do, Chris?

-I'm an accoutant.

-Where?

-In Jersey.

-Have you always lived in Jersey?

-No.

I lived in the West Indies for 20 years.

-Then you moved to Jersey.

-Mm-hm.

Was it because you didn't want the taxman to have your money?

Not at all, I married a Jersey girl.

Oh, did you?

-And that gets you on to Jersey without having lots of money?

-It does indeed.

And you look after rich people's money?

Mostly these days, friends' and family's, so I'm afraid not.

-They don't pay very much either.

-Oh.

-And where do you live in Jersey?

-Overlooking the sea, in a very nice house on a hill.

-A big house?

-No, a terraced house.

A big old terraced house?

Old house, but not big.

And what's your particular expertise?

Looking after people's finances in a nice, friendly way.

Oh. And do you make sure they pay their bills to you?

As I say, a lot of them don't pay any bills.

-I get paid with a case of wine sometimes.

-And you don't mind that?

-No.

-And how else can people pay you?

Otherwise, people pay me in the usual fashion, in filthy lucre.

Why Les?

I think he and I were fighting it out to be the worst in the round.

Les, why Chris?

Like Chris said. I got two questions wrong, he got one wrong.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link gets to decide

and that was gorgeous Paul.

-Why did you vote for Chris?

-I used to live in the Lake District...

Could you not pull any women in the Lake District?

Yes, I did, but I sort of loved 'em and left 'em in those days.

Did you? What, you were too gorgeous to stay?

-Yeah, the excitement was too much for them all.

-Yes...

-So what's the Lake District got to do with it?

-He got one wrong on the Lake District.

You've got a choice now, you can stick with Chris or move to Les.

I think it'd be fair to stick with my original choice. Sorry, Chris.

Chris, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Paul was my nemesis because he voted me off in that round.

He'd also voted for me in a previous round, the only one to do so.

So I have a nasty, sneaky little wish that he'll be the next to go.

Round Five. In the bank, £1,790. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Leather that's been artificially aged is said to have been what,

deranged or distressed?

Distressed.

Les, in confectionary, which plant precedes "imperial"

to make the name of a hard, round white sweet?

Mint.

Bryan, what W is a decorating material

of which woodchip and flock are two well-known varieties?

-Pass.

-Wallpaper.

Mavis, a short extract from a speech

that's designed to catch the attention of the news media

is known as a sound what?

-Effect.

-Bite.

Steve, two famous examples of which type of composition

are a Bohemian one by Queen and one in Blue by George Gershwin?

Rhapsody.

Paul, in the 1982 film E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial,

the little boy who befriends the title character

is called what, Billy or Elliot?

-Elliot.

-Correct.

-Bank.

On the Yangtse River in 1994,

construction officially began on the huge dam called the Three what?

Gorges.

Bryan, the 2008 book entitled Coming Up Next,

about the co-host of a breakfast TV show who gets the sack,

is the debut novel by which GMTV presenter?

-Fiona Phillips.

-No, Penny Smith.

Mavis, what P is the name for a crisp biscuit

that's usually savoury and shaped like a loose knot?

-Pringle.

-Pretzel.

Steve, the catchphrases "Hello, playmates" and "Big-hearted Arthur"

were used by the comedian Arthur who?

Askey.

Paul, the San Andreas fault,

which marks the boundary between two major plates in the Earth's crust,

lies in which US state?

California.

Les, in medicine, which of these is the name of a work-related injury -

gamekeeper's thumb or butcher's elbow?

Gamekeeper's thumb.

Bryan, the famous aria from Carmen by Bizet,

in which a bullfighter sings about his job,

is known in English as the what Song?

-Sweetcheeks.

-Toreador.

Mavis, what is 45 divided by 5?

-Nine.

-Correct.

-Bank.

In a safari park, which animals have a reputation

for breaking off wing mirrors, windscreen wipers and car aerials -

-monkeys or mongooses?

-Monkeys.

Paul, in literature...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, you won £70.

Who's got value and who's fit for the bargain bin?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all his answers wrong,

Bryan is the weakest link.

Statistically, the strongest link is Les.

But how will the votes go?

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

Mavis.

Bryan.

Bryan.

Bryan.

Bryan.

Mavis, why Bryan?

Bryan got one more wrong than I did.

-And you can't spell his name correctly.

-Oh, sorry.

-Steve, why Bryan?

-He did get all his questions wrong.

Bryan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne was trying to give me some grief about girlfriends,

and not having one.

Maybe she was trying to flirt with me, make your own mind up.

Round Six, in the bank, £1,860. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Egyptian, Sea Island and American Pima

are high-quality varieties of which fibre?

Cotton.

Mavis, in equestrian,

what D is the major discipline of a three-day event

in which the horse is not required to jump any obstacles?

Dressage.

Steve, the official name of the 1980s' missile system,

popularly known as Star Wars, was SDI or the Strategic Defence what?

Can you repeat the question, please?

The official name of the 1980s' missile system,

popularly known as Star Wars, was SDI or the Strategic Defence what?

-Institution.

-Initiative.

Paul, the TV actress who played Zoe Slater in EastEnders,

Jaime Sommers in Bionic Woman

and Nimway in the 2008 series Merlin is Michelle who?

-Pass.

-Ryan.

Les, which singer has the higher range, a treble or a tenor?

Treble.

Mavis, which word most commonly precedes "toddy"

and suggests the approximate temperature

at which the drink of that name is served?

-Hot.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Steve, what G is the term for both the kitchen on a boat or plane

and a long sailing vessel rode by slaves?

Galley.

Paul, in a series of action films from 1971 to 1988,

the Clint Eastwood character Harry Callaghan is known by what nickname?

Dirty Harry.

Les, the word "committee" has how many pairs of double letters?

-Three.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Mavis, the artist Donald McGill, prosecuted for obscenity in 1954,

was known as the king of the what, graphic novel or saucy postcard?

-Graphic novel.

-Saucy postcard.

Steve, which word for a TV station

can also mean a wide stretch of deep water?

Channel.

Paul, the burlesque performer

who launched a signature range of lingerie in 2008

is known professionally as Dit Von what?

-Pass.

-No? Teese.

Les, what A is the term for the use of repeated consonant sounds

in the first syllables of neighbouring words?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, the correct answer was alliteration. You won £150.

Should Steve be put out?

Is Paul just too good-looking?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most wrong answers, Paul is the weakest link.

The strongest link statistically is Les.

But whose game is over?

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

Paul.

Mavis.

Mavis.

Steve.

Paul, why Mavis?

I had a bad round, but I remember Mavis getting a couple wrong.

Steve, why Mavis?

I think we all had a bad round and I didn't get to bank any money.

She banked £100.

No, I didn't get to bank any money.

You did, you banked £50.

-Oh, I'm sorry.

-Mavis, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My advice to any future contestants coming on the Weakest Link

is Anne is not as frightening as she thinks she is.

Erm, the only people to be aware of,

and maybe a bit frightened of,

is the other contestants.

And just keep your eye on them.

Round Seven, in the bank, £2,010. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Les, which US city has professional Major League baseball teams

-called the Yankees and the Mets?

-New York.

Steve, in a wolf pack, the leading males signals his superiority

by carrying which part of his body at a higher angle?

-Head.

-Tail.

Paul, the component of an internal combustion engine

that converts linear motion into circular motion

is known as a crank what?

-Shaft.

-Bank.

Les, one of the richest people in the UK, Hans Rausing,

made his fortune from the manufacture of what,

milk cartons or rubber gloves?

Milk cartons.

Steve, which Canadian-born singer

won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 representing Switzerland?

-Pass.

-Celine Dion.

Paul, which combination of numbers under 25, when spoken together,

indicates that something operates ever hour of the week?

24/7.

Les, the Fast Show actor born in the West Midlands in 1959,

and who played Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter films, is Mark who?

-Pass.

-Williams.

Steve, the portable device named for the fact

that it's used to locate buried objects

such as old coins, is a what detector?

Metal.

Paul, in Scottish customs, the evening of the 25th January

is celebrated as the anniversary of the birth of which poet?

Robbie Burns.

Les, what C is the term for a type of window

that is hinged vertically so it can be opened along its entire height?

-Cantilever.

-Casement.

Steve, in 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman

to fly solo across which ocean?

The Atlantic.

Paul, if the informal term for a photographic display

of shapely women is "cheesecake",

what's the equivalent word for depictions of muscular men?

-Beefcake.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Les, the classical conductor Rattle, the writer and actor Pegg

and the comedian and TV presenter Amstell all have what...

-Simon. END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-Bank.

Time's up. Correct answer, bank out of time. You won £70.

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

Before that, time to vote off the weakest link.

In a sudden reversal of fortune, Paul is now the strongest link.

Steve is statistically the weakest link.

But who will survive the final vote?

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

Les.

Steve.

Steve.

-Paul, why Steve?

-I think he got a question wrong in the last round.

-Les, why Steve?

-I think he got a question wrong, as I did.

You got two questions wrong.

Sorry.

So did he.

And you answered more correctly.

Steve, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think Anne's got a soft spot with firefighters,

and the Fire Brigade in general.

There's a saying in the Fire Brigade

that if they don't like you, they won't pick on you.

Anne obviously does like me a lot.

Round Eight, in the bank, £2,080.

90 seconds, whatever you win is trebled.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Paul, the motto of the Salvation Army is what and Fire?

-Blood.

-Correct.

-Bank.

What B is the name of the elephant

who first appeared in a 1931 book

and who's beloved companion is called Celeste?

-Dumbo.

-Babar.

Paul, the chain of islands

stretching from near Miami to the Gulf of Mexico

is known as the Florida what?

-Keys.

-Bank.

Which four-letter word refers to rib chops of lamb

that are left in one piece for roasting

and a medieval instrument of torture?

-Rack.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Which 20th century Italian dictator

is said to have made the trains run on time?

-Mussolini.

-Correct.

-Bank.

The middle months of the year 1967,

when hippies flocked to San Francisco,

is known as the Summer of what?

-'69.

-Love.

Paul, in the UK, the towns of Ledbury and Leominster

are in which English shire county?

-Warwickshire.

-Herefordshire.

Les, the British actor born in 1922, famous for playing Dracula

in several Hammer film productions, is Christopher who?

-Lee.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Paul, the koi is an ornamental variety of which fish?

-Carp.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Les, in a TV or radio script, VO usually stands for voice what?

-Over.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Which Yiddish word, used in English,

means having extreme confidence and brazen audacity?

-Pass.

-Chutzpah.

-Les...

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £140, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of...

There can only be one winner.

Now, up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, we go to sudden death.

So Paul and Les, for £2,500, let's play the Weakest Link.

Paul, as the strongest link in the last round,

-you have the choice of who goes first.

-I'd like to, please.

Paul, in football, in 2008,

former England player John Barnes was appointed national manager

of which island country where he was born?

-Pass.

-Jamaica.

Les, what was the name of the late soul singer

who had a UK hit single in 1970

entitled Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine?

-Don't know.

-The correct answer is James Brown.

Paul, which Conservative prime minister

dismissed a third of his cabinet in 1962

in the so-called Night of the Long Knives?

-Macmillan.

-That is correct.

Les, in the third volume of his series of books

The World According to Clarkson, published in 2008,

Jeremy Clarkson used which expression of frustration

as the title?

-And Another Thing.

-No, the answer is For Crying Out Loud.

Paul, in the UK, a Haligonian is a native or inhabitant

of which town in West Yorkshire?

-Halifax.

-That is correct.

Les, the two Greek letters

that feature in the NATO phonetic alphabet

are Delta and which other?

-Echo?

-No, the correct answer is Alpha.

Paul, who was the British monarch throughout the First World War?

-George V.

-That is correct.

END-OF-GAME JINGLE

Gorgeous Paul, you are today's strongest link,

and you go away with £2,500.

Les, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link.

Goodbye.

If I'd had Paul's questions in the final, I think I'd have won,

because I knew the three questions he answered correctly straight away.

My wife will be the most pleased person in the world

because I always promised her if I won any money,

I would take her home to the Philippines to celebrate our 21st wedding anniversary,

and now I can.

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