0:00:02 > 0:00:05Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09Only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11The rest will leave with nothing,
0:00:11 > 0:00:15as one by one they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:34 > 0:00:39Any of the nine people here in the studio could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41They don't know each other.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45If they want the money, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Eight will leave with nothing
0:00:48 > 0:00:53as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56My name is John, I'm from Ayrshire,
0:00:56 > 0:01:00I'm 52 and I'm a long-line prawn fisherman.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06My name's Sara, I'm 34, I'm from Essex and I'm an admin assistant.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11I'm Brian, I'm 66, from Farnham and a tree pathologist.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16I'm Nicola, I'm 39, I'm from Cwmbran, I'm a housewife.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22I'm Phil, 31, I'm from Milton Keynes and I'm a lab supervisor.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27My name's Jenny, I'm 27, I live in the New Forest and I'm a student.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32My name's Mark, I'm 40, I'm from London and I'm a pricing manager.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38My name is Jill, I'm 52, I live in Brighton and I'm a rehab worker.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42I'm Steve, I'm 29, from Wrexham, and I'm a cinema manager.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:47 > 0:01:50to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Break the chain, and you lose all the money in that chain.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03If you say "Bank" before the question, the money is safe.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07However, you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:07 > 0:02:13At the end of the round, only money that has been banked can be taken forward.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Three minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person
0:02:17 > 0:02:21whose name is first alphabetically - that's you, Brian.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's what?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Ear.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37On which continent is Malaysia?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Asia.
0:02:39 > 0:02:45Haemophilia is a rare clotting disorder of which red bodily fluid?
0:02:45 > 0:02:46The blood. Bank. >
0:02:46 > 0:02:51In UK royalty, for what do the initials HRH stand?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Her Royal Highness.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58What W is a subject Ulrika Jonsson and Denise Van Outen reported on
0:02:58 > 0:03:02before becoming entertainment presenters?
0:03:02 > 0:03:03The weather.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08In which sport are Pat Eddery and Frankie Dettori leading figures?
0:03:08 > 0:03:09Horse racing.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14What type of creature is the Komodo dragon - real or mythical?
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Real.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19In maths, what is 500 divided by 5?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21100.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26The TV music quiz presented by Mark Lamarr is Never Mind The what?
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Buzzcocks.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32- Bank.- What D is the name for a period of 10 consecutive years?
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Decade.
0:03:33 > 0:03:39Which material, developed in the early 20th century and known by three letters,
0:03:39 > 0:03:44became fashionable in the 1960s as a leather substitute?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Er...
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Plastic.- PVC.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55In the film The Truman Show, who played the adult Truman Burbank?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Jim Carrey.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00The world championships of which racket sport
0:04:00 > 0:04:06were dominated by Jahangir and Jansher Khan between 1981 and 1996?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Badminton.- Squash.
0:04:08 > 0:04:14Which animal undergoes prolonged sleep in winter - bear or giraffe?
0:04:14 > 0:04:15Bear.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19In which decade did the Great Train Robbery take place?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21The '60s.
0:04:21 > 0:04:28What adjective describes rafting or canoeing in fast rivers with an abundance of rapids?
0:04:28 > 0:04:29White-water.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34- Bank.- What T is a pupil absent from school without permission?
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Truant.
0:04:35 > 0:04:41At Halloween, a pumpkin is traditionally carved into a jack-o' what?
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- Pass.- Lantern.
0:04:44 > 0:04:50What proportion of the human body is made up of water - one third or two thirds?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Two thirds.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57Haarlem and The Hague are cities in which country?
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Holland.
0:04:58 > 0:05:04What A is the term given to the quality of sound transmission in a venue?
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Acoustics.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- Bank.- In UK telecommunications, if, after dialling 1471,
0:05:10 > 0:05:16you wish to ring the last caller back, which one-digit number should you dial?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Three.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Which word, derived from the Latin for "dug up",
0:05:21 > 0:05:25describes preserved prehistoric remains of animals or plants?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- Pass.- Fossil.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Time's up.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37You banked £750 out of a possible £1,000
0:05:37 > 0:05:40but who is an obvious disaster
0:05:40 > 0:05:44who must be ejected without delay?
0:05:44 > 0:05:49Who will leave with nothing? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54In this first round, Brian is statistically the strongest link.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58The weakest link is Sara, as she gave the fewest correct answers.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02But at this early stage, will the others notice that?
0:06:03 > 0:06:08Voting over - it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Brian, what do you do?
0:06:24 > 0:06:29- I'm a tree pathologist. - What does that involve? - Investigating tree diseases.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- OK. Why Sara? - I think she got one question wrong.
0:06:33 > 0:06:39Several people did. It was hard to decide who was the weakest link.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43- Phil. Why Sara? - She got a Halloween question wrong,
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- which stuck in my mind, and she's got to go.- OK. Jill.
0:06:48 > 0:06:54- Did you cut the fringe yourself? - No, I didn't.- Oh.- I paid for it.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59- Have you thought of asking for a refund?- No. It's a little short.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- Why Sara?- She got a question wrong which I thought was easy.
0:07:04 > 0:07:11Statistically, Sara was the worst player. Sara, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I'm disappointed to be first,
0:07:21 > 0:07:26but with a weird question like the jack-o'-lantern, that can happen.
0:07:26 > 0:07:33Nicola will be next. She got as many questions wrong as me. We're both pretty equal.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Round two, team. You've won £750 out of a possible £1,000.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42You're down to eight players. We are now taking ten seconds off.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47We start with the strongest link, Brian. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Start the clock.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Aberdeen - east or west coast?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55East.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58What is 12 multiplied by 3?
0:07:58 > 0:07:5936.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03In DIY, what S is a tool with a shaped opening or jaws
0:08:03 > 0:08:07for gripping and turning a nut or bolt?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- Screwdriver.- Spanner!
0:08:09 > 0:08:14Bushrangers inhabited which country throughout the 19th century?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Australia.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Were the Gorgons famed for their ugliness or their beauty?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Their ugliness.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27Which English higher education institution, on Gower St in London,
0:08:27 > 0:08:29is known by the initials UCL?
0:08:29 > 0:08:33- University of Central London. - University College, London.
0:08:33 > 0:08:39George Lazenby played James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret what?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Secret Service.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44What D is a synthetic substance
0:08:44 > 0:08:49that is added to water to increase its cleaning properties?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Detergent.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54In the World War II Vera Lynn song,
0:08:54 > 0:08:58there'll be what over the white cliffs of Dover?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- Bells.- Bluebirds!
0:09:00 > 0:09:04The word "shan't" is a contraction of which two words?
0:09:04 > 0:09:05Shall not.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Finnish Spitz is a breed of which animal?
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Dog.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15What P is the branch of literature in which a laureateship is held?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Poetry.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- Bank.- What is the female equivalent of an uncle?
0:09:20 > 0:09:21Aunt.
0:09:21 > 0:09:27If a piece of music is marked "diminuendo", does it become louder or quieter?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Quieter.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34Which word is derived from the Greek letters beta and alpha?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Alphabet.
0:09:36 > 0:09:42The puffin, toucan and which other bird give their names to a pedestrian crossing?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- Zebra.- Pelican.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- Bank.- Which football team is nicknamed the Gunners?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Arsenal.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55What P is the name of a traditional Italian porridge made from maize?
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- Pasta.- Polenta!
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Which word describes how flags are flown when someone dies?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Half-mast.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Is an avocado a fruit or vegetable?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Fruit.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- Bank. - Where are the Formula One circuits of Hockenheim and Nurburgring?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Germany.
0:10:14 > 0:10:20In economics, the abbreviation ERM stands for exchange rate what?
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Exchange rate...money.- Mechanism.
0:10:23 > 0:10:29Where on a bar magnet are its attractive powers strongest - the axis or poles?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31The poles.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36In which game do two players pass an intertwined piece of string between them,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39making it more intricate each time?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Cat's-in-cradle.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Time's up. The correct answer IS cat's cradles,
0:10:46 > 0:10:48but you were out of time.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53And you went badly wrong in that round -
0:10:53 > 0:10:58just £150 you won. Whose wattage is wavering?
0:10:58 > 0:11:03Whose memory has failed? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07The statistics show that Mark is the strongest link.
0:11:07 > 0:11:14With the most wrong answers, Jill is the weakest link. Who will lose out in the voting?
0:11:14 > 0:11:19Voting over - it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Steve, where are you from?
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- I'm from Wrexham. - Are you?- Yes.- Near Chester?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Yes.- What do you do there? - I don't work in Wrexham.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Where do you work?- In Chester.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- What do you do? - I'm a cinema manager.- Why Jill?
0:11:49 > 0:11:54She got two questions wrong, which made it hard for me to bank money.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57What do you do, Nicola?
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- I'm a housewife.- Not travelled much?
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- Yes, I've travelled a lot. - Have you? Been to Italy?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06My husband's half-Italian.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11It'll be embarrassing for you at home. You think pasta's a porridge.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- I know. I couldn't think of anything else beginning with P.- Right.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Is it his mother or father who's Italian?
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- His mother. - That'll be doubly embarrassing.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- Why Jill?- I noticed she had a couple of questions wrong.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33- John, where were you born? - In Ayr.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- Is that why you've got the skirt on? - It's a kilt, not a skirt.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- Do you usually wear it south of the border?- Yes.- Because?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I wear it everywhere.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- No trousers at home?- I have plenty. That's where they've stayed.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50How interesting. Why Jill?
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- Because, er...she got a couple of answers wrong.- Hmm.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- You didn't get all yours right. - No.- Well, Jill,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01statistically, you were the worst player.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07Time to have another word with that hairdresser. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Instead of me, we should have voted off Nicola.
0:13:17 > 0:13:23She got a lot of questions wrong, one or two in the first round,
0:13:23 > 0:13:25and a very easy one in the second.
0:13:25 > 0:13:31Anne Robinson got very personal about my hair, but we both like a short fringe,
0:13:31 > 0:13:36so I don't see why she made fun of my fringe when hers is very short.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Round three - you've banked £900.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45If you'd stayed awake, you could have had £2,000.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Seven of you left - another ten seconds off.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54We start with the strongest link, Mark. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Start the clock.
0:13:57 > 0:14:03Media, means of mass communication, is the plural of which word?
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- Media.- Medium.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08In which sport do you score an albatross or an eagle?
0:14:08 > 0:14:09Golf.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14Ordinary soldiers are referred to as the rank and what?
0:14:14 > 0:14:15File.
0:14:15 > 0:14:23Nyctophobia is associated with an irrational fear or dislike of which time - day or night?
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Night.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- Bank.- What name is given to the light bulb fitting
0:14:28 > 0:14:35where the bulb is held in place by twisting prongs on its base into slots in the lamp?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- Filament.- Bayonet.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39What T is the title of the film
0:14:39 > 0:14:45starring Michael Douglas as a judge running an anti-drugs campaign?
0:14:45 > 0:14:46Er...
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Traffic.
0:14:48 > 0:14:55Which English spa town, famous for Sally Lunn buns, is home to the Royal Crescent?
0:14:55 > 0:14:56Bath.
0:14:56 > 0:15:02Which part of a house, usually made of wood, consists of treads and risers?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Stairs. Bank. >
0:15:04 > 0:15:09What S is the collective term for small stones on a non-sandy beach?
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Shingle.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15In maths, what is 18 multiplied by 0.5?
0:15:15 > 0:15:16Nine.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21Which British city was chosen to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Manchester.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- Bank.- What is the Latin for "wonderful year" -
0:15:26 > 0:15:31annus horribilis or annus mirabilis?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Annus mirabilis.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36The first letter of "psychology"?
0:15:36 > 0:15:37P.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Alberta is part of which North American country?
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Canada.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Bank.- What P is the kind of surgery
0:15:44 > 0:15:49which restructures body parts damaged by loss, injury or disease?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Plastic surgery.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Which animal is the largest member of the cat family?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- The lion.- The tiger.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02In which position does footballer David Seaman play?
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Goals.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08- Bank.- Is rapid eye movement a feature of dreaming or deep sleep?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- Deep sleep.- No, dreaming.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16In 1519, which animals did the Spanish introduce to the Aztecs?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Horses.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22What P is the name of the tree from which turpentine is obtained?
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- Pass.- Pine.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28What's the vegetable known as petits pois?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Peas. Bank.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Excluding substitutes, how many in a field hockey team?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- Seven.- 11.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Steve...
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Time is up. You banked just £440.
0:16:42 > 0:16:48Whose faculties are failing? Who should be rinsed and hung out to dry?
0:16:48 > 0:16:52It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:53 > 0:16:59In a reversal of fortune, Mark has gone from being the strongest link to the weakest.
0:16:59 > 0:17:05The statistics show Jenny is now the strongest link, but whose game is over?
0:17:07 > 0:17:12Voting over - it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- John, you're a fisherman. - Yes, indeed.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- D'you fish in a kilt?- Sometimes.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- What do you fish for?- In a kilt, I usually fish for women, Anne.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Right. Why Phil?- Why Phil?
0:17:37 > 0:17:43Because, well - I'm sorry, he reminds me of Phil Collins and I can't stand his music.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- Steve, have you always been a cinema manager?- No.
0:17:47 > 0:17:53- What else have you been? - I worked for Trading Standards. - Who did you chase after?
0:17:53 > 0:17:56I inspected petrol stations.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01- What's wrong with petrol stations? - You have to check for fire safety,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04and the measure on the pumps for accuracy.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09Right. I can see why you went into cinema management. Why Phil?
0:18:09 > 0:18:14- He got one wrong.- Statistically, he wasn't the worst. Was he, Mark?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Erm...if you say so, Anne.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- Who do you think was? - I couldn't tell you, Anne.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- Have a guess. - The way you're looking, probably me.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- What do you do?- I'm a pricing manager.- What are you worth?
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- Not as much as you. - Just as well. Why Phil?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34He got a question wrong.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38He got one wrong less than you, but it's votes that count.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Phil, with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50The team have let me down.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54I was playing well. I thought I was going to do better.
0:18:54 > 0:19:00I don't want to see John win, simply for the kilt. I'm sick of his legs.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Round four, team.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09£1,340 banked out of potential prize money of £3,000.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13There are six of you left - another ten seconds off your time.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16You now have only 2½ minutes.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21We start with the strongest link, Jenny. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Start the clock.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Which group had a '99 hit with Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Travis.
0:19:29 > 0:19:35What G is the three-letter word for a single appearance by musicians or comedians?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Gig.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Which term, first used of Dorothy Lamour in the '40s,
0:19:41 > 0:19:46means a good-looker, or a picture of such a person on a wall?
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- Portrait.- Pin-up!
0:19:48 > 0:19:53Which 19th century British author wrote A Christmas Carol?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Er...Charles Dickens.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58In church, would you wear or kneel on a hassock?
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Kneel.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04The Cole Porter musical that began an acclaimed run
0:20:04 > 0:20:07in London in October 2001 is called Kiss Me who?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Kate.
0:20:09 > 0:20:15- Bank.- In EastEnders, who owns the minicab company in Albert Square?
0:20:15 > 0:20:16Roy Evans.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20In film, who directed the Godfather trilogy?
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- Martin Scorsese. - No, Francis Ford Coppola.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28The poem The New Colossus is carved on which New York monument?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Statue of Liberty.
0:20:30 > 0:20:36Which four-letter word can be a synonym for ungenerous, poor, low in rank or average?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Low.- Mean.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42UN peacekeepers wear berets of which colour?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- White.- Blue!
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Which magazine famous for cartoons was launched in 1841
0:20:49 > 0:20:51and named after a famous puppet?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Punch.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57What is cribbage - a card game or a board game?
0:20:57 > 0:21:00- It's a board game. - No, it's a card game.
0:21:00 > 0:21:07A patten may be attached to which part of the body as protection from dirt?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Feet.
0:21:09 > 0:21:15In the postgraduate teaching qualification, the PGCE, for what does the letter E stand?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Education.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22- Bank.- In a professional football match, how long is half-time?
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- Ten minutes.- 15.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Parklife was a UK hit single and album for which band?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- Westlife.- Blur!
0:21:31 > 0:21:35In English, what is the name for a native of Moscow?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Muscovite.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42- Bank.- Gatling, Maxim and Bren were all types of which sort of gun?
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Machine gun.
0:21:45 > 0:21:52In which 1997 film did Kevin Spacey star as LA police officer Jack Vincennes?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54LA Confidential.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00Time's up. That was the correct answer, and you were in time.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03You've won £170 - nothing to write home about.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Who is on this bus without a valid ticket?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16With no wrong answers, Nicola is the strongest link.
0:22:16 > 0:22:22Brian is the weakest link statistically - but how will the votes go?
0:22:22 > 0:22:27Voting over - it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Nicola, what do you do?
0:22:40 > 0:22:46- I'm a housewife.- Very old-fashioned. What does it involve?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Looking after three children and a husband.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54Oh, right. D'you call yourself a full-time mother too?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- Yes.- How old are the children?
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- 12, 10 and 7. - Oh. Do they go to school?- Yes.
0:23:00 > 0:23:07- What do you do while they're away? - Nothing.- And you call yourself a full-time mother.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11- Why Brian?- He had a few awkward questions about pop music
0:23:11 > 0:23:14and things for himself which he didn't know.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- And you'd know the answers?- Yes.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- Are you Welsh? - Of course I'm Welsh, Anne.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25- What do you do, Jenny? - I'm studying at the moment.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- Are you? Hard?- Yes. - What are you studying?
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- Anatomy and physiology.- Are you?
0:23:31 > 0:23:36- Going to crawl over men's bodies? - Hope so.- Why Brian?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39He got a couple of questions wrong, and...
0:23:39 > 0:23:44he's a tree surgeon... with a funny name.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Brian, statistically, you were the worst player.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52we are uprooting you, but maybe you can branch out on your own.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56With three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07When I arrived, my main ambition was not to lose in the first round,
0:24:07 > 0:24:12so I'm satisfied. I'd like to have gone on, but that's how it goes.
0:24:14 > 0:24:20Round five, and out of a possible £4,000, you have banked £1,510.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Five of you left - another ten seconds off the time.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28We start with the strongest link, Nicola. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Start the clock.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36From the Spanish, what A means an ardent follower of an activity
0:24:36 > 0:24:40and originally referred to a devotee of bullfighting?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- Sorry, I don't know.- Aficionado.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47In astronomy, last visible to the naked eye in 1986,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50which comet is visible from Earth every 76 years?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Halley's Comet.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Which Irish playwright, on his arrival in America,
0:24:56 > 0:25:00announced "I have nothing to declare but my genius"?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- Pass.- Oscar Wilde.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Who was the flower that lived beside Bill and Ben?
0:25:08 > 0:25:09Weed.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13140 million years ago, the east coast of South America
0:25:13 > 0:25:17was joined to the west coast of which continent?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Africa. Bank.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24In 1900, what was the name of the Chinese nationalist rebellion,
0:25:24 > 0:25:30the object of which was the expulsion of all foreigners from the country?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- Mao...ism.- Boxer Rebellion.
0:25:37 > 0:25:43In terms of passenger numbers, which is Britain's busiest international airport?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Heathrow.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49What F is the means by which someone would commit arson?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Fire.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56In which European country did the mortadella sausage originate?
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Italy.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02- Bank.- The Eurostar runs from London to which Belgian city?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Brussels.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09In human biology, to which organ does the word "ocular" refer?
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- Lungs.- Eye!
0:26:12 > 0:26:17What is the name for long strands of hair twisted from the scalp,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21a style made popular by Rastafarians?
0:26:21 > 0:26:22Dreadlocks.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27- Bank.- What name is given to a mechanism that, with a key,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30secures or fastens a door or lid?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Lock.
0:26:32 > 0:26:38Which Scottish city is said to take its name from a 7th century king, Edwin?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Edinburgh.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45In which city was President John F Kennedy assassinated?
0:26:45 > 0:26:46Dallas.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50The title of the 1959 Agatha Christie novel is Cat...
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Time's up - I can't complete the question. You banked £220.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Whose thinking is as clear as mud?
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Whose train of thought was delayed? Whose curtains are drawn?
0:27:04 > 0:27:09One of you leaves with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15John is the strongest link statistically.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20Answering no questions correctly, Nicola is now the weakest link.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Can her previous performance be enough to save her?
0:27:24 > 0:27:29Voting over - it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44We have a tie - Nicola and Mark, two votes each.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- Have you never heard of Oscar Wilde? - I have.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- Keeping it a secret? - I couldn't think quickly enough.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54That's a disadvantage in this game.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58It is indeed, and I may live to rue the day.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03- Why Nicola?- She definitely got at least three questions wrong
0:28:03 > 0:28:07and I think I only got one wrong.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11- Nicola. What happened to you? - My brain went to sleep.
0:28:11 > 0:28:16- And it has so much time to develop at home.- I know.- Why Mark?
0:28:16 > 0:28:22- He was the only one that had a question wrong other than myself.- OK.
0:28:22 > 0:28:28When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote
0:28:28 > 0:28:34and the strongest link in the last round was our man in a kilt.
0:28:34 > 0:28:40- HE CHUCKLES - John, you've voted for Jenny, who's not in the running.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44You have to decide between Nicola and Mark.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- I'm sorry, it's going to have to be Mark.- Why?
0:28:48 > 0:28:53- Because she's a fellow Celt. - Well, statistically,
0:28:53 > 0:28:58Nicola was by far the worst player
0:28:58 > 0:29:04but, Mark, you have no genius to declare. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15I'm really, really, really narked at John,
0:29:15 > 0:29:18cos clearly I wasn't as weak as Nicola.
0:29:18 > 0:29:25But if a man in a skirt wants to vote for a lady who wears skirts, that's up to them.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30Obviously I really don't want to see John win, cos he voted me off.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38Round six, team. You've won £1,730.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41You could have won £5,000.
0:29:41 > 0:29:48Ten seconds off - we start with the strongest link, John. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Start the clock.
0:29:52 > 0:29:58What T is a meat or vegetable pate cooked in an earthenware dish of the same name?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- Terracotta.- Terrine.
0:30:00 > 0:30:06In maths, how many prime numbers are there between 15 and 20?
0:30:06 > 0:30:08- Three.- Two.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12Which shabbily dressed detective was played by Peter Falk?
0:30:12 > 0:30:13Columbo.
0:30:13 > 0:30:19Which English county houses a vast garden called the Eden Project?
0:30:19 > 0:30:20Cornwall.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24In business terms, for what does PLC stand?
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Public Limited Company.
0:30:27 > 0:30:34In 1990s pop music, which group had the UK hit singles Raincloud, High, and Goodbye Heartbreak?
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- The Corrs.- No, Lighthouse Family.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41What is 35% of 1,000?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43350.
0:30:43 > 0:30:48Apart from sprinting, in what event was Carl Lewis Olympic champion?
0:30:48 > 0:30:49Long jump. Bank. >
0:30:49 > 0:30:55Grilled oysters wrapped in bacon are known as angels on what?
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- HE SIGHS Wings.- Horseback!
0:30:58 > 0:31:02What tragic Greek character did Freud use
0:31:02 > 0:31:06to explain an antagonism between father and son?
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- Theseus.- Oedipus!- (Oedipus.)
0:31:10 > 0:31:16What former cricket captain has scored most Test runs for England?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- Ian Botham.- Graham Gooch.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Which word for the upper limit of the forehead
0:31:21 > 0:31:25also describes very thin cracks or fractures in metals?
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Fra... Er...
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- Wrinkles.- Hairline.
0:31:30 > 0:31:36What type of mammal was Tufty, a character used in a famous road safety campaign?
0:31:36 > 0:31:40- A duck.- A squirrel.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44In the 1998 film Little Voice, which English actor
0:31:44 > 0:31:48plays the sleazy Ray Say, agent of the title character?
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Michael Caine.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54- Bank.- In literature, what Aldous Huxley novel...
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Too late to bank.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01What Aldous Huxley novel is set in the seventh...
0:32:03 > 0:32:08Time's up. I cannot complete the question. And in that round,
0:32:08 > 0:32:12the tragic amount of £50 was all you put in the kitty.
0:32:12 > 0:32:18Who wouldn't know an answer from a bar of soap? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24The statistics reveal that Steve is the strongest link.
0:32:24 > 0:32:31Nicola is the weakest link for the second round in a row. Can she survive another vote?
0:32:31 > 0:32:36Voting over - it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- Steve.- Yes, Anne?
0:32:47 > 0:32:53Do you marvel at your own stupidity, thinking a wrinkle was a hairline fracture?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56It went out of my head for a minute.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01- Are you English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish...?- I'm Welsh.- You're Welsh.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06- You're getting off another Celt? - Unfortunately, John had a bad round.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Jenny, did you think John was the weakest link?
0:33:10 > 0:33:15He certainly got two questions wrong, and he's voted for me three times,
0:33:15 > 0:33:18so I thought I'd get my own back.
0:33:18 > 0:33:24Well, statistically, Nicola was the worst player.
0:33:24 > 0:33:29You might be in a kilt on, but you're not that clever. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42Anne Robinson is even better-looking than when I saw her 20 years ago.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44She's a right wee cracker.
0:33:44 > 0:33:50I think Steve will probably win, because he is the best player left.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Round seven.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58You've won £1,780 out of a possible £6,000.
0:33:58 > 0:34:05Ten seconds off - we start with the strongest link, Steve. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Start the clock.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12What is the river that flows through Glasgow?
0:34:12 > 0:34:13The Clyde.
0:34:13 > 0:34:19If a telephone is unable to receive incoming calls, it is said to be off the what?
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Hook.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26- Bank.- What is the more common name of the Castilian language?
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Spanish.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Which British comic features Roger the Dodger?
0:34:31 > 0:34:33The Beano.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38Which Oxfordshire town is home to the Royal Regatta?
0:34:38 > 0:34:39Henley.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43Which female pop star had a UK number 1 single in 1999
0:34:43 > 0:34:46with Baby One More Time?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Britney Spears.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Bank.- Which game uses the terms castling and check?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Chess.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58Elephant, grey and harp are all types of which marine mammal?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- Whale.- Seal!
0:35:00 > 0:35:08Which Scottish TV presenter began hosting the DIY programme Changing Rooms in 1996?
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. - Carol Smillie.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17What is a hanging bed used by sailors
0:35:17 > 0:35:20made of canvas or netting suspended by cords?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22A hammock.
0:35:22 > 0:35:28To whom in the Monty Python team was actress Connie Booth married?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30John Cleese.
0:35:30 > 0:35:36- Bank.- The gods Horus, Apis and Hathor were from which country?
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- Norway.- Egypt.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43Which cartoon character had the catchphrase "Boop-oop-a-doop!"
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Betty Boop.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50What type of natural disaster destroyed the Colossus of Rhodes?
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- Tidal wave.- Earthquake.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57Which fowl is used in the dish marking Elizabeth II's coronation?
0:35:57 > 0:35:58Chicken.
0:35:58 > 0:36:04"The Old Contemptibles" refers to British soldiers from which 20th century war?
0:36:04 > 0:36:07First World War. < Bank.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Time's up, and you've won £350.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18In round eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Potentially, there's £3,000 to win.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27But who is least likely to help you raise that bank balance?
0:36:27 > 0:36:32Have the decency to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39Having survived the previous vote, Nicola remains the weakest link.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44Answering all questions correctly, Steve is the strongest link
0:36:44 > 0:36:48but at this crucial stage who will survive this final vote?
0:36:50 > 0:36:55Voting over - it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:02 > 0:37:08- Steve, who's Welsh - why Jenny? - It's a difficult choice to make,
0:37:08 > 0:37:12- but let's have a Welsh final. - Nicola.
0:37:12 > 0:37:18- Why are you voting Jenny off? - Because I think she was the weaker
0:37:18 > 0:37:22of the two that were left other than myself.
0:37:22 > 0:37:28You may or may not have noticed that you were the worst player, but it's votes that count.
0:37:28 > 0:37:34Jenny, blame the Welsh Mafia. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44I feel really poisonous about it.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47They were obviously sticking together, being Welsh.
0:37:47 > 0:37:53Steve will win. He's been stronger throughout - stronger than Nicola.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58If you put two short planks together, they wouldn't be as thick as her.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Round eight, team. You've won so far £2,130
0:38:04 > 0:38:07out of a possible £7,000.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Two of you left and you have 90 seconds.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16Whatever you win will be trebled and added to your final prize money.
0:38:16 > 0:38:25£3,000 is at stake. We'll start with the strongest link, Steve. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Start the clock.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Who formulated the law of gravitation?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Newton.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38For which international team does Ryan Giggs play?
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Wales.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45Which TV puppet show features the aquatic adventures of Troy Tempest?
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Stingray. < Bank.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51Which Middle Eastern country was once Mesopotamia?
0:38:51 > 0:38:52- Turkey.- Iraq.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57Which seafaring cartoon captain commanded the ship The Black Pig?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Captain Pugwash.
0:39:00 > 0:39:06Which female pop singer duetted with John Travolta on You're The One That I Want?
0:39:06 > 0:39:07Olivia Newton-John.
0:39:07 > 0:39:13Which author wrote Charlotte Gray and On Green Dolphin Street?
0:39:13 > 0:39:17- Barbara Taylor Bradford. - No, Sebastian Faulks.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21In the armed services, for which rank does "WO" stand?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Warrant Officer.
0:39:23 > 0:39:30The writer of the Ecclesiastical History of the English People is the Venerable who?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- John Betjeman.- Bede.
0:39:32 > 0:39:38Which British engineer patented the turbo jet engine while still a student in 1930?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- De Havilland.- Sir Frank Whittle.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Which actress and singer first played the title role
0:39:44 > 0:39:47in the 1978 musical Evita?
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- Madonna.- Elaine Paige.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54The grave of philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre is in which city?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Paris. Bank. >
0:39:56 > 0:39:58In sport, what's the surname...
0:40:00 > 0:40:04Time's up - I cannot complete the question. You won £120,
0:40:04 > 0:40:08which we'll treble and add to your previous winnings.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12That means prize money today of £2,490,
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Only one of you can take it away - now you go head to head.
0:40:16 > 0:40:23I'll ask alternate questions, best of five - whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:40:23 > 0:40:29So, Nicola and Steve, for £2,490, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Nicola, as the strongest link,
0:40:33 > 0:40:37- you choose who goes first. - I'll go first.
0:40:40 > 0:40:45In February 2001, who was elected prime minister of Israel?
0:40:46 > 0:40:49SHE SIGHS Oh...
0:40:49 > 0:40:52I,...erm...
0:40:53 > 0:40:55SHE SIGHS
0:40:58 > 0:41:00I know his name.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04I can't think.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07The correct answer is Ariel Sharon.
0:41:07 > 0:41:14In stand-up comedy, which xenophobic character is played by Al Murray
0:41:14 > 0:41:17in Time Gentlemen Please?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- The Pub Landlord.- That is correct.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24In which South American country
0:41:24 > 0:41:31are slums and shantytowns called favelas?
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- Brazil.- That is correct.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37In maths, if the circumference of a circle
0:41:37 > 0:41:43is given by the formula pi times D, what is D?
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- The diameter.- That is correct.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50In TV, actors from US shows Ally McBeal and The Sopranos
0:41:50 > 0:41:57won awards at which Los Angeles ceremony on the 4th of November 2001?
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- Emmy.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:00 > 0:42:06In the children's fairy tale, which eccentrically named dwarf
0:42:06 > 0:42:13spins gold out of straw on behalf of the daughter of a miller?
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Rumpelstiltskin.- That is correct.
0:42:20 > 0:42:26Which British-born actor known for playing Frankenstein and his monster
0:42:26 > 0:42:31was born William Henry Pratt in 1887?
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- Boris Karloff.- That is correct.
0:42:34 > 0:42:41In UK politics, who was the leader of the Liberal Party
0:42:41 > 0:42:46between 1967 and 1976?
0:42:54 > 0:42:59- David Steel.- No, the correct answer is Jeremy Thorpe.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02At this point, you are level-pegging.
0:43:02 > 0:43:08Which 19th century British daily newspaper was nicknamed "The Thunderer"?
0:43:08 > 0:43:11- The Times.- That is correct.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Steve, answer this correctly,
0:43:14 > 0:43:18otherwise Nicola takes home the money.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22In pop music, which singer brought out a book in 2001
0:43:22 > 0:43:25entitled Somebody Someday?
0:43:25 > 0:43:30- Victoria Beckham.- No, the correct answer is Robbie Williams.
0:43:33 > 0:43:37That means, Nicola, you are today's strongest link
0:43:37 > 0:43:41and you go away with £2,490.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45Steve, you leave with nothing.
0:43:46 > 0:43:50Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:51 > 0:43:56I'm very disappointed to have lost it on the last question.
0:43:56 > 0:44:01I'm sure Robbie Williams will be giving me daggers when he sees this.
0:44:01 > 0:44:05I don't feel guilty at all taking the money. I deserve it.