0:00:02 > 0:00:07Only one of the nine preparing for today's show will win up to £10,000.
0:00:07 > 0:00:13The rest of the team will leave with nothing, as, one by one, they're voted off
0:00:13 > 0:00:16as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:44They are strangers. If they want the prize money, they must 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 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00I'm Les, 57, from Greenock. I'm a retired supply analyst.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06I'm Alison, 41, from Sidmouth, and I'm a primary school administrator.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11I'm Karen. I'm 26, from Twickenham, and I'm a croupier.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17I'm Paul, 32, from Brampton, Cumbria. I'm a security guard.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22I'm Anthony, 18, from Birmingham, and I'm a student.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28I'm Berni, 36. I'm from West Sussex and I'm a fitness instructor.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33I'm Nicola, 50, from Norfolk, and I'm a farmer's wife.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38I'm David. I'm 26, from Belfast, and I'm working as a courier.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44I'm Chris. I'm 41. Liversedge, West Yorkshire. Bar manager.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:48 > 0:01:54to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58The fastest way is to make a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02A wrong question breaks the chain and you lose the money.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05If you say "bank",
0:02:05 > 0:02:10before the question is asked, the money is safe, but you start a new chain.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15At the end of the round, only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Round One
0:02:17 > 0:02:19is three minutes.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23The person who is first alphabetically starts - Alison.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30The first question is for £20.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Start the clock.
0:02:32 > 0:02:38The downfall of the monarchy is predicted, if which birds leave the Tower of London?
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Ravens.
0:02:39 > 0:02:46In a standard automatic car, which foot pedal does the driver see on the right?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Clutch.- Accelerator.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51In the animal kingdom,
0:02:51 > 0:02:52how many wings has a bee?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Four.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59In which US city is the Brooklyn Bridge?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02New York.
0:03:02 > 0:03:09What name is given to the type of steel that has chromium added to prevent it rusting?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Stainless steel.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14What did Little Miss Muffet eat?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Her curds and whey.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Would you find a pergola in a garden or on a boat?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- In a garden. - Chris.- Bank.
0:03:21 > 0:03:27Which 1978 film musical, set in the 1950s, features the Pink Ladies?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Grease.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Which breed of dog is known as a "sausage" dog?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Dachshund.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Which British group, formed in 1977,
0:03:39 > 0:03:43comprised Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers and Sting?
0:03:43 > 0:03:44The Police.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Which French term refers to a road closed at one end?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- I don't know.- Cul-de-sac.
0:03:53 > 0:04:00The Boulder Dam on the Colorado River was renamed in 1947 for which US President?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Hoover.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06A British dartboard is split into how many numbered sectors?
0:04:06 > 0:04:0820.
0:04:08 > 0:04:14In the reproductive system of flowers, which sex produces the pollen?
0:04:14 > 0:04:16The male.
0:04:16 > 0:04:22What A is a divine spirit, whose name is derived from the Greek word for "messenger"?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- Archangel.- Correct.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31Cameron Crowe won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 2000 for Almost...what?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- Almost Famous. - Chris.- Bank.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38At what number in the UK alphabet does the letter E come?
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Five.
0:04:39 > 0:04:45In musical terminology, which is faster, adagio or allegro?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Adagio.- No, allegro.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50What S is a plant-eating dinosaur
0:04:50 > 0:04:54with large, triangular bony plates along its back?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Stegosaurus.
0:04:56 > 0:05:03The Briton Ellen MacArthur achieved recognition in 2001 for her success in which sport?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Sorry.- Sailing.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12In which year did the International Exhibition open in Paris, 1800 or 1900?
0:05:12 > 0:05:151900.
0:05:15 > 0:05:21In which US TV sitcom did Jean-Claude Van Damme make an appearance as himself in 1996?
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- Friends. - Berni.- Bank.
0:05:23 > 0:05:29What D is the melted fat and juices which gather in a pan in which meat has been cooked?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Dripping.- Correct.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34The time's up.
0:05:34 > 0:05:40You've banked £650 out of a possible £1,000 in that first round.
0:05:40 > 0:05:46Whose hopes deserve to be dashed? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Berni is the first strongest link of the game.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57Karen is the weakest link. She failed to answer a question correctly.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00But will the others pick up on that?
0:06:01 > 0:06:05It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Anthony, how old are you?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- I'm 18. - Did you come here on your own?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- Yes, Anne.- What do you do, Anthony?
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- I'm a student.- Where?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Oxford University.- Good heavens.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38- Have you been there long? - I'm just about to start.- Why Karen?
0:06:38 > 0:06:43I do think she was unlucky with the questions she got, but she did get three wrong.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45What do you do, Alison?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47I'm a school administrator.
0:06:47 > 0:06:53What's the difference between a school administrator and a school secretary?
0:06:53 > 0:06:58Erm, not much, really. You have to be a dragon either way.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03- Why Karen?- She got three wrong and we can't afford to lose the money.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- Nicola...- Yes, Anne?- You're a farmer's wife?- I am, indeed.
0:07:07 > 0:07:13- So you hunt and shoot and fish? - All the time, shouting "Hooray, Henry!"
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- "Hooray, Henry"? - That's what people think we shout.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Do you hunt?- No, I don't hunt. - Why Karen?
0:07:19 > 0:07:26- Unfortunately, she did get three questions wrong.- Statistically, Karen was the worst player.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30Perhaps she's better at the roulette wheel,
0:07:30 > 0:07:32than she is behind a car wheel.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34You are the weakest link.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Goodbye.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47I haven't told anybody I'd be here and I don't intend to!
0:07:47 > 0:07:52I think Alison is out for herself. The rest of them should beware.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Round Two. You've won £650 so far. There are eight of you left.
0:07:58 > 0:08:0310 seconds are coming off the time. The strongest link starts - Berni.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Start the clock.
0:08:09 > 0:08:15The Norway spruce is best known for its association with which religious holiday?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Christmas.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Is a curlew a bird or a fish?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21A bird.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26If something causes a disagreement, it's a what of contention?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28A BONE of contention.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33In which country was the inventor and politician Benjamin Franklin born?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- America. - Les.- Bank.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Who did Simple Simon meet on his way to the fair?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40A pieman.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Which Bedfordshire abbey has a 3,000-acre deer park?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Woburn Abbey.
0:08:46 > 0:08:53What G is the name given to a spiritual teacher, especially in Hinduism and Sikhism?
0:08:53 > 0:08:54A guru.
0:08:54 > 0:09:00The optimum route taken by a racing car around a corner or track is the racing...?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Line. - Berni.- Bank.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Which singer starred in Desperately Seeking Susan?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Madonna.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09What S is the spontaneous
0:09:09 > 0:09:15muscular activity of the body when it's cold and needs to generate heat?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Shiver.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22What is a female ferret normally called, a jane or a jill?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24A jill.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29In the TV sitcom Open All Hours, which actor played Granville?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- David Jason. - Les.- Bank.
0:09:32 > 0:09:39In the European Union in 1999, the British politician appointed Commissioner was Chris...?
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Patten.
0:09:40 > 0:09:47Going anticlockwise on a compass, which point is 90 degrees from east?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- West.- North.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54Who built Hampton Court Palace, Cardinal Wolsey or Sir Thomas Moore?
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Cardinal Wolsey.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01Which dog show was held at Earls Court between 1979 and 1991?
0:10:01 > 0:10:02Cruft's.
0:10:02 > 0:10:09What was the name of the deer from the 1942 Disney animated film of the same name?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- I don't know.- Bambi.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14The London Coliseum houses which company?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16The English National Opera.
0:10:16 > 0:10:23Who had a UK No.1 single in 1984 with I Just Called To Say I Love You?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Er, Stevie Wonder.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30The Hayward Gallery, opened in 1968, is on the south bank of which river?
0:10:30 > 0:10:31The Thames.
0:10:31 > 0:10:37In Greek mythology, what A was the name of the beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- Achilles.- Adonis.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42What is 90 times four?
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- 360. - Paul.- Bank.
0:10:46 > 0:10:52Isaac Stern was considered to be a virtuoso performer with the piano or violin?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- The piano.- No, violin.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58In technology, for what do the letters CAD stand?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04The correct answer is Computer Aided Design.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06The time's up.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10You only banked £620 in that round.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15Who would be out of their depth in a car-park puddle?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:21 > 0:11:27The strongest link is Chris. The weakest link is Alison. But what factors
0:11:27 > 0:11:30will the team take into account?
0:11:31 > 0:11:35It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53David, what do you do?
0:11:53 > 0:11:54I'm a courier.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59- Why Les?- The one he got wrong was at a crucial stage and cost us money.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- Berni...- Yes, Anne? - ..what do you do?
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- I'm a fitness instructor and personal trainer.- PERSONAL trainer.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- How fit are you?- Very fit.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- Does that include your brain? - Most of the time.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Why Les?
0:12:16 > 0:12:21I feel that he lost us money. I know I got a question wrong, but I banked
0:12:21 > 0:12:25before my question, so I didn't lose money.
0:12:25 > 0:12:32- Paul, what do you do? - I'm a security guard.- How do you frighten people?- By my appearance!
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Why not have an Alsatian?
0:12:34 > 0:12:39They make too much noise. I'm quiet. They don't have to pay me as much!
0:12:39 > 0:12:46- Why Les?- A few of us got a question wrong, but he was the only one that really lost us any money.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Well, statistically, ALISON was the worst player.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52But it's votes that count.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Les,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06I'm disappointed to be voted off. I wasn't the weakest link.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09The next off will be Berni or Alison,
0:13:09 > 0:13:13as they got questions wrong in the first two rounds.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Round Three.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19You've won £1,270 so far, out of a possible £2,000.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21You're down to seven.
0:13:21 > 0:13:2610 more seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Chris. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Start the clock.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Which former politician wrote As The Crow Flies?
0:13:36 > 0:13:37Jeffrey Archer.
0:13:37 > 0:13:43Which male singer had a year 2000 UK No.1 single with Fill Me In?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Robbie Williams.- Craig David.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50To which continent are yaks indigenous?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Asia.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Which cartoon reporter, created by Herge, has a ginger quiff?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- Tin-Tin. - Berni.- Bank.
0:13:59 > 0:14:05Cliff Richard won the first ever Best Male Artist at which award ceremony in 1977?
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- The Grammys. - No, the Brit Awards.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13What K, a Jewish term, describes food that's ritually fit to eat?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Kosher.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20In which German city is the famous avenue "Unter Den Linden"?
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- Munich.- No, Berlin.
0:14:22 > 0:14:251999: Michael Portillo was elected
0:14:25 > 0:14:30as the Conservative MP for the constituency of Kensington and...where?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- I don't know.- Chelsea.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38Which racecourse has a sharp, left-hand bend at Tattenham Corner?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Epsom.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Through which medium does light travel faster, air or space?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Space.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51Which colour is used to identify environmental organisations?
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- Green. - Berni.- Bank.
0:14:53 > 0:14:59In which decade was the world's first duty-free shop opened at Shannon Airport?
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- The '60s.- The '40s.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06In the 1989 film Batman, which actor played the Joker?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Jack Nicholson.
0:15:08 > 0:15:14What D was the prime minister responsible for purchasing control of the Suez Canal?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- Pass.- Disraeli.
0:15:20 > 0:15:26What cricketer from They Think It's All Over scored 8000 runs for England?
0:15:26 > 0:15:27David Gower.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Which material in a building is attacked by dry rot?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Wood.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39The building blocks of proteins are about 20 compounds
0:15:39 > 0:15:43called what, carbohydrates or amino acids?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Amino acids.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50If a taxi journey is 60p per mile, how much is a 10-mile trip?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52£6.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55What is the popular name for influenza?
0:15:55 > 0:15:56Flu.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02- Bank.- Stars are formed when matter is pulled together by which force?
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Gravity.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08Colin McPherson's play The Weir is set in a bar in which country?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Ireland.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- Bank.- What was the name...
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Time's up.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20You banked £500 in that round.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25Who, sadly, is mad, bad and dangerous to the team?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Nicola is the strongest link in this round.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37She answered all her questions correctly and banked money.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42David is the weakest link. But who will lose out in the vote?
0:16:44 > 0:16:49Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Chris, what do you do?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- Bar manager.- How is that different from a barman?
0:17:08 > 0:17:11One manages and one does as he's told.
0:17:11 > 0:17:17- What's the most popular drink these days?- I think it's bottled beer.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- What about women?- Probably martini.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- Can you mix a martini? - I can do, yes.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29- Can you?- Shaken, not stirred. - What's the recipe?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Martini? My martini comes out of a bottle.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- Oh, it's not a posh bar, then!- No.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Berni, why Alison?
0:17:36 > 0:17:42Erm, I believe I got two questions wrong.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46Alison was the only other person I remembered
0:17:46 > 0:17:51- getting any wrong.- Was she the weakest link?- No. I assumed I was.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Who was was the weakest link, David?
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- I would say it was me. - That's correct. Why Alison?
0:17:58 > 0:18:02I think myself and Berni both had a bit of a bad round that time.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05I think Alison did, as well.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07But Berni and I are better overall.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Well, statistically, David was the worst player.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15But it's votes that count, and Alison has got them.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27I'm annoyed because I wasn't the weakest link.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31There was a group who voted for me and I was suspicious
0:18:31 > 0:18:34that maybe they were voting together.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37I think Berni should be standing here.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40She had two questions wrong. I only had one.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43The ones she got wrong were quite easy.
0:18:45 > 0:18:52Round Four. £1770 banked so far out of potential prize money of £3000.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Six of you left. Another 10 seconds off your time.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00You have 2½ minutes. We'll start with the strongest link.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03That's Nicola. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Start the clock.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Which soul singer had a 1964 UK hit single with Walk On By?
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Dionne Warwick.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17In the Dr Seuss children's books, the character Sam I Am
0:19:17 > 0:19:19likes to eat green what and ham?
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Cheese.- Eggs.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25At which sport did Phil Bennett captain Wales?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Rugby Union.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32A red and white striped pole indicates what type of business?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34A barber's shop.
0:19:34 > 0:19:40Ulysses S Grant was commander of which US Civil War forces, Union or Confederate?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- Confederate.- No. Union.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47In which decade did Eddie Shah launch the Today newspaper?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- Forties.- Eighties.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52The Romney Marsh is what type of animal?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Sheep.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Which motorway goes to Taunton?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- The M6.- M5.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04To what did Cassius Clay change his name in 1964?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Mohammed Ali.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11Eminem had a 2000 UK No.1 single with The Real Slim what?
0:20:11 > 0:20:12Shady.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Is Emmenthal hard or soft cheese?
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Hard.
0:20:17 > 0:20:23- Bank.- Which actor starred in the film musicals My Fair Lady and Dr Dolittle?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- It's gone.- Rex Harrison.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34From whom did the Philippines gain independence in 1946?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- China.- No. The USA.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Which is a tree, a hornbill or a hornbeam?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Hornbeam.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48The title of the 1905 Baroness Orczy novel is The Scarlet what?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- Woman.- Pimpernel.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56From which round was Tim Henman knocked out of the 2001 Wimbledon?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Semifinals.
0:20:58 > 0:21:04What P is an ancient Roman city covered in ashes by the volcano Vesuvius in AD79?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Pompeii.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- Bank.- The SI unit of power is named after which Scottish engineer?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- Stephenson.- No. James Watt.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19What type of food is granola, a breakfast cereal or a spicy dip?
0:21:20 > 0:21:22A breakfast cereal.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24In which country is Le Havre?
0:21:24 > 0:21:27France.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- Bank.- In which sport do the Washington Redskins compete?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33American football.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- Bank. - Which re-make of a 1958...
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Time's up. You've won £220 in that round.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Whose brainstorm is just a drizzle?
0:21:45 > 0:21:48It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54As the only person to answer all his questions correctly,
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Paul is the strongest link for the first time.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02The weakest link is Berni, who got all her answers wrong.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Will the rest of the team notice that?
0:22:06 > 0:22:11Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Paul, the security guard,
0:22:25 > 0:22:29what happens if somebody breaks into where you're guarding?
0:22:29 > 0:22:34I have to secure the premises and call the police and call control.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39- You don't go and fight them, then? - Oh, no, Anne. I'm not that brave.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Why Berni?
0:22:42 > 0:22:44That was a bad round for all of us.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Berni got more wrong than anybody else.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- Anthony.- Yes, Anne. - Have you ever had a job?
0:22:51 > 0:22:56- I've been a security guard.- That must have scared the robbers (!)
0:22:56 > 0:23:00I normally work the night shift so they can't see who it is.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Did your mummy go with you?
0:23:02 > 0:23:06She stayed at home for that one.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- Why Berni?- She got the same number wrong,
0:23:08 > 0:23:13as David, but she hesitated a bit more in that round.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Berni the fitness instructor,
0:23:16 > 0:23:18it's time for her to jog off.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21With three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33They've made a big mistake getting rid of me.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38I banked a lot of money and now there's going to be a lot less money
0:23:38 > 0:23:40for the winner. And I'm glad.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Anthony will be next.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45He's 18. The questions will get harder.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48And that will be his stumbling block.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54Round Five. Your total so far is £1990.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57If you'd hit your targets, it would be £4000.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04We start with the strongest link - Paul.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Start the clock.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11What is the capital city of Uganda?
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Kampala.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18To what quantity of money does a ton refer?
0:24:18 > 0:24:20£100.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23The TV series first broadcast in 1999
0:24:23 > 0:24:27featuring extinct animals is called Walking With what?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Dinosaurs.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34In which battle in 1314 did Robert the Bruce defeat the English?
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Bannockburn.
0:24:37 > 0:24:42- Bank.- Money For Nothing and Walk Of Life are from which Dire Straits Album?
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- Dire Straits. - Brothers In Arms.
0:24:49 > 0:24:55Which weed has hairs which break off to release formic acid and other chemicals?
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Nettles.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Eraserhead and The Elephant Man were directed by David who?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- I don't know.- Lynch.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09What is the US equivalent of the UK postcode?
0:25:09 > 0:25:10Zip code.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15By what name was artist and film maker Andrew Warhola better known?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Andy Warhol.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Which fruit related to blackcurrants
0:25:20 > 0:25:24is green and is traditionally made into a fool?
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Gooseberry.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29- Bank.- In which century was the Spanish Armada defeated?
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Sixteenth.
0:25:31 > 0:25:37In which sport did Alec Bedser, Jim Laker and Peter May represent England?
0:25:37 > 0:25:38Cricket.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41The GMC is the General Medical what?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Council.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48- Bank.- Which film's tag line was "You'll believe a man can fly"?
0:25:48 > 0:25:49Superman.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Andy Taylor were in which 1980s group?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Duran Duran.
0:25:56 > 0:26:02Which word used to describe high fashion is also the French for sewing?
0:26:02 > 0:26:07- Haute couture. - No. The correct answer is Couture.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11The Livingstone Falls are on which African River?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- The Zambesi.- No. The Congo.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17What's the name of Travis' 2001 UK No.1 album?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- Travis.- The Invisible Band.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25In which decade was the Soviet Union created?
0:26:25 > 0:26:281920s.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Bank.- Time's up.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34You banked in time and in total
0:26:34 > 0:26:38you put into your kitty £420.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Who's a cocktail short of a bar?
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Who's off guard, not on guard? Who's a law unto themselves?
0:26:45 > 0:26:47It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Statistically, David is the strongest link.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54The weakest link is Anthony.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Chris banked the most money.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00But will the votes follow the facts?
0:27:01 > 0:27:06Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20We have a tie between Nicola and Chris. Two votes each.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- Nicola.- Yes, Anne.- Why Chris?
0:27:23 > 0:27:29I couldn't forgive him not knowing about the Dire Straits album.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- Chris.- Anne.- What excuse have you got for voting for Nicola?
0:27:33 > 0:27:36I believe...
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Most of us got one wrong. Nicola got two wrong.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44I didn't know Dire Straits but I knew Travis.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49When the votes are tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52David, why did you vote for Chris?
0:27:52 > 0:27:55To be honest, it was a bit of a toss-up.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Chris maybe needs to get back to mixing cocktails.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- You can change your mind. - I don't think so.
0:28:02 > 0:28:08Chris, whose cocktails come out of a bottle, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18I'm really devastated to be voted off so early.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21I feel I was playing quite well.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25Obviously, Anne's spent too much time in cocktail bars.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29She's welcome in my club. Whether she gets served is up to me.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36Round Six. So far you've won £2410 out of a possible £5000.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38There are four of you left.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Another ten seconds off your time.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45We start with the strongest link. That's David.
0:28:45 > 0:28:46Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Start the clock.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54In which decade was The Munsters first broadcast in Britain?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57The sixties.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02Who retained the position of health secretary in the June reshuffle?
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Alan Milburn.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09In Twelfth Night, who is Olivia's steward, Horatio or Malvolio?
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Malvolio.
0:29:11 > 0:29:17Which football club nicknamed The Owls is in the Owlerton district of Sheffield?
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Sheffield Wednesday.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24Which model appeared in Pizza commercials during the '90s?
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Caprice.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29In which month is St Andrew's Day in the UK?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31November.
0:29:31 > 0:29:37Which King changed the name of the UK royal house to Windsor in World War I?
0:29:37 > 0:29:39George V.
0:29:39 > 0:29:44In the 1983 film Scarface, which actress played Al Pacino's wife?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- I have no idea. - Michelle Pfeiffer.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50What was the first British team to win
0:29:50 > 0:29:52football's European Cup?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54- Liverpool. - No. Glasgow Celtic.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59Where in the north-west of England is there a branch of the Tate Gallery?
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- Manchester.- No. Liverpool.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06Which lights are represented on a dashboard by two triangles,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08one inside the other?
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Hazard lights.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15A gastrectomy is the removal of all or part of which organ?
0:30:15 > 0:30:17The stomach.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Nuuk is the capital of what Danish dependency?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Greenland.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27- Bank.- The title of the 1990 film directed by Mike Leigh is Life Is...?
0:30:27 > 0:30:28Sweet.
0:30:28 > 0:30:33Shaded Golden and Somali are breeds of which domestic animal?
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- Dog.- No, cat.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40What flowers did Wordsworth describe as "fluttering and dancing in the breeze"?
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Daffodils.
0:30:42 > 0:30:47Tracey Ullman, Lenny Henry and David Copperfield appeared together
0:30:47 > 0:30:49in which 1980s sketch series?
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- Not The Nine O'Clock News. - Three Of A Kind.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56For what does the V stand in the British decoration, the VC?
0:30:56 > 0:30:57Victoria.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Which religion was...
0:31:02 > 0:31:08Time is up. I cannot complete the question. You only banked £300 in that round.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12Who is several sandwiches short of a picnic?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Who is running on empty?
0:31:14 > 0:31:17It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:19 > 0:31:26Paul is the strongest link. He answered the most questions correctly and banked money.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31David is the weakest link, but will the voting reflect this?
0:31:33 > 0:31:38Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Young Anthony...
0:31:47 > 0:31:49why David?
0:31:49 > 0:31:54He was the only person to get two questions wrong in that round.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56As simple as that.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01- Nicola, why David? - I think the nerves got to him on that round,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04having had a fantastic round the one before.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07He got two questions wrong.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10His memory got back to Belfast before him.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14He can join it now. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:18 > 0:32:24I'm annoyed with myself and the others for voting me off in that round.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28I don't believe I should have been. Nicola will go next.
0:32:28 > 0:32:34I think she's getting very nervous, which she accused me of getting.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Nicola must be the hot favourite to go off next.
0:32:37 > 0:32:43Round Seven. You've won £2,710 out of £6,000 you could have won.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Three of you left.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50Ten seconds off the clock. We start with the strongest link, Paul.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Start the clock.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59In children's literature, what type of animal is Barbar?
0:32:59 > 0:33:00Elephant.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04In maths, how many hours are there in three days?
0:33:04 > 0:33:0672.
0:33:06 > 0:33:13In modern history, whom did Gerhardt Schroeder replace as German chancellor?
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- Willy Brandt. - No, Helmut Kohl.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19The name of what Johannesburg suburb is derived
0:33:19 > 0:33:22from the words Southwestern Townships?
0:33:22 > 0:33:23Soweto.
0:33:23 > 0:33:28In the reproductive system of flowers, which sex is the ovary?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Female.
0:33:30 > 0:33:37In fashion, Cynthia Ann is the real name of which Illinois-born supermodel?
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- Caprice. - Cindy Crawford.
0:33:39 > 0:33:45Which number is represented in Roman numerals by the letters CM?
0:33:45 > 0:33:47900.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50In cricket, how many bales are on each set of stumps?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Two.
0:33:52 > 0:33:58- Bank.- Which modern novelist wrote A History Of The World in 10½ Chapters?
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- Churchill. - Julian Barnes.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04What city was home to the Hacienda nightclub?
0:34:04 > 0:34:05Manchester.
0:34:05 > 0:34:12In the film The Preacher's Wife, which US singer starred alongside Denzel Washington?
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Whitney Houston.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18The Murray-Darling is the longest river of what southern hemisphere country?
0:34:18 > 0:34:19Australia.
0:34:19 > 0:34:25- Bank.- If a boy is 1,500mm tall, how tall is he in centimetres?
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- 1,500. - No, 150.
0:34:27 > 0:34:33Which leading romantic poet acceded to a peerage in 1798,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36and took his seat in the House of Lords in 1809?
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Byron.
0:34:38 > 0:34:45With which song did American rock band Van Halen have a 1984 UK hit single?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47- I have no idea. - Jump.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Which Dutch 17th-century artist painted The Nightwatch?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- Vermeer. - No, Rembrandt.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Time's up, and you won £150. In Round Eight
0:35:00 > 0:35:03you treble what you bank,
0:35:03 > 0:35:06so in the next round, there's £3,000 to be won.
0:35:06 > 0:35:13Be ambitious and courageous enough to vote off the weakest link.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19With all his answers correct, Anthony is the strongest link.
0:35:19 > 0:35:27Statistically, Nicola is the weakest link. Who will survive this final vote?
0:35:28 > 0:35:33Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Anthony?
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Yes? - You're getting rid of the girl?
0:35:44 > 0:35:48I didn't really have much choice there.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52There was only two people, and Paul was by far the best.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Paul, why Nicola?
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Purely on the fact she's done really well so far,
0:35:58 > 0:36:00but she had a bad round.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03I think too many pop questions.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07Time to round up the cattle. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19I was very disappointed to be voted off, but I deserved it.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24I should be named the missing link. It all went missing in that round.
0:36:24 > 0:36:30I think Paul's most likely to win, because he has been consistent all the way through.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35Anthony has probably made too many mistakes, and may be nervous.
0:36:35 > 0:36:44Round Eight. You've won £2,860 so far, out of a possible £7,000.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Paul and Anthony, just you two left.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51This time you have only 90 seconds.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56Whatever you win in this round is trebled and added to your total.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58£3,000 is at stake in this round.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02We start with the strongest link, Anthony.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08Start the clock.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13Which group recorded the No.1 single, Three Times A Lady in 1978?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15The Commodores.
0:37:15 > 0:37:21On what form of transport does the action in the 1995 film Crimson Tide take place?
0:37:21 > 0:37:22Submarine.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26In maths, what is 360 divided by 60?
0:37:26 > 0:37:286.
0:37:28 > 0:37:34- Bank.- In JR Tolkien's story The Hobbit, what was the name of the wizard?
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- Gandolphin. - No, Gandolph.
0:37:37 > 0:37:42Which area of Spain has a name meaning "savage coast"?
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Costa Brava.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49In Britain, the water rat is more correctly known as the water what?
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Vole.
0:37:51 > 0:37:56Which much-married Hungarian-born actress played Jane Avril
0:37:56 > 0:37:59in the 1952 film Moulin Rouge?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Zsa-Zsa Gabor.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- Bank.- What is the capital city of Kenya?
0:38:04 > 0:38:05Nairobi.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10What is the name for bouts in which boxers fight by way of training?
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Sparring.
0:38:11 > 0:38:18Comedian Tony Hawkes wrote the travel diary entitled Round Ireland With A what?
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- Don't know. - Fridge.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23On which continent are the Tatra mountains?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- Asia. - Europe.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30Paul Heaton of The Beautiful South was lead singer of what '80s band?
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Housemartins.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- Bank.- The word "wig" is an abbreviation of what?
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- No idea. - Periwig.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Time's up. You managed to win £220,
0:38:43 > 0:38:48which we'll treble and add to the winnings from the previous rounds.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53That means prize money today of £3,520.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Only one of you can win the money.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58You'll play against each other.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01I'll ask alternate questions, best of five.
0:39:01 > 0:39:06Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10If there's a tie we play sudden death until we have a winner.
0:39:10 > 0:39:18Paul and Anthony, for £3,520, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23As the strongest link in the last round,
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- you choose who goes first. - I'd like to go first.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Anthony,
0:39:31 > 0:39:33which Italian scientist
0:39:33 > 0:39:37was the first to study the planets with a telescope?
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Galileo Galilei.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42That is the correct answer.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47Who was convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King
0:39:47 > 0:39:49in Memphis in 1968?
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Billy Ray.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00No, the correct answer is James Earl Ray.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Anthony,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05in which 1955 Ealing comedy
0:40:05 > 0:40:08does Alec Guinness play a criminal mastermind
0:40:08 > 0:40:10who rents a room from an old lady,
0:40:10 > 0:40:15while pretending to be a musician?
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Sorry, no idea.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20The correct answer is The Ladykillers.
0:40:20 > 0:40:27What is the name of the most commercially successful country artist of all time,
0:40:27 > 0:40:34who has sold around 100 million albums?
0:40:34 > 0:40:38- Dolly Parton. - No. The correct answer is Garth Brooks.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Anthony,
0:40:40 > 0:40:47in food, from which country does the hot sauce Nam Prik originate?
0:40:47 > 0:40:51- Korea. - No, the correct answer is Thailand.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Paul,
0:40:53 > 0:40:57in geography, which southern European capital city
0:40:57 > 0:41:01stands on the river Tagus?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- Lisbon. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Anthony,
0:41:09 > 0:41:18conchology is the study of which naturally-occurring objects?
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- Rocks. - No, the correct answer is shells.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Paul,
0:41:24 > 0:41:29in football, which is the only non-English club
0:41:29 > 0:41:31to have won the FA Cup?
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- Cardiff City. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Anthony,
0:41:37 > 0:41:42you need to answer this question correctly to stay in the game.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46In the history of art, Hellenistic works could be described
0:41:46 > 0:41:53as having originated in the ancient civilisation of which country?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- Greece. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Paul, if you answer this question correctly, you've won.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04So, for £3,520...
0:42:04 > 0:42:07In TV, how many people made up the main cast
0:42:07 > 0:42:11of Monty Python's Flying Circus?
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- Five. - No, the correct answer is six.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23After five questions we have a tie,
0:42:23 > 0:42:26so now we go into a sudden death situation.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29The questions will continue in pairs.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34Anthony, if you answer correctly, Paul has to answer his correctly.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39Anthony, if you get your question wrong and Paul gets his right,
0:42:39 > 0:42:41he wins.
0:42:41 > 0:42:46Paul and Anthony, let's play Sudden Death.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53Anthony, in nature,
0:42:53 > 0:42:55which popular breakfast dish
0:42:55 > 0:42:59is also a country name for the red and yellow wild flower,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Bird's-foot trefoil?
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Muesli.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08No, the correct answer is eggs and bacon.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Paul, in Shakespeare's play,
0:43:10 > 0:43:13what is the name of King Lear's second daughter,
0:43:13 > 0:43:16along with Goneril and Cordelia?
0:43:18 > 0:43:21- Regan. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:26 > 0:43:30That means, Paul, you are today's strongest link,
0:43:30 > 0:43:33and you go away with £3,520.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36Anthony, you leave with nothing.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45I was amazed I wasn't voted off in Round Five
0:43:45 > 0:43:48when I was the weakest link.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51As the rounds progressed, I thought, "I can do it."
0:43:51 > 0:43:54I can't put into words how devastated I am
0:43:54 > 0:43:57after getting as far as I did.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00My pub quiz mates didn't think I'd win.
0:44:00 > 0:44:04They were rehearsing what I'd say when I walked off. This one's for you.
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