0:00:02 > 0:00:09Today's players are preparing for the show where one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11The rest leave with nothing,
0:00:11 > 0:00:15as their team mates vote them the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:34 > 0:00:40Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:40 > 0:00:46They don't know each other, but if they want the prize money they have to work as a team.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49But eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:49 > 0:00:55as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59I'm Brian. I'm 40 years old.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03I'm a countryside ranger and I live near Swansea.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08I'm Suzi. I'm 37. I'm a pig farmer near Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13I'm John. I'm a retired civil servant. I'm aged 71.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15I live in Edinburgh.
0:01:16 > 0:01:23I'm Janette. I'm 40 and a part-time IT project manager from Finstock in West Oxfordshire.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28I'm Simon. I'm 31. I'm a registered nurse from Waterlooville in Hampshire.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33I'm Sarah, I'm 27 and I'm a business analyst from Hertfordshire.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39My name is Michael. I'm 53. I'm an independent financial adviser from Lincoln.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44I'm Nick. I'm 20 and I'm a student from Middlesbrough.
0:01:44 > 0:01:51My name's Joan. I'm 55. I'm an accounts clerk from Rowley Regis in the West Midlands.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58The aim is to get enough questions right
0:01:58 > 0:02:02to reach your £1000 target within the time.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10If you are wrong, you break the chain and lose all the money.
0:02:10 > 0:02:16But if you BANK before the question is asked, the money is safe.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18But you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Remember, at the end of the round,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25only money that is banked can be taken forward.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27There are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31We start with whoever's name is first alphabetically.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Brian. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38First question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:38 > 0:02:45In literature, is the title of Joseph Heller's anti-war novel Catch 22 or Catch 23?
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Catch 22.
0:02:46 > 0:02:52Stephanie Seymour, Karen Mulder and Tara Banks are famous in which profession?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- Horse racing.- Modelling.
0:02:54 > 0:03:00In food, which G is a young green cucumber used mainly for pickling?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- Pass.- Gherkin.
0:03:02 > 0:03:09The 1936 musical work for children by Sergei Prokofiev is Peter And The what?
0:03:09 > 0:03:10The Wolf.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15Is the prairie dog a member of the dog or squirrel family?
0:03:15 > 0:03:16- The dog.- Squirrel.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21What E is a stand on which a painting stands while the artist works?
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Easel.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26How many strings does the Russian musical instrument,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29the balalaika, have: three or four?
0:03:29 > 0:03:30Three.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Which sport was originally called football in water?
0:03:34 > 0:03:35Water polo.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Which P is the upland mass stretching from
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Northumberland to Derbyshire?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- I don't know.- The Pennines.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47In fishing, anglers call them gentles and use them as bait.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50What are they more commonly known as?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- Worms.- Maggots.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56In science, does the body need macronutrients
0:03:56 > 0:03:59in relatively large or small amounts?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Large amounts.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04The proverb says there is safety in what?
0:04:04 > 0:04:05Numbers.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Which couple danced together for the first time
0:04:09 > 0:04:11in the film Flying Down To Rio in 1933?
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19- Bank.- Is the state of Idaho in the east or west of the USA?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22West.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26In the Harry Potter books, what are non wizards called?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- Pass.- Muggles.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33What N is the positively charged central part of the atom?
0:04:33 > 0:04:34Neutron.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39The nucleus. What M is the hot molten rock that rises up in a volcano?
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Lava.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45Magma. What do some species of spiders weave to catch their prey?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Webs.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51What was John Major's profession before he became
0:04:51 > 0:04:53an MP in 1979: a banker or a shopkeeper?
0:04:53 > 0:04:55A banker.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Which American chat show host got an Oscar nomination
0:04:59 > 0:05:04for Best Supporting Actress for the 1985 film The Colour Purple?
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Oprah Winfrey.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Pass.- In what children's...
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Janette,
0:05:10 > 0:05:14in what game do players compete in successive rounds
0:05:14 > 0:05:17for a decreasing number of seats?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Musical chairs.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Complete the line from a famous World War One song,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old what?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Kitbag.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29What age was Nigel Short when he became
0:05:29 > 0:05:34the youngest ever international chess master in 1980: 9, 11 or 14?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- 9.- 14.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39In TV, in which drama series...
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Time is up.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47I think it might be wise to wake up.
0:05:47 > 0:05:54You won a pathetic £100 out of a possible £1000 in that first round. It will be difficult to decide,
0:05:54 > 0:05:59but who is not up to scratch? One of you will leave with nothing.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Vote off the weakest link.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07The only player to answer all her questions correctly is Janette.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10So she is the strongest link.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14The weakest link statistically is John, who lost money.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18But, at this early stage in the game, how will the votes go?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Just to remind you, team,
0:06:47 > 0:06:50the purpose of the game is to put
0:06:50 > 0:06:54as much as possible into the kitty.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Perhaps you didn't grasp that.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Suzi, why John?
0:07:00 > 0:07:07Unfortunately, he passed instead of banked and it was a bit of a fluff.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09I think he was a bit nervous.
0:07:09 > 0:07:15A bit like your fluff, thinking Karen Mulder was in horse racing.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Simon...
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- why John?- Because John said pass instead of bank and lost us money.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26And you did everything properly?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- No, I got a question wrong.- Mm.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32John, clairvoyancy one of your hobbies?
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- Not quite. No.- I thought you knew what question I was going to ask
0:07:36 > 0:07:40and since you didn't know the answer, you passed.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43It was an age-related thing, Anne.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- My mind said bank. My tongue said pass.- Right.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50My tongue's going to say you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01I was disappointed at being voted off in the first round.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06All the more so because it was entirely justified. I made a fool of myself
0:08:06 > 0:08:10by saying pass instead of bank. I voted for Joan
0:08:10 > 0:08:13in the last round, or the first round,
0:08:13 > 0:08:20MY last round, on the basis that she was furthest away from me on the podium it was cowardice.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Round Two.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28You've £100 out of a possible £1000. Eight left.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32We are now taking ten seconds off the clock.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35We start with the strongest link. Janette.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Is a loach a fish or an insect?
0:08:42 > 0:08:43A fish.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47In the game snakes and ladders, do you go up or down a snake?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Down a snake.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Which jewellery has pierce, screw or clip-on fittings?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Earring.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- Bank. - What O is a site or facility
0:08:57 > 0:09:01for observing astronomical or meteorological phenomena?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Observatory.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Who was the narrator of the 1979 family film Tarka The Otter,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Peter Ustinov or John Cleese?
0:09:10 > 0:09:11Peter Ustinov.
0:09:11 > 0:09:17In the human body, salivary and sweat are both types of which G?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- Pass.- Glands.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25Complete the title of the Frederick Forsyth novel, The Dogs Of what?
0:09:25 > 0:09:26War.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31Who represented England at all levels from school to full international,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Terry Venables or Bobby Charlton?
0:09:34 > 0:09:35Bobby Charlton.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40Terry Venables. What colour are the spots on a red ladybird?
0:09:40 > 0:09:41Black.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Which P describes plucking the strings
0:09:43 > 0:09:47of a musical instrument instead of using a bow?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Plectrum.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Pizzicato. What TV panel show is chaired by Mark Lamarr
0:09:53 > 0:09:55with Sean Hughes and Phill Jupitus.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02The Threepenny Opera composer Kurt Weill studied under Engelbert who?
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Humperdinck.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08What S is part of a flower whose purpose is to receive pollen?
0:10:08 > 0:10:09- Stem.- Stigma.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13In which century was Eton College founded, 15th or 16th?
0:10:13 > 0:10:1515th.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18What type of creature is an anaconda?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20It's a snake.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25- Bank.- Was Prime Minister Lloyd George Welsh, Scottish or English?
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Welsh.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30What S is a short breathing tube used by underwater swimmers?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Snorkel.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37Which A was the ancient Greek writer to whom animal fables are attributed?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Aesop.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- Bank.- What state of matter occurs between a solid and a gas?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- Pass.- Liquid.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Which Scottish city is the third largest city in the UK?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Glasgow.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57Which S is the largest and one of the oldest firms of fine art auctioneers?
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Sothebys.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Is the European bee-eater a bird or a mouse?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03A bird.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09- Bank.- In the 1940s and '50s, was a pageboy a hairstyle or a jacket?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11A hairstyle.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15If a leopard is born entirely black, what do we call it?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Black leopard.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19No. The answer is panther.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23What B is the emersion in water as a religious rite?
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Baptism.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- Bank.- Simon...
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Time is up.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33You did marginally better in that round.
0:11:33 > 0:11:39You scraped together £370, but who's not pitching in with the others?
0:11:39 > 0:11:44One of you will leave with nothing. Vote off the weakest link.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50With the most correct answers, Janette is the strongest link again.
0:11:50 > 0:11:57The worst player is Suzi, who gave the most incorrect answers, although she banked some money.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Will that save her when the players vote?
0:12:02 > 0:12:06It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Sarah, how's it going for you?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Not bad. I banked some money there.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35I got a question wrong and two right. Better than last round.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- Why Joan? - I knew the answers to her questions
0:12:38 > 0:12:40and I find she's hesitating a bit.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Right.
0:12:43 > 0:12:49- Suzi, why Joan?- She hesitated when she went to answer
0:12:49 > 0:12:54- and stumbled over her words.- Did you think she was the weakest link?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- No, but I can't vote for myself.- Mm.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Statistically, you were the worst player, Suzi.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03If you say so, Anne.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Joan, how do you think you did?
0:13:05 > 0:13:07So-so. Not too good. Not too bad.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Well, with five votes, you are the weakest link.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12Goodbye.
0:13:19 > 0:13:25I'm relieved in a way, cos it's very tense out there, especially early on.
0:13:25 > 0:13:31It's just the throw of the dice, really, cos I couldn't get the word bird out.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35It stuck in people's minds, so they voted for me.
0:13:37 > 0:13:44Round Three. You could have won £2000 by now. In fact, you've won a pathetic £470.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48It's a bit of a puzzle why any of you turned up today.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Seven of you left. Ten seconds off the clock.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55We start with the strongest link, Janette.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Start the clock.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04In pop music, which reggae band, named after the UK unemployment benefit form
0:14:04 > 0:14:08had many hits in the '80s, including Red, Red Wine?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10UB40.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14What M is used instead of butter and is made from vegetable oils?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Margarine.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21What type of sparkling wine did Claude Moet produce in 1743 in Epernay?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Champagne.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26The Seychelles are in which ocean?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Indian Ocean.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33- Bank.- In the animal kingdom, is a black cap or a green cap a species of bird?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- Green cap.- A black cap.
0:14:35 > 0:14:41What S is a rigid support to hold broken bones in position until they heal?
0:14:41 > 0:14:42Splint.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47On the World Wide Web, which country does the AU domain represent?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- Pass.- Australia.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54Which I is the only large town situated in the Highlands of Scotland?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- Pass.- Inverness.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01What was the name of the TV soap Emmerdale before 1989?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Emmerdale Farm.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08Which word can be a favourite pursuit or a small species of falcon?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Hobby.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13In which city is the National Railway Museum?
0:15:13 > 0:15:15York.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- Bank.- Who is fashion designer Stella McCartney's father?
0:15:19 > 0:15:20Paul McCartney.
0:15:20 > 0:15:26In maths, what G is a pictorial representation of numerical data?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- Pass.- Graph.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Reddish-brown and shaggy-haired, what is
0:15:31 > 0:15:35the second largest member of the ape family?
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Orang-utan.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40When was the Eiffel Tower completed, 1789 or 1889?
0:15:40 > 0:15:421889.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46In which country is the 12-a-side, stick-and-ball game Shinty
0:15:46 > 0:15:48almost exclusively played?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- Ireland.- Scotland.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54What A is a spirit in Shakespeare's play The Tempest?
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Ariel.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02In the USA, by what name is the village Our Lady Queen Of The Angels better known?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- San Francisco.- Los Angeles.
0:16:06 > 0:16:12Which actress won a 1993 MTV movie award for best female performer in Basic Instinct?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Sharon Stone.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17What H is secreted by glands into the blood
0:16:17 > 0:16:21and carried to specific organs and cells?
0:16:21 > 0:16:22- Haemoglobin.- Hormone.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26In what 1980s TV drama did Cherie Longhi play
0:16:26 > 0:16:30the first female manager of a football team?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- Cheers.- The Manageress.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37For what, in a computer, do the letters VDU stand?
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Visual Display Unit.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Correct.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Time is up. You're hardly getting any better.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50Of the £1000 available in that round, you won just 300.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Who is not up to the standard of the rest of you?
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Vote off the weakest link.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04The only player to answer all her questions correctly is Sarah.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06So she is the strongest link.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11The weakest link is Brian, having lost the team the most money.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14But did the other players pick up on this?
0:17:16 > 0:17:20It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Simon, why Michael?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41A very long hesitation
0:17:41 > 0:17:47answering San Francisco and got the question wrong, wasting time.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- Suzi, why Michael? - Because of the hesitation
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- and the wrong answer with Los Angeles.- Right.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- Brian, why Michael? - He hesitated on a question.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Michael, with four votes,
0:18:01 > 0:18:05the team have decided you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12I'm bitterly disappointed at being voted off,
0:18:12 > 0:18:16especially since I wasn't the weakest link.
0:18:16 > 0:18:22But I knew the hesitation on Los Angeles would cost me dear, especially when I got it wrong.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25I think Suzi will be voted off next.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29She was the weakest link in two rounds, but no-one noticed.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Round Four.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38And only £770 banked out of potential prize money of £3000.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40There are six of you left.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44We are taking another ten seconds off the clock.
0:18:44 > 0:18:50You have only 2½ minutes. We start with the strongest link Sarah.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Start the clock.
0:18:54 > 0:19:00What was the stage name of actress Vivian Mary Hartley, star of Gone With The Wind?
0:19:00 > 0:19:01Vivien Leigh.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05Was composer John Ireland born in England or Ireland?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07England.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12Which London international airport first opened to the public in 1946?
0:19:12 > 0:19:13Heathrow.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18- Bank.- What T is sugar boiled with butter to 130 centigrade?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Toffee.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25Which is the higher rank in the British army, Colonel or Brigadier?
0:19:25 > 0:19:26- Colonel.- Brigadier.
0:19:26 > 0:19:32In the animal kingdom, chameleons are arboreal, which means they live where?
0:19:32 > 0:19:33In trees.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Which UK TV game show host has the catchphrase,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40"If it's up there I'll give you the money myself."
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- Bruce Forsyth.- Les Dennis.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48Does Frankie Dettori compete in flat or national hunt horse racing?
0:19:48 > 0:19:49Flat.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53In which town was William Shakespeare baptised?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- Avon.- Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Whom did John Major support in the first round
0:19:58 > 0:20:02of the Conservative's 1990 leadership election?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- William Hague. - Margaret Thatcher.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10Prince Philip, husband of the Queen is the duke of which Scottish city?
0:20:10 > 0:20:11Edinburgh.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16According to the gospels, which prayer did Jesus teach his first disciples?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Don't know.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23Lord's Prayer. With which sport do you associate the American Mary Lou Retton?
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Javelin.
0:20:25 > 0:20:31Gymnastics. How many miles of railway could you ride in Australia: 22,000 or 78,000?
0:20:31 > 0:20:3222,000.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Which classic British thriller with Michael Caine
0:20:36 > 0:20:39was remade in 2000 with Sylvester Stallone?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Pass.- Get Carter.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46Which sea-like tusked mammal's name means tooth walker?
0:20:46 > 0:20:47Walrus.
0:20:47 > 0:20:53What was Disney's second feature length cartoon in 1940, Pinocchio or Dumbo?
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- Dumbo.- Pinocchio.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00In the periodic table, what two letters represent silver?
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Ag.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Which N was the 5th Roman emperor who performed
0:21:05 > 0:21:08in a theatrical tour of Greece in AD66-67?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Nero.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13What cloud collects at the earth's surface
0:21:13 > 0:21:17and is caused by temperatures below dew point?
0:21:17 > 0:21:18- Stratosphere.- Fog.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22In medicine, what A counters the effect of a poison?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Antidote.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Correct. Suzi...
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Time is up and, again,
0:21:31 > 0:21:35you exposed yourself as far from clever.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39You banked just £100.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Who is actually dragging down the rest of the team?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Who is to blame for your poverty?
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55With the most correct answers, Nick is the strongest link.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Janette, the strongest link earlier, is now the worst player.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03But can her previous success save her from the vote?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29We have a tie.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Simon and Brian. Two votes each.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37- Janette, why Simon? - He got at least one question wrong in each round.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39My own round was pretty poor.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- How poor was it?- I think I was the weakest link in that round.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Statistically, you were certainly the weakest link.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50However, it's votes that count. We have a tie.
0:22:50 > 0:22:57When we have a tie, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote. Nick...
0:22:57 > 0:23:01you were the strongest link, surprising as it might seem
0:23:01 > 0:23:04with all that nonsense on your board there.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08You can decide whether you want to get rid of Simon
0:23:08 > 0:23:09or Brian.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13I'm going to have to go with my original. Sorry, Simon.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18Simon, Nick wants you out. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28I found the walk of shame quite humiliating
0:23:28 > 0:23:32and quite depressing.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36I think the team is floundering. We don't have a direction.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39We appear to be getting worse, not better.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44Brian will be voted off next. He's not doing very well.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46He's only scraping through.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Round Five. You could have won £4000 by now.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55In fact, you haven't even hit £1000.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Your total in the bank is £870. Five of you left.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06We start with Nick. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Start the clock.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Is the wallcreeper a type of snake or bird?
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- Snake.- Bird.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18What C is an anaesthetic first used in 1847 by Sir James Simpson of Edinburgh?
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Chloroform.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24What nationality was Torricelli, barometer inventor?
0:24:24 > 0:24:25Italian.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30In fashion, which broad, stiff collar is named after a boys' public school?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- Pass.- Eton collar.
0:24:33 > 0:24:39In which mythology was Iris, goddess of the rainbow, Roman or Egyptian?
0:24:39 > 0:24:40- Egyptian.- Roman.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45On which Channel Island is an underground German hospital?
0:24:45 > 0:24:46Jersey.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51Michael Stipe is the lead singer of which American rock band?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- Pass.- REM.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58What C is the form in which plants store energy, released if eaten by humans?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Carbon dioxide. - Carbohydrates.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Which 1974 movie, starring Paul Newman and Steve McQueen,
0:25:05 > 0:25:10combined two original stories called The Tower and The Glass Inferno?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Towering Inferno.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Which queen succeeded to the Scottish throne in 1542
0:25:16 > 0:25:18when she was less than a week old?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Mary Queen of Scots.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- Bank.- Is Puccini's opera Turandot set in China or Egypt?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27China.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32In which year was the National Heritage Department founded: '72, '82 or '92?
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- '72.- '92.
0:25:34 > 0:25:39In 1993 Czechoslovakia became the Czech Republic and which other country?
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- Slovenia.- Slovakia.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46What is the name of the 150,000-tonne ship being built for Cunard,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49which should come into service in 2003?
0:25:49 > 0:25:50Pass.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55Queen Mary II. In computers, for what do the initials IBM stand?
0:25:55 > 0:25:58International Business Machines.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- Bank.- In the USA, in which state would you find
0:26:01 > 0:26:05the towns of Wichita and the capital Topeka?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07- Wisconsin.- Kansas.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11Which word describes the highest part of a cambered road
0:26:11 > 0:26:13and a monarch's headdress.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15- Chamfer.- Crown.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20Which word is used for a grass frame under which seedlings are forced?
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Cloche.
0:26:21 > 0:26:27What L is an Indian beverage made from yoghurt or buttermilk mixed with water?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Pass.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Time is up.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35The answer was lassi. And in that round,
0:26:35 > 0:26:40it's impossible to think you could get worse.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42You banked just £70.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47It hardly needs saying that you need to shove off the slowcoach,
0:26:47 > 0:26:49ditch the dead wood.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Vote off the weakest link.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58For the second time in the game, Sarah is the strongest player.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03Having survived the vote last round, Janette is the weakest link again.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06But can she survive another vote?
0:27:10 > 0:27:14It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30We have a tie. Janette and Brian. Two votes each.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Janette, why Brian?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35He got a few questions wrong.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40- I know I did appallingly, too.- Mmm, you DID pretty appallingly, too.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- Sarah, why Janette? - I think it was a toss-up between
0:27:44 > 0:27:50her and Brian but, because I am next on from her, I was very conscious of that long pause.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54As the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56You can stick with Janette
0:27:56 > 0:28:01- or you can move onto Brian. - I'll stick with Janette.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Janette, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:11 > 0:28:17I'm disappointed I was voted off cos I did well at the start. I deserved the vote, though.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21I had a few bad rounds. I was hesitating too long.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23I think Brian will be next to go.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27He's had wrong questions in every round.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30I think it has just been a matter of time.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Round Six.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37By now you could have had £5000 in the bank.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42In fact, you have less than £1000. £940.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47Four of you left. We are cutting another ten seconds from your time.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52We start with Sarah. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53Start the clock.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58With which sport is the 1930s Bodyline series associated?
0:28:58 > 0:28:59Pass.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Cricket. The population of Pitcairn Island
0:29:02 > 0:29:06are descended from mutineers of which ship?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- Pass.- HMS Bounty.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14If there are 2.2 Canadian dollars to the British pound,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17how many dollars are there in five?
0:29:17 > 0:29:19- Twelve.- Eleven.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23Who was the original presenter of children's TV's Newsround?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25John Craven.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30The Iron Curtain was a symbolic divide between east and west
0:29:30 > 0:29:33during a period known as the what War?
0:29:33 > 0:29:35The Cold War.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- Bank.- What is the main colour of the female blackbird?
0:29:39 > 0:29:40- Black.- Brown.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44The Spanish Steps are a feature of which capital?
0:29:44 > 0:29:45Rome.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49Is the tropic of Cancer north or south of the equator?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51North.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56- Bank.- Dan Ackroyd and Eddie Murphy starred with Jamie Lee Curtis
0:29:56 > 0:29:58in what comedy hit from 1983?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- Pass.- Trading Places.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05With which aspect of classical music would you associate Sir Simon Rattle?
0:30:05 > 0:30:06Violin.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10Conducting. In darts, how many points would you score
0:30:10 > 0:30:13if you hit one, double six and eight?
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- 20.- 21.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20What N are wealthy individuals with at least £250,000 of liquid assets
0:30:20 > 0:30:25who traditionally support the Lloyds of London insurance market?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- Pass.- Names.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31What nationality was explorer Ferdinand Magellan
0:30:31 > 0:30:33who sailed around South America?
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- English.- Portuguese.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40What glass is used for creating pictorial designs in churches?
0:30:40 > 0:30:41Stained glass.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44What B is the 8th century Anglo-Saxon poem
0:30:44 > 0:30:48in which Grendel the water monster appears?
0:30:48 > 0:30:49Pass.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53Beowulf. In The Sound Of Music, what was the first name
0:30:53 > 0:30:56of the governess played by Julie Andrews?
0:30:56 > 0:30:57Maria.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- Bank.- On the Internet, for what does HTML stand?
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- Pass.- Hyper Text Markup Language.
0:31:04 > 0:31:05Nick, in biology...
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Time is up.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12I cannot complete the question. And even if I had,
0:31:12 > 0:31:16it's doubtful whether you could have answered it.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21You only managed to give me six correct answers in that last round.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24And you banked a mere £120.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29Who has definitely lost the plot? Who deserves to be dumped?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:33 > 0:31:39Suzi has gone from being the weakest link in Round Two to the strongest link in this round.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Sarah has become the weakest link.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47What factors will the players take into account when it comes to voting?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Brian, why Sarah?
0:32:06 > 0:32:12- I had an abysmal round, but I think Sarah had a bad round, too.- Right.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17- Nick, why Sarah?- As Brian said, I think we all had an abysmal round.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22I couldn't vote for myself, so I voted for Sarah.
0:32:22 > 0:32:23Right.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Statistically, you were the weakest link
0:32:26 > 0:32:30and the team decided you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41I'm quite gutted to have been voted off at this stage of the game,
0:32:41 > 0:32:44having been the strongest link twice.
0:32:44 > 0:32:51The last round wasn't my best, but I passed quickly if I didn't know a question and I banked money.
0:32:51 > 0:32:57I think Brian will be voted off next. I think he's been consistently poor.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00The others have bad rounds, but they're better.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Round Seven.
0:33:05 > 0:33:11And of the £6000 you could have won by now, you have in the bank just £1060.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Almost a record in poor play.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17Three of you left. Another ten seconds off the clock.
0:33:17 > 0:33:24We start with the strongest link from last round. That's Suzi. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Start the clock. What E is the exclusion of an offender
0:33:28 > 0:33:32from the rights and privileges of the Catholic Church?
0:33:32 > 0:33:33Pass.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Excommunication.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40Nick, the resorts of Paignton and Brixham lie on which bay?
0:33:40 > 0:33:42- San Francisco.- Tor Bay.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Which I is the name of the organisation founded in 1923
0:33:46 > 0:33:50to provide help to law enforcement agencies around the world?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- Pass.- Interpol.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56Which star of The Thin Red Line complained to a magazine
0:33:56 > 0:33:59after it said he sniffed a woman's armpit?
0:33:59 > 0:34:01- Pass.- George Clooney.
0:34:01 > 0:34:07The first public service live TV overseas broadcast came from which country in 1950?
0:34:07 > 0:34:09- Germany.- France.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12What S is the name for a Malay garment,
0:34:12 > 0:34:16formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the waist?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- Sash.- Sarong.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22The notion of the five pillars is from which religion?
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- Hinduism.- Islam.
0:34:24 > 0:34:30Which American actor played the part of Father Bobby in the 1996 film Sleepers?
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Christian Slater.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37Robert De Niro. Trachoma is a disease affecting what part of the body?
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- The throat.- The eye.
0:34:39 > 0:34:45Suzi, what nostalgic musical set in the 1950s opened in 1972 on Broadway?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47- Pass.- Grease.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51What was the first book in the James Bond series?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- You Only Live Twice. - Casino Royale.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57If a cow produces four gallons of milk
0:34:57 > 0:35:00and a gallon is eight pints, how many pints is that?
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- Eight.- Thirty-two.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07Who presented the quiz show University Challenge before Jeremy Paxman?
0:35:07 > 0:35:08Bamber Gascoigne.
0:35:08 > 0:35:14- Bank.- From which natural resource did John D Rockefeller make a fortune?
0:35:14 > 0:35:15Oil.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20Which author won the Booker prize in 1981 for Midnight's Children?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- I don't know. - Salman Rushdie.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26Suzi, in sport, the marathon takes its name from...
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Time is up.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34You just managed to answer two questions correctly.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38You banked £20. In Round Eight, you get the chance
0:35:38 > 0:35:46to treble what you bank and that means, in the next round, provided you answer some questions,
0:35:46 > 0:35:51there's £3000 to be won. The question is who is the most stupid of you all?
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:35:57 > 0:36:03The statistics are similar for most of the players, but Nick is the strongest link,
0:36:03 > 0:36:06being the only one to bank money.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10The worst player is Brian who gave five wrong answers.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13But, at this crucial stage, how will the votes go?
0:36:16 > 0:36:19It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31Just to remind you, team, you managed to bank just £20
0:36:31 > 0:36:34and answer two questions correctly then.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Nick, why Suzi?
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Erm...
0:36:39 > 0:36:43- I thought she was the weakest... - Did she hesitate too much?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Possibly, but, then again. I did.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51Brian, as a lone ranger, do you have to do mental arithmetic?
0:36:51 > 0:36:56- I do. It's embarrassing. - I can imagine. Why Suzi? - It was a hard choice.
0:36:56 > 0:37:02I know I'm the weakest link, but I remember Nick getting his question right.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07Suzi, unfortunately, I didn't remember you getting yours.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Suzi, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:16 > 0:37:22The walk of shame was interesting, cos I planned to do a little wink to the camera,
0:37:22 > 0:37:27just like I am there. I didn't mind doing it. I've been practising it.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30I'm quite good at it.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34I think Nick will win. He's only 20 and it will be lovely
0:37:34 > 0:37:39for him to use the money for university and further his career in theatre.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43Round Eight.
0:37:43 > 0:37:49Of the £7000 you could have won by now, you have put into the bank just £1080.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Brian and Nick,
0:37:51 > 0:37:57just the two of you left and this time you have only 90 seconds, but whatever you win now
0:37:57 > 0:38:01will be trebled and added to your final prize money.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05£3000 is at stake in this round.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10We'll start with the strongest link. Nick. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15Start the clock. In which country would you have found the Papal States?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- Russia.- Italy.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21What name is given to the study of microscopic organisms,
0:38:21 > 0:38:24such as bacteria, viruses and fungi?
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Pass.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Microbiology. In which Australian state is Ayers Rock?
0:38:30 > 0:38:32New South Wales.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37Northern Territory. In which century was Stephenson's Rocket first used?
0:38:37 > 0:38:3919th.
0:38:39 > 0:38:45In Greek mythology, the nymph Daphne turned into what to escape Apollo?
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- A fairy.- Laurel tree.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53Which TV football pundit joined Liverpool in April 1977 from Partick Thistle?
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- Pass.- Alan Hansen.
0:38:55 > 0:39:01Which actress starred as Amy Cohen opposite Gary Cooper in the film High Noon?
0:39:01 > 0:39:02Greta Garbo.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06Grace Kelly. Cameroon is a republic in which continent?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- Asia.- Africa.
0:39:08 > 0:39:13In modern history, the 1801 Act of Union gave which country
0:39:13 > 0:39:15representation at Westminster?
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- Pass.- Ireland.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Brian, who played Dolly in the 1969 film Hello Dolly?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- I don't know. - Barbra Streisand.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29For which party was Michael Ancrim elected MP for Devizes in 1992?
0:39:29 > 0:39:31- Liberal Democrats.- Tory.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36Which dog, bred by miners in northern England in the 19th century,
0:39:36 > 0:39:40is a cross between a greyhound and a terrier?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- Lurcher.- A whippet.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Nick...
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Time is up.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50You banked nothing and answered one question correctly.
0:39:50 > 0:39:56There is nothing to treble or add to the winnings from the previous rounds.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59That means prize money today of £1080.
0:39:59 > 0:40:04Only one of you can take the money away. Now you will play against each other.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07I'll ask alternate questions.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:40:10 > 0:40:16If there's a tie after five, we'll go for sudden death until we have a winner.
0:40:16 > 0:40:21So, Brian and Nick, for £1080, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28Brian, as the strongest link last round, with one question correct,
0:40:28 > 0:40:32- you have the choice of who goes first.- I'll go first.
0:40:35 > 0:40:44Brian, which British pop star played the goblin king in the 1986 film Labyrinth?
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- David Bowie. - That is the correct answer.
0:40:47 > 0:40:53Nick, in British politics, there are three branches of government,
0:40:53 > 0:40:57the executive, the legislative and the what?
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Chancellor.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Judiciary.
0:41:02 > 0:41:10Brian, in mythology, how many labours were performed by Hercules?
0:41:10 > 0:41:1312.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15That is the correct answer.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Nick,
0:41:18 > 0:41:23in which South American country is the port of Fray Bentos?
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Paraguay.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28The correct answer is Uruguay.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Brian,
0:41:32 > 0:41:39which 1943 film co-stars Elizabeth Taylor and a famous collie dog?
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Lassie.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45The correct answer is Lassie, Come Home.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Nick,
0:41:49 > 0:41:56which country occupied the Philippines between 1942 and 1945
0:41:56 > 0:42:04before the islands became an independent republic in 1946?
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- Japan.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Brian,
0:42:15 > 0:42:21the dachshund dog was originally bred to hunt which animal?
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Rabbits.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26The correct answer is badger.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Nick,
0:42:28 > 0:42:34which 1989 film and video by Madonna was banned by the Vatican
0:42:34 > 0:42:40and accused of blasphemy, but still topped the UK singles chart?
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- Like A Prayer. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Brian,
0:42:45 > 0:42:50in human biology, what sort of shock is caused
0:42:50 > 0:42:55by a violent, allergic reaction to a substance?
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- Anaphylactic. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Nick,
0:43:03 > 0:43:07you need to answer this question correctly to stay in the game.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11In which southern American state
0:43:11 > 0:43:16was the bus boycott in Montgomery from 1955 to 1956?
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Mississippi.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21The correct answer is Alabama.
0:43:27 > 0:43:32That means Brian is today's strongest link and you go away with £1080.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35Nick, you leave with nothing.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41Subtitles by Philip Macdonald, ITFC, for BBC Subtitling 2000
0:43:41 > 0:43:45I knew if I got past Round One it would be a bonus,
0:43:45 > 0:43:49but when I got past Round Seven, I thought I had a chance
0:43:49 > 0:43:51and then Brian pipped me at the end.
0:43:51 > 0:43:55Most of the money will go on helping me clear my debts.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59I have friends who I promised a night out on the proceeds.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02So I can see most of that being drunk away.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05But, yes, I'm ecstatic.
0:44:05 > 0:44:07Subtitles by ITFC for BBC Subtitling 2001