15/06/2011 Weakest Link

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

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

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today

could win up to £10,000.

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

they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing,

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

Let's meet the team.

My name's Shaun, I'm 39, from Burnley and I'm an electrical wholesaler.

I'm Orla, I'm 22, I'm from Castlewellan, County Down,

and I'm a nursing student.

My name's Alan, I'm 55, I'm from Ferndown in Dorset

and I'm a driving instructor and translator.

My name's Rhonda, I'm 39, from Upfield, Sussex.

I'm a security officer.

My name's Peter, I'm 45, I'm from Cambridge

and I'm a university chaplain.

I'm Jan, I'm 60, I'm from Lymington in Hampshire

and I'm a Reiki practitioner.

My name's Bobby, I'm 18, I'm from Troon

and I'm a film-making student.

I'm Helen, I'm 45, I'm from Stratford-upon-Avon

and I'm an editor and publisher.

I'm Phil, 25, from Manchester and I'm a signalling engineer.

OK, just to remind you, in each round, there's £1,000 to be won.

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

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

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

Round one, three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically,

that's you, Alan.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20. Start the clock.

Alan, in UK currency, there are how many pence in £1 sterling?

-100.

-Correct. Rhonda.

In the modern English alphabet,

the standard vowel letters are E, I, O, U and which other?

-A.

-Correct. Peter.

At the official opening of a supermarket, art gallery

or other building, a dignitary often cuts which item, a rug or a ribbon?

-A ribbon.

-Correct. Jan.

In American cities, which fruit follows the word Big

to give a popular nickname for New York?

-Apple.

-Correct. Bobby.

In England and Wales, the criminal justice system is based

on the legal premise that a suspect is what until proven guilty?

-Innocent.

-Correct. Helen.

In pastimes, what J is the term for a flat puzzle

consisting of interlocking pieces of wood or cardboard

that are slotted together to form a picture?

-A jigsaw.

-Correct. Phil.

In children's stories,

the fairy tale in which an attractive young woman lives with a frightening creature

is traditionally called Beauty And The what?

-Beast.

-Correct.

Shaun, in maths, what is 8 plus 1?

-Nine.

-Correct. Orla.

In bathroom products, roll-on deodorants and antiperspirants

are normally to applied to which parts of the body,

the elbows or the armpits?

-The armpits.

-Correct. Alan.

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target

and that money will go through to the next round

but one of you will not.

Who possibly puts the I into fiasco?

Who might be the mole on your golf course?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round, Alan is the strongest link.

The statistics reveal that Rhonda is the weakest link

but who will be the first to take the walk of shame?

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

Rhonda.

Peter.

Phil.

Alan.

Alan.

Shaun.

Alan.

Alan.

Peter.

-Where are you from, Bobby?

-I'm from Troon, South Ayrshire.

-What do you do?

-I'm a film-making student.

-Are you? What year?

-I'm in my first year.

-So you're a baby Spielberg, are you?

-You could say that.

-What sort of films have you made so far?

-We made a film called Ten.

Yes. Is that just someone standing there counting?

It's about ten people and their secrets

and their desire to cover up their identities.

And when you're not making boring films, what do you do?

-I go figure skating.

-Do you?

You could do Saving Private Ryan On Ice, couldn't you?

Yeah, I suppose that would be a novelty.

-Why Alan?

-We all did well but I think Alan was a bit slower than everyone else.

Was he? What do you do, Rhonda?

-I'm a security officer.

-Are you?

Do you just stand there and terrify people?

-Probably.

-Put your board down.

So take us through the look.

-Butch.

-Butch.

-Why do you look butch?

-Because I'm unique, Anne. No-one messes with me.

And the bit in the middle, just below your necklace...

-Yeah.

-Is that the Rhondda Valley?

-You could say that.

-Put your board up.

What do you do when you're not guarding the sweet trolley?

-I play a lot of darts.

-Do you? Are you good at darts?

-I'm the Sussex manager.

-You're the Sussex manager?

-I am.

-Have you got a darts name?

-Chesty Westy.

Chesty Westy? Why on earth would that be?

Come up with your own conclusion, Ann.

-Why Alan?

-Because everybody did the same

and I just voted for Alan.

So what do you do, Peter?

-I'm a chaplain within the University of Cambridge.

-Really?

With that shirt, I thought you'd come straight from a vicars and tarts party.

There are two ways of looking at this shirt.

It's either for Easter or it's my "I'm a deckchair" shirt.

-Yes.

-But people like it.

-Where did you get the material from?

-St Ives in Cornwall.

-Are you a particular sort of vicar?

-Yes, a chaplain.

So I've joined one of the faculties

and I like alcohol, women and as little work as possible,

how will you introduce me to God?

It's whether you want to talk to me about it or not.

-Oh, so you don't break your neck?

-Absolutely not, no.

No, you like an easy life

because you need plenty of time to go to Cornwall, don't you?

-There's always plenty to do.

-To get more of those.

-Why Alan?

-No reason at all.

We all got one right and somebody had to go.

I think it's his winning smile.

Alan! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I suppose being told afterwards that you were in fact the strongest link

because you banked that money

does make you think, well, maybe that's why they voted me off.

Maybe they thought I was too much of a danger, get rid of him early.

Round two. In the bank, £1,000.

We're now taking ten seconds off your time.

You voted off the strongest link, who banked you all the money,

so we'll start with the second strongest, that's Orla.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Orla, in pop music, the 1979 UK hit single by Sisters Sledge,

that features the line "I got all my sisters with me",

is entitled We Are What?

-Sisters.

-Family. Rhonda.

In equipment, the device known as a clapperboard

is regularly used in which activity, film-making or home baking?

-Film-making.

-Correct. Peter.

In leisure, the fairground attraction introduced in Chicago in 1893

at the World's Columbian Exposition and named after its inventor

is the Ferris what?

-Wheel.

-Correct. Jan.

In TV, in 2002 and 2003 respectively,

Richard Hammond and James May joined Jeremy Clarkson

as co-presenters on which motoring series?

-Top Gear.

-Correct. Bobby.

What D is the five-letter general term

for the distance from the surface of a swimming pool to the bottom?

-Depth.

-Correct. Helen.

In body shapes, the rhyming name sometimes given

to an unsightly, flabby tummy is a jelly what?

-Belly.

-Correct. Phil.

In carpentry, the name of which tool that smooths and levels wood

is also an abbreviated term for an aircraft?

-Plane.

-Correct. Shaun.

-Bank.

In cinema, the 1995 film Braveheart tells the story

of the Scottish national hero William who?

-Wallace.

-Correct. Orla.

In education, what C is the term for an entrant in an examination?

-Candidate.

-Correct. Rhonda.

In maths, what is 27 minus 12?

-15.

-Correct. Peter.

In music, the note that has half the value of a crotchet

is called what, a quaver or a Wotsit?

-A quaver.

-Correct. Jan.

In luggage, which word meaning conceit about one's appearance

is used to describe a small case designed for carrying make-up and perfume?

-Vanity.

-Correct. Bobby.

-Bank.

In geography, what E is the name of a mountain in the Himalayas,

the peak of which is more than 29,000 feet above sea level?

-Everest.

-Correct. Helen.

At the time of their first UK hit single in 1996,

the members of which pop group had the surnames Adams, Chisholm,

Halliwell, Bunton and Brown?

-The Spice Girls.

-Correct. Phil.

In politics, the cat that was brought in to catch a rat

that was spotted outside Number 10 Downing Street in 2011

is called what, Larry or Grayson?

-Larry.

-Correct. Shaun.

In the history of childcare,

which three-letter word precedes nurse

to make the job title of a woman who breast-fed babies other than her own?

-Pass.

-Wet. Orla.

Which play by Shakespeare includes the words, "Alas, poor Yorick"?

-Hamlet.

-Correct. Rhonda.

In agriculture, the Leicester long wool, the Lincoln long wool

and the Devon and Cornwall long wool are breeds of which farm animal?

-Cow.

-Sheep. Peter.

-Pa... Bank.

Did you say pass?

END-OF-ROUND-JINGLE

OK, time's up. There was nothing to bank, Vicar.

You won £750 but you had a chain of 14 correct answers.

Who kept banking?

Who has "house-trained" on their CV?

Which village idiot could serve a whole city?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Bobby is the strongest link.

Shaun is the weakest link

but will the other players consider that when casting their votes?

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

Peter.

Rhonda.

Shaun.

Orla.

Orla.

Shaun.

Shaun.

Shaun.

-Where are you from, Phil?

-Manchester.

Are you? And what do you do in Manchester?

-I'm a signalling engineer...

-Are you?

-..on the railways.

-On the railways?

-Yeah.

-Which bit of the signalling?

-I design the signalling systems.

What, the red flag and the green flag?

It's more lights nowadays but yeah.

-So it's not your fault when there's a signal failure?

-Erm, possibly.

-It could be.

-Yes.

-But if you designed them properly, there wouldn't be signal failure.

-Unless there's a maintenance issue.

Do you know how irritating that is, when it comes over on the speakers?

A maintenance issue isn't my fault.

And that's when they don't polish them properly or dust them?

Yeah, it could be, yeah.

-Yes and how old are you?

-I'm 25.

-Have you got a girlfriend?

-I have, yeah.

-And what's she called?

-Kwon-Yi.

-Kwon-Yi?

-Yeah.

-Oh. Where's she from?

-Well, she's actually from Bury

but her parents are from China.

So what do you do with Kwon-Yi?

We go and watch a lot of movies together,

we go and watch a lot of gigs.

-Oh, gigs?

-Yeah.

-Why, is Kwon-Yi in a band?

-Er, she's not, no.

-No. Are you in a band?

-I am, yes.

-What can you do? Signal?

-I play guitar in the band.

-And why Shaun?

-Quite a few people got some questions wrong

-but I think Shaun was the only one who lost us some money.

-OK.

-Where are you from, Helen.

-Near Stratford-upon-Avon.

-So do you do something creative?

-I do.

-Yes. What's that?

-I'm an editor and a publisher.

-Are you? A big publisher?

A little publisher. I've got my own publishing company.

-What sort of books do you publish?

-I publish books and resources for primary schools.

-Do you? What, Janet and Johns?

-Not at all, no, no.

The latest thing I've been doing is writing a pack on royal weddings.

-Oh!

-But also activity ideas for the teachers.

-So did they know how to watch the royal wedding?

-Yes, they did.

Give me an explanation of the pack.

Well, it's got lots of ideas for teaching about the royal wedding,

about royal marriages in time...

-Yes. Have you got a husband?

-I do.

-Yes. And what do you do with him?

-We go out on our motorbikes.

Oh, you're a rock chick, are you, disguised as a boring publisher?

-Why Shaun?

-I know he did bank us some money

but he did lose us quite a chunk of money, too.

Shaun, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

It seems that as Anne was asking the questions,

in my head I was getting them all right

and then it was that sucker punch where you get a question

you've heard nothing about before.

Round three. In the bank, £1,750.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Bobby.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Bobby, in poetry, John Keats wrote a famous ode addressed to which bird,

a gannet or a nightingale?

-Nightingale.

-Correct. Helen.

In 2007, the Russian resort of Sochi on the shores of the Black Sea

was chosen as the 2014 venue for which major winter sporting event?

-The Olympics.

-I'll accept.

Phil, in science fiction cinema, the role of Princess Leia

in the 1977 film Star Wars was played by Carrie who?

-Pass.

-Fisher. Orla.

In US geography, what T is the name of the state

that is the location of the cities of Memphis, Knoxville

and Chattanooga?

-Tennessee.

-Correct. Rhonda.

In 20th-century art, the surrealist painter born near Barcelona

in 1904 with the surname Dali had what first name?

-Salvador.

-Correct. Peter.

In the UK, the place in Wiltshire that in 2011 became the first town in more than 100 years

to have the title Royal added to its name is Wootton what?

-Bassett.

-Correct. Jan.

The Archbishop of Westminster is the head in England and Wales

of which denomination of the Christian church?

-Church of England.

-Roman Catholic. Bobby.

In musical instruments, the pedal on an electric guitar

that varies the sound that is produced is called a what, beep-beep or wah-wah?

-Wah-wah.

-Correct. Helen.

In politics, the former US First Lady

who helped to establish a well-known clinic in California

for the treatment of addictions is Betty who?

-Pass.

-Ford. Phil.

-Bank.

In human anatomy, what D is the term used to refer to any of the fingers and toes?

-Dexterities.

-Digit. Orla.

In modern languages, if Herr is the German for Mr,

which word is the German for Mrs?

-Herress.

-Frau. Rhonda.

In accommodation, the extra fee often charged to holidaymakers who travel alone

is called a single what, discount or supplement?

-Subsidy.

-No, supplement.

-Supplement.

-Peter.

In literature, the last complete novel by EM Forster

published during his lifetime was the 1924 book entitled the Passage To where?

-India.

-Correct. Jan.

In the British army, which rank is immediately above that of lieutenant?

-Lieutenant major.

-Captain. Bobby.

In TV, the 2011 Let's Dance For Comic Relief show

was won by James Thornton and Charlie Baker

for their performance to the tune Putting On The what?

-Ritz.

-Correct. Helen.

-Bank.

In definitions, what C can refer to a warship

designed as a floating airfield, a bird that takes messages

and a plastic bag provided by a shop?

-Carrier.

-Correct. Phil.

-Bank.

In London, which thoroughfare connects Buckingham Palace...

-Pall Mall.

-END-OF-ROUNDJINGLE

Bank.

It's the correct answer but it was out of time.

You won only £40.

Who could go far, especially if they left now?

Who has a can't-do attitude?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The statistics show that Jan is the weakest link

but who will the team want off?

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

Phil.

Jan.

Jan.

Phil.

Rhonda.

Rhonda.

Rhonda.

-Phil, the signals you design..

-Mm-hm?

..when you're creating them,

do you have a special button they can push

-when they just want to annoy the passengers?

-No.

-No, we don't.

-Oh.

-Why Rhonda?

-I had a pretty bad round myself

but I think Rhonda stood out because she was given two options.

What's your excuse, Bobby, for getting rid of Rhonda?

I remember the 50:50 question, as well.

I think she was a bit excited.

Rhonda! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I don't feel I was the weakest link in that round.

Jan got two questions wrong, and Phil,

and one of them two should have been voted off instead of me.

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

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Bobby, in alcoholic drinks, the beer brewed in Belgium

and known as kriek is flavoured with which summer fruits?

-Apple.

-Cherries. Helen.

In martial arts, a level of achievement in judo

is called what, a dan or a dare?

-A dan.

-Correct. Phil.

In exploration, in 1972, an American named Eugene Cernan

became the last human to date to stand on the surface of which celestial body?

-The moon.

-Correct. Orla.

In the periodic table, the chemical symbol for sulphur

is which letter of the alphabet?

-S.

-Correct. Peter.

In the slang phrase for a newspaper column

that is known colloquially as hatches, matches and despatches,

which term refers to births?

-Hatches.

-Correct. Jan.

-Bank.

In aviation, what T is the usual term

for the violent and unsteady movement of air

encountered during flights?

-Turbulence.

-Correct. Bobby.

In boxing, the fighter who defeated Tony Tucker in 1987

to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world is Mike who?

-Tyson.

-Correct. Helen.

In European geography, the River Douro rises in Spain

and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of which country?

-Portugal.

-Correct. Phil.

-Bank.

In the UK, the terms Oxbridge, red-brick and plate-glass

refer to kinds of which type of educational institution?

-Universities.

-Correct. Orla.

In TV, the sit com Everybody Hates Chris

broadcast in Britain from 2006,

was based on the childhood of the US comedian Chris who?

-Pass.

-Rock. Peter.

In geometry, a parallelogram has how many sides?

-Four.

-Correct. Jan.

In pop music, in 2011 the single entitled Grenade

and the album Doo-Wops And Hooligans,

from which it was taken,

were both UK number ones for which singer?

-Meat Loaf.

-Bruno Mars.

Bobby, in wildlife,

coyotes are more likely to found in which national park,

Dartmoor or Yellowstone?

-Dartmoor.

-Yellowstone. Helen.

In royal customs, what name derived from the Latin for crown

is given to the ceremony in which the sovereign is inaugurated into office?

-Coronation.

-Correct. Phil.

In theatre, the show in which a musical quintet emerged

from a radio to perform jazz tunes by Louis Jordan

is entitled Five Guys Named what?

-Pass.

-Moe. Orla.

In the home, what L describes a type of safety glass

that is manufactured by sandwiching clear plastic...

-ENDOFROUNDJINGLE

-A sheet.

Time's up. The correct answer is laminated.

And you won £300.

Whose expectations are lower than a builder's trousers?

Who's Dim Whittington? Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Helen is the strongest link.

Orla, statistically, is the weakest link

but will the other players realise that?

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

Bobby.

Bobby.

Bobby.

Orla.

Orla.

Bobby.

-Where are you from, Jan?

-Originally from Australia.

-Yeah?

-Where do you live now?

-Lymington, Hampshire.

-Yes. And what do you?

-I'm a Reiki practitioner.

So the ancient Japanese art of getting money out of gullible people?

-It is an ancient Japanese art, yes.

-Yeah.

And what can you do?

-I call upon the forces of the universe...

-Yeah.

..to use on people who might want to feel a little better

within their minds or their body.

Right, so put your board down. So do you massage them?

No, I give them treatment from the head down through the body.

-And do you just do people?

-I've done rabbits, cats, dogs.

And what can you achieve?

For instance, if a rabbit has arthritis,

it will enable the rabbit to get around easier in less pain.

If the rabbit's already in the pie, can you help them?

-Not a lot, no.

-Put your board up.

-Why Bobby?

-I believe he got two of his questions wrong.

So, Orla, you look very pleased to be here.

-Yeah, I'm very pleased to be here.

-Yeah.

Which Christmas tree is missing its decorations?

They're feathers. They're off an animal, not a Christmas tree.

-They're off an animal?

-Yeah.

-A dead bird?

-A dead bird, yeah.

Yeah. Where was the bird from?

I seen it on the street and thought, "That'll look nice."

I SAW it on the street, not I seen it on the street.

-Saw it on the street.

-Good. I have to teach everyone.

OK, so what do you do when you're not looking for feathers?

-I'm a nursing student.

-Yes. And are you in a hospital?

-Yes, I am.

-What year are you at?

-Third year.

-Third year.

-Yeah.

-And what department?

-I'm in cardiology at the minute.

So are you giving people heart attacks or trying to prevent them?

-A bit of both.

-Yes.

Put your board down.

-Do you watch Casualty?

-Oh, yeah. I love it.

-And Holby?

-Yes.

-OK.

So when the machine goes beep, beep, beep, beep all the same, what happens next?

You just run over to the patient, check them from head to toe,

-if they're conscious, unconscious...

-It's going beep, beep, beep.

-Don't waste time.

-You don't worry about the machine, you worry about the patient.

-When do you say "Stand clear"?

-That's if you're shocking them.

-Shocking them but not with your outfit?

-Oh, no, no!

-Can you do the stand clear?

-Oh, yeah.

-Go on, then.

-Stand clear.

-Yeah?

-And then make sure no-one's touching the bed...

It's happening. Do it in sequence. Start again.

Stand clear. And then you press the button.

No, no, no, you're doing it. Don't tell me what you're doing.

-I want to see this bit.

-You don't do that.

-Why not?

-That's only on TV.

That doesn't happen in real life.

-Really?

-Yeah. The pads are already attached to the patient.

Put your board up.

-Why Bobby?

-Because he got a couple of questions wrong.

Bobby! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The question I'm kicking myself about the most was the question about coyotes.

I wanted to go for the first answer but I ended up picking Dartmoor

and that was my ultimate downfall.

Round five. In the bank, £2,090. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In football in 2010,

the former Leeds and Newcastle midfielder Gary Speed

was appointed national team manager of which country of the UK?

-Ireland.

-Wales. Phil.

In famous siblings, the journalist who is the older brother

of TV cook Nigella Lawson has what first name, Mark or Dominic?

-Dominic.

-Correct. Orla.

In pop music, the US hip-hop group

who had a UK hit single in 1987

with (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right To Party

are called the Beastie what?

-Boys.

-Correct. Peter.

In politics, a small state, especially in Central America,

whose economy is dependent on fruit exports

is known as a what republic?

-Banana.

-Correct. Jan.

-Bank.

In entertainment, what D precedes artist and queen

in terms for a man who appears on stage wearing women's clothes?

-Dame.

-Drag. Helen.

In geography, Jethou and Brecqhou are small islands in which group

located off the coast of Normandy?

-The Channel Islands.

-Correct. Phil.

In motoring, drivers are advised to position their hands on the steering wheel

like those on a clock at what time, five past one or ten to two?

-Ten to two.

-Correct. Orla.

-Bank.

According to the Bible, Samuel anointed whom as successor to Saul

as King of Israel?

-Pass.

-David. Peter.

In cinema, the Irish actor who has appeared in the films Red Eye, Batman Begins

and The Wind That Shakes The Barley is Cillian who?

-I don't know.

-Murphy. Jan.

In sport, The All England Club at Wimbledon

was originally founded as a venue for which game, lacrosse or croquet?

-Lacrosse.

-Croquet. Helen.

In birds of prey, the name of which falcon is also a boy's name

that can be shortened to Perry?

-Peregrine.

-Correct. Phil.

In medicine, what T is the name for the oval masses of tissue

at the back of the mouth, often removed in childhood?

-Tonsils.

-Correct. Orla.

-Bank.

In fashion, the designer who married a European prince in 1969

and is renowned for creating the wrap dress in the 1970s

is Diane von who?

-Furstenberg.

-Correct. Peter.

In the 1915 story Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka,

the hero finds himself transformed into a giant what, insect or peach?

-Insect.

-Correct. Jan.

-Bank.

In maths, what is 4 multiplied by 7?

ENDOF-ROUNDJINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer is 28.

You won £250.

But who thinks Gestapo is a cold soup?

Who is an accident waiting to claim compensation?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Jan is the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Phil is the strongest link

but will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Peter.

Jan.

Orla.

Jan.

Jan.

So, Peter the Cambridge chaplain, what are you good at?

-What am I good at?

-Yeah.

-Oh, I play the violin.

-Can you sing?

-Yes, I sing.

-Put your board down.

-What can you sing?

-I can do Louis Armstrong.

OK. Just a little bit.

# I see trees of green

# Red roses too

# I see them bloom For me and you

# And I think to myself

# What a wonderful world. #

Put your board up.

-Why Jan?

-I think she got one wrong.

Helen, why Jan?

Because every time it came to my turn, I seemed to be starting a new chain.

Jan! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne's lovely. She's very professional

and knows the questions to ask

but also knows where to dig in so it hurts a bit.

Round six. In the bank now, £2,340. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Phil, in politics, from 1959 to 1963,

which peace group, often known by its three initials,

organised marches from Aldermaston to London?

-Pass.

-The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Orla, in 14th century literature,

the epic poem The Divine Comedy by Dante,

was originally written in which language?

-French.

-Italian. Peter.

In film, the comedy released in the UK in 2011

starring Harrison Ford as a veteran TV journalist

has what title, Morning Glory or Evening Primrose?

-Morning Glory.

-Correct. Helen.

-Bank.

In food, chevrotin cheeses are made from the milk of which animal?

-Goat.

-Correct. Phil.

In economics, what P is the single-word term

for the process of denationalising or selling a publicly owned company?

-Pass.

-Privatisation. Orla.

In TV, in 2004, three forensic pathologists called Nikki, Harry and Leo

became the central characters in which crime drama series?

-CSI.

-Silent Witness. Peter.

In cricket, once a batsman has scored his first run

in an innings, he is said to have broken his what?

-Duck.

-Correct. Helen.

In travel, if the word Occident is used to refer to the West,

what is the corresponding term for the East?

-Pass.

-Orient. Phil.

In classical music, the nickname the kitchen sink department

is given to which of the four main sections of a symphony orchestra?

-Percussion.

-Correct. Orla.

In pastimes, squop, gromp and pot are all names of moves

in which game, backgammon or tiddlywinks?

-Backgammon.

-Tiddlywinks. Peter.

In nationalities, the native inhabitants of which Caribbean islands

are known informally as Bajans?

-Tobago.

-Barbados. Helen.

In international relations, the abbreviation OECD

stands for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and what?

-Development.

-Correct. Phil.

-Bank.

In 19th century literature,

the author of the novels Adam Bede and Silas Marner

had what pen name?

-Pass.

-George Eliot. Orla.

In nature, a drumlin formed by glacial action is...

-END-OFROUNDJINGLE

-Hill.

Time's up. Answer in time and correct.

You only won £40.

So, does Helen need to be taught a lesson?

Or is Phil on the wrong track?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Helen is the strongest link.

Orla is the weakest link but will the other players consider that

when casting their votes?

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

Phil.

Phil.

Phil.

Orla.

Orla, did you think Phil was the worst player?

I may have been the worst but he was probably close.

-You were the worst.

-Was I?

-Why Phil?

Because he got a couple of questions wrong.

Vicar, did you decide you'd rather keep looking at Orla than Phil?

-I was looking at my board.

-So why did you vote for Phil?

-I thought he got three wrong, if I was counting right.

-But he banked.

So you weren't counting well enough, were you?

Phil! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think the reaction at home won't be too bad.

They'd have loved me to have gone off first,

so they could take the mickey at work and my friends,

but the fact that I got relatively far,

it's not a win but it's not going off first, so it'll soon blow over.

Round seven. In the bank, £2,380. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Helen.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Helen, in maths what is 48 divided by 8?

-Six.

-Correct. Orla.

In seafood, what L is the French word for a large edible prawn,

sometimes known as Norway lobster?

-A lobster.

-Langoustine. Peter.

In language, "in wine the truth" is a translation of the Latin phrase

"in vino" what?

-Vitae.

-Veritas. Helen.

In religion, what name is given in Christianity to the archangel

who is known in the Koran by the Arabic name Jibril?

-Gabriel.

-Correct. Orla.

In theatre, the director of Miss Saigon and The History Boys,

who became artistic director of the National Theatre in 2003,

is Nicholas who?

-Cage?

-Hytner. Peter.

In money, from 1860 until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro,

the national currency of Finland was what, the markka or tarka?

-Markka.

-Correct. Helen.

-Bank.

In pop music, what was the surname of the brothers Don and Phil

who had four UK number one singles during the '50s and '60s?

-Everly.

-Correct. Orla.

-Bank.

In agriculture, the scheme named after a farm vehicle

that accredits UK products which meet assured food standards

is called Red what?

-Tractor.

-Correct. Peter.

In pregnancy, what A is the name given to the fluid

in which a foetus floats in the uterus?

-Amniotic.

-Correct. Helen.

-Bank.

In 1980s TV, David Yip played the character Johnny Ho

in the police drama series entitled The Chinese what?

-Pass.

-Detective. Orla.

In marine life, the green algae that forms thin sheets of tissue resembling a salad plant

are called what, sea lettuces or sea cabbages?

-Sea cabbages.

-Sea lettuces. Peter.

-Bank.

In literature in the UK, from 1930 until 1967,

the position of Poet Laureate was held by the author John who?

-Hughes.

-Masefield. Helen.

In politics, the 1957 treaty that established...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £90.

In round eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Before that, it's time to vote off the weakest link.

As she gave the most correct answers, Helen is the strongest link.

The statistics show that Orla is still the weakest link

but who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Helen.

Helen.

Orla.

So, Vicar, when you're preaching in your parish...

the theme of honesty must come in quite a lot, doesn't it?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

So how will you go back and explain to them

that in the round where you had to vote off the weakest link,

you chose to vote off the person who got the most answers correctly?

It's complex, being a contestant.

There's a lot to watch, a lot to think about.

-I'm only a man, after all.

-I don't want you to lie more.

I'm telling the truth.

No, you've now voted off the strongest link.

-Well, I thought Helen got...

-No, no, don't lie. That'll be the third lie.

Helen got as many wrong as I did and I can't vote for myself.

So you're saying you thought Helen, who answered three questions correctly, was the worst player

-and not Orla, who only answered...

-I was counting wrong questions.

-That's what I was trying to do.

-Yes, OK.

So I think we're up to five lies now. Why Helen?

-Well, I thought she got as many wrong as I did...

-Six lies!

-Orla, why Helen?

-Erm, that might have been a tactical move.

Helen! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I came on the Weakest Link today because I've reached that age in life

where there are lots of things you think, "I ought to do that one day."

At 45, you start to think, "It's time I started doing them,"

so I thought, "Yeah, I've always fancied having a go at that,"

so I decided not to wait any longer and get on with it.

Round eight. In the bank, £2,470.

In this round, 90 seconds but whatever you win will be trebled.

You've voted off the strongest link,

so we start with the second strongest, that's Peter.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Peter, in stately homes, a manor house dating from the 12th century

that is located in the Peak District in Derbyshire

is known as Haddon what?

-Hall.

-Correct. Orla.

In cinema, what's the title of the 1968 war film

starring Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood

based on a thriller by Alistair MacLean?

-Pass.

-Where Eagles Dare.

-Bank.

Peter, in fashion, a loose-hooded cloak usually worn with a mask

as part of a masquerade costume is called a what, dice or domino?

-Domino.

-Correct. Orla.

-Bank.

In British royal history, the princess who in 1893 married the future George V

was known as Mary of where?

-London.

-Teck. Peter.

In North American waterways, the Welland Canal, which bypasses Niagara Falls,

links Lake Erie with which other Great Lake?

-Superior.

-Ontario. Orla.

In drink, the caterer who devised a famous cocktail in the 19th century,

based on gin and flavoured with fruit and spices, was James who?

-Pass.

-Pimm. Peter.

In Britain, when the combined TV and radio licence was introduced

in 1946, it cost how much, 2 pence or £2?

-£2.

-Correct. Orla.

In linguistics, the language of the former Yugoslavia

that is written in both Cyrillic and Latin scripts

is known as Serbo what?

-Serbo-Arabic?

-Croat. Peter.

In traditional architecture, what O is a type of building

that typically has a conical roof and was used for drying hops?

ENDOFROUND JINGLE Oast house.

-Bank.

-Time's up.

It was the correct answer but it was well out of time.

You won £20.

We will treble that and it gives you prize money today of £2,530.

There can only be one winner.

Now up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death.

So, Orla and Peter, for £2,530, let's play the Weakest Link.

Peter, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first.

I'll go first.

In pop music, which word meaning "one more"

appears in the titles of UK number one singles

by The New Seekers, Johnny Logan, East 17 and Pink Floyd?

-Again.

-The correct answer is another.

Orla, in geography, which Australian city and state capital

stands on the estuary of the Swan River?

-Sydney.

-The correct answer is Perth.

Peter, in British wildlife, Meles meles is the scientific name

of which nocturnal, omnivorous mammal?

-Hedgehog.

-The correct answer is the badger.

Orla, which Russian word meaning reconstruction

was used to describe the economic reforms

introduced in the Soviet Union in the 1980s

by Mikhail Gorbachev?

-Revolution.

-No, the correct answer is Perestroika.

Peter, in technology,

in the printing process known by the abbreviation CMYK,

all colours are made from a combination of yellow, black,

cyan and which shade of red?

-Magenta.

-That is the correct answer.

Orla, in TV, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Natalie Dormer,

Anita Briem, Annabelle Wallis, Josh Stone, Tamzin Merchant

and Joely Richardson played the wives of Henry VIII

in which series?

Er, Henry VIII.

The correct answer is The Tudors.

Peter, in the history of design, from 1878 until 1896,

Kelmscott House on the River Thames at Hammersmith

was the home of Victorian initiator of the Arts and Crafts movement?

-William Morris.

-That is the correct answer.

Orla, in nature, which national park in South Africa

is named after the statesman who was the president of the Transvaal

in the late 19th century?

Mandela.

The correct answer is Kruger.

ENDOFROUND JINGLE

That means, Peter, you're today's strongest link

and you go away with £2,530.

Orla, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I did tactically vote to get into the final but why wouldn't you?

Before I came today, I hadn't dared think how far I'd get.

It's nice to go past halfway but even better to go all the way.

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