0:00:02 > 0:00:05Of the nine contestants preparing for today's show,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09only one will take home up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11The rest will leave with nothing,
0:00:11 > 0:00:15as, one by one, they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41They don't know each other, however.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45If they want that money, they'll have to work as a team,
0:00:45 > 0:00:47but eight will leave with nothing
0:00:47 > 0:00:54as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00I'm Damien, I'm 28, from Shropshire, and I'm an RAF aircraft mechanic.
0:01:00 > 0:01:06I'm Angela, I'm 33, from Sunderland. I'm a hotel and restaurant manager.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11I'm Barry, I'm 57, from Yorkshire, and I'm a greeting cards salesman.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15I'm Liz, I'm 24, I'm from Manchester. I'm a paralegal.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18I'm Stephen, I'm 38,
0:01:18 > 0:01:22I'm from Somerset and I'm a lottery co-ordinating manager.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24I'm Teresa, I'm 46,
0:01:24 > 0:01:29I'm from Iver and I'm a secretary in an estate agent's.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34I'm Michael, I'm 22, I'm from Southport and I'm a medical student.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39I'm Heather, I'm 40, I'm from West Sussex and I'm a housewife.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I'm Dean, I'm 32 years old, I'm from Derby.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45I'm a police firearms officer.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50The aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:50 > 0:01:54to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Break the chain, and you lose all the money in that chain.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08But if you say "Bank" before the question, the money is safe.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11However, you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17Remember, team, only money that has been banked can be taken forward.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21There are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically Angela.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37What is the name for the limbs of birds which enable them to fly?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Wings.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43On which part of the body would you wear contact lenses?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Eyes.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49A small, cheap Christmas present is known as a stocking what?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Filler.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56The UK's flag has three colours red, white and which other?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Blue.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02How many days are there from Monday to Friday inclusive?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Five.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08What food did Goldilocks eat at the three bears'?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Porridge.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15According to tradition, who attends a stag party the bride or groom?
0:03:15 > 0:03:17The groom.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20In maths, what is 25 + 25?
0:03:20 > 0:03:2250.
0:03:22 > 0:03:28Which word follows icing, caster and granulated to give three forms of a common foodstuff?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Sugar. Bank. >
0:03:31 > 0:03:33In beauty...
0:03:35 > 0:03:37APPLAUSE
0:03:37 > 0:03:42- Don't get overexcited, team. - LAUGHTER
0:03:42 > 0:03:49You have in fact reached and banked your £1,000 target, but it was the beginning of the game.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53The money you've won will go through to the next round,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55but one of you will not.
0:03:55 > 0:04:01You have ten seconds less. You need to consider who is least likely to help.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11In an impressive opening round, Angela is the strongest link.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Barry is the weakest statistically.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19But who will the players vote off at this early stage in the game?
0:04:19 > 0:04:24Voting over it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:04:42 > 0:04:48Well, that's an extraordinary result, as no-one answered incorrectly.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- Dean, what do you do? - I'm a police firearms officer.- Oh.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- D'you not like old people?- I do.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00- Oh. Has Barry got up your nose just standing there?- Not particularly.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05I'm used to working as part of a team and getting good results.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- I think on my feet and I'm here to show you.- Are you?
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- What information are you going on? - From what I've seen,
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- I don't think he'll last till the later rounds.- Oh.
0:05:17 > 0:05:24- Heather, what do you do? - I'm a housewife. - So what do you do all day?- Shop.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- What for?- Anything and everything.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- Who pays for it?- My husband.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35- Do you shop when you're depressed? - No, any time.- Hmm.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- Is it an addiction? - It's probably getting there, yes.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44And what did Barry do to annoy you? He didn't answer any incorrectly.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48I thought it'd be best to put him out of his misery now.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53- So, Dr Michael, a medical student. - That's me, Anne.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- You haven't passed all your exams yet.- Most of them.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02From your limited medical knowledge, why did you choose Barry?
0:06:02 > 0:06:07- It was an arbitrary decision. - What do you mean by that?
0:06:07 > 0:06:13I had to make a choice and there wasn't much evidence to substantiate the others.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16As a would-be doctor, how do you account for the fact
0:06:16 > 0:06:21- that so many people decided Barry wasn't up to much?- Coincidence.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Barry, with eight votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35It's nice to be popular, that they all thought I should be off first.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Maybe it's my looks, my charm, my charisma. I don't know.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Round two and £1,000 in the bank.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47You're down to eight players ten seconds off.
0:06:47 > 0:06:53We'll start with the strongest link that's Angela. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Start the clock.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01Which US pop star claimed she was stood up by Prince William
0:07:01 > 0:07:03after arranging a date by e-mail?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Britney Spears.
0:07:05 > 0:07:11The two main areas covered by BBC Radio 5 Live are news and what?
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Sport.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16In Changing Rooms, Andy Kane is known by what nickname?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Handy Andy.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Which gym machine has a belt with changeable speeds
0:07:22 > 0:07:25on which users walk, jog or run?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Treadmill.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32V and VS are abbreviations of which Latin word for "against"?
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Versus.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Which bird is known for laying eggs in other birds' nests?
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Magpie.- Cuckoo.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45The magazines Maxim and Esquire target which sex?
0:07:45 > 0:07:46Men.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50What B is the rank of clergyman in charge of a diocese?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Bishop.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55In maths, what is 2 x 19?
0:07:55 > 0:07:5738.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02An MP assisting a minister is a parliamentary private what?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Secretary. Bank. >
0:08:04 > 0:08:08What D is music and dance popular in the late 1970s
0:08:08 > 0:08:12and epitomised in the film Saturday Night Fever?
0:08:12 > 0:08:13Disco.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Someone who does not tell the truth
0:08:16 > 0:08:20is taunted: liar, liar, pants on what?
0:08:20 > 0:08:21Fire.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26Which surname has been shared by horror film actor Christopher
0:08:26 > 0:08:29kung fu star Bruce and stripper Gypsy Rose?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Lee. Bank. >
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Which organ of taste and communication
0:08:35 > 0:08:38is technically known as the lingua?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Tongue.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44My Fair Lady is based on Pygmalion by George Bernard who?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Shaw.
0:08:46 > 0:08:52What U is an adjective meaning something relating to a city or town?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Upon.- Urban.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59In maths, the letters LCD stand for lowest common what?
0:08:59 > 0:09:00Denominator.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05What is the lingerie garment to which stockings are attached?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Suspender belt.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12Venice Beach and Santa Monica Boulevard are in which US city?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Los Angeles. Bank. >
0:09:14 > 0:09:21What is the primary means of subsistence in an agrarian society, farming or service industries?
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Farming.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27The name of which court card
0:09:27 > 0:09:32is also the name of a chesspiece and sometimes of a man in draughts?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35King. Bank. >
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Porterhouse is a cut of which meat?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Steak.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44What S is a word meaning discrimination
0:09:44 > 0:09:48based on the assumption that one gender is superior...
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Time's up. I cannot complete the question.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57And, team, you banked £450, but the fact is,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00you had another chain
0:10:00 > 0:10:04of nine correct answers.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09So you could have, even in the second round,
0:10:09 > 0:10:14have achieved that target of £1,000.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19So who was it that panicked and banked?
0:10:20 > 0:10:24It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31Statistically Damien is the weakest link. He got the fewest right.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36Stephen is the strongest link but who will lose out in the voting?
0:10:36 > 0:10:41Voting over it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59We have a tie, team.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04Heather and Damien four votes each.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Heather the housewife and shopaholic, where do you live?
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- West Sussex.- Do you? In a big house?
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Biggish. Average.- Oh? How big?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18SHE CHUCKLES Size doesn't matter.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- Why Damien? - He got one question wrong.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- D'you know anyone else who got one wrong?- Yes, me.
0:11:26 > 0:11:32- You don't know the difference between a cuckoo and a magpie, and you're a magpie.- Yes.
0:11:32 > 0:11:40- Damien?- I'm an aircraft mechanic. - Is that why you got that haircut? - It could be.- Turn round.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Why do they make you have your hair cut like that?
0:11:43 > 0:11:47They don't. It's just got to be short. Neat.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- You mend the planes?- We try to.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- Why have you voted for Heather? - She got a question wrong.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- Oh. But so did you.- Yes, Anne.
0:11:57 > 0:12:03When the vote's tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote. That's Stephen.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- What do you do, Stephen? - Erm...I'm a lottery... - Erm? Don't you know what you do?
0:12:08 > 0:12:12I'm a lottery co-ordinating manager for Sport England.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16We distribute funds to community sports projects.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- So you decide where the money goes? - Not personally.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22I contribute towards that process.
0:12:22 > 0:12:29- Why Damien?- It was a difficult decision...- Oh, get on with it! - He should have got it right.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34OK, so it's Heather the housewife or Damien with the awful haircut.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- Damien.- Damien, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50I'm disappointed to go off so soon. I'll get ribbed forever.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55I've not done justice to myself. Everyone'll say, "Serves you right."
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Round three, team.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Out of a possible £2,000 you've banked £1,450.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05You're down to seven another ten seconds off.
0:13:05 > 0:13:11We'll start with the strongest link, Stephen. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Start the clock.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19Which female pop singer has a shih-tzu dog named Harry?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- Madonna.- Geri Halliwell.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25On January 1, the euro replaced the escudo
0:13:25 > 0:13:28as the currency of which country?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Portugal.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34What marker pen is named for its ability
0:13:34 > 0:13:38to draw attention to important passages of text?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Highlighter.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Which optician does eye tests dispensing or opthalmic?
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Opthalmic. Bank. >
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Which sport uses the terms dribble and dunk?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Pass.- Basketball.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Nicholas Lyndhurst was Rodney in which sitcom?
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Only Fools And Horses.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00What does the letter L stand for
0:14:00 > 0:14:05in the organisation known by the initials RNLI?
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Lifeboat.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12The islands of Crete and Corfu belong to which country?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Greece. Bank. >
0:14:14 > 0:14:17In the children's books by Richmal Crompton,
0:14:17 > 0:14:21which schoolboy hero led a gang called the Outlaws?
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- Just William.- I'll accept.
0:14:25 > 0:14:32Cumberland and Westmorland have versions of which sport named for them wrestling or swimming?
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Wrestling.
0:14:33 > 0:14:39Vast clouds of gas and dust known as nebulae are found where in earth or space?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41In space. Bank. >
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the USA,
0:14:45 > 0:14:50as the leading economies, are known as the Group of how many?
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- Common Market.- Seven.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58The Swing and Metro Bridges span which northeastern English river?
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Tyne.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05Australian rhyming slang: a septic tank comes from which country?
0:15:05 > 0:15:06America.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11What P is the collection of securities held by an investor?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Portfolio.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18- Bank.- In the song, Daisy is told she'll look sweet upon the seat of a what built for two?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Bicycle.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23In maths, what is one half of 92?
0:15:23 > 0:15:2546.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30In the Daily Mail, Peter Watson writes on which subject - motoring or astrology?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Motoring.- Astrology.
0:15:32 > 0:15:39In politics, the electoral process commonly shortened to OMOV is one member one what?
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Vote.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45What E is the name of a coastal resort and conference centre in East Sussex?
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Eastbourne.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52- Bank.- What name is given to the inside edges of a snooker table?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Cushions. Bank. >
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Time's up and your bank was in time.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04And all together you won £470.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06If ignorance is bliss,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09who here must be very happy?
0:16:09 > 0:16:12It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Teresa is the strongest link,
0:16:17 > 0:16:22Dean is the weakest link as he gave the most incorrect answers.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24But whose game is over?
0:16:25 > 0:16:30Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Teresa.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- You work in an estate agent's office?- I do, yes.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- Are you an estate agent? - No, a secretary.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59- What sort of house do you live in? - I've got a chalet bungalow.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- You've got a chalet bungalow.- Yes.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08- Has it got an upstairs?- It has. - So why do you call it a bungalow?
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Originally it was a bungalow and we put the upstairs...
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- Is it in Switzerland?- No, it's not.
0:17:15 > 0:17:22- Then why do you call it a chalet? - That's what bungalows are called if they've got a room upstairs.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26Not from where I come from they aren't. Why Dean?
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- He got two questions wrong, he's got a yellow shirt on.- OK.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Liz, what do you do? - I'm a paralegal.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39I work for a firm of solicitors dealing with insurance claims.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- And where do you live?- South Manchester.- Do you live at home?
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- No, I bought a house last year with my fiance.- Have you?
0:17:47 > 0:17:52- Is it a chalet bungalow?- It could be described as a chalet bungalow.
0:17:52 > 0:17:58- You wouldn't do that in the north, would you?- No, we call it a plain old house.- Why Dean?
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Dean got two questions wrong which was more than anyone else
0:18:02 > 0:18:06and I can't stand that yellow shirt either.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Stephen, from the Sports Council. What do they call it now?
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- Sport England. - Why did they change the name?
0:18:13 > 0:18:18They decided we should have a name that was more sexy and exciting.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Oh, Sport England. That's got us all going. Why Dean?
0:18:22 > 0:18:28It was a difficult decision but he got more questions wrong than other people...
0:18:28 > 0:18:31He did, indeed. Dean,
0:18:31 > 0:18:36who boasted to us, the policeman, he was gonna think on his feet,
0:18:36 > 0:18:41but, in a battle of wits, he turned out to be unarmed.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53Being a police officer, I've met some scary people,
0:18:53 > 0:18:58but I've never encountered anything as scary as Anne Robinson.
0:18:58 > 0:19:05Getting two questions wrong, as a firearms officer, I shot myself in the foot.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06Round four, team.
0:19:06 > 0:19:12£1,920 banked out of potential prize money of £3,000.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Six players. Another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20We'll start with the strongest link, that's Teresa.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Start the clock.
0:19:24 > 0:19:32Cerys Matthews duetted with which famous Welsh singer on his 1999 hit Baby It's Cold Outside?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Tom Jones.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39What name is given to a male giraffe, bull or stud?
0:19:39 > 0:19:40Bull.
0:19:40 > 0:19:48Which type of fighter aircraft has wings that can sweep back at high speed, the Harrier or Tornado?
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- Harrier.- Tornado.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54In Britain which educational organisation, founded in the 1960s,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57was first known as the University of the Air?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- Pass.- Open University.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05Astrid Lindren was the creator of the children's character Pippi who?
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- Pass.- Longstocking.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12How many forwards are fielded by a rugby league team, six or eight?
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- Eight.- Six.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18In which English county are the towns of Epsom and Leatherhead?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Surrey.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25What B is the common nickname for a rabbit, especially a young one?
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- Buck.- Bunny!
0:20:27 > 0:20:35In the USA, the area of Napa Valley in California is famous for the production of which type of drink?
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- Pass.- Wine.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43A close-fitting thin cap with a deep peak is named after which American sport?
0:20:43 > 0:20:44Baseball.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49In geography, in which European country is the city of Strasbourg?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52France.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56What N is the name for a person who lives a wandering life?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Nomadic.
0:20:58 > 0:21:04- Bank.- Who had a UK hit single in 2002 with Get The Party Started, Pink or Blue?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Pink.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10The tangerine is named after which city in Morocco?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Tangier.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- Bank.- Hematite is the principal ore of which metal, iron or lead?
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- Lead.- No, iron.
0:21:20 > 0:21:26In which century did Thomas Jefferson serve as President of the US?
0:21:26 > 0:21:2719th.
0:21:27 > 0:21:33In which decade was snowboarding first included as a medal event in the Winter Olympics?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- Eighties.- Nineties.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40The word bookkeeper has how many consecutive sets of double letters?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Three.
0:21:42 > 0:21:49Which palace in St Petersburg, is home to the Hermitage Museum, the Autumn or Winter Palace?
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Winter Palace. Bank. >
0:21:51 > 0:21:53In golf, which player...
0:21:56 > 0:22:01Time's up, and disappointingly just £200 you won.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Who may already have left for another planet?
0:22:05 > 0:22:06Who has lost their way?
0:22:06 > 0:22:10It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17Teresa remains the strongest link for the second round in a row.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Heather is the weakest link, she got all her answers wrong.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Can she survive the vote?
0:22:25 > 0:22:30Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47So, Michael, why do you want to become a doctor?
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- So I can help people.- Oh, are you going for world peace as well?
0:22:51 > 0:22:56- Not in the near future.- What sort of doctor are you going to be?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- I've not yet decided, Anne.- Oh.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- Did you think of becoming a vet? - Didn't cross my mind.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07Just as well, cos you don't know the common word for a rabbit is a bunny.
0:23:07 > 0:23:13- Got a girlfriend?- Not at the moment. - What's the matter with you, then?
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- Incredible acne.- Maybe you should become a dermatologist.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- What happened to the last girlfriend?- We're still in touch.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Oh. But did she ditch you?
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- Yeah.- And she said, "Goodbye, Michael", did she?
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- It's a long story, Anne. - Why have you voted for Heather?
0:23:33 > 0:23:38- Numerical reasons.- Oh.- I think she got the most wrong. Three?
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Are you going to talk to the patients in that silly way?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45No, that's jargon. We should avoid jargon.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- Angela, what do you do? - I'm a hotel and restaurant manager.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53What's the most annoying thing about hotel guests?
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- Famous people. - What's wrong with famous people?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- They expect special treatment. - What do they ask for?
0:24:00 > 0:24:08To eat after breakfast is finished so they can be on their own and have the waiter to themselves.
0:24:08 > 0:24:13- How very inconvenient. Why Heather? - She doesn't need the money.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Heather, with five votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27Most people will think a housewife who watches TV all day should have done better.
0:24:27 > 0:24:33I'd like Angela to go because she's voted for me twice, unnecessarily so.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Round five, and out of a possible £4,000
0:24:38 > 0:24:41you've banked £2,120.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Down to five players, ten seconds off the time.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49We'll start with the strongest link. That's Teresa.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Start the clock.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58Which word means a ruling line such as the Chinese Ming, Sung and Tang?
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Dynasty.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04The former glamour model and TV presenter is Melinda who?
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Messenger.
0:25:06 > 0:25:12The US newspaper that has the motto "All the news that's fit to print" is the New York what?
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Times.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17The headquarters of which UK political party
0:25:17 > 0:25:21are at The Dog & Partridge pub in Yateley, Hampshire?
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- Labour?- Monster Raving Loony Party.
0:25:25 > 0:25:31Which citrus fruit provides the surname of the character played by Orson Welles
0:25:31 > 0:25:34in the 1949 thriller The Third Man?
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Lime.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39How many walls are there on a standard squash court?
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Four.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46Hong Kong surrendered to which country on Christmas Day 1941?
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- Britain.- Japan.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54The author of the novels Bad Heir Day and Fame Fatale is Wendy who?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56- Pass.- Holden.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00The Kerry Blue dog originated in which country?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- Germany. - No, the Republic of Ireland.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07The song by Seal that became a number 1 single in the USA,
0:26:07 > 0:26:12after featuring in the film Batman Forever, was called Kiss From A what?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Angel?- Rose.
0:26:14 > 0:26:21The nicknames of which British Prime Minister include Duchess of Dulwich and Attila the Hen?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Margaret Thatcher.
0:26:23 > 0:26:29Biscuit porcelain is fired only once and has specifically not been what?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Painted.- Glazed.
0:26:32 > 0:26:38In British legend, Lamri was the name of the horse of which great King?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- Richard III.- Arthur.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45Which four-letter word can mean fashionable, laid-back or fairly cold?
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Cool.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51The industrial town of Scunthorpe is in which English county?
0:26:51 > 0:26:53North Lincolnshire.
0:26:53 > 0:26:59- Bank.- In furniture which word meaning infrequent is also the name for a small table?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04- Leis... Coffee.- Occasional.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08Athletics: Leroy Burrell, and Maurice Greene
0:27:08 > 0:27:11have held the world record over what distance?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13100 metres. Bank. >
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Time's up.
0:27:16 > 0:27:22Your bank was in time which was just as well because you only banked £70.
0:27:22 > 0:27:27Who's hindering your progress? Who would you be better off without?
0:27:27 > 0:27:31It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37With the most correct answers, Teresa remains the strongest link.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Liz is the weakest link,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42but will the players pick up on these facts?
0:27:43 > 0:27:49Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Angela, who's the most famous person you've met?
0:28:05 > 0:28:11- Barbara Windsor. - And did she want her breakfast after everybody else?- She did.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- Why Michael?- He needs to go and find a girlfriend.
0:28:14 > 0:28:20- Liz, did you go to university? - Yes, I went to the Metropolitan in Manchester.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Were you interested in politics there?
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Not especially. I find it quite dull mostly.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32It's a lot of infighting that... doesn't help the country much.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36Do you think they do that at the Dog & Partridge in Hampshire?
0:28:36 > 0:28:41The Raving Loonies do, but obviously not the Labour Party.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45You thought that's where the Labour Party headquarters were?
0:28:45 > 0:28:48I thought maybe it was John Prescott's local.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Why Michael?
0:28:51 > 0:28:57I think we all struggled in this round, but he got some easy questions wrong.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Statistically, who did you think was the worst player?
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- Me.- Correct. But it's votes that count.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- Michael, life is not fair. - No, blatantly.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14Go off and be a doctor. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21I'm absolutely distraught at being voted off.
0:29:21 > 0:29:27I wasn't the weakest link, although I did make some foolish guesses.
0:29:27 > 0:29:33Stephen should be standing here. He hasn't got what it takes to win The Weakest Link.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Round six
0:29:35 > 0:29:40and out of a possible £5,000, you have so far banked £2,190.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46We'll start with the strongest link. Teresa.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55In geography, Las Vegas and Reno are both in which US state?
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Nevada.
0:29:57 > 0:30:03Which 1967 Disney film features the songs Trust In Me, I Wanna Be Like You and My Own Home?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05The Jungle Book.
0:30:05 > 0:30:11In June 2001 Estelle Morris was appointed Secretary of State for Education and what?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- Home Affairs.- Skills.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18In Scotland what's the highest peak in the Grampian range of mountains?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- Ben Nevis.- Correct - Bank! >
0:30:20 > 0:30:25The German chancellor who succeeded Helmut Kohl is Gerhard who?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- Brandt.- Schroeder.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32In travel which American city is served by Dulles airport?
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Dallas.- Washington DC.
0:30:35 > 0:30:41Which Royal is involved in a Dorset village development based on his vision of an ideal community?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Prince Charles.
0:30:43 > 0:30:48American football: the Jets and the Giants are NFL teams named after which city?
0:30:48 > 0:30:49New York. Bank. >
0:30:49 > 0:30:53Waterford is renowned for its production of what type of glass?
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Crystal.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00In 1958 the singer Cleo Laine married British jazz composer Johnny who?
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- Cash.- Dankworth.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08The Denmark Strait separates Iceland from which other large island?
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Greenland.
0:31:10 > 0:31:15Which word can mean fatal, a station at the end of a railway line or a computer?
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Terminal. Bank. >
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Which comedy team made The Holy Grail and Life Of Brian?
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Monty Python.
0:31:23 > 0:31:29Which Premiership football club from the North is supported by Michael Atherton and Zoe Ball?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- Leeds.- Manchester United.
0:31:31 > 0:31:38During which 20th-century war were men first conscripted into the British armed forces?
0:31:38 > 0:31:40First World War.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45What word can mean a pit in the earth for the excavation of minerals,
0:31:45 > 0:31:48or a device which explodes when disturbed?
0:31:48 > 0:31:49Mine. Bank. >
0:31:49 > 0:31:53In which UK country did Madonna marry Guy Ritchie in December 2000?
0:31:53 > 0:31:54Scotland. < Bank
0:31:54 > 0:31:59In corporate terminology, CEO stands for chief what?
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Executive officer.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Time's up and you're back to £190
0:32:06 > 0:32:09but whose number is up?
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Whose claim to remain on the team should be dismissed?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Who should check out now?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18And who hasn't got much upstairs?
0:32:19 > 0:32:22It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Stephen is the strongest link, he got all his questions right.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34Angela is the weakest link, as she gave the most incorrect answers.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Will the others have noticed that?
0:32:38 > 0:32:42Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57So, Stephen, are you enjoying appearing on television?
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- I'm thoroughly enjoying it, thanks. - You like performing?- I do.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05- I'm usually quite good in front of an audience.- Oh, really?
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- What do you normally do in front of an audience?- Read poetry.
0:33:09 > 0:33:15- Could you give us a little bit of poetry?- I c...- Come on, now! - I don't think this is the right...
0:33:15 > 0:33:19I'd like to hear a bit of poetry.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23At the station as you were leaving I sensed the vacuum pushing at my chest
0:33:23 > 0:33:27In a moment I freed the charge inside me
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Which leapt across to you with a flash of electric blue
0:33:31 > 0:33:35- And returned, augmented. - None of that rhymed.
0:33:35 > 0:33:41- There is an internal rhyme between "you" and "electric blue". - Is there, now?
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Why Liz?
0:33:43 > 0:33:48It's a difficult decision but Liz got the most questions wrong over all.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- Was there a rhyme in that?- No. - Teresa,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- why Liz?- Well, she didn't bank.
0:33:55 > 0:34:00- Did you think she was the weakest link?- I did.- She wasn't, Angela was.
0:34:00 > 0:34:06We'll send her off for a drink with John Prescott. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:34:10 > 0:34:16It's a shame to get voted off. I thought I might just sneak it through to the end.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19There was quite a lot of money to be won.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23At the end of the day, someone's got to win and it wasn't my day.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Round seven, team. You've won £2,380.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Three of you left, another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:34:32 > 0:34:38We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Stephen.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43Which word can mean both a pullover and someone who leaps?
0:34:43 > 0:34:44Jumper.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46The flowering houseplants
0:34:46 > 0:34:50from the Saintpaulia family are known as African what?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Violets. Bank. >
0:34:52 > 0:34:56What name is given to the modernisation of a railway
0:34:56 > 0:35:00that involves the replacement of diesel with a power supply?
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- Electric.- No, electrification.
0:35:02 > 0:35:10In 1985 pop musicians Billy Bragg and Paul Weller formed the political pressure group Red what?
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Wedge. Bank.>
0:35:13 > 0:35:19In the UK which material is traditionally associated with the fifth wedding anniversary?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- Wood.- Correct.
0:35:21 > 0:35:26Whom did did Queen Victoria succeed as British monarch in 1837?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- King George.- William IV.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31What is the mother of invention?
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Necessity. Bank. >
0:35:33 > 0:35:38The US boxer whose birth name is Walker Smith is known as Sugar Ray who?
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- Leonard.- No, Robinson.
0:35:41 > 0:35:46In the space agency acronym NASA, the first letter A stands for what word?
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- Academy.- No, aeronautics.
0:35:53 > 0:36:00In 2002 the third day of which month will be a bank holiday to mark the Golden Jubilee?
0:36:00 > 0:36:02June. Bank. >
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Which three-letter word means soil that has mixed with water?
0:36:06 > 0:36:07Mud.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12In tennis, the Australian Open is held in which city?
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- Sydney.- Melbourne.
0:36:14 > 0:36:22In Ring Of Bright Water, Gavin Maxwell wrote of his relationship with which type of animals?
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Otters. Bank. >
0:36:24 > 0:36:30The 1986 film in which Paul Newman and Tom Cruise were pool players is called The Color Of what?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Money. < Bank.
0:36:32 > 0:36:38The name of which construction material can also mean the opposite of abstract?
0:36:38 > 0:36:39- Pass.- Concrete.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Time's up and you banked £150.
0:36:45 > 0:36:50In round eight you get the chance to treble what you bank
0:36:50 > 0:36:52so there's £3,000 to be won.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57Have the courage to hang on to your rival.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06At this crucial stage, statistics show that Stephen is the strongest link.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11Angela is the weakest link, as she got all her answers wrong.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15But who will be taking the final walk of shame?
0:37:16 > 0:37:21Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31So, Stephen,
0:37:31 > 0:37:34why Angela?
0:37:34 > 0:37:36That was another very poor round
0:37:36 > 0:37:41but I felt Angela got more questions incorrect than the rest of us.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Teresa, why Angela?
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Well, she did get the most questions wrong.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51She didn't answer a single question correctly.
0:37:51 > 0:37:59So, Angela, friend to the famous, particularly Barbara Windsor, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05I really deserved to be voted off there,
0:38:05 > 0:38:08because I didn't get one question right.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10I think Teresa will go on to win the money.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14She's kept her cool, her general knowledge is good
0:38:14 > 0:38:16and I hope she will go on to win.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Round eight.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22£2,530 you've won so far.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24out of a possible £7,000.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Two of you left, with 90 seconds.
0:38:26 > 0:38:32Whatever you bank in this round will be trebled and added to your winnings
0:38:32 > 0:38:35to make up your final prize money, so £3,000 is at stake.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38We'll start with the strongest link from the last round.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Start the clock.
0:38:42 > 0:38:48The island of Guam is an important American military base in which ocean?
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Pacific. Bank. >
0:38:50 > 0:38:53In swimming, how many metres in length is an Olympic-sized pool?
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- 250.- 50.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00In which religion to followers make commemorative offerings known as pujas?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Hinduism.
0:39:02 > 0:39:08- Bank.- In 1996, which ceremonial stone returned to Scotland from England?
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- Blarney stone.- The Stone of Scone.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14In which continent is the region of Kashmir?
0:39:14 > 0:39:15Asia.
0:39:15 > 0:39:21- Bank.- If you do something with great violence and noise, you go at it hammer and what?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Tongs.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27- Bank.- Eamonn Andrews, Leslie Crowther and Stu Francis
0:39:27 > 0:39:30were all presenters of which children's show?
0:39:30 > 0:39:31Crackerjack.
0:39:31 > 0:39:38- Bank.- Which city in southwest England did Beau Nash help to make fashionable in the 18th century?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Winchester.- Bath.
0:39:40 > 0:39:46Which James Fenimore Cooper novel was made into a 1992 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- My Left Foot. - The Last Of The Mohicans.
0:39:48 > 0:39:54Which professional football club used to play at a stadium called The Baseball Ground?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- Everton.- Derby County.
0:39:56 > 0:40:02In music, which competition did Celine Dion win for Switzerland in 1988?
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Eurovision Song Contest.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08- Bank.- In chilli con carne, what does carne mean in English?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Meat. < Bank.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13In geography...
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Time's up, I can't complete the question.
0:40:19 > 0:40:24You won £140, which we'll treble and add to your winnings.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29That means prize money today of £2,950.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34But, of course, only one of you can take that money home.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39Now you'll play against each other. Alternating questions, best of five.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45So, Stephen and Teresa, for £2,950,
0:40:45 > 0:40:47let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:50 > 0:40:56- Stephen, as the strongest link, you choose who goes first. - I'll go first.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02The UK road sign comprising a blue rectangle
0:41:02 > 0:41:06with a right arrow pointing upwards indicates what?
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- One-way street. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Teresa, in dressmaking,
0:41:12 > 0:41:18the serrated scissors used to cut cloth in a zigzag pattern to prevent fraying
0:41:18 > 0:41:21are known by which two-word name?
0:41:21 > 0:41:26- Pinking shears. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29In 1904, which British company came into being
0:41:29 > 0:41:35when two men decided to manufacture and sell a range of luxury cars?
0:41:37 > 0:41:41- Rolls-Royce. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45Teresa, what two-word term for an obsessive person
0:41:45 > 0:41:48derives from an act of animal cruelty
0:41:48 > 0:41:54performed by the Glenn Close character in the film Fatal Attraction?
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- Bunny boiler. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Stephen, in UK politics,
0:42:01 > 0:42:05the position of Secretary of State for the Home Department
0:42:05 > 0:42:10is usually shortened to which two-word job description?
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- Home Secretary. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:13 > 0:42:21the 1871 painting, Arrangement In Grey And Black Number 1,
0:42:21 > 0:42:27is better known as a portrait of the mother of which American artist?
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- Whistler. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:29 > 0:42:35In the modern English alphabet, what is the antepenultimate letter?
0:42:37 > 0:42:39- X.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Teresa,
0:42:41 > 0:42:45in the Shakespeare play Romeo And Juliet
0:42:45 > 0:42:50which orbiting body does Juliet refer to as inconstant?
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- The moon. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:53 > 0:42:58Stephen, in geography, the word Mesopotamia
0:42:58 > 0:43:01means a country between two what?
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- Rivers. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:05 > 0:43:10Teresa, you need to answer this question correctly to remain in the game.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Which Holy Day in the Christian calendar
0:43:14 > 0:43:18gave its name to a landmark agreement of April 1998,
0:43:18 > 0:43:24that proposed a peace settlement plan for Northern Ireland?
0:43:24 > 0:43:28- Armistice Day. - The correct answer is Good Friday.
0:43:31 > 0:43:36That means, Stephen, you are today's strongest link
0:43:36 > 0:43:41and you go away with £2,950.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44Teresa, you leave with nothing.
0:43:45 > 0:43:49Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:50 > 0:43:54I know I was the strongest link for a few rounds
0:43:54 > 0:44:00and to lose it all on such a silly, easy question is just devastating.
0:44:00 > 0:44:06I had some luck, rode my luck at times, but I do think I deserved to win.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09Stephen deserved second, I should have won.
0:44:09 > 0:44:14The money's nice but I'm delighted I don't have to do that walk of shame.
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