0:00:02 > 0:00:08'Of the nine contestants on today's show, only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:15'The rest will leave with nothing, as one by one they're voted off as the weakest link.'
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37Any of the nine people in the studio here today
0:00:37 > 0:00:40could win up to £10,000.
0:00:40 > 0:00:46They don't know each other. If they want the prize money, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:50 > 0:00:54as round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Let's meet the team.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03I'm Joanna. I'm 26 from Leigh-on-Sea. I'm a legal secretary.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07I'm Cristian. I'm 32. I live in Bristol. I'm a master's student.
0:01:07 > 0:01:13I'm Stephanie. I'm 35. I live in Somerset. I'm currently unemployed.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18I'm Edward, aged 61. I live at Bridge of Earn near Perth.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20I'm a retired psychiatric nurse.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24I'm Molly. I'm 53. I live in Lewes in Sussex,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27and I'm a website designer.
0:01:27 > 0:01:33I'm Su. I'm 32. I live in Berkshire. I'm a project co-ordinator.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36I'm Jill, aged 44. I live in Leicester.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39I'm an associate director for a finance company.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I'm David. I'm 22, from Newcastle.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45I'm a customer service adviser for Reading Borough Council.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50I'm Thomas. I'm 45, from Lichfield in Staffordshire.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53I'm an oil company sales rep.
0:01:53 > 0:01:59Now, the rules. In each round the aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:59 > 0:02:04to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:08 > 0:02:14If you're wrong you break the chain and lose the money in that chain.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18If you say "bank" before the question is asked,
0:02:18 > 0:02:23the money is safe, but you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:23 > 0:02:29At the end of the round, only money that has been banked can be carried forward.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Three minutes on the clock.
0:02:32 > 0:02:38We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically. That's you, Cristian.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51For which county did Geoff Boycott play his first-class career?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Yorkshire.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58The traditional word-guessing game is called animal, vegetable, what?
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Mineral.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04A cob is the male of which long-necked aquatic bird?
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- Swan.- Which country has the maple leaf as its emblem?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Canada.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15- Bank.- Of which superhero is Dr Bruce Banner the alter ego?
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- Spiderman.- The Hulk.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22The Great Barrier Reef is near the coastline of which country?
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Australia.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Who topped the UK chart in 2000 with Oops I Did It Again?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Britney Spears.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35The blowfly is also called the blue what?
0:03:35 > 0:03:41- Bluebottle.- Of which country was Macbeth king in the 11th century?
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Scotland.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47TB, pneumonia and bronchitis are diseases of which organs?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49The lungs.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Bank.- What dish is bisque soup or dessert?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Soup.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57What do the letters GCSE stand for?
0:03:57 > 0:04:03- General Certificate of Education. - General Certificate of Secondary Education.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Which Italian Renaissance scientist and artist invented the parachute?
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Leonardo da Vinci.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14In the Isle of Man TT races, for what do the letters TT stand?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- Trams Trophy.- No. Tourists Trophy.
0:04:17 > 0:04:24Who starred as Jack Robin in the first feature-length talking film, The Jazz Singer, in 1927?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- Pass.- Al Jolson.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31Which English club did Kevin Keegan join from Hamburg in 1980?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- Newcastle.- Southampton.
0:04:33 > 0:04:39Which pungent herb is known by the Latin name thymus vulgaris?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Thyme.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46Which city was the intended destination of the Titanic?
0:04:46 > 0:04:49New York.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Which TV series featured accident-prone Frank Spencer?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Some Mothers Do Have 'Em.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58What type of clothing is a sombrero?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00A hat.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03What is the capital of Austria?
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- Salzburg.- No. Vienna.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10In 1840, the first adhesive postage stamp was the penny what?
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- Black.- Is the crocodile a reptile or an amphibian?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Reptile.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Which fruit is used in the French dish tarte aux pommes?
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Apple.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Bank.- In World War II which British leader met President Roosevelt
0:05:26 > 0:05:30at conferences in Quebec in 1943 and 1944?
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Winston Churchill.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36In children's TV, which shop did Mr Benn go into
0:05:36 > 0:05:38before going to another world?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- Sweet shop.- No. A fancy-dress shop.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46What is the surname of Elaine, the British singer and actress...
0:05:46 > 0:05:48JINGLE
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Time is up. I cannot complete the question.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57You banked just £600, team.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02You could have won £1,000.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07Whose sad performance has just let you down
0:06:07 > 0:06:09very badly indeed?
0:06:09 > 0:06:15Who needs to be despatched without delay? One of you is about to leave with nothing.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25'The weakest link is Edward. The strongest link is Stephanie.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29'She got every answer right and banked money.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33'But will the votes reflect the statistics?'
0:06:34 > 0:06:39Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- Joanna, what do you do? - I'm a legal secretary.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- What's wrong with Edward? - Vienna's a wonderful capital city.
0:07:06 > 0:07:12- I've been there.- So you won't get any geography questions wrong.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Probably will, but not about capital cities.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21- You know every single capital city in the world?- Most.
0:07:21 > 0:07:27- David, what do you do? - I'm a customer service adviser for the council.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- What does that involve?- Handling all customer complaints and queries.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- How do you do that? - Sit behind a desk and talk.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41- Hide behind or sit behind the desk? - Sit. I don't hide from no-one.
0:07:41 > 0:07:47- Would Edward be good at customer service?- He could try, but I don't think he has the stomach for it.
0:07:47 > 0:07:54- What's wrong with him?- He had a chance to bank a lot of money and lost it on an easy question.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57There's only room for one Geordie here me.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Thomas, what's the swan got to do with anything?
0:08:01 > 0:08:06It refers to the one question which Edward did get right.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11Edward, you're retired so you know how it feels. You're retired again.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27I'm shattered because both questions I knew the answers to.
0:08:27 > 0:08:34I should have known the capital of Austria was Vienna from The Sound Of Music, which I've seen.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39I think Su will go off next. Her knowledge seems the same as mine.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43She got two questions wrong. So did I.
0:08:46 > 0:08:52Round two. So far you've won just £600
0:08:52 > 0:08:55out of a possible £1,000.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58We take ten seconds off the clock.
0:08:58 > 0:09:04We start with the strongest link from last round Stephanie. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Start the clock.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12On which coast of England is Bridlington west or east?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14East.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19In Hinduism, Krishna is depicted with a herd of which animals?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- Elephants.- No. Cows.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27English musician Emma Kirkby is famous as a clarinetist or singer?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Clarinetist.- No. Singer.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33What P is a rodent that can charge backwards
0:09:33 > 0:09:36and drive spines into its attacker?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Porcupine.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42In which US state are the UCLA and USC colleges?
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- New York.- California.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49How many kilograms are in a metric ton?
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- 1,000.- Which motorcycle stuntman, born in 1938,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57was called King of the Daredevils?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Evel Knievel.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Which Spanish surrealist painter made the Burning Giraffe in 1935?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- Picasso.- No. Salvador Dali.
0:10:06 > 0:10:12Which Scottish actor played drug addict Mark Renton in the film Trainspotting?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- Pass.- Ewan McGregor.
0:10:14 > 0:10:20In a contest, the one least likely to win is known as the under what?
0:10:20 > 0:10:25- Dog.- In the British Navy, which is higher admiral or lieutenant?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Admiral.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32- Bank.- Which American TV series featured the Ingalls family?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Little House On The Prairie.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39In medicine, what B is the common name for a contusion?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- Bronchitis.- No. Bruise.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46If a man has £1,100 in his bank account and withdraws £800,
0:10:46 > 0:10:49how much is left in the account?
0:10:49 > 0:10:50£300.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54If an actor is told to go downstage,
0:10:54 > 0:10:59would he go nearer to or further from the audience?
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Nearer.
0:11:00 > 0:11:06With which vegetable would a dish be served if it was "a la Vichy"?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08A la... Sorry, what was that?
0:11:08 > 0:11:13With which vegetable would a dish be served if it was "a la Vichy"?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Carrots. Bank.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20Which famous international ground is situated in St John's Wood?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- The Oval.- Lord's.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27Which prolific female writer's autobiography, published in 1969,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30is entitled Our Kate?
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- Barbara Cartland. - No. Catherine Cookson.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39Queen Victoria succeeded William III or William IV in 1837?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41William IV.
0:11:41 > 0:11:47- Bank.- The male of which British thrush has an orange beak and black plumage?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Blackbird.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Barnstaple is in which English county?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- Devon.- Correct.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- JINGLE - Time is up.
0:11:58 > 0:12:04And to say you missed out on another £1,000 target
0:12:04 > 0:12:08would be a giant understatement.
0:12:08 > 0:12:15In that second round, you managed to bank a pathetic, embarrassing...
0:12:15 > 0:12:17£170.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22Who is most responsible for your dismal performance?
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Who's weighing you down?
0:12:25 > 0:12:30Who's costing you money? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36'Jill is the strongest link. She got the most questions right.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42'Statistically David is the weakest link. Will the team pick up on it?'
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- Cristian, have you got a job?- No.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- Have you ever had a paid job? - A long time ago.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- How old are you?- 32.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- What do you do? - I'm a master's student.
0:13:19 > 0:13:26- Why David?- As a customer service agent he ought to be familiar with bruising.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- Stephanie.- Yes, Anne.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34- How did you do in that round? - Not as good as the last round.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39- You only got one right.- Correct. - What did David do to upset you?
0:13:39 > 0:13:45He's done nothing to upset me. He just had a pretty abysmal round.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49David didn't have a very good round.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:57 > 0:14:04People at home are going to laugh. I'm embarrassed getting some easy questions wrong.
0:14:04 > 0:14:11I think Stephanie will be voted off next. She got a lot of questions wrong and started going to pieces.
0:14:13 > 0:14:19Round three. You could have £2,000 in the kitty. You've got just 770.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24Down to seven players. We take another ten seconds off the clock.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27We start with the strongest link.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30That's Jill. Let's play The Weakest Link!
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Start the clock!
0:14:33 > 0:14:37What is the system of measurement based on the metre?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Metric.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41What do entomologists study?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Insects.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48In pop music, Buster Bloodvessel sang with which 1980s band?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Bad Manners.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55What is the real first name of Gary Oldman Leonard or Howard?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Leonard. Bank.
0:14:57 > 0:15:03The Gremlins was the first children's book by which author?
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- Lewis Carroll.- Roald Dahl.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Buchanan and Stuart are types of which wool fabric?
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Tartan.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16The full name of Schipol Airport includes which Dutch city name?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Amsterdam. Bank.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22What is the name of a knife attached to a firearm?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Bayonet.
0:15:24 > 0:15:30If it costs £30 to connect a phone line in an office, how much does it cost to connect 20 lines?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32£600.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38Which former US president was President of the Screen Actors' Guild?
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Ronald Reagan.
0:15:39 > 0:15:46Who is the longest-serving post-war Chancellor of the Exchequer Healey, Howe or Lawson?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Nigel Lawson. Bank.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Originally, how many Spice Girls were there?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- Four.- No, five.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58In which country was the heir known as the dauphin?
0:15:58 > 0:15:59France.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03In which English town is Shakespeare buried?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05StratforduponAvon.
0:16:05 > 0:16:12Who, in 1978, became the first boxer to regain the world heavyweight title twice?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- Lennox Lewis.- No, Muhammad Ali.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19- Bank.- Australia or Thailand is further by air from England?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Australia.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Speaker's Corner is found in which London park?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Hyde Park.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30In the human skeleton, there are 206 what?
0:16:30 > 0:16:31Bones.
0:16:31 > 0:16:37What B is an error in a programme that is also a term for an insect?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- Pass.- Bug.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Which country lies between Norway and Finland?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Sweden.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50Which TV character has tools called Scoop the Digger and Travis the Tractor?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Bob the Builder.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57- Bank.- What W is caused by the action of the wind on the sea?
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Waves.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03On which Beatles album are Eleanor Rigby and Yellow Submarine?
0:17:03 > 0:17:05The White Album or Revolver?
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Revolver.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12- Bank.- Excluding substitutes, how many players in Test cricket teams?
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Ten. JINGLE
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Time is up.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18The correct answer is 11.
0:17:18 > 0:17:24And in that round, team, you did slightly better than last time,
0:17:24 > 0:17:26but hardly magnificently.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30You managed to bank £550.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Which village is missing its idiot?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36One of you is about to leave with nothing.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44'With the most correct answers, Thomas is the strongest link.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47'Stephanie is the weakest link.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49'She didn't get any questions right.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52'But she did bank the most money.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57'Will the other players take this into account in the vote?'
0:17:57 > 0:18:02Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Su...how's it going for you?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23It's getting better now, thankfully.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Keen on getting rid of Stephanie.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31I thought she was the weakest in this and the previous round.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Joanna, how's it going for you?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Very well so far, thank you, Annie.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Determined to get rid of Stephanie, are you?
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Someone's got to go and we can't take prisoners.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- Did you think she was the weakest link?- In that round, yes.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52Well, she began as the strongest link in the first round.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55It's been downhill ever since.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00Stephanie, with six votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12I'm annoyed with myself.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16To go out after getting a difficult question wrong is one thing,
0:19:16 > 0:19:20but to go out on easy questions, I'm annoyed with myself.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24I think Thomas may go next.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28His general knowledge is not so good slightly weaker.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Round four, team. £1,320 banked so far
0:19:35 > 0:19:37out of a possible £3,000.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41There are six of you left. We take ten seconds off your time.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44You now have 2½ minutes.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49We start with the strongest link Thomas. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Start the clock.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56Which Schindler's List actor married Natasha Richardson in 1994?
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Liam Neeson.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02A glass pyramid has been built outside which Parisian museum?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04The Louvre.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Ascorbic acid is better known as which vitamin?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09C.
0:20:09 > 0:20:15In which year was Wilfred Owen killed in action aged 25? 1918 or 1945?
0:20:15 > 0:20:181918.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- Bank.- What does YWCA stand for?
0:20:21 > 0:20:26- Women's Young...- No, Young Women's Christian Association.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29What is the name of Donny Osmond's sister?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Marie.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34In tennis, what is called
0:20:34 > 0:20:39when a player's two services go into the net or out of court?
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- Fault.- No, double fault.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44In the 2001 General Election,
0:20:44 > 0:20:49which main party campaigned on their pledge to keep the pound?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52The Conservatives.
0:20:52 > 0:20:58Who composed the soundtrack for The Empire Strikes Back Julian Bream or John Williams?
0:20:58 > 0:20:59John Williams.
0:20:59 > 0:21:05Which US astronaut born in 1930 commanded the Gemini VIII space mission in 1966?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- John Glenn.- No, Neil Armstrong.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13What D did Pavlov use to test his theory of the conditioned reflex?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Deer.- No, dog.
0:21:15 > 0:21:21In Worzel Gummidge, which character was played by Una Stubbs?
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- Miss Daisy.- No, Aunt Sally.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Which country forms the northernmost part of the UK?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Scotland.
0:21:32 > 0:21:38Where would you be likely to find a brown dwarf, in the ocean or in space?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- Ocean.- No, space.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features the song Mr Mistoffelees?
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- Chess.- Cats.
0:21:48 > 0:21:54In football, Liverpool won the Worthington Cup, UEFA Cup, and which other trophy in 2001?
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- Cup Winners Cup.- No, FA Cup.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Tiramisu originates from which European country?
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- Greece.- No, Italy.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08The Bank of England is in which city?
0:22:08 > 0:22:09London.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14In which 1967 animated film do Mowgli and Baloo appear?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16The Jungle Book.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- Bank.- Which US author wrote the story Of Mice And Men?
0:22:20 > 0:22:24JINGLE
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Time is up.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30I cannot complete, but the correct answer is John Steinbeck.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Hardly amazing, team!
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Just £250 you won in that round.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41Who is now cooking on very low gas?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Who wouldn't know an answer if it bit them?
0:22:44 > 0:22:48It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52'For the second round in a row, Thomas is the strongest link,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54'with the most correct answers.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58'Su, with all her answers wrong, was the weakest link.
0:22:58 > 0:23:04'She did bank the most money. Will this be enough to save her?'
0:23:04 > 0:23:08It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Jill, remind us what you do.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27I'm an associate director in a finance company.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32- What does associate director mean? - I'm not good enough to be a director. - Got any hobbies?
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- I breed and show dogs.- Do you?
0:23:35 > 0:23:38What have you written on your card?
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- Woof!- Why have you done that?
0:23:41 > 0:23:46I voted for Su, who got a question wrong about dogs and Pavlov.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- Who's Pavlov?- He was the chap that trained dogs.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54He was the chap that trained dogs?
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Do you meet him on the show circuit?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00No, he died a few years ago.
0:24:00 > 0:24:06Su, I don't know if you have dogs but you won't forget Pavlov quickly.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Disappointed to have been voted off, but not surprised.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Pavlov's dog I should have known.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27I messed up. I'm glad Pavlov's dead because I'd get him.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31The next person I'd like to come off is Cristian.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34He's spent too much time being a student.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36It's time he earned some money.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Round five!
0:24:41 > 0:24:45You've banked so far £1,570.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48There are five of you left.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Another ten seconds is coming off the time.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55We'll start with the strongest link that's Thomas.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00 Start the clock.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05At around 17 million square miles, which is the largest continent?
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Asia.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12In snooker's potting order, which is the last colour to go down?
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Black.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18The year 2000 album White Ladder is by David whom?
0:25:18 > 0:25:19Gray.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24Canadian and kayak are the two forms of which Olympic event?
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Canoeing.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31- Bank.- In the film Notting Hill, which actor played the male lead?
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Hugh Grant.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38Who does Jane Eyre marry in Charlotte Bronte's novel
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Mr Rochester or Mr Winchester?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Mr Rochester.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Laura Ashley was born in which country of the British Isles?
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- England.- No, Wales.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54The first nuclear reactor to produce electricity was built in which decade?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56The Fifties.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01What H is the name of the bony outgrowth of the head of an animal?
0:26:01 > 0:26:02Horn.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06For which civilisation was Thor the god of war?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- Incas.- Norse.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13Which children's author wrote The Tale Of Squirrel Nutkin and The Tale Of Benjamin Bunny?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Beatrix Potter.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19On which river in Kent does the town of Maidstone stand?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- Pass.- Medway.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Which scientist discovered penicillin in 1928?
0:26:27 > 0:26:32- Erm...Salk.- Fleming. Sir Alexander.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35In maths, simultaneous and quadratic are what?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Equations.
0:26:37 > 0:26:43Pop music what's the surname of Lenny, whose albums have included Let Love Rule and Mama Said?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Kravitz.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48The term pugilist refers to a participant in which sport?
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Boxing.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- Bank. - What sex were the suffragettes?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Female.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59In which city was the University of Chile founded in 1738?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Erm...
0:27:01 > 0:27:05- No, sorry, don't know.- Santiago.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10Are there more string or woodwind players in a symphony orchestra?
0:27:10 > 0:27:12String.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17- Bank.- Which metal protects against radioactivity or X-rays?
0:27:17 > 0:27:18Lead.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- In the USA, the letters... - JINGLE
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Time is up. I cannot complete the question.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29And in that round, you banked £320.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Whose edges have started to fray?
0:27:31 > 0:27:35It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41'In this round, statistically Molly is the strongest link,
0:27:41 > 0:27:43'while Cristian is the weakest.
0:27:43 > 0:27:49'Jill banked the most money. But will the others notice that?'
0:27:49 > 0:27:53It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11- Jill!- Yes, Anne?- Why Cristian?
0:28:11 > 0:28:15He got two wrong, but he's also voted for me three times.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17So got my own back.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- Is this the first time you've voted for him?- It is.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Why doesn't he like you?
0:28:23 > 0:28:27I don't know. I've been paying for his education.
0:28:27 > 0:28:33Student eternal Cristian you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44I'd like to see Jill go.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48Because I voted for her all along and she just didn't go.
0:28:51 > 0:28:57Round six. There is £1,890 in the bank. There are four of you.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02Another ten seconds off. We start with the strongest link, Molly.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Start the clock.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10What is a wide-sleeved Japanese robe called?
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Kimono.
0:29:14 > 0:29:21In the 2001 Six Nations rugby tournament, which country beat Scotland 43-3?
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- Australia.- England.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28Osborne House on the Isle of Wight was built for which queen?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Queen Victoria.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33What is the capital of Belgium?
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Brussels.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41Meg Ryan starred with which actor in the 1998 comedy You've Got Mail?
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Tom Hanks.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49What F is the name of a small sac from which hair grows?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Follicle.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Which rocker had a UK No 1 in 1972 with School's Out?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Alice Cooper.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- Bank.- The production of which gas makes bread rise?
0:30:01 > 0:30:05- Oxygen.- No, carbon dioxide.
0:30:05 > 0:30:11Queequeg was the harpoonist in search of which whale in Melville's 1851 novel?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Moby Dick.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18In which African country are Orange River and Table Mountain?
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- Rhodesia.- South Africa.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Which political TV quiz is presented by Angus Deayton?
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Have I Got News For You.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33- Bank.- Name the official British national anthem.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36God Save The Queen.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41Van Gogh's 1880 series of paintings took which flower as its theme?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Sunflowers.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- Bank.- What G is large sea bird
0:30:46 > 0:30:50that catches fish by diving from a great height into the sea?
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- Gull.- Gannet.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58Which French term describes high-quality fashion design?
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Haute couture.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Who was the supreme Greek god?
0:31:03 > 0:31:05- Eros.- Zeus.
0:31:05 > 0:31:11Complete the title of Lou Bega's 1999 hit Mambo Number...what?
0:31:11 > 0:31:15- 17.- Five.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- In theatre of what is... - JINGLE
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Time is up.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25You banked £370.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Who's now blown their chances?
0:31:29 > 0:31:34Who is least likely to help you
0:31:34 > 0:31:37in the vital rounds to come?
0:31:37 > 0:31:41One of you must leave. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49'With no incorrect answers, Thomas is the strongest link once again.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54'Jill is this round's weakest link. She got the most answers wrong.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58'Will this be remembered in the voting?'
0:31:58 > 0:32:03It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16We have a tie, team. Molly and Joanna,
0:32:16 > 0:32:18two votes each.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Joanna, our professor,
0:32:21 > 0:32:26who knows the capital city of every country in the world.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Most, not every.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Why Molly?
0:32:30 > 0:32:35She got the question wrong about Lou Bega's song, my favourite.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40- You got two questions wrong.- I did, but not about capital cities.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45- Molly, why Joanna? - She got two questions wrong.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Twice as many questions as I did.
0:32:50 > 0:32:56When the vote is tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Thomas, you have to decide between Joanna
0:33:00 > 0:33:02and Molly.
0:33:02 > 0:33:07You've listened to them both. Who would you like to get rid of?
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I shall stick with my choice.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12She got two questions wrong.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17Joanna, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28I'm angry at Thomas for voting me off.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33He didn't pay any attention to the amount of money I banked.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37It could be Thomas who gets that money.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41He's got me to thank for banking some of that money.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Of the £6,000 you could have won by now,
0:33:46 > 0:33:48you have £2,260.
0:33:48 > 0:33:55Three of you left, ten seconds off the clock. We start with the strongest link, Thomas.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Start the clock.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04In the US TV sitcom Friends, name the coffee house.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06The Old Coffee Shop.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Central Perk.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12Which male tennis star was born in Las Vegas in 1970?
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- John McEnroe.- Andre Agassi.
0:34:18 > 0:34:24What M is an insect similar to a butterfly that is nocturnal and breeds in clothes?
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Moth.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Which Latin star had a worldwide hit in 1999
0:34:29 > 0:34:32with Livin' La Vida Loca?
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- I don't know.- Ricky Martin.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Beverly Hills is in which US city?
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Los Angeles.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Which actor played Butch Coolidge in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction?
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Mel Gibson.- Bruce Willis.
0:34:51 > 0:34:56In geography, Superior is an example of what natural feature?
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Lake.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03What H describes a creature with both male and female reproductive organs?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Hermaphrodite.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10- Bank.- Which actor plays Doctor Sam Ryan in Silent Witness?
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- Can't remember.- Amanda Burton.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19Cardioid refers to anything that has the shape of which organ?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Heart.
0:35:21 > 0:35:26What was the sequel to the 1987 comedy Three Men And A Baby?
0:35:26 > 0:35:30- Pass.- Three Men And A Little Lady.
0:35:30 > 0:35:36Which city was entered in the 13thC BC by soldiers hidden in a horse?
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- Troy.- Correct.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42How many minutes are there in four hours?
0:35:42 > 0:35:44240.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48Huey Morgan is lead singer in the band Fun Lovin' what?
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- Banshees.- Criminals.
0:35:51 > 0:35:57Which imprisoned heroine in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale had very long hair?
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- Esmerelda.- Rapunzel. - JINGLE
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Time's up.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06That was really, really good.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11Having got rid, team, of six apparently weaker links,
0:36:11 > 0:36:14you won £50.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18In round eight you get the chance
0:36:18 > 0:36:20to treble what you bank.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24In the next round there's £3,000 to be won.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29The question is who don't you want around for that?
0:36:29 > 0:36:33Who is least likely to raise the bank balance?
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Who'll let you down? Have courage to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:40 > 0:36:45'Thomas is statistically the strongest for the fourth time.
0:36:45 > 0:36:51'Molly is the weakest link, but at this pivotal point, can she survive the final vote?'
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Thomas, why Molly?
0:37:09 > 0:37:13My maths tells me if two are going to be left, one has to go
0:37:13 > 0:37:17and I chose that one to be Molly.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- Jill.- Yes, Anne?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22What is it about Molly you dislike?
0:37:22 > 0:37:28I don't dislike anything, I just think she was the weakest.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Molly, with two votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46It worked out pretty well for Thomas. I had a bad round.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49It was his chance to avoid me in the final.
0:37:49 > 0:37:54He may have won against me, but he will certainly beat Jill.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01Round eight, and you have in the bank £2,310.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05There are two of you left, Jill and Thomas.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10You have 90 seconds.
0:38:10 > 0:38:16Whatever you win in this round will be trebled and added to your total.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18£3,000 is at stake in this round.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22We start with Thomas, the strongest link.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27Start the clock.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Which US Amendment guarantees freedom of speech?
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- Fifth.- First.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Ronnie who opened his jazz club in London in 1959?
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Scott.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Which US theme park opened near Paris in 1992?
0:38:42 > 0:38:46- EuroDisney.- Yes, I'll accept. Disneyland, Paris.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51- Bank.- The wild flower traveller's joy is known as old man's what?
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Beard.
0:38:53 > 0:39:00In the 1970s, which pianist was known for wearing tuxedos with diamond buttons spelling his name?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Liberace.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07- Bank.- If a chocolate bar weighs 100g and you eat a quarter, how many grams are left?
0:39:07 > 0:39:0975.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13- Bank.- Pompeii was destroyed in 79 AD by what?
0:39:13 > 0:39:15It was a volcanic eruption.
0:39:15 > 0:39:20What was Roy Scheider's profession in the 1975 film Jaws?
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Policeman.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26- Bank.- In Genesis, whose sailing vessel was built of gopher wood?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Noah.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31What P is the name given to a young sealion?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Pup.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Which UK band had a 1976 hit with Somebody To Love?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- Rolling Stones.- Queen.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45In which mythology was Juno queen of the gods?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47- Greek.- Roman.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51What is the second largest island in the British Isles?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Isle of Man.- Ireland.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Give the name of the...
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- JINGLE - Time is up.
0:39:59 > 0:40:05You won £170, which we'll treble and add to the winnings.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08That means prize money today of £2,820.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Only one of you can take that money away.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Now, you play each other head to head.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20It's the best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25If there's a tie after five it'll be sudden death
0:40:25 > 0:40:27until we have a winner.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32So Jill and Thomas, for £2,820,
0:40:32 > 0:40:36let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Jill, as the strongest link, you chose who goes first.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44I'd like to go first.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Jill,
0:40:48 > 0:40:55which country borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia?
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Italy.
0:40:58 > 0:41:04In EastEnders, which character is played by Dean Gaffney?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07I haven't the faintest idea.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10It's Robbie Jackson.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Jill,
0:41:13 > 0:41:17which novel by Jane Austen features the Bennett sisters?
0:41:24 > 0:41:28- Middlemarch. - No, Pride And Prejudice.
0:41:28 > 0:41:35In fashion, what was the birth name of the 1960s model Twiggy?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Jane Hornby.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42No, Lesley Hornby.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47In which US city does the World Bank have its headquarters?
0:41:47 > 0:41:49New York.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52No, it's Washington DC.
0:41:53 > 0:41:59According to the rhyme, children born on which day work hard for a living?
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Thursday.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10No, the correct answer is Saturday.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Jill,
0:42:12 > 0:42:16in the Bible who was the Roman governor of Judea
0:42:16 > 0:42:19at the time of Jesus?
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Pontius Pilate.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Thomas, you need to answer this question correctly
0:42:26 > 0:42:30to remain in the game.
0:42:30 > 0:42:38With which band did Frankie Valli have a 1976 UK No 1 hit
0:42:38 > 0:42:41with the song Oh What A Night?
0:42:41 > 0:42:43The Four Seasons.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45That is correct.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46Jill,
0:42:46 > 0:42:50if you answer this correctly, you have won.
0:42:50 > 0:42:55So, for £2,820
0:42:55 > 0:42:59which British track athlete
0:42:59 > 0:43:02won the men's 800m
0:43:02 > 0:43:07at the 1980 Moscow Olympics?
0:43:10 > 0:43:11Steve Ovett.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13That is correct.
0:43:17 > 0:43:21That means Jill, you are today's strongest link.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25You go away with £2,820.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28Thomas, you leave with nothing.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40I can't believe I've won. I'm so thrilled.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43I hoped not to leave in the first round.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47To actually win was just magical. I can't believe it.
0:43:47 > 0:43:51To reach this stage and not win is disappointing,
0:43:51 > 0:43:55but I am elated to have reached the final.
0:43:55 > 0:44:00I'm gonna blow this money on a nose job to remind me of the show forever.