15/11/2012 Weakest Link

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

Only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.

The rest will leave with nothing as one by one they're 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 don't know each other. However, if they want the money

they'll have to work as a team.

But eight will leave with nothing, as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Nigel. I'm 47 and I'm from Croydon.

I'm a voice-over artist.

I'm Helen. I'm 32. I'm from Derbyshire and I own a coffee shop.

I'm Colin. I'm 66. I'm from Bedfordshire and I'm a retired engineer.

My name's Hayley. I'm 27. I'm from South Wales

and I'm a betting shop assistant.

My name's Anne. I'm 45, from Dunblane.

I'm a client care administrator.

My name's Nick. I'm 34 and a sales manager from Warrington.

I'm Jo. I'm 50. I'm from Hayes in Kent.

I'm a secretary.

I'm Gordon. I'm 57. I'm from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

I'm a waste management consultant.

I'm Tim. I'm 24. I'm from Steyning in West Sussex.

I'm a human rights and environmental campaigner.

Now the rules: in each round,

the aim is to answer enough questions correctly to get £1,000.

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

Get your question wrong and you break the chain and lose the money.

If you say "bank" before the question is asked, the money is safe.

However, you start a new chain from scratch.

Remember, at the end of the round only banked money can be kept.

Round One is three minutes long. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

That's Anne. Let's play The Weakest Link.

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

How many pence are there in £1 sterling?

100.

Which Boomtown Rats member is called Saint Bob?

Bob Geldof.

From which country does the loaf known as a baguette originate?

France.

How many years are there between the summer and winter olympics?

-Three.

-Two.

Are the Channel Islands north or south of the UK?

South.

Which 1999 British film set in West London starred Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant?

Notting Hill.

Penicillin was first in widespread use during which World War?

Second.

What K is the name for a shelter for a dog?

Kennel.

In which 1988 film did Tom Hanks play a boy who finds he's in a man's body?

Big.

-Bank.

-One of Shakespeare's early plays is called Love's Labours what?

Lost.

What scientific name is given to animals who are meat eaters?

Carnivores.

-Bank.

-What is the French word for left? Droit or gauche?

Gauche.

In pop music, which band had a year 2000 UK No.1 single with Go Let It Out?

-Hear'Say.

-No, Oasis.

What is the line that circles the Earth at zero degrees latitude?

Equator.

What S is the name of the animal known as the Ermine while in its winter coat?

Stoat.

In which country did the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest take place?

-Russia.

-China.

How many degrees Celsius is the boiling point of water at sea level?

100.

The opera Dido And Aeneas was written by English composer Henry who?

-Wood.

-Purcell.

Which classic UK horse race was first run at Epsom Downs in 1780?

-The Grand National.

-The Derby.

Which comedy starred Tim Healy, Kevin Whately and Jimmy Nail as brickies from Tyneside?

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

-Bank.

-What is 25% of 1000?

250.

What B are the ideal qualities preached by Jesus during his Sermon On The Mount?

Can you repeat the question?

What B are the ideal qualities preached by Jesus during his Sermon On The Mount?

-Vicissitudes.

-Beatitudes.

What nationality was Dirk Hartog who in 1616

became the first European to land a ship on Australia's west coast?

Dutch.

-Bank.

-The initials RCVS stand...

Time's up.

Not a brilliant first round.

You only banked £390 of your possible £1,000.

Who's a raisin short of a fruitcake?

One of you is about to leave. Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Jo is the strongest.

Gordon is the weakest, getting everything wrong.

Will the others realise this when it comes to the vote?

Voting over.

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Anne, interested in any sport?

I play golf.

-You don't go horseracing, do you?

-No. Definitely not.

-Never seen the Derby or the Grand National?

-I couldn't think.

-What's wrong with Gordon?

-I got that wrong,

but Gordon got three wrong and he hesitated quite a lot.

-Helen, what do you do?

-I own a coffee shop.

-What qualifications do you need to own that?

-I've got an Economics degree.

-And what else? Any A levels?

-Yes, I have. I've got Geography and Economics...

Where did you go to school?

-I went to a good school.

-Did you? One that taught you Tiananmen Square was in Russia.

Small mistake anyone could make.

-Why Gordon?

-Gordon got three wrong.

-Were they small mistakes anyone could make?

-Gordon's were bigger.

Right.

-Hayley, not a great start.

-I only had one wrong.

-You only got one right.

-I got asked two questions.

One right, one wrong. fifty-fifty. Not bad.

Why Gordon?

Gordon had more wrong than I did.

Gordon had more wrong than anybody did.

He was unlucky cos it wasn't really his scene.

It doesn't matter whether it was his scene. It won't be any longer.

Gordon, the waste disposal expert,

they think you are rubbish. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

It's desperate to be voted off first.

I got three questions wrong and there is no excuse.

I feel like the 4x100m runner on the last leg

who drops the baton and his team doesn't finish.

Round Two, team.

You've won £390 so far. There are eight players left.

We take 10 seconds off the clock.

We'll start with the strongest link. That's Jo.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What E was the name of the King of England

forced to abdicate for Mrs Wallis Simpson?

Edward.

In which English county is the country house Longleat?

-Shropshire.

-Wiltshire.

Marti Pellow was formerly a member of which band?

Wet Wet Wet.

An onion bhaji is derived from which country's cuisine?

India.

What K is an optical toy invented by British physicist David Brewster in 1816?

Kaleidoscope.

The Adventures Of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert is set in which country?

Australia.

-Bank.

-The literary term pathos refers to which emotion? Sadness or joy?

Sadness.

Which politician was first elected Labour MP for Sedgefield in 1983?

-Tony Benn.

-Tony Blair.

Afghans and Dalmatians are breeds of which animal?

Dog.

The River Tigris flows through which city? Baghdad or Bogota?

Baghdad.

If A is Alpha and Z is Zulu, what is J?

Juliet.

How many hours does it take the hour hand of a clock to travel 360 degrees?

12.

-Bank.

-When was the Great Fire of London?

1666.

Which pop star had a 1999 UK hit with the song Millennium Prayer?

Cliff Richard.

-Bank.

-Is the purpose of the clocks produced by dandelions

to propagate pollen or seed?

Seeds.

In the US university known as UCLA, for what does C stand?

-College.

-California.

Which football club did Steve McClaren leave to manage Middlesbrough?

-Liverpool.

-Manchester United.

Optics is the study of what?

Light.

What A is the Roman wall built across Scotland north of Hadrian's wall?

The Antonine Wall.

In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, what is the name of Caesar's wife?

-Cleopatra.

-Calpurnia.

Amnesiac, OK Computer and Kid A are all albums by which rock group?

-U2.

-Radiohead.

The AMP Centre Point Tower is the tallest building in which Australian City?

Sydney.

What L is an oily substance extracted from wool and used in skin preparations?

-Linseed.

-No, lanolin.

Who was Ronald Reagan's Vice President from '81 to '89?

Al Gore.

The time is up. The correct answer was George Bush.

You banked £450.

Who's head and shoulders below you? Who's top for the chop?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Nick is the weakest link.

The statistics show Hayley is the strongest.

Will the voting reflect fact?

Voting over.

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

-Hayley, what do you do?

-I work part time in a betting shop.

-Do you know anyone who bets in your shop who makes money?

-Not really, overall. Not many.

Why do they go on betting?

Some people enjoy it.

Giving you money?

-Men tend to enjoy giving me lots of money.

-Do they?

-Yeah.

-Why Nick?

-He was the weakest link.

-Nigel, you're a voice, are you?

-Allegedly.

What voice-overing do you do?

Corporate videos. Commentaries for art galleries.

-Have you learnt to talk posh?

-Oh, yes, one does. If one finds it improves one's image.

-It hasn't done much for your image.

-It seems to have done a lot for YOURS.

-Why Nick?

-Because I felt he answered incorrectly.

Tim, have you had a bit of a shock?

No.

-Why is your hair standing up like that?

-Fashion.

Oh, is it?

-What do you do?

-I'm a campaigner. Environmental stuff.

What does environmental stuff mean?

It means...erm...managing waste.

Ensuring energy use is sustainable. Reducing global warming.

Do you work for a company?

-I do.

-You get paid to worry about the environment?

-I do.

-Do you worry in your spare time?

-Yes.

-So, why Nick?

-He got some questions wrong.

More than the rest of us. The fact he's a little bit hesitant.

Nick the sales manager, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm appalled with my result. Very basic mistake.

I expected to be in the last two and I walk away a disappointed man.

I'd like to see Nigel go off next.

He's a bit of a luvvie.

He's acting to the camera and he's wearing purple socks.

Round Three, team.

You've won £840 out of £2,000. You're down to seven players.

We're taking 10 seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest link. That's Hayley. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In Titanic, which actress played Leonardo DiCaprio's love interest?

Kate Winslet.

Which architect designed 50 London churches including St Paul's?

Christopher Wren.

What is the name of John Cusack's sister who starred with him in High Fidelity?

-Sinead.

-Joan.

Which is the longer musical note? A quaver or a crochet?

Crochet.

Which town 22 miles northeast of Sheffield was called Danum by the Romans?

-I don't know.

-Doncaster.

What rank was held by James T Kirk in the 1960s TV series Star Trek?

Captain.

Which red garden fruit eaten in salads was known as the love apple?

Tomato.

What B is the name of England's most northerly town?

John O'Groats.

Berwick-upon-Tweed.

In which century were tanks first used in battle?

-19th.

-20th.

Which famous TV chief inspector was created by Colin Dexter?

Morse.

In which city is the University of Alberta? Edmonton or Toronto?

-Toronto.

-Edmonton.

For what does the H stand in the abbreviation HRT?

Hormone.

In 1961, which US President announced the start of the Apollo Space Programme?

Kennedy.

-Bank.

-Which major peace prize did Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk share in 1993?

The Nobel Peace Prize.

In which US city was jazz musician Louis Armstrong born?

New Orleans.

-Bank.

-In Casablanca, which actor said "Here's looking at you" to Ingrid Bergman?

Humphrey Bogart.

For what is the word revs an abbreviation?

Revolutions.

What T is the name of the gland affected by a lack of dietary iodine?

-Thyroid.

-Thyroid.

Which TV presenter's programmes have included Life On Earth and The Living Planet?

David Attenborough.

Which is the only planet whose name is the name of a cartoon dog?

Pluto.

Which four-letter word is another name for the Abominable Snowman?

Yeti.

-Bank.

-What G is the name of an eye disease characterised...?

Glaucoma.

Time's up.

That is the correct answer...

but you were out of time.

You banked £220.

Who's betting on not getting voted off?

Who's engineered his own departure?

Who would the environment be better off without?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the first time, Colin is the strongest link.

Statistics show Tim is the weakest.

Will he survive the vote?

Voting over.

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Colin, you're a bit old for this sort of thing.

You're as old as you feel.

-What do you do?

-I drive my wife to work.

You drive your wife to work?!

-How long does that take?

-With return, about 20 minutes.

-What do you do for the other 23 hours?

-I pick her up.

I know. I've allowed for that.

Well, I play on the computer. Do computer studies.

Why Tim?

I felt he was a few stripes short of a rainforest.

And then there's the hair.

-Jo, what do you do?

-I'm a school secretary.

-Would you let Tim in your school?

-I think he'd be fun.

-Do you think he needs schooling?

-He might learn a thing or two.

He doesn't know much now.

Nigel, Tim not posh enough for you?

It's not a question of not being posh enough.

He didn't answer the questions correctly.

Tim, nice but dim. With four votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm annoyed to be voted off at this stage

because I wanted to win.

I wanted the money to go skiing.

And...I'm not going to be able to go now.

I think we're likely to see all the guys coming off

because the girls are solid.

I think they are voting together.

And the guys are weaker.

Round Four, team.

£1,060 banked so far out of a possible £3,000.

Six of you left.

Another 10 seconds coming off.

You now have 2½ minutes.

We'll start with the strongest link: Colin.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which female singer had a year 2000 No.1 single with Can't Fight The Moonlight?

-Martine McCutcheon.

-LeAnn Rimes.

After which bird is Swansea City Football Club nicknamed?

-The Magpies.

-Swan.

Which form of entertainment consists of animal acts and human daring?

Circus.

What does dinosaur mean? Scaly hunter or terrible lizard?

-Scaly hunter.

-Terrible lizard.

What is the material that has a plaid pattern and is used for kilts?

Tartan.

Which new country was created in 1922 after a revolution and civil war

and was dissolved again in 1991?

-Singapore.

-Soviet Union.

What is the term for a female goat?

Nanny.

What B is the 1980s all-girl trio of which Siobhan Fahey was a member?

Bananarama.

-Bank.

-Which London park was enclosed as a deer park by Charles I in 1637?

-King's Park.

-Richmond Park.

In which century was The Times first published?

-19th.

-18th.

What is the metal quicksilver now called?

Mercury.

Where was Napoleon born? Corsica or Majorca?

Corsica.

Where does the folk group Clannad originate?

Ireland.

-Bank.

-Which bird delivers newborns to the home?

Stork.

In which American sport do you have jams, fast breaks and slam dunks?

-Ice hockey.

-Basketball.

What is the capital city of Wales?

Cardiff.

What P is the process of sterilisation by heat

used in the treatment of milk?

Pasteurisation.

Which actor played the title role in the 1994 film Forrest Gump?

Tom Hanks.

-Bank.

-Which British PM was once nicknamed Supermac?

Harold Macmillan.

Which cells in the retina can only process

black and white information - rods or cones?

Rods.

-Bank.

-Which composer wrote The Pomp And Circumstance marches?

Elgar.

Time's up.

You won £320

in that round, but who is now

beginning to bark up the wrong tree?

Now vote off the weakest link.

The only one to answer all questions right, Nigel is the strongest link.

The weakest link statistically is Jo.

What factors will the team consider as they vote?

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Colin, what's your biggest talent?

Nothing. It's taken me 40 years to rocket to obscurity.

-Well, you're still here. Why Anne?

-Why not?

Helen, why did you want to run a coffee shop?

-I like coffee.

-What coffee do you serve?

Latte, mocha, cappuccino. Everything going.

-Why Anne?

-I remember Anne getting two wrong.

-Right.

Jo, why Anne?

Most people got one wrong that round,

but when it came to me there was no money to bank.

And did you think that Anne was the weakest link?

Erm...I think it was probably not just Anne.

I think a few people got the same amount wrong.

Statistically, one person was the worst player.

-I wonder who that was.

-Let's think.

-Do you want to have a guess?

-Erm...

I don't think it was...

any of the other people, it was probably me.

Correct. But it's votes that count.

Anne, with three votes, they voted you the weakest link. Goodbye.

The team made a big mistake in voting me off

as I've banked money. They might fall to pieces.

Round Five. Your total is £1,380 out of a possible £4,000.

There are five of you left.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

Strongest link starts - Nigel.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What is the Spanish number uno in English.

One.

Which room in the house gives its name to a vegetable garden?

-Conservatory.

-Kitchen.

The archangel Gabriel is featured in Judaism,

Christianity and which other religion?

-Muslim.

-I'll accept Islam or Muslim.

The USA's bullion depository in Kentucky state is called Fort what?

Knox.

-Bank.

-How many does a batsman score if he has a double century?

200.

Which Jonathan Swift satire was originally titled

Travels Into Several Remote Nations Of The World By Lemuel Gulliver?

Gulliver's Travels.

In the reproductive system of flowers which sex is the stamen?

Male.

What is the title of the first sequel to the 1979 film Alien?

-Alien 2.

-No. Aliens.

Which indoor game is traditionally played

using 28 small, oblong pieces marked with pips?

Dominoes.

-Bank.

-Which composer wrote the operas

The Marriage Of Figaro and The Magic Flute?

Mozart.

The Aleutian Islands lie between Russia and where?

America.

Which metal is the most malleable

and is often sold as a thin sheet known as leaf?

-Silver.

-Gold.

The author of Wives And Daughters,

who also wrote a biography of Charlotte Bronte was Elizabeth who?

-Barrett-Browning.

-Gaskell.

In nature, the leaves of which tree make up the staple diet of the silkworm?

-The silk tree.

-Mulberry.

The ringgit is the standard monetary unit of which Asian country?

-China.

-Malaysia.

In TV, which BBC sitcom was set in a French town called Nouvion?

'Allo 'Allo!

The paintings of which Dutch post-impressionist artist

include The Potato Eaters and Night Cafe.

-Picasso.

-Van Gogh.

In UK history, which Prince Consort died of typhoid in 1861?

Albert.

Time's up.

Albert was correct, but you're out of time.

And in that round you banked £70.

Who's the dummy who should go home to mummy?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second time in the game Nigel is the strongest link.

Helen is the weakest link, whilst Jo was the only one to bank any money.

But whose game is over?

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Hayley, what do you do when you're not in the betting shop?

Watch a lot of films, got to lots of quizzes, watch The Weakest Link?

That's a nice life.

-Why Colin?

-I think Colin is getting on a bit, really, and some of the questions

are fazing him out. It's to do with his age.

Well, that's very sympathetic.

You feel he was the weakest link?

No. I thought Jo was.

Why are you getting rid of Colin?

Because Colin voted for me.

Right. So it's nothing to do with his age.

Helen, did you think Colin was the weakest link statistically?

-Yes, I thought he probably was.

-So, among your many skills,

apart from a lack of geography, you can't count

-with that economics degree.

-Really?

Colin only got two questions wrong. You got three questions wrong.

But it's votes that count.

Statistically, Helen was the worst player.

Colin made the mistake of voting for Hayley which he has indeed done again.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Being voted off at this stage, I don't feel I disgraced myself.

A few rounds is better than none at all.

I think that if Anne Robinson lived in India she would probably be sacred.

Round Six. You have £1,450 out of a possible £5,000.

Four of you left.

We cut ten seconds from your time.

We start with the strongest link - Nigel. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the 1961 film Breakfast At Tiffany's,

what was the name of the character Audrey Hepburn played?

-I don't know.

-Holly Golightly.

On which body in the solar system

can you find the Sea Of Nectar and the Sea Of Clouds?

-Neptune.

-The moon.

In pop music, which British group had a 1993 UK hit single with Moving On Up?

M People.

-Bank.

-In human biology the mitral and aortic valves

regulate blood flow in which organ?

The heart.

-Bank.

-Which children's TV programme awards blue, silver and gold badges?

Blue Peter.

Sherpa Tenzing and Edmund Hillary reached which mountain's summit in 1953?

Everest.

Across which ocean do the countries of Brazil and Namibia face each other?

-Pacific.

-Atlantic.

Which boy band did Robbie Williams leave for a solo career in 1995?

Take That.

In botany, water, corn and spear

are wild types of which aromatic herb used in cookery?

Mint.

-Bank.

-Music - what does the instruction "forte" mean?

-Faster.

-Loud.

In ice hockey, what object is three inches in diameter

and made of vulcanised rubber?

Puck.

-Bank.

-The TV series All Creatures Great And Small

was based on the books by which writer?

-Gerald Durrell.

-James Herriot.

The name of the grass skirt traditionally worn in Hawaii?

Hula.

Correct. Hula, hula skirt.

Which monarch had her golden jubilee in 1887?

Victoria.

-Bank.

-What's the name of the chapel in The Vatican

where the cardinals meet to elect a new pope?

Sistine Chapel.

-Bank.

-Which actress was nicknamed Baby Gumm until 1934 when she became Judy?

Time's up. The correct answer is Judy Garland.

You banked £180.

Who's holding you back? Who brings you down?

Who is costing you money? Vote off the weakest link.

Having escaped once, Helen is the weakest link.

Hayley is the strongest link.

But will votes mirror statistics?

Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Nigel, what do you do when you're not using your voice for profit?

Besides for profit, I use it for amusement.

-What else do you do?

-I'm a musician as well.

-Anything else?

-I like to breed rats for pleasure.

-Why?

-They like breeding. I like breeding them.

They're good companions.

-Everyone else gets rid of rats.

-They haven't seen ours.

-Do yours bite?

-No.

-What do you do with them?

-We take them to rat shows

up and down the country. Win prizes.

Why have you voted for Jo?

She was the weakest link. She hesitated.

Helen,...have you bribed the others?

No.

How do you keep being the worst player and they don't vote you off?

-It must be my personality.

-I'm sure it is.

You WERE the worst player, but it's votes that count.

Jo the school dragon, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm really angry to be voted off being that I got so close.

I think I could have hung on and the money would have been mine.

Out of three that are left

Nigel is the one that I would least like to win.

He's very over-confident and he seems to think

that he's a bit superior to everybody else.

Round Seven. So far you've won £1,630 out of a possible £6,000.

Three of you left.

Another ten seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest link - Hayley. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which male artist sang with Kiki Dee

on the 1976 single Don't Go Breaking My Heart?

Elton John.

A 1902 novel by Henry James is entitled The Wings Of A what?

Dove.

-Bank.

-In which US city is Madison Square Garden?

New York.

If a bottle of wine contains three quarters of a litre

how many bottles would you need to fill a 1.5 litre magnum?

Two.

Which famous British golfer was born in 1959 in Welwyn Garden City?

Nick Faldo.

-Bank.

-Which part of the body is referred to as the auditory organ?

Ear.

Which Fawlty Towers actress married Timothy West in 1963?

Prunella Scales.

-Bank.

-In the UK, what is the lowest age permitted to take a car driving test?

17.

In which South American mountain range did the Incas live?

Andes.

-Bank.

-Which British group had a 2000 UK No.1 single with Stomp?

-Spice Girls.

-No, Steps.

Which god's name is the solar system's most distant planet?

Pluto.

Which native British tree has the same name

as a yellowish-green citrus fruit with a sour taste?

Lime.

-Bank.

-Springfield is capital of which US state?

Illinois.

In sleep patterns, what does REM stand for?

Rapid eye movement.

-Bank.

-From what animal is mutton obtained?

-Lamb. Sheep.

-No. I have to accept your first answer.

In sport, in which country did the 2001 World Athletics take place?

-Germany.

-Canada.

Electrical terminology - what does DC stand for?

Direct current.

Time's up.

You won £350. Now, in Round Eight

you get to treble what you bank,

which means there's £3,000 to be won.

The question is, who are you going to hang on to and who are you going to get rid of?

Have the courage to dismiss

the weakest link.

Hayley is the weakest link.

With all answers right, Nigel is the strongest link.

At this crucial stage of the game, who will the team reject?

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

Nigel the rat breeder, you had to choose

between Helen and Hayley.

Explain to us why you chose Hayley.

I felt she answered fewer questions correctly.

I think you're a cowardy custard and you kept on the weaker player.

That's what I think. Have you got a deal going

-with Nigel, Helen?

-I think I was a strong player in that round.

About the only time.

-Why Hayley?

-She did get more wrong

than either myself or Nigel in that round.

Hayley, statistically, you were the worst player in that round, but not overall, of course.

The team decided they can't put up with the competition.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To be voted off at this point in the game is so irritating and annoying.

I'm so furious. I might as well have gone in the first place.

I could be on the train going home.

Well, Nigel,...

This is a man who does voices for commercials.

To be honest, he hears voices more than does voices.

If Helen had a brain, she would have voted Nigel off as he was the best player.

But Helen hasn't, so back to the cappuccinos, isn't it?

Round Eight. You've won £1,980 out of a possible £7,000. Nigel and Helen,

this time you have 90 seconds,

but whatever you win in this round

is trebled and added to your total for your prize money.

So £3,000 is at stake.

We start with the strongest link - Nigel. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Animals - which fluid comprises the entire diet of vampire bats?

Blood.

Children's TV - what was the name of the old cloth cat

who lived on a cushion in a shop window?

Bagpuss.

Cricket - which county team plays home games at The Oval?

Surrey.

-Bank.

-In the rhyme, how many kittens put on mittens?

-Two.

-Three.

Which horror author wrote Thinner and The Running Man

under pseudonym Richard Bachman?

Stephen King.

Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen are members of which Irish pop group?

U2.

Which famous bridge in Bristol was designed by Brunel?

The Clifton Suspension Bridge.

-Bank.

-In the computer term E-mail, for what does the letter E stand?

-Express.

-Electronic.

In science, triatomic oxygen or O3 is commonly known by what name?

-Heavy water.

-Ozone.

In which 1988 film did Dustin Hoffman play a character with autism?

Rain Man.

In classical music, which planet in Holst's famous suite

is called The Bringer Of Peace?

Venus.

-Bank.

-How many sectors are on a noughts and crosses board?

Nine.

Which US TV series always finished

with the family members bidding each other good night?

-Beverly Hillbillies.

-Time's up.

The correct answer was The Waltons. You managed to win £250.

It trebles and adds to winnings of previous rounds.

That means prize money today of £2,730.

But only one of you

can take that money away.

So now you play against each other head-to-head.

Alternate questions, best of five. Whoever answers most correct, wins.

So, Nigel and Helen, £2,730. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Nigel, as strongest link, choose who goes first.

I'd like to go first, please.

Which English explorer was born in Yorkshire,

sailed up the east coast of Australia in 1770

and died in Hawaii?

-Captain Cook.

-That is correct.

Which novel by Mary Shelley has been made into a film several times,

including a 1994 version with Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro?

-Frankenstein.

-The correct answer.

Nigel, the crown of which mythical Celtic king was taken by his nephew Mordred?

-Arthur.

-That is the correct answer.

Helen, who preceded Greg Dyke as Director General of the BBC?

-I don't know.

-The correct answer is John Birt.

Nigel, the recitation of the shahada is the first pillar of which religion?

-Islam.

-That is the correct answer.

Helen, in the 1987 film The Untouchables,

which American actor appeared as the federal agent Elliot Ness?

-Charlie Sheen.

-The correct answer is Kevin Costner.

Nigel, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.

So, for £2,730,

an art gallery dedicated to which surrealist painter is located at Figueras in Spain?

-Salvador Dali.

-That is the correct answer.

That means, Nigel,

you are today's strongest link.

You go away with £2,730.

Helen, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I was glad Hayley went. She was full of herself.

I'm glad she didn't win the money.

Winning is wonderful. You know you've survived through the ordeal.

I'm pleased with my performance and I did deserve it.

I answered the questions well.

I came here expecting to win. And I did.

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