16/03/2012 Weakest Link

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

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

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

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.

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

they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing as round by round,

we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Alex. I'm 20, from Norwich, and I'm a medical student.

I'm Maggie, I'm 46, from Middlesbrough.

I'm a junior retail manager.

I'm Slim, I'm 50, from Falkirk, and I drive a lorry.

I'm Amy, I'm 23, I'm from London and I'm a teacher.

I'm Ron, I'm 61, I'm from Haverhill and I'm an office junior.

I'm Debbie. I'm 34, I'm from Wigan in Lancashire

and I'm an IT asset team leader.

Farley, I'm 26, I'm from Bournemouth. I'm a door supervisor.

I'm Shirley, 59, from Haddington in East Lothian

and I'm a part-time shop assistant.

I'm Wayne, I'm 34, I'm from Bedworth in Warwickshire.

I'm a scenes-of-crime officer.

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

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

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

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

Round One. Three minutes on the clock.

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

That's you, Alex. Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock. Alex, in expressions,

something that is very expensive is said to cost an arm and a what?

-Leg.

-In maths, which word comes next in the sequence

of ordinal numbers that begins first, second, third, fourth?

-Fifth.

-In reference to travel,

what's the two-letter opposite of the word "come"?

-Go.

-In British customs, the gift in the shape of an egg

received by many children on Easter Sunday

is usually made from what, cheese or chocolate?

-Chocolate.

-In famous people,

Muhammad Ali was a World Champion in which sport?

-Boxing.

-In fashion accessories in the UK,

handbags are more commonly carried by members of which sex?

-Female.

-Farley, in birdlife,

what Q is the usual term in English for the cry of a duck?

-Quack.

-In telling the time,

10.45 in the morning is also known as a quarter to what?

-11.

-In national emblems, the flag of which country of the UK

depicts a red dragon on a green-and-white background?

-Wales.

-Correct.

-Bank!

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

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

That money will go through to the next round, but one of you will not.

Who probably thinks Shirley Temple is a Buddhist shrine?

Who are you worried about?

Who might lose you money in the rounds to come?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round,

Alex is the strongest link as he banked all the money for the team.

Statistically, the weakest link is Maggie, but how will the votes go?

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

Debbie.

Amy.

Wayne.

Farley.

Wayne.

Amy.

Slim.

Slim.

Slim.

What do you do, Shirley?

I'm a part-time shop assistant, and I do karaoke as well.

-Where are you shop assistant?

-In Longniddry in East Lothian.

-Have you got any talents?

-I sing.

Can you sing professionally?

Well, when I went to Zambia, I ended up doing an album

and I think, for Zambians, it's quite professional

but I don't know how it would sound here. I don't think it's professional for here.

-Sorry, you've been a pop star in Zambia?

-Yes.

-And you were so successful

you've come back to be a shop assistant?

-Hmm.

-Just like Lulu, really.

-Yeah.

-What can you sing?

-DJ Sammy Heaven.

-I don't understand what you said, but just sing it.

# I'm thinking about our younger years

# There was only you and me

# We were young and wild and free... #

No tune to that, then(?)

Why Slim?

I had to vote somebody off and I think there's only room on the podium for one Scots person.

Is he Scottish?

Yes. I can tell by his skirt.

-What do you do, Wayne?

-I'm a scenes-of-crime officer, Anne.

-Are you the forensic part?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

So why aren't you in the white boiler suit?

It's a bit warm for those sort of outfits.

-So you never have the white boiler suit on?

-I try and avoid it, but sometimes it is necessary.

But in Midsomer Murders, they always have one of those white boiler suits on.

-It's not quite as glamorous in real life.

-When you get home in the white outfit,

-does your wife clean it for you?

-I don't have a wife, Anne.

-Ohh. What do you have at home, a budgerigar(?)

-A dog.

-A dog?

-And a husband.

-Oh, you've got a husband?

-So, does he wash your whites?

-Not at all. I do all that myself.

-And what else do you do?

-Um...

-You haven't made any pop records in Zambia, have you?

-No. I'm a bit of a karaoke singer myself but...

-Oh, are you?

..I'm not as professional, I'm afraid.

-Oh, your voice is worse than Shirley's?

-Quite possibly, yes.

-What can you sing?

-Kingston Town by UB40.

-Can you? OK, then.

# When I am king

# Surely I will need a queen

# And a palace and everything Oh-oh. #

-Is that it?

-It's about as good as it gets, I'm afraid.

-Why Slim?

-To be fair, I'm jealous of the beard.

-Where are you from, Farley?

-I'm from Bournemouth.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-What do you do in Bournemouth?

-I'm a door supervisor.

-Which door are you supervising?

Various different doors all over the place.

Do you take the doors with you, or do you find them there?

-No, I just stand in front of them.

-So you're a bouncer?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-And are they clubs?

-Yes.

-Clubs in Bournemouth?

I work in a little town called Wimborne,

-just outside of Bournemouth.

-And that's got lots of clubs?

-It's got one.

-It's got one club.

-Yep.

-So you work on one door in one club in Wimborne?

-Yep.

-Yes.

Because it's Wimborne, you throw them in

-rather than throw them out?

-It happens more often than you'd think.

What are you checking for?

I'd check your ID. I have to ID anyone that looks under 25.

-Yes, so you'd need to check my ID?

-Absolutely.

If you had a large bag, maybe I'd ask you to open your bag

to see if you were trying to sneak in any alcohol.

Why would I bother if I can get it inside?

-It's cheaper, isn't it, from the shops.

-Oh, good tip. OK.

-Why Slim?

-He just seemed a little bit hesitant on his questions.

That's the only thing I can think of.

Slim, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

Being voted off by Shirley, a fellow Scot, was heartbreaking.

But not to worry, I don't hold any grudges. I hope she wins.

Round Two. In the bank £1,000. We're taking ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round.

That's little Alex. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Alex, in British history, which of these kings reigned for 60 years,

-George III or Edward VIII?

-George III.

-Correct.

Maggie, in pop music, the line "Touched for the very first time,"

features in the Madonna song entitled Like A, what?

-Virgin.

-Correct.

In tennis, what L is the name of the stroke in which the ball is hit high

and deep over the head of an opponent into the back of the court?

-Love?

-Lob.

Ron, in vocabulary, which word follows rolling,

safety and hair to give the names of three common household objects?

-Net.

-Pin.

Debbie, in cinema, the 2011 3-D film directed by Stephen Spielberg

based on a Belgian cartoon character is entitled The Adventures Of whom?

-Pass.

-Tintin.

In London, a famous restaurant in Covent Garden noted for

its celebrity patrons is named after which plant, the holly or the ivy?

-The Ivy.

-Correct.

Shirley, in oral hygiene, the strong thread first patented in 1898

that is pulled between the teeth to remove plaque,

is called dental what?

-Pass.

-Floss.

Wayne, in maths, what is 21 x 2?

-42.

-Correct. Alex,

in organisational aids,

what "D" arrived from the Latin "for day" is the term for a book

divided into daily sections and used to record forthcoming events?

-Diary.

-Correct.

Maggie, in European geography the major port city of Rotterdam

is in which country?

-Holland.

-I'll accept.

Amy, in illness, the term gastritis refers to an inflammation

of the lining of which organ, the stomach or the heart?

-Stomach.

-Correct.

Ron, in pop music, the lead singer of the glam rock group Slade

born Neville John Holder is usually known by what first name?

-Noddy.

-Correct. Debbie...

-Bank.

..in New York City, the institution founded in 1929

and known by the acronym, MOMA is the Museum Of Modern, what?

-Art.

-Correct.

Farley, in nature, what W is a word that describes both an uncultivated

plant and an animal that is not domesticated?

-Wild.

-Correct.

In travel, a trip taken through the entire length of mainland

Britain is often described as being from Land's End to where?

-John O'Groats.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In science, the 17th-century chemist

who helped to found the Royal Society had what name,

-Robert Boyle or Stephen Fry?

-Robert Boyle.

-Correct.

In football, the defender who in 2010 became the fourth player

to have participated in 500 matches in the English Premier League

-is Sol who?

-Campbell.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In postal addresses, the letters BLVD

-are an abbreviation of which word for a wide avenue?

-Boulevard.

-Answer in time, couldn't be bothered to bank.

-I didn't hear that!

Oh, dear, it wasn't Amy's fault.

You had a chain of ten correct answers,

you could have reached the 1,000. You won £450.

So, who's bathed in glory and who needs an early bath?

Who's head seems to be emptier than a Greek bank account?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Maggie is the strongest link.

Amy is the weakest link, but will the other players realise that?

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

Amy.

Amy.

Ron.

Amy.

Amy.

Amy.

Amy.

Ron.

-What do you do, Alex?

-I'm a student, Anne.

-What sort of student?

-A medical student.

-You're going to become a doctor?

-That's the plan, yeah.

-Why did you want to become a doctor?

-It was from when I used to watch

Casualty as a kid. It looked pretty cool then.

-Casualty not Holby?

-I've never really watched Holby.

Where are you going to learn how to do your job?

-I do go to a few lectures.

-Do you? What have you learnt so far?

-Learnt lots of little bits and bobs really.

-Yes.

All about different bits and bobs of the body.

-Have you seen a naked woman yet?

-I have, Anne.

Where have you seen a naked woman recently?

-On the television.

-Oh, really? Not in a bed in a hospital?

No, I don't think I've seen a...

Oh, so you're not prepared for a naked woman in a bed in a hospital?

-I think when the time comes that I will be prepared.

-Yes.

So let's give you a bit of practice. Put your board down.

-OK, Dr Alex, I'm standing in your surgery now.

-OK.

-Could you take your clothes off, please, Anne?

-Why?

Because I want to have a look at you.

LAUGHTER

Well, you've got a lot of work to put into that, haven't you?

Put your board up.

Why Amy?

Because she got a few questions wrong

and then she didn't bank at the last bit.

-Where are you from, Ron?

-Haverhill.

What do you do in Haverhill?

-I'm an office junior.

-Have you worked your way up to that job?

-I have indeed.

-How old are you?

-61.

-What does the job involve?

-If there's anything to do, I do it.

I'm a to do Ron.

-You're a to do, Ron, Ron, are you?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Have you always been an office junior?

-No.

-What else have you done?

Prior to that I was trolley Ronnie.

Did the trolley job go wrong?

-I went off my trolley.

-Did you?

-Why Amy?

-I believe she missed the opportunity to bank.

She did. Amy you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I think Farley has got quite a good chance of winning

the Weakest Link today.

He seems like he's got his head a bit more screwed on than some

of the other people who seem quite eccentric in their own little ways.

I'd like Shirley to win just because of the outfit.

That is quite something.

Round Three, in the bank, £1,450, another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The author who was nominated five times for the Booker prize

but never won and was given a posthumous award

at the 2011 ceremony is Beryl who?

-Cook.

-Bainbridge.

Ron, in pastimes, what C is the term for the art of producing

fine script that is derived from the Greek for beautiful writing?

-Calligraphy.

-Correct.

In nature, the name of which insect is derived from the fact it was

once thought to crawl into the human head through an organ of hearing?

-Wasp.

-Earwig.

Farley, in music, a clapper-less bell played by being struck

with a drum stick is called a what, cowbell or turkey bell?

-Cowbell.

-Correct.

In astronomy, at both the vernal and autumnal equinoxes,

the sun is directly above which line of latitude on earth?

-Pass.

-The equator.

In British politics, a Conservative MP who was

appointed in 2010 as Secretary of State for health is Andrew who?

-Lansley.

-Correct.

In fantasy cinema, in the Lord Of The Rings series of films,

what G is the name of the wizard portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen?

-Gandolf.

-Correct.

-Maggie...

-Bank.

-..in maths, what is 54 ¸ 9?

-Six.

-Correct.

Ron, in entertainment, Jonathan Miller, Graeme Garden and Harry Hill

all qualified to practice in which profession, medicine or accountancy?

-Accountancy.

-Medicine.

Debbie, which word for a style of house

precedes hospital, lath and industry to make three familiar terms?

-Pass.

-Cottage.

Farley, in banking, a printout from a cash machine that lists

the last few transactions on an account is known as a mini what?

-Statement.

-Correct.

In TV, what B was the single word title of the detective series

that began in 1981 and starred John Nettles in the leading role?

-Bergerac.

-Correct.

-Wayne...

-Bank.

..in 1950s fiction, the British author of the book

Saturday night and Sunday morning

and The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner is Alan who?

-Pass.

-Sillitoe.

In religion, the former Bishop of Liverpool, David Shepherd,

was previously an England international in which sport?

-Football.

-Cricket.

Maggie, a very clumsy person is commonly said

to be like a bull in what sort of shop?

-China.

-Correct.

-Ron.

-Bank.

The Swiss-born businessman who established a chain

of luxury hotels in Paris and London that bear his name was Cesar who?

-Hilton.

-Ritz. Debbie...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you've won £120.

Who probably thinks apple pie is a type of computer?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Debbie is the weakest link.

The strongest link statistically is Farley,

but will the voting reflect reality?

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

Debbie.

Ron.

Debbie.

Shirley.

Debbie.

Ron.

Debbie.

-Wayne, the scene-of-crime officer, your partner is called?

-Christopher.

OK, Christopher, your husband, did you have a police wedding?

-No.

-Why not?

I wasn't working for the police at the time we got married.

-Oh! What sort of wedding did you have then?

-A civil partnership.

Where were you working then?

-I was in the army.

-Did you have an army wedding?

-I had a few of my colleagues there, but I wasn't wearing uniform.

-Oh.

Did your commanding officer go?

He was invited.

Oh, but he didn't go?

-He was busy that day.

-He didn't have a nice enough hat, did he?

Why Debbie?

I think she got a couple of questions wrong.

So, Alex, the baby doctor,

on the holidays from being a baby doctor,

do you work for St John's Ambulance or something like that?

No, I work at a kids' holiday camp, Anne.

Do you, camping it up?

And what do you do for them, Alex?

Just sort of run sessions with them like football, swimming,

dance and drama sessions and art sessions.

Oh, you dance, do you?

I help out a little bit with the dance sessions.

-Yes, and do you sing?

-No.

-Are you sure you'd don't sing, baby doctor?

-Definitely.

-Oh.

-Sorry.

-How're you going to cheer me up when I'm in hospital

and you've just asked me to take my clothes off?

Seeing my face will cheer you up, won't it, Anne?

Why Debbie?

I think she got a couple of questions wrong, I'm sorry.

Debbie! You are the weakest link, goodbye.

Ugh, the insect question was fantastic.

How I got that wrong I will never know but I know I'll probably

get plenty of stick from people at work for that one.

How did I not say earwig? But nevermind.

These things happen when you're under pressure.

Round Four, in the kitty, £1,570.

Another ten seconds off the time,

we'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Farley.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In dance music, the group that had UK number ones in 2011 with

the single Promises and the album Welcome Reality is called what?

Nero or Claudius?

-Nero.

-Correct.

Shirley, in US history the frontiers woman whose grave is beside that

of Wild Bill Hickok was known by what two-word nickname?

-Pass.

-Calamity Jane.

Wayne. In science the chemical symbols for the elements tin

and silicone both begin with which letter of the alphabet?

F.

S.

Alex, in domestic pets,

King Charles II gave his name to two breeds of which type of dog?

-Spaniel.

-Correct.

Maggie, in film the 1998 comedy drama about a group of

ex-patriot women living in pre-war Italy was entitled Tea With whom?

-Pass.

-Mussolini.

Ron, in South American geography what Q is the name

of the capital city of Ecuador?

-Pass.

-Quito.

Farley, in food, a dish often served in Chinese restaurants made of

bread topped with minced seafood and deep fried is known as prawn what?

-Toast.

-Correct. Shirley, in the House of Lords a peer who operates

independently from the established parties is known by what name,

a crossbencher or a cross-dresser?

-A crossbencher.

-Correct.

-Wayne.

-Bank.

-In celebrities, a daughter called Trixie born in 2011

is the third child for the presenter Beverley Turner

and the adventurer and former rower James who?

-Cracknell.

-Correct.

Alex, in the human body, the index finger is located between

the middle finger and which other...?

-Thumb.

-Correct! Maggie.

-Bank.

In pop music the former member of The Supremes who had UK hit singles

with I'm Still Waiting and Why Do Fool Fall In Love is Diana who?

Ross.

Correct. Ron, in computing what C is the word for the French for "hide"

which means a memory system that stores frequently used information?

-Pass.

-Cache.

Farley, in TV the 1980s sitcom

starring Richard Briars as an obsessive community organiser

was entitled Ever Decreasing what?

-Pass.

-Circles.

Shirley, in geography, the midway islands which were

the scene of a decisive battle in the Second World War

are in the centre of which ocean?

-Indian.

-Pacific.

Wayne, in the animal kingdon, the largest member of the cat family

is a tiger that takes its name from which part of the world,

-Suffolk or Siberia?

-Siberia.

-Bank.

ENDOFROUND JINGLE

Time's up, your answer was in time and your bank was in time

and you won £120, but who's the roof rack on your motorbike?

Who's high-value and who's become high maintenance?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers right,

Alex is the strongest link.

Statistically, Ron is the weakest link but who will the team want off?

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

Ron.

Ron.

Shirley.

Ron.

Ron.

Shirley.

Where are you from, Maggie?

-Middlesbrough, Anne.

-And what do you do?

I'm a junior manager in retail.

-What retail?

-We're a frozen food company, Anne.

-Oh, which frozen food company?

-Iceland.

And are they training you? Are you taking any exams?

We're doing NVQs at the moment, yes.

NVQs! What, in frozen goods?

No, in customer service, Anne.

What do they teach you about customer service?

How to be the best you possibly can.

Yes, to get a positive outcome?

-Yes.

-And what is a positive outcome?

That the customer spends a lot of money and returns to the store again.

-Yes, but it's Iceland.

-Yes, but they will, Anne. It's very good retail.

Why Ron?

He got a couple of questions wrong.

Farley, why Ron?

I thought he was the weakest link in that round.

He was terrible, didn't answer a single question correctly.

To do Ron, Ron.

You are the weakest link, goodbye.

To me...Anne is a stunner, a beauty I think.

My legs turned to jelly when she shows me her wink.

Round Five.

In the bank £1,690.

Another ten seconds off, we'll start with the strongest link from the last round,

that's the baby doctor.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Alex, in film the English-born Australian actor who has appeared

in The Proposition, The Hurt Locker and The King's Speech is Guy who?

-Pass.

-Pearce.

Maggie, in nature, if the windward side of something is the one

that is exposed to the wind,

what is the corresponding term for the opposite side.

-Seaboard.

-Leeward.

Farley, in fashion, the designer born in the Basque region

of Spain in 1934 who became known for his futuristic

metallic outfits and his perfumes is Paco who?

Rabanne.

Correct. Shirley, in maths what is 79 - 42?

-Pass.

-37.

Wayne, in sport what V is the name of the game in which

two teams of six people use their hands to hit a ball back

and forth over a net?

-Volleyball.

-Correct.

Alex, in art, the well-known painting by Turner of a view thought

to be from Maidenhead railway bridge is called Rain, Steam and what?

-Sunshine.

-Speed.

Maggie, in classical music at an orchestral concert in the UK,

what's the usual job title of the only performer who does not

play an instrument or sing?

-Conductor.

-Correct.

Farley, in knitting, the textured yarn that has

the appearance of fur when made into fabric shares its name with

which body part, an eyelash or an elbow?

-An eyelash.

-Correct.

Shirley, in TV Crackerjack, Give Us A Clue, This Is Your Life

and Antiques Road Show have all been presented by Michael who?

-Barrymore?

-Aspel.

Wayne, in cookery,

what P is the name of the Italian sauce made from crushed

basil leaves and pine nuts mixed with parmesan cheese and olive oil?

-Pesto.

-Correct. Alex.

-Bank.

In literature, the novel by Karen Blixen based on her life as a

coffee farmer in Kenya was made into a 1985 film entitled Out Of where?

-Africa.

-Correct.

Maggie, in Greek Mythology, what was the name of the hero who lead

the Argonauts in their search for the golden fleece?

-Jason.

-Correct. Farley.

-Bank.

In pirate radio, in 1964, which all-day music station began

broadcasting to the UK from a ship off the English coast?

-Pass.

-Radio Caroline.

Shirley, in politics, what is the five-letter term

for a representative who is sent with a message

from one government to another?

-Pass.

-Envoy.

Wayne, in marine life...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, you only won £70.

Who thinks an egg plant is a vegetarian chicken?

Who's now a high-definition disaster?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most wrong answers, Shirley is the weakest link.

The statistics show that Wayne is the strongest link,

but will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Shirley.

Shirley.

Shirley.

Alex.

Shirley.

Wayne, why Shirley?

She got a few questions wrong and I wasn't able to bank that much money.

Dr Alex, why Shirley?

I would've liked to have seen her giving the maths question a bit of a go.

She works in a shop, you see.

Shirley! You are the weakest link,

goodbye.

When Anne asked me about Michael on This is Your Life, I knew it

was Michael Aspel but Michael Barrymore just came out.

Stupidly!

Round Six and you're up to £1,760, another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In business, the purchase of the share capital of a company

by its current mangers is known as an MBO or management what?

-Pass.

-Buyout.

Alex, in human physiology, short branched extensions called

dendrites are features of which type of cell, muscle or nerve?

-Nerve.

-Correct.

Maggie, in film, Spencer Tracy in 1950

and Steve Martin in a 1991 remake played the title role

in the comedies both called Father Of The what?

-Bride.

-Correct.

Farley, in history, what P is a five-letter word used to

refer to a series of three wars that were

fought from 264BC to 146BC between Carthage and Rome?

-Pass.

-Punic.

Wayne, on the keys of a standard calculator, which number

is directly above the 4?

-7.

-Correct.

-Alex.

-Bank.

-In confectionary, the son of a strict Methodist

who introduced the sweets known as wine gums was Charles Gordon who?

-Maynard?

-Correct.

Maggie, in art, in 1960, the French painter Yves Klein

patented his own shade of which primary colour?

-Blue.

-Correct.

-Farley.

-Bank.

In music, the boy band featured on The X Factor that had a UK

number one single with its debut release

What Makes You Beautiful is called One what?

-Direction.

-Correct.

Wayne, in charities, the emblem of the WWF also known as

the World Wild Fund For Nature

features a depiction of which rare animal?

-Panda.

-I'll accept.

-Bank.

-Alex, in fiction, a financial journalist called Rebecca Bloomwood

appears in a series of novels about a shopaholic by which author?

-Pass.

-Sophie Kinsella.

Maggie, in 20th-century cinema,

the actress who starred in the films The Killers and Night of the Iguana

was known professionally as Ava who?

-Gardner?

-Correct.

Farley, in sport, which Canadian city

is home to a baseball team called the Blue Jays

and an ice hockey team known as the Maple Leaves?

-Toronto.

-Correct. Wayne.

-Bank.

-In science, in a famous...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £170.

But...

should Maggie now be frozen?

Or will Alex be the next casualty?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Maggie is the strongest link.

Farley is statistically the weakest link,

but will the other players realise that?

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

Farley.

Farley.

Maggie.

Farley.

Maggie, why Farley?

He got a couple of questions wrong, Anne.

-Wayne, why Farley?

-Unfortunately, he did get a couple of questions wrong.

He only got one question wrong.

Apparently, maths isn't my strong point.

He was the worst player. Farley,

you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The walk of shame was, um...

It was all right.

Not great, obviously, no-one wants to do it, do they? But everyone has to.

Round Seven.

You have £1,930.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

We start with the strongest link of the last round, Maggie.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Maggie, in theatre, the 1892 play by Oscar Wilde

that was his first successful comedy is called Lady Windermere's what?

-Pass.

-Fan.

Wayne, in UK geography,

Vectis was the Roman name

for which island off the south coast of England?

-Isle of Wight.

-Correct.

Alex, in comics,

the nosy schoolgirl who first appeared in the Dandy in 1937

has the alliterative name Keyhole who?

Katie.

I'll accept.

-Maggie.

-Bank.

-In heraldry, the colour black

is referred to by what name? Mink or sable?

-Sable.

-Correct.

Wayne, in food, a dish described as being a la Vichy

is prepared or garnished with which root vegetables?

-Carrots?

-Correct.

-Alex.

-Bank.

-In pop music, what C is a five-letter word meaning insane

that's the title of a UK number one single in 2006 for Gnarls Barkley?

-Crazy.

-Correct.

Maggie. In exploration,

the space station launched in 1986 by the Soviet Union

has what three-letter Russian name?

-Mig?

-Mir.

Wayne, in English law, a formal document signed by one person

and often used to change a surname is called a deed what?

-Poll.

-Correct.

Alex. In seafaring,

a ship with timbers that were protected from rotting

was described as being what? Gold-plated or copper-bottomed?

-Copper-bottomed.

-Correct.

-Maggie.

-Bank.

In film, according to the title of a 1945 drama directed by Billy Wilder,

the main character, played by Ray Milland,

has lost what period of time?

-A year?

-A weekend.

Wayne, in sport, what G is the name of a race course on the South Downs

that has hosted horse racing since 1801?

-Pass.

-Goodwood.

Alex, in music, which word that rhymes with piffle

was used for the style of 1950s pop that was a mixture of jazz and folk?

-Jiffle.

-Skiffle.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £150.

In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Think carefully.

You need to hang on to the best player to raise the bank balance.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage of the game,

Alex is the strongest link.

Statistically, Maggie is now the weakest link.

But who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Maggie.

Alex.

Maggie.

Baby doctor, when you qualify, will you still have the boy-band hairdo?

Well, I'm hoping that if I win tonight,

-I might get up the money to have a haircut.

-Yeah.

Why Maggie?

Erm, she got a couple of questions wrong

and it's only out of two, so...

Wayne, were you called after the film star or the ballet dancer?

My mum says the ballet dancer.

Why Maggie?

I didn't have the greatest performance, but I think

-Maggie was slightly worse than me.

-She was the worst player.

Maggie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My friends and family, especially my children,

really didn't think I'd get very far in the competition

so I'm really pleased to have got to the seventh round.

Round Eight.

You've banked £2,080.

In this round, 90 seconds

but whatever you win will be trebled.

We start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Alex.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Alex, in anthropology, the skeleton of a 3-million-year-old ape

found in Ethiopia in 1974 was given what nickname? Lucky or Lucy?

-Lucy.

-Correct.

Wayne, in cinema, the British actor and writer

who won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay

for the 1981 film Chariots of Fire is Colin who?

-Farrell?

-Welland.

Alex, in Turkey and Iran, what D is the name

for a member of a religious order famous for its ceremonial whirling?

Erm, durby.

No, dervish.

Wayne, the transport link between England and Europe proposed in 1802

but not fully operational until 1994

is known in English by what two-word name?

-Channel Tunnel.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Alex. In a theatre,

a space above the stage hidden from the audience

where scenery can be lifted clear from the acting area

is called the what? Wasps or flies?

-Wasps.

-Flies.

Wayne. The painting by Benjamin West

of the victorious but mortally wounded commander

at the Battle of Quebec in 1759 is called The Death of General who?

-Custer?

-Wolfe.

Alex. In travel, Malpensa Airport

is located 30 miles north-west of which large Italian city?

Rome.

Milan.

Wayne, in gardening,

a number of plants called dianthus are commonly known

by the name of which colour obtained by mixing red and white?

-Pink.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Alex...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

You won £40, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today

of £2,200.

There can only be one winner.

Now, up to five questions each. If there's a tie,

we'll go for Sudden Death.

So, Alex and Wayne, for £2,200,

let's play the Weakest Link.

Wayne, as the strongest link in the last round

you have the choice who goes first.

I'd like to go first.

Wayne, in pop music,

at the time of their first UK hit single in 1980,

the members of which New Romantic group

had the surnames Keeble, Norman,

Kemp, Kemp and Hadley?

Spandau Ballet.

That is the correct answer.

Alex, in Rugby League,

the team called the Warriors,

who in 2011 beat Leeds Rhinos in the Challenge Cup final

to win the trophy for a record 18th time,

are from which town?

Hull.

The correct answer is Wigan.

Wayne, in the Gregorian calendar, in all years that are not leap years,

the 100th day falls on which date?

28th of February?

The correct answer is the 10th of April.

Alex, in science, the mineral called magnetite,

which is strongly magnetic, is an important ore of which common metal?

Iron?

That is the correct answer.

Wayne, in international politics,

in 2011, Helle Thorning-Schmidt

was elected the first female prime minister

of which North European country?

Belgium.

The correct answer is Denmark.

Alex, in cinema,

the 1994 thriller released in the USA as The Professional,

that was the feature film debut of Natalie Portman,

had what four-letter name as its title in the UK?

Pass.

The correct answer is Leon.

Wayne, although the spellings are different,

Patrick, who coined the advertising slogan "Say it with flowers",

and the artist Georgia, famous for her paintings of flowers,

shared what surname?

Marber?

The correct answer is O'Keefe.

Alex, in geography, the river in the North-Western United States

that is over 1,000 miles long

and flows through Yellowstone National Park

has what reptilian name?

Salamander.

The correct answer is snake.

Wayne.

In books, in which 1886 novel by Thomas Hardy

does a labourer sell his wife and child to a sailor

after getting drunk at a local fair?

Pass.

The correct answer is The Mayor of Casterbridge.

Alex, which Welsh-born designer

was once married to the Eurovision winner Sandie Shaw

and in 2009 was awarded a CBE for services to the fashion industry?

Calvin Klein.

The correct answer is Jeff Banks.

And after five questions each, your scores are tied.

So, Wayne and Alex, Alex and Wayne,

let's play Sudden Death.

Wayne, in definitions,

which English word, meaning jocular or amusing,

often inappropriately,

contains all the five standard vowels,

once each, in alphabetical order?

Don't know.

Correct answer is facetious.

Alex, in music,

a museum and an annual festival in the Russian city of Votkinsk,

about 600 miles east of Moscow,

are dedicated to which composer, who was born there in 1840?

Tchaikovsky.

That is the correct answer.

That means, Alex,

you're today's strongest link

and you go away with £2,200.

Wayne, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Initially, Anne was quite terrifying

but I think she took a shine to me,

which made the experience all the more fun.

Winning the Weakest Link just feels incredible.

I'm completely shell-shocked.

I don't really know how to feel. I don't really know what to say.

I'm really, really happy.

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