0:00:02 > 0:00:06'Of these nine contestants, only one will win up to £10,000.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09'The rest will leave empty-handed
0:00:09 > 0:00:14'as their team-mates vote them the weakest link.'
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Any of the nine people here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:44They don't know each other, but to win money, they must work as a team.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48But eight will leave with nothing
0:00:48 > 0:00:53as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Let's meet the team.
0:00:56 > 0:01:03I'm 44, I'm a company director from Rishworth, West Yorkshire.
0:01:04 > 0:01:10I'm 44, from Plymouth, I'm raising five sons and I'm a part-time administrator.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15I'm a 36-year-old housewife from Manchester.
0:01:16 > 0:01:22I'm 63, a retired pharmaceutical executive from Daventry.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26I'm 26, a computer programmer from Bournemouth.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30I'm 18, a gap-year student from Birmingham.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35I'm a 51-year-old nurse from Liverpool.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41I'm a 24-year-old research scientist from Middlesex.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45I'm a 30-year-old civil servant from Wiltshire.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Now the rules.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53In each round, the aim is to answer questions correctly
0:01:53 > 0:01:56to reach your £1,000 target.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Get your question wrong, you lose the money in that chain.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08If you say "bank" before the question is asked,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11the money is safe
0:02:11 > 0:02:14but you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Only money that has been banked can be taken forward.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22In round one there are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically Adrian.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41When measuring blood pressure, is diastolic pressure higher or lower?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Higher.- Lower.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48What were the surnames of the comic duo Pete and Dud?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Moore and... Pass.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Peter Cooke and Dudley Moore.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57In World War I and II, what was a U-boat?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59A submarine.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04In football, what country did Diego Maradona captain in '86 and '90?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Argentina.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Is the town of Wallsend
0:03:09 > 0:03:13at the east or west end of Hadrian's Wall?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15East.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19In religion what is the term for wounds or scars
0:03:19 > 0:03:23corresponding to those of the crucified Christ on a human's body?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- Pass.- Stigmata.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30The sides of a tetrahedron are what shape?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Pass.- Triangular.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37In 1974 an unsuccessful kidnap attempt was made on which Royal?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Princess Anne.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Who directed the 1960 film Psycho?
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Alfred Hitchcock.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48In which US state is Daytona Beach?
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Miami.- Florida.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56Which 19th-century poet wrote an epitaph for his dog Bosun
0:03:56 > 0:03:58at Newstead Abbey?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- Chaucer.- Byron.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06Which band's album Rumours was one of the best-selling ever?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Fleetwood Mac.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12In which Shakespeare play does the hero say, "Age cannot wither her"
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Antony And Cleopatra or Hamlet?
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Antony And Cleopatra.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Who was Oliver Hardy's partner?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Stan Laurel.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26- Bank.- Which British World War II leader was born at Blenheim Palace?
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Churchill.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33What kind of snake plays dead to deter predators grass or adder?
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- Adder.- Grass snake.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39In the rhyme, who met a pieman going to the fair?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Simple Simon.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Do electric eels produce electricity?
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Yes, they do.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52- Bank.- Which Central American country lies between Nicaragua and Panama?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- Belize.- Costa Rica.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00Did the Beatles receive their MBEs in the '60s or '70s?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02The '60s.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07Which B is a puffed-up, backcombed hairstyle worn by men and women?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Bouffant.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- Bank.- What B are tiny organisms one to ten micrometres in length?
0:05:14 > 0:05:19- Pass.- Bacteria. Vespa and Lambretta make what type of vehicles?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Scooters.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Bank.- What is an addax antelope, horse or goat?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- Antelope.- Dan.- Bank.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32Which Hollywood actress starred in the 1933 film She Done Him Wrong?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- Marilyn Monroe?- Mae West.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- Sue, in politics... - JINGLE
0:05:37 > 0:05:38Time is up.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42I cannot complete that question.
0:05:42 > 0:05:48You have a very unimpressive £240 in the bank
0:05:48 > 0:05:51of the £1,000 you could have won.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Who do you want off the team?
0:05:53 > 0:05:58One of you will leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04'Having answered all his questions correctly,
0:06:04 > 0:06:06'Peter is the strongest link.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10'Dan is the weakest link, failing to answer correctly.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13'Did the rest of the team notice?'
0:06:14 > 0:06:19Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Karen, why Adrian?
0:06:45 > 0:06:50Adrian got some rotten questions, which was unfortunate for him,
0:06:50 > 0:06:55but he didn't answer them correctly, so he was the weakest link, to me.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Julie, why Adrian?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Well, he had to start us off.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05He's a clever bloke maybe nerves got the better of him.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07No evidence of him being clever.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09< No.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14And not much evidence of you, Julie, being knowledgeable about science.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- No.- Well, statistically,
0:07:17 > 0:07:19the weakest link was who?
0:07:19 > 0:07:24- Dan.- Yes, well done. But it's votes that count.
0:07:24 > 0:07:30Don't know where your geography was, Adrian, but you're the weakest link.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41I feel absolutely gutted. It's quite hard to take, actually.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45You set yourself up for the big day and let yourself down.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I think Dan will go next.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51'He's 18, he hasn't the depth of knowledge of the others.'
0:07:51 > 0:07:55He was the weakest link, I think he'll go next.
0:07:57 > 0:08:04Round two. You've won £240 so far out of a possible £1,000.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07We're taking ten seconds off the time.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12We start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Peter.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Start the clock.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20Which Olympic champion asked to be shot if he went near a boat again?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Steve Redgrave.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27Which composer, born in Salzburg, composed Don Giovanni in 1787?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Mozart.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Which Scandinavian country is famous for its fjords?
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Norway.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- Bank.- Which M was the archenemy of Dr Who?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Pass.- The Master.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45Complete the title of the 1924 book by AA Milne When We Were Very...
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Small.- Young.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51What is 63 divided by 7?
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Nine.
0:08:52 > 0:08:58Under what pseudonym did Georges Remi write the Tin-Tin books?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Pass.- Herge.
0:09:01 > 0:09:08There were two opium wars between China and Britain, and Britain and which country against China?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- India.- France.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Are birds of prey carnivores or herbivores?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Carnivores.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19The stately home Harewood House is in which county?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- Essex.- Yorkshire.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27In meteorology, what S was first known as lundar particular?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Pass.- Smog.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Which European capital is home to the Acropolis?
0:09:33 > 0:09:34Athens.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Which DH Lawrence novel of 1913
0:09:37 > 0:09:43tells of Paul Morel's destructive relationship with his mother?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- Pass.- Sons And Lovers.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52In chinaware, which word precedes Crown Derby, Doulton and Worcester?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- China.- Royal.
0:09:55 > 0:10:01Which American directed and starred in the 1965 film None But The Brave?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Pass.- Frank Sinatra.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Can the cormorant or the heron swim deeper?
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Cormorant.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12What B is toffee is made of butter?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Butterscotch.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Is "ikebana" Japanese or Chinese flower arranging?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- Chinese.- Japanese.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25What S is calcite rock rising from the floor of a limestone cavern?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Stalagmite.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Which actor was Lee Harvey Oswald in the 1991 film JFK?
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- Don't know.- Gary Oldman.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Beverly Hills is situated in which American city?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- Hollywood.- Los Angeles.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44What A is the name given to the absence of the sense of pain?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- Pass.- Analgesia.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Centigrade is the former name of what scale?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Celsius. Bank.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56In which decade did the Holiday programme begin?
0:10:56 > 0:11:02- '70s.- '60s. Is the Home Office currently in Downing Street or Queen Anne's Gate?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Queen Anne's Gate. Bank. >
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- In the US, Malcolm X was born... - JINGLE
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Time's up. I can't ask the question.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Of the £1,000 available in that round,
0:11:16 > 0:11:22you won an embarrassing £140.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Who has gone from dim to dreadful?
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Which of you will not be missed?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:34 > 0:11:40'Peter was the strongest link again, and got all his questions correct.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44'The weakest link is Caroline, who got all her questions wrong.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48'But will the votes reflect this?'
0:11:49 > 0:11:54It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Geoff, why Caroline?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20She got all her questions wrong.
0:12:20 > 0:12:26- You just got the one right. - Yes, that's correct.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31- So you weren't much good.- Not much better, no.- As long as you know.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Andy,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36how do you think you did in that round?
0:12:36 > 0:12:41- I got a question right. - Just the one?- Yes. And banked.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- Why Caroline? - She didn't get any questions right.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Well, Caroline,
0:12:50 > 0:12:56reading is your hobby but obviously not DH Lawrence or AA Milne.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09I have to say, I was rubbish in that last round.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11I was slightly distracted
0:13:11 > 0:13:16but that's my fault, I should have tried to concentrate more.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I deserved to get voted off,
0:13:19 > 0:13:25but I thought my performance in the previous round was pretty good.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Round three.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32You could have won £2,000 by now.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36You have in the bank just £380.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37You're down to seven.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Another ten seconds off the clock.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Peter.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Start the clock.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54In the Judaeo-Christian tradition, what C is the admission of sin?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Confession.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00In which English country is Stansted Airport?
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- West Sussex.- Essex.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07An acute angle is between zero and how many degrees?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- 45.- 90.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13What I is a large lizard with a spiny crest on its back?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Iguana.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20Which Jamaican singer's albums include Exodus and Natty Dread?
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- Bob Marley. - Bank.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27Which Italian city is nicknamed the Bride of the Sea?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- Rimini.- Venice.
0:14:29 > 0:14:35In golf, who are the USA's competitors in the Ryder Cup, Great Britain or Europe?
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Europe.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43James Nesbitt's children's books featured which brother and sister?
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- Pass.- Janet And John.
0:14:45 > 0:14:51In which decade did the US Supreme Court declare racial segregation in schools illegal?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- 1960s.- 1950s.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59Which famous small car was launched in 1959 by BMC?
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- The Austin Martin.- The Mini.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05In which town was Shakespeare born?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Stratford Upon Avon.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11What is a male fox called?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- Fox.- A dog fox.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18In which religion would a mezuzah be attached to a doorpost?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Judaism.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Complete the James Bond title The Spy Who...
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Loved Me. Bank.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30- Bank.- Are amino acids the building blocks of proteins or vitamins?
0:15:30 > 0:15:31Proteins.
0:15:31 > 0:15:37Which dame stars with Geoffrey Palmer in As Time Goes By?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Pass.- Judi Dench.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Where is the statue of Eros in London?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- Trafalgar Square.- Piccadilly Circus.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48What C are the teeth between the incisors and pre-molars?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Canines. Bank.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55What is the name given to unlicensed radio stations?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Pirate radio.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01What is the lowest-pitched instrument of the violin family?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Double-bass.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10- Bank.- The domed Royal Pavilion is in which seaside resort?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Brighton.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- Bank.- Which boy band took their name from their Walthamstow postcode?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19E17.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- Bank.- What C is a grain often served steamed with North African dishes?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Couscous.
0:16:26 > 0:16:32- Bank.- In chess, how many squares can a king move at any one time? - JINGLE
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Time is up. The correct answer to that question was one.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38In that round, you banked
0:16:38 > 0:16:44very lowly yet again £230 is the sum total of your efforts.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Who is just not contributing?
0:16:47 > 0:16:52One of you is about to leave. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59'Julie was the strongest link.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02'The weakest link is Dan, who failed to answer correctly.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05'Will his team mates vote him off?'
0:17:07 > 0:17:12It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Sue, why Dan?
0:17:31 > 0:17:36I'm aware that he's not been getting many questions right.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38That's true. Karen, why Dan?
0:17:38 > 0:17:42He had a fortunate escape before,
0:17:42 > 0:17:48and I was aware in this round that he wasn't doing so well.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Dan!
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- How old are you?- I am 18.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- Can you drive?- No.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00You didn't know the difference between a Mini and an Aston Martin!
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Well, not much doubt.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Statistically you were the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Bye-bye!
0:18:13 > 0:18:17I did deserve to be voted off, because I was appalling.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19I was lucky to last that long.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24But, you know, I'm not a brain surgeon.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29I think Andy'll be voted off next, we've both been consistently bad.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34We're both lucky to be in as far as we did.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Round four.
0:18:37 > 0:18:43You've banked just £610 out of potential prize money of £3,000.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45There are six left.
0:18:45 > 0:18:51We are taking ten seconds off the clock. You now have 2½ minutes.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Julie.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Start the clock.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05What C requires a person to be indoors by a certain hour?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Curfew.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11By what name is the species felis catus commonly known?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Domestic cat.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19Which teenager is at Sunnydale High in a US TV series sharing her name?
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- Bank.- Was Wittgenstein an artist, philosopher or composer?
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Philosopher.
0:19:29 > 0:19:35In UK politics, who said in 1991 that she would not stand for re-election as MP for Finchley?
0:19:35 > 0:19:42- Margaret Thatcher. - Montgomery is the capital of which US state on the Gulf of Mexico?
0:19:42 > 0:19:43Alabama.
0:19:43 > 0:19:49- Bank.- Which sport's rules were named after the Marquess of Queensberry?
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- Boxing.- In the human body, how many pairs of ribs are there?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Twelve.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00Travel in which country is the beach resort Surfers' Paradise ?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Pass.- Australia.
0:20:02 > 0:20:08Which 1961 Disney cartoon features the characters Pongo and Perdita?
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- The Jungle Book.- 101 Dalmatians.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15- Pass. Sorry! - Name Scotland's oldest university.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17St Andrew's.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21What type of bird eats the eggs and young of other birds?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- Cuckoo.- Magpie.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27In English law, what does a coroner investigate?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Death.
0:20:30 > 0:20:36Which comedy character was noted for his bad cooking and endless supply of cunning plans?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Baldrick.
0:20:38 > 0:20:44According to Greek mathematician Euclid, what is the shortest distance between two points?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Pass.
0:20:46 > 0:20:52A straight line. Was the first edition of Shakespeare's plays the first folio or quarto?
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Folio.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59- Bank.- In 1970s pop music, who used the persona Ziggy Stardust?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01David Bowie.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04What nationality is heart surgeon Christian Bernard?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06South African.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- Bank.- In which decade were teabags first sold in the UK?
0:21:10 > 0:21:11- '20s.- '50s.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16Name the Chinese medical technique of inserting needles in the skin.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Acupuncture.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23- Bank.- Is a French pleat a hairstyle or...?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23A hairstyle.
0:21:23 > 0:21:29- Bank.- When did the Sex Pistols make their infamous appearance on Thames Today
0:21:29 > 0:21:34- 1973 or 1976? - JINGLE 1976.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39That was the correct answer, but you were out of time.
0:21:39 > 0:21:45After all that work, you banked a mere £310.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Let me remind you, dunces have no place on your team.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54He who hesitates is better off at home, she who passes is a liability.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05'The strongest link is Peter, who gave the most correct answers.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10'Andy had the most wrong answers, although he did bank money.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13'Will this save him from the vote?'
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Geoff, what are your specialist subjects?
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Music, possibly history.
0:22:43 > 0:22:49Neither of those cover the difference between banking and passing!
0:22:49 > 0:22:51No, it doesn't.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Do you know the difference?
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- I do, yes.- Right, OK.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- Best not to pass until you've heard the question.- I agree.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Julie, why Andy?
0:23:03 > 0:23:07He's been struggling for a couple of rounds.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12No. Sue, why Andy?
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Again, he's getting questions wrong.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20Andy, unanimously, the team have voted you the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29That was the round for me to go off.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32I wasn't the weakest link before.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37'I probably would have voted for myself if I'd had the choice.'
0:23:37 > 0:23:40I think it could be Julie that wins.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45'She seems to be answering the tougher questions correctly.'
0:23:45 > 0:23:50Although she's banking a lot, she is getting her answers correct.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52I think Julie will win.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Round five.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59In the bank is £920. If you'd hit your targets,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02there would be £4,000.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Another ten seconds off the time,
0:24:04 > 0:24:09we start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Peter.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Start the clock.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18Which female black spider usually has a red hourglass marking?
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Black widow.
0:24:20 > 0:24:26What life-saving device did Benjamin Franklin invent in 1753?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- Light bulb.- Lightning conductor.
0:24:29 > 0:24:35Which British author wrote The End Of The Affair and The Heart Of The Matter?
0:24:35 > 0:24:37- Pass.- Graham Greene.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41In which city in the US is the Library of Congress?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Washington DC.
0:24:43 > 0:24:50Which stone weapon is associated with the Nordic God Thor a hammer or an axe?
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Hammer.
0:24:51 > 0:24:58In which Edinburgh palace was David Rizzio murdered the alleged lover of Mary, Queen of Scots?
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Holyrood House.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04- Bank.- Which soap actor sang the hit song Every Loser Wins?
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- Don't know.- Nick Berry.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10In food, which animal does pancetta originate from?
0:25:10 > 0:25:15- Could you repeat that?- Which animal does pancetta originate from?
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- Cow.- Pig.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23Which actor played Ned Land in the film 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Kirk Douglas.
0:25:25 > 0:25:31Which monarch said, "We have a part to play in restoring the shattered fabric of civilisation"?
0:25:31 > 0:25:33- Edward VII.- George VI.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Which institution gained the power to set interest rates in 1997?
0:25:37 > 0:25:44- Bank of England.- Cross-country skiing and which sport make up the biathlon in Winter Olympics?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Rifle shooting.
0:25:46 > 0:25:52For what are the caves of Lascaux in France most famous?
0:25:52 > 0:25:57- Neanderthal man. - Ancient cave paintings.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02When a boat sails close-hauled, where is the wind blowing from?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04From ahead.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Whose operas include Lohengrin and The Flying Dutchman?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Wagner.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15- Bank.- What machine transforms mechanical energy into electricity?
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Engine.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21A dynamo. Which book of the Bible is set in Persia Esther or Ruth?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Esther.
0:26:24 > 0:26:30Which museum opened in California in 1974 and is a replica of a Roman villa?
0:26:30 > 0:26:35- Pass.- Getty Museum. Karen... - JINGLE
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Time is up, team.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41And in that round, yet again,
0:26:44 > 0:26:47you banked a pathetic amount.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51£150 out of a possible £1,000.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Who is dragging you down?
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04'The strongest link was Karen, getting all her questions right.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07'The weakest link is Geoff.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11'But who will lose out in the voting?'
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Karen, why Geoff?
0:27:32 > 0:27:36Geoff wasn't getting as many right as the others.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- He's too stupid to stay?- No!
0:27:39 > 0:27:41But the nature of the game...
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Sue, why Geoff?
0:27:43 > 0:27:50Out of the ones that are left, he's perhaps struggling the most.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54Geoff, you've been building up for this for some time.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Unanimously, the team
0:27:57 > 0:28:00have decided you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09I feel as if it was deserved, in fairness.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13'I got all the questions wrong or I passed.'
0:28:13 > 0:28:18I didn't score any points, I didn't bank, so it was well deserved.
0:28:18 > 0:28:24'I think Sue will be voted off next. I think she hesitates.'
0:28:24 > 0:28:28The remaining three are quite strong.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Round six.
0:28:31 > 0:28:37Of the £5,000 you could have won, you have in your kitty just £170.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42Four of you left, we are cutting another ten seconds from your time.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46We start with the strongest link from the last round, Karen.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Start the clock.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55Malcolm Campbell set a world land-speed record in what vehicle?
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Bluebird.
0:28:57 > 0:29:03Which Chinese city gave its name to a dish of duck, pancakes and hoi sin sauce?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Peking.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10Name the district in London between Oxford St and Shaftesbury Avenue.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Soho.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- Bank.- The Turkish flag has two symbols a moon and what?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18A star.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22Who wrote the classic book the Compleat Angler?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- Isaac Newton.- Isaak Walton.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29What D is a plant considered an antidote to a nettle sting?
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Dock leaf.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34In monetary terms, what is GNP?
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Gross National Product.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42In which US TV series did a large family run a sawmill in Virginia?
0:29:42 > 0:29:44The Waltons.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- Bank.- Black and Bewick's are types of which bird?
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Swans.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54Which Asian capital is known by its inhabitants as Krung Thep?
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- Calcutta.- Bangkok.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01What is the opposite of diurnal?
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Nocturnal.
0:30:01 > 0:30:07Which actress won an oscar for her starring role in Funny Girl?
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- Shirley MacLaine.- Barbra Streisand.
0:30:09 > 0:30:15Which British tennis star won his first tournament in two years in October?
0:30:15 > 0:30:17- Greg Rusedski.- Tim Henman.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22In cribbage, how many points are scored for cards adding up to 15?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- Ten.- Two.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28In 1819, which composer wrote the Trout Quintet for piano?
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Schubert.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Who wrote The Pilgrim's Progress?
0:30:35 > 0:30:38John Bunyan.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43- Bank.- Who, with Friedrich Engels, published the Communist Manifesto?
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Karl Marx.
0:30:45 > 0:30:53- Bank.- Who fronted the 1960s satire show That Was The Week That Was and, recently, Through The Keyhole?
0:30:53 > 0:30:55JINGLE
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Time's up. The answer was Sir David Frost.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05You haven't excelled yourself. Why should we be surprised?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07You banked just £270.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Who is now the ball and chain?
0:31:10 > 0:31:14Who's lucky to have hung on so far?
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:19 > 0:31:26'For the fourth time in the game, Peter is the strongest link.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30'Julie is the worst player statistically.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33'Will her previous success save her?'
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Voting over.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56Karen, why Sue?
0:31:56 > 0:32:01I felt she had an unfortunate round previously,
0:32:01 > 0:32:06and she was neck and neck with Julie in this round.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10The past experience swayed me slightly.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- Julie, why Sue?- Self-preservation.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- Right, OK.- Self-preservation.- OK.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22Sue, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32I felt it was very close between Julie and myself.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34I could have kicked myself
0:32:34 > 0:32:40'I nearly voted for Julie. I began to write J and then changed it to Karen.'
0:32:40 > 0:32:45I think in the next round, it will be Julie or Karen to be voted off.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Peter's been consistently strong.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Round seven.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55You have £1,340 in your kitty
0:32:55 > 0:32:58out of a possible £6,000.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01You must be feeling lucky.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05You voted off someone not statistically the weakest link.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Another ten seconds off.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13We start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Peter.
0:33:13 > 0:33:19Start the clock. What berries, fruits of the blackthorn, are soaked in gin to make liqueur?
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- Juniper.- Sloes.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Who is the patron saint of tax collectors?
0:33:25 > 0:33:27- St Luke.- St Matthew.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Who played the Scarlet Pimpernel in the 1999 TV series
0:33:31 > 0:33:34recently shown on BBC TV?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36Richard E Grant.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41Where was the painter Marc Chagall born Estonia or Belarus?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- Estonia.- Belarus.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Who succeeded George Washington as US President?
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- Adams.- Yes, John Adams.
0:33:50 > 0:33:56- Bank.- On the worldwide web, which country's domain is "fr"?
0:33:54 > 0:33:56France.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01In music, A Whiter Shade Of Pale was a hit in 1967 for which group?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05- Pass.- Procol Harum.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10What C is the structure in a cell nucleus that carries genes?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Chromosome.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16In Peter Pan, what was the name of Captain Hook's ship?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- Pass.- The Jolly Roger.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Riyadh is the capital of which country?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Saudia Arabia.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Singapore surrendered to which army in 1942?
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Japanese.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- Bank.- What E is a northern sea duck that has soft down feathers?
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Eider.
0:34:37 > 0:34:43Name Jason Priestley's character in the US series Beverly Hills 90210.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- No idea.- Brandon Walsh.
0:34:45 > 0:34:51The Central School of Speech and Drama is based in which former theatre?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- Central Theatre.- Embassy Theatre.
0:34:53 > 0:34:59Which Spanish city is the setting for Carmen, Don Juan and The Marriage Of Figaro?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01- Madrid.- Seville.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05In beach volleyball, how many players per team?
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Two.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Which saint was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- Thomas a Becket.- St Augustine.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- In the Bible... - JINGLE
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Time is up.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21I cannot complete the question. What an amazing round(!)
0:35:21 > 0:35:27Now you've got rid of so many weak links, you banked just £70.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30In round eight,
0:35:30 > 0:35:35you can treble what you bank, so there is £3,000 to be won.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Who is least likely to pull up your bank balance?
0:35:39 > 0:35:43Which member of the team will cost you money?
0:35:43 > 0:35:46It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:35:49 > 0:35:55'In a reversal of fortune, Julie has become the strongest link,
0:35:55 > 0:35:58'while Peter is the weakest link.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01'But how will the players vote at this crucial stage?'
0:36:03 > 0:36:07Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Karen, why Julie?
0:36:19 > 0:36:23It had to be based on the long-term playing,
0:36:23 > 0:36:27and Peter has been exceptionally strong throughout,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30and I couldn't vote him off now.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35- Peter, why Julie? - I was the weakest link,
0:36:35 > 0:36:41- but I think Julie was second-best to me.- You got that right.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Julie is the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53I feel miffed about being voted off. I was the strongest link,
0:36:53 > 0:36:58and I voted for the weakest link.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00However, in a previous round,
0:37:00 > 0:37:05I was the weakest link, and I used self-preservation tactics,
0:37:05 > 0:37:07so what comes round goes round.
0:37:09 > 0:37:18Round eight. You have in the bank £1,410. You could have won £7,000.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Karen and Peter, just two left,
0:37:20 > 0:37:24and this time you have only 90 seconds.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Whatever you win in this round will be trebled
0:37:28 > 0:37:32so £3,000 is at stake in this round.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36You voted off the strongest link from the last round,
0:37:36 > 0:37:40so we'll start with the second strongest, Karen.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Start the clock.
0:37:45 > 0:37:51Which Swedish-born actress starred in the 1943 film For Whom The Bell Tolls?
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Ingrid Bergman.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58What is the brown pigment normally found in skin?
0:37:58 > 0:37:59Melanin.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Wilbur Smith's first novel was When The Lion...what?
0:38:03 > 0:38:05- Sleeps.- Feeds.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08What is 20% of £5?
0:38:08 > 0:38:10£1.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15Name the actor who played George Carter in the series The Sweeney.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Dennis Waterman.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21In which century were the pre-Raphaelites established?
0:38:21 > 0:38:2219th.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- Bank.- What organ is affected by Bright's disease?
0:38:26 > 0:38:28- The liver.- The kidneys.
0:38:28 > 0:38:36Name the British fashion designer who had a relationship with Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Pass.- Vivienne Westwood.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42The Titanic was operated by which liner company?
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- P&O.- White Star.
0:38:44 > 0:38:51What name is given to any venomous snake of the family Viperidae?
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- Cobra.- Viper.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57Which London theatre was founded by Sir Bernard Miles?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- Savoy.- The Mermaid.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03How old was Stevie Wonder when he began recording 12, 16 or 21?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- 21.- 12.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10What was William Wilberforce instrumental in abolishing?
0:39:10 > 0:39:11Slavery.
0:39:11 > 0:39:17- Bank.- In Greek mythology, who was the messenger of the gods? - JINGLE
0:39:18 > 0:39:23Time up. You were out of time.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25You didn't make it to £1,000.
0:39:25 > 0:39:32You won only £120. We'll treble that and add it to winnings from the previous round.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37That means prize money today of £1,770.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41But only one of you can take that money away.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45You'll now play head to head. I'll ask alternate questions.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50It's the best of five. Whoever answers most correctly wins.
0:39:50 > 0:39:56If there's a tie after five, we'll go for sudden death until there's a winner.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01So, Karen and Peter, for £1,770,
0:40:01 > 0:40:04let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:05 > 0:40:10- Peter, as strongest link last round, you choose who goes first.- I will.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Peter,
0:40:15 > 0:40:17in the Noddy books,
0:40:17 > 0:40:21what kind of house did Big Ears live in?
0:40:21 > 0:40:27- A caravan.- He lived in a toadstool.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Karen,
0:40:29 > 0:40:34which British player won the first European Footballer of the Year
0:40:34 > 0:40:37in 1956?
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- Danny Blanchflower. - Correct answer is Stanley Matthews.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Peter, in human biology,
0:40:46 > 0:40:51the cerebellum is found in what organ?
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- The brain.- Correct.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Karen,
0:40:55 > 0:41:01in history, England was declared a commonwealth in 1649
0:41:01 > 0:41:04after the execution of which king?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- Charles I.- Is the correct answer.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Peter,
0:41:10 > 0:41:16what planet was discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh
0:41:16 > 0:41:18in 1930?
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- Pluto.- Is the correct answer.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Karen,
0:41:23 > 0:41:27in music, which ballad opera by John Gay
0:41:27 > 0:41:34is about London's lowlife and the highwayman Macheath?
0:41:34 > 0:41:36The Threepenny Opera.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38The Beggar's Opera.
0:41:38 > 0:41:39Peter,
0:41:39 > 0:41:43in literature,
0:41:43 > 0:41:47what was the name of the Plymouth Fury motorcar
0:41:47 > 0:41:51in the Stephen King novel of the same name?
0:41:52 > 0:41:56- George? - The correct answer is Christine.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01Karen, you need to answer this question correctly to draw level.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06In TV, Richard O'Sullivan, Sally Thomsett
0:42:06 > 0:42:13and Paula Wilcox lived together in what 1970s sitcom?
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Man About The House. - That is correct.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23In the animal kingdom,
0:42:23 > 0:42:30by what name is the species Equus caballus commonly known?
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- It's the horse.- That's correct.
0:42:35 > 0:42:41Karen, you need to answer this question correctly
0:42:41 > 0:42:47otherwise Peter goes home with £1,770.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Robert Mitchum and Robert De Niro
0:42:51 > 0:42:55have each played Max Cady
0:42:55 > 0:42:58in different versions of which film?
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Haven't a clue.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09The answer is Cape Fear.
0:43:14 > 0:43:22Peter, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £1,770.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Karen, you leave with nothing.
0:43:24 > 0:43:29Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34Peter was the strongest link from the first round,
0:43:34 > 0:43:37apart from a few teenybopper questions!
0:43:37 > 0:43:42I'm pleased he won, because the game was played the way it should be.
0:43:42 > 0:43:48If I hadn't won, it would have been close between Karen and Julie.
0:43:48 > 0:43:53But thanks to Karen, who didn't vote for me, I got my chance and took it.