0:00:02 > 0:00:05Nine contestants are preparing for the show,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08but only one will win prize money of up to ?10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:15The rest will leave with nothing as one by one they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to ?10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41They don't know each other.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45But if they want the money, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48But eight will leave with nothing,
0:00:48 > 0:00:52as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00I'm Steve. I'm 47, from South Darenth in Kent. I'm an auctioneer.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07I'm Natalie. I'm 33. I'm from Brighton. I'm a childrenswear designer.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12I'm Anton. I'm 53, from Portsmouth. I run a fishing tackle shop.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17I'm Myra. I'm 42. I live in Duns in Berwickshire.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I'm a housekeeper and part-time debt collector.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25I'm Georgina. I'm 20. I live in Blackpool and I'm a security guard.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31I'm David. I'm 54. I live in Sheffield and I'm a model maker.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38I'm Vernette. I'm 22. I live in London and I'm an aerospace engineering student.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43I'm Stuart. I'm 37. I'm from Birmingham and I work for a funeral directors.
0:01:43 > 0:01:49I'm Jonathan. I'm 22, from Chesterfield and I'm a student union officer.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53The rules: the aim is to answer enough questions
0:01:53 > 0:01:58to reach your ?1,000 target within the time limit. The fastest way
0:01:58 > 0:02:01is to create a chain of nine answers.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Get a question wrong, you lose the money in the chain.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10If you say "bank" before the question is asked the money is safe.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13However, you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:13 > 0:02:19At the end of the round only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Round One. Three minutes on the clock.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26We'll start with the first name alphabetically. That's you, Anton.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32The first question is for ?20. Start the clock.
0:02:33 > 0:02:39Bunny is a name used by children to describe which long-eared, furry creature?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Rabbit.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Rural refers to what: town or countryside?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Countryside.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51The actress, writer and cook, Madhur Jaffrey, was born in which Asian country?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Pass. No, India.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Glasgow is home to Rangers and which other football club?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Celtic.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Guy of Gisborne and the Sheriff of Nottingham
0:03:04 > 0:03:07were enemies of which famous character?
0:03:07 > 0:03:08Robin Hood.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12A pedalo is a small type of what: boat or tractor?
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Boat. Jonathan. Bank.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19A criminal who's been caught red-handed is said to be bang to what?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Right.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Pop music. Which female Australian singer had a UK hit single
0:03:25 > 0:03:28in February 2002 with In Your Eyes?
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Kylie.
0:03:30 > 0:03:36What F is the name given to the chewy biscuit made with oats, syrup and butter?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Flapjack. Anton. Bank.
0:03:38 > 0:03:44Which part of a house is normally covered with tiles, carpet, lino, mats or rugs?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Floor.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Stalactites grow in which direction: upwards or downwards?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Down.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58The 18th-century hat known as tricorn has how many upturned points?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Two. Three.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Which car manufacturer produced the Silver Dawn,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Silver Cloud and Silver Shadow?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Rolls Royce.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14What C is the name of a person who writes a musical score?
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Pass. Composer.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18What is one fifth of 100?
0:04:18 > 0:04:2020.
0:04:21 > 0:04:27What did gambling associates call Lord Lucan before he went missing: Lucky or Luckless?
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Lucky.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Which world war ended in 1945?
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Second World War.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38What L is a set amount of money given to somebody
0:04:38 > 0:04:41on the condition that it will be paid back later?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Loan. Anton. Bank.
0:04:43 > 0:04:49The presenter of the BBC coverage of the 2002 Crufts dog show was Philippa who?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Forrester.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56Which item of field event equipment is heavier: the discus or the shot?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Shot.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Ultramarine is a shade of which primary colour?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Blue.
0:05:03 > 0:05:10What T is the name given to a large one-handled pewter mug used mainly for drinking beer?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Pass. Tankard.
0:05:14 > 0:05:20Which word follows Millennium, Hammersmith and Tower to make three structures?
0:05:20 > 0:05:21Dome. Bridge.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26What P is a woollen shawl made of hair from the bellies of goats?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Pass. Pashmina.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32In the history of money, in 1572...
0:05:35 > 0:05:42Time's up. And you banked only ?400 out of a possible ?1,000.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Who's not even worth their weight in dust?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Who has cost you a great deal of money?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Anton is the first strongest link.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02The weakest link is Georgina, but who will the team want off?
0:06:03 > 0:06:08Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Myra, you're a housekeeper. Who to?
0:06:32 > 0:06:37A surgeon. A surgeon. And what do your duties involve?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Cooking occasionally, cleaning.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Do you have to wear a uniform? No, Anne, I don't.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Why Georgina? Two questions that were easy
0:06:46 > 0:06:48that I remember she got wrong.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53Jonathan, how old are you? 22. You work in a university.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56The Students' Union in a university, yeah.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00Aren't you a bit old to be a student? Not really.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05Is this a career move? It's only for one year. It's only temporary.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Then what will you do?
0:07:07 > 0:07:10I want to do a postgraduate course afterwards.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Can't you get a proper job?
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Maybe not. What are you doing a postgraduate course in?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18War Studies.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Why Georgina?
0:07:19 > 0:07:25She only got one right so I thought she was letting the team down a bit.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Natalie, have you got a degree? I do, yes.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Really? What in?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Politics. Politics?
0:07:31 > 0:07:35What sort of marks did you get in your final?
0:07:35 > 0:07:392:2. Not very good, really. Oh, a drinking degree?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41You could say that.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45So with a 2:2 in Politics you went into childrenswear, did you?
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Yes, exactly. Yes. Why Georgina?
0:07:48 > 0:07:53I remember that she got more wrong than anybody else, so...
0:07:53 > 0:07:54She did indeed.
0:07:54 > 0:08:00She didn't bring much security to the team. ..Statistically you were the worst player.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04With seven votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14I think I deserved to get voted off first.
0:08:14 > 0:08:20Anne asked me a question about a tricorn hat. Tri - it's three. And I said two.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22I don't know why I said two.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24I'd like to see David voted off next.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27I knew the answer to his question.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29That's why I think he should go.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Round Two, team. So far, you've won ?400 out of a possible ?1,000.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Just eight players and 10 seconds off the time.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - that's Anton. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Start the clock.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53What type of tree is a holly: evergreen or deciduous?
0:08:53 > 0:08:54Evergreen.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58In which sport was Alain Prost a professional?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Motor racing.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04What B is a ground-feeding monkey that lives in a troop
0:09:04 > 0:09:07and has a dog-like face and large teeth?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Baboon.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13How many speakers are used in a quadrophonic sound system?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Four. Stuart. Bank.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Which animals are raced at Doncaster in the St Leger?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Horses.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26In Greek mythology, Poseidon was the god of what: the sun or the sea?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28The sea.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Steve. Bank.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34Which song by the Righteous Brothers was the first single
0:09:34 > 0:09:37to be released by Gareth Gates?
0:09:37 > 0:09:41Sorry, don't listen to them. It's called Unchained Melody.
0:09:41 > 0:09:47Which tuberous vegetable has varieties known as cara, nadine and golden wonder?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Potato.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55What M is a particle of a chemical compound that can exist independently
0:09:55 > 0:09:59and consists of two or more atoms bonded together?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Pass. Molecule.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Which TV character has playmates called Teddy and Looby Lou?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Andy Pandy.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Which post is more senior: archbishop or archdeacon?
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Archbishop.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18In the phrase used for starting a race, which word comes before steady and go?
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Pass. Ready.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24A show in which insects perform tricks
0:10:24 > 0:10:29such as playing football and pulling carriages is a flea what?
0:10:29 > 0:10:30Circus.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35What V is the term for the kind of organism that causes colds?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Virus.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42What means higher or superior and is part of a shoe above the sole?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Upper.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47The documentary series about British scientists
0:10:47 > 0:10:51presented by Adam Hart-Davis was called Local what?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Pass. Heroes.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57What are Ursa Major and Ursa Minor: constellations or meteors?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Constellations.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02What is a pad filled with soft material
0:11:02 > 0:11:05used to make a seat more comfortable?
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Cushion. David. Pass.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Pass?! Vernette...
0:11:09 > 0:11:13What Q is a sentence that, unless it is rhetorical, seeks an answer?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Question.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19The name of the 1997 film in which White House advisers
0:11:19 > 0:11:24fabricated a war to cover up a presidential sex scandal is Wag The what?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Tail. Dog.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30What name is given to the green parts of a plant
0:11:30 > 0:11:34that extend from the stems and constitute its foliage?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Leaves. Steve. Bank.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38In medicine, a sty is...
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Time's up and you banked just ?270.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Whose knowledge failed to arrive with them?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57The statistics reveal that Myra is the strongest link.
0:11:57 > 0:12:03Natalie is the weakest link. But what will the other players consider when voting?
0:12:04 > 0:12:09Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Anton, you run a fishing tackle shop.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35That's correct. Are you a fisherman?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Er, a bit of a fisherman, yes.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Do you find fishing boring? No, not at all.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46What do you do as you sit there for hours, waiting for a catch?
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Occasionally fall asleep... Can't you just buy the fish in a shop?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Not so much fun.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Why David?
0:12:55 > 0:12:57I think it's because...
0:12:57 > 0:12:59he said "pass" instead of "bank".
0:13:01 > 0:13:06Vernette, what do you do? Aerospace engineering at Kingston University.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08So will you mend aeroplanes?
0:13:08 > 0:13:12I could, but that's not what I want to do. Which is what?
0:13:12 > 0:13:17I want to design the control systems that control aircraft or spacecraft.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18You want to get rid of David?
0:13:18 > 0:13:22I voted for him last time because he lost us money.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26And this time because nerves got him when he said "pass".
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Steve... Hello. Is that a wig or your own hair?
0:13:30 > 0:13:34It's all my own. Did you come in a hat here today?
0:13:34 > 0:13:36No, my wife cuts my hair. Does she?
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Oh, dear. It used to be your colour, Anne.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43It's the cut that's the problem. What do you do?
0:13:43 > 0:13:46I'm an auctioneer. Can you talk fast?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Extremely fast. Let's hear you.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51I haven't got a lot to say. Why David?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54I think nerves got the better of him.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57David got in a bit of a muddle.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01He said "pass", not "bank". You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13I feel very embarrassed to make such a basic mistake - you dread that.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Lo and behold, I've done it.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19I think they'll struggle. I don't think they'll make a lot.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Round Three.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24You've banked...
0:14:24 > 0:14:28You're down to seven players, another 10 seconds off the time.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33The strongest link first - Myra. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Start the clock.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40What P is a flat, round dish from which food is eaten?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Plate.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44What is two thirds of 90?
0:14:44 > 0:14:4660.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50What M is a fruit made into chutney, eaten with curries?
0:14:50 > 0:14:51Mango.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56The Australian, Richie Benaud, commentates on which sport?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Pass. Cricket.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02In space travel, John Glenn was from which country?
0:15:02 > 0:15:03The USA.
0:15:03 > 0:15:10In the party game Spin The Bottle, what must the player do to whom the bottle points to:
0:15:10 > 0:15:12kiss them or kick them?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Kiss them.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19Which singer had a UK No.1 single in 1990 with Nothing Compares 2 U?
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Sinead O'Connor. Myra. Bank.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26What O is a solemn declaration in court or a swear word?
0:15:26 > 0:15:27Oath.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32Which US President survived an assassination attempt in 1981 by John Hinckley?
0:15:32 > 0:15:36John F Kennedy. No, Ronald Reagan.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40In the carol, which line follows God Rest You Merry Gentlemen?
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Let nothing you dismay.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47The reverse of a coin is known by which name: heads or tails?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Tails.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Brown, rainbow, Dolly Varden are types of which fish?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Trout. Natalie. Bank.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58In the 1970s and '80s Leonid Brezhnev was leader of which country?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00USSR.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05In football, which items of protective equipment are mandatory?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Shin guards.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12In March 2002, a collection of pottery by which Spanish artist was sold at auction?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Pass. Pablo Picasso.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19Which of these Puccini operas is set in China: Tosca or Turandot?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Tosca. Turandot.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26In TV, who hosted the Generation Game between 1978 and 1981?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Bruce Forsyth. Larry Grayson.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32In theatre, what S is the speech spoken by a character alone on stage?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Soliloquy.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Which two-word Latin phrase meaning "and the rest"
0:16:38 > 0:16:41is abbreviated to the letters etc?
0:16:41 > 0:16:42Et cetera.
0:16:42 > 0:16:48In baseball, is the term "offence" used to refer to batting or fielding?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Fielding. Batting.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56The author and performer, born Denis Charles Pratt, was known as Quentin who?
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Crisp.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02What A are the radio frequencies used for broadcasting?
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Airwaves.
0:17:03 > 0:17:09When someone wants a lot of people to attend a show, they are said to want bums on what?
0:17:09 > 0:17:10Chairs. Seats.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15The name of which member of the crow family sounds identical...
0:17:18 > 0:17:23Time's up and you only banked ?200. Who's a cherry short of a trifle,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25a currant short of a bun?
0:17:25 > 0:17:32Whose pen has very definitely run out of ink? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38With the most answers wrong, Vernette is the weakest link.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43Statistically, Anton is the strongest link. But how will the votes go?
0:17:44 > 0:17:49Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Myra, you work for a surgeon? That's correct.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Do you help with the operations? Certainly not.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20What sort of operations does he do? She, actually. Oh, it's a she?
0:18:20 > 0:18:24What sort of operations? She's an orthopaedic surgeon.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Do you cook her dinner for her?
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Sometimes. Why can't her husband do it? He works too.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Why Vernette?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Bums on seats, I'm afraid.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Jonathan, what will you study about war?
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Er...how to solve conflicts, that kind of thing.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Why not watch the BBC news?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Or Newsnight. They'll tell you those things.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49They will, but it's a journalistic aspect.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53It's not applying real solutions to the situation.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Who knows the real solutions?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57I'll research and find out.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Speak to those involved. You'd be fun to sit next to at dinner.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Why Vernette? She got a few questions wrong.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08She did indeed. She might be able
0:19:08 > 0:19:11to sort out aircraft in the air,
0:19:11 > 0:19:18but she's no good at colloquial sayings like "bums on seats". You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29It was overwhelming to get voted out like that, but they were justified.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32But I'm not the only one to get some wrong.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Natalie should go off next because she got a question wrong
0:19:36 > 0:19:38which she should have known.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41That's why I got voted off but who said it's fair?
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Round Four. ?870 banked so far
0:19:45 > 0:19:48out of a possible ?3,000.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Down to six players. Ten seconds off the time.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56We'll start with the strongest link - that's Anton.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01Start the clock.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05The War Crimes Tribunal sits in which Dutch city?
0:20:05 > 0:20:07The Hague.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12The natural history TV series for children is called the Really what show?
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Wild Show.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Which commercial airport in Essex has the code STN?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Stansted. Jonathan. Bank.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24What S is given to the first course of a three-course meal?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Starter.
0:20:26 > 0:20:33In pop music, Lou Bega had a 1999 UK No.1 single with Mambo No. what?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Five.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Addresses with the postcode M1 are in which city?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Manchester.
0:20:42 > 0:20:48In restaurants, what B is the name of French origin given to a built-in wall sofa?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Pass. Banquette.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58Which city is further from London by plane: Cairo or Chicago?
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Cairo. Chicago.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03In which 1994 Disney film did James Earl Jones
0:21:03 > 0:21:07provide the voice for the character King Mufasa?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09The Lion King.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12What E is the ceremony, with bread and wine,
0:21:12 > 0:21:16based on the last supper that Jesus took with his disciples?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18The Eucharist.
0:21:18 > 0:21:24In comic strips, Dick Browne created the character Hagar the what?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Horrible. Natalie. Bank.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30In which European country is one of the leading parties,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33the RPR, also known as the Gaullists?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35France.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Which carnivore is sometimes called the ice bear or white bear?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41The polar bear.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45In which part of the human body is the femur?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47In your leg. I'll accept. Pass...bank.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49An oboe...
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Pass? Jonathan.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56The Diary Of Samuel Pepys was written during which century?
0:21:56 > 0:21:5716th. 17th.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00If a stage character says, "Oh, no, it isn't",
0:22:00 > 0:22:03how does the audience usually respond?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05"Oh, yes, it is."
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Which surname is shared by the inventor of a signal code
0:22:09 > 0:22:12and an Oxford-based fictional detective?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Morse. Anton. Bank.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19If members of a choir sing the same note at the same time, they are singing in what?
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Harmony. No, unison.
0:22:22 > 0:22:29In 2002, which female comedy duo returned to TV for the first time in more than two years?
0:22:30 > 0:22:34French and Saunders. The correct answer
0:22:34 > 0:22:40is French and Saunders, but you were out of time. And in that round you won ?250.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Who is fast asleep?
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Who is not delivering?
0:22:45 > 0:22:49It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Statistically, Natalie is the strongest link.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Anton has gone from being the strongest link to the weakest link,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02as he gave the most incorrect answers.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Will his previous performance save him from the vote?
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Natalie, where do you live?
0:23:30 > 0:23:36Brighton. Are you interested in the politics in Brighton? Not particularly, no.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Why did you study politics?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40I have no idea.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45After the first year I realised it wasn't for me, but I carried on.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48I persevered, just to get a degree.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51To make children's clothes? Yes. Why Stuart?
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Because he passed on the last round
0:23:54 > 0:23:57AND he's voted me off three times in a row.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01It was a mistake for Stuart the undertaker
0:24:01 > 0:24:04to vote for Natalie three times.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08A grave mistake. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20I am furious to be voted off at this stage. It is an absolute disgrace.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24I should have carried on. I should not have lost for one mistake.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Jonathan will go next. He's alone on that side of the studio.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Tactics will prevail and he'll be out.
0:24:33 > 0:24:39Round Five, team. Your total is ?1,120 out of a possible ?4,000. Five of you left.
0:24:39 > 0:24:45Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - that's Natalie.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Start the clock.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56The shipping forecast areas of Shannon and Rockall are in which ocean?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59The Irish sea. Atlantic.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04East is east and west is west and never the twain shall what?
0:25:04 > 0:25:05Meet.
0:25:05 > 0:25:11What name is given to a flexible pipe, attached to a tap, to convey water to a garden?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Hose. Jonathan. Bank.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Which British monarch reigned longest?
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Queen Victoria.
0:25:18 > 0:25:24In the title of the monthly publication for men, the letters FHM stand for what?
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Don't know, Anne. For Him Magazine.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Which feature of winter weather is personified as Jack?
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Frost.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36In football, Diego Maradona played for which country?
0:25:36 > 0:25:37Argentina.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42Which word follows pony and pig to give names of hairstyles?
0:25:42 > 0:25:43Tail.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48Which DH Lawrence novel was published in full in England in 1960,
0:25:48 > 0:25:50after initially being banned?
0:25:50 > 0:25:53La...Miss... Lady Chatterley's Lover.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56No, I have to accept your first answer.
0:25:56 > 0:26:03The 2002 World Music Awards. Which Irish singer won Bestselling Female Artist?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Sinead O'Connor. Enya.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11Who was elected Deputy Leader of the Labour party in July 1994?
0:26:11 > 0:26:14John Prescott.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18The adjective Caledonian refers to which country?
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Scotland.
0:26:19 > 0:26:26The term that is often used as a derogatory term for a flight attendant is trolley what?
0:26:26 > 0:26:27Dolly.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32Which 2002 film about a man who holds an emergency room hostage,
0:26:32 > 0:26:36stars Denzel Washington, James Woods and Anne Heche?
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Pass. John Q.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41China, Ecuador, Senegal and Slovenia
0:26:41 > 0:26:45qualified for which event for the first time in 2002?
0:26:45 > 0:26:46The World Cup.
0:26:46 > 0:26:52If a barrister takes silk, which two letters will be allowed after his or her name?
0:26:52 > 0:26:54QC. Anton. Bank.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Which mammal has types called harvest and field?
0:26:58 > 0:26:59Mouse.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Which group wrote and originally recorded
0:27:02 > 0:27:06the 2001 hit single Emotion by Destiny's Child?
0:27:06 > 0:27:07Pass. Bee Gees.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09In which children's story...
0:27:13 > 0:27:18Time's up and you did very badly indeed in that round. You only banked ?100.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22Whose performance is now showing some severe cracks?
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Who's not hitting the right notes? Whose game is up?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36Having survived the previous vote, Anton is now the strongest link.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39He answered every question correctly.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44Steve is the weakest link, but will the votes follow the statistics?
0:27:45 > 0:27:50Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09Myra, are you an honest sort of person? Yes, Anne.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Do you believe in coincidence? Sometimes.
0:28:12 > 0:28:19Let me tell you something. In the first round you voted for Georgina, in the next round David,
0:28:19 > 0:28:21in the next you voted for Vernette,
0:28:21 > 0:28:27in the next round Stuart and in this round Jonathan. And?
0:28:27 > 0:28:33That is exactly the same as Anton, Natalie and Steve.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36We're voting for the weakest link. No, you're not.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Only twice out of five have you voted
0:28:39 > 0:28:41for the weakest link. Really?
0:28:41 > 0:28:44So the interesting thing will be
0:28:44 > 0:28:46who you turn on, you four,
0:28:46 > 0:28:52now that you've got rid of everyone from the other side.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57You could waste some time and tell me why you voted for Jonathan.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I could. But you won't bother. No.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Steve, you're part of the conspiracy.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07No, I've voted fairly all the way through. Good.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Except now because I was the weakest link.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14If you're not part of the conspiracy, you'll be off next time.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19I'm afraid that's a chance all four of us have to take. OK.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24Steve, as you pointed out, you were statistically the worst player.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29But, Jonathan, there is a conspiracy, I fear, and you are the victim.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32With four votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43I'm unhappy after getting booted off. They wasted a lot of potential.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48Myra will go next. She's performed averagely all the way through.
0:29:49 > 0:29:56Round Six, team. So far you've won ?1,220 out of a possible ?5,000.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58You're down to four players.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Ten seconds off the time.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05We start with the strongest link from the last round - Anton. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Start the clock.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13F is the international car registration of which country?
0:30:13 > 0:30:14France.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17In maths, what is three quarters of 16?
0:30:19 > 0:30:2212.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Ellesmere Port stands on the estuary of which river?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Mersey.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31In 1948, which political figure was assassinated in New Delhi?
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Gandhi. Anton. Bank.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Trying to impress by referring to famous people
0:30:36 > 0:30:40as if they were friends is known as name what?
0:30:40 > 0:30:41Name dropping.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Sofia is the capital of which European country?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Italy. Bulgaria.
0:30:49 > 0:30:55If you make no attempt to keep sordid secrets private, you are washing dirty what in public?
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Dirty washing in public. No, linen.
0:30:59 > 0:31:05Wakehurst Place is the country branch of which London-based botanic gardens?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Kew.
0:31:07 > 0:31:13Which BBC drama series is set in a factory owned by a company called Mackintosh Textiles?
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Pass. Clocking Off.
0:31:15 > 0:31:21In theatre, the name of which bird is USA slang for a bad or unpopular production?
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Pass. Turkey.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28The Parthenon in Athens was built in honour of which goddess?
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Aphrodite.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Athena.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35The Rameses dynasty were kings of which country?
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Egypt.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41The paper known as The Daily Worker and aimed at the labour movement
0:31:41 > 0:31:43is now The Morning...?
0:31:43 > 0:31:44Star.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49On a party invitation, the letters PBAB stand for Please what?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Can you repeat that? On a party invitation,
0:31:52 > 0:31:56the letters PBAB usually stand for Please what?
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Pass. Bring A Bottle.
0:31:58 > 0:32:04Althorp House, the seat of the Earls of Spencer, is in which English county?
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Buckinghamshire? Northamptonshire.
0:32:06 > 0:32:14The 2002 film starring Anthony Hopkins as a lodger with psychic gifts is Hearts In...?
0:32:14 > 0:32:15Pass.
0:32:15 > 0:32:16Atlantis.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18In backgammon...
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Time's up.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24You banked ?220,
0:32:24 > 0:32:27but who hasn't made you enough money?
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Again, Anton is the strongest link.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Myra is the weakest link. Can she survive the vote?
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Anton, as part of the conspiracy,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01what have you got to say for yourself?
0:33:01 > 0:33:05It's not a conspiracy. I don't look at what other people are writing.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10I don't know what they're writing. I just write what I think is the weakest link.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12OK, but why Myra?
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Because I think she was the weakest link.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20Are you the leader of the conspiracy? Not at all.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23You're just following the others? No. I write what I feel.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Why Myra?
0:33:25 > 0:33:29I think she got more questions wrong than anybody else.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30Well, Myra...
0:33:30 > 0:33:35You're now the weakest link and you're going with three votes. Goodbye.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45I knew it was me that was for the chop,
0:33:45 > 0:33:50but I did think Natalie would stick up for me and not vote me off.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55In the next round, I'd love to see her go. There was a conspiracy.
0:33:55 > 0:34:00I thought she'd have kept me there to keep the girls to vote the men off.
0:34:01 > 0:34:02Round Seven.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06You have in the kitty ?1,440. There's three of you left.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14We start with the strongest link from the last round - Anton. Let's play.
0:34:16 > 0:34:17Start the clock.
0:34:17 > 0:34:22The BBC series giving financial advice presented by Alvin Hall
0:34:22 > 0:34:24is called Your Money Or what?
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Your Life.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29In food, which member of the brassica family
0:34:29 > 0:34:33has a green or purple head of florets?
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Rose? Broccoli.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39In 1973, the book You Can't Have Your Kayak And Heat It
0:34:39 > 0:34:43was published by comedy writers Frank Muir and Denis who?
0:34:43 > 0:34:44Norden? Anton. Bank.
0:34:44 > 0:34:50Which word means band of criminals or children playing or a group of labourers?
0:34:50 > 0:34:51Gang.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Where is Pearson International Airport?
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Toronto.
0:34:56 > 0:35:02Which US rapper has "D" tattooed on one forearm and "12" on the other?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Eminem.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08Jesus is said to have fed the 5,000 with two fish and five what?
0:35:08 > 0:35:09Loaves. Steve. Bank.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11In maths, what is 6 x 9?
0:35:11 > 0:35:1454.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19In the TV series Ally McBeal, lawyer John Cage idolises which soul singer?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Barry White. Anton. Bank.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28Which practical fashion accessory is called a gamp or a brolly?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30An umbrella.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35In geography, the Azores belong to which European country?
0:35:36 > 0:35:38France. Portugal.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43In a French restaurant, if you ordered eau minerale, you'd get what?
0:35:43 > 0:35:44Water.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45Anton. Bank.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49Which Prime Minister was defeated in the 1997 election?
0:35:49 > 0:35:51John Major.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55What is the UK term for what Americans call a "gas station"?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Petrol station.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02Which planet is referred to in the title of the sitcom Third Rock From The Sun?
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Earth.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Hitchcock's The Birds was based on a short story by Daphne who?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Du Maurier. Steve. Bank.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13On a boat, what name is given to the kitchen?
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Galley. Natalie. Bank.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Time's up.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23You did rather well without Myra.
0:36:23 > 0:36:30You managed to bank ?510. In Round Eight you get the chance to treble what you bank,
0:36:30 > 0:36:34so there's ?3,000 to be won.
0:36:34 > 0:36:35The question is,
0:36:35 > 0:36:39who are you going to conspire against this time?
0:36:39 > 0:36:42It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Getting the most answers right, Anton remains the strongest link.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54Steve is the weakest. He gave the fewest correct answers.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Who will lose out in the final vote?
0:36:57 > 0:37:01Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Anton, why Steve? There can only be two left at the end.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Natalie, apart from the fact
0:37:19 > 0:37:23that Steve who stood next to you throughout
0:37:23 > 0:37:26still has absolutely no idea how to spell your name,
0:37:26 > 0:37:28why are you voting him off?
0:37:28 > 0:37:30He got more wrong than Anton,
0:37:30 > 0:37:32put it that way.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35In that round, he was the worst player.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39He's had the lowest score out of the three of you.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44If I was a corny sort of TV presenter, I'd say, "Going, going, gone."
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Steve, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55It's the story of my life.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59I'm always the bridesmaid, never the bride. It hurts.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Anton will probably win.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03However, Natalie's got the degree.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08Round Eight. Out of a possible ?7,000, you've so far banked...
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Two of you left.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Ten more seconds off the time. Whatever you win in this round
0:38:15 > 0:38:19will be trebled and added to your total. ?3,000 at stake.
0:38:19 > 0:38:24We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - that's Anton.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34In British English, which word is another term for a funeral director?
0:38:34 > 0:38:35Undertaker.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39In radio, the characters Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent
0:38:39 > 0:38:41originally appeared in which series?
0:38:41 > 0:38:45The Archers. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Which particles flow from the negative to positive terminals
0:38:49 > 0:38:51of a battery in an electric circuit?
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Neutrons. Electrons.
0:38:53 > 0:38:59What type of tax was levied by Pitt in 1799 to pay for the war against France?
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Pass. Income tax.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Which boy's name follows "house" to make the name of a small...
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Martin.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11How many right angles in a right-angle triangle?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Three. One.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18Which Frederick Forsyth novel deals with the plot to assassinate de Gaulle?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Day Of The Jackal. Natalie. Bank.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23In pop music, which band had UK hits
0:39:23 > 0:39:27with Sunny Afternoon and All Day And All Of The Night?
0:39:27 > 0:39:28The Kinks. Anton. Bank.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32What has varieties called crepe, tissue and blotting?
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Paper.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Legoland theme parks are located in Denmark, California
0:39:37 > 0:39:39and which Berkshire town?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Windsor. Anton. Bank.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43In sport, PGA stands for what?
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Professional Golfers' Association.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50Who played the title role in The Phantom Of The Opera
0:39:50 > 0:39:51when it opened in 1986?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Michael Crawford.
0:39:53 > 0:39:58Which city was the capital of Australia before Canberra?
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Time's up.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04The correct answer is Melbourne.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09The ?90 you won we'll treble and add to the winnings from the previous rounds.
0:40:09 > 0:40:14That means prize money today of...
0:40:14 > 0:40:21Only one of you can take the money. You'll now conspire against each other and play head to head.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26I'll ask questions, best of five. Whoever gets the most right, wins.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27It's as simple as that.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32Natalie and Anton, for ?2,220,
0:40:32 > 0:40:35let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:37 > 0:40:43Anton, as the strongest link in the last round, will you go first? Yes.
0:40:45 > 0:40:50In January 2002, which national radio station
0:40:50 > 0:40:54was confirmed as the most listened-to station in the UK?
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Radio 2.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00What name is given to the type of drug that takes its name
0:41:00 > 0:41:05from the Greek words meaning "against life"?
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Antibiotic.
0:41:09 > 0:41:15What two-word phrase describes both a substance such as mercury or lead
0:41:15 > 0:41:21and a style of loud, vigorous rock music characterised by a strong beat
0:41:21 > 0:41:23and thunderous guitars?
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Heavy metal.
0:41:26 > 0:41:34What's the name of the Native American chieftain featured in an 1855 poem
0:41:34 > 0:41:36by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
0:41:42 > 0:41:45Erm... I know it, but...
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Geronimo. No, the correct answer is Hiawatha.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57In the USA, which Presidential retreat
0:41:57 > 0:42:00in the Appalachian Mountains
0:42:00 > 0:42:03was originally named Shangri-la?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Camp David.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10In TV, what's the title of the theme tune
0:42:10 > 0:42:14to the BBC comedy series Dad's Army?
0:42:16 > 0:42:20Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?
0:42:20 > 0:42:25In the military, the successful Hawker jump jet fighter bomber
0:42:25 > 0:42:29shares its name with which bird of prey?
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Harrier.
0:42:31 > 0:42:37Natalie, you need to answer this question correctly to remain in the game.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41A volcano that scientists believe will never erupt again
0:42:41 > 0:42:43is classified as what?
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Extinct.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51In the 2000 film Nutty Professor II - The Klumps,
0:42:51 > 0:42:56which American female singer starred alongside Eddie Murphy?
0:42:58 > 0:43:02Madonna? No, the correct answer is Janet Jackson.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07You need to answer this question correctly to stay in the game.
0:43:07 > 0:43:13In the 1950s, the Mekon was the cartoon adversary of which futuristic hero
0:43:13 > 0:43:15in the Eagle comic?
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Buck Rogers. The correct answer is Dan Dare.
0:43:25 > 0:43:30That means, Anton, you are today's strongest link. You go away with...
0:43:34 > 0:43:39Natalie, you leave with nothing.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41Join us again for The Weakest Link.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43Goodbye.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48I feel guilty about going home with all their money,
0:43:48 > 0:43:50because they've helped me win it,
0:43:50 > 0:43:55although each one of them would have liked to have been in my place.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58It was a long slog from the first round to the last,
0:43:58 > 0:44:02and being in the final, I thought, "I can do it,"
0:44:02 > 0:44:04but I didn't get there.
0:44:04 > 0:44:08I'm sorry there is only one winner, but I'm glad it was me.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11Subtitles by ITFC Ltd for BBC Broadcast - 2002
0:44:55 > 0:44:59It's Day Two on Great British Menu.
0:44:59 > 0:45:01Three of Wales's most competitive chefs -
0:45:01 > 0:45:05Gareth Jones, Hywel Jones and Aled Williams -
0:45:05 > 0:45:08are vying to cook at the ultimate street party.