16/11/2012 Weakest Link

Here are the contestants for today's show.

One will take home prize money

of up to £10,000.

The rest will leave with nothing as, one by one, they're voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

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

They don't know each other.

If they want the money, they have to work as a team.

Eight of them will leave with nothing as, round by round,

we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.

My name is Ian.

I'm 35, from Salford, and I'm a laminate floor fitter.

I'm Bill, 54,

a Welshman who lives in East London, in Forest Gate,

and I'm a lecturer and researcher.

My name is Lisa. I'm 21.

I live in Oxford and I'm currently seeking employment.

I'm Don, 82, from Belfast.

Senior citizen.

My name is Ingrid. I'm 44, from Birchington in Kent,

and I'm a housewife.

I'm Patricia, 67.

Originally from London but now living in Mid Wales.

A retired legal executive.

I'm Nigel, 48, from Cheshire

and I'm airline cabin crew.

I'm Kathryn. I'm 35.

I'm from Newcastle upon Tyne and I'm a community midwife.

I'm Peter. I'm 27, from Wednesbury, and I'm a sales engineer.

The rules. The aim is to answer enough questions

correctly to reach your £1,000 target

within the time limit. The fastest way

is to create a chain of nine answers.

Get one wrong and you break the chain and lose all the money.

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

However, you start a new chain.

Remember, team, at the end of the round,

only money that is banked is taken forward.

In Round One there are three minutes.

We start with the first alphabetically. That's you, Bill.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20.

Start the clock.

Mancunians come from which city?

Manchester.

The initials ASAP are an abbreviation of which phrase?

As Soon As Possible.

A paediatrician cares for which group of people?

Children.

Which body in space takes 30 days to orbit the earth, the sun or the moon?

-The moon.

-Patricia.

-Bank.

Which material used by artists can be oil or acrylic?

Paint.

Lazio is a team in the domestic league of which country?

Italy.

Does crescendo mean getting louder or quieter?

-Louder.

-Peter.

-Bank.

In which county is Norwich?

-Suffolk.

-No, Norfolk.

Which body fluid contains plasma and platelets?

Blood.

Which great 19th-century English writer sometimes wrote under the name Boz?

Charles Dickens.

Which city shares a name with a dish of chicken stuffed with garlic?

Kiev.

Which of these insects gives a painful bite, the millipede or centipede?

-The centipede.

-Ingrid.

-Bank.

In rugby, what S is the formation used to restart play?

A scrum.

The minster of which northern English city was struck by lightning in September 1984?

York.

Who wrote the Harry Potter books?

-Harry Potter.

-No, JK Rowling. Kathryn.

-Bank.

What S is a garment

that is traditional dress for Balinese and Tahitian men and women?

-Skirt.

-No, sarong.

Which letter and number

describes a political summit meeting held in Genoa in July 2001 followed by riots?

-G10.

-No, G8.

What does the French "non" mean?

No.

Expressed as a decimal, what is one quarter of ten?

-.25.

-No, 2.5.

What type of animal is ridden in the Melbourne Cup race, a horse or ostriches?

Horse.

Hurricanes occur in the Atlantic, typhoons in the... ?

Pacific.

On which bank of the River Thames was The National Theatre opened in the 1950s?

-Vauxhall.

-South.

In which decade did John F Kennedy become President?

The '60s.

Gilbert and Sullivan set which operetta in Japan?

Mikado.

Did Hemingway fight in The French Revolution or The Spanish Civil War?

Spanish Civil War.

The Mediterranean community of Herculaneum was destroyed by which volcano in 79 AD?

-Pass.

-Vesuvius. Ian.

-Bank.

In 1783 the French Marquis d'Arlandes took part in the first...

Time is up.

You managed to bank £500 of the first £1,000

available to you.

Whose treasure trove is sadly empty?

Who should be named Simple Simon?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

In Round One, Patricia is the strongest link.

She answered all her questions correctly and banked money for the team.

With no correct answers, Peter is the weakest link.

Will the team realise this early in the game?

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

What do you do, Ingrid?

-I'm a housewife.

-Really? What does that involve?

Basically, watching television, going shopping.

I get the vacuum cleaner out occasionally.

-Why Peter?

-Because I think he got a couple of questions wrong.

Nigel?

-Yes, Anne.

-What do you do?

-Airline cabin crew.

What do you do in the crew?

Sort out problems when they get terrible leg room problem.

-Seat pitch and things like that.

-Who are the awkward passengers?

People like you, Anne.

You thought we'd have easy questions.

When I asked you who wrote Harry Potter you said Harry Potter.

-You frighten me, that's why.

-Why Peter?

He got three questions wrong.

Bill, what do you do?

-I'm a lecturer.

-What do you lecture in?

Communications Studies.

I try to teach people to make sense of mass media.

-Such as?

-TV, press, radio.

Oh, you know how to make sense of TV, do you?

I teach them how symbolic structures are at work in TV.

How symbolic structures are.

Yes, symbolic structures.

I don't know what they are.

It's the way the set is laid out, the clothes you wear,

your haircut, your shoes.

Well, well, well.

-Why Peter?

-He got three questions wrong.

He made you all look brilliant in comparison.

With seven votes, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I feel devastated being voted off in the first round.

I told everybody I'm on the show

and I won't get out in the first round.

I'll get through to a later round. I'll never live it down.

I think Patricia will be off next.

She paused on questions. She didn't seem too sure.

Round Two. You've won £500 so far out of a possible £1,000.

There are eight of you left.

You got rid of Peter who didn't answer a question correctly.

Bill from Media Studies

and Ingrid, a housewife who spends all day watching TV, are still here.

We take 10 seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest link, Patricia.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In which TV comedy do Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Reese Shearsmith

play characters in Royston Vasey?

Pass.

The League Of Gentlemen.

Queen Boadicea led a revolt in England in AD60 against occupation by which empire?

The Roman.

Which psychoanalyst wrote The Interpretation Of Dreams?

-Floyd.

-No, Freud.

There are how many giant pandas remaining in the wild, 1,000 or 10,000?

1,000.

Karl Lagerfeld and Stella McCartney designed for which group?

-Dior.

-No, Chloe.

On a normal battery, is the positive or negative on the base?

Negative.

What is the capital of The Isle of Man?

Douglas.

The front of Buckingham Palace is at the end of which famous London road?

-Pall Mall.

-The Mall. I can't accept Pall Mall.

In art, which style came first, Art Deco or Art Nouveau?

Art Nouveau.

In the 1974 film Blazing Saddles which actor played the role of The Wako Kid?

-Clint Eastwood.

-No, Gene Wilder.

Which country constructed the defensive Maginot Line before the Second World War?

-Germany.

-No, France.

Which champion golfer was born in Cypress, California, in 1975?

-Don't know.

-Tiger Woods.

What D is a hot or cold sauce containing oil or vinegar used to coat salads?

Dressing.

Which country is bordered to the north by Denmark,

the North Sea and the Baltic Sea?

-Norway.

-Germany.

In the 1970s TV series starring Erik Estrada

by what acronym was the Californian Highway Patrol known?

-Don't know.

-CHiPs.

What M is an art form using small pieces of glass or tile, also used in flooring?

Mosaic.

How many minutes in two hours?

-120.

-Nigel.

-Bank.

Which Welsh singer had a No.1 in 1966 with Green Green Grass Of Home?

Tom Jones.

By what nickname are Wolverhampton Wanderers known?

-Wolves.

-Ian.

-Bank.

In which book does the future Edward VI change places with a beggar boy?

-Blackadder.

-The Prince and The Pauper.

Which is the largest penguin, the king or the emperor?

-Emperor.

-Lisa.

-Bank.

Saline is a solution of which chemical compound...

-Salt.

-Time is up.

Salt was the correct answer, but you're out of time.

So you really went down the drain.

£120

is all you managed to put in your kitty.

Whose bike has flat tyres?

To whom should you be saying

a fond farewell?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Kathryn is the weakest link.

The strongest link is Nigel.

Who will the team want off?

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

We have a tie, team. Kathryn and Ian, three votes each.

Ingrid,

why have you voted for Ian?

He got a couple wrong and he hesitated.

Oh, dear.

Lisa, why Kathryn?

He got a couple wrong and she hesitated quite a lot.

When the vote is tied

the strongest casts the deciding vote.

Cabin chief Nigel, you voted for Ian

but you can change your mind. Ian or Kathryn?

We've overbooked again

so I'll have to stick with Ian, I'm afraid.

-Why?

-Because he hesitated and...he got some wrong.

Did you think he was the weakest link?

It was difficult to say. I thought so, yeah. Probably I'm wrong.

That's correct.

In fact, statistically,

Kathryn was the worst player.

But Nigel's hanging on to you.

Ian, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I'm peeved at being voted off.

I was one of the stronger members, not the weakest. I banked. What more can I say?

I think Kathryn will be voted off next.

She's the weaker member of the team.

But I really hope Nigel is voted off next.

Round Three. You've won £620 out of a possible £2,000. Seven players left.

We take another ten seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest

and that's Nigel.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which actor, who won an Oscar for the 1995 film Leaving Las Vegas,

is a nephew of Francis Ford Coppola?

-George Clooney.

-Nicolas Cage.

What H is an opinion or belief which contradicts established religious teachings?

-Don't know.

-Heresy.

The title of UB40's 1983 UK hit single is Red Red what?

Wine.

In the comedy series Keeping Up Appearances

what O is Hyacinth's brother-in-law?

-Oliver.

-No, Onslow.

What type of cheese is Caerphilly, hard or soft?

Hard.

The classic American novel Catch 22 was written by Joseph who?

Steinbeck?

Heller.

In weaponry, Puckles rotating cylinder flintlock

was the first of which type of gun?

-A pistol?

-No, a machine gun.

What's the name of the sheepdog which joined the Blue Peter team in 2001?

-Petra.

-Meg.

In which world war did Japan occupy the Philippines?

-The First.

-No, Second.

What G is an insect-eating lizard whose name comes from the sound of its call?

-Gecko.

-Lisa.

-Bank.

Who was overthrown as leader of Romania in 1989?

Nicolae Ceausescu.

Which group's last live performance took place

on the roof of the offices of Apple records?

The Beatles.

Which city's famous school of art building was designed by Mackintosh?

-New York.

-Glasgow.

What S is a general name for meat products such as saveloy and salami?

Sausages.

Which arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?

-The veins.

-Pulmonary.

In the 1990s TV sitcom Men Behaving Badly which actor played Tony?

Neil Morrissey.

What colour dot on a squash ball indicates the slowest ball for club players?

-White.

-Yellow.

The asteroid belt lies between the orbit of Jupiter and Saturn or Mars?

Mars.

In which Shakespeare play does Bottom appear?

-A Midsummer Night's Dream.

-Ingrid.

-Bank.

Which pop group, formed in 1967, has released albums

And Then There Were Three and We Can't Dance.

-Rolling Stones.

-Genesis. Patricia.

Time is up. Dear, dear, dear, dear, dear.

£70 is all you put in your kitty.

Who has delusions of adequacy?

Let's vote off the weakest link.

In a reversal of fortune, Nigel has become the weakest link.

With no wrong answers Don is the strongest link.

Will these statistics be reflected in votes?

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

Lisa.

-You haven't got a job.

-Not at the moment.

Have you ever had a job?

Not a sort of nine to five, everyday job, no.

Oh.

Well, a sort of ten till six,

-every other day job?

-Not even that.

What have you been doing?

-I took time to do a degree.

-A degree! No wonder you haven't a job.

Where did you do the degree?

-Oxford.

-What did you do it in?

-History and English.

So you don't know about symbolic structures in TV?

-Not really, no.

-What have you learnt at Oxford?

I learned how to talk back to people,

how to express my opinions and to make sure no-one gets the better of me.

Right. We'll see about that.

Why Ingrid?

She got a couple of questions wrong and one of them she lost money on.

Kathryn.

-Yes.

-What a magnificent round you had.

-Magnificent.

Why Ingrid?

Because she was equally as bad as I.

But someone was worse still.

-I think they were.

-Why Ingrid?

Because she was hesitating and got some wrong

as a lot of us did. I know that.

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

-Ingrid, back to the TV and shopping.

-Wonderful.

With four votes, the team say you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I think my game fell apart because I was nervous.

I got one question wrong

and it led on. I knew the answers.

I know the answer to the last question is Genesis. It wouldn't come.

I'll tell my friends what Terry Wogan said about Anne is true.

She is a cross between Attila the Hun and Hitler's mother. She's terrifying.

Round Four. £690 banked out of a possible £3,000. Six of you left.

We're taking another ten seconds off the clock. You now have

just 2½ minutes. We'll start with the strongest link - Don.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What O is the dried juice from the white Indian poppy

often used in the manufacture of drugs?

Opium.

An Aberdeen Angus is a breed of what?

-Cattle.

-I'll accept.

-NIGEL: Bank.

What V was the British monarch known as Empress of India?

Victoria.

A statue of Lady Godiva stands in the centre of which English city?

-Manchester.

-No, Coventry.

According to legend, the Fisher King guarded the spear that wounded Christ

and which other relic?

The Holy Grail.

With which famous vocalist did Sammy Davis Jr duet in 1962

on the song Me And My Shadow?

-Ella Fitzgerald.

-Frank Sinatra.

Which character asked the Wizard of Oz for a heart?

-The straw man.

-No, the tin man.

Guy who was caught as one of the members of the Gunpowder Plot?

Fawkes.

Which Prime Minister of Italy returned to the post in the 2001 election?

-Renaldo.

-No, Berlusconi.

In which continent is the Atacama Desert?

-Asia.

-South America.

What O is a type of mushroom and shellfish?

Oyster.

Which motor racing team was Eddie Irvine contracted to in 2001?

Jaguar.

In music, what C is normally placed at the beginning of each stave?

-Cadenza.

-No, clef.

On a ship, what B is an officer responsible for ship maintenance?

-Purser.

-Bosun.

A Roghan josh comes from which country's cuisine?

India. KATHRYN: Bank.

What's the first name of Ian Botham's sporting son?

-James.

-Liam.

In Hinduism, which type of animal is the god Hanuman?

-Elephant.

-Monkey.

Which 1968 film starred Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

as two flatmates who have different lifestyles?

-Grumpy Old Men.

-The Odd Couple.

The first railway tunnel was built between Manchester and which city?

Stafford.

The correct answer is Liverpool.

Just £70 in the kitty. Who's all mouth and no trousers?

Whose knowledge has run amok? Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

As the only one to get all her answers wrong, Kathryn is the weakest.

Will the team pick up on that?

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

Patricia,

-what do you do?

-I'm retired so I lead a life of leisure, I'm afraid.

-Nothing to be afraid of, is there?

-Not really, it's great.

-Why Kathryn?

-I think she's been the weakest link most of the rounds.

Lisa,

-what are you hoping to get a job as?

-Something in TV.

-Such as what?

-I wouldn't aspire to your position yet but maybe later.

What makes you think you're talented enough for TV, Lisa?

-You have to be talented, Anne?

-Can you spell?

-Just about.

-Can you post a letter?

-That, too.

-You're already ahead of most graduates.

-Why Kathryn?

-I think she's been

nervous all the way and she's been the weakest link.

Don.

-Yes, Anne?

-Why do you want to get rid of Kathryn?

I don't want to get rid of her.

But I have to play by the rules and I think she's the weakest link.

OK. Well, Kathryn from Newcastle,

who thinks Manchester's in the Midlands, with three votes,

you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To be voted off after that round was a relief.

Because I was cringing on the platform.

Possibly Don would be off next.

He has hesitated. He's good, but he often hesitates.

Round Five. Your total so far is £760.

If you'd hit the target, it would be £4,000. Five of you left.

Another ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link.

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

Start the clock.

Which US politician was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Gulf War?

-Al Gore.

-Colin Powell.

The Super G is an event in which winter sport?

-Motorbike racing.

-Skiing.

What L weaves threads into fabric?

A loom.

-Bank.

-Huckleberry Finn ran away by going down which river?

The Mississippi.

The bouzouki is an instrument from which country?

-Hungary.

-Greece.

Patrick Stewart received which award from Buckingham Palace in 2001?

-The MBE.

-OBE. In which decade was the first cloning of a sheep?

The 1990s.

How many lions are on the emblem of the England cricket team?

Three.

What P means a quality of price or rate of exchange?

-Productivity.

-No, parity.

Who wrote The Three Musketeers?

Alexandre Dumas.

-Bank.

-Which children's TV programme featured Hamble, Jemima and Humpty?

-The Magic Roundabout.

-Play School.

What clay is named after the Italian for baked earth?

Terracotta.

In the Bond film The World Is Not Enough, which actor starred as Zokas?

Robert Carlyle.

Paul Keating and Bob Hawke were both Prime Minister of where?

Australia.

Bjorn and which other member of Abba wrote the music for Chess?

-Pass.

-Benny.

Which British Olympic boxing champion is nicknamed A-Force?

-Don't know.

-Audley Harrison.

In which century was Thomas Cook's founded?

-The 18th.

-No, 19th.

Which character hosted...

Time's up. And in that round,

you went down the drain even further. Just £60,

out of the £1,000 you could have won.

If things are to get better, I urge you

turf out the time-waster, ditch the dimwit, dispatch the dunce.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Lisa is the only person to get all her questions,

making her the strongest link.

Once again, Nigel has gone from being the strongest link

to the weakest link.

Can he survive another vote?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Lisa,

when you go for your job in TV, will you be telling them you think you don't need any talent?

That would be a foolish thing to do.

-Why Nigel?

-He's the one I remember getting the questions wrong.

Bill, as you teach media,

to students,

-presumably, you yourself have spent many years in the media?

-No.

Oh.

What qualification have you got to teach Media Studies?

I do have two degrees which are relevant.

-What two degrees?

-A degree in History and one in Cultural Studies.

-Symbolic structures, of course.

-Right. And why Nigel?

-He got the most questions wrong.

-With three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I probably deserved to be voted off this round

because I was the weakest link. I got nothing right.

I wish that Bill would be here now instead.

Because he's far too smug and conceited. The only prize he deserves is a ticket home.

Round Six. And of the £5,000 you could have won, you've got £820. Four of you left.

Another ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - Lisa.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Where is it "unlucky" to open an umbrella?

Indoors.

-Bank.

-In 1861, Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of which new European state?

Italy.

Which member of The Who played the title role in McVicar?

-Robbie Williams.

-No, Roger Daltrey.

Abuja replaced Lagos as capital city of which West African country in 1991?

Nigeria. LISA: Bank.

Which author won the 2000 Booker Prize?

Margaret Atwood.

Which point is 180 degrees round a compass from north-northeast?

-North...

-No, the correct answer is south-southwest.

-Bank.

-What does a cardiologist study?

Heart.

The Cuban Missile Crisis was caused by nuclear missiles sent by whom?

The USSR.

-Bank.

-In Red Dwarf, name the robot played by Robert Llewellyn.

Kryten.

Which super hero's sidekick first appeared in Batman in 1940?

Robin.

-Bank.

-Which form of Christianity is named after the Greek for universal?

-Orthodox.

-No, Roman Catholic Church.

What name normally refers to the adult male cat?

Tom. LISA: Bank.

Osteoporosis is a weakening of which major structural elements?

Bones.

-Bank.

-In what is Colin McRae world champion?

Motor rallying.

Scream If You Wanna Go Faster was the second album by which female singer?

-Pass.

-Geri Halliwell.

In which country was Harold Pinter born?

England.

-Bank.

-The oldest part of the Tower of London was built in whose reign?

William the Conqueror.

Which tragic Greek character is famous for marrying his mother?

Pass? Oedipus.

Time's up.

You did slightly better. You banked £200.

But remember, you cannot afford to carry passengers.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Lisa is the strongest for the second consecutive time.

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

Will the team notice that?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Don, what do you do to keep fit?

I swim roughly about a mile nonstop every week

and walk three to four miles a day.

-You swim the mile all at once?

-Yes.

I can swim around 50 to 60 lengths nonstop.

Great heavens.

-Does that keep your memory going?

-I have no trouble with it.

I think my memory's pretty good, actually.

Why Patricia?

I thought that she just answered more questions wrong.

-That was it.

-Right.

-Patricia, retirement's done YOU no good.

-I don't listen to pop music.

With three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm not unhappy about being voted off.

Because I was the weakest link. I felt isolated on the other side of the ring

and the other three were together.

I think Bill is the strongest.

I think he'll win. He does have a wide breadth of knowledge.

Round Seven. You've won £1,020 out of a possible £6,000.

Three of you left.

Ten seconds off the clock. We start with the strongest link - Lisa. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Who was the leader of China until 1976?

-Chairman Mao.

-Yeah, I'll accept.

An ortanique is a cross between an orange and which other fruit?

-Lemon.

-No, tangerine.

Which planet is between those of Jupiter and Uranus?

Saturn. LISA: Bank.

Which British general was given command of all Allied land forces in 1944?

-General Patton.

-No, Montgomery.

In which 1932 film did Marlene Dietrich star as Shanghai Lily?

-I've forgotten.

-Shanghai Express.

Which term for track and field events comes from the Greek word Athlos?

Athletics. LISA: Bank.

Which island is reached by the Menai suspension bridge?

Anglesey.

Which author wrote The Dark Half, It and Needful Things?

-Don't know.

-Stephen King.

In navigation, for what does GPS stand?

-Ground Positioning System.

-Global Positioning System.

In the 1938 film Bringing Up Baby, which actor starred as David Huxley?

-Gregory Peck.

-No, Cary Grant.

The adjective otic refers to which sensory organs?

The ear. BILL: Bank.

Kirkwall is the largest town in which islands?

-The Shetlands.

-Orkneys.

Allah is the Arabic name for whom?

God.

Pigs roll in mud to cool themselves down as they lack which glands?

-Don't know.

-Sweat glands.

What's our term for what in the US is a trailer park?

A caravan park. LISA: Bank.

In which year did the Titanic sink?

1912.

Whose law states that if anything can go wrong, it will?

-Murphy's Law.

-That's the correct answer.

But you were out of time. You only banked £80.

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

In the next round,

there's £3,000 to be won. The question is,

who should you hang on to to raise the bank balance?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Lisa is the strongest link for the third time.

Don is the weakest link as he got the most wrong.

But at this pivotal point in the game, which way will the votes go?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Lisa,

why are you getting rid of 82-year-old Don?

I think he was the weakest link. He's been brilliant all the way.

But that round, he had more problems than the rest of us.

Bill.

-Why are you getting rid of 82-year-old Don?

-I think speed is now important.

I think Don's answered really good questions.

-But he has been slow.

-OK.

Don, you've done very well.

But they want you out. With two votes,

you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

On being voted off, I was a little disappointed.

But I'm quite pleased that I got so far.

I hope that Lisa wins.

She deserves it because she is consistent

and has been consistent through several rounds.

Round Eight. You've won £1,100

out of a possible £7,000. Bill and Lisa,

two of you left. You have 90 seconds in this round.

But whatever you win

will be trebled and added to your overall prize money.

So £3,000 is at stake.

We'll start with the strongest link - Lisa.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which rock'n'roll band had a 1976 UK No.1 single with Under The Moon Of Love?

-Ultravox.

-Showaddywaddy.

Where is the Bank of England?

London. LISA: Bank.

A molecule of ozone has how many atoms of oxygen?

Three.

-Bank.

-David Owen was one of the Gang of Four who set up which party?

-The SSDLP.

-No, SDP or Social Democratic Party.

Which Russian composer wrote The Nutcracker?

Tchaikovsky. BILL: Bank.

Which word means riding waves and exploring the Net?

Surfing.

-Bank.

-Santa Cruz is the largest city on which Canary Island?

-Lanzarote.

-Tenerife.

The Western Front was an area of conflict in which war?

World War One. LISA: Bank.

How many feet in two yards?

Six. BILL: Bank.

In which Dutch city is the Royal Palace?

Amsterdam. LISA: Bank.

Who wrote the series of Palliser novels?

-Pass.

-Anthony Trollope.

Which cartoon bear first appeared in 1920?

Rupert. LISA: Bank.

Which US President delivered the Arsenal of Democracy speech?

Roosevelt.

The 1969 film Kes was directed by Ken who?

Loach.

-Bank.

-Which concerts held in...

Time's up. You managed to win £210,

which we'll treble and add to your overall winnings.

The prize money today is £1,730. But of course,

only one of you can take it home.

Now you will play against each other.

I'll ask alternate questions.

Whoever answers the most correctly wins.

So, Bill and Lisa, for one thousand,

seven hundred

and thirty pounds, let's play The Weakest Link.

-Bill, as the strongest link, you choose who goes first.

-I will.

Bill,

flying fish is the national dish of which Caribbean island?

-Jamaica.

-No, the correct answer is Barbados.

Lisa,

a rare portrait of which 19th-century female English novelist

hangs in the National Portrait Gallery,

claimed to be painted by her sister Cassandra?

George Eliot.

No, the correct answer is Jane Austen.

Bill, which African country and former French colony

gained independence in July 1962?

-Algeria.

-That is the correct answer.

Lisa,

which small piece of office equipment,

patented by Norwegian Johan Vaaler, in 1901,

was voted product of the century in a Millennium poll?

-Pencil sharpener.

-No, the correct answer is paper clip.

Bill,

in literature, which 1908 novel by EM Forster

opens in a pensione

in the Italian city of Florence?

-A Room With A View.

-That is the correct answer.

Lisa,

what is the monetary unit of Poland?

-I don't know.

-The correct answer is the zloty.

Bill, if you answer this question correctly, you've won.

For £1,730,

on a British motorway, what is the distance

between the first of the countdown markers indicating an exit ahead

and the exit itself?

-300 yards.

-That is the correct answer.

That means, Bill,

you are today's strongest link. You go away with £1,730.

Lisa, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest link. Goodbye.

Having got to the end and not got voted off once,

I felt elated, I felt confused, I felt surprised, pleased and tired.

I felt chuffed, really.

I think the person to beat was always going to be Bill.

He was relaxed, no nerves and good general knowledge.

Anne is demanding and she's severe.

She lets you know she's the boss.

Subtitles by itfc for BBC Subtitling - 2001