16/12/2011 Weakest Link

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

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

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

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

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

They've only just met,

but to get the prize money they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing,

as round-by-round we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Steve, I'm 44, from Southend-on-Sea,

and I'm a psychic medium.

I'm Kirsty, 31, from Holmfirth in West Yorkshire,

and I'm a recruitment consultant.

I'm Richard, I'm 71, I'm from Preston,

and I'm a food safety consultant.

I'm Ali, 49, from Uxbridge, and I'm cabin crew.

I'm Dave, 23, from Belfast, and I'm a fill shift assistant.

I'm Judy, I'm 67, I'm from Ross-on-Wye,

and I'm a retired community nurse.

I'm Darren, I'm 39, from Devizes, and I'm a records and archives officer.

I'm Sarah, I'm 29, from Newport in South Wales,

and I'm a civil servant.

I'm Andy, I'm 54, I come from Swanage in Dorset,

and I have an 18-hole pitch and putt course.

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

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

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

Say "Bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round One, three minutes on the clock.

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

That's you, Ali.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock.

Ali, in the modern English alphabet, which is the third letter?

-C.

-Correct.

Dave, in zoology the word "rhino" is short for the name of which animal?

-Rhinoceros.

-Correct.

Judy, in the human body, the ovaries, uterus,

and Fallopian tubes are parts of the reproductive system of which sex?

-The female.

-Correct. Darren,

what "B" is a colloquial British term for sausages?

-Banger.

-Correct.

Sarah, it's widely considered to be bad luck to walk

under which piece of equipment, used by window cleaners and builders?

-A ladder.

-Correct. Andy,

according to the proverb, to achieve more than one result

with a single action is "to kill two birds with one..." What?

-Stone.

-Correct.

Steve, badminton is often referred to as which type of game?

Indoor or outdoor?

-Indoor.

-Correct. Kirsty,

a strip of leather under the laces of a shoe

is known by the name of which organ in the mouth?

-Tongue.

-Correct. Richard,

what "G" is a common five-letter slang word for £1,000?

Could you repeat that question please, Anne?

What "G" is a common five-letter slang word for £1,000?

-A grand.

-Correct. Ali.

-Bank!

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

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

and that money will go through to the next round.

But one of you will not.

Important to distinguish between who's stupid and who's nervous.

Who is it that proves that the show is not idiot-proof?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round,

Ali is the strongest link as she banked all the money for the team.

The statistics reveal that Dave is the weakest link.

But who will the team want off?

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

Richard.

Judy.

Judy.

Richard.

Richard.

Richard.

Richard.

Richard.

Richard.

-What do you do, Ali?

-I'm cabin crew.

How old are you?

-49.

-Yeah.

So flying's taken its toll, has it?

-If you say so, Anne.

-Yes.

And what sort of trips do you do?

Erm, I do all the long-haul trips now.

-Which section of the plane are you in?

-Mostly in first-class now.

-Oh, are you?

-Are you married?

-Yes.

-Did you lasso a pilot?

-No, but I did meet my husband on an aircraft.

-Oh...

-He was a customer.

-You lassoed a passenger in first-class?

-Yes.

Good heavens! Put your board down.

Now, as you're cabin crew, I want you to demonstrate.

What can you demonstrate?

-Erm, how to put on the life jacket, where the exits are.

-No.

I want you to demonstrate how you lasso a first-class passenger.

THEY LAUGH

I ask what I can get him and he asks for my telephone number.

-But you're not allowed to give your telephone number.

-No, I didn't.

Erm, so I didn't answer him. So he then gave me his.

-Are you allowed to take their telephone numbers?

-Yes.

-Are you? Put your board up.

Why Richard?

He hesitated on his question and asked for it to be repeated.

-What do you do, Steve?

-I'm a psychic medium, Anne.

Hard to think you're medium anything!

I know. Extra-extra large.

And where do you demonstrate?

-Erm, I demonstrate mainly in London and Essex.

-Yes.

-It's quite easy in Essex, isn't it?

-It is easy in Essex, but it transcends

and goes a little further, because you're going to beyond, aren't you?

Yeah, but you can say, "Is there anyone up there wearing fake tan?"

Can't you?

-Well, there's plenty down the area wearing fake tan, I guess.

-Yeah.

-Erm, yeah.

-And who's guiding you, Steve?

-A Native American Indian guide called Red Cloud.

-Is he a looker?

-He's quite good looking, I guess. He's got a bray of feathers.

-Yes.

-Is there a Mrs Steve at home?

-There's not, I'm afraid.

-Oh!

So nothing goes bump in the night at home?

Er, not really! Not at the moment in Essex.

Oh, you hesitated.

Well, it may do, but it could be spirit, couldn't it?

Why Richard?

-He hesitated in that round.

-He did.

-Where are you from, Sarah?

-South Wales, Anne.

-Are you?

-And what do you do in South Wales?

-I'm a civil servant.

-What sort of civil servant?

-An administrative civil servant.

This isn't 20 Questions! What do you do?

-Lots of admin work for the Government.

-What department?

-The Crown Prosecution Service.

-Are you prosecuting Welsh people?

-We prosecute Welsh and English.

-Yeah.

-And when you get home, what do you do?

-Usually bake.

You bake what?

-Cakes.

-Really?

-I'm a part-time cake decorator.

-Are you?

What do you decorate them with? Teeth marks?

-No, I'm losing weight, Anne.

-Are you? How are you doing that?

I'm a member of a slimming club and have been for...

-For many, many years.

-Just a few!

I'm doing quite well actually! I've lost three and a half stone.

-Ready for my wedding.

-Why Richard?

He did hesitate on that one, and we could have banked a bit earlier.

Richard. You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I think the team has lost a valuable player,

because I feel I would have been quite strong in it.

And, erm, but there we are. It's like a game of chance, really. Yeah.

Round Two and you have £1,000. We're now taking ten seconds off your time.

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

That's Ali.

Let's play the weakest link.

Start the clock.

Ali, in travel, in 1988,

new-style UK passports were introduced that are machine readable

and have a cover of which colour - lime or burgundy?

-Burgundy.

-Correct. Dave,

if you give someone a severe reprimand or a strong

warning to improve their behaviour, you are said to read which act?

-Riot act.

-Correct. Judy,

in clothing, what "O" is the adjective that can describe either

socks that do not match or a single sock that is left over

after sorting the laundry?

-Odd.

-Correct. Darren,

in athletics, the adjustable devices against which sprinters

brace their feet before a race, are called starting what?

-Blocks.

-Correct. Sarah,

in marine life, the swordfish is so-called because of an

elongated bone extending from which end of its body? The head or the tail?

-The tail.

-The head. Andy,

in maths, what is 33 divided by 3?

-11.

-Correct.

Steve, what "B" is the term for the wet spongy ground consisting of

decaying vegetable matter that was formerly a common source of peat?

-Bog.

-Correct.

Kirsty, the short programme that began in 1961

in which correspondence from the public is read out and responded to,

is entitled Points of... what?

-View.

-Correct.

Ali, in medieval artefacts,

the Mappa Mundi housed in Hereford Cathedral is a depiction of what?

The moon or the world?

-The moon.

-The world.

Dave, a slice of bread dipped in raw egg

and then fried is known as French...what?

-Toast.

-Correct. Judy,

the title of which stablemate of the Beano

is a term for a man who dresses with excessive elegance?

-Dennis the Menace.

-Dandy.

Darren, what "T" is a train often said to do

when it comes to the end of its journey?

-Terminate.

-Correct. Sarah,

what four-letter word precedes cycle, support

and expectancy to give three terms regularly used

in the medical profession?

Can you repeat the question?

Which four-letter word precedes cycle, support

and expectancy to give three terms regularly used

in the medical profession?

-Life.

-Correct. Andy,

A 1998 UK Number One single by the dance group Aqua

had what title - Reverend Smith or Doctor Jones?

-Doctor Jones.

-Correct.

-Steve, in jewellery...

-Bank!

..the gem called a zircon is widely used as a less expensive substitute

for which precious stone?

Could you repeat the question, please?

The gem called a zircon is widely used as a less expensive substitute

for which precious stone?

-Diamond.

-Correct. Kirsty.

-Bank!

In history, the Argentine political figure, Eva Peron,

was popularly known by what diminutive name?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Oh, it's not on the tip of your tongue, is it?

The correct answer was Evita.

You won £120.

Who probably thinks Castro is a cheap supermarket?

Who thinks they saw a "No Thinking" sign outside the studio?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Steve is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Sarah,

but will the other players consider that when casting their votes?

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

Sarah.

Sarah.

Sarah.

Sarah.

Sarah.

Sarah.

Judy.

Judy.

-Where are you from, Dave?

-Belfast.

-And what do you do?

Er, I'm a fill shift assistant.

-Are you filling the shelves?

-Yes.

Who are you doing that for?

It is a discount store, so yeah, it's good prices.

So I could furnish my house in Belfast for £100?

-Possibly.

-Yeah.

-And then I'd double its value, wouldn't I?

-More than likely, yeah.

-What's the joy of working for them?

-Erm, moving a bay and then seeing...

-A bay?

-A bay, like a display end.

Eh, and moving it and then seeing it sell out quickly.

I enjoy the visual merchandising side of things.

-Oh, so you don't bother to go to the movies, do you?

-No.

-Is it your life, filling the shelves?

-No, it's not.

-It's a means to an end at the moment.

-What's the end?

Erm, cocktail bartending.

-It's my main passion, work-wise.

-Yeah.

-Have you got a Media Studies degree?

-I don't, no.

Oh, well that's what you want if you want to work behind a bar.

-Media Studies?

-Why Sarah?

She got a question wrong and she hesitated a bit as well.

-Where are you from, Judy?

-Ross-on-Wye.

-And what do you do, Judy?

-I'm now retired. I was a community nurse.

Doing what?

Er, we would go round and visit people that couldn't get out,

to have dressings done and things.

Yeah.

And do they retire you when it would be difficult

to distinguish between the old people and the nurse?

-Not at all, Anne! No, no.

-Yeah.

And did you have a little car with a blue light on it?

No, I had a little car with a blue bag in it. OK?

Yes.

-With all my bits and pieces in.

-What bits and pieces?

Well, I have to take my stethoscope and my thermometer, and my...

-To play doctors and nurses?

-Yes, I do!

-Why Sarah?

She hesitated on the one question.

Sarah, you are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I'm quite happy to go out in Round Two.

Other people got a few questions wrong

and I think they were a bit jealous of my chat with Anne.

We had a connection. So I think that's why I got voted.

Round Three. In the bank - £1,120. Another ten seconds coming off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Steve, what "B" is the name of the flexible

column of discs that by definition is possessed by all vertebrates?

-Backbone.

-Correct. Kirsty,

in slang, a humorous rhyming expression

for an amorous encounter, is rumpy...what?

-Pumpy.

-Correct. Ali,

in cinema, which of these films from the 1970s

is best described as a disaster movie?

Saturday Night Fever or The Poseidon Adventure?

-The Poseidon Adventure.

-Correct.

Dave, what is 50 minus 6?

-44.

-Correct. Judy,

At a church ceremony in Gloucestershire

in July 2011, the rock guitarist Jamie Hince married which supermodel?

-Kate Moss.

-Correct. Darren,

in literature, which fairytale by the Brothers Grimm

features two abandoned children who discover a house constructed from cakes?

Hansel and Gretel.

-Correct. Andy.

-Bank.

-In classical music venues,

the Bastille Opera House opened in 1989 in which city?

-Paris.

-Correct. Steve,

in fantasy football games played by post or on the internet,

each player takes on which role in their team -

manager or striker?

-Striker.

-Manager.

Kirsty, the abbreviation "ABS" is short for anti-lock breaking...what?

-System.

-Correct.

Ali, in the animal kingdom, squirrel, spider

and woolly, are the names of three species of which type of primate?

-Meerkat.

-Monkey.

Dave, which word meaning "swift"

is the term for a number of warships working as a unit?

-Pass.

-Fleet.

Judy, in the US, the third Monday in January is a national holiday celebrating

the birthday of which civil rights leader?

Martin Luther King.

Correct. Darren,

In the Bible, what "L" is the three letter name of the only man to survive

the destruction of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah?

-Lol.

-Lot. Andy,

in cinema, the actor who's won Oscars for his roles

in the films Mystic River and Milk is Sean...who?

-Connery.

-Penn.

Steve, the Ural Mountains form a traditional boundary

between Europe and which other continent?

-Asia.

-Correct. Kirsty,

in pastimes, which of these is the name of a popular card game?

Rum Ginny or Gin Rummy?

Rum.

No, Gin Rummy.

Ali, in TV cartoons...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, and you won £450. Who stopped you winning any more?

Who thinks Fox News is current affairs for foxes?

Who thinks CNN are the third, fourth and fifth letters of the alphabet?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers right,

Judy is the strongest link.

Statistically, the weakest link is Ali.

But will the votes reflect the statistics?

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

Dave.

Dave.

Steve.

Steve.

Kirsty.

Kirsty.

Steve.

-Where are you from, Andy?

-Swanage.

-In Dorset, Anne.

-Yeah. And what do you do there?

I have a pitch and putt course.

And do you have something intellectual to assist you with your life?

Yes, I do. I have a political party.

In Swanage?

-In Dorset.

-Yes. What's that political party?

It's called The Movement For Active Democracy.

Are you hoping to become Prime Minister?

Eh, dictator of the world, really, Anne, I'm thinking.

Yeah, I mean, there's a good chance, isn't there?

I'd like to think so.

I mean, think of how many leading politicians have started life out

owning a golf course.

In Dorset.

-Well, it funds the campaign.

-Yes.

You just like standing up and talking, do you?

Yeah, I like putting ideas into people's heads.

-Giving themselves some feeling of freedom.

-Yeah.

-And self-worth.

-Is this part of your speech?

-No.

-No. Can you do jokes in your speech?

-Yes.

-Really?

-I can do.

-A funny politician?

-Yes.

Put your board down.

You want to hear a joke now?

-Well, when did you want to do the joke?

-Now, I'm thinking.

Yeah. Go on.

Two Spanish firefighters, one's called Jose,

and the other one's called Hose B.

-It's not my usual material, I have to say.

-Put your board up.

Why Steve?

Er, well, he's opposite me,

and I don't really know, I wasn't really paying attention to anybody.

So, Ali, who is cabin crew and doesn't feel that flying has aged her.

If you lassoed Mr Right in first-class,

how come you're still bothering to work?

-Because I like it.

-Why Steve?

He did get two questions wrong.

I'm sorry, Steve.

-Did you think he was the worst player?

-No.

-Who did you think was the worst player?

-I think I probably was.

No "probably."

Steve, you are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

It's a shame that I went out in Round Three

when I wasn't the weakest link of that round.

Erm, but clearly it sort of reminds ourselves that when you do go out

in life it's not always down to yourself, and we just move forward.

Round Four. In the kitty, £1,570. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Judy, in science, the freezing point of pure water at standard pressure

is 32 degrees on which temperature scale?

-Fahrenheit.

-Correct.

Darren, in a hive, what "W" is the term for a female bee that collects pollen

and tends egg-cells?

-Worker.

-Correct.

Andy, the singer from the group Gnarls Barkley,

who had a solo UK hit album in 2010 entitled The Lady Killer,

is known as Cee Lo...what?

-No idea.

-Green.

Kirsty, there are Tate galleries in London, St Ives,

and which city in the north-west of England?

-Liverpool.

-Correct.

Ali, a substance called rennet obtained from the stomach of a calf

is often used in the production of what -

cheese or chutney?

-Cheese.

-Correct. Dave,

in religion, a yarmulke is a skull cap worn by the men of which faith?

-Judaism.

-Correct. Judy.

-Bank.

In which 1996 action film starring Will Smith

did aliens invade Earth, only to be defeated on the Fourth of July?

Could you repeat the question please, Anne?

In which 1996 action film starring Will Smith

did aliens invade Earth, only to be defeated on the Fourth of July?

-Sorry.

-Independence Day.

Darren, what "A" is the name of the space

at the top of a house that is the normal location

for the cold water storage system?

-The attic.

-Correct. Andy,

In US literature,

the group of anti-establishment writers of the 1950s,

including Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg,

were known as the what Generation?

-Middle.

-Beat.

Kirsty, in maths, what is 52 plus 43?

-95.

-Correct. Ali.

In the title of a TV series first shown in 2004 that helped parents

with their badly behaved children, Jo Frost was referred to as what?

-Supernanny.

-Correct. Dave,

in the animal kingdom, the soft skin that in the early spring

covers the antlers of a stag, is known as what?

Satin or velvet?

-Velvet.

-Correct. Judy.

-Bank.

In popular music, "There'll be love and laughter

"and peace ever after", is a line from which wartime song?

-The White Cliffs of Dover.

-Bank!

Correct answer, but your bank was out of time.

You won £200.

Who's the hedgehog under your car wheel?

Who's the porcupine in your paddling pool?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Andy is the weakest link.

The statistics show that Dave is the strongest link.

But will the team notice that?

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

Andy.

Andy.

Andy.

Andy.

Andy.

Judy.

Where are you from, Darren?

I live in Devizes, Anne.

And what d'you do?

I'm a records and archives officer

for the UK's leading conservation charity.

-And who's that?

-It's the National Trust.

And who wants your archives?

Lots of different people. Members of staff.

For work. Researchers. People writing books. Students.

When you're not among the archives, what are you doing, Darren?

-I like to go to my allotment.

-What d'you do on your allotment?

Grow things.

Like what?

All sorts of vegetables. Carrots, potatoes, cabbages,

cauliflowers. You name it, we've probably got it.

D'you go in competitions?

There's an annual competition on the site, Anne, yes.

Really? What have you won so far?

I've had the longest carrot.

Don't be dirty, Darren.

Two years running.

Why Andy?

I think in that round he answered the most questions wrong.

They were tough,

but it's the name of the game to get them right.

What d'you do, Kirsty?

I work as a recruitment consultant.

Who are you looking for?

Engineers, mainly.

You know a lot about engineering, do you?

A little bit.

Not a lot. I know what they have to do in the jobs, yeah.

Does that sing-song voice come from working on the telephone?

Cold calling?

A little bit, and I do some amateur dramatics, as well.

Who are you in the amateur dramatic team?

The last role I played was a fairy in Jack And The Beanstalk.

Give me a line from the fairy.

"Be gone, Wicked Witch. Fly away on your broom.

"For in Peasleby Green, it's not all gloom and doom."

Yes. I'm sure you're very good at recruiting(!)

Why Andy?

I think he got the most amount of questions wrong.

Andy! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My friends and family will be really pleased with how I performed

on the Weakest Link, because they love me.

They think I'm incredibly popular, and really great(!)

Round Five. In the bank, £1,770.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

Starting with the last round's strongest link. Dave.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In English law, what E describes a witness

whose evidence is professional opinion,

not direct experience of the case facts?

Eyewitness?

Expert.

Judy. Which word precedes "express", "cowboy" and "run"

to make the titles of three films?

Cowboy.

Midnight.

Darren, Trent Bridge cricket ground is in which British city?

Nottingham.

Correct. Kirsty. Fingal's Cave,

which consists of large columns of basalt,

is in which island group, the Scillies, or the Hebrides?

-Scillies.

-Hebrides.

Ali. The actor who's played Gaz

in Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps

and Liam in the 2011 series In With The Flynns is Will who?

-I don't know.

-Mellor.

Dave. The English statesman with the surname Cromwell, who was succeeded

as Lord Protector by his son Richard in 1658 had what first name?

Oliver?

Correct. Judy.

The heavy, rich, sweet bake mixture

named after an imperial unit of measurement, is called a what cake?

Repeat the question, please. Sorry, Anne.

The heavy, rich, sweet bake mixture

named after an imperial unit of measurement is called a what cake?

Fruit cake?

Pound.

Darren. What L was the name of the widely used 19th century remedy

consisting of a preparation of opium dissolved in alcohol?

Lignum?

No, Laudanum.

Kirsty. The Pentagon, near Washington, DC,

is the headquarters of the United States Department of what?

-Defence.

-Correct.

Ali. A domestic version of which circular percussion instrument,

that is struck with a hammer,

is sometimes sounded to summon people to dinner?

Cymbal.

A gong.

Dave. The imitation insects used by anglers as artificial bait

are known by what name? Flats or flies?

-Flies.

-Correct.

-Judy.

-Bank!

The British author who wrote the novel The Beach

and film screenplays for 28 Days Later and Sunshine, is Alex who?

ENDOFROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer is Garland. You only won £20.

Who d'you need to get rid of?

Who's the slug in your saltmine?

Who's more worrying than abandoned luggage?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most correct answers,

Dave is still the strongest link.

Statistically, Judy is the weakest link.

But will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Judy.

Judy.

Judy.

Kirsty.

Judy.

Dave, why Judy?

She got questions wrong, with a long hesitation,

-getting you to repeat the question...

-She's very old.

Ali, she looks so old, she could be cabin crew, couldn't she?

Yes, Anne.

Why have you voted for her?

She did get a couple of questions wrong.

Three questions wrong.

Judy! You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I was pleased to meet Anne.

I thought she was lovely, but I also think she's quite mean.

Sorry!

Round Six. £1,790 in the kitty.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start the strongest link. Dave.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What's the surname of the scholar who sold his soul to the devil

for youth, knowledge, and magical powers?

-Pass.

-Faust.

Darren. The script known as Linear B, found on tablets in Crete

was deciphered in 1952, and proved to be an early form

of which language?

Egyptian?

Greek.

Kirsty. The 1970s comedy quiz hosted by Bob Monkhouse,

in which nine entertainers sat in boxes in a three-by-three grid

was called Celebrity what?

Squares.

Correct. Ali. The luxury meat known as Kobe beef,

noted for its flavour and well-marbled texture,

was originally produced in which Asian country?

-China?

-Japan.

Dave. In Snooker, the Scottish player who defeated Judd Trump

in 2011 to win his fourth World Championshp is John who?

Higgins.

Correct.

Darren. The first probe to leave the solar system

was called what? Pioneer 10, or Apollo 13?

-Pioneer 10.

-Correct.

Kirsty. The US director of the films

The Royal Tennenbaums,

The Darjeeling Limited,

and Fantastic Mr Fox

was Wes who?

Snider.

Anderson.

Ali. Which slang word meaning "inferior", "bad", or "unpleasant"

is also a term for "infested with lice"?

-Pass.

-Lousy.

Dave. What K is the common term for the large joint between

the femur and the tibia?

Knee?

Correct. Darren.

The group formed in Sheffield that had a UK hit single

in 1983, entitled Temptation, was called Heaven what?

17.

Correct. Kirsty. The name of which alloy of copper and zinc

follows "horse" for the name of a decorative ornament

originally fastened to a harness?

Sorry, can you repeat the question?

The name of which alloy of copper and zinc follows "horse"

for the name of a decorative ornament originally fastened to a harness?

Stirrup.

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-Time's up.

The correct answer is brass.

You banked absolutely nothing.

So, should you show Ali the exits? Is Dave going cheap?

Perhaps there isn't a job for Kirsty.

Maybe Darren isn't a national treasure.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Ali is the weakest link, as she gave the most wrong answers.

According to the statistics,

Darren is the strongest link,

but whose game is over?

Voting over.

Reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Ali.

Kirsty.

Kirsty.

Kirsty.

Darren, are you trained as an archivist?

I'm not, Anne, no.

-Oh. So what did you do before?

-The army.

Really? What did you do in the army?

Administration and finance.

Oh, I'm glad you weren't fighting.

There's not much of you, is there?

There's not, Anne, no. Built for speed.

-Why Kirsty?

-She got a few wrong.

There were wrong answers, but she failed to bank a few quid.

Ali. Why Kirsty?

The last question was pretty easy,

so there was nothing there for me to bank.

Kirsty. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think my friends and family will be shocked how far I've got.

I don't think they thought I'd get past the first round.

I think they'll be really surprised when they find out how far I got.

Round Seven. In the bank, £1,790.

Another ten seconds off the time. We'll start the strongest link.

Darren.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which creature usually has more legs, a wasp or a weasel?

-A wasp.

-Correct.

Ali. The cocktail known as a Gibson usually differs

from a normal martini

in that the olive is replaced by which pickled ingredient?

-Onion.

-Correct. Dave.

The word "taxes", meaning levies imposed by government

is an anagram of the name of which US state?

-Pass.

-Texas.

Darren. Which 2011 drama series, starring Dominic West,

was set behind the scenes

of a news programme at the time of the Suez crisis?

-Pass.

-The Hour.

Ali. The boxer nicknamed the Brown Bomber,

world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, was Joe who?

-Pass.

-Louis.

Dave. What L is the surname of the author who wrote the series

of books featuring Dr Doolittle?

Lovegood.

Lofting.

Darren. In nature, what term for the inner, often edible part of a nut,

sounds exactly like a rank in the British army?

-Kernel.

-Correct.

-Ali.

-Bank.

-The actress born in 1946,

whose films have included Secrets And Lies

and Little Voice, is known professionally as Brenda who?

I don't know.

Blethyn.

Dave. What is 12 squared?

144.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Darren.

The American rock group that had a UK hit album entitled

Angel Dust in 1992 had the three-word name Faith what?

No More.

-Correct. Ali.

-Bank.

Which British Royal Family member

trekked to the North Pole in March 2011 in aid of a charity

that supports wounded soldiers?

-Prince William.

-Prince Harry. Dave.

Each molecule of the gas ozone contains...

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Time's up. You won £60 in Round Eight.

You get the chance to treble what you banked.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, the weakest link is Ali.

Statistically, the strongest link again is Darren.

But who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Darren.

Ali.

Dave.

A vote each.

Darren. Why Dave?

I'm gutted to have voted for him. He's been really strong on the show,

but I think in that round he let the side down.

-Dave. Why Ali?

-It was tough to pick between the two,

but we all got quite a few questions wrong.

I think Ali maybe got a few more.

Ali, why Darren?

I thought, apart from me, Darren was the worse player.

I thought Dave was the better player.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote.

And the strongest link was Darren.

OK, you've voted for Dave.

You can have a choice now.

That's a tough one.

I think I'll stick with my guns, and go the way I said I would.

Dave, you're the weakest link. Goodbye.

Thumbs up, hopefully.

I think everyone back home will be pleased with how I done.

I got pretty far. Didn't get voted off first,

which is always what you aim for in this game show, I dare say.

So, I can't do any better than what I did.

Round Eight. In the kitty now, £1,850.

In this round, 90 seconds. Whatever you win will be trebled.

We'll start the strongest link from the last round. That's Darren.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

A phrase used to refer to an event or proceedings continuing without

the central figure being present

is Hamlet without the what?

-King?

-Prince.

Ali. An iris with a growth of short hairs on each lower petal

is described as bearded or goateed?

Bearded.

-Correct. Darren.

-Bank.

The writer, journalist and satirist

who edited the Literary Review magazine from 1986, was Auberon who?

-Wilson?

-Waugh.

Ali. In 1967, which Scandinavian country

converted from driving on the left to driving on the right?

-Sweden.

-Correct.

-Darren.

-Bank.

-The Hollywood leading man who starred

in the films The Mark of Zorro and The Sun Also Rises

was Tyrone who?

-Powers?

-Correct.

-Bank.

Ali. What V follows Westminster to give a common term for the

Houses Of Parliament and the people who work there?

-Pass.

-Village. Darren.

In TV for nine years from 1988, John Goodman played Dan Conner,

the husband of the title character in which US sitcom?

-Roseanne.

-Bank.

Correct. Ali. The Tottenham and Wales midfielder

voted player of the year in 2011

by the Professional Footballers Association

is Gareth who?

I don't know.

Bale. Darren. Which town in Oxfordshire has a stone cross

that features in the nursery rhyme Ride A Cock Horse?

-Banbury.

-Correct. Ali.

-Bank.

The dish created at the Savoy Hotel

at the request of a famous writer and theatre...

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Time's up.

You won £100, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today

of £2,150.

There can only be one winner.

Now, five questions each.

If there's a tie, we go for Sudden Death.

Ali and Darren, for £2,150, let's play the Weakest Link.

Darren, as the last round's strongest link,

you choose who goes first.

I'd like Ali to go first, please.

In which 1992 gangster film does the character played by Steve Buscemi

ask the question, "Why am I Mr Pink?"

I don't know.

Correct answer is Reservoir Dogs.

Darren. Luxembourg shares borders with France, Germany,

and which other country?

-Holland.

-Correct answer is Belgium.

Ali. Which 1847 novel,

with the name of the heroine as its title,

begins with the line,

"There was no possibility of taking a walk that day"?

-Wuthering Heights.

-Correct answer is Jane Eyre.

Darren. Crazy Love,

the third bestselling UK album of 2009,

and second bestselling in 2010,

is by which Canadian singer?

-Celine Dion?

-Correct answer is Michael Buble.

Ali. The long, narrow spit of land called Spurn Head,

or Spurn Point,

is situated at the mouth of which estuary?

-The Channel.

-Correct answer is the Humber estuary.

Darren. Jonathan, who took over as presenter of Any Questions? in 1987,

and his brother David, who began chairing Question Time in 1994,

share what surname?

-Dimbleby.

-That is the correct answer.

Ali. The Middle Eastern city once called Yathrib,

where the prophet Muhammad settled in 622,

after he fled from Mecca, is now known by what name?

Jeddah?

The correct answer is Medina.

Darren. If the number represented by the Roman numeral C is halved,

the result can be represented by which other Roman numeral?

-L.

-That is the correct answer.

That means, Darren, you're today's strongest link.

You go away with £2,150.

Ali, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

To Darren, I'd like to say he was a very worthy winner.

He played very well throughout the game,

and deserved to win the money.

I don't think I'll be able to do anything with the winnings.

My wife will decide what will be done with them.

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