0:00:02 > 0:00:07'Here are today's nine contestants, preparing for the show.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09'Only one will win up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12'The others will leave with nothing,
0:00:12 > 0:00:17'as their team-mates vote them the weakest link.'
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43They don't know each other but to win, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Eight will leave with nothing,
0:00:46 > 0:00:50as each round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Let's meet the team.
0:00:53 > 0:00:59I'm 31, I'm a bridal shop owner from Doncaster in South Yorkshire.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04I'm 46, I'm a fireman from Leicester.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09I'm 24, from Kent. I'm currently temping in London.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12I'm 66 and retired,
0:01:12 > 0:01:15and I live in London.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19I'm 46, I'm a parson from Nottingham.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24I'm 33, I'm a police officer from Plymouth.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29I'm 50, I'm a teacher from Rutland.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34I'm 20, and I'm a student from north London.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39I'm 28, I live in Bristol and I work in IT.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Now, the rules. In each round, the aim is
0:01:43 > 0:01:45to answer enough questions
0:01:45 > 0:01:48to reach your £1,000 target.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52The fastest way is a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57Get your question wrong and you break the chain and lose the money.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00But if you say "bank" before the question is asked,
0:02:00 > 0:02:06the money is safe. However, you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Only money that has been banked can be taken forward.
0:02:10 > 0:02:16Round one is three minutes. We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19that's you, Amanda.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:21 > 0:02:27The first question is for £20. Start the clock. Amanda,
0:02:27 > 0:02:33what T is the muscular organ situated in floor of the mouth?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Tongue.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39In Billy Elliot, is Billy a footballer or a ballet dancer?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Ballet dancer.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46A plant or animal facing extinction is described as an endangered what?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Species.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51What E is the decoration of fabrics with needlework?
0:02:51 > 0:02:52Embroidery.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- Bank.- Which is bigger, a viola or a violin?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58A viola.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04What name is given to the Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts discovered in 1947?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Pass.- Dead Sea Scrolls.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11In Greek mythology, Medusa's gaze could turn men into what?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Stone.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Which is closer to Birmingham, Coventry or Leicester?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Coventry.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Which Z was the father of the apostles James and John?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- Zebediah.- Correct, Zebedee.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- Bank.- Are halogens metallic or non-metallic?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Non-metallic.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Henry Fonda won an Oscar for his role in which 1981 film?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37On Golden Pond.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42How many tiles are there in a mahjong set - 124, 134 or 144?
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- 124.- 144.
0:03:45 > 0:03:52In the USA, how many colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
0:03:52 > 0:03:5413.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59What is the English name of the hard Italian cheese parmigiano?
0:03:59 > 0:04:05- Parmesan.- In music, amp is an abbreviation for what equipment?
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Amplifier.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11In which Jane Austen novel are Mr and Mrs Bennett major characters?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Jane Eyre.- Pride And Prejudice.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18Which sea did the Ancient Romans call mare nostrum, or our sea?
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- I don't know.- Mediterranean.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Does a red sky in the morning please or upset shepherds?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Upset.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32What type of animal is a crested titmouse?
0:04:32 > 0:04:33A bird.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36What K is the name of Barbie's boyfriend?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Ken.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- Bank.- Which is larger, Trinidad or Tobago?
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Trinidad.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46He who pays the piper calls the what?
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Tune.
0:04:48 > 0:04:54Which Giorgio is an Italian fashion designer born in 1939, renowned for suits?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- I don't know.- Armani.
0:04:56 > 0:05:02In computing, what name is given to a 3-D interactive environment?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Hologram.- Virtual reality.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Which cruise liner was launched by Queen Elizabeth in 1967?
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- Queen Ma... Queen Elizabeth. - Correct, the QE2.
0:05:14 > 0:05:20In 1977, John Travolta starred in which film with music by the Bee Gees?
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Saturday Night Fever.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27What type of servant is an employee of the government...
0:05:27 > 0:05:29JINGLE
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Time's up, it's civil servant.
0:05:31 > 0:05:37In that first round, with more time than you'll have in the future,
0:05:37 > 0:05:42you managed to bank only £400 of the £1,000 available.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47Who already looks unsuitable for the task ahead?
0:05:47 > 0:05:53One of you is about to leave with nothing. It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58'After one round, the strongest player is Amanda.'
0:05:58 > 0:06:01'Weakest statistically is Anne,
0:06:01 > 0:06:06'but at this early stage, will the team have realised this?'
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Reena. You're a student, are you?
0:06:34 > 0:06:40- What are you studying?- Journalism. - Glad we've got an expert on.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- Why Anne?- Apart from me, I think
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- she got a few wrong.- Right.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49OK.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54- Amanda, what's Anne done to upset you?- She got some questions wrong,
0:06:54 > 0:06:58and at this stage, we need as much money as we can.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Stuart, how was that round for you?
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- Not very good. - No, I'm glad you noticed.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- Was Anne worse?- Probably not.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10She was, but not much.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Statistically, Anne WAS the weakest link
0:07:14 > 0:07:18and the team have voted you the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31I am disappointed, but it is only a game in the end,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34and somebody does have to go first.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39'I'm kicking myself over the Pride And Prejudice question.'
0:07:39 > 0:07:42I did know that, but under the pressure of the moment,
0:07:42 > 0:07:46I came out with completely the wrong answer.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Round two. You've won £400,
0:07:50 > 0:07:55you could have won £1,000. Eight of you left,
0:07:55 > 0:08:00we are taking ten seconds off. We start with the strongest link,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Amanda. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Start the clock. Amanda,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09which of these did LP Hartley write:
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Eustace And Hilda, or Fly Fishing?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Eustace And Hilda.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18What B is the stick used by a conductor?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Baton.
0:08:20 > 0:08:26A British steam engine set a record speed in 1938. Was it the Mallard or the Drake?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28The Mallard.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32Tony Warren created what soap opera, first broadcast in 1960?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Coronation Street.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- Bank.- If the probability of a storm happening in a given year is 4/5,
0:08:38 > 0:08:42how many storms would you expect in 20 years?
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Pass.- 16.
0:08:45 > 0:08:52In what year was the Riot Act passed by the British Parliament, 1715 or 1815?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- 1715.- In the animal kingdom,
0:08:55 > 0:08:59what G is a small tree-dwelling ape, native to southeast Asia?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- Gorilla.- Gibbon.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04On what island is the town Cowes?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Isle of Wight.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11When referring to a car engine, for what does HP stand?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Horsepower.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18When did ITV begin broadcasting, 1955 or 1962?
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- 1962.- 1955.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Do conifers have separate male and female cones?
0:09:25 > 0:09:26- No.- Yes.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30What US city was the original capital, Boston or Philadelphia?
0:09:30 > 0:09:35- Philadelphia.- Which city was a Roman outpost called Mancunium?
0:09:35 > 0:09:40- Manchester.- In Shakespeare, how many gentlemen of Verona are there?
0:09:40 > 0:09:46- Two.- Sean Connery and Ursula Andress appeared in which Bond film?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- Octopussy.- Dr No.
0:09:49 > 0:09:55In the animal kingdom, which M is a member of the stoat family, farmed for its thick fur?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Mink.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04Which of the Collins sisters has dated Warren Beatty, Joan or Jackie?
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- Joan.- Is the giant puffball a fungus or a sea anemone?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- Sea anemone.- Fungus.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14What A is the main vegetable ingredient of moussaka?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Aubergine.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21The 1957 hit That'll Be The Day was sung by which rock and roll singer?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- Pass.- Buddy Holly.
0:10:23 > 0:10:29What C is the word used to describe a manmade waterway?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31A canal.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36What is the common name for a beetle, red with black spots, that destroys aphids?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- Colorado.- Ladybird.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43Which P is the coloured part of the flower which attracts insects?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- I don't know.- Petal.
0:10:45 > 0:10:51Which has greater magnification, a light microscope or an electron microscope?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Electron.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- Bank.- Did Hannibal cross the Alps in AD or BC?
0:10:57 > 0:10:59JINGLE
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Time is up. It was BC
0:11:02 > 0:11:06and you are going down the drain very fast.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11You only managed to bank £220 in that round.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Who is now past their best?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18One of you is about to leave with nothing.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27'For the second time, Amanda is the strongest player.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32'Having got all her questions wrong, Reena is the weakest.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35'Will the voting reflect the facts?'
0:11:36 > 0:11:41Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Keith, why Reena?
0:12:02 > 0:12:07She was the only one that got three wrong.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09How's it going for you, Simon?
0:12:09 > 0:12:15Not fantastically well, but slightly better than Reena.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- John?- Mm.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Don't you like Reena?
0:12:19 > 0:12:24I've nothing against Reena, she just got a couple wrong.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Reena, you're suited for journalism,
0:12:27 > 0:12:33since your lack of knowledge is so spectacular. With six votes,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:12:40 > 0:12:46Playing the game is really horrible. Everyone's just in it for themselves.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Stuart might be next,
0:12:49 > 0:12:54because like myself, he keeps getting really difficult questions.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58You could have won £2,000 by now.
0:12:58 > 0:13:04You've actually only got £620. You're down to seven players,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07we're taking another ten seconds off the clock.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12We start with the strongest link from the last round, Amanda.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Start the clock.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Amanda, in TV,
0:13:17 > 0:13:22in which US sitcom are Ritchie Cunningham and Potsie Webber?
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Happy Days.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Is the Pacific east or west of Australia?
0:13:28 > 0:13:29East.
0:13:29 > 0:13:36If the length of a rectangle is 6cm and the width 4cm, what do the sides add up to?
0:13:36 > 0:13:3920.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42How many species of flying lemur are there 1, 2 or 4?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- Four.- Two.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49Which ex-member of Yazoo went on to release That Old Devil Called Love?
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- Don't know.- Alison Moyet.
0:13:53 > 0:13:59In which city are the Strahof Monastery and the Charles Bridge?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Pass.- Prague.
0:14:01 > 0:14:08Does Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey hold a record for winning the most bronze medals or silver?
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- Silver.- No, bronze.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15According to the title of the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne,
0:14:15 > 0:14:17what colour was the letter?
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- Purple.- Scarlet.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24With which form of entertainment are Barnum and Bailey associated?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Circus.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31What H is a burrowing rodent with a short tail and large cheek pouches
0:14:31 > 0:14:34native to Europe and north Asia?
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- Pass.- Hamster.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42The river Ganges in India is sacred for which religion?
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Hindu.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48The 1986 film Platoon was set during which conflict?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- I don't know.- The Vietnam War.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56- Bank.- What is the salted roe of the sturgeon, eaten as a delicacy?
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- Caviar.- In humans,
0:14:59 > 0:15:03does an antibody defend against infection or help digestion?
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Defends against infection.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Bank.- Monza and Silverstone are venues for which sport?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- Grand Prix.- Motor racing, correct.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16What is the BBC's news channel called?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18News 24.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22The name of which atmospheric gas means acid producer in Greek?
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Neon.- Oxygen.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30Was Tony Blair's father a Labour or Conservative councillor?
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- Conservative.- What is the largest of the bow string instruments?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37The double bass.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Bank.- Which town stands where the Great Ouse enters the Wash?
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- Pass.- King's Lynn.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49A cooking utensil used for slicing is known as a banjo or mandolin?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Mandolin.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Which spinach-eating cartoon sailor...
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Popeye. JINGLE
0:15:59 > 0:16:05Time up, and what a dreadful round that was.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09You put in your kitty just £100.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Who is not in the same league as the rest of the team?
0:16:13 > 0:16:18It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25'Keith is now the strongest player, with all questions correct.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29'Statistically, the weakest link is Simon,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32'but will the voting follow the facts?'
0:16:34 > 0:16:39Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59Team we have a tie, John and Simon, three votes each.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02John, what do you do for a living?
0:17:02 > 0:17:07- I'm a parson.- Yet you've never heard of That Old Devil Called Love.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12- I've heard of it. I couldn't tell you who sang it.- Simon
0:17:12 > 0:17:18- how d'you think you did?- Terribly. Probably the weakest link.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22Statistically, that's true. Why did you vote for John?
0:17:22 > 0:17:25He got as many wrong as I did, I believe.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Keith, when the vote is tied,
0:17:28 > 0:17:33the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.
0:17:33 > 0:17:39You voted for John. Do you want to change your vote? You can have
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- either John or Simon. - I'll stick with John.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46John, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57I feel a bit hard done by that they voted me off.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Somebody had done worse.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04In the last round, I made the wrong choice.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06I should have voted for Simon.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09That would have kept me in.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Round four. There's £720
0:18:13 > 0:18:18in the bank out of potential prize money of £3,000.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Six of you left.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23We're taking another ten seconds.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27We'll start with the strongest link from the last round.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Start the clock. Complete the title
0:18:33 > 0:18:38of the novel by Simone de Beauvoir: She Came To...what?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- Conquer.- Stay.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Can hippos swim?
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- No.- Yes.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49Which Jimmy Saville programme helped dreams to come true?
0:18:49 > 0:18:54- Pass.- Jim'll Fix It. In which year did the French revolution begin,
0:18:54 > 0:18:561779 or 1789?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- 1779.- 1789. Which English city
0:18:59 > 0:19:02is at the mouth of the Wear?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- Newca- Gateshead.- Sunderland.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10Is the London marathon just under or just over 26 miles?
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- Just over.- What is the medical term for German measles?
0:19:14 > 0:19:15Rubella.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20At the equator facing north before noon, is your shadow left or right?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Right.- Left.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26For what does PLC stand after a company name?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Public limited company.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Acrophobia is a fear of what?
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- Spiders.- Heights.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39What word means a collection of plays at one theatre in a season?
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- Don't know.- Repertory.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46How many electrons can the first shell of an atom hold?
0:19:46 > 0:19:51- Two.- In the Bible, which M was Noah's grandfather?
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- Moses.- Methusalah.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58An Innocent Man and River Of Dreams were albums by which US singer?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Garth Brookes.- Billy Joel.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03What P is a sport played at Cowdray Park?
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Polo.
0:20:05 > 0:20:12In which decade did the space probes Viking I and Viking II first analyse the surface of Mars?
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- Sixties.- Seventies.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19How many great pyramids are at Giza, Egypt? Two or three?
0:20:19 > 0:20:20Three.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25What D at the bottom of the lungs controls the movement of air?
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Diaphragm.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- Bank.- Courtney Love was married to which member of Nirvana?
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- Pass.- Kurt Cobain.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Which thriller writer wrote Lester Piggott's biography?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- Don't know.- Dick Francis.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44When was a regular airmail service introduced in the US, 1908 or 1918?
0:20:44 > 0:20:461918.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- Bank.- The damselfly is a smaller relative of which insect?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Dragonfly.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55What R was the name of the payments
0:20:55 > 0:20:58the 1919 Treaty of Versailles said Germany must pay?
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Retribution.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- JINGLE - Reparations.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Time is up
0:21:06 > 0:21:10and after all that time you managed to bank
0:21:10 > 0:21:13an embarrassingly low £70.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Which one of you is more than due for the elbow?
0:21:17 > 0:21:22Who has lost the plot? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28'For the third time Amanda is the strongest link
0:21:28 > 0:21:32'and for the second time the weakest link is Simon.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35'Can he survive another vote?'
0:21:37 > 0:21:42Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00Just to remind the entire team that you were rubbish in the last round.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05You banked only £70. It's puzzling why you bothered to come here today.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Tom, why Simon?
0:22:07 > 0:22:12He got all his questions wrong and he was inconsistent last time.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17- You only got one question right. - Yeah. That's enough, though.- Right!
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Keith! Why Simon?
0:22:19 > 0:22:24- Again, he had a poor round.- Do you think you had a brilliant round?
0:22:24 > 0:22:30- No.- No terrible, wasn't it? - You don't have to tell everybody!
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Simon, you were the worst player.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- Sorry.- With five votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46I feel gutted that I was voted off but I was voted off fairly.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49'Obviously I didn't get any of my questions right.'
0:22:49 > 0:22:52The next to be voted off will be Tom.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54He's confident, he's knowledgeable,
0:22:54 > 0:22:59but not answering too many questions in the last round threw him a bit.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02I think he might go next.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Round five.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11Of the £4,000 you could have banked you've put in the kitty just £790.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Five of you left, another ten seconds off the time.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20We start with the strongest link, Amanda. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Start the clock.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27Which English town in East Anglia is the birthplace of Thomas Wolsey?
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- Don't know.- Ipswich.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Which T is the name for a three-panel altarpiece?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- Pass.- Triptych.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Which 1981 John Landis horror film won an Oscar for best make-up?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- American Werewolf...- In London.
0:23:43 > 0:23:50Which term, also an architectural style, is used to describe the period from 1811 to 1820
0:23:50 > 0:23:54when the Prince of Wales acted as ruler in place of his father?
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- Pass.- Regency.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Terry Major-Ball is the brother of which Prime Minister?
0:24:01 > 0:24:03John Major.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Name the athlete who set a world triple jump record in 1995.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09- Denise Richards.- Jonathan Edwards.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14The Dead Sea is the lowest point of which continent?
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Asia.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Which Italian composer wrote The Barber Of Seville in 1816?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Rossini.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26- Bank.- St Louis is the largest city in which American state?
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- Chicago.- Missouri.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32John F Kennedy married who on September 12th 1953?
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- Jackie Onassis. - No, Jacqueline Bouvier.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40Which republic lies about ten miles southwest of Rimini in Italy?
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- Monaco.- San Marino.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46What colour is the star on the Moroccan flag?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- Yellow.- Green.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52In slang, how many pounds sterling are there in a pony?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Twenty-five.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59What dam is in the Black Canyon on the border of Nevada and Arizona?
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- Aswan.- Hoover.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07Jack Nicholson starred as the US President in which Tim Burton film?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Mars Attacks.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Which fictional detective had an older brother called Mycroft?
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- Taggart.- Sherlock Holmes.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19What big-selling children's doll from the 1980s
0:25:19 > 0:25:23celebrated its 15th-year anniversary in the year 2000?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25- Barbie?- Cabbage Patch Kids.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30What name is given to the type of silver which is 92.5 per cent pure?
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Sterling.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- Bank.- Al Capone built up a criminal empire in which American city?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Chicago.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43- Bank.- In the preface to his novel who wrote all art is quite useless?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45JINGLE
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Time is up.
0:25:47 > 0:25:53In that round you only managed to answer seven questions correctly
0:25:53 > 0:25:56and you banked a pathetic £90.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01Who is dragging you down? Who'd better join the other dunces?
0:26:01 > 0:26:05It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13'The strongest player three times, Amanda is now the weakest link
0:26:13 > 0:26:17'having answered all her questions incorrectly.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22'Will the team vote her off or will her previous performance save her?'
0:26:24 > 0:26:29Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46We have a tie. Stuart and Tom, two votes each.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51Amanda, you didn't get one question right. Have you lost interest?
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Just had a bad round, Anne.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Right. And why Stuart?
0:26:56 > 0:27:00I would have voted for myself but he was the next weakest link.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Yes, you were statistically the weakest link.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Stuart! You're very fond of answering "Chicago".
0:27:07 > 0:27:12Do you think if you answer it often enough, it'll hit the right button?
0:27:12 > 0:27:14It worked!
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Only once.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Why Keith?
0:27:19 > 0:27:23He had a reasonably poor round that time.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Elaine, you were the strongest link
0:27:26 > 0:27:29and when the vote is tied you have the choice
0:27:29 > 0:27:32of who to get rid of
0:27:32 > 0:27:34and you can change your mind.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39So, who would you like to see the back of? Tom or Stuart?
0:27:39 > 0:27:42I think I should stay with Tom.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47- Why?- That was my original take on it, and I think I'll stick with it.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52Tom, Elaine wants you off the team. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:27:57 > 0:28:02I feel annoyed. I wasn't the weakest link, I was doing quite well.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06I'm the victim of tactical voting by Elaine. But I'd have done the same.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11I guess Amanda and Elaine will go into the final round together.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Elaine would win it on general knowledge
0:28:15 > 0:28:18but Amanda's more up on popular culture.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Round six.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27There's £880 in the kitty out of £5,000 you could have won.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Four of you left. We're cutting ten seconds from your time.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35The strongest link is Elaine. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Start the clock.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41In 1985 Steven Spielberg directed an adaptation
0:28:41 > 0:28:43of which Alice Walker novel?
0:28:43 > 0:28:45The Color Purple.
0:28:45 > 0:28:51Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim are the four sibling members of which Irish pop group?
0:28:51 > 0:28:53- Pass.- The Corrs.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58What protein regulates the rate of chemical reaction in the body?
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- Don't know.- Enzyme.
0:29:00 > 0:29:07Which children's story contains the poems You Are Old Father William and Beautiful Soup?
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- Alice In Wonderland. - Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15Which South African city was previously known as Port Natal?
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- Buenos Aires.- Durban.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Which chairman of the Communist Party of China died in 1976?
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Chairman Mao.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28Which of the England football team wrote an autobiography, My World?
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- Don't know.- David Beckham.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35What science TV programme was first presented by Raymond Baxter?
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Tomorrow's World.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- Bank.- Which is the shortest Shakespeare play?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42- As You Like It.- Comedy Of Errors.
0:29:42 > 0:29:49Which American composer wrote the music for Star Wars, Superman and the Indiana Jones films?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- George Lucas.- John Williams.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55What nationality is fashion designer Alexander McQueen?
0:29:55 > 0:29:57English.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01What is the American equivalent of Remembrance Sunday?
0:30:01 > 0:30:03- Thanksgiving.- Veterans Day.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07In which decade did the Cuban missile crisis occur?
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Sixties.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12In the UK the fourth Sunday in Lent is known as what?
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- Thanksgiving.- Mother's Day.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20When in the 1970s was Get Carter released, starring Michael Caine?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- '74.- '71.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25What word describes a person able to use both hands?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Ambidextrous.
0:30:27 > 0:30:34- Bank.- Who took a tumble on a catwalk in 1993 off a pair of Vivienne Westwood platform shoes?
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Naomi Campbell.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- Bank.- The Master Cutler is a dignitary in which city?
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Sheffield.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- Bank.- A pool is 50 metres long. How many lengths in a 2 kilometre race?
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- Four. JINGLE - Forty is the correct answer.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Time is up
0:30:53 > 0:30:56and another appalling performance.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59You banked just £80.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04Now, who has become a complete drain on the rest of you?
0:31:04 > 0:31:10Who is too stupid to remain? One of you is about to leave with nothing.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20'Having survived the vote as the weakest link,
0:31:20 > 0:31:22'Amanda is again the worst player.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27'For the second time Elaine is the strongest link.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29'But who will be voted off?'
0:31:30 > 0:31:35Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Amanda! Why Stuart?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53I don't think I had a very good round.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56But Stuart was the next weakest to me.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Right! Stuart, why Amanda?
0:31:59 > 0:32:03She started off well but she's faded in the last couple of rounds.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Do you think you've faded a bit?
0:32:06 > 0:32:11- I never really started very well to fade.- OK, as long as you know!
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Elaine, why Stuart?
0:32:14 > 0:32:19I don't think there was a lot to choose between Stuart and Amanda
0:32:19 > 0:32:22and Stuart got the short straw.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26When the vote is tied the strongest link has to decide.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31Technically Amanda was the weakest link.
0:32:31 > 0:32:36If you'd rather get rid of Stuart that's fine. Or Amanda, that's fine.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- Who would you like to get rid of? - I'll stay with Stuart.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44Stuart, Elaine wants you out. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55I feel that Elaine voted myself off because...
0:32:55 > 0:32:59I did hear her saying earlier on, "Women sticking together".
0:32:59 > 0:33:03'So I do feel I was subject to a conspiracy.'
0:33:03 > 0:33:08It'll be Keith off next because he's the sole surviving male.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10It'll be a gender issue next.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Round seven.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18You have £960 in the kitty, out of the £6,000 you could have won.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Three of you left. Ten seconds off the clock.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27We start with the strongest link, Elaine. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Start the clock.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Who was the first person to chair A Question Of Sport in 1970?
0:33:33 > 0:33:35- Pass.- David Vine.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38In which year did man walk on the moon?
0:33:38 > 0:33:401969.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44Which gap-toothed British actor in many 1950s films...
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Terry Thomas.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- Bank.- In which English county is Kidderminster?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Worcestershire.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55Which stage musical features the song Ol' Man River?
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- Song Of The South.- Show Boat.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Whose version of Stand By Me was the theme of the 1986 film?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- Pass.- Ben E King.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09Corinth was an important city of which modern country?
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Greece.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15Which mythical island is said to have been sunk beneath the waves?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Atlantis.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21Who directed the 1951 movie Strangers On A Train?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Alfred Hitchcock.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- Bank.- An amoeba has how many cells?
0:34:26 > 0:34:28- Two.- One.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32In science which metal is extracted from the ore bauxite?
0:34:32 > 0:34:34- Don't know.- Aluminium.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38In film, what was John Wayne's real name?
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Marion Morrison.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Cornish Rex and Devon Rex are breeds of which animal?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Cat.
0:34:45 > 0:34:52- Bank.- On which TV programme in 1984 did Prince Charles read his story The Old Man Of Lochnagar?
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Jackanory.
0:34:54 > 0:34:59Which artist is known for work such as Rain, Steam And Speed?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01- Rembrandt.- Turner.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06When in the 1940s was conscription for women introduced into Britain?
0:35:06 > 0:35:08- '43.- '41.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12The Dome of the Rock is found in which Middle East city?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- Don't know.- Jerusalem.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17What nationality was Hans Christian Andersen?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Dutch.- Danish.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Who said life does not cease to be funny when people die
0:35:23 > 0:35:28any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh?
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- James Joyce.- George Bernard Shaw. - JINGLE
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Time is up, and you won £200.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40Now, in round eight you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44That means in the next round there's £3,000 to be won.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47The question is who is least likely
0:35:47 > 0:35:51to succeed in raising the not-very-high bank balance?
0:35:51 > 0:35:56Who do you need to get rid of in order to do better?
0:35:56 > 0:36:00It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07'In a total reversal of fortune, Elaine is now the weakest player
0:36:07 > 0:36:10'while Amanda is once again the strongest.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15'But at this crucial stage, how will the voting go?'
0:36:16 > 0:36:21It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34We have a three-way tie. Elaine, Amanda and Keith, one vote each.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Elaine, why Amanda?
0:36:38 > 0:36:41I couldn't vote for myself.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44But she was the strongest link in the last round.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48- I lost track. - Right. That's worrying.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Keith, why Elaine?
0:36:50 > 0:36:55- It was a spin-up between the two. - We know that.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- So I picked Elaine.- Right.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Amanda, why Keith?
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Again, not much to choose between them.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08But with Keith being after me, I noticed what he got wrong.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12As the strongest link, you get the deciding vote.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15I'd like to vote for Elaine.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- Would you? Why?- I think I stand a better chance of winning.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- We're not team playing any more? - Too late now.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Too late? Right, well.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30It cost you, voting for Amanda. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:37 > 0:37:42I'm a little disappointed, but it's got to happen sooner or later.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47I voted for Amanda because although she was strong in that round,
0:37:47 > 0:37:51previously she'd had a few awful ones.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54I didn't think there was a lot to choose.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58I think Amanda will win. She's got a will to win.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03Round eight. Of the £7,000 you could have won by now
0:38:03 > 0:38:06you have just £1,160.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Amanda and Keith, just two of you left.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13You have only 90 seconds, but winnings will be trebled
0:38:13 > 0:38:17and added onto your total prize money.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20£3,000 is at stake in this round.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23We'll start with the strongest link that's Amanda.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Start the clock!
0:38:28 > 0:38:32If a 150g jar of peanut butter contains 1500 calories,
0:38:32 > 0:38:36how many calories would be in a 50g jar?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- 750.- 500 calories.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42Which is the nearest seaside resort to Lancaster and Heysham?
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- Pass.- Morecambe.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50Albert Einstein became a citizen of which country in 1940?
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- Austria.- America.
0:38:52 > 0:38:59Who directed the movie The Devils in 1971, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed?
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- Pass.- Ken Russell.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Golf: on what course is the Masters played annually?
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- St Andrews. - Augusta National Golf Club.
0:39:07 > 0:39:13E Pluribus Unum, meaning "Out of many one" is which country's motto?
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- France.- USA.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21Who was the architect of the Guggenheim Museum in New York?
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- Don't know.- Frank Lloyd Wright.
0:39:24 > 0:39:30Which position was Joseph Goebbels appointed to in 1933 under Hitler's Nazi regime?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- Vice Chancellor. - Minister of Propaganda.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35An octopus has how many tentacles?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Eight.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43Buttercup the cow, Mrs Scrubit and Spotty dog were in which TV series?
0:39:43 > 0:39:46The Wooden Tops.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50- Bank.- What is the capital of the Australian state of Tasmania?
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- Don't know.- Hobart.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54What nuts are used in pesto?
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- Pistachio.- Pine nuts.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00JINGLE
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Time up. That's a remarkable record.
0:40:03 > 0:40:10You got just two questions right. You didn't make it to £1,000. You banked £50.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14We'll treble that and add it to the previous winnings.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18That means prize money today of £1,310.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21But only one of you can take that money away.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25Now you will be playing head to head.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Alternate questions, best of five.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36If there's a tie after five, it's sudden death until there's a winner.
0:40:36 > 0:40:42So, Amanda and Keith, for £1,310, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Amanda, you have the choice of who goes first.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49I'll go first.
0:40:49 > 0:40:54Amanda, which Scottish league football club
0:40:54 > 0:40:58took its name from the secondary school
0:40:58 > 0:41:01which its original members attended?
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Arbroath.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08The correct answer is Hamilton Academical.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12Keith, according to the legend,
0:41:12 > 0:41:16which game did Sir Francis Drake insist on completing
0:41:16 > 0:41:20before leaving England to defeat the Spanish Armada?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- Bowls.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:23 > 0:41:29Amanda, which controversial 1980s British pop group
0:41:29 > 0:41:35took their name from a headline about Frank Sinatra's film plans?
0:41:40 > 0:41:45- Sex Pistols.- The correct answer is Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
0:41:45 > 0:41:51Keith, the names of how many US states
0:41:51 > 0:41:54contain the word New?
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- Three.- The correct answer is four.
0:42:05 > 0:42:12Amanda, in science, which two letters represent sodium
0:42:12 > 0:42:15on the periodic table?
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Ch.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21The correct answer is Na.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Keith,
0:42:23 > 0:42:31Jamie Lee Curtis is the daughter of Tony Curtis and which actress?
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- Janet Lee. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43You need to answer this question correctly to remain in the game.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49In mythology, who was the Roman god of fire?
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- Mercury. - The correct answer is Vulcan.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06JINGLE
0:43:07 > 0:43:11That means, Keith, you are today's strongest link
0:43:11 > 0:43:15and you go away with £1,310.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Amanda, you leave with nothing.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27I am absolutely devastated not to have won in the final.
0:43:27 > 0:43:32If I'd chosen to go second rather than first I'd have won.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35I chose the wrong set of questions.
0:43:35 > 0:43:40It feels wonderful to have won, considering I was nearly voted out.
0:43:40 > 0:43:44Amanda changed her mind. It was good news for me.