0:00:02 > 0:00:05Here are today's nine contestants preparing for the show.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09Only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11The rest will leave with nothing
0:00:11 > 0:00:16as round by round they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:40Any of the nine people here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:40 > 0:00:46If they want the prize money, they'll have to work as a team
0:00:46 > 0:00:50but eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:50 > 0:00:56as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Let's meet the team.
0:00:58 > 0:01:05I'm Mark, 21, from Leicester, I've just finished a law degree at Bristol University.
0:01:05 > 0:01:12I'm Peter, 64, from Frimley Green, Surrey, a retired international freight forwarder.
0:01:12 > 0:01:19I'm Melissa, 37, from West Malling, Kent, a human resources administrator.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24I'm Clive, 49, from Nottingham, a part-time leisure organiser.
0:01:24 > 0:01:30I'm Jan, 41, from Shrewsbury, a registered nurse.
0:01:30 > 0:01:36I'm Julie, 23, from Newcastle-Under-Lyme, a museum researcher.
0:01:36 > 0:01:42I'm Eddy, 31, from Preston, Lancs, a fabricator welder.
0:01:42 > 0:01:48I'm Sharon, 29, from Trowbridge, Wilts, a full-time mum.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53I'm Philip, 39, from Croydon, a printer.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58In each round the aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:58 > 0:02:04to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09The fastest way is a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14A wrong answer loses all the money in that chain.
0:02:14 > 0:02:20If you say "bank" before the question is asked, the money is safe.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23However, you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:23 > 0:02:30At the end of a round, only money banked can be carried forward.
0:02:30 > 0:02:37In round one, there are three minutes on the clock. We'll start with Clive.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44First question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:44 > 0:02:50Which 1868 book by Louisa M Alcott featured Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Little Women.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Five pencils at 6p each. How much?
0:02:56 > 0:03:02- 30p. - The upper incisors of the elephant are more commonly known as?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Tusks.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- Bank.- Pneumonia is the inflammation of which organ?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Lungs.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Jonah Lomu is a member of which international rugby team?
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- All Blacks. - Yes, New Zealand or All Blacks.
0:03:17 > 0:03:23- Bank.- In the TV soap EastEnders which character is played by Steve McFadden?
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- I don't know.- Phil Mitchell.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Which is harder, brass or copper?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Brass.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Which supermodel released Once Around The Sun in 2001?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- Naomi Campbell.- Caprice.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42In nature, what is wormwood, a fruit or a herb?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44A herb.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Juno is the capital of which state?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Alaska.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- Bank. - What do birds of a feather do?
0:03:51 > 0:03:56- Flock together.- Which colour has a shade called shocking?
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Pink.
0:03:57 > 0:04:03- Bank.- The film The Green Mile is based on a novel by which US writer?
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- Stephen... > - Pass.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11Stephen King. In which South African city are Rand Airport,
0:04:11 > 0:04:15The Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary and Turffontein racecourse?
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Johannesburg.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21In computing, daisy wheel and inkjet are examples of what?
0:04:21 > 0:04:22Printers.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28The ileum is the last part of which intestine, small or large?
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Small.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34The German field marshal Rommel was known as the Desert what?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Fox.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- Bank.- Who was Humphrey Bogart's female co-star in Casablanca?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Ingrid Bergman.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Who is the father of TV presenter Lisa Tarbuck?
0:04:46 > 0:04:51- Jimmy Tarbuck.- You keep a secret under which item of clothing?
0:04:51 > 0:04:52A hat.
0:04:52 > 0:04:58- Bank.- The reusable spacecraft Columbia was called the space what?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Shuttle.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05Which German airport has the international code DUS?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- Pass.- Dusseldorf.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Charles Schulz was what, an actor or cartoonist?
0:05:13 > 0:05:14Cartoonist.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19- Bank.- What name is given to the young of a whale?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- Don't know.- Calf.
0:05:22 > 0:05:28Conventions held in which European city govern rules of war including treatment of prisoners?
0:05:28 > 0:05:29Hague.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Geneva. The Monument in London commemorates what?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36The Great Fire of London.
0:05:36 > 0:05:43The name of the TV series featuring Alf Garnett that was a sequel to Till Death Do Us Part?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Time is up. The correct answer was In Sickness And In Health.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54You banked £570.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57You could have won £1,000.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Who is on the road to nowhere?
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Whose hopes deserve to be dashed?
0:06:04 > 0:06:08It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13The first strongest link is Julie.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16The weakest link is Philip.
0:06:16 > 0:06:22But what factors will the other players take into account?
0:06:22 > 0:06:27It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28Philip.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Eddy.
0:06:30 > 0:06:31Eddy.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Philip.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34Eddy.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35Eddy.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Sharon.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38Philip.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39Eddy.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Mark.- Yes, Anne?- What do you do?
0:06:45 > 0:06:50Nothing at the moment. Just finished my degree.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- What degree is that?- Law.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57- Did you cover the Geneva Convention? - Not part of my options.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02You don't think you should know about the Geneva Convention?
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Law's a big subject.
0:07:05 > 0:07:11Everybody else knows about the Geneva Convention. Does it not embarrass you?
0:07:11 > 0:07:18- Not really, no.- Well, that gives us some indication of your personality.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- Peter, how old are you?- I'm 64. - Shows, doesn't it?
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Don't know your Caprices from your Naomi Campbells.
0:07:27 > 0:07:33- Why Eddy?- Little hesitation and I think he got two wrong.- Philip.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- What do you do?- I'm a printer. - What about your spare time?
0:07:37 > 0:07:43Play football, erm, watch football, eat, sleep football.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- Leaves no time for watching TV. - Not a lot.
0:07:47 > 0:07:55- Don't watch EastEnders? - Certainly not.- Don't have any memory.- Probably right.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Well, you're easy to deal with, at least.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04- Why Eddy?- I think he flapped a little bit under pressure.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- You think he was the weakest link? - Yes.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10You can't count either.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Philip was the worst player
0:08:13 > 0:08:21but it's votes that count. With five votes, Eddy, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:25 > 0:08:31I do feel a bit upset that I was voted off first.
0:08:31 > 0:08:39I think Sharon should be standing here. She put me off and it's her fault I'm here.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45Round two, team. So far, you've won £570 out of a possible £1,000.
0:08:45 > 0:08:53You got rid of Eddy who didn't answer his question as quickly as Sharon answered it for him,
0:08:53 > 0:09:00but you've still got Mark, the law graduate, who's never heard of the Geneva Convention.
0:09:00 > 0:09:0510 seconds off the clock. We start with the strongest link, Julie.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14Which state is linked to New York by the George Washington Bridge?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Don't know.- New Jersey.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21The battles between York and Lancaster were The Wars of what?
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Roses.
0:09:22 > 0:09:29Of which party was David Owen a member before setting up the Social Democratic Party?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Liberals.- No, Labour.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Where is the port of Gallipoli?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- Australia.- Turkey.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41At which point of the compass does the sun rise?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43East.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47In the film Born Free, what kind of animal was Elsa?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Lioness.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Cottonmouth and bushmaster are types of which animal?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Snake.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- Bank.- With haggis, what type of vegetable are bashed neaps?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- Potato.- No, turnips.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Which Austen novel features the Dashwoods?
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- Emma?- Sense And Sensibility.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13Jimmy Ruffin's 1974 UK hit What Becomes Of The... what?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Broken Hearted.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20- Bank.- St Peter's Basilica is in which European capital?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Rome.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26What type of plant is garlic, biennial or perennial?
0:10:26 > 0:10:27Perennial.
0:10:27 > 0:10:34After the 2001 General Election, which former Home Secretary was made Foreign Secretary?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- David Blunkett.- Jack Straw.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42Which of Henry VIII's wives was Catherine Parr, first or sixth?
0:10:42 > 0:10:47- Sixth.- Which ancient Greek is known as the father of medicine?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Hippocrates.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53What M is a prefix added to words to mean one-millionth?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- Millimetre.- Micro.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01A 1961 Muriel Spark novel. The Prime Of Miss Jean... who?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Finch?- Brodie.
0:11:04 > 0:11:12Holly Hunter stars as Ada McGrath in which 1993 romantic drama set in New Zealand?
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Haven't a clue.- The Piano.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20- Bank.- William H Bonney, Henry McCarty and Kid Antrim
0:11:20 > 0:11:24were all names used for which 19th-century US outlaw?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Billy the Kid.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31- Bank.- The number approximating 3.14 is represented by what Greek letter?
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- Pi. - What is the official currency of Denmark?
0:11:35 > 0:11:37The krone.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42- In cricket...- Bank. - No, you're too late.
0:11:42 > 0:11:49Which country lost to India in March 2001 to end a run of 16 consecutive Test victories?
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- England.- Australia.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56Did Winston Churchill first become Prime Minister in 1930 or '40?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- 1940.- Which actress...?
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- END-OF-ROUND JINGLE - Time is up,
0:12:02 > 0:12:08I cannot complete the question and that was downhill all the way.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12£190 is all you banked.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17Whose dream of riches should now turn to rags?
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Purge the pathetic, dismiss the disastrous.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:26 > 0:12:32Clive is the strongest link, getting all his questions right.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38Julie is the weakest link as she gave most wrong answers.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41But will the voting reflect reality?
0:12:41 > 0:12:46It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47Philip.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Julie.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50Julie.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Julie.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Philip.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54Sharon.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Julie.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57Jan.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Clive, what do you do?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I'm a part-time leisure organiser.
0:13:05 > 0:13:12- Whose leisure are you organising? - My wife and I organise Scrabble holidays.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14What do you do on them?
0:13:14 > 0:13:22Play SOME Scrabble and do some walking in picturesque places Wales, for one.
0:13:22 > 0:13:29- Do you play Scrabble as you walk? - It's possible, but I wouldn't advise it.
0:13:29 > 0:13:35- That must be fun, organising Scrabble holidays.- Yeah, it is.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40- Why Julie?- She got more questions wrong than anyone else.
0:13:40 > 0:13:47- Would you have her on your Scrabble holidays?- I don't know if she plays.
0:13:47 > 0:13:55- Melissa, remind us what you do. - Human resources administrator. - So you sack people?- Hire AND fire.
0:13:55 > 0:14:03- Why Julie?- She got two wrong. - One more than you.- There you go.
0:14:03 > 0:14:09Julie's going. Off to read Jane Austen and Muriel Spark.
0:14:09 > 0:14:15With four votes, Julie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:16 > 0:14:23It's disappointing after being the strongest link in the first round.
0:14:23 > 0:14:29Mark was lucky not to get voted off getting a law question wrong.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36Round three, £760 in the kitty out of £2,000.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:14:39 > 0:14:46We start with the strongest link, Clive. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Which actress is the elder daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave?
0:14:50 > 0:14:51Vanessa Redgrave.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57In which children's TV drama have the characters Ziggy Greaves and Zammo appeared?
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Grange Hill.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04Patras is a port in which country in south-eastern Europe?
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- Turkey.- Greece.
0:15:06 > 0:15:13A rhyme about which bird includes the lines "Three for a girl and four for a boy?"
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- Bye Bye Blackbird.- Magpie.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Which heavyweight boxer was known as Smokin' Joe?
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- Joe Frasier. - What type of clothing is a fedora?
0:15:22 > 0:15:25A hat.
0:15:25 > 0:15:31In the American government, for what do the letters NSC stand?
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- No smoking? - National Security Council.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Who was the first president of the Fifth Republic?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42General de Gaulle.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47In which type of water does the piranha fish live, fresh or salt?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Fresh.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- Bank.- What Z is a form of Buddhism which began in the 16th century AD?
0:15:53 > 0:15:54Zen.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- Bank.- In cookery, from which country does pancetta originate?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Italy.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05By what collective name are Porthos, Athos and Aramis known?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07The Musketeers.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- Bank.- In TV, what sort of business did Rene Artois run in 'Allo, 'Allo?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- A restaurant.- Yes, cafe.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20In cricket, which country did Imran Khan represent?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Pakistan.
0:16:22 > 0:16:28The surname of fashion designer Zandra, who came to the forefront in the early '70s?
0:16:28 > 0:16:29Rhodes.
0:16:29 > 0:16:35- Bank.- Nicknamed the King of Twist, which singer was born Ernest Evans in 1941?
0:16:35 > 0:16:43- Elvis Presley.- Chubby Checker. Which saint, murdered in 1170, is enshrined in Canterbury Cathedral?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45St Thomas a Beckett.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- Bank.- The Indian tandoor is what sort of kitchen device?
0:16:48 > 0:16:55- Clay oven. - Which form of hepatitis WAS known as infectious hepatitis: A, B or C?
0:16:55 > 0:17:04- A.- In which 1994 Oscar-winning film does Tom Hanks say the line "Stupid is as stupid does"?
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- I've forgotten.- No, Forrest Gump.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14Happy Talk was a 1982 UK No.1 hit single for Captain who?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Captain Sensible.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- Icon.- What I describes a figure or image, often religious?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Icon. - Bank. >
0:17:21 > 0:17:24What is four-fifths as a percentage?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- Twenty percent.- Eighty percent.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33Time's up. You banked £280.
0:17:33 > 0:17:39Who's swimming in the deep end without armbands?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Kick off the hopeless.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Clive is the strongest link.
0:17:49 > 0:17:55Jan is the weakest link although she did bank the most money.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59but will the others notice that?
0:17:59 > 0:18:04It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05Jan.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Philip.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Philip.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10Melissa.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Philip.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Peter.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15Mark.
0:18:18 > 0:18:24Peter. "Stupid is as stupid does." Who does that remind you of?
0:18:24 > 0:18:31- Reminiscent of me at the moment.- Bit slow, aren't you?- Like Mr Gump, yes.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Why Philip?
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Little hesitation and I think he got one wrong.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44- Jan, what do you do?- I'm a nurse. - What happens when you take a pulse?
0:18:44 > 0:18:49- I've got a monitor to do that. - Just as well.
0:18:49 > 0:18:57- You think four-fifths is 20%.- Maths is not my strong point.- We know.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02- Why Philip?- He keeps banking when there's nothing there.
0:19:02 > 0:19:08Well, Jan was the worst player but it's votes that count.
0:19:08 > 0:19:14Philip, with three votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24Mark isn't paying attention,
0:19:24 > 0:19:28let alone getting questions correct
0:19:28 > 0:19:35and for someone who's doing law, it doesn't bode too well for the future of British justice.
0:19:36 > 0:19:43Round four, and out of £3,000 you could have won, you've banked £1,040.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Another 10 seconds off the clock.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51We start with Clive. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:51 > 0:19:58In Rugby Union, which colour is the first choice shirt of the British Lions?
0:19:58 > 0:20:03- Red.- Who is the Commander-in-Chief for the British Armed Forces?
0:20:03 > 0:20:05The Queen.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09- Bank.- Which Cumbrian lake is England's largest?
0:20:09 > 0:20:10Lake Windermere.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Under the Presidency of Richard Nixon,
0:20:14 > 0:20:18was Henry Kissinger, Vice President or Secretary of State?
0:20:18 > 0:20:19Secretary of State.
0:20:19 > 0:20:26On record players, what is the name for the pointed part of the arm that traces grooves on the record?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Stylus.
0:20:28 > 0:20:34- Bank.- The Bible whose head was brought before Herod on a platter?
0:20:38 > 0:20:45- Moses.- John the Baptist. A Clydesdale is a large heavy breed of which type of mammal?
0:20:45 > 0:20:46Horse.
0:20:46 > 0:20:52UK geography where is Reading in relation to London, south or west?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56West.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01On which animated TV show does the character Seymour Skinner appear?
0:21:01 > 0:21:02The Simpsons.
0:21:02 > 0:21:09- Bank.- Which estuary is formed at the meeting of Rivers Ouse and Trent?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Pass.- Humber. What is the capital of Argentina?
0:21:12 > 0:21:19- Buenos Aires.- In which Midlands city did fashion designer Paul Smith open his first shop in 1970?
0:21:19 > 0:21:24- Birmingham.- Nottingham. What do lacrimal glands produce?
0:21:24 > 0:21:30- Tears.- What's the name of the Eurotunnel's vehicle service?
0:21:30 > 0:21:36- Don't know.- Le Shuttle. Which actor starred as Richard in the 2000 film The Beach?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Leonardo DiCaprio.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42What is the longest river in the Republic of Ireland?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Pass.- Shannon.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Bird's-nest soup is originally from China or Egypt?
0:21:48 > 0:21:49China.
0:21:49 > 0:21:57For what does the C stand in the name of author CS Lewis, Clive or Colin?
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Clive.
0:22:00 > 0:22:06- Bank.- Which Caribbean politician became leader of his country in 1959 and is still in power?
0:22:06 > 0:22:12- Fidel Castro.- Which female trio had their first No.1 hit single with Whole Again in 2001?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Atomic Kitten.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19- Bank.- From what part of a tree is quinine extracted, bark or root?
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- Root.- No, the bark.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25What is the last bone at the base of the spinal...?
0:22:25 > 0:22:33- END-OF-ROUND JINGLE - Time's up. The correct answer is coccyx. You won £350, team.
0:22:33 > 0:22:39Who is on the road to nowhere? Who's more thick than quick?
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Clive is, once again, the strongest link.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51For the first time, Melissa is the weakest link,
0:22:51 > 0:22:56but will the team give her a second chance?
0:22:56 > 0:23:00It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Melissa.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03Melissa.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Mark.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Melissa.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Mark.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10Melissa.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14How's it going, Sharon?
0:23:14 > 0:23:22- Great. Fantastic. - What's the message for Melissa? - She's got the sack.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31- What do you think of her performance?- All right, just slow.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33How's it going, Mark?
0:23:33 > 0:23:41- That round I was pretty poor. - Do you need A-levels for university?- Yep.- What did you get?
0:23:41 > 0:23:47- French, German and Geography. - GEOGRAPHY?
0:23:47 > 0:23:53But you haven't answered a single geography question correctly.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58It's options again. They didn't come up on what I studied.
0:23:58 > 0:24:04- Why Melissa?- She got as many wrong as I did, but took too long.
0:24:04 > 0:24:11Statistically Melissa was the worst player, so we've got to sack her.
0:24:11 > 0:24:17With four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:24 > 0:24:32The biblical question, everyone knows, "Salome bring me the head of John the Baptist,"
0:24:32 > 0:24:36but I come out with Moses. Pathetic.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Mark's there under false pretences.
0:24:40 > 0:24:47He hasn't got as much knowledge and experience as the others.
0:24:47 > 0:24:53Round five, and of the £4,000 you could have won, you've got £1,390.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:24:56 > 0:25:04We start with the strongest link, that's Clive. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07What is the name of the Lycra-type material
0:25:07 > 0:25:11often worn as tight trousers by the 1970s heavy metal stars?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Spandex.
0:25:13 > 0:25:20The details of the Enigma code machine were obtained by the British in 1939 or 1944?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23- 1944.- 1939.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28Joshua Jackson plays Pacey in which American TV series?
0:25:28 > 0:25:29Dawson's Creek.
0:25:29 > 0:25:36- Bank.- What B is the common name given to promotional material on the back or inside cover of a book?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- Bumph.- Blurb.
0:25:38 > 0:25:45Glaucous, Iceland and herring are all species of which seabird?
0:25:45 > 0:25:52- Gulls. - When was the toy, the Frisbee, introduced, 1950s or 1970s?
0:25:52 > 0:25:531950s.
0:25:53 > 0:26:01What was the name of the innermost and strongest structure of a medieval castle?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- The abbey.- The keep.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Hot Chocolate's 1982 UK hit single, It Started With A... what?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Kiss.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14- Bank.- In which English county is Eastbourne, East Sussex or Dorset?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- Dorset.- No, East Sussex.
0:26:17 > 0:26:23Which violent turning wind gets its name from the Spanish word for thunderstorm.
0:26:23 > 0:26:29- Tornado.- In which country is the state of Bavaria?
0:26:29 > 0:26:33- Germany. - Which Brazilian football player was known as the Black Pearl?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Pele.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40- Bank.- Who washed his hands before bringing Jesus to be crucified?
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- Judas Iscariot.- No, Pilate.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49American gangster Al Capone was jailed for which offence in 1931?
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- Tax embezzlement.- Yes, tax evasion.
0:26:53 > 0:27:00The noctule and pipistrelle are British species of which flying mammal?
0:27:00 > 0:27:06- Bats. - Which retired cricket umpire wrote the memoirs White Cap And Bails?
0:27:06 > 0:27:07Dickie Bird.
0:27:07 > 0:27:14- Bank.- Jerusalem is situated between the Mediterranean Sea and which salt lake?
0:27:14 > 0:27:18- The Dead Sea. - Who wrote the play As You Like It?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Don't know.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:27:25 > 0:27:33Time's up. The correct answer, Sharon, is William Shakespeare.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37You banked £290.
0:27:37 > 0:27:44Whose wisdom is on the wane? Who's all talk and no answers?
0:27:44 > 0:27:48It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53For the fourth round in a row, Clive is the strongest link.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56The weakest link is Mark.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01Again, Jan banked the most money, but will this save her?
0:28:01 > 0:28:05It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Sharon.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Mark.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Mark.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Mark.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13Clive.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21Peter, remind us what you do.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25I used to be an international freight forwarder.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30Is NTB something you use in the freight cargo business?
0:28:30 > 0:28:35No, I was referring to Mark, nothing to bank in that round.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Jan, you don't know any history.
0:28:38 > 0:28:45At least I got me geography right. I'm better at that than Mark.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49AND you've heard of the Geneva Convention.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54You should be a solicitor instead of him.
0:28:54 > 0:29:03Mark, not heard of the Geneva Convention and not answered a single geography question correctly.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08Mark, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I'm very disappointed.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21Sharon will be next. As the questions get more difficult,
0:29:21 > 0:29:25she's getting more nervous.
0:29:25 > 0:29:32Round six. You've won £1,680. You could have won £5,000.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36Another 10 seconds off your time.
0:29:36 > 0:29:44We start with the strongest link, that's Clive. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:44 > 0:29:51In the human body, betacarotene is converted into which vitamin?
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- Vitamin B.- No, Vitamin A.
0:29:53 > 0:30:01If the value of a property falls below the amount of loan taken out it's called negative...what?
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Equity.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06What name is given to a female rabbit?
0:30:06 > 0:30:08A doe.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12In which European country would you find Alsace?
0:30:12 > 0:30:14France.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18In the film Arthur, who played Dudley Moore's butler?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Sir John Gielgud.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- Bank.- A festival of which composer's work is held annually in Bayreuth?
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- Mozart.- No, Wagner.
0:30:28 > 0:30:35Which tax replaced Capital Transfer Tax, levied on the estate of a deceased person?
0:30:35 > 0:30:36Inheritance tax.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40Urdu is a language originating in which continent?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- India.- No, Asia.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47The Flintstones the name of Barney Rubble's adopted son?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Bamm Bamm.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53Hampden Park is a stadium in which UK country?
0:30:53 > 0:30:55- Edinburgh.- Scotland.
0:30:55 > 0:31:03The quote "That's no moon, it's a space station," is from which 1977 science fiction film?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Close Encounters?- No, Star Wars.
0:31:06 > 0:31:11Which Spice Girl had a 2000 UK hit single called I Turn To You?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- Geri Halliwell?- No, Mel C.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17What is the capital of the state of Washington?
0:31:17 > 0:31:19- Seattle.- No, Olympia.
0:31:19 > 0:31:25Which human rights organisation celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2001?
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Amnesty International.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- Bank.- The name of the short-sighted colonel in the Beezer comic?
0:31:31 > 0:31:33- No idea.- Colonel Blink.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38Spring, Pearl and Bermuda are types of which edible bulb?
0:31:38 > 0:31:39Onion.
0:31:39 > 0:31:45- Bank.- Rugby Union Martin Johnson was captain of which team's tour of Australia in 2001?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47British Lions.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- Bank.- What name is given to a hole played in two under par?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Eagle.
0:31:53 > 0:31:54END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Time is up.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02You banked £280.
0:32:02 > 0:32:09Who is living on borrowed time? Who needs to be retired? Which one gets the push?
0:32:09 > 0:32:13It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18Jan is the strongest link for the first time.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22Peter is the weakest link, but how will the votes go?
0:32:22 > 0:32:27It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:27 > 0:32:28Sharon.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Sharon.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Clive.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Jan.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42Clive. What happened to you in that last round?
0:32:42 > 0:32:50I picked the wrong letter from the Scrabble set and I've never heard of the state capital of Washington.
0:32:50 > 0:32:58- You won't be organising Scrabble holidays there. - It's too far for our pensioners.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03- Why Sharon? - She got quite a few wrong
0:33:03 > 0:33:09and she voted for me last time, so she's not following the plot.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Peter.
0:33:11 > 0:33:19- What did Sharon do to upset you? - Nothing to bank came in again. - Right.
0:33:19 > 0:33:26Statistically, Peter was the worst player, though no-one else voted for him.
0:33:26 > 0:33:32But Sharon, with two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:36 > 0:33:43I think P-E-T-E-R should be here because he's clearly not as intelligent as I am.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47I think Clive is going to win
0:33:47 > 0:33:54as he's got nothing to do apart from play Scrabble and read quiz books.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59Round seven. You've won £1,960 out of £6,000 you could have won.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:34:02 > 0:34:10We start with the strongest link, that's Jan. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:10 > 0:34:16Which former Labour MP began presenting a morning chat show in 1987?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Kilroy-Silk.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24Which city is the most populated in the state of South Australia?
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Adelaide.
0:34:26 > 0:34:32Which British composer wrote The Dream Of Gerontius in 1900?
0:34:32 > 0:34:33Elgar.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38- Bank.- Which actress starred as Annie Porter in the Speed films?
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- Susan Bullock.- Sandra Bullock.
0:34:41 > 0:34:47Which insoluble protein forms a major part of wheat flour?
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- Starch.- Gluten.
0:34:50 > 0:34:57Esther Freud's first novel, published in 1992 and later made into a film. Hideous what?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- Creatures.- Kinky.
0:34:59 > 0:35:05Ho Chi Minh city was formerly known by what name?
0:35:05 > 0:35:06- Gone.- Saigon.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10Which sport is played at The Belfry in the Midlands?
0:35:10 > 0:35:11Golf.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16Which aquatic worm is applied to the human body for blood sucking?
0:35:16 > 0:35:17Leech.
0:35:17 > 0:35:24- Bank.- Pedestrians and who else can use a toucan crossing?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26- Dogs.- Cyclists.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31Which of the Beatles was born last in 1943?
0:35:31 > 0:35:35- Paul McCartney.- George Harrison.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Who was the Roman God of War?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Mars.
0:35:41 > 0:35:47- Bank.- Which 1995 film starred Kevin Spacey as Verbal Kint?
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- Don't know.- The Usual Suspects.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52For which cricket county does Darren Gough play?
0:35:52 > 0:35:53Yorkshire.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58What name is given to the sac of an egg that contains food?
0:35:58 > 0:35:59The food sac.
0:35:59 > 0:36:05The yolk. In which decade was Fawlty Towers first broadcast?
0:36:05 > 0:36:06'70s.
0:36:06 > 0:36:12- Which branch of the military was formed in 1918...? - END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:36:12 > 0:36:18Time is up. I cannot complete the question. You won £170.
0:36:18 > 0:36:26In round eight, you can treble what you bank which means there's £3,000 to be won.
0:36:26 > 0:36:33The question is...who is genuinely NOT your finest opponent?
0:36:33 > 0:36:38Have courage to vote off the WEAKEST link.
0:36:40 > 0:36:45In a reversal of fortune, Jan is weakest link.
0:36:45 > 0:36:50Statistically, Clive is the strongest link
0:36:50 > 0:36:54but who will survive the vote?
0:36:55 > 0:37:00It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01Clive.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02Jan.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Peter.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09We have a three-way tie.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12One vote each.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Clive.
0:37:14 > 0:37:21- Why Jan?- I thought she got at least two wrong, probably three.
0:37:21 > 0:37:28- She got more wrong than Peter. - She got four wrong. - I did say probably.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29Peter.
0:37:29 > 0:37:35- Why Clive?- He had a cracking three or four rounds
0:37:35 > 0:37:40but he's slipped from his high standards.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Jan. Why Peter?
0:37:43 > 0:37:48I think he's beginning to hesitate a bit.
0:37:48 > 0:37:55When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.
0:37:55 > 0:38:01Clive, you're the strongest link, and you CAN change your mind.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Who do you want to get rid of?
0:38:04 > 0:38:09I'm going to change my mind. Peter knows I wasn't the weakest link
0:38:09 > 0:38:16so he's hoisted with his own petard. So Peter can go.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Peter, you and your petard
0:38:19 > 0:38:23are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:38:30 > 0:38:37I'm disappointed being voted off on the next-to-last round but I understand why Clive did it.
0:38:37 > 0:38:44I think he'll probably win. His general knowledge is strong.
0:38:45 > 0:38:50Round eight. £2,130 in the kitty out of £7,000.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Clive and Jan, two of you left.
0:38:53 > 0:39:02You have 90 seconds. Whatever you win in this round will be trebled. So £3,000 is at stake.
0:39:02 > 0:39:10We start with the strongest link. That's Clive. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:10 > 0:39:16A US singer who had a 1988 UK hit single with Fast Car? Tracy...who?
0:39:16 > 0:39:17- Ullman.- Chapman.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Sporting Lisbon is a football team in which country?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Portugal.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26The Italian word tromba refers to which brass instrument?
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- Trombone.- Trumpet.
0:39:29 > 0:39:35Which actress portrayed Queen Elizabeth I in the 1998 film Shakespeare In Love?
0:39:35 > 0:39:36- Gone.- Judi Dench.
0:39:36 > 0:39:42Gadwall, pochard and widgeon are species of what waterfowl?
0:39:42 > 0:39:43Ducks.
0:39:43 > 0:39:51- Bank.- At which sport did Bob Fitzsimmons record 40 victories between 1891 and 1914?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Cricket.- Boxing.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56What is nine points of the law?
0:39:56 > 0:39:57Possession.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- Bank.- The giant redwood tree is native to which US state?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03California.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08In the human body, what is the common name for the clavicle?
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- Shoulder blade.- The collarbone.
0:40:11 > 0:40:17For the first time in 1951, power was produced by which type of reactor in Idaho?
0:40:17 > 0:40:18Nuclear.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23In 1973, Peter Hall succeeded Laurence Olivier as director of which theatre?
0:40:23 > 0:40:24The National.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- Bank.- In which American city was Motown Records founded?
0:40:27 > 0:40:28Detroit.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Who played Doctor Who AND Worzel Gummidge?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Jon Pertwee.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38- Bank.- If out of 85 adults, 53 are men, how many women?
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- 26.- No, 32. - END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Time's up.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49You managed to win £140 which we'll treble.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53That means prize money today of £2,550.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Only one of you can take that money,
0:40:56 > 0:41:01so now you will be playing against each other.
0:41:01 > 0:41:07Best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10So, Clive and Jan,
0:41:10 > 0:41:14for £2,550, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:41:16 > 0:41:24- Jan, as strongest link in the last round, you choose who goes first. - I'll go first.
0:41:26 > 0:41:32In UK geography, Romney, Sandwich and Hythe
0:41:32 > 0:41:36are three of the original Cinque Ports.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Name one of the other two.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Dover.
0:41:45 > 0:41:52In book publishing, for what do the letters ISBN stand?
0:41:52 > 0:41:56International Standard Book Number.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01Correct. Jan.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05In the Bible, what was the name of the wooden box
0:42:05 > 0:42:10in which the Ten Commandments were placed?
0:42:12 > 0:42:17- The Tabernacle? - No, Ark of the Covenant.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Clive.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23With which song did Simon and Garfunkel
0:42:23 > 0:42:28have their ONLY UK No.1 single in 1970?
0:42:28 > 0:42:33Bridge Over Troubled Water.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Jan.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40Hosni Mubarak was re-elected to a fourth term
0:42:40 > 0:42:45as president of which Middle Eastern country in 1999?
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- Syria. - No, the correct answer is Egypt.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55In early Greek mythology,
0:42:55 > 0:43:00which mountain was said to be the home of the Gods?
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Mount Olympus.
0:43:03 > 0:43:09You need to answer this question correctly to remain in the game.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11In which Dickens novel
0:43:11 > 0:43:17does Mr Brownlow adopt a pickpocketing orphan?
0:43:17 > 0:43:20Oliver Twist.
0:43:20 > 0:43:25If you answer this question correctly, you have won.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28So, for £2,550,
0:43:28 > 0:43:33in science, what name describes a completely empty space
0:43:33 > 0:43:38from which even air particles have been removed.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40Vacuum.
0:43:45 > 0:43:51Clive, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £2,550.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54Jan, you leave with nothing.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.