0:00:03 > 0:00:06Nine contestants are preparing for the show,
0:00:06 > 0:00:09but only one will win prize money of up to ?10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:16The rest will leave with nothing as one by one they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to ?10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40They don't know each other.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45However, if they want the money, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:51Eight will leave with nothing, as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52Let's meet the team.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59I'm James. I'm 37. I'm from Devon and I'm a recruitment consultant.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05I'm Leona. I'm 24. I'm from Magherafelt, Northern Ireland.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07I'm a PhD student.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10My name's Richard. I'm 36.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14I'm from Grimsby and I'm an air-traffic controller.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17My name is Navindh. I am 26.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I'm from south London. I'm a rickshaw rider.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22I'm June. I'm 58.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26I'm from East Sussex and I'm a retired community midwife.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30I'm Sandra. I'm 39 and from Bristol. I'm a shop manageress.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36I'm Malcolm. I'm 50, from the Wirral, and I'm a Chemistry teacher.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42My name's Jayne. I'm 22, from Norwich and I'm a benefits assessor.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46I'm Andrew. I'm 41, from Suffolk, and I'm a police constable.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Now, the rules. The aim is to answer enough questions
0:01:51 > 0:01:55to reach your ?1,000 target within the time limit.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59The fastest way is a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05Get a question wrong, you lose the money in the chain. If you say "bank"
0:02:05 > 0:02:11before the question is asked the money is safe. However, you then start a new chain.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16At the end of the round only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20In Round One, there are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24We'll start with the person who is first alphabetically.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25That's you, Andrew.
0:02:25 > 0:02:31Let's play The Weakest Link. The first question is for ?20. Start the clock.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Andrew,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36which three-letter word means to consume as food?
0:02:36 > 0:02:37Eat.
0:02:37 > 0:02:43In language, something that happens suddenly is said to have arrived out of the...?
0:02:43 > 0:02:44Blue.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47A flag is usually flown from a perch or a pole?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49A pole.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53What name is given to a large, sack-shaped cushion
0:02:53 > 0:02:56filled with polystyrene beads and used as a seat?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Beanbag.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01In the Forbes Rich List, published in 2002,
0:03:01 > 0:03:06which computer magnate was reported to be the richest man in the world?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07Bill Gates. June.
0:03:07 > 0:03:14Bank! Which bird is a member of the finch family kept as a pet and noted for its song and plumage?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Canary.
0:03:16 > 0:03:23The children's custom of calling at houses on Halloween to threaten a practical joke is Trick Or?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Treat.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30In industry, the American term 'lumber' refers to coffee or timber?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Timber. Correct. Bank!
0:03:32 > 0:03:37Which Member of Parliament is sometimes named Doris Karloff?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Pass. Ann Widdecombe. Andrew, in history,
0:03:40 > 0:03:45which country of the UK was first ruled as an independent kingdom by Kenneth McAlpine?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Scotland.
0:03:47 > 0:03:53What S is the name given to the workroom of an artist, photographer or musician?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Studio.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59In politics, what word goes before doctor for a person
0:03:59 > 0:04:02employed to give a slant on news stories.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Spin.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09In telecommunications, the service which informs one of a call holding
0:04:09 > 0:04:11is commonly known as call?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Waiting. Correct. Bank!
0:04:13 > 0:04:19If you have a hidden advantage, you are said to have which card up your sleeve?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Ace.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26In the animal kingdom, which is larger, the bumblebee or the honeybee?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28The bumblebee.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33Which bespectacled comedy duo began their long-running sketch show in 1971?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Morecambe and Wise. The Two Ronnies.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42In relation to car crime, the acronym TWOC stands for taking without owner's what?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Consent.
0:04:45 > 0:04:51What S is the name of a star whose brightness has increased as the result of an explosion?
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Supernova.
0:04:53 > 0:05:00The word jardiniere, describing a dish garnished with vegetables, comes from which language?
0:05:00 > 0:05:01French.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07At weddings, you often hear the opening line, "Unaccustomed as I am to public...?"
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Speaking.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14Which of the following phrases is an oxymoron? Minor crisis or capital city?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Minor crisis.
0:05:17 > 0:05:23Which member of the Cabinet is responsible for delivering the Budget statement?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Chancellor of the Exchequer.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30Which country was ruled by Emperor Hirohito until 1989?
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Japan.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40Time's up. Japan was the correct answer. In that first round, you banked ?750.
0:05:40 > 0:05:46But who have you already decided is unsuitable for the rounds to come?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54The first strongest link is Navindh.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Statistically, the weakest link is Sandra.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Who will the players vote off at this early stage?
0:06:01 > 0:06:06Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31We have a tie, team. Sandra and Jayne,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33four votes each.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Richard, what do you do? Air-traffic control.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41What's the most difficult part of your job? Staying awake.
0:06:41 > 0:06:47Explain what you do. There are blips on the screen and I tell them to miss each other.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52I don't see any planes. It's just a computer game. Why Sandra?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55It was a choice of two.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59I just flipped a coin in my head. Do you get any more interesting?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02No, no, no. James.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05A recruitment officer. Consultant.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07What's the difference?
0:07:07 > 0:07:12A recruitment officer works inside a company. I work for a consultancy.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16A recruitment officer will ask me to find someone.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Would you hire Sandra?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19If the right job came up.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Why are you voting her off?
0:07:22 > 0:07:28She was unlucky at the end. She got a question wrong when we were poised for ?1,000.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Malcolm, you teach Chemistry? Yes.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34How long have you been doing it? 25 years.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Isn't it time you had a better job?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39You can't get better than teaching.
0:07:39 > 0:07:46What's so rewarding about it? Seeing the little faces light up as they leave my lesson.
0:07:46 > 0:07:52Do you have a nickname? It used to be Chrome Dome but that got boring. Now it's Charlie.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Why Charlie? Because my surname is Charles.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Oh, OK. Why Jayne?
0:07:57 > 0:08:01We lost momentum with the first wrong answer.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Jayne gave the first wrong answer.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06June, the retired midwife, why Jayne?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08We all had a good round.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Unfortunately, I remembered her getting one wrong.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16When the votes are tied, the strongest link decides.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20The strongest link in the first round was Navindh.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Did you come in your rickshaw? No, I didn't.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Did you go to university? I did.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31What did you do at university? A BEd with English and Drama.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35And that's how you ended up riding a rickshaw?
0:08:35 > 0:08:41Why Jayne? Unfortunately, she is the one I remember getting the first question wrong.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47You have a choice between Jayne and Sandra. I'd like to change it to Sandra.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Fair enough. Sandra - most unwise.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:59 > 0:09:05Before I came here, the worst thing that could happen was to be voted off the first round.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I'm absolutely devastated.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Jayne will go next. I missed that she got one wrong.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14If I had, she would have gone that round.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Round Two and so far you have won ?750. Eight players.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22We are taking ten seconds off your time.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25We start with the strongest link. Navindh.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34What F is a word meaning a smoke duct in a chimney?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Flue.
0:09:36 > 0:09:42Kurt Waldheim was Secretary-General of which organisation between 1972 and 1981?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45World Health Organisation. United Nations.
0:09:45 > 0:09:51The word ecumenical describes a movement for unity in Islam or Christianity?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Christianity.
0:09:53 > 0:10:00In UK architecture, the Millennium Tower and the Kelvingrove Art Gallery are in which city?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Edinburgh. Glasgow.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05According to the 1964 Mary Poppins song,
0:10:05 > 0:10:07how much per bag to feed the birds?
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Sixpence. Tuppence!
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Prince Philip was born in which decade?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18'20s.
0:10:18 > 0:10:25The term bucket shop refers to an outlet specialising in cut-price tickets for what mode of transport?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Aeroplanes.
0:10:28 > 0:10:34Pearly kings and queens are from which profession, ironmongers or costermongers?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Ironmongers. Costermongers.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41When written in lower case, tsp refers to which item of cutlery?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Teaspoon.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48What D is the term for an abundance of species within an ecosystem?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Pass. Diversity.
0:10:53 > 0:10:59The French word maison translates as the term used to describe which dwelling?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01House.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Babe Ruth was famous for playing basketball or baseball?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Baseball. Correct. Bank!
0:11:07 > 0:11:12What name is given to the facial hair that grows above the top lip?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Moustache.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Designed by Robert Adam, inspired by ancient Roman architecture,
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Pulteney Bridge is in which English city?
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Oxford. Bath.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29What W is a strip of leather or a lash tied to a handle used for driving horses?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Whip.
0:11:32 > 0:11:38In March 2002, which celebrity couple signed deals to promote rival brands of snack?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Anthea Turner and...
0:11:45 > 0:11:47No, David and Victoria Beckham.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52The words troll, slalom and fjord are derived from which modern language?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Norwegian.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00In the USA, which is a resort in Florida? Long Beach or Palm Beach?
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Long Beach. Palm Beach.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06The Sun newspaper is published how many days a week?
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Six.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12In US politics, who was the first president to serve two terms?
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Washington. Correct. Bank!
0:12:14 > 0:12:19What B could refer to a long loaf of bread or a cut of a gemstone?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Bloomer.
0:12:22 > 0:12:29Time's up. The correct answer is baguette. You did very badly on that second round.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32You only managed to put in the kitty ?100.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Whose wisdom has gone wonky? Whose boat has sunk?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Navindh is the strongest link for the second round in a row.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49June is the weakest link with the most wrong answers.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Will the team notice?
0:12:52 > 0:12:57Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Malcolm, are you trying to get rid of all the women? Not deliberately.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25Why June? I thought June was the weakest link with most incorrect answers.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Andrew, how old are you? 41.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33A bit old to be a PC. Shouldn't you get promoted?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37I enjoy what I do. Do you? Where do you do it?
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Woodbridge, Suffolk. A lot of crime there?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43No. It's all antiques shops. It's lovely.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49What do you occupy yourself with? I enjoy running on the beach.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51I run with my dogs. Do you?
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Do you have your helmet on when you do that? No. Why June?
0:13:55 > 0:14:00I believe she got every question wrong in that round. She did.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03June, you are indeed the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14I deserve to be voted off because I didn't get any questions in that round.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19I think Jayne will be off next. She has got questions wrong in both rounds.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Round three, and you've won only ?850.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26You could have won ?2,000.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Seven players. Another ten seconds off.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33The strongest link is Navindh. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Start the clock.
0:14:36 > 0:14:43Appointed manager of Scotland, Berti Vogts represented which country as a player?
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Germany. Yes, or West Germany.
0:14:45 > 0:14:51Which word precedes bed or pot to give the name of two things you would find in gardens?
0:14:51 > 0:14:52Flower.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Rack and pinion is a system of braking or steering?
0:14:57 > 0:14:58Steering.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Which title is wife of a duke?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Duchess.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08If you are offended by something, what U are you said to have taken?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Umbrage. Correct. Bank!
0:15:10 > 0:15:15In nature, which word goes before drop and bunting to make a flower and a bird?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Shortbread. Snow!
0:15:23 > 0:15:29Which American poet and playwright had the first names Thomas Stearns?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Eliot.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38In England and Wales, the government body Ofwat regulates water or electricity?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Electricity. No, water.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Look after the pennies and the pounds will what...?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Look after themselves.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51In the media, which publicly financed organisation is known as Auntie?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Pass. The BBC.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02In the countryside, the entrance to many fields has a barrier known as a five-bar what?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Gate.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10In science, what does mercury do when heated? Expand or contract?
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Contract. Expand.
0:16:14 > 0:16:21In February 2002, which broadcaster was named Presenter of the Year for the programme Newsnight?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Jeremy Paxman.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Which term associated with the 1980s
0:16:27 > 0:16:30comes from the phrase Young Urban Professional?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Yuppie.
0:16:32 > 0:16:39What C is the name given to the metal boot spikes mountaineers use for ice-climbing?
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Crampons. Correct. Bank!
0:16:42 > 0:16:46In employment rights, the letters SSP stand for Statutory what?
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Don't know. Sick Pay.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Which word is a natural material and when used in the plural
0:16:54 > 0:16:57refers to clothing worn by motorcyclists?
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Leather.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05In US history, the document adopted by Congress in 1776 was the Declaration of?
0:17:05 > 0:17:08The Magna Carta. No, Independence.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14What N is the name given to the larvae from which adult dragonfly emerge?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Pass. Nymphs.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23Time's up. You banked ?400. Who has now lost their sparkle?
0:17:23 > 0:17:28One of you will leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:29 > 0:17:35The statistics show that Richard is the strongest link. He got all his questions.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39James is the weakest link but will the others realise?
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Navindh, at university,
0:18:04 > 0:18:08were you planning to be a rickshaw driver?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11No, I wasn't, Anne. I was planning to be a teacher.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13What went wrong with that?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16I did teaching. I'm on a sabbatical.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18After how many years teaching? Two.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Why did you take time off?
0:18:20 > 0:18:25I went travelling, then wanted to do something else for a while.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27So, you're dedicated?
0:18:27 > 0:18:31I was when I was working, yes. Why are you voting off Andrew?
0:18:31 > 0:18:35I thought he got one wrong and lost us quite a bit of money.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39James was worst but it's votes that count.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44Andrew, I hope Woodbridge police send a car for you. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Historically, police officers haven't been that successful.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00The other contestants get their own back.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03I think James will be booted off next round.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08The questions are getting more difficult. I think he'll struggle.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14Round Four. ?1,250 you've won so far. Down to six players.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Another ten seconds off the time.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20We'll start with the strongest link. That's Richard.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:19:25 > 0:19:32The African-American organisation that chose Louis Farrakhan in the 1970s is The Nation of what?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Islam.
0:19:35 > 0:19:41In written French, what accent is a short line over a letter sloping upwards left to right?
0:19:43 > 0:19:49Acute. Correct. The Farne Islands lie off which coast of England? East or west?
0:19:49 > 0:19:51East.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56A trick or prank played on someone to make them look silly is a practical what?
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Joke. Correct. Bank!
0:19:58 > 0:20:03Members of which pop group made their acting debut in the film Honest?
0:20:03 > 0:20:05All Saints.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10What C is a greeting derived from the Italian for "I am your slave"?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Ciao.
0:20:12 > 0:20:18Glenys Kinnock hit the headlines after she made jokes about which popular TV cook?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Ainsley Harriott. Delia Smith.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27The holder of which position has the title Primate of all England?
0:20:27 > 0:20:28Archbishop of Canterbury.
0:20:28 > 0:20:35The flags of Algeria, Pakistan and Turkey feature a crescent and which other symbol?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Pass. A star.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45In Australia, what is a billabong? A bird or a backwater?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47A bird. A backwater.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52What P is a number greater than one that can be divided only by itself and one?
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Prime.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59Which football word means, when applied to a bad habit, to give up?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Kick.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06Once a bill has been given Royal Assent, it becomes known as an Act of what?
0:21:06 > 0:21:07Parliament. Correct.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12How many operas make up the Ring Cycle by Wagner? 4 or 14?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Four.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20Which word meaning a vessel on water also is a dish to serve gravy?
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Boat.
0:21:23 > 0:21:29Which satirical magazine is also a detective who is not in the police force?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Private Eye.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Someone apprehended committing an offence is caught what-handed?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Red.
0:21:37 > 0:21:43Bank! Which animals are trained for racing by Venetia Williams and Jonjo O'Neill?
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Greyhounds. No, horses.
0:21:46 > 0:21:52If pensions or benefits increase in proportion to the cost of living, they are what-linked?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Inflation. Index.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Time's up and you've won ?500.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Somebody is not as bright as the rest of you. I suggest
0:22:05 > 0:22:08you choose the loser and lose the loser.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:14 > 0:22:20In a reversal of fortune, James is now the strongest link and Richard is the weakest.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Whose game is over?
0:22:23 > 0:22:28Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Leona, what do you do?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47I'm a PhD student.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51What have you done so far? I have done a degree.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54How did you do in your degree? I got a first. In what?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Geography.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00A first in Geography. So you know where places are?
0:23:00 > 0:23:01No.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04What do you know if you get a first?
0:23:04 > 0:23:08You know how to answer the questions in the exams, and write the essays.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10What use is that?
0:23:10 > 0:23:15A lot. Knowing how to please people, give them what they want.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Oh. Why Richard?
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Because I remember him getting a couple of questions wrong.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Jayne, do you get paid every week?
0:23:24 > 0:23:26No, I get paid every month.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Does everybody who comes to see you get paid?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33People don't come and see me. I work in an office.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36But you decide people's benefits? Yes, I do.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Do you like making people's life a misery? Um, not really. No.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Why Richard? He got two questions wrong.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Richard, as you can see, you've been cleared for takeoff.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01What a muppet. I thought I was cleverer than that.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Obviously not, on this game.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04My mates will laugh.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I promised to win and buy them a drink.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Now I'll have to pay.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Round Five.
0:24:12 > 0:24:13Your total so far is...
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Five players.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21Ten seconds off the time. The strongest link from the last round is James.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Start the clock.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30The plumage of the woodpecker called the wryneck
0:24:30 > 0:24:34is camouflaged to resemble which part of a tree, bark or leaves?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Bark.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39The musical 42nd Street is set in which city?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41New York.
0:24:41 > 0:24:48The film actress who starred in the 1990s American TV sitcom Mad About You, is Helen who?
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Fielding? No. Hunt.
0:24:50 > 0:24:56Mount Pinatubo, the volcano that erupted in June 1991, is in which country?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Philippines.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03What name is a girl's name and the name of a small sponge cake?
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Pass. Madeleine.
0:25:05 > 0:25:11What colour are search-and- rescue helicopters maintained by the RAF for that purpose?
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Green. Yellow.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19What is the surname of the second husband of Princess Anne?
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Laurence?
0:25:23 > 0:25:27How many senators make up the United States Senate, 10 or 100?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29100.
0:25:29 > 0:25:36Holby City actor Jeremy Edwards announced his engagement to which member of the band S Club 7?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39I've no idea. Rachel Stevens.
0:25:39 > 0:25:45Which uncle talks about Brer Rabbit in tales collected by Joel Chandler Harris?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Pass. Uncle Remus.
0:25:50 > 0:25:56What M is the name of a broad, heavy knife used for slashing undergrowth, or as a weapon?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Machete.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03The World War II pilot who lost both legs but fought in the Battle of Britain,
0:26:03 > 0:26:05was Douglas who?
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Home. Bader.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13Which public figure announced an addition to her family on TV in March 1989
0:26:13 > 0:26:17with the words, "We have become a grandmother"?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20I don't know. Margaret Thatcher.
0:26:20 > 0:26:26Japanese city Hitachi is centre of which industry, electronics or fishing?
0:26:26 > 0:26:27Electronics. Jayne. Bank.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31In word processing, of the ways used to stress a word,
0:26:31 > 0:26:35if U means underline and B means bold, what does I mean?
0:26:35 > 0:26:36Italics.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40The acting brothers Joseph and Ralph share which surname?
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Fiennes. Leona. Bank.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47What G is a Sanskrit word meaning venerable?
0:26:47 > 0:26:48Time's up.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50I can't complete the question.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55You only banked ?70, having got rid of so many allegedly weaker links.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Who in this team that is left is trying your patience?
0:26:59 > 0:27:03It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08James remains the strongest link.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Statistically, Navindh is the weakest link.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Will the votes reflect the facts?
0:27:15 > 0:27:20Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36James, what did you do before you were a recruitment consultant?
0:27:36 > 0:27:40I was in the army, Anne. As a captain.
0:27:40 > 0:27:41Why did you leave?
0:27:41 > 0:27:46I left because I decided I wanted to do something a bit different.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48And I wanted to get married,
0:27:48 > 0:27:51and not many people would marry an army officer.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Why Jayne? I don't remember having much money to bank.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Was she the weakest link?
0:27:57 > 0:28:02Um... I'm not sure. No-one did particularly well.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Leona. You've got how many GCSEs?
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Nine.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09How many A-levels? Three.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12A first in geography. Yes. A Master's.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15And you're going for a PhD? Yes.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17All that fantastic education
0:28:17 > 0:28:21and you think Douglas-Home was a fighter pilot in World War II?
0:28:21 > 0:28:25No, but I couldn't think of another famous Douglas.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30Why Jayne? Because I remember her getting a couple of questions wrong.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34She's no longer benefiting the team, is she?!
0:28:34 > 0:28:38With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44The team isn't using any tactics.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47They are trying their luck and muddling through.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50They'll be lucky to get up to ?3,000.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52I'd like to see Leona go next.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54She's voted for me a few times.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58She's been lucky like me. It's time for her to go.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Round Six, team.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Out of a possible ?5,000,
0:29:03 > 0:29:06you've achieved a not very impressive...
0:29:07 > 0:29:08We've cut ten seconds
0:29:08 > 0:29:10from your time.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13The strongest link from the last round is James.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Start the clock.
0:29:18 > 0:29:23The wrestling hold where one arm goes through the opponent's armpit
0:29:23 > 0:29:25and round his neck, is a half-what?
0:29:25 > 0:29:26Nelson.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31In which country is Waitangi Day celebrated as the national day each February?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33New Zealand.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38Which Tudor king did Sir Thomas More serve as Lord Chancellor?
0:29:38 > 0:29:39Henry VIII.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Babbling brook is rhyming slang for which word for criminal?
0:29:43 > 0:29:44Crook.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49In the human body, the bones in the lower leg are fibula and what?
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Tibia.
0:29:52 > 0:29:58In the 2002 Honours, CBEs went to the three brothers forming which pop group?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00The Bee Gees. Navindh. Bank.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Which word can mean a limb of a turtle
0:30:02 > 0:30:05or a rubber foot-covering used by scuba divers?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Flipper.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09What is one quarter of 84?
0:30:09 > 0:30:1121.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14What T precedes the word story to form a term
0:30:14 > 0:30:17meaning a humorously exaggerated lie?
0:30:17 > 0:30:18Tall. Leona. Bank.
0:30:18 > 0:30:24In 1997, the failure of pyramid investments caused riots and the fall of the government
0:30:24 > 0:30:26in which small European country?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Luxembourg. No. Albania.
0:30:29 > 0:30:35Which of the children of Prince Andrew shares her name with the last empress of France?
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Eugenie.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42In politics, a supposedly ideal pair of electoral candidates is a dream what?
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Ticket.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49In pop music, Blockbuster was a 1973 No.1 for which rock band?
0:30:51 > 0:30:53The Who. Sweet.
0:30:53 > 0:30:59If you think about yourself, you are said to be contemplating which part of your anatomy?
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Your face? No. Your navel.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07In which UK city are football grounds Old Trafford and Main Road?
0:31:07 > 0:31:08Manchester.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12In which modern-day country is the ancient city of Ephesus?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Turkey.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19In the reproductive system of flowers, which sex is the carpel?
0:31:20 > 0:31:21Male. Female.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26Which garment in a men's two-piece suit has lapels?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28The jacket.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Time's up.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32And you've banked ?300,
0:31:32 > 0:31:33which is sad,
0:31:33 > 0:31:39because you answered nine questions correctly in a row.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41You could have hit the target.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Whose fault is it that you didn't?
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Who left their brain on the train?
0:31:46 > 0:31:49It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55The statistics show that Malcolm is the strongest link.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57James is the weakest link.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01Can his previous good performance save him?
0:32:01 > 0:32:06Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Malcolm, why are you getting rid of Leona
0:32:21 > 0:32:23who you've voted for twice?
0:32:23 > 0:32:27I'm jealous of anyone who can actually see their navel!
0:32:27 > 0:32:31So, Leona, who can easily see hers, should contemplate it!
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Don't you think she might have known the answer?
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Perhaps.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41Navindh, why Leona? She got the most questions wrong in that round.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43She didn't, actually.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Statistically, the worst player was old Captain here.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49But it's votes that count.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Leona, who has a first in geography,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55I hope you can negotiate your way down the walk of shame.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06I'm devastated. I wasn't the weakest link.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I was the only woman left.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12I'd say the men were being chauvinist and ganging up on me.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15I'd like to see Malcolm go next.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19He voted for me when I wasn't the weakest link.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20Round Seven.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24So far you have won ?2,120
0:33:24 > 0:33:25out of a possible ?6,000.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29Three players. Ten seconds off the time.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Strongest link is Malcolm.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Start the clock.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41Fishermen's pie is made of white fish topped with which vegetable?
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Potato.
0:33:44 > 0:33:50Companies House, office of the Register of Companies, is in which UK capital city?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52London. Cardiff.
0:33:52 > 0:33:57In 1973, Nigel Dempster began as editor of a gossip column in which daily paper?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59The Daily Mail.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04The title Mrs was originally an abbreviation of which word?
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Mistress.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Which gambling game has a French name meaning little wheel?
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Roulette. Navindh. Bank.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18The literal translation of the word kindergarten is children's what?
0:34:18 > 0:34:21S.. Pl.. Garden!
0:34:21 > 0:34:24In maths, how many sides has a dodecagon?
0:34:26 > 0:34:2812.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32With which UK party did the SDP form the Alliance in 1981?
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Liberal. Navindh. Bank.
0:34:35 > 0:34:40In the children's TV cartoon, how many Muskehounds accompanied Dogtanian?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Three.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47In American English, which stadium gives a name to a slang phrase
0:34:47 > 0:34:50for an estimate or approximate figure?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Ballpark.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57In computer terminology, in the acronym RAM, R stands for what?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Random. Navindh. Bank.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01In the 1960s TV Series Star Trek,
0:35:01 > 0:35:07Walter Koenig played which Russian crew member of the Starship Enterprise?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Sulu? No, Chekov.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12What is two-thirds of 21?
0:35:12 > 0:35:1414.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19What do you call the fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine bought elsewhere?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Corkage.
0:35:21 > 0:35:27Which word follows blood, data, memory and savings to give four places used for storage?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Bank. Malcolm. Bank.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Which US female country singer had hits in 1962
0:35:32 > 0:35:35with She's Got You and Heartaches?
0:35:39 > 0:35:45Time's up. The answer, which I doubt was on the tip of your tongue,
0:35:45 > 0:35:47is Patsy Cline.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50You've won ?400.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54But you had a chain of nine correct answers.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59In Round Eight you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03Potentially, there is ?3,000 to be won.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Who will you hang on to? Who are you going to get rid of?
0:36:06 > 0:36:10It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13At this crucial stage in the game,
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Malcolm is the strongest link.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19Statistically, James remains the weakest link.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Who will survive the final vote?
0:36:23 > 0:36:28Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40We have a tie. Malcolm, James and Navindh.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42One vote each.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Malcolm. Why Navindh?
0:36:45 > 0:36:47I think he is the weaker player.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Navindh. Why James?
0:36:50 > 0:36:54We all got one wrong, and I haven't voted for James so far,
0:36:54 > 0:36:56so just to be fair!
0:36:56 > 0:36:58James. Why Malcolm?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02He's been fantastic all game,
0:37:02 > 0:37:07and I fancied my chances against Navindh rather than him in a one-to-one.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08As the strongest link,
0:37:08 > 0:37:15and considering the voting around you, who would you like to get rid of? Navindh?
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Or James who thinks you're too much of a rival?
0:37:18 > 0:37:22I'm changing my mind and voting for James.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Captain James, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Gutted to get taken off at this stage.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39I thought my tactics were right, but I got found out.
0:37:39 > 0:37:40I hope Malcolm will win.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45He's been the best player consistently throughout the game.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46He deserves it.
0:37:48 > 0:37:49Round Eight.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51?2,520 in the kitty.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52Two of you left.
0:37:52 > 0:37:5790 seconds. Whatever you bank in this round will be trebled.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00The strongest link from last time is Malcolm.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Start the clock.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10In Europe, there was a butter mountain, a beef mountain and a wine what?
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Lake.
0:38:11 > 0:38:17An austral wind blows from which of the main compass directions?
0:38:17 > 0:38:19East. South.
0:38:19 > 0:38:25Which Greek mathematician cried "Eureka!" when he made a famous discovery?
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Archimedes. Navindh. Bank.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31What do you call the illumination of a stadium
0:38:31 > 0:38:34by powerful lamps situated high above it?
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Floodlit.
0:38:36 > 0:38:41In the 1994 film Shallow Grave, which Scottish actor played Alex Law?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Ewan McGregor. Navindh. Bank.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49Lemurs are native to which large island off the east coast of Africa?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Madagascar. Malcolm. Bank.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56The half-Danish, half-Peruvian supermodel born in 1968 is Helena who?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Christensen.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02Which word can be a metal support or a delivery of letters and parcels?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Post. Malcolm. Bank.
0:39:04 > 0:39:10The official government publisher until 1996 was HMSO, which stands for Her Majesty's what?
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Stationery Office.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16In the proverb, curiosity killed which animal?
0:39:16 > 0:39:17The cat. Malcolm. Bank.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22A cheque with the amount left for the recipient to fill in, is a what cheque?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Blank.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26In the children's comic strip,
0:39:26 > 0:39:29who is the centre forward of Melchester Rovers?
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Roy.
0:39:31 > 0:39:32Bank.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Which breed of dog originated -
0:39:36 > 0:39:41Time's up. You had a chain of ten correct answers.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45You won ?240, which we'll treble and add to previous winnings.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50That means prize money today of...
0:39:51 > 0:39:52Only one of you
0:39:52 > 0:39:54can take the money home.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58I'll ask alternating questions, best of five.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03Whoever answers most questions correctly, wins. Simple as that.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08If there's a tie after five questions, we go for sudden death.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11So, Navindh and Malcolm, for ?3,240,
0:40:11 > 0:40:15let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Malcolm, as strongest link,
0:40:18 > 0:40:20you choose who goes first.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22I'll go first, please.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29In TV, which famous actor narrated the 1970s documentary series
0:40:29 > 0:40:31The World At War?
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Laurence Olivier.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38In March 2002,
0:40:38 > 0:40:40which writer and former comedienne
0:40:40 > 0:40:45won the Book of the Year prize at the British Book Awards
0:40:45 > 0:40:49for her bestselling biography of husband Billy Connolly?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Pamela Stephenson.
0:40:52 > 0:40:59In nature, which colour goes before throat, admiral and willow
0:40:59 > 0:41:03to make the names of a bird, a butterfly and a tree?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Red. No. The correct answer is white.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15In pop music, who wrote the song I Shot The Sheriff
0:41:15 > 0:41:20which was a 1974 UK hit single for Eric Clapton?
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Bob Marley.
0:41:23 > 0:41:24In literature,
0:41:24 > 0:41:28which female character from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
0:41:28 > 0:41:31shares her name with a stringed instrument?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Viola.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36In the Bible,
0:41:36 > 0:41:40which son of Jacob was sold by his brothers
0:41:40 > 0:41:45and became the slave of the Egyptian officer Potiphar?
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Esau.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52No, the correct answer is Joseph.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55At the moment, you are level pegging.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00A polygraph is a piece of equipment commonly known by what two-word name
0:42:00 > 0:42:04when used to ascertain whether a person is telling the truth?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Lie detector.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08In food and drink,
0:42:08 > 0:42:12which alcoholic spirit, distilled from grapes,
0:42:12 > 0:42:16has a name derived from Dutch
0:42:16 > 0:42:20meaning burnt wine?
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Brandy.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31In sport,
0:42:31 > 0:42:35which Italian city is home to Iuventus football club,
0:42:35 > 0:42:39and will be the venue for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games?
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Turin.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Navindh, you must answer this correctly to stay in the game.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Which city in Hertfordshire
0:42:50 > 0:42:57is named after the saint regarded as the first English Christian martyr?
0:42:57 > 0:42:59St Alban's.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04After five questions each, your scores are tied.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08Navindh and Malcolm, let's play Sudden Death.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15In 1996, Stephen Lander succeeded Stella Rimington
0:43:15 > 0:43:19as the director general of which intelligence agency?
0:43:20 > 0:43:23MI5.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27In the 1955 film To Catch A Thief,
0:43:27 > 0:43:32which actor played the role of the suspected cat burglar John Robie?
0:43:35 > 0:43:37Alec Guinness. No. Cary Grant.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42That means,
0:43:42 > 0:43:45Malcolm, you are today's strongest link.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48And you go away with...
0:43:51 > 0:43:54Navindh, you leave with nothing.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57Join us again for The Weakest Link.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59Goodbye.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03I don't feel guilty about winning.
0:44:03 > 0:44:04I had wobbly patches,
0:44:04 > 0:44:06but I was consistent enough
0:44:06 > 0:44:09not to stick in people's minds.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12At times I thought I didn't deserve to be in the final.
0:44:12 > 0:44:15I thought I'd be voted off, but I managed to cling on.
0:44:15 > 0:44:17It was nice to be there.
0:44:17 > 0:44:19I'm absolutely delighted.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21I don't show emotion too much,
0:44:21 > 0:44:23but I'm very pleased.
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