0:00:02 > 0:00:08Of the nine here preparing for today's show, only one will take home up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:14The rest will leave with nothing as, one by one, they're voted off as
0:00:14 > 0:00:16the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:34 > 0:00:40Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:40 > 0:00:46They are strangers. However, if they want to win, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:49 > 0:00:53as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Let's meet the team.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01I'm Gav. I'm 27. I'm from Aberdeen and I'm a designer.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08I'm Alan. I'm 62. I'm from Sunderland and I'm a retired marine engineer.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14I'm Clare, 36. I live in Reading and I'm a media-planning director.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19I'm Gareth, 22. I live in Ellesmere Port and I'm a student.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26I'm Fiona. I'm 46. I'm from London and I'm a PE teacher.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32I'm Dave. I'm 53. I'm from Romford and I'm a council-housing officer.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37I'm Sarah, 21, from Somerset and I'm a trainee nurse.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42I'm Gaynor, 53, from Nottingham. I own a sandwich shop.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47I'm Mark, 32, from Wolverhampton and I work in the construction industry.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51In each round, you need to get enough questions right
0:01:51 > 0:01:54to reach your £1,000 target
0:01:54 > 0:01:57within the time limit. The fastest way is to create
0:01:57 > 0:01:59a chain of nine right answers.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04A wrong question breaks the chain and you lose the money.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06But if you say "bank",
0:02:06 > 0:02:12before the question is asked, the money is safe, however, you start a new chain.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Remember, at the end of the round,
0:02:15 > 0:02:19only money that has been banked can be taken forward.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23In Round One, there are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28We'll start with the person who is first alphabetically. That's you, Alan.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39The kimono is a traditional robe of which country?
0:02:39 > 0:02:40Japan.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45Which fruit is a smooth-skinned variety of peach?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Nectarine.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51How many arms has a snowflake, six or eight?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Eight.- Six.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56In which rhyme are the bells of St Clement's?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Oranges and lemons.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb
0:03:00 > 0:03:02are singers in which group?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04The Bee Gees.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08How many days after Halloween is Bonfire Night?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Five.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Thomas Chippendale designed what?
0:03:13 > 0:03:14Furniture.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19Which UK televised national game was launched as a weekly draw in 1994?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21The National Lottery.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- Gav.- Bank.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Which insects die after releasing their stings, bees or wasps?
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Bees.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31In 1938, which radio play
0:03:31 > 0:03:38caused mass panic when American audiences believed it was a news broadcast?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- The Martians. - No, War Of The Worlds.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46In which continent is the city of Timbuktu?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- Asia.- Africa.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55In 1969, men first walked on which planetary body?
0:03:55 > 0:03:56The moon.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00In Star Trek, Spock is half human and half what race?
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Vulcan.
0:04:01 > 0:04:09The practice of delivering a baby through an abdominal incision is named after which Roman general?
0:04:09 > 0:04:10Caesar.
0:04:10 > 0:04:16In which sport were Jeremy Bates and Jo Durie leading British names during the 1980s?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- Sailing.- Tennis.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26- Bank.- What C is a type of pasta formed into a large tube stuffed with meat or vegetables?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Canneloni.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32In which UK country is the resort area of the Mumbles?
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Wales.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38In mythology, how many horns does a unicorn have on its head?
0:04:38 > 0:04:39One.
0:04:39 > 0:04:45In human anatomy, is the hippocampus part of the stomach or part of the brain?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46A part of the brain.
0:04:46 > 0:04:53In which TV sitcom did Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash play husband and wife Dave and Denise?
0:04:53 > 0:04:55The Royale Family.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57In the Disney film,
0:04:57 > 0:05:03which was the only one of the seven dwarves whose name began with the letter G?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- Dopey.- Grumpy.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13What I is a flashing light on a vehicle signalling that is about to turn?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15The indicator.
0:05:15 > 0:05:21In the 1950s, what nickname was given to youths who wore mock Edwardian fashions?
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Teddy boys.
0:05:23 > 0:05:30Castel Gandolfo is best known as the summer residence of which religious leader?
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- Jesus.- The Pope.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Cranberries are a rich source...
0:05:39 > 0:05:41The time is up.
0:05:41 > 0:05:47You banked only £300 out of a possible £1,000.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Who is on the road to nowhere?
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Who is only likely to get worse, not better?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02The first strongest link is Dave.
0:06:02 > 0:06:08Gareth is the weakest link, but, at this early stage, will the team notice that?
0:06:09 > 0:06:13It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Gaynor, what do you do?
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- I run a sandwich shop. - Do any exciting sandwiches?
0:06:35 > 0:06:40Yeah. We do an amazing all-day breakfast, that I couldn't possibly eat.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- Because it's horrible? - No, too much food.
0:06:43 > 0:06:49- Why Gareth? - GAYNOR: The question that stuck in my mind was the seven-dwarves one.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Alan,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53what did Gareth do to upset you?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56He got a couple of questions wrong,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59which I thought he should have known.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- What do you do? - I'm a media-planning director.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- Explain that.- I decide where to spend my clients' money.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- What, in advertising?- That's right.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- Why Gareth? - CLARE: He got more wrong than me.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- Sarah, are you astonished you're still here?- Very.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21You think Jesus has a summer residence?
0:07:21 > 0:07:26- Does he have a winter residence or is he out skiing(?)- Out skiing.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27Why Gareth?
0:07:27 > 0:07:31SARAH: Luckily, Gareth got as many wrong as I did.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33So he has to go.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Right.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Well, statistically, Gareth,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39our student, was the worst player.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Gareth, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56I feel like an absolute idiot having come off first.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58The answer "Dopey"
0:07:58 > 0:08:01sums it up entirely. I feel dopey.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I think Clare will be off next.
0:08:03 > 0:08:09She's been on another planet. She's nice, but not with the rest of us.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Round Two. You've won £300 out of a possible £1,000.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18We are taking 10 seconds off your time.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22We'll start with the strongest link. That's Dave.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Start the clock.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Who wrote Martin Chuzzlewit?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Charles Dickens.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36Chatsworth House is the home of the Duke of Norfolk or Devonshire?
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Norfolk.- Devonshire.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43What is two-thirds of 240?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- 80.- 160.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47What's the name
0:08:47 > 0:08:53of the UK Government office where trademarks and copyrights are registered?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- Pass.- The Patent Office.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02Which chemical element, used in nuclear power, has the chemical symbol U?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Uranium.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09The Cyclades Islands belong to which European country?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Portugal.- Greece.
0:09:13 > 0:09:20What G is the period of time in which an infant develops between conception and birth?
0:09:20 > 0:09:21Gestation.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26A John Le Carre novel is The Little Drummer... What?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- Boy.- Girl.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30In the USA,
0:09:30 > 0:09:37which famous physical feature extends for about 277 miles and is about one mile deep?
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- I haven't the faintest idea. - The Grand Canyon.
0:09:44 > 0:09:51In the 1946 film Brief Encounter, who played the male lead opposite Celia Johnson?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- James Dean.- Trevor Howard.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00Exmoor National Park's coastline is on the Bristol Channel or English Channel?
0:10:00 > 0:10:01The Bristol Channel.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04What G is a breed of dog used in track racing?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Greyhound.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11In which East European country did the overthrow of communism in 1989
0:10:11 > 0:10:14begin in the city of Timisoara?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Romania.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- Bank.- Are the sticky catchfly and the ragged robin
0:10:21 > 0:10:23studied in botany or ornithology?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Botany.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31Which Oscar-winning actress gave birth to her daughter Gaia Romilly Wise in 1999?
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Emma Thompson.
0:10:34 > 0:10:40What U is a type of flat bread made without yeast and eaten at Passover?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Unleavened.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- Bank.- Which song sung by Bing Crosby in the film Holiday Inn
0:10:46 > 0:10:49topped the US charts in 1942?
0:10:49 > 0:10:50White Christmas.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Which is further north - Inverness or Aberdeen?
0:10:54 > 0:10:55Inverness.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00Dove Cottage in the Lake District was the home of which poet?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- Keats.- William Wordsworth.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Stock, Aitken and Waterman are producers in which industry?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Pop music.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- Bank.- Which English football club plays its...
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Time is up. The correct answer is Leeds United but you were out of time.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28And in that round you banked only £220.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33Who's skating on thin ice? Who's surplus to requirements?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Gav is the strongest link.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Gaynor is the weakest link. But will votes reflect facts?
0:11:46 > 0:11:51Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:06 > 0:12:12- Gav, what's the jewellery in your eyebrow for?- I had a fight with a stapler and lost.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- Why Dave?- A couple of people got questions wrong
0:12:16 > 0:12:19but I think it was Dave who cost us the money.
0:12:19 > 0:12:26So, Sarah, your knowledge of biblical events is only surpassed by your knowledge of movies
0:12:26 > 0:12:28because you think James Dean
0:12:28 > 0:12:30was in Brief Encounter.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- It's more your time. - How old are you?
0:12:33 > 0:12:38- 21.- 21. So we should confine you to questions about the last 21 years?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41If you don't mind, yeah.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44That'll be encouraging for the team. Why Dave?
0:12:44 > 0:12:51Dave voted for me last time, which was annoying, and he hesitated and lost money.
0:12:51 > 0:12:57He did. He took half an hour to decide he hadn't the foggiest idea what the Grand Canyon was.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Dave, whose birthday it is,
0:13:00 > 0:13:06the walk of shame is ready for you. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19I'm angry with myself. I deserved to be thrown off.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21I've got A level geography,
0:13:21 > 0:13:23I've flown over the Grand Canyon,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26but my mind went absolutely blank.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30I was daft enough to say it was my birthday.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34It made me stand out in the crowd and so I got voted off.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40Round Three. You've won £520 so far out of a possible £2,000.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Seven players, ten seconds off the clock.
0:13:44 > 0:13:50We start with the strongest link - that's Gav. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Start the clock.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56In which century was the Spanish artist Goya born?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- 12th.- 18th.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03To which bone is the clavicle attached, the sternum or the tibia?
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Sternum.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09In which US state are St Petersburg and Jacksonville?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Florida.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13What M is a butter substitute
0:14:13 > 0:14:18developed by the French chemist Mege-Mouries in the late 1860s?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Margarine.
0:14:20 > 0:14:26In the 1968 film Planet Of The Apes, which actor played the lead role of George Taylor?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- James Dean.- Charlton Heston.
0:14:29 > 0:14:35Which musical note is equal in length to half a crotchet - a quaver or a minim?
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- Quaver.- Which sport is played by Jimmy White?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Snooker.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44What is the Mexican snack in which tortillas
0:14:44 > 0:14:48are filled with meat, beans and spicy sauce?
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Tacos.
0:14:49 > 0:14:55- Bank.- What A is an artificial channel, often elevated, which carries water?
0:14:55 > 0:14:56Aqueduct.
0:14:56 > 0:15:02George Gordon were the first names of which titled Romantic poet?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Byron.
0:15:05 > 0:15:11In the RAF, for which rank does the abbreviation FO stand?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- Flight Officer. - Flying Officer.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18What B is a tree also known as the true laurel and poet's laurel?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- Pass.- Bay.
0:15:21 > 0:15:28In which modern-day country was the political philosopher Karl Marx born?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Russia.- Germany.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34On which coast of England is Gt Yarmouth - east or west?
0:15:34 > 0:15:35East.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39What is the capital city of Colombia?
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Bogota.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Which sport did the American Joe DiMaggio play?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Baseball.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51The intercostal muscles occupy the spaces between which bones?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- Leg.- Ribs.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Which 1980s pop star was originally named George O'Dowd?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Boy George.
0:16:04 > 0:16:10In which decade did Ingrid Bergman win an Oscar for her role in the film Anastasia?
0:16:11 > 0:16:13'50s.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17What D is the name for a tree that loses its leaves in winter?
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Deciduous.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- Bank.- What colour is citrine - yellow or blue?
0:16:22 > 0:16:23Yellow.
0:16:23 > 0:16:29In which 1960s TV drama series did David Janssen star as Dr Richard Kimble?
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Time's up. The correct answer is The Fugitive.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41You only banked £200.
0:16:41 > 0:16:48Who has only a nodding acquaintance with knowledge? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Alan is the strongest link statistically.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Sarah is the weakest link. But whose game is over?
0:16:58 > 0:17:03Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25- Mark, did you shave specially for today?- This is long for me, Anne.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- Did you forget the bit on your chin?- It's my trademark.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- What's the point of it? - Just individuality and style.
0:17:33 > 0:17:40- Why Sarah?- She hesitated and she thinks that James Dean's been in every film ever shot.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- Fiona, what do you do?- I'm a PE teacher.- What does that involve?
0:17:45 > 0:17:50We offer trampolining, football, dance, swimming, basketball.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Really, it's any sport they play to a very high level.
0:17:54 > 0:18:00- What do you play to a high level? - I play tennis. - Do you play for your county?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- No.- So you're not THAT good.
0:18:02 > 0:18:08- Why Sarah?- I felt she was unlucky with some of the questions, but she did get them wrong.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13Clare, what is it that allows you to advise people
0:18:13 > 0:18:16on where they place their advertisements?
0:18:16 > 0:18:18What experience do you have?
0:18:18 > 0:18:22I have lots of experience and my intellect is useful.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- Why Sarah?- She got quite a few questions wrong. She's lovely,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29but she didn't quite cut the mustard.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Sarah, whose knowledge is extremely limited,
0:18:32 > 0:18:36you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:45 > 0:18:51I'm annoyed at the unanimous vote. I thought the women would stick together.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56Clare will go next. She thinks she has all the answers, but she hasn't.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03Round Four. £720 banked out of potential prize money of £3,000.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Six of you left, we are taking ten seconds off your time.
0:19:07 > 0:19:13We start with the strongest link - that's Alan. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Start the clock.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21What N was the first name of the Soviet leader Khrushchev?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Nikita.
0:19:24 > 0:19:30What I is the period between exposure to a disease and the appearance of symptoms?
0:19:30 > 0:19:31Incubation.
0:19:31 > 0:19:37Lake Titicaca is on the border of Bolivia and which other South American country?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- Ecuador.- Peru.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45What Z is a fastener with interlocking teeth?
0:19:45 > 0:19:46Zip.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51In 1986, which national broadsheet newspaper was launched in the UK?
0:19:51 > 0:19:53The Independent.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58Which imperial measure is equal to 4.55 litres?
0:20:01 > 0:20:03A gallon.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05- Bank. - To which continent
0:20:05 > 0:20:07is the zebra indigenous?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Africa.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14The dissolution of the monasteries was under which king?
0:20:14 > 0:20:15Henry VIII.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20What was the first name of Sullivan, of Gilbert and Sullivan?
0:20:20 > 0:20:21Arthur.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26The writer who lived at Abbotsford House was Sir Walter who?
0:20:26 > 0:20:27Scott.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- Bank. - Which word is used
0:20:29 > 0:20:34in the UK for the part of a television known in the US as the antenna?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36The aerial.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37In pop music,
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Bros had a 1988 UK hit single with Cat Amongst The what?
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Pigeons.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46In the Highway Code,
0:20:46 > 0:20:52what is the stopping distance of a car travelling at 30mph? 23 metres, or 90?
0:20:52 > 0:20:5323 metres.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58In which 1980 film did Goldie Hawn play an ill-prepared army recruit?
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Private Benjamin.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Who was the Swedish inventor of dynamite?
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- Diesel. - No, Alfred Nobel.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12What type of creature is a coley?
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Fish.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20In the nursery rhyme, who has to be nimble and quick?
0:21:20 > 0:21:21Jack.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23In meteorology,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26an anticyclone is an area of high pressure or low?
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- Low pressure. - High pressure.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34The fibres of the flax plant make which cloth?
0:21:34 > 0:21:35- Cotton. - Linen.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Who played the lead in the TV series The Prisoner?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Patrick McGoogan.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43No, Patrick McGoohan.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50Time's up.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53You only won £300.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55To whom should you say a fond
0:21:55 > 0:21:57and swift farewell?
0:21:57 > 0:22:00It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Mark is the strongest link.
0:22:03 > 0:22:09He answered all of his questions correctly and banked the most money.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14Fiona is the weakest link, but will the team be aware of that?
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Gaynor from the sandwich shop,
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- why Fiona?- It's noticeable cos she's next to me.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45And when she got the questions wrong, I had nothing to bank.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49- Gav, not one of your finest rounds. - I only got one wrong, Anne.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Did your eyebrow staple hurt?
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- It interfered with the brain. - Does your mother like it?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59She...kind of... Not really, probably.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00Why Fiona?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- She got a couple wrong. - Well, I'm sure
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Fiona doesn't like anyone getting anything wrong.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21I'm very disappointed to be voted off.
0:23:21 > 0:23:27As a teacher, all the children will say, "You are the weakest link, Miss."
0:23:27 > 0:23:28I didn't do that badly.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33I think Gaynor will go, because the other four are much stronger.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36She's good, but not as strong.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Round Five. Your total is...
0:23:40 > 0:23:44If you had hit your targets, it would be £4,000.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48There are five of you left. 10 seconds off the time.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51We start with the strongest link. That's Mark.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Start the clock.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Woolly and Spider are types of which animal?
0:24:01 > 0:24:02Monkey.
0:24:03 > 0:24:09Frank Sinatra won an Oscar for his part in which 1953 film set in Honolulu?
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- Aloha, Hawaii? - From Here To Eternity.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14The drug digitalis
0:24:14 > 0:24:16is obtained from which flower?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- Poppy. - No, foxglove.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Which word, from the Italian for staircase,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29is the term for a series of notes?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Allegro?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Scale.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Which is further by air from London? Paris or Hamburg?
0:24:40 > 0:24:41Hamburg.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Margaret Mitchell is the author of which novel,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47later made into an Oscar winning film?
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- Haven't a clue. - No, Gone With The Wind.
0:24:51 > 0:24:57Which sport is played by Hull Kingston Rovers and Wakefield Trinity?
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Rugby er...Rugby Uni... League.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04I have to accept your first answer. The answer IS Rugby League.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09In rock music, John Francis Bongiovi Jnr is better known by which name?
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- Bono. - No, Jon Bon Jovi.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16In the animal kingdom,
0:25:16 > 0:25:18what G is a diving water bird
0:25:18 > 0:25:22whose varieties include great crested and red necked?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- Don't know. - Grebe.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29In pop music,
0:25:29 > 0:25:34Two Become One was a UK No.1 single in 1996 for which girl group?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Spice Girls.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- Bank. - In the Scout movement,
0:25:38 > 0:25:43leaders are named after characters in which Rudyard Kipling book?
0:25:43 > 0:25:44Jungle Book.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49Are strawberries and raspberries top fruits or soft fruits?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Soft fruits.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- Bank. - In TV, what's the first name
0:25:54 > 0:25:57of the comedy partner of Norman Pace?
0:25:58 > 0:26:00- Hale.- Gareth.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02In music, what does
0:26:02 > 0:26:04the instruction "tardo" mean?
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- Slow down. - Slow. But I'll accept.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09In the UK,
0:26:09 > 0:26:14how many years of marriage are celebrated by a crystal anniversary?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- 20.- 15.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Time's up.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Good heavens.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Where's the intellect some of you talked about?
0:26:27 > 0:26:31£70 is all you've managed to put in the kitty.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Who clearly, despite what they think,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37is not the sharpest hook in the tackle box?
0:26:37 > 0:26:40One of you will leave with nothing.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Vote off the weakest link.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47For the second time, Mark is the strongest link.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52Alan is the weakest link. He got none of his questions right.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55But will the votes follow the statistics?
0:26:56 > 0:26:57It's time to reveal
0:26:57 > 0:27:00who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Gaynor, surprised you're still here?
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Erm...no, it's not been too bad.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20How old are you?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- 53.- Quite mean to get rid of the 60-plus, isn't it?
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- He did get a few wrong. - Did he? Clare.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Why Alan?
0:27:29 > 0:27:33I thought he wasn't enjoying himself very much.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- I wanted to alleviate his pain. - But your face.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39You don't look as if you've been
0:27:39 > 0:27:40enjoying yourself.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Or do you always look like that?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- No, it's been good fun. - Has it? Good heavens.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52I wouldn't like to see your face when you're having a bad time.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Alan, you are the weakest link.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55Goodbye.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07I half-expected to be voted off then,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10because I got all my questions wrong.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11I'm glad I wasn't first.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14I think Clare may be voted off next.
0:28:14 > 0:28:15She's still nervous.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Round Six.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22You've won £1,090 out of a possible £5,000.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Four of you left.
0:28:24 > 0:28:2610 seconds off your time.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30We start with the strongest link from last time - Mark.
0:28:30 > 0:28:31Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35Start the clock. In the human body,
0:28:35 > 0:28:38the bones in the forearm are the radius and...?
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Fibia.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41No, the ulna. Gav.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46What L is the name given to the bobtailed member of the cat family?
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Lion.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50Lynx.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56Which EU city was on the final short list for the 2008 Olympics?
0:29:01 > 0:29:02Manchester.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03Paris.
0:29:03 > 0:29:04What was the name
0:29:04 > 0:29:10of the oil tanker wrecked on the Pollard Rock off the Cornish coast in March 1967?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- I can't remember. - Torrey Canyon.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18How many feet are in 10 yards?
0:29:18 > 0:29:2030.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21Gav, in the USA,
0:29:21 > 0:29:27what bell was rung at the first reading of the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Liberty Bell.
0:29:29 > 0:29:30In boxing,
0:29:30 > 0:29:35which British former World Heavyweight Champion retired in 1996?
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Frank Bruno.
0:29:38 > 0:29:39Alberta
0:29:39 > 0:29:43and Manitoba are provinces of which country?
0:29:43 > 0:29:44Canada.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46- Bank.- In theatre, which war
0:29:46 > 0:29:50is the setting for the 1928 Sheridan play Journey's End?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52The First World War.
0:29:52 > 0:29:53In pop music,
0:29:53 > 0:29:56in which decade was Madonna born?
0:29:56 > 0:29:58'50s.
0:29:58 > 0:29:59Who succeeded
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Saul as king of Israel?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- Don't know.- David.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07A motte,
0:30:07 > 0:30:11a bailey and a keep are all parts of which fortified building?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13A castle.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Which disease has symptoms
0:30:15 > 0:30:19including bleeding gums, anaemia and loss of teeth,
0:30:19 > 0:30:21and is caused by a lack of vitamin C?
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Scurvy.
0:30:23 > 0:30:24In literature,
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Aldous Huxley wrote the 1932 novel Brave New what?
0:30:29 > 0:30:30World.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31In Islam,
0:30:31 > 0:30:36on entering a mosque, which item of clothing is always removed?
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Bank. Shoes.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43You're too late to bank. I must take that as your first answer.
0:30:43 > 0:30:44Shoe is the answer.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Time's up.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Dear, dear, dear. £200
0:30:51 > 0:30:53is all you've banked.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Who has delusions of adequacy?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Who should be put out of your misery?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09For the third time, Mark is statistically the strongest link.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12With the most wrong, Clare is the weakest.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15But who will the team want off?
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Voting over.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Mark, why Clare?
0:31:33 > 0:31:38I think the team struggled to get any momentum in that last round.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41When we did, Clare seemed to break the chain
0:31:41 > 0:31:43and lose us quite a bit of money.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45Gav.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48You'd rather keep the sandwich-maker?
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Clare had a poor round.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52She did, indeed.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57Clare, the team are dispensing with your ginormous intellect.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00With three votes, you are the weakest link.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01Goodbye.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11There is a bit of tactical voting.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14But there's a lot of inverse snobbery.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17So it was harder for me to win.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21I want Gav to go next. He didn't like me from Round one.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24That's because of my southern accent.
0:32:25 > 0:32:30Round Seven. You've won £1,290 out of a possible £6,000.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Three of you left.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38We'll start with the strongest link -
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Mark. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:32:42 > 0:32:43Start the clock.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Delaware is the second smallest state in which country?
0:32:47 > 0:32:48America.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51What is the surname of pop star Ronan
0:32:51 > 0:32:55who became famous as the lead singer of Boyzone?
0:32:55 > 0:32:56Keating.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00On a standard clock face, how many degrees is the angle
0:33:00 > 0:33:03between two o'clock and eight o'clock?
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- 90.- No. 180.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13At which English Channel port does the M20 motorway terminate?
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- Dover.- Folkestone.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20A sonic boom is created when an object travels faster than the speed of what?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Sound.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27A Brussels griffon is a breed of which type of domestic pet?
0:33:27 > 0:33:28Dog.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32In the American armed forces for what does MASH stand?
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- I haven't a clue.- Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43In which English County is the yachting resort of St Mawes?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- Devon.- Cornwall.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49What was the last year to have two general elections?
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- 1972.- No. 1974.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00The French designer born in Algeria in 1936 is Yves who?
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Saint-Laurent.
0:34:02 > 0:34:08Which former US President graduated from Yale University Law School in 1973?
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Bill Clinton.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14In maths, what is the square root of 144?
0:34:14 > 0:34:15Twelve.
0:34:15 > 0:34:21- Bank.- In rugby union, for whom did Rob Andrew win 71 international caps?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- Wales.- England.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28What is the stage name of the elder brother of the film star Jeff Bridges?
0:34:30 > 0:34:32- Pass.- Beau Bridges.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37Vodka is made from cereals but can be made from which vegetable?
0:34:37 > 0:34:38Potato.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43Shape Of My Heart was a 2000 hit single for which...
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Time is up. You won £100.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56So there's £3,000 to be won.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Who are the two best players who should remain?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03I will shame you most certainly
0:35:03 > 0:35:08unless you vote off the weakest link.
0:35:09 > 0:35:10At this crucial stage,
0:35:10 > 0:35:14Mark has gone from the strongest link in the last round
0:35:14 > 0:35:16to the weakest link in this.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Gaynor is now the strongest link.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22But who will lose out in the final vote?
0:35:23 > 0:35:28Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42Interesting - we have a three-way tie and indeed,
0:35:42 > 0:35:46the scores overall are quite close.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Gaynor, why Mark?
0:35:49 > 0:35:52He's been brilliant overall,
0:35:52 > 0:35:55throughout the show, but in that last round
0:35:55 > 0:35:57he got quite a few wrong.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- Gav, why Gaynor? - I got a bit confused, Anne.
0:36:01 > 0:36:06There were a lot of questions and she just had the edge over Mark.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11- Mark, why Gav?- I think he started off very, very strong.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16- But he had a bit of a nightmare in the last round.- When the vote's tied
0:36:16 > 0:36:19the strongest link has the deciding vote.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23In that last round, Gaynor, you were the strongest link.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26You've said why you voted for Mark.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29But you now have a choice.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32You can either get rid of Mark
0:36:32 > 0:36:36or you can get rid of Gav.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40I'll stay with Mark. He was the stronger player.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43At least you've admitted it.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Mark, you're going because you're too good.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02In that round, I was aware that tactical voting would come into play.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06It's a privilege to be voted off as a threat.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09I hope Gavin wins today. The guy's been fantastic.
0:37:10 > 0:37:16Round Eight. You've won £1,390 out of a possible £7,000.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Gav and Gaynor, two of you left.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20And you have 90 seconds.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Whatever you win will be trebled
0:37:23 > 0:37:27and added to your total to make up your prize money.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30So £3,000 is at stake.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34We'll start with the strongest link - Gaynor.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Start the clock.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43Haemophilia generally affects which sex?
0:37:43 > 0:37:47- Blood... male.- I have to accept your first answer.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51In the Mr Men stories, what colour was Mr Daydream?
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Blue.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- Bank.- Kigali is the capital city of which country?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- Botswana.- Rwanda.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06Norman Hartnell made the coronation gown for which monarch?
0:38:06 > 0:38:07Queen Elizabeth.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- Bank.- Which film featured the Simon and Garfunkel songs
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Mrs Robinson and Scarborough Fair?
0:38:14 > 0:38:15The Graduate.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20Worcester and Ida Red are varieties of which fruit?
0:38:20 > 0:38:21Apple.
0:38:21 > 0:38:27- Bank.- The word angst, meaning a state of anxiety comes from which language?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29German.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34For which party was Gerald Kaufman elected MP for Manchester Gorton?
0:38:34 > 0:38:35Labour.
0:38:35 > 0:38:41- Bank.- Which sport did Darren Clark, Thomas Bjorn and John Daly play?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- Athletics.- Golf.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47In which decade did Wham form and disband?
0:38:47 > 0:38:48'80s.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53- Bank.- Which party did Winston Churchill represent as PM?
0:38:53 > 0:38:54Conservatives.
0:38:54 > 0:39:01Which common English river name comes from the Celtic word for river?
0:39:01 > 0:39:02- Pass.- Avon.
0:39:02 > 0:39:08The 1902 children's story by Edith Nesbit is Five Children And...
0:39:11 > 0:39:15Time's up. You banked £160, which we'll treble
0:39:15 > 0:39:17and add to the winnings.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21That means prize money of £1,870,
0:39:21 > 0:39:24which only one of you can take home.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Now you'll play each other head to head.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30I'll ask alternate questions. Best of five.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38If there's a tie, it's sudden death until we have a winner.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43Gav and Gaynor, for £1,870,
0:39:43 > 0:39:45let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50Gav, as the strongest link, you choose who goes first.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52I'd like to go first.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59In 1998, the suspension bridge
0:39:59 > 0:40:03with the longest central span in the world
0:40:03 > 0:40:05opened in which Asian country?
0:40:07 > 0:40:11- Hong Kong. - No. The correct answer is Japan.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Gaynor, which actor played Larry Paul,
0:40:14 > 0:40:17the love interest of Ally McBeal
0:40:17 > 0:40:19in the US TV series of the same name?
0:40:22 > 0:40:27- George Clooney.- No. The correct answer is Robert Downey Jnr.
0:40:27 > 0:40:33Gav, in theatre, British playwright John Kingsley Orton
0:40:33 > 0:40:36was better known by what name?
0:40:36 > 0:40:40- John Kingsley Amis?- No. The correct answer is Joe Orton.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Gaynor,
0:40:44 > 0:40:48in maths, if the two shortest sides of a right-angled triangle
0:40:48 > 0:40:52are three inches and four inches,
0:40:52 > 0:40:56how many inches long is the hypotenuse?
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- Seven inches.- No. The correct answer is five inches.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05Gav, in ancient history, for which city was Babel the Hebrew name?
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- Babylon. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Gaynor, which British scientist and naturalist
0:41:11 > 0:41:14set sail for a world expedition
0:41:14 > 0:41:18on HMS Beagle in 1831?
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- Charles Darwin. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Gav, which schoolboy character
0:41:24 > 0:41:28created by Richmal Crompton
0:41:28 > 0:41:33had friends called Ginger, Henry and Douglas?
0:41:41 > 0:41:47- I'll pass.- The correct answer is William Brown or Just William.
0:41:47 > 0:41:54Gaynor, which word can precede the words Frame, Jenny and Mule
0:41:54 > 0:41:59to give the names of machines used in early textile industry?
0:41:59 > 0:42:02- Spinning. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06Gav, you need to answer this question correctly
0:42:06 > 0:42:08to remain in the game.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13In pop music, David Coverdale, Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore
0:42:13 > 0:42:19have all been members of which famous 1970s rock group?
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- Deep Purple. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27Gaynor, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30So for £1,870...
0:42:31 > 0:42:36In science, how many laws of motion were formulated by Isaac Newton?
0:42:38 > 0:42:42- Two.- No. The correct answer is three.
0:42:42 > 0:42:47After five questions, your scores are tied.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52So, Gav and Gaynor, let's play Sudden Death.
0:42:54 > 0:43:00Gav, which red flag with a Union Jack in one corner,
0:43:00 > 0:43:05is flown by British-registered merchant ships?
0:43:05 > 0:43:08- The Red Ensign. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:08 > 0:43:14Gaynor, during the reign of which British monarch,
0:43:14 > 0:43:17did Jane Austen write her novels?
0:43:22 > 0:43:26- Queen Victoria.- No. The correct answer is George III.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34That means, Gav, you are the strongest link.
0:43:34 > 0:43:40And you go away with £1,870.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43Gaynor, you leave with nothing.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:49 > 0:43:51I was lucky all the way through.
0:43:51 > 0:43:53You need an element of luck.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56I'm pleased Gav's won the money.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58He's a nice lad. He's only young.
0:43:58 > 0:44:02He'll do something worthwhile like just spend it.
0:44:02 > 0:44:06The first thing I'm going to do is buy a couple of beers.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09And try and get everyone else a beer.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12Apart from that, I've no plans.
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