0:00:02 > 0:00:06Here are today's team of nine contestants preparing for the show.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Only one will go home
0:00:08 > 0:00:10with prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:16The others will leave with nothing as their team-mates vote them The Weakest Link.
0:00:29 > 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 > 0:00:45They don't know each other. However, to win the prize money, they have to work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48But eight of them will leave with nothing
0:00:48 > 0:00:55as round by round we lose the player voted The Weakest Link. Let's meet the team.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01I'm Hugh, a 51-year-old coach driver from Strathclyde.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06I'm Jo. I'm 63, a retired secretary from Hertfordshire.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12I'm Barry. I'm 47, a local government officer from Bow, East London.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18I'm Fred. I'm 34. I'm a warehouse operative from Worcester.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23I'm Caroline, from Colchester, and I'm a 45-year-old full-time mum.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28I'm Darren. I'm 29. I'm a library assistant from Co Antrim.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34I'm Neil. I'm 70 and retired. I'm from Wigton in Cumbria.
0:01:35 > 0:01:42I'm Kim. I'm a 34-year-old teacher from Co Durham, currently living in Hampshire.
0:01:42 > 0:01:48I'm Pam, from Peterborough. I'm 61 years old and a retired claims handler.
0:01:50 > 0:01:56The rules. The aim is to answer enough questions correctly to reach £1000 within the time limit.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06Get a question wrong, you break the chain and lose the money in that chain.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10If you bank before the question is asked, the money is safe
0:02:10 > 0:02:14but you start a new chain from scratch. Remember,
0:02:14 > 0:02:19only money that has been banked can be taken forward.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Round One. Three minutes on the clock.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically. That's Barry.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40What T is the muscular organ situated on the floor of the mouth?
0:02:40 > 0:02:41Tongue.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Which three letters represented by the Morse code
0:02:44 > 0:02:47dot, dot, dot dash, dash, dash dot, dot, dot
0:02:47 > 0:02:51were used as the international distress signal?
0:02:51 > 0:02:52SOS.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56According to the proverb, there is a time and what for everything?
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Place.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Honeycomb consists of what type of wax?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Beeswax.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04April Fools' Day falls on...?
0:03:04 > 0:03:051st April.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10- Bank.- Which British-born actor portrayed a pathetic yet humorous tramp
0:03:10 > 0:03:13in American silent films in the early 20th-C?
0:03:13 > 0:03:14Charlie Chaplin.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19What C are small toasted/fried pieces of bread used to garnish soups?
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Croutons.
0:03:20 > 0:03:26Which famous bell was heard chiming for the first time in London in 1859?
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Big Ben.
0:03:27 > 0:03:33What P in the eye adjusts its size in response to different levels of brightness?
0:03:33 > 0:03:34Pupil.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38In the nursery rhyme, Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled what?
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Pepper.
0:03:39 > 0:03:46- Bank.- What B is the liquid mixture often used to coat foods before they are deep fried?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- Pass.- Batter.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Is the decathlon an Olympic event?
0:03:53 > 0:03:54Yes.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58In rhyming slang, which part of the body is your north and south?
0:03:58 > 0:03:59Mouth.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03What D is a personal record of daily events and observations?
0:04:03 > 0:04:04Diary.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07How many millimetres are there in one centimetre?
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Ten.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- Bank. - What is a Doberman pinscher?
0:04:11 > 0:04:12A dog.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16In TV, which actor played the part of Derek Del Boy Trotter
0:04:16 > 0:04:19in the comedy series Only Fools And Horses?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21David Jason.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26By what acronynm is the Oxford Committe for Famine Relief better known?
0:04:26 > 0:04:27Oxfam.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32Which famous trivia board game involving coloured wedges often known as cheeses
0:04:32 > 0:04:36was invented in 1979 by Scott Abbott and Chris Haney?
0:04:36 > 0:04:37Trivial Pursuit.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Fred.- Bank.
0:04:42 > 0:04:49You've reached and banked your £1000 target. That money will go through to the next round.
0:04:49 > 0:04:57But one of you will NOT. Now, there was only one incorrect answer during that first round
0:04:57 > 0:05:03but, remember, you'll have ten seconds less in the next round
0:05:03 > 0:05:08so you still have to streamline the team. Who is just a bit worrying?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Who has the potential
0:05:11 > 0:05:14to be too slow
0:05:14 > 0:05:17to keep up?
0:05:17 > 0:05:21One of you is about to leave. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Barry is the first strongest link.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31Only Fred answered a question incorrectly so he's the weakest link.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34But will the voting follow the facts?
0:05:36 > 0:05:40Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Hugh.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- Why Fred?- He was the only person to get one wrong.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Quite a few people noticed that, didn't they?
0:06:10 > 0:06:15- Why have YOU voted for Fred, Caroline?- Only because he got one wrong.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Darren, why Fred?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Fred was the only person to get a question wrong.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- You don't like him much. - No, I do like Fred.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27So why "Yuk"?
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Cos it's a horrible thing to do to somebody this early on.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35He's unlucky to be the only one to get a question wrong.
0:06:35 > 0:06:42- Never heard of batter, Fred? - I just had a mental block.- Not a good thing to have on this podium.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Very disappointed at being voted off in the first round.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02I did bank half of the money that went into the bank at the end.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06The Walk Of Shame wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10I consciously didn't make eye contact with anyone.
0:07:10 > 0:07:16It was over a lot quicker than I thought it would be, as was my appearance on the show.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23Round Two. £1000 banked. Eight players left.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Ten seconds off the clock.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30We start with the strongest link - Barry. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Start the clock.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37In Little Red Riding Hood, who does the wolf disguise himself as?
0:07:37 > 0:07:38Grandmother.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41With 20 servings in a bottle of orange juice,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44how many bottles are needed to serve 60 children?
0:07:44 > 0:07:45Three.
0:07:45 > 0:07:53Mr Llewellyn, Mr Bronson and Mrs McClusky were teachers in which children's TV series?
0:07:53 > 0:07:54Grange Hill.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57A butterfly has how many pairs of wings - two or four?
0:07:57 > 0:07:58Two.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03What is the rigid body tissue which makes up the skeleton?
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Bone.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08What name is given to the circular discs thrown by athletes?
0:08:08 > 0:08:09Discus.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13On a visit to the old Benedictine abbey, Mont St Michel,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15in which country would you be?
0:08:15 > 0:08:16France.
0:08:16 > 0:08:22In TV, which comedian and presenter is known for his catchphrase Awight?
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- Barrymore.- Michael Barrymore. I'll accept Barrymore.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Bank.- In maths, what is 13 times 4?
0:08:30 > 0:08:3152.
0:08:31 > 0:08:37Which fish's upper jaw resembles a weapon with a long, sharp blade and a short handle?
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Swordfish.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40What device for regulating heartbeat
0:08:40 > 0:08:44was invented in the late '50s by Wilson Greatbatch?
0:08:44 > 0:08:45Pacemaker.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Which member of the Osmond family had a UK No.1 hit in 1972
0:08:49 > 0:08:51with Long-Haired Lover From Liverpool?
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Jimmy.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Bank.- Which item of S American clothing
0:08:55 > 0:08:58is made from a blanket with a hole in the middle?
0:08:58 > 0:08:59Poncho.
0:08:59 > 0:09:05Which snooker player won the world championship six times between 1981 and 1989?
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Steve Davis.
0:09:06 > 0:09:12Which British astronomer's moon maps were used by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin?
0:09:12 > 0:09:13Patrick Moore.
0:09:13 > 0:09:20Which poetry title was established in 1688 when James II bestowed it on John Dryden?
0:09:20 > 0:09:21Poet laureate.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26- Bank.- What L is a large organ situated below the diaphragm?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Liver.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30For what do the initials MPG stand?
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Miles per gallon.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35In nature, is the yew tree deciduous or evergreen?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Evergreen.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42A test of support for government is a vote of what?
0:09:42 > 0:09:43Confidence.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Is iron found in red or white blood cells?
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Red.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- Bank.- In which...
0:09:52 > 0:09:57OK. You've reached and banked your £1000 target for the second time
0:09:57 > 0:10:01and that money will go through to the next round.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03But one of you will not.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07You have ten seconds less in the next round,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10so you still have to streamline the team.
0:10:10 > 0:10:16Who, this time round, is not as fast as the others?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25No-one answered a question incorrectly,
0:10:25 > 0:10:30but the statistics show Kim is the strongest and Hugh is the weakest.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33So what factors will the team consider?
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Darren...
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- are you getting rid of the senior citizens?- No, not at all.
0:11:04 > 0:11:10- It was Hobson's choice. No-one got a question wrong. - No, it's Darren's choice.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Caroline, why Jo?
0:11:12 > 0:11:17Because she was the only one that hesitated for any length of time.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- You thought she was the weakest link?- Yes.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22She wasn't, was she, Hugh?
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- Was she not?- No.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29Statistically, you were the weakest link. But it's votes that count.
0:11:29 > 0:11:35Jo, they've had enough of you. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Being voted off when I wasn't the weakest link
0:11:46 > 0:11:50is just very disappointing.
0:11:50 > 0:11:56I don't know who'll be next. We've had two perfect rounds and so it's impossible to say.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Round Three.
0:12:01 > 0:12:07You have £2000. You are down to seven players. Another ten seconds off the clock.
0:12:07 > 0:12:14We start with the last round's strongest link - Kim. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:12:15 > 0:12:20Start the clock. In which country of the UK is the town of Abergavenny?
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Wales.
0:12:21 > 0:12:27Which rock and roll musician was born Charles Edward Anderson Berry in 1926?
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Chuck Berry.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31In Germany, does brot mean soup or bread?
0:12:31 > 0:12:32Bread.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36In the earth's stratosphere, which gas forms a layer
0:12:36 > 0:12:40which helps absorb the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- Pass.- Ozone.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Is Africa the largest or second largest continent?
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Second largest.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53What was the name of the recent film sequel to 101 Dalmatians?
0:12:53 > 0:12:55102 Dalmatians.
0:12:55 > 0:13:01In music, Ruth, Anita, Bonnie and June were the What Sisters in the '70s and '80s?
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Pass.
0:13:02 > 0:13:08Pointer. Which C describes the study of very low temperatures in living systems -
0:13:08 > 0:13:10chromatography or cryobiology?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Cryobiology.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15What is Donald Sutherland's son called?
0:13:15 > 0:13:16Kiefer.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22Who wrote The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell To Arms, published in the 1920s?
0:13:22 > 0:13:23Hemingway.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27What completed the first manned vertical flight in 1907 -
0:13:27 > 0:13:29a helicopter or an aeroplane?
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Helicopter.
0:13:30 > 0:13:36What is the common name for magnesium hydroxide, used to settle the stomach?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- Alka-Seltzer. - Milk of magnesia.
0:13:38 > 0:13:44In which century did Pitt the Younger first become prime minister - 18th or 19th?
0:13:44 > 0:13:4518th.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Who wrote the children's book Revolting Rhymes?
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- Edward Lear.- Roald Dahl.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57In mythology, which A was the animal sacred to the Roman goddess Vesta?
0:13:57 > 0:13:58- Pass.- The ass.
0:13:58 > 0:14:04- Bank.- Which fizzy soft drink is added to vodka to make a Moscow Mule?
0:14:04 > 0:14:05Lemonade.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Ginger ale. What B is the currency in Thailand?
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Baht.
0:14:10 > 0:14:16What is the nationality of the tennis player Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario?
0:14:16 > 0:14:17Spanish.
0:14:17 > 0:14:23- Bank.- Which songwriter wrote There's No Business Like Show Business in the '50s?
0:14:23 > 0:14:24- Stephen Sondheim. - Irving Berlin.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28In biology, what B is stored in the gall bladder?
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Bile.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Bouillabaisse is a fish stew from which country?
0:14:33 > 0:14:34France.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39- Bank.- In film, what is the 2001 sequel to the Silence Of The Lambs?
0:14:41 > 0:14:42Pass.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Hannibal. Is a cypress a type of plant or animal?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Plant.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- Bank.- What E is the name for the 21 books of the New Testament
0:14:51 > 0:14:53which were written as letters?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Ecclesiasticus.- Epistles.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05Time is up and a dramatic and depressing change of fortunes, team.
0:15:05 > 0:15:11In that round you banked a pathetic £120.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Who is now well past their best?
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Who has moved from slow to very, very, very stupid?
0:15:19 > 0:15:25Who cost you money in that round? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Darren is the strongest link
0:15:30 > 0:15:34as he answered all of his questions correctly.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38The weakest link is Neil, but will the others pick up on this?
0:15:40 > 0:15:45Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07We have a three-way tie. Barry, Kim and Caroline - two votes each.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Barry, why Kim?
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- I remember she got a couple of questions wrong.- Right.
0:16:13 > 0:16:19- Caroline, why Barry? - I think he got two questions wrong.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24He only got one wrong. I know somebody who did get two wrong.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- Kim, you're a teacher.- I am.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28What do you teach?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- Children. - What do you teach the children?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Science, hopefully.- Oh.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- Not general knowledge?- No.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Cos you're rubbish at questions that aren't about science.
0:16:40 > 0:16:47- That's been said before, yes. - Why Caroline? It was the milk of magnesia question.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Well, when the vote is tied, the strongest link
0:16:50 > 0:16:52casts the deciding vote.
0:16:52 > 0:16:59Darren, you actually voted for the person who, statistically, was the weakest link.
0:16:59 > 0:17:06Only YOU noticed that, but your choice is Barry, Caroline or Kim? Who will you get rid of?
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- I'm afraid it'll have to be Kim. - Why?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Um...
0:17:13 > 0:17:15You don't like teachers?
0:17:15 > 0:17:19No, both my sisters are teachers. I'm fond of teachers.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22I think she was the weakest of the three.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28Kim, Darren's getting rid of you. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39I was disappointed to get voted off at this early stage
0:17:39 > 0:17:43because I had previously been the strongest.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I think Caroline will be next
0:17:45 > 0:17:50because I feel that she is weaker than some of the other players.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Round Four.
0:17:54 > 0:18:00There's £2120 banked out so far out of potential prize money of £3000.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Six of you left, ten more seconds off the time.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06You have two and a half minutes.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11We start with the strongest. That's Darren. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Start the clock.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19What M is the culinary term for a small coin-shaped cut of meat?
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Medallion.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25Which comedian was born first, Eric Morecambe or Ernie Wise?
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Ernie Wise.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30One watt is equal to how many joules per second?
0:18:30 > 0:18:31- Pass.- One.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Which Irish boxer held the WBA featherweight title
0:18:35 > 0:18:37between 1985 and 1986?
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Barry McGuigan.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43In law, what C is lack of respect for the authority of a court?
0:18:43 > 0:18:44Contempt.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Bank.- Which popular novelist
0:18:46 > 0:18:50wrote The Cinder Path and The Mallen Streak?
0:18:50 > 0:18:51- Pass.- Catherine Cookson.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53In the animal kingdom,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56is the otter an amphibian or a mammal?
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Mammal.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01The First Boer War took place during which century?
0:19:02 > 0:19:03- The 20th century.- 19th.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08In film, what 1974 Mel Brooks comedy, shot in black and white,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11starred Gene Wilder?
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Pass.- Young Frankenstein.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18In which continent are the cities of Osaka, Karachi and Turan?
0:19:20 > 0:19:21Asia.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24In the animal kingdom, could a dodo fly?
0:19:24 > 0:19:25No.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Bank.- What D is head of administration
0:19:28 > 0:19:30in a university faculty?
0:19:30 > 0:19:31Dean.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Where are James Joyce's novels set?
0:19:34 > 0:19:35Dublin.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Which European country became unified
0:19:38 > 0:19:41under the Royal House of Savoy in 1860?
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Italy.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- Bank.- Which Irish boy band released a cover version
0:19:46 > 0:19:50in 1997 of Tracy Chapman's Baby, Can I Hold You Tonight?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- Westlife.- Boyzone.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57What do you use a karabiner for - rock climbing or cycling?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- Cycling.- Rock climbing.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03What G is a method of protecting steel by coating it with zinc?
0:20:03 > 0:20:04Galvanising.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08What is the capital of Western Australia?
0:20:08 > 0:20:09Perth.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12What A is the group of conservative Mennonites
0:20:12 > 0:20:15settled in the eastern states of America?
0:20:15 > 0:20:17The Amish.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21In TV, who was the superhero played by the actor Adam West?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- Superman.- Batman.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26In humans, what C is the outer layer
0:20:26 > 0:20:30or overlapping flat cells of human hair?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Crown.- Cuticle.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Which US First Lady said in 1992
0:20:34 > 0:20:39"I'm not some little woman standing by my man like Tammy Wynette"?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- Nancy Reagan. - Hillary Clinton.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45How many full octaves...
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Another disappointing round, given your start.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56You banked a paltry £200. Who really is dazed and confused?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Who has now lost the plot?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Darren is the strongest link for a second time.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11The weakest is Pam who failed to answer any correctly,
0:21:11 > 0:21:13but she did bank money for the team.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16But who will lose out in the vote?
0:21:18 > 0:21:23Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:21:39 > 0:21:45Hugh, you thought Nancy Reagan didn't want to be like Tammy Wynette, did you?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47I did.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- Why Pam?- I think she did slightly worse than I did.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53She got one more wrong.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- Caroline, why Pam?- I think she got all her questions wrong.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59She did, indeed.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Barry, why Pam?
0:22:02 > 0:22:07She got all her questions wrong so she had to go, unfortunately.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Pam, are you taking retirement seriously?
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- I am.- So you gave up on that last round, did you?
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- I think I did. - You didn't get any right.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21- No, I was busy banking. - Were you? Not good enough.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26It's only £100. Did you think if you banked, you didn't have to get any right?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- Not really. - You are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:22:37 > 0:22:44I was the weakest in that round. I got all my questions wrong, so I deserved to be voted off.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48But I do feel that Anne is not so much a pussy cat,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52but more a black panther waiting to pounce.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Neil should be voted off next
0:22:54 > 0:22:57as he's got a couple of questions wrong
0:22:57 > 0:23:01in each of the previous three rounds.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08Round Five, team, and you're a shadow of your former selves.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Having hit the jackpot in the first two rounds,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14your total since then is only £320.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Five of you left, ten seconds less.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24We start with the strongest - Darren. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Start the clock.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Wuthering Heights was written by which Bronte sister?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- Charlotte Bronte.- Emily.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37What B is a type of hill or ancient burial ground?
0:23:40 > 0:23:41- Pass.- Barrow.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45If you walk at a constant 4mph,
0:23:45 > 0:23:49how long will it take you to walk 30 miles?
0:23:49 > 0:23:50Seven and a half hours.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Which British actor played Rocky Cassidy in the TV series Boon?
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- Michael Elphick. - Neil Morrissey.
0:23:59 > 0:24:04In what betting system is the stake money shared among the winners?
0:24:04 > 0:24:05- Pass.- Tote.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Is the island of Arran to the east or the west of Scotland?
0:24:09 > 0:24:10West.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Which A is the part of the flower that produces pollen?
0:24:15 > 0:24:16The anther.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20In Greek mythology, after Argus was killed,
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Hera transplanted his 100 eyes into the tail of which bird?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26- Eagle.- Peacock.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30In cricket, where did England win a test series in 2000
0:24:30 > 0:24:33for the first time since the early '60s?
0:24:33 > 0:24:34- West Indies.- Pakistan.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39In which decade was Rolling Stone front man Mick Jagger born?
0:24:39 > 0:24:40- '30s.- '40s.
0:24:40 > 0:24:46The name of which African city means new flower - Addis Ababa or Nairobi?
0:24:46 > 0:24:47Addis Ababa.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Carbon dioxide is a compound
0:24:49 > 0:24:51made up of carbon and which element?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Oxygen.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Who wrote the What Katy Did series -
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Laura Ingalls Wilder or Susan Coolidge?
0:24:59 > 0:25:00- Wilder.- Susan Coolidge.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03What P is the surname of the director Alan
0:25:03 > 0:25:07of films Bugsy Malone and Angela's Ashes?
0:25:07 > 0:25:08Pass.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09Parker.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13In which county is Chartwell, home to Winston Churchill?
0:25:13 > 0:25:14Kent.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19In which country of the UK was the poll tax first introduced in 1989?
0:25:19 > 0:25:20- England.- Scotland.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25Jeffry Katzenburg, David Geffen and which Hollywood director
0:25:25 > 0:25:29formed Dreamworks SKG production company in 1994?
0:25:29 > 0:25:31- Pass.- Steven Spielberg.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33What E is a flap of cartilage
0:25:33 > 0:25:37that prevents food from entering the windpipe?
0:25:38 > 0:25:39Epiglottis.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- Bank.- In St Luke's Gospel, what P is the son
0:25:42 > 0:25:45who returns to his father after a...
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Prodigal.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54That was the correct answer and, after all that work,
0:25:54 > 0:25:58you've put into the kitty...£20.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05It might be hard to decide but who seriously doesn't deserve to stay?
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Who is costing you money?
0:26:08 > 0:26:13Eject the idiot. It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Darren is the strongest for the third time in a row.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23The weakest is Barry, though he was the only one to bank.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Will it be enough to save him in the vote?
0:26:28 > 0:26:33Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51We have a tie, team. Neil and Barry, two votes each.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56- Neil, why Barry? - I'm still cross about Superman, so I didn't keep a careful eye
0:26:56 > 0:27:01on what was happening, but I thought it was either Neil or Barry.
0:27:01 > 0:27:07- Hugh, why Neil?- He's hesitated in the last two rounds and he did get a few wrong
0:27:07 > 0:27:11- in that last round as well. - Who else got a few wrong?- I did.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Exactly.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Well, when the vote is tied,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18the strongest link casts the deciding vote.
0:27:18 > 0:27:23Darren, you voted for Barry, he WAS the weakest link and he voted for you,
0:27:23 > 0:27:27but don't let me influence you. Who are you getting rid of?
0:27:27 > 0:27:30I'll go with my original decision - Barry.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35Barry, an unwise choice, that. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:27:43 > 0:27:49I did well till the last round. I only had one question wrong up till then. What Anne said
0:27:49 > 0:27:52may have influenced his vote.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55I think Neil will go next because he has hesitated
0:27:55 > 0:28:00in the last few rounds, and the others are getting more confident.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07Round Six. You've won £2340 so far. There are four of you left.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09We are cutting another 10 seconds.
0:28:09 > 0:28:15We start with the strongest link - Darren. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Start the clock.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Whose government was based in Vichy
0:28:21 > 0:28:24during the German Occupation from 1940 to '44?
0:28:24 > 0:28:25France.
0:28:25 > 0:28:31Which M is a dance popular at the French court of Louis XIV in the 17th century?
0:28:31 > 0:28:32Which, sorry?
0:28:32 > 0:28:38Which M is a dance popular at the French court of Louis XIV in the 17th century?
0:28:38 > 0:28:39The minuet.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43In cricket, how many players from one team can field at any one time?
0:28:43 > 0:28:44Eleven.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49- Bank.- In UK geography, Herm and Jethou are two islands in which group?
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- Polynesia. - The Channel Islands.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58Who said, "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful".
0:28:58 > 0:29:00George Orwell or Lewis Carroll?
0:29:00 > 0:29:01George Orwell.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06Which US state hosts the famous Indy 500 car race?
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- Indianapolis. - Indiana. Hugh,
0:29:09 > 0:29:14in which US city is Hunter S. Thompson's 1972 novel, Fear And Loathing, set?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- New York.- Las Vegas.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21In which county did the Great Train Robbery take place?
0:29:21 > 0:29:22Buckinghamshire.
0:29:22 > 0:29:28Which famous detective ostensibly died in the short story, The Final Problem?
0:29:28 > 0:29:29Sherlock Holmes.
0:29:29 > 0:29:35In architecture, who designed the Royal Greenwich Observatory founded in 1675?
0:29:35 > 0:29:36Sir Christopher Wren.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41- Bank.- Followers of which religion worship at a mandir temple?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43- Muslim.- Hinduism.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44Caroline,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47is Nairobi a country or a city?
0:29:47 > 0:29:49A city.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53Which former Monty Python member starred with Robert Lindsay
0:29:53 > 0:29:56in Alan Bleasdale's TV series, GBH?
0:29:56 > 0:29:57Michael Palin.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02In which US city was 20th-century US composer Aaron Copeland born?
0:30:03 > 0:30:04Pennsylvania.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06New York.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11The pirate, Henry Morgan, became deputy governor of which West Indian island in 1674?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- Pass.- Jamaica.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18What M was the pseudonym of French dramatist Jean-Baptiste Poquelin?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- Pass.- Moliere. What political movement
0:30:20 > 0:30:24was founded by Oswald Mosley in 1932?
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- The British Union of Fascists. - Neil.- Bank.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34You banked in time
0:30:34 > 0:30:39and in total you put into the kitty £220.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Whose performance is far too poor
0:30:42 > 0:30:46to allow them to stay? Ditch the dunce.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53For a fourth time in a row,
0:30:53 > 0:30:57Darren is the strongest link, with all his questions correct.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00The weakest link is Hugh, statistically.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03But will the voting reflect reality?
0:31:05 > 0:31:06Voting over. Time to reveal
0:31:06 > 0:31:09who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Darren,
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- it's going well for you, isn't it?- So far, so good.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33Do you do more reading than working in your library?
0:31:33 > 0:31:35I'd get absolutely slaughtered
0:31:35 > 0:31:39if I was to trip up on literature questions.
0:31:39 > 0:31:44- But you did trip up. You don't know who wrote Wuthering Heights. - I've never read it.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Why Neil?
0:31:46 > 0:31:48I thought Neil was the weakest link.
0:31:48 > 0:31:54I may be wrong, but he got more questions wrong than me. A capable player,
0:31:54 > 0:31:59- but it's very hard at this stage. - We've had enough from you. Caroline, why Neil?
0:31:59 > 0:32:04Because he got more questions wrong and he's hesitating a little bit.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07But he wasn't the weakest link, Hugh.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- Not if you say so, Anne.- They just don't notice you over there.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Why did you vote for Neil?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- Because he had a worse round than me.- No, he didn't.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Neil,
0:32:18 > 0:32:21you weren't the weakest link,
0:32:21 > 0:32:26but it would help if you'd known that Pennsylvania is a state, not a city.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31With three votes, the team want rid of you. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:39 > 0:32:45I thought it was a good verdict and I had no complaints until I found I wasn't the weakest link.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50I was surprised at the speed with which the questions come round,
0:32:50 > 0:32:53particularly towards the final rounds.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56I think Darren will win tonight.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58I'm sure the others would say so, too.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06Round Seven. You have £2560 out of the £6000 you could have won.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Three of you left. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13We start with Darren. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Start the clock.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19What C is the name of the mountains
0:33:19 > 0:33:23which provide New York with much of its water supply?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Catskills.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29Port-au-Prince is the capital city of which Caribbean country?
0:33:29 > 0:33:31- Jamaica.- Haiti.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36In music, which band had a No.1 hit in 1968 with Everlasting Love?
0:33:36 > 0:33:39- The Beatles.- The Love Affair. Which chancellor
0:33:39 > 0:33:43ordered a new budget box from Rosyth shipyard in 1997?
0:33:43 > 0:33:44Gordon Brown.
0:33:44 > 0:33:52Who was banished from the Soviet Union by Stalin in 1929 and killed in Mexico in 1940?
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- Lenin.- Trotsky.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59The navigator, Vasco da Gama, is buried in which Portuguese city?
0:33:59 > 0:34:00Lisbon.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03The composer, Franz Schubert, was born in which country?
0:34:03 > 0:34:04Austria.
0:34:04 > 0:34:10- Bank.- In which US sport do the Colorado Avalanche compete against the Detroit Redwings?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- Basketball.- Ice hockey.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17In science, what D is a mixing process between two fluids?
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Dilution.- Diffusion.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23How long was the US civil war. Four or 14 years?
0:34:23 > 0:34:24Four years.
0:34:24 > 0:34:30What is the first name of the politician whose official title is Baron Lawson of Blaby?
0:34:30 > 0:34:31Nigel.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35- Bank.- Archangel is a Russian port near which sea?
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Black Sea.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39White Sea.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43Baptista is the father of Kate in which Shakespeare play?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- Pass.- The Taming Of The Shrew.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50What A is a Portuguese-speaking country in south-west Africa?
0:34:50 > 0:34:51- Pass.- Angola.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54In which 1960s US sitcom were tourists marooned
0:34:54 > 0:34:57on an uninhabited South Pacific island?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- Pass.- Gilligan's Island.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01What F is the name
0:35:01 > 0:35:05of the mediaeval system by which a lord gave land in return for homage?
0:35:05 > 0:35:06Feudalism.
0:35:06 > 0:35:13- Bank.- Who played Detective Jake Gittes in the 1974 Roman Polanski film, Chinatown?
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- John Wayne.- Jack Nicholson.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Which TV...
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Time is up.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22I cannot complete the question.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25You put in your kitty £120. In Round Eight,
0:35:25 > 0:35:30you get the chance to treble what you bank which means, in the next round,
0:35:30 > 0:35:32£3000 can be won. The question is,
0:35:32 > 0:35:36who will stand in your way?
0:35:36 > 0:35:40Who won't help you towards a better bank balance?
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Darren is the strongest link for the fifth time in a row.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Hugh is the weakest for the second time in a row.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55But, at this crucial stage, can he survive another vote?
0:35:57 > 0:36:01Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Darren,
0:36:14 > 0:36:17you've only got three questions wrong.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21For the benefit of your colleagues in Antrim,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23I'd like to say two were on literature,
0:36:23 > 0:36:28unless you don't regard the Brontes or Shakespeare as literature.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- I got a few literature questions right.- Not enough.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- Hmmm.- Why Hugh?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Hard to choose,
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- but I think Hugh was...- More stupid?
0:36:39 > 0:36:44No. Got more questions wrong. Let's be diplomatic about it.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Right. Oh, really? Caroline,
0:36:46 > 0:36:50- why Hugh?- It was him or me.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Right, OK.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54Hugh...
0:36:54 > 0:36:57what happened in that last round?
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- I lost it altogether. - You weren't hiding your talent
0:37:01 > 0:37:05by answering five of the six questions incorrectly?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08No. I just got five wrong questions.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13Right. It's cost you your place. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24The question I could kick myself over is the Russian one.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27I did study Russian history away back
0:37:27 > 0:37:32when I was 13, 14. Why Lenin came out I really don't know.
0:37:32 > 0:37:38Darren will win because he has been the strongest contestant throughout the whole game.
0:37:38 > 0:37:44He's got very few questions wrong and has a wide knowledge of everything.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Round Eight. You've won £2680.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52There are only two of you left.
0:37:52 > 0:37:57Caroline and Darren. You now have only 90 seconds, but whatever you win
0:37:57 > 0:38:02will be trebled and added to your total to make up your final prize money.
0:38:02 > 0:38:10So, £3000 is at stake now. We start with the strongest link - Darren. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Start the clock.
0:38:13 > 0:38:18Name the defence barrister created by novelist John Mortimer.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19Rumpole.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- Bank.- Scottish architect and interior designer Robert Adam
0:38:23 > 0:38:26worked in which century?
0:38:26 > 0:38:2718th.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29What cordless television technology
0:38:29 > 0:38:33was invented by Robert Adler in the 1950s?
0:38:33 > 0:38:34The remote control.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39- Bank. - In what Commonwealth country was Dame Kiri te Kanawa born?
0:38:39 > 0:38:40New Zealand.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Which controversial author wrote the novel
0:38:43 > 0:38:46The Ground Beneath Her Feet in 1999?
0:38:46 > 0:38:47Salman Rushdie.
0:38:47 > 0:38:53Which conductor founded the London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic?
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- Sir Malcolm Sargent. - Sir Thomas Beecham.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01What T is a tapering root which grows downwards from the stem?
0:39:01 > 0:39:02- Tuber.- Tap root.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Which record label owner funded
0:39:04 > 0:39:08Malcolm McLaren's campaign to become mayor of London?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- Ken Livingstone.- Alan McGee.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14What S is a scientist who studies earthquakes?
0:39:14 > 0:39:16A seismologist.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- Bank.- The Louisiana Purchase saw America buy land
0:39:19 > 0:39:22from which Europe country in 1803?
0:39:22 > 0:39:23- Spain.- France.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28In which 1980s drama series by Alan Bleasdale about unemployment
0:39:28 > 0:39:31did Yosser Hughes ask, "Gis a job?
0:39:31 > 0:39:32The Boys From The Blackstuff.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- Bank.- What 1972 film contains the line,
0:39:35 > 0:39:38"My father made him an offer he couldn't refuse"?
0:39:38 > 0:39:39- Pass.- The Godfather.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Which Tolkien novel was published...
0:39:45 > 0:39:50Time is up. I can't complete the question. You banked £110.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55We'll treble that and add it to the winnings from the previous round.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59That means prize money of £3010.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Only one of you can take the money away.
0:40:01 > 0:40:07You will now play against each other. I'll ask alternate questions, best of five.
0:40:07 > 0:40:15Whoever answers the most correctly wins. If there's a tie we go for sudden death until we get a winner.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19So, Caroline and Darren, for £3010, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Darren, you have the choice of who goes first.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26I'll go first.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32In the New Testament,
0:40:32 > 0:40:35what was the name of the sermon
0:40:35 > 0:40:37where Jesus said,
0:40:37 > 0:40:39"Blessed are the weak"?
0:40:40 > 0:40:42The Sermon On The Mount.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Caroline...
0:40:47 > 0:40:51who had a UK Top Ten hit
0:40:51 > 0:40:53in 1959
0:40:53 > 0:40:55with Little White Bull?
0:41:23 > 0:41:25I know it!
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- Was that your answer?- No.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- Pass.- Tommy Steele is the correct answer.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Darren...
0:41:38 > 0:41:40which British motorcyclist
0:41:40 > 0:41:44was world champion at 500cc
0:41:44 > 0:41:47in 1976 and 1977,
0:41:47 > 0:41:50and later became a TV commentator
0:41:50 > 0:41:53in Australia?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Barry Sheene.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Caroline...
0:41:58 > 0:42:02the 1999 film comedy,
0:42:02 > 0:42:04East Is East,
0:42:04 > 0:42:10was set in which northern English city?
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- Bradford. - The correct answer is Salford.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20Darren, what nickname was given
0:42:20 > 0:42:24to the area around Wolverhampton and Dudley
0:42:24 > 0:42:27because of the local pollution
0:42:27 > 0:42:31caused by the Industrial Revolution?
0:42:31 > 0:42:33The Black Country.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39You need to answer this question correctly to remain in the game.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42In Greek mythology,
0:42:42 > 0:42:48who helped Theseus escape from the Labyrinth
0:42:48 > 0:42:52after he had slain the Minotaur?
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Perseus.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04The correct answer is Ariadne.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08That means, Darren,
0:43:08 > 0:43:13you are today's strongest link and you go away with £3010.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Caroline, you leave with nothing.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24When Caroline hesitated so long over her first question
0:43:24 > 0:43:28I had an advantage, because I was one ahead.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32I thought, "If I can keep plugging away, I'll do this."
0:43:32 > 0:43:36The first question I knew. It was on the tip of my tongue.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39I couldn't find it. But when Greek mythology came up,
0:43:39 > 0:43:41I knew that was the end.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45Absolutely unbelievable! I am delighted.
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