0:00:01 > 0:00:03Here are today's team
0:00:03 > 0:00:09preparing for the show. Only one will leave with the prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12The others will leave with nothing
0:00:12 > 0:00:15as their team mates vote them the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43They don't know each other, but if they want the prize money
0:00:43 > 0:00:48they have to work as a team. But eight of them will leave with nothing
0:00:48 > 0:00:52as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58I'm Karen, I'm 35,
0:00:58 > 0:01:01I'm an IT consultant and I live in Kingston.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05I'm Kathryn, I'm 44,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09and I'm an admin assistant from Chippenham in Wiltshire.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11I'm Gary, I'm 22 years old,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14and I'm a medical student from Aberdeenshire.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16I'm Louise, I'm 29,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19an estate agent from Barnsley.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21I'm Penny, I'm 65,
0:01:21 > 0:01:23I'm retired and I'm from Liverpool.
0:01:24 > 0:01:30I'm Phil, I'm 46, I'm a landscape architect from East Bridgford near Nottingham.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I'm Frances, I'm 18 years old,
0:01:33 > 0:01:35a biochemistry student from Preston.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38I'm Gerald, I'm 67.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42I'm a retired local government officer from Carlisle.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45I'm Dave, I'm 48, from County Durham,
0:01:45 > 0:01:47and I'm a voluntary worker.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:53 > 0:01:56to reach the £1000 target in the time limit.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00The fastest way is to create a chain of nine right answers.
0:02:00 > 0:02:06Get a question wrong and you break the chain and lose the money, but if you say "bank"
0:02:06 > 0:02:08before the question is asked,
0:02:08 > 0:02:14the money is safe but you start a new chain from scratch. At the end of the round,
0:02:14 > 0:02:18only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21In Round One, there are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically -
0:02:26 > 0:02:29that's Dave. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Complete the phrase, game, set and...
0:02:36 > 0:02:37Match.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42In TV, how many feet did Victor Meldrew have in the grave?
0:02:42 > 0:02:43One.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Someone who enjoys unpleasant work is a glutton for...
0:02:47 > 0:02:48Punishment.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53Are humans identified as vertebrates or invertebrates?
0:02:53 > 0:02:54Vertebrates.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59Which tier of a wedding cake is kept for a child's christening?
0:02:59 > 0:03:00The top tier.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02What type of food is Wensleydale?
0:03:02 > 0:03:03Cheese.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07To what chronicles do the books The Horse And His Boy
0:03:07 > 0:03:11and The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe belong?
0:03:11 > 0:03:12- Narnia. - The Chronicles Of Narnia.
0:03:12 > 0:03:18What W is an air in motion moving from high to low pressure?
0:03:18 > 0:03:19Wind.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24Which 1993 film based on a novel by Michael Crichton had the tag line,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27"An adventure 65 million years in the making"?
0:03:27 > 0:03:28Jurassic Park.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- Bank.- In music...
0:03:33 > 0:03:37OK, you've reached and banked your £1000.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42The money goes through into the next round, but of course, one of you won't.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Remember, you'll have ten seconds less
0:03:47 > 0:03:51and you have to streamline your team.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Who is not going to be so bright and bouncy
0:03:55 > 0:04:01a few rounds on? Who is worrying you, even at this stage?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:04:05 > 0:04:11After a lucrative round, the statistics are close, but the strongest link is Dave
0:04:11 > 0:04:16and the weakest is Karen, but how will the team decide who goes first?
0:04:18 > 0:04:23OK, voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Gary, what do you do?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50A medical student, Anne.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Going to be a doctor, are you?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- I am, yes.- Are you sure?- Yes.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Why Karen?- Well,
0:04:56 > 0:05:02it's unfair, but she had a moment's hesitance before she answered her question.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Penny, why Karen? - She hesitated, Anne.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Just very slightly, and the rest of the team
0:05:08 > 0:05:12seemed to get all their answers correct and in time.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Phil,
0:05:14 > 0:05:16why did you vote for Karen?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Because I felt she was slow
0:05:18 > 0:05:22and I was trying to be as quick as possible.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Right. And you won't be slow?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26I'll try not to be.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Karen, never again will you forget
0:05:29 > 0:05:32how many feet Victor Meldrew had in the grave.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36It cost you your place. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47It's really hard. Being voted the first off
0:05:47 > 0:05:50is something I'll struggle with when I go back to work.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53It was a hard decision.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57No-one got an answer wrong, and I just hesitated slightly.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Frances may be the next one.
0:05:59 > 0:06:06I think the team are thinking about having some experience, and Frances is the youngest.
0:06:08 > 0:06:14Round Two. You've got £1000 in the kitty. You voted off the IT girl.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19There are eight left. We take ten seconds off the clock.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24We start with the strongest link, Dave. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Start the clock.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31What was the name of the open-air arenas used by the Romans
0:06:31 > 0:06:34for gladiatorial contests and spectacles?
0:06:34 > 0:06:35- Forums.- Amphitheatres.
0:06:35 > 0:06:41In the human body, what T is one of the five sense organs?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Taste.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46In TV, Barnacle Bill is the theme tune
0:06:46 > 0:06:49of which well-known children's TV programme?
0:06:49 > 0:06:50- I don't know.- Blue Peter.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54In film, who won an Oscar for best actor for his role
0:06:54 > 0:06:56in Silence Of The Lambs in 1992?
0:06:56 > 0:06:57Anthony Hopkins.
0:06:57 > 0:07:03What P can mean a coniferous tree or to waste away with longing?
0:07:03 > 0:07:04- Pass.- Pine.
0:07:04 > 0:07:10Which country did the javelin thrower Steve Backley represent at the Olympics?
0:07:10 > 0:07:11United Kingdom.
0:07:11 > 0:07:18What name is given to the scientific study of language?
0:07:18 > 0:07:19- Pass.- Linguistics.
0:07:19 > 0:07:26In science, which is more abundant in the air - oxygen or carbon dioxide?
0:07:26 > 0:07:27Oxygen.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32Jackie, Tito and Jermaine were members of which family band?
0:07:32 > 0:07:33- Pass.- The Jacksons.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37In the UK, what C is the policy-making ministers
0:07:37 > 0:07:40over which the prime minister presides?
0:07:40 > 0:07:41Cabinet.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Which radio soap opera is set in Ambridge?
0:07:44 > 0:07:45The Archers.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50- Bank.- What M is an extinct elephant-like mammal?
0:07:51 > 0:07:52Mammoth.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56In 1999, which former Spice Girl had a UK No.1 single
0:07:56 > 0:07:59with Mi Chico Latino?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- Mel B.- Geri Halliwell.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05In religion, what O is a ceremony in which someone
0:08:05 > 0:08:07is accepted into the priesthood?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- Ordained. - I'll accept. Ordination.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14Which is larger - a tennis court or a badminton court?
0:08:14 > 0:08:15A tennis court.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20Which children's author wrote How The Grinch Stole Christmas?
0:08:20 > 0:08:21- Pass.- Dr Seuss.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26In computer technology, for what do the initials AOL stand?
0:08:26 > 0:08:27America On Line.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32Is the snail classified as a mollusc or a mammal?
0:08:32 > 0:08:33A mollusc.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36What E is a substance unable to be broken down
0:08:36 > 0:08:39into a simpler one by normal chemical processes?
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Element.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- Bank.- Which monarch did Bette Davis play in The Virgin Queen?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- Queen Victoria. - Queen Elizabeth I.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Whose design appears on the Bradford telephone book -
0:08:50 > 0:08:52David Hockney or Tracey Emin?
0:08:52 > 0:08:53David Hockney.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58In The Jungle Book, what kind of animal is Rikki Tikki Tavi?
0:08:58 > 0:08:59A mongoose.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03In science, what T is a soft mineral which rates one
0:09:03 > 0:09:06in Moh's scale of hardness?
0:09:06 > 0:09:07- Pass.- Talc.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12Which member of the original Big Brother house was voted
0:09:12 > 0:09:14sexiest man in Ireland by a newspaper?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Pass.- Tom.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Time is up.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24And of the £1000 available
0:09:24 > 0:09:26in that round,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28you banked only £200.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32Who has become the Frank Spencer of the quiz shows?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Who is one can short of a six-pack?
0:09:34 > 0:09:39One of you will leave with nothing. It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47Phil was the only player to answer all of his questions correctly.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52The weakest link is Frances, according to the statistics, but who will lose out?
0:09:55 > 0:10:00Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- Penny, are you in the music business?- No.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22I thought you had inside track on Mel B
0:10:22 > 0:10:25and the fact she left the Spice Girls.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- Nobody else seems to know. - I'm not very well up on modern pop.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- That's what it was!- Yes.- Right.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35And what is Frances not very well up on?
0:10:35 > 0:10:41Not so much the answers she gave, but she did hesitate and was losing time.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- And you're very quick, are you? - Not always.- Gary,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47not up to scratch - Frances?
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Well, she got two questions wrong,
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- and was hesitant.- Only one more than you.- It's still one more.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Frances, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:11:05 > 0:11:11The stick I get when I go home will be atrocious. At least I got past the first round.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14My brother will wind me up for years.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Gerald will be voted off next.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21He's slow on popular culture and did get questions wrong.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Round Three and you've won £1200.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Seven of you left. Ten seconds off the clock.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33We start with the strongest link - Phil.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Start the clock.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Which EastEnders character played by Natalie Cassidy
0:11:42 > 0:11:44gave her baby up for adoption?
0:11:44 > 0:11:45- Pass.- Sonia.
0:11:45 > 0:11:51Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet featured on which 1994 film soundtrack?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Four Weddings And A Funeral.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57In food, what R is a roasting spit used to cook meat?
0:11:58 > 0:11:59Rotisserie.
0:11:59 > 0:12:05In film, who directed Spartacus, Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey?
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Stanley Kubrick.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- Bank.- Is Cupid from Greek or Roman mythology?
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Roman.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14What B is a duplicate computer system
0:12:14 > 0:12:18that takes over in the event of equipment failure?
0:12:18 > 0:12:19- Pass.- Backup.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- Bank.- The name Benelux comprises The Netherlands,
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Luxembourg and which other country?
0:12:26 > 0:12:27Belgium.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31In which present-day country was Vivaldi born?
0:12:31 > 0:12:32Italy.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38The 1998 Winter Olympics were held in the city of Nagano in which country?
0:12:40 > 0:12:41Japan.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46In which country was the detective novelist Agatha Christie born?
0:12:48 > 0:12:49England.
0:12:49 > 0:12:55- Bank.- Was the wacky inventor in the Back To The Future films Doc Brown or Doc Green?
0:12:55 > 0:12:56Doc Brown.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01The Village People song, Go West, was a hit for which British Group?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03The Pet Shop Boys.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08- Bank.- Would you find the postlude at the beginning or end of a piece of music?
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- The beginning.- The end.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16What T is the propulsive force produced by the fluid pressure in a jet engine?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- Pass.- Thrust.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23Nancy is a town on the river Meurthe in the north east of which country?
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- Belgium.- France.
0:13:26 > 0:13:32Which letter should you dial for murder according to the Frederick Knott play?
0:13:32 > 0:13:33M.
0:13:33 > 0:13:39Frank Bough and Selina Scott were the hosts of which 1980s morning magazine show?
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- Good Morning. - Breakfast Time.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46Manchester-born Mick Hucknall is the lead singer with which band?
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Simply Red.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Which eccentric British designer
0:13:50 > 0:13:54launched her pirate new romantic looks in the early '80s?
0:13:54 > 0:13:55Vivienne Westwood.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- Bank.- In which sport do you have byes, wides and ducks?
0:13:59 > 0:14:00Cricket.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05Where is Botswana situated, in the north or south of Africa?
0:14:05 > 0:14:07South.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11What is the first name of President George W Bush's mother?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- Pass.- Barbara.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18In science...
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Time is up. I cannot complete the question.
0:14:22 > 0:14:28You banked £400 but who has gone from slow to very nearly stop?
0:14:28 > 0:14:31It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:14:33 > 0:14:40Kathryn answered her questions correctly and banked the most money. She's the strongest link.
0:14:40 > 0:14:46Phil has gone from strongest to weakest link. But will the voting follow the facts?
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Kathryn, why do you want to see the back of Phil?
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- I don't, particularly. - You voted for him, so you must do.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Well, I think he got all his questions wrong. I think.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Nearly all of them.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- Penny, why Phil?- Phil hesitated.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29- He didn't get his Barbara Bush question right. - Would you have known that?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32No. Only afterwards.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38- Dave, had enough of Phil? - Yeah, he seemed to get some wrong in that round.- Right.
0:15:39 > 0:15:46- Phil, what do you do? - Landscape architect.- Were you expecting a gardening programme?
0:15:46 > 0:15:53- You can't answer many questions. - I did well on the first two rounds but things went badly this round.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57You can look at the land between here and the end of the podium.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Gary will probably use tactical voting. He's shrewd.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15I think he's already starting to plot.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19I would least like to see Gerald win. He's been swotting.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23That's not in the spirit of the game, really.
0:16:23 > 0:16:29Penny's next for the chop. She hasn't got the overall ability to keep going.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35Round Four. £1600 banked. Six of you left.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40Ten seconds off the time. You now have two and a half minutes.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44We start with the strongest link - Kathryn. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Start the clock.
0:16:47 > 0:16:53The Ecology party, later the Green Party, was founded in which year, 1973 or 1983?
0:16:53 > 0:16:541973.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59The Matterhorn is on the border of Italy and which country?
0:16:59 > 0:17:00Switzerland.
0:17:00 > 0:17:07Complete the title of the music show starring Michaela Strachan, Hit Man And who?
0:17:07 > 0:17:08Her.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13- Bank.- To which family does the badger belong, weasel or dog?
0:17:13 > 0:17:14Weasel.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17What F is a city in North Dakota
0:17:17 > 0:17:20and the title of a 1996 film by the Cohen brothers?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- Could you repeat the letter? - What F?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- In North Dakota.- Fargo.
0:17:25 > 0:17:31To what area of the body does "dorsal" relate, the back or the face?
0:17:31 > 0:17:32The back.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35In TV, which 1980s children's programme
0:17:35 > 0:17:39was about a zany robot who disrupts a family home?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- Pass.- Metal Mickey.
0:17:41 > 0:17:47Who is the actress daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rosselini?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- Pass.- Isabella Rosselini.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Which Russian tennis player split from her doubles partner,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Martina Hingis, in January 2001?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- Pass.- Anna Kournikova.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02In food, is tagliolini a pasta or a spice?
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Pasta.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Starring Tom Hanks and Madonna, the 1992 film
0:18:10 > 0:18:13A League Of Their Own, features which American sport?
0:18:15 > 0:18:16Baseball.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- Bank. - What type of blood cell is a lymphocyte, red or white?
0:18:21 > 0:18:22- Red.- White.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25In US politics, which party was represented
0:18:25 > 0:18:30by the greater number of presidents in the twentieth century?
0:18:30 > 0:18:31- Democrats.- Republican.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36Who was appointed prime minister of Russia in August 1999?
0:18:36 > 0:18:37Vladimir Putin.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42In maths, does the duodecimal system have the base number of ten or twelve?
0:18:42 > 0:18:43Twelve.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- Bank.- What goes with tequila and orange juice to make a tequila sunrise?
0:18:48 > 0:18:49- Pass.- Grenadine.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54In nature, is a flower-pecker a plant or a bird?
0:18:55 > 0:18:56A bird.
0:18:56 > 0:19:02Who wrote the novel Wilt, which was made into a film starring Griff Rhys Jones?
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Tom Sharpe.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08- Bank.- In the TV series Cadfael, which actor played the title role?
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Derek Jacobi.
0:19:09 > 0:19:15- Bank.- What L is the common name for the long-eared, South American ruminant...
0:19:15 > 0:19:16Llama.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Time is up.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27In that round you banked £260.
0:19:27 > 0:19:33But who do you want to get rid of? Who is past their best?
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Who is all at sea? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44Gary is the strongest link as he answered three questions correctly.
0:19:44 > 0:19:51Kathryn has gone from strongest to weakest link but will her previous good form be taken into account?
0:19:54 > 0:19:59Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Louise, what do you do?
0:20:14 > 0:20:20- I work in an estate agent, Anne. - Do you? Do you sell houses? - Yeah, I try.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Would you sell a house to Gerald?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- LOUISE: I'm sure. Yes. - Right.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- You don't want him on the team. - No.- Because?
0:20:29 > 0:20:33He didn't get Fargo and it's one of my favourite films.
0:20:33 > 0:20:41- That's a reasonable answer. Did you think he was the weakest link, too? - I thought he was the weakest link.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Kathryn, you didn't have the Fargo question
0:20:44 > 0:20:48but statistically you were the worst player.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- Did you know that?- No, I didn't.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- Why did you vote for Gerald? - His sciatica's playing up
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- so it'll be a mercy. - He's got sciatica?
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- Gerald, how are you feeling? - Very well, Anne, thank you.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- Have you got sciatica? - I do have, yes.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Well, we can see how bad it is as you go off.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19I wasn't the weakest link in that round.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23But I wasn't the strongest link in any of the rounds.
0:21:23 > 0:21:29I think Penny or possibly Dave will be voted off next. They're both starting to struggle.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36Round Five. There's £1860 in the kitty.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40There are five of you left. You have lost Gerald,
0:21:40 > 0:21:44who has sciatica, but if Gary goes off next, he can treat it.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50We start with the strongest link - Gary.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58Start the clock. For which party was Anthony Eden prime minister?
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Conservatives.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Which actor had the nickname The Little Tramp?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Charlie Chaplin.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- Bank.- Dave who is a football manager, nicknamed "Harry"?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- Pass.- Dave Bassett.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield formed which '60s soul duo?
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- Don't know. - The Righteous Brothers.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23What needlework features two stitches crossing?
0:22:23 > 0:22:24Cross-stitch.
0:22:24 > 0:22:31What C is the name given to music performed by a small group of musicians?
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- Concerto.- Chamber music.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38In which Middle Eastern country is the ancient site of Masada found?
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Israel.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45Which British comedian starred in Tiswas and Three Of A Kind?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- Pass.- Lennie Henry.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50An Inspector Calls and The Linden Tree
0:22:50 > 0:22:54were written by which novelist and playwright?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- Noel Coward.- JB Priestley.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01The shell of which creature is used for caged birds to chew on?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Cuttlefish.
0:23:03 > 0:23:09- Bank.- Jane who provided the voice for Babs in the 2000 film Chicken Run?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Horrocks.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12Louise. History.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17Which war took place between France and England, 1337-1453?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- Pass. - The Hundred Years War.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Which English author wrote the play Silly Cow?
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- Pass.- Ben Elton.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Hitchcock's film Vertigo was made in which decade?
0:23:28 > 0:23:29'50s.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34In Greek mythology, who was the first woman on earth?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- Eve.- Pandora.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41What A is a galaxy that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Andromeda.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47- Bank.- Was Spike Milligan's real name Terence or Philip?
0:23:47 > 0:23:48Terence.
0:23:48 > 0:23:54Which comedy actress sailed round the UK with former hostage John McCarthy?
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- Pass.- Sandi Toksvig.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00What word is both a type of root plant and a hair colour?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- Betel.- Ginger.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Zaire is now the Democratic Republic Of what?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Congo.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16Which military vehicle known as Mark I was used in the Battle of the Somme?
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Tank.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22That is the correct answer, but it was out of time.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27You banked £110, but who is now standing in your way,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29trying your patience?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Gary is the strongest link again.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41Penny failed to answer any questions, making her the weakest link.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44But will the voting reflect the reality?
0:24:47 > 0:24:51Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06We have a tie, Dave and Penny, two votes each.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Penny, why Dave?
0:25:10 > 0:25:13I think he also got a few wrong - not as many as me,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16but he did get some questions wrong.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21Louise, when I asked about a war that took place from 1337 to 1453,
0:25:21 > 0:25:28did a little bird not suggest to you that it might be something to do with The Hundred Years War?
0:25:28 > 0:25:31No, Anne, I just went totally blank.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Why Penny?
0:25:33 > 0:25:38She got two wrong, and one about ex-Barnsley manager Harry Bassett.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41She got four wrong, actually. Doctor Gary...
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- Do you think Penny needs medical help?- As far as I'm aware, no.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50Is there any cure for people whose general knowledge has dried up?
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- Voting them off. - Well, when the vote is tied,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57the strongest link gets to decide.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Who do you want to vote for... Dave or Penny?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- I'll stick with Penny?- Why?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06She got all her questions wrong.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10That's reasonable. Penny, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24My performance in the last round was awful, absolutely awful.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29I would like Kathryn or Louise to win.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33I think Gary is a little bit cocky.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38I think perhaps Dave will go next. He is starting to be hesitant.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Round Six.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46You've won so far, £1970.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Four of you left, we'll cut ten seconds from your time.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54We start with the strongest link - Gary.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Start the clock.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03The Ascension of Christ is celebrated how many days after Easter?
0:27:03 > 0:27:0440.
0:27:04 > 0:27:11Which book by Jerome David Salinger tells the story of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield?
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- Pass.- Catcher In The Rye.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19If five boxes each contain 36 apples, how many apples are there?
0:27:19 > 0:27:20180.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25How many types of muscle tissue are there - 3 or 8?
0:27:25 > 0:27:26Three.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32- Bank.- Which 1940s invention replaced gas valves in electronic circuits?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- Don't know.- The transistor.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40Which surrealist painter collaborated in the 1929 film Un Chien Andalou?
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- Monet.- Salvador Dali.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Baffin Bay lies between Canada and which country?
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Greenland.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Is Mervyn Peake associated with Gothic fantasy or crime?
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Gothic fantasy. GARY: Bank.
0:27:57 > 0:28:03Which actor starred in High Noon in 1952 and For Whom The Bell Tolls in 1943?
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- John Wayne.- Gary Cooper.
0:28:05 > 0:28:11If a phone bill is made up of 2,000 local calls at 5p each, how much would it be?
0:28:11 > 0:28:13- £1,000.- £100.
0:28:13 > 0:28:19What Scottish town gives its name to a group of guards formed there in 1660?
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Coldstream.
0:28:21 > 0:28:27What name was given to buried treasure which became Crown property?
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- Pass.- Treasure trove.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34Which country in Asia has Christianity as a main religion,
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Philippines or Malaysia?
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Philippines. LOUISE: Bank.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42In which UK country is the River Dove situated?
0:28:42 > 0:28:44- Don't know.- Wales.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49Complete the title of this Franz Lehar operetta, The Merry...?
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Widow. KATHRYN: Bank.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57What was Luigi Pirandello - writer, artist or philosopher?
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Writer. GARY: BANK.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04Which actor played the lead in the 1995 film Don Juan De Marco?
0:29:07 > 0:29:08Antonio Banderas.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15The correct answer is Johnny Depp.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19In that round you banked £160.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25Time to ditch the dimwit, lighten the load, heighten the bank balance.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Vote off the weakest link.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35Dave answered all his questions correctly. He's the strongest link.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40Louise failed to answer any questions and is the weakest link.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42But whose time is up?
0:29:45 > 0:29:50Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Kathryn...
0:30:03 > 0:30:05You want to get rid of the other girl?
0:30:05 > 0:30:09Not particularly, but I think Louise was the weakest.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14When you were the weakest link, they didn't throw you off, did they?
0:30:14 > 0:30:17They didn't notice me - too small.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Doctor Gary...
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Do you want the lovely Louise off?
0:30:23 > 0:30:26I voted for her, but I don't want her off.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Don't confuse us, Doctor Gary.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31You voted for Louise. You want her off.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- Of the four remaining, yes.- Why?
0:30:35 > 0:30:38She had a worse round than Dave or Kathryn.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40- Simple as that.- Louise...
0:30:40 > 0:30:46- In that estate agency in Barnsley, they don't let you add up?- No, Anne.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51Do you know the difference between £100 and £1,000 and £100,000?
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- I do now.- You mean you haven't up till now?- No.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Good heavens.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01Well, with three votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12When you see the boards with "Louise", "Louise", "Louise",
0:31:12 > 0:31:15you know that all that hard work is for nothing.
0:31:15 > 0:31:20Kathryn's tactical voting, and I think she'll vote Dave off next,
0:31:20 > 0:31:23because I think he's her strongest opponent.
0:31:26 > 0:31:32Round Seven. £2130 in the kitty out of a possible £6000 to be won.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34There are three of you left.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Another ten seconds is coming off the time.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42We start with the strongest link - Dave. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Start the clock.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49What is the name for the rules governing a horse race
0:31:49 > 0:31:53which is run over fences and jumps like a steeplechase?
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- Pass.- National hunt.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02What P is a style popular in the US in the late '70s,
0:32:02 > 0:32:06which imitated the dress of the Ivy League universities?
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- Pass.- Preppy.
0:32:10 > 0:32:16Which band led by Paul Weller had a No.1 in 1980 with Going Underground?
0:32:16 > 0:32:17The Jam.
0:32:17 > 0:32:23The Peninsular War, which ended in 1814, was part of which 19th century wars?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- Napoleonic Wars.- In sport,
0:32:26 > 0:32:33which team beat the Brisbane Broncos to become Rugby League World Club Champions in 2001?
0:32:33 > 0:32:35- Leeds.- St Helens.
0:32:36 > 0:32:42In which city in Tuscany are there horse races in the square in the Palio Festival?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Sienna. DAVE: Bank.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Which was invented first, Cellophane or PVC?
0:32:49 > 0:32:51- PVC.- Cellophane.
0:32:51 > 0:32:57What name is given to the last man in a tug-of-war team or last runner in a relay race?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Anchor.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- Bank.- Which British island
0:33:01 > 0:33:04is the most northerly of the Channel Isles?
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- Guernsey.- Alderney.
0:33:06 > 0:33:11How many kings of Scotland were officially called David?
0:33:11 > 0:33:12Two.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17In A Midsummer Night's Dream to whom was Oberon married?
0:33:17 > 0:33:18Titania.
0:33:18 > 0:33:23- Bank.- The bassist in Genesis and Mike And The Mechanics is called Mike who?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25- Gabriel.- Rutherford.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27With which field of the arts,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31would you most associate Alberto Giacometti
0:33:31 > 0:33:33and Sir Jacob Epstein?
0:33:35 > 0:33:36Sculpture.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- Pass.- Kathryn.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42Gary, in which country was novelist Nevil Shute born?
0:33:42 > 0:33:43- Australia.- England.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Dave, in...
0:33:48 > 0:33:49Time is up.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53You banked £90,
0:33:53 > 0:33:56helped along by Kathryn who decided to pass.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59In Round Eight you get the chance
0:33:59 > 0:34:02to treble what you bank which means in the next round
0:34:02 > 0:34:05potentially there's £3000 to be won.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Who are you going to get rid of?
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Who will you give the push to?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Who is least likely
0:34:12 > 0:34:15to help you to become richer?
0:34:15 > 0:34:18It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Dave is strongest for the second time.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26And for a second time Kathryn is weakest.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28But at a crucial stage of the game,
0:34:28 > 0:34:31can she survive another vote?
0:34:33 > 0:34:37It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Dave, why did you vote for Kathryn?
0:34:49 > 0:34:55Of the two that are left, I think Kathryn had the worst round.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- So you fancy Dr Gary for the final? - I certainly don't.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Dr Gary, why have you voted for Kathryn?
0:35:02 > 0:35:06Simply because Dave had a very strong round that time.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Right.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12Kathryn, you were the weakest link in that round.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16You've also been the weakest statistically in another round,
0:35:16 > 0:35:20so you've done well to remain till now.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23With two votes, it's time to say goodbye.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34I'm really annoyed I said pass instead of bank.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36I've seen someone do that
0:35:36 > 0:35:39and I thought they looked pretty stupid.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44I think Gary will win. He seems relaxed and confident.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48I think overall he's been stronger throughout.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Round Eight,
0:35:52 > 0:35:55and you've won £2220. Gary and Dave,
0:35:55 > 0:36:00just the two of you left and this time you have 90 seconds.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02What you win will be trebled
0:36:02 > 0:36:04and added to your total
0:36:04 > 0:36:07to make up your final prize money.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09£3000 is at stake in this round.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12We start with the strongest. That's Dave.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Start the clock.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21Which chess piece used to be known as an archer?
0:36:21 > 0:36:23- The knave.- Bishop.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25In nature, bladderwrack is a species
0:36:25 > 0:36:28of what type of marine plant?
0:36:28 > 0:36:29Seaweed.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33From which country would a conquistador have come?
0:36:33 > 0:36:34Spain.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- Bank.- In Japan, the yen is made up of 100 what?
0:36:38 > 0:36:40- Yuan.- Sen.
0:36:40 > 0:36:45Who had the best-selling UK single of 1985 with The Power Of Love?
0:36:45 > 0:36:46- Don't know.- Jennifer Rush.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49In Greek mythology, which son of King Priam
0:36:49 > 0:36:52was chief warrior of the Trojan army?
0:36:52 > 0:36:53- Paris.- Hector.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57The Scottish Parliament's presiding officer
0:36:57 > 0:37:00is equivalent to whom in the House of Commons?
0:37:00 > 0:37:01The Speaker.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06- Bank.- What B is the principle library of Oxford University?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Bodleian.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- Bank.- Matt LeBlanc and Harrison Ford
0:37:11 > 0:37:14both trained for which trade before acting?
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- Medicine.- Carpentry.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19In World War II,
0:37:19 > 0:37:22when did Germany surrender to the Allies?
0:37:22 > 0:37:241945.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- Bank.- What's the name of the small square area
0:37:27 > 0:37:30vaulters place their pole in for leverage?
0:37:32 > 0:37:34- That's the...pit.- The box.
0:37:34 > 0:37:41Name the space probe in 1995 that sent photographs of Jupiter back to the earth?
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- Mir.- Galileo.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46What P was a philosopher and student of Socrates?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Plato.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Time's up.
0:37:52 > 0:37:57You banked £110 which we'll treble and add to the winnings.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59So prize money today of £2550.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03But of course, only one of you can take that money away.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Now you play head to head.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08I'll ask alternate questions. Best of five.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Whoever gets the most right wins.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16If there's a tie after five, we go for sudden death until we have a winner.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Gary and Dave,
0:38:19 > 0:38:21for £2550,
0:38:21 > 0:38:24let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30- Gary, you have the choice of who goes first. - I'll go first, please.
0:38:32 > 0:38:38Gary, in which Irish city are St Stephen's Green
0:38:38 > 0:38:41and O'Connell Street found?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- Dublin.- That is the correct answer.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45Dave,
0:38:45 > 0:38:48in the animal kingdom,
0:38:48 > 0:38:54the nurse and the carpet are both species of which fish?
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- Carp. - The correct answer is the shark.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Gary,
0:39:04 > 0:39:09grenadine is a non-alcoholic cordial
0:39:09 > 0:39:12made from which tropical fruit?
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- Mango. - The correct answer is pomegranate.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Dave,
0:39:26 > 0:39:32what was the nickname of Jimmy Nail's character
0:39:32 > 0:39:38in the 1980s TV drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- Oz.- That is the correct answer.
0:39:41 > 0:39:42Gary,
0:39:42 > 0:39:49which Hollywood actor appeared as the character Mr Freeze
0:39:49 > 0:39:54in the 1977 film Batman And Robin?
0:39:54 > 0:39:58- Arnold Schwarzenegger. - That is the correct answer.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59Dave,
0:39:59 > 0:40:05in Greek mythology, who was Antigone's father?
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- Zeus.- The correct answer is Oedipus.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Gary,
0:40:17 > 0:40:23in politics, the Beehive is a parliamentary building
0:40:23 > 0:40:25in which country?
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- Germany. - The correct answer is New Zealand.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Dave,
0:40:35 > 0:40:37to pull level,
0:40:37 > 0:40:42in which 1999 children's film
0:40:42 > 0:40:47did the characters Slinky and Jessie appear?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55I don't know.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57The correct answer is Toy Story II.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00Gary,
0:41:00 > 0:41:04if you answer this correctly, you've won,
0:41:04 > 0:41:06so for £2550,
0:41:06 > 0:41:12in which county in north central England
0:41:12 > 0:41:19are the rivers Derwent, Trent, Dove and Rother?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Yorkshire.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32No, they're in Derbyshire.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37Dave, you need to answer this correctly to remain in the game.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42A set of British stamps issued in 1997
0:41:42 > 0:41:49commemorated the 450th anniversary of the death of which Tudor king?
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- Henry VIII. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02And after five questions we have a tie,
0:42:02 > 0:42:06so now, we go into a sudden death situation.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09The questions will continue in pairs.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Gary, if you get yours right,
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Dave will have to get his right or he loses.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Gary, if you get yours wrong,
0:42:16 > 0:42:19Dave has to get his right to win.
0:42:19 > 0:42:24So, Gary and Dave, let's play Sudden Death.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26Gary,
0:42:29 > 0:42:31according to tradition,
0:42:31 > 0:42:35what is the correct form of address
0:42:35 > 0:42:37when speaking to the Pope?
0:42:45 > 0:42:48Serene Highness.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51The correct answer is Your Holiness.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Dave, in human biology,
0:42:55 > 0:43:00ultrafiltration takes place in which organs?
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- Kidneys.- That is the correct answer.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14That means, Dave, you ARE today's strongest link
0:43:14 > 0:43:19and you go away with £2550.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21Gary, you leave with nothing.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27Subtitles by ITFC, for BBC Subtitling - 2001
0:43:27 > 0:43:32I'm pleased I got this far. I didn't expect to make the final.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35I'm enormously happy, even though I didn't win.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38I'm glad Dave won as he's getting married.
0:43:38 > 0:43:42Gary was very unlucky in the final round.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44He was leading all the way through.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48I think he'll do very well in his medical profession.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52He's a very likeable lad and I wish him the best.