18/11/2011 Weakest Link

Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.

Only one of them will win up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today

could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met, but to get the prize money,

they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing

as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Simon. I'm 38, from Portishead, and I'm a carpenter.

I'm Betty. I'm 79, I'm from Torquay and I'm a retired caterer.

I'm Josh. I'm 21, from Norfolk, and I'm a sales specialist.

I'm Karen. I'm 39, from Bromley in Kent and I'm a full-time mum.

I'm Mark. I'm 46, from Huyton, Liverpool, and I'm a road-sweeper.

I'm Steph. I'm 22, from Twickenham, and I'm a singer and entertainer.

I'm Chris. I'm 19, from Hitchin, and I'm an IT technician.

I'm Sian. I'm 40, from Pencoed and I'm an English lecturer.

I'm Dave. I'm 52, from Scarborough, and I'm a police officer.

Just to remind you, in each round there's £1,000 to be won.

The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.

Break the chain and you lose all the money in that chain.

Say "Bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round One. Three minutes on the clock.

We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

That's you, Betty. Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock.

Betty, according to the well-known proverb,

when the cat's away, the mice will what?

-Play.

-Correct. Josh, in the Gregorian calendar,

a leap day is usually added every how many years?

-Four.

-Correct. Karen,

in hairstyles, a bun, or tuft of hair worn on the crown of the head,

is known by what name, a top knot or a slip knot?

-Top knot.

-Correct. Mark,

in the language of children,

the word "flutterby" is often used as the name for which creature?

-Butterfly.

-Correct. Steph,

a heavy, round piece of exercise equipment designed to be thrown and caught

is known as a medicine what?

-Ball.

-Correct. Chris,

in dining, what D precedes spoon and wine to give two terms

related to the sweet food served after the main course?

-Dessert.

-Correct. Sian, in a traditional party song,

Mother Brown is encouraged to raise which part of her legs?

-Knees.

-Correct. Dave,

alpine skiing and figure skating are events featured in the Olympic Games

held during which season of the year?

-Winter.

-Correct.

Simon, the expression, "Somebody up there loves me"

is conventionally used when one is having a run of what, good luck or bad luck?

-Good luck.

-Correct. Betty.

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

OK. You've reached and banked your £1,000 target.

That money will go through to the next round, but one of you will not.

Who will lose you money?

Who might not be any good in the rounds to come?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round, Betty is the strongest link

as she banked the money for the team.

Statistics reveal that Josh is the weakest link.

But who will be the first to take the walk of shame?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Karen.

Mark.

Betty.

Chris.

Betty.

Dave.

Dave.

Betty.

Josh.

-Where do you come from, Mark?

-Liverpool, Anne.

-Is that the shirt you go to court in?

-Yes, that's my favourite one.

-What do you do in Liverpool?

-I'm a road-sweeper.

-Really?

-Certainly am, yeah.

What are you doing as you're sweeping?

I'm just walking along, sweeping away, sweeping away, sweeping away.

-Do you sing as you sweep?

-I certainly do, yes.

Do you sing We'll Never Walk Alone?

I have a little go at that, yes.

-But you do walk alone in that shirt?

-I certainly do. No-one walks alongside me.

-OK. Put your board down.

-OK.

OK. Off you go. What's this called, this song?

-The Long and Winding Road. I'll do it while I'm sweeping.

-Yes.

# The long and winding road

# That leads to your door... #

Thank you! OK.

If you were put on to a posh part of Liverpool,

would you have better songs? Would you sing opera?

-Give me a posh part of Liverpool.

-I don't know one. Put your board up.

-Why Betty?

-I don't think she's hearing properly and that might be a danger to us.

-'Earing?

-Hearing. Hearing.

-So it's because she's old?

No. Yeah, OK, then. Yeah.

-Josh.

-Hello, Anne.

-Have you always wanted to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Well, I think with my macho style, it suits me.

When you're not at the gym, what do you do?

-I'm a sales specialist.

-What are you selling that's special?

I sell plenty of stuff. Printers, TVs, sales monitors.

-Yes.

-Very interesting job.

What do you do as well as go to the gym?

There's not much time after I go to the gym, four times a week.

-No. I'm guessing you live alone?

-No, I live with my parents.

-Why Betty?

-I think Betty hesitated a bit.

-No, she didn't.

Well, that's what I thought, Anne.

-Where are you from, Sian?

-I'm from Pencoed in Wales, Anne.

Of course you are. What do you do there?

I don't work there, I work in Cardiff. I'm a lecturer.

-Lecturing on what?

-In English.

Why do people in Wales want to learn English?

I think we don't want to learn English, we have to learn English.

Do you? Why?

-Why? Because it's the...

-You can be rude to us in Welsh, can't you?

-Yes, but we like to be rude to you in English as well.

-Yes.

-Why Betty?

-She looks very kind and I don't think...

-It's because she's old, isn't it?

-No, it's not because she's old.

-You think she's old, though?

No, because she's almost double my age, so I don't think she's old yet.

Betty, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I've had a magical experience today, to my surprise.

It's something I'm going to remember for a very long time.

Round Two. So far, you've won £1,000. We're taking ten seconds off your time.

You voted off the strongest link from last round, you clever clogs!

So we'll start with the second strongest, that's Simon.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Simon, in recipes,

which word that rhymes with glimmer

specifically applies to cooking a liquid at just below boiling point?

-Simmer.

-Correct. Josh.

According to widely-quoted figures,

on average a person pays 2,500 visits per year to what,

the cinema or the toilet?

-The toilet.

-Correct.

Karen, in spelling, the two cardinal points of the compass

that have names ending in the letter H are north and what?

-South.

-Correct. Mark,

in crime and punishment, the prison in West London built by convict labour

and completed in 1891 is called Wormwood what?

-Scrubs.

-Correct. Steph,

which Australian musician and TV presenter

adapted a small piece of thin wood into an instrument called a wobble board?

-Pass.

-Rolf Harris. Chris,

what G is the common name for the variety of bear

that is sometimes known as a silvertip?

-Grizzly.

-Correct. Sian,

in a pack of playing cards, a Jack with a face that is shown in profile

is said to have how many eyes?

-One.

-Correct. Dave,

in definitions, if something is referred to as Lilliputian,

it is extremely what, large or small?

-Small.

-Correct.

Simon, which word for a young dog

goes before love to give a phrase that remains a romantic attachment

between adolescents?

-Puppy.

-Correct. Josh.

-Bank.

-In office stationery, what H describes paper that has a company name and address at the top?

Head. Headed.

I'll accept.

Karen, in geography, which capital city stands on the banks of the River Tiber?

-Pass.

-Rome. Mark,

in the first two Harry Potter films,

which former member of the Monty Python team played the ghost, Nearly Headless Nick?

-Eric Idle.

-John Cleese.

Steph, in crockery, very delicate china is known as what,

cow hide or egg shell?

-Egg shell.

-Correct. Chris,

In motoring, in the abbreviations MPV and SUV, the letter V stands for what?

-Vehicle.

-Correct.

Sian, the Welsh female soul singer who had a UK number one single entitled Mercy in 2008

performs under what single name?

-Duffy.

-Correct. Dave,

in children's poetry, a description of which animal by Hilaire Belloc

includes the line "Such a little tail behind so large a trunk before?"

-Rabbit.

-Even the elephant!

Simon, in sport, Joe DiMaggio, who married...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £200.

Who thinks complimentary medicine means telling the doctor they look nice?

Who's wireless and who's brainless?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to statistics, Steph is the weakest link.

The strongest link is Josh, but will the other players realise that?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Karen.

Steph.

Dave.

Steph.

Karen.

Karen.

Steph.

Steph.

-Where are you from, Dave?

-Scarborough, Anne.

-Yes. And what do you do?

-I'm a police officer.

-A high-ranking police officer?

-Inspector, Anne.

So your powers of observation must be fantastic!

They should be, after 30 years!

So supposing I rang from the zoo,

and said, "We're missing an animal with a small tail and big trunk",

what would spring to mind?

It would be an elephant, Anne.

But that's not what you said in the last round.

-It's a long time since I taught my children stories.

-No, no.

All I did was describe an animal

with a big trunk and a small tail, and you thought it was a rabbit.

-I only heard the tail.

-Oh, it was my fault?

-Yes, Anne.

-Why Steph?

-It was a difficult round, but Steph got the first one wrong, as I recall.

Mark, the road-sweeper from Liverpool,

what's your favourite road sweep in Liverpool?

The cleanest one.

-Oh.

-As you said before, is there any posh areas in Liverpool.

-I just thought of a couple.

-Go on, then.

-Egbeth, Walton, Gattaca.

-OK.

Put your board down.

-So we're in Gattaca.

-Yes.

-What are you singing now?

Oh, What A Beautiful Morning. Especially when you're working in Walton.

# Oh, what a beautiful morning

# Oh, what a beautiful day. #

Yes. You knew when to stop. Put your board up.

-Why Steph?

-She got one wrong. So did I.

Steph, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm annoyed for getting the question wrong

because a Rolf Harris question is such an easy one,

but it's so difficult when you're in the studio and my mind went blank.

Round Three. In the bank, £1,200. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from last round, little Josh. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock, Josh,

a planetary gear system and a dough hook

are more likely to be part of which kitchen appliance,

a food mixer or a kettle?

-Food mixer.

-Correct. Karen,

in maths, what is 18 multiplied by five?

-Pass.

-90! Mark,

in TV, what E is the job title of the person with overall responsibility

for a current affairs programme such as Newsnight?

-Executive producer.

-No, editor. Chris,

in nature, which three-letter word for the powdery residue

left after the burning of any substance is also the name of a type of tree?

-Ash.

-Correct.

Sian, in the films Bridget Jones's Diary and its sequel The Edge of Reason,

the roguish Daniel Cleaver was played by which actor?

Hugh...

-Pass.

-Hugh Grant. Dave,

in a game of draughts, the pieces can only move in which direction,

diagonally or vertically?

-Vertically.

-Diagonally. Simon,

in theatre, the controversial music version of a US talk show

first performed in the West End in 2003 was entitled

Jerry Springer the what?

-The movie?

-Opera.

Josh, in emblems, the Barcelos cockerel, commonly depicted in decorated pottery

is a national symbol of which country?

-France.

-Portugal. Karen,

after his abdication, King Edward VIII received the title Duke of where?

-Windsor.

-Correct. Mark,

in the 16th century, a man was more likely to do what with a cod-piece, eat it or wear it?

-Wear it.

-Correct. Chris,

in cricket which word meaning the opposite of dirty

precedes bowl to give a phrase used to describe a totally beaten batsman?

-Clean.

-Correct. Sian,

what A is the name of a breed of goat with a long, silky coat

that provides the luxurious fibre known as mohair?

-Angora.

-Correct. Dave,

in religion, the Evangelical group that was founded in 1865

as the Christian Mission, changed its name in 1878 to the Salvation what?

-Army.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Simon, a hill or moor is sometimes known in Scotland and northern England

as a what, tumbled or fell?

-Fell.

-Correct. Josh. In TV, the actress who's appeared in the comedy series

Peep Show, Look Around You and that Mitchell and Webb Look

-is Olivia who?

-Pass.

-Coleman.

Karen, in maths, what is 61 plus 23?

-84.

-Correct. Mark,

In food, what O is another name for the Mediterranean herb wild marjoram

that is often used to flavour pizzas?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

The correct answer is oregano. You won £300.

Who'd wear combat gear for the Salvation Army?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers right,

Chris is the strongest link.

Statistically, Josh is now the weakest link.

But whose game is over?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Josh.

Sian.

Sian.

Dave.

Dave.

Josh.

Karen.

We have a three-way tie, team.

Josh, Sian and Dave have two votes each.

Where are you from, Simon?

-Portishead in Somerset.

-What do you do?

-I'm a carpenter.

What are you making at the moment?

At the moment? Nothing, I'm here. But I've just finished a nice oak table.

Don't you think using all that oak is using up beautiful trees?

It would be, Anne, but the oak I get

comes from three miles down the road

and it's all very well managed.

I'm quite a green, ecological sort of person.

Is there an ecological Mrs Simon at home?

There is. I found her in an ecological jungle in Guatemala.

-You brought her back from the jungle?

-Yeah.

-She didn't bring any trees, did she?

-No, they wouldn't fit in her bag. Too much make-up!

-Why Josh?

Unfortunately, he got two questions wrong, the most out of everybody.

-What do you do, Karen?

-I'm a full-time mum.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-So is it Jeremy Kyle or Facebook?

-Neither. I play with my children. I educate them. I take them out. I do things with them.

-Yeah.

-Is that it?

-I don't do Jeremy Kyle. I'm bringing them up

-to be civilised human beings. It takes a lot of time.

-No hobbies?

-You haven't got any hobbies?

-I've got hobbies, but the children come first.

-We've got that.

We've got that! Stop!

We so know you're a full-time mum.

-OK?

-OK.

-Why Sian?

Because I think she was the weakest link.

-Mark, the singing sweeper. Why Dave?

-He got one question wrong. That's all I remember.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.

The strongest link was Chris. What do you do, Chris?

-I'm an IT technician.

-Are you? Do you play basketball in your spare time?

-Nah.

-What do you do in your spare time?

-I'm the lead singer of a metal band.

OK. Put your board down.

Just pop off your podium.

-You're the very measure of a rock star!

-Definitely.

-Yeah.

-What are we going to hear?

-I'll do a couple of lines from one of our songs called Fermigation.

Off you go.

UNINTELLIGIBLE GRUNTING

Yes. OK. Put your board up.

You're nearly as good as Mark.

-Why Dave?

-The question about the checkers stuck in my head.

You've got a choice now. You can stick with Dave

or you can move to Sian or Josh.

I think I'll stick with my original choice.

Dave, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I get home, I think my work colleagues, friends and family

will give me a hard time.

I'm a quizaholic and I usually do better than I did today.

Round Four. You're up to £1,500. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from last round, Chris.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Chris, in music,

in the 1970s, Malcolm McLaren began managing a punk band

originally known as The Strand who later found fame under what name?

-The Sex Pistols.

-Correct. Sian,

in the American Revolution in 1775,

which future president of the United States became Commander-in-Chief

of the colonial forces?

-Abraham Lincoln.

-George Washington.

Simon, which of these films directed by David Lean

contains no speaking part for a woman - Lawrence of Arabia

or Oliver Twist?

-Lawrence of Arabia.

-Correct. Josh,

in modern literature, the 2011 political romance entitled First Ladies

is the debut novel by the Sky News presenter Kay who?

-Pass.

-Burley. Karen,

What V is the city on the mainland of Canada in British Columbia

that is linked by the Strait of Georgia to the Pacific Ocean?

-Vancouver.

-Correct.

Mark, since 1708, Walmer Castle in Kent has been the official residence

of the holder of the title Lord Warden of the Cinque what?

-Pass.

-Ports. Chris,

in space, to the nearest hour,

an artificial satellite in a geo-stationary orbit

takes how many hours to complete one orbit of the Earth?

-Ten.

-24. Sian,

in economics, an excess of expenditure over earnings

in the balance of payments of a country

is classed as a what, surplus or deficit?

-Surplus.

-Deficit. Simon,

in food, if a recipe features the Italian word nonna,

it traditionally means it has been handed down

from which specific relative?

-Grandmother.

-Correct. Josh,

the singer who first joined Fleetwood Mac in 1974

and whose seventh solo album In Your Dreams was released in 2011

is known as Stevie who?

-Wonder.

-Nicks. Karen,

in motoring, what T is the name of the part of the UK driving test

that people must normally pass before taking the practical examination?

-Theory.

-Correct.

Mark, in film, Bill the butcher played by Daniel Day-Lewis

and Amsterdam played by Leonardo DiCaprio

are characters in which 2002 crime drama?

-Gangs of New York.

-Correct. Chris,

in politics, in 1969 Golda Meir became the first female prime minister

of which Middle-Eastern country?

-India.

-Israel.

Sian, which type of honey bee is male, a worker or a drone?

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-A worker.

Time's up. The correct answer is drone.

You won absolutely nothing.

Who thinks pizza delivery is an emergency service?

Who's the loudmouth in the library?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most wrong answers, Sian is the weakest link.

The statistics show that Simon is the strongest link.

But will the voting follow the facts?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Sian.

Sian.

Sian.

Sian.

Sian.

Mark.

Josh, why Sian?

I think Sian got two questions incorrect.

That's why I voted Sian.

Simon, why Sian?

Because she was the weakest link.

-She got the most questions wrong.

-She did.

Sian, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think Mark might get voted off next.

He seems to be having a few problems like me.

But he's got such a great personality, maybe they'll keep him.

Round Five. In the bank - still - £1,500.

Another ten seconds coming off the time. Strongest link last round was Simon.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Simon, in books,

the author who was born in Persia but grew up in Rhodesia and won the Nobel prize for literature

in 2007 is Doris who?

-Pass.

-Lessing.

Josh, in football, what D is the word for a match contested between teams from the same locality?

-Derby.

-Correct. Karen,

in TV, which former presenter of Blue Peter

played the space pilot Steven Taylor in an early series of Doctor Who?

-Vincent... No, pass.

-Peter Purves. Mark,

the name of which city in Cornwall is unusual in the UK

in that it ends with the letter O?

-Truro.

-Correct. Chris.

-Bank.

In human reproduction, which of these is an archaic term for childbirth,

confinement or incarceration?

-Confinement.

-Correct.

Simon, in maths, what is 5,000 divided by ten?

-500.

-Correct. Josh.

-Bank.

In pop music, which word precedes cars and pavements

in the titles of UK hit singles by the group Snow Patrol and the singer Adele?

-Chasing.

-Correct. Karen,

what B is a style of handbag that was created in 1997

by the Fendi fashion house and named after the French loaf it resembles?

-Baguette.

-Correct. Mark,

in medicine which word for a part of the lock on a door

is the name given to a type of surgery

because it requires only a small incision in the skin?

-Keyhole.

-Correct. Chris,

in the animal kingdom, a camel has how many toes on each foot?

-Three.

-Two. Simon,

in the 1940s, the nickname for a British woman who married a US serviceman

while he was serving in the UK was a GI what?

-Jane.

-Bride.

Josh, in cinema cliches at the end of films, especially Westerns,

the hero often rides or walks off into the what, sunrise or sunset?

-Sunset.

-Correct. Karen,

in the fairytale Jack and the Beanstalk, the giant claims to be able to smell

which bodily fluid of an Englishman?

-Blood.

-Correct. Mark,

in shopping, the phrase recommended retail price

is commonly shortened to which three-letter abbreviation?

-RRP.

-Correct.

-Chris.

-Bank.

-In sport,

-the boxer who in 1892 became champion in the first...

-Mohammed Ali.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer was Corbett.

You won £170.

But who is knowledge resistant?

Who thinks Withnail and I is a hardware store?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Simon goes from being the strongest link in the last round to the weakest link in this.

Statistically, Josh is the strongest link.

But who will the team want off?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Chris.

Chris.

Chris.

Chris.

Simon.

Mark, why Chris?

Not so much his answers, I think it was his singing.

-Fair enough.

-I've got a better voice. We agree.

-Yes.

-Thank you.

-Karen, why Chris?

-I believed he was the weakest link.

He wasn't, actually. Because he banked £120.

Simple Simon over here was the worst player.

My apologies.

Chris, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I enjoyed my chat with Anne. She didn't think much of my singing.

She wasn't impressed by that.

It would have been nice to show her some of the other things I can do,

but I didn't get the chance.

I'll have to leave it at that.

Round Six. In the bank, £1,670.

Another ten seconds off the time. Strongest link last round was big Josh.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Josh, in horticulture,

what O is a type of garden building designed for the wintering of plants

and named for the fact it's often used to house citrus trees?

-Orange house.

-No, orangery. Karen,

someone who puts on a bogus outward show of normality

is said in the words of a 1990s sitcom title to be keeping up what?

-Appearances.

-Correct. Mark,

on the British motorway network, the M11 extends from London

to which university city?

-Cambridge.

-Correct.

Simon, in pop music, the name of the electronic group Kraftwerk

translates from German as what, power station or cheese slice?

-Cheese slice.

-Power station!

Josh, in marine life, sea wasp and sea nettle are types of which creature

with stinging tentacles?

-Pass.

-Jellyfish.

Karen, the male British potter known for dressing in women's clothing

who in 2011 was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts

is Grayson who?

-Dickinson.

-Perry. Mark,

according to a story by Hans Christian Andersen,

the brave soldier was made from which metal?

-Tin.

-Correct. Simon,

in film, which 1983 drama set in Pittsburgh

featured Jennifer Beales as a welder who aspires to be a ballerina?

-Pass.

-Flashdance.

Josh, the term canoodling is another word for what, fighting or cuddling?

-Cuddling.

-Correct. Karen.

-Bank.

-In maths, what is the area in square feet

of the floor of a room that measures ten feet wide by 15 feet long?

-150.

-Correct. Mark,

in religion, which word for a section of a book

is also the term for assembly of canons of a cathedral?

-Psalm.

-Chapter. Simon,

what Z is the real surname of both the singer Bob Dylan and the musical star Ethel Merman?

-Zimmermann.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Josh, in tennis, which three-letter word is used to refer to a point

-that has to be replayed?

-Pass.

-Let.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £40. So, will Josh be muscled out?

Or should Karen have stayed at home?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Karen is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Josh, as he gave the most wrong answers.

But will the voting reflect reality?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Josh.

Simon.

Josh.

Simon.

Another tie, team. Simon and Josh, two votes each.

-Simon, why Josh?

-I got two questions wrong. So did he.

I just think that overall, I've done slightly better.

Josh, why Simon?

Again, I got questions wrong, he got questions wrong. But I banked and he didn't.

The strongest link was Karen.

She gets to decide. Why did you choose Josh?

-I believed he was the weakest link.

-You have a choice now.

Stay with Josh or move to Simon.

I'll be fair and stick with what I put in the first place.

He was the worst player.

Josh, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I got a couple of questions wrong in the last round.

One stuck out about tennis.

Being a huge tennis fan, I should have known that let was the answer.

But it wouldn't come to my head.

There was only a couple of seconds left, so I passed

which I'm annoyed about. I should have known.

Round Seven. £1,710 in the kitty.

Another ten seconds off the time.

The strongest link last round was Karen. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Karen in TV, which comedian and panel show regular

presented documentary series entitled Silent Clowns in 2006

and The Birth of Hollywood in 2011?

-Pass.

-Paul Merton. Mark, a phrase derived from Vaudeville

meaning a performance that no-one would wish to go on immediately after

is a hard act to what?

-Follow.

-Correct. Simon,

in the keeping of pets, what is the usual British term

for a small outdoor shelter that Americans call a dog house?

-Kennel.

-Correct. Karen,

in literature, the mabinogi is an important collection of medieval tales

from which country of the UK?

-Canterbury.

-Wales. Mark,

in hospitality, the common pub name thought to be based on the arms of the Worshipful Company of Farriers

is The Three what?

-Three Keys.

-Horseshoes.

Simon, in the kitchen, which hot drink goes before towel

to make a name for a piece of fabric used to dry dishes?

-Tea.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-The 2007 Coen brothers' drama starring Josh Brolin

as a man being pursued by a sheriff and a hit man is entitled No Country For Old what?

-Men.

-Correct. Mark,

people who rise very early in the morning

are said to get up with which songbird?

-The thrush.

-The lark. Simon,

the English king often portrayed as having a hunchback

who was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field reigned as Richard the what?

-Second.

-Third. Karen,

which Beatles song begins with the words,

"In the town where I was born lived a man who sailed to sea"?

-Yellow submarine.

-Correct. Mark,

in astronomy, two radiation belts encircling the Earth

are named after an American professor of physics

called James Van what?

-Pass.

-Allen. Simon, in Roman numerals...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £20.

In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the first time in the game, Mark is the weakest link.

Statistically, Simon is the strongest link.

But who will lose out in the final vote?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Mark.

Simon.

Simon.

Karen, what excuse have you dreamt up for voting off Simon.

I didn't have anything to bank. I only had one £20 to bank.

I believe he was the weakest link. It's not an excuse.

Mark, can you sound any more convincing than Karen?

-Yes.

-Go on, then!

I was weaker than Simon, but the old adage, I can't vote for myself.

-So I just voted for Simon.

-And why Simon and not Karen?

-I don't know, it's just...

-You're no more convincing.

-Nothing to do with cos she's a female.

-Nothing to do with the fact that he's the better player?

-Maybe so, yeah.

-Yes.

-Maybe so, but I said he was better than me.

He was better than both of you.

It's votes that count.

Simon, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think my friends and family will be very proud of me.

But I'll get some ribbing from my brother who came on the show a couple of years ago.

He got through to the final and lost. I won't live this one down.

Round Eight. In the bank, £1,730.

In this round, 90 seconds, but whatever you win will be trebled.

You voted off the strongest link from last round.

We start with the next strongest, Karen. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Karen, in TV,

the singer and broadcaster who's presented the series The Choir,

How A Choir Works and Extraordinary School for Boys

is Gareth who?

-Jones.

-Malone. Mark,

in viticulture, Stellenbosch is a well-known wine producing region in which country?

-Portugal.

-South Africa. Karen,

in science, the 1871 book about human evolution by Charles Darwin

is entitled The what of Man?

-Progress.

-Descent. Mark,

what is the first name of the model born in 1992

who is the youngest daughter of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall?

-Pass.

-Georgia.

Karen, in cartography, on some ordnance survey maps, the letters PW stand for place of what?

-Worth.

-Worship.

Mark, in bird behaviour in the 1950s,

blue tits in Britain learned how to peck through the foil tops of bottles containing which drink?

-Milk.

-Correct. Karen.

-Bank.

-The actor who was once married to Reese Witherspoon

and starred in the films Cruel Intentions and Flags of our Fathers

is Ryan who?

-Pass.

-Phillippe.

Mark, in the military, alluding to his sour temperament,

which condiment was used as a nickname for the Second World War American General Joseph Stilwell?

-Salt.

-Vinegar.

Karen, a pink and white flower that gets its name from its supposed...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Fabulous(!)

In that round, you won £20.

Which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of £1,790.

There can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death.

Karen and Mark, for £1,790,

let's play the Weakest Link.

Mark, as the strongest link last round, you choose who goes first.

I'll go first, please, Anne.

Mark, in entertainment in 2011,

the two-year long 360 degrees tour

by which rock group

was named as the highest-grossing in music history?

-U2.

-That is the correct answer. Karen,

in cinema, in which 1990 film does an obsessive fan

hold hostage a novelist called Paul Sheldon

to coerce him into resurrecting her favourite character?

-Misery.

-That is the correct answer. Mark,

in fashion history, in 1961,

the Paris-born couturier Oleg Cassini

was appointed as the official wardrobe designer

for which US First Lady?

Jacqueline Onassis.

I'll accept. Jackie Kennedy or Jacqueline Onassis.

Karen, in English football in the season that ended in 2011,

which West Midlands club won its first major trophy for 48 years

but was also relegated from the Premier League?

-Newcastle.

-The correct answer is Birmingham City.

Mark, in fiction,

which child hero created by J.M.Barrie

later became the title character of a series of novels

that first appeared in a 1902 book

entitled The Little White Bird?

-Peter Pan.

-That is the correct answer.

Karen, which 800-mile-long geological feature in California

was named after a small lake above part of its length

by Professor Andrew Lawson

who discovered it in 1895?

-The San Andreas Fault.

-That is the correct answer.

Mark, in pastimes, the board game thought to have originated in China

and played by two people on a 19 by 19 grid

has what two-letter name?

Checkers.

The correct answer is Go.

Karen, in art, the title of which 1936 surrealist work

by Salvador Dali

comprises the name of a crustacean

and that of a piece of telecommunications equipment?

Crab phone?

The correct answer is Lobster Telephone.

Mark, in TV, the catchphrase, "I'll get me coat"

was popularised by a character played by Mark Williams

in several short sketches on which comedy series

first shown in the 1990s?

Was it The Fast Show?

That is the correct answer.

That means, Mark, you're today's strongest link

and you go away with £1,790.

Karen, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I'm a bit done in that I didn't win.

But que sera, sera.

I got this far.

Winning the Weakest Link, for me it's two months' wages.

Straight up. It's there. All ready to spend.

So it is good. It feels great.

Until the wife gets hold of the cheque!

We'll see how good it is then!

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