19/04/2010 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 will 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 Jim, I'm 74, I come from Monifieth on Tayside,

and I'm a part-time golf scorer.

I'm Abby, I'm 24, from Leeds, and I'm a recruitment administrator.

I'm David, I'm 47, I come from Brighton and I'm a massage therapist.

I'm Thelma, I'm 67,

I'm from Holyhead in Anglesey, and I own a bed and breakfast.

I'm Adam, I'm 21, from Nottingham, and I'm a politics student.

I'm Liz, 40 from south-east London, and I'm an office manager.

I'm Paul, I'm 27,

from Selby in North Yorkshire, and I'm a police officer.

I'm Jenna, I'm 18, from Marlow, and I'm a psychology student.

I'm Alan, I'm 50, from Liverpool, and I'm an account manager.

OK, 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 who is first alphabetically - that's you, Abby.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock.

On a compass, the letter N represents which cardinal point?

-North.

-In vocabulary, another way of saying "feeble" or "insipid"

is wishy-what?

-Washy.

-In trousers, jeans are usually made of denim,

that is which primary colour?

-Blue.

-In UK customs, it's considered lucky for a woman

on her wedding day to kiss whom - a chimney sweep, or a divorce lawyer?

-A chimney sweep.

-In maths, what is 15, doubled?

-30.

-In everyday life, what A is a six-letter word

meaning "the opposite of awake"?

-Asleep.

-In the human body, lugs and lugholes

are informal names for which sensory organs?

-Can you repeat the question?

-In the human body, lugs and lugholes

are informal names for which sensory organs?

-Lungs.

-The ears. What's the term for a single strip of plastic

or wood with an edge marked with units of length, used to measure and draw straight lines?

-Ruler.

-In food, in the United States,

sunny-side-up and over-easy are common styles of cooking for which poultry product?

-Eggs.

-In anniversaries, a centenary commemorates how many years

since a particular event?

-100.

-In TV, the end of an episode of a serial story intended to leave

the audience in suspense is a what - a cliffhanger or whiffbanger?

-Cliffhanger.

-Brussels is the capital of which European country?

-Belgium.

-In concerts, a document usually hung around the neck

that allows a chosen few to go behind the scenes is called a backstage what?

-Pass.

-In insults, what W follows dim, half and nit

to give three different terms for a stupid person?

-Wit.

-In celebrities, the cross-dressing stand-up comedian

born in Yemen in 1962 is Eddie who?

-Izzard.

-In the English alphabet, when written down, the letter O

most closely resembles which number?

-Zero.

-Life on Earth is widely believed to have originated

about 4 billion years ago, in which environment - on dry land, or in the water?

-In the water.

-In aviation, known in a smaller plane as the cockpit,

the section of an airliner housing the main controls is called the flight what?

-Deck.

-Bank.

-In cookery, what H is a collective term

for plants such as parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme?

-Herbs.

-In entertainment...

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £750. You actually had a chain of 12 correct answers.

So you could have been there hours ago for the target of £1,000.

Whose brain has hibernated? Whose wisdom teeth are false?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Because she answered the most questions correctly, Abby is the strongest link.

Jenna is statistically the weakest link, but will the other players

consider that when casting their votes?

Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Jenna.

Jenna.

Jenna.

Jenna.

Jenna.

Jenna.

Jenna.

Jim.

Jenna.

-Adam, what do you do?

-I'm a student.

-What year?

-First year.

-Studying...?

-Politics.

-Oh! And are you a typical student?

Um, not really. I've been to university before,

-so I don't...

-Didn't you like the decor last time?

-No, I didn't!

-I enjoyed myself a bit too much.

-So you must be very impoverished.

-I'm living on bread and water, yeah.

-Are you? Put your board down.

-All right.

Just move over towards Liz.

-OK...

-Where are those boots from?

-Vivienne Westwood.

-What did they cost us?

-£345.

-£245...

-THREE hundred and...

-£345!

-Sorry about that!

-Have you not bothered with books this term, then?

-No.

-Hop back up.

Why Jenna?

Unfortunately, with all that money lost, only had one way to go, really.

-What do you do, Abby?

-I'm a recruitment administrator, Anne.

-Oh, is recruitment your life?

-Not really, no. It's not quite what I wanted to do.

-What did you want to do?

-I was working as a cost draughtsman,

-at a solicitor's.

-What were you actually doing at the solicitor's?

-I was preparing all the bills for the lovely clients.

-Have you found yourself a solicitor?

-No, I haven't, Anne.

-Are you looking for a man?

-No, I've got one.

-What's he called?

-He's called David.

-Where do you and David live?

We live in... That's an awkward one, as we kind of live together

-but kind of don't - it's a long story.

-Whose kind of decision is that?

-Kinda his.

-Is it? Kinda his? He can't commit?

-That might be it.

-Yes. What's the problem?

-What do you think the problem is?

-I've no idea. It could be your hairdo.

-I quite like my hair!

-Why Jenna?

-She got a question wrong, unfortunately.

-What do you do, Paul?

-I'm a police officer, Anne.

-Which force are you in?

-North Yorkshire.

-On the beat?

-I used to be. I'm now on a specialist team.

-Are you? What are you called?

-The Firearms Support Unit.

Oh! Put your board down.

So if someone tells you to get out your gun, do you do this?

I can do a few, if you want me to!

What sort of gun do you have?

-A normal pistol.

-And you shoot to stay alive?

-I can't answer that question.

-You're not bothered?

We tend to just eat doughnuts and drink coffee.

-Just like Heartbeat, is it?

-Yeah!

-Do you get lost in the Pennines?

-Yeah!

-Put your board up.

-Why Jenna?

-She was the only one to get a question wrong, and broke the chain.

-She did!

Jenna, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The Walk of Shame was pretty shameful.

Just wanted to get off the stage as quickly as I could.

Being voted off in the first round was not a pleasant experience.

Round Two. In the bank, £750.

We take 10 seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link

from the last round - Abby. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. In the military, which word meaning "of great importance" is also the name

of a rank in the British army?

-Pass.

-Major. In cinema, the animated Disney film released in the UK

in 2010 that's a reworking of a classic fairytale is entitled

The Princess and The What?

-Pauper?

-Frog! In the UK, "Westward Ho!" in Devon

is the only place name in England to end in what, a question mark, or exclamation mark?

-An exclamation mark.

-In boxing, the 1974 World Championship match

between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman is known as the Rumble In The What?

-Jungle.

-In formal correspondence, the word "esquire"

after a person's name indicates that an envelope is addressed to a member of which sex?

-Male.

-In confectionery, milk chocolate was invented in which European country?

-England.

-Switzerland.

In medicine, what A is the word for the surgical removal of a limb?

-Pass.

-Amputation.

In industry, the name of the area in California that has been home

since the 1950s to many high-tech businesses is Silicon What?

-Valley.

-In celebrity merchandise, in 2009,

the singer Liam Gallagher launched a range of what, clothes or cheeses?

-Clothes.

-In the animal kingdom,

the name of which large, hairy mammal sounds like a word meaning "naked"?

-Could you repeat it, please?

-In the animal kingdom, the name of which large, hairy mammal

sounds like a word meaning "naked"?

-Pass.

-Bear. In pastimes, what J is the three-letter name for a lively folk dance,

popular in the British Isles from the 1500s and still current in Ireland?

-Jig.

-In cinema, the actor who starred in the films Drugstore Cowboy,

Herbie Fully Loaded, and You, Me and Dupree is Matt who?

-Damon.

-Dillon. In maths, what is 148 minus 3?

One hundred and forty...two.

145. In superstition, which term for a person with the alleged power

of second sight is derived from French for "clear seeing"?

-Sorry...

-Clairvoyant.

In fiction, in the novel The Hobbit by Tolkien, the title character

goes on an adventure with a group of what, dwarves or pirates?

-Dwarves.

-Bank.

-In British insects, which informal word for a father

precedes "long legs" to give another name for a crane fly?

-Daddy!

-Bank.

-In TV, Stephen Fry...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won just £40. Whose fault was that?

Who's scaling the dizzy heights of Mount Dumb? Whose mind has failed their MOT?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Jim is the strongest link.

Paul is the weakest link, but can he survive the vote?

Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Liz.

David.

Paul.

Alan.

David.

David.

David.

David.

Big Liz, what do you do?

-I'm an office manager, Anne.

-Who for?

-London Underground.

Do you work in a tiny office where all the people are crammed together?

No, it's not squashed. It's quite comfortable.

-That's not fair, is it?

-Fair for who?

-The rest of us!

-Oh, you mean travelling on the trains?

-On the Tube!

-Everyone else is squashed in!

-It depends when you travel. Peak time,

-yes, it's busy, but other times, it's comfortable.

-Do you avoid peak times?

-I don't use the Tube to commute to work, actually.

-You'd add to the problem, really, wouldn't you?

-Possibly, yes.

-And you're the bossy office manager.

-I wouldn't say bossy. Assertive. Firm.

-But not bossy.

-Yes.

And if you had your stern voice on, how would you talk to me?

-Probably in a similar way.

-And if you were being nice, how would you talk to me?

-Nice, Anne? I am being nice.

-Oh. Why David?

-Unfortunately, he got a question wrong, and also asked you to repeat the question, as well.

-You didn't like that?

-I didn't say I didn't like it - it's my opinion on who I thought was the weakest link.

Glad I'm not in her office.

-Where are you from, Alan?

-Liverpool.

-Oh! Whereabouts?

-Toxteth.

-So what do you do?

-I'm an account manager.

-For whom?

-For a company in Dundee.

-Are you married?

-I am indeed.

-How many times have you been married?

-Just the twice.

-Just the twice. What happened first time, Alan?

-Didn't work out.

-Was it anything to do with your pale pink jumper?

-I'm in touch with my feminine side, obviously.

-Yes.

-But it wasn't to do with that.

-Is the second wife better?

Oh, she's a lot better. Definitely an upgrade on the previous model.

-The previous model, was she Liverpudlian?

-No, she was Scottish.

-And this one?

-She's Scottish.

-Would no Liverpool girl have you?

It's just Scottish women tend to age better than Liverpool women.

-Why David?

-David got a couple of questions wrong.

David, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

As the boards were turning over one after the other,

the more times I was seeing my name,

the more I started to relax, knowing the worst is over with! I can relax now!

Round Three. In the bank, £790, with 10 seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Jim.

Gorgeous Jim. Let's play the weakest link.

Start the clock. At the 2010 Winter Olympics,

what W is the name of the resort near Vancouver that was the venue

for the Nordic sliding and alpine events?

-Winnipeg.

-Whistler. In the musical partnership between Tim Rice

and Andrew Lloyd-Webber, which was the lyricist?

-Tim Rice.

-Bank.

-Which word for a person who takes their clothes off professionally

is used in decorating to mean a chemical that removes paint?

-Stripper.

-In travel, a much-ridiculed hotline was launched in 1992

for the public to report on what - traffic cones, or MPs' expenses?

-Traffic cones.

-In the countryside, the two-word alliterative term

for an establishment where chickens are reared intensively is factory what?

-Farm.

-Bank.

-In cinema, which 2004 film starring Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom

was based on The Iliad, attributed to the Ancient Greek poet Homer?

-Troy.

-In history, when Sir Francis Drake was told of the approach of the Spanish Armada in 1588,

he's said to have been playing which game?

-Bowls.

-In space exploration, what C is the name of the cape in Florida

that is the location of the NASA rocket launch site?

-Cape Canaveral.

-In the UK, a hanging board outside a public house,

normally showing its name and an illustration of it, is commonly called a pub what?

-Sign...

-In broadcasting, which old-fashioned word for a radio

literally means "without cables"?

-Sorry, Anne.

-Wireless! In the beauty industry, which substance

is regularly used in injections

to enhance lips and smooth out wrinkles - collagen or nitrogen?

-Collagen.

-In pop music, a charity cover version of the song You Are Not Alone

was a UK Number 1 single for the 2009 finalist of which TV contest?

-X Factor.

-In a parable in the New Testament, a repentant sinner

is known as the prodigal what?

-Son.

-In science, at standard temperature and pressure,

the elements argon, neon and helium exist in which state of matter?

-Vacuum.

-Gas.

-Bank.

-What W is the usual name for the riding crop

utilised by a jockey to encourage a horse to run faster?

-Whip.

-The double act who in 1993 performed the first comedy show

to sell out Wembley Arena

were David Baddiel and Rob who?

-Brydon.

-Newman. In geography...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, In the bank, £170, but who's now the king of fools?

Who's the queen of cock-ups?

Who's the princess and the pea-brain? Time to vote off the weakest link.

Paul has gone from weakest link in the last round to strongest link in this.

Statistically, Alan is the weakest link.

But how will the votes go?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Thelma.

Alan.

Alan.

Jim.

Alan.

Thelma.

Abby.

What do you do, Thelma?

-I run a bed and breakfast.

-Where?

-In Holyhead.

-In Wales?

-Yes.

-Who stays at your B&B?

-People who are crossing over to Dublin.

-Getting out, aren't they?

-Yes!

-Escaping. I don't suppose you get holidays yourself.

-Yes,

I usually go to Third World countries.

-Why do you go to Third World countries?

-I go on missions.

-Missions to find people who will come and live in Wales?

-No!

-I go on Christian missions.

-You're a Christian!

-I am.

It's pretty Christian to live in Wales -

I'd have thought God'd be satisfied with you just for that, wouldn't he?

No, it's beautiful there in the summer, you will have to come.

-Yes. And why do you want to get rid of Alan?

-He got a question wrong.

Abby, this David who won't commit -

-how long has he not been committing for?

-About three years, now.

Yes, and have you tried to move him along?

I've tried to give him a bit of a kick up the backside.

-Have you got any more tricks up your sleeve?

-Maybe a bit of hypnotherapy?

-Yes.

-You could take him to Wales to Thelma's guesthouse.

-I could.

And he'd be so grateful if you released him. Why do you want to get rid of Alan?

Alan got a question wrong, I did as well, but he's the only other person I could remember.

-He's from Liverpool.

-There's that as well.

Alan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne Robinson was pretty much what I expected as someone from Liverpool.

We're all a bit chippy and I enjoyed the banter with her.

She was definitely what I expected, but I think I gave as good as I got.

Round Four. In the bank, £960.

10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Paul.

Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

Paul, in spying, a device used to listen in secret

to telephone calls is known as a what - sink or tap?

-Tap.

-Correct. Jim, in wildlife,

which species of European deer that lives mostly in Arctic regions

survives harsh winters by feeding mainly on lichen?

-Pass.

-Reindeer. Abby, in fashion, the full name of the garment

said to be essential to any woman's wardrobe

and often abbreviated to LBD is "little black what"?

-Dress.

-Correct. Thelma, in weights and measures,

which metric unit of mass is equal to just under two-and-a-quarter pounds?

A stone.

A kilogram. Adam, in music,

what E is the usual name of the 1899 piece by Elgar

that has the full title Variations On An Original Theme For Orchestra?

-Pass.

-Enigma. Liz, in TV, the Italian chef

who was crowned King Of The Jungle on the 2009 series

of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here is Gino who?

-D'Acampo.

-Correct. Paul...

-Bank!

-..in rugby union,

in order to score a conversion, the ball must be struck

with which part of the body?

-The foot.

-Correct. Jim, in art,

the painting by William Holman Hunt depicting Christ holding a lantern

and knocking on a door is called The Light Of The what?

-World.

-Correct. Abby...

-Bank!

-..in cinema, in the 2003 animated film

called Finding Nemo, the title character is a what - monkfish or clownfish?

-A clownfish.

-Correct. Thelma, in vocabulary,

the medicinal effect in which certain drugs become more potent when taken together

is named after which type of mixed drink?

-A cocktail.

-Correct. Adam...

-Bank!

-..in geography,

the towns of Colchester, Brentwood and Saffron Walden

are all in which English county?

-Surrey.

-Essex. Liz, in UK money, the so-called silver coins

from 50p down to 5p pieces are made from the alloy known as cupro what?

-Nickel.

-Correct. Paul...

-Bank!

-..in maths,

what is 41 + 37?

-78.

-Correct. Jim, in DIY, what P is the name

of a carpentry tool used to remove roughness

from the surface of woodwork by paring shavings from it?

-Plane.

-Correct. Abby...

-Bank!

-..in pop music, David Lee Roth

and Sammy Hagar have sung lead vocals for the US rock group called Van what?

-Halen.

-Correct. Thelma, in hairdressing, which...

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-Time's up.

In the bank, £190, but who couldn't put together a one-piece jigsaw?

Who couldn't find a needle in a needle stack?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most wrong answers, Adam is the weakest link,

statistically the strongest link is Abby, but who will the team want off?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Adam.

Jim.

Adam.

Jim.

Thelma.

Adam.

-Gorgeous Jim, what do you do?

-I'm a part-time golf scorer.

-Where do you score?

-Er, I don't do so much now but I do at Gleneagles every year

and if the Open's up in our ways - St Andrews or Carnoustie - I do it there.

Put your board down. Move over towards Abby.

-HE LAUGHS

-No, no. Keep your hands to yourself.

OK, now she's the famous golfer. Who is she?

-Laura Diaz.

-OK. We've just got her in vision on the telly. Where are you?

We've to be well behind and not to catch their eye when there's...

-What have you got - pen and paper?

-Yes, the clipboard in one hand and the radio in the other.

-You've got the handheld computer with a strap on it.

-OK.

-How do you wave to all your friends when you're on the telly?

-You don't do that.

-Do you just lean over a bit?

-No, no, I never bother.

-Do you?

-And how many times were you on the telly last year?

-About 20 times.

-Really?

That's nearly as many as me. Get back on your board.

-Why Adam?

-I got a question wrong but Adam, I think he got two wrong and he voted for me the last time.

-That's horrid, isn't it?

-Aye, he's a nice lad, but... Sorry, Adam.

-Paul the policeman, why Adam?

-Like Jim says, he got two questions wrong.

He was the worst player. Adam, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I don't feel too depressed at being voted off at this stage of the game

cos most of my friends thought I'd be off at the first round

and to go a few rounds further, it's a good feeling definitely.

Round Five, in the bank, £1,150.

10 seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Abby.

Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

Abby, in the theatre, a soliloquy is written

to be performed by how many actors?

-One.

-Correct. Thelma, in after-dinner traditions,

in honour to those who can't be present,

a toast is sometimes proposed to who - lost souls or absent friends?

-Absent friends.

-Correct. Liz, in cinema,

which 1960s horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock

starred Tippi Hedren and featured a series of avian attacks?

-The Birds.

-Correct. Paul...

-Bank!

-In food, what U

is the word normally used to describe types of bread such as matzo, chapati and tortilla

that are made without yeast?

-Pass.

-Unleavened. Jim, the name of which South American country

sounds like two other words -

one the name of a dried species of red pepper and the other meaning cold?

-Mexico.

-Chile. Abby, in entertainment, the former barrister,

born in 1952 who went on to be a comedy sketch writer,

TV presenter and talk-show host is Clive who?

-Anderson.

-Correct. Thelma, in history,

what was the surname of the father and son called Oliver and Richard,

each of whom governed Britain during the 17th century?

-Cromwell.

-Correct. Liz...

-Bank!

-..in maritime defence, vessels in the US Navy

fly which flag - the Stars and Stripes or the Royal Standard?

-The Stars and Stripes.

-Correct. Paul...

-Bank!

-..in human biology, which organ

regulates body temperature through sweating and also stores water, fat and vitamin D?

-Skin.

-Correct. Jim...

-Bank!

-..in finance,

the cover offered on contents insurance policies

for the unintentional spoiling of valuables is usually referred to as accidental what?

-Insurance.

-Damage. Abby, in popular music, what P

meaning dissent is the name given to a type of political song

associated with singers such as Bob Dylan?

-Pass.

-Protest. Thelma...

-Bank!

-..in books, the children's novel

by Norton Juster in which a boy called Milo

drives a toy car into fantasy lands is called The Phantom what?

-Of The Opera.

-Tollbooth. Liz, in travel, in 1979,

-which hotel in the Place Vendome in Paris...?

-The Ritz.

-Bank!

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. That was the correct answer and your "Bank!" was in time

and as a result £210 went into your kitty, but whose fountain of knowledge has run dry?

Whose favourite piece of music is a ringtone?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all her answers right,

Liz is the strongest link.

Statistically, Jim is the weakest link.

But will the voting reflect reality?

Voting over.

It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Thelma.

Jim.

Paul.

Thelma.

Jim.

We have a tie, team - Jim and Thelma have two votes each.

Jim, why Thelma?

She got a few, one or two, the round before,

but she got some wrong there as well.

Abby, why Jim?

He's just too gorgeous, Anne. I'm getting a bit hot under the collar.

-He's available.

-Is he?

-Yeah.

Maybe he'd live with me.

JIM LAUGHS

Well, the strongest link, who gets to decide

was big Liz.

Why did you vote for Thelma?

Unfortunately, she got a question wrong.

OK, well you've got a choice now.

You can stick with Thelma or move to Jim.

No, I'll play fairly and stick with my original choice.

Thelma, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I was doing the walk of shame,

I was a bit sad to be leaving the rest of the team.

But, in another way, I was quite relieved

because it's quite high pressure when Anne's asking you the questions.

Round Six. In the bank £1,360. Another 10 seconds from the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Liz.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Liz, in the UK, British Summer Time

ends in which month?

-October.

-Correct. Paul, in the Peanuts comic strip

the character Linus carries what with him for comfort?

An inflatable cushion or a security blanket?

-Inflatable cushion.

-A security blanket.

-Bank!

Jim, in TV cliches,

criminals who own up to their guilt when caught by the police

sometimes use the expression "It's a fair..." what?

-Deal.

-Cop. Abby, in ornithology,

in relation to British waterfowl what C is the name

for the chick of a cob and a pen?

-Cygnet.

-Correct. Liz, in cinema,

the actor who played the title role of a vampire hunter

in the Blade trilogy of films is Wesley who?

-Snipes.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Paul, in technology, a generator such as a dynamo

is a machine designed to convert mechanical energy

into which other sort of energy?

-Electricity.

-I'll accept.

Jim, in the phrase "hook, line and sinker"

derived from the names of items of fishing tackle,

which of the three terms refers to a type of weight?

-Sinker.

-Correct, Abby, in pop music,

Craig David had a UK number 1 single in 2000

with what title - Fill Me In or Duff Me Up?

-Fill Me In.

-Correct, Liz, in religion

the Methodist minister who founded the Salvation Army

in 1878 was William who?

-Wesley?

-Booth. Paul, in dining,

the name of which Asian country is used as a term for ceramic crockery?

-China.

-Correct. Jim, in geography,

what E is the term for the widening channel of a river

that is close to the sea and contains a mix of fresh and salt water?

-Ebb.

-Estuary.

Abby, in transport, as a general rule

a classic children's bicycle bell is rung with which digit?

-Finger.

-The thumb. Liz, in entertainment,

the dance troupe famous for its high kicks,

founded by Margaret Kelly in 1932

has what name - Cowslip Boys or Bluebell Girls?

-Bluebell Girls.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In the calendar, if Good Friday's on the 9th of April,

Easter Monday falls on which day?

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-12th.

Time's up. That was the correct answer.

You won £70.

Is Jim your handicap?

Has Paul been a uniform disaster?

Will it be the Tube home for Liz?

Or are you paying by the minute for Abby?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, Jim is the weakest link.

The statistics show Paul to be the strongest link,

but will the other players realise that?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Paul.

Jim.

Abby.

Jim.

Abby, why Jim?

He got another question wrong in that round and...

I think he's been the weakest link for a few rounds now.

-Paul, why Jim?

-The last question I got correct,

he didn't sneak in and bank like I did.

And he hasn't got a physique like yours.

He might have done in his heyday.

Jim, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I hope Abby wins the money today

because, for a girl of 18, she's very intelligent.

And she could have voted me off before, but she didn't

and I thought it was very kind of her.

And she seemed a nice person.

Round Seven, so far you've won £1,430. Another 10 seconds off the time

We'll start with the strongest link - that's Paul.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Paul, the soap opera character

who has had eight different addresses on Coronation Street

since appearing in the first episode in 1960 is Ken who?

-Barlow.

-Correct. Abby, in pastimes,

what B is the name of a card game

in which a grand slam can be achieved

by winning all 13 tricks?

-Bridge.

-Correct. Liz, in astronomy,

the orbit of which of the four so-called terrestrial planets

is furthest from the sun?

-Venus?

-Mars. Paul, in the media,

the weekly magazine founded by George Newnes

that was published from 1881-1984

had what title - Bonbons or Titbits?

-Titbits.

-Correct.

Abby, in pop music, The Energy Never Dies,

abbreviated to the acronym The END,

was the title of a UK hit album in 2009

by which hip-hop group?

-Black Eyed Peas.

-Correct. Liz...

-Bank.

-..in drinks,

the Italian word "canarino" meaning "canary"

is the name for a mixture of hot water and the peel of which citrus fruit?

-Lemon?

-Correct. Paul, in cinema,

what T was a single word used as an informal name

for early 20th-century films with a synchronised soundtrack?

-Pass.

-Talkies. Abby, in football,

which national team, nicknamed The Pharaohs,

defeated Ghana in 2010 to win its third consecutive

Africa Cup Of Nations title?

Nigeria.

Egypt.

Liz, in modern literature,

a trilogy of books featuring the Rabbitte family

who live in Barrytown in Dublin was written by which author?

-Pass.

-Roddy Doyle.

Paul, on pink or blue hydrangeas,

the colour of the flower is largely determined

by which property of the soil -

it's acidity or its moistness?

-Its acidity.

-Correct. Abby...

-Bank.

..in TV, the 1990s sitcom that starred Chris Barrie

as a character named Gordon who managed a leisure centre

was called The Brittas what?

-Empire.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Liz, in ancient history, what A is the name...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £90.

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

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Abby is the strongest link.

Liz is the weakest link as she gave the most wrong answers.

But who can survive the final vote?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Liz.

Abby.

Liz.

Abby, why Liz?

Paul's got really good at banking money

and we need him in the next round.

And Liz did get a couple wrong.

Paul, why Liz?

I got a question wrong as well, but I remember Liz getting at least one wrong.

You've played fairly. She was the worst player.

Liz, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

If Anne ever decided to take public transport, which I doubt,

but if she did and she chose to use the London Underground,

I'm sure we would have to give her VIP service.

Round Eight. In the bank, £1,520.

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

We start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Abby.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Abby, what surname is shared by a Conservative politician called Liam,

an English actor named Laurence

and a singer and model called Samantha?

-Fox.

-Correct. Paul...

-Bank.

..In grammar, if a suffix appears at the end of a word

what is the equivalent term for an element attached at the front of a word?

-Prefix.

-Correct. Abby...

-Bank.

..in pastimes, the classic version of the board game Cluedo

includes which interior location -

a bedroom or a billiard room?

-Billiard room.

-Correct. Paul...

-Bank.

..In maths, what is 8.7 rounded to the nearest whole number?

-9.

-Correct.

Abby, in spelling, the term "organ" meaning a musical instrument

or a part of the body is an anagram of which word

for a deep cry of pain?

-Groan.

-Correct.

-Paul, in food...

-Bank.

..What P is the name for a small container

often used to sell quantities of strawberries and other fruits?

-Pass.

-Punnet. Abby, in music,

the writer of the songs Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

and Well, Did You Evah

that featured in the 1956 film High Society

was Cole who?

-Pass.

-Porter.

Paul, in nature, which tree yields a kind of syrup

that bears its name and has leaves that turn a spectacular red

in New England in autumn?

-Oak.

-Maple. Abby, in TV in 2002,

Tom Ward began playing the role of Dr Harry Cunningham

in which drama series?

-Casualty?

-Silent Witness. Paul, in transport

which type of vehicles travel through the Channel Tunnel

under their own power - yachts or trains?

-Trains.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Abby, in geography...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

You won £130 which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of £1,910.

There can only be one winner.

Now, up to five questions each.

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

So, Abby and Paul,

for £1,910, let's play the Weakest Link.

Paul, as the strongest link,

you have the choice of who goes first.

Ladies first - Abby, please.

Abby, in pop music,

Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi

who were awarded OBEs in the 2010 New Year's Honours List

are best known as members of which rock group?

-Status Quo.

-That is the correct answer.

Paul, in definitions, which word can mean the sudden overthrow

of a national government and a complete single turn of a wheel?

Circumference.

The correct answer is revolution.

Abby, in the animal kingdom, which breed of dog,

sometimes called the coach dog, firehouse dog or carriage dog,

derives its name from a costal region of Croatia.

-Pass.

-The correct answer is the Dalmatian.

Paul, the 2009 publication The Vast Book Of World Knowledge

and an autobiography called Me: Moir

were both written by the British surrealist comedian

with what stage name?

Pass.

The correct answer is Vic Reeves.

Abby, in religion,

which of the patron saints of the countries of the UK

was one of the original 12 disciples of Jesus Christ?

David.

The correct answer is St Andrew.

Paul, in technology, the American company established in 1911

as the Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation

later became know by what name, comprising three initials?

-IBM.

-That is the correct answer.

Abby, in the poem The Walrus And The Carpenter by Lewis Carroll,

the final line - "They'd eaten every one" -

refers to the title characters consuming which type of shellfish?

-Oysters.

-That is the correct answer.

Paul, which British film star,

nominated for an Oscar in five consecutive decades

since the 1960s,

won the Best Supporting Actor award for Hannah And Her Sisters

and The Cider House Rules?

Kate Winslet.

The correct answer is Sir Michael Caine.

Abby, in the British military,

what is the popular acronym for the collected armed forces institutes

set up in 1921 to provide canteens for service personnel?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is NAAFI.

Paul, in geography, of the five boroughs of New York City,

which is the only one located on the United States mainland?

-Queens.

-The correct answer is The Bronx.

Abby, you're today's strongest link

and you go away with £1,910.

Paul, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link.

Goodbye.

I surprised myself getting this far.

I think I deserved to get in the final but, overall, Abby was a deserved winner.

I think people at work maybe had me down as a bit of an airhead

so I think they'll be quite surprised when they see that I won

and that I've proved them wrong.

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