0:00:00 > 0:00:03Here are today's team of nine contestants,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06preparing for the show. One of them
0:00:06 > 0:00:08will go home with up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 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 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43They don't know each other. However, to win, they have to work as a team.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47BUT eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:47 > 0:00:52as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57My name's Lynn. I'm 30.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01I'm a training and development coach from Kirkcaldy.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06My name's Graham. I'm 30. I'm a local government officer from Exeter.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11I'm Gill. I'm 46. I'm a credit controller from Harrow.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13My name's Jim. I'm 37.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16I'm a civil servant. I live near Ballymena.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21I'm Jen. I'm 61 and retired from Wrexham.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I'm Rob, a 20-year-old student from Winchester.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32I'm Don. I'm a 60-year-old builder from Nairn in Scotland.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38I'm Claire, a 27-year-old NVQ assessor from Ripley in Derbyshire.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42I'm David, 45, a learning disability practitioner from Richmond.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47The aim is to answer enough questions
0:01:47 > 0:01:50correctly to reach your £1000 target
0:01:50 > 0:01:52within the time limit.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54The fastest way is to create a chain
0:01:54 > 0:01:56of nine. Get one wrong,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59you break the chain and lose the money.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02BUT if you say "bank"
0:02:02 > 0:02:05before the question, the money is safe. However,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09you start a new chain from scratch. At the end,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13only money that has been banked can be taken forward.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14In Round One,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16there are three minutes.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20We'll start with whoever is first alphabetically.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23That's you, Claire.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36Going from bad to worse is like getting out of the frying pan and into the what?
0:02:36 > 0:02:37Fire.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Complete the name of this BBC soap opera, East what?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Enders.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48What two letters are used to abbreviate the words "alternating current"?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50AC.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53In the nursery rhyme, which bridge is falling down?
0:02:53 > 0:02:54London.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59During the crucifixion, Jesus was forced to wear a crown of what?
0:02:59 > 0:03:00Thorns.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06What are you entitled to do when blowing out the candles on your birthday cake?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Make a wish.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11In astronomy, "HST" stands for Hubble Space what?
0:03:15 > 0:03:16Transport.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Telescope. If you drive 80 miles on a return trip,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22how many miles is it one way?
0:03:22 > 0:03:2340.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Which L is a variety of flower that can be prefixed by Tiger or Water?
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Lily.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Jeans are normally made from which fabric?
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Denim.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Complete the title of the 1986 John Hughes movie,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Ferris Bueller's what?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Day Off.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- Bank.- Which part of the chicken is the drumstick, leg or wing?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46The leg.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49What kind of animal is the TV puppet Kermit?
0:03:49 > 0:03:50Frog.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55The card game with the object of scoring 21 is known as Black what?
0:03:55 > 0:03:56Jack.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00What name is given to someone who studies ecology?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Scientist?
0:04:03 > 0:04:07An Ecologist. For what does the "e" in e-mail stand?
0:04:08 > 0:04:09Electronic.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12In space, constellations are groups of what?
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Stars.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18Which ex-Spice Girl released the singles Bag It Up and Lift Me Up?
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Geri Halliwell.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23In children's TV, Pingu is which type of bird?
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Penguin.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- Bank.- In Roman numerals, which letter represents 5?
0:04:28 > 0:04:29V.
0:04:29 > 0:04:35What is a symbol representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Pass.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Note. In law, what E is the name given to objects
0:04:40 > 0:04:43used to prove or disprove someone's case?
0:04:43 > 0:04:44Evidence.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Who painted the Mona Lisa?
0:04:48 > 0:04:49- Van Gogh.- Leonardo Da Vinci.
0:04:49 > 0:04:55What's the highest score you can achieve with three darts?
0:04:55 > 0:04:56180.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01What T is a woollen fabric, commonly used to make sports jackets?
0:05:01 > 0:05:02Tweed.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Blackfriars is a district in which city in the UK?
0:05:06 > 0:05:07London.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13- Bank.- In which 1964 film did Dick Van Dyke star as a chimney sweep named Bert?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20Mary Poppins. Which animal is larger, the wallaby or the kangaroo?
0:05:20 > 0:05:21Kangaroo.
0:05:21 > 0:05:27- Bank.- In music, singer Axl Rose featured in which US rock band formed in 1985?
0:05:27 > 0:05:28Stone Roses.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Guns N'Roses. Lynn...
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Time is up.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Disappointingly, you only banked
0:05:36 > 0:05:41£520 of the £1000 available to you.
0:05:42 > 0:05:48Whose time is up? Who will only be a nuisance in the rounds to come?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50One of you must go.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Claire is the strongest link, with four correct answers.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Jen is the weakest link.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05But what factors will the team take into account?
0:06:08 > 0:06:12It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Lynn, how's it going for you?
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- OK.- What do you do?- I'm a training and development coach.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Why Jen?
0:06:44 > 0:06:49She didn't answer as many questions correctly as the others.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- Jim, what do you do? - I'm a civil servant.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I maintain computer systems.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56You've never heard of an ecologist?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- I have. - So why didn't you answer correctly?
0:06:59 > 0:07:03I got confused between an ecologist and a scientist.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05I just didn't get ecology.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- Why has Jen disappointed you? - She hasn't.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11She was unlucky with one question
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- where she lost the team a lot of money.- Right, OK.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Claire, going OK for you?
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- So far, yes. - Not going OK for Jen, though.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23She just seemed a bit nervous and hesitant.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- You won't be nervous, will you? - I'm very nervous.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Jen,
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- what happened to you? - I left my brain at home.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Well, go and join it. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46I'm really disappointed to be voted off first.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50I knew the answer to the Hubble Space Telescope.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51I'm into aviation
0:07:51 > 0:07:53and space.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55It just didn't come at the time.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Round Two,
0:08:00 > 0:08:02and there's £520 in the kitty.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04There are eight players left.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Jen has gone
0:08:06 > 0:08:08to be reunited with her memory.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11We'll take ten seconds off the clock.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14We'll start with Claire.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Start the clock.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Cybill Shepherd featured in the series Moon what?
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Pass.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Lighting. Consomme and gazpacho are what?
0:08:28 > 0:08:29Soup.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34In which sport is the ball made of cork, twine and red leather?
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Cricket.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39How many right angles are in a right angle triangle?
0:08:39 > 0:08:40One.
0:08:40 > 0:08:46- Bank.- What character did Leonardo DiCaprio play in the film Romeo and Juliet?
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Romeo.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51Common house and bluebottle are types of which insect?
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Fly.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57In which event did Linford Christie win a 1992 Olympic gold medal?
0:08:59 > 0:09:00100m.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05- Bank.- The art of planning the decoration of a room is called interior what?
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Decorating.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Design. What is the official currency of Australia?
0:09:10 > 0:09:11Dollar.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Which country would you be flying to
0:09:14 > 0:09:18if you were arriving at Indira Gandhi airport?
0:09:18 > 0:09:19India.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25Brad Pitt stars as Tyler Durden in which 1999 action movie,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Fight Club or End Of Days?
0:09:27 > 0:09:28Fight Club.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- Bank.- Counting what on trees enables you to tell their age?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Rings.
0:09:34 > 0:09:40In TV, Mel Blanc provided the voice for Barney in which cartoon series?
0:09:40 > 0:09:41The Flintstones.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Which is larger, a hen's egg or a quail's egg?
0:09:45 > 0:09:46A hen's egg.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50- Bank.- Which artist performed the hit song Stan
0:09:50 > 0:09:54with Eminem at the 2001 Grammy awards?
0:09:54 > 0:09:55Elton John.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00Do veins carry oxygenated or deoxygenated blood?
0:10:00 > 0:10:01Deoxygenated.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06What was the first name of the British explorer Captain Cook?
0:10:07 > 0:10:08- Pass.- James.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12The Swedish group Europe had a UK No.1 single in 1986
0:10:12 > 0:10:15with a song entitled The Final what?
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Countdown.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Which famous British entrepreneur
0:10:19 > 0:10:23opened his first record shop in 1971?
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Richard Branson.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Geography. Kingston upon what is a town in Surrey?
0:10:27 > 0:10:28Thames.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- Bank.- Pines are members of which family of trees?
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Conifer.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39What term applies to the scientific investigation of a crime?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Investigation?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Forensics.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49What G is a grazing antelope, also known as a wildebeest?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Gazelle?- Gnu.
0:10:52 > 0:10:58In which year was the first nonstop aeroplane flight around the world,
0:10:58 > 0:11:001972 or 1986?
0:11:00 > 0:11:01- 1972.- 1986.
0:11:01 > 0:11:07What On The Roof is a 1964 musical featuring a character called Tevye?
0:11:07 > 0:11:08Fiddler.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15That was the correct answer.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17You banked £500 in that round,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20but who needs early retirement?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Who is suffering from a poverty
0:11:23 > 0:11:26in the intelligence department?
0:11:26 > 0:11:30One of you is leaving. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Gill is now strongest statistically.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Don only answered one correctly, making him the weakest link.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42But have the others noticed this?
0:11:43 > 0:11:48Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08Graham.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Why Claire?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14I remember two wrong answers from Claire,
0:12:14 > 0:12:16like the Moonlighting one.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Gill, why Claire?
0:12:21 > 0:12:26I thought she was very nervous and didn't answer many questions right.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- Don, how do you think you've done so far?- Rubbish.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Right. So, why have you voted for Claire?
0:12:33 > 0:12:37She was the only other person who got two wrong.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41But statistically, you were the worst player.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Claire, once the strongest link, you're being voted off.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- Have you got any hobbies? - I'm a Brownie leader.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52And what's the motto of the Brownies?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Sorry! I don't know. I've forgotten it.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57So, THEY'LL vote you off, too.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Well, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11I'm angry about getting the James Cook one wrong.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16It's general knowledge and common sense, and it went out of my head.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20I'd like to see Gill go next, because she thinks she'll win,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23and she'll trample over people to do it,
0:13:23 > 0:13:28and she enjoys the idea of being on telly and winning.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Round Three.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36So far, you've won £1020 out of a possible £2000.
0:13:36 > 0:13:42Seven of you left. We take away ten seconds and start with the strongest link.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45That's Gill. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Start the clock.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52What B is a flower worn on a jacket lapel?
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Buttonhole.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58In music, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head re-entered the singles charts
0:13:58 > 0:14:01four times in 1970 for which French singer?
0:14:03 > 0:14:04Sacha Distel.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09What is a peccadillo? A petty sin or a type of cigar?
0:14:09 > 0:14:10- A cigar.- A petty sin.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Name the 1995 film, based on an Irvine Welsh novel,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17about a group of drug addicts.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21- Pass.- Trainspotting.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26What was the name given to the intense air attack on south England
0:14:26 > 0:14:29by the Luftwaffe between 1940 and 1941?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32The Blitz.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36To which family of fish does the haddock belong?
0:14:37 > 0:14:38- Pass.- Cod.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43In which country of the UK was physicist Michael Faraday born?
0:14:43 > 0:14:44- Scotland.- England.
0:14:44 > 0:14:50In science, which element was formerly called "inflammable air"?
0:14:50 > 0:14:51- Pass.- Hydrogen.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56Is the coyote a carnivore or a herbivore?
0:14:56 > 0:14:57Carnivore.
0:14:57 > 0:15:03According to the theory of relativity, what is the highest speed possible?
0:15:03 > 0:15:04- Pass.- Speed of light.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09In the 1975 film, what type of shark was Jaws?
0:15:09 > 0:15:10A Great White.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15Where does digestion start? In the stomach or the mouth?
0:15:15 > 0:15:16Mouth.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21For which football team did David Seaman play at the start of 2001?
0:15:21 > 0:15:22Arsenal.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- Bank.- What type of animal is a sea cow? Mammal or fish?
0:15:26 > 0:15:27- Fish.- Mammal.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31In which decade did Monty Python's Flying Circus
0:15:31 > 0:15:34first appear on British television?
0:15:34 > 0:15:35'60s.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40In the USA, for what do the initials of the press agency AP stand?
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Associated Press.
0:15:41 > 0:15:47Apiculture is the practice of keeping which sort of insects?
0:15:47 > 0:15:48- Beetles.- Bees.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53In which city is the Marais district? Paris or Brussels?
0:15:53 > 0:15:54- Brussels.- Paris.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58In tennis, which country did Gabriela Sabatini represent?
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Argentina.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- Bank.- On which New Zealand island is Auckland?
0:16:03 > 0:16:04North.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09In gin rummy, how many cards are dealt to each player at the start?
0:16:09 > 0:16:10- Four.- Ten.
0:16:10 > 0:16:17In which year did the UK National Lottery start? 1994, 1995 or 1997?
0:16:17 > 0:16:181994.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23- Bank.- What was the original job of Sue Pollard's character
0:16:23 > 0:16:25in the BBC sitcom Hi-De-Hi?
0:16:27 > 0:16:32The answer was chalet maid, but you're out of time.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34You banked a pathetic £210.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40Who has given the maximum number of pathetic answers?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Who doesn't know their job?
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Who do you want to leave? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Jim answered all his correctly, and banked money,
0:16:52 > 0:16:54making him the strongest.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Rob is the weakest link statistically.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00But will the voting follow the facts?
0:17:02 > 0:17:07Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Lynn,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- why Don?- He hesitated,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28and he got some questions wrong.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30David.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Happy about how it's going for you? - So far.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Are you? You want Don off the team?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40He was weak in the last round.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Rob.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Don't look frightened. I haven't said anything.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- What are you laughing at?- Nothing.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- Never heard of a peccadillo? - Afraid not, no.- What do you do?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- I'm a student.- What of?- History.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02And that doesn't involve the English language?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04No, just history.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06How do you think you did just now?
0:18:06 > 0:18:11- HE CHUCKLES Not too well, Anne. - Is that funny, as well?
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Not really.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Well, you were the worst, but it's votes that count.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Don, you were too hesitant for some of them.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34I didn't do well. I wasn't the worst, but I'm not complaining.
0:18:34 > 0:18:40I really didn't do as well as I should have done, with the questions I got.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42I'd like to see David go next,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45because he's got this...
0:18:45 > 0:18:48greatly over-inflated idea of himself.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Round Four. £1230 banked so far,
0:18:55 > 0:18:58out of a potential prize money of £3000.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Six left. We take ten seconds away.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04You now have two and a half minutes.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06We start with the strongest link.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Jim, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Start the clock.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Was John Adams the first or second US President?
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Second.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20In art, what R is a movement in painting,
0:19:20 > 0:19:24which attempts to represent the world accurately?
0:19:24 > 0:19:25- Pass.- Realist.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29In UK politics, the Representation of the People Act of 1918
0:19:29 > 0:19:32gave the vote to most men over what age?
0:19:32 > 0:19:3321.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38The magazine Four-Four-Two is devoted to which sport?
0:19:38 > 0:19:39Football.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Where is Perth? Western or southern Australia?
0:19:42 > 0:19:43Western.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Bank.- In 1986, which former Page 3 girl
0:19:47 > 0:19:49had a UK Top Ten hit with Touch Me?
0:19:49 > 0:19:50Sam Fox.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54In sport, which boxer is known as Iron Mike?
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Tyson.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01- Bank.- In the animal kingdom, the emu is native to which country?
0:20:01 > 0:20:02- Pass.- Australia.
0:20:02 > 0:20:08In maths, how many even numbers are there between 1 and 1001?
0:20:08 > 0:20:09500.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14In which country was former champion jockey Pat Eddery born?
0:20:14 > 0:20:15Ireland.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20- Bank.- In film, which birds feature in the 1996 movie Fly Away Home,
0:20:20 > 0:20:22starring Jeff Daniels?
0:20:22 > 0:20:23- Cuckoos.- Geese.
0:20:23 > 0:20:29The world's first passenger railway was built in the 18th or 19th century?
0:20:29 > 0:20:30- 18th.- 19th.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34What name is given to the study of coats of arms?
0:20:36 > 0:20:37- Pass.- Heraldry.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42Who was the female star of Pretty Woman and The Pelican Brief?
0:20:42 > 0:20:43Julia Roberts.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48In economics, which stock exchange is older? Hamburg or London?
0:20:48 > 0:20:49- London.- Hamburg.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54Which S is a brown pigment made from the ink of cuttlefish?
0:20:54 > 0:20:55Sepia.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00In which Middle-Eastern country is the Negev Desert?
0:21:02 > 0:21:03- Iran.- Israel.
0:21:03 > 0:21:10Affiliated to the United Nations, in which country is the World Bank located?
0:21:10 > 0:21:11- Brussels.- USA.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16In science, what is the opposite of centrifugal force?
0:21:16 > 0:21:17- Gravity.- Centripetal force.
0:21:17 > 0:21:24In the US, Spiro T Agnew was Vice-President in whose administration in the '70s?
0:21:24 > 0:21:25Nixon.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30Which city state came into existence in 1929,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33after a treaty between Mussolini and the Pope?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35The Vatican.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- Bank.- Which US city is closer to New York? Boston or Los Angeles?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- Los Angeles.- Boston.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44Time is up.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Another not very good round.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51You only put into the kitty £250.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Who clearly cannot do the job?
0:21:54 > 0:21:59Who is an embarrassment? Who is annoying you and losing you money?
0:21:59 > 0:22:03I urge you: keep the mean, ditch the lean.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Lynn is the strongest link.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Graham is the weakest link.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17But what factors will the team take into account as they decide who should go next?
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Rob. You answered two questions correctly.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Was that a mistake?
0:22:41 > 0:22:43No, no! I meant to do it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- Did you?- Mm-hm.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- You don't know where an emu comes from?- No.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52The only emu I know is Rod Hull's.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Is Graham not satisfactory?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57He's about as bad as me at the moment.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Pretty bad! David.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Why have you voted for Graham?
0:23:02 > 0:23:04He got two wrong, I think.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- Right. Do you think you're doing well?- So far.- Graham.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Not really up to this, are you?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14Confused between cuckoos and swans, I think.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Among other things. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26I'm disappointed to be voted off.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29I got questions wrong, it's fair,
0:23:29 > 0:23:31but I wanted to go further.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34I'd like to see... Gill voted off next.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37She took my vote for her personally.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39It's just a game.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Round Five. Your total so far is £1480.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50If you'd hit your targets, it would be £4000. Five of you left.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Another ten seconds off the time.
0:23:53 > 0:23:59We start with the strongest link - Lynn. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:23:59 > 0:24:05Start the clock. Which fictional heroic Spanish character attacked windmills,
0:24:05 > 0:24:09believing them to be giants, in Cervantes' 1605 novel?
0:24:09 > 0:24:10- Don Juan.- Don Quixote.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15What D is a British cathedral city on the River Wear?
0:24:16 > 0:24:17Durham.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Does Jordan have a monarch, president or prime minister?
0:24:22 > 0:24:23Monarch.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- Bank.- Which American-born DJ released the album Play in 1999,
0:24:27 > 0:24:31featuring the tracks Porcelain and Natural Blues?
0:24:31 > 0:24:32Moby.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37Enamel, dentine and pulp are all parts of which T found in the mouth?
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Teeth.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- Bank.- In what year did Elvis Presley,
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Charlie Chaplin and Bing Crosby die, 1973 or 1977?
0:24:45 > 0:24:47'77.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50What was the full name of the American comic strip
0:24:50 > 0:24:53which inspired the musical and film Annie?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- Annie, Get Your Gun? - Little Orphan Annie.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Which male designer co-presented The Clothes Show?
0:25:02 > 0:25:03Jeff Banks.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07In history, William Bligh captained which ship,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10whose crew mutinied on the 28th April 1789?
0:25:10 > 0:25:11The Bounty.
0:25:11 > 0:25:18In religion, which archangel revealed the message of the Koran to Prophet Mohammed?
0:25:18 > 0:25:19Gabriel.
0:25:19 > 0:25:26- Bank.- In TV, what O is the long-running BBC arts programme that started in 1967?
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Omnibus.
0:25:27 > 0:25:34In music, Jimi who had a 1967 UK hit single with The Wind Cries Mary?
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Hendrix.
0:25:35 > 0:25:41In the human body, what is the muscular sac that stores and concentrates bile?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- Bile duct?- Gall bladder.
0:25:43 > 0:25:49In film, who directed Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Raging Bull and Goodfellas?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- Marlon Brando. - Martin Scorsese.
0:25:51 > 0:25:58Mannheim is an industrial port on the Rhine and Neckar rivers in which country?
0:25:58 > 0:25:59Germany.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Of which century was Bonnie Prince Charlie?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- 12th.- 18th.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07What was the nickname of Melvyn Hayes' character
0:26:07 > 0:26:11in the UK TV sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15- Pass.- Gloria.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19In literature, which author wrote the 1854 novel Hard Times?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Dickens.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Charles Dickens. That is correct.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30And another not very impressive round, team.
0:26:30 > 0:26:36£200 is all you banked. Who is the hole in your pocket?
0:26:36 > 0:26:38A luxury you can't afford.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47David was the only player to get all his questions right,
0:26:47 > 0:26:49making him the strongest link.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Gill is the weakest link.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54But who will lose out in the vote?
0:26:56 > 0:27:00Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Jim. Why have you voted for Gill?
0:27:16 > 0:27:20A few times, she didn't give me a chance to bank anything.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Rob, you're still here.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- Yep.- Why have you voted for Gill?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29I think she got a few questions wrong.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- And you'd know about getting questions wrong!- I suppose.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- David, why Gill? - She got two wrong.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Right. Gill!
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Who thinks that Van Gogh painted the Mona Lisa.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Your time is up.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59I felt a bit gutted to be voted off,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02especially as, earlier on,
0:28:02 > 0:28:04I was the strongest link.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07I really think it was the men ganging up.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11I think Rob will be voted off next because he really is weak.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14He has very limited knowledge.
0:28:16 > 0:28:21Round Six. You've won £1680 so far. There are four of you left.
0:28:21 > 0:28:27We are cutting ten more seconds from your time. We start with the strongest link.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30It's David. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Start the clock.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35In American politics, for how many years
0:28:35 > 0:28:39was J Edgar Hoover director of the FBI, 28 or 48?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- 28.- 48.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44What C associated with feeding difficulties
0:28:44 > 0:28:48and common among babies is caused by wind in the intestine?
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Colic.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54In art, which pop artist's New York studio was called The Factory?
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Andy Warhol.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00- Bank.- One Pillar of Islam is to make a pilgrimage where?
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Mecca.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05In which country was the 1388 Battle of Otterburn,
0:29:05 > 0:29:08between Scottish and English forces?
0:29:08 > 0:29:09England.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- Bank.- In geography, which C is a Mediterranean island,
0:29:13 > 0:29:15divided by the Attila Line?
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- Corsica?- Cyprus.
0:29:17 > 0:29:23Which sporting legend was the first cricketer to score a test century for England?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- Sir Garfield Sobers? - WG Grace.
0:29:25 > 0:29:31The national airline of which country is named after the mythical bird god Garuda?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Indonesia or Malaysia?
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- Malaysia.- Indonesia.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38In modern literature, what N was the surname
0:29:38 > 0:29:42of the Russian writer Vladimir, the author of Lolita?
0:29:43 > 0:29:44- Pass.- Nabokov.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49In film, which drama starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep
0:29:49 > 0:29:51was voted Best Picture of 1979?
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Kramer vs Kramer.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57- Bank.- In which organ are the ciliary muscles? The eye or the liver?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- The liver.- The eye.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03With which sport would you associate Nelson Piquet?
0:30:03 > 0:30:04Motor racing.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07In modern history, in which country
0:30:07 > 0:30:11did the Great Purge take place between 1936 and 1938?
0:30:15 > 0:30:17- Germany.- The Soviet Union.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19What N was a movement in theatre
0:30:19 > 0:30:24aiming to present ordinary life as accurately as possible?
0:30:24 > 0:30:25- Pass.- Naturalism.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Complete the title of the 1851 novel
0:30:28 > 0:30:31by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House Of The Seven...?
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- Sisters?- Gables.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37In TV, whose Big Impressions have included David Beckham
0:30:37 > 0:30:39and the Royal Royle Family?
0:30:39 > 0:30:40Alistair McGowan.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Correct. David...
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Time is up.
0:30:47 > 0:30:54You banked £120. But you need to slim-line your team.
0:30:54 > 0:31:00There is not much opportunity left to raise the bank balance.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Who is clinging on by their fingernails?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Who needs to be put out of their misery?
0:31:06 > 0:31:09It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Rob is the strongest link. He got three questions right.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19David has gone from strongest to weakest link,
0:31:19 > 0:31:23but will his earlier performance be enough to save him?
0:31:24 > 0:31:29Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42We have a tie. Jim and Lynn.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Two votes each. Jim.
0:31:44 > 0:31:51- Why have you voted for Lynn? - On two occasions, again, I didn't get a chance to bank money.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- That's what it's about. - And three times you got questions wrong.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Lynn. Why vote for Jim?
0:31:57 > 0:32:02Because on three occasions, he got the question wrong.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- How did you work that out? - I just heard you tell Jim.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Well, when the vote is tied,
0:32:08 > 0:32:13the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18- Rob. You were the strongest link. Was that a mistake? - No, no. I meant to be!
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Who would you like to get rid of?
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Lynn or Jim?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- I think I'll stay with Lynn.- Why?
0:32:26 > 0:32:32Oh, it's just my original decision, and... It'd be a bit of a back-stab to change it.
0:32:32 > 0:32:39Well, no-one noticed the statistically weakest link, which was David.
0:32:39 > 0:32:46Lynn, who doesn't know what century Bonnie Prince Charles reigned in,
0:32:46 > 0:32:49you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01It was a conspiracy. The guys were intimidated by my knowledge.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05I think Jim was the weaker of the two of us.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08and David was weaker again.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11He escaped it which was really unfair.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14I want Rob voted off, because he voted for me,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17when clearly I wasn't the weakest link.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24Round Seven. You have... There are three of you left.
0:33:24 > 0:33:3210 seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, astonishingly, that's Rob.
0:33:32 > 0:33:33Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Start the clock.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40Which military service has bases at Brize Norton and Northolt?
0:33:40 > 0:33:42- SAS.- The RAF.
0:33:42 > 0:33:49Born in 1922, Lucian Freud is famous in which profession - painting, writing or music?
0:33:50 > 0:33:51- Writing.- Painting.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56In UK geography, Matlock is the administrative centre of which county?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- Lancashire.- Derbyshire.
0:33:59 > 0:34:05In which sport is the all-Ireland championship final held at Dublin's Croke Park?
0:34:05 > 0:34:06Gaelic football.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10In the opera The Magic Flute, what is Papageno's job -
0:34:10 > 0:34:13a dog-catcher or a bird-catcher?
0:34:13 > 0:34:14Bird-catcher.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16- Bank.- In pop music, We Can't Dance
0:34:16 > 0:34:21was a UK 1991 hit album by which British band?
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- Adam And The Ants.- Genesis.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29In sport, who won the 1980 Grand National - Ben Lomond or Ben Nevis?
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Ben Nevis.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- Bank.- Which leader said of Margaret Thatcher,
0:34:34 > 0:34:38"She has the mouth of Marilyn Monroe and the eyes of Caligula"?
0:34:38 > 0:34:39Mitterrand.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44- Bank.- Built by the Romans, the Antonine Wall ran from the Firth of Clyde
0:34:44 > 0:34:47to which other Scottish Firth?
0:34:49 > 0:34:50Forth of Clyde.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Which composer, famous for waltzes,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56composed the operetta Die Fledermaus?
0:34:56 > 0:34:57Strauss.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02- Bank.- The 1611 translation of the Bible was named after which king?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04King James.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- Bank.- Is Loki the Roman or Norse god of mischief and evil?
0:35:08 > 0:35:09- The Roman.- Norse.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13The Prison of Robin Island is located in which country?
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- America.- South Africa.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17In children's literature,
0:35:17 > 0:35:23what's the surname of William the mischievous schoolboy created by Richmal Crompton?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26- Pass.- Brown.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31The Vasa dynasty was a royal family in which country from the 15...?
0:35:31 > 0:35:32- Austria.- Sweden.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36In biology, which muscle is responsible for...?
0:35:36 > 0:35:40Time is up. I cannot complete the question.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42£160 you won in that round.
0:35:42 > 0:35:48In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank, which means in the next round,
0:35:48 > 0:35:51potentially, there's £3000 to be won.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Before that you must decide whose day is done.
0:35:54 > 0:36:02Who is least likely to help you towards a better bank balance in the final.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12After surviving as the weakest link, David is now the strongest link.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17Jim is now the weakest link, as he only answered one question.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20But which player won't make it to the final?
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39David, why have you voted for Jim?
0:36:39 > 0:36:43He got more wrong than I did, I think.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Rob, why have you voted for Jim?
0:36:46 > 0:36:50I believe he's the weakest link, but I'm not sure.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54Right. You're full of certainty, anyway, aren't you, Rob?
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- I wouldn't say that.- Really?- No.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Jim,
0:37:00 > 0:37:03statistically, you were the worst player,
0:37:03 > 0:37:09overall, statistically, you've been the worst player,
0:37:09 > 0:37:15so, with some justification, the other two have voted you the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:22 > 0:37:28It's very difficult under the studio lights, with Anne Robinson glaring at you.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32It's difficult to keep clear thoughts, and answer questions
0:37:32 > 0:37:35that at home you'd know instantly.
0:37:35 > 0:37:41The stronger player is David. He's scored consistently throughout the game.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48Round Eight. You've won...
0:37:48 > 0:37:50out of a possible £7000.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Rob and David,
0:37:52 > 0:37:56only two of you left, and you have 90 seconds, but,
0:37:56 > 0:37:59whatever you win now will be trebled,
0:37:59 > 0:38:04and added to your total to make up your final prize money, so £3000 is at stake.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07We start with the strongest link - David.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Start the clock.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16In literature, Eric Arthur Blair who wrote the novel 1984
0:38:16 > 0:38:18is better known by what name?
0:38:18 > 0:38:19George Orwell.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- Bank.- To which animal family does the alpaca belong?
0:38:22 > 0:38:23- Bird.- Camel.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Which singer married designer Jeff Banks in 1968?
0:38:27 > 0:38:28Sandie Shaw.
0:38:28 > 0:38:33- Bank.- Which British painter painted the Monarch Of The Glen?
0:38:33 > 0:38:34- Pass.- Landseer.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39How many planets were included in Gustav Holst's The Planet Suite?
0:38:39 > 0:38:40- Five.- Seven.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44Which type of deer was introduced into Scotland in the 1950s?
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- Grey deer.- Reindeer.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51Which British impressionist, famous for paintings of music halls, died in 1942?
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- Pass.- Walter Sickert.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57What A is the second largest city in Belgium?
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Antwerp.
0:38:58 > 0:39:03Which 1995 cult film features the mysterious character Keyser Soze?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- Pass.- The Usual Suspects.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10What's the name of the US TV series set in County General Hospital?
0:39:10 > 0:39:11ER.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16- Bank.- Complete the title of the 1953 Raymond Chandler novel, The Long what?
0:39:16 > 0:39:17- Good night.- Goodbye.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21What's the name of the religious order for men
0:39:21 > 0:39:24founded in the C13th by St Francis of Assisi?
0:39:24 > 0:39:26- Jesuits.- Franciscans.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29In computing, what material is most commonly used
0:39:29 > 0:39:32in the manufacture of microchips?
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Silicon.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38- Bank.- Who became King of Spain in 1975 and returned the country to democracy?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Juan Carlos. - Bank.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42In geography, what W...?
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Time is up.
0:39:45 > 0:39:51You won £100, which we'll treble and add to the totals of the previous rounds.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55That means prize money today of...
0:39:55 > 0:40:00But only one of you can take that money away, so now you'll play
0:40:00 > 0:40:03against each other. I'll ask alternate questions,
0:40:03 > 0:40:06best of five, whoever answers the most wins.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07It's as simple as that.
0:40:07 > 0:40:12If there's a tie, we'll go for sudden death, until we have a winner.
0:40:12 > 0:40:18So, Rob and David, for £2260, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Rob, as the strongest link, you choose who goes first.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26I'll let David go first, please.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29David,
0:40:29 > 0:40:32in pop music,
0:40:32 > 0:40:40which English singer had a hit in 1989 with Road To Hell?
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- Chris Rea. - That is the correct answer.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Rob,
0:40:48 > 0:40:57in board games, how many blank tiles are there in a standard edition of Scrabble?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04100.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06The correct answer is two.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08David,
0:41:09 > 0:41:16in what type of design is a tessera found?
0:41:25 > 0:41:27I don't know. Pass.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30The answer is mosaic.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Rob,
0:41:35 > 0:41:40which actor played the character Robin Tripp
0:41:40 > 0:41:49in the TV sitcoms Man About The House and Robin's Nest?
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- Sid James.- The correct answer is Richard O'Sullivan.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01David,
0:42:01 > 0:42:09in British history, how many British kings have officially been called Charles?
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- Two.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:16 > 0:42:17Rob,
0:42:17 > 0:42:26in nature, what colour are the tiny female flowers on a hazel tree?
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- White.- The correct answer is red.
0:42:36 > 0:42:42Rob has yet to answer a question correctly.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45If you answer this one correctly, you have won.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48So, for £2260,
0:42:48 > 0:42:50in the animal kingdom,
0:42:50 > 0:42:58the first cats known to have been domesticated came from which country?
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- Egypt.- That is the correct answer.
0:43:07 > 0:43:13That means, David, you are today's strongest link, and you go away with...
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Rob, you leave with nothing.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23My friends and family will be surprised that I won.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27I've got a reasonable general knowledge,
0:43:27 > 0:43:29but I don't think they expected this.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31David deserves to win.
0:43:31 > 0:43:35There were several people who deserved to win,
0:43:35 > 0:43:37but he is the justified winner.
0:43:37 > 0:43:41I came to make sure I didn't go out in the first round,
0:43:41 > 0:43:43anything else was a bonus.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45And it's a big bonus!
0:43:45 > 0:43:47ITFC Subtitles, for BBC Subtitling - 2001