0:00:03 > 0:00:07Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Only one of them will win up to £10,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13The others will leave with nothing, when voted off as
0:00:13 > 0:00:15the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to the Weakest Link.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Any of the nine people in the studio here today
0:00:34 > 0:00:37could win up to £10,000.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39They've only just met,
0:00:39 > 0:00:43but to get the prize money they'll have to work together.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47However, eight will leave with nothing,
0:00:47 > 0:00:49as round by round, we lose the player voted
0:00:49 > 0:00:51the weakest link.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52Let's meet the team.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57I'm Joe, I'm 19, I'm from Glasgow,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00and I'm a mechanical engineering student.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03I'm Sonia, I'm 50, I'm from Bracknell, in Berkshire,
0:01:03 > 0:01:07and I work as a relationship and psychosexual therapist.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I'm Colin, I'm 73,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13I live in the Lune Valley in Lancashire,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15and I'm a retired publican.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19I'm Natali, I'm 25, from Leicester,
0:01:19 > 0:01:21and I'm a customer service advisor.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26I'm Chris, I'm 51, from Thorne in South Yorkshire,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29and I'm a railway signaller.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33I'm Claire, I'm 36, from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36and I'm a trainee technician in the Ambulance Service.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40I'm Mark, I'm 25, from Portsmouth
0:01:40 > 0:01:41and I'm a youth worker.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46I'm Helen, I'm 44, from Hall Green in Birmingham,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49and a dental receptionist.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I'm Steve, I'm 37, from Dereham in Norfolk,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54and I operate a skip hire company.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58OK, just to remind you,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01in each round there's £1,000 to be won.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03The fastest way is to create
0:02:03 > 0:02:05a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Break the chain
0:02:07 > 0:02:09and you lose all the money in that chain.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Say "bank" before the question is asked
0:02:12 > 0:02:13and the money is safe.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Round One.
0:02:16 > 0:02:17Three minutes on the clock.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19We'll start
0:02:19 > 0:02:20with the person whose name
0:02:20 > 0:02:22is first alphabetically,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24that's you, Chris.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31The first question is for £20.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Start the clock.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34Chris, in home security
0:02:34 > 0:02:37a siren that is activated by intruders
0:02:37 > 0:02:39is usually known as a burglar what?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Alarm.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Claire, in the animal kingdom,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45what H is the term for the horny covering
0:02:45 > 0:02:47on each foot of a horse?
0:02:47 > 0:02:48Hoof.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Mark, in tourist destinations,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54the Algarve is the southernmost region
0:02:54 > 0:02:56of which European country?
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Portugal.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Helen, a traditional children's counting rhyme
0:03:01 > 0:03:04begins with the words tinker, tailor, soldier, what?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Sailor.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Steve, in maths, which figure
0:03:09 > 0:03:11is lower, -7 or -11?
0:03:11 > 0:03:12-11.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Joe, in money, the method of credit card payment
0:03:17 > 0:03:19in which the transaction is verified
0:03:19 > 0:03:22with a number and not a signature
0:03:22 > 0:03:23is called chip and what?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Pin.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Sonia, in cinema, the abbreviation rom com,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31is short for which two word term?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Romantic comedy.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Colin, in expressions
0:03:35 > 0:03:38if you achieve something by a very narrow margin
0:03:38 > 0:03:39you are said to have done it
0:03:39 > 0:03:41by the skin of your what?
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Teeth.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43- Natalie...- Bank.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46..in aviation a long, narrow stretch of ground
0:03:46 > 0:03:49where an aeroplane can take off and land
0:03:49 > 0:03:52is called a landing what? Strand or strip?
0:03:52 > 0:03:53Strip.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58Chris, in a school, the phrase that likens a favourite pupil
0:03:58 > 0:04:01to a domesticated animal, is teacher's what?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Pet.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Claire, in language, the name of which clothing accessory
0:04:06 > 0:04:09follows commuter, green, and stockbroker,
0:04:09 > 0:04:13to make three terms for areas on the outskirts of a city?
0:04:13 > 0:04:15City.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Belt.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Mark, in politics, what D is the name
0:04:19 > 0:04:21of one of the two major parties in the United States?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Democrat.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Helen, in wildlife, the hippopotamus is
0:04:26 > 0:04:28native to which continent?
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Africa.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31Steve, in seasonal holidays,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33the home-made Christmas decoration
0:04:33 > 0:04:36consisting of strips of coloured paper linked together
0:04:36 > 0:04:37is called a paper what?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Chain.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Joe, in nutrition, the Department of Health advises the daily intake
0:04:43 > 0:04:45of at least five portions of what?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Cake and biscuits, or fruit and vegetables?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- Fruit and vegetables. - Bank.- Sonia...
0:04:49 > 0:04:52END OF ROUND JINGLE
0:04:53 > 0:04:57OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00You had a chain of 10 correct answers.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05But who's best released back into the wild?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13The statistics show that Joe is the strongest link
0:05:13 > 0:05:15As the only player to get an answer wrong,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Claire is the weakest link.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20But who will be the first to take the walk of shame?
0:05:22 > 0:05:23Voting over,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Claire.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Claire.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Claire.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36Claire.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Claire.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41Natali.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Claire.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Claire.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Claire.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52Sonia, what do you do?
0:05:52 > 0:05:57I'm a psychosexual therapist and relationship counsellor, Anne.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58So, who do you help?
0:05:58 > 0:06:02We help people who are maybe having difficulties
0:06:02 > 0:06:03in their couple relationship,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06or maybe sexually...
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- Really!- ..or just in their general relationship
0:06:09 > 0:06:11and we help them to work through that.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13So if I came to you,
0:06:13 > 0:06:15and I was married to Joe...
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Yeah.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19..and I was full of energy,
0:06:19 > 0:06:21and he just couldn't...
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- couldn't...- What, manage it?- Yeah.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27How are you going to make him more dynamic?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Erm, well, maybe if you calm down,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33it would give him more chance to be more dynamic. Perhaps.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34Just looking at him,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36what do you think?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38I think Joe has the potential
0:06:38 > 0:06:40to be very dynamic!
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- Yes?- Yes.- Why Claire?
0:06:42 > 0:06:43Claire got one wrong.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Who do you work for, Steve?
0:06:46 > 0:06:47- Myself.- A business?
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- Yes.- Yeah. Called what?
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Anglia Skips.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52How would you describe that look?
0:06:52 > 0:06:53Is it Viking or rock star?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56I imagine it's a bit of both!
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Would you like to be a rock star?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- No.- No. Have you got any talent?
0:07:01 > 0:07:02No, not really!
0:07:02 > 0:07:05But I can sing a little bit, Anne!
0:07:05 > 0:07:06OK, what do you sing?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08I do a fairly good
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Elvis impersonation.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11We'll judge! Board down.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Go on, then!
0:07:14 > 0:07:17# As the snow flies
0:07:17 > 0:07:19# On a cold and grey Chicago morn
0:07:19 > 0:07:22# And a poor little baby child is born
0:07:22 > 0:07:24# In the ghetto. #
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- Sounds like Kenny Rogers! - Well, that'll do.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29I could be a country star, not a rock star!
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- Put your board up.- I got the beard for Kenny Rogers!
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- Why Claire? - Because Claire got one wrong.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- What do you do, Helen? - I'm a dental receptionist.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- How old are you?- I'm 44.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43So is there a Mr Helen?
0:07:43 > 0:07:44There is, yes.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Have you been married a long time?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Er, just over a year, to this one.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Really!- Yes.- To this one?- Yes.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52There was another one.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54There was another TWO, Anne!
0:07:54 > 0:07:55What's the problem?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58You have to kiss a lot of frogs
0:07:58 > 0:07:59before you find your prince.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01So who was the first frog?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03He was a policeman.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Yes.- And I got rid of him.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Yes, and the next one?
0:08:07 > 0:08:08The next one was a prison officer.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09- Yes.- I got rid of him.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12And now I've got a fireman!
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- You like uniform?- Certainly do!
0:08:14 > 0:08:16If an ambulance driver came by...
0:08:16 > 0:08:19No, I'm sorry, I've fallen in love, this time.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20- Have you?- I'm sticking to this one.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Why Claire?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24She got a question wrong.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Claire, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!
0:08:34 > 0:08:38To be voted off first, I think, it doesn't really matter,
0:08:38 > 0:08:41because I think they're conspiring against me, to get me off,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44because I think they really, know, I'm the strongest link!
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Round Two. In the kitty £1,000.
0:08:50 > 0:08:5110 seconds off the time.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54We start with the strongest link from the last round,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56that's little Joe!
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Let's play the weakest link.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00Start the clock.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01Joe, measuring time,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04there are exactly the same number of seconds in one minute
0:09:04 > 0:09:06as there are minutes in one what?
0:09:06 > 0:09:07Hour.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Sonia, in TV between 1960 and 1984
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Pat Phoenix played Elsie Tanner in which soap opera?
0:09:15 > 0:09:16Coronation Street.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Colin, in the workplace, shifting responsibility for a poor decision
0:09:20 > 0:09:23is usually known as shoving the deer or passing the buck?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Passing the buck.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Natali, in modern literature the novels Carrie,
0:09:28 > 0:09:29Salem's Lot and Misery,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32were all written by which American author?
0:09:32 > 0:09:33Stephen King.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Chris, in religion what Q is
0:09:35 > 0:09:38the popular term for members of a Christian denomination
0:09:38 > 0:09:41who gather in places of worship called meeting houses?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Pass.- Quakers.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Mark, the instruction rise and shine
0:09:46 > 0:09:49used to encourage a person to get out of bed
0:09:49 > 0:09:51alludes to which heavenly body?
0:09:51 > 0:09:52The sun.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Helen, in food and drink
0:09:54 > 0:09:58the sediment of solid particles that settles at the bottom of liquids
0:09:58 > 0:10:01is known as the dumps or the dregs?
0:10:01 > 0:10:02The dregs.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07Steve, the female comedian and former psychiatric nurse
0:10:07 > 0:10:11who initially performed under the stage name The Sea Monster is Jo...?
0:10:11 > 0:10:12Brand.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- Joe...- Bank.- British wildlife,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17which rodent with familiar red and grey species
0:10:17 > 0:10:19also has a lesser-known black variety
0:10:19 > 0:10:23that's established itself in south-east England?
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Squirrel.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Sonia, according to the lyrics of the song from
0:10:27 > 0:10:30the 1952 film musical Singin' In The Rain,
0:10:30 > 0:10:35which biblical character supposes his toes are roses?
0:10:35 > 0:10:36Moses.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Colin, in art, the tool
0:10:38 > 0:10:40with a thin, flexible blade,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43used for mixing different coloured paints, is called a palette what?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Knife.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- Natali...- Bank.- ..in the Gregorian calendar
0:10:48 > 0:10:51which month is named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53January.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Chris, the handwritten book by JK Rowling,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59that was auctioned in 2007 for nearly £2 million,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02is entitled The Tales Of Beedle The what?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- Pass.- Bard.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Mark, in business, in the phrase peaks and troughs
0:11:07 > 0:11:10which word refers to the period of lesser economic activity?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Troughs.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Helen, in technology, what H is the usual term for someone
0:11:15 > 0:11:19who breaks into a secure computer system for criminal purposes?
0:11:19 > 0:11:20Hacker.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Steve, in geography, a mountain called Snaefell,
0:11:24 > 0:11:28is the highest point on which of the British Isles?
0:11:28 > 0:11:29England.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Isle of Man.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35Joe, in sport, the diameter of a standard competition dartboard
0:11:35 > 0:11:36is how many inches, 12 or 18?
0:11:36 > 0:11:3818.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Sonia, in theatre, what was the surname of the actor
0:11:41 > 0:11:43knighted in 1947,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46who was affectionately known as Larry?
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Grayson.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- Olivier. Colin...- Bank.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53END OF ROUND JINGLE
0:11:53 > 0:11:55That was useful, the bank!
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Time's up. You won £200.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Who probably thinks DSS is a qualification?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10With the most correct answers, Joe is the strongest link.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Statistically, Chris is the weakest link.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15But can he survive the vote?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Voting over, it's time to reveal
0:12:19 > 0:12:22who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Chris.
0:12:25 > 0:12:26Chris.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Chris.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31Chris.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Steve.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Chris.
0:12:38 > 0:12:39Chris.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Chris.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45So, Joe...
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Hello, Anne!
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Break it to me gently. Have you got a girlfriend?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- No.- Oh!
0:12:51 > 0:12:53What do you do?
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- I'm a student.- Where?
0:12:55 > 0:12:56Glasgow University.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Doing...?- Mechanical engineering with aeronautics.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01So you're going to be a pilot?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Could be, hopefully!
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- Do you like aeroplanes?- Yes.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Which sort of aeroplane do you like?
0:13:07 > 0:13:11- Boeing.- Boeing. Put your board down.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- Boeing what?- 747.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Show me how the 747 lands.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Eh...
0:13:19 > 0:13:21No, no! You're the aeroplane!
0:13:25 > 0:13:26It's along those lines.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29And what other aeroplanes do you like?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Ones that carry passengers.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33You don't like helicopters?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Eh, they're not aeroplanes!
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- Aren't they?- No.- What are they?
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Helicopters.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41I see. Board up.
0:13:42 > 0:13:43Why Chris?
0:13:43 > 0:13:46I think he got the most answers wrong.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Where are you from, Colin?
0:13:48 > 0:13:50The Loon Valley, in Lancashire.
0:13:50 > 0:13:51And how old are you?
0:13:52 > 0:13:5473 and three quarters!
0:13:54 > 0:13:56So how do you busy yourself, in your old age?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- I'm a member of several clubs.- Yeah.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00I do after-dinner speaking...
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Who do you after-dinner speak for?
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- Anyone who asks me to...- Yes.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08..and I speak on four different subjects.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09What are they?
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Well, travel, mainly,
0:14:10 > 0:14:12life as an actor...
0:14:12 > 0:14:15..what have I said? Yes, hotel management!
0:14:15 > 0:14:18and one that is very popular,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21is days in theatre, although it was a lifetime ago.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24I've some very funny and interesting anecdotes between then and now.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Have you? Put your board down.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Is there a Mrs Colin at home, or has she run away?
0:14:29 > 0:14:32No, she's still there, and has been for 48 years.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- And if you don't get any engagements...- Yes?
0:14:35 > 0:14:39What do you have? One night, travel, one night, years I was an actor,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41one night, hotel management?
0:14:41 > 0:14:42It depends what they want.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- No, no, with Mrs Colin. - Oh, with Mrs Colin?- Yeah.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Sometimes she comes with me, sometimes she doesn't bother.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53- We've been married 48 years. - I can understand the second part of her not coming with you.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Oh.- Put your board up.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57Why Chris?
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Because regrettably, he got two questions wrong.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Chris, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14When I came onto the Weakest Link, I expected to do quite well,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17and get down to at least the last three or four people,
0:15:17 > 0:15:19but the questions didn't go my way.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22And as usual, I could have answered everybody else's, but not my own.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Round Three. In the bank - £1,200.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33Another 10 seconds coming off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35That's little Joe.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Start the clock.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Joe, in history,
0:15:40 > 0:15:42what was the name of the general
0:15:42 > 0:15:46who from 1939 to 1975 was the military dictator of Spain?
0:15:46 > 0:15:47Castro.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48Even Franco.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Sonia, in pop music, what B is the name of the all-male Irish group
0:15:52 > 0:15:55who in 1994 had their first UK hit single
0:15:55 > 0:15:57with the song "Love Me For A Reason"?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- Boyzone?- Correct.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Colin, in human appearance,
0:16:01 > 0:16:05the glabella is the normally-smooth area of skin
0:16:05 > 0:16:09between the inner ends of which two hairy structures?
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- Hmm.- Is that an answer?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15The chin and the chest.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16The eyebrows.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Natali, in pastimes,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20the boxing champion Mike Tyson
0:16:20 > 0:16:23became a renowned fancier and racer of which creatures?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Goats or pigeons?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Goats.- Pigeons.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Mark, in politics,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32what term for a person who objects to local development
0:16:32 > 0:16:36is an acronym of the phrase "not in my backyard"?
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- Erm...pass.- NIMBY.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44Helen, in nature, what A is the general term for a segmented invertebrate
0:16:44 > 0:16:49such as a spider or a scorpion that typically has eight legs?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Arachnophobe.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53No, arachnid.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54Steve, in rhyming slang,
0:16:54 > 0:16:59the usual term for "look" mentions the hook used by which tradesman?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Tailors.- Butcher.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Joe, in history, the English chemist
0:17:05 > 0:17:08who invented a safety lamp in the 19th century
0:17:08 > 0:17:10for use by miners was Sir Humphrey who?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Bogart.- Davy.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17Sonia, in food, kulfi is an Indian variety of which dessert?
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Jelly or ice cream?
0:17:19 > 0:17:20- Ice cream.- Correct.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Colin, in TV, the occasional series
0:17:23 > 0:17:26in which well-known people exchange partners for a fortnight
0:17:26 > 0:17:28is entitled Celebrity Wife what?
0:17:28 > 0:17:29- Swap.- Correct.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30- Natali.- Bank.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35In human behaviour, what G means to laugh loudly and uproariously?
0:17:38 > 0:17:39Giddy.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40Guffaw.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Mark, in rowing, the Henley Royal Regatta is held annually on which river?
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- Thames.- Correct.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Helen, in politics,
0:17:48 > 0:17:52a group of unofficial advisors to a party leader is known as a what?
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Power shower or kitchen cabinet?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Power shower.- Kitchen cabinet.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Steve, in cliches, the phrase supposedly used by criminals
0:18:00 > 0:18:04who admit to being caught red-handed is "You've got me bang to" what?
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- Rights.- Correct.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Joe, in entertainment, Peter Cook is to Clive
0:18:09 > 0:18:13as Dudley Moore is to which other foul-mouthed character
0:18:13 > 0:18:15created by the comedy duo?
0:18:15 > 0:18:16- Pass.- Derek.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Sonia, in transport...
0:18:18 > 0:18:21END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Time's up. You only won £50.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Who's the honeymooner in the youth hostel?
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Who's the backpacker at the Ritz?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Joe goes from being the strongest link in the last round
0:18:37 > 0:18:39to the weakest link in this.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42The statistics show that Sonia is the strongest link,
0:18:42 > 0:18:44but will the votes reflect the statistics?
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Natali.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Helen.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59Joe.
0:19:00 > 0:19:01Helen.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06Helen.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Joe.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Natali.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Where are you from, Mark? - I'm from Portsmouth.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19And what do you do in Portsmouth?
0:19:19 > 0:19:24I manage a youth group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and unsure young people.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25And do you like musicals?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Ha! Yes, kind of.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Well, a couple of them.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- I'm writing my own one as well, at the moment.- Of course you are.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34And what's your musical about?
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Mine is based on the works of Erasure.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Put your board down.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- So, the musical's called? - "Give A Little Respect."
0:19:41 > 0:19:44And sing me a song from it.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46OK...
0:19:46 > 0:19:48# I try to discover
0:19:48 > 0:19:52# A little something to make me sweeter
0:19:52 > 0:19:55# Oh, baby, refrain
0:19:55 > 0:19:57# From breaking my heart... #
0:19:57 > 0:19:58Yes...
0:19:58 > 0:20:00How far have you got so far?
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- A couple of drafts.- Yeah.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06I don't have a part in it because of that WONDERFUL singing voice(!)
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Yeah. OK, put your board up.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10Why Helen?
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Maybe because she's closer to me, I did pick up on her incorrect answer.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- So, Natali, where you from? - Leicester.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22- What do you do in Leicester?- I work for a bank, Anne. I'm a cashier.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25So you're sitting in Leicester in the branch,
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- and the customer's got to stand. - Yes.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- And then what do you do?- I ask them what they've come in to do today.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32Money. I want some money.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Certainly, how much would you like?
0:20:35 > 0:20:3610,000.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39£10,000? I'm afraid I can't do that for you today.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42You'll have to place an order in, and we'll need 48 hours' notice.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44How much can I have just now?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Just now I can do 5,000 for you, Anne.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51OK, so if I do that, and I send my friend in, can she have 5,000?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54If she's got that in her account, yes.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57So if you can give it to her, why can't you give it to me?
0:20:57 > 0:21:02Because we have to cater for every single customer, Anne.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05I'm only asking you to cater for me.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- Why Helen? - I believe she got one wrong.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Helen! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20I think that Anne can be quite rude sometimes,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22but that's the nature of her,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25and nobody calls her the Queen of Mean for nothing,
0:21:25 > 0:21:29so I think it makes a good show, the way she is with the contestants.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Round Four. In the bank, £1,250.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Another 10 seconds coming off the time.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Sonia.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45Start the clock.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50Sonia, in 18th-century fashion, a style of men's trousers known as britches
0:21:50 > 0:21:52extended from the waist to just below which joint?
0:21:52 > 0:21:53The knee.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Correct. Colin, in cinema,
0:21:55 > 0:22:01the semi-autobiographical 1979 film musical directed by Bob Fosse
0:22:01 > 0:22:04is entitled All That what?
0:22:04 > 0:22:05- Air.- Jazz.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Natali, in cookery, which word meaning flip
0:22:09 > 0:22:11is commonly used to refer to the practice
0:22:11 > 0:22:13of lobbing a pancake from a pan into the air
0:22:13 > 0:22:15so that it lands on its other side?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- Tossing.- I'll accept.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Mark, in evolution,
0:22:19 > 0:22:24the term "natural selection" was popularised by which scientist?
0:22:24 > 0:22:25- Charles Darwin.- Correct.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Steve, in ornithology,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31a fast dive by a falcon to catch its prey is known by what name?
0:22:31 > 0:22:33A droop or a stoop?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- Stoop.- Correct.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36Joe, in TV,
0:22:36 > 0:22:39the children's sitcom first shown in 2008,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41starring Dani Harmer as an aspiring actress
0:22:41 > 0:22:44made to look after her siblings at home,
0:22:44 > 0:22:45is called Dani's what?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- Children.- House.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Sonia, in expressions,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53a person who's mentally preparing for action, especially in a difficult situation,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56is said to be girding which parts of their body?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- Their shoulders.- Loins.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Colin, in UK geography,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07what C is the name of the major town in Essex with a castle and Roman walls
0:23:07 > 0:23:09that stands on the banks of the River Colne?
0:23:09 > 0:23:10- Colchester.- Correct.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14Natali, in history, the infamous salt mines,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17where millions of political prisoners were exiled by Stalin,
0:23:17 > 0:23:21were in which vast region of the former Soviet Union?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- Pass.- Siberia.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28Mark, in books, the 2010 publication by Alan Titchmarsh,
0:23:28 > 0:23:32subtitled The Way We Were In Disappearing Britain,
0:23:32 > 0:23:34was called When I Was a what?
0:23:34 > 0:23:35- Child.- Nipper.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Steve, in sport, the Chicago Bulls
0:23:37 > 0:23:41and the Los Angeles Lakers are professional teams in which game?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- Basketball.- Correct.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Joe, in dressmaking, a method
0:23:45 > 0:23:48of sewing together two pieces of fabric along a seam has what name?
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Running stitch or crawling stitch?
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- Running stitch.- Bank.- Correct.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53Sonia, in marine life,
0:23:53 > 0:23:56which black-and-white predatory mammal
0:23:56 > 0:23:58is sometimes known as a grampus?
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- A zebra.- Even the killer whale.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Colin, in psychology,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07what B is the term for the formation
0:24:07 > 0:24:10of an attachment between a mother and her newborn child?
0:24:10 > 0:24:11- Bonding.- Correct.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15Natali, in computing, if a vertical printed page lets...
0:24:15 > 0:24:17END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Time's up. You only won £50.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26Whose common sense is obviously council funded?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Who thinks Spartacus was a Roman supermarket?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Steve is the strongest link, because he didn't get an answer wrong.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42According to the statistics, Sonia is the weakest link,
0:24:42 > 0:24:44but will the other players realise that?
0:24:45 > 0:24:50Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:24:52 > 0:24:53Sonia.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Colin.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Sonia.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Joe.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Sonia.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Colin.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Joe the aeronautical student,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14can you tell me a pilot's joke?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16I don't know any. I'm not a pilot yet.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Do you know any mechanical engineering jokes?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24What you call this? Vroom vroom!
0:25:24 > 0:25:25An engine-ear.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28MUFFLED LAUGHTER
0:25:28 > 0:25:29Why Sonia?
0:25:29 > 0:25:34I could only remember the zebra and the killer whale question.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Colin, why Sonia?
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Why Sonia? Well, unfortunately, the dear lady did get two wrong.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41Sonia!
0:25:41 > 0:25:42You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54I was fairly voted off today. Nerves got the better of me.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57The two questions that I got wrong were ridiculously easy,
0:25:57 > 0:26:01and I'm going to get the mickey took out of me.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Round Five. In the bank now, £1,300.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Steve. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Start the clock.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Steve, in government slogans,
0:26:18 > 0:26:22a poster originally produced in 1939 by the Ministry of Information
0:26:22 > 0:26:24advised civilians to keep calm and do what?
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- Pass.- Carry on.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29Joe, in history,
0:26:29 > 0:26:34the 15th-century Transylvanian prince said to have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula
0:26:34 > 0:26:37has the English nickname Vlad the what?
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- The Impaler.- Correct.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Colin, in card games such as whist,
0:26:42 > 0:26:44what T is the term for a single round of play
0:26:44 > 0:26:47in which one card is laid down by each person in turn?
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- Twist.- No, trick.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50Natali, in theatre,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53the birthplace of the dramatist Henrik Ibsen,
0:26:53 > 0:26:55who wrote the plays Peer Gynt,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Ghosts and A Doll's House, is in which country?
0:26:58 > 0:26:59- Italy.- Norway.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Mark, in student tradition,
0:27:01 > 0:27:05the practice of publicly displaying the naked buttocks is known as what?
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Spooning or mooning?
0:27:07 > 0:27:08- Mooning.- Correct.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Steve, in pop music,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12which term for a record company
0:27:12 > 0:27:13is also the word for the sticker
0:27:13 > 0:27:16placed in the centre of a vinyl disc?
0:27:16 > 0:27:17- Label.- Correct.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- Joe.- Bank.- In expressions,
0:27:19 > 0:27:21people who cause a rumpus
0:27:21 > 0:27:24are said to be raising which son of Adam and Eve?
0:27:24 > 0:27:25The first.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26Cain.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31Colin, in France, the large gallery at the Palace of Versailles,
0:27:31 > 0:27:35named for the reflective surfaces along one of its walls,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37is known in English as the Hall of what?
0:27:37 > 0:27:39- Mirrors.- Correct.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40- Natali.- Bank.- In TV,
0:27:40 > 0:27:45what's the title of the 2011 series presented by Adrian Edmondson,
0:27:45 > 0:27:49about the people who live and work in the Yorkshire countryside?
0:27:49 > 0:27:50- Pass, Anne.- The Dales.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Mark, in hot drinks, what H precedes tea
0:27:53 > 0:27:54to give a general term
0:27:54 > 0:27:57for an infusion brewed from aromatic plants
0:27:57 > 0:28:00and normally consumed without milk?
0:28:00 > 0:28:01- Herbal.- Correct.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Steve, in wildlife,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06the young of both otters and wolves are known by what name?
0:28:06 > 0:28:07- Cubs.- Correct.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Joe, in fashion, the designer born Katharine Appleton,
0:28:10 > 0:28:14noted for her T-shirts printed with political slogans,
0:28:14 > 0:28:17is known professionally as Katharine who?
0:28:17 > 0:28:18- Pass.- Hamnett.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Colin, in history,
0:28:21 > 0:28:25until 1893, which modern-day US state was a Polynesian monarchy?
0:28:25 > 0:28:26- Hawaii.- Correct.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Natali, in astronomy,
0:28:28 > 0:28:29the unit of distance
0:28:29 > 0:28:32that measures approximately 5.9 trillion miles
0:28:32 > 0:28:34is called a light what?
0:28:34 > 0:28:35- Year.- Correct.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Bank.
0:28:37 > 0:28:38END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Time's up.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Your bank was in time, so you made £120.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48But who is now a mix of simple and very, very simple?
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Who probably signs their name with a question mark?
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00For the first time in the game, Mark is the strongest link.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Natali is statistically the weakest link,
0:29:03 > 0:29:04but whose game is over?
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14Natali.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17Joe.
0:29:19 > 0:29:20Joe.
0:29:23 > 0:29:24Natali.
0:29:26 > 0:29:27Colin.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31We have a tie, team. Joe and Natali.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Joe, why Natali?
0:29:33 > 0:29:36I think she was the worst of the group in that round there.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41- Natali, why have you voted for Joe? - Because he's the only one that I can remember that did a pass.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49The strongest link was the Stephen Sondheim of Portsmouth.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50Why Natali?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52I think it's because again,
0:29:52 > 0:29:55when Natali's next to me, I was waiting to bank,
0:29:55 > 0:29:57but I remember not banking on those occasions.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Do you want to stick with Natali or move to Joe?
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- I will stick with Natali, please. - She was the worst player.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Natali, you are the weakest link,
0:30:05 > 0:30:07goodbye.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17With this experience, I've learnt that it's not very scary going on to a television game show.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20I thought it would be an absolutely scary moment of my life.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24Um, I also learnt that I need to brush up on my general knowledge
0:30:24 > 0:30:26because I got voted out on the fifth round.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33Round Six. You've won £1,420.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Mark.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43Mark, in human biology,
0:30:43 > 0:30:45of the four main blood groups,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48which is the only one that's designated by a single consonant?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- B.- Correct. Steve,
0:30:51 > 0:30:53in music an instrument often made by children
0:30:53 > 0:30:55from simple materials,
0:30:55 > 0:31:00that makes a sound like a kazoo is called a comb and what?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- Paper.- Correct. Joe,
0:31:02 > 0:31:04which of these is the name of a plant
0:31:04 > 0:31:08with tiny yellow flower heads - copper stick or golden rod?
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- Golden rod.- Correct. Colin, in culture,
0:31:12 > 0:31:15The Little Dancer Aged 14 is a wax figure of a ballerina
0:31:15 > 0:31:16wearing a fabric tutu,
0:31:16 > 0:31:22first exhibited in 1881 and created by which French artist?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- Edith Piaf.- Degas.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Mark, in books, the 1950 novel by Patricia Highsmith
0:31:29 > 0:31:32in which two men commit a murder for each other
0:31:32 > 0:31:34is entitled Strangers On A what?
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- Train.- Correct. Steve, in African geography
0:31:37 > 0:31:39what V is the name of the lake
0:31:39 > 0:31:42that lies on the borders of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania?
0:31:42 > 0:31:43- Victoria.- Correct. Joe,
0:31:43 > 0:31:47in snooker at the start of each frame, what coloured ball
0:31:47 > 0:31:49is placed on the spot marked in the centre of the table?
0:31:49 > 0:31:53- Blue.- Correct. Colin, in cinema, Shaun Of The Dead,
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Hot Fuzz and the 2011 film Paul
0:31:55 > 0:32:00co-starred the actors and long-time friends Simon Pegg and Nick who?
0:32:00 > 0:32:02- No idea.- Frost.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Mark, in science, Sir Isaac Newton, who is noted for
0:32:06 > 0:32:10his laws of gravity and motion is also credited with
0:32:10 > 0:32:13the invention of what, the hamster wheel or the cat flap?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- Hamster wheel.- Cat flap.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Steve, in TV, the quiz hosted by Noel Edmonds
0:32:18 > 0:32:21from 1985 to 1998 that tested people
0:32:21 > 0:32:26on their knowledge of television was entitle Telly what?
0:32:26 > 0:32:30- Addicts.- Correct. Joe, in aircraft design,
0:32:30 > 0:32:32a triangular swept-back wing is known by
0:32:32 > 0:32:35the name of which letter of the Greek alphabet?
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- Alpha.- Delta.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Colin, in human anatomy,
0:32:40 > 0:32:45the gall bladder is connected by hepatic ducts to which organ?
0:32:45 > 0:32:46- Liver.- Correct.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- Bank!- Mark, in UK education, what is the name
0:32:49 > 0:32:52of the city in which the University of Central...
0:32:52 > 0:32:55END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Time's up and you've won £20.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01But has Colin spoken too much already?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Or maybe Mark isn't music to your ears.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13As the player with the most wrong answers, Colin is the weakest link.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16The statistics show that Steve is the strongest link.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18But will the team notice that?
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26Colin.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Joe.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Colin.
0:33:38 > 0:33:39Colin.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Mark, why Colin?
0:33:44 > 0:33:49I found his incorrect answers quite noticeable and it stayed with me as it got round to me.
0:33:49 > 0:33:50Steve, why Colin?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52I think Colin's getting old.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- He needs to sit down, so... - He's not GETTING old, Steve,
0:33:55 > 0:34:00- he IS old.- Well, he's still GETTING old. Let's hope we're not killing him off here and now.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02He's got a bit of time to get OLDER.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Colin, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18I used to be an actor so you learn to take the knocks. And to quote Shakespeare,
0:34:18 > 0:34:22"All the world's a stage And men and women are merely players.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26"They have their entrances and their exits." And that was mine.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29I was the weakest link, so, goodbye.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Round Seven. In the bank, &1,440.
0:34:35 > 0:34:41Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Steve.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:34:43 > 0:34:44Start the clock.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Steve, in clothing.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50which word meaning "to give way under pressure" is also the name
0:34:50 > 0:34:53of a type of fastener also found on shoes, especially sandals?
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- Buckle.- Correct. Joe,
0:34:55 > 0:34:57in money, images of the Roman Colosseum
0:34:57 > 0:35:00and the poet Dante are featured on
0:35:00 > 0:35:03the euro coins issued by which country?
0:35:03 > 0:35:04- Italy.- Correct.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Mark, in naval history, in the First World War,
0:35:07 > 0:35:11vessels painted with a camouflaged zigzag pattern were known as what -
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- dazzle ships or stun barges? - Dazzle ships.- Bank.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20In sport, the English golfer, known for his flamboyant dress sense,
0:35:20 > 0:35:24who won the World Match Play Championship in 2011 is Ian who?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26- Woosnam.- Poulter.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31In communications, the name of which pork product is also a term
0:35:31 > 0:35:34for an amateur radio operator?
0:35:34 > 0:35:35- Pass.- Ham.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37In international athletics,
0:35:37 > 0:35:41the inside lane of a standard track is assigned which number?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- Six.- One.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48Steve, in pop music, in the title of a 1993 UK hit single by REM,
0:35:48 > 0:35:50which type of snake sleeps tonight?
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- Sidewinder.- Correct.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Joe, in legal slang, the term "prenuptial agreement"
0:35:56 > 0:35:58is often abbreviated to which six letter word?
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Prenup.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04On the internet, someone who places false information
0:36:04 > 0:36:09on websites or provocative posts on message boards is known as what -
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- an elf or a troll?- A troll.- Bank.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Steve, in film, which 2003 period drama
0:36:14 > 0:36:20starred Scarlett Johansson as a servant working for a Dutch artist.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Girl With A Pearl Earring.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Joe, in the House of Lords, if bishops and archbishops are known
0:36:26 > 0:36:27as the Lords Spiritual,
0:36:27 > 0:36:32the collective term for the other members is the Lords what?
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- Pass.- Temporal.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Mark, in fashion accessories, what C is the French term for a small
0:36:38 > 0:36:42spray of flowers that is usually pinned to the bodice of a dress?
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- Pass.- Corsage.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Time's up, you won £200.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you've bagged.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56It's an opportunity to raise your money.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Having answered the most questions correctly,
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Steve is the strongest link.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Statistically Joe is the weakest link,
0:37:08 > 0:37:11but who will survive the final vote?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Steve.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26Joe.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Joe.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Steve, why Joe?
0:37:34 > 0:37:37I thought Joe was the weakest link and he's a student,
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- he doesn't need the money, does he? - Mark, why Joe?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42I felt that he was the weakest link in that round.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Joe, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Round Seven was probably the worst round to go,
0:37:54 > 0:37:57just before the final, but I can have no complaints
0:37:57 > 0:38:00cos the other two guys deserve to be in the final.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06Round Eight. In the kitty - £1,640.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09In this round 90 seconds, but whatever you win will be trebled.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14We start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Steve. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:38:16 > 0:38:17Start the clock.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Steve, in the solar system, the orbit of which planet
0:38:20 > 0:38:23lies between those of Mercury and the Earth?
0:38:23 > 0:38:29- Jupiter.- Venus. Mark, in maths, what is 12 x 8?- Pass.- 96.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33In sport, the football match known as the Tyne-Wear Derby takes place
0:38:33 > 0:38:37when Sunderland plays which neighbouring side?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- Pass.- Newcastle United.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Mark, in the 19th century, the female writer George Sand
0:38:43 > 0:38:46defied convention by dressing as a man and doing what -
0:38:46 > 0:38:47driving a car or smoking cigars?
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- Smoking cigars.- Bank.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51In classical music, the British composer who was
0:38:51 > 0:38:57a co-founder of the Aldeburgh Festival in 1948 was Benjamin who?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Britten.- Bank.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Mark, in past times, which term for a rabbit precedes hop to make
0:39:03 > 0:39:07the name of a jumping stunt performed on a BMX bike?
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- Skip?- Bunny.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Steve, in geography, which country in South America occupies
0:39:12 > 0:39:16approximately half the land mass of the continent?
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- Buenos Aires.- Brazil.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22In history, what U was the name of the Mitford sister born in 1914
0:39:22 > 0:39:28who gained notoriety in the 1930s for her friendship with Adolf Hitler?
0:39:28 > 0:39:29- Una.- Unity.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33Steve, in alcoholic drinks, what name of the Hindi origin is given
0:39:33 > 0:39:38to the popular beverage made from whisky, sugar and hot water?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Toddy?- Correct. Mark.- Bank.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Pass!
0:39:42 > 0:39:46Steve, in rail travel, before the advent of luggage trolleys,
0:39:46 > 0:39:47a station employee who was...
0:39:47 > 0:39:50END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Time's up.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56You won just £40.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01We'll treble that and give you prize money today of £1,760.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05There can only be one winner now, after five questions each.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07If there's a tie, we'll go for sudden death.
0:40:07 > 0:40:15So, Mark and Steve, for £1,760, let's play the Weakest Link.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23- Steve, as the strongest link in the last round, you choose who goes first.- I'll go first, please, Anne.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Steve, at an auction in New York in March 2011,
0:40:30 > 0:40:34which British rock guitarist raised more than a million pounds
0:40:34 > 0:40:41for charity by selling off 75 of his instruments and 55 amps?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Brian May? - The correct answer is Eric Clapton.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49Mark, in geography, Hudson Bay, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
0:40:49 > 0:40:52and the Irish North and Celtic Seas,
0:40:52 > 0:40:56are all regarded as arms of which larger body of water?
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- The Atlantic Ocean. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Steve, which organisation was founded in Oxford in 1946
0:41:06 > 0:41:10with the aim of creating a society for bright people,
0:41:10 > 0:41:16- the only membership qualification being a high IQ?- Mensa.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17That is the correct answer.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21Mark, in books, which former Conservative MP,
0:41:21 > 0:41:25whose revealing diaries were published in 2002,
0:41:25 > 0:41:30has also written novels entitled A Parliamentary Affair
0:41:30 > 0:41:31and Chasing Men.
0:41:31 > 0:41:37- Jeffrey Archer. - Correct answer is Edwina Currie.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Steve, in cinema, a woolly mammoth named Manny,
0:41:40 > 0:41:46a sloth called Sid and a sabre-toothed tiger named Diego
0:41:46 > 0:41:49are the main characters in which series of animated films?
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- Ice Age.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Mark, in science,
0:41:53 > 0:41:59the German Fritz Haber won the 1918 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
0:41:59 > 0:42:05for devising the industrial process for making which gas compound?
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- Carbon. - The correct answer is ammonia.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Steve, in heritage,
0:42:12 > 0:42:17a museum that was officially opened in January 2011 in Alloway
0:42:17 > 0:42:21in Ayrshire includes the birthplace of which 18th century poet?
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- Keats? - The correct answer is Robert Burns.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Mark, in TV, in which soap opera, that began in 1992
0:42:31 > 0:42:37but was axed after only a year, largely due to press criticism,
0:42:37 > 0:42:42was set in a fictional Spanish resort called Los Barcos.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- Eldorado. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49Steve, in botany, the swollen underground root or stem
0:42:49 > 0:42:51of some plants that enables them
0:42:51 > 0:42:54to survive the winter or a dry season,
0:42:54 > 0:42:58has what name that sounds like a type of brass instrument?
0:43:00 > 0:43:03- Bulb.- The correct answer is tuber.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06Mark, in theatre,
0:43:06 > 0:43:11what name, derived from a Latin word meaning "to stuff", is given to
0:43:11 > 0:43:17a type of comedy play that often has a complicated and improbable plot?
0:43:19 > 0:43:22- Farce.- That is the correct answer.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:43:25 > 0:43:28And that means, Mark, you are today's strongest link
0:43:28 > 0:43:32and you go away with £1,760.
0:43:32 > 0:43:36Steve, you leave with nothing.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47Getting to the final, but not winning - I'm a bit hacked off, but the best man won in the end.
0:43:47 > 0:43:51At the moment, I can't really believe I've won. It feels surreal.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54I'm sure it will kick in and I'll think, "Oh, my God, I've done it."
0:43:54 > 0:43:57But at the moment, I think, "This can't have happened to me."
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