19/10/2011 Weakest Link

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

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

The others will leave with nothing, when voted off as

the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today

could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met,

but to get the prize money they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing,

as round by round, we lose the player voted

the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Joe, I'm 19, I'm from Glasgow,

and I'm a mechanical engineering student.

I'm Sonia, I'm 50, I'm from Bracknell, in Berkshire,

and I work as a relationship and psychosexual therapist.

I'm Colin, I'm 73,

I live in the Lune Valley in Lancashire,

and I'm a retired publican.

I'm Natali, I'm 25, from Leicester,

and I'm a customer service advisor.

I'm Chris, I'm 51, from Thorne in South Yorkshire,

and I'm a railway signaller.

I'm Claire, I'm 36, from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire,

and I'm a trainee technician in the Ambulance Service.

I'm Mark, I'm 25, from Portsmouth

and I'm a youth worker.

I'm Helen, I'm 44, from Hall Green in Birmingham,

and a dental receptionist.

I'm Steve, I'm 37, from Dereham in Norfolk,

and I operate a skip hire company.

OK, just to remind you,

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

The fastest way is to create

a chain of nine correct answers.

Break the chain

and you lose all the money in that chain.

Say "bank" before the question is asked

and the money is safe.

Round One.

Three minutes on the clock.

We'll start

with the person whose name

is first alphabetically,

that's you, Chris.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20.

Start the clock.

Chris, in home security

a siren that is activated by intruders

is usually known as a burglar what?

Alarm.

Claire, in the animal kingdom,

what H is the term for the horny covering

on each foot of a horse?

Hoof.

Mark, in tourist destinations,

the Algarve is the southernmost region

of which European country?

Portugal.

Helen, a traditional children's counting rhyme

begins with the words tinker, tailor, soldier, what?

Sailor.

Steve, in maths, which figure

is lower, -7 or -11?

-11.

Joe, in money, the method of credit card payment

in which the transaction is verified

with a number and not a signature

is called chip and what?

Pin.

Sonia, in cinema, the abbreviation rom com,

is short for which two word term?

Romantic comedy.

Colin, in expressions

if you achieve something by a very narrow margin

you are said to have done it

by the skin of your what?

Teeth.

-Natalie...

-Bank.

..in aviation a long, narrow stretch of ground

where an aeroplane can take off and land

is called a landing what? Strand or strip?

Strip.

Chris, in a school, the phrase that likens a favourite pupil

to a domesticated animal, is teacher's what?

Pet.

Claire, in language, the name of which clothing accessory

follows commuter, green, and stockbroker,

to make three terms for areas on the outskirts of a city?

City.

Belt.

Mark, in politics, what D is the name

of one of the two major parties in the United States?

Democrat.

Helen, in wildlife, the hippopotamus is

native to which continent?

Africa.

Steve, in seasonal holidays,

the home-made Christmas decoration

consisting of strips of coloured paper linked together

is called a paper what?

Chain.

Joe, in nutrition, the Department of Health advises the daily intake

of at least five portions of what?

Cake and biscuits, or fruit and vegetables?

-Fruit and vegetables.

-Bank.

-Sonia...

END OF ROUND JINGLE

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

You had a chain of 10 correct answers.

But who's best released back into the wild?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Joe is the strongest link

As the only player to get an answer wrong,

Claire is the weakest link.

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

Voting over,

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

Claire.

Claire.

Claire.

Claire.

Claire.

Natali.

Claire.

Claire.

Claire.

Sonia, what do you do?

I'm a psychosexual therapist and relationship counsellor, Anne.

So, who do you help?

We help people who are maybe having difficulties

in their couple relationship,

or maybe sexually...

-Really!

-..or just in their general relationship

and we help them to work through that.

So if I came to you,

and I was married to Joe...

Yeah.

..and I was full of energy,

and he just couldn't...

-couldn't...

-What, manage it?

-Yeah.

How are you going to make him more dynamic?

Erm, well, maybe if you calm down,

it would give him more chance to be more dynamic. Perhaps.

Just looking at him,

what do you think?

I think Joe has the potential

to be very dynamic!

-Yes?

-Yes.

-Why Claire?

Claire got one wrong.

Who do you work for, Steve?

-Myself.

-A business?

-Yes.

-Yeah. Called what?

Anglia Skips.

How would you describe that look?

Is it Viking or rock star?

I imagine it's a bit of both!

Would you like to be a rock star?

-No.

-No. Have you got any talent?

No, not really!

But I can sing a little bit, Anne!

OK, what do you sing?

I do a fairly good

Elvis impersonation.

We'll judge! Board down.

Go on, then!

# As the snow flies

# On a cold and grey Chicago morn

# And a poor little baby child is born

# In the ghetto. #

-Sounds like Kenny Rogers!

-Well, that'll do.

I could be a country star, not a rock star!

-Put your board up.

-I got the beard for Kenny Rogers!

-Why Claire?

-Because Claire got one wrong.

-What do you do, Helen?

-I'm a dental receptionist.

-How old are you?

-I'm 44.

So is there a Mr Helen?

There is, yes.

Have you been married a long time?

Er, just over a year, to this one.

-Really!

-Yes.

-To this one?

-Yes.

There was another one.

There was another TWO, Anne!

What's the problem?

You have to kiss a lot of frogs

before you find your prince.

So who was the first frog?

He was a policeman.

-Yes.

-And I got rid of him.

Yes, and the next one?

The next one was a prison officer.

-Yes.

-I got rid of him.

And now I've got a fireman!

-You like uniform?

-Certainly do!

If an ambulance driver came by...

No, I'm sorry, I've fallen in love, this time.

-Have you?

-I'm sticking to this one.

Why Claire?

She got a question wrong.

Claire, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

To be voted off first, I think, it doesn't really matter,

because I think they're conspiring against me, to get me off,

because I think they really, know, I'm the strongest link!

Round Two. In the kitty £1,000.

10 seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from the last round,

that's little Joe!

Let's play the weakest link.

Start the clock.

Joe, measuring time,

there are exactly the same number of seconds in one minute

as there are minutes in one what?

Hour.

Sonia, in TV between 1960 and 1984

Pat Phoenix played Elsie Tanner in which soap opera?

Coronation Street.

Colin, in the workplace, shifting responsibility for a poor decision

is usually known as shoving the deer or passing the buck?

Passing the buck.

Natali, in modern literature the novels Carrie,

Salem's Lot and Misery,

were all written by which American author?

Stephen King.

Chris, in religion what Q is

the popular term for members of a Christian denomination

who gather in places of worship called meeting houses?

-Pass.

-Quakers.

Mark, the instruction rise and shine

used to encourage a person to get out of bed

alludes to which heavenly body?

The sun.

Helen, in food and drink

the sediment of solid particles that settles at the bottom of liquids

is known as the dumps or the dregs?

The dregs.

Steve, the female comedian and former psychiatric nurse

who initially performed under the stage name The Sea Monster is Jo...?

Brand.

-Joe...

-Bank.

-British wildlife,

which rodent with familiar red and grey species

also has a lesser-known black variety

that's established itself in south-east England?

Squirrel.

Sonia, according to the lyrics of the song from

the 1952 film musical Singin' In The Rain,

which biblical character supposes his toes are roses?

Moses.

Colin, in art, the tool

with a thin, flexible blade,

used for mixing different coloured paints, is called a palette what?

Knife.

-Natali...

-Bank.

-..in the Gregorian calendar

which month is named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings?

January.

Chris, the handwritten book by JK Rowling,

that was auctioned in 2007 for nearly £2 million,

is entitled The Tales Of Beedle The what?

-Pass.

-Bard.

Mark, in business, in the phrase peaks and troughs

which word refers to the period of lesser economic activity?

Troughs.

Helen, in technology, what H is the usual term for someone

who breaks into a secure computer system for criminal purposes?

Hacker.

Steve, in geography, a mountain called Snaefell,

is the highest point on which of the British Isles?

England.

Isle of Man.

Joe, in sport, the diameter of a standard competition dartboard

is how many inches, 12 or 18?

18.

Sonia, in theatre, what was the surname of the actor

knighted in 1947,

who was affectionately known as Larry?

Grayson.

-Olivier. Colin...

-Bank.

END OF ROUND JINGLE

That was useful, the bank!

Time's up. You won £200.

Who probably thinks DSS is a qualification?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most correct answers, Joe is the strongest link.

Statistically, Chris is the weakest link.

But can he survive the vote?

Voting over, it's time to reveal

who you think is the weakest link.

Chris.

Chris.

Chris.

Chris.

Steve.

Chris.

Chris.

Chris.

So, Joe...

Hello, Anne!

Break it to me gently. Have you got a girlfriend?

-No.

-Oh!

What do you do?

-I'm a student.

-Where?

Glasgow University.

-Doing...?

-Mechanical engineering with aeronautics.

So you're going to be a pilot?

Could be, hopefully!

-Do you like aeroplanes?

-Yes.

Which sort of aeroplane do you like?

-Boeing.

-Boeing. Put your board down.

-Boeing what?

-747.

Show me how the 747 lands.

Eh...

No, no! You're the aeroplane!

It's along those lines.

And what other aeroplanes do you like?

Ones that carry passengers.

You don't like helicopters?

Eh, they're not aeroplanes!

-Aren't they?

-No.

-What are they?

Helicopters.

I see. Board up.

Why Chris?

I think he got the most answers wrong.

Where are you from, Colin?

The Loon Valley, in Lancashire.

And how old are you?

73 and three quarters!

So how do you busy yourself, in your old age?

-I'm a member of several clubs.

-Yeah.

I do after-dinner speaking...

Who do you after-dinner speak for?

-Anyone who asks me to...

-Yes.

..and I speak on four different subjects.

What are they?

Well, travel, mainly,

life as an actor...

..what have I said? Yes, hotel management!

and one that is very popular,

is days in theatre, although it was a lifetime ago.

I've some very funny and interesting anecdotes between then and now.

Have you? Put your board down.

Is there a Mrs Colin at home, or has she run away?

No, she's still there, and has been for 48 years.

-And if you don't get any engagements...

-Yes?

What do you have? One night, travel, one night, years I was an actor,

one night, hotel management?

It depends what they want.

-No, no, with Mrs Colin.

-Oh, with Mrs Colin?

-Yeah.

Sometimes she comes with me, sometimes she doesn't bother.

-We've been married 48 years.

-I can understand the second part of her not coming with you.

-Oh.

-Put your board up.

Why Chris?

Because regrettably, he got two questions wrong.

Chris, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I came onto the Weakest Link, I expected to do quite well,

and get down to at least the last three or four people,

but the questions didn't go my way.

And as usual, I could have answered everybody else's, but not my own.

Round Three. In the bank - £1,200.

Another 10 seconds coming off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round.

That's little Joe.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Joe, in history,

what was the name of the general

who from 1939 to 1975 was the military dictator of Spain?

Castro.

Even Franco.

Sonia, in pop music, what B is the name of the all-male Irish group

who in 1994 had their first UK hit single

with the song "Love Me For A Reason"?

-Boyzone?

-Correct.

Colin, in human appearance,

the glabella is the normally-smooth area of skin

between the inner ends of which two hairy structures?

-Hmm.

-Is that an answer?

The chin and the chest.

The eyebrows.

Natali, in pastimes,

the boxing champion Mike Tyson

became a renowned fancier and racer of which creatures?

Goats or pigeons?

-Goats.

-Pigeons.

Mark, in politics,

what term for a person who objects to local development

is an acronym of the phrase "not in my backyard"?

-Erm...pass.

-NIMBY.

Helen, in nature, what A is the general term for a segmented invertebrate

such as a spider or a scorpion that typically has eight legs?

Arachnophobe.

No, arachnid.

Steve, in rhyming slang,

the usual term for "look" mentions the hook used by which tradesman?

-Tailors.

-Butcher.

Joe, in history, the English chemist

who invented a safety lamp in the 19th century

for use by miners was Sir Humphrey who?

-Bogart.

-Davy.

Sonia, in food, kulfi is an Indian variety of which dessert?

Jelly or ice cream?

-Ice cream.

-Correct.

Colin, in TV, the occasional series

in which well-known people exchange partners for a fortnight

is entitled Celebrity Wife what?

-Swap.

-Correct.

-Natali.

-Bank.

In human behaviour, what G means to laugh loudly and uproariously?

Giddy.

Guffaw.

Mark, in rowing, the Henley Royal Regatta is held annually on which river?

-Thames.

-Correct.

Helen, in politics,

a group of unofficial advisors to a party leader is known as a what?

Power shower or kitchen cabinet?

-Power shower.

-Kitchen cabinet.

Steve, in cliches, the phrase supposedly used by criminals

who admit to being caught red-handed is "You've got me bang to" what?

-Rights.

-Correct.

Joe, in entertainment, Peter Cook is to Clive

as Dudley Moore is to which other foul-mouthed character

created by the comedy duo?

-Pass.

-Derek.

Sonia, in transport...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £50.

Who's the honeymooner in the youth hostel?

Who's the backpacker at the Ritz?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Joe goes from being the strongest link in the last round

to the weakest link in this.

The statistics show that Sonia is the strongest link,

but will the votes reflect the statistics?

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

Natali.

Helen.

Joe.

Helen.

Helen.

Joe.

Natali.

-Where are you from, Mark?

-I'm from Portsmouth.

And what do you do in Portsmouth?

I manage a youth group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and unsure young people.

And do you like musicals?

Ha! Yes, kind of.

Well, a couple of them.

-I'm writing my own one as well, at the moment.

-Of course you are.

And what's your musical about?

Mine is based on the works of Erasure.

Put your board down.

-So, the musical's called?

-"Give A Little Respect."

And sing me a song from it.

OK...

# I try to discover

# A little something to make me sweeter

# Oh, baby, refrain

# From breaking my heart... #

Yes...

How far have you got so far?

-A couple of drafts.

-Yeah.

I don't have a part in it because of that WONDERFUL singing voice(!)

Yeah. OK, put your board up.

Why Helen?

Maybe because she's closer to me, I did pick up on her incorrect answer.

-So, Natali, where you from?

-Leicester.

-What do you do in Leicester?

-I work for a bank, Anne. I'm a cashier.

So you're sitting in Leicester in the branch,

-and the customer's got to stand.

-Yes.

-And then what do you do?

-I ask them what they've come in to do today.

Money. I want some money.

Certainly, how much would you like?

10,000.

£10,000? I'm afraid I can't do that for you today.

You'll have to place an order in, and we'll need 48 hours' notice.

How much can I have just now?

Just now I can do 5,000 for you, Anne.

OK, so if I do that, and I send my friend in, can she have 5,000?

If she's got that in her account, yes.

So if you can give it to her, why can't you give it to me?

Because we have to cater for every single customer, Anne.

I'm only asking you to cater for me.

-Why Helen?

-I believe she got one wrong.

Helen! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think that Anne can be quite rude sometimes,

but that's the nature of her,

and nobody calls her the Queen of Mean for nothing,

so I think it makes a good show, the way she is with the contestants.

Round Four. In the bank, £1,250.

Another 10 seconds coming off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Sonia, in 18th-century fashion, a style of men's trousers known as britches

extended from the waist to just below which joint?

The knee.

Correct. Colin, in cinema,

the semi-autobiographical 1979 film musical directed by Bob Fosse

is entitled All That what?

-Air.

-Jazz.

Natali, in cookery, which word meaning flip

is commonly used to refer to the practice

of lobbing a pancake from a pan into the air

so that it lands on its other side?

-Tossing.

-I'll accept.

Mark, in evolution,

the term "natural selection" was popularised by which scientist?

-Charles Darwin.

-Correct.

Steve, in ornithology,

a fast dive by a falcon to catch its prey is known by what name?

A droop or a stoop?

-Stoop.

-Correct.

Joe, in TV,

the children's sitcom first shown in 2008,

starring Dani Harmer as an aspiring actress

made to look after her siblings at home,

is called Dani's what?

-Children.

-House.

Sonia, in expressions,

a person who's mentally preparing for action, especially in a difficult situation,

is said to be girding which parts of their body?

-Their shoulders.

-Loins.

Colin, in UK geography,

what C is the name of the major town in Essex with a castle and Roman walls

that stands on the banks of the River Colne?

-Colchester.

-Correct.

Natali, in history, the infamous salt mines,

where millions of political prisoners were exiled by Stalin,

were in which vast region of the former Soviet Union?

-Pass.

-Siberia.

Mark, in books, the 2010 publication by Alan Titchmarsh,

subtitled The Way We Were In Disappearing Britain,

was called When I Was a what?

-Child.

-Nipper.

Steve, in sport, the Chicago Bulls

and the Los Angeles Lakers are professional teams in which game?

-Basketball.

-Correct.

Joe, in dressmaking, a method

of sewing together two pieces of fabric along a seam has what name?

Running stitch or crawling stitch?

-Running stitch.

-Bank.

-Correct.

Sonia, in marine life,

which black-and-white predatory mammal

is sometimes known as a grampus?

-A zebra.

-Even the killer whale.

Colin, in psychology,

what B is the term for the formation

of an attachment between a mother and her newborn child?

-Bonding.

-Correct.

Natali, in computing, if a vertical printed page lets...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £50.

Whose common sense is obviously council funded?

Who thinks Spartacus was a Roman supermarket?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Steve is the strongest link, because he didn't get an answer wrong.

According to the statistics, Sonia is the weakest link,

but will the other players realise that?

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

Sonia.

Colin.

Sonia.

Joe.

Sonia.

Colin.

Joe the aeronautical student,

can you tell me a pilot's joke?

I don't know any. I'm not a pilot yet.

Do you know any mechanical engineering jokes?

What you call this? Vroom vroom!

An engine-ear.

MUFFLED LAUGHTER

Why Sonia?

I could only remember the zebra and the killer whale question.

Colin, why Sonia?

Why Sonia? Well, unfortunately, the dear lady did get two wrong.

Sonia!

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was fairly voted off today. Nerves got the better of me.

The two questions that I got wrong were ridiculously easy,

and I'm going to get the mickey took out of me.

Round Five. In the bank now, £1,300.

Another 10 seconds off the time.

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

Start the clock.

Steve, in government slogans,

a poster originally produced in 1939 by the Ministry of Information

advised civilians to keep calm and do what?

-Pass.

-Carry on.

Joe, in history,

the 15th-century Transylvanian prince said to have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula

has the English nickname Vlad the what?

-The Impaler.

-Correct.

Colin, in card games such as whist,

what T is the term for a single round of play

in which one card is laid down by each person in turn?

-Twist.

-No, trick.

Natali, in theatre,

the birthplace of the dramatist Henrik Ibsen,

who wrote the plays Peer Gynt,

Ghosts and A Doll's House, is in which country?

-Italy.

-Norway.

Mark, in student tradition,

the practice of publicly displaying the naked buttocks is known as what?

Spooning or mooning?

-Mooning.

-Correct.

Steve, in pop music,

which term for a record company

is also the word for the sticker

placed in the centre of a vinyl disc?

-Label.

-Correct.

-Joe.

-Bank.

-In expressions,

people who cause a rumpus

are said to be raising which son of Adam and Eve?

The first.

Cain.

Colin, in France, the large gallery at the Palace of Versailles,

named for the reflective surfaces along one of its walls,

is known in English as the Hall of what?

-Mirrors.

-Correct.

-Natali.

-Bank.

-In TV,

what's the title of the 2011 series presented by Adrian Edmondson,

about the people who live and work in the Yorkshire countryside?

-Pass, Anne.

-The Dales.

Mark, in hot drinks, what H precedes tea

to give a general term

for an infusion brewed from aromatic plants

and normally consumed without milk?

-Herbal.

-Correct.

Steve, in wildlife,

the young of both otters and wolves are known by what name?

-Cubs.

-Correct.

Joe, in fashion, the designer born Katharine Appleton,

noted for her T-shirts printed with political slogans,

is known professionally as Katharine who?

-Pass.

-Hamnett.

Colin, in history,

until 1893, which modern-day US state was a Polynesian monarchy?

-Hawaii.

-Correct.

Natali, in astronomy,

the unit of distance

that measures approximately 5.9 trillion miles

is called a light what?

-Year.

-Correct.

Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

Your bank was in time, so you made £120.

But who is now a mix of simple and very, very simple?

Who probably signs their name with a question mark?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Natali is statistically the weakest link,

but whose game is over?

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

Natali.

Joe.

Joe.

Natali.

Colin.

We have a tie, team. Joe and Natali.

Joe, why Natali?

I think she was the worst of the group in that round there.

-Natali, why have you voted for Joe?

-Because he's the only one that I can remember that did a pass.

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

The strongest link was the Stephen Sondheim of Portsmouth.

Why Natali?

I think it's because again,

when Natali's next to me, I was waiting to bank,

but I remember not banking on those occasions.

Do you want to stick with Natali or move to Joe?

-I will stick with Natali, please.

-She was the worst player.

Natali, you are the weakest link,

goodbye.

With this experience, I've learnt that it's not very scary going on to a television game show.

I thought it would be an absolutely scary moment of my life.

Um, I also learnt that I need to brush up on my general knowledge

because I got voted out on the fifth round.

Round Six. You've won £1,420.

Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Mark.

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

Mark, in human biology,

of the four main blood groups,

which is the only one that's designated by a single consonant?

-B.

-Correct. Steve,

in music an instrument often made by children

from simple materials,

that makes a sound like a kazoo is called a comb and what?

-Paper.

-Correct. Joe,

which of these is the name of a plant

with tiny yellow flower heads - copper stick or golden rod?

-Golden rod.

-Correct. Colin, in culture,

The Little Dancer Aged 14 is a wax figure of a ballerina

wearing a fabric tutu,

first exhibited in 1881 and created by which French artist?

-Edith Piaf.

-Degas.

Mark, in books, the 1950 novel by Patricia Highsmith

in which two men commit a murder for each other

is entitled Strangers On A what?

-Train.

-Correct. Steve, in African geography

what V is the name of the lake

that lies on the borders of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania?

-Victoria.

-Correct. Joe,

in snooker at the start of each frame, what coloured ball

is placed on the spot marked in the centre of the table?

-Blue.

-Correct. Colin, in cinema, Shaun Of The Dead,

Hot Fuzz and the 2011 film Paul

co-starred the actors and long-time friends Simon Pegg and Nick who?

-No idea.

-Frost.

Mark, in science, Sir Isaac Newton, who is noted for

his laws of gravity and motion is also credited with

the invention of what, the hamster wheel or the cat flap?

-Hamster wheel.

-Cat flap.

Steve, in TV, the quiz hosted by Noel Edmonds

from 1985 to 1998 that tested people

on their knowledge of television was entitle Telly what?

-Addicts.

-Correct. Joe, in aircraft design,

a triangular swept-back wing is known by

the name of which letter of the Greek alphabet?

-Alpha.

-Delta.

Colin, in human anatomy,

the gall bladder is connected by hepatic ducts to which organ?

-Liver.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Mark, in UK education, what is the name

of the city in which the University of Central...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you've won £20.

But has Colin spoken too much already?

Or maybe Mark isn't music to your ears.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

As the player with the most wrong answers, Colin is the weakest link.

The statistics show that Steve is the strongest link.

But will the team notice that?

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

Colin.

Joe.

Colin.

Colin.

Mark, why Colin?

I found his incorrect answers quite noticeable and it stayed with me as it got round to me.

Steve, why Colin?

I think Colin's getting old.

-He needs to sit down, so...

-He's not GETTING old, Steve,

-he IS old.

-Well, he's still GETTING old. Let's hope we're not killing him off here and now.

He's got a bit of time to get OLDER.

Colin, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I used to be an actor so you learn to take the knocks. And to quote Shakespeare,

"All the world's a stage And men and women are merely players.

"They have their entrances and their exits." And that was mine.

I was the weakest link, so, goodbye.

Round Seven. In the bank, &1,440.

Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Steve.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Steve, in clothing.

which word meaning "to give way under pressure" is also the name

of a type of fastener also found on shoes, especially sandals?

-Buckle.

-Correct. Joe,

in money, images of the Roman Colosseum

and the poet Dante are featured on

the euro coins issued by which country?

-Italy.

-Correct.

Mark, in naval history, in the First World War,

vessels painted with a camouflaged zigzag pattern were known as what -

-dazzle ships or stun barges?

-Dazzle ships.

-Bank.

In sport, the English golfer, known for his flamboyant dress sense,

who won the World Match Play Championship in 2011 is Ian who?

-Woosnam.

-Poulter.

In communications, the name of which pork product is also a term

for an amateur radio operator?

-Pass.

-Ham.

In international athletics,

the inside lane of a standard track is assigned which number?

-Six.

-One.

Steve, in pop music, in the title of a 1993 UK hit single by REM,

which type of snake sleeps tonight?

-Sidewinder.

-Correct.

Joe, in legal slang, the term "prenuptial agreement"

is often abbreviated to which six letter word?

Prenup.

On the internet, someone who places false information

on websites or provocative posts on message boards is known as what -

-an elf or a troll?

-A troll.

-Bank.

Steve, in film, which 2003 period drama

starred Scarlett Johansson as a servant working for a Dutch artist.

Girl With A Pearl Earring.

Joe, in the House of Lords, if bishops and archbishops are known

as the Lords Spiritual,

the collective term for the other members is the Lords what?

-Pass.

-Temporal.

Mark, in fashion accessories, what C is the French term for a small

spray of flowers that is usually pinned to the bodice of a dress?

-Pass.

-Corsage.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, you won £200.

In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you've bagged.

It's an opportunity to raise your money.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Steve is the strongest link.

Statistically Joe is the weakest link,

but who will survive the final vote?

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

Steve.

Joe.

Joe.

Steve, why Joe?

I thought Joe was the weakest link and he's a student,

-he doesn't need the money, does he?

-Mark, why Joe?

I felt that he was the weakest link in that round.

Joe, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

Round Seven was probably the worst round to go,

just before the final, but I can have no complaints

cos the other two guys deserve to be in the final.

Round Eight. In the kitty - £1,640.

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

We start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Steve. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Steve, in the solar system, the orbit of which planet

lies between those of Mercury and the Earth?

-Jupiter.

-Venus. Mark, in maths, what is 12 x 8?

-Pass.

-96.

In sport, the football match known as the Tyne-Wear Derby takes place

when Sunderland plays which neighbouring side?

-Pass.

-Newcastle United.

Mark, in the 19th century, the female writer George Sand

defied convention by dressing as a man and doing what -

driving a car or smoking cigars?

-Smoking cigars.

-Bank.

In classical music, the British composer who was

a co-founder of the Aldeburgh Festival in 1948 was Benjamin who?

-Britten.

-Bank.

Mark, in past times, which term for a rabbit precedes hop to make

the name of a jumping stunt performed on a BMX bike?

-Skip?

-Bunny.

Steve, in geography, which country in South America occupies

approximately half the land mass of the continent?

-Buenos Aires.

-Brazil.

In history, what U was the name of the Mitford sister born in 1914

who gained notoriety in the 1930s for her friendship with Adolf Hitler?

-Una.

-Unity.

Steve, in alcoholic drinks, what name of the Hindi origin is given

to the popular beverage made from whisky, sugar and hot water?

-Toddy?

-Correct. Mark.

-Bank.

Pass!

Steve, in rail travel, before the advent of luggage trolleys,

a station employee who was...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

You won just £40.

We'll treble that and give you prize money today of £1,760.

There can only be one winner now, after five questions each.

If there's a tie, we'll go for sudden death.

So, Mark and Steve, for £1,760, let's play the Weakest Link.

-Steve, as the strongest link in the last round, you choose who goes first.

-I'll go first, please, Anne.

Steve, at an auction in New York in March 2011,

which British rock guitarist raised more than a million pounds

for charity by selling off 75 of his instruments and 55 amps?

-Brian May?

-The correct answer is Eric Clapton.

Mark, in geography, Hudson Bay, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence

and the Irish North and Celtic Seas,

are all regarded as arms of which larger body of water?

-The Atlantic Ocean.

-That is the correct answer.

Steve, which organisation was founded in Oxford in 1946

with the aim of creating a society for bright people,

-the only membership qualification being a high IQ?

-Mensa.

That is the correct answer.

Mark, in books, which former Conservative MP,

whose revealing diaries were published in 2002,

has also written novels entitled A Parliamentary Affair

and Chasing Men.

-Jeffrey Archer.

-Correct answer is Edwina Currie.

Steve, in cinema, a woolly mammoth named Manny,

a sloth called Sid and a sabre-toothed tiger named Diego

are the main characters in which series of animated films?

-Ice Age.

-That is the correct answer.

Mark, in science,

the German Fritz Haber won the 1918 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

for devising the industrial process for making which gas compound?

-Carbon.

-The correct answer is ammonia.

Steve, in heritage,

a museum that was officially opened in January 2011 in Alloway

in Ayrshire includes the birthplace of which 18th century poet?

-Keats?

-The correct answer is Robert Burns.

Mark, in TV, in which soap opera, that began in 1992

but was axed after only a year, largely due to press criticism,

was set in a fictional Spanish resort called Los Barcos.

-Eldorado.

-That is the correct answer.

Steve, in botany, the swollen underground root or stem

of some plants that enables them

to survive the winter or a dry season,

has what name that sounds like a type of brass instrument?

-Bulb.

-The correct answer is tuber.

Mark, in theatre,

what name, derived from a Latin word meaning "to stuff", is given to

a type of comedy play that often has a complicated and improbable plot?

-Farce.

-That is the correct answer.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

And that means, Mark, you are today's strongest link

and you go away with £1,760.

Steve, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Getting to the final, but not winning - I'm a bit hacked off, but the best man won in the end.

At the moment, I can't really believe I've won. It feels surreal.

I'm sure it will kick in and I'll think, "Oh, my God, I've done it."

But at the moment, I think, "This can't have happened to me."

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