0:00:02 > 0:00:05Of the nine contestants preparing for today's show,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09only one will win prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11The rest will leave with nothing,
0:00:11 > 0:00:14as they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Any of the nine people in the studio here today
0:00:36 > 0:00:39could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41They don't know each other.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44However, if they want the prize money,
0:00:44 > 0:00:47they will have to work as a team.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51But eight of them will leave with nothing, as, round by round,
0:00:51 > 0:00:56we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02I'm Brett. I'm 22. I live in Buckinghamshire and I work in marketing.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06I'm Sue, 37, from St Helens and I'm a rock band manager.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08I'm Michael, aged 67.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12I live in Ascot. I work as a steward at Ascot racecourse.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17I'm Lesley. I'm 41. I'm from Berkshire and I'm a legal secretary.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22I'm Paul. I'm 42. I'm from London and I'm a local government officer.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27I'm Janet. I'm 23, from Inverness, and I'm a software engineer.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31I'm Diana. I'm 61. I come from Bridestowe in Devon
0:01:31 > 0:01:33and I'm a retired ward sister.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37My name is David. I'm 48. I'm from Margate and I'm a bingo caller.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43I'm Lee. I'm 34. I'm from Dewsbury and I'm a firefighter.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Now the rules. The aim is to answer enough questions
0:01:46 > 0:01:50correctly to reach £1,000 within the time limit.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Get a question wrong and you lose the money in that chain.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Say "Bank" before the question and the money is safe.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08However, you start a new chain from scratch. Remember,
0:02:08 > 0:02:14at the end of the round, only money that has been banked can be carried forward.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17In Round One, there are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22We start with the one whose name is first alphabetically, Brett.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33The Japanese art of origami involves the manipulation of which material?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Paper.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39For which part of the body is lughole a colloquial term?
0:02:39 > 0:02:40The ear.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45Where are the Orkneys in relation to mainland Britain, north or south?
0:02:45 > 0:02:46North.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51The Grand Old Duke Of York marched his men to the top of the what?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Hill.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Bank.- What D is the currency of Greece?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- Dolma.- Drachma.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05In which sex of the Asian elephant do the tusks develop fully?
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Male.
0:03:06 > 0:03:13Which superhero, who was able to fly, first appeared in a comic strip by Jerry Siegal?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Superman.
0:03:15 > 0:03:21Which pop group had 1970s UK hit singles with So You Win Again and You Sexy Thing?
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Hot Chocolate.
0:03:22 > 0:03:29- Bank.- In the animal kingdom, a terrestrial mammal lives on the ground or underwater?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Underwater.- No, on the ground.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35What is the name of the thin slabs of glazed fired clay,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38which are used on bathroom walls?
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Tiles.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43The Tower of London is to the north of which river?
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Thames.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Verdi's La Traviata is an example of what, ballet or opera?
0:03:49 > 0:03:50Opera.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53With which genre is Paul Auster associated,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56detective stories or historical novels?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- Historical novels. - Detective stories.
0:03:59 > 0:04:05What S is a Berlin prison in which Rudolf Hess was held for war crimes?
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Spandau.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11Which is not an Olympic sport, wrestling, Judo or sumo wrestling?
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Sumo wrestling.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15What H is the English artist and engraver
0:04:15 > 0:04:19who painted six scenes called Marriage A La Mode?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Hogarth.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26Which member of The Spice Girls released the single Lullaby in 2001?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- Posh Spice.- Melanie B.
0:04:28 > 0:04:34In food, what is a Jagermeister, a German liqueur or a Swiss sausage?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- A Swiss sausage. - No, a German liqueur.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42In the comic The Beano, Gnasher is the pet dog of which character?
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Dennis The Menace.
0:04:43 > 0:04:49In history, an attack on Fort Sumpter, Charleston, began which US conflict?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51The American Civil War.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55What kind of creature is Flander in Walt Disney's film
0:04:55 > 0:04:58The Little Mermaid, a crab or a fish?
0:04:58 > 0:04:59A fish.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04- Bank.- How many dispatch boxes are there in each house of parliament?
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Two.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Was the Art Nouveau movement centred in Africa or Europe?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Europe.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16Newcastle Utd and Notts Co are named after which black-and-white birds?
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Magpies.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- In nature, the elk...- Bank. - No, that's too late.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25In nature, the elk is the largest member of which family?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Erm...deer.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Time is up.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36You only banked £400 out of a possible £1,000.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41I advise you, extract the imbecile, turf out the tongue-tied,
0:05:41 > 0:05:44ditch the dunce. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49In Round One, the strongest link is Diana.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53The weakest link is Lee, as he got all his questions wrong.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56The person to bank the most money was Paul.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Will this be reflected in the voting?
0:06:00 > 0:06:04It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Sue, what do you do?
0:06:25 > 0:06:30- I'm a rock band manager. - Where do you come from?
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- St Helens.- That's a major centre for rock stars, is it?
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- It is now, Anne. - Why have you voted for Paul?
0:06:38 > 0:06:44He was nervous to start and he banked when there was nothing to bank.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- Do you think he was the weakest link?- Yes.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49What do you do, Janet?
0:06:49 > 0:06:50I'm a software engineer.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Are you qualified?
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- I've got a degree. - You've got a degree!- Yes.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- Did they teach you to count?- Yes. - Why did you vote for Paul?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Cos he got two wrong.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05And he lost us quite a bit of money.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07So they didn't teach you to count.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Obviously not too well.- So, Lee.
0:07:09 > 0:07:15You're a fireman. What's the difference between a fireman and a firefighter?
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Firefighters is the modern term.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24- We now have ladies. - What's the difference between Lee and Paul?
0:07:24 > 0:07:29Lee got two wrong. Paul got one, but Lee got away with it.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Statistically, Lee was the weakest link.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35But, Paul, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46I'm angry to have been voted off in the first round.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50They were unfair and didn't give me the credit I deserved.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54I wasn't not the weakest link. I banked money.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56I banked the most money for the team.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59So that adds insult to injury.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03They probably saw me as a threat because of my education.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05I don't care who wins it.
0:08:06 > 0:08:12Round Two. You won £400 out of a possible £1,000. There are eight of you left.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Ten seconds off the clock.
0:08:14 > 0:08:20We'll start with the strongest link. That's Diana. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Start the clock.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27Which actor appeared as Harry Slater in EastEnders in 2001?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- I don't know.- Michael Elphick.
0:08:32 > 0:08:38What D is the name of the territory over which a bishop exercises his jurisdiction?
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- Dialysis.- No, diocese.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47Complete the title of the Dr And The Medics 1986 UK hit single Spirit In The what?
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Sky.
0:08:48 > 0:08:55Which Formula 1 champion has a brother called Ralf, who is also a Formula 1 driver?
0:08:55 > 0:08:56Michael Schumacher.
0:08:56 > 0:09:02Which 1995 film starring Robin Williams tells the story of an enchanted board game?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Jumanji.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08In the animal kingdom, what is a marmot, a shrew or a squirrel?
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- A shrew. - No, it's a squirrel.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16An underwater road tunnel links Birkenhead to which city?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Liverpool.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21In maths, what is one quarter of 88?
0:09:22 > 0:09:2422.
0:09:24 > 0:09:31What is the surname of Gerry, creator of TV's Thunderbirds, who received an MBE in 2001?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- I don't know.- Anderson.
0:09:34 > 0:09:40Which US travel writer wrote The Lost Continent and Made In America?
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- Jules Verne.- No, Bill Bryson.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47In which Spanish city is the Church Of The Sacred Family by Gaudi?
0:09:47 > 0:09:48Barcelona.
0:09:48 > 0:09:55Michael Bond created which character found by the Brown family at a railway station?
0:09:55 > 0:09:56Paddington Bear.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- Bank.- The jazz record label formed in New York City in 1939
0:10:01 > 0:10:03by Alfred Lion is called Blue what?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Note.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10In American football, who won the 2001 Superbowl,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13the Baltimore Ravens or the New York Jets?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15The Baltimore Ravens.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20Which former Israeli prime minister was born Golda Mabovich in 1898?
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- Benjamin Disraeli. - No, Golda Meir.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29What H is the palace at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Hollyrood.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35If two thirds of the eggs in a box of one dozen are broken,
0:10:35 > 0:10:38how many individual eggs remain intact?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Three.- No, four.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47The Caspian Sea borders Europe and which other continent?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- India.- No, Asia.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55What A is the name of the cavity which houses both the liver and the stomach?
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- Aorta.- The abdomen, Lee.
0:11:01 > 0:11:07In which 1989 film, was the title character chauffeur driven by Morgan Freeman?
0:11:07 > 0:11:08Driving Miss Daisy.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12What N is the chemical element whose compound...
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Time is up.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19We rarely see
0:11:19 > 0:11:21such a set
0:11:21 > 0:11:26of magnificent dunces.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27In that second round,
0:11:27 > 0:11:35you managed to bank an embarrassing, dismal, pathetic, shameful £50.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Who's turned out to be all talk and no answers?
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50In a reversal of fortune, Diana has gone from strongest link to weakest link.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53The strongest link is now Brett.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Sue was the only member of the team to bank money.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Will the team pick up on that?
0:11:59 > 0:12:03It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23What do you do, Michael?
0:12:23 > 0:12:27I work at Royal Ascot part-time. I'm retired.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- Do you meet people there? - I see a few famous people.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34I get to see the Royal Family quite frequently.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36But they never know me by name.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Why have you voted for Diana?
0:12:38 > 0:12:42I thought she was the weakest link in that round.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44She got three questions wrong.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Lesley, what's your hobby?
0:12:46 > 0:12:48I like music, fashion.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50What sort of fashion?
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- My own fashion. - Do you make your own clothes?
0:12:54 > 0:12:56I do have a dabble.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57Are you wearing a dabble?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Why Diana? - She got three wrong.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05David, the bingo caller.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Pop music, literature, geography
0:13:09 > 0:13:13and the English language are not your strong subjects.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16But I'm a damned good bingo caller.
0:13:16 > 0:13:24That's not what you're here to do and you think the area a bishop is in charge of is called a dialysis.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28I was trying to get the word out, but I didn't make it.
0:13:28 > 0:13:29Why Diana?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Three wrong. She was the weakest link.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Do you know anyone else who got three wrong?
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- I did. Yes.- Right.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43Diana, with six votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52My husband will laugh his socks off.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54He says I watch too many soaps.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58I love EastEnders and I was embarrassed to get that wrong.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Lee should be standing here.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04He didn't answer hardly any of his questions.
0:14:05 > 0:14:11Round Three, team. So far you've banked £450 out of a possible £2,000.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Ten seconds off the clock.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18We'll start with the strongest link, Brett. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Start the clock.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24If A is Alpha and Z is Zulu, what is T?
0:14:24 > 0:14:25Tango.
0:14:25 > 0:14:31The pop trio Peter, Paul And Mary had a 1960s US hit single with Puff The Magic what?
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Dragon.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38Which large primate with reddish-brown hair is native to Borneo and Sumatra?
0:14:38 > 0:14:41The orang-utan.
0:14:42 > 0:14:48In which US city is the school for performing arts known as Juilliard School?
0:14:50 > 0:14:52New York.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57- Bank.- In the equation E=MC2, the letter C denotes the speed of what?
0:14:57 > 0:14:58Light.
0:14:58 > 0:15:04Which US country singer's 1975 autobiography was called Man In Black?
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Johnny Cash.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11On which side of London is Heathrow located - east or west?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13West.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18- Bank.- In golf, what A is the UK term for what in the US is a double eagle?
0:15:18 > 0:15:24- Sorry?- What A is the British term for what in the US is called a double eagle?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- Pass.- Albatross.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31In 1976, the Queen opened the National Exhibition Centre
0:15:31 > 0:15:33in which English city?
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- Manchester.- No, Birmingham.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39The title of Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 film
0:15:39 > 0:15:44based on the historical events of a Russian mutiny - Battleship what?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Battleship... I don't know.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Potemkin.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53The four groups in the most important blood group system
0:15:53 > 0:15:55are A, B, AB and...?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- A positive.- No, O.
0:15:58 > 0:16:04When weaving fabric on a loom threads are called the weft and the what?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- Weave.- No, warp.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Madagascar is situated off the east coast of which continent?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- Asia.- No, Africa, David.
0:16:12 > 0:16:20Who was not a poet laureate - WH Auden, John Masefield or Lord Tennyson?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Auden.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Which actor, later to play James Bond,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29took the title role in Remington Steele?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Pierce Brosnan.
0:16:31 > 0:16:38- Bank.- The doctor who discovered vaccinations in 1796 was Edward who?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Pass.- Jenner.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45The groundhog is an American marmot, also known as what -
0:16:45 > 0:16:47woodchuck or bush pig?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- Bush pig.- No, woodchuck.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54In which century was Guy Fawkes caught in a cellar under the House of Lords?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- 16th.- No, 17th.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00In which county is Cerne Abbas, famous for its chalk giant?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Time is up.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09The correct answer is Dorset. In that round, you put in the kitty
0:17:09 > 0:17:11just £350.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Who has now lost the plot?
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24The strongest link is Lee, the only one to get all his questions right.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29Michael is statistically the weakest link. Will his game be over?
0:17:30 > 0:17:35Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Sue...
0:17:52 > 0:17:57who manages a band in the music industry mecca of St Helens.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Never heard of the Birmingham Exhibition Centre?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04I'll never live that one down.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08The Queen opened it. Michael, did you know that?
0:18:08 > 0:18:13- I think I did.- You could chat to her about it next time she's at Ascot.
0:18:13 > 0:18:19- I will.- Stay out of the Duke of Edinburgh's way. You know nothing on nature
0:18:19 > 0:18:22and he's keen on the World Wildlife Fund.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- Why David? - David had a couple of wrong answers.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29If he wasn't the weakest link, who was?
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- Probably myself.- That's correct.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Statistically, Michael was the worst player
0:18:37 > 0:18:43but David can go and row with the English language on his own. With four votes
0:18:43 > 0:18:47your bingo days are back. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57I feel terrible to be voted off. I'm gutted.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01They didn't play together as a team. I shouldn't be here.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Michael should be here. He was the weakest link.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09I don't want Lesley to win. I liked her at first. She's all smiles
0:19:09 > 0:19:13and then she'll stab you in the back. I don't like her.
0:19:15 > 0:19:21Round Four, team. £800 banked out of potential prize money of £3000. Six of you left.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25We are taking ten seconds off the clock.
0:19:25 > 0:19:31You have two and a half minutes. We start with the strongest link, Lee!
0:19:31 > 0:19:36Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38What T is an investment fund
0:19:38 > 0:19:42which mirrors the performance of a specific share index?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Trust fund.- Tracker.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47What nut is the basis of marzipan?
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Almond.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51In film, from what disorder
0:19:51 > 0:19:59does Dustin Hoffman's character Raymond suffer in the 1988 film Rain Man?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Dyslexia.- No, autism.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04For approximately how many centuries
0:20:04 > 0:20:07did the Romans occupy Britain - two, four or six?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Four.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14In the 2001 general election, which party gained a further six seats?
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- Labour. - No, Liberal Democrats.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Which Irish male artist's debut solo single
0:20:20 > 0:20:26was taken from the soundtrack to the 1999 film, Notting Hill?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- Pass.- Ronan Keating.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32If it takes one week to construct 100m of road
0:20:32 > 0:20:36how many weeks would it take to construct one kilometre?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Ten.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43The camel originates from what continent - Europe or North America?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- Europe.- No, North America.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50What S is a bodily function sometimes called sternutation?
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Sneeze.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Which author wrote Moll Flanders and Robinson Crusoe?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Daniel Defoe.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03Atletico Bilbao is a team in the domestic league of which country?
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Spain.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10- Bank.- Ivan IV became the leader of which country in 1547?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- England.- No, Russia!
0:21:13 > 0:21:18To which coast is Princeton University nearer - east or west?
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- West.- East, Lee.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Which Alex Garland novel set in Thailand was made into a film
0:21:24 > 0:21:28starring Leonardo di Caprio?
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- Pass.- The Beach.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33If a car has the International Car Index mark P
0:21:33 > 0:21:35where was it registered?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- Poland.- No, Portugal.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42In cookery, lox is a dish of which smoked fish?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- Trout.- Salmon.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49What L is the milky substance obtained from plants
0:21:49 > 0:21:51that is used to make rubber?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Lactose.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Latex.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01If a parcel weighs three-quarters of a pound,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04what is its weight in ounces?
0:22:04 > 0:22:0516.
0:22:05 > 0:22:0712, is the answer.
0:22:08 > 0:22:14Time is up. Practice is certainly not making you perfect, team.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18In that round, you won just £100.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Who's on a one-way ticket to Loserville?
0:22:21 > 0:22:26Who's one egg short of an omelette? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32Michael has gone from weakest link to strongest link.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36The weakest link is Janet, who got everything wrong.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Will she able to avoid being voted off?
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Lesley...
0:22:59 > 0:23:04- What do you do?- Legal secretary and run a backpacker's in Australia.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- Where you got your dress sense?- Yes.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11- Why Janet?- I think she got as many wrong as me.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13No, you got one right, Lesley.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Brett in marketing - think you'll win?
0:23:16 > 0:23:19I'd like to think I had a chance.
0:23:19 > 0:23:25- What made you go into marketing? - I enjoy the buzz of it.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30- There's buzz in marketing? Are you trained for it?- Not especially.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33So any of us can get a buzz in it? Why Janet?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36She didn't get a question right.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38She didn't get a question right.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Janet thinks that Ivan IV was King of England.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53I'm not embarrassed I got any wrong,
0:23:53 > 0:23:56even Ivan IV, thinking he was King of Russia.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00I'm Scottish, I don't care who the King of England was!
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Sue might be next. Every round she gets some wrong.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06She never gets them all right.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Round Five, team. Your total is £900.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14If you'd hit your targets, it would be £4000.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Five of you left, ten seconds comes off the time.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21The strongest link was Michael. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Start the clock.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30Which actor starred as Rik Mayall's housemate in The Young Ones and Bottom?
0:24:31 > 0:24:35- I don't know. - No, Adrian Edmondson.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40In the animal kingdom, what C is the collective name for the eggs in one nest?
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- Don't know.- Clutch.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46In geography, in which sea is the island of Malta?
0:24:46 > 0:24:47Mediterranean.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52- Bank.- A canticle would be performed by which - a choir or an orchestra?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- Orchestra.- No, a choir.
0:24:55 > 0:25:01In which films with Michael J Fox did Christopher Lloyd play inventor Emmett Brown?
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Back To The Future.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06How many events are there in a triathlon?
0:25:06 > 0:25:07Three.
0:25:07 > 0:25:14Which sisters published novels and poems under the names Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Bronte. LEE: Bank.
0:25:16 > 0:25:22Which prominent Labour politician has been MP for Dunfermline East since 1983?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- Pass.- Gordon Brown.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32What is the surname of popstar Joan, who received an MBE in 2001?
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Collins.- No, Armatrading.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41Name one of the first two coloured banknotes issued by the Bank of England.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- Five pounds.- No, one pound or ten shillings.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50Presenter Julia Carling was married to which English rugby captain?
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Will Carling.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57- Bank.- What is the surname of actors Alex, William, and Daniel?
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Baldwin.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03Which British pop festival is run by farmer Michael Eavis?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Glastonbury.
0:26:05 > 0:26:12What L is the removal of the front part of the brain, used to control violent behaviour?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Pass.- Lobotomy.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Lake Titicaca is in Peru and which other South American country?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- Brazil.- No, Bolivia.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29In the 1970s sitcom Bless This House, how many children did Sid and Jean have?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Two.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35What M is the name for afternoon theatrical performances?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Matinees. LEE: Bank.
0:26:37 > 0:26:43Along which US river do Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn have adventures?
0:26:43 > 0:26:47- Mississippi.- Correct. Time is up.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53Still on form - a pathetic £190 was all you banked.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Whose boots are made for walking? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Statistically, the strongest link again is Lee,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06who also banked the most money.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10The weakest link is Brett, who failed to get a question right.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Will this be reflected in the vote?
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Lee...
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- How long have you been a fireman?- 15 years.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38What do you do when you're at the station?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40We're very busy.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- There's a lot to do. - It's not like London's Burning?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- Nothing like that, Anne.- Right.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52- What do they do wrong in London's Burning?- Far too much frivolity.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- Why Brett? - He was the weakest link.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57How's it going, Michael?
0:27:57 > 0:28:03- Not too bad.- What women do you not allow in the members' enclosure?
0:28:03 > 0:28:09During Royal Ascot Week they have to wear a hat and a dress that covers the shoulders,
0:28:09 > 0:28:11and a hem about knee-length.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- Do you have a ruler to measure? - Unfortunately not.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- You just feel their legs? - It's not appropriate.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- Why not? - Well, it's not the done thing.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- Why Brett? - He got all his answers wrong.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27He started so well, did Brett.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31But he went downhill.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41I'm disappointed to be voted off now.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45I was starting to get a good flow going with the questions.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47It all fell apart in the last round.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51I'd be disappointed if Michael won. He was weak early on.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54He's been lucky to survive so far.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Round Six. You've won £1,090,
0:28:56 > 0:29:00out of a possible £5,000. There are four of you left.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Ten seconds comes off the time.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07We start with the strongest link - Lee. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Start the clock.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15Which singer, who had a 1981 hit with Begin The Beguine,
0:29:15 > 0:29:18also played football for Real Madrid?
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Julio Iglesias.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26- Sort of. - IN SPANISH PRONUNCIATION: - Hulio Inglesas, yeah.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30What is the first name of fashion designer Wakeley,
0:29:30 > 0:29:34who won the British fashion award for glamour in '92, '93 and '96?
0:29:35 > 0:29:37- Catherine.- Amanda.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Complete the names of the TV presenter duo, Ant and who?
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Dec.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48In which century was the US constitution ratified?
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- 15th.- 18th.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55In the first three series of Ballykissangel, Dervla Kirwan played who?
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- Pass.- Assumpta.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02Where in Greece is the National Archaeological Museum?
0:30:02 > 0:30:03Athens.
0:30:03 > 0:30:10In the film Mary Poppins, what is the name of the chimney sweep played by Dick van Dyke?
0:30:12 > 0:30:14- I don't know.- No, Bert.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours List,
0:30:18 > 0:30:23which racing driver called "The flying Scot" received a knighthood?
0:30:23 > 0:30:25I can't think of his name.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27No, his name's Jackie Stewart.
0:30:27 > 0:30:33What form of underwater transport was first used in the American Revolution?
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Submarine. SUE: Bank.
0:30:35 > 0:30:41In the Beatles, who played bass after the departure of Stuart Sutcliffe?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Paul McCartney.
0:30:43 > 0:30:48Which type of electrical power cells were invented by Volta in the 1770s?
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Batteries. LESLEY: Bank.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Which supermodel co-authored the novel Swan?
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Naomi Campbell.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02At the end of which TV show did Roy Castle sing Dedication?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Record Breakers.
0:31:04 > 0:31:10Saul of Tarsus became Saint who, after establishing the early Christian church?
0:31:10 > 0:31:14- Saint Francis of Assisi.- Paul. - MICHAEL: Bank.
0:31:14 > 0:31:20If a cyclist covers 100 miles per day, how many does he cover in a fortnight?
0:31:20 > 0:31:221,400.
0:31:22 > 0:31:261,400 is the correct answer, but you were out of time.
0:31:26 > 0:31:32You banked £70. Whose tree of wisdom has wilted beyond repair?
0:31:32 > 0:31:38Whose dream of winning is about to come to a deserved end?
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44In this round, Lee is the strongest link.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48The weakest link, who got most wrong, is Lesley.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Will the team reflect this fact in the vote?
0:31:52 > 0:31:56Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Firefighter Lee, the non-frivolous fireman...
0:32:10 > 0:32:14are your love lives as interesting as those in London's Burning?
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- Mine's red hot.- Does someone have to come put your fire out?
0:32:18 > 0:32:21They certainly do, yes.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- It takes plenty of water.- Why Lesley?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I think she was the weakest link.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Statistically, she was the worst player.
0:32:30 > 0:32:36And Lesley...our fashion queen. An opportunity to show off your style.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Anne Robinson didn't intimidate me at all. Bring it on!
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Michael will go next, he's worse than the others.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Lee is most likely to win the game.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57He's calm, cool and collected.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03Round Seven, team. So far you've won £1,160,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06out of a possible £6,000 - three of you left.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Sue manages a rock band,
0:33:09 > 0:33:14Michael works at Ascot but says the royal family don't know him,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17and Lee's a red hot fireman.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - Lee.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31Erupting between the ages 17-21, third molar teeth are known as what?
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Wisdom.
0:33:33 > 0:33:39Which dramatist's play The Birthday Party was first performed in the 1950s?
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Pinter.
0:33:43 > 0:33:48Mrs Goggins is the postmistress in which animated children's series?
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Animated chil... I don't know.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Postman Pat.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57The Black Prince was so named because of his what?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- Hair.- No, armour.
0:33:59 > 0:34:06In mythology, what was the only part of Achilles' body that he could be wounded in?
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Achilles heel.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14What is the chief sea port of Turkey?
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Istanbul. LEE: Bank.
0:34:16 > 0:34:22In Wales, the Royal what has produced coinage for over 100 countries worldwide?
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Royal Mint.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30Who was first elected president of the USA in 1968?
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- George Washington. - No, Richard Nixon.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38The Secret Seven is the subject of children's books by which author?
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Enid Blyton. LEE: Bank.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45Which 1985 film starred Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48The Color Purple.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52- Bank.- Which alloy is made by mixing copper and tin?
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Bronze.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00The terms stroganoff and Wellington are associated with which type of meat?
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Beef.
0:35:02 > 0:35:08What 20th century phrase made famous by the Queen is from Latin for "miserable year"?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- Pass.- Annus horribilis.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16The song Pinball Wizard is from which 1975 film musical?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- Johnny?- No, the correct answer is Tommy.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Time's up. £90 is all you got.
0:35:31 > 0:35:37Now, in Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40In the next round, potentially there's £3,000 to be won.
0:35:40 > 0:35:48The question is, who is least likely to assist you in raising that bank balance?
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55The statistics reveal that the weakest link is Sue.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00The strongest link is Michael, for the second time in the game.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05In this crucial round, which way will things go in the final vote?
0:36:06 > 0:36:11Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Lee...
0:36:21 > 0:36:25When you're fighting a fire, is it every man for himself?
0:36:25 > 0:36:28No, it's a team game is firefighting,
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- the way I have played this game. - You think you've played as a team?
0:36:32 > 0:36:37I've only voted the weakest link. There've been no tactics from me.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42- I'm a fair person.- So why have you voted off the strongest link?
0:36:42 > 0:36:46Because I'm not as good at maths as I thought I were.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Expect me to believe that, even if you keep a straight face?
0:36:50 > 0:36:55No...but I've got into the last round, haven't I?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Sue - who thinks there was a rock musical, Johnny.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02The rock manager.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Why have you voted off the strongest link?
0:37:06 > 0:37:09That's exactly why I voted him off.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14I think me and Lee have got more of a battle, but Michael would beat me.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20No team spirit here any more.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22The strongest link is going off.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Michael...
0:37:24 > 0:37:27back to Ascot, friend of the royals.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41Being voted off so near to the final, especially being the strongest link,
0:37:41 > 0:37:44wasn't very pleasant.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47I feel quite furious about the whole thing.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51I deserve to be in the final and should have been there.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55I think Sue should be standing in my place.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59I think overall, her performance is weaker than Lee's
0:37:59 > 0:38:01and certainly weaker than mine.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06I should have been up there with Lee. And I would have thrashed him.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Round Eight. You've won £1,250 out of a possible £7,000.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Sue and Lee - just the two of you left.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19You have 90 seconds. What you win this round will be trebled
0:38:19 > 0:38:23and added to your total to make up your final prize.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26£3,000 is at stake this round.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31You voted off the strongest link, so the second strongest is Lee.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:38:36 > 0:38:43Which Rolls-Royce first made in 1906 was famous for ghostly quietness and a shiny body?
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- Silver Lady.- No, Silver Ghost.
0:38:47 > 0:38:52In Absolutely Fabulous, what relation was Edina to Saffron?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Mother.
0:38:54 > 0:39:00If a child buys 15 penny chews and a chocolate bar at 36p, how much has he spent?
0:39:00 > 0:39:0251 pence. SUE: Bank.
0:39:02 > 0:39:08In court, which two-word term refers to the questioning of an opposing side's witness?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- Pass.- Cross-examination.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14To which city does "Muscovite" relate?
0:39:14 > 0:39:15Moscow.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- Bank.- Which US city boasts the world's largest library?
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- New York.- Washington DC.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27Which northern English team play their home games at Valley Parade?
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Bradford City.
0:39:31 > 0:39:37- Bank.- What type of insect was Flick in the 1998 animated film A Bug's Life?
0:39:37 > 0:39:39An ant.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44Which band did Jimmy Somerville form after leaving the band Bronski Beat?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- Pass.- The Communards.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56In which '90s TV sitcom did Ram John Holder play a character called Pork Pie?
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- Pass.- Desmond's.
0:39:59 > 0:40:04The 1920 novel by Edith Wharton is entitled The Age Of what?
0:40:04 > 0:40:05Consent.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Time's up. The correct answer is Innocence.
0:40:11 > 0:40:17You banked £90, which we'll treble and add to your previous winnings.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Prize money today is £1,520.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23But only one of you can take that money away.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28You'll play against other head-to-head on alternate questions.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32It's best of five. Whoever gets the most right wins.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36If there's a tie after five, we get sudden death till we have a winner.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39So, Sue and Lee...
0:40:39 > 0:40:42for £1,520,
0:40:42 > 0:40:44let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Lee, as the strongest link in the last round,
0:40:48 > 0:40:50you choose who goes first.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53I'll go first myself, Anne.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59In science, the molecule of which chemical compound
0:40:59 > 0:41:05consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Water.
0:41:11 > 0:41:17By what name is the study of ancestry and descent known?
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- History. - The correct answer is genealogy.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Lee...
0:41:25 > 0:41:30In sport, name one of the three London football clubs
0:41:30 > 0:41:35for whom the commentator Jimmy Greaves played.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42- Tottenham Hotspur. - Yes, Tottenham Hotspur.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45The other two were Chelsea and West Ham.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49In the 1963 film Doctor Strangelove,
0:41:49 > 0:41:52which former Goon played three parts?
0:41:54 > 0:41:59- Michael Palin.- No, the correct answer is Peter Sellers.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04In literature, which Jules Verne character
0:42:04 > 0:42:08was tracked around the globe by Inspector Fix
0:42:08 > 0:42:12in the novel Around The World In Eighty Days?
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Pass.- The correct answer is Phileas Fogg.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Sue...
0:42:23 > 0:42:28Which is the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
0:42:28 > 0:42:32to remain substantially in existence?
0:42:32 > 0:42:34The pyramids.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39In pop music, which Scottish vocalist
0:42:39 > 0:42:41was born Marie Lawrie in 1948?
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Lulu.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Sue, you need to answer this question correctly
0:42:51 > 0:42:53to remain in the game.
0:42:55 > 0:43:00Which children's book by Dick King Smith featured a pig
0:43:00 > 0:43:03who was brought up by a sheepdog?
0:43:04 > 0:43:06Babe.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10I'll accept. The Sheep Pig, but I'll accept Babe.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Lee, name either of the British cathedrals
0:43:14 > 0:43:18that hold a copy of the Magna Carta from 1215.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27- Salisbury. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34That means, Lee, you are today's strongest link,
0:43:34 > 0:43:36and you go away with £1,520.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40Sue, you leave with nothing.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:45 > 0:43:49It feels very frustrating to get this far and not win.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53I knew his questions and I didn't really know mine.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56All my critics will have to be quiet.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59I've won, so they can't say nothing.
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