0:00:02 > 0:00:06Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10Only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:16The rest will leave with nothing as, one by one, they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:35 > 0:00:41Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:41 > 0:00:47They don't know each other. However, if they want the prize money, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50But eight of them will leave with nothing
0:00:50 > 0:00:55as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Let's meet the team.
0:00:59 > 0:01:06I'm Vernon, 59. I come from Norwich and I'm a caretaker at a Housing With Care scheme.
0:01:07 > 0:01:13I'm Aileen, 47, from Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire and I'm a technician.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20I'm Feroze, 19, from Ashton-under-Lyne and I'm a law student.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I'm Brian. I'm 53.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I'm from Toxteth, Liverpool, and I'm a singer.
0:01:28 > 0:01:34My name is Jules. I'm 28. I live near Sevenoaks, Kent, and I'm a marketing manager.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41I'm Ann. I'm aged 57. I come from West Wellow, Hampshire, and I'm a housewife.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47I'm Leo, 38, from Oldbury, West Midlands, and I'm currently unemployed.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53I'm Peter, 43, from Charfield near Bristol and I'm a gas engineer.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59I'm Tracey. I'm 35. I'm from Dorset and I'm a local government officer.
0:02:01 > 0:02:08In each round the aim is to answer enough questions correctly to reach the £1,000 target within the time.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17A wrong answer breaks the chain and loses all the money in that chain.
0:02:17 > 0:02:23If you bank before the question is asked, the money is safe but you start a new chain.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Remember, team,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30only money that has been banked can be carried forward.
0:02:30 > 0:02:37In Round One, there are 3 minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person who is first alphabetically -
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Aileen.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:45 > 0:02:51Which resort in North-West England has a 500ft tower, modelled on the Eiffel Tower?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Blackpool.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57What type of creature is a hammerhead - a shark or a whale?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59A shark.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03In which 1993 sci-fi film did Sam Neill play Dr Alan Grant?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- Star Wars?- No. Jurassic Park.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11The Fly, Desire and Beautiful Day were UK No.1 singles for which Irish rock group?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13U2.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18Who is the miserly central character in Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol?
0:03:18 > 0:03:19Scrooge.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24What G is the London borough where the Royal Naval College is located?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- Pass.- Greenwich.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30In chemistry, which letter is the symbol for the element phosphorous?
0:03:30 > 0:03:35- Ph.- No, P. In which country was author Mark Twain born?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37America.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39In human biology,
0:03:39 > 0:03:43when you bend your arm, does your bicep relax or contract?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Contract.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48How many chambers are there in a bicameral parliamentary system?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Two.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54What is fermented to make mead - honey or lemon juice?
0:03:55 > 0:03:56Pass.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- Honey.- Bank. - George Gershwin wrote Rhapsody In...
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- Blue.- In motoring,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06toucan and pelican are types of what?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- Pass.- Crossing. What was the surname
0:04:11 > 0:04:16of the post-War UK Prime Minister whose first names were Leonard James?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Callaghan. Bank. >
0:04:18 > 0:04:24From 1970 to 1974, which TV sci-fi series starred Jon Pertwee in the title role?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Dr Who.
0:04:26 > 0:04:32If you drive 200 miles in 4 hours, how many miles per hour have you been driving on average?
0:04:32 > 0:04:3450mph. Bank. >
0:04:34 > 0:04:40Cardinal Wolsey commissioned the construction of Hampton Court on the banks of which river?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- Thames.- In athletics,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46javelin and discus are what type of event - track or field?
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- Field.- In literature,
0:04:48 > 0:04:55which Joseph Heller novel was released as a film in 1970 with Alan Arkin as Yossarian?
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- Yentl?- No. Catch-22. In electricity,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02how many millivolts are there in one volt?
0:05:02 > 0:05:03A thousand.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08What D is the type of natural ecosystem
0:05:08 > 0:05:12characterised by very dry conditions often containing little plant life?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Desert.
0:05:14 > 0:05:20Bob Hawke was Prime Minister from 1983 to 1991 of which country?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Australia. Bank. >
0:05:22 > 0:05:28The 1624 portrait The Laughing Cavalier was painted by Frans who?
0:05:28 > 0:05:29Hals.
0:05:29 > 0:05:35- Bank.- Suggs was the lead singer of which pop band that found fame in the late '70s?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- Bad Manners.- No. Madness.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43The Brooklyn Bridge links Brooklyn to which other New York borough?
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Manhattan.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Time is up. Dear, dear, dear, dear, dear. What a pathetic start.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55You only banked £190
0:05:55 > 0:05:58out of a possible £1,000.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Who is struggling to conceal their ignorance?
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Ann is the strongest link with the most correct answers.
0:06:10 > 0:06:16Statistically, Leo is the weakest link, but will the others notice?
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- Vernon.- Yes, Anne? - Remind me what you do.
0:06:44 > 0:06:50I'm a caretaker in a Housing With Care scheme for elderly people.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- Are you elderly?- Pardon?- Are you elderly?- I'm getting that way, Anne.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Why do you want to get rid of Leo?
0:06:57 > 0:07:03He got two wrong and I feel I might have been able to answer them ones.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Oh, good! Feroze.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- Hello.- That's not a nice way you've written Leo. What's behind all that?
0:07:11 > 0:07:17I don't know. It's the most nasty thing I could think of really - a devil.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- His performance came straight out of hell.- What do you do?
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- I'm a law student, Anne. - Are you?- Yes.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- How's it going for you, Jules? - I'm enjoying myself very much.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31What do you do?
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- I'm the marketing manager of an executive airport. - An executive airport(!)
0:07:36 > 0:07:41Where important people like yourself fly in and out with their rich aeroplanes.
0:07:41 > 0:07:47- Why Leo?- I don't think Leo did as well as he could have in that round.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50A disappointing performance that won't win us any money.
0:07:50 > 0:07:56Leo, will you ever live it down - the former manager of a record shop who's never heard of Madness?!
0:07:56 > 0:07:59You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I'm disappointed at being voted off first.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15I came here thinking I could do a lot better. It's a lot easier at home.
0:08:16 > 0:08:22Round Two. So far you've won £190 when you could have won £1,000.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Eight of you left. We take ten seconds off the clock.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29We start with the strongest link - Ann. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Start the clock.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38What F is a small, wingless jumping insect that feeds on blood?
0:08:38 > 0:08:43- Flea.- Which member of the Beatles married avant-garde artist
0:08:43 > 0:08:44Yoko Ono?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46John Lennon.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51Which muscle in the shoulder region takes its name from the Greek letter D?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Diaphragm.- Deltoid. - < Bank.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01What is the name of the device for testing the flow of air round an object such as an aeroplane or car?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- Windometer. - No. Wind tunnel.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08French artist Toulouse-Lautrec was famous for what in particular -
0:09:08 > 0:09:11his posters or his photography?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Posters.
0:09:13 > 0:09:19In the Scottish parliamentary elections in May '99, which party won 35 out of 129 seats,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22making them the main opposition to Labour?
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- Conservative.- No. Scottish National Party.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is located in which country in the UK?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- Cornwall.- Wales.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41In which series of horror films is Michael Miles the crazed central character?
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- Scream.- Halloween. In maths,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48how many feet are there in one thousand yards?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Three thousand.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55Rock Around The Clock was a 1955 UK hit single for Bill Haley and his...?
0:09:55 > 0:09:56Comets.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01Which European capital city was originally built on seven hills?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Rome.
0:10:03 > 0:10:09Swindon Town FC, nicknamed the Robins, wears predominantly what colour home shirts?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Red. Bank. >
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Which animal lives in a drey?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- Squirrel. - In the New Testament,
0:10:15 > 0:10:19after Jesus was arrested, how many times did Peter deny he knew him?
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Three times. Bank. >
0:10:21 > 0:10:26In the '67 animated film The Jungle Book, what animal was Shere Khan?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Tiger.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33In medicine, cryo-surgery involves performing surgery at very low what?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Temperature. Bank. >
0:10:36 > 0:10:41In croquet, what H is the name given to the metal arches through which the balls are played?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Hoops.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47In the TV sitcom Sorry!, what was the job of Ronnie Corbett's character Timothy Lumsden?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Librarian.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55In HMS Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan, Joseph Porter KCB was ruler of the Queen's what?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- Admiral.- Navy. In nature,
0:11:00 > 0:11:06what V is the seed pod of a climbing orchid used as a flavouring for sweet dishes?
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- Pass.- Vanilla.
0:11:09 > 0:11:15Other than Earth, what is the only natural body in the solar system visited by humans?
0:11:15 > 0:11:16- Mars.- The moon.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- Bank.- In which century were fingerprints used as a means of ID?
0:11:21 > 0:11:2320th.
0:11:25 > 0:11:32Time is up. You did slightly better, but not magnificently. £300 is what you've banked.
0:11:32 > 0:11:38Who is clearly the Frank Spencer of the quiz world? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Statistically, Tracey is the weakest link in this round.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Ann is the strongest link again, but will the votes follow the facts?
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- How's it going for you, Ann? - Quite well.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- At the moment.- What do you do? - I'm a housewife.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19I do lots of other things but I am a housewife.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- What other things?- I play golf.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27I play bridge. And do lots of gardening.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- So why call yourself a housewife? - Because I do all those things plus being a housewife.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37- And what does the housewife bit involve?- Cleaning, cooking.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39No cleaning lady?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Can't afford cleaning ladies!
0:12:42 > 0:12:44You can afford the golf club fees.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- Why Vernon?- Vernon has tried his best but, I'm sorry,
0:12:48 > 0:12:50he won't be able to stand the pace.
0:12:50 > 0:12:57- A bit of a mistake coming here, Tracey.- Yes, ma'am.- Why Vernon? - I felt he was the weakest link.
0:12:57 > 0:13:03- Did you?- Yes.- If I told you, statistically, he wasn't, what would you say to that?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05I'd be amazed.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Well, after you've got over the amazement of it,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- who do you think WAS the worst player?- Um...
0:13:12 > 0:13:17- I think it might have been me. - You got THAT question right.
0:13:17 > 0:13:23Vernon, they don't care for you here. With four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36I'm really savage about being voted off in the second round.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39I wasn't the weakest link. Now my friends and family
0:13:39 > 0:13:42will call me a thick Norfolk dumpling.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45I want Tracey off next. She's far worse than me.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48And she's getting on my nerves, anyway.
0:13:49 > 0:13:55Round Three. Of the £2,000 you could have won, you've got just:
0:13:55 > 0:13:57We take another ten seconds off the clock.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02We start with the strongest link - Ann. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Start the clock.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Which American actor married actress Kelly Preston in the '90s?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Pass.- John Travolta.
0:14:12 > 0:14:18The 1965 collection of poems by Conrad Aitken is called Cats And Bats And Things With...?
0:14:18 > 0:14:19Wings.
0:14:19 > 0:14:25Which religious denomination did Queen Mary I of England support - Catholicism or Protestantism?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Roman Catholicism.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31In the 20th century, which two words were used in the UK
0:14:31 > 0:14:36to mean conscription into the armed forces in peacetime?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- Pass.- National Service.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42In the children's story, how many pigs was the big bad wolf after?
0:14:42 > 0:14:43Three.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47What D is the person who distributes the playing cards during a game?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Dealer.
0:14:49 > 0:14:56The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, was the former winter residence of which spiritual leader?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58The Dalai Lama.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Epsom Downs is an official venue for the racing of...?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Horses. Bank. >
0:15:04 > 0:15:10In which year was the £ sterling decimalised into 100 pence - 1961 or 1971?
0:15:10 > 0:15:121971.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15In which English county are the towns of Diss and Wyndham?
0:15:15 > 0:15:16Norfolk.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22The German for "yes" is "ja". What is the German for "no"?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Nein. Bank. >
0:15:24 > 0:15:29In which city is the Arnolfini Gallery for Contemporary Art - Bristol or Liverpool?
0:15:29 > 0:15:30- Liverpool.- No. Bristol.
0:15:30 > 0:15:37In which 1970s TV series did Dr David Banner say, "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry"?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40The Incredible Hulk.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45Aladdin and Mother Goose are examples of which form of theatrical entertainment?
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Pantomime.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51What Z is the Jewish term for the Land of Israel?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Zion. Bank. >
0:15:53 > 0:15:57In which of the two British Houses of Parliament would you find backbenchers?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59The Commons.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04Is the pine marten a bird or a mammal?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- A bird.- No. A mammal.
0:16:06 > 0:16:12Which country's national anthem begins with "Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early light"?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14USA. Bank. >
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Football. Name the section in the middle of the pitch that has a 10-yard radius.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20The centre circle.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26In the computer game Tomb Raider, what is Lara Croft's profession?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Pass.- No. Archaeologist.
0:16:30 > 0:16:36In science, if a substance has a pH number above 7, is it an acid or an alkali?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- Acid.- No. Alkali. - Bank. >
0:16:38 > 0:16:43In WWII, Yamamoto was Commander-in-Chief of the fleet of...?
0:16:43 > 0:16:44Japan.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Time is up. Slightly better,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54not brilliant by any means. £420 you managed.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Whose lights are on but no-one's at home?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:02 > 0:17:08The strongest link is Peter. He was the only person to answer all his questions correctly.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Statistics show that Brian is the weakest link.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13But will the voting reflect this?
0:17:14 > 0:17:19Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37Peter.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41- Anne.- How's it going for you? - Good at the moment.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- Remind us what you do. - I'm a gas engineer.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- What does that involve? - Repairing old boilers.
0:17:48 > 0:17:54- Why Tracey?- The name of the game is The Weakest Link and, that time, she was.
0:17:54 > 0:18:00- Aileen.- Yes, Anne? - Where are you from?- Stonehaven. - Nice there, is it?- Lovely.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05- Why Tracey?- I felt Tracey was the weakest link.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Statistically, she wasn't, was she, Brian?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11I thought she was. That's why I voted for her.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- Where are you from?- Liverpool. - Did you know the Beatles?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19I knew two of them personally. They came to our house.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24- They came to our house?! - Went out with my sister. - All of them?- Two of them.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Separately, that was!
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- Which two?- Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Really? And who did your sister marry after that?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36A guy called Mike Burn from Liverpool.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Is he a multi-millionaire?
0:18:38 > 0:18:42He's working on it but he's not quite there yet.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- Why Tracey? - Not just because of that round.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50I was, like, going back to the round before and compiling both together.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Statistically, Brian was the worst player, but it's votes that count.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Tracey, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08I'm really angry about being voted off. I wasn't the weakest link.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11I WAS, in a previous round. But they didn't spot that.
0:19:11 > 0:19:18Brian should be voted off next. He was the weakest link and he got a few straightforward questions wrong.
0:19:19 > 0:19:25Round Four. Of the £3,000 you could have won, you've banked just:
0:19:25 > 0:19:32Another ten seconds coming off the clock. We start with the strongest link from last round - Peter.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Start the clock.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41In confectionery, what L is a sweet similar in taste to aniseed?
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Liquorice.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Which composer wrote the oratorio The Messiah?
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Handel.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53Who wrote the novel The Naked And The Dead, based on his US army experiences?
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- John Steinbeck. - No. Norman Mailer.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01How long is the gestation period of a rabbit - 30 days or 60?
0:20:01 > 0:20:0230 days.
0:20:03 > 0:20:09Which town on the English River Wye is famous as a centre for second-hand books?
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- Ross-on-Wye.- No. Hay-on-Wye.
0:20:12 > 0:20:18The 1998 film starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins was called Meet Joe...who?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- Louis?- Black.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25In the 2001 General Election, which party won 413 seats?
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Labour Party.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30What sort of animal is a Rhodesian ridgeback?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- A whale.- No. A dog.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40In anatomy, what C describes the part of the skull that protects the brain?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42The cranium.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44What type of clothing are gauntlets?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Gloves.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49How many litres in a hectolitre?
0:20:49 > 0:20:54- Eight.- No. 100. Which Nobel Peace Prizewinner and former president
0:20:54 > 0:20:57is affectionately known as Madiba?
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Pass.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Nelson Mandela.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07The word abattoir is derived from which European language?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09French.
0:21:09 > 0:21:16Which cricketer captained England 32 times between 1982 and 1989 and is now a TV personality?
0:21:16 > 0:21:17Ian Botham.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20No. David Gower.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24In which European country are the provinces of Murcia and Andalucia?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- Spain.- In music,
0:21:26 > 0:21:30what is the Italian term for "first lady" in an opera?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Soprano.- No. Prima donna.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39What O is a figure of speech where contradictory terms are used together?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- Pass.- Oxymoron.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47What is the capital city of Zambia - Lusaka or Kinshasa?
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- Kinshasa.- No. Lusaka.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55The cartoon strip in which Charlie Brown appears is...?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Peanuts.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Which football club did Eric Cantona leave to join Man Utd in 1992?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Newcastle.- No. Leeds.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13A rare, spectacular performance.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18In that round, you won precisely...
0:22:18 > 0:22:20zero.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29For the second time in the game, Peter is the strongest link.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34Jules is the weakest link, but will the rest of the team realise that?
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- Feroze.- Yes?- What are you going to be when you grow up?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- Hopefully a barrister. - A barrister?!
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- My spelling will improve by then, I hope. - Why Aileen?
0:23:06 > 0:23:13- Because she got the Cantona question wrong. He's a living legend. - Dear, oh, dear.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Ann, why Aileen? Did you think she was the weakest link?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Accumulatively, yes.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24I know that Posh Airport was the weakest link. Weren't you?
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Yes, Anne.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28But it's votes that count.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33Aileen, technically speaking, you have to go. Goodbye.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46I was really annoyed I got a question about football.
0:23:46 > 0:23:53The only thing I know about Eric Cantona is he's a daft Frenchman with a penchant for seagulls.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Round Five, and of the £4,000 you could have won,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00you haven't even made it to £1,000.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03£910 in the bank. There are five of you left.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06The would-be lawyer,
0:24:06 > 0:24:10the Scouser, the golfer, the gas man, and Posh Airport.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Peter.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Start the clock.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24The Pet Shop Boys are Chris Lowe and Neil...?
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Tennant.
0:24:27 > 0:24:33Klosters and Verbier are popular ski resorts in which European country?
0:24:33 > 0:24:35- France.- Switzerland.
0:24:35 > 0:24:41Which author created Professor James Moriarty and Dr John Watson?
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Conan Doyle.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Consomme is a type of what - soup or pastry?
0:24:47 > 0:24:48Soup.
0:24:48 > 0:24:55- Bank.- On TV, which sitcom features family members Denise, Jim and Barbara?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- Bread.- The Royle Family.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02By what name is the river Zaire also known?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04The Congo.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09- Bank.- In the film JFK, which infamous historical figure
0:25:09 > 0:25:11was played by Gary Oldman?
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- John F Kennedy. - No, Lee Harvey Oswald.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17In what Italian city is La Scala opera house?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Milan.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23The Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleyev published
0:25:23 > 0:25:27which famous ordering of the chemical elements in 1869?
0:25:27 > 0:25:31The Periodic Table.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- Bank.- In the 2001 Conservative Party leadership contest,
0:25:35 > 0:25:37which of the five candidates
0:25:37 > 0:25:42was first to declare his candidacy?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- Pass.- Michael Portillo.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49During the Renaissance, which sex wore a doublet and hose?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Male.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56On what continent are pesetas, francs and marks in common circulation?
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Europe.
0:25:57 > 0:26:03Under what empire was the City of London founded and called Londinium?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Roman.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- Bank.- Which of Lady Windermere's accessories
0:26:08 > 0:26:12appears in the title of the Oscar Wilde play?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Pass.- Her fan.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Which two letters are the symbol of the element gold?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- Ag.- No, Au.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24From which country does the character Asterix come?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26France.
0:26:26 > 0:26:32- Bank.- The decisive air conflict between British and German air forces in 1940
0:26:32 > 0:26:34is known as the Battle of...?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Britain.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39The musical The Lion King is set in what continent?
0:26:39 > 0:26:40Africa. Bank. >
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Time is up.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49You banked in time,
0:26:49 > 0:26:52and you put into the kitty, team, £290.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56But who is surplus to requirements?
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Brian is the strongest link for the first time.
0:27:04 > 0:27:09Ann is the weakest link as she didn't get a single answer right.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12But can she survive the vote?
0:27:13 > 0:27:18Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30- Brian?- Uh-huh?
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Going better for you?
0:27:32 > 0:27:36Yeah, seems to be. I hope it carries on like that.
0:27:36 > 0:27:42- Why Ann? - Because it doesn't seem to be getting better for Ann.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- Posh Airport? - Yes, Anne? - Have you ever read a book?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- I enjoy reading, Anne, yes. - Do you?
0:27:49 > 0:27:54- We haven't come across anything you enjoyed reading. - No, Anne.
0:27:54 > 0:28:00- Why do you want rid of Ann? - Her general knowledge is not what it should be for this,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03and that's not going to win this team any money.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07From someone who hasn't heard of Lady Windermere's Fan.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11No, I'm afraid I never read that book, Anne.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13It's a play, dear, a play.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Well, statistically, Ann was the worst player.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21Ann, you are the weakest link with three votes. Goodbye.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34I'm glad I've been voted off because Brian was annoying me.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37I don't want to hear any more about the Beatles.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Round Six, and of the £5,000 you could have won,
0:28:42 > 0:28:47you have a rather pathetic £1,200. There are four of you left.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Brian.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Start the clock.
0:28:57 > 0:29:03What was the first name of the famous violin maker Stradivari?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05- Yehudi.- No, Antonio.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11What is the name for a pattern of dots of the same size
0:29:11 > 0:29:13spread equally over a garment?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Pass.- Polka dot.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Coxless fours and double sculls are events in what sport?
0:29:19 > 0:29:20Rowing.
0:29:20 > 0:29:28Benjamin Disraeli was prime minister during the reign of which monarch?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- Pass.- Queen Victoria.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35Fortune tellers ask people to cross their palms with what?
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Silver.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40In the King James version of the Bible,
0:29:40 > 0:29:45what number psalm begins, "The Lord is my shepherd"?
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- 12th.- 23.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53The 1985 Live Aid concerts were held in the American JFK Stadium
0:29:53 > 0:29:55and which British stadium?
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Wembley Stadium.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- Bank.- What was the name of Milton's simple-minded companion
0:30:01 > 0:30:04in Steinbeck's book Of Mice And Men?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Lenny.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09What is 8,000 divided by 800?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Ten.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14General Von Klinkerhoffen and Lieutenant Gruber
0:30:14 > 0:30:18were characters from which '80s and '90s sitcom?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20'Allo, 'Allo.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23For what sport did Samuel Ryder donate a cup
0:30:23 > 0:30:25for a competition first held in 1927?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Golf.
0:30:27 > 0:30:34- Bank.- Elizabeth Stanton was a 19th-century women's rights protester in what country?
0:30:34 > 0:30:36- England.- United States.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40What Portuguese airport has the abbreviated code LIS?
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Lisbon.
0:30:42 > 0:30:48In mythology, King Uther Pendragon illegitimately fathered which king?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- Pass.- Arthur.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56In which European capital did the Folies-Bergere music hall open in 1869?
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Paris.
0:30:58 > 0:31:03Which comedy group had hits with Combine Harvester and I'm A Cider Drinker?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Pass.- The Wurzels.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Time is up.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14You banked £240 in that round.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19There isn't much longer to go. I urge you - ditch the dimwit,
0:31:19 > 0:31:23drop the dunce. You have to be ruthless to be rich.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Peter is the strongest link for the third time.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Jules is the weakest link.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38At this late stage, will voting reflect reality?
0:31:39 > 0:31:44Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Peter?
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Why Jules?
0:31:59 > 0:32:03I'm stuck out on a limb, fed up with not being able to bank.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06So, sorry, Jules, but time to go.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Feroze, let's hear the prosecution's case.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13She didn't do very well in that round. I wasn't presented
0:32:13 > 0:32:17with chances to bank money, which we're short of.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Statistically, Jules was the worst player,
0:32:20 > 0:32:24and, with three votes, it's time to fly off, Posh Airport.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39I was very disappointed to have been voted off.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43I came to win, I wanted to win, and I shouldn't be here now.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48I want Feroze to win. He's a student and could do with the cash.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51We could have a good time at the union bar.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56Round Seven. You've won £1,440 out of a possible £6,000.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Another ten seconds coming off the clock.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02We'll start with the strongest link, Peter.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Start the clock.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11In what abbey did Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson marry?
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Westminster Abbey.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18The 1987 film directed by John Hughes was Planes, Trains and...?
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Automobiles.
0:33:20 > 0:33:26- Bank.- In the sitcom Fawlty Towers, Sybil Fawlty was played by Prunella...?
0:33:26 > 0:33:27Scales.
0:33:27 > 0:33:33In the parable of the prodigal son, how many sons did the father have?
0:33:33 > 0:33:35- Four.- Two.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39What type of military vehicle are the Scorpion and Chieftain?
0:33:39 > 0:33:41They're tanks.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43In what sport are you caught in the covers?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Cricket.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50What character in Stevenson's Treasure Island is a cook with one leg?
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Long John Silver.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57- Bank.- In what decade was the compact disc first sold in the UK?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- '70s.- No, '80s.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04In darts, if a player throws a 20, double 20 and treble 20,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06how many points does he score?
0:34:06 > 0:34:07120.
0:34:07 > 0:34:13Which Kern and Hammerstein musical features the song Old Man River?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- Pass.- Show Boat.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19In which English city is Lambeth Palace,
0:34:19 > 0:34:23the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?
0:34:23 > 0:34:25London.
0:34:25 > 0:34:3232 degrees Fahrenheit is the same temperature as how many degrees Celsius?
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- 45.- Zero.
0:34:35 > 0:34:41In Watership Down, what were Hazel, Captain Holly and General Woundwort?
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Rabbits.
0:34:43 > 0:34:49- Bank.- What is the minimum number of lines needed for a noughts-and-crosses grid?
0:34:49 > 0:34:50Four.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55What Willy Russell musical opened in '83 at the Liverpool Playhouse?
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- Educating Rita. - Blood Brothers.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02A devotee of which belief system might turn a prayer wheel?
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- Islam.- Tibetan Buddhism.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Time is up.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13£170...
0:35:13 > 0:35:16you won. The question is
0:35:16 > 0:35:18who are you going to get rid of?
0:35:18 > 0:35:22It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:35:23 > 0:35:30In a reversal of fortune, Peter has gone from being the strongest to the weakest link.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Feroze is the strongest link statistically.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Who will lose out in the final vote?
0:35:37 > 0:35:40It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- Feroze.- Yes, Anne.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55You haven't chosen to vote off the worst player.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59That's incorrect. I think Peter was the weakest link.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04But if you look at the whole game, who do you think's been the best player?
0:36:04 > 0:36:09- Would you be happy if I said Peter? - It would be correct.- Peter.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12But I'm not doing the walk of shame.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16That's true. Brian, was Peter the worst player?
0:36:16 > 0:36:20I wasn't sure. He has done very good all the way through,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24as you said, but Feroze does live in Manchester.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26We have to have Northwest bonding.
0:36:26 > 0:36:31Peter, throughout the game, you have been the finest player,
0:36:31 > 0:36:33but you've got the wrong address.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48I feel really angry and sick about
0:36:48 > 0:36:53being voted off and missing out on the final. I was the best player.
0:36:54 > 0:37:00Round Eight. £1,610 in the kitty out of a possible £7,000.
0:37:00 > 0:37:07Feroze and Brian, you have 90 seconds, but whatever you win in this round will be trebled
0:37:07 > 0:37:10and added to your final prize money.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13So £3,000 is at stake in this round.
0:37:13 > 0:37:19We'll start with the strongest link, Feroze. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Start the clock.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26In language, what is the meaning of the phrase per annum?
0:37:26 > 0:37:27Per year.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31In 1989 and 1992, the US director Tim Burton
0:37:31 > 0:37:35made films featuring which comic book hero?
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Batman.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- Bank.- A korma is food derived from which country?
0:37:40 > 0:37:41India.
0:37:41 > 0:37:47Corsica is separated from which Italian island by the strait of Bonifacio?
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Sardinia.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53The Borstal Boy and The Hostage are by Brendan who?
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- Frazer.- No, Behan.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59Paloma is the first name of the jewellery designer
0:37:59 > 0:38:02and scent creator daughter of which artist?
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Picasso.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07In pop music, which group sang the 1990 single
0:38:07 > 0:38:11with Robert Palmer, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight?
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- I don't know.- UB40.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18Harvey Wallbanger and Black Russian are types of what?
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Cocktails.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25- Bank.- Which Shakespeare play has, "Friends, Romans, countrymen..."?
0:38:25 > 0:38:26Julius Caesar.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31Who was effective leader of China from 1978 until his death in 1997?
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- Mao Tse-tung. - No, Deng Xiaoping.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39In which Olympic winter sport are you likely to encounter moguls?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Skiing.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- Bank.- Which king's nickname was Coeur de Lion?
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Richard the Lionheart.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51- Bank.- On which side of the road should you walk if there is no footpath?
0:38:51 > 0:38:52Left.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55No, right. Time's up.
0:38:55 > 0:39:02You managed to win £110, which we'll treble and add to the winnings from the previous rounds.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05That means prize money today of £1,940.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08But only one of you can win it.
0:39:08 > 0:39:14Now you play against each other head to head. I ask alternate questions. Best of five.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Whoever gets the most correct wins.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21If there's a tie after five, we'll go for sudden death.
0:39:21 > 0:39:30So, Feroze and Brian, for £1,940, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Brian,
0:39:34 > 0:39:37as the strongest link, you choose who goes first.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39I'll go first, Anne.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Brian, in religion,
0:39:47 > 0:39:54the Jewish festival of Pesach is commonly known by what name in English?
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- Passover. - That is the correct answer.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Feroze,
0:40:02 > 0:40:10which American composer and pianist was known as the king of ragtime?
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- Jerry Lee Lewis.- No, the correct answer is Scott Joplin.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19Brian, the UK version of which equestrian game is divided into
0:40:19 > 0:40:22periods of seven and a half minutes each?
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Showjumping.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33No, the correct answer is polo.
0:40:33 > 0:40:41Feroze, in which modern country is the site of the Bronze Age city of Mycenae?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Greece.- That is the correct answer.
0:40:44 > 0:40:51Brian, in theatre, whose play called Bedroom Farce opened at the National Theatre in 1977?
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- Pass.- The correct answer is Alan Ayckbourn.
0:41:02 > 0:41:08Feroze, in which former Soviet republic is the town of Chernobyl?
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- The Ukraine. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:11 > 0:41:18Brian, in maths, expressed in its lowest terms, what is two thirds of three quarters?
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- A half.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26Feroze, after being reinstated in 1982,
0:41:26 > 0:41:33the Orient Express made its maiden trip from London to which Italian city?
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- Rome. - No, the correct answer is Venice.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Brian, to take the lead,
0:41:39 > 0:41:44in the human body, in which organ is the gustatory nerve?
0:41:44 > 0:41:48- The heart.- No, the correct answer is the tongue.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52Feroze, if you answer this question correctly, you'll have won.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54So, for £1,940.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56In which 1949 film
0:41:56 > 0:42:04does Alec Guinness play eight members of the d'Ascoyne family?
0:42:04 > 0:42:09- The Dirty Dozen.- No, the correct answer is Kind Hearts And Coronets.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13After five questions, we have a tie.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17So now we go into a sudden death situation.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20The questions will continue in pairs.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24Brian, if you get your question right, so must Feroze.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29If you get your question wrong and Feroze gets his right, he wins.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34So, Brian and Feroze, let's play sudden death.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43Brian, which former English Olympic swimmer competed for Britain
0:42:43 > 0:42:47in the 1981 European bobsleigh championship?
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Pass.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53The correct answer is Duncan Goodhew.
0:42:53 > 0:42:59Feroze, name one of the three new coins
0:42:59 > 0:43:10which entered circulation in 1971, when the UK converted to decimalisation.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- The one-penny coin. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23That means, Feroze, you are today's strongest link
0:43:23 > 0:43:28and you go away with £1,940.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31Brian, you leave with nothing.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
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0:43:38 > 0:43:43Well, I'm sick as the proverbial parrot getting right to the end.
0:43:43 > 0:43:48Earlier, I hadn't thought about winning. It was the fun of doing it.
0:43:48 > 0:43:53I'll count the money, note by note, and then go out on a shopping spree.
0:43:53 > 0:43:58My mum and dad will kill me for saying that, but they didn't win, I did.