0:00:02 > 0:00:05Here are the nine contestants preparing for the show.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09Only one takes home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:15The rest will leave with nothing, as, one by one, they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:40Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:40 > 0:00:46They don't know each other. However, if they want the money, they have to work as a team.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:49 > 0:00:55as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58I'm Alan. I'm 60.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03I come from Kinross in Scotland and I'm a retired prison governor.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08I'm Lisa. I'm 30, from Otley in West Yorkshire.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12I'm a customer services adviser and, most importantly, a mum.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I'm Martin, 43 years old.
0:01:14 > 0:01:20I live in Hinckley in Leicestershire and I'm a supplies account manager.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22My name is Janet. I'm 37 years old,
0:01:22 > 0:01:26from Leamington Spa and I'm a police officer.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30I'm Gavin. I'm 24. I live in Bristol and I'm an IT analyst.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36I'm Daphne. I'm 45. I'm from Cambridgeshire and I'm an accountant.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41My name is Hannah. I'm 22. I live in Manchester and I'm a student.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44I'm Rob. I'm 37.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47I live in Ashford in Kent and I'm a bus driver.
0:01:47 > 0:01:53I'm John. I'm 54. I live in Doncaster, if you can call that living, and I'm a sales adviser.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57The rules. In each round, the aim is to answer
0:01:57 > 0:02:03enough questions correctly to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:02:03 > 0:02:09The best way is to create a chain of nine. Get a question wrong and you break the chain
0:02:09 > 0:02:11and lose the money in that chain.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16If you say bank before the question is asked, the money is safe.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20You start a new chain from scratch. Remember,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24only money that has been banked can be carried forward.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Three minutes in Round One. We'll start with the person whose name
0:02:29 > 0:02:32is first alphabetically, Alan.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41In which country of the UK are the Highlands?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Scotland.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46What is a thermometer used to measure?
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Temperature.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50What is the Spanish word for the number one?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Uno.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56The Pope is the head of which Christian denomination?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Catholicism.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04In September, 2001, to which party was Iain Duncan Smith elected leader?
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Conservative party.
0:03:05 > 0:03:11Which small thin sausage takes its name from the Italian word for an onion?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- Salami.- Chipolata.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19What W is the offstage space on either side of a stage?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Wings.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25In biology, hearing and touch are two of the five what?
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Senses.
0:03:26 > 0:03:32In which European country is Romansch one of four national languages?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- Hungary.- No, Switzerland.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- Bank.- In maths, what is one quarter of 3,000?
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- 1,200.- No, 750.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Which 2001 film was predominantly set on Isla Sorna?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Jurassic Park III.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56How many commandments were received by Moses on Mount Sinai?
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Ten.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03Which Manchester band released the album (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Oasis.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08In 1967, Christian Barnard was the first person
0:04:08 > 0:04:12to perform a transplant of which human organ?
0:04:12 > 0:04:13The heart.
0:04:13 > 0:04:19The title of poet laureate was held from 1843 to 1850 by William who?
0:04:19 > 0:04:20Wordsworth.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26- Bank.- What sea has a daisy-like yellow or white-centred flower
0:04:26 > 0:04:28and is used as a tonic in herbal tea?
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- Pass.- Camomile.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34In American history, which notorious outlaw
0:04:34 > 0:04:38was shot dead by a member of his own gang in 1882?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- Pass.- Jesse James.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45In Hickory, Dickory, Dock, what did the mouse run up?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46The clock.
0:04:46 > 0:04:52In human biology, how many Y chromosomes does a genetically-normal male have?
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- 13.- One.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01The phrase ignorance is bliss comes from an ode by Thomas Gray or John Milton?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- John Milton. - Thomas Gray.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08In fashion, by what name is the aloha shirt otherwise known?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Hawaiian.
0:05:09 > 0:05:17The Yachtswoman who came second in the 2001 Vendee Globe sailing race is Ellen who?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- McCarthy.- No, MacArthur.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24In geography, Hitachi is a city in which Asian country?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Japan.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Which 1962 film, directed by David Lean,
0:05:30 > 0:05:34won seven Academy Awards, including best picture?
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- The Sound Of Music. - Lawrence Of Arabia.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Time is up.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47So many qualifications.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50So few right answers.
0:05:51 > 0:05:58You banked...a shameful £300 out of a possible £1,000.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Who is very much surplus to requirements?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Someone will leave with nothing.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12The first strongest link of the game is Gavin.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16The statistics show that Daphne is the weakest link.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Who will they vote off at this early stage?
0:06:20 > 0:06:24It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Martin, what do you do?
0:06:44 > 0:06:46I'm a supplies account manager.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51- Does the moustache come with the job?- No, Anne, it's added extra.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Why have you voted for Alan?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57We didn't do well in general, but a few questions
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Alan got wrong stuck out.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- Do you remember them?- No.- So you haven't got a memory yourself?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Rob.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- Yes.- What do you do? - I'm a bus driver, Anne.- Are you?
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Do you take the fares?
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- I do, Anne.- Oh, you're multi-skilled. - Mm. Multi-talented.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Right, why Alan?
0:07:19 > 0:07:23The laugh at getting one wrong. It's not a laughing matter.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28- Daphne.- Hello. - Do you go to the movies much?
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Never.
0:07:30 > 0:07:36Is that why you thought David Lean directed Julie Andrews in The Sound Of Music?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Simple mistake. Anyone could make it.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42What did Alan do to get up your nose?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45He got as many questions wrong as me, if not more.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50Statistically, you were the worst, but it's votes that count.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52So we have Alan,
0:07:52 > 0:07:57who used to run a prison and can't add up.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01And thinks men have 13 chromosomes.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Daphne should have been voted off first.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18She answered a number of questions wrong and lost some money.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25Round Two. You've won £300 out of a possible £1,000. Eight of you left.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29We are taking ten seconds off the time.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Gavin.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Start the clock.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Princess Diana's favourite hymn,
0:08:41 > 0:08:46sung at her wedding and her funeral, was I Vow To Thee My what?
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Country.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52In cricket, what is the name of the sticks that rest on top of the stumps?
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Bail.
0:08:53 > 0:08:59Which range of hills does the M40 cross between High Wycombe and Oxford?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Don't know.- Chilterns.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04What B is the term for a book about a person's life?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06A biography.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11The cathedrals at Notre Dame and at Chartres are built in which style?
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Gothic.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17In history, in which century did the Hundred Years' War end?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Er...19th.- 15th.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23What I describes a triangle with two equal sides?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Isosceles.
0:09:25 > 0:09:31In motoring, what does a circular road sign with a black car next to a red car mean?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33No overtaking.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37In the USA, in which state is Disney World at Orlando?
0:09:37 > 0:09:38Florida.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43- Bank.- In manufacturing, Kidderminster is noted for its production of what?
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Carpets.
0:09:45 > 0:09:51Pastoral literature is concerned with where, town or countryside?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- Town.- No, countryside.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Which forename did Pitt the Elder and Pitt the Younger share?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00William.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05How many years of marriage does the diamond wedding celebrate?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- 50.- 60.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12The two bones that make up the forearm are the ulna and which other?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- Femur.- Radius.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Which surname is shared by US childcare author
0:10:18 > 0:10:22and a half-Vulcan character in the original Star Trek series?
0:10:22 > 0:10:23Spock.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28In the arts, which style came first, rococo or baroque?
0:10:28 > 0:10:29Baroque.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- Bank.- What P is a claimant to someone else's throne?
0:10:33 > 0:10:39Examples being James Edward Stuart and his son Bonnie Prince Charlie?
0:10:39 > 0:10:40- Pass.- Pretender.
0:10:40 > 0:10:47Which rock band recorded the albums Bleach, Nevermind and In Utero in the 1990s?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- U2.- Nirvana.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55In TV, which actor formed a comedy duo with Stephen Fry in their own sketch show?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Hugh Laurie.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01What S is a term for a treeless tropical grassland?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Savannah.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09In international post, par avion indicate travel by which means?
0:11:09 > 0:11:10By air.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Which group of people does a xenophobe hate?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- Women.- No, foreigners.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21In biology, the temporal lobe is found in which organ of the body?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- The ear.- Brain.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26In Chinese cooking, what is a wok, a pan or a ladle?
0:11:26 > 0:11:29A pan.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Bank.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Time's up.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39You banked only £170.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Who is dazed and confused?
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Who sadly is not the brightest bulb in the pack?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:49 > 0:11:55As the only player to get all her answers wrong, Lisa is the weakest link.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00The strongest link is Janet, but will the voting reflect reality.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24We have a tie, team.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Hannah and Lisa, four votes each.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Hannah, remind me what you do.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- I'm a medical student. - A medical student.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- Soon to be Dr Hannah.- Yeah.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- What year are you in? - My fourth year.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- Have you taken anyone's temperature yet?- And other things.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47What other things?
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- I've taken blood, Anne. - What did Lisa do to upset you?
0:12:51 > 0:12:54She got three questions wrong.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57OK.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Lisa.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Yes.- You're in customer services.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06- I certainly am, Anne.- Do you tell customers they're wrong?
0:13:06 > 0:13:11I don't tell anyone they're wrong. We make sure the customer's right.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Do you do it in that sing-song voice?
0:13:14 > 0:13:19- I don't use a sing-song voice. I do positive...- You do what positively?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22I do it positively with sexy words.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24What sexy words?
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Certainly is the sexiest word in the English language.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Go on.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32And definitely.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35I can. I will. Ensure.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Why Hannah?
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Aside from me, she got the most questions wrong.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44She was also weaker in the first round.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Right, when the vote's tied,
0:13:46 > 0:13:51the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote. Janet.
0:13:51 > 0:13:58You have a choice between Lisa, who has sexy language, and soon-to-be Dr Hannah. Who do you want rid of?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01I'll stick to Lisa.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06- Why?- Because when I make a decision, I make it.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10Lisa, certainly, I can promise you, definitely,
0:14:10 > 0:14:15we can...call you the weakest link.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Goodbye.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25I'm gutted that I'm voted off.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I was the weakest link in that round.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33However I was much stronger in the first round and I'm not very impressed.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35I'd like to see John go next.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37He thinks he's the cleverest.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40He thinks he's a super quiz hero.
0:14:40 > 0:14:46And, quite frankly, he's the most irritating person I can recall meeting recently.
0:14:48 > 0:14:54Round Three. You've won £470 out of a possible £2,000. Seven of you left.
0:14:54 > 0:15:00Ten seconds off your time. We start with the strongest link. That's Janet.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Start the clock.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06In maths, what is 62 times three?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09186.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14Which former member of the pop group Take That had a No.1 UK hit with Millennium?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Robbie Williams.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19In which park is London Zoo?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Regent's Park.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- Bank.- In the film The Bodyguard, who played the title role?
0:15:25 > 0:15:26Kevin Costner.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31The Archbishop of Canterbury, between 1980 and 1991, was Robert who?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Runcie.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37What is the name of the county town of Suffolk?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- I've no idea, Anne.- Ipswich.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44Which Shakespearean lovers are the subject of a symphony by Berlioz,
0:15:44 > 0:15:48an overture by Tchaikovsky and a ballet by Prokofiev?
0:15:48 > 0:15:49Romeo and Juliet.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54In money, is the obverse side of a coin heads or tails?
0:15:54 > 0:15:55- Tails.- Heads.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59What are the segments of a garlic bulb called?
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Cloves.
0:16:00 > 0:16:06What M is the journey undertaken by animals to other feeding and breeding areas?
0:16:06 > 0:16:07Migration.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- Bank.- In music, Roger Daltry was the lead singer of which rock group?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- The Rolling Stones.- The Who.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- I don't know, Anne. - Douglas Adams.
0:16:21 > 0:16:27What E is a word of French derivation meaning rules that govern personal behaviour?
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Etiquette.
0:16:29 > 0:16:36Which type of bee lives in small colonies underground and is noted for its loud hum?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- Honeybee.- Bumble.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42In the TV cartoons, whose enemy was Officer Dibble?
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Top Cat.
0:16:43 > 0:16:49Which pop band recorded the best-selling 1980s album Brothers In Arms?
0:16:49 > 0:16:50Dire Straits.
0:16:50 > 0:16:56- Bank.- On boats, what R is the name for an external, vertical flap used for steering?
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Rudder.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Which newspaper is known in rhyming slang as the currant bun?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04The Sun.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Which actress starred in Dr Zhivago and Billy Liar?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- I don't know.- Julie Christie.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12What is a quince, a bird or a fruit?
0:17:12 > 0:17:14It's a fruit.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19Lech and St Anton are popular holiday resorts in which European country?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- Italy.- Austria.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26What F is a pattern of ridges in the skin,
0:17:26 > 0:17:31unique to an individual and used in the identification of criminals?
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- Forum.- Fingerprint.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Which Asian city hosted the summer Olympic games in 1988?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Seoul.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- Bank.- Which eccentric English fashion designer...
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Time is up.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52You banked £220.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57Let me advise you that kindness does not count.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Push off the pathetic. Ditch the dunce.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:05 > 0:18:11With the most correct answers, Gavin is the strongest link for the second time.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15According to the statistics, Rob is the weakest link,
0:18:15 > 0:18:17but whose game is now over?
0:18:18 > 0:18:22It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Gavin,
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- what do you do?- I'm an IT analyst.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Oh, that sounds such fun. Explain it to me.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50I cope with web pages, I test the performance of handsets.
0:18:50 > 0:18:51Anything, really.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54And the earring in your ear...
0:18:54 > 0:18:57what's the purpose of that?
0:18:57 > 0:19:01It's a painful reminder of my university days.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Oh, you've been to university, have you?
0:19:04 > 0:19:09- I went to York and Kent. - Two universities?- Yes, two.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Why have you voted for Rob?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15He drove buses through our village, woke me up in the mornings.
0:19:15 > 0:19:22He got a few questions wrong, so the combination of the two made me put pen to paper.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- So, Janet, you're a police officer. - Yes.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28How long have you been a police officer?
0:19:28 > 0:19:30About 12½ years.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35And in those 12½ years, PC Janet, have you ever taken fingerprints?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- Probably every day of my career. - OK.
0:19:37 > 0:19:45Can you explain, when I ask an easy question, to which the answer is fingerprints, you can't answer?
0:19:45 > 0:19:49I was thinking of walls, of everything, but not fingerprints.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Oh. Is that funny?
0:19:51 > 0:19:54It is to me, because it was so silly.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57And what did Rob do that was sillier?
0:19:57 > 0:20:02- He got a few questions wrong and he seemed to stick out in the crowd. - Right.
0:20:02 > 0:20:08Well, the multi-talented Rob, who can not only drive a bus, but take the fares,
0:20:08 > 0:20:11you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22I don't think I deserved to be voted off more than anyone else.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26I was asked at least two literature questions.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29The minute Anne said who wrote XXX-book,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32I panicked before she finished the question.
0:20:34 > 0:20:40Round Four. £690 banked so far, out of potential prize money of £3,000.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Six of you left. Ten seconds comes off your time.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45You now have 2½ minutes.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49We start with the strongest link from last time. Gavin.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Start the clock.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58Which meat is typically used in a quiche Lorraine?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- Ham. - Bacon, but I'll accept ham.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Who did Lady Caroline Lamb describe
0:21:04 > 0:21:08as mad, bad and dangerous to know, Byron or Keats?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- Keats.- Byron.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14In British politics, who was prime minister from 1990 to 1997?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17John Major.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Which city is further south, Aberdeen or Glasgow?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Glasgow.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28Which actress starred in When Harry Met Sally and You've Got Mail?
0:21:29 > 0:21:30Meg Ryan.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35- Bank.- Which ancient civilisation constructed the buildings
0:21:35 > 0:21:37of the Acropolis in Athens?
0:21:37 > 0:21:39The Greeks.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44The Buddha is believed to have achieved enlightenment
0:21:44 > 0:21:47under which type of tree, fig or apple?
0:21:47 > 0:21:48Fig.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Which Stuart king liked a particular breed of spaniel so much
0:21:52 > 0:21:55that it's now named after him?
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- King Charles. - I'll accept. Charles II.
0:21:57 > 0:22:03- Bank.- Which activity involves using implements like colanders and griddles?
0:22:03 > 0:22:04Cooking.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09What O is the Russian port in which the battleship Potemkin
0:22:09 > 0:22:12was moored during the famous mutiny of 1905?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- Omsk.- Odessa.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19Which alcoholic spirit is traditionally distilled from beer
0:22:19 > 0:22:23or a similarly fermented mash of cereal grain?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Brandy.- Whisky.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30What name is given to plants that keep their leaves throughout the year?
0:22:30 > 0:22:31Evergreen.
0:22:31 > 0:22:37In which 1992 film did the Tim Roth character Mr Orange meet a gruesome death?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Reservoir Dogs.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- Bank.- What H is a term applied to athletics track events
0:22:43 > 0:22:48in which runners must leap across upright frames as they race?
0:22:48 > 0:22:49Hurdling.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Which popular Indian restaurant dish,
0:22:52 > 0:22:56originating from Pakistan, translates as bucket?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Balti.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04- Bank. - What is the background colour on a fire equipment sign?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Red.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Which animal goes to a farrier to be fitted with shoes?
0:23:11 > 0:23:12A horse.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14In the book by Mary Shelley
0:23:14 > 0:23:19the doctor who creates a living man from body parts is Victor who?
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Frankenstein.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- Bank.- What's the surname of brothers Gary and...
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Time is up. I cannot complete the question.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32You won £400.
0:23:32 > 0:23:38But who has turned out not to be the brightest crayon in the box?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Who is running on empty?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48According to the statistics, the weakest link is Martin.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53The strongest link is Janet, but who will lose out in the vote?
0:23:53 > 0:23:58Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13'Two universities' Gavin,
0:24:13 > 0:24:15why John?
0:24:18 > 0:24:22I know a few people got one question wrong in that round
0:24:22 > 0:24:25but his question sprang to mind.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- Daphne.- Yes.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33- You're very keen on getting rid of John.- It rhymes with "gone".
0:24:33 > 0:24:35John who rhymes with "gone",
0:24:35 > 0:24:39with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48I'm annoyed to be voted off by such losers.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52They picked on me because I was on my own at the end
0:24:52 > 0:24:54and I think they're all scared of me.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59Hannah will go next. She's been on borrowed time for a few rounds.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Round Five.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Your total is...
0:25:03 > 0:25:05..out of a possible £4,000.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10Five of you left. Another 10 seconds coming off the time.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12We start with the strongest link - Janet.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Start the clock.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20In Scandinavian folklore, what T is a malicious dwarf?
0:25:21 > 0:25:22Troll.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27By what name is a facsimile transmission more commonly known?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Fax.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Which city is the capital of The Netherlands?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36A-Amsterdam.
0:25:36 > 0:25:42Which German physicist said, "God does not play dice with the universe"?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- Nietzsche.- Albert Einstein.
0:25:45 > 0:25:51What name is given to the family of fruits that includes grapefruits and lemons?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Citrus.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58Which member of the pop group The Police appeared in Quadrophenia?
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Sting.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04In Moonlighting, which actress played the female lead?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06- Cher.- No, Cybill Shepherd.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- Bank.- In fashion, where would a choker be worn?
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Round the neck.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17In the Christian calendar, what day is celebrated on 1st November?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20All Saints' Day.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Bank. - Which US director/actor said,
0:26:23 > 0:26:28"If my film makes one person more miserable I've done my job."
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Alfred Hitchcock.- Woody Allen.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35During which battle was Admiral Horatio Nelson killed?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- The Battle of Waterloo. - Trafalgar.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Which gland situated in the throat below the larynx
0:26:42 > 0:26:44controls the rate of metabolism?
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- Pass.- Thyroid.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49How many millimetres are in a centimetre?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- 100. 10.- 10.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56Which sport do Englishmen Peter Ebdon and Ronnie O'Sullivan play?
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Snooker.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03In World War II, V-1 missiles were colloquially known by what name?
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Doodlebugs.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09In which country is the ferry port of St Malo?
0:27:09 > 0:27:11France.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15- Bank.- In music, I'm Every Woman and Ain't Nobody
0:27:15 > 0:27:18were 1989 hit singles for which soul singer?
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- Whitney Houston.- Chaka Khan.
0:27:21 > 0:27:27The growth of which French artist born in 1864 was stunted by childhood accidents?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Toulouse-Lautrec.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34- Bank.- Sunflower oil is obtained from which part of the sunflower?
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- Seeds.- Martin.- Bank.
0:27:40 > 0:27:46Time is up. Not very impressive. £190.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50If brains were taxed, who would get a refund?
0:27:50 > 0:27:52It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58For the first time in the game, Hannah is the strongest link.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03Gavin is the weakest. He answered the most questions incorrectly.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05But he did bank the most money.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09But will that be enough to save him from the vote?
0:28:09 > 0:28:14Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27We have a five-way tie.
0:28:27 > 0:28:33Daphne, Gavin, Hannah, Janet and Martin - one vote each.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Martin.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- Yes, Anne.- Why Daphne?
0:28:37 > 0:28:40I thought it was a close call between
0:28:40 > 0:28:45Daphne and Gavin, but Gavin's been strong up until this round,
0:28:45 > 0:28:47so, I voted for Daphne.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49PC Janet.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- Why Gavin?- Er, I was aware
0:28:52 > 0:28:55he got two questions wrong and he was next to me.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57It was between him and Daphne.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00'Two universities' Gavin.
0:29:00 > 0:29:05- Why Hannah?- I was upset that I'd got most of my questions wrong,
0:29:05 > 0:29:08so I ignored Daphne and just noticed Hannah.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- She only got one wrong... - Two universities
0:29:11 > 0:29:15and you still can't say a straight sentence.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Daphne.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22- Why Janet? Do you not like police officers? - Yes, I like police officers.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26But John's gone, and Janet and John go together.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28The strongest link was Hannah.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32You have absolutely no need to be fair, Hannah.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37Who do you dislike so much, you don't want to see them any more?
0:29:37 > 0:29:39I don't dislike anyone.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42But I'm actually going to go for Daphne.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Because?
0:29:45 > 0:29:51- Because in retrospect, I think Martin probably did better overall. - OK.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Well, it was Daphne's wish
0:29:54 > 0:29:56that Janet went with John.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03You can't always have what you want in this life, Daphne.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14I'm really cross at being voted off.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17I didn't think I was the weakest link,
0:30:17 > 0:30:22and Hannah should have stood with the person she voted for.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25I'm very upset and I hope she's the next one off.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32Round Six. So far you've won...
0:30:32 > 0:30:34..out of a possible £5,000.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38There are four of you left. We're cutting another 10 seconds.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41We start with the strongest link - Dr Hannah.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Start the clock.
0:30:46 > 0:30:52Which floor covering made from linseed oil and other materials stuck to felt backing
0:30:52 > 0:30:55was invented by Frederick Walton?
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- Don't know.- Linoleum.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01In first aid, triangular and roller are types of what?
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Bandage.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06In which sport would a competitor carry a quiver?
0:31:06 > 0:31:07Archery.
0:31:07 > 0:31:14In the film American Beauty, the actress who starred with Kevin Spacey was Annette who?
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- Fielding.- Benning.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21In the animal kingdom, the terms round, flat and segmented
0:31:21 > 0:31:24categorise which type of invertebrate?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- Fish.- Worm.
0:31:26 > 0:31:32Which country consists of two principal islands - North Island and South Island?
0:31:32 > 0:31:34New Zealand.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37The opening credits to which Roald Dahl creation
0:31:37 > 0:31:41showed a silhouetted woman dancing in flames?
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- I can't remember. - Tales Of The Unexpected.
0:31:43 > 0:31:49Which serving British PM was at the signing of the 1990 Treaty of Versailles?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- John Major. - No, David Lloyd George.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57In religion, Brahmans belong to the priestly caste of which faith?
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- Church of England. - No, Hinduism.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07In modern literature, who wrote the novels A Time To Kill and The Testament?
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- Michael Crichton. - John Grisham.
0:32:10 > 0:32:16Which blind American singer had a 1962 UK No.1 single I Can't Stop Loving You?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- Stevie Wonder.- Ray Charles.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23Expressed in its lowest terms, what is one third of three-quarters?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- A twelfth.- One quarter.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29In music, who composed the opera Tosca?
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Puccini.
0:32:31 > 0:32:36Which city on the south coast of England has a port on the Tamar Estuary?
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- Exeter.- Plymouth.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46By what name is racing driver John Young Stewart better known?
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- Jimmy Stewart.- Jackie Stewart.
0:32:48 > 0:32:53In the 1968 film Barbarella, which actress played the lead role?
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- Pass.- Jane Fonda.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57In British wildlife...
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Spectacular!
0:33:02 > 0:33:08You banked zero, zilch, nothing.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13It'll be hard to decide, but whose hopes deserve to be dashed?
0:33:13 > 0:33:16It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:33:17 > 0:33:23As the player who gave the most correct answers, Martin is the strongest.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27The statistics reveal that Gavin is the weakest link again.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30But can he survive another vote?
0:33:30 > 0:33:35Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Martin, why Gavin?
0:33:48 > 0:33:53I thought it was a toss up between Gavin and Hannah.
0:33:53 > 0:33:59Hannah saved my bacon on the last round, so I couldn't vote her out. It had to be Gav.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03PC Janet, why Gavin?
0:34:03 > 0:34:08I thought we were all terrible, then. It was a hard decision,
0:34:08 > 0:34:10but I felt Gavin was the worst.
0:34:10 > 0:34:17There you go. Two universities and he thinks that John Major was PM at the end of WWI.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31I'm disappointed I've been voted off, but I did have two atrocious rounds.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35I think Hannah will be voted off next. She's been fairly poor
0:34:35 > 0:34:37in the last two rounds.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Round Seven. You've won...
0:34:42 > 0:34:45..out of a possible £6,000.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Three of you left. 10 seconds off.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51We start with the strongest link - that's Martin.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Start the clock.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59In which decade was the first space shuttle launched?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01The '80s.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06Of which material are the slippers made that Cinderella wears?
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Glass.
0:35:08 > 0:35:13In medicine, phrenology is a discredited study of personality
0:35:13 > 0:35:17based on analysing bumps on which part of the body?
0:35:17 > 0:35:18The head.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- Bank.- What's the official language of Morocco?
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- Spanish.- Arabic.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30In music, a 7" record would normally be played at how many RPMs?
0:35:30 > 0:35:3245.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35In 1517, the German monk and theologian
0:35:35 > 0:35:39who became a Protestant reformer was Martin who?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Luther.
0:35:41 > 0:35:46- Bank.- The national flag of Cyprus features two branches of which tree?
0:35:49 > 0:35:50Olive.
0:35:50 > 0:35:56In TV, in which hospital drama did actress Claire Goose play Tina Seabrook?
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- Nurses.- Casualty.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02What is the medical name for the breastbone?
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Sternum.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08The manta is a variety of which sea fish?
0:36:08 > 0:36:09Ray.
0:36:09 > 0:36:15Which museum in Madrid has the greatest collection of Spanish paintings?
0:36:15 > 0:36:17- The Tate.- The Prado.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22In WWI, in which country did the Battle of Ypres take place?
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- France.- Belgium.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28In music, by what stage name was Ernest Evans known
0:36:28 > 0:36:31when he sang Let's Twist Again in 1961?
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Chubby Checker.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37How many times does the earth orbit the sun in one year?
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Once.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44- Bank.- Which son of the Queen is associated with real tennis?
0:36:44 > 0:36:45Edward.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- Bank.- In fashion, of what is broderie anglaise a form?
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Embroidery.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- Bank. - In the Pink Panther films...
0:36:57 > 0:37:01Time is up. I cannot complete the question.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06You banked £240. In Round Eight, you get a chance to treble what you bank.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09So, there's £3,000 to be won.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14The question is, who do you hang on to? Who do you get rid of?
0:37:14 > 0:37:20Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.
0:37:21 > 0:37:27Having got the most answers wrong, Janet is statistically the weakest link.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31For the second consecutive round, Martin is the strongest.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36But what will the others consider as they cast their final vote?
0:37:36 > 0:37:41Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:51 > 0:37:56- PC Janet, why Martin? - I thought I was the weakest. I had to vote for somebody,
0:37:56 > 0:37:59so I picked Martin.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- So you voted for the strongest link?- Did I?
0:38:02 > 0:38:08- As a police officer, you think that was honest?- Not so much honest, but a choice between two.
0:38:08 > 0:38:14I hope the criminals who come face to face with you can get away with saying that.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Martin.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21- Yes.- The girls don't want you in their playground.- No.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34I'm gutted to be voted off at this stage.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Stitched up by the Old Bill or what?
0:38:36 > 0:38:40That was not a fair cop, definitely not.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Round Eight.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45There's...
0:38:45 > 0:38:49..in the bank, out of a possible £7,000. Janet and Hannah.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Two of you left. You have 90 seconds.
0:38:52 > 0:38:58Whatever you win will be trebled and added to your total to make your prize money.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01So £3,000 is at stake. You voted off
0:39:01 > 0:39:06the strongest link, so we'll start with the second strongest - Hannah.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Start the clock.
0:39:10 > 0:39:16In the 1960s, which company built Pegasus engines for the Harrier jump jet?
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Rolls Royce.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22What was the first name of Custer, the 19th-C US general?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- John.- No, George.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28Which TV series transmitted in the UK between 1976 and 1981
0:39:28 > 0:39:32featured the puppets Statler and Waldorf?
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- The Wombles.- The Muppet Show.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38Okra is sometimes referred to as ladies' what?
0:39:38 > 0:39:39Fingers.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44- Bank.- In theoretical physics, what is the fourth dimension?
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- Space.- Time.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50Who wrote the novel The Life And Loves Of A She-Devil?
0:39:50 > 0:39:51- Don't know.- Fay Weldon.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Which actor did actress Uma Thurman marry in 1998?
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Ethan Hawke.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- Bank.- In photography, for what does SLR stand?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Single-lens reflex.
0:40:02 > 0:40:08- Bank.- In opera, which male voice lies between tenor and bass?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- Alto.- No, baritone.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15The presidential candidate assassinated in LA in 1968 was Robert who?
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- Pass.- Kennedy.
0:40:17 > 0:40:23In 1995, of which national newspaper was Piers Morgan appointed editor?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- The Sun.- The Daily Mirror.
0:40:25 > 0:40:30Hydrophobia is an alternative name for which disease?
0:40:30 > 0:40:31- Water on the brain.- Rabies.
0:40:31 > 0:40:37Which American pianist born in 1868 was famous for his ragtime compositions?
0:40:37 > 0:40:41- Don't know.- Scott Joplin.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44In geography, which major US...
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Time's up.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51You banked £60, which we'll treble and add to your previous winnings.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54That means prize money today of...
0:40:54 > 0:41:01Only one of you can win, so now you play against each other. I'll ask alternate questions.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Best of five. Whoever answers the most, wins.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07It's as simple as that. So Janet and Hannah,
0:41:07 > 0:41:13for £1,700, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:41:14 > 0:41:20- Janet, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first.- I'd like to.
0:41:25 > 0:41:33Janet, which American composer wrote the musicals A Little Night Music and Into The Woods?
0:41:34 > 0:41:39- Leonard Bernstein.- No, the correct answer is Stephen Sondheim.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Hannah.
0:41:41 > 0:41:48In literature, in Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice, how many daughters does Mrs Bennet have?
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- Five.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54Janet.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59In nature, the name of which family of enormous Californian trees
0:41:59 > 0:42:06is also the surname of a one-time Tory Party leadership contender?
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- Redwood. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Hannah.
0:42:11 > 0:42:20In geography, the Torres Strait is a shallow stretch of water between Papua New Guinea and which country?
0:42:21 > 0:42:25- Indonesia.- No, the correct answer is Australia.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30Janet. In entertainment, Mark Norman and which other playwright
0:42:30 > 0:42:34wrote the award-winning screenplay Shakespeare In Love?
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- I don't know. - The correct answer is Tom Stoppard.
0:42:40 > 0:42:50Hannah. In astronomy, on a zodiac, how many degrees of the circle does each sign occupy?
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- 30.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:55 > 0:43:03Janet. In British wildlife, what type of creature is a ring ouzel?
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- A monkey. - No, the correct answer is bird.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15Hannah, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17So, for £1,700...
0:43:17 > 0:43:22In England, which seaside resort on the northwest coast
0:43:22 > 0:43:26has three piers and a tower?
0:43:26 > 0:43:29- Blackpool. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:33 > 0:43:37That means, Hannah, you are today's strongest link
0:43:37 > 0:43:42and you go away with...
0:43:42 > 0:43:45Janet, you leave with nothing.
0:43:45 > 0:43:50Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:50 > 0:43:54No-one at university thought I'd win, but they'll be chuffed.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57My overall performance was really good,
0:43:57 > 0:44:00apart from the F word, fingerprints.
0:44:00 > 0:44:02I do that every day of the week.
0:44:02 > 0:44:07I'm just going to look a fool when I go back to work, but that's life.
0:44:07 > 0:44:12Students always get a hard time. No-one gives them credit.
0:44:12 > 0:44:14This will show them we're not all dense.
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