0:00:03 > 0:00:07Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Only one will win up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:15The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to the Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:37 > 0:00:42They've only just met, but to get the prize money must work together.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45However, eight will leave with nothing
0:00:45 > 0:00:50as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57I'm Bob, I'm 53, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and I'm a plumber.
0:00:57 > 0:01:03I'm Ronnie, I'm 38, from Chester-le-Street and I'm a customs specialist.
0:01:04 > 0:01:10I'm Peter, I'm 63, from Great Yarmouth and I'm a process worker in the water industry.
0:01:10 > 0:01:18I'm Donna, I'm 29, from Gloucestershire, and I'm am account manager.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22I'm Robbie, 46, from Nottinghamshire and I'm a police officer.
0:01:22 > 0:01:29I'm Jane, I'm 60, I'm from Eastbourne and I'm a part-time education consultant.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34I'm Jon, 37, from Bath, and I'm a company owner.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39I'm Carole, I'm 47, from Charlton and I'm a test architect.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45I'm Joe, I'm 23, from Swansea and I'm a film and television extra.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50OK, just to remind you, in each round there's £1,000 to be won.
0:01:50 > 0:01:58The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers. Break it and you lose the money in the chain.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Say, "Bank!" before the question and it's safe.
0:02:01 > 0:02:08Round 1. Three minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12That's you, Bob. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:16 > 0:02:22In a standard manual car, what is the common name of the middle foot pedal
0:02:22 > 0:02:24that is used to decrease speed?
0:02:24 > 0:02:30- Brake.- Correct. In medicine, the UK organisation founded in 1948,
0:02:30 > 0:02:35often known by the abbreviation NHS, has what full name?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- National Health Service.- Correct.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43In language, the word "moo" is commonly used to represent the sound of which farm animal?
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- Cow.- Correct. In maths, what is 11 minus 1?
0:02:47 > 0:02:55- 10.- Correct. In media technology, television sets with an aspect ratio of 16:9
0:02:55 > 0:02:59are described as what - sunscreen or widescreen?
0:02:59 > 0:03:05- Widescreen.- Correct. In dining etiquette, from the perspective of the person eating,
0:03:05 > 0:03:11the fork intended for the main course is conventionally laid to which side of a place setting?
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- The left.- Correct. If something upright is referred to as vertical,
0:03:15 > 0:03:19what H describes something that is lying down?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Horizontal.- Correct.- Bank.
0:03:22 > 0:03:28In winter accessories, gloves and mittens are designed to be worn on which parts of the body?
0:03:28 > 0:03:34- Hands.- Correct. In expressions, when dejected people resort to heavy drinking,
0:03:34 > 0:03:36they are drowning their what?
0:03:36 > 0:03:41- Sorrows.- Correct. At a rock concert,
0:03:41 > 0:03:48climbing onstage then jumping into the audience to be caught is stage coaching or stage diving?
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- Stage diving.- Correct. In Royal Mail services,
0:03:52 > 0:03:57parcels that contain fragile objects are often labelled "Handle with..."?
0:03:57 > 0:04:04- Care.- Correct. In TV, the drama series London's Burning, first shown from 1988 to 2002,
0:04:04 > 0:04:09was primarily about which of the three main emergency services?
0:04:09 > 0:04:16- Fire Brigade.- Correct. In pastimes, which popular board game for two people has playing pieces
0:04:16 > 0:04:20that include four knights, four rooks and two queens?
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Chess.- Correct.- Bank. - In the housing...
0:04:26 > 0:04:33OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target. That money will go through, but one of you will not.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Who might lose you money in the rounds to come?
0:04:37 > 0:04:42Who are you unsure about? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47The statistics show that Donna is the strongest link.
0:04:47 > 0:04:54The weakest link is Joe, but will the other players consider that when casting their votes?
0:04:54 > 0:04:59Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Carole.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Carole.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Carole.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Joe.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Jane.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Donna.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Carole.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15Peter.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Carole.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- Where are you from, Jon?- Bath. - Yeah, and what do you do?
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- I run a small market research company.- Do you?- I do.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Are you the chairman or managing director?- I'd say company owner.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36- Are you a house owner?- I am, yes. - Yes. And a fridge owner?
0:05:36 > 0:05:41- I do own a fridge.- And a car owner? - I do.- There's no end to it.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- I'm a very wealthy man!- Are you?- Mm.
0:05:44 > 0:05:51- And what are you researching? - Consumer trends. - Big office?- No, I work from home.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56- So you're not an office owner?- No. - And you mastermind this all from the spare bedroom?
0:05:56 > 0:06:02- It was. Now it's the dining room. I'm expanding.- Are you qualified to be a market research boss?
0:06:02 > 0:06:07- No.- Very firm about that. What are you qualified in?- Nothing.
0:06:07 > 0:06:13- Why Carole?- Carole's lovely, but she banked too early, I'm afraid.
0:06:13 > 0:06:19- Where are you from, Ronnie? - I live in Chester-le-Street, but originally from Liverpool.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24- What do you do?- I'm a customs specialist.- What customs are those?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Imports and exports.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- What do you do in your spare time? - I like to do flower arranging.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- What else?- I sing.- Put your board down. What can you sing?
0:06:35 > 0:06:41- My favourite karaoke tune is Guns'n'Roses.- "Goons'n'Roses"? OK, off you go.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44# She's got a smile that seems to me
0:06:44 > 0:06:48# Reminds me of childhood memories
0:06:48 > 0:06:54- # Where everything was as fresh... # - Hang on. Could you do that in a Scouse accent?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- I can't!- Go on, try.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- SCOUSE: - # She's got a smile that... #
0:07:00 > 0:07:05So much better! Put your board up. Why Carole?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07She banked too early. Sorry, Carole.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12- What do you do, Joe? - I'm a film and TV extra.- Where?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15I'm based in Swansea, but I often commute to London.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20- Well, everyone's extra in Swansea. Surplus to requirements.- They are.
0:07:20 > 0:07:26- Is it full-time work as an extra? - No, I'm also a croupier. - What have you starred in so far?
0:07:26 > 0:07:32- Captain America was the last film. - What did you have to say?- Very little.- Did you say anything?- No.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37- Have you ever had a speaking part? - No.- And any Welsh films?
0:07:37 > 0:07:43- Not Welsh-based films, but... - You could star in Ramboyo, couldn't you?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- I could do.- Or Dai Hard. - Potentially.- Yes.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- Why Carole?- Because she didn't back herself and decided to bank.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Carole, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06When I get home tonight, my friends and family are going to be laughing their socks off.
0:08:06 > 0:08:13The halls will reverberate to, "Yes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!" for at least a month!
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Round 2. In the bank, £1,000. We now take 10 seconds off your time.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25We'll start with the strongest link. That's Donna. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Start the clock.
0:08:27 > 0:08:34In nature, when its waves are irregular with short intervals, the sea is zippy or choppy?
0:08:34 > 0:08:40- Choppy.- Correct. In human anatomy, the philtrum is the groove that runs from the top of the upper lip
0:08:40 > 0:08:42to the base of which organ?
0:08:42 > 0:08:48- Nose.- Correct. In publishing, the usual term for a person who checks and scrutinises
0:08:48 > 0:08:52the first printing of a book and marks errors is a proof what?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Editor.- Reader.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01In sport, what V is the stroke that's not allowed in table tennis, but is compulsory in badminton?
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- Volley.- Correct. In the expression "carrot and stick"
0:09:05 > 0:09:11that refers to methods of persuasion, which of the two is an enticement rather than punishment?
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- The carrot.- Correct. In geography,
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Andorra is a land-locked principality in which continent?
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- Europe.- Correct. In an English court of law,
0:09:23 > 0:09:27the space called the dock is occupied by the judge or accused?
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- Accused.- Correct. In definitions, which word means discarded rubbish
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- and a number of animals born at a single birth?- Multiple.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41Litter. In TV, the retail adviser with the surname Portas,
0:09:41 > 0:09:47who has been referred to as Queen of Shops and Queen of Frocks has what first name?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- Christine?- Mary.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53In maths, what is one-fifth expressed as a percentage?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55One-twentieth.
0:09:55 > 0:10:0120%. In psychology, the French term for the feeling of remembering something that, in fact,
0:10:01 > 0:10:05one is experiencing for the first time is deja what?
0:10:05 > 0:10:12- Vu.- Correct. In pop music, the rapper Dappy, who had a UK number one single in 2011
0:10:12 > 0:10:16with No Regrets, had previously been in the charts with which group?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- N-Dubz.- Correct. In children's literature,
0:10:21 > 0:10:27in 1929 JM Barrie donated the copyright of which of his plays to Great Ormond Street Hospital?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- Pass.- Peter Pan.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35In animal anatomy, body parts called the crop and the gizzard
0:10:35 > 0:10:39exist in the digestive system of a pig or a pigeon?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- Pigeon.- Correct.
0:10:41 > 0:10:47In cinema, the title of which Oscar-winning 2000 film is a word for a captive
0:10:47 > 0:10:50made to fight in an arena in Ancient Rome?
0:10:50 > 0:10:56- Gladiator.- Correct.- Bank. - In Asian geography, what K is the capital city of Afghanistan?
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- Kabul.- Correct. In an expression derived from the practice
0:11:00 > 0:11:06of accepting money to join the military, a soldier who agreed to enlist was said to take
0:11:06 > 0:11:09the King or Queen's what?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- Money.- Shilling.
0:11:11 > 0:11:17In golf, the facility at which players may practise their swings is called a shooting range or...
0:11:19 > 0:11:24Time's up. I can't complete the question. You only won £50.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29Who thinks Francis Bacon invented the sandwich?
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Who's flawless and who's brainless? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37With the most wrong answers, Donna is the weakest link.
0:11:37 > 0:11:44Statistically, Ronnie is the strongest link, but who will the team want off?
0:11:44 > 0:11:49Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Peter.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53Robbie.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Robbie.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Jane.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Jane.
0:11:59 > 0:12:00Joe.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Peter.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Peter.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13- Where are you from, Bob? - Newcastle-upon-Tyne.- And what do you do there?- I'm a plumber.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18- Are you installing new plumbing? - Mostly, yes.
0:12:18 > 0:12:24So if you go to a house, do they tend to have any idea what the problem is?
0:12:24 > 0:12:30- You mean they do a little bit of DIY?- Is that what happens? - Sometimes.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- And that causes a plumbing problem? - Naturally.- Like what?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Flood their kitchen or bathroom.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- How do they do that? - By trying to change a pair of taps.
0:12:41 > 0:12:47- Does it need a qualified person to change the taps?- I would say so. - OK, put your board down.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50How do you change the taps?
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Here you go...
0:12:54 > 0:12:59- Kitchen doors open.- Yeah. I can do that.- Can you?- Yeah.
0:12:59 > 0:13:06You've got to get in, change the taps. You've got a special tool, a monument spanner.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10OK, so if I get down on my knees with that I can do it myself.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- Er, no.- Why not? - Because you're not qualified.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19- What are you going to do that I couldn't do?- Turn it the right way.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- OK, show me which way. - It's anti-clockwise.- OK, I know now.
0:13:23 > 0:13:29- So we're there, are we? - Yep, take it off, unscrew the nut, take the tap off.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34- New tap, put that in, tighten it up. - Yeah.- Tighten on.
0:13:34 > 0:13:41There's no problem. Jump up. So all you need is a monument spanner and you do it anti-clockwise.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Well, no.- What do you mean, "No!"?
0:13:45 > 0:13:47What else is there to do?
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- You could disturb other joints. - OK, so...
0:13:51 > 0:13:56Down on my knees, open the kitchen door, the monument spanner, anti-clockwise,
0:13:56 > 0:14:01- don't knock anything else and I'm there.- Come work with me.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Put your board up. Why Peter?
0:14:03 > 0:14:08I believe Peter lost us the most money.
0:14:08 > 0:14:14Jon from Bath, who runs a company from his dining room. Have you got a monument spanner?
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- I do, actually. - Can you change the taps?- I have.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- See - another talent you hadn't mentioned.- But I'm not qualified.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27- Why Peter?- He got a question wrong and he banked a bit early.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Peter, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Although he voted against me, I'd like to see Bob win this.
0:14:40 > 0:14:47He's from Newcastle, he's got a brilliant sense of humour and he could hang on to the end.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Round 3. In the bank, £1,050. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58We'll start with big Ronnie. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Start the clock.
0:15:00 > 0:15:07In spelling, Tosca, the title of an opera by Puccini, is an anagram of which word for a sea shore?
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- Pass.- Coast.
0:15:12 > 0:15:18In international politics, an olive wreath and a world map appear in white on a blue background
0:15:18 > 0:15:21on the flag of which organisation?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- UNESCO.- The United Nations.
0:15:28 > 0:15:34In botany, what G is the common name of the family of plants that includes wheat, sugar cane and rye?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- Geranium.- Grass.
0:15:39 > 0:15:46In TV, in a 1982 animation based on a book by Raymond Briggs and often shown at Christmas,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49a boy goes for a magical skyride with which character?
0:15:49 > 0:15:56- A snowman.- Correct. In history, the rebellion against William Bligh in 1789 that became known
0:15:56 > 0:16:01as the Mutiny on the Bounty occurred in the southern part of which ocean?
0:16:01 > 0:16:08- Pacific.- Correct. In sub-atomic physics, an electron carries which charge - positive or negative?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- Positive.- Negative.
0:16:11 > 0:16:17In literature, the daydreamer created by James Thurber whose name now refers to anybody who indulges
0:16:17 > 0:16:21in unrealistic fantasies is Walter who?
0:16:21 > 0:16:27- Mitty.- Correct. In furniture, what O is a word that describes a type of small portable table
0:16:27 > 0:16:32because it is used at irregular intervals or a particular purpose?
0:16:32 > 0:16:38- Occasional.- Correct. In film, the 1981 romantic comedy set in Scotland starring John Gordon Sinclair
0:16:38 > 0:16:41and Dee Hepburn was Gregory's what?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- Peak.- Girl.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47In geography, which is the only one of the four main compass directions
0:16:47 > 0:16:51that does not feature in the name of a US state?
0:16:53 > 0:17:00- East.- Correct. In pop music, the style performed by artists such as Mary J Blige
0:17:00 > 0:17:04and Beyonce is called R&B or A&E?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- R&B.- Correct.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12In politics, the mark used by the monarch to indicate royal approval of state documents
0:17:12 > 0:17:15is the Great Seal of the what?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Kingdom?- Realm.
0:17:17 > 0:17:23In TV, in the 2011 UK version of the reality series The Bachelor,
0:17:23 > 0:17:2725 women competed for the attentions of which Welsh rugby player?
0:17:27 > 0:17:32- Gavin Henson.- Correct. In African wildlife,
0:17:32 > 0:17:38the big five most sought-after trophy animals were elephant, leopard, lion, buffalo and...?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Rhinoceros.- Correct.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Time's up. You won absolutely nothing.
0:17:47 > 0:17:55So who's the pirate in your pedalo? Who's the ice cream van in the Formula 1?
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04As the only player with all her answers wrong, Donna is still the weakest link.
0:18:04 > 0:18:11The strongest link, statistically, is Bob, but will the voting reflect reality?
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Donna.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Donna.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Ronnie.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Ronnie.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Ronnie.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Ronnie.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Ronnie.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Donna, you're lucky to still be here.- Very lucky.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44Put your board down. Is that bathing costume restricting your thinking?
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Possibly. Yeah, it might be.
0:18:47 > 0:18:53- Is there a reason you've come in your bathing costume? - Yes. The lights are so hot.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Move over for a proper look.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01- Oh, it's got a bottom to it.- Yes. - Oh, you can model it, can you? - Well, I try!
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- Are you good at modelling?- Yes, I can be.- Do you normally model?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Yes, part-time, I do.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10What's on the end of your chain?
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- "I love Barbados." - I see. Hop back.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- Is that your boyfriend? - No, my boyfriend - husband now - is Anthony.- Yes.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- But you still love Barbados.- Yes. - Why Ronnie?
0:19:25 > 0:19:31It was a difficult round, but I think the questions she got incorrect were the easier ones.
0:19:31 > 0:19:38- And yours were difficult? - I think they were difficult, yes. - Certainly too difficult for you.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- What do you do, Robbie?- I'm a police officer.- Where?- Chesterfield.
0:19:43 > 0:19:49- So are you a good cop? Bad cop? Not much cop?- Good cop, nice cop.
0:19:49 > 0:19:55- You're a nice cop?- Yes. - Hooligans - how do you treat them? - A stiff talking to.- Really?
0:19:55 > 0:20:00- Would you give me a stiff talking to?- I'd love to.- OK, let's hear it.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05Anne, move away from the...restaurant!
0:20:05 > 0:20:10- What restaurant? - In case you were there, kicking off. - What's a kicking off?
0:20:10 > 0:20:15- Chucking things about. Swearing. - What am I chucking about?
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- Food, insults. - But the food's inside.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24- I'd go in if they called me.- Yes. - Storm it.- That's very scary.- Yes.
0:20:24 > 0:20:31- Why Ronnie?- The question on coast was quite an easy one, I thought. - She's from Liverpool.- OK.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Ronnie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:20:40 > 0:20:46I don't think this team is very clever. You can see that from the amount of money they've banked.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Hardly anything. They won't get stronger. It'll just get worse.
0:20:52 > 0:20:58Round 4. And you're still at £1,050. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:20:58 > 0:21:04We'll start with the strongest link. That's Bob, who plumbs nearly as well as I do.
0:21:04 > 0:21:09Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14In fiction, the prolific author with the surname Steel, whose novels include Family Ties,
0:21:14 > 0:21:17has what first name?
0:21:17 > 0:21:23- Danielle.- Correct. In human biology, what G is a seven-letter word that goes before juice
0:21:23 > 0:21:27to give a name to the acidic digestive fluid in the stomach?
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- Gastric.- Correct.- Bank.- In maths, what is 112 divided by 2?
0:21:34 > 0:21:39- 58.- Even 56. In astronomy, the term galaxy derives
0:21:39 > 0:21:42from the Greek word for milk or jam?
0:21:42 > 0:21:49- Milk.- Correct. In pop music, the former guitarist with Oasis had a UK number one album in 2011
0:21:49 > 0:21:55with his debut solo release entitled Noel Gallagher's High Flying what?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58- Pigs?- Birds.
0:21:58 > 0:22:04In Northern Irish landmarks, both the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland cathedrals in Armagh
0:22:04 > 0:22:07are named after which saint?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- David.- Patrick.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16In film, the 2002 futuristic thriller starring Tom Cruise as a detective
0:22:16 > 0:22:21who is identified as a potential killer is entitled Minority what?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- Don't know, Anne.- Report.
0:22:25 > 0:22:32In vocabulary, what A is a term for a strong present smell, often used for that of freshly-ground coffee?
0:22:32 > 0:22:38- Aroma.- Correct.- Bank. - In children's TV, Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo first appeared in 1958
0:22:38 > 0:22:43in the cartoon series named after its canine hero Huckleberry who?
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- Finn.- Hound.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50In geography, in terms of surface area, which lake is the largest in Africa?
0:22:50 > 0:22:57- Victoria.- Correct. In art, the graphic designer who created the comic character Tank Girl
0:22:57 > 0:23:01and the virtual band Gorillaz is Jamie who?
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- I don't know.- Hewlett. In foreign language,
0:23:05 > 0:23:08papillon is the French word for which insect?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Ant.- Butterfly.
0:23:11 > 0:23:17In medieval fortification, what P is the name for a vertical framework of iron or timber
0:23:17 > 0:23:21at the entrance to a castle, lowered to repel attackers?
0:23:21 > 0:23:28- Portcullis.- Correct.- Bank. - In banking in the UK, a branch sort code has how many digits?
0:23:28 > 0:23:34- Six.- Correct.- Bank.- In pop music, which Australian singer has performed duets on UK hit singles
0:23:34 > 0:23:38with Nick Cave, Robbie Williams and Jason Donovan?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Kylie Minogue.- Correct.- Bank!
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Time's up. Your bank was in time.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Just as well. You won £130.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Who's your scrambled egghead?
0:23:50 > 0:23:56Who's your born leader and who's your born loser? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02Donna goes from being the weakest link to the strongest.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07Statistically, Jon is the weakest link, but will the team notice that?
0:24:08 > 0:24:12Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Robbie.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Joe.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Jon.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Joe.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Robbie.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Donna.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31We have a tie, team. Robbie and Joe, two votes each.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36- Where are you from, Jane? - Eastbourne.- How old are you?- 60.
0:24:36 > 0:24:42- And what do you do?- I'm a part-time education consultant. - Oh, have you retired?- I have.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47- Do you live alone?- No, I'm married. - What's your husband called?- Bill.
0:24:47 > 0:24:53- And what does he do?- He's retired. - Is he older than you?- He is. - Much older than you?
0:24:53 > 0:25:00- Em...15 years older than me. - Oh, right, so he's an old codger, isn't he?
0:25:00 > 0:25:04- He's definitely not an old codger. - How long have you been married?
0:25:04 > 0:25:11- Three years.- Oh, really? Did you take him off someone else?- No, no. We've been together 36 years.
0:25:11 > 0:25:17- And what took him so long? - I think we were making sure we were right for each other.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22- And who proposed to who? - I suppose at the end it was me.
0:25:22 > 0:25:29It was a cold, wet leap year and...and I proposed on the 29th of February.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- Did you? Did you carry him over the threshold?- No.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37- Why Joe?- Because he got two wrong.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41- So, Bob, what's our next plumbing lesson?- Anything you want, Anne.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46- Shall we unblock the lavatory?- No. That's not a nice job.- What else?
0:25:46 > 0:25:51- We could take the toilet out. - Yeah, go on. Put your board down.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54OK.
0:25:54 > 0:26:00- I've got my toolbox. - You've not turned the water off. - No, no, don't have to.- OK.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03I was just testing you before.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- Posidrivers.- Yeah. - Take the posi screws out.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11- Yeah, I'm across it. - Take the pan out.
0:26:11 > 0:26:17- Yeah.- You've got a black bag. Put the...- Pan in. - Well, the stuff that's in the pan.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22- Make sure that's empty.- Yeah. - Put the bag to one side, put the pan back in.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26- You could do that, Anne. - Yeah, I'm so qualified. Move back.
0:26:26 > 0:26:32- Why do you want to get rid of Robbie?- I believe he got the most questions wrong.
0:26:32 > 0:26:39Well, the strongest link gets to decide and it's Donna, who's woken up!
0:26:39 > 0:26:43- Why have you voted for Joe? - I do think he was the worst player.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47- Sorry.- You've got a choice now. Robbie or Joe?- I'll stick to Joe.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Joe, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58I wanted to come on the Weakest Link
0:26:58 > 0:27:03because I thought it would be a nice opportunity to meet Anne Robinson
0:27:03 > 0:27:08and I thought there could be some money in it for me. I was wrong.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14Round 5 and you're up to £1,180. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18We'll start with Donna. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Start the clock.
0:27:20 > 0:27:26In history, the discovery of remains allegedly from a UFO in New Mexico in 1947
0:27:26 > 0:27:31became known as the Roswell Incident or the Santa Fe Cover-up?
0:27:31 > 0:27:38- Roswell Incident.- Correct. In science, in a common term for the impact of greenhouse gases
0:27:38 > 0:27:42the name of which element precedes the word "footprint"?
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- Carbon.- Correct. In nature, what T is the name of a tropical tree
0:27:46 > 0:27:53whose wood contains an oil that resists the action of water, making it valuable for shipbuilding?
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- Teak.- Correct.- Bank. - In celebrity weddings,
0:27:58 > 0:28:04in 2011 at the age of 75 which British filmmaker and restaurant critic
0:28:04 > 0:28:07married Geraldine Lynton Edwards?
0:28:07 > 0:28:11- Michael Winner?- Correct. In the 18th century,
0:28:11 > 0:28:15John Baskerville gave his name to a variety of teacup or typeface?
0:28:18 > 0:28:25- Typeface.- Correct. A range of radio frequencies falling between two limits is known as a wave what?
0:28:25 > 0:28:33- Band.- Correct.- Bank.- In food and drink, what C is an apple brandy made in Normandy in France?
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- Cognac.- Calvados.
0:28:35 > 0:28:41In TV, the comedian and actor who was the original host of They Think It's All Over and Room 101
0:28:41 > 0:28:43- is Nick who?- Pass.
0:28:43 > 0:28:49Hancock. During the Renaissance, the Medici family, who funded many famous artists,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- had their power base in which Italian city?- Venice.
0:28:52 > 0:28:59Florence. In the media, the official newspaper of record published regularly by the UK government
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- are the London, Edinburgh and Belfast what?- Times?
0:29:02 > 0:29:09Gazette. In similes, while the term quiet is applied to a mouse and gentle to a lamb,
0:29:09 > 0:29:13which word, implying obstinacy, is applied to a mule?
0:29:15 > 0:29:23- Pass.- Stubborn. The stick figure created by Giles Andreae that appears on greeting cards
0:29:23 > 0:29:25is called Purple who?
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- Shadow.- Ronnie.
0:29:29 > 0:29:35In women's clothing, which of these is a close-fitting garment - a pencil skirt or a Biro jacket?
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- Pencil skirt.- Correct.- Bank.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42In entertainment, the exclamation...
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Time's up. You banked £220.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51But who's now suffering from intellectual turbulence?
0:29:51 > 0:29:57Who probably thinks Newt Gingrich is a lizard? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03According to the statistics, Jane is the strongest link.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07The weakest link is Robbie, but can he survive the vote?
0:30:08 > 0:30:14Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Robbie.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Robbie.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Jon.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Robbie.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Robbie.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- Jane, why Robbie?- Because he answered the fewest questions.
0:30:32 > 0:30:39- Jon, why Robbie? Did you think he was worse than you were?- We're probably on a par of awfulness.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42He answered one more incorrectly.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Robbie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55I think Donna could do well today. She's quite bright and had a good rapport with Anne.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58The boys like her. She'll get far.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04Round 6. In the bank, £1,400. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:31:04 > 0:31:10We'll start with the strongest link. That's big Jane. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Start the clock.
0:31:12 > 0:31:18In transport, what B is a name for elasticated rope sometimes called shot cord
0:31:18 > 0:31:24that often has a hook at each end and is used to secure cargo on a roof rack?
0:31:24 > 0:31:29- Bungee?- Correct. In film, the 1973 drama directed by Martin Scorsese
0:31:29 > 0:31:36about small-time crooks in a rough area of New York City was entitled Mean what?
0:31:36 > 0:31:43- Streets.- Correct. In geology, the stone known as Purbeck marble comes from which county in England?
0:31:43 > 0:31:50- Wiltshire.- Dorset. In sport, the British boxer who in 2000 won an Olympic gold medal
0:31:50 > 0:31:53in the superheavyweight category is Audley who?
0:31:53 > 0:31:59- Harrison.- Correct. In nutrition, the vitamin found in spinach that is essential
0:31:59 > 0:32:05for the synthesis of blood-clotting compounds is identified by which letter - P or K?
0:32:06 > 0:32:11- P.- K. In music, the patriotic American song that begins,
0:32:11 > 0:32:17"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord," is the Battle Hymn of the what?
0:32:19 > 0:32:21- Apaches?- Republic.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26In the shipping forecasts issued by the Met Office, what I is a gale
0:32:26 > 0:32:29expected within six hours?
0:32:29 > 0:32:34- Imminent.- Correct. In maths, what is 20 plus 30 plus 50?
0:32:39 > 0:32:45- 100.- Correct. In anatomy, the surface area of a pair of human lungs
0:32:45 > 0:32:49is often compared to that of a tennis court or a pound coin?
0:32:49 > 0:32:54- Tennis court.- Correct. In politics, the death of William Gladstone
0:32:54 > 0:33:01and the births of Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan all occurred in which decade of the 19th century?
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- The first.- No, the 1890s.
0:33:06 > 0:33:12In London travel, which word follows north to make a name for the A406 ring road
0:33:12 > 0:33:14and south for the A205?
0:33:19 > 0:33:23- Motorway?- Circular. Donna...
0:33:25 > 0:33:29Time's up. You won nothing again. You're good at that.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34Is Bob your spanner in the works? Or does Jon raise too many questions?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42Donna is the strongest link as she didn't get an answer wrong.
0:33:42 > 0:33:49The weakest link, statistically, is Jon, but will the other players realise that?
0:33:49 > 0:33:54Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Jon.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Jon.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Bob.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Donna.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11- Donna, why Jon?- I thought he could take over from you.- Bob, why Jon?
0:34:11 > 0:34:13I believe he lost the most money.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17He did. Jon, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:34:21 > 0:34:27The main thing that surprised me about Anne was she kept on smiling and winking at me
0:34:27 > 0:34:30and making me feel quite special.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37Round 7. In the bank, £1,400. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41We'll start with Donna. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43start the clock.
0:34:43 > 0:34:49In the performing arts, the ballerina born Margaret Hookham in 1919
0:34:49 > 0:34:51was known by what professional name?
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- Pass.- Margot Fonteyn.
0:34:55 > 0:35:01In zoology, a sea lion can be visually distinguished from a seal by the presence of which features -
0:35:01 > 0:35:03tusks or ear flaps?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- Tusks.- Ear flaps.
0:35:05 > 0:35:12In English history, the annual tax levied on all households from the 9th century until 1534
0:35:12 > 0:35:17to support the Papacy was known alliteratively as Peter's what?
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- Threshold?- Pence.
0:35:23 > 0:35:29In law, what C is a word that refers to the right to care for a child as granted by a court
0:35:29 > 0:35:31and detention by the police?
0:35:31 > 0:35:38- Custody.- Correct. In TV, what first name is shared by an actor called Kemp, who appeared in EastEnders,
0:35:38 > 0:35:42and a comic and panel game regular with the surname Noble?
0:35:42 > 0:35:49- Ross.- Correct.- Bank.- In cricket, the South African-born England batsman, who in 2011 was named
0:35:49 > 0:35:54Player of the Year by the International Cricket Council, is Jonathan who?
0:35:54 > 0:35:59- Trott.- Correct. In aviation, Dice Airport was opened in 1934
0:35:59 > 0:36:03around 6 miles from the centre of which Scottish city?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- Edinburgh.- Aberdeen.
0:36:05 > 0:36:12In theatre, the Norwegian dramatist whose plays include Hedda Gabler was Henrik who?
0:36:12 > 0:36:16- Ibsen?- Correct. In classical mythology,
0:36:16 > 0:36:19what Z is the god of the west wind?
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- Zeus?- Zephyr.
0:36:22 > 0:36:28In film quotations, "Nobody's perfect," is the last line of which 1959 comedy
0:36:28 > 0:36:31directed by Billy Wilder?
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- Pass.- Some Like It Hot.
0:36:33 > 0:36:39In science fiction, the ability to travel instantly across space using advanced technology
0:36:39 > 0:36:41is teleporting or teleprompting?
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- Teleporting.- Correct.- Bank!
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Time's up. Your bank was in time and you won £70.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53In Round 8, you can treble what you bank.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Having answered the most questions, Jane is the strongest link.
0:37:02 > 0:37:09Statistically, Donna is the weakest link, but who will survive the final vote?
0:37:09 > 0:37:14Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Donna.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Bob.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Bob.
0:37:24 > 0:37:30- Jane, why are you voting off Bob? - It was very difficult to choose between the two of them.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34Both had the same amount wrong and Donna's been the strongest link.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39- It's not that you thought Donna would be easier in the final?- No.
0:37:39 > 0:37:46- Bob wasn't the worst player, was he? - No, but Jane was stronger, so that's why I voted for Bob.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Bob, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57So near.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00It's gut-wrenching, actually.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03I thought I was voted out tactically.
0:38:03 > 0:38:09When them boards went up and said Bob...Bob, it was time for Bob to bob off.
0:38:11 > 0:38:19Round 8. In the bank, £1,470. In this round, 90 seconds, but whatever you win is trebled.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23We'll start with Jane. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Start the clock.
0:38:25 > 0:38:33The singer/songwriter who was the vocalist in the 1980s electronic duo Soft Cell is Mark who?
0:38:33 > 0:38:39- Pass.- Almond. In medieval history, what K was the nickname of Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick,
0:38:39 > 0:38:45- and refers to a person with great influence over appointments to high office?- Pass.
0:38:45 > 0:38:52Kingmaker. In philosophy, the well-known metaphor for the mind and the body is the ghost in the what?
0:38:53 > 0:39:00- Pass.- Machine. In English geography, the towns of Woking, Dorking and Reigate are all in which county?
0:39:00 > 0:39:05- Surrey.- Correct.- Bank.- The highest rank in the civil service,
0:39:05 > 0:39:11to which Sir Gus O'Donnell was appointed in 2005, is the position known as Cabinet what?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- Minister?- Secretary.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17In TV, in the title of a 1990s teen drama series,
0:39:17 > 0:39:22the name of which US city precedes the numbers 90210?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Hollywood.- Beverly Hills.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32In history, the Anglican bishops Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer,
0:39:32 > 0:39:38burnt at the stake in the 1550s by Queen Mary, are collectively known as the Oxford what?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Three?- Martyrs.
0:39:40 > 0:39:46In algebra, what E is the name given to any statement such as 5X + 7 = 22?
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- Equals.- Equation.
0:39:50 > 0:39:57In theatre, the choreographer of Sweet Charity, All That Jazz and Chicago was Bob who?
0:39:59 > 0:40:06Time's up. The answer was Fosse. Dear, oh, dear. You only won £20, which we'll treble.
0:40:06 > 0:40:12It gives you prize money today of:
0:40:12 > 0:40:18There can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each. If there's a tie, sudden death.
0:40:18 > 0:40:24So, Donna and Jane, for £1,530 let's play the Weakest Link.
0:40:26 > 0:40:32- Donna, you have the choice of who goes first. - I'll go first, please, Anne.
0:40:35 > 0:40:41In nursery rhymes, what total is given by multiplying the number of blind mice
0:40:41 > 0:40:44who ran after the farmer's wife
0:40:44 > 0:40:49by the number of men marched up and down a hill
0:40:49 > 0:40:53by the Grand Old Duke of York?
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- 30,000.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05In vocabulary, although it's spelt differently,
0:41:05 > 0:41:09which word meaning to solicit votes during an election campaign
0:41:09 > 0:41:16sounds identical to the name of a hardy fabric used to make tents?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18- Canvass.- That is correct.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21In Islam,
0:41:21 > 0:41:24the Al-Aqsa Mosque
0:41:24 > 0:41:28and the shrine known as the Dome of the Rock
0:41:28 > 0:41:32are located in which Middle Eastern city?
0:41:32 > 0:41:37- Pakistan? - The correct answer is Jerusalem.
0:41:37 > 0:41:43In sport, in 2011 which cyclist from the Isle of Man became the first British male
0:41:43 > 0:41:49since Tommy Simpson in 1965, to be crowned World Road Champion?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Mark Cavendish?- That is correct.
0:41:52 > 0:41:58In the media, during the 160-year history, the editors of which humorous magazine,
0:41:58 > 0:42:06that folded in 2002, included Mark Lemon, Malcolm Muggeridge and Alan Coren?
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- Viz? - The correct answer is Punch.
0:42:09 > 0:42:15The X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne and Mary, mother of William Shakespeare,
0:42:15 > 0:42:17both had what maiden name?
0:42:17 > 0:42:21- Brown. - The correct answer is Arden.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24At the 2011 Academy Awards,
0:42:24 > 0:42:30Melissa Leo, who later apologised for using a swear word in her acceptance speech,
0:42:30 > 0:42:35won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in which film?
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- The Dark Knight. - The correct answer is The Fighter.
0:42:42 > 0:42:48In European geography, Germany shares its longest land border with which other country?
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- Russia.- The answer is Austria.
0:42:52 > 0:42:58In art, two versions of a painting entitled Portrait of Dr Gachet,
0:42:58 > 0:43:03one of which was sold in 1990 for more than 80 million,
0:43:03 > 0:43:07were by which Dutch artist?
0:43:09 > 0:43:13- Michelangelo.- The correct answer is Vincent van Gogh.
0:43:15 > 0:43:21That means, Jane, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £1,530.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23Donna, you leave with nothing.
0:43:25 > 0:43:29Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:30 > 0:43:36It feels great to have made it to the final. I'm disappointed I didn't win having got so far,
0:43:36 > 0:43:39but I'm happy. I'm very happy.
0:43:39 > 0:43:45I'm planning to buy a piece of jewellery because it would be nice to have a memento.
0:43:45 > 0:43:51Possibly a necklace, something to remember the show and Anne by, rather than frittering it away.
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