0:00:03 > 0:00:07Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Only one of them will win up to £10,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the Weakest Link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Welcome to the Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:44They've only just met, but to get the prize money, they'll have to work together.
0:00:44 > 0:00:50However, eight will leave with nothing as round by round we lose the player voted the Weakest Link.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Let's meet the team.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56I'm Harold, I'm 18, I'm from Shrewsbury
0:00:56 > 0:00:58and I'm an "A" level student.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01I'm Gail, I'm 69 years old.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I live in Eye, Suffolk, and I am retired.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09My name is Dean, I'm 44, I'm from Leyland in Lancashire
0:01:09 > 0:01:11and I'm a plasterer.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14I'm Ellie, I'm 28, I'm from South London
0:01:14 > 0:01:17and I work on behalf of a children's charity.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I'm Alan, I'm 55, from Bristol. I'm a buyer.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27I'm Jacky, I'm 48, I'm living in Stafford and I'm a senior assistant.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32I'm Geraint, I'm 35, I'm from Port Talbot in South Wales
0:01:32 > 0:01:36and I'm an area manager for a chain of tenpin bowling alleys.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41I'm Marianne, I'm 55, I live in Folkestone, Kent,
0:01:41 > 0:01:43and I'm an immigration officer.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47I'm Ben, I'm 23, I'm from Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland
0:01:47 > 0:01:49and I'm a trainee teacher.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54OK, just to remind you, in each round, there is £1,000 to be won.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:58 > 0:02:05Break the chain and you lose all the money. Say "bank" before the question and the money is safe.
0:02:05 > 0:02:11Round 1. Three minutes on the clock. We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16That's you, Alan. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24In spoken English, what is the usual British pronunciation
0:02:24 > 0:02:28for the letter of the alphabet that Americans call "zee"?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- "Zed".- Correct.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33In maths, what is 7 minus 4?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- 3.- Correct.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39In a well-known fairy tale about a giant,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43a young boy called Jack exchanges a cow for some what?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Magic beans or mushy peas?
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- Magic beans.- Correct.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51In the media, the brothers Richard and David,
0:02:51 > 0:02:56renowned as a film director and a naturalist respectively, have what surname?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Attenborough.- Correct.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04In the Gregorian calendar, the two months of the year that have names beginning with the letter M
0:03:04 > 0:03:06are March and which other?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- May.- Correct.
0:03:09 > 0:03:16According to the song by Noel Coward, "mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday" what?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- Sun.- Correct.
0:03:18 > 0:03:24In cartoon depictions of love, an arrow is shown to have pierced which organ of the body?
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- The heart.- Correct.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31In the UK National Lottery, in the main draw called Lotto,
0:03:31 > 0:03:36the seventh number to be drawn is known alliteratively as the what ball?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Bonus.- Correct.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42In animal behaviour, beavers are noted for their natural habit
0:03:42 > 0:03:46of building which constructions? Bridges or dams?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- Dams.- Correct.- Bank!
0:03:49 > 0:03:52OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target.
0:03:52 > 0:03:58That money will go through to the next round, but one of you will not.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03Who's got the brain of Britain and who's got the brain of Britney Spears?
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Who will lose you money? Time to vote off the Weakest Link.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13In an impressive first round, Alan is the Strongest Link.
0:04:13 > 0:04:20Jacky is statistically the Weakest Link, but who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?
0:04:21 > 0:04:26Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Alan.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Geraint.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Gail.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Gail.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Gail.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Marianne.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Gail.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Gail.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Gail.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- What do you do, Alan?- I'm a buyer.
0:04:50 > 0:04:56- A buyer of what?- Engineering products, Anne.- What sort? - For submarines and surface ships.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01- It's not a very cool job, is it? - It is a cool job.- Is it?
0:05:01 > 0:05:05I sit by the door. In the summer, I open the door and it's really cool.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- But are you a cool 55-year-old? - I am a cool 55-year-old.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14I'm not seeing it. What do you do for a hobby that's cool?
0:05:14 > 0:05:19- I play volleyball, Anne.- Do you? Is that all?- And I play golf.- Yeah.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24You're a bit little for volleyball. Put your board down.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Just move towards Jacky. Can you jump up and down?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Yeah. Can you dance?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- I'm not very good at dancing. - Oh. Pop back up.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- Can you sing? - I've been told I can sing.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- Did your mother tell you you could sing?- My mum and my dad told me.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48I want you to sing a little bit of something. What are you singing?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Something from Leo Sayer, yes?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53So you're not very cool then.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- No.- Any Leo Sayer you can do?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58When I Need You.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- This is for you, Anne.- OK. - Are you ready?
0:06:01 > 0:06:05I don't think I'll ever be ready. Go on.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- Are you playing an instrument? - I can do.- I think you should.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- A guitar?- It'll help if we have some music. Off you go.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16# When I need you
0:06:16 > 0:06:21# I just close my eyes and I'm with you
0:06:21 > 0:06:26# And all that I so wanna give you
0:06:26 > 0:06:31# Is only a heartbeat away... #
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Put your board up.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- I've melted.- Thank you.- Why Gail?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40She's the oldest, Anne.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46- What do you do, Marianne?- I'm an immigration officer, Anne.- Are you?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- Where?- In France.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53If you're an immigration officer, is it a sackable offence to smile?
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- No. Not that I'm aware of.- Yeah.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00You're nice to people?
0:07:00 > 0:07:04As nice as you are sometimes.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09- I think I might be quite good at your job then.- I think you might be.- Put your board down.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12What are you looking for, Marianne?
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- I couldn't generalise, Anne. - No, no, well, just try.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22I'd prefer not to, Anne. I don't want to give away any official secrets.
0:07:22 > 0:07:28Come on, tell me what you do. We've got you to France. We're paying for you. What are you doing there?
0:07:28 > 0:07:33Well, I suggest you get in touch with the Home Office and ask them.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Put your board up... Why Gail?
0:07:36 > 0:07:40Well, someone has to go the first round.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Geraint, where are you from?
0:07:42 > 0:07:48I'm from Pencoed in Bridgend, South Wales, but I actually live in Port Talbot.
0:07:48 > 0:07:54- I'm sorry about that. What do you do?- I'm an area manager for a chain of tenpin bowling alleys.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Put your board down.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Where's your office?
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- Head office is in Bournemouth, but... - Just move over.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05But where do you work?
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- From home, generally, or the unit. - In your bedroom?
0:08:09 > 0:08:12In my office in the spare bedroom.
0:08:12 > 0:08:18- You're sitting at a desk, are you? - That's right.- And where's the biscuit tin?- In the kitchen.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- So you have to go downstairs? - That's right.- It's not a bungalow you live in?- No.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28- It would be easier to get there. - It would be far more convenient. - Nip back.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Put your board up.
0:08:31 > 0:08:37- Why Gail?- She drew the short straw in my mind and I'm pleased now cos she voted for me.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Gail, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53I got my one and only question right, so being voted off first,
0:08:53 > 0:08:58at least I can hold my head up high that I didn't make a complete idiot of myself.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Round 2. In the bank, £1,000. We now take ten seconds off your time.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10We'll start with the Strongest Link. That's Alan. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:09:10 > 0:09:16Start the clock. A phrase or sentence that's difficult to say at speed is known as a what twister?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- Tongue.- Correct.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25A coating for external walls that consists of small stones embedded in plaster
0:09:25 > 0:09:27is pebble dash or balderdash?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Pebble dash.- Correct.
0:09:29 > 0:09:37Which common writing and drawing implement patented in 1795 has graphite as its active component?
0:09:37 > 0:09:44- A pencil.- Correct. In the corners of a playing card, the letter "A" stands for which word?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- Ace.- Correct.
0:09:47 > 0:09:53The timepiece traditionally presented to a worker as a retirement gift is a carriage what?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- Basket.- Clock.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59In wildlife, what is the general name for the creature that can fly
0:09:59 > 0:10:03and have a horny projection from the jaw called a bill?
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- Duck.- Birds.
0:10:05 > 0:10:11In human anatomy, the medical term for what is informally called the voice box is the what?
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Sphinx or larynx?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- Larynx.- Correct.
0:10:16 > 0:10:22Which word follows Mornay, hollandaise and "sweet and sour" for three types of dressing?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- Sauce.- Correct.- Bank!
0:10:24 > 0:10:28The rock'n'roll singer who became a controversial figure
0:10:28 > 0:10:32after marrying his teenage cousin in 1957 is Jerry Lee who?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- Lewis.- Correct.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40In the USA, what "I" is the name of the ceremony at which the new President is sworn in?
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- Independence.- Inauguration.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54In cricket, the Windies is a nickname for which international team?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- The West Indies.- Correct.
0:10:57 > 0:11:03At children's parties, before going home, guests are often given a small gift in a bean bag or goody bag?
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Goody bag.- Correct.
0:11:05 > 0:11:11The rivers Liffey, Boyne and Blackwater all flow through which European country?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- Ireland.- I'll accept.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- Bank!- In language, the term "fanatic", meaning "enthusiast",
0:11:17 > 0:11:22is frequently abbreviated to which three-letter word?
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- Pass.- Fan.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28In fashion, what G is the first name of the Italian designer
0:11:28 > 0:11:32who launched labels called Armani Jeans and Emporio Armani?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Giovanni.- Giorgio.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40In the 19th century novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson,
0:11:40 > 0:11:44the parrot that cries, "Pieces of eight," belongs to which character?
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Long John Silver.- Correct.- Bank!
0:11:48 > 0:11:54The clarinet, bassoon and flute all belong to which section of an orchestra? Woodwind or string?
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- Woodwind.- Correct. Which piece of nautical equipment on a vessel
0:11:58 > 0:12:02is weighed at the start of a voyage and dropped at the end?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- Anchor.- Correct.- Bank!
0:12:05 > 0:12:11Time's up. That was the correct answer, your "bank" was in time and, as a result, you won £220.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16But who probably thinks Homer Simpson wrote The Iliad?
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Who'd come second if they were playing solitaire?
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Time to vote off the Weakest Link.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29For the second round in a row, Alan is the Strongest Link.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34Statistically, the Weakest Link is Harold, but can he survive the vote?
0:12:35 > 0:12:40Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Jacky.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Jacky.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Harold.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Harold.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Ben.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Harold.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Harold.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Harold.
0:13:04 > 0:13:10- What do you do, Ellie?- I'm a charity fund-raiser, Anne.- For whom? - I work on behalf of the NSPCC.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16- Just the NSPCC?- I work for an agency and we fund-raise on behalf of lots of different charities.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20So, if you've got your NSPCC hat on, how does the call go?
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Hello. Can I speak to... whoever the person is?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- And then we'll just... - No, just keep going.
0:13:27 > 0:13:34I'll say, "Hello, Mrs...Bloggs. My name is Ellie. I'm calling on behalf of the NSPCC.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36"Thank you for your support."
0:13:36 > 0:13:41Then we'll have a chat about where their money is going and what projects we're working on,
0:13:41 > 0:13:45then we'll ask if they can kindly increase their donation.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49It's Thursday and you're Save The Children. Ring-ring!
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Hello, Mrs Bloggs. I'm Ellie calling on behalf of Save The Children.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Thank you for supporting our work.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Are you the same one who called me on Monday?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01LAUGHTER It may well have been myself.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06- Why Harold?- I believe he got both of his questions wrong.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- What do you do, Ben? - I'm a trainee teacher, Anne.- Where?
0:14:10 > 0:14:16- In Sunderland.- You don't sound as if you're from Sunderland. - I'm from near Cambridge.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21- What's fun about the course? Are you going out with local girls? - Not local girls, no.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24What do you mean, "not local girls"?
0:14:24 > 0:14:29They have certain characteristics that I don't find particularly attractive.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- What's your type?- I quite like redheads, Anne.- Do you?
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Yeah. As long as it's natural. That's the most important thing.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42- So you must have a pretty girlfriend? - I did have until last month, yeah.
0:14:42 > 0:14:48- Do you think your attitude might have something to do with it?- She liked it. It kept her on her toes.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- Why did she dump you?- It was mutual.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56- That's what you guys always say. - I mutually broke up with her. - Why Harold?
0:14:56 > 0:14:59As Ellie said, he got both his questions wrong.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Harold, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:15:06 > 0:15:12Playing the Weakest Link for real compared to playing it at home is completely different.
0:15:12 > 0:15:18Standing there face to face with Anne with all the studio lights on you makes it very, very nerve-wracking.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Round 3. In the bank, £1,220. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30We'll start with the Strongest Link. That's Alan. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Start the clock.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36In TV, in the 1980s adventure drama The A-Team,
0:15:36 > 0:15:40the cigar-chomping Hannibal Smith was played by George who?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- Pass.- Peppard.
0:15:42 > 0:15:49In human biology, which common liquid makes up approximately 90% of blood plasma?
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- Water.- Correct.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57In maths, what B is the name of the number that once represented a million million,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00but is now accepted as meaning a thousand million?
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- Billion.- Correct.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07The two-word term that in 1952 became applicable to Prince Charles
0:16:07 > 0:16:10as next in line to the throne was "heir" what?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- Apparent.- Correct.
0:16:12 > 0:16:18Which fruits, usually black, purple or green in colour, grow in bunches on a vine?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- Grape.- Correct.- Bank!
0:16:21 > 0:16:26Which five-letter word is the term for any area that is not illuminated by the sun?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- Shade.- Correct.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33The national train-operating network that was privatised in the 1990s
0:16:33 > 0:16:36was known as BR, which stood for British what?
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- Railways?- No, British Rail, but I'll accept Railways.- Bank!
0:16:40 > 0:16:46Which former Mayor of London is the subject of a traditional pantomime? Ken Livingstone or Dick Whittington?
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Dick Whittington.- Correct.
0:16:49 > 0:16:55The 2009 film that depicted Sherlock Holmes as an action hero was made by which British director?
0:16:55 > 0:17:02- Guy Ritchie.- Correct. In personal records, what J is an alternative word for a diary?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- Journal.- Correct.- Bank!
0:17:04 > 0:17:09What is the term for the style of folk singing, popular in Switzerland,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11notable for rapid changes in pitch?
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- Yodel... Yodelling.- I'll accept.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18In religious art, which saint is often depicted as the key holder
0:17:18 > 0:17:21at the entrance to the kingdom of heaven?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- Gabriel.- St Peter.
0:17:23 > 0:17:29In celebrities, the Scottish comedian who has the nickname The Big Yin is Billy who?
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- Connolly.- Correct.
0:17:31 > 0:17:37What L is the six-letter term for a unit of the Roman Army, consisting of about 5,000 men?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- Legion.- Correct.- Bank!
0:17:40 > 0:17:47The infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, common during adolescence, is glandular what?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- Fever.- Correct.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53A hard toffee with a chocolate centre shares what name
0:17:53 > 0:17:57with a French cream cake shaped like a finger and made with choux pastry?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- Eclair.- Correct.- Bank!
0:18:00 > 0:18:05The British Empire Games, held in Canada in 1930, were the original version
0:18:05 > 0:18:08of the event known since 1978 by what other name?
0:18:08 > 0:18:14- The Commonwealth Games.- Correct. - Bank!- On the grounds that a refusal often offends...
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Time's up. I can't complete the question. You won £470.
0:18:19 > 0:18:26But who is thicker than a Glaswegian accent? Who thinks an articulated lorry is well-spoken?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Time to vote off the Weakest Link.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35The statistics reveal that Geraint is the Strongest Link.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39The Weakest Link is Ben, but will the voting reflect reality?
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Ben.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Ben.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Ben.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Ben.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Ben.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Ben.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Alan.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- What do you do, Dean? - I'm a plasterer, Anne.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Why do plasterers think they're so special?
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- Well, we are, Anne.- Why? - We're a rare breed.
0:19:15 > 0:19:21- What's so difficult about being a plasterer?- You want to try it, Anne.- Put your board down.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Move towards Ellie.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28- There's not much of you, is there? - That's because I work hard, Anne.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- All you do is this, isn't it?- Yeah. - Well, I could do that.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36I couldn't do your job. I don't think you could do mine.
0:19:36 > 0:19:41I know you couldn't do my job, but I could do plastering. What's the technique that's so difficult?
0:19:41 > 0:19:47- Get it on to your hand board like that.- Yeah. - Doing your ceiling like that.- Yeah.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- Two and a half hours doing that until it's set.- Yeah.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Then polish it up. Beautiful. Smooth as a baby's bottom.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Move behind your podium.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Put your board up. Why Ben?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04I remember him getting at least one wrong.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- What do you do, Jacky? - I work in the Co-op.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Part-time? Easy job?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Full-time. No, it's a very complex job.
0:20:13 > 0:20:19- You have to get there early in the morning?- Yes, I do. 7.30. - Really?- Yeah.- So you're up by six?
0:20:19 > 0:20:21No, I'm up earlier than that.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26- I've got another job as well. - Another job? - Two jobs. I'm a workaholic.
0:20:26 > 0:20:32- Is there no-one else in your family working?- Yeah, my husband. - Why do you want to have two jobs?
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- I like working.- You don't like being at home?- I love being at home.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41- But I get up early anyway, so I might as well do something with the time.- Why Ben?
0:20:41 > 0:20:47- He got a question wrong and we lost the money.- Ben, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56The banter with Anne was really fun. I gave as good as I got from her,
0:20:56 > 0:21:03especially mentioning that I only like natural redheads, rather than those who have had it touched up.
0:21:03 > 0:21:09Yeah, it was good fun, but I think I may be in a bit of trouble with some people from Sunderland after today.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16Round 4. In the bank, £1,690. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20We'll start with the Strongest Link from the last round. That's Geraint.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Start the clock.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31A car or an aircraft designed so drag is reduced to a minimum is aero what?
0:21:31 > 0:21:38- Aerodynamic.- In TV cartoons, the former boxer and proprietor of the bar frequented by Homer Simpson
0:21:38 > 0:21:40has what three-letter first name?
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- Bud.- Moe.
0:21:43 > 0:21:50What P is the term for a tiny unit of matter such as a molecule, atom or electron?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Proton.- Particle.
0:21:54 > 0:22:00In crime fiction, the Inspector Morse novels were written by Colin who?
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Wexford.- Dexter.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08The naturally occurring circles of mushrooms that grow on lawns
0:22:08 > 0:22:12are popularly known as goblin hoops or fairy rings?
0:22:12 > 0:22:18- Fairy rings.- The British actress who starred as Lara opposite Omar Sharif
0:22:18 > 0:22:21in the 1965 film Doctor Zhivago is Julie who?
0:22:21 > 0:22:26- Christie.- In vocabulary, which word for a waterproof coat with a hood
0:22:26 > 0:22:31is also a slang term for a person with a hobby considered boring?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Mac?- Anorak.
0:22:36 > 0:22:43Tai chi, designed to improve physical and mental wellbeing, originated in which Asian country?
0:22:43 > 0:22:50- China.- Correct.- Bank.- What C is the title that's used in English for the head of the German government?
0:22:50 > 0:22:58- Chancellor.- In 1953, the celebrated ascent of Mount Everest was completed by Edmund Hillary
0:22:58 > 0:23:02and a climber usually known as Sherpa who?
0:23:02 > 0:23:07- Tenzing.- Correct.- Bank!- Which West End musical which opened in 2009
0:23:07 > 0:23:13includes the songs How I Got The Calling, Do the Sacred Mass and Sunday Morning Fever?
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- Nuns On The Run.- Sister Act.
0:23:20 > 0:23:26The limited period in the day when some working parents devote their time entirely to their children
0:23:26 > 0:23:28is known as quality what?
0:23:28 > 0:23:37- Time.- In restaurants, a sommelier is a waiter who specialises in serving tea or wine?
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- Wine.- Correct.- Bank!
0:23:39 > 0:23:45The much parodied painting by Grant Wood of a bespectacled man holding a pitchfork with a woman to his right
0:23:45 > 0:23:48is entitled American what?
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- Family.- Gothic.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54In the army, in the annual ceremony...
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Time's up and you won £120.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03But who's now slower than a slug with a hangover?
0:24:03 > 0:24:09Who's slower than a tortoise in traction? Time to vote off the Weakest Link.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14With the most wrong answers, Marianne is the Weakest Link.
0:24:14 > 0:24:20The Strongest Link, statistically, is Jacky, but will the team notice that?
0:24:21 > 0:24:26Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Marianne.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Marianne.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Dean.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Marianne.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Marianne.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Ellie.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- Jacky, why Marianne?- I think she got more than one wrong.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Geraint, why Marianne? - I think she was the Weakest Link.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Marianne, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07I was fourth to be voted off. Devastated. I would have liked to have stayed on longer
0:25:07 > 0:25:10and had more banter with Anne.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Round 5. Your total is £1,810. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21We'll start with Jacky. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Start the clock.
0:25:23 > 0:25:30What A is another word for overseas that's used in the UK to describe any foreign destination?
0:25:30 > 0:25:36- Abroad.- In politics, which future President changed the French constitution in 1958,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40leading to the creation of the Fifth Republic?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- Charles de Gaulle?- Correct.
0:25:43 > 0:25:50- Bank!- The baseball films Field of Dreams, Bull Durham and For Love Of The Game all starred which actor?
0:25:50 > 0:25:58- Kevin Costner.- In the Bible story about David and Goliath, the latter is a Philistine or Barbarian?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- Philistine.- Correct.- Bank.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06Which heavy metal group formed in 1975 with Lemmy as its lead vocalist
0:26:06 > 0:26:10and had a number one album No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith?
0:26:10 > 0:26:14- Motorhead.- In maths, what is 65 plus 24?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- 89.- Correct. In TV, what's the name of the gardening expert
0:26:20 > 0:26:27who in 2010 began presenting the series My Dream Farm in which he helps people live off the land?
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- Alan Titchmarsh? - No, Monty Don.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36What C is the name of the US city with a downtown area known as The Loop,
0:26:36 > 0:26:41after the elevated railtracks that surround it?
0:26:42 > 0:26:44- Cincinnati.- Chicago.
0:26:44 > 0:26:50An alliterative phrase for people who have no romantic attachments and can do as they wish
0:26:50 > 0:26:52is what and fancy-free?
0:26:52 > 0:26:58- Footloose.- In science, the explosive mixture of methane gas and air often formed in coal mines
0:26:58 > 0:27:02is known as fire damp or spark vapour?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Spark vapour.- Fire damp.
0:27:05 > 0:27:12The 2009 book entitled Tickling The English: A Portrait Of A People By An Irishman With Baggage
0:27:12 > 0:27:15is by the comedian Dara who?
0:27:15 > 0:27:22- O'Briain.- Correct.- Bank!- In history, when an award was offered for the capture or death of a wanted man,
0:27:22 > 0:27:26he was said to have a price on which part of his body?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- His head.- Correct. - Bank!
0:27:29 > 0:27:35What G is the word most commonly used for pelvic rotations popularised by Elvis Presley?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- Gyrate.- I'll accept.
0:27:37 > 0:27:44- Bank!- The economic theory that the price of goods is determined by the competition...
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Time's up. You won £160.
0:27:49 > 0:27:55Who's the rocket scientist now? And who's the rocket salad?
0:27:55 > 0:28:01Who's overachieving and who's underwhelming? Time to vote off the Weakest Link.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08With the most questions correct, Jacky is the Strongest Link.
0:28:08 > 0:28:14Statistically, the Weakest Link is Alan, but will the votes pick up on the facts?
0:28:15 > 0:28:20Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.
0:28:20 > 0:28:21Alan.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Geraint.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Geraint.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Alan.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Dean.
0:28:33 > 0:28:39We have a tie, team. Alan and Geraint...two votes each.
0:28:39 > 0:28:45- Dean, why Alan? - I definitely remember Alan getting at least one wrong.
0:28:45 > 0:28:52- Ellie, why Geraint?- It wasn't the best round, but I seem to remember him getting one wrong.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56The Strongest Link was Jacky. Why have you voted for Alan?
0:28:56 > 0:29:03Because I was about to bank and he got his question wrong. That's why it stuck in my mind.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08- You've got a choice now. Stick with Alan or move to Geraint.- I'll stick.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13He was the worst player. Alan, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:29:19 > 0:29:27The Walk of Shame was something that when I go back to work someone is going to rib me absolutely awfully
0:29:27 > 0:29:31and I'll probably have the Walk of Shame through the office!
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Round 6. In the bank, £1,970. Another 10 seconds from the time.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42We'll start with Jacky. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Start the clock.
0:29:44 > 0:29:50In golf, what's the surname of the American player whose fans became known as Arnie's Army?
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- Arnold Palmer.- Correct.
0:29:53 > 0:29:59The celebrated museum in Madrid that houses many pictures by Velazquez is called
0:29:59 > 0:30:01the Prado or the El Dorado?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- Prado.- Correct.
0:30:05 > 0:30:11- Bank!- The actor who provides the voice of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story is known as Tim who?
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- Robbins.- Allen.
0:30:14 > 0:30:21In geography, Flevoland, which came into existence in the 20th century after it was claimed by the sea
0:30:21 > 0:30:23is part of which European country?
0:30:23 > 0:30:30- France.- The Netherlands. What B is the name of the lowest adult male singing voice?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- Baritone?- Bass.
0:30:32 > 0:30:39The standard protractor for measuring angles is a semi-circular instrument marked in which units?
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Degrees.- Correct. - Bank!
0:30:42 > 0:30:46The Jerusalem Post is published in English or Hebrew?
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- Hebrew.- English. In old-fashioned euphemisms,
0:30:50 > 0:30:56when a man achieves his amorous aims with a woman he is said to be getting his portion of which grain?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- Wheat.- Oats.
0:30:59 > 0:31:05In domestic electricity, the three wires in a three-pin plug are known as earth, neutral and what?
0:31:05 > 0:31:13- Live.- What A is the specific name of the joint at the lower end of the tibia and fibula?
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- Ankle.- Correct. - Bank.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21In the 1986 drama by Alan Bleasdale about revolt in the ranks in WWI,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24the mutineer wore what visual aid?
0:31:27 > 0:31:33- Monocle.- In international politics, the United Nations Summit On Climate Change,
0:31:33 > 0:31:37held in December 2009, took place in which European capital city?
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- Brussels.- Copenhagen.
0:31:42 > 0:31:48In Greek mythology, the youth who fell in love with his own reflection was Echo or Narcissus?
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- Narcissus.- Correct.- Bank!
0:31:51 > 0:31:54In July 1994, fragments of...
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Time's up and you won £140.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03But is Ellie just a charity case?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Should two jobs Jacky retire?
0:32:08 > 0:32:13Should Dean get plastered? Or perhaps Geraint hasn't bowled you over.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Time to vote off the Weakest Link.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23With no wrong answers, Geraint is the Strongest Link.
0:32:23 > 0:32:30Statistically, Ellie is the Weakest Link, but who will lose out in the vote?
0:32:30 > 0:32:34Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Ellie.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Dean.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Ella.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44Dean.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49Another tie. Ellie and Dean, two votes each.
0:32:50 > 0:32:57- Dean, why Ellie? - I think she was as poor as me, but I can't vote for myself, so Ellie.
0:32:57 > 0:33:03- Ellie, why Dean?- Exactly the same. I didn't have a great round. I think Dean got a couple wrong.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08The Strongest Link was Geraint. Why did you vote for Dean?
0:33:08 > 0:33:14I voted for Dean last time and I thought for sure he'd vote for me based on that, so...
0:33:14 > 0:33:19- that's why I went for Dean. - Do you want to change your vote?- No.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24Dean, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:33:30 > 0:33:37I did cling to the hope that Geraint might change his vote. I had a bad round, but tried to bank some money.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42I was hoping that might save me. Unfortunately, it didn't.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49Round 7. In the bank, £2,110. Another 10 seconds off your time.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53We'll start with Geraint. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Start the clock.
0:33:56 > 0:34:02The Central American reptile named for its ability to run over water is a Jesus what?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- Armadillo?- Lizard.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12In pop music, the 1983 UK number one single by Billy Joel,
0:34:12 > 0:34:18which he wrote for and about his future wife, Christie Brinkley, had what title?
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- Uptown Girl.- Correct.
0:34:20 > 0:34:25The drink known as a rum and black consists of rum mixed with cordial of which fruit?
0:34:25 > 0:34:31- Blackcurrant.- In money, until it was replaced by the Euro in 2002,
0:34:31 > 0:34:34what E was the national currency of Portugal?
0:34:37 > 0:34:40- Peseta.- Escudo.
0:34:40 > 0:34:46The novels entitled The Time Machine and The Invisible Man were written in the 1890s by which author?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- HG Wells.- Correct.
0:34:48 > 0:34:55- Bank!- The majority of the area of the UK lies to which side of the Greenwich Meridian - east or west?
0:34:55 > 0:34:57Can you repeat the question?
0:34:57 > 0:35:04The majority of the area of the UK lies to which side of the Greenwich Meridian - east or west?
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- East.- West. The British painter with the surname Constable,
0:35:08 > 0:35:13who specialised in Suffolk landscapes, had what first name?
0:35:14 > 0:35:20- John.- Correct.- Bank.- What L is the name of a fast-growing cypress tree
0:35:20 > 0:35:24that has a reputation for causing legal disputes between neighbours?
0:35:24 > 0:35:30- Leylandii.- Correct. In maths, what is 96 divided by 8?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- 22.- No, 12.
0:35:34 > 0:35:41The town of Mafeking was besieged from October 1899 to May 1900 during which war?
0:35:45 > 0:35:51- Parliamentarian War? - No, Second Boer War. In pop music, the 2008 release entitled
0:35:51 > 0:35:56Slipway Fires was the third UK hit album for which group?
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- Pass.- Time's up.
0:35:59 > 0:36:05It was Razorlight. You won £40. In Round 8, you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Time to vote off the Weakest Link.
0:36:10 > 0:36:16In a sudden reversal of fortune, Geraint has gone from the Strongest Link to the Weakest.
0:36:16 > 0:36:23Ellie is, statistically, the Strongest Link, but who will be taking the final Walk of Shame?
0:36:24 > 0:36:29Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Jacky.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Ellie.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39Ellie.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46Jacky, did you think Ellie was the worst player?
0:36:46 > 0:36:51Well, to be honest, Anne, it was tactical. I voted for her last time
0:36:51 > 0:36:54and she was sure to vote for me, so I had no choice.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59- Geraint, what's your excuse? - I had a choice of two.
0:36:59 > 0:37:05I think Jacky's been consistently strong throughout the game, so I went for Ellie.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Ellie, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22I think there was an element of tactical voting, getting rid of me,
0:37:22 > 0:37:29but I was the Weakest Link in the previous round! But I really wanted to go all the way.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36Round 8. In the bank, £2,150. In this round, 90 seconds.
0:37:36 > 0:37:42Whatever you win is trebled. You've voted off the Strongest Link from the last round.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46We'll start with Jacky. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Start the clock.
0:37:48 > 0:37:54In personal grooming, the hairstyle incorporating a thin length of hair at the neckline
0:37:54 > 0:37:56is a rat's tail or pig's trotter?
0:37:56 > 0:38:04- Rat's tail.- In film comedy, the 1965 spoof Western set in Stodge City
0:38:04 > 0:38:09that featured Sid James as the Rumpo Kid is called Carry On what?
0:38:09 > 0:38:13- Cowboy.- Correct.- Bank!- In snooker, at the beginning of a game,
0:38:13 > 0:38:17what colour ball is positioned halfway between yellow and green?
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- Black.- Brown.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26What was the title of the 1970s quiz show hosted by Nicholas Parsons
0:38:26 > 0:38:31where the top prizes often included a caravan and a dining room suite?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- Pass.- Sale of the Century.
0:38:44 > 0:38:51What P is a strip of board or fabric fitted above the top of a window to conceal curtain fixtures?
0:38:51 > 0:38:58- Pelmet.- The play by John Mortimer about his relationship with one of his parents
0:38:58 > 0:39:02- was entitled A Voyage Round My what?- House?
0:39:02 > 0:39:09Father. In British politics, in 2009 Lord Pearson succeeded Nigel Farage
0:39:09 > 0:39:11as the leader of which party?
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- Green Party?- UK Independence Party.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19In broadcasting, the presenter who began...
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Time's up. You won just £50, which we will treble.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28It gives you prize money today of:
0:39:28 > 0:39:32There can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each.
0:39:32 > 0:39:39If there's a tie, sudden death. So, Jacky and Geraint, for £2,300,
0:39:39 > 0:39:41let's play the Weakest Link.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49- Jacky, you have the choice of who goes first.- I'd like to go first.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59In cinema, which 1993 film that won an Oscar for Best Picture
0:39:59 > 0:40:03was shot almost entirely in black and white?
0:40:05 > 0:40:09- Manhattan?- The correct answer is Schindler's List.
0:40:09 > 0:40:17In African geography, which is the northernmost present-day capital city on the banks of the Nile?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- Cairo.- That is the correct answer.
0:40:22 > 0:40:28With his double win at the 2009 World Athletics Championships,
0:40:28 > 0:40:36which sprinter became the first man to hold the 100 and 200 metres World and Olympic titles
0:40:36 > 0:40:38at the same time?
0:40:38 > 0:40:43- Daley Thompson? - The correct answer is Usain Bolt.
0:40:43 > 0:40:49In theatre, in the groundbreaking 1960s revue called Beyond The Fringe,
0:40:49 > 0:40:53which of the four performers played the piano?
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- Pass. - The correct answer is Dudley Moore.
0:40:59 > 0:41:06In royal history, the Babington Plot that allegedly involved Mary Queen of Scots
0:41:06 > 0:41:11and led to her execution, aimed to assassinate which team of England?
0:41:11 > 0:41:13- Elizabeth I.- That is correct.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18If the number represented by the Roman numeral M is halved,
0:41:18 > 0:41:23the result can be represented by which other Roman numeral?
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- C.- The correct answer is D.
0:41:27 > 0:41:34In pop music, recorded in 1962, what was the first song released as a single by The Beatles in the UK?
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- All You Need Is Love? - The correct answer is Love Me Do.
0:41:40 > 0:41:46In US politics, which prominent Republican and former Governor of Alaska
0:41:46 > 0:41:54wrote the 2009 autobiography entitled Going Rogue: An American Life?
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Sarah...
0:42:01 > 0:42:05- Harding?- No, the correct answer is Sarah Palin.
0:42:05 > 0:42:11In food, the term "a la lyonnaise" that refers to the name of a city in central France,
0:42:11 > 0:42:17is applied to dishes that have been prepared or garnished with which vegetable?
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Potato.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22The correct answer is onion.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24In TV, what full name is shared
0:42:24 > 0:42:28by a presenter of horse racing coverage
0:42:28 > 0:42:33and the actor who plays Charlie Fairhead in Casualty?
0:42:34 > 0:42:39- John Francome?- The correct answer is Derek Thompson.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43After five questions each, your scores are tied.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Jacky and Geraint, let's play sudden death.
0:42:49 > 0:42:54Jacky, in the radio comedy The Goon Show, the Peter Sellers character
0:42:54 > 0:42:58who was a Boy Scout and got deaded was named after which insect?
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- Bluebottle.- That is correct.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04In children's literature, in Alice's Adventures In Wonderland,
0:43:04 > 0:43:10during the game of croquet, which creatures are used in place of the balls?
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- Tortoises.- No, hedgehogs.
0:43:14 > 0:43:19That means, Jacky, you are today's Strongest Link and you go away with:
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Geraint, you leave with nothing.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32I was thrilled to be in the final, but I'm heartbroken at not winning,
0:43:32 > 0:43:38especially given the Sarah Palin question, which I knew, but I just couldn't get it out.
0:43:38 > 0:43:43It's wonderful. I can't believe that I've won. It's unreal.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45I was so nervous, but I did it!
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