20/05/2009 Weakest Link

Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.

Only one of them will win up to £10,000.

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in this studio here today

could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met,

but to get the prize money they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing.

As round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Matt, I'm 31, from Newcastle and I'm a grants officer.

I'm Ann, 67, from Exhall in Coventry and I'm retired.

My name's David, I'm 52, I'm from King's Lynn and I'm a bricklayer.

My name is Wendy, I'm 28, I'm from Poole and I'm a marketing exec.

I'm Tony, I'm 43, living in Preston and I'm a materials planner.

My name is Jean, I'm 51, I live in Windsor

and I'm a clinical events manager.

My name is Les, I'm 64, I'm from Brighton and I'm an accountant.

I'm Georgina, I'm 18, I'm from Manningtree and I'm a student.

My name's Steve, I'm 24, I live in Cardiff

and I'm a family mediation worker.

OK, just to remind you, in each round there's £1,000 to be won.

The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers,

break the chain and you lose the money in that chain,

say "bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round One - three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically - that's you, Ann.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20, start the clock.

According to the proverb, "All is fair in love and..." what?

War.

In marine life, an octopus has how many limbs?

Eight.

Wendy, in UK motoring, if a vehicle is used on public roads,

an up-to-date tax disc must be displayed where -

the windscreen or the hubcap?

The windscreen.

The former British Crown colony that was restored to China in 1997 is known in English as Hong what?

Kong.

The Wimbledon Tennis Championships,

the Henley Royal Regatta and Royal Ascot usually take place during which season of the year?

Summer.

Les, in Christianity, what is the three-letter English name

for the supreme divine being who created the universe?

The Lord God Almighty.

No, God.

In temperature measurement,

if hot is the opposite of cold, what W is the opposite of cool?

Warm.

Correct.

Stuffed playthings for children, such as rag dolls or teddy bears are known collectively as soft what?

Toys.

A muffler is normally worn around which part of the body -

the wrist or the neck?

The neck.

In folk medicine, drinking from the far side of a glass,

standing on one's head, and being startled

are all remedies for which condition?

Hiccups.

According to the usual interpretation of the painting The Last Supper by Leonardo,

all the figures portrayed are members of which sex?

Male.

In maths, what's 19 - 7?

12.

The rhyming phrase that refers to a successful female party organiser

is "Hostess with the..." what?

-Mostest.

-Bank!

In the UK, what T is the name of the short, solid wooden club

that was traditionally carried by a police constable?

Truncheon.

Which of the named elements in a typical portion of fish and chips

is commonly coated in batter before being deep fried?

-Fish.

-Bank.

In spelling, the word honest, meaning truthful,

has what initial letter?

H.

In Greek legend, the race of fearless warrior women were called what - Swallows or Amazons?

Amazons.

A sprinter who sets off before being authorised to do so

is said to have made a false what?

-Start.

-Bank!

In TV, the sitcoms Seinfeld, Friends and Will And Grace

are all primarily set in which US city?

-Chicago.

-New York.

In the home, what D is the term for a small lacy paper mat

that is used as a plate decoration?

Doily.

In the British military,

an admiral serves in which of the three main armed forces?

-Navy.

-Bank!

The full title of the famous song from the musical Evita is...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

You won £800, but you know you had a chain of 12 correct answers

so you could've reached the target.

So, who's our Mercedes Benz and who's round the bends?

Separate the fillet steak from the roadkill.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Wendy is the strongest link.

Les is the weakest link.

But who will be the first to take the walk of shame?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Les.

Les.

Les.

Les.

Les.

Les.

Ann.

Les.

Les.

What do you do, Wendy?

I'm a marketing executive.

Oh, are you?

Is there a man in your life?

No, not currently.

Is that cos of the colour of your dye on your hair?

-Possibly.

-Yeah. Do you do that in the bathroom at home?

Yes, I did, Anne.

What colour was that called?

It was something to do with chocolate.

And what made you think that would suit you, Wendy?

I'm not sure.

So, a lonely Wendy with chocolate hair dye, no man.

What is it about you that doesn't attract a man?

-Probably the chocolate hair.

-Yes.

Even before you had chocolate hair, you never had a man.

Oh, I...have had a man!

Oh, good, what was he called? I'm presuming there's only been one.

-Um, there's been various.

-Yeah.

Any long-term serious?

-Um, not that I can recall, no.

-Really? It's as bad as that?

I'm afraid so.

Why Les?

It was the first question wrong, sorry, Les.

What do you do, Ann?

I'm retired.

And what colour's your hair dye, dear?

-Nothing, this is natural.

-Is it? Every single bit of it?

Every single bit.

-Good heavens, aren't you lucky!

-I think so, yes.

-Is there a man in your life?

-Yes, I'm married.

-How long have you been married?

-27 years.

Oh, great, so a long, happy first marriage?

No, second.

Oh, what happened to the first one?

Erm, I swapped him for my second one.

Did you? How did that work, Ann?

-My current husband was my boss.

-I see.

And I thought he had better prospects.

-What's he called?

-He's called Roy.

He's called Roy. So, you were in the office with Roy,

-so you gave the one at home the boot.

-Yes.

-And was there a first Mrs Roy you had to deal with?

-Yes.

So you stole Roy off first Mrs Roy. Isn't that horrid?

-No, he wanted to be stolen.

-Did he? Why was that?

I think he'd practised with others before me.

You see, here's the problem, Ann,

cos he might just be still practising.

Hmm, no, he's a bit too old now.

-He's past it, has he?

-I think so.

-They're always safer when they're past it.

-They are.

-Why Les?

-Because he got the first question wrong.

What do you do, Steve?

-I'm a family mediation worker for a homeless authority.

-Where?

-I work in South Wales, based in Newport.

-Oh, in Wales.

Your favourite country.

Is it for the homeless?

It's for young people who are at risk of becoming homeless.

Are they unhappy people?

-Hopefully not when they've finished with us.

-No, but at the beginning.

A lot of these young people have things to be unhappy about, but we're there to support them.

But how could you be unhappy if you live in Wales?

Wales is a beautiful place, Ann.

So, there can't be anyone unhappy.

-No, not at all.

-No. So, they don't need you really, do they?

I don't know. Who wouldn't want me?

I wouldn't want you, Steve.

I'm broken-hearted.

So, you trip along, do you? Looking like a member of an indie band.

-I think it's quite fetching, actually, Ann, thank you.

-No.

Where are we in Wales, remind me, Newport?

-I live in Cardiff, but I work in Newport.

-OK.

So, we're in Newport and we're going to meet some teenagers.

-Young people.

-Young people?

-14-25 we work with.

And what's happened to them?

They're young people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

who might be having problems at home and what I do is I support them and their families

to reconcile any differences to prevent homelessness.

Did you learn that off a leaflet?

I certainly did, I've got one in the back if you want one.

No, I don't, any more than I want you or your shirt.

-Why Les?

-It was the God question, I'm afraid.

-Les!

-Yes, Ann.

-You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think I went because basically I was the first.

There were two questions answered incorrectly

and I was the first person to get one wrong,

so I think everybody sort of picked up on that

and I got what I deserved.

Round Two and you have £800. We're now taking ten seconds off.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Wendy with the terrible hair dye.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

A person receiving instruction and guidance on how to do a job

is called what - a trainee or an absentee?

A trainee.

What's the first name of the author

who is the sister of the actress Joan Collins?

-Don't know.

-Jackie.

In international politics,

Dmitry Medvedev was elected in 2008 as president of which country?

Russia.

In pub games, what A is an informal name for darts?

-Pass.

-Arrows.

In the UK, a modern single electrical socket

normally has how many holes for the pins of the plug?

Three.

In shoes, the flip-flop is usually held on the foot by a strap

coming up from the sole between the second toe and which other toe?

The big toe.

Someone who is talking nonsense is often said to be speaking what - double Dutch or backwards Belgian?

Double Dutch.

In commerce, the geological-sounding term for the lowest possible price of an item is "rock..." what?

Bottom.

In aviation, which word which means to disrobe follows "air"

to make an alternative term for a runway?

-Pass.

-Strip.

In cinema, what W is the single-word term for the the type of film

that features frontier life in the USA

in the latter half of the 19th century?

-War.

-Western.

In vocabulary, the word Oxonian refers to a person

born, living or educated in which English city?

Oxford.

A woman in need of assistance from a knight in shining armour

is usually described as being a damsel in what?

Distress.

In pop music in 2009,

Working On A Dream became the eighth UK number one album

for which US rock singer?

-Pass.

-Bruce Springsteen.

Eye sight can be damaged by staring directly at which celestial body -

the Sun or Uranus?

The Sun.

In children's theatre, which pantomime traditionally includes the line "new lamps for old?"

Aladdin.

In needlework, what P is the term for both a decorative design

with repeated motifs

and a plan or template used as a guide in making clothes?

-Goodness knows.

-No, pattern.

In maths, what is 17 x 10?

170.

George Lazenby played James Bond in the 1969 film entitled

On Her Majesty's Secret what?

-Service.

-Bank!

In a well-known nursery rhyme, who is told to put the kettle on

before Suki is told to take it off again?

-Polly.

-Bank!

In show business, what C is the term for a return to public performance

of an artist who had previously retired?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up! The correct answer was comeback. You only won £70!

Why was that?

Who's stuck on the first floor of the ladder factory?

Whose CV is a piece of paper marked "don't bother"?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Jean is the strongest link.

Statistically, the weakest link is Tony.

But will the team notice that?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Tony.

Tony.

Tony.

Tony.

Georgina.

David.

Tony.

Georgina.

What do you do, David?

Bricklayer.

Hm, how old are you?

Old enough to know better, 52.

I'd be very disappointed if you came to lay bricks in my house.

-In your house?

-Yeah.

-Usually do it outside of the house.

-Don't be clever with me!

-Which way do you lay your bricks, David?

-The right way up.

Put your board down.

Move towards Ann.

OK, let's see you laying bricks.

-Laying bricks?

-Yeah.

-Haven't got me belt on which protects me poor back.

-Just pretend.

Oh, you're a slapdash bricklayer, are you?

-We're all slapdash.

-Are you?

-That's how you do it.

Slap, dash, take the money and run.

I see. Get back up on your podium. Put your board up.

What do you think of while you're bricklaying?

Bricklaying.

Is there anything interesting about you?

HE LAUGHS

I'm here!

Not enough. Why Tony?

He got more wrong than everybody else, I think.

What do you do, Georgina?

I'm a student.

Are you? Where?

-At Suffolk New College in Ipswich.

-Are you from Suffolk?

No, I'm originally from Southampton, Anne.

So, what are you studying?

Diploma in Health and Social Care.

How long will that take?

I finish in May, it's a two-year course.

Then you'll get a job, will you?

I'm off to university, Anne.

You haven't got a job of any kind?

I do, yes, I just started a new job as a support worker in Ipswich.

-Does that earn you some money?

-Yes.

Who are you supporting?

I'm supporting adults with learning disabilities.

Could you help the other contestants?

No, I think I'm the one that needs a bit of supporting.

-Why Tony?

-Because he got two wrong.

He did.

Tony! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

In my opinion, I would like to have gone out in Round Four,

so, I'm a little bit disappointed in myself for going out in Round Two,

but if I heard the questions now at home, I'd have got them right.

Round Three. In the bank £870.

Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link, that's Jean.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In money, a hummingbird feeding on yellow blooms

is featured on the back of a Bank of England note

first issued in 2000 for which denomination?

-£50.

-£10.

In TV, the actor who played Archie Mitchell in EastEnders

has what name - Larry Lamb or Dennis Dachshund?

-Dennis Dachshund.

-Larry Lamb.

A climate such as that of Southern Europe

that has hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters

is named after which body of water?

Mediterranean.

When doctors use stethoscopes to examine patients,

they put the ends of the two flexible tubes

into which of their own organs?

Ears.

In the UK, what T is defined as a public transport vehicle

with fewer than nine passenger seats that's licensed to ply for hire?

Taxi.

In retail, the term for goods that are damaged or imperfect

which makes them sound as if they are dirty is "shop" what?

-Soiled.

-Bank!

In the media, which affectionate term for a female relative

is used as a nickname for the BBC?

-Brother.

-Auntie.

In history, in 1651 after the Battle of Worcester,

King Charles II hid in the branches of which type of tree?

An oak tree.

In pop music, the song Don't Speak was a UK number one single in 1997

for which US group - No Mercy or No Doubt.

-No Mercy.

-No Doubt.

In the NATO phonetic alphabet,

if A is represented by Alpha and Z by Zulu,

which four-letter word is represented by the letter E?

Echo.

In entertainment, the name of which popular children's puppet

is also the job title of someone who cleans chimneys?

-Sooty.

-No, Sweep.

At a British wedding, which Italian word for sweets is used

for the scraps of coloured paper

traditionally thrown over the bride and groom?

Confetti.

In the home, what L is a common name for a living room

indicating its use as a place

where one spends time in a relaxed, comfortable way?

Lounge.

In folklore, it's often said of which water bird

that its neck or wing could break your arm?

Swan.

In sport, although he's been signed to several English clubs,

Nicolas Anelka has played international football

for which European country?

-Italy.

-France.

To make a meringue, egg whites are whisked with which substance -

butter or sugar?

-Sugar.

-Bank!

In domestic pets, a Shih Tzu is a breed of which animal?

-Dog.

-Bank!

In the 1961 film, Breakfast...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £240.

But, who'd get drunk from eating a wine gum?

Who'd take a taxi to a drive-in movie?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Steve is the strongest link because he didn't get an answer wrong.

The weakest link, statistically, is Jean,

but can she survive the vote?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Georgina.

Georgina.

Jean.

Georgina.

Georgina.

Matt.

Georgina.

What do you do, Matt?

-I'm a grants officer.

-Grants for what?

It's grants to charitable organisations.

-Where do you get the grant money from?

-From the National Lottery.

You're in charge of lottery money!

Yep, 28p in the £1. Well, 14p we do, actually.

-What do you mean you do 14p?

-We look after 14p in the £1.

-Who are we?

-The Big Lottery Fund.

-Paint a picture - you're sitting where?

-At my desk in Newcastle.

And you're king of the Big Lottery Fund?

-Not quite king.

-No.

-King of the Tea Room, maybe.

And you're deciding for the whole country?

Yeah, we give grants all over the UK.

And how much per organisation?

It depends on the funding programme, but some grants...

Make it sing, Matt.

Sorry. Some of the grants are over several million pounds

and some are as small as £500, say.

-And little Matt decides.

-Sometimes, yeah.

-Yeah.

I don't decide, I make a judgment and then a panel would decide.

What's your particular favourite?

I like the really small community projects.

Oh, great. So if I told you I had a charity for ageing TV presenters,

-well, just the one, really...

-OK.

-..Who like designer clothes and fast cars.

-Yeah.

-How would that fit in?

-I think you're worth a few quid, yeah.

I'd be doing good to the world, wouldn't I?

-I think you would, you'd be keeping up morale for old people.

-Why Georgina?

I think she got a few questions wrong,

so, from what I remember, I think she was probably the weakest link.

Did you think Georgina was the weakest link, Jean?

Well, we tied, certainly,

with the amount of wrong questions that we got.

No, we got perfectly decent questions, it was the wrong answers.

-What do you do?

-I'm a clinical events manager.

Yes...

And?

So, it works in the pharmaceutical industry and what we do

when pharmaceuticals are doing clinical trials,

they have to get everybody in one place, to... Or the people who are conducting the trials,

-they have to get them all in one place.

-Where's the one place?

-In a hotel.

-Yeah, obviously, but where?

Could be in Berlin or Prague or Budapest, Paris...

When you are at these conferences, do you address the conference?

-I have to give housekeeping notes.

-Well, how exciting is that(!)

It's very important to let people know where the fire exits are.

This is Jean, we're all in Prague.

Put your board down, Jean.

We'd like our housekeeping notes.

Good morning and welcome to Prague.

Before the meeting officially starts, I'd like to give you a few housekeeping notes...

SHE LAUGHS

What you need to know is, you need to know where the fire exits are,

if you could just take a moment to notice in the case of an emergency where the fire exits are.

Yes.

And also, please, if I could tell you where the toilets are, you have...

Oh, good, how long have I been in the pharmaceutical industry

-and I can't see a toilet sign(?)

-You'd be surprised, Anne.

Put your board up.

Why Georgina?

Georgina did, unfortunately, get two questions wrong.

-As did Jean!

-Yes.

Georgina, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Although I've got as far as I have on the Weakest Link,

I do believe that I was not the weakest link,

therefore it would've been lovely to go onto another round.

But, hey, such is life.

Round Four and you've banked £1,110, another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Steve.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Because of a mark on his left cheek,

the 1920s Chicago gangster Al Capone was given what nickname?

Scarface.

What B is the name of both a flying insect and a swimming stroke?

Butterfly.

In US geography, a resort island off the coast of New England

is called Martha's what?

Vineyard.

In classical music, the Four Seasons by Vivaldi

is a set of concertos written for which solo instrument?

-Violin.

-Bank!

In literature, the 1951 novel by Graham Greene

that is an account of an adulterous relationship,

is entitled The End Of The what?

-Pass.

-Affair.

In history, what L is the term for a worker

who revolted against the Industrial Revolution

and now refers to people who are suspicious of technology?

A Luddite.

In maths, what's 43 + 26?

69.

In entertainment, the name of a so-called It girl and TV celebrity

is Tara Palmer- what?

-Tomkinson.

-Bank!

In the 1980s arcade game, Pac-Man,

the title character is chased by which supernatural creatures -

zombies or ghosts?

Ghosts.

In human physiology, what is the common four-letter term for saliva?

Spit.

In theatre, the acronym RADA is short for the Royal Academy of what?

-Arts.

-No, Dramatic Art.

In religion, the name of which biblical garden

is also the surname of a 20th century British prime minister?

Eden.

What A is the job title of an accountant

who examines the books of a company annually in order to verify them?

-Pass.

-Auditor.

In terms of population, which is the largest city in Scotland?

Glasgow.

In pop music, the 2009 number one single that was the debut UK release

for the US singer known as Lady Gaga was entitled Just what?

-Pass.

-Dance.

A blade on a traditional windmill is commonly called what - a sail or an anchor?

Sail.

The titles of the 1980s trilogy of spy novels by Len Deighton

are Berlin Game, Mexico Set and London what?

-No idea.

-Match.

The 2005 film Good Night, And Good Luck

about the news journalist, Ed Murrow,

was directed by and starred which Hollywood actor?

-George Clooney.

-Bank!

In nature, what sea is the...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £320.

Which puppy is destined for the pound?

Which sheep needs to be sheared? Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all her answers wrong,

Wendy is the weakest link.

The strongest link, statistically, is David.

But will the votes follow the facts?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Wendy.

Wendy.

Wendy.

Ann.

Wendy.

Wendy.

Ann, why Wendy?

Cos she got three questions wrong.

-Steve, why Wendy?

-Again, she was the weakest link.

-She was...

the worst player, without a doubt.

Wendy! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne did mention that I was single and why I didn't have a boyfriend -

my name's Wendy, I'm a Scorpio and I'm the weakest link. Call me.

SHE LAUGHS

Round Five. Your total is £1,430. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's David.

Let's play the weakest link.

Start the clock.

The space pilot featured in the children's comic called Eagle

was Dan who?

Dare.

In 27BC, Augustus became the first emperor of which empire?

-The Roman Empire.

-Bank!

In TV, the controversial drama series first shown in 2007

about sixth form students living in Bristol has what title -

Skins or Bones?

Skins.

In colours, the name of the shade of red called cerise

is the French word for which fruit?

-Pass.

-Cherry.

The hairdresser who created the cut

that became known as the Nancy Kwan during the 1960s is Vidal who?

Sassoon.

In horse racing slang, the name of which animal is a betting term for £500?

Monkey.

The American rock group Kings Of Leon

had a UK number one album in 2008 entitled Only By The what?

-Note.

-Night.

In exclamations, what W is a three-letter palindromic expression of wonder?

Wow.

In science, the property of liquids

that allows creatures such as pond skaters to walk on water

is called surface what?

-Skin.

-Tension.

In cookery, what name is given to the small utensil shaped like a club

that's used to crush food in a mortar?

Pestle.

In UK money, since 1992 most pennies and two-pence coins

have been made from which alloy plated with copper?

-Zinc.

-Steel.

In cultural pursuits, which word means

both a building where works of art are exhibited

and the highest level of seating in a theatre?

Gallery.

In 2009, a team called the Celtic Crusaders based in Bridgend

became the first Welsh side to play in the top UK division

in which sport?

-Basketball.

-Rugby league.

In heraldry, what is the generic word for pieces of fabric

used for signalling and display such as ensigns, bunting and jacks?

-Pass.

-Flags.

Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta set on the Cornish coast

features the song A Policeman's Lot Is Not A Happy One?

-Pirates Of Penzance.

-Bank!

In cinema, the Irish-born actress who co-starred with John Wayne...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £70.

Who's the Ann Summers and who's the Anne Widdicombe?

Who's the Ferrari and who's the Ferrero Rocher?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Matt is the weakest link.

The strongest link, statistically, is Ann.

But who will the team want off?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Jean.

Jean.

Matt.

Matt.

Matt.

Jean, why Matt?

Matt got all of his questions wrong.

David, why Matt?

I have to agree with Jean. Sorry, Matt, you got them all wrong.

You were hopeless.

-I had a bad round, Anne.

-No, you were hopeless.

-Yeah, I know.

Matt! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I saw my name come up on the boards, I wasn't surprised,

I was surprised that Jean's name appeared twice.

I thought some of my colleagues on the show

may be being a bit generous towards me,

so, I thank them for that, that's good.

Round Six and you're up to £1,500. Ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Ann.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In travel, what E is a specific term meaning to go onboard a ship?

Embark.

In a 1970s advertising campaign,

Jimmy Savile urged drivers to use their seatbelts with the slogan

"Clunk Click Every..." what?

Every trip.

At a Thanksgiving celebration in the United States,

it's traditional to eat which meat?

-Turkey.

-Bank!

In TV, the two-word rhyming term for the period in the evening

when peak viewing figures are expected is prime what?

Time.

In the 1840s, at the site of the ancient city of Nineveh

a British archaeologist found the remains of a what -

library or night club?

Library.

In literature, the former NME journalist

who wrote the 2004 young adult novel, Sugar Rush,

and its 2007 sequel, Sweet, is Julie who?

-Don't know.

-Burchill.

Jean, in maths, what is 15 ¸ 2?

-Could you repeat the question?

-In maths, what is 15 ¸ 2?

-7.5.

-I'll accept.

In science, what O is the name of the branch of physics

that deals with the study of light?

-Ophthalmology.

-No, optics.

The large mammal native to the Pacific and Southern Ocean

named for its snout resembling a trunk is the elephant what?

-Shark.

-Seal.

Most solo pieces for the piano, such as the Nocturnes by Chopin,

are written to be played with how many hands?

-One.

-Two.

In measurements, which imperial unit of mass or weight

is represented by the letters lb?

Pound.

In cinema, the 1993 drama entitled Sommersby

was based on a French film from 1982 called The Return Of Martin who?

-Pass.

-Guerre.

In confectionery, what P is the town in West Yorkshire

that gives its name to a so-called cake

which is actually a sweet made from liquorice?

-Pontefract.

-Bank!

When speaking in the House of Commons, ministers in opposition...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £120.

But is Jean lost in the chemist's cupboard?

Should Ann be retired? Has David laid the foundations for failure?

Or should Steve go back to playing happy families?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Jean is the strongest link because she got all her answers right.

Statistically, David is the weakest link, but how will the votes go?

Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

David.

Jean.

Steve.

David.

Ann, you're quite old to still be here.

-I am, yes.

-Yeah. Are you hoping to win?

It would be nice, yes.

-Why David?

-I thought he was the weakest link.

-Steve, did you think David was worse than you?

-I think it was pretty close, Ann.

Yeah, it was pretty close, but he was the worst player.

David! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think they're all pretty upfront, the contestants today.

You watch the programme sometimes and you think,

"Oh, they're a tactical bunch," but this lot were pretty honest,

they've played it from the heart.

Round Seven. You have £1,620 in the bank.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Jean.

Let's play the weakest link.

Start the clock.

In the TV drama series The Tudors,

which English monarch was played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers?

Henry VIII.

In astronomy, the seven stars known as the Plough or Big Dipper

are the most prominent in the constellation

popularly called The Great what?

-West.

-Bear.

In stationery, what J is the usual name for a small notepad

indicating its intended use as a booklet

in which to write scribbled notes?

Jotter pad.

In the Roman Catholic Church,

a type of plainsong named after a medieval pope

is known as a Gregorian what?

Chant.

On an Ordnance Survey map, a magenta triangle represents which feature -

a pyramid or a youth hostel?

-A pyramid.

-A youth hostel.

In film, the 1999 comedy about four teenagers

who set themselves a target to be achieved by their prom night

is called American what?

Pie.

The Belgian, Eddy Merckx, was a world champion in which sport?

-Racing.

-Cycling.

In the kitchen, what C is the specific cookery term

for the unwelcome consequence of mixing milk with something acid,

causing separation.

-Curdle.

-I'll accept.

The street in Beverly Hills in California that is celebrated

for its designer shops is called Rodeo what?

Drive.

In geometry, what is the smallest number of right angles

that you must turn through

before you are facing, once again, in your original direction?

-One.

-Four.

In science, in 1951, the UNIVAC I became the first

commercially available type of what - scooter or computer?

-Scooter.

-Computer.

In history, the charter of eight principles

drawn up by President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in 1941

was named after which ocean?

Atlantic.

In pop music, which former member of The Jackson 5

has children named Jeremy, Jamie, Jordan, Jaffar and Jermajesty?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

The correct answer was Jermaine Jackson.

You didn't win anything.

In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank,

if you do bank anything.

Think carefully. Time to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage in the game, Ann is the strongest link.

The weakest link, statistically, is Steve.

But who will lose out in the final vote?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Jean.

Steve.

Jean.

Was it a hard decision, Ann?

No.

You just wanted the other woman to go.

No, I thought she was the weakest link. I did play fair.

Steve, why Jean?

Because it was such a close tie between the two of us,

I can't vote for myself and I said I was gonna play an honest game.

You were the worst player.

Ann can't count - she's old.

You said it.

Very ambitious.

Stole her husband from someone else.

I better watch out.

Jean! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I don't know that Ann saw me as a threat, particularly,

I know she did vote for me,

but I think it was difficult in that last round for her to, perhaps,

decide who was the strongest link or the weakest link in that round.

Round Eight and you've won £1,620.

In this round - 90 seconds, but whatever you win will be trebled.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Ann.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In biology, what L is the general name for the process of movement

from one place to another

that is possible for animals but not for plants?

-Location.

-No, locomotion.

In UK education, the main campus of the University of Kent

is in which city?

-Oxford.

-Canterbury.

In law, the abbreviation CCJ, referring to a registered debt,

stands for County Court what?

-Judgment.

-Bank!

In the home, a revolving tray on a table,

often used for holding condiments and other food items

is called a what - handy Andy or lazy Susan?

-Lazy Susan.

-Bank!

The former general who was the first African American

to be US Secretary of State

and was succeeded by Condoleezza Rice in 2005 is Colin who?

-Pass.

-Powell.

In Christianity, what G is a word for greedy eating

that is traditionally listed as one of the seven deadly sins?

-Gluttonous.

-I'll accept.

In modern literature, the famous poem written in 1953 by Stevie Smith

is entitled Not Waving But what?

-Pass.

-Drowning.

In maths, counting upwards, which is the next prime number after 13?

-15.

-17.

The children's party game in which a kiss is exchanged

for a make-believe letter is called Postman's what?

-Knock.

-Bank!

The passengers on the ship The Mayflower

that landed in America in 1620 were what - Puritans or Jesuits?

-Puritans.

-Bank!

In cinema, the actress who played...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £80.

We will treble that. It gives you prize money today of £1,860.

There can only be one winner.

Now, up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, we will go for Sudden Death.

So, Ann and Steve, for £1,860, let's play the Weakest Link.

Steve, as the strongest link in the last round

you have the choice of who goes first.

I'll go first, please.

In 2008, which Yorkshire and England cricketer

who won the 2005 series of Strictly Come Dancing

announced his retirement from the first class game?

-Ian Botham.

-The correct answer is Darren Gough.

In exploration, what two-word name was given in 1770

to an inlet on the east coast of Australia,

because of its abundance of exotic plants?

-Barrier Reef.

-The correct answer is Botany Bay.

In theatre, an Italian trader called Antonio

who falls foul of a money lender

is the title character in which Shakespeare play?

-Hamlet.

-The Merchant of Venice.

In religion, Ethiopian Christmas, the coronation of Haile Selassie

and the birthday of Marcus Garvey

are all important dates in the calendar of which faith?

Erm...

-Islam.

-The correct answer is Rastafarianism.

In British agriculture, which highly infectious disease

affecting cloven-hoofed animals is known by the abbreviation FMD.

-Foot-and-mouth?

-I'll accept.

Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Angelina Jolie, Noel Gallagher

and Peaches Geldof have all got married in which US city?

-Las Vegas.

-That is the correct answer.

In books, what's the pen name of the author and former soldier

whose 2008 non-fiction work entitled Seven Troop

is an account of his time in the B Squadron of the SAS?

-Andy McNab.

-Correct.

The mineral armalcolite that was brought back from the moon in 1969

is named after the initial letters of the surnames Armstrong, Aldrin

and that of which other astronaut?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Michael Collins.

The national flag of which landlocked country

that joined the European Union in 2004

consists of three horizontal bars from top to bottom

of red white and green?

-Hungary.

-Correct.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

That means, Steve, you are today's strongest link

and you go away with £1,860.

Ann, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

If I'd won, I would have put the money into my holiday pot,

but it looks like it's going to be Blackpool this year

instead of somewhere more exotic.

I wish I could remember what the pressure was like,

it's just a complete blur

and the only thing I can remember is the winning question.

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