20/09/2011 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 the 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 Raheel, I'm 34 years old, from Nottingham and I'm a pharmaceutical sales rep.

I'm Cathryn, I'm 26, from Sevenoaks in Kent and I'm a singer and actress.

I'm Mick, I'm 51 years old, I'm from Duffus in Moray and I'm an air traffic services assistant.

I'm Jenni, I'm 41 years old, I'm from Fleet in Hampshire and I'm an accountant.

I'm Nathan, I'm 20, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and I'm a sports studies student.

I'm Pat, 66, from Washington and I'm a retired sales assistant.

I'm Eric, 43, from Gillingham, Dorset and I'm a freelance marketing director.

I'm Joanne, I'm 36, from Renfrew and I'm a police officer.

I'm Pete, I'm 65 years old, I'm from Bristol and I'm a retired teacher.

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 all 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 Cathryn.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20. Start the clock.

Cathryn, in customs, on which annual occasion

are people encouraged to blow out candles on a cake and make a wish?

-Birthday.

-Correct.

Mick, in tinned food, baked beans are most commonly sold

in a sauce made primarily from which salad ingredient?

-Tomatoes.

-Correct.

Jenni, in the Bible, David the shepherd boy killed the giant Goliath

with a stone propelled from a weapon similar to a what, pea shooter or catapult?

-Catapult.

-Correct.

Nathan, in cities, Paris is the capital of which European country?

-France.

-Correct.

Pat, in the animal kingdom, what H means to emerge from an egg?

-Hatch.

-Correct.

Eric, in laundry, when a load of white washing is turned pink,

it's usually the result of accidentally including a small item,

such as a sock, of which primary colour?

-Red.

-Correct.

Joanne, in boarding schools, the name of which item of bedding

precedes the word fight in a term for light-hearted skirmishes in dormitories?

-Pillow.

-Correct.

Pete, in timekeeping, a pendulum, a hammer and a strike weight

are all component parts of which instrument, a wrist watch or a grandfather clock?

-Grandfather clock.

-Correct.

Raheel, when tying shoelaces, a bow is usually made with how many loops?

-Two.

-Correct. Cathryn.

-Bank.

OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target and that money will go through to the next round

but one of you will not. Who's possibly on the express train to Loserville?

Whose head may be a no-thought zone?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round, Cathryn is the strongest link

as she banked all the money for the team.

According to the statistics, Mick is the weakest link.

But who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?

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

Pete.

Pete.

Nathan.

Pete.

Eric.

Mick.

Raheel.

Mick.

Cathryn.

-Where are you from, Jenni?

-I've moved around a bit.

-Have you?

-Yes.

-From where?

-I've lived in Hong Kong, Outer Hebrides, Germany.

-What's your first language?

-Er, English.

-And your second language?

-German.

-Really? Why's that?

-Because my mum's German.

-Your mum's German?

-Yes.

-So do you just shave one armpit?

-SHE LAUGHS

-I only need to shave one.

-I see. And what do you do?

-I'm an accountant.

-Really?

You're half German and you're an accountant? You must be fun in the pub.

-I am.

-Who are you looking after?

Varied clients. I have a hoop dancer, I have a plumber,

-I have pubs, clubs.

-Is there a Mr Jenni?

-There is a Mr Jenni, yes.

-And what does he do?

-He's my practice manager.

-Is he? What a fun couple you make.

-Why Pete?

-Just because he was in my line of view.

So, Raheel, what do you do?

-I work as a pharmaceutical sales rep.

-And what do you sell?

-Asthma drugs.

-Oh.

-Inhalers.

-Inhalers?

-That's right.

-I see.

So if I bought one of your inhalers, I'd never be out of breath.

-Well, hopefully not.

-Give me your sales pitch.

I'm here today to talk to you about asthma management for your practice

-and how you can...

-Hang on, I just need to wake up again. OK.

-Why Pete?

-Unfortunately, no-one got a question wrong

and he was directly in front of me, that's the only reason.

-Where are you from, Cathryn?

-Sevenoaks in Kent.

-Are you? What do you do?

-I'm an actress and singer.

Are you? Are you a West End beauty?

-I'd like to be.

-Yes. How are you going to achieve that?

I trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

-Does that make you beautiful?

-Well, I'd like to think so.

-Would you like to do a little audition for us in case anyone's interested?

-Certainly, Anne.

Just put your board down and move towards...

And what have been recent auditions?

Er, recently I've auditioned for Tonight At 8:30, a series of Noel Coward plays

-and...

-What time were they on?

-They're going to be on at 7:45.

-That'll be confusing, won't it?

-I know.

-Yeah.

-I did try for How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria.

-What did you sing?

-Home from Beauty And The Beast.

-Did you?

-Yes.

-Oh.

-What can you sing for us now?

-I'll do you a bit of Maybe This Time from Cabaret.

-Go on, then.

# Everybody loves a winner

# So nobody loved me

# Lady Peaceful, Lady Happy

# That's what I long to be

Go back and put your board up.

-Why Pete?

-Nobody got a question wrong, and I'm afraid Pete is directly opposite me.

Pete, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think if I'd survived that first round, I could've gone on and done really well

and even ended up in the final.

But that's me blowing my own trumpet a bit, I think.

Round Two and you have £1,000. We're taking ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Cathryn. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Cathryn, in the media, which term for a newspaper comic strip

is also the name for a type of animated film such as those made by Walt Disney?

-Cartoon.

-Correct.

Nick, in elections, a person who does not remain loyal to any single political party

is known as a what, drifting ballotter or floating voter?

-Floating voter.

-Correct.

Jenni, in the 1927 musical Show Boat by Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern,

the Mississippi is referred to as Old Man what?

-River.

-Correct.

Nathan, in human biology, what P is the term for the apparently black circular opening in the eye

that is completely surrounded by the iris?

-Pass.

-The pupil.

Pat, in TV comedy, the actor born in 1981 who appeared in The Royale Family

before starring in Two Pints Of Lager and a Packet of Crisps is Ralf who?

-Little.

-Correct.

Eric, in cricket, which three-letter word meaning to move rapidly

is the name of a unit of scoring?

-Innings.

-Run.

Joanne, in animal training, tricks such a jumping through hoops and tail walking

can be performed by which creatures, walruses or dolphins?

-Dolphins.

-Correct.

Raheel, in historical cliches,

an industrial or other dispute like one at a textile factory in northern England

is referred to as trouble at what?

-Pass.

-Mill.

Cathryn, in travel, what C is the name for the part of a port or airport

where officials inspect bags for goods on which duty must be paid?

-Customs.

-Correct.

Mick, in geography, the Andes mountain system stretches down the west side of which continent?

-South America.

-Correct. Jenni.

-Bank.

In food, Discovery, Bramley and Newton Wonder

are the names of three varieties of which orchard fruit?

-Apple.

-Correct.

Nathan, in the home, the device that uses salt

to remove calcium and magnesium from the water supply is known as a water what?

-Salter?

-Softener.

Pat, in UK finance, since 1694 the person with overall responsibility

for the Bank Of England has held which title, gaffer or governor?

-Governor.

-Correct.

-Eric.

-Bank.

-The singer who in 1983 had his sixth UK number one single

with the song Baby Jane and whose eighth child, called Aidan,

was born in 2011 is Rod who?

-Stewart.

-Correct. Joanne.

-Bank.

-In education, what T goes before the word book

to give a term for a publication of the standard principles of a particular subject?

Could you repeat the question, Anne? Sorry.

In education, what T goes before the word book

to give a term for a publication of the standard principles of a particular...

Time's up. The correct answer was text.

You won just £90.

So, who's the latest member of red-facebook?

Who's losing you money? Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Jenni is the strongest link.

With the most wrong answers, Nathan is the weakest link.

But will the other players consider that when casting their votes?

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

Nathan.

Nathan.

Joanne.

Nathan.

Eric.

Joanne.

Nathan.

Nathan.

So, Joanne, you were a bit stuck there between the walrus and the dolphin.

-I think so, Anne.

-And the final question you asked to be repeated

and you still didn't know the answer.

-That's correct, Anne.

-So a bit slow of thought, are you?

-I just take my time.

-Yes. And what do you do?

-I'm a police officer, Anne.

-Fabulous.

-And what rank are you?

-I'm a detective, Anne.

-DC?

-Yes.

-OK.

And tell me, Joanne, if you're not sure a crime's been committed, do you ask them to do it again?

-No, I'll just detain them and find more evidence, Anne.

-Do you?

-What are you working on at the moment?

-I work with architects,

with new builds, and ensure the new builds in the current area

-will be a safe environment to live and work.

-Do you walk round in disguise?

-Not in uniform, if that's what you're asking.

-Yes. Put your board down.

And today you've come as a Laura Ashley shop assistant, have you?

-Thank you, Anne.

-Put your board up.

-Why Nathan?

-I think he was the only one who got two wrong.

-Where are you from, Eric?

-I'm from Glasgow originally, Anne,

and I've been down in Dorset for about 15 years.

-Doing what?

-I'm a designer. I design adverts and websites.

-Yes.

And logos for companies for money.

For money, right. Is that your only job?

Erm, I have another job, yes. I edit a magazine.

Yeah. What sort of magazine?

-It's a magazine for high net worth individuals.

-Sorry, what's a high net worth individual?

-Rich people.

-Well, why don't you say that?

-That's the marketing speak.

But I don't understand why you people use marketing speak.

-We can earn more money that way.

-What's the magazine called?

It's called Living The Dream Magazine.

And living the dream, would it involve having a shirt like that?

Of course, yes, if I go to my clients, I've got to look the part of the designer and the marketeer.

-And is there a Mrs Eric?

-There is, yes.

-And she's called what?

-She's called Lesley.

-And does she live the dream?

-Of course.

-Yeah.

So every morning, does she wake up and say, "Eric, last night I lived the dream"?

Er, maybe not. Maybe not. I'm working on that.

-Does she ever wake up and say, "Last night I lived the dream"?

-No, I'm afraid not. No.

-Why Nathan?

-He got two wrong, unfortunately.

Nathan, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Doing the walk of shame was absolutely heartbreaking.

I didn't expect to be doing it today but I'll just get my head down and get home.

Round Three. In the bank, £1,090. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Jenni. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Jenni, in history, when he attended tea with George V

at Buckingham Palace in 1931,

Mahatma Gandhi famously wore what, a kilt or a loin cloth?

-Loin cloth.

-Correct.

Pat, when reciting the modern English alphabet backwards,

which letter comes next in the sequence Z, Y, X?

-W.

-Correct.

Eric, in the police force, the term super is an abbreviation for the name of which rank?

-Intendent.

-No, superintendent.

Joanne, in the Christian church, what A is the word for

the pronouncement by a priest for the forgiveness of sins?

-Amen?

-Absolution.

Raheel, in football in 2011, which Welsh player broke the record formerly held by Bobby Charlton

for league appearances for Manchester United?

-Ryan Giggs.

-Correct.

Cathryn, in headwear, a bowler hat is known to Americans as what, a derby or a Busby?

-A derby.

-Correct.

-Mick.

-Bank.

-In geography, Sweden shares land borders with Finland and which other country?

-Norway.

-Correct.

Jenni, in poetry, a well-known line from the Ballad of Reading Gaol

by Oscar Wilde reads, "Yet each man kills the thing he" what?

-Loves.

-Correct.

Pat, in food, what P is the name for a small hollow ball

of cooked choux pastry filled with whipped cream and covered with a chocolate sauce?

-Profiterole.

-Correct.

-Eric.

-Bank.

-In the 1970s TV sitcom Dad's Army,

the character called Captain Mainwaring was played by which actor?

-Neil Dunn.

-Arthur Lowe.

Joanne, in UK politics, Clement Attlee, who became prime minister in 1945, was the leader of which party?

-Labour.

-Correct.

Raheel, in folklore, a man who practises witchcraft is known as a what, warmonger or warlock?

-Warlock.

-Correct. Cathryn.

-Bank.

In British history, which mistress of King Charles II

had two sons by him in the 1670s named Charles and James?

-Nell Gwyn.

-Correct.

Mick, in leisure activities, what J precedes ski and bike

to give two terms for self-propelled craft that skim across the surface of the water?

-Jet.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Jenni, in slang, which word that rhymes with puss

is used to refer to a weak and ineffectual person?

-Can you repeat the question, please?

-In slang, which word that rhymes with puss

is used to refer to a weak and ineffectual person?

-Pass.

-Wuss.

Pat, in geography, Table Bay is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of which African country?

-South Africa?

-Correct. Eric.

-Bank.

-In housing, in the UK during the inter-war years,

which of these became a popular name for a home...

Time's up and you won £270.

Who's the beer belly on the supermodel?

Who would be best removed by liposuction?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most correct answers, Pat is the strongest link.

The statistics show that Eric is the weakest link.

But will the votes reflect the statistics?

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

Eric.

Joanne.

Eric.

Joanne.

Eric.

Joanne.

Jenni.

We have a tie, team. Eric and Joanne, three votes each.

-What do you do, Mick?

-I'm an air traffic services assistant.

Oh. Is that like a controller?

No. I do all the admin work. I answer the phones, do the met observations,

-log all the movements.

-Oh. Can't you bring the planes in?

I used to, Anne, when I was in the air force,

but my tickets that I had as a military controller don't transfer into the civilian world, so...

-Oh, you've just got to watch someone else doing it?

-That's fine by me.

Put your board down. OK, you're the plane.

Put your arms up. Now, where would I be

before I started descending into Inverness?

Probably just north of Glasgow.

Yeah, go on. Be the plane, then. We're coming down now.

-I'll point downwards.

-OK, just pretend it's happening.

-Bit of turbulence.

-Yeah.

-You often get that over the mountains.

-Yeah.

-Aren't you turning?

-I'm going to bring passengers in over Loch Ness today.

-Yeah.

-Ooh!

-There we go.

-Yes.

-Keep going, keep going. Now over Loch Ness

and I'll come back round that way.

-Yeah.

-And I'm now lined up with the runway and I'm descending.

-Then what happens?

-I keep descending until I hit the ground.

-Put your board up.

-And all that time, you're just doing the admin.

-I'm just sitting there, Anne.

-Why Eric?

Erm, he didn't get either of his questions right and I think he lost us some money, as well.

So, Cathryn, the actor and singer, do you like being called an actor or an actress?

-Actress.

-Really?

-Mm.

-But proper actors just like being called actor.

I know, but I don't like the reasoning behind it.

You won't have come across this before. This is a recall.

-OK?

-Yes.

-Put your board down.

-I have come across those before.

Don't argue with me, Cathryn, it's so unwise.

What are you going to sing this time?

-A little bit of Defying Gravity.

-Yes, just a little bit.

-OK.

# Tell them how I'm defying gravity

# I'm flying high, I'm defying gravity

# And soon I'll match them in renown

That's very good. Put your board up. Why do you want to get rid of pretty Joanne?

I don't, but when it came to writing names down, my mind went completely blank

-and she was the only person I could remember getting an answer wrong.

-You're very actressy, then.

-No.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote. The strongest link was Pat.

-Where are you from?

-Washington in Tyne and Wear.

-Are you?

-And are you a police person?

-No.

-You're not an air traffic controller?

-Unfortunately not.

OK, so what do you do?

-I'm a retired sales assistant.

-Are you? So how do you busy yourself?

Erm, I have a lot to do with bowling clubs,

-I'm secretary of one bowling club.

-Oh, you go bowling, do you?

-Oh, yes.

-And do you live on your own?

-I do.

-What sort of house do you live in?

I live in retirement flats.

Oh, really? Cos you're too old, are you, to live on your own?

-No.

-And are they very strict in retirement flats?

-No.

-You can go from one retirement flat to another, can you?

-Oh, yes.

-As much hanky-panky as you can get?

-SHE LAUGHS

-Chance would be a fine thing.

-So what do people in sheltered housing do?

Oh, lots of things. We have social committees, we have entertainment evenings,

-quizzes, go on outings.

-And where do you keep your bowls?

-In the cupboard.

-In the sheltered housing?

-Yeah.

-Really?

-Well, I have four cupboards in my flat.

-You don't!

-I do!

-And how many bowls?

-Four.

-Really? And do you have to polish them every night?

No, I polish them at the beginning of every season.

-So how many polishes do they get a year?

-One.

-Oh.

-How do they stay shiny?

-Usage.

-Why Eric?

-Unfortunately, Eric got two questions wrong.

OK, you've got a choice. You can stick with Eric

-or move to Joanne.

-I'll stick with Eric.

He was the worst player.

Eric, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think they've lost a valuable player. I was keeping an eye on the money.

I think I did bank a few more times than the other contestants

and I think they'll miss my flamboyant shirt.

Round Four. In the bank, £1,360. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Pat. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Pat, in cinema,

Cameron Diaz made her feature film debut opposite Jim Carrey

as the girlfriend of a mobster in which 19945 comedy?

-Pass.

-The Mask.

Joanne, in the phrase often shouted at sporting events, what is the usual three-word response

to "oggy-oggy-oggy"?

-Oik-oik-oik.

-No, it's "oi-oi-oi".

Raheel, in modern mythology, what A is the usual term for kidnapping by aliens,

often purportedly for medical or reproductive experiments?

-Abduction.

-Correct.

Cathryn, in pop music, the male singer who had UK hit singles in the 1990s with Wicked Game

and Blue Hotel is Chris who?

-Rear?

-Isaak.

Mick, in medicine, a person affected by the condition called Daltonism

is what, tone deaf or colour blind?

-Tone deaf.

-Colour blind.

Jenni, in maths, what is three fifths of 25?

-5.

-15.

Pat, in children's literature, the author of the 1972 book Watership Down is Richard who?

-Adams.

-Correct.

Joanne, in political history, what T was the four-letter name adopted by Josip Broz

who from 1953 until 1980 served as president of Yugoslavia?

-Pass.

-Tito.

Raheel, in TV crime series, which actor played the title role

as a private eye in Shoestring and the detective Peter Boyd in Waking The Dead?

-Pass.

-Trevor Eve. Cathryn, in the British peerage,

the letters HON placed immediately before the name of a person are short for which word?

-Honourable.

-Correct.

-Mick.

-Bank.

-In transport, which word for a range of food and drink

is also the usual term for the sum of money paid by a passenger to travel on a train?

-Fare.

-Correct.

Jenni, in statistics, the forms for the UK national census in 2011

were available in how many different languages, 17 or 57?

-17.

-57.

Pat, in pop music, the rhyming title of a UK number one single

by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince in 1993 was Boom Shake The what?

-Pass.

-Room.

Joanne, in science, derived from the name of a German physicist,

what O is the standard unit of electrical resistance?

-Ohm.

-I'll accept.

Raheel, in the media, the alliterative term

for a journalist who travels around to get stories from different places is a roving what?

-Reporter.

-Correct. Cathryn.

-Bank.

Time's up. Your bank was in time. You won £70.

But who's your voice of treason?

Who's the shopping trolley at your beauty spot?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only person to get all their answers wrong, Jenni is the weakest link.

Raheel is statistically the strongest link.

But who will lose out in the vote?

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

Joanne.

Jenni.

Jenni.

Joanne.

Joanne.

Jenni.

Another tie, team. Jenni and Joanne, three votes each.

Joanne, why Jenni?

It was a bad round for all of us and she got a few wrong, as did I.

-Nothing personal.

-Jenni, who's half German, why Joanne?

Er, she's been consistently wrong in a few rounds.

The strongest link was Raheel, so he gets to decide. Why have you voted for Joanne?

-Unfortunately, she got many of her questions wrong and I didn't have any money to bank.

-OK.

You've got a choice now. Stick with Joanne if you want

-or move to Jenni.

-I will stick with Joanne.

Joanne, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I do think Jenni should've gone. I was not the weakest link in that round.

I think Raheel stuck to his guns and went with his initial instinct,

which was me, and I feel kind of robbed.

Round Five. You have £1,430. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Raheel. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Raheel, in athletics,

the traditional opening event of a competitive decathlon

is a sprint race over how many metres?

-100.

-Correct. Cathryn, in medieval times,

as well as trimming hair and beards, barbers had what traditional job, chimney sweep or surgeon?

-Surgeon.

-Correct.

-Mick.

-Bank.

-In fashion, which word can mean both a slit in a garment for a fastener

and a flower worn pinned to a lapel at formal occasions?

-Pass.

-Buttonhole.

Jenni, the 1975 novel

and its 1976 film adaptation

about a fictional attempt to kidnap Winston Churchill are both entitled Eagle Has what?

-Landed.

-Correct. Pat, in food and drink, what H is a word that can refer to

a knuckle of meat taken from the leg of a pig or a type of German dry white wine?

-Hock.

-Correct.

-Raheel.

-Bank.

-The 16th century painting by Bruegel the Elder

that is part of the collection at Hampton Court Palace is called Massacre Of The what?

-Pass.

-Innocents.

Cathryn, according to the Ordnance Survey, Lindley Hall Farm near a village called Fenny Drayton

is at the very centre of which country of the UK?

-England.

-Correct.

Mick, in pop music, People Are People, See You and Everything Counts

were UK hit singles in the 1980s for which group?

-Could you repeat the question, please?

-In pop music,

People Are People, See You and Everything Counts

were UK hit singles in the 1980s for which group?

-Pass.

-Depeche Mode. Jenni, in an expression derived from boxing,

a person who enters a contest is said to throw his hat into the what?

-Ring.

-Correct.

Pat, in dogs, what B is the name of a breed of hound with a long, solid body,

very short legs, a black, white and tan coat and long, pendulous ears?

-Basset hound?

-Correct. Raheel.

-Bank.

-In buildings, which three-letter word follows wet and dry

to make the names of two serious types of timber decay caused by fungi?

-Rot.

-Correct. Cathryn.

-Bank.

-In Scotland,

the town of St Andrews is home to the British Museum of which sport?

-Golf.

-Correct. Mick, in maths, what is the only prime number between 25 ad 30?

-29.

-Correct. Jenni.

-Bank.

-In history, the earliest recorded elephants in Britain

were brought by which invaders, the Romans or the Normans?

-Romans.

-Bank.

Time's up. That was correct and your bank was in time,

so you won £240.

But who thinks the elementary canal is in Venice?

Who thinks Chanel is the bit of water between us and France?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Jenni goes from being the weakest link in the last round to the strongest link in this.

The statistics show that Mick is the weakest link. But will the team notice that?

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

Mick.

Mick.

Raheel.

Cathryn.

Mick.

-Cathryn, why Mick?

-Because he got questions wrong.

-Pat, why Mick?

-I don't think he got any questions right.

-He did. He answered one correctly.

-Sorry.

I think his head was in the clouds.

Mick, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

When I get back to work, when my colleagues have seen me doing the aeroplane,

I think my life is going to be hell.

Round Six. In the bank, £1,670. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Jenni. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Jenni, in cookery, chicken, bacon, mushrooms and red wine

are the main ingredients of the classic dish known by what three-word French name?

-Coq au vin?

-Correct.

Pat, in TV, the Fast Show character Ron Manager

reminisced about games of football in the park with the catchphrase "jumpers for" what?

-Pass.

-Goal posts.

Raheel, in vocabulary, what C is the term for a document issued by the sovereign

granting rights and privileges and also means to hire an aircraft for private use?

-Courier.

-Charter.

Cathryn, in geography, the volcanic island of Krakatoa is part of which Asian country?

-Japan.

-Indonesia.

Jenni, in science, what is the two-word name of the odourless toxic gas

that forms when one atom of carbon combines with one atom of oxygen?

-Sulphuric acid?

-Carbon monoxide.

Pat, in Italian theatre, the farce by Dario Fo

premiered in 1970 and later seen all over the world is entitled Accidental Death Of whom?

-Pass.

-An Anarchist.

Raheel, in human biology, androgen is the general name for any hormone

that controls the development of the characteristics of which sex?

-Male.

-Correct.

-Cathryn.

-Bank.

-In film, Ricki Lake played a plump teenager who achieves...

-Hairspray.

-Correct. Jenni.

-Bank.

In the military, what B is the name of the Royal Naval training college

established in 1905 at Dartmouth in Devon?

-Can you repeat the question, please?

-In the military, what B is the name of the Royal Naval training college

established in 1905 at Dartmouth in Devon?

-Pass.

-Britannia. Pat, in weightlifting, the event in which a competitor

lifts the bar to shoulder level before raising it above the head is called the clean and what?

-Snatch.

-Jerk.

Raheel, in modern literature, a 2005 novel by Ian McEwan

is both named after and takes place on which day of the week?

-Sunday.

-Saturday.

Cathryn, in politics, the leader of the Fine Gael Party

who became prime minister of Ireland in 2011 is Enda what?

-Pass.

-Kenny.

Time's up. You won £40.

So, perhaps Raheel should hold his breath.

Maybe Pat hasn't bowled you over.

Will it be the end of the run for Cathryn?

Or is Jenni deductable? Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Cathryn is the strongest link.

Pat is the weakest link, as she gave the most wrong answers.

But will the other players realise that?

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

Pat.

Raheel.

Raheel.

Jenni.

Cathryn, why Raheel?

-I thought he was the weakest link.

-Jenni, why Raheel?

I think he got two questions wrong.

Well, none of you were brilliant. Raheel, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think the women did gang up on me in the end.

I was glad to be the last man standing, so I'll be proud of that.

Round Seven and in the kitty now,

£1,710. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Cathryn. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Cathryn, in Christianity, in a religious community,

what A is the title often given to the female superior of a convent?

-Abbess.

-I'll accept.

Jenni, in UK geography, the name of which hand tool follows Sutton, Shepton and Curry

in the names of three towns in Somerset?

-Mallet.

-Correct.

Pat, in classical music, the Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy was written by which Russian composer?

-Tchaikovsky.

-Correct.

-Cathryn.

-Bank.

-At the International Surrealist Exhibition in London in 1936,

Salvador Dali gave a lecture whilst dressed in what,

a leotard or a diving suit?

-Diving suit.

-Correct.

-Jenni.

-Bank.

-In broadcasting, the writer and theatre producer

who presented the Radio 4 chat show Loose Ends for 20 years was Ned who?

-Pass.

-Sherrin.

Pat, in human biology, what D is the single-word medical term for indigestion?

-Pass.

-Dyspepsia.

Cathryn, in maths, the factors of 20 apart from itself are 1, 2, 4, 5 and which other number?

-10.

-Correct.

Jenni, in sport, Australian rules football is played on a pitch that is what shape, oval or square?

-Square.

-Oval.

Pat, in science, Marie Curie, who received a Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903

was awarded a second one eight years later in which other field?

-Radiation?

-Chemistry.

Cathryn, in history, the US general who was Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific

and accepted the surrender of Japan in 1945 was Douglas who?

-Pass.

-MacArthur.

Jenni, in communication, which language is a mixture of Hebrew, German and Russian

and was developed in Eastern Europe by members of the Jewish religion?

-Latin?

-Yiddish.

Pat, in theatre, the 1960 play by Harold Pinter about two criminals

in an old basement kitchen is entitled The Dumb what?

-Pass.

-Waiter. Cathryn, in English geography, what W is the name of a port

in Cumbria about six miles north of Whitehaven...

Time's up. You won £120

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

Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, Cathryn is the strongest link.

According to the statistics, Pat is still the weakest link.

But who will be taking the final walk of shame?

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

Pat.

Cathryn.

Jenni.

A vote each. Cathryn, why Pat?

I thought she got the most questions wrong because I didn't have much to bank.

-Pat, why Jenni?

-Cos I think she got two questions wrong.

-Jenni, why Cathryn?

-She's got a better voice than me.

When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.

And the strongest link was Cathryn.

Now, you voted for Pat, but you have a choice.

Jenni if you want, Pat if you want.

I always said that if I had to have the choice, I would stick with what I'd put, so sorry, Pat.

She was the worst player.

Pat, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I don't think Anne would be welcome in our bowling club

cos she's just that little bit too abrasive for some of our members.

Round Eight. In the bank, £1,830.

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

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Cathryn. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Cathryn, in drinks, which word that is the Spanish for "free"

follows Cuba in the name of a cocktail made from run, lime...

-Libre.

-Correct.

Jenni, in pop music, in 1966 Wild Thing was the first UK hit single for which group led by Reg Presley?

-The Troggs.

-Correct. Cathryn.

-Bank.

In the late 19th century, the development of the pneumatic tyre

led to a huge increase in imports of which commodity from central Africa?

-Rubber.

-Correct.

Jenni, in cinema, the British actor who has starred in the 1998 thriller Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels

and the Transporter series of films is Jason who?

-Burn?

-Statham.

Cathryn, in Middle Eastern food, what is the name of Arabic origin of the sesame seed paste

that is an ingredient of the dip called baba ghanoush?

-Pass.

-Tahini.

Jenni, in US politics, the only president to have served

two non-consecutive terms in office was Grover who?

-Pass.

-Cleveland.

Cathryn, in Greek mythology, a centaur is typically depicted as having how many limbs?

-Six.

-Correct. Jenni.

-Bank.

-In colloquial language,

a smooth, untrustworthy person is known as a what, city slicker or civic skiver?

-City slicker.

-Correct.

-Cathryn.

-Bank.

-In organisations, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

was adopted by the chief policy-making organ of which international body?

-NATO.

-No, the United Nations.

Jenni, in building materials in Latin...

Time's up. You won £90, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of £2,100.

There can only be one winner. Now up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, we'll go for sudden death.

So, Cathryn and Jenni, for £2,100, let's play the Weakest Link.

Cathryn, as the strongest link in the last round,

-you have the choice of who goes first.

-I'd like Jenni to go first.

Jenni, in film, which 1981 Oscar-winning drama

chronicled the careers in the 1920s

of the British athletes Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Chariots Of Fire.

Cathryn, in geography, the three US states

with names that begin and end with the letter A

are Alabama, Arizona and which other?

-Iowa.

-The correct answer is Alaska.

Jenni, in maths, in 1974 the UK government officially adopted the convention

that a billion is a number consisting of 1 followed by how many noughts?

-Seven.

-The correct answer is nine.

Cathryn, following a memorable performance at the 2011 Brit Awards,

which singer became the first living artist since 1964

to have two simultaneous top-five singles and albums

in the UK charts?

-Adele.

-That is the correct answer.

Jenni, in history, pubs in the UK called the Alma

are named after a battle fought in which 19th century war?

-The First World War.

-The correct answer is the Crimean War.

Cathryn, in computing, the internet search engine

initially known as BackRub

that was founded in 1998 in a garage in California

by Larry Page and Sergey Brin

has what name?

-Google.

-That is the correct answer.

Jenni, in February 2011, which member of the Royal Family

had a cameo role in the radio soap opera The Archers

in her real-life capacity

as president of the National Osteoporosis Society?

-Princess Anne.

-The correct answer is the Duchess of Cornwall.

That means, Cathryn, you're today's strongest link

and you go away with £2,100.

Jenni, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

My son predicted that I would get to the fourth or fifth round,

so I'm very pleased that I made it to the final.

I don't know if I deserved to win the Weakest Link today.

I was the strongest in quite a few rounds,

but it's the luck of the draw with the questions.

There were some I knew, some I didn't.

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