20/12/2012 Weakest Link

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

Only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.

The rest will leave with nothing,

as one by one they're voted off as...the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here could win up to £10,000.

They don't know each other,

but if they want the money, they'll have to work as a team.

Eight will leave with nothing,

as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

My name's Omar. I'm 22. I'm from London. I'm a medical student.

I'm Hilary, I'm 54.

I'm from Exeter in Devon, and I'm a pre-school assistant.

My name is Paul. I'm 43, I'm from Barking in Essex.

I'm a solicitor's clerk.

I'm Sharon, I'm 26 years old.

I'm from Chesterfield and I'm a travel agent.

I'm Jackie, I'm 40 years old. I come from Selby and I cook in a cafe.

My name's David. I'm 58 years old, from Elland, West Yorkshire.

I work in property maintenance.

I'm Lucie, I'm 28. I'm from Dorchester and I'm an office manager.

I'm Adrian. I'm 32, I come from Bedford, and I'm a civil servant.

My name is Lewis, I'm 36 years old.

I'm from Manchester, and I'm an officer with a jet charter company.

In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly

to reach your £1,000 target

within the time limit.

The fastest way is with a chain of nine correct answers.

Get your question wrong and you break the chain and lose the money.

Say "Bank" before the question

and the money is safe, but you start a brand-new chain.

Remember, at the end of the round,

only money that's been banked can be taken forward.

In Round One, you get three minutes.

We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically - Adrian.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20.

Start the clock.

In which UK country is Dundee?

Scotland.

What C is the name for the head of a mushroom?

-Pass.

-Cap.

Which organ of the body is affected by conjunctivitis?

-The liver.

-The eye.

How many times did Bjorn Borg win the men's singles title at Wimbledon - five or nine?

-Nine.

-Five.

What is 4 x 40?

-120.

-160.

Meringue is made using which part of the egg?

The white.

Which 2001 film starring Kate Winslet features code-breaking in World War Two?

-Don't know.

-Enigma.

What M is the ship that carried the Pilgrim Fathers from Southampton to America in 1620?

Mayflower.

What type of blood vessel is the aorta - an artery or vein?

Artery. ADRIAN: Bank.

Which children's TV character had a hit in 2001 with a cover version of Mambo No.5?

Bob the Builder.

Which author wrote The Hound Of The Baskervilles?

-Pass.

-Arthur Conan Doyle.

How many eyes does a bat have?

Two.

What's the name of Elvis Presley's daughter?

-Pass.

-Lisa-Marie.

What C is the name for a residential community of nuns?

-Habitat.

-Convent.

In Peter Pan, what sort of animal is Nana, the nursemaid to the Darlings?

-Mouse?

-A dog.

A place on the equator has a latitude of how many degrees, zero or 90?

Zero.

Which French term describes a feeling you've already seen something?

Deja vu.

The Royal College of Music opened in 1883 in London or Birmingham?

London.

-Bank.

-How many holes are there usually in a round of golf?

18.

What H is the constituency held by Peter Mandelson at the 2001 election?

-Hartlepool.

-Correct!

Taste and sight are two of the five what?

Senses.

Which Teletubby sometimes carries a handbag?

-Laa-Laa.

-Tinky Winky.

How many 2p pieces are there in £2?

100.

A drink on the rocks is poured over what?

Ice.

John Steinbeck wrote the novel Of Mice And what?

Men.

-Bank.

-If a temperature is in degrees F, what is that?

Fahrenheit.

-Bank.

-In the 1993 film Super Mario Brothers, who played Mario?

-Dustin Hoffman.

-Bob Hoskins.

Time is up.

That was an amazingly terrible performance.

Of the £1,000 you could have won, you managed...

a depressing...

dopey...£270.

Whose dream of winning has just turned into a fantasy?

Who should be shown the door? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistics show Adrian is the first strongest link of the game.

The weakest link is Hilary, who didn't get one right.

But who will lose out in the vote?

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

-Omar, what do you do?

-I'm a medical student.

-What year?

-I'm in my third year.

-Which university are you at?

University College London.

University College London, third year -

a student who says conjunctivitis is something to do with the liver!

What are you going to be when you qualify...

apart from dodgy?

I haven't thought that through yet.

I don't suppose you have!

Why Hilary?

-I think she got all her questions wrong.

-Lewis...

The longest title of anyone, and the fewest number of right answers.

Nearly.

-What can I say?

-I don't know.

You were long enough saying what you did, so think of something.

I just got caught out on them.

And what did Hilary do you didn't like?

I thought she was unlucky. We were all terrible...

-Not everyone was. YOU were.

-We all were.

Statistically Hilary was the worst player.

A pre-school worker who doesn't know Teletubbies. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm very, very, very disappointed to be voted off first.

I am embarrassed to get the Teletubby question wrong.

In a pre-school, they all love the Teletubbies.

I think Paul will be voted off next.

He was nervous, hesitant and didn't bank money.

Round Two. You've won £270 out of a possible £1,000.

Eight of you left. 10 seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest link - Adrian. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Who immediately preceded Dwight D Eisenhower as US president?

-Roosevelt.

-Harry S Truman.

What N is the opening of the nasal cavity and the nose in vertebrates?

Nostrils.

Art Garfunkel sang Bright Eyes for which 1979 film?

-Pass.

-Watership Down.

Which author wrote Middlemarch, published in the 1870s?

-Pass.

-George Eliot.

In which decade did Art Deco emerge, the '20s or the '50s?

-The '50s.

-The '20s.

In football, what is a kick awarded outside the penalty area

following a foul by the opposition?

-I don't know.

-A free kick.

What A was a chemist who aimed to turn base metals into gold?

Alchemist.

Grevy's, mountain and burchells are all species of which striped African mammal?

-Tigers.

-Zebras.

Where is the epicentre of the earthquake - on or below the earth's surface?

-Below.

-On.

Hank Marvin is the leader of which pop group?

-The Shadows.

-Correct!

What S is the North American Indian tribe of which Crazy Horse was leader?

Sioux.

1 November comes under what star sign?

Scorpio. SHARON: Bank.

The coffee tree originates from which continent?

Africa.

The Olympic symbol has rings of red, blue, green, black and what?

Yellow.

Which musical is set in Spain and Morocco in an 8th-century war -

La Cava or Les Miserables?

La Cava.

-Bank.

-What E is the term to describe species of animals in danger of extinction?

Endangered.

-Bank.

-Who had hits in the '80s with The Riddle and I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me?

Nik Kershaw.

In chemistry, which of benzine, chlorine and fluorine is not a halogen?

Benzine.

Which Irish group had a Year 2000 No.1 single with Fool Again?

-The Corrs.

-Westlife.

What G is a huge group of stars and planets, such as the Milky Way?

Galaxy.

-Bank.

-For which system of voting do the letters PR stand?

-Pass.

-Proportional Representation.

Which particular organs are affected by pleurisy?

Lungs.

What was the original name of the band Blur - Selwyn or Seymour?

Seymour.

Time is up.

Another poor round.

Just £240

you put in the kitty.

Whose extinction is necessary?

Who's more of a drip than a fountain of knowledge?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In a reversal of fortune, Adrian is now statistically the weakest link.

David is the strongest link.

What will the other players take into consideration as they vote?

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

David...

-remind me what you do.

-I work in property maintenance -

plumbing, electrical, building.

-Are you married?

-Yes.

-Do you do the housework?

-No, the wife does.

-Where are you from?

-Elland, West Yorkshire.

-Set in your ways.

-You've got to be.

-Why Omar?

-He let me down in the first round and should have gone.

-Jackie, where do you come from?

-From Selby.

Do the women do the housework?

-Yes, I'm afraid they do.

-And do the men like football?

-Yes.

-Do the women?

-I like football.

You didn't answer the football question.

I knew it after you said it.

What do you do when you're not here?

I work in a cafe. I'm a cook.

Are you? What do you cook?

Everything from bacon butties to chicken pies to...everything.

You cook chicken pies, or just heat them up?

The lady in charge makes them. I serve them out. I don't cook those.

-Why Omar?

-He got some questions wrong and hesitated.

-So, Sharon, what do you do?

-I'm a travel agent.

What do you do when people complain?

-I try and resolve the problem.

-Really(?)

-How do you do that?

-You listen sympathetically,

and put it in writing and send it off to the tour operators.

Then they probably go to Watchdog, to talk to people like you.

What's wrong with Omar?

He mixed Westlife up with t'Corrs. What more can I say?

That you've a medical student who thinks conjunctivitis is a problem with the liver.

With four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I don't think I was the best player or the worst player.

Others got as many wrong as I did.

Certain people don't deserve to be there.

I'd like David to be voted off next.

I'm sorry, he's right up himself.

Round Three. You've won £510 out of £2,000.

You're down to seven players.

We'll take another 10 seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest link - David. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which fictional TV chat show host's catch phrase was, "Knowing me, knowing you, aha"?

-John Nettles.

-Alan Partridge.

In the periodic table, what is the symbol for aluminium?

Al.

Which cardigan-wearing singer appeared on rocking chairs?

Val Doonican.

For what does the H stand in the poet WH Auden's name - Hugh or Herbert?

Hugh.

In London, what are the Dorchester and Claridges?

Hotels.

What A is the mythological Greek society where military roles were held only by women?

-Pass.

-Amazons.

In the May 2000 elections for London Mayor, who was second - Stephen Norris or Frank Dobson?

Stephen Norris.

Which king was known as The Unready?

Ethelred.

In which ocean is the Coral Sea?

-Atlantic.

-Pacific.

What S is the name of the movement founded by L Ron Hubbard?

Scientologists.

Which TV sports presenter married rugby player Kenny Logan in 2001?

Gabby Yorath.

-Bank.

-At which annual Christian festival is the beverage eggnog traditionally drunk?

-Easter.

-Christmas.

What M is a term for an extended speech spoken by one person on stage?

Monologue.

What is the capital city of the Czech Republic?

-Croatia.

-Prague.

The shrub with pendulous mauve flowers often seen climbing up the walls of houses

is what - wisteria or brassica?

Wisteria.

The poet Alfred Tennyson held which literary position from 1850-92?

Poet laureate.

-Bank.

-Which scientific term describes animals that can live both on land and in water?

-Pass.

-Amphibian.

The Commonwealth island of St Helena is in the Atlantic or the Pacific?

The Atlantic.

-Bank.

-Which word derived from Greek

refers to a set of letters representing sounds of speech?

-Pass.

-Alphabet.

Which 20th-century American president's first names were Gerald Rudolph?

-Pass.

-Ford.

Singer Davy Jones belonged to which quartet?

The Monkees. DAVID: Bank.

Time's up. I cannot complete the question.

And you cannot raise your sights very high.

£240 is all you banked. Who's head and shoulders below the rest?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all his answers right,

Lewis is the strongest link.

According to the statistics, Sharon is the weakest link.

But how will the votes go?

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

Adrian, what do you do for a living?

-I work for the Inland Revenue.

-Which area of the public do you persecute?

We deal with self-employed people.

-How many do you send to jail?

-That's not my department.

-You just load the gun and someone else fires it.

-Yes.

-Never heard of amphibians?

-Yes, I have.

-It went out of my mind.

-It went out of your mind?

If I don't pay my tax for a couple of years

and I say, "It completely went out of my mind,"

-what do you say?

-I don't think you'd get away with that.

-Not on your money.

-Why Paul?

This round was a pretty dodgy one for him, unfortunately.

-Lucie, why Paul?

-Men with ponytails, they just don't ring my bell.

Did you think he was the weakest link?

He was pretty poor, yes.

He has a ponytail and jewellery and comes from Essex, but

statistically, Sharon was the worst player.

But the solicitor's clerk is guilty of incompetence. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Lucie should be here instead of me.

Sharon was the weakest link last round,

but Lucie made a remark about my ponytail and was very hesitant.

Round Four. £750 banked out of potential prize money of £3,000.

Six of you left. Another 10 seconds comes off your time.

You now have only 2½ minutes.

We'll start with the strongest link last time - that's Lewis.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Who designed the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona?

-No idea.

-Antonio Gaudi.

In which century did Cromwell become Lord Protector?

17th.

What M are the teeth at the back of a mammal's jaw, used specifically for chewing?

Molars.

-Bank.

-In Three Blind Mice, what did the farmer's wife cut their tails with?

Carving knife.

Organic compounds of which element are released to emit the smell when garlic is crushed -

chlorine or sulphur?

Sulphur.

What type of insect are the peacock, large white and swallowtail?

Butterfly.

Which Scottish city has an arts festival each August?

Edinburgh.

-Bank.

-Which Southwest London club won the FA Cup in 2000?

-Arsenal.

-Chelsea.

What B is an undeveloped leaf flower or shoot?

Bud.

Which peroxided male singer had a 1985 UK hit single with Rebel Yell?

-Eminem.

-No, Billy Idol.

What moustache shares its name with part of a bicycle?

Handlebar.

-Bank.

-What's the most common noble gas in the atmosphere - argon or neon?

Argon.

The name of which queen is also a London station and a sponge cake?

Victoria.

-Bank.

-Faint heart never won...whom?

-Vanity?

-Fair lady.

What M is a Spanish word to describe an aggressively masculine man?

-Don't know.

-Macho.

In the 1956 film And God Created Woman, who played the lead role?

-Stefanie Powers.

-Brigitte Bardot.

The Day Of The Jackal concerns a plot to kill which politician?

-Margaret Thatcher.

-Charles de Gaulle.

What V is the collective term for wild animals that spread disease or cause a nuisance?

Vermin.

What's 450 divided by 3?

-Pass.

-No, 150.

In golf, which South African won the US Open twice during the '90s?

-Retief Goosen.

-Ernie Els.

What name is commonly given to a condition...

Time is up. £320 you put in the kitty.

Who has scored too many own goals?

Whose goose is cooked? Who needs to go?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, Sharon is the weakest link.

She gave the most wrong answers.

Adrian is the strongest link for the second time in the game.

But will the other players pick up on this?

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

Lucie, do you not like Baroness Thatcher?

You fixed me with a steely gaze and she was who I thought of.

-Why Sharon?

-She got the question about Chelsea wrong. Unforgivable.

So, David. Do you watch any television?

A slight amount. I always watch your show.

Why do you believe Stefanie Powers is the sort of age which would have her star

-in a film in 1956?

-Oh, I thought you said '65.

Do you like Stefanie Powers?

-She's beautiful.

-Do you like Brigitte Bardot?

-Better still.

Would either of them be good at housework?

They would if they were with me.

-Why would they want to be with you?

-You never know.

Look at the shoulders ripple.

Apart from being deluded,

-why Sharon?

-She's had a bad round.

We're peeling them off from that end. So time to go.

Sharon got away with it for several rounds.

They finally discovered that our travel agent

is at the end of her road. You are the weakest link, goodbye.

I think I handled Anne well

and all the colleagues at work will be happy I got in my little dig.

And a one-up for travel agents.

There may be a scheme going from that left-hand side.

They're peeling them off from the right.

I won't be surprised if Jackie is next.

Round Five.

Out of the £4,000 you could have won, you got £1,070.

Five of you left.

Another 10 seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link - that's Adrian.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What A is a prefix meaning against?

-Pass.

-Anti.

The German mark is divided into 100 what?

-Deutschmark.

-Pfennig.

What T is a two-handled bowl with a lid, used for serving food, usually soup?

Tureen.

Quentin Tarantino directed which 1994 film starring John Travolta?

-Pass.

-Pulp Fiction.

The Four Seasons had a 1963 hit with Big Girls Don't what?

Cry.

In fashion, what is the British design firm founded by Wayne Hemingway?

Red Or Dead.

Ombrophobia is the name for fear of which weather, sunshine or rain?

-Sunshine.

-Rain.

The British Standards Institute uses what mark as approval?

Kite.

Burlington Bertie is racing slang for odds of 100 to what?

30.

In science, for what do the letters MHz stand?

Megahertz.

-Adrian.

-Bank.

-The east coast town of Southwold is in which English county?

-Surrey.

-Suffolk.

Fanfare For The Common Man was a 1977 UK hit single for Emerson, Lake And who?

Palmer.

Correct. Jackie, langlauf is a type of which winter sport?

Skiing.

-David.

-Bank.

-The Coen brothers' first film is Blood what?

-Brothers.

-Simple.

In children's stories, who is the arch enemy of Captain Pugwash?

-Pass.

-No, Cut-Throat Jake.

Which female country singer had a 1975 UK hit single with D-I-V-O-R-C-E?

Tammy Wynette.

What is the square root of 100?

10.

In which country was Chris Evert born?

America.

-David.

-Bank.

-Which French artist produced paintings of haystacks in 1890 and 1891?

Monet.

Named after the London street where it's located...

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question.

And you banked £250.

But who clearly is not the brightest light in the harbour?

Whose party is over? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Jackie is the only player who answered all her questions correctly,

making her the strongest link.

Lewis is the weakest link.

But whose game is over?

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

We have a tie, team.

What a choice.

David, who thinks women should do the housework,

and an income tax man. David, why Adrian?

I think he had a bad round.

Adrian, why David?

He didn't do very well in that last round

and the Coen brothers question sprang to mind.

-Blood Simple is a top film.

-But this man thinks that Stefanie Powers was in a film in 1956.

Right, well, when the votes are tied

the strongest link casts the deciding vote.

Jackie, you were the strongest link.

Why have you voted for Adrian?

He hesitated on more than one question.

You now have a choice between Adrian

and David.

I'll stick to my original. Adrian.

So you're a real feminist(!)

I stick by what I believe. He was the weakest.

Neither of them were the weakest link.

It's our friend here with the very long job title.

But he's not in the running.

Adrian has delighted us long enough. Goodbye.

I really do feel I could have gone on to the final today.

And I'm quite disappointed to be voted off now.

I think Jackie is out of order voting me off then.

She obviously saw me as a threat. I hope she's off next.

Round Six. You've won £1,320 out of a possible £5,000.

There are four of you left.

We cut 10 seconds from your time.

We start with the strongest link - that's Jackie. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What do we call a word that's the same backwards as forwards?

-I don't know.

-Palindrome.

Which female author wrote the 1918 book Johnny Townmouse?

-Enid Blyton.

-Beatrix Potter.

Mount Blanc is the highest peak in which mountain range?

The Alps.

Which Hollywood actress is the mother of Alec Baldwin's daughter Ireland?

Erm...

-Pass.

-Kim Basinger.

Vamps and eyelets are part of which article of clothing?

-Don't know.

-Shoes.

In the 2001 general election, Dr Richard Taylor became an independent MP

campaigning to protect which Midlands hospital?

-Birmingham Royal.

-Kidderminster.

The segments on a dart board are numbered from one to what?

20.

Which BBC radio station broadcasts each of the Prom concerts live?

-Radio 4.

-Radio 3.

What is the fraction of a number expressed in hundredths?

Percentage.

In ballet, what is a term for a knee-bending movement?

-Pirouette.

-Plie.

Of which daily national newspaper was Paul Dacre appointed editor in 1992?

-The Express.

-The Daily Mail.

The 1960s play The Caretaker, originally starring Alan Bates, was written by who?

-Pass.

-Harold Pinter.

In which religion do males have the surname Singh, meaning lion?

Christian.

Sikhism.

What structure has a square or rectangular base

and triangular sides that meet at a point?

Pyramid.

-Lucie.

-Bank.

-The name of which Chinese city means city on the sea?

-Pass.

-Shanghai.

In TV, Detective Barlow and Watt were two leads

in which British crime series of the 1960s and '70s?

Z Cars.

Correct.

Time is up.

Z Cars was the correct answer.

And in that round you won £20.

Who's lost their shine? Who's fighting a losing battle?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Lewis is the weakest link.

For the first time in the game, Lucie is the strongest link with the most answers.

But will the votes follow the facts?

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

Lucie, why Lewis?

He's passed a lot throughout the whole game, I thought.

-He can't get away with it any longer.

-David?

-Yes, Anne?

-Do you want the women to yourself?

Yes, that was the plan.

I whittled them down at that side, now that side.

It must be great being clever.

There's nothing clever about it. It's animal magnetism.

-Why Lewis?

-He had a bad round again.

And he has to go.

Lewis, the airport operations manager,

we have no flight path, but a walk of shame.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The problem I'll have when I get home

is everyone will say, "Pass, pass," because all I did was pass.

The next person off will be David, possibly, because of

the remarks he's made about women washing up.

Round Seven.

You've won £1,340 out of a possible £6,000.

Three of you left.

Another 10 seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link - that's Lucie.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which US country singer known as The Man In Black

had his own TV show from 1969 to 1971?

-Elvis.

-Johnny Cash.

The characters Brad, Janet and Frank N Furter all feature in which stage musical?

-Evita.

-Rocky Horror Show.

Which planet has a year equivalent to 687 earth days?

-Jupiter.

-Mars.

What do we call the six Dorset workers transported to Australia in 1834?

The Tolpuddle Martyrs.

In the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan, which actor,

a star of TV comedy Cheers, played Captain Fred Hamill?

-I don't know.

-Ted Danson.

In which town is the University of Surrey based?

-Don't know.

-Guildford.

In TV, who is the only person to have regularly hosted

both Top Of The Pops and Telly Addicts?

Noel Edmonds.

In the poem called Jerusalem, William Blake asked to be brought his what of fire?

-Head?

-Chariot.

In which decade was the first Jaws film released in the UK?

-'50.

-'70s.

In Six Nations rugby, which country plays its home matches at Lansdowne Road?

-Scotland.

-Ireland.

What is the mineral pyrite nicknamed

because of its similarity in appearance to gold?

-Don't know.

-Fool's gold.

Which novel by EM Forster features Lucy Honeychurch?

-Passage To India.

-A Room With A View.

Which mythological man captured the Cretan bull

as part of his 12 labours?

-Jason and the Argonauts chap.

-Hercules.

Which US inventor gave his name to a fairground ride

made up of a big wheel with seats on its rim?

Furnace wheel.

No, Ferris wheel.

David, who was the director of...

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question.

And you won absolutely nothing in that round.

In Round Eight you get the chance to treble what you bank - if you do bank -

so there's £3,000 to be won.

The question is, who do you want to get rid of?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage, Lucie is the strongest link for the second round in a row.

The weakest link statistically is Jackie.

But who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Lucie, why Jackie?

I only got a few right, but if she'd banked,

we'd have at least a little bit in the kitty.

David,

don't you know how to spell Jackie?

-I would, probably.

-Or is that women's work?

I should spell it right, but I just didn't see it.

-Why did you vote for her?

-It was furnace wheel that did it.

Statistically she was the worst.

With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I am disappointed.

To get to the final three, close to the final shoot-out, is disappointing

Then again, I'm pleased I got this far.

Lucie will win. She was the strongest with a good general knowledge.

Round Eight.

You've won £1,340 out of a possible £7,000.

David and Lucie, two of you left.

You have 90 seconds. Whatever you win in this round is trebled

and added to your total. So £3,000 is at stake.

We start with the strongest link from the last round - that's Lucie.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In knitting, for what does the abbreviation PSSO stand?

Pass slip stitch over?

-Correct.

-Bank.

In literature, Seth Pecksniff is a character in which Dickens novel?

-Oliver Twist.

-Martin Chuzzlewit.

What is the traditional Indian dish consisting of yoghurt, cucumber, onion and spices?

-Curry.

-No, raita.

The 2001 sequel to the TV series The Growing Pains Of Adrian Mole

was titled Adrian Mole, The what Years?

-Wilderness Years.

-Cappuccino.

What is the official language of Algeria?

-Algerian.

-Arabic.

Which woodland plant is also known as the wild hyacinth?

The wood lily.

Bluebell.

Which royal house preceded the House of Stuart?

Tudor.

What's the name of the actor brother of Jane Fonda?

Peter Fonda.

-Lucie.

-Bank.

-What is the complementary force to Yang?

Yin.

-David.

-Bank.

-Which US actor starred in The Odd Couple and The Sunshine Boys?

-Pass.

-Walter Matthau.

In which Russian city is the famous Kirov stadium?

-St Petersburg.

-David.

-Bank.

-In mythology...

Time's up. You've banked £110,

which we'll treble and add to your winnings.

That means prize money today of £1,670.

Only one of you can take the money home, so you play against each other head to head.

I'll ask alternate questions, the best of five.

Whoever answers the most wins.

So, David and Lucie, for £1,670, let's play The Weakest Link.

Lucie, as the strongest link you choose who goes first.

I will, please.

Lucie, which shade of blue is so called

because it was first synthesised in Berlin in about 1704?

-Prussian.

-That is the correct answer.

David,

in nature, which plant of the parsley family

is also known as herb of the angels and is often candied and used in decorating cakes?

-I don't know.

-The correct answer is angelica.

Lucie, which virulent lung disease was known as the White Death?

-Tuberculosis.

-That is the correct answer.

David, in sport, the capital of which European country

hosted the second modern Olympic Games in 1900?

-Paris.

-No, the correct answer is France.

Lucie, in maths, if the second-largest angle of a right-angled triangle

is twice as big as the smallest angle, how many degrees is it?

-45 degrees.

-No, the correct answer is 60.

David,

which Christopher was an English playwright and poet

who influenced Shakespeare with his use of blank verse on the stage?

-Mahler.

-No, the correct answer is Marlowe.

Lucie, if you answer this question correctly you've won.

So for £1,670,

in film, Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American actress

to win an Academy Award for her role in which 1939 film?

-No idea.

-The correct answer is Gone With The Wind.

David, you need to answer this question correctly to stay.

In pop music, whose version of Chattanooga Choo-Choo sold over one million copies in the '40s?

-Glenn Miller's.

-That is the correct answer.

Again, Lucie, if you answer this question correctly you've won.

In money, the reverse of the UK five-pence coin

shows a representation of which emblematic flower?

-The thistle.

-That is the correct answer.

That means, Lucie, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £1,670.

David, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

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I thought, "I'm on the train home with a fat cheque."

But it wasn't to be.

I feel sorry for David having got so far.

He must have thought he was in with a chance of winning.

But at the end of the day I need the money more than he does.

I've no complaints about Anne.

As a plumber I'd fix her pipes any time.