0:00:02 > 0:00:05Of the nine people preparing for the show,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:16The others will leave with nothing, after their team-mates vote them the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:40 > 0:00:46They don't know each other, but if they want the money they have to work as a team.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:48 > 0:00:53as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Let's meet the team.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58I'm Ross, 28,
0:00:58 > 0:01:02and a firefighter from Inverness.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06I'm Gail, 42, a local government officer from Wakefield.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10I'm Richard, 43, a practice manager from Cornwall.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15I'm Linda, 51, and a council administrator from Lancashire.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18I'm Allan, 54, from Otley in West Yorkshire,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21semi-retired, but a part-time driver.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26I'm Kevin, 30, from Leamington Spa. I'm in manufacturing and a barman.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30I'm Orlagh, 20, a student from London.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35I'm John, 64, semi-retired, from Chellaston, Derby.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40I'm Caron. I'm 35. I'm a mother of three from Worthing.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Now, the rules. The aim is to answer enough questions
0:01:44 > 0:01:49to reach your £1000 target, within the time limit. The fastest way
0:01:49 > 0:01:51is a chain of nine answers.
0:01:51 > 0:01:57Get your question wrong, you break the chain and lose the money in that chain.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01If you say "bank" before the question, the money is safe.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05You start a new chain from scratch. At the end of the round,
0:02:05 > 0:02:12only money that has been banked can be taken forward. In Round One, there are three minutes.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16We start with the person alphabetically first - Allan.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23The first question is for £20. Start the clock. Allan, Earl Grey,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Assam and Ceylon are types of what?
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Tea.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32Having an obsessive preoccupation is like having a bee in your what?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Bonnet.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37In music, what H is a song in praise of God?
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Hymn.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- Bank.- A lunar month is based on the motion of what around the earth?
0:02:42 > 0:02:43The moon.
0:02:43 > 0:02:49Complete the title of the movie starring Robin Williams. Good Morning what?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Vietnam.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55What J is a professional who rides horses?
0:02:55 > 0:02:56Jockey.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01In pop, complete the 1978 Rod Stewart song title. Do You Think I'm what?
0:03:01 > 0:03:02Sexy?
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- Bank.- Simple Simon met a pie man going to the what?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07Fair.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11When can you marry without parental permission?
0:03:11 > 0:03:1218.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16By road, which is further from London, Aberdeen or Glasgow?
0:03:16 > 0:03:17Aberdeen.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21AC Milan is a team in the league in which European country?
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Italy.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- Bank.- Orlagh, what S is a book with blank pages,
0:03:26 > 0:03:30that is used to keep cuttings and memorabilia?
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Scrapbook.
0:03:31 > 0:03:37How is the technique of working dough until it achieves the required consistency known?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- Pass.- Kneading.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44In TV, comedian Alan Davies stars in the drama Jonathan who?
0:03:44 > 0:03:45Creek.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50In children's TV, is Sooty's girlfriend a badger or a panda?
0:03:50 > 0:03:51A panda.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56What S is a mammal with a woolly coat, kept for its wool and meat?
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Sheep.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00In music, a harmonica is known as a mouth what?
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Organ.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- Bank.- What is read in teacups to see the future?
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Tea leaves.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09In maths, express one fifth as a percentage.
0:04:09 > 0:04:1120%.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16What F is a structure in which coal, coke or oil is burned to produce heat?
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Furnace.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21What is the name of the British government's bank?
0:04:21 > 0:04:22The Bank Of England.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25What is the flavour of the liqueur Tia Maria?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Coffee.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- Bank.- Southwark is a...
0:04:29 > 0:04:36You've reached and banked your £1000 target, and that money will go through to the next round.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42But one of you will not. You'll have ten seconds less.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45You need to streamline your team.
0:04:45 > 0:04:51Who is least use to you? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56After a profitable round, the strongest link is Orlagh.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01John was the only player to get one wrong, making him the weakest.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Will the rest of the team have picked up on this?
0:05:06 > 0:05:11Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Orlagh,
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- going well for you?- Well enough.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- Why have you voted for John? - He was the only person
0:05:37 > 0:05:43- to get a question wrong.- The only person to get a question wrong.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48Ross, would you have him on your firefighting team?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50He's possibly a little old,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Is that why you voted him off?
0:05:53 > 0:05:58I recall him being the only one that got a question wrong.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00John,
0:06:00 > 0:06:02have you done much baking?
0:06:02 > 0:06:07- I didn't quite follow the question. I nearly said choux pastry.- No.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09It would get the same result.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13The only person to get a question wrong in the first round.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17With eight votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26There's a saying, sick as a parrot, and that's how I feel.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31I must admit I have been nervous, which is unusual. Either it showed,
0:06:31 > 0:06:34or I wasn't at my best. Let's put it like that.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38I think Allan may go next, not because he's a bit younger
0:06:38 > 0:06:43than I am, but age has got something to do with it, so I'd pick him.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Round Two.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49£1000 in the bank. We are taking ten seconds off.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52We'll start with the strongest link
0:06:52 > 0:06:54from the last round - Orlagh.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Start the clock. Orlagh,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03a barber's pole was red and what?
0:07:03 > 0:07:04White.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Complete this Shakespeare play. The Winter's what?
0:07:08 > 0:07:09Tale.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14What is the literal meaning of the cinematic term film noir?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Black film.
0:07:16 > 0:07:22What N is part of a religious community, who has made vows of poverty, chastity and obedience?
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Pass.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29Nun. A car park holds 200. How many cars are there if it's three quarters full?
0:07:29 > 0:07:30150.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35The wax from which insect is used is used in lipsticks, candles and polishes?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Beeswax.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Brian Epstein was the manager of which Liverpool band of the '60s?
0:07:41 > 0:07:42The Beatles.
0:07:42 > 0:07:48- Bank.- Angus Deayton played Victor and Margaret's neighbour in which sitcom?
0:07:48 > 0:07:49One Foot In The Grave.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52In which country of the UK is Powys Castle?
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Wales.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57If you bought eight dozen eggs, how many would you have?
0:07:57 > 0:07:5872.
0:07:58 > 0:08:0396. In the Hans Christian Andersen story who went naked in public?
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Rip Van Winkle.
0:08:04 > 0:08:10The emperor. What is the first name of US president George W Bush's wife?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Laura.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17Complete the title of the film starring Nicolas Cage. Raising what?
0:08:17 > 0:08:18- Pass.- Arizona.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23What F is a powder made by grinding the edible parts of cereal grains?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Flour.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28In which country was designer Gianni Versace born?
0:08:28 > 0:08:29Italy.
0:08:29 > 0:08:35MPs who do not hold a government or opposition office are referred to as what?
0:08:35 > 0:08:36Backbenchers.
0:08:36 > 0:08:42- Bank.- Fresh water makes up what percentage of all water on earth? Three, 13, or 30%
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- 13.- Three.
0:08:44 > 0:08:50Which former docu-soap star now presents the talent show Star For A Night?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Jane... Pass.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Jane MacDonald.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57In which country would you find Galway?
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Ireland.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02I'll accept. It's the Republic Of Ireland. In The Bible,
0:09:02 > 0:09:04how many sons did Jacob have?
0:09:04 > 0:09:05- Two.- 12.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10At which event did Jonathan Edwards set a new world record in 1995?
0:09:10 > 0:09:11Triple jump.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14In which Russian city is the famous Red Square?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Saint Petersburg.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Moscow.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- Bank.- Is the Corey bustard a bird or large beetle?
0:09:21 > 0:09:22A bird.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Who starred as Norman Stanley Fletcher in Porridge?
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Ronnie Barker.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- Bank.- Where was Great Britain fighting during the first opium war?
0:09:32 > 0:09:33China.
0:09:33 > 0:09:40- Bank.- Which US organisation was investigated following the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?
0:09:40 > 0:09:41CIA.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46Time is up, and of the £1000 available,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49you won only £270.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54What talent you had appears to have gone down the drain.
0:09:54 > 0:10:01Who does it turn out is not overburdened with intelligence or knowledge?
0:10:01 > 0:10:07One of you is about to leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Kevin is the strongest, statistically.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Gail is the weakest link.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19But what factors will the team take into account as they vote?
0:10:21 > 0:10:26Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Richard,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- why did you vote for Caron? - Caron, possibly,
0:10:50 > 0:10:52had the same questions wrong as I did.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57- You're a practice manager?- I am. - Do you do the figures?- I do.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59That must worry them.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Linda, how's it going for you?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06I'm surviving.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Why have you voted for Caron?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10I know she passed on one,
0:11:10 > 0:11:12and hesitated on another.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- She's out on a limb. - Was she the weakest link?
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- I did. Yeah.- Well, she wasn't was she, Gail?- I think
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- I was the weakest link.- You were.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- Your hobby is rugby league.- Yes.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31I don't suppose it involves much poverty, chastity or obedience.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- No.- Have you not heard of a nun?
0:11:33 > 0:11:39I've heard of one. I've no intention of being one.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Statistically, you were the worst player.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44But it's votes that count.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56I can't believe I got the multiplication wrong.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00I go through my tables with my daughter all the time.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02She'll kill me when I get home.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07Richard may go next. He got the same number of questions wrong as me,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09and he's quite quiet, and unassuming.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I think the others might pick on him.
0:12:14 > 0:12:20Round Three. You've won £1270. You're down to seven players.
0:12:20 > 0:12:27You've lost John and Caron, but you've still got Richard the practice manager who can't count.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32We'll take ten seconds off. We'll start with the strongest link -
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Kevin. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Start the clock. With which industry
0:12:39 > 0:12:41would you associate Spike Lee?
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Film.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47In the TV programme Teletubbies, what colour is Tinky Winky?
0:12:47 > 0:12:48Yellow.
0:12:48 > 0:12:54Purple. The common name for the plant that feeds on insects is a Venus what?
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Flytrap.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Horology is the art of making what? Clocks or tools?
0:12:59 > 0:13:00Clocks.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- Bank.- What G is a museum of art opened in New York in 1959?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Guggenheim.
0:13:06 > 0:13:12Which football position are Seaman, Barthez and Van Der Gouw associated?
0:13:12 > 0:13:13Goalkeeper.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Is Sir Malcolm Sargent a conductor, explorer or actor?
0:13:18 > 0:13:19A conductor.
0:13:19 > 0:13:25- Bank.- The windpipe, diaphragm and what form the respiratory system?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27The lungs.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32Who is the jewellery designer who is the daughter of Pablo Picasso?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- Pass.- Paloma.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38What colour is the crown of the last hoop on a croquet field?
0:13:38 > 0:13:39Yellow.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Red. Who did Midge Ure
0:13:41 > 0:13:44have a UK hit single with in 1981 with Vienna?
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Ultravox.
0:13:45 > 0:13:51Name the process of causing chemical change in a solution, using an electric current?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Electricity.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Electrolysis.
0:13:55 > 0:14:01How many contestants were there at the start of the first UK series of Big Brother?
0:14:01 > 0:14:02- Eight.- 10.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08Which rock and roll singer had a UK No.1 in 1981 with This Old House?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Lonnie Donegan.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Shakin' Stevens. Kevin, in food,
0:14:12 > 0:14:16which is a type of bread? Feta, pitta, or pancetta?
0:14:16 > 0:14:17Pitta.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22The main political parties in the US are the Democratic Party and...?
0:14:22 > 0:14:23The Republican.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28Complete the title of Chaucer's stories? The Canterbury what?
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Tales.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34- Bank.- In Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches what D is a minister
0:14:34 > 0:14:37who ranks immediately below a priest?
0:14:37 > 0:14:38Deacon.
0:14:38 > 0:14:44In US politics, which president was re-elected in 1792? Washington or Lincoln?
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Washington.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- Bank.- Who originally had a No.1 UK hit single in 1986
0:14:49 > 0:14:53with the song When The Going Get Tough The Tough Get Going?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- Pass.- Billy Ocean.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00In food, finnan haddie is the Scottish name for which smoked fish?
0:15:00 > 0:15:01Haddock.
0:15:01 > 0:15:07- Bank.- A poor urban settlement on the outskirts of a city is known a what town?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- Ghetto.- Shantytown.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Where is the seaside resort and port of Trouville?
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- Wales.- France.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18In film, what trio starred...
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Time is up.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24That was pretty pathetic.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29£320 is all you put in the kitty.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Who is well past their best?
0:15:31 > 0:15:38Whose brain power has come to a total stop? Whose ambition is greater than their talent?
0:15:38 > 0:15:41It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48Having survived the vote, Gail is now the strongest link.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51The statistics show Orlagh is the weakest link.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Will her earlier performance be enough to save her?
0:15:57 > 0:16:02Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Kevin, Orlagh not come up to scratch?
0:16:19 > 0:16:24She was unlucky with the Teletubby question, I think, but she got another wrong,
0:16:24 > 0:16:29- Allan, how old are you?- 54.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- Showing your age, aren't you? - On Lonnie Donegan, yes.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38- You don't know the difference between him and Shakin' Stevens?- I do now.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- Why vote for Orlagh? - She was the weakest link.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44I think she got three wrong.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Orlagh, it all went pear-shaped.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49It did, definitely.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Have you got any qualifications?
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- The usual. I'm doing a degree.- Oh,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I see. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07Anne reminds me of a primary school headmistress, definitely.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12She's quite intimidating, but not as dreadful as I thought.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I would like to see Gail voted off,
0:17:15 > 0:17:19because she was the weakest link in the second round.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23And er... I just think she's been quite weak, over all.
0:17:24 > 0:17:30Round Four. £1590 banked so far, out of a possible £3000.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Ten seconds coming off.
0:17:32 > 0:17:38You now have only two and a half minutes. We'll start with the strongest link
0:17:38 > 0:17:42from last time - Gail. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46Start the clock. Gail, in geography,
0:17:46 > 0:17:48in which continent is the Limpopo?
0:17:48 > 0:17:49Africa.
0:17:49 > 0:17:55Which actor had "Scotland Forever" and "Mum & Dad" tattooed on his arm?
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Sean Connery.
0:17:56 > 0:18:02Leonard Bernstein wrote the music for which musical based on Romeo and Juliet?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04- Kiss Me, Kate.- West Side Story.
0:18:04 > 0:18:11In 1983, which actress began a fitness fad when her keep-fit video first appeared?
0:18:11 > 0:18:12Jane Fonda.
0:18:12 > 0:18:19In Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book which animals brought up Mowgli as a child?
0:18:19 > 0:18:21The apes.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Wolves.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26With which sport would you associate Pat Eddery?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28He's a horse racing jockey.
0:18:28 > 0:18:36Which American portrayed the criminal Robert Stroud in the film Bird Man Of Alcatraz.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Clint Eastwood.- Burt Lancaster.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43Musician Damon Gough is otherwise known as Badly Drawn what?
0:18:43 > 0:18:44Boy.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48In which country of the UK would you find the River Ouse?
0:18:48 > 0:18:49England.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54Ralph Fiennes starred as a dying cartographer in which drama?
0:18:54 > 0:18:56The English Patient.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- Bank.- Poets' Corner is part of which religious building?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- St Paul's.- Westminster Abbey.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06In which organ would you find the glomerulus?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- In the liver.- In the kidney.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Who wrote Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy?
0:19:12 > 0:19:13John Le Carre.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18What L is a city in eastern Egypt on the east bank of the Nile?
0:19:18 > 0:19:19Lahore.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24Luxor. Woodrow Wilson was president of the US during which world war?
0:19:24 > 0:19:25First World War.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28In cricket, for what does LBW stand?
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Leg before wicket.
0:19:29 > 0:19:35Architect Jorn Utzon designed which famous public building in Sydney?
0:19:35 > 0:19:36Sydney Opera House.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Kurt Russell starred as a fireman in which 1991 film?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Backdraft.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Bank.- Etymology is the study of the origin of what?
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- Insects.- Words.
0:19:48 > 0:19:54Which Hollywood actress played the lead role in the 1985 film Out Of Africa?
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Meryl Streep.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01- Bank.- Which A is one of the main breeds of horse, recognised by its beauty and elegance?
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Arabian.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06With which sport would you associate Niki Lauda?
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Motor racing.- Yes, Formula One motor racing.- Bank.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14The Battle of Pinkie was fought to the east of which city?
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- Glasgow.- Time is up. Your answer was incorrect.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22The correct one is Edinburgh.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24And after all that work,
0:20:24 > 0:20:30you banked just £370. Well... who has gone from great to terrible?
0:20:30 > 0:20:34Who has peaked? Whose edges have begun to fray?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42Allan was the only one to answer all questions,
0:20:42 > 0:20:44making him the strongest.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47The weakest link is Kevin, statistically.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Will the voting follow the facts?
0:20:52 > 0:20:57Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Linda,
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- what do you do? - I'm an accounts administrator.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- A tidy sort of person?- No.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23- Not at all.- I thought you might be cleaning up this side of the podiums.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26We just realised what was happening.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Why have you actually voted for Kevin?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32If my memory's correct, it isn't always,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34he got one more wrong than me.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38No, it isn't that correct, is it, your memory, Linda?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Untidy Linda, another one who can't count.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46You only got one question wrong, Kevin got three...
0:21:46 > 0:21:50which is just as well for Gail.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53It was one more than you, wasn't it, Gail?
0:21:53 > 0:21:57I think so, that's why I voted for him.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59A bit up and down, Gail.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02It is at the moment. But I will come good.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- Will you?- I hope.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Kevin...
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- It began so well.- It did.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13But you're better at pulling pints than answering general knowledge.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Three votes - you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24I'm disappointed to be voted off this early.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27I half expected it, I had a bad round.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30I think Linda will be voted off next.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32She's very hesitant.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37She seems very nervous. I think she will be the next weakest link.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Round Five.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Five of you left, another ten seconds off the time.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48We start with the strongest link from last time - that's Allan.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Start the clock.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59How many joules of energy does a 60W light bulb use per second?
0:23:01 > 0:23:02360.
0:23:02 > 0:23:0460.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08What M is a bacterium, from Greek for "little life"?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Molecule.- Microbe.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13What is the capital of Finland?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Helsinki.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Which country makes most gold?
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- South Africa.- Linda...
0:23:20 > 0:23:25Which of the armed forces has the Green Howards and Blues And Royals?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Army. ALLAN: Bank.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32What O is a three-act Handel opera and popular Florida resort?
0:23:32 > 0:23:33Orlando.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38In which decade did Persia become known as Iran?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- '50s.- '30s.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44What A is the traditional founder of the Hebrew priesthood?
0:23:44 > 0:23:46- Abraham.- Aaron.
0:23:46 > 0:23:52Morpeth is the administrative centre of which northern UK county?
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Rutland.- Northumberland.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59With which American sport would you associate Dennis Rodman?
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Basketball.
0:24:01 > 0:24:07Which religious relic does Indiana Jones search for in the film The Last Crusade?
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- The ark of the covenant. - The holy grail.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16Roy Scheider played the lead in which 1975 film of a Peter Benchley novel?
0:24:16 > 0:24:17Jaws.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22T Rex lead singer Marc Field was better known by which name?
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Marc Bolan. RICHARD: Bank.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29David Hyde Pierce plays Niles Crane in which sitcom set in Seattle?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Cheers.- Frasier.
0:24:31 > 0:24:37Which fellow Briton did Lennox Lewis defeat in a 1993 world heavyweight title fight?
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Frank Bruno. ALLAN: Bank.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Manx cats are native to which British island?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45The Isle of Man.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50Salman Rushdie won the Booker Prize in 1981 for which novel?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Wind In The Willows.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Midnight's Children.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01What J is a yellow colour of the skin, caused by an excess of bile pigments?
0:25:01 > 0:25:02Jaundice.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06- Bank.- Which musical hall of fame is in Cleveland, Ohio?
0:25:06 > 0:25:08The Getty Museum.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Rock And Roll.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Who does Othello kill when he sees...
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Time is up. I cannot complete the question.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21You banked a pitiful £190.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Time to turf off the tiresome,
0:25:25 > 0:25:27ditch the ditherer,
0:25:27 > 0:25:29dispatch the dead wood.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Vote off the weakest link.
0:25:35 > 0:25:41Linda is the strongest link, she answered all questions correctly.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43The weakest link is Ross.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46But who is about to lose out in the vote?
0:25:50 > 0:25:54Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Richard...
0:26:08 > 0:26:10the practice manager.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Your geography's not up to much, is it?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Not very well. I'm afraid not.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18It's not very well - it's a bit sick.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Why have you voted for Allan?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23I thought he was hesitating.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26I know he did get a question wrong.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29As opposed to you, who got three questions wrong.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34- That's correct.- Did you think he was the weakest link?
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- No, I thought I was.- No, you weren't.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- You know who was the weakest link, don't you, Ross?- I do.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- It wasn't Allan, was it?- No.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47You thought Salman Rushdie wrote Wind In The Willows?
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- Or was it the only book you could think of?- Pretty much.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55What a huge knowledge of literature you must have(!)
0:26:55 > 0:26:57What was wrong with Allan?
0:26:57 > 0:27:02I thought he was the second-weakest link after myself.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04I can't vote for myself.
0:27:04 > 0:27:09And basically, he was just hesitant with a few of his questions.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Was it irritating?- No. - Allan you were not the weakest.
0:27:12 > 0:27:18But I don't think you recovered from mixing up Shakin' Stevens and Lonnie Donegan.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21It put you in a certain age category.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31It is surprising how your brain scrambles.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34When I got the question on joules,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37I should have known the answer.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39The wrong answer came out.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Gail has a ruthless streak in her.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Yes, she wouldn't become a nun, but all power to her, it's the game.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50That's how to play it.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Round Six.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56In the kitty, £2150.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Hardly spectacular.
0:27:58 > 0:28:04At this stage, you have voted off five allegedly weaker links.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06But the good news is,
0:28:06 > 0:28:11you've still got Richard the practice manager who can't count,
0:28:11 > 0:28:15and Ross the fireman with his knowledge of literature(!)
0:28:15 > 0:28:18We'll cut ten more seconds from your time.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22We start with the strongest link last time - Linda.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Shrewsbury is a town in which county?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- Cambridgeshire.- Shropshire.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37In which century did Henry VIII become head of the Church of England?
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- 17th.- 16th.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43Who starred as Holly Golightly in Breakfast At Tiffany's?
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Audrey Hepburn.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48In which country was actor Omar Sharif born?
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Egypt. LINDA: Bank.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53How many farthings were in a penny?
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Four.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00Which London team beat Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup Final?
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Wimbledon. GAIL: Bank.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06In what century did Lord Tennyson live?
0:29:06 > 0:29:08- 17th.- 19th.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Robin Day is famous for stacking types of what?
0:29:11 > 0:29:12Chair.
0:29:12 > 0:29:18What name is given to the thin piece of skin, between the middle and outer ear?
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Eardrum.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24Who directed Midnight Express and Chariots Of Fire?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- David Lean.- David Puttnam.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31The Babington Horse Trials are held in which month?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33May.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Where was diarist and naval administrator Samuel Pepys born?
0:29:37 > 0:29:39England. LINDA: Bank.
0:29:39 > 0:29:45What does ANC stand for, referring to the South African political organisation?
0:29:45 > 0:29:49- Pass. - African National Congress.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53Which basketball star appeared in the 1996 film Space Jam?
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Michael Jordan. GAIL: Bank.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59In which decade were microwaves invented?
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- 1950s.- 1940s.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Who in Hear'Say has two children?
0:30:04 > 0:30:05Kym.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09Complete the 1903 Jack London novel, The Call Of The...
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Wild.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Mxyomatosis affects which animal?
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Rabbit. GAIL: Bank.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21Which Ethiopian princess was chained to a rock as a sacrifice?
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- Lorelei.- Andromeda.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Which character in Genesis's name means "life giving"?
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Noah.- Eve.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35Steve who won the 1999 Turner Prize for his film Dead Pan?
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Steve Spielberg.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44A lot of guessing is going on. It's not hard to notice.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48You managed to bank just £270.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Who would you now be better off without?
0:30:51 > 0:30:56Lighten the load, heighten the bank balance. Vote off the weakest link.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Statistically, Richard is the strongest link.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Gail is the weakest link for the second time.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09But will she be able to survive another vote?
0:31:11 > 0:31:16Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29We have a tie - Ross and Linda, two votes each.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Linda, why have you voted for Ross?
0:31:34 > 0:31:36He got as many wrong as I did.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38But I felt I banked more money.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41No, he didn't, actually.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- Ross, why Linda? - I felt she was the weakest link.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50There was never much money to bank
0:31:50 > 0:31:52when it came to my turn.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58When the vote is tied, the strongest link decides.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00I'll do this slowly, Richard.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04I know you find it hard with figures and numbers and people.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Thank you.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09It's between Linda and Ross.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14Interestingly, neither of them were the weakest link.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18We'll save Gail embarrassment and draw a veil over that.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23You can change your mind if you wish.
0:32:23 > 0:32:29- Who would you like to get rid of? - I'll stick with my choice - Ross.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34- Why?- Ross was beginning to get more questions wrong than right.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38No, but why should we think different from you?
0:32:38 > 0:32:41He got less questions wrong than Linda.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43But it's votes that count.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Ross, Richard wants the women to himself.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57I was on borrowed time from the previous round.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01I wasn't too shocked to be voted off.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05Linda will go next, because she's been hesitating a bit.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10Although she's answered some great questions, I think she'll go next.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Round Seven.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15£2420 in the bank.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19You could by now, of course, have won £6000.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Three of you left, ten seconds off the time.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Strongest link is Richard. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Start the clock.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32A shepherd called Spyridon Louis was the first winner
0:33:32 > 0:33:36of which long-distance modern Olympic event in 1896?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38The marathon.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42In Moscow, Red Square is next to which famous citadel?
0:33:42 > 0:33:44- Pass.- The Kremlin.
0:33:44 > 0:33:50Which comedian's catch phrase was, "Another fine mess you've gotten us into"?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Oliver Hardy.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56Bengali is the state language of which country?
0:33:56 > 0:33:58- India.- Bangladesh.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03Robert Wagner and Stephanie Powers starred in which '80s US series?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Hart To Hart.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09What is the collective term for a group of monkeys?
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Troop. RICHARD: Bank.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Who committed the first murder?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Cain.
0:34:15 > 0:34:21What mathematical aid was patented by William Burroughs in 1885?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- Abacus.- Calculating machine.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28The father of which BBC2 presenter wrote The Mosquito Coast?
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- Dimbleby.- Louis Theroux.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35In which country was the Akita dog first bred?
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- Africa.- Japan.
0:34:37 > 0:34:43Which Dennis was British chancellor of the exchequer from 1974 to 1979?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47- Dennis Taylor.- Dennis Healey.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51What is the cathedral-like railway station in New York?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Grand Central. RICHARD: Bank.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58What's the name of the son in '60s TV series The Munsters?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Eddie. LINDA: Bank.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Where was the Versailles Treaty signed?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- Pass.- The Hall of Mirrors.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10What is the nickname of Arthur Radley in To Kill A Mockingbird?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- Pass.- Boo.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19What was the cartoon about vegetable escapees from a greengrocer's?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- Pass.- The Munch Bunch.
0:35:21 > 0:35:27Which fashion designer was called the "enfant terrible de Paris" in the '70s?
0:35:27 > 0:35:28Dior.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Time up.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37The answer was Jean-Paul Gaultier. £90 - not much of a performance.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41In Round Eight you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:35:41 > 0:35:47That means in the next round, hoping that you bank something,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50there's £3000 to be won.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Whose time is up? Who is least likely to help you...
0:35:56 > 0:36:01when there's an opportunity to really raise the stakes?
0:36:01 > 0:36:04It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Having survived two votes,
0:36:08 > 0:36:12Gail is statistically now the strongest link.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14The weakest link is Linda.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18But at this crucial stage, who will lose out in the final vote?
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Gail, why Linda?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38She's been very good up to now,
0:36:38 > 0:36:41but she had a poor round and was the weakest.
0:36:41 > 0:36:47- Richard?- I think poor Linda actually lost the plot there.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Linda, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57My mind went a complete blank.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01Dennis Taylor - I know Dennis Taylor is a snooker player.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04But I felt I had to say something.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07I should be there with Richard in the final.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12Gail is there by the skin of her teeth and was the weakest link twice.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17Round Eight. You have £2510.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Two of you left, Gail and Richard.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Now there's just 90 seconds.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27But whatever you win in this round will be trebled
0:37:27 > 0:37:29and added to your total prize money.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32£3000 is at stake.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36We start with the strongest link - Gail. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Start the clock.
0:37:38 > 0:37:45Who pulled down the pillars of a house in Gaza killing himself and 3,000 Philistines?
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- Jericho.- Samson.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50In which ocean are the Nicobar Islands?
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- Pacific.- Indian.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Since the Normans, how many kings of England have been Edwards?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- Four.- Eight.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01The largest British beetle is?
0:38:01 > 0:38:02Stag.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06A string quartet has violins, a viola and what?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Cello. RICHARD: Bank.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Which blue planet was discovered in 1846?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Neptune.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Brisbane is capital of which state?
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Queensland. RICHARD: Bank.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21In rugby, how many players are backs?
0:38:21 > 0:38:22- Four.- Seven.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27The world's first iron bridge was built across which river?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Severn. RICHARD: Bank.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32What term describes a black and white horse?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Piebald. GAIL: Bank.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39Which singer had a solo hit with Spread A Little Happiness in 1982?
0:38:39 > 0:38:40Sting. RICHARD: Bank.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44Which fruit is the Christian symbol of the Resurrection?
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- Fig.- Pomegranate.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50In which American country is the Slave River?
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Canada.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- Bank.- Who's the daughter of Nanette Newman and Brian Forbes?
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Emma Forbes. GAIL: Bank.
0:38:57 > 0:39:02For A Few Dollars More was the follow-up to which 1964 western?
0:39:02 > 0:39:06- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. - A Fistful Of Dollars.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Which Lerner and Loewe musical...
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Time's up.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16You got £200. We'll treble it and add it to your winnings.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22£3110 is the prize money today.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Only one of you can take that away.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Now you will play against each other, head-to-head.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32I'll ask alternate questions, best of five.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40If there's a tie, it's sudden death till we get a winner.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Gail and Richard, for £3110,
0:39:42 > 0:39:45let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51Gail, as the strongest link, you choose who goes first.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53I'd like to go first, please.
0:39:58 > 0:40:06In what sort of public building would you find a proscenium arch?
0:40:09 > 0:40:11A church.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13The correct answer is theatre.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18In sport,
0:40:19 > 0:40:25which London Football League club are nicknamed The Lions?
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Tottenham Hotspur.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31The correct answer is Millwall.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37What kind of books were torn up by housewives
0:40:37 > 0:40:41in Trafalgar Square in 1954?
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Cookery books.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Nope. The correct answer is ration books.
0:40:54 > 0:40:59In which board game might you use the French Defence,
0:40:59 > 0:41:02or the Nimzo-Indian Defence?
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- Chess.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07The only correct answer so far.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14In the children's cartoon Captain Pugwash,
0:41:14 > 0:41:18what was the name of the cabin boy?
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- Tom.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23Richard,
0:41:23 > 0:41:25in geography,
0:41:25 > 0:41:32Dunkery Beacon is the highest point of which national park
0:41:32 > 0:41:36in North Devon and West Somerset?
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Exmoor.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45The standard British one-pound coin
0:41:45 > 0:41:53is made of an alloy of copper, nickel and which other metallic element?
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Brass.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Nope. The correct answer is zinc.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05Richard, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08So, for £3110...
0:42:09 > 0:42:17In which Edgar Allan Poe poem does the following line appear?
0:42:18 > 0:42:20"Suddenly there came a tapping,
0:42:21 > 0:42:28"as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door."
0:42:31 > 0:42:35- Jabberwocky.- No, the correct answer is The Raven.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41Gail, you must answer this question correctly to remain in the game.
0:42:43 > 0:42:49What flavour liqueur is used to make a crepe suzette?
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- Orange.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:52 > 0:42:58Richard, if you answer this question correctly you have won.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03The vanilla plant is a member of which family of flowers?
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- Orchid.- That is the correct answer.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12That means, Richard, you are today's strongest link,
0:43:12 > 0:43:15and you go away with £3110.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Gail, you leave with nothing.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24I'm very pleased I got this far,
0:43:24 > 0:43:29but disappointed I've then gone home with nothing.
0:43:29 > 0:43:33I can't believe I've won. It's wonderful.
0:43:36 > 0:43:41Subtitles by Lisa Bloomer & Andre Smith, ITFC - BBC Subtitling - 2001