0:00:02 > 0:00:06Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Only one will win up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:16The rest will leave with nothing, as one by one they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:45They don't know each other. However, if they want the prize money, they have to work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:52But eight of them will leave with nothing, as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00I'm Tony. I'm 62, from Stevenage in Hertfordshire,
0:01:00 > 0:01:02and I'm a retired company director.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07I'm Anna. I'm 43, from Carlisle. I'm a freelance copy editor.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12My name's Kevin. I'm 39. I live in London and I work for a museum.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17I'm David. I'm 33, from Hadleigh, Suffolk. I'm a quality control manager.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21I'm Elisa. I'm 25, from Leeds, and I'm a trainer.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26My name's Gary. I'm 40, from Grimsby, and I'm a caricaturist.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31I'm Sue. I'm 34, from Colchester, Essex. I'm a housewife.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37I'm Carole. I'm 49, from Oxford. I'm a charity administrator.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41I'm Steve. I'm 21, from Birmingham, and I'm a machinist.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46The rules. In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:46 > 0:01:50to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:56 > 0:02:03A wrong answer breaks the chain, losing all the money. If you bank before the question is asked,
0:02:03 > 0:02:08the money is safe, but you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11At the end of the round, only money that has been banked
0:02:11 > 0:02:13can be taken forward.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Round One has three minutes on the clock.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19We start with the person who is first alphabetically.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21That's Anna.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30In agriculture,
0:02:30 > 0:02:34which cereal grain is cultivated in a paddy field?
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Rice.
0:02:35 > 0:02:41In the UK, petrol station nozzles coloured green indicate which type of petrol?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Lead free.- I'll accept.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Kevin Spacey won an Oscar for his performance as Lester Burnham
0:02:47 > 0:02:50in the 1999 film, American what?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Pie.- Beauty.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56With which sex is gynaecology concerned?
0:02:57 > 0:02:58Female.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02In British utilities, CORGI is an organisation
0:03:02 > 0:03:05representing installers of what? Electricity or gas?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- Electricity.- No. Gas.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10What is the national bird of New Zealand?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Kiwi.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16A single-lens eyeglass held in place by the facial muscle is called...?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Monocle.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Which Manchester football club plays in red shirts and white shorts?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Manchester United.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30In maths, what is 90 times 3?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32270.
0:03:32 > 0:03:38- Bank.- The UK fishing town of Whitstable is northwest of which cathedral city in Kent?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Pass.- Canterbury.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45What V is the name given to leek and potato soup, usually served chilled?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Vichyssoise.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51In film classification, for what do the initials PG stand?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Parental guidance.
0:03:53 > 0:04:00In which TV DIY series did Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen first appear in September 1996?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Changing Rooms.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07The Kennel Club is primarily concerned with the wellbeing of which domestic animal?
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Dogs.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13In which direction does the M4 lead from London - east or west?
0:04:13 > 0:04:14West.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19- Bank.- Next Of Kin and A Village Affair were written by Joanna who?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Trollope.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25The title of Pharaoh was held by the rulers of which ancient country?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Egypt.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31In commerce, what A describes monies due but unpaid?
0:04:33 > 0:04:34- Pass.- Arrears.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38What colour gloves are worn by snooker referees?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- White.- In architecture,
0:04:40 > 0:04:45the designer of the Queen's House in Greenwich was Inigo...who?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Jones.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51What T is a yellow-coloured spice, mostly bought in powdered form,
0:04:51 > 0:04:53and added to curries, mustards and relishes?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Tarragon.- No. Turmeric.
0:04:56 > 0:05:02In the animal kingdom, proboscis, woolly and spider are all types of which primate?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Pass.- Monkey.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08What is 75 per cent of 400?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- Don't know.- 300.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14What S is the name of a hat traditionally worn by North American cowboys?
0:05:14 > 0:05:15Stetson.
0:05:15 > 0:05:21On the banks of which UK river are the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew?
0:05:21 > 0:05:22Thames.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- Bank.- In which 1999 film
0:05:24 > 0:05:27did Cameron Diaz play Lotte Schwartz...
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Time is up.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37In that round, you managed to bank just over half
0:05:37 > 0:05:39of the possible target -
0:05:39 > 0:05:41£550.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46Who shouldn't give up their day job? Whose wisdom teeth are missing?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Whose carpet
0:05:49 > 0:05:52doesn't go wall-to-wall?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56One of you will leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01The statistics show that David is the weakest link.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Carole is the strongest link.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07She answered all her questions correctly and banked money.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11But what factors will the other players take into account?
0:06:11 > 0:06:16Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36Anna.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- What do you do? - I'm a freelance copy editor.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45- What does that involve?- Taking someone else's work and improving it.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Why Dave, as you've chosen to call him?
0:06:49 > 0:06:55- Because he got two of those questions wrong. - Why have you given him a new name?
0:06:55 > 0:07:02- I actually thought he was called Dave.- And you're a copy editor, who checks other people's mistakes(?)
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Oh, great(!)
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- How's it going for you, Tony? - Hmm... So-so.
0:07:08 > 0:07:14- You're retired.- I am. - Has your brain gone a bit addled? - No, it's still fine.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Elisa.
0:07:16 > 0:07:23- Why David?- Well, the whole American Pie thing stuck out in my mind.- Did it?- Yeah.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28Well, David statistically was the worst player.
0:07:28 > 0:07:35The quality controller whose standards weren't good enough. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48I feel a right wally. I'm going to get so much rib from my mates.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52I said, "No, I won't go out first." We had a sweepstake down the pub!
0:07:52 > 0:07:57Gary should be off next. He can't be bothered to answer his questions.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Round Two. So far,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04you've won £550 out of a possible £1,000.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07There are eight of you left.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09We're taking 10 seconds off your time.
0:08:09 > 0:08:15We start with the strongest link. That's Carole. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Start the clock. In pop music,
0:08:18 > 0:08:23Damon Albarn, Alex James, Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree are members of which group?
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Blur.
0:08:24 > 0:08:30In cookery, what T is a 15ml spoon, used to measure out ingredients?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Tablespoon.
0:08:32 > 0:08:38Which cartoon character made his debut in the 1934 Disney film, The Wise Little Hen -
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Porky Pig or Donald Duck?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Porky Pig.- Donald Duck.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Which planet in our solar system is known as the Red Planet?
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Mars.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51Who was the first leader of the Conservative Party
0:08:51 > 0:08:53to have been educated at a comprehensive school?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55William Hague.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01What is the name of the spoof radio and TV presenter played by comedian Steve Coogan?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Pass.- No, Alan Partridge.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Which port in southwest England was the embarkation point
0:09:11 > 0:09:13of Sir Walter Raleigh's voyages to the Americas?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- Portsmouth.- No. Plymouth.
0:09:15 > 0:09:21In lonely hearts ads, for what does the abbreviation WLTM stand?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- Don't know.- Would like to meet.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30What C describes a law preventing reproduction of any written work without an author's consent?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Copyright.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37The 1976 film Taxi Driver was directed by Martin who?
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Scorsese.
0:09:39 > 0:09:45Which substance is vulcanised to increase its strength and elasticity?
0:09:45 > 0:09:46Rubber.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Helsinki is the capital of which country?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Finland. KEVIN: Bank.
0:09:51 > 0:09:57- Bank.- Literature: what F is the doctor who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Faustus.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03If you have a fever, does your pulse rate increase or decrease?
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Increase.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09The 1957 film Jailhouse Rock starred which singer?
0:10:09 > 0:10:10Elvis Presley.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- Bank.- The name of our galaxy is The Milky what?
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Way.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Which London museum contains Life galleries and Earth galleries?
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- The Science Museum?- No. The Natural History Museum.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Which TV sci-fi series featured a time machine called The Tardis?
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Doctor Who.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32In which continent are the pampas grasslands?
0:10:32 > 0:10:33South America.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38Pythons kill their prey using which method - constriction or venom?
0:10:38 > 0:10:39Constriction.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44Which nursery rhyme did Thomas Edison recite into his first successful phonograph?
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. - No. Mary Had A Little Lamb.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52The academy RADA specialises in teaching which field of the arts?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Drama.
0:10:54 > 0:11:00Britain's first bungee jump took place in Bristol from which suspension bridge in 1979?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Don't know. - Clifton Suspension Bridge.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06What kind of percussion instruments are snare and bass?
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Drum.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Correct.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Time is up.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16In that round, you banked a very unimpressive £300.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Which circus is missing its clown?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Who is the fish out of water?
0:11:23 > 0:11:29Who's several answers short of a correct one? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Anna is the strongest link.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36With the most wrong answers,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Gary is the weakest link.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41But will the voting follow the facts?
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04Kevin.
0:12:04 > 0:12:10- Twinkle, Twinkle. You don't know the difference between that and Mary Had.- Not on this occasion.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12What do you do?
0:12:12 > 0:12:17- I work in a museum, in picture cataloguing. - What sort of museum?- Science museum.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20A science museum?
0:12:20 > 0:12:23And THIS was a question about a phonograph.
0:12:23 > 0:12:31- It was.- Have you got anything in your science museum connected with Thomas Edison?- The odd article.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- So shouldn't you know...- I should. I got it wrong.
0:12:34 > 0:12:40- Why Gary?- Two questions wrong in that round, coupled with two from the previous round.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Carole.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- Not such a good round for you. - Not as good as the first one.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- And you're a charity worker.- I am.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54- You don't know about museums. - Not as much as I should.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59No. On the other hand, Kevin doesn't know about museums either.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02And he really should, since he works in one.
0:13:02 > 0:13:08- Why Gary?- I didn't think he was delivering the goods. - Absolutely true.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Statistically, he was the worst player.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Gary, the caricaturist,
0:13:13 > 0:13:15unfortunately,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18hasn't drawn much appreciation here.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:29 > 0:13:35The team made the right decision. Basically, I got some questions wrong.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Kevin could creep through as a dark horse
0:13:38 > 0:13:40and be very strong.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43It'd be a tactical move to vote him out.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Round Three.
0:13:46 > 0:13:53So far you've won £850 out of a possible £2,000. You're down to seven players.
0:13:53 > 0:13:59Another 10 seconds off your time. We start with the strongest link - Anna. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Start the clock.
0:14:02 > 0:14:09In the 1961 film Breakfast At Tiffany's Holly Golightly sings "Moon river, wider than a...."?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- Pass.- Mile.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Tennis. Which country does Martina Hingis represent?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- America.- Switzerland.
0:14:16 > 0:14:22What C is a French word for an overused expression that has become trite?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- Pass.- Cliche.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29In WWII, what were the British Cromwell and the Churchill?
0:14:29 > 0:14:30Tanks.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35On the British £2 coin, where is the silver portion - the centre or the rim?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- The rim.- No. The centre
0:14:37 > 0:14:41The writer Sylvia Plath was married to which poet?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- Edgar Allan Poe?- Ted Hughes.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48In the TV series Mork And Mindy, who played the alien Mork?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Robin Williams.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55Which domesticated farm animal is characterised by its long, flat snout
0:14:55 > 0:14:57and short legs with cloven hooves?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- Sheep?- Pig.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04At which sport did Gerry Francis captain England in the 1970s?
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Football.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Which King of England was killed at the Battle of Hastings?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Edward the Confessor.- Harold.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16In the fairytale, who ate porridge belonging to the three bears?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Goldilocks.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23Ocean tides are the result of the gravitational pull of the sun and the what?
0:15:23 > 0:15:24Moon.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29Music. Are the bodies of quality oboes and bassoons made from wood or metal?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- Metal.- No. Wood.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36In food labelling, the letters GM stand for genetically...what?
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Modified.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41In which sport is the Vendee Globe race a major event?
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- Polo.- Sailing.
0:15:43 > 0:15:50Which Australian singer and actor had a 1989 UK No.1 single with Sealed With A Kiss?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- Kylie Minogue.- Jason Donovan.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58What was the Pharos of Alexandria - a tomb or a lighthouse?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- A tomb.- No. A lighthouse.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05What is the name of the muscular organ on which taste buds are located?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Tongue.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- Bank.- Of which style of music are Willie Nelson and Garth Brooks stars?
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Country and western.
0:16:13 > 0:16:19What C is a long-legged ruminant, with either one or two humps on its back?
0:16:19 > 0:16:20Camel.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24The martial art of aikido originates from which country?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Japan. ANNA: Bank.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- Bank.- In chess, which piece is known as a castle?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31The rook.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35What B was the name of the Russian political group who opposed the Mensheviks?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Bolsheviks.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- Bank.- In maths, what is the cube of 2?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- Four.- No. Eight.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Time is up.
0:16:46 > 0:16:53And you seriously went down the drain. You managed a pathetic £170.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58Whose downfall should you be plotting? Who has reached their expiry date?
0:16:58 > 0:17:01It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08With no correct answers, Elisa is the weakest link.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Tony is the strongest link statistically.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13But whose game is now over?
0:17:14 > 0:17:19Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Steve.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- What do you do? - I work for an aerospace company.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42An aerospace company? And what do you know about, Steve?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- What do I know about Steve?- No...
0:17:45 > 0:17:48What do you know about - pause - Steve?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- Not a lot, obviously. - Have you heard of Sylvia Plath?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55To be honest, I haven't, no.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58Sue.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Yes?
0:18:00 > 0:18:06- Did the hair go wrong?- No. I just thought redheads were fiery and passionate.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11- What colour is it?- Rose red at the moment. Changes from week to week.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15That's just as well, really, isn't it?
0:18:15 > 0:18:21- Why...Elisa?- I had no money to bank at all in that round.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25Carole. What do you do for this charity you work for?
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- I'm the administrator. - What does that mean?
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- It means that I run the fundraising, the payroll... - You run the fundraising?- Yes.
0:18:34 > 0:18:40- And you don't know what a £2 coin looks like! - We usually go for the notes.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Why Elisa?
0:18:42 > 0:18:46The Battle of Hastings. I couldn't forgive her that.
0:18:46 > 0:18:52Statistically, Elisa was the worst player. With five votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03They were justified in voting me off - I was a complete muppet.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05I got very easy questions wrong.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Anna might be voted off next.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11The pressure's starting to get to her.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15I think that one more question from Anne will finish her off.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Round Four.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23You've banked £1,020 out of a potential £3,000. There are six of you left.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28Another 10 seconds coming off the clock. You now have 2½ minutes.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32We'll start with the strongest link - Tony.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Start the clock.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41The abbreviation VHS stands for video home what?
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- Cassette.- System.
0:19:45 > 0:19:52Wat Tyler was one of the leaders of which 1381 uprising by labourers in south-east England?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- Wat.- Peasants' Revolt.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01Derived from the Latin for "otherwise", what A is an assumed name or identity?
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Alias.
0:20:02 > 0:20:08In mythology, who held the heavens on his shoulders for all eternity?
0:20:08 > 0:20:09Atlas.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13What is the distant of the Grand National, 4½ miles or 6?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- 4½.- Steve.- Bank.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20Elkie Brooks had a 1986 hit single with the song No More The...?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- Pass.- Fool.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28In which century was the novel Robinson Crusoe published?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- 17th.- 18th.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36Which country in the British Empire was ruled by viceroy from 1858 to 1935?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38India.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40In the 2000 film Unbreakable,
0:20:40 > 0:20:45which actor stars in the role of Elijah Price, nicknamed Mr Glass?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Samuel L Jackson.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52In which of the body's organs are the auditory ossicles located?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- The lungs.- The ears.
0:20:56 > 0:21:02In the US, Key West is connected by a causeway to the mainland of which state?
0:21:02 > 0:21:03Florida.
0:21:03 > 0:21:09What L is a light cavalry spear with a wooden shaft and a metal spike?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Pass.- Lance.
0:21:13 > 0:21:19The triathlon comprises running, swimming and which other activity?
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Riding.- Cycling.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26Which vegetable is fried as the main ingredient of the Swiss dish rosti?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Potatoes.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33Jones the Steam and Dai Station were in which children's programme?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Ivor The Engine.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40If an event is decennial it either lasts for or recurs after how many years?
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Two.- No, ten.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48A baby grand is a version of which keyboard instrument?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Piano.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55Who was responsible for the compilation of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer -
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Thomas Cranmer or Cardinal Wolsey?
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- Cardinal Wolsey. - Thomas Cranmer.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06What S is the device commonly used to inject fluids into the body?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Syringe.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14Time's up. You managed to bank just £100.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19Whose IQ clearly does not reach double figures?
0:22:19 > 0:22:24Who would take 90 minutes to watch a 60-minute video?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34Carole is the strongest link for the second time.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39Steve is the weakest, as he failed to answer a question correctly.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41But will the team realise?
0:22:42 > 0:22:47Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:02 > 0:23:08Sue, has all that changing colour of your hair done something to your brain?
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Probably in that round, yes.
0:23:10 > 0:23:16- Why Steve?- Very sweet guy, but I really feel in that round he lost it.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Tony...
0:23:18 > 0:23:20why Steve?
0:23:20 > 0:23:25I just thought he had more questions wrong than anybody else.
0:23:25 > 0:23:32Steve, with five votes unanimously, it's back to Birmingham. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:39 > 0:23:45They made the right decision. I'm happy because I didn't go in the first round.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49I think Tony will go next. He stayed in by the skin of his teeth.
0:23:51 > 0:23:58Round Five. Your total is £1,120 out of a possible £4,000.
0:23:58 > 0:24:05Five of you left. Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - Carole.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Start the clock. In literature,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13where was James Joyce born?
0:24:13 > 0:24:14Ireland.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19In which building was Anne Boleyn imprisoned and executed in 1536?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Tower of London.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Russian Blue and Turkish Van are breeds of which animal?
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Cat.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31- Kevin.- Bank.- What is the track gauge of British railways -
0:24:31 > 0:24:33less than 5ft or more than 5ft?
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Less than 5ft.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41The 1949 novel by Nancy Mitford was called Love In A Cold what?
0:24:41 > 0:24:42Climate.
0:24:42 > 0:24:48In golf, what G is the name given to the rubber attachment at the top of a club?
0:24:48 > 0:24:49Grip.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53- Tony.- Bank.- A fungal disease, identified in Holland,
0:24:53 > 0:24:59spread to Britain in 1967 and killed millions of the tree known as the English what?
0:24:59 > 0:25:05- Pass.- Elm. In Birds Of A Feather, which character was played by Pauline Quirke?
0:25:05 > 0:25:11- Pass.- Sharon. Which wars were fought between the houses of Lancaster and York?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Wars of the Roses.
0:25:13 > 0:25:19Which prefix meaning "very big" denotes a million in scientific units?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21- Multi.- Mega.
0:25:21 > 0:25:28Which American-born TV star starred in the comedy Girls On Top in the mid-1980s?
0:25:28 > 0:25:35- Oprah Winfrey.- Ruby Wax. In which 1981 film did Ben Cross portray athlete Harold Abrahams?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Chariots Of Fire.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41In which century was the painter Francis Bacon born?
0:25:41 > 0:25:42- 19th.- 20th.
0:25:42 > 0:25:48Which Rodgers and Hammerstein song was a 1982 UK single for Captain Sensible?
0:25:48 > 0:25:49Happy Talk.
0:25:49 > 0:25:5455% of blood is made up of which straw-coloured fluid?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- I don't know.- Plasma.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04One of Wilfred Owen's war poems is called Anthem For Doomed what?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06- Soldiers.- Youth.
0:26:06 > 0:26:12Which 1960s children's TV show featured the characters Snorky, Drooper and Fleegle?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Pass.- The Banana Splits.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Nylons are another name for what garment?
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Stockings.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24Paul Newman married which actress - Joanna Lumley or Joanne Woodward?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Joanne Woodward.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- Sue.- Bank.- What name is given to the condition...
0:26:32 > 0:26:37Time is up. You banked £250.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Whose brain has gone down the drain?
0:26:40 > 0:26:46Who would lose the plot playing heads and tails? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54Kevin is the strongest link. He answered his questions correctly.
0:26:54 > 0:27:00According to the statistics, Sue is the weakest. But will the votes reflect the facts?
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Anna...
0:27:20 > 0:27:29- why Tony?- Well, I think Tony was a bit hesitant on some of his answers there and...
0:27:29 > 0:27:31I know he got at least one wrong.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36- Was he the weakest link?- I'm not sure who was the weakest link.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Of course, statistically, Sue,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- Tony wasn't the weakest link, was he?- Wasn't he?
0:27:42 > 0:27:47- I thought he was.- If I tell you he wasn't, who do you think was?
0:27:47 > 0:27:52- Must be me, then.- That's correct. You were rubbish in that round.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56- I was. I was terrible. - Why did you vote for Tony?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58I believe he's had a few bad rounds.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01He was the strongest link in one round
0:28:01 > 0:28:05but I felt that the questions that he had were easy.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Indeed, Tony,
0:28:07 > 0:28:11we're sending you back to do what you do best - retire.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25The team didn't assess that round fairly in my view.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28I had two questions right.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33Sue, I don't think, had any right. She should be standing here, not me.
0:28:34 > 0:28:41Round Six. You've won £1,370 out of a possible £5,000. Four of you left.
0:28:41 > 0:28:48Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - Kevin. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Start the clock.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55In the fable, which animal raced against the hare?
0:28:55 > 0:28:56Tortoise.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01What V is a Church of England priest in charge of a parish?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Vicar.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06In DIY, coping and hack are examples of which tool?
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Saw.
0:29:08 > 0:29:14- Anna.- Bank.- Which West-End musical is based on a novel by Victor Hugo?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Les Miserables.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19What colour is vermilion - red or blue?
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- Blue.- Red.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24In the 1998 film Little Voice, who played the lead?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Jane Horrocks.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31In maths, what is 37 x 3?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- 121.- 111.
0:29:33 > 0:29:40Which Impressionist artist painted different versions of Rouen Cathedral?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42- Cezanne.- Monet.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46In astronomy, of what are Alpha, Centauri and Sirius examples?
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Stars.
0:29:48 > 0:29:54Which Gorgon was so terrifying that anyone who saw her face was turned to stone?
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- Methel... Methuse...- Medusa.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01In TV, who retraced the journey of Phileas Fogg,
0:30:01 > 0:30:05in his documentary series Around The World In 80 Days?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07- Pass.- Michael Palin.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Maria and Tonight are songs from which musical?
0:30:10 > 0:30:12- Pass.- West Side Story.
0:30:12 > 0:30:18In 1901, who first broadcast a radio wave across the Atlantic Ocean?
0:30:18 > 0:30:19Marconi.
0:30:19 > 0:30:24In Asian geography, in which country is the Mekong Delta?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- China.- Vietnam.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32In the children's books, which character lives at 52 Festive Road?
0:30:34 > 0:30:36- Pass.- Mr Ben.
0:30:36 > 0:30:42Which semicircular instrument is used by schoolchildren for measuring angles?
0:30:42 > 0:30:44- Pass.- Protractor.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48In mythology, the devil is represented as which reptile?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Snake.
0:30:50 > 0:30:57In the 1994 film, The Shawshank Redemption, who played a banker convicted of murder?
0:30:57 > 0:30:59- Michael Caine.- Tim Robbins. In music...
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Time is up. Just £100 banked.
0:31:09 > 0:31:16Let me remind you, you cannot afford to carry passengers. He who stumbles should not survive.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21She who hesitates should go. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29Statistically, Kevin is the strongest link for the second time in a row.
0:31:29 > 0:31:34Carole is the weakest - but will her previous good performance save her?
0:31:36 > 0:31:40Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55We have a tie.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Sue and Carole - two votes each.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Sue...
0:32:00 > 0:32:02why Carole?
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Um...I felt that she got a few wrong.
0:32:05 > 0:32:11I could answer her questions. Couldn't answer my own, but I could answer hers.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Carole, why Sue?
0:32:15 > 0:32:17There was nothing for me to bank.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22In a tie, the strongest link casts the deciding vote.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Kevin, that was you. Why did you vote for Sue?
0:32:25 > 0:32:32I didn't think that was a good round and coupled with the previous rounds, that made my decision.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36You've now got a choice between Carole and Sue.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40I'll have to stick with my first choice, I'm afraid.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44Statistically, Carole was the worst, but Kevin has decided
0:32:44 > 0:32:49that Sue will go. Sue, you and the hair are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58It's very hard to be voted off in a tie-break
0:32:58 > 0:33:00when you're not the weakest link.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05Kevin remembered the previous round. I'd voted for him.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07I felt he used that against me.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I would love to see Kevin go.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12He seems to have a slight arrogance about him.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Round Seven. In the kitty
0:33:16 > 0:33:22£1,470 out of a possible £6,000. Three of you left. Ten seconds off the clock.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27We start with the strongest link - Kevin. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Start the clock. Kevin,
0:33:30 > 0:33:34the Taj Mahal is in which Indian city?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36- Delhi.- Agra.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41Which Shakespeare character could be harmed by none of woman born?
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Macbeth.
0:33:43 > 0:33:49In the film The Great Escape, which actor and director starred as Big X Bartlett?
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- Clint Eastwood. - Richard Attenborough.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56Of which animal are Shetland and Exmoor breeds?
0:33:56 > 0:33:57Ponies.
0:33:57 > 0:34:05In pop music, Craig David had a year 2000 UK No.1 single with the song Seven what?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- Stars.- Days.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Which city stands at the mouth of the Taff?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Cardiff.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Which American sport is played by the LA Lakers?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- Baseball.- Basketball.
0:34:17 > 0:34:23In politics, who did Jacques Chirac succeed as President of France in 1995?
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- Pass.- No, Francois Mitterrand.
0:34:26 > 0:34:32Which musical by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber features This Jesus Must Die?
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- Starlight Express. - Jesus Christ Superstar.
0:34:35 > 0:34:41In broadcasting, which TV and radio presenter is the mother of Caron Keating?
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Gloria Hunniford.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47In pensions, for what does the letter V stand in AVC?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Voluntary.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52In the Bible, Psalm 23 begins the Lord is my what?
0:34:52 > 0:34:53Shepherd.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58- Kevin.- Bank.- In which country did Valentino spend his early life?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- Spain.- Italy.
0:35:00 > 0:35:08In music, Alan Rawsthorne's Practical Cats is an adaptation of verses by which poet?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- Pass.- TS Eliot.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14In EastEnders, who did Laura Dunn marry in 2001?
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- No idea.- Ian Beale.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Who succeeded Churchill as Prime Minister in 1955?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- Neville Chamberlain. - Anthony Eden.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26The 1996 film Jude was based on a novel by who?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Thomas Hardy.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30In the animal kingdom,
0:35:30 > 0:35:33the aardvark is native...
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Time is up.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Another £100 in the kitty.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42Now, in Round Eight you get the chance to treble what you bank,
0:35:42 > 0:35:45which means there's £3,000 to be won.
0:35:45 > 0:35:52The question is whose knowledge is at its limit?
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Who will not help you increase the bank balance?
0:35:56 > 0:36:00It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05In a reversal of fortune,
0:36:05 > 0:36:10the statistics show Kevin is the weakest link, and Carole the strongest link.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15At this crucial stage of the game who will survive the vote?
0:36:16 > 0:36:20It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Anna,
0:36:32 > 0:36:36why are you voting off the strongest player?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38I didn't realise she was the strongest.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Kevin got four questions wrong.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46But he's been stronger overall.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Kevin, why have you voted off
0:36:48 > 0:36:50the strongest player?
0:36:50 > 0:36:57- I thought she got more questions wrong than Anna.- Did she get more questions right than Anna?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00That I can't remember.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Isn't it funny
0:37:02 > 0:37:07how people can't remember, and get so confused
0:37:07 > 0:37:10when it's down to three players? Carole,
0:37:10 > 0:37:15no charity. With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27I was quite angry they chose to vote for me at this stage of the game.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31They saw me as a threat. I'm proud to be at that level,
0:37:31 > 0:37:34and to have come off as the strongest link.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39I wouldn't like Anna to win at this stage. I can't forgive her
0:37:39 > 0:37:42for voting tactically, and getting me off.
0:37:43 > 0:37:49Round Eight. You've won £1,570, out of a possible £7,000. Anna and Kevin,
0:37:49 > 0:37:53two of you left, and you now have 90 seconds.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Whatever you win will be trebled and added to your total
0:37:57 > 0:38:03to make up your prize money. £3,000 at stake. You voted off the strongest link
0:38:03 > 0:38:09from the last round. We start with the second strongest - Anna. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13Start the clock. Anna,
0:38:13 > 0:38:15what is the German word for yes?
0:38:15 > 0:38:16Ja.
0:38:16 > 0:38:23At which Merseyside race course was the Grand Prix held five times between 1955 and 1962?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Aintree.
0:38:25 > 0:38:31The centre of which European capital is divided into the Rive Droite and the Rive Gauche?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Paris.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39- Bank.- Who had a hit single in 1982 with Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Culture Club.
0:38:41 > 0:38:48The grenadiers were special army units who first used which type of hand-thrown weapon?
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- Bayonet.- Grenades.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00In geography, on the shore of which inland sea is the city of Odessa?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- Czech Republic.- Black Sea.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05In TV, how many Teletubbies are there?
0:39:05 > 0:39:06Four.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10In which event is Steve Blackley a leading figure?
0:39:10 > 0:39:11Javelin.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15- Bank.- On which day do Welsh people wear a daffodil or leek?
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- March 1st.- St David's.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23What is the joint between the forearm and the upper arm?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- Elbow.- Anna.- Bank.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27In which century
0:39:27 > 0:39:30did Alexandre Dumas write The Three Musketeers?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- 18th.- 19th.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37Where are the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland's headquarters?
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- Don't know.- Stormont.
0:39:40 > 0:39:41Which singer had a UK hit...?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Time's up. You managed to win £170.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52We'll treble it and add it to the previous winnings.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55That means prize money today of £2,080.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59Only one of you can take that away. Now, you'll be playing
0:39:59 > 0:40:01against each other.
0:40:01 > 0:40:07I'll ask alternate questions, best of five, whoever answers the most wins.
0:40:07 > 0:40:13If it's a tie after five, we'll go for sudden death until we have a winner.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Anna and Kevin, for £2,080, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Kevin, as the strongest link
0:40:22 > 0:40:26- you have the choice of who goes first.- I'll go first.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Kevin,
0:40:30 > 0:40:36in nature, which month of the year is an alternative name
0:40:36 > 0:40:38for the hawthorn tree?
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- May.- That is the correct answer. Anna,
0:40:41 > 0:40:43the stately home of Beaulieu,
0:40:43 > 0:40:47is in which ancient wooded area in the south of England?
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- The New Forest.- That is correct.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55Kevin, in UK politics, which former Home Secretary
0:40:55 > 0:41:00was appointed Shadow Chancellor in September 2001?
0:41:02 > 0:41:07- I don't know.- The correct answer is Michael Howard.
0:41:07 > 0:41:13Anna, what musical term, derived from the Italian for air,
0:41:13 > 0:41:17means a stand-alone song, or a part of a larger work?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- Aria.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23Kevin,
0:41:23 > 0:41:26the 1980s TV cartoon series Will O' The Wisp
0:41:26 > 0:41:29was voiced by which Carry On actor?
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- Kenneth Williams.- That is correct.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Anna,
0:41:34 > 0:41:38in astronomy, how many major planets orbit our sun?
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- Nine.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Kevin,
0:41:47 > 0:41:53in history, Thomas Winter, Ambrose Rokewood, and Robert Keyes
0:41:53 > 0:41:57were hanged in 1606 for their part in which conspiracy?
0:41:59 > 0:42:03- Gunpowder Plot. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05In card games,
0:42:05 > 0:42:08which suit is also known as an oak
0:42:08 > 0:42:11because it was once drawn in the shape of an acorn?
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- Clubs.- That's the correct answer.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Kevin has to answer this question
0:42:16 > 0:42:18to remain in the game.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22The UK royal coat of arms is supported by a lion
0:42:22 > 0:42:24and which mythical creature?
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- Unicorn.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:27 > 0:42:33Anna, if you answer this question correctly you have won.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35So, for £2,080,
0:42:35 > 0:42:37in art, born in the West Indies,
0:42:37 > 0:42:43in which country did the painter Camille Pissarro settle
0:42:43 > 0:42:48and become a leading figure in the Impressionist movement?
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- Tahiti. - No, the correct answer is France.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01After five questions your scores are tied.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05So, Anna and Kevin, let's play sudden death.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Kevin,
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Christianity, Islam, and which other religion
0:43:13 > 0:43:18together make up the three Abrahamic faiths?
0:43:18 > 0:43:21- Judaism. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23Anna, in maths,
0:43:23 > 0:43:27calculus was developed independently by Liebnitz
0:43:27 > 0:43:33and which famous English mathematician and physicist?
0:43:33 > 0:43:37- Einstein.- No, the correct answer is Isaac Newton.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42That means, Kevin,
0:43:42 > 0:43:47you are today's strongest link, and you go away with £2,080. Anna,
0:43:47 > 0:43:50you leave with nothing.
0:43:51 > 0:43:55Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:56 > 0:44:00I came on with a simple plan of survive the first two rounds.
0:44:00 > 0:44:02Survive the first two rounds,
0:44:02 > 0:44:06and I told myself it would get a lot easier. It didn't.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09I was the first person that Anne picked on.
0:44:09 > 0:44:13I wasn't prepared for what she was going to say.
0:44:13 > 0:44:17She grilled everyone. It's something you have to go through.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20If you don't like it, don't come on.
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