22/03/2012 Weakest Link

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

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

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

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

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

They've only just met,

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

However, eight will leave with nothing

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

Let's meet the team.

Terry, 68, from Halstead in Essex.

I'm an electrical sales engineer.

I'm Kimberly, I'm 43, from Carlisle

and I'm an academy assessor.

I'm Geoff, I'm 35 from Marple, near Stockport

and I'm an IT consultant.

I'm Trish, I'm 55. I'm from Hull

and I care for the elderly.

Matteo, I'm 27, from Brighton

and I'm a steel erector

and party entertainer.

I'm Pam, I'm 31, I'm from Liversedge

in West Yorkshire,

and I'm an information manager.

I'm Peter, I'm 57,

I'm from South-East London

and I'm a merchandiser

and mystery shopper.

I'm Sarah. I'm 27, from Kendall,

and I'm a credit controller.

I'm Mark, I'm 40,

from Burntwood in Staffordshire

and I'm a self-employed business support worker.

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

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

Break the chain, and you lose all the money in that chain.

Say "Bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round One.

Three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

That's you, Geoff.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock.

Geoff, in human anatomy,

the nose is the chief organ

of which of the traditional five senses?

-Smelling.

-Correct.

Trish, in wildlife,

a growth of hair, called a mane,

is a feature of the male of which big cat,

the lion or the leopard?

-Lion.

-Correct.

Matteo, in public safety,

a metal staircase on the outside of a building

by which people can make an emergency exit

is usually known as a fire what?

-Escape.

-Correct.

Pam, in women's underwear,

the term brassiere is usually abbreviated to which word?

-Bra.

-Correct.

Peter, in hot drinks,

the projecting tube or lip of a teapot

through which the tea is poured

is usually known by what name?

-Spout.

-Correct.

Sarah, in customs,

what W is the term for a magical request

that can be made on seeing a shooting star

and when blowing out birthday candles?

-Wish.

-Correct.

Mark, the nursery rhyme that includes the lines

"Four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie"

is called Sing A Song Of what?

-Sixpence.

-Correct.

Terry, in theatre,

although the word actor has become more common,

what was traditionally the gender-specific term

for a female performer in a play?

-Actress.

-Correct.

Kimberly, in vocabulary,

an unproductive process is often described

as being what, fruitless of nutless?

-Fruitless.

-Correct.

-Geoff.

-Bank!

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

OK.

You've reached and banked your £1,000 target

in that pathetically-easy first round.

But who's your Tweedle-dumb?

And who is your Tweedle-dumb-er?

Who's the muppet on Mastermind?

One of you is about to leave with nothing.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round,

Geoff is the strongest link as he banked all the money for the team.

The weakest link, statistically, is Trish.

But who will the team want off?

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

Pam.

Terry.

Terry.

Terry.

Terry.

Terry.

Terry.

Terry.

Geoff.

-Where are you from, Matteo?

-I'm from Brighton, Anne.

What do you do in Brighton?

I am a steel erector, and party entertainer.

And what sort of entertainment do you do?

I am a butler at parties.

What sort of butler?

Naked butler.

Really? Put your board down.

Move towards Pam.

So what have you got on?

A pinny, a collar and some cuffs.

You've got the drinks in this hand,

the nibbles in this hand...

Where do you hang the napkins?

Well...

That's a tricky situation you got me into there, Anne,

-but I'm sure I can find some room somewhere.

-Yeah.

Move back.

-Why Terry?

-He is one of our elder members.

I thought he could do with a sit-down, personally.

-What do you do, Trish?

-I work with the elderly.

-Do you?

Put your board down. You're not there today.

-No, I'm not.

-No, it doesn't matter, does it, really?

Oh, well, yes, it does. Yeah.

Well, I mean, old people are like cats.

You can leave them a litter tray and some food in a tin, can't you?

No, no.

They need stimulation, Anne.

-What do you mean by stimulation, naked butlers?

-Well, they...

No, no, that's probably a bit too much for some of our old people.

Put your board up. Why Terry?

I said that I get on well with older people,

but I just feel that perhaps Terry might like to

have a seat or a cup of tea or a biscuit.

-Where are you from, Geoff?

-Marple, which is near Stockport.

Who do you work for?

-Salford Council.

-Oh, doing what?

-I'm an IT consultant.

-What else can you do?

I also work as a psychic medium.

-You don't.

-I do.

Can you tell me the future?

Is there an aura?

-You're giving off a healing energy at the moment.

-Oh, good!

-So that happens to nice people, doesn't it?

-It does.

-Yes.

-Why Terry?

-Everyone got their question right, so there wasn't a lot to...

Yeah, did Terry not give off a good healing?

I just had an intuition, the feeling I got that

Terry wouldn't build the money up as quick as everyone else.

-Do you know who's going to win?

-I don't know, sadly.

-Oh.

Is it a bit one-sided, this psychic business?

It is. You don't get to find everything.

-You never get given the winning lottery numbers.

-No. What a shame.

-It is.

-Cos you'd have bought a better shirt.

-I would.

Terry! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I left my wife at home in Essex.

And I hope she's not out spending all my money that I've won on the quiz.

HE LAUGHS

Round Two. In the bank, £1,000.

We're now taking ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link in the last round, that's Geoff.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Geoff, in children's entertainment,

the yellow cartoon character, part of whose name

refers to the unusual shape of its trousers,

is SpongeBob who?

-SquarePants.

-Correct.

Trish, in athletics, what L is the first name

of the British former Olympic sprinter

with the surname Christie?

-Linford.

-Correct.

Matteo, in cinema,

although it was chronologically the fourth to be released,

the 1999 film The Phantom Menace

was billed as episode one of which series?

-Batman.

-Star Wars.

Pam, in cultural metaphors,

a British male is considered to be a real man

only if he keeps which lip stiff, upper or lower?

-The upper.

-Correct.

Peter, in East Anglia,

the area of shallow lakes,

popular as a destination for boating holidays,

is known as the Norfolk what?

-Broads.

-Correct.

Sarah, in pop music,

the stage name of which US rapper literally means

half a dollar?

-50 Cent.

-Correct.

Mark, in practical jokes,

what H is the four-letter term for an organised prank

in which a fictitious situation is fabricated

in order to fool a victim?

-Hoax.

-Correct.

-Kimberly.

-Bank!

-In Law & Order,

the International Criminal Police Organisation

based in Lyon, in France,

is widely referred to by what abbreviated name?

-Pass.

-Interpol.

Geoff, in the media, the publication launched in 2011

entitled Katie: My Magazine

explores the life of the female celebrity

with what surname, Price or Perry?

-Price.

-Correct.

Trish, in expressions, someone who is impoverished,

is said to be "as poor as a church" what?

-Mouse.

-Correct.

Matteo, in TV, the channel called S4C

broadcasts primarily in which country of the UK?

-Scotland.

-Wales.

Pam, in dining, the formal arrangement

of cutlery, glasses and crockery

that is laid in front of each person

is known as a "place" what?

-Setting.

-Correct.

Peter, in film,

the character Rick Blaine ran a bar

in which 1942 romantic drama

starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman?

Er...

-Casanova.

-Casablanca.

Sarah, in art, what C is the term

for a design in which fragments of objects

such as newspaper, cloth and photographs

are fixed on to a surface?

-Collage.

-Correct.

Mark, in South-American geography,

Argentina gets its name from a Spanish word

for the precious metal known in English as what?

-Gold.

-Silver.

Kimberly, in pop music,

"My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard"

is the opening line to a UK hit single in 2004

for which R&B singer?

-Snoop Dogg.

-Kelis.

Geoff, in medicine,

a hernia is also known by what name,

a rupture or a scripture?

-Rupture.

-Correct. Trish...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

Your bank was in time.

You won £220.

Who's proved their worth and who wishes they hadn't?

-Who has so many

-flaws

-they could be a multi-storey?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Geoff is still the strongest link.

Statistically, Matteo was the weakest link.

But can he survive the vote?

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

Matteo.

Matteo.

Matteo.

Kimberly.

Matteo.

Matteo.

Matteo.

Matteo.

Where are you from, Peter?

Bromley, Kent, South-East London.

-And what do you do?

-I'm a merchandiser and a mystery shopper.

Put your board down.

So what are you merchandising?

It could be batteries, it could be washing powder. Whatever they ask me to do.

And is there a Mrs Peter at home?

-Jessica.

-Where did you meet Jessica?

I met her at church, actually.

-Did you?

-Yes.

-And is it Christian and happy-clappy?

-Oh, yes.

Very happy-clappy, yes.

And has Jessica got a tambourine?

Er... no. I used to play one, but the bells fell off many years ago.

Put your board up.

-Do you sing in church?

-I do sing, yes.

Yeah, can you sing something for me?

I can, if you want.

-Yeah, a happy-clappy song.

-Er, yes.

OK, then, off you go.

# Here's to you, Mrs Robinson

# Jesus loves you more than you will know. #

-That's a hymn, is it?

-# Ho-ho-ho. #

Oh... # No, no, no. #

-Put your board up.

-Thank you.

-Why Matteo?

-Er... Because he got two questions wrong.

And do you think Jesus would prefer his name spelt that way?

Er... I'm not very good at spelling. That is one of my weak points.

What do you do, Pam?

I'm an information manager, Anne, at a local authority.

-Are you working on a computer?

-I do work on a computer quite...

-So you're in IT, are you?

-No, no, it's different to IT.

I'm not technical. It's more to do with performance.

-It's not to do with people.

-Er... It's the people removed.

It's the people's figures then that I deal with.

What, fat figures or small figures?

-All different, all different kinds, Anne.

-Yeah.

Whatever their particular classification is.

Yeah, what's your figure?

Er, I'd say it's probably moving towards the former of your...

-your range there, yes.

-Yeah, yes.

Is that...the doughnuts at work?

-All the stuff I eat when I get home at night.

-Really?

-What do you eat when you get home?

-Oh, anything.

-I'm starving when I get home.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Does someone have your tea on the table?

-Sometimes, yes.

-Who's that?

-It's my fiance, John.

-Oh, your fiance, John.

-Yes, yes.

-And where did you meet John?

-On the Internet.

-Did you?

-Yes.

-What were you looking for?

-Some people would call them Gothic.

Does John have dark lipstick on?

Sometimes, yeah. He looks very nice with it.

It goes with his...it goes with his pink and white beard very well, actually.

Yeah, and does his mother like the way he looks?

-Yes.

-Does she?

-He's a beautiful boy.

-Yeah.

-Is she a Goth?

-No, she isn't.

-No.

-And why Matteo?

-Because he got two questions wrong.

Matteo! You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

The reason I applied for is I used to sit there and watch it

and answer a lot of the questions.

So I thought I'd give that a go.

Now I've turned up, they've asked me questions I don't know the answer to,

so I think I done a wrong 'un there.

Round Three. You're up to £1,220.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round.

That's psychic Geoff.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Geoff, in marine life, the name of which edible flat fish

is also a word meaning to struggle or move with difficulty,

as in mud?

-Flounder.

-Correct.

Trish, in fashion,

if a short skirt is called a mini

and a medium-length one is a midi,

what's the corresponding name for a skirt

that reaches the ankle?

-Maxi.

-Correct.

Pam, in maths, what is three multiplied by eight?

-24.

-Correct.

-Peter.

-Bank!

In literature, at the end of the poem by William Blake

commonly known as Jerusalem,

England is described as "green and" what?

-Pleasant land.

-Correct.

Sarah, in exploration,

what A was the name given to the US space programme

that was initiated in 1961 by President Kennedy

to land men on the moon?

-Apollo.

-Correct.

Mark, in cinema,

the actor born in Washington DC in 1948,

famous for his roles in the films

Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown is Samuel L Who?

-Jackson.

-Correct.

-Kimberly.

-Bank!

In foreign words, the warning Achtung

originated in which European language?

-Germany.

-Correct.

Geoff, in rock music,

Dave Grohl, who in 1995 became the lead singer

of the group Foo Fighters was formerly the drummer

with which band based in Seattle?

-Pass.

-Nirvana.

Trish, in practical accessories,

which word follows fob, wrist and stop

to give the names for three types of timepiece?

-Watch.

-Correct.

Pam, in furniture,

what T is the name for a support

comprising a horizontal beam on sloping legs,

a pair of which can be topped with a board to make a table?

-Trestle.

-Correct.

Peter, in geography, the city of Haarlem,

renowned as the centre for exporting flowers and bulbs,

especially tulips, is in which European country?

-Holland.

-I'll accept.

Sarah, in theatre,

the songs All I Ask Of You, The Music Of The Night and Masquerade

are from which musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber?

-Les Miserables.

-Phantom Of The Opera.

Mark, in golf,

the condition of quivering in the muscles caused by tension

leading a player to miss shots is called what,

the yips or the bends?

-The yips.

-Correct.

Kimberly, in 1990s TV,

the topical comedy series set in a newsroom

was entitled Drop The Dead what?

-Donkey.

-Correct.

-Geoff.

-Bank!

In the arts, which term for a building that displays

preserved antiquities is derived from the Greek word

for a place that is sacred to the nine muses?

-Museum.

-Correct.

Trish, in Wild West cliches, a slogan that appeared

on posters listing criminals

being sought by the authorities

was "Wanted Dead Or" what?

-Alive.

-Correct.

-Pam.

-Bank!

In entertainment, what A is the shared first name

of an American...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £300.

But who's the plum gone pear-shaped?

Who probably thinks hippocampus is a caravan site in Africa?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Sarah is the weakest link.

The strongest link is Trish.

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

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

Geoff.

Sarah.

Geoff.

Sarah.

Geoff.

Geoff.

Geoff.

What do you do, Kimberly?

-I'm an academy assessor, Anne.

-Really?

At the Academy Awards?

No! At a college, a local college.

-A local college where?

-In Carlisle.

Put your board down.

-And are you a member of the local church?

-No.

Oh, it just looks as if a local church

might be missing its altar cloth.

What are you assessing?

I'm assessing 16 to 18-year-old students to gain an apprenticeship.

-I want to be a shop assistant.

-Yes.

Have I got the right credentials?

Do I look like someone who'd be good in trade?

You do, actually, yes. You are well presentable.

I'm well presentable? What does that mean?

You are very presentable and you're clearly spoken.

Have I got a winning way?

-Er... Probably a little bit more in the charm school, I would say.

-Yeah.

Put your board up.

Why Geoff?

-Geoff got a question wrong.

-Yes.

And did anyone assess you?

Er, not on my spelling, I'm afraid.

What do you do, Mark?

When companies don't want to hire somebody in the office,

so they'd hire our company to do work outside of the office.

OK, without giving away any state secrets, what sort of work?

Telesales, Excel sheet work, spreadsheet work, chasing invoices...

So you've got to do stocktaking?

I do a bit of stocktaking as well, yeah.

-Women's shops?

-Women's shops.

So you could be stocktaking women's underwear?

I very likely could be, yeah.

And, when you get home from an exciting day

rifling through women's underwear.

-Yeah.

-Do you have a lie down or what?

I run a website, so I'd probably be spending time doing the website.

-Yeah. What? Is that about women's underwear?

-It's not, sadly, no.

-No.

-No. But it'd make more money if it was.

-Yeah. What is it?

It's a sci-fi website, a Star Wars website.

So what do you do with it? We take it around the conventions...

What conventions?

Just came back from a convention over in the States.

Were you in Star Wars outfit?

-No, I don't do that.

-Why not?

I should. Well, I'm sort of stuck between two heights.

There's Stormtroopers and then there's Darth Vader.

And I'm not tall enough to be Darth Vader,

but I'm not short enough to be a Stormtrooper.

They're the only costumes that really interest me...

-Why Geoff?

-Er...

Geoff got a question wrong about one of my favourite bands, Nirvana, so...

-He didn't know that, Mark.

-I know.

Geoff, I hope you saw this coming!

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Before I came on the show, I didn't know how far I'd go,

I just knew I didn't want to be off the first person.

After that, I didn't really mind.

It would've been nice to get a bit further on, but it didn't happen.

Round Four. And you're up to £1,520.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Trish.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Trish, in Asian history,

which dynasty noted for its distinctive blue and white porcelain

ruled China from the 14th to the 17th century?

-Ming.

-Correct.

Pam, in food,

anise is a herb cultivated for its seeds,

which are generally considered to taste similar to what,

nutmeg or liquorice?

-Liquorice.

-Correct.

Peter, in transport,

an aircraft that travels at a speed faster than Mach 1

is said to go through which barrier?

-Sound.

-Correct.

Sarah, in books,

the comedy actor born in 1978 whose 2011 autobiography

was entitled May I Have Your Attention Please?

is James who?

-Corden.

-Correct.

Mark, in construction,

what H is the collective term for the broken bricks,

rubble and concrete used as a filling

or a foundation for a building?

-Pass.

-Hard core.

Kimberly, in children's activities,

the organisation for young males

founded by Sir William Alexander Smith in 1883

is called The Boys what?

-Brigade.

-Correct.

Trish, in the human body, the name of which joint

goes before the word "cap" to make an alternative term

for the patella?

-Knee.

-Correct.

Pam, in parades,

a girl who marches and twirls a baton

is called what, an usherette or a majorette?

-Majorette.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Peter, in cricket,

n 2011, which northern English side

won the Country Championship outright

for the first time in 77 years?

-Pass.

-Lancashire.

Sarah, in music,

if instruments can be classed in the four groups

strings, woodwind, percussion and brass,

which group includes the clarinet?

-Wind.

-I'll accept.

Mark, in science,

what E is the general term for any substance

that can't be broken down into a simpler one

by ordinary chemical processes?

-Pass.

-Element.

Kimberly, in history,

the military airfield in Berkshire that in the 1980s

became the site of a women's peace camp

was called Greenham what?

-Common.

-Correct.

Trish, in protective measures,

a strap or guard fitted over the nose and jaws

of a dog to prevent it biting is usually known by what name?

-Muzzle.

-Correct.

-Pam.

-Bank!

-In cinema,

the Oscar-nominated director of the films

Boogie Nights, Magnolia and There Will Be Blood

is Paul Thomas who?

-I don't know.

-Anderson.

Peter, in politics,

when South Sudan joined the UN in 2011,

the number of member states rose to how many, 93 or 193?

-93.

-193.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £150.

But who's your natural unnatural?

Who's your cabin boy on the ship of fools?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Trish is the strongest link

because she answered the most questions correctly.

Statistically, Mark is the weakest link. But can he survive the vote?

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

Mark.

Mark.

Mark.

Mark.

Mark.

Peter.

Sarah.

Hi, Anne.

Do you think there's a guard at Buckingham Palace

that might be missing his busby?

-Possibly.

-Yeah.

-Where do you come from?

-Kendall, Cumbria.

-Yeah.

And what do you do in Cumbria?

I actually work in Lancashire, where I'm a credit controller.

Whose credit are you controlling?

Well, it's for different businesses - small businesses, large businesses...

What are they paying you for?

All sorts of services - security, window cleaning, hygiene services...

-Oh, loo rolls?

-Yeah.

And if they don't pay their bills, do the loo rolls get harder?

-They do.

-Yeah.

And who's got your tea on the table when you get home?

-Mister Steve.

-And what do you do together?

Going out with friends for meals. Going to the pub. Er...

We've got a strange collection of teddy bears.

What?

It's his collection, really.

And where's the fun in collecting teddy bears?

I don't know, they brighten up the room.

-Yeah, you haven't thought of wallpaper?

-No.

Why Mark?

He got two questions wrong, unfortunately.

So Peter, do you take an active part in the church?

I have preached there and I have helped with the welcome team

and I get to organise the communions sometimes.

Put your board down. What's in it for me, to go to your church?

Can I pick up a bloke?

If you're single, you might be able to, yes.

Yeah. What can you offer me?

He'd be honest...

-Could he have a T-shirt like yours?

-Er...

I tend to wear the blue T-shirts or green the most in our church.

Yeah. But would I, could you promise me he'd have a T-shirt like yours?

No, I can't promise it.

No, we sometimes have name badges...on the welcome team...

-That would help to make him very attractive.

-Just like here.

Put your board up. Why Mark?

Well, he lost us a bit of money as well as getting two answers wrong.

-It's mainly the money.

-Is it?

-Yes.

Keen on money, are you?

I need a new T-shirt.

Mark! You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

I'd rather not have had to do the walk of shame at all.

But for, as far as walks go, I guess, there's been worse walks.

And at least it was in a straight line, which was quite unusual for me.

So, yeah, not too bad.

Round Five. You've now banked £1,670.

Another ten seconds off the time.

Let's start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Trish.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Trish, in TV, the actress who played Emma Peel

in the espionage series The Avengers

and was made a Dame in 1994 is Diana who?

-Rigg.

-Correct.

Pam, in British heritage,

what P is the name for the type of large buildings,

such as those named Kensington, Hampton Court

and Holyrood House?

-Palace.

-I'll accept.

-Peter.

-Bank!

In the Gregorian calendar,

the name of which month is derived

from the Latin word for nine?

-Er... March.

-November.

Sarah, in the media,

which rank of the British nobility follows

the word "press" to make a common term

for a powerful newspaper owner?

-Director.

-Baron.

Kimberly, in retail, passing a debit card through a machine

that can read its details is known as what,

pinching or swiping?

-Swiping.

-Correct.

Trish, in pop music,

the Welsh singer who in the 1990s co-founded

and became the lead vocalist with the group Catatonia

is Cerys who?

-Matthews.

-Correct.

-Pam.

-Bank!

-In the animal kingdom,

what H is both a term for a female red deer

and the word used to designate

the back legs of any quadruped?

-Hind.

-Correct.

Peter, in food,

tofu is made from the curd of which type of bean?

-Er... Haricot.

-Soya.

Sarah, in cinema,

the martial arts film star famous for his daring stunts

who was born Chan Kong-sang in 1954

is better known by what full name?

-Jackie Chan.

-Correct.

Kimberly, in chemistry,

when litmus paper comes into contact

with an alkaline solution, it turns what colour,

orange or blue?

-Orange.

-Blue.

Trish, in TV drama,

Colin Firth starred in a 1995 adaptation

by Andrew Davies of which novel by Jane Austen?

-Pride And Prejudice.

-Correct.

Pam, in pastimes,

whilst knitting patterns use the letter P

to indicate a purl stitch,

which letter is used to signify a knit stitch?

-K.

-Correct.

-Peter.

-Bank!

-In maths,

what is 95 minus 22?

-73.

-Correct.

Sarah, in music,

"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done"

is a line from the 1980 UK number one single

by Kenny Rogers entitled Coward Of The what?

-Day.

-County.

Kimberly, in horticulture,

what C is an adjective used to describe a variety

of the vegetable kale in reference to

the frilly shape of its leaves?

-Curly.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Trish, in celebrities,

the British model, TV pers...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £170.

Who's the baldie in Vidal Sassoon's?

Who's the sneeze in your salad bar?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Sarah is the weakest link.

Pam is the strongest link. But will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Sarah.

Peter.

Peter.

Sarah.

Peter.

Pam, why Peter?

Because Peter got two wrong.

Er... And that's, that's the only reason why.

But you're blowing my chances of getting a date with someone from his church!

-I'm sorry, Anne. I think he knows what you're after.

-Who could be wearing...

He knows what you want, you want that T-shirt.

-So I think he can take that back and work on it, I'm sure.

-Do you think?

-Yeah, I think.

-I hope so.

Sarah, Peter wasn't the worst player, was he?

He was when he banked.

Why have you voted for him?

I couldn't vote for myself.

Peter! You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

Er... Well, I came to succeed and succeeded in failing.

Round Six. You're up to £1,840.

Another ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round.

That's Pam. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Pam, in sport,

the football match known as the Tyne-Wear derby

takes place when Newcastle United plays

which neighbouring site?

-Middlesbrough.

-Sunderland.

Sarah, in motoring,

in the UK, a standard MOT certificate

is valid for how long, 12 months or 12 years?

-12 months.

-Correct.

Kimberly, in British politics,

in 2010, Theresa May became only the second woman

after Jacqui Smith

to be appointed to which senior cabinet post?

-Home Secretary.

-Correct.

Trish, in children's TV,

the puppet animation series first shown in 1978

about a dog, a cat and a frog

had the alliterative title Hector's what?

-House.

-Correct.

Pam, in geography,

what K is the name of a town in South Africa

that was founded in the early 1870s

after the nearby discovery of diamonds?

-I don't know, I'm sorry.

-Kimberley.

Sarah, in literature,

the author of the 1915 novel The Thirty-Nine Steps

was John who?

-Hemingway.

-Buchan.

Kimberly, in pop music,

Mull of Kintyre was a UK number one single in 1977

for which group featuring Paul McCartney?

-Wings.

-Correct.

Trish, in expressions,

the newest line in a product is often called what,

an art of the state or a state of the art?

-State of the art.

-Correct.

-Pam.

-Bank!

-In physics,

the flow of an electrical charge in a circuit

that periodically changes direction

is known as an "alternating" what?

-Current.

-Correct.

Sarah, in film,

in which 1988 dark comedy did Michael Keaton

play a troublemaking ghost who is summoned

when his name is spoken aloud three times?

-Casper.

-Beetlejuice.

Kimberly, in European history,

the War Of The Spanish Succession,

the War Of The Austrian Succession

and the Seven Year War were all fought in which century?

-20th.

-18th.

Trish, in English law,

what B is the term for an officer

employed by a court who is often given the power to seize

the property of a person who has not paid a debt?

-Bailiff.

-Correct.

-Pam.

-Bank!

In the media, the broadcaster born in 1955,

who has presented Newsnight and The Review Show

is known professionally as Kirsty who?

-Young.

-Wark.

Sarah, in horticulture...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £70.

So, consider this,

is Pam now too dark and depressing?

Or will Sarah run out of credit?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers right,

Trish is the strongest link.

Statistically, Pam is the weakest link. But whose game is over?

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

Pam.

Pam.

Sarah.

Pam.

Trish, why Pam?

Because I believe that Pam got more wrong.

Kimberly, why Pam?

Cos she got one wrong and it was... She should have banked.

She lost a bit of money.

She got three wrong.

She banked £70. You didn't bank anything.

There wasn't anything to bank.

Don't reply to me. I'm always right.

-You're a Goth, you're not meant to smile.

-I always smile, I'm sorry.

Pam!

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think if, if there is tactical voting going on,

then the person who's going to be voted off next will be Trish

because I think Kimberly will stand a better chance if Trish is out.

And I think Sarah's been the weaker link out of the three ladies.

So she'll vote for Trish because, obviously, it'll get her through to the final as well.

Round Seven. You're up to £1,910.

Another ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Trish.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Trish, in rugby union, the side popularly known

as the All Blacks is the international team

that represents which country?

-New Zealand.

-Correct.

Sarah, in entertainment,

the larger arts complex in Leeds that includes

The Quarry Theatre and The Courtyard Theatre

is called the West Yorkshire what?

-Globe.

-Playhouse.

Kimberly, in religion,

before undergoing his conversion to Christianity

on the road to Damascus,

Saint Paul was known by what first name?

-Pass.

-Saul.

Trish, in health care,

what A is the name of the large teaching hospital

open in 1766 in Cambridge?

Alderley Edge.

Addenbrooke's.

Sarah, in pop music,

the British singer who had a UK hit in 2009

with her debut album

Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?

is Paloma who?

-Moore.

-Faith.

Kimberly, in politics,

which old word meaning head

is the term for both the votes cast in an election

and a survey of public opinion?

-Poll.

-Correct.

Trish, in literature,

the 1876 nonsense verse by Lewis Carroll

that follows a group in search of an elusive prey

is called The Hunting Of The what?

-Bandersnatch.

-Snark.

Sarah, in design,

the Royal Institute Of British Architects' annual prize

for the building of the year

shares its name with which city,

Salford or Stirling?

-Stirling.

-Correct.

Kimberly, in riding,

what word is defined as the fastest gait of a horse?

-Gallop.

-Correct.

Trish, in fundraising,

what B is the name of the female friend of Pudsey Bear

who was introduced in 2009 to support

the Children in Need appeal?

-Battersea.

-Blush.

Sarah, in alcoholic drinks,

the classic recipes for the cocktails called

Screwdriver, Sea Breeze and Harvey Wallbanger

all contain which spirit?

-Vodka.

-Correct.

Kimberly, in the media,

the independent regulator

for the UK communications industry

is popularly known by what acronym?

-Ofcom.

-Correct.

Trish, in beliefs,

a jinja is a shrine traditionally built...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won nothing.

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

Time to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage of the game, Kimberly is the strongest link.

The weakest link, statistically, is Trish.

But who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Trish.

Sarah.

Kimberly.

Oh, we have a vote each.

Kimberly, why Trish?

Wrong questions and no banking.

Trish, why Sarah?

I think she did marginally worse than me?

Sarah, why Kimberly?

She got a couple of questions wrong.

You didn't think perhaps she was the best player

and you didn't want to meet her in the final, did you?

No, I thought she got more questions wrong than Trish.

She was the strongest link, so she gets to decide.

OK, you've voted for Trish.

You've got a choice now.

Do you want to stick with Trish or move to Sarah?

I'll stick with Trish.

Trish! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The whole experience has just been absolutely brilliant.

I would have liked to have given Anne a great big hug

cos I think she's genius!

Round Eight

and you've banked £1,910.

In this round, 90 seconds, but whatever you win it'll be trebled.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, that's Kimberly.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Kimberly, in classical music,

the Hungarian-born conductor who was knighted in 1972

and won more than 30 Grammy awards was Sir George who?

-I don't know.

-Solti.

Sarah, in maths,

what V is a word meaning coarse or tasteless

that is used to describe a simple fraction in which

two numbers are separated by a line?

-Very.

-Vulgar.

Kimberly, in history,

which Russian revolutionary was expelled

from the Soviet Union by Stalin in 1929

and was later assassinated in Mexico?

Rasputin.

Leon Trotsky.

Sarah, in shipping,

the instruction "to weigh an anchor" means what,

raise it or lower it?

-Lower it.

-Raise it.

Kimberly, in the USA,

what nickname for the State of New York

is celebrated in the name of a famous skyscraper

in its largest city?

-Empire.

-I'll accept.

-Sarah.

-Bank!

In winter sports,

what H is the name of the technique that allows skiers

to walk uphill leaving a V-shaped

zigzag pattern in the snow?

-Holst.

-Herringbone.

Kimberly, in chemistry,

one molecule of ozone contains how many atoms of oxygen?

-Three.

-Correct.

-Sarah.

-Bank!

In literature, the poem by Dylan Thomas entitled

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

includes the line

"rage against the dying of the" what?

-Time.

-Light.

Kimberly, in the traditional card game Happy Families,

the character called Miss Bun is what relation to the baker?

Wife.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. Correct answer is his daughter.

You won £40, which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today

of £2,030.

There can only be one winner.

Now, up to five questions each.

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

So Kimberly and Sarah, for £2,030,

let's play the Weakest Link.

Kimberly was the strongest link in the last round.

-You have the choice of who goes first.

-First, please.

Kimberly, on the Internet,

the company founded in 1994

as Jerry And David's Guide To The World Wide Web

became better known by what name

comprising five letters followed by an exclamation mark?

-Eureka.

-The correct answer is Yahoo!

Sarah, in literature,

the words "doublethink", "Newspeak" and "unperson"

all first appeared in 1949 in which novel by George Orwell?

Taming of the Shrew.

The correct answer is 1984.

Kimberly, in art, the large sculpture

that has acquired the local nickname the Gateshead Flasher

on account of its location and outstretched arms

is more properly known by what name?

-The Angel Of The North.

-That is the correct answer.

Sarah, in films, the roles of which British actor include

the real-life people Sid Vicious and Lee Harvey Oswald,

and the fictional characters Dracula and George Smiley?

-Tom Hanks.

-The correct answer is Gary Oldman.

Kimberly, in food, the name of which small biscuits

that are made with almonds and are similar to macaroons

translates from Italian as little bitter things.

-Amaretto.

-I'll accept.

Sarah, in geography, in terms of area,

although it has a shoreline on the Caspian Sea,

which former Soviet Republic is generally regarded

as the largest landlocked country in the world?

-Russia.

-The correct answer is Kazakhstan.

Kimberly, in pop music,

albums such as Dummy, Different Class, Bring It On, A Little Deeper,

I Am A Bird Now and Speech Therapy

have all won which prestigious annual award?

The Emmy.

The correct answer is the Mercury Prize.

Sarah, at the summer Olympics,

the six sports in which the playing area

is officially referred to as a court

are tennis, handball, volleyball, beach volleyball,

basketball and which other?

-Badminton.

-That is the correct answer.

Kimberly, in history, the discovery of Uranus, the first UK census

and the births of Charles Darwin and Charles Dickens

all took place during the reign of which British monarch?

Queen Victoria I.

The correct answer is George III.

Sarah, in theatre, which West End show

that opened in London in 1985 and has a running time of three hours

ends the first act with a song entitled One Day More?

-Cats.

-The correct answer is Les Miserables.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

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

and you go away with £2,030.

Sarah, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link.

Goodbye.

Well done to Kimberly. I hope she spends the money wisely.

It'd be nice if she had given me half but, you know,

I hope, I hope she does well with it.

It's been a fantastic day.

If I hadn't had won, then I would still have had a great day.

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