0:00:02 > 0:00:05Here are today's team of nine contestants,
0:00:05 > 0:00:07playing for £10,000.
0:00:07 > 0:00:12Only one will walk away with the money. Eight will leave empty-handed,
0:00:12 > 0:00:17after their team-mates vote them the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Welcome 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.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40They don't know each other,
0:00:40 > 0:00:44but if they want the money, they must work as a team.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47But eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:47 > 0:00:52as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:01:01I'm Joan, a retired occupational health nurse, from Exmouth in Devon.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I'm the granny of this lot!
0:01:04 > 0:01:09I'm James. I'm a 23-year-old graduate from Godalming in Surrey.
0:01:09 > 0:01:15My name's Colin. I'm a 40-year-old driving instructor, and I come from Durham.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20My name's Lynda. I'm 40 years old. I'm a councillor from Blackburn.
0:01:20 > 0:01:26I'm Amir. I'm 47, a material expediter from Feltham in Middlesex.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31I'm Paula. I'm 36. I'm a secretary from Watford.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36I'm Jerry. I'm 36. I'm a call-centre manager from West London.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41I'm Laura. I'm 21, a student from County Antrim in Northern Ireland.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46I'm David. I'm 53, from Walsall, and I'm retired through disability.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Now, the rules. In each round, the aim is
0:01:51 > 0:01:56to give enough correct answers to reach £1000 in the time limit.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06Get your question wrong, and you break the chain and lose the money.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10If you say "bank" before a question, the money is safe,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13but you start a chain from scratch.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18Remember at the end of a round, only money that has been banked
0:02:18 > 0:02:20can be taken forward.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26Round One lasts for three minutes. We'll start with the first alphabetically Amir.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38In food, which B is a colloquial English term for sausages?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- Pass.- Bangers.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44What should proverbially be seen and not heard?
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Children.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Which British comedian, born in 1924,
0:02:48 > 0:02:52was famous for his TV shows in which he chased women?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Benny Hill.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58What H is an artificially induced state of relaxation,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01marked by heightened suggestibility?
0:03:01 > 0:03:02Hypnosis.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- Bank.- Which legendary monster is said to live in a lake
0:03:06 > 0:03:09in the Great Glen of Scotland?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Nessie.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Loch Ness. I'll accept Nessie.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16What F is a long, sharp tooth?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Fang.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Jennifer Aniston, from the sitcom Friends, is married to which actor?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Brad Pitt.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Bank. - In maths, add 2½ to 3½.
0:03:27 > 0:03:296.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33What B means briefly closing and opening the eyelids?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Blinking.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Bank. - In finance, CGT means Capital Gains what?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Tax.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45Which theory says the universe began with a massive explosion?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- Relativity.- Big bang.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Complete this Jack Nicholson film title: One Flew Over The...
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Cuckoo's Nest.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Is Los Angeles in Northern or Southern California?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Northern.- Southern.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03What P is a floor composed of strips of wood forming a pattern?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Pass.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11Parquetry. What food has the varieties cobs and granary?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Bread.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17In Greek mythology, what C describes the one-eyed giant?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Cyclops.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23The garden pests aphids are also known as what?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Greenfly.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30Which toy, invented in 1816, uses mirrors and coloured glass
0:04:30 > 0:04:32to produce patterns?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Kaleidoscope.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- Bank.- Which TV ballroom-dance programme began in 1949?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Come Dancing.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43In Argentina, is the currency pesos or pesetas?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Pesos.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50What L is a highly destructive, grasshopper-like creature?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Locust.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Deciduous trees lose what?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Leaves.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- Bank.- The Black Hole is a ride at which theme park?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Alton Towers. - In Muriel Spark's novel,
0:05:03 > 0:05:05what is Miss Brodie's first name?
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Jean.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10In UK law, how old must able-bodied people be
0:05:10 > 0:05:12to drive a car on a public road?
0:05:12 > 0:05:1317.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Which T is a hairpiece to cover baldness?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Toupee.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23- Bank.- What 1994 British comedy stars Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Four Weddings And A Funeral.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30In Rugby Union, how many points are awarded for a try 3, 4 or 5?
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- 4.- 5.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Time is up.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40You answered five questions incorrectly,
0:05:40 > 0:05:46and you banked £850 out of the possible £1000 you could have banked.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Now, the question is, who is least likely
0:05:50 > 0:05:55to stand up to the stress of the rounds to come, when you have less time?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Who is a bit slow on the uptake?
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Who needs to be ditched without delay?
0:06:00 > 0:06:04It must be one of you. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10The strongest statistically is Lynda,
0:06:10 > 0:06:12who banked £200 for the team.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16The weakest link is Amir, although he did bank money.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Will that save him when the players vote?
0:06:22 > 0:06:26Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47Right, we have a tie David and Amir. Four votes each.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Paula, your hobby is reading Jilly Cooper.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- Yes.- So, that explains why you can't answer any science questions.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- That would explain it, yes. - Right. Why David?
0:06:58 > 0:07:04I know he banked money, but he was the only other person I knew who'd got one wrong.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- David, where are you from?- Walsall.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Do they not have parquet floors there?
0:07:12 > 0:07:17They're rather expensive, and you have to save a lot of money.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- Why Amir?- It was a difficult round. Everyone did well.
0:07:21 > 0:07:27I could only think that Amir got a question wrong.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- Amir, where are you from? - Feltham, Middlesex.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- Don't they have sausages there? - I couldn't remember.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Oh, that's a bad sign for the future.
0:07:37 > 0:07:43- Lynda, why David?- I think David hesitated a couple of times,
0:07:43 > 0:07:45and he got the questions wrong.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- He wasn't the weakest link, was he, Amir?- I don't think so.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54- Who do you think was? - I got a couple wrong, but I banked some money.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Lynda, as the strongest link,
0:07:57 > 0:08:01you have the deciding vote whether to get rid of David or Amir.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- You can change your mind. - I'll stick with my decision David.
0:08:08 > 0:08:14- Why?- Because he did hesitate, and he was getting the nerves right away.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16That's not good for us.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21Right. David, Lynda says you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29I feel hurt, surprised...
0:08:29 > 0:08:31and quite astonished.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35I'd banked quite a bit of money, and got one wrong.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I was no worse than two or three others,
0:08:38 > 0:08:40but that's the voting system.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45I think Amir will go next. It's very hard at this early stage
0:08:45 > 0:08:47to know what the strengths are,
0:08:47 > 0:08:52but Amir hesitated, and I thought he was the weakest link.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Round Two.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57You've won £850 so far,
0:08:57 > 0:09:01but you answered 13 questions correctly in a row,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04so, if you'd banked intelligently,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07you could easily have reached £1000.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10We're taking ten seconds off the clock.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15We start with the strongest Lynda. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Start the clock.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22In children's TV, what was the name of Rod Hull's puppet bird?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Emu.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Lufthansa planes fly from where?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Germany.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Which is larger three-fifths or seven-twelfths?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Three-fifths.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38Which S is a market town on the river Avon, linked with Shakespeare?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Stratford.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- Bank. - In biology, is a barnacle a mollusc or a crustacean?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- Mollusc.- Crustacean.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50On a weather map, what can be warm, cold or occluded?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Fronts.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54How many events are in a pentathlon?
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Five.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01Which US state is further west Colorado or Utah?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Colorado.- Utah.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06What is the capital city of Japan?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- Pass.- Tokyo.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13Did Agatha Christie or Dorothy L Sayers write romantic fiction
0:10:13 > 0:10:16under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Dorothy Sayers. - Agatha Christie.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23From where does the Tooth Fairy collect the milk teeth of children?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Under the pillow.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31Is the model Linda Evangelista Canadian or American?
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Canadian.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38What P is a ghost or spirit which makes noises and moves objects?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Poltergeist.
0:10:40 > 0:10:46- Bank.- In humans, which P are the teeth between the molars and the canines?
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Pass.- Premolars.
0:10:48 > 0:10:54Which former member of Take That was nominated for six Brit Awards in 1999?
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Robbie Williams.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01In the human body, greenstick and compound are types of what?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- Blood cells. - Bone fractures.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08Used for cooling and in films, solid carbon dioxide is known as dry what?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Ice.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15Is the Muckle Flugga lighthouse in the Shetlands or Isle of Man?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Isle of Man. - Shetland Islands.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20In cooking, how many ounces in a pound?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- 14.- 16.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26In which century were the Napoleonic Wars 17th or 19th?
0:11:26 > 0:11:27- 17th.- 19th.
0:11:27 > 0:11:33Which TV science show had presenters Maggie Philbin and Judith Hann?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Tomorrow's World.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Does the English city of Cambridge have a cathedral?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40No.
0:11:40 > 0:11:46What is the name of the puppet who has quarrels with his wife in a small booth?
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Mr Punch.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52What E is the repetition of a sound wave by reflection?
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Echo.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59Which edible flatfish has bright orange spots on its dark side?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Cod.- Plaice.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05In the animal kingdom, do walruses moult?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Yes.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Time is up.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Of the £1000 available in that round,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17you banked a disappointing £400.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Who is looking worryingly dim?
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Which of you is too stupid to stay?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29One of you is leaving. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35James was the only player to get all his answers right,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37so he is the strongest link.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42Colin is the weakest link, although he did bank £100 for the team.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45But will this save him in the vote?
0:12:47 > 0:12:52Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Paula, why Lynda?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14After a brilliant last round,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17I felt she lost it a bit this round.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Joan, what do you do?
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I knew you were going to ask me. I'm a nurse.
0:13:23 > 0:13:29- You've never heard of premolars? - I couldn't think of a P in teeth at the time.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Why Lynda? - Her first round was super,
0:13:32 > 0:13:37but this time I felt she really wasn't good enough.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- Lynda, what happened to you? - I think just brain fade.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Well, interestingly,
0:13:46 > 0:13:49statistically you weren't worst. Eh, Colin?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- No, she wasn't.- Who was?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Well, I didn't think it was me. I got two wrong.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- You didn't think it was you? - No, I didn't.- Well, it was.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01But it's votes that count.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Lynda, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12I feel disappointed about being voted off.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16I was the strongest before, and I thought that might help.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18I think Colin will be next.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23He made some mistakes in that round, and they went unseen.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27So, I think the group might pick that up on the next one.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Round Three.
0:14:31 > 0:14:37You could have won £2000 by now, but you have banked just £1250.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40We'll take another ten seconds off the clock.
0:14:40 > 0:14:46We'll start with the last strongest link James. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Start the clock.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52The metacarpus is which part of the body?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- Don't know.- The palm.
0:14:54 > 0:15:00What E is the art of creating a design by inscribing blocks of metal or wood
0:15:00 > 0:15:02with a pointed instrument?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- Etching.- Engraving.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08What is the name of the temperature at which a substance changes
0:15:08 > 0:15:10from a liquid to a solid?
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- Don't know. - Freezing point.
0:15:12 > 0:15:18Where was Richard Wagner's last opera, Parsifal, set Wales or Spain?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Spain.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24What is the name given to the group of about 500 islands
0:15:24 > 0:15:27off the west coast of Scotland?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Shetland.- Hebrides.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Were the band UB40 formed in Wolverhampton or Birmingham?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Birmingham.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39In food, what type of drink is Liebfraumilch?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41It's a wine.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Is a tam-tam a large gong or a small drum?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- Small drum.- Large gong.
0:15:46 > 0:15:52Which German leader wrote an autobiography which translated as My Struggle?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Hitler.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59- Bank.- What prestigious British aero-engine and car manufacturer
0:15:59 > 0:16:01went bankrupt in 1971?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- British Aerospace. - Rolls-Royce.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08In the animal kingdom, what type of creature is a gnu?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- A type of moose. - It's an antelope.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15When was Anne Frank's diary first published 1947 or 1955?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- '55.- 1947.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22What O is a dramatic musical where actors sing some or all of their parts?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Opera.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28In which decade was the first Edinburgh Festival?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- '30s.- 1940s.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35Did James Hargreaves invent the spinning-jenny or the spinning Mary?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Spinning-jenny.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42What day do the French celebrate every July 14th?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44That's Bastille Day.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49Which British actor directed the films Gandhi and Shadowlands?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Richard Attenborough.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- Bank.- In the animal kingdom, is an orfe a fish or a cat?
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Fish.
0:16:57 > 0:17:03The name of which burrowing animal is from the old English for "earth-thrower"?
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Mole.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- Bank.- On the worldwide web, what country is NZ?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10New Zealand.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15- Bank.- On 3 February 1959, Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash
0:17:15 > 0:17:17with which pop legend?
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- I don't know.- Buddy Holly.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24Which D is a city in eastern France which was the capital of Burgundy?
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Don't know.- Dijon.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Time is up. It was a disastrous round.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38You scraped together just £190.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43Who needs to be given their marching orders? Who has got worse?
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Who is not worthy of a place in this team?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55The only player to get all her answers right was Laura,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58so she is the strongest link.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02James has gone from being the strongest to the weakest link.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07But will his previous success be taken into account in the vote?
0:18:09 > 0:18:14Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32We have another tie James and Amir. Three each.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36And let me say as a team, you were rubbish in the last round.
0:18:36 > 0:18:42You banked £210 less than the previous round.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45You're meant to be getting better.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50- James, why Amir? - I felt he was the weakest.- Did you?
0:18:50 > 0:18:56- Statistically, he wasn't. - I never believe statistics. - The others might.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Laura, as the strongest link in that round,
0:18:59 > 0:19:03you have the choice of James or Amir.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Statistically, James was the weakest link.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- Who would you like to go? - It'll have to be James.
0:19:11 > 0:19:17The statistics you don't believe in say you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26I feel I deserved to be voted off, because I did have a bad round.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30But having been the strongest link, I think it was harsh.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33I think Amir should be next.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36He's been consistently poor from the start,
0:19:36 > 0:19:38and he was lucky to stay in.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41So, I think he should go next.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Round Four.
0:19:44 > 0:19:50There is £1440 in the bank, out of a potential prize money of £3000.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54We are taking another ten seconds off the clock.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Two and a half minutes, starting with the strongest.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Laura, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Start the clock. What do barometers measure?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Pressure. Air pressure.
0:20:08 > 0:20:14What C is an antelope from the Alps whose skin is made into a soft, pliant leather?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- Kashmir.- Chamois.
0:20:16 > 0:20:23Cho En Lai was Prime Minister of which country from 1949 to 1976?
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- Vietnam.- China.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Does trachoma affect the eye or the lung?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- The lung.- The eye.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34What type of weapon was a blunderbuss?
0:20:34 > 0:20:35A gun.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40In biology, is riboflavin vitamin B2 or vitamin B6?
0:20:40 > 0:20:41B2.
0:20:41 > 0:20:47In Greek and Roman mythology, what N were spirits in the form of maidens
0:20:47 > 0:20:49who lived in the forests and seas?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Pass.- Nymphs.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56What motorway runs between Leeds and London, via Leicester?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58The M1.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02In which famous ballet would you find Prince Siegfried?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- The Rhone Valley.- Swan Lake.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10What D is the process of reducing the concentration of a solution
0:21:10 > 0:21:13by adding a solvent such as water to cordial?
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Dilute.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21Was the inventor of shrapnel British or American?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- American.- British.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26What A is a place where bees are kept?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Apiary.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31In which year was NATO formed 1949 or 1954?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33'49.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- Bank.- What is the name of the BBC TV music chart show,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40which has been running since 1964?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Top Of The Pops.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46In Shakespeare's Hamlet, what relation is Gertrude to Hamlet?
0:21:46 > 0:21:48His mother.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53- Bank.- In which century was the Inquisition established 13th or 16th?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- 16th.- 13th.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00Which influential British band were also known as the Fab Four?
0:22:00 > 0:22:02The Beatles.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07If a clock is advertised at £90, what will the price be after a 10% discount?
0:22:07 > 0:22:0981.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Which alcoholic spirit does the juniper berry flavour?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- Vodka.- Gin.
0:22:15 > 0:22:21A tax-exempt special savings account is better known by which acronym?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25TESSA.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- Bank.- In the 1963 film...
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Time is up.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36You did even worse in that round.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38You banked a measly £170.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40I hardly need say it,
0:22:40 > 0:22:45but you need to sling the slowcoach, ditch the dimwit.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54The strongest link this time is Jerry, who got all his answers right.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58For the second time in the game, Colin is the weakest,
0:22:58 > 0:23:00but can he survive the vote?
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Laura, why Colin?
0:23:25 > 0:23:29He got some wrong, and he's been poor these last two rounds,
0:23:29 > 0:23:31and I think it's time he went.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Joan, how's it going for you?
0:23:33 > 0:23:39- So-so. Not so good last round. - No. Why Colin?
0:23:41 > 0:23:45He hesitated a lot more than I did, and didn't do too well.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52Colin politics, the arts, geography...
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Your ignorance is wide-ranging.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59With four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07After getting voted off, I'm gutted,
0:24:07 > 0:24:12because I thought my strength was going to come through with each round,
0:24:12 > 0:24:16the more used we got to it all. But this is the way life goes.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I think Amir should be next.
0:24:18 > 0:24:24Throughout, he's had a lot of questions which were easy, and got them wrong.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Round Five,
0:24:28 > 0:24:32and you're going down the drain, with just £1610.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35If you'd hit your targets, it would be £4000.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39There are another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43We start with the strongest Jerry. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Start the clock.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52To which freezing area of Russia were prisoners exiled?
0:24:52 > 0:24:53Siberia.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Janata is a political alliance in which Asian country?
0:24:57 > 0:25:00India.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03What is Arsenal's nickname?
0:25:03 > 0:25:04Gunners.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- Amir.- Bank.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Is a macromolecule a very small or large molecule?
0:25:10 > 0:25:11Large.
0:25:11 > 0:25:17Which Radio 1 DJ broadcast listeners' stories of heartbreak in Our Tune?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Simon Bates.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21What N is a measure of force?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- Pass.- Newton.
0:25:24 > 0:25:29In which century was Marylebone Cricket Club, known as the MCC, formed?
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- 20th.- 18th.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Which US state is referred to as The Thunderstorm Capital?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- As the? - Thunderstorm Capital.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40- Pass.- Florida.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45Which British playwright wrote the tragedy Titus Andronicus?
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- Don't know. - William Shakespeare.
0:25:48 > 0:25:55The BBC Sports Personality of the Year has been won mostly by which sport?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57- Rowing.- Athletics.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02The proboscis monkey is famous for which bulbous facial feature?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Nose.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Which Sydney landmark is known as The Old Coat Hanger?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Sydney Opera House?
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Sydney Harbour Bridge.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17What do string players do to their strings when they play pizzicato?
0:26:17 > 0:26:19They pluck them.
0:26:19 > 0:26:20- Amir.- Bank.
0:26:20 > 0:26:25Which P is a mocking imitation of the style of a literary work?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- Pass.- Parody.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Who played Frank Butcher in the TV soap EastEnders?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Mike Reid.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34What N is the surname of Trevor,
0:26:34 > 0:26:38artistic director since 1968 of the Royal Shakespeare Company?
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- Nunn.- Laura.- Bank.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44What nationality was Hans Christian Andersen?
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- Dutch.- Danish.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51Is a stupa a Buddhist monument or an ancient Egyptian picture frame?
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- Egyptian picture frame. - Buddhist monument.
0:26:54 > 0:27:00With which movement in art are the painters Cezanne and Monet associated?
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- Renaissance.- Impressionism.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06In which decade of the 20th century was the...
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Time is up.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11A disastrous round.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14You won just £170. Who is for the chop?
0:27:14 > 0:27:19Who really should not be here any more?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Who is now an embarrassment?
0:27:22 > 0:27:25It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32With the most correct answers, Jerry is the strongest link again.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37The worst player is Laura, although she did bank some money for the team.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Will the other players have picked up on this?
0:27:42 > 0:27:47Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Not much doubt this time around.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- Jerry, how is it going for you? - Not too bad.- Why Amir?
0:28:06 > 0:28:11A couple of bad rounds and he needs to brush up on his Shakespeare.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13How's it going for Laura?
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Better at the start. It's getting harder.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20You thought Amir was statistically the weakest link?
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- No. I was.- Correct. Not that it gains you anything.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Amir, I don't know why it took so long.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31The subjects you know nothing about is impressive.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Unanimously, the team had enough.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45I feel bad about the Shakespeare question, getting it wrong.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47I know my Shakespeare pretty well.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50I think when I go back home
0:28:50 > 0:28:54my kids and my family will say, "Dad! You got that wrong."
0:28:54 > 0:28:58Well, I think Jerry will win. He looks confident
0:28:58 > 0:29:00and he's getting them all bang on.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Round Six, team.
0:29:03 > 0:29:09You've won so far £1780 of a possible £5000.
0:29:09 > 0:29:15You got rid of the graduate, the driving instructor, the councillor, the salesman,
0:29:15 > 0:29:18and finally, Amir. Four of you left.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22We are cutting another 10 seconds off the clock time.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24We start with the strongest link.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Which boy band's album is called Coast To Coast?
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Westlife.
0:29:34 > 0:29:39In medicine, by what name is a myocardial infarction commonly known?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- An X-ray?- A heart attack.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47What was the name of the Blackadder comedy series set during WW1?
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- I don't know. - Blackadder Goes Forth.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55In which Olympic sport would you compete at the trap, double trap or skeet?
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Shooting.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02Which organisation was established in 1919 for international cooperation
0:30:02 > 0:30:05by the Versailles peace settlement?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07- NATO?- League of Nations.
0:30:07 > 0:30:13In the UK George Cowling was the first forecaster of what to be seen on TV in 1954?
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Weather.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20Which theatre for young people was founded in 1956 by Michael Croft,
0:30:20 > 0:30:22a teacher at Alleyn's School?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25National Youth Theatre.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Denis Compton played cricket and which other sport?
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Football.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34What canal links Manchester to the Mersey Estuary?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- Grand Union Canal. - Manchester Ship Canal.
0:30:37 > 0:30:43In darts, how many points would you score if you hit 20, double 11 and six?
0:30:43 > 0:30:4548.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50At how many degrees to each other are perpendicular lines?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- I don't know.- 90.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58On which river does the city of Cologne stand?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- Koln?- The Rhine.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05In TV, what satirical puppet show of the 1980s and '90s
0:31:05 > 0:31:09featured the voices of Harry Enfield and Steve Coogan?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Spitting Image.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18What P is the name of the strip fences move on and the name of a ski slope?
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Piste.
0:31:20 > 0:31:21- Joan.- Bank.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25In art, a tondo is a painting of what shape?
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- Triangular.- Circular.
0:31:27 > 0:31:33Which greying US comedian, actor and writer studied philosophy at university?
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Steve Martin?
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Which mountain was first climbed in 1786... ?
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Time is up.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45And that round was disastrous.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48You put into your kitty a pathetic £50.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Who really now needs to be on their way home?
0:31:51 > 0:31:57Who would be better lying down and not costing you money?
0:31:57 > 0:32:00It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04The statistics show that Paula is the strongest link.
0:32:04 > 0:32:09The weakest link is Joan, with most questions incorrect.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11But will the votes follow the facts?
0:32:15 > 0:32:19Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Paula, why Joan?
0:32:32 > 0:32:35She's had good rounds, banked well,
0:32:35 > 0:32:40- but in the last round I felt she was losing it a little bit. - Laura, why Joan?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43None of us are performing exceptionally well
0:32:43 > 0:32:45and somebody had to be picked
0:32:45 > 0:32:49and she got questions wrong which I knew, so...
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Joan, how do you think you're doing?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Well, I didn't do well in the last round.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Statistically, you were the worst
0:32:57 > 0:33:01and with two votes you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08Playing the game for real is a lot of fun. I came here to have fun.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13And I really have enjoyed it.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16It's very difficult to decide out of the three left
0:33:16 > 0:33:19who is going to be voted off next
0:33:19 > 0:33:24but it really wouldn't surprise me if the youngest member of the team,
0:33:24 > 0:33:28that is Laura, the law student, actually wins.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30Round Seven.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35You have £1830 out of the £6000 you could have won by now.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Three left. 10 seconds off the clock.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41We start with the strongest link from the last round.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Start the clock.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49In the USA what do the initials of the IRS,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52the division of the Treasury, stand for?
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Internal Revenue Services?
0:33:54 > 0:33:59Which pop group's album launched in November 2000 is titled Forever?
0:33:59 > 0:34:00The Spice Girls.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05What N is the country that gained independence from South Africa in 1990?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- Nigeria.- Namibia.
0:34:07 > 0:34:13Who directed and starred in the 1961 western One Eyed Jacks?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- John Wayne?- Marlon Brando.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19What is the distance in metres of the shortest Olympic swimming event?
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- 100.- 50.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Which sea does the Mersey enter after a course of 70 miles?
0:34:25 > 0:34:27The Irish Sea.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29In the 1965 film The Sound Of Music,
0:34:29 > 0:34:34who played the austere widower Captain Von Trapp?
0:34:34 > 0:34:36- Pass.- Christopher Plummer.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40What T related to rhinos have short, mobile trunks
0:34:40 > 0:34:44and are forest-dwelling nocturnals in South America?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- Pass.- Tapirs.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49What musical style, which followed punk,
0:34:49 > 0:34:52encompassed 1980s bands Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran?
0:34:52 > 0:34:54New Romantics.
0:34:54 > 0:34:59What satellite TV music channel was launched in the USA in 1981?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01MTV?
0:35:01 > 0:35:07To what senior position in Scottish politics was Donald Dewar elected in May 1999
0:35:07 > 0:35:10which he held until his death in October 2000?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14First Minister.
0:35:14 > 0:35:15- Laura.- Bank.
0:35:15 > 0:35:21In football, Barcelona sold Luis Figo to which Spanish club for a world-record fee?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- Valencia.- Real Madrid.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Paula, in UK politics, whom did John Major beat
0:35:26 > 0:35:31in the Conservative leadership election of 1995?
0:35:31 > 0:35:33- Neil Kinnock?- John Redwood.
0:35:33 > 0:35:39Which country singer has made albums in San Quentin and Folsom prisons?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- Pass.- Johnny Cash.
0:35:41 > 0:35:46100 grams of Turkish delight cost £2. How much...
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Time is up.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52And in that round you banked a pathetic £100.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56In Round Eight, you treble what you bank, if you bank at all.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00That means in the next round, there is £3000 to be won.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03The question is,
0:36:03 > 0:36:10who is least likely to assist you in getting that bank balance up?
0:36:10 > 0:36:12It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:14 > 0:36:20The statistics show that for the third time in the game, Laura is the strongest link.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22The weakest link is Paula,
0:36:22 > 0:36:25but who will lose out in this final vote?
0:36:26 > 0:36:31Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Jerry, why Paula?
0:36:44 > 0:36:48We were all as bad as each other in the last round.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53Previously, I'd voted for Laura, so I swapped them, went for Paula.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58Paula, tell us about Neil Kinnock's membership of the Conservatives?
0:36:58 > 0:37:01I... I misheard you. I thought you said Labour.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- Oh, it's my fault?- It's not your fault. Just my nerves.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10With two votes you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18I feel disappointed to have got so far and not made the final.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22I wonder was I voted off because I was a threat to them?
0:37:22 > 0:37:25I might have known more than they do.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26I think Jerry will win it.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28He's very steady.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31He thinks a bit before he answers
0:37:31 > 0:37:35rather than say the first thing he thinks of. He'll win it.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Round Eight.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41You've won £1930 so far.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43By now you could have won £7000.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Jerry and Laura,
0:37:45 > 0:37:50two of you left and you have 90 seconds but whatever you win in this round
0:37:50 > 0:37:55is trebled and added to your total to make up your final prize money.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57So £3000 is at stake now.
0:37:57 > 0:38:02We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Laura.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Start the clock.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11What L is a finch once kept as a cage bird because of its song?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- Lark.- Linnet.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17In which year did Michael Jackson release the Bad album?
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- '84?- '87.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25Which nomadic herders of reindeer live in north Scandinavia?
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Pass.- Lapps.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30According to the proverb, in a futile situation
0:38:30 > 0:38:34you should save your what to cool your porridge?
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- Milk?- Breath.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Edward, the Black Prince is buried where in Kent?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Canterbury.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46- Jerry.- Bank.- Which John was a Metaphysical poet famous for love poems?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Keats?- John Donne.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53Who directed the comedy spoofs Spaceballs and Robin Hood: Men In Tights?
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Mel Brooks.
0:38:55 > 0:38:56- Jerry.- Bank.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00Where in Europe were the first botanical gardens?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- England.- Italy.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06An emerald wedding anniversary means how long a marriage?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- 45?- 55.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11On what TV game show first shown in 1951
0:39:11 > 0:39:16did a celebrity panel guess a contestant's job from a mime they perform?
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- Pass.- What's My Line?
0:39:19 > 0:39:24Which guide to the aristocracy of Britain was first published in 1802?
0:39:24 > 0:39:26- Who's Who?- Debretts.
0:39:26 > 0:39:31In politics, in which year did Harold Wilson resign as Prime Minister?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- Pass.- 1976.
0:39:33 > 0:39:39In the animal kingdom, a colony of Barbary apes...
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Time is up.
0:39:41 > 0:39:46I'd say that is one of the most embarrassing, dismal performances
0:39:46 > 0:39:48we've ever seen on The Weakest Link.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52You answered only two questions correctly
0:39:52 > 0:39:55and put into the kitty just £40.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58We treble that and add it to your winnings.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02That means prize money today of £2050.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06But only one of you can take that money away.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08You'll now play each other.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10I'll ask five questions.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14Whoever answers the most correctly wins. It's as simple as that.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19If there's a tie after five, it's Sudden Death until we have a winner.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21So, Jerry and Laura,
0:40:21 > 0:40:24for £2050, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31- Laura, as the strongest link you choose who goes first. - I'll go first.
0:40:33 > 0:40:39Laura, which Greek heroine and daughter of Oedipus
0:40:39 > 0:40:45became the subject of a play by Sophocles?
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Aphrodite.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Antigone.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Jerry,
0:40:52 > 0:40:54in Australia and New Zealand
0:40:54 > 0:40:58what name is given to the national holiday
0:40:58 > 0:41:02commemorating April the 25th, 1915
0:41:02 > 0:41:09when troops from Australia and New Zealand landed at Gallipoli?
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- Anzac Day. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Laura,
0:41:14 > 0:41:20name the controversial British artist
0:41:20 > 0:41:25who is also a member of the pop group Fat Les?
0:41:25 > 0:41:29- Damien Hirst. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Jerry,
0:41:31 > 0:41:36in history, who was bitten on his wedding night
0:41:36 > 0:41:41by Josephine's dog, Portune, who thought he was attacking her?
0:41:41 > 0:41:44- Napoleon. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:44 > 0:41:45Laura,
0:41:45 > 0:41:48in the animal kingdom,
0:41:48 > 0:41:55rock hoppers and jackasses are what type of creature?
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- Insects. - The correct answer is penguins.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Jerry,
0:42:05 > 0:42:08in religion, the Book of the Dead
0:42:08 > 0:42:16is the name given to a large collection of text dating from about 2400 BC
0:42:16 > 0:42:21found in the tombs of which ancient civilisation?
0:42:21 > 0:42:25- Egyptian pharaohs. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Laura,
0:42:27 > 0:42:33if you want to stay in the game you have to answer this question correctly.
0:42:33 > 0:42:41Which sports trophy did a dog called Pickles find in 1966?
0:42:42 > 0:42:44The World Cup.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46That is the correct answer.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Jerry,
0:42:48 > 0:42:51if you answer this question, you have won.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53So, for £2050,
0:42:53 > 0:43:00in 1783, which brothers constructed the first hot-air balloon
0:43:00 > 0:43:05to fly untethered with two human passengers?
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- Montgolfier. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18That means, Jerry, you are today's strongest link
0:43:18 > 0:43:22and you go away with £2050.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25Laura, you leave with nothing.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32Subtitles by ITFC, for BBC Subtitling - 2001
0:43:32 > 0:43:36I got close and I'm disappointed I leave empty-handed.
0:43:36 > 0:43:40But Jerry was a good player and he deserved to win.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42I'm really shocked.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44It's brilliant that I won
0:43:44 > 0:43:47but I'm shocked I did so badly in that last round.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49I knew nothing. The mind when blank.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53To go on through to the end game and know the answers
0:43:53 > 0:43:55is just brilliant.