0:00:02 > 0:00:05Here are the contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09One will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:15The rest will leave with nothing, as, one by one, they are voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome 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 > 0:00:41They don't know each other.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45If they want the money, they will have to work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48But eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:48 > 0:00:54as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57I'm Greg. I'm 35 years of age.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01I come from Canvey Island and I'm an area sales manager.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06I'm Jayne. I'm 31. I'm from Portsmouth and I'm a housewife.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11I'm Rob. I'm 30 years old, from Cardiff, and I'm a training co-ordinator.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16I'm Lisa from Eastbourne. I'm 24 and I'm a trainee accountant.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21I'm Edna. I'm 69 years old. I come from East Yorkshire and I'm retired.
0:01:21 > 0:01:28I'm David. I'm 64. I come from Christchurch in Dorset and I'm a wholesale fruit merchant.
0:01:28 > 0:01:34I'm Alicia, 46, from near Bristol, and I'm an international market researcher.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38I'm Ian. I'm 49. I'm from Northern Ireland and I'm a civil servant.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43My name is Ben. I'm 24. I live in Kent and I work in quality assurance.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48Now, the rules in each round - the aim is to answer enough
0:01:48 > 0:01:54questions correctly to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Ideally, you create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Get your question wrong, you lose the money.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06If you say Bank before the question is asked, the money is safe.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11However, you start a new chain from scratch. At the end of the round,
0:02:11 > 0:02:16only money that has been banked can be carried forward. In Round One,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19three minutes are on the clock.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24We start with the one whose name is first alphabetically. Alicia.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Let's play The Weakest link.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34In which country did the 1929 Wall Street crash take place?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36America.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40What relation is Kylie Minogue to Dannii Minogue?
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Sister.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45The FIFA computer games are based on which sport?
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Football.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52To which city did Dick Whittington go in search of streets paved with gold?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54London.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59In the sitcom Fawlty Towers, what was Polly's job in the hotel?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01She was a chambermaid.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I'll accept that. Waitress or chambermaid.
0:03:04 > 0:03:10- Bank.- If you walk on cracks on the pavement, it's considered good or bad luck?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Bad luck.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16From what K is a draught beer traditionally served?
0:03:16 > 0:03:17Keg.
0:03:17 > 0:03:24Which British actress, born in 1937, is the mother of Natasha and Joely Richardson?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Vanessa Redgrave.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Deutsche Bank AG is the largest bank of which country?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Germany.
0:03:35 > 0:03:41Which country did Gavin and Scott Hastings play for in rugby's Five Nations Tournament?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- Wales.- No, Scotland.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Through which UK country does the River Usk flow?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- England.- No, Wales.
0:03:49 > 0:03:55What H is the surname of the explorer who discovered a large bay in northern Canada?
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- Henry. - No, his surname is Hudson.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Which planet is closest to the sun, Venus or Mercury?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- Venus.- No, Mercury.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11In which decade was the Maastricht treaty ratified by the UK?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- 1960s.- No, 1990s.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Eton crop, Mohican and bob are types of what?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Haircut.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23In 1988, Stephen Hawking published a book entitled A Brief History Of what?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Time.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30To which family of fish does the anchovy belong - herring or shark?
0:04:30 > 0:04:31Herring.
0:04:31 > 0:04:38In sport, who beat Garry Sobers' test cricket record with an innings of 375 in 1994?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Tendulkar.- No, Brian Lara.
0:04:41 > 0:04:47British author Stan Barstow is best known for his 1960 novel A Kind Of what?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- Love.- No, A Kind Of Loving.
0:04:49 > 0:04:55In maths, what change would you receive from £20 when buying a magazine costing £2.50?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57£17.50.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Who has a lower singing voice, a baritone or a tenor?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- A tenor.- No, a baritone.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07In which century was Sir Thomas More beheaded for treason?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- 11th.- No, 16th.
0:05:09 > 0:05:15What name is given to a star-shaped sea creature with a flat body and five limbs?
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Starfish.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21- Bank.- Which river reaches its tidal limit at Teddington in London?
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Thames.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- Bank.- Which party did Ronald Reagan represent as President?
0:05:27 > 0:05:28Republican.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- Bank.- In Geography...
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Time is up.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36That was very disappointing, team.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42Out of the £1,000 available, you only put in your kitty £360.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Whose receiver is off the hook?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Rob is the first strongest link of the game.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56The weakest link is Alicia.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59At this early stage, how will the votes go?
0:06:00 > 0:06:04It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Well, team, in that round, you managed to get
0:06:24 > 0:06:26nine questions right in a row.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31If you'd not banked in such a panic, you could have reached the target.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Rob,
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- what do you do? - I'm a training co-ordinator.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- What do you train? - I train people how to be polite.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Like what? Give us an example.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- Good morning, Anne. - Anything else you say nicely?
0:06:47 > 0:06:49How to say goodbye pleasantly.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- Let's hear that. - Goodbye, Anne.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- What's an unpleasant way to say it? - Goodbye.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57It seems all right to me.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- Why Ben?- He unfortunately got at least two questions wrong
0:07:04 > 0:07:05and didn't bank any money.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08David, what are you good at?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Oh, loads of things.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- Go on.- I'm modest. That's my most charming trait.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- Why Ben? - I think he was the weakest link.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20He had two wrong and he was a bit nervous.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- He wasn't the weakest link, Alicia. - Wasn't he? Sorry.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26Who was?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Gosh. Surely not moi.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32What do you do?
0:07:32 > 0:07:34International market researcher.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- What languages do you speak? - Italian, French.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39Oh, French?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- Oui.- Why Ben?
0:07:41 > 0:07:47Well, I think he got two questions wrong, as a fair few of us did,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49as well, and erm...
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- I think that's enough from you. - Sorry.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Right. You were the weakest link, but it's votes that count.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Ben, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:04 > 0:08:10I'm devastated at being voted off first, seeing as Alicia was the weakest link.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13I don't know why they picked on me.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Perhaps because I'm the youngest.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22Round Two. You have £360 out of a possible £1,000. Eight of you left.
0:08:22 > 0:08:2510 seconds are coming off the clock.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30We start with the strongest link, Rob. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Start the clock.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Which French ruler is buried in the Hotel des Invalides?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Napoleon.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43In which century was Little Women author Louisa May Alcott born?
0:08:43 > 0:08:4419th.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Which group had their first UK hit single in 1978,
0:08:48 > 0:08:53and took their name from the colour of the female lead singer's hair?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Blondie.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00In which 1989 film did Kim Basinger play the character Vicki Vale?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- Midnight Express.- No, Batman.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09In food, what is an Australian witchetty grub - a moth, larva or mollusc?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Larva.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16Hotel California was a hit single for which group in 1977?
0:09:16 > 0:09:17The Eagles.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21In the body, what is the medical term for the voice box?
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Larynx.
0:09:22 > 0:09:28In geography, the Mohave desert lies mainly in which US state?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- Colorado.- No, California.
0:09:30 > 0:09:36What A is the name applied to the study of human societies and culture?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- No idea.- Anthropology.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44In British politics, which party did Norman Tebbit represent as an MP?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- Labour.- No, Conservative.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51In history, Tiberius was the second emperor of which empire?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Rome.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56In maths, what is the square root of 400?
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- 40.- No, 20.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05What E is an embryo and food supply enclosed in a shell
0:10:05 > 0:10:07produced by animals like reptiles?
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Egg.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Which pop star released the No.1 album Thriller in the '80s?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Michael Jackson.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19In which Italian city is the Ponte Vecchio bridge?
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- Rome.- No, Florence.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26Which acid builds up in the muscles during exercise to cause cramp?
0:10:26 > 0:10:27Lactic.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Which London football club is known as the Pensioners?
0:10:31 > 0:10:32Chelsea.
0:10:32 > 0:10:38- Bank.- In which decade did Mickey Mouse appear in the cartoon Steamboat Willy?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- 1930s.- No, 1920s.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Which musical has I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair?
0:10:44 > 0:10:45South Pacific.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48What was the first name of Luther,
0:10:48 > 0:10:53one of the founders of the German Protestant Reformation?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- Charles.- No, Martin.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02The term mandible usually refers to which part
0:11:02 > 0:11:05of a skeleton, the upper or lower jaw?
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Lower jaw.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13The Macedonian hero and leader born in 356 BC is known as Alexander the what?
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Great.
0:11:14 > 0:11:20- Bank.- What was the first name of painter Lucian Freud's psychiatrist grandfather?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Sigmund.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26On TV, which actress... Time is up.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30I cannot complete the question. Only £100 in that round.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Who has lost it?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Who is not all here?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:38 > 0:11:45As the only person to answer all his questions incorrectly, David is the weakest link.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Ian is the strongest link, but will the votes reflect the facts?
0:11:51 > 0:11:55It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Ian, what's your specialist subject?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14A bit of everything, Anne.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- A bit of everything?- Yeah.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Did David not have everything? - No. Three wrong.
0:12:21 > 0:12:27- Greg, what do you do? - I work for a large bank as an area sales manager.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Why David?
0:12:29 > 0:12:34He took a while answering his questions and I think he got the most wrong.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36What do you do, Jayne?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- I'm a housewife. - And before that?
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- I was in the Royal Navy. - Doing what?- I was a navigator.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45You don't know geography.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Why David?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Because I happened to notice
0:12:50 > 0:12:54that he didn't get any of his questions right.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- What do you do? - A trainee accountant.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01- What will you do after training? - Chartered accountancy.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- What will it involve? - Doing accounts.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- Why David?- Because he got more questions wrong than I did.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Just.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Statistically, David was the worst player.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18He said he was modest. He has much to be modest about.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32I'm ashamed at being voted off early. I expected to do better.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35I performed like an idiot and I got what I deserved.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39I'd like to see Ian voted off. I feel that
0:13:39 > 0:13:41he's a little bit too smug.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Round Three. You've won £460 out of a possible £2,000.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49There are seven of you left.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Ten seconds are coming off your time.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55We start with the strongest link. That's Ian.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Start the clock.
0:13:59 > 0:14:05Which city in the north of England is home to the Royal Armouries museum?
0:14:06 > 0:14:07Leeds.
0:14:07 > 0:14:13The Admiralty formerly administered which branch of the British armed forces?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15The Royal Navy.
0:14:15 > 0:14:21In which decade did the Singing Nun have a hit single with the song Dominique?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- 1970s.- No, '60s.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28Which actress played the lead female role in the 1997 film As Good As It Gets?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Renee Zellweger.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34No, Helen Hunt.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39In the animal kingdom, which specific noun refers to a mature female whale?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- I don't know.- Cow.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48In pantomime, what relation is Widow Twanky to Aladdin?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50His mother.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Which former cabinet minister published five volumes
0:14:54 > 0:14:58of political diaries covering the years 1963 to 1990?
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- Alan Clark.- No, Tony Benn.
0:15:00 > 0:15:06Which nut was thought good for headaches because its shape resembles the brain?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Walnut.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Which airport in Finland has the abbreviated code HEL?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Helsinki.
0:15:14 > 0:15:20In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament, God says, I am the Alpha and the what?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- Beta.- No, Omega.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Cardigan Bay is an inlet of which sea off the coast of Wales?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Irish.
0:15:29 > 0:15:35The Klingon language was created by Dr Mark Okrand for films based on which TV series?
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Star Trek.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- Bank.- What is the chemical formula of carbon dioxide?
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- C2.- No, C-O2.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48Who wrote the lyrics for the 1970s musical Jesus Christ Superstar?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- Lloyd Webber.- No, Tim Rice.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Which singer had a backing band called the Blockheads?
0:15:55 > 0:15:56Ian Dury.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02Race-walking and steeplechase are what type of events, track or field?
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Track.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Of which country was the Australian-born Michael Savage
0:16:07 > 0:16:11prime minister from 1935 until his death in 1940?
0:16:11 > 0:16:13New Zealand.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Lack of sunlight can cause deficiency of which vitamin?
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- C.- No, D.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25- Bank.- The term for which chequered fabric comes from the Malayan word ginggang?
0:16:25 > 0:16:26Gingham.
0:16:26 > 0:16:32Which game show hosted by Sir David Frost explores the houses of celebrities?
0:16:32 > 0:16:33Through The Keyhole.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- Bank.- Which Irish-born writer adopted the name...
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Time is up. You banked £200.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46Who has only a nodding acquaintance with knowledge?
0:16:46 > 0:16:50It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55The weakest link is Alicia, with no correct answers.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59The statistics show Greg is the strongest link.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01But will the team pick up on that?
0:17:02 > 0:17:06It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25- Lisa, have you been training to be an accountant long?- About a year.
0:17:25 > 0:17:26Why did you bank on zero?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Did I? What a shame.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Why Alicia?
0:17:31 > 0:17:35She was the weakest link in the first round, so her time is up.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- Jayne.- Yes, Anne.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43What's the difference between the Navy and being a housewife?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Nappies mainly, Anne.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50- Why Alicia?- Hesitation, and her nerves are starting to show.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55She got two questions wrong. Do you know anyone else who got two wrong?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Rob?- Anyone else?- Lisa.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Oh, and I did. Sorry.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Alicia, statistically, you were the worst player.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12A woman in international marketing who thinks Alan Clark was a Labour MP.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24I'm very frustrated that the clock stopped
0:18:24 > 0:18:27as Anne was asking my third question.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30If I'd got it right, I'd still be there.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Lisa is rather annoying.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37She's very full of herself and I don't think her knowledge
0:18:37 > 0:18:40is as vast as she thinks it is.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46Round Four. £660 banked out of £3,000. Six of you left.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Another ten seconds coming off the clock.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51You now have only 2½ minutes.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56We'll start with the strongest link, Greg. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Start the clock.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01In publishing, what E is the name
0:19:01 > 0:19:06of a weekly news and opinion magazine founded in London in 1843?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- The Express. - No, The Economist.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13The fruit bat is also known as the flying what?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- Wallaby.- No, fox.
0:19:16 > 0:19:22In Greek mythology, who was condemned to fall in love with his own reflection?
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Artemis.- No, Narcissus.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30In which country is Lough Neagh, the largest UK lake?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- Scotland. - No, Northern Ireland.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Pecorino and Edam are types of which dairy product?
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Cheese.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43In which decade did Frank Sinatra have his first US No.1 single?
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- 1950s.- No, '40s.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50In film-making, what B is a moveable arm carrying a camera or microphone?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Boom.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57Edward the Confessor was the son of English king Ethelred the what?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Unready.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Bank.- What is the surname of the Tory politician
0:20:02 > 0:20:06whose first names are Michael Denzil Xavier?
0:20:06 > 0:20:07Portillo.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11- Bank.- In golf, for what do the initials OB stand?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15I don't know.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Out of bounds.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20What is the official language of Senegal?
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- English.- French.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Dressage deals with which animals?
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Horses.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31In science, what Q is one of the most common minerals on earth?
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Quartz.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- Bank.- In which US city is the Thomas Jefferson memorial?
0:20:37 > 0:20:38Washington.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40On TV, the BBC series Dog Eat Dog,
0:20:40 > 0:20:45which began in 2001, was hosted by which Swedish-born presenter?
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Ulrika Jonsson.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- Bank.- According to the Highway Code, how many metres
0:20:52 > 0:20:57is the stopping distance of a vehicle travelling at 70mph - 36 or 96?
0:20:57 > 0:20:5996.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Which hot drink can be camomile or peppermint?
0:21:02 > 0:21:03Tea.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07In which country is the industrial city of Verona?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Italy.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14- Bank.- In which Joseph Conrad story does a character called Kurtz
0:21:14 > 0:21:17say the line, "The horror, the horror"?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- I forget. I don't know. - Heart Of Darkness.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23In which decade was the EEC created?
0:21:23 > 0:21:24The 1950s.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- Bank.- What B is a stage entertainment consisting of dance,
0:21:28 > 0:21:32choreograph and music? Time is up.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36The correct answer was ballet. £290 is what you won there.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Who is running on empty?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47For the first time, Jayne is the strongest link.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Lisa is the weakest link.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53But will the team be aware of these statistics?
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Voting over. Time to say who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12We have a tie - Lisa and Greg.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Two votes each.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Rob...why Greg?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Someone has to go.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24And I think he got two questions wrong, as I did.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Ian...what are those figures?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29They're for Lisa, for her accountancy.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Just to give her a little sum to do.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Why have you voted her off?
0:22:34 > 0:22:37She got a couple of questions wrong,
0:22:37 > 0:22:38including one on golf.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43Can you be a chartered accountant if you don't know about golf?
0:22:44 > 0:22:49In a tie, the strongest link has the casting vote. Jayne...
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Would you like to lose Lisa, who's a trainee accountant,
0:22:53 > 0:22:55or Greg, who works for a bank?
0:22:55 > 0:22:57I'll stick with my original vote.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Why?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Because I believe Lisa was weaker than Greg.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04That is correct.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Statistically, Lisa was the worst player.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Being voted off in a tie is pretty unlucky.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24It just shows everyone out there is near enough as bad as me.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26I'm not very happy about Jayne.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Obviously she wanted me off.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32And that's what she did. She seems nice but isn't.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Round Five, and of the £4,000 you could have won you've only got...
0:23:38 > 0:23:40There are five of you left.
0:23:40 > 0:23:46Another ten seconds off the time. We start with strongest link, Jayne.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Start the clock.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55In 1978, who became the first non-Italian Pope since 1522?
0:23:55 > 0:23:57John Paul II.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02The lyrebird takes its name from which part of its body?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- Wings?- No. Tail. Edna.- Bank.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08In tennis, how many points in an individual game is "love"?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Nil.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15The title of the 2000 Jim Carrey film is How The Grinch Stole...?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Christmas.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22What type of collectable was the One-Cent Magenta,
0:24:22 > 0:24:26sold for 935,000 at auction in 1980?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- Pass. - No, it's a postage stamp.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Jayne, in contemporary politics,
0:24:35 > 0:24:38a PPP is a public-private...?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Partnership.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43In which country was author Hans Andersen born?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Denmark.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49British fashion designer John who was awarded a CBE in 2001?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- No idea.- Galliano.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Ian, on which everyday item might you see
0:24:57 > 0:25:01the signature of Graham Kentfield or Merlyn Lowther?
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- Shoes.- No, a banknote.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11In physics, for what does the letter D stand in the phrase AC/DC?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Direct.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Bank.- Compo and Foggy are in which TV sitcom?
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Last Of The Summer Wine.
0:25:18 > 0:25:24Name the king under which the crowns of Scotland and England were united in 1603.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26James.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30News agency Associated Press was founded in 1848
0:25:30 > 0:25:34by representatives of newspapers in which US city?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- New York?- Correct.
0:25:37 > 0:25:43- Bank.- Lisa, Claire, Faye, Lee and H is the line-up of which British pop group?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- Hear'Say?- Steps.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51In the TV cartoon who is Dick Dastardly's canine sidekick?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Mutley.
0:25:53 > 0:25:59In which country did Churchill deliver his famous "Iron Curtain" speech in 1946?
0:25:59 > 0:26:02- France.- No, the USA. Rob...
0:26:02 > 0:26:08Who founded the Organisation For Afro-American Unity - Martin Luther King or Malcolm X?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Time is up.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16The answer was Malcolm X. You only banked £120.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Who clearly doesn't even know
0:26:18 > 0:26:21how many beans make five?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24It's time to vote off... the weakest link.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31With most right answers, Jayne is the strongest link for the second time.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Statistically, Ian is the weakest link,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36but he did bank money.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Will that save him when it comes to the vote?
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Voting over. Time to see who you think is the weakest link.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Greg from the large bank,
0:26:59 > 0:27:03who thinks the Express is a weekly magazine.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05That was a faux pas, Anne.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Why Ian?
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Well, apart from the fact that he rampaged in
0:27:10 > 0:27:14and stuck the boot in on me at the start of the game,
0:27:14 > 0:27:16he did drop a couple of questions
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- and I'd rather he wasn't here. - He's a rival?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Um...yes.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Rob, what do you do when not being polite?
0:27:25 > 0:27:27I do a drag queen show.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- How does that go? - I tell jokes, sing, dance a bit,
0:27:31 > 0:27:33entertain people generally.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Many people?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Hundreds, Anne.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Why Ian?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Um...Steps. Sorry.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47- Edna...why have you voted for Ian? - I couldn't vote for myself, so...
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Ian got my vote.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Well, Ian...
0:27:50 > 0:27:53You've been very hot stuff till now,
0:27:53 > 0:27:56but they've taken advantage at this point
0:27:56 > 0:27:59where you WERE the weakest link to get rid of you.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12I'm sorry to be voted off. I felt I had a good chance.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15I don't feel the team is that strong.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17I'm as good as the others.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21I think Rob will go next. He's been riding his luck.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25He's hanging in, but I think he'll certainly be the next.
0:28:26 > 0:28:32Round Six. Out of a possible £5,000 you've won...
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Four of you left, ten more seconds off the time.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38We start with our strongest link - Jayne.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Let's play The Weakest Link! Start the clock.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48In children's TV, in what type of container did Andy Pandy live?
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- A tin pot.- Picnic basket.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Juliet and Hayley Mills are which actor's children?
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Sir John Mills.
0:28:56 > 0:29:04In what year did War Minister John Profumo resign after a scandal - 1963 or 1973?
0:29:04 > 0:29:06'63.
0:29:06 > 0:29:11Which Australian soprano married conductor Richard Bonynge?
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- Lesley Garrett. - No. Joan Sutherland.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18What M is a rebellion
0:29:18 > 0:29:21by two or more members of the armed services?
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Mutiny.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27On which part of the upper body are epaulettes worn?
0:29:27 > 0:29:28Shoulders.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33- Bank.- An occasion when pleasure is taken from the suffering of others
0:29:33 > 0:29:35is known as a Roman what?
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- Circus?- Holiday.
0:29:38 > 0:29:44The Battle of Yorktown, 1781, was the last big battle of which US war?
0:29:44 > 0:29:46- The Civil War. - War of Independence.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50Who is the lead singer of US band REM?
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Michael Stipe.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58How many degrees does a standard clock's hour hand travel in six hours?
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- 360.- No. 180.
0:30:03 > 0:30:09In the '80s and '90s sitcom Brush Strokes, which character was played by Karl Howman?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- Sorry, I don't know. - Jacko.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17In which New Zealand city can you visit the Sky Tower?
0:30:17 > 0:30:18Auckland.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23- Bank. - Which US President founded the Peace Corps in 1961?
0:30:23 > 0:30:24John F Kennedy.
0:30:24 > 0:30:31- Bank.- At which ground did England play their March 2001 World Cup qualifier against Finland?
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- Cardiff.- Anfield.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37Botticelli's famous painting Primavera shows which season?
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Winter?- Spring.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Stiffness that sets in after death is called what?
0:30:43 > 0:30:44Rigor mortis.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49- Bank.- Which Welsh-born actress had a son Dylan Michael Douglas?
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Catherine Zeta-Jones.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Time is up.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57You banked £130.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04Who's standing in your way? Who needs to be dumped?
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10At this late stage, Edna is the weakest link,
0:31:10 > 0:31:14answering most of her questions incorrectly.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Statistically, Jayne is the strongest link for the third time.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20But how will the team vote?
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Voting over. Let's see who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Jayne...why Edna?
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Well, it's getting towards the closing stages
0:31:41 > 0:31:44and time's getting tight.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47We haven't got a lot of money.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49She's hesitating and thinking.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52We've got no room for...thinkers.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- She's your biggest rival, isn't she? - She is.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Greg, who works for the large bank.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Anne.
0:32:01 > 0:32:06- What's that you've drawn? - That is Edna taking her last walk into the sunset.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Why have you voted for her?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13She was taking too long.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15And I think she got the most wrong.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21Edna, not your best round, though you've done well till now.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23The rest of the team want you out.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35I'm disappointed to be voted off.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38But it looks like they got together
0:32:38 > 0:32:40and voted Granny off the bus.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43I feel Greg will win it. He's out to.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46I think he wants it and I think he will win.
0:32:48 > 0:32:54Round Seven. Out of a possible £6,000, you've won...
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Three of you left. Ten more seconds off the time.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59We start with strongest link, Jayne.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Which Roman numerals make up the number 15?
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- V and I.- No, X and V.
0:33:13 > 0:33:19The ancient Antonine wall links the east and west coasts of which UK country?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22- England.- Scotland.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Which James Bond actor married Diane Cilento in 1962?
0:33:26 > 0:33:27Sean Connery.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31In the musical Carousel, which month is bustin' out all over?
0:33:31 > 0:33:34June.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Which alphabet includes the letters epsilon and theta?
0:33:38 > 0:33:39Greek.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- Bank.- In chemistry, which letter symbolises uranium?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- U.- Correct.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47In the film The Wedding Singer,
0:33:47 > 0:33:50who played the lead part of Julia Sullivan?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Drew Barrymore.
0:33:52 > 0:33:57What is the collective term for the youngest member of the Girl Guides?
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- Brownies.- No. Rainbow Guides.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05Richard O'Sullivan was in the '70s British sitcom Man About The what?
0:34:05 > 0:34:06House.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- Bank.- For what does the A stand in the abbreviation PAYE?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12As.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Which Welsh football club is called the Bluebirds?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Cardiff.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Which religion officially banned plural marriages in 1890?
0:34:22 > 0:34:24The Mormons.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26- Bank.- In the 1993 film
0:34:26 > 0:34:31Last Action Hero, which British actor played the one-eyed villain?
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- Pass.- Charles Dance.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38In wine-growing, riesling grapes are from which country?
0:34:38 > 0:34:39Germany.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43In which US state are Juneau and Skagway found?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- California.- Alaska.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48In Greek currency, 100 lepta
0:34:48 > 0:34:50make up one what?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- Pound.- Drachma.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58In human biology, the femoral arteries are in which limbs?
0:34:58 > 0:34:59- Arms.- Legs.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03Which spider closes the entrance to its burrow...
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Time is up.
0:35:06 > 0:35:12You won £220 in that round. In Round Eight you get the chance
0:35:12 > 0:35:14to treble what you bank. It means...
0:35:14 > 0:35:17in the next round you can win £3,000.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Who to hang on to? Who to get rid of?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Vote off the weakest link.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Greg is the strongest link,
0:35:28 > 0:35:30as he got the most right.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Statistically, Rob is the weakest link.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36But at this crucial stage, will votes follow facts?
0:35:38 > 0:35:42Voting over. Time to see who you think is the weakest link.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Greg from the large bank.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Anne from the small studio.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57You didn't have courage to keep Jayne.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- She is the weakest link.- She isn't.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- I think she is. - You who work for a large bank.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Rob...
0:36:06 > 0:36:10- Who was the weakest link in that round?- Probably myself.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12So why vote for Jayne?
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Close call, between all three of us.
0:36:15 > 0:36:21Jayne... They couldn't stand the heat of you. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31I'm not upset to be voted off now.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33I think the boys stuck together.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36They voted tactically against my strength
0:36:36 > 0:36:38in the previous rounds.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40I think Greg will win.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43His exceptional general knowledge is...
0:36:43 > 0:36:46exceptionally general!
0:36:48 > 0:36:55Round Eight. Out of a possible £7,000 you've got...
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Greg and Rob, two of you left,
0:36:57 > 0:36:5990 seconds to play.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03But whatever you win now will be trebled and added to the prize,
0:37:03 > 0:37:05so there's £3,000 at stake.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10We start with our strongest link - that's Greg.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18In astronomy, which star is known in Latin as Sol?
0:37:18 > 0:37:20The sun.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24In Britain, teddy boys became prominent in which decade?
0:37:24 > 0:37:25The '50s.
0:37:25 > 0:37:31In tennis, who said, "1,000 officials to choose from and I get a moron like you!"?
0:37:31 > 0:37:33John McEnroe.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37- Bank.- Which Caribbean country went communist in 1959?
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Cuba.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44In horse racing, which Italian-born jockey rode seven winners in a day?
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Frankie Dettori.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50In which US TV sitcom did Brooke Shields guest as Erica Ford?
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- Cybill.- Friends.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01Musician-composer Andre Previn is known for playing what?
0:38:01 > 0:38:02Piano.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06Which German count named a type of airship in 1900?
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- Hindenburg.- Zeppelin.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13In the Christopher Robin books, what is Eeyore?
0:38:13 > 0:38:14A donkey.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17In maths, what is one quarter of 52?
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- Twelve.- Thirteen.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23The Pharaohs were the kings of where?
0:38:23 > 0:38:24Egypt.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30The supposed model for Bram Stoker's Dracula was Vlad the what?
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Impaler.
0:38:32 > 0:38:38- Bank. - What is the English name for the animal the French call a cheval?
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- Dog.- Horse.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43In which US state is the Daytona 500...
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Time is up.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52You banked £150, which is trebled and added to the prize.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55That means prize money today of...
0:38:59 > 0:39:01But only one of you can win it. So,
0:39:01 > 0:39:03you play each other head-to-head.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Alternate questions. Best of five.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Whoever answers most wins.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11It's that simple.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14If you tie, we go to sudden death till we get a winner.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17So...for £1,870...
0:39:17 > 0:39:20let's play...The Weakest Link.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Greg, as strongest link, says who starts.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27I'll go first, please, Anne.
0:39:30 > 0:39:41In history, Mary I of England married the future king of which European country in 1554?
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- Germany.- No. Spain.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51From which Dickens novel does this quotation come?
0:39:51 > 0:39:57"It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done."
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- Great Expectations. - A Tale Of Two Cities.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09In the 1941 film Citizen Kane, what was Rosebud?
0:40:09 > 0:40:11- A sled.- Correct.
0:40:15 > 0:40:21In classical music, which Norwegian composer wrote the Peer Gynt suite?
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- Prokofiev?- No, it was Greig.
0:40:29 > 0:40:37Which British boxer lost his world heavyweight title to Hasim Rahman in April 200l?
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- Lennox Lewis.- Correct.
0:40:40 > 0:40:50In science, what term from a Latin word meaning "hidden" means present but not visible or active?
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- Inert.- No. Latent.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Greg, if you get this, you've won.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00So, for £1,870...
0:41:00 > 0:41:06Who was the most recent US President to have fought in World War II?
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- Jimmy Carter.- No. It's George Bush.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20Rob, you must answer this question correctly to stay in the game.
0:41:21 > 0:41:28Which is the only planet in the solar system to be named after a goddess rather than a god?
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- Venus.- That is correct.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Greg. Again, if you answer this correctly, you've won.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37So, for £1,870...
0:41:37 > 0:41:44In which religion is it customary to have a seven-day period of seclusion known as the shivah
0:41:44 > 0:41:49following the funeral of a close relative?
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- Hinduism. - No, the correct answer is Judaism.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Rob.
0:42:00 > 0:42:06If one angle of a triangle is 80 degrees and the other two are the same as each other,
0:42:07 > 0:42:11how many degrees are in each of the two other angles?
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- 50. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19After five questions, we have a tie.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21So now we go into
0:42:21 > 0:42:24a sudden death situation.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26The questions will continue in pairs.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Greg, if you are right, Rob must be right or he loses.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34Greg, if you are wrong and Rob answers correctly,
0:42:34 > 0:42:36he wins.
0:42:36 > 0:42:37So, Greg and Rob,
0:42:37 > 0:42:40let's play...sudden death.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44Greg.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49Which aristocratic English actress is the great-granddaughter
0:42:49 > 0:42:53of Herbert Asquith, former British prime minister?
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Dame Judi Dench?
0:42:57 > 0:43:00No, the correct answer is Helena Bonham Carter.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04Rob, if you answer this question correctly, you've won.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07So, Rob, for £1,870,
0:43:07 > 0:43:12Bud Flanagan sang the theme song for which long-running TV sitcom
0:43:12 > 0:43:15set during World War II?
0:43:15 > 0:43:18- Dad's Army. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26That means, Rob, you are today's strongest link,
0:43:26 > 0:43:28and you go away with...
0:43:30 > 0:43:33Greg, you leave with nothing.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38Join us again for The Weakest Link.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40Goodbye.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44Disappointed at losing. I thought I had it.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48Big plans for a holiday, so back to the drawing board.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52If I'd gone first, I don't think I'd have won.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56If the questions had been reversed, I think I'd have won.
0:43:56 > 0:44:01As soon as he got the question on Bud Flanagan, I was cringing.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04I was lucky, but at the end of the day I got there.
0:44:04 > 0:44:08Subtitles by ITFC for BBC Subtitling - 2001