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 > 0:00:11The rest will leave with nothing,
0:00:11 > 0:00:15as one by one they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:45They don't know each other. However, if they want the prize money, they'll 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.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02I'm Jim. I'm 55. I'm from Snitterfield and I'm an exhibition designer.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08I'm Andy. I'm 28. I'm from Southport and I'm a solicitor.
0:01:09 > 0:01:16I'm Maureen. I'm 55. I'm from Barnhurst in Kent and I'm a retired personnel administrator.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23I'm Yogita. I'm 23. I'm from Osterley and I'm a physiotherapist.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28I'm Paul. I'm 40. I'm from Ormskirk and I'm a forklift driver.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35I'm Sharon. I'm 43. I'm from Bedford and I'm a market research interviewer.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40I'm James. I'm 21. I'm from Bangor and I'm a food service assistant.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44I'm Sarah. I'm 30. I'm from Cardiff and I'm a teacher.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51I'm John. I'm 38. I'm from Frome and I'm a housing benefit supervisor.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Now the rules. In each round,
0:01:55 > 0:02:01the aim is to answer enough questions correctly to reach £1,000 within the time limit.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05The fastest way is a chain of nine correct answers. Get one wrong,
0:02:05 > 0:02:10and you lose the money in that chain. But if you say 'Bank',
0:02:10 > 0:02:16before the question is asked, the money is safe. However, you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21Only money that has been banked can be carried forward.
0:02:21 > 0:02:27In Round One, you have three minutes. We'll start with the first name alphabetically.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30That's you, Andy. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38In which year was the Battle of Hastings?
0:02:38 > 0:02:401066.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44007 is the code number of which fictional secret agent?
0:02:44 > 0:02:45James Bond.
0:02:45 > 0:02:51In motor racing, What L is used to describe one circuit of a racing track?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Lap.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55In maths, what is 5 x 50?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57250.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01If an anode is positive, what is a cathode?
0:03:01 > 0:03:02Negative.
0:03:02 > 0:03:08- Bank.- In 1964, the rockers and who else were involved in riots in Brighton?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- The Beatles.- Mods.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13What kind of fruit is a Blenheim orange?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Pass.- Apple.
0:03:16 > 0:03:22What C is a representation of a person which exaggerates features for comic effect?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Caricature.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30Plucking, waxing and shaving are all methods used in the removal of what?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Hair.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37Which 1983 crime film stars Al Pacino as the character Tony Montana?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- The Godfather.- Scarface.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45What N describes a substance which contains
0:03:45 > 0:03:48equal concentrations of acids and alkalis?
0:03:48 > 0:03:49Neutral.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54The condor inhabits which major South American mountain range?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56The Andes.
0:03:56 > 0:04:02- Bank.- What's the name of the French cycle race first established in 1903?
0:04:02 > 0:04:03The Tour de France.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07In which direction should you rotate a tap to turn it on,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09clockwise or anticlockwise?
0:04:10 > 0:04:11Anticlockwise.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16Luke Skywalker and Han Solo are characters in which science fiction film?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Star Wars.
0:04:18 > 0:04:24Metals awarded to athletes who come third in competitions are made of which alloy?
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Bronze.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33Which percussion instrument has a name meaning "wood voice"?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- Tambourine.- Xylophone.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41The doe is the female of which animal - horse or deer?
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Deer.
0:04:42 > 0:04:49What is the name of boats popular as pleasure craft in Oxford and Cambridge?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- Gondolas.- Punts.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Which singer owns a theme park named Dollywood?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Dolly Parton.
0:04:56 > 0:05:02Mary Quant popularised which article of clothing - the kaftan or the miniskirt?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04The miniskirt.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- Bank.- In theatre, how many actors deliver a soliloquy?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- Six.- One.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15Which famous London cricket ground is owned by the MCC?
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Lords.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18How many legs does a centaur have?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- Two.- Four.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23What is a seven-sided polygon called?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25A heptagon. JOHN: Bank.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27The springbok is the symbol of...?
0:05:27 > 0:05:29South Africa.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Who was the first Stuart king of England?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- Henry I.- James I.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Time is up. Not a very impressive start
0:05:41 > 0:05:44to say the least.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49You banked just £420 out of a possible £1,000.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Who, sadly, would be outclassed at playschool?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Who is clearly not overburdened with intelligence?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Sharon is the strongest link. The weakest link is Andy.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10But at this early stage of the game, which way will the team vote?
0:06:11 > 0:06:16Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Well, team, we have a tie. James and Jim,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39three votes each. James...
0:06:39 > 0:06:44- what do you do?- I'm a food service assistant. It's highly skilled.
0:06:44 > 0:06:51- What's the difference between that and a waiter?- Lots of things. Waiters don't prepare the food.
0:06:51 > 0:06:57- How old are you, James?- I'm 21. - And you've never heard of mods and rockers?
0:06:57 > 0:07:02I have. Unfortunately it was long before I was born, but I have heard of them.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05So what did Jim do to upset you?
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- He needs to go back to designing exhibitions, methinks.- Jim...
0:07:10 > 0:07:15- is that your own hair at the front? - Oh, this? Of course it is.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- Not stuck on?- No. - It just looks as if it's stuck on.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I can assure you it's not a rug.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26- Why James?- I honestly thought he got the most answers incorrect.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31OK. When the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33The strongest link was Sharon.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38You now have a choice between James who's a posh waiter
0:07:38 > 0:07:42or Jim...who owns all his own hair. Who do you want to get rid of?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44James.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- You're not going to change your mind?- No.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50The worst player was Andy.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55James, back to food preparation or whatever posh waiters do.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09I'm very angry and frustrated at being voted off first.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14When I go home and face all my mates, they're going to rub it in
0:08:14 > 0:08:17and make my life hell for a few weeks.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Andy was the weakest link in the first round
0:08:21 > 0:08:25and if he doesn't pick himself up, they'll send him on his way.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Round Two. You've won £420 out of a possible £1,000.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33There are eight of you left.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Ten seconds off the clock.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39We'll start with the strongest link - Sharon.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Start the clock.
0:08:43 > 0:08:49Which famous lighthouse is the Isles of Scilly? Edistone or Bishop Rock?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- Edistone.- No, Bishop Rock.
0:08:51 > 0:08:57Which of the nine planets was the only one not discovered until the 20th century?
0:08:57 > 0:08:58- Uranus.- Pluto.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02What cord connects the foetus to the placenta?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Umbilical cord.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08What's the function of an invective, criticism or praise?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Criticism.
0:09:10 > 0:09:16In the 1992 film Sister Act, as what did Whoopi Goldberg disguise herself?
0:09:16 > 0:09:17As a nun.
0:09:17 > 0:09:23The 1998 Olympic Games were hosted by which South Korean city?
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Seoul.
0:09:24 > 0:09:31- Bank.- Which TV sitcom, first shown in 1979, starred Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- Ever Decreasing Circles. - To The Manor Born.
0:09:36 > 0:09:42To which movement does the work of Van Gogh belong, Post-Impressionism or Cubism?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Post-Impressionism.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48The pop duo Wham! was made up of George Michael and who else?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- No, I can't remember. - Andrew Ridgeley.
0:09:53 > 0:09:59Which pungent-tasting bulb is used in the preparation of aioli mayonnaise?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Pepper.- Garlic.
0:10:03 > 0:10:09What is the popular name for the fruit carambola, so called because of its shape?
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- Avocado.- Star fruit.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19Which type of burn is more severe, first degree or third degree?
0:10:19 > 0:10:20Third degree.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25In humans, the frontal pole is part of which of the body's organs?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- The heart.- The brain.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33In politics, who became Deputy Prime Minister in May 1997.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35John Prescott.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38In the film Ben Hur, who played the title role?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Charlton Heston.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- Bank.- What T is the practice of stuffing animals and birds
0:10:44 > 0:10:47so that they present a lifelike appearance?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Taxidermy.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Falling Into You and That's The Way It Is were hits
0:10:55 > 0:10:57for which French-Canadian singer?
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Celine Dion.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03In which city would you live if your postcode began SW?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- Swindon.- London.
0:11:06 > 0:11:12Which branch of mathematics deals with sides and angles of right-angle triangles?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- Algebra.- No, trigonometry.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22Edward V and his brother Richard, who were supposedly murdered in 1483,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25are known as the Princes in the what?
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Tower.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31What K is an overpowering desire to steal regardless of need?
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Kleptomania.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35Time is up.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39That was a dismal performance.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41You banked only £250.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Who makes Simple Simon look like Einstein?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Who has the intellect of a mouse?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52I urge you - root out the rubbish.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01With all her answers wrong, Sarah is the weakest link.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Jim is the strongest link,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06but will the votes reflect reality?
0:12:07 > 0:12:12Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- Sharon, remind me what you do? - I'm a market research interviewer.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38- How do you do that? - I interview people in their homes on a variety of topics.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43- Do they invite you in? - I knock on their door and hopefully they invite me in.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- They don't know you're coming? - Sometimes.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Why Andy?
0:12:49 > 0:12:53He was the weakest link before and got a couple wrong again.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Sarah,
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- where are you from?- Anglesey. - Speak Welsh?- Yes.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02What's garlic in Welsh?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05We don't have garlic in Wales.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09If you're discussing food in Welsh,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- you can't say garlic?- No.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Not very impressive for a teacher. Why Andy?
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Because he got a question wrong there,
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- and he was weakest last time as well. - OK. Well, Andy...
0:13:22 > 0:13:26who thinks Oxford and Cambridge are full of gondoliers,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41To be voted off second is better than being first, but it's not good enough.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44I need to rethink my game.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47I know who should be stood here and that's that Sarah.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52She was the weakest link. She got lucky but it won't last.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Round Three. You've won £670 out of a possible £2,000.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Seven players, ten seconds off the clock.
0:14:00 > 0:14:06We start with the strongest link. That's Jim. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Start the clock.
0:14:09 > 0:14:15For what does the initial P stand for in the abbreviation RSPCA?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- Protection.- Prevention.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19What is the capital city of Peru?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Lima.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27Which teen popstar had a 1998 UK No.1 with Because We Want To?
0:14:27 > 0:14:32- Billie. - I'll accept. Billie Piper.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- Bank.- Where is the Bronte Parsonage Museum,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39West Yorkshire or East Sussex?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41West Yorkshire.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45In which century was Eisenhower president of the USA?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Twentieth.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- Bank.- Which pantomime had the title The Little Glass Slipper
0:14:51 > 0:14:54when it opened in Covent Garden in 1820?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Um...
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- The Little Mermaid. - Cinderella.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Sue Lawley is a type of which flower?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Rose.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Jodie Foster and Scott Baio starred in which 1976 gangster musical?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Bugsy Malone.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17Of what is a cyberphobe afraid - computers or winds?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Computers.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Which author wrote The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- No idea.- No, Mark Twain.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Tracey Emin was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1999
0:15:31 > 0:15:34for a scene based on which item of furniture?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36A bed.
0:15:36 > 0:15:42What C is the reddish metal used for wiring because of its conductivity?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Copper.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47What was the nationality of Sir Edward Elgar?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49English.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Which rhyme features the bells of Old Bailey?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Oranges and Lemons.
0:15:55 > 0:16:01Which English national park includes the spots, Aysgarth Falls and Malham Cove?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- The Lake District. - Yorkshire Dales.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08In croquet, what H is the arch through which the balls are hit?
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Hoop.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14The term pilau refers to which foodstuff?
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Rice.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- Bank.- Who married Jason Robards and Humphrey Bogart?
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- Audrey Hepburn.- Lauren Bacall.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Which sport have the Waugh brothers played?
0:16:26 > 0:16:27Cricket.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31In which decade was Mitterand made French President?
0:16:31 > 0:16:33The 20th. Oh, sorry... '80s.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37No, I have to accept your first answer.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Robert Plant was the lead singer of which 1970s band?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Led Zeppelin.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48In the armed forces, what ornithological name is given to the Women's...
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Time's up. You only banked
0:16:55 > 0:16:58£150.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03Who sadly has barely sipped from the fountain of knowledge?
0:17:03 > 0:17:06It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Jim is now the weakest link statistically.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13John is the strongest link.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16But will the team realise this when they vote?
0:17:17 > 0:17:22Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43- Maureen, what do you do?- I'm a retired personnel administrator.
0:17:43 > 0:17:50- What sort of administrator? - I worked in local government and looked after teachers.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53I dealt with their contracts and salaries.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- Did you sack teachers?- No.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- I appointed them. - What did you look for in a teacher?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Someone that is good with children,
0:18:02 > 0:18:04that can express themselves.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07So you wouldn't have hired Sarah?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10She doesn't know anything about Cinderella.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13If she was an infant teacher, probably not.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17So you're voting for Sarah because...
0:18:17 > 0:18:21She was weak last time. She was the weakest this round.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Paul, where are you from?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- I'm from Ormskirk. - Did you lose your hair quickly?
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- I did it for a bet.- How much money did you get?- I didn't.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- It was just a bet.- What's the point of that kind of bet?
0:18:34 > 0:18:39- It's called a sense of humour.- You need one with that hair.- I do, Anne.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Why are you getting rid of Sarah?
0:18:42 > 0:18:48Because she was the weakest link the last time and this time. She's gotta go.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53- Yogita, did you think Sarah was the weakest link? - I did. And on the last round.
0:18:53 > 0:18:59Interesting everyone's voted for her, because she wasn't the worst.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- Probably me, then.- No, it wasn't even you.- That's lucky.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05It's the guy with all that hair.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- So, why Sarah?- I did think she was the weakest link in both rounds.
0:19:11 > 0:19:17Jim statistically was the worst one. But the teacher, who doesn't know
0:19:17 > 0:19:23the difference between a decade and a century and who says there is no Welsh for garlic,
0:19:23 > 0:19:27with five votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36It wasn't fair that I was voted off that round
0:19:36 > 0:19:39because Jim lost £200 and was the weakest link.
0:19:39 > 0:19:46I think Yogita should have known that Mark Twain wrote The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48She should be out here and off next.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Round Four. £820 banked
0:19:52 > 0:19:55out of a potential £3000. Six of you left.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Another ten seconds off the clock. You now have
0:19:59 > 0:20:03just 2½ minutes. We start with the strongest link -
0:20:03 > 0:20:04that's John.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Start the clock.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14PD James wrote the 1977 novel Death Of An Expert what?
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Witness.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21In which Dutch city did football's Euro 2000 final take place?
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Amsterdam.- Rotterdam.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29What T is the part of a vehicle tyre that grips the road?
0:20:29 > 0:20:30Tread.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- Bank.- In the film The Last Temptation Of Christ,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Willem Dafoe plays which religious figure?
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- Judas Iscariot.- No, Jesus.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43In which Scottish city is Queen's Street Station?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Glasgow.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50In arable farming, which type of cereal has a variety called durum?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Wheat.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57What F is a term for shows performed alongside the Edinburgh Festival?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Fringe.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03How many female members are there in the group Steps?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- Five.- Three.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10High jump and pole vault are what type of event?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Track.- Field.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Hypoglycaemia is an excess of which natural substance?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- Sugar. - I'll accept. Glucose or sugar.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25Which Icelandic pop star won Best Actress at Cannes in 2000?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Bjork.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32In South Africa, what A was their system of racial segregation?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Apartheid. JOHN: Bank.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38What is a flying fox - a fruit bat or a jumping mouse?
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- A sort of squirrel. - No, it's a fruit bat.
0:21:42 > 0:21:48Which French Emperor said 'the bullet that is to kill me has not yet been moulded'?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Napoleon.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56Which activity may involve the use of a draw hoe - knitting or gardening?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Gardening.
0:21:58 > 0:22:04- Bank.- Which rock south of Spain was captured by the Moors and named Tariq's Mount?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- Ayers Rock.- Gibraltar.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14Which Caribbean Communist leader celebrated his 75th birthday in 2001?
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- I don't know.- Castro.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21The part of the moon turned away from Earth is known as what?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23The dark side.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27What T is the surname of the author of The Lady Of Shalott?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- Thackeray.- Tennyson.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35- Bank.- Which fruit is fermented and distilled to make Kirsch?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Cherries.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- Bank. - California borders...
0:22:42 > 0:22:43Time's up.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46The answer is Mexico.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48You put into your kitty just £190.
0:22:49 > 0:22:55Whose dreams of riches deserve to turn to rags?
0:22:55 > 0:22:58It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Sharon is the strongest for the second time.
0:23:02 > 0:23:08Yogita is the weakest link statistically. But whose game is over?
0:23:09 > 0:23:14Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29We have a tie, team. Yogita and Jim.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Two votes each.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34John,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36what do you do?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I'm a housing benefits supervisor.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43- How do you decide what people deserve?- I follow the rules.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- Do they fill in a form?- Yes.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Do the questions have an either/or?
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Not usually, no. We make it straightforward.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56- It's confusing if there's an either/or?- Sometimes, yes.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58It certainly is for you, John.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00You were given a choice
0:24:00 > 0:24:03between a fruit bat or a jumping mouse.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Which one was the flying fox?
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Looks like I messed up on that one.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12- Why Jim?- Because he was the weakest link last round.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15He's older than me and still got his hair.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Jim, why Yogita?
0:24:17 > 0:24:19I think it was Ayers Rock
0:24:19 > 0:24:23being off the south coast of Spain that got me.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24Sharon,
0:24:24 > 0:24:28yet again, you are the strongest link.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33You have a choice between Hairy Jim and Yogita. Who will it be?
0:24:33 > 0:24:35- Yogita.- Because?
0:24:35 > 0:24:39It was the Ayers Rock question that did it for me.
0:24:39 > 0:24:45She's not heard of Gibraltar or Mark Twain. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:53 > 0:24:59My performance in that round wasn't good. I could have answered things better,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02particularly the one about Gibraltar.
0:25:02 > 0:25:08John should be voted off next because of that fruit bat answer. That was really silly.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Round Five. Your total so far is £1,010.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17If you'd hit your targets, it would be £4,000.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Five of you left. Ten seconds off the time.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23We start with the strongest - Sharon.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Start the clock.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Floriculture produces what - coins or flowers?
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Flowers.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38Which Spanish city features in the title of the 1987 single
0:25:38 > 0:25:41by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Barcelona.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44What is 8 x 8?
0:25:44 > 0:25:4764.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51- Bank.- With which religion is the bread matzo linked?
0:25:51 > 0:25:52The Jewish religion.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56What is the most southerly county of Ireland?
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- Donegal.- Cork.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Two shillings was one tenth of what amount?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05A pound.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08What is a male duck called?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10A drake.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15In the words of Rule Britannia, Britons never, never will be what?
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Slaves.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22- Bank.- Where did the 2001 World Athletics Championships take place?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24- Montreal.- No, Edmonton.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27The poem La Belle Dame Sans Merci
0:26:27 > 0:26:31was written by the 19th century Romantic poet John who?
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- I don't know.- Keats.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38What sort of leaf is used as a remedy for nettle stings?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Dock.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44Which UK band named after a bird of the swallow family
0:26:44 > 0:26:48had a 1986 UK No.1 single with Caravan Of Love?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Housemartins.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55English artist born in Bradford in 1937 is David who?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Hockney.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03- Bank.- What colourless gas assimilated by plants is in rain water?
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- Chlorophyll. - No, carbon dioxide.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11Which nickname of a Tudor monarch is used for a vodka-based cocktail?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- I don't know.- Bloody Mary.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22With which part of the skeleton is chiropractic treatment concerned?
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Back.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27In a version of the children's story,
0:27:27 > 0:27:29which child is confronted by a wolf?
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Little Red Riding Hood.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36The Great Victoria and Simpson Deserts are in which country?
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Australia. MAUREEN: Bank.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45The First World War was precipitated by a shot fired by Gavrilo Princip.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47In which Balkan city?
0:27:50 > 0:27:51Time is up.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55The correct answer is Sarajevo. You banked £400.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00Who can't you wait to humiliate? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06According to the statistics, Jim is the strongest link.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08The weakest link is Paul,
0:28:08 > 0:28:14whilst Maureen is the only one to bank money. How will the vote go?
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Sharon, you're more used to asking questions.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37- Yes, that's true. - Do you call in the morning
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- on people's homes? - Any time. And evenings.
0:28:40 > 0:28:46- What happens if they do night work? - I call when they're hopefully out of bed.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48How do you know if they're out of bed?
0:28:48 > 0:28:53- If they come to the door, they're out of bed.- Because you've rung!
0:28:53 > 0:28:58They should put a note on the door saying, "I'm a night worker."
0:28:58 > 0:29:02"Come and burgle my house instead." Why Paul?
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Because he got all his questions wrong.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Paul, you were the worst player. You are the weakest link.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Goodbye.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22I'm disgusted at the rest of them.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Because I did well up to there. Some of them are a lot weaker links.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Anne Robinson - I've got a mate who's 6'5",
0:29:30 > 0:29:34built like a barn door. She makes him look like a teddy bear.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Round Six. You've won £1,410
0:29:38 > 0:29:41out of a possible £5,000. Four of you left.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Ten seconds coming off your time.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46We start with the strongest link - Jim.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Start the clock.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Rosehips contain a lot of which vitamin?
0:29:55 > 0:29:56C.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59In which gambling house does a croupier work?
0:29:59 > 0:30:01A casino.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03SHARON: Bank.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07Robson Green appeared in which medical drama as a porter?
0:30:07 > 0:30:08Casualty.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13Who wrote the lyrics for Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita?
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- Andrew Lloyd-Webber. - No, Tim Rice.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20With which aspect of a person's appearance is a coiffeur concerned?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Hair.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Which Puccini opera, first performed in 1896,
0:30:26 > 0:30:28is set in the Latin quarter of Paris?
0:30:28 > 0:30:30La Boheme.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34In superstition, which tree, used as a Christmas decoration,
0:30:34 > 0:30:39is bad luck if you put it in the house before Christmas Eve?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41- Mistletoe.- No, holly.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Which country was formerly Caledonia?
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Scotland.
0:30:46 > 0:30:52Of which religion are fasting during Ramadan and pilgrimage to Mecca tenets?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- Muslim.- Islam or Muslim.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- Maureen.- Bank.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58In the 1990 film Reversal Of Fortune,
0:30:58 > 0:31:03which British actor played the role of Claus von Bulow?
0:31:06 > 0:31:08- Pass.- Jeremy Irons.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13In the suite by Gustav Holst, which planet is the Bringer of War?
0:31:13 > 0:31:14Mars.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17What is the profession of Cherie Blair?
0:31:17 > 0:31:19She's a barrister.
0:31:19 > 0:31:25In pop, vocalist Midge Ure belonged to which band who had a 1981 hit with the song Vienna?
0:31:25 > 0:31:27HE EXHALES
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Is that an answer?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- Pass.- Ultravox. Which Joanne Harris book
0:31:32 > 0:31:37is about a woman who opens a chocolate shop in a French village?
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Oh...Chocolat.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41The common British tree
0:31:41 > 0:31:45with small, bitter fruit is known as the what apple?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Pass.- Crab.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52The Matterhorn mountain divides Switzerland from which country?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- France.- Italy.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59- Jim.- Bank.- What is the lowest common multiple of the numbers 2, 3 and 4?
0:31:59 > 0:32:0124.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Time is up.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08The correct answer is 12. You banked only £100.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12Who, irritatingly, has begun to throw away
0:32:12 > 0:32:14everyone else's money?
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Let's vote off the weakest link.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22For the first time in the game, Maureen is the strongest link.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25John is the weakest link statistically.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27But will the votes reflect this?
0:32:28 > 0:32:33Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Maureen, why Jim?
0:32:45 > 0:32:46He didn't have a good round
0:32:46 > 0:32:50and he's had other rounds where he hasn't been good.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52John.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54How did you do in that round?
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- I wasn't wonderful. - That's an understatement.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Statistically you were the weakest.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04We have our good rounds, we have our bad ones.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09You can't intimidate me because you've never met the women I work with.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Explain to me why you voted for Jim.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16I'll win more in the next round with Maureen and Sharon.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18That'll cause a laugh at work.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22John was the worst player but it's votes that count.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25You got away with it before. You and your hair are off.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28You are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:33:35 > 0:33:41I'm decimated with being voted off at this stage. I wasn't the weakest link.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44I would like to see John voted off next
0:33:44 > 0:33:48because he voted for me twice when I didn't deserve it.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54Round Seven. You've won £1,510 out of a possible £6,000. Three of you left.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58Another 10 seconds coming off the time.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02We start with the strongest link. That's Maureen.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Start the clock.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Which storage area in a car, usually in the dashboard,
0:34:10 > 0:34:15is named after articles of clothing traditionally stored there?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Locker.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18The glove box.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22What title had Oliver Cromwell when he ruled England?
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Lord Protector.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28The sap of which tree is used as a syrup to put on pancakes?
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Maple.
0:34:30 > 0:34:36In which 1969 film did Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper motorbike across the US?
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- Easy Rider.- Sharon.- Bank.
0:34:38 > 0:34:44In Landsteiner's blood group system, which group is symbolised by two letters?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- AO.- No, AB.
0:34:46 > 0:34:52Which British pop group had hit singles with The Love Cats and Friday I'm In Love?
0:34:52 > 0:34:53The Cure.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57In which sport does Jason Leonard represent England?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- Athletics.- Rugby Union.
0:34:59 > 0:35:04Chlorine combines with which reactive metal to produce common salt?
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- Iron.- Sodium.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12Which US rock singer won an Oscar in 1993 for Streets Of Philadelphia?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Bruce Springsteen.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19- Maureen.- Bank. - By what name are creatures of the order Araneae known?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- Cows.- Spiders.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Which seed, also known as garbanzo, is pureed to make hummous?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- I don't know.- Chickpea.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38What is the smallest prime number greater than 10?
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- 12.- 11.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45In which branch of the German armed forces did Hermann Goring serve from 1915?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- The Gestapo.- The air force.
0:35:47 > 0:35:55Members of which religious group, founded in 1966, chant mantras and wear saffron robes?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Hare Krishna.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01Which snooker player is known by the nickname Hurricane?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- Davis.- Alex Higgins.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08Which jungle-dwelling action hero had a chimp called Cheetah?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Tarzan.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Time is up.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17You won £120.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21In Round Eight, you can treble what you bank,
0:36:21 > 0:36:24which means there's £3,000 to be won.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29Be assured, if you do not vote off the weakest link, I will shame you.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34Have the courage and the good sense to vote off the WEAKEST link.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41At this crucial stage in the game, Maureen is the weakest link.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45And statistics show that John is the strongest link.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48But who can survive this final vote?
0:36:49 > 0:36:54Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Sharon?
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Were you exhibiting girl power?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08We women have to stick together.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11What excuse have you for voting for John?
0:37:11 > 0:37:13He's too clever.
0:37:13 > 0:37:18So you've voted off who you thought was the strongest link.
0:37:18 > 0:37:24- Yes.- Not surprising coming from someone who wakes up night workers
0:37:24 > 0:37:27to ask them silly questions.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31- Maureen, why John?- I felt Sharon was stronger than John.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Oh, get off.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39- Honest, I did.- In that last round, John was the strongest link.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44- I can honestly say I hadn't picked that up.- That's what they all say.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47John, you'll have to go back to the old bats.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51With two votes, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02I don't feel very hard done by that I was voted out.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Inevitably, if you have a mixed sex group
0:38:05 > 0:38:08by the time you get to where there are three left,
0:38:08 > 0:38:11the two of one sex will vote off the odd one.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14I was the odd one so I got the walk.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19I think if I was to put money on two of them I would reckon Sharon will win.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25Round Eight. You've won £1,630 out of a possible £7,000.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Maureen and Sharon,
0:38:29 > 0:38:31just two of you left.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33This time you have only 90 seconds.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38But whatever you win in this round will be trebled
0:38:38 > 0:38:42and added to your total to make up your final prize money.
0:38:42 > 0:38:47You voted off the strongest link. We start with the second strongest.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51That's Sharon. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Start the clock.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59In pop, who is the stepdaughter of trumpeter Don Cherry
0:38:59 > 0:39:02and sister of singer Eagle-Eye Cherry?
0:39:02 > 0:39:03Neneh Cherry.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07The ballet Bolero was written by which composer?
0:39:07 > 0:39:08Ravel.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12- Pass... Bank.- I have to accept your first answer.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17The 1980s TV series Fame starred which female member of the Jackson family?
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- Erm...pass.- Janet.
0:39:20 > 0:39:25Which swan is so-called because it is the least vocal of all swans?
0:39:25 > 0:39:27- Pass.- Mute.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31In a theatre, what is the first level of auditorium seating
0:39:31 > 0:39:34immediately above the stalls?
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- Balcony. - Dress circle or circle.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41The point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye is called?
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- Pass.- Blind spot.
0:39:43 > 0:39:49What term is used to describe a word that sounds like the thing to which it refers?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- Palindrome.- No, onomatopoeia.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56In which US sport would you find bunts, foul flies and stolen bases?
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Baseball.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- Maureen.- Bank. - In which county are the Broads?
0:40:02 > 0:40:03Norfolk.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08- Sharon.- Bank.- In which religion are dukkha and nirvana found?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- Hindu.- Buddhism.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15The US half-dollar coin of the 1960s commemorates which president?
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- John F Kennedy.- Sharon.- Bank.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Which alpine flower's name means noble white?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Edelweiss.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23- Maureen.- Bank.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27Time is up.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31I cannot complete the question. You won £80 which we treble
0:40:31 > 0:40:35and add to the winnings from the previous rounds.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38That means prize money today of £1,870.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Only one of you can take that money away.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44So now you'll play against each other, head to head.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49Whoever answers the most questions correctly wins. It's simple.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51So, Maureen and Sharon,
0:40:51 > 0:40:56for £1,870, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:59 > 0:41:04- Maureen, as the strongest link, you choose who goes first. - I'll go first.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Maureen, from June 2001
0:41:11 > 0:41:17which British art gallery was host to an exhibition entitled Vermeer and the Delft School?
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- Pass.- The National Gallery.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Sharon,
0:41:23 > 0:41:28the use of the suffix "wich" in some place names such as Nantwich and Northwich
0:41:28 > 0:41:32refers to the mining of which mineral?
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- Coal. - No, the correct answer is salt.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Maureen.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42In which 1996 film did Australian actor Jeffrey Rush win an Oscar
0:41:42 > 0:41:47with his portrayal of the pianist David Helfgott?
0:41:50 > 0:41:54- No, I can't remember. - The correct answer is Shine.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55Sharon,
0:41:55 > 0:42:01in 1986 the space probe Giotto made a successful rendezvous with which comet?
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- Halley's comet. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:05 > 0:42:10What is the name of the Royal Military Academy in Berkshire
0:42:10 > 0:42:13originally known as the Royal Military College?
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- Sandhurst.- That is correct.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Sharon.
0:42:18 > 0:42:24In children's literature, Mary, Colin and Dicken are characters in which classic novel
0:42:24 > 0:42:26by Frances Hodgson Burnett?
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- The Secret Garden. - That is correct.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Maureen.
0:42:33 > 0:42:38One of the Seven Wonders of the World, a statue of the god Helios,
0:42:38 > 0:42:42was known as The Colossus of which Greek island?
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- Rhodes.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49Sharon, in TV, which 1970s and '80s lunchtime magazine programme
0:42:49 > 0:42:55took its name from the BBC building in Birmingham from which it was transmitted?
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- Pebble Mill At One. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Maureen, you have to answer this question correctly
0:43:03 > 0:43:05or else Sharon wins.
0:43:05 > 0:43:10Maureen, in which Shakespearean tragedy is it remarked,
0:43:10 > 0:43:12"Brevity is the soul of wit."
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- Hamlet.- That is the correct answer.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Sharon, if you answer this correctly, you have won.
0:43:22 > 0:43:28The well-known charity that provides a 24-hour-a-day sea rescue service
0:43:28 > 0:43:31around the coast of the UK and Ireland
0:43:31 > 0:43:34is known by which four letter abbreviation?
0:43:34 > 0:43:37- RNLI.- That is the correct answer.
0:43:42 > 0:43:46That means, Sharon, you are today's strongest link
0:43:46 > 0:43:49and you go away with £1,870.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52Maureen, you leave with nothing.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59Subtitles by ITFC for BBC Subtitling - 2001
0:43:59 > 0:44:02I'm sad not to have won but I didn't expect to.
0:44:02 > 0:44:06All I wanted to do was get past the first round.
0:44:06 > 0:44:08I can't believe I've won it.
0:44:08 > 0:44:12The question about the film Shine I should have known.
0:44:12 > 0:44:15I watched it recently. It went out of my head.
0:44:15 > 0:44:19I'm pleased I voted tactically and voted John off
0:44:19 > 0:44:21because it paid off. I won.
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