0:00:02 > 0:00:08Of these nine contestants, only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13The rest will leave with nothing, as one by one they're voted off
0:00:13 > 0:00:15as the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people here today COULD win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42They don't know each other. However, if they want that money,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45they'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.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00I'm Tom, I'm 21 and I'm an unemployed graduate from Epsom.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05I'm Sarah, I'm 41, from Southampton and I'm a dental therapist.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11I'm Sidney, I'm 76, from Woodford Green in Essex and I'm a retired insurance broker.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16I'm Jan, I'm 38, from Milton Keynes. I'm a computer programmer.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21I'm John, I'm 36, from Bedfordshire and I'm a senior sales executive.
0:01:21 > 0:01:27I'm Linda, I'm 55, from Mansfield and I'm a community care assistant.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32I'm Tony, I'm 43, from Hebden Bridge and I'm a systems manager.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38I'm Leanne, I'm 21, I'm from Barrhead in Glasgow and I'm a clerical assistant.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43I'm Mark, I'm 29, I'm from Dartford in Kent and I'm a print finisher.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:48 > 0:01:50to reach your £1,000 target.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:55 > 0:02:02Get your question wrong and you break the chain and lose all the money in that chain.
0:02:02 > 0:02:08But if you say, "Bank" before the question, the money is safe. However, you start a new chain.
0:02:08 > 0:02:14At the end of the round, only money that's been banked can be taken forward.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Round one is three minutes long.
0:02:17 > 0:02:25We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically - Jan. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33The strip of leather worn round the waist to hold up trousers?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35A belt.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38The flag of the US is the Stars and what?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Stripes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44What M is the name commonly given to the cry of a domestic cat?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Meow.
0:02:46 > 0:02:52Michael Jackson had a UK number one single with the song Billie who?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Billie Jean.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59Pasteurised, skimmed and condensed are types of which dairy product?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Milk. Bank. >
0:03:01 > 0:03:06Which yellow bath toy is shaped like an aquatic bird?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Duck.- I'll accept - rubber duck.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Which air battle took place
0:03:11 > 0:03:15between the 10th July and 30th October 1940?
0:03:15 > 0:03:16Battle of Britain.
0:03:16 > 0:03:23The study, billiards room and conservatory are features in which board game?
0:03:23 > 0:03:24Cluedo.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29Which of the disciples of Jesus notoriously betrayed him?
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Pass.- Judas Iscariot.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38The Trojan horse was made from wood or stone?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Wood.
0:03:40 > 0:03:46Sung by football crowds to the tune of Knees Up, Mother Brown is Who Ate All The what?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Pies.
0:03:48 > 0:03:54The Walton sextuplets celebrated which landmark birthday in November 2001?
0:03:54 > 0:03:55Their 18th.
0:03:55 > 0:04:01What H is the term applied to a person living in solitude as a religious disciple?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03A hermit. Bank. >
0:04:03 > 0:04:08In which field event do competitors run up to a take-off board
0:04:08 > 0:04:11and try to spring the farthest in a single leap?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Long jump.
0:04:13 > 0:04:20In the TV series Star Trek, which character often said "Highly illogical, Captain"?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Spock.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26What type of cheese is Brie, hard or soft?
0:04:26 > 0:04:27Soft.
0:04:27 > 0:04:33The office practice where an employee does not have an individual workplace
0:04:33 > 0:04:36but sits where there is one free?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- Open plan?- No, hot-desking.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43In which English city is the prison formerly known as Strangeways?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Manchester.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50What L is a ring or loop that forms with others to connect a chain?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Link.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56In which ocean did the Titanic sink in April 1912?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Atlantic. Bank. >
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Since 1962, Mick Jagger has been lead singer with which rock group?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Rolling Stones.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08The lightest of the noble gases - neon or helium?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Helium.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14The chef in Rhodes Around Britain and Gary's Perfect Christmas?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Gary Rhodes.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21- Bank.- In which UK country is the public school Gordonstoun?
0:05:21 > 0:05:22Scotland.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Which cricket team plays home games at Old Trafford?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Lancashire. Bank. >
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Time's up and you banked £750.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39Who stopped you hitting the target?
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Who will not be of any use in the rounds to come?
0:05:43 > 0:05:49One of you is about to leave with nothing. It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:52 > 0:05:58The first strongest link is Mark, statistically. Sidney is the weakest.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03But who will the players vote off at this early stage in the game?
0:06:03 > 0:06:08Voting over. It's time to reveal who you THINK is the weakest link.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Well, not much dissension there.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- Mark.- Hello, Anne.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42- Why are you smiling? - I don't know, really.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- What do you do?- Print finisher. - Who starts it, then?- Printers.
0:06:46 > 0:06:52- What do you do?- We finish it. - How?- We crease it and cut it into any shape they want.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55What's "it"?
0:06:55 > 0:07:01- Printed sheets.- Of what?- Plastic, card, paper. All sorts of material.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- Why Sidney?- He was the only one to get a question wrong.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- No. That's not correct. - Well, the only one I recognised.
0:07:09 > 0:07:17- Is it because you don't like people over 70?- Not at all. - You don't like them at all?
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- Tony, have you always had two-tone hair?- In the last few years, yes.
0:07:22 > 0:07:28- Are you nearly 70?- No. I have nothing against older people, Anne.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33- Haven't you?- No.- You're quite old, aren't you?- I am.- Why Sidney?
0:07:33 > 0:07:39- I hate to be a Judas, but he did get what I think was a simple question wrong.- OK.
0:07:39 > 0:07:47- Sarah.- Hello, Anne.- Sidney's teeth not up to scratch?- I haven't looked but he did get a question wrong.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50What can you tell by people's teeth?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- A lot.- Like what?- How old they are
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- and how rich they are. - How can you tell how rich they are?
0:07:57 > 0:08:04- If they're not their own, how much they've paid for them. - You'd know?- Pretty much.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07So why did you vote for Sidney?
0:08:07 > 0:08:13- He got a question wrong.- Sidney statistically was the worst player.
0:08:13 > 0:08:19He's never heard of Judas Iscariot. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:25 > 0:08:32I feel very ashamed to be the first person off, but someone's got to be. Unfortunately it was me.
0:08:32 > 0:08:38My family and friends will say I'm a duffhead to be voted off so early.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45Round two. You've won £750 out of a possible £1,000. Eight of you left.
0:08:45 > 0:08:51We take ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link from the last round - Mark.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Start the clock.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00With which country did Germany sign the Anglo-German agreement in 1890?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02England.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07If a creature is nocturnal, when is it most active - night or day?
0:09:07 > 0:09:14- Night.- Holiday, army, and prisoner of war are which form of temporary accommodation?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Hut.- No, camp.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21In academic dress, a mortarboard is worn on which part of the body?
0:09:21 > 0:09:22The head.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27What G is a room or building where artworks are displayed?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Gallery.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33The custom of first footing happens on the first day of which month?
0:09:33 > 0:09:38- January.- Which country in southern Europe is the Hellenic Republic?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Greece.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- Bank.- Jennifer Warnes duetted with which British singer
0:09:44 > 0:09:47on the 1983 hit Up Where We Belong?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Joe Cocker.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Which would a vegetarian eat - a black pudding or a hash brown?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Hash brown.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56In which household object
0:09:56 > 0:10:00would you most commonly find a cathode ray tube?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Sorry, could you repeat the question?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07In which household object
0:10:07 > 0:10:11would you most commonly find a cathode ray tube?
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- A vacuum cleaner.- No, television.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Sharing the cost of a meal evenly is going what?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Dutch.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25In theatre, what U is an actor who learns the role of another actor?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27An understudy.
0:10:27 > 0:10:33Which South African president was born into the Tembu ruling family in 1918?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Nelson Mandela. Bank. >
0:10:35 > 0:10:40What annual BBC TV fundraising event is hosted by Terry Wogan?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Children In Need.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48In the metric system, which unit equals about 1.8 imperial pints?
0:10:48 > 0:10:49A litre.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53A kagoule is a garment designed to be warn indoors or out?
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Outdoors.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00- Bank.- A solar flare is a release of energy on which astronomical body?
0:11:00 > 0:11:01The sun.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Which ingredient causes bread to ferment and rise?
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Yeast.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10What S is one of the seven deadly sins?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- Pass.- Sloth.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Greenham Common, scene of the peace camp for women, is in which county?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Berkshire.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23Which historical event is the setting for The Scarlet Pimpernel?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- Pass.- French Revolution.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- Pa... Bank.- No, you said pass first.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32In The Royle Family, which character is played by Liz Smith?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- The grandmother.- Norma, Barbara's mum, but I'll accept it.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Raisins are the dried form of which fruit?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- Prunes?- No, grapes.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Time's up.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49You banked £400.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53But whose IQ matches their shoe size?
0:11:53 > 0:11:59Who is totally without talent? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07Because she gave the most incorrect answers, Sarah is the weakest link.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13Mark is the strongest link statistically. But who will lose out in the vote?
0:12:14 > 0:12:19Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- Leanne, what do you do? - I'm a clerical assistant.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- What do you do for fun? - Sing karaoke, go tap dancing.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48- Who do you go tap dancing with? - Just myself. It's a class I go to.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53- Do you have special shoes?- Yes. - Have you got them on today?- No.
0:12:53 > 0:13:00- Why Sarah?- She got a couple of questions wrong. I've not heard of a prisoner of war hut.
0:13:00 > 0:13:08- What do you do, Linda?- I'm a community care assistant.- Do you have to listen well?- Sometimes, yes.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- Is that difficult for you? - Occasionally.
0:13:12 > 0:13:18- You don't know the difference between pass and bank.- I realised my mistake as soon as I made it.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23- That's too late.- Fair enough.- Why Sarah?- She got two questions wrong.
0:13:23 > 0:13:29- You took that in, then?- Yes. My hearing's not that bad on that side.
0:13:29 > 0:13:36Tom, you don't know the difference between a vacuum cleaner and a TV set. No wonder you're unemployed.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- I do know the difference.- Do you?
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- One picks up dust, the other you watch people like you on.- Good.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- Why Sarah?- She got a couple of questions wrong.
0:13:48 > 0:13:55We'll have to do without the dental expert. With seven votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:01 > 0:14:07I feel disappointed but I feel it was deserved because I was the weakest link in that round.
0:14:07 > 0:14:13I hope John gets voted off. He's one of the most irritating people I've ever met.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Round three.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Out of a possible £2,000 you've banked £1,150.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23You're down to seven players.
0:14:23 > 0:14:31You've still got Tom, who promises he does know the difference between a vacuum cleaner and a TV set.
0:14:31 > 0:14:38Ten seconds off the clock. We'll start with the strongest link - Mark. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Start the clock.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Which commodity was found in Bonanza Creek in 1896,
0:14:44 > 0:14:48causing miners to rush to the Klondike region of Canada?
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Gold.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54Don't Leave Me This Way was a 1986 hit for which group?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56The Communards.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01People belonging to which blood group are called universal donors -
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Group O or Group AB?
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Group O.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10In which year was Ken Livingstone elected Mayor of London?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- 2001.- No, 2000.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18Who began presenting the National Lottery on TV in 1994 - Anthea...?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Turner.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24The Treaty of Versailles was signed after which 20th century war?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26First World War.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31- Bank.- What C is a gelatine case for holding a dose of medicine?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- Case?- Capsule.
0:15:33 > 0:15:39In which 1986 film about a group of teenage boys did River Phoenix play Chris Chambers?
0:15:39 > 0:15:45- Stand By Me.- How many whole numbers are there between three and seven?
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- Four.- Three.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51In theatre, where is the green room - backstage or front of house?
0:15:51 > 0:15:57- Backstage.- In which sport has Steve Redgrave won Olympic gold medals?
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Rowing.
0:15:58 > 0:16:04- Bank.- The Upper West Side and Greenwich Village are in which borough of New York City?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- The Bronx.- Manhattan.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11What N is the Mexican dish in which tortilla chips
0:16:11 > 0:16:14are topped with cheese and chopped chillis?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Nachos.
0:16:16 > 0:16:22Graphite and diamond are soft and hard examples of which element?
0:16:22 > 0:16:23- Pass.- Carbon.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28Which jockey won every race on the card at Ascot in September 1996?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Frankie Dettori.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35Which is the greater distance - 27 miles or 50 kilometres?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- 27 miles.- 50 kilometres.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42In 1959, which country was first to land a man-made object on the moon?
0:16:42 > 0:16:47- The USA.- No, Russia. For which sex was the bustier garment designed?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Female.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54The author Peter Mayle famously wrote about which French region?
0:16:54 > 0:16:55Provence.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59What G is a plant-eating insect with long hind legs
0:16:59 > 0:17:02used for jumping and chirping?
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Grasshopper.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08- Bank.- In which US war were Robert E Lee and Ulysses S Grant leaders?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- Vietnam.- Civil War.
0:17:10 > 0:17:16Which word can mean an excavation for stone or a hunted animal?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- Pass.- Quarry.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20What is thrown in the sport of welly...
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Time's up. You banked £200. Who needs eliminating?
0:17:25 > 0:17:33Which podium would look far better unoccupied? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:36 > 0:17:42The statistics show Tony is the strongest link. He was the only one to get all his answers right.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47Leanne is the weakest. She failed to get a single correct answer.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52But what will the team consider when casting the vote?
0:17:52 > 0:17:57Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:13 > 0:18:19- Jan, what do you do?- I'm a computer programmer.- What else do you do?
0:18:19 > 0:18:24Lots of things. Play cards, play with my cats, go drinking.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Oh. Right.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31- Why Leanne?- She got a couple of questions wrong.- OK.
0:18:31 > 0:18:37- John, did you get that shirt for Christmas?- No, Anne.
0:18:37 > 0:18:43- Was it a mistake earlier last year? - Somebody bought it for me knowing I was coming on The Weakest Link.
0:18:43 > 0:18:50- It was the closest they could find to match a certain hair colour. - Oh. Who's this person?
0:18:50 > 0:18:55- My wife.- Has she been your wife for long?- Seven years.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01- Are you keeping her?- Yes.- Even after buying that shirt?- Absolutely.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- Why Leanne? - She got three questions wrong.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Putting Grant in the Vietnam War was about 120 years out.
0:19:09 > 0:19:16Statistically Leanne was the worst player. She couldn't tap dance her way out of trouble here.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30I think I deserved to be voted off. I performed dismally.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33It would have been lovely to win the money.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36But with me not in the team now
0:19:36 > 0:19:40I can't imagine they'll bank much more.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47Round four. Out of a possible £3,000 you have banked £1,350.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49There are six of you left.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53We are taking another ten seconds off the time.
0:19:53 > 0:19:59We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - Tony. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Start the clock.
0:20:02 > 0:20:09What song, written by Dolly Parton, was sung by Whitney Houston in the 1992 film The Bodyguard?
0:20:09 > 0:20:10I Will Always Love You.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14The 1925 novel by F Scott Fitzgerald is called The Great who?
0:20:14 > 0:20:15Gatsby.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20What W is a kitchen utensil used for whipping liquids?
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- Whip.- No, whisk.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28Which Scottish city is the home of Heart of Midlothian Football Club?
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Edinburgh?
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Which part of the day is referred to by the abbreviation PM?
0:20:33 > 0:20:34Afternoon.
0:20:34 > 0:20:41Robert Hardy played Siegfried Farnon in the British TV drama All Creatures Great And what?
0:20:41 > 0:20:42Small.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46The star sign Taurus is represented by what animal?
0:20:46 > 0:20:47The bull.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- Bank.- What V is defined as the resistance of a fluid to flow
0:20:51 > 0:20:55and is high for liquids like shampoo and treacle?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- Velocity.- Viscosity.
0:20:58 > 0:21:04King's, Magdalene and Emmanuel are all colleges at which English university?
0:21:04 > 0:21:05- Oxford.- No, Cambridge.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09In which 1999 Oscar-winning film did Thora Birch play Jane,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12the daughter of Lester and Carolyn Burnham?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- Pass.- American Beauty.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18Are crocodiles reptiles or amphibians?
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Reptiles.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Omar Sharif writes a newspaper column on which card game?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Bridge.
0:21:25 > 0:21:31Which band is named after the hair colour of singer Mick Hucknall?
0:21:31 > 0:21:32 Simply Red.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37- Bank.- What D is the latest time or date something should be completed?
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Due.- I'll accept. Deadline or due date.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43Which character, created by Enid Blyton,
0:21:43 > 0:21:48drives a little red and yellow taxi and lives in Toyland?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Noddy.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Which tennis player used to say "You can't be serious"?
0:21:54 > 0:21:55John McEnroe.
0:21:55 > 0:22:02- Bank.- What is inside a jumping bean that makes it jump - a caterpillar or flea?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- A flea.- A caterpillar.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Which monocle-wearing astronomer was knighted in 2001?
0:22:08 > 0:22:09Sir Patrick Moore.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14In Australia, the abbreviation ACT stands for Australian Capital what?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Territory.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- Bank.- In TV's Only Fools And Horses, what relation was Del Boy to Rodney?
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Brother.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25What M is both a German car manufacturer and a town in Uruguay?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Mercedes.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- Bank.- In cinema, what were first awarded in May 1929?
0:22:30 > 0:22:31Oscars.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Bank.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39Time's up and you banked £520 out of a possible 1,000.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42To raise the bank balance,
0:22:42 > 0:22:46I urge you, drop the dunce, ditch the disaster,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55For the second round in a row, Tony is the strongest link,
0:22:55 > 0:22:59because he answered the most questions correctly.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04Giving the most incorrect answers makes Tom the weakest link,
0:23:04 > 0:23:06but will the team realise that?
0:23:06 > 0:23:12Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Jan, what do the cats do while you're out drinking?
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- They wreck my house. - How many have you got?- Four.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40- Any other animals?- Two rats. - What sort of rats are they?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43One black, one black-and-white. They're common rats.
0:23:43 > 0:23:49- Do they seem happy?- They seem very happy.- Do they say good morning?
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- Every morning.- Why Tom?
0:23:51 > 0:23:56He's had a few questions wrong but he got a couple wrong then.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58John, remind me what you do.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01I'm a senior sales executive, Anne.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Do you wear that shirt to work?
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- No, I don't.- Good. Why Tom?
0:24:06 > 0:24:10He's had two or three weak rounds over the last three rounds
0:24:10 > 0:24:12and "whip" just did it for me.
0:24:12 > 0:24:18Indeed, Tom, with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:23 > 0:24:30I came with the objective of getting past the first round and anything else is a bonus.
0:24:30 > 0:24:37I think Jan may go next. She got a couple of questions wrong and she sounded a bit shaky.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40Round five, team.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Your total is £1,870. If you'd hit your targets it would be £4,000.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Five of you left, ten seconds off the time.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50We start with the strongest link, that's Tony.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Is a Molotov cocktail, a drink or a petrol bomb?
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Petrol bomb.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04England is scheduled to play which South American team
0:25:04 > 0:25:06in the 1st round of the World Cup?
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Argentina.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12Who succeeded Edward Heath to become leader of the Conservative Party in 1975?
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Margaret Thatcher.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17What N is the name of a smooth-skinned peach?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Nectarine.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23- Bank.- Which element has the chemical symbol O?
0:25:23 > 0:25:24Oxygen?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27The Libyan Desert forms part of which great desert?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29The Sahara.
0:25:29 > 0:25:34On a weather map, a line with triangles on one side represents a warm or cold front?
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- Warm.- Cold.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42World War I: name the line of fighting that stretched from Belgium to eastern France.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- Pass.- Western Front.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48In which Australian soap opera did Jason Donovan play Scott Robinson?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Neighbours.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55In which wrestling hold are both arms put through the arms of your opponent from behind
0:25:55 > 0:25:58and the hands fastened round his neck?
0:25:58 > 0:26:02- Full nelson?- I'll accept. Nelson or full nelson.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05The opera Carmen is set in which Spanish city?
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- Barcelona.- Seville.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Zandra Rhodes and Vivienne Westwood are in which field?
0:26:11 > 0:26:12Fashion design.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17According to the proverb, there's no what without fire?
0:26:17 > 0:26:18Smoke.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22What's the religious name of the Tuesday before Lent?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Shrove Tuesday.
0:26:24 > 0:26:30Bank. What is the noble nickname sometimes applied to the Irish dancer Michael Flatley?
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Lord of the Dance.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36Which European capital city stands on the River Spree?
0:26:36 > 0:26:37- I don't know.- Berlin.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40The larva of a frog is called what?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- Spawn.- No, tadpole.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Which author wrote The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn?
0:26:46 > 0:26:47Mark Twain.
0:26:47 > 0:26:55If an endoskeleton is contained within the body, which term refers to a skeleton outside the body?
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Exoskeleton.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02The title of the novel by Peter Carey that won the 2001 Booker Prize
0:27:02 > 0:27:04is The True History Of The what?
0:27:04 > 0:27:05- Pass.- Kelly Gang.
0:27:05 > 0:27:12Which British female singer had a 2001 UK hit album with Dreams Can Come True Greatest Hits?
0:27:12 > 0:27:14I don't know.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Time's up. The correct answer is Gabrielle.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21You banked £300.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Who is slowing you down? Who is costing you money?
0:27:24 > 0:27:28It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34The strongest link is John, he didn't get an answer wrong.
0:27:34 > 0:27:41Tony has gone from being the strongest link in the last round to the weakest link.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Can he survive the vote?
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05Jan, do you you do anything else other than drink and talk to your rats?
0:28:05 > 0:28:11I play with the cats, talk to the rats, drink and play cards.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Oh, right. Why Mark?
0:28:13 > 0:28:17He's getting a bit nervous, a bit stressed.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Tony, why Mark?
0:28:22 > 0:28:26I had a worse round than Mark, but he had a bad round too.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Well, statistically,
0:28:29 > 0:28:32you were the worst player, but it's votes that count.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37Mark, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47I'm gutted I was voted off as weakest link when I wasn't.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49I did all right up till then.
0:28:49 > 0:28:55I had a bad round but not as bad as Tony. He gave me a casting vote.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00I'd like John to be voted off next. He thinks he knows everything.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03I hope he falls flat on his face.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09Round six. You've won £2,170 out of a possible 5,000.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Four of you left, ten seconds off.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15We start with the strongest link, that's John.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23Decathlete Francis Morgan Thompson is better known as what?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Daley.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30The famous 1624 portrait by Frans Hals is the Laughing what?
0:29:30 > 0:29:31Cavalier.
0:29:31 > 0:29:38Name the soft, fluffy confectionery which may be toasted over an open fire on a stick.
0:29:38 > 0:29:39Marshmallow.
0:29:39 > 0:29:44Geography: a Venetian is a native of which European city?
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Venice.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- Bank.- In One Foot In The Grave, Richard who played Victor Meldrew?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Wilson.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55What's the first name of Lord Lawson of Blaby?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- Um...pass.- Nigel.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05What practice was banned in the US under the 13th Amendment in 1865?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Slavery.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11In baseball, name the playing area, so-called because of its shape.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12Diamond.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17If something is cupric, it relates to which metal and its compounds?
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Copper.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- Bank.- In 2001 with which pop singer did Nicole Kidman record Something Stupid?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Robbie Williams.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32The diseases scrapie is found in goats and which other animals?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Sheep.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38The cars introduced by Hornby in the 1930s were known as what toys?
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Dinky.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- Bank.- Which bear lives in the Hundred Acre Wood?
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Winnie-the-Pooh.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51Which word for sitting room shares its name with a man's suit?
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- Pass.- Lounge.
0:30:56 > 0:31:02What name given to the final meal of Christ is also a fresco painted by Leonardo da Vinci?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04The Last Supper.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08What is the surname of the sergeant of Inspector Morse?
0:31:09 > 0:31:11- Pass.- Lewis.
0:31:11 > 0:31:17Which animal park in Bedfordshire was opened in 1931 by the Zoological Society of London?
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- Woburn.- Whipsnade.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25Which ex-Cincinnati mayor presents a controversial talkshow?
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Time's up. The answer is Jerry Springer.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36You banked £400,
0:31:36 > 0:31:42but be mean, get lean. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:45 > 0:31:50As the only player to get all his answers right, Tony is the strongest link.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55Linda is the weakest, she gave the fewest correct answers,
0:31:55 > 0:31:57although she banked money.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Will that be enough to save her from the vote?
0:32:01 > 0:32:06Voting over, time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18John.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- Yes, Anne?- Is that revenge? - Absolutely.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24In the last round she voted for me, but I was the strongest.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Why?
0:32:26 > 0:32:33Perhaps her concentration is waning and she wasn't aware I was the weakest.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38- But you were the strongest.- Yes, sorry, that I was the strongest.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43- Jan, you're getting rid of the other woman.- I lived in Blaby.
0:32:43 > 0:32:49- I can't believe she didn't know Nigel Lawson was MP for Blaby.- OK.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Linda, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:32:59 > 0:33:04The money would have been nice, but I was rubbish.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08I didn't know the answers, it wasn't a matter of passing.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10So, I can't quarrel with it.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14Tony will win, he's had good rounds all through
0:33:14 > 0:33:19as I can recall, and, yeah, I think he'll be the one.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Round seven.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26You've won £2,570 so far. There are three of you left,
0:33:26 > 0:33:31another ten seconds off. We start with the strongest link - Tony.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Which river is the border between Texas and Mexico?
0:33:41 > 0:33:43- The Yellow River.- No, Rio Grande.
0:33:43 > 0:33:49Which musuem housed the reference division until it moved to St Pancras?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- Pass.- British Museum.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56In international car registration, which country uses the initials PL?
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Poland.
0:33:58 > 0:34:04Which female US group had UK hits in 1999 with No Scrubs, Unpretty and Dear Lie?
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- All Stars.- TLC.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12In the Bible, the two-word phrase comprising the shortest verse is "Jesus..." what?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Wept.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Which US president visited China in 1972?
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Richard Nixon.
0:34:21 > 0:34:27The Italian cooking term al dente refers to which enamel-coated structures in the mouth?
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- Tooth.- Teeth, yes.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- Bank.- Which work by Chaucer includes tales by a reeve and a cook?
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Canterbury Tales.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39What's the official language of Guatemala?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Spanish.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46In Jerusalem, name the famous wall where Jews place prayer notes?
0:34:46 > 0:34:50- The Wailing Wall. - Western Wall or Wailing Wall.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Port Vale Football Club is located in which city?
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Stoke-on-Trent.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59Who played the lead in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Anthony Hopkins.- Bob Hoskins.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05In which profession is Vidal Sassoon famous?
0:35:05 > 0:35:07He's a hairdresser.
0:35:07 > 0:35:13Name the line joining two opposite corners of a square or any other quadrilateral.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- Pass.- Diagonal.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19What messaging system uses two flags held in the hands?
0:35:19 > 0:35:20Semaphore.
0:35:20 > 0:35:26How many pairs of chromosomes are in every human cell, except the germ cells?
0:35:26 > 0:35:27Twenty-three.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31- In literature...- Pass. - Pass? Right. John.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35In which 1963 film by Alfred Hitchcock did Tippy Hedren...
0:35:38 > 0:35:39Time's up.
0:35:39 > 0:35:46You won £300. In round eight, you can treble what you bank, so £3,000 is at stake.
0:35:46 > 0:35:51Question is, who are you going to hang onto? Who will you get rid of?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59Giving the most wrong answers makes Jan the weakest link.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02John is the strongest link,
0:36:02 > 0:36:07but at this stage in the game, who'll take the last walk of shame?
0:36:08 > 0:36:13Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- Tony, why John? - I'm afraid it's tactical voting.
0:36:27 > 0:36:33I know John had a strong round and he was strong throughout the game,
0:36:33 > 0:36:35but that's my decision.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- Oh, so you're a nasty person. - Not all the time, no.
0:36:40 > 0:36:46- Jan, what's your excuse? - I'm as nasty as Tony I'm afraid.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51OK. Well, statistically, you were the worst player. But,
0:36:51 > 0:36:56the shirt takes the walk of shame, not an appropriate place for it.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59John, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10I'm livid at being voted off so close to the final by cowards.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14I contributed to the large amount of money in the bank
0:37:14 > 0:37:18and the two people now in the final are both chickens.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22I think it's most likely Tony will go on to win the money,
0:37:22 > 0:37:25but whoever wins, I'm not bothered.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30It's just unfortunate they will be taking it home, not me.
0:37:32 > 0:37:38Round eight. You've won £2,870 so far, out of a possible 7,000.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Two of you left, with 90 seconds.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46Whatever you win now will be trebled and added to your total.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48So £3,000 is at stake.
0:37:48 > 0:37:54You voted off the strongest link so we start with the second strongest. That's Tony.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Start the clock.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04Which female singer had a year 2000 UK No.1 with "I Turn To You"?
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- Don't know.- Mel C.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10Where is the home ground of the Irish national rugby union team?
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Dublin.
0:38:11 > 0:38:17The 1970s comedy trio The Goodies comprised Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and who?
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Bill Oddie.
0:38:19 > 0:38:20In literature,
0:38:20 > 0:38:25writing of an elaborate style is said to be prose of which colour?
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Don't know.- Purple.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Which Disney character owns Pluto the dog?
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- Walt Dis... Mickey Mouse.- No.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35I have to take your first answer.
0:38:35 > 0:38:41At a shop counter or ticket office, what is the term for a line of people waiting to be served?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Queue.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47What term describes the study of earthquakes?
0:38:47 > 0:38:48Seismology.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- Bank.- If you talk too much,
0:38:50 > 0:38:54you are shooting which part of your body off?
0:38:54 > 0:38:55Your mouth.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00What is a flow of electricity that constantly reverses direction?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Alternating current.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07In Roald Dahl's book The BFG, for what do the letters BFG stand?
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Big Friendly Giant.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- Bank.- What was the pen name of British author Eric Blair?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14George Orwell.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Who was the lead singer of the 1980s band Simple Minds?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Jim Kerr.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24In cricket, Sir Donald Bradman represented which country?
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Australia.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- Bank.- In 1960,...
0:39:31 > 0:39:35Time's up. You won £250 which we'll treble
0:39:35 > 0:39:38and add to your previous total.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41That means prize money today of £3,620.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Only one of you can take that money,
0:39:44 > 0:39:48so now I'll ask you alternating questions. Best of five.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57If it's a tie after five questions, we'll go for sudden death.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59So, Jan and Tony, for £3,620,
0:39:59 > 0:40:02let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:05 > 0:40:11- Jan, as the strongest link, you choose who goes first.- I will, Anne.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Jan, which Hollywood star sometimes known as Frances Dean
0:40:18 > 0:40:21was a popular pin-up girl in WWII
0:40:21 > 0:40:26and reputedly had her legs insured for 1 million?
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- Betty Grable.- That is correct.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35Tony, bibliophobia is a dread or aversion to which specific items?
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- Books.- That is correct.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42Jan, situated on the border between France and Switzerland,
0:40:42 > 0:40:46by what name is Lac Leman better known in English?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- Lake Geneva.- That is correct.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00The name of which UK rock group
0:41:00 > 0:41:05comes from the Latin phrase meaning "the existing state of affairs"?
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- Status Quo.- That is correct.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12In UK TV, which fictional East End pub is named after
0:41:12 > 0:41:17the great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II of England?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- The Queen Vic.- That is correct.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23In November 2001, John Howard became Prime Minister
0:41:23 > 0:41:27of which country for the third time?
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Australia.- Correct.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32At present, you are level-pegging.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Which African country was left without a coastline
0:41:36 > 0:41:39after the secession of Eritrea in 1993?
0:41:41 > 0:41:44- Sudan. - No, the correct answer is Ethiopia.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48In computer games, name of the spiky-haired hedgehog
0:41:48 > 0:41:52who has a vulpine sidekick called Tails.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06- I can't remember. - The correct answer is Sonic.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10In 2001, which advertising guru announced plans
0:42:10 > 0:42:14to open his own art gallery in County Hall in London?
0:42:16 > 0:42:18- Saatchi.- That is correct.
0:42:18 > 0:42:23Tony, answer this correctly or Jan takes home the money.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28In Greek mythology, which creatures have a human upper body
0:42:28 > 0:42:30and the lower body of a horse?
0:42:30 > 0:42:34- Centaurs.- That is correct.
0:42:36 > 0:42:42After five questions each, your scores are tied, so let's play sudden death.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51Jan, in media in November 2001, which presenter announced
0:42:51 > 0:42:56that she would be leaving the Today programme on Radio 4
0:42:56 > 0:42:58in February 2002?
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- I don't know.- Sue MacGregor.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Rugby: which East European country
0:43:08 > 0:43:12played England at Twickenham in November 2001,
0:43:12 > 0:43:16but lost by a world-record margin in a major international?
0:43:16 > 0:43:18- Romania.- That is correct.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27That means, Tony, you are today's strongest link
0:43:27 > 0:43:31and you go away with £3,620.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33Jan, you leave with nothing.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:40 > 0:43:44I think I deserved to get to the final cos I kept my nerve
0:43:44 > 0:43:46and overall I performed pretty well.
0:43:46 > 0:43:51I feel very pleased to be the winner of The Weakest Link.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54There is a lot of luck involved, but I'm pleased.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58I don't feel guilty about voting John out.
0:43:58 > 0:44:03I do feel a bit guilty towards John, but that shirt was very loud.
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