0:00:00 > 0:00:04Here are today's team of nine contestants.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Only one will go home with the prize money
0:00:07 > 0:00:10of up to £10,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15The others leave with nothing, as they're voted the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Any of the nine people here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41They don't know each other,
0:00:41 > 0:00:45but if they want to win, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48But eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51as round by round, we lose the player voted
0:00:51 > 0:00:54the weakest link.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Let's meet the team.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02I'm Steve. I'm 41, and I'm a social worker from Kirkcaldy, Fife.
0:01:03 > 0:01:09I'm Eileen, 54, from Wombourne, Staffordshire. I'm a special school head teacher.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13I'm Richard, 29, a call centre manager from Coventry.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18I'm Sam. I'm 24, and I'm a singer from Clacton-on-Sea.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24I'm Darren. I'm 23. I'm a student teacher from Sheffield.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27I'm Ronald.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30I'm a journalist and currently a student.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32I'm 62, and I live in London.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38I'm Mandi, 45. I'm a dispensing technician from Nottingham.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43I'm Jools, 50. I'm a chef, from Portsmouth, Hampshire.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49I'm Helen, 28. I'm an army officer, from Odiham, Hampshire.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Now, the rules. In each round, you aim
0:01:52 > 0:01:57to answer enough questions correctly to hit a £1000 target.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Get your question wrong, and you break the chain
0:02:05 > 0:02:07and lose all the money in it.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12If you say "bank" before the question is asked, the money is safe,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15but you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:15 > 0:02:21At the end of a round, only money that's banked can be carried forward.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23In Round One there are three minutes.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29We start with the first name alphabetically. That's Darren.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39In humans, where in the body is the soft palate?
0:02:39 > 0:02:40The mouth.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Ronald. In food, a frankfurter is a type of what?
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Sausage.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48The German Shepherd dog is also known as what?
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Alsatian.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Jools. What is the lowest number on a standard die?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- Three.- One.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58In which French city is the Eiffel Tower?
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Paris.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Steve. Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
0:03:02 > 0:03:05appears at the end of which Monty Python film?
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Life Of Brian.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08In the superstition,
0:03:08 > 0:03:13what part of a bride's attire must a groom not see before the day?
0:03:13 > 0:03:14- The gown.- Dress. Yes.
0:03:14 > 0:03:20In fashion, what is a glove with one section for the thumb and a single one for fingers?
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- Pass.- Mitten.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27Sam. In the children's book, Bertie the Bus and Bulstrode the Barge
0:03:27 > 0:03:30are friends of which steam engine?
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Thomas the Tank Engine.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Darren. Is the roadrunner a bird or a reptile?
0:03:35 > 0:03:36A bird.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41Ronald. What is the surname of the BBC sitcom character Rab C?
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Nesbit.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Mandi. The proof of what is in the eating?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47The pudding.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Jools. What P is an electronic device
0:03:49 > 0:03:53used to correct an abnormal or irregular heart rate?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55A pacemaker.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- Helen.- Bank.- In Scooby-Doo, who is Scooby's hippie companion?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Shaggy.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Steve. In fashion, what name is given to the technique
0:04:05 > 0:04:07for giving a mottled look to cloth
0:04:07 > 0:04:10by folding and tying it before it is dyed?
0:04:10 > 0:04:11Tie-dye.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Complete the title of the Gershwin opera Porgy and...
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Bess.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21Charlie Higson and which other British comedian play Ted and Ralph
0:04:21 > 0:04:23in the comedy series The Fast Show?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Paul Whitehouse.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Sam. A fawn is the name of the young of which animal?
0:04:28 > 0:04:29The deer.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Darren. Devils on horseback are savoury snacks
0:04:33 > 0:04:35of prunes or plums wrapped in what?
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Bacon.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42- Ronald.- Bank.- What B is a woody, hollow-stemmed member of the grass family?
0:04:42 > 0:04:43- Pass.- Bamboo.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47For which part of a hospital is ICU an abbreviation?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Intensive Care Unit.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Complete the title of the '50s TV puppet show Ragtag and...
0:04:53 > 0:04:54Bobtail.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Helen. In food, is a rum baba a cake or a drink?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59It's a cake.
0:04:59 > 0:05:05In pop music, which British singer had hits with No Regrets, Strong and Rock DJ?
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Robbie Williams.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- Bank.- In children's TV,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Po and Dipsy live in which imaginary land?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- La-La Land.- Teletubby Land.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16In which 1987 film did Jennifer Gray fall in love
0:05:16 > 0:05:20with a dance teacher played by Patrick Swayze?
0:05:20 > 0:05:21Dirty Dancing.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Sam. In the animal kingdom, what D is a domesticated ass?
0:05:25 > 0:05:26A donkey.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- Darren.- Bank. - In food, what word...
0:05:31 > 0:05:36You've reached and hit the £1000 target. That goes on to Round Two.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Who is not going through? One of you leaves with nothing.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49After a successful round, Helen is the strongest link.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Richard is the weakest link statistically.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57But at this stage of the game, what will the team take into account?
0:05:59 > 0:06:04Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Well, you certainly work as a team.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Helen. What do you do?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- I'm an army officer. - What rank are you?- Captain.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Captain Helen, why send off Ronald?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36He dithered, and got a question wrong.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- You're not going to dither, are you?- I certainly aren't.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Mm. You speak English as well.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Richard. What do you do? - Call centre manager.
0:06:45 > 0:06:51A call centre manager. Do you teach all those people to speak in a monotone?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53I do indeed.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Do they wear mittens when they're on the phone?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58We turn the heating up, Anne.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- What's Ronald done?- Nothing.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05I think he got an answer wrong. Rather him than me, Anne.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Ronald banked £450, didn't he?
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- You thought he was the weakest link? - I didn't, Anne.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- Who was the weakest link?- Me, Anne.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19So, Ronald, statistically
0:07:19 > 0:07:21you were not the worst player.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27All those years in journalism don't seem to have helped you.
0:07:27 > 0:07:33- No, but it lets me greet disappointment with cheerfulness. - If not with speed.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45I was bitterly disappointed,
0:07:45 > 0:07:50especially at going first, with everyone voting for me.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54I can't help feeling that they viewed me as a threat.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57If I had the opportunity,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00I'd vote them all off.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Round Two.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09£1000 is banked. Eight of you are left. Ten seconds off the clock.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13We start with the strongest from the last round - Helen.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Start the clock.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21TV soap Neighbours is set in which street?
0:08:21 > 0:08:22Ramsay Street.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27In the animal kingdom, what D means the fluffy feathers of a young bird?
0:08:27 > 0:08:28Down.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32In which 1989 film does Robin Williams play a teacher
0:08:32 > 0:08:34who encourages pupils to seize the day?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Dead Poets Society.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40What is the official London home of Queen Elizabeth II?
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Buckingham Palace.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47Sam. In fashion, what N is a fabric introduced in the 1930s and used in knitted hosiery?
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Nylon.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53- Bank.- In sport, for which national team did Kenny Dalglish play?
0:08:53 > 0:08:54- Wales.- Scotland.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Mandi, to which family does the Australian koala belong,
0:08:58 > 0:09:00bears or marsupials?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Bears.- Marsupials.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Jools. In TV, Gordon Kaye starred as Rene Artois
0:09:07 > 0:09:10in which 1980s comedy about the French Resistance?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Sorry.- 'Allo 'Allo.
0:09:13 > 0:09:20Helen. Traditionally, what did England's St George kill at Uffington, Oxfordshire?
0:09:20 > 0:09:21A dragon.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26Steve. Was Cyrano de Bergerac a real or fictitious character?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Real.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33In science, forging is a word commonly used for the shaping of which metal?
0:09:33 > 0:09:34- Steel.- Iron.
0:09:34 > 0:09:40In boxing, which BBC commentator is famed for his banter with Frank Bruno?
0:09:40 > 0:09:41Harry Carpenter.
0:09:41 > 0:09:47Sam. What 1949 Arthur Miller play is about a disgruntled commercial traveller?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Death Of A Salesman.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54Darren. Zinfandel is a grape grown chiefly in which American state?
0:09:54 > 0:09:55California.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Bank.- Which inventor of a lock shares his name
0:09:58 > 0:10:01with an American Ivy League university?
0:10:01 > 0:10:02- Harvard.- Yale.
0:10:02 > 0:10:08Jools. In the 1950s and '60s films, what school was attended by unruly girls?
0:10:08 > 0:10:09St Trinian's.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Helen. In rhyming slang, what is a skyrocket?
0:10:13 > 0:10:14Pocket.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Steve. In the American sitcom Frasier,
0:10:17 > 0:10:21are the actors who play Frasier and Niles Crane brothers?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23No.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Hants is the abbreviation for which English county?
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Hampshire.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- Bank.- Which of the Eurythmics made Put A Little Love and Something So Right?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Dave Stewart.- Annie Lennox.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Sam. In transport, what H is a fast vessel
0:10:39 > 0:10:43that uses ski-like devices to travel above the water's surface?
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- Hovercraft.- Hydrofoil.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48What small blue characters appeared
0:10:48 > 0:10:52in the French magazine Le Journal de Spirou in 1958?
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Smurfs.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58Mandi. If one avocado is 65p, what is the cost of four?
0:11:00 > 0:11:01£2.60.
0:11:01 > 0:11:08Bank. Jools. In the US, what is the name of the defeated presidential candidate's wife?
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Time is up. I can't complete the question.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15In that round, you did not do nearly so well.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Minus Ronald, you banked £650.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Who now can't cope with the pace?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26One of you is about to leave with nothing.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Steve is the strongest statistically.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Mandi is weakest, though she did bank money for the team.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41But will the voting follow the facts?
0:11:43 > 0:11:48Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Eileen. Why Mandi?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13I think she got two questions wrong.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- Right. You got one wrong.- I did.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- Sam. Enjoying yourself?- Yeah, fine!
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Are you? Oh, dear. Why Mandi? Getting rid of another woman?
0:12:25 > 0:12:27She did get two questions wrong.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- Mm. And you got one wrong, didn't you?- Yes.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Steve. How's it going for you?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Fine, I think.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- You want to get rid of Mandi? - No, but she got two wrong.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46- You wrote her name, so you must do. - It's because I think she's the weakest link.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- So you want to get rid of her.- Yes.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51That took long enough.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54With five votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05My performance was just abysmal. I know I can do better,
0:13:05 > 0:13:07and I'm very disappointed.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Of the seven, I least want Sam to win. She's like a dizzy singer.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14I think Richard will go next. He got a few wrong,
0:13:14 > 0:13:18and I think he's a bit nervous.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Round Three. You've won £1650.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Seven are left. Ten seconds off.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28We start with the strongest link from the last round -
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Steve. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Start the clock.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Steve. From where was tea introduced to Europe in the 1800s?
0:13:37 > 0:13:39China.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44Eileen. In TV, what US drama series is about a family with mob connections?
0:13:45 > 0:13:46- Pass.- The Sopranos.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51Richard. Is the butterwort plant carnivorous or parasitic?
0:13:51 > 0:13:52Parasitic.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Carnivorous. Sam.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58In Lady Chatterley's Lover, who is the gamekeeper?
0:13:58 > 0:13:59- Pass.- Mellors.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04Darren. What type of vehicle does the American company Boeing make?
0:14:04 > 0:14:05Aeroplanes.
0:14:05 > 0:14:11Jools. In entertainment, Patricia who was married to actor Nicolas Cage?
0:14:11 > 0:14:12- Routledge?- Arquette.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17Helen. In Greek myth, Cerberus guards the entrance to what U?
0:14:18 > 0:14:19Utopia.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Underworld.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Is the most northerly rail station Thurso or Aberdeen?
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Thurso.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Eileen. What P is also known as the lower limb girdle?
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Pelvis.
0:14:31 > 0:14:37Which inspector did Matthew Broderick play in the 1999 film based on a cartoon?
0:14:37 > 0:14:38Gadget.
0:14:38 > 0:14:45The Native American leader known for resisting white expansion in the 1800s was Crazy what?
0:14:45 > 0:14:46- Pass.- Horse.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Are protons negatively or positively charged?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Positive.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56Jools. The Italian firm Panini made which collectable items for children?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Football stickers.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Which London football club won the FA Cup in the year 2000?
0:15:04 > 0:15:05- Arsenal.- Chelsea.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10In human biology, what C is a more common term for mastication?
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Chewing.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16With which pastime would you associate a schooner or a brig?
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Sailing.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22Where in the UK is the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway?
0:15:22 > 0:15:23Scotland.
0:15:23 > 0:15:29- Bank.- In motor racing, which country does Mika Hakkinen represent?
0:15:29 > 0:15:30- Germany.- Italy.
0:15:30 > 0:15:37The sousaphone, used in marching bands, is a variant of which brass instrument?
0:15:37 > 0:15:38- Trombone.- Tuba.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43Was James Callaghan a Labour or Conservative prime minister?
0:15:43 > 0:15:44Labour.
0:15:44 > 0:15:50- Bank.- Which singer and actress is known as the first lady of musical theatre?
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Elaine Paige.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55In chemistry, with which acid are sulphates made?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Sulphuric.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02In literature, is the Iliad a Greek or Roman epic poem?
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Greek.
0:16:03 > 0:16:09- Bank.- Who in 1969 said, "Houston, Tranquillity base here. Eagle has landed"?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Neil Armstrong.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17That was the correct answer but you were out of time.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20And in that round you did not do well, team.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23You only managed to bank £320.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Who has now lost their nerve?
0:16:25 > 0:16:31Whose edges are beginning to look frayed? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Steve is the strongest link. He answered his questions correctly.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43Sam did not answer any correctly, making her the weakest link.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46But who will lose out in the vote?
0:16:47 > 0:16:52Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12We have a three-way tie. Sam, Helen and Darren - two votes each.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Captain Helen,...
0:17:16 > 0:17:21- how's it going for you? - Not good in that round but I did bank some money.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25As a captain away from here, what do you do?
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- I'm a logistics officer. - Are you? What does that mean?
0:17:29 > 0:17:37- It means I'm in charge of food, transport, supply and over 100 soldiers.- Right.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- Why Darren? - Darren got a couple wrong.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Sam got some wrong but she banked, so I chose Darren.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- Do you know anyone else who got a couple wrong?- I did.- Yes.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- Darren, why Captain Helen? - She got more wrong than me.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- I only got one wrong.- You did. Just one less than Captain Helen.
0:17:57 > 0:18:04Well, as you know, when the vote is tied the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Steve. Have you got a title before your name?
0:18:08 > 0:18:13- I've not.- Never mind, you are the strongest link statistically.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- Why Sam? - Sam got three questions wrong.
0:18:16 > 0:18:23OK. A good enough reason. But having heard the evidence you can change your mind if you like.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25You can choose Captain Helen,
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Darren or Sam with three questions wrong.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- I'll stick with my original choice. - Why?
0:18:32 > 0:18:37- I think she got three wrong and was the weakest link.- Sam.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39What sort of songs do you sing?
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- I'm a cabaret singer. - You're a cabaret singer.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47- What does that mean?- I'm versatile. I can do any songs you want.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51No, I just want you to go. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04I'm peeved because I banked a lot of money. But I was the weakest link.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09I'm kicking myself for the Lady Chatterley question because I knew it.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13I read it and saw the film but I didn't get it right.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Helen may go next. The last round was bad for her.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20She didn't bank too much money for the team.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Round Four.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29£1970 banked so far out of potential prize money of £3000.
0:19:29 > 0:19:36There are six of you left. Ten seconds off the clock. You have two-and-a-half minutes.
0:19:36 > 0:19:41Steve was the strongest link last time. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:41 > 0:19:48Start the clock. In biology, what A is the name for reproduction involving only one parent?
0:19:48 > 0:19:49Pass.
0:19:49 > 0:19:55Asexual. Which famous American singer played Loretta in the 1987 film Moonstruck?
0:19:55 > 0:19:56Cher.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00What musical instrument may have snares attached?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Drum.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07What device, the bane of motorists, is nicknamed the Denver boot?
0:20:07 > 0:20:08Pass.
0:20:08 > 0:20:14The wheel clamp. At what age did Henry III succeed to the throne - nine or ninety?
0:20:14 > 0:20:15Nine.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19In biology, what L are fats, oils and waxes?
0:20:21 > 0:20:22- Lactic.- Lipids.
0:20:22 > 0:20:28In entertainment, what actress born in 1907 was known as the Great Kate?
0:20:29 > 0:20:30Pass.
0:20:30 > 0:20:36Katharine Hepburn. Where is the resort of St Paul's Bay - Gozo or Malta?
0:20:36 > 0:20:37- Gozo.- Malta.
0:20:37 > 0:20:43In maths, divide the number of degrees in a circle by the number of sides on a square.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Four.
0:20:47 > 0:20:53Ninety. In sport, what's the surname of Colin, the British rally driver born in 1968?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56McLaren.
0:20:56 > 0:21:02McRae. Which actress and singer born in 1945 called herself the last of the tacky women?
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- Dolly Parton.- Bette Midler.
0:21:04 > 0:21:10Is the city of Los Angeles closer to San Francisco or the Mexican border?
0:21:10 > 0:21:11The Mexican border.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16What Z was the former name of the Democratic Republic of Congo?
0:21:16 > 0:21:17Zaire.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22- Bank.- The largest living amphibian is the giant what?
0:21:22 > 0:21:23Turtle.
0:21:23 > 0:21:29Salamander. What L is a soil made up of sand, silt, clay and organic material?
0:21:29 > 0:21:30Loam.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35In history, did the General Strike take place in 1926 or 1929?
0:21:35 > 0:21:361929.
0:21:36 > 0:21:421926. Complete the title of th Joe Orton play, first produc in 1969 - What The who Saw?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Pass.- Butler.
0:21:44 > 0:21:50Leonardo da Vinci was court painter to which country's king - France, Belgium or Italy?
0:21:50 > 0:21:51Italy.
0:21:51 > 0:21:58France. Mel C duetted with which male singer on the single When You're Gone in 1999?
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Bryan Adams.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03What A is a Pyrenean principality between France and Spain?
0:22:03 > 0:22:04Andorra.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09- Bank.- In Japanese mythology, is Hachiman a god of war or peace?
0:22:09 > 0:22:10War.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Bank. - In entertainment, which...
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Time is up. And...
0:22:20 > 0:22:24you are going downhill at a spectacular rate.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29After all that work you banked a mere £120.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Who is not coming up with the goods? Who is too stupid to stay?
0:22:33 > 0:22:37It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44After a poor round for the team, Richard is the strongest.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49The weakest is Darren, who did not answer any question correctly.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Who will the team decide to vote off?
0:22:53 > 0:22:58Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16- Richard, why Helen?- I thought she got the most wrong.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21- Good job we didn't ask you to do any more arithmetic.- It was.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26The answer to that question was ninety. You thought it was four.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- I lost the plot. - That's one way of putting it.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34- Eileen, why Helen?- I thought she got the most questions wrong.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- Darren, never been clamped? - No, I haven't.- Right.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43- Never heard of the General Strike? - Yes, it's in there somewhere.
0:23:43 > 0:23:49- Not on display, alas. How do you think you did? - Not too well in that round, Anne.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54We could put it better than that. Statistically, you're the worst player.
0:23:54 > 0:24:03But it's votes that count, Captain Helen. You'll have to about turn. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Darren the student teacher should be here and not me.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18I got a question right and banked money for the team.
0:24:18 > 0:24:24The person I'd least like to win the money would be Eileen.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28She had an evil glint in her eye as she turned the board.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Sorry, Eileen, but I hope you go home with nothing.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39Round Five and your total is £2090.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43There are five of you left. Ten seconds off the time.
0:24:43 > 0:24:49The strongest link starts, that's Richard. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:50 > 0:24:56Start the clock. The character Goneril appears in which Shakespeare play?
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- Taming Of The Shrew. - King Lear.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02In geography, which is the smallest ocean on earth?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- The Indian.- Arctic.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09Which labour-saving device was first marketed in Britain in 1922
0:25:09 > 0:25:12with the brand name Empress of the Kitchen?
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- The hoover.- The dishwasher.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction of a compound with what?
0:25:19 > 0:25:20Water.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24What error did the New York Museum of Modern Art commit
0:25:24 > 0:25:28when displaying Le Bateau by Henri Matisse?
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- He didn't paint it. - They hung it upside down.
0:25:31 > 0:25:37Pimento is the Spanish word for which type of fruit that's used as a vegetable?
0:25:37 > 0:25:38- Tomato.- Pepper.
0:25:38 > 0:25:44Sanskrit is the literary language of scriptures in which religion?
0:25:44 > 0:25:45- Islam.- Hindu.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49Bangladesh is mainly surrounded by which country?
0:25:49 > 0:25:50India.
0:25:50 > 0:25:57Insulin is a hormone that controls the level of what type of sugar in the blood?
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Pass.
0:25:58 > 0:26:05Glucose. Which actor played the character John Steed in the 1998 film The Avengers?
0:26:05 > 0:26:06Ralph Fiennes.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09What V is the third-largest city in Spain?
0:26:09 > 0:26:10Valencia.
0:26:10 > 0:26:16In the 15th century, Vlad Tepes was known by which nickname meaning dragon's son?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Count Dracula.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- Bank.- The chamois and the ibex are breeds of what?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Goat.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29In human biology, what A is a protein molecule produced in the blood
0:26:29 > 0:26:32to protect from invading substances?
0:26:32 > 0:26:33Antibody.
0:26:33 > 0:26:39In Judaism, the Torah comprises the five books said to have been written by who?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- Jesus.- Moses.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48In football, for which Premiership team did Paul Gascoigne play at the beginning of 2001?
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Everton.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55Which West End musical features the song Do You Hear The People Sing?
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Guys And Dolls.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03Les Miserables. In science, what is the common name for calcium oxide?
0:27:04 > 0:27:05Chalk.
0:27:05 > 0:27:11Lime. In maths, a student achieves a mark of 60 out of a possible 120,
0:27:11 > 0:27:15what's this expressed as a percentage?
0:27:15 > 0:27:19Time is up...
0:27:19 > 0:27:21and you banked £100.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28Forget charity. You need to be ruthless to be rich.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Steve is the strongest link for the third time.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42Darren is the weakest link for a second time, but can he survive another vote?
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Steve, why Darren?
0:28:06 > 0:28:10It's getting very close, but Darren got three wrong.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Richard, what did Darren do wrong?
0:28:13 > 0:28:17It was tougher this time but he got most questions wrong.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- One more wrong than you did. - The important one.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25Darren, what is it you're teaching?
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- I'm teaching English.- Are you?
0:28:28 > 0:28:33I hope they don't let you loose on history, geography, religion,
0:28:33 > 0:28:37- theatre, music or sport. Just stick to English.- I intend to.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41So it's goodbye. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:49 > 0:28:55I read that Anne was more hated than Hannibal Lecter and she's lived up to that reputation.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00I least want Jools to win. He's full of himself. Eileen should win.
0:29:00 > 0:29:05She's performed well and as a fellow teacher I wish her luck.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13Round Six. You've won £2190 so far. There are four of you left.
0:29:13 > 0:29:21Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - that's Steve. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:21 > 0:29:26Start the clock. In which country of the UK is Goodrich Castle?
0:29:26 > 0:29:27- Wales.- England.
0:29:27 > 0:29:34Which film starred Albert Finney as a factory worker - Saturday Night And Sunday what?
0:29:34 > 0:29:35Morning.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40Which public service was established in Britain on 5th July 1948?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42BBC.
0:29:42 > 0:29:48The National Health Service. What F is a policy relating to taxation and public spending?
0:29:50 > 0:29:51- Financial.- Fiscal.
0:29:51 > 0:29:58Which novelist wrote a collection of essays and criticism called Imaginary Homelands in 1991?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Evelyn Waugh.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01Salman Rushdie.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05In film, by what name was the dancing actress
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Virginia Katherine McMath better known?
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Ginger Rogers.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15Which South American country is the fifth largest in the world?
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Brazil.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22- Bank.- In the name of George W Bush for what does the W stand?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- William.- Walker.
0:30:24 > 0:30:30How many 100,000km can light travel through space in one second? One, two or three?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- One.- Three.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36In the USA, what's the state capital of Minnesota?
0:30:36 > 0:30:37St Paul.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42In which country did the Night of the Long Knives take place in 1934?
0:30:42 > 0:30:44- Hungary.- Germany.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Who wrote The Invisible Man, published in 1897?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50HG Wells.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54What the first name of Liza Minnelli's father?
0:30:54 > 0:30:55Pass.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00Vincente. In which decade was the electric kettle invented?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Thirties.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08Which club founded in 1832 is the London meeting place of Conservative politicians?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Don't know.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16Carlton Club. Seen written before a name, for what do the letters AKA stand?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Also known as.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23- Bank.- What Murdoch, a female writer born in 1919, wrote The Sea, The Sea?
0:31:23 > 0:31:24Iris.
0:31:24 > 0:31:31What's the name of the field near Calais where Francis I of France met Henry VIII in 1520?
0:31:31 > 0:31:33- Agincourt.- Cloth of Gold.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Richard...
0:31:37 > 0:31:44Time is up. And having got rid of so many weaker links, allegedly, you won, in that round,
0:31:44 > 0:31:49£70. Who is now beyond help?
0:31:49 > 0:31:53It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00After a tough round for the team, Eileen is the strongest link.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Steve has gone from strongest to weakest link.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07Will his earlier good form save him in the vote?
0:32:08 > 0:32:13Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:25 > 0:32:32- Richard, why Jools? - Because he was probably... He was better than me,
0:32:32 > 0:32:38- but he was the only one I could choose. I though he was next worst. - Next worst?
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Steve,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43how did you come around to choosing Jools?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45It was simply between him and I.
0:32:45 > 0:32:52- So it had to be him.- Statistically, you were a disaster, weren't you? - I was.- Richard, over here,
0:32:52 > 0:32:56wasn't much better. Well, Jools, so Nicolas Cage is married
0:32:56 > 0:33:00- to Patricia Routledge. - A slip of the tongue.
0:33:00 > 0:33:06- Has it been a happy marriage? Pat Routledge and Nicolas Cage? - I don't know.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Statistically, Steve is the worst player,
0:33:09 > 0:33:13but with two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25I think Steve and maybe Richard did vote against me tactically.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27I was the other side of the room.
0:33:27 > 0:33:32It's easy to see one person standing on their own as a threat.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Steve probably will get voted off next.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39He is crumbling under pressure. He is getting questions wrong.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Round Seven. You have £2260,
0:33:45 > 0:33:49out of the £6000 you could have won. There are three of you left.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53We are taking another ten seconds off the clock.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58We start with the strongest link - Eileen. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Start the clock. Eileen, in music,
0:34:02 > 0:34:06with which indie band would you associate Robert Smith?
0:34:06 > 0:34:07- Pass.- The Cure.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12Which George Eliot novel features sisters Cecilia and Dorothea Brooke?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Wuthering Heights.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Middlemarch.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21The index of retail prices is calculated by which government department?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Department of Environment.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Department of Employment.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27What is the currency of Kenya?
0:34:27 > 0:34:29- Pound.- Shilling.
0:34:29 > 0:34:35Which actress married Sir Laurence Olivier in 1961?
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Pass.
0:34:37 > 0:34:43Joan Plowright. In geography, what S is a river in Scotland known for its salmon?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- Strathclyde.- Spey.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50In comic books, what is the name of the patriotic American character
0:34:50 > 0:34:54who was created in the 1940s to fight the Nazis?
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Pass.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57Captain America.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02Name the Jehovah's Witnesses' best known periodical?
0:35:02 > 0:35:03Watchtower.
0:35:03 > 0:35:10In history, Chaim Weizmann was elected the first president of which country in 1949?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Ceylon.
0:35:12 > 0:35:13Israel.
0:35:13 > 0:35:20Which actor appears as Lord Lindsay in Chariots Of Fire and Dr Rawlins in Empire Of The Sun?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Pass.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Nigel Havers.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29Which tennis player was elected to the Romanian National Council?
0:35:29 > 0:35:30Ilie Nastase.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34How many books did CS Lewis write in the Chronicles Of Narnia?
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Seven.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40Which cockney comedy presenter of the TV show Big Break
0:35:40 > 0:35:44runs the Wellington Pier Theatre in Great Yarmouth?
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- Mike Reid.- Jim Davidson.
0:35:46 > 0:35:51French revolutionary leader Robespierre was a member of which profession?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- Farmer.- The Law.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58What R is a prehistoric pathway that runs along the Berkshire Downs?
0:35:58 > 0:36:00- Pass.- The Ridgeway.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Football...
0:36:06 > 0:36:11Time is up. You answered just three questions correctly
0:36:11 > 0:36:15and you won precisely zero, zilch, nothing.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Now, in Round Eight you get the chance
0:36:18 > 0:36:21to treble what you bank but, team,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23that will require you
0:36:23 > 0:36:26to bank something.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Potentially, there's £3000 to be won. The question is,
0:36:30 > 0:36:34who of you is least likely to be of any use?
0:36:34 > 0:36:37That'll be a hard decision.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Richard is now the strongest link.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Eileen is now the weakest link.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51She failed to answer any questions correctly.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56But at this crucial stage in the game, who will lose out in the vote?
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Voting over. It's time to reveal
0:37:00 > 0:37:03who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Steve, where are you from?
0:37:14 > 0:37:19- Scotland, Anne.- And you don't know that river with the salmon in it?
0:37:19 > 0:37:21I do now.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25- Why Eileen? - She didn't get a question right.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30As opposed to you who only got one right and four wrong.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32A great reversal of fortune.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Richard, why Eileen?
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- She didn't get a question right, Anne.- Right.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- You didn't get many right, did you, Richard?- No.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Just keeping my head above water.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49- Eileen.- I wasn't very bright in that round, Anne.- No.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01I feel really, really disappointed.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05I got so close, then missed out. I'm so angry with myself.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09It's entirely my own fault. I made a complete mess of it.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11I hope Steve wins.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16At one point, Richard voted for me so I hope Steve wins.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Round Eight and you have...
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Steve and Richard,
0:38:24 > 0:38:28just you left and this time you have only 90 seconds.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Whatever you win now will be trebled and added to your total
0:38:32 > 0:38:34to make up your final prize money.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36£3000 is at stake in this round.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40We start with the strongest link from last time,
0:38:40 > 0:38:41that's Richard.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49What is the lightest recognised boxing weight?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- Feather weight.- Straw weight.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55In which Oscar Wilde novel was a young man corrupted
0:38:55 > 0:38:58by his friendship with Lord Henry Wotton?
0:38:58 > 0:38:59The Importance Of Being Earnest.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01The Picture Of Dorian Gray.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05What is the Irish version of football in which...
0:39:05 > 0:39:06Gaelic.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10The actor Sir Peter Ustinov was born in which decade?
0:39:10 > 0:39:12'20s.
0:39:12 > 0:39:18Which jazz trumpeter had hits with A Lonely Bull and Spanish Flea in the 1960s?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Pass.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21Herb Alpert.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Graz is the second largest city in which European country?
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Austria.
0:39:27 > 0:39:32Is John Elliot Gardener a famous composer or conductor?
0:39:32 > 0:39:32Conductor.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33- Steve.- Bank.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Which phrase meaning "the sweet life"
0:39:36 > 0:39:39was a fashion style popular in the '60s?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41La Dolce Vita.
0:39:41 > 0:39:46Which famous singer was subpoenaed in 1972 for alleged Mafia connections?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Frank Sinatra.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Which Wright brother made the first powered flight?
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Orville.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59What name is given to the air pressure naturally pressing down on the earth?
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- Gravity. - Atomospheric pressure.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Which actor's title is Baron of Brighton?
0:40:05 > 0:40:06Pass.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07Laurence Olivier.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Which V is the third largest city in Venezuela?
0:40:11 > 0:40:12- Pass.- Valencia.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15What name is given to a squirrel's nest?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Time's up. The correct answer was drey.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25And in that round you banked £150.
0:40:25 > 0:40:30We'll treble that and add it to the winnings from the previous rounds.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33That means prize money today of...
0:40:33 > 0:40:36But only one of you can take that money away.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Now you will play against each other.
0:40:39 > 0:40:45Alternate questions, best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47If there's a tie after five,
0:40:47 > 0:40:51we'll go for sudden death until we have a winner.
0:40:51 > 0:40:57So, Steve and Richard, for £2710, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Steve, as strongest link last time, you choose
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- who goes first.- I'll go first.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Steve,
0:41:08 > 0:41:10in the animal kingdom,
0:41:10 > 0:41:14which male insect will sometimes have his head bitten off
0:41:14 > 0:41:17by the female as they mate?
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Praying mantis.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24That is the correct answer. ..Richard.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Val Kilmer played which American rock icon
0:41:28 > 0:41:32in a 1991 Oliver Stone film?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Jim Morrison.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35That is the correct answer.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Steve,
0:41:38 > 0:41:41which member of the Royal Family
0:41:41 > 0:41:44is Chancellor of Cambridge University?
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Prince Charles.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49The correct answer is Prince Philip.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Richard,
0:41:53 > 0:41:57in sculpture, marble is a crystalline form
0:41:57 > 0:42:01of which type of sedimentary rock?
0:42:04 > 0:42:05Limestone.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07That is the correct answer.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Steve,
0:42:10 > 0:42:12in theatre,
0:42:12 > 0:42:18what is the West End's second longest running musical?
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Miss Saigon.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25The correct answer is Starlight Express.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26Richard,
0:42:28 > 0:42:32cartography is the art of making what?
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Maps.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36That is the correct answer.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Steve,
0:42:40 > 0:42:44you have to answer this question correctly to stay in the game.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Which TV sitcom first transmitted in 1981
0:42:48 > 0:42:53starred Donald Sinden and Winsdor Davies
0:42:53 > 0:42:56as neighbouring antique dealers?
0:43:03 > 0:43:06Pass.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08The correct answer is Never The Twain.
0:43:13 > 0:43:18That means, Richard, you ARE today's strongest link and you go away with...
0:43:23 > 0:43:26Steve, you leave with nothing.
0:43:26 > 0:43:31Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:31 > 0:43:36I knew I would win when Steve got the question about Never The Twain.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39I could see it in his face.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41To do well in The Weakest Link,
0:43:41 > 0:43:45you need to be quick, with good general knowledge,
0:43:45 > 0:43:49aware of what's happening around you and ruthless.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52With the money, I want to take my girlfriend away.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56Assuming she hasn't spent it before I get home!
0:43:56 > 0:43:59ITFC Subtitles for BBC Subtitling - 2001