0:00:02 > 0:00:04Of the nine contestants
0:00:04 > 0:00:06in today's show, only one will take home
0:00:06 > 0:00:09prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11The rest leave with nothing
0:00:11 > 0:00:16as, one by one, they're voted off as The Weakest Link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Any of the nine people in the studio here today
0:00:37 > 0:00:40could win up to £10,000.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42They don't know each other.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45However, if they want the prize money,
0:00:45 > 0:00:47they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50But, eight of them leave with nothing
0:00:50 > 0:00:55as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Let's meet the team.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02I'm 50 years old, live in Bristol and am a retired Army officer.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07I'm 34, from Yorkshire and a PE instructor.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12I'm 23, I live in Haywards Heath and I'm a recruitment consultant.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I'm 65, I live in Stoke Poges
0:01:14 > 0:01:17and I'm a retired licensee.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21I'm 26. I come from Camden Town and I'm a call centre manager.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26I'm 42 years old from Beverley in East Yorkshire,
0:01:26 > 0:01:28and I'm a medical rep.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31I'm 50, I come from Kettering
0:01:31 > 0:01:34and I'm training to be an NVQ assessor.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39I'm 41, from Bath and a reconciliation manager.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I'm 30, from Blackpool and I'm a casino croupier.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47The rules. In each round the aim is to answer
0:01:47 > 0:01:49enough questions correctly
0:01:49 > 0:01:52to reach £1000 within the time limit.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56The fastest way is to get a chain of nine right answers.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01Get your question wrong and you break the chain and lose all the money.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04But if you say "Bank" before your question,
0:02:04 > 0:02:09the money is safe, but you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14At the end of the round, only money banked can be carried forward.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18In Round One, there are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23We start with the first name alphabetically, you, Brian.
0:02:23 > 0:02:29Let's play The Weakest Link. The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35Which famous French heroine is also known as the Maid of Orleans?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Joan of Arc.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41What S is the name for the recovery of sunken vessels or cargo?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Salvage.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45How many metres in half a kilometre?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- 50.- 500.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52The function of the skull is to protect which organ?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54The brain.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Which Australian animal
0:02:57 > 0:02:59is commonly referred to as a roo?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Kangaroo.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05The title of the folk tale is Ali Baba And The Forty what?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07- Thieves. - Paul.- Bank.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11On TV, what Z was a 1950s caped and masked hero
0:03:11 > 0:03:13who rode a horse called Phantom?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Zorro.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18The term describing a large company,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21considered a safe investment, is Blue what?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- Blue chip. - Peter.- Bank.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Which famous international shipping canal opened in 1869?
0:03:28 > 0:03:29The Suez.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Insomniacs find it difficult to do what?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Sleep.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38How many colours are produced by a laser? One or 1000?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- 1000.- No, one. Stephanie.- Bank.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Which is the first book by John Buchan to feature Richard Hannay?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48The Thirty-Nine Steps.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Ending in 1922, what O was the name of the Turkish Empire?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Ottoman.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Which is the largest of the Earth's continents?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Asia.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- Piers.- Bank.- What C has a batsman reached if he scores 100?
0:04:04 > 0:04:05His century.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10In which English county is the stately home, Chatsworth House?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- Derbyshire. - Kate.- Bank.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Are birds vertebrate or invertebrate?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Vertebrate.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23Harry Truman was President of which country between 1945 and 1953?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- The USA. - Brian.- Bank.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Which famous painting was stolen from the Louvre in 1911?
0:04:29 > 0:04:31The Mona Lisa.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35In which city could you see the Pantheon? Rome or Athens?
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- Rome. - Who sang, "Candle in the Wind"
0:04:39 > 0:04:43at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Elton John.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are regular members of which TV news quiz?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Have I Got News For You. - Wendy.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Bank.- What B is an Arab desert nomad?
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- Pass.- Bedouin. Piers, in art,
0:04:59 > 0:05:03when was the Pre-Raphaelite movement established?
0:05:03 > 0:05:06The 1640s, 1740s or 1840s?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- 1740s.- 1840s. Mary, Queen of Scots,
0:05:09 > 0:05:14was brought up in which country between the ages of 6 and 18?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- Scotland.- No, France.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21Through which two countries of the UK does the River Severn flow?
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Through which two counties?
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Through which two countries...
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- England and Wales. - Peter...
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Time is up. You banked £550
0:05:35 > 0:05:38when you could have won £1000.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Who's the fly in the ointment?
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Who's the moth in the milk?
0:05:44 > 0:05:49One of you leaves with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53The first weakest link of the game is Sue.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55The strongest link is Brian.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59But will votes reflect statistics at this stage?
0:05:59 > 0:06:04Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Piers,
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- what do you do? - I'm a retired Army officer.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- Did they get rid of you? - No, I left of my own accord.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- To do something else.- What?
0:06:29 > 0:06:31A golf club secretary.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- Anything else in your spare time? - Yes, some acting.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Anything else?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- A special constable for a while. - A hobby bobby?
0:06:40 > 0:06:44No. They serve a very good purpose and help the police a lot.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- What rank were you in the Army? - I got to Major.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Weren't you good enough for the next rank? What did Stephanie do?
0:06:52 > 0:06:56She got a question wrong and banked when there was no money.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- You thought she was the weakest link?- Yes.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- Sue, did you think Stephanie was the weakest link?- Yes, I did.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Statistically she wasn't.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- Wasn't she?- No.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Can you guess who was? - No idea, Anne.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Well, guess. Try.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- Could it have been me? - Indeed it WAS you.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21But you survived. Why vote for Stephanie?
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Because she got a question wrong that I knew.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27That was a good enough reason to me.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Stephanie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39I'm not a loser in any way.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44I was surprised to see my name so often. I'd made one mistake early
0:07:44 > 0:07:48and I'd tried to bank when others hadn't banked at all.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Round Two, team. So far you've won £550
0:07:53 > 0:07:55out of a possible £1000.
0:07:55 > 0:07:5810 seconds go off the clock.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03We start with the strongest link - Brian. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Start the clock. What is the distance
0:08:06 > 0:08:10from the centre of a circle to the circumference called?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Radius.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17What S is a poem consisting of 14 lines, using a formal rhyme scheme?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Sonnet.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22How many species of camel are there? Two or four?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Two.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30Which Scottish-born singer sang the theme for the Bond film, For Your Eyes Only?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Sheena Easton. - Piers.- Bank.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36The seafood "moules" is called what in English?
0:08:36 > 0:08:37Mussels.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42The 1970s music programme, was The Old Grey Whistle what?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Test.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49What V is the normally sleeveless undergarment worn on the upper body?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Vest.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56Robert I, the 14th century King of Scotland, was known by what name?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- Robert the Bruce. - Brian.- Bank.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00What is the official language of Venezuela?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Spanish.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07In Judaism, the first five sections of which book are called the Torah?
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- The Koran.- No, the Bible.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14What does the term "back nine" mean on an 18-hole golf course?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17The last nine holes or the first?
0:09:17 > 0:09:18The last nine.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23Which two letters designate male and female chromosomes?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- X and Y. - Piers, in fashion,
0:09:25 > 0:09:30what C is a French term referring to individually created,
0:09:30 > 0:09:32rather than mass-produced clothes?
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- Chanel.- Couture. Paul, which famous comedian
0:09:36 > 0:09:40played Ali Oopla in the TV series, Whoops Baghdad?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Erm... Eric Morecambe.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Frankie Howerd.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52What lens is used to correct short sight? Convex or concave?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Concave.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00The American composer whose songs include Night And Day is Cole who?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Porter. - Brian.- Bank.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06What S is the dividing wall separating the nostrils?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- Pass.- Septum.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13What M is a nursery education named after its Italian founder?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Montessori.
0:10:15 > 0:10:21John Leslie and Anthea Turner have presented which BBC children's programme?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Blue Peter.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Orzo is a variety of which food? Pasta or rice?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- Pasta. - Piers.- Bank.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34The tiny US showman, Charles Stratton, was known as Tom who?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Thumb.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40What type of animal mainly produces musk - a deer or a whale?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- A deer. - Kate.- Bank.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Which is one of the Seven Seas? Baltic Sea or the North Pacific?
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- Baltic.- No, North Pacific.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51What S is the name of the character
0:10:51 > 0:10:55in George Du Maurier's novel, Trilby, which has become...
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Svengali.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Svengali is correct, but you are out of time.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05In that round, you banked £600.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11Whose train fare could have been better spent?
0:11:11 > 0:11:17Who sticks out as worryingly unsuitable for the rounds to come?
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Having survived the previous vote, Sue remains the weakest link.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30The strongest link is Wendy, but what will the votes reveal?
0:11:31 > 0:11:36Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54John, who cut your hair?
0:11:54 > 0:11:55My wife.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Did a good job, didn't she?
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- What do you do? - I'm a reconciliation manager for a share company.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05What did Sue do to upset you?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08She didn't upset me, but she got a question wrong.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11She was the weakest link, so I picked on her.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- Brian, what happened to you in that round?- Nothing.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Certainly your last question, nothing.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- I know a lot, Anne, but not it all. - You know a lot?
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- Definitely.- What do you do?
0:12:24 > 0:12:30- A call centre manager. - What does that mean?- Hiring, firing. Training people.
0:12:30 > 0:12:36- You train them to have that sing-songy voice when we ring up? - You could say that.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Good customer services, Anne.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41No such thing. Why Sue?
0:12:41 > 0:12:47She got a question wrong like many of us, but she was the weakest so she has to go.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Sue got to be the weakest link in two rounds before she goes.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55She's the medical rep who failed her science question.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10I'm actually very competitive so I was disappointed to be voted off
0:13:10 > 0:13:13because I believe winning is everything.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15I think Paul could be next to go
0:13:15 > 0:13:17because he hesitated quite a bit
0:13:17 > 0:13:21and the team won't want him if he's wasting time.
0:13:22 > 0:13:28Round Three, team. So far, you've won £1150 out of a possible £2000.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Another 10 seconds off the clock.
0:13:30 > 0:13:36We start with the strongest link - Wendy. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Start the clock.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43With what sport is TV's Peter Alliss associated?
0:13:43 > 0:13:44Golf.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47What A is a clear savoury jelly
0:13:47 > 0:13:49usually made from knuckle of veal?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Aspic.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55For what do the letters VE stand in VE Day?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- Victory in Europe. - Kate.- Bank.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03In which year was the first British 50 pence piece introduced? 1969 or 1979?
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- 1979.- No, 1969.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10David Cassidy was in which TV family in the 1970s?
0:14:10 > 0:14:13The Partridges.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18To what did the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company change its name in 1961?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Royal Shakespeare Company.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25What J is an Indonesian island of the Greater Sunda Islands?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Java.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32Complete the title of the 1982 single by the Clash, Rock The what?
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- Casbah. - Piers.- Bank.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Is the town of Welshpool in England or Wales?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- England.- No, Wales.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46Of which sport is the FIBA the international governing body?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Basketball.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53From 1961 to 1966, Richard Chamberlain played which TV doctor?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Pass.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56Dr Kildare.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00What B is the name of husks of barley, wheat or other grain?
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Bran.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06The 1938 novel, Scoop, was written by Evelyn who?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Waugh.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Who championed trousers for women in the 1850s,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Amelia Bloomer or Emilia Knickerbocker?
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- Knickerbocker. - No, Amelia Bloomer.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23In an electric storm, what produces instantaneous heat
0:15:23 > 0:15:26of around 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit?
0:15:26 > 0:15:27Lightning.
0:15:27 > 0:15:33What D is a line of music often accompanying the last verse of a carol
0:15:33 > 0:15:35sung at a higher pitch than the melody?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- A dirge.- Descant.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43In which country was the BMW Car Company founded?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Germany.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48One of the world's few egg-laying mammals
0:15:48 > 0:15:50is the duck-billed what?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Platypus.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56What G is a French term for species or class of composition?
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- Genre. - Brian.- Bank.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03Which two-word term describes a painting of inanimate objects?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Pass.- Still life.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Which former Northern Ireland Secretary
0:16:10 > 0:16:13retired as an MP at the 2001 election?
0:16:13 > 0:16:14Mo Mowlem.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19- Wendy.- Bank.- What A is the red fruit served with saltfish
0:16:19 > 0:16:21in Jamaica's national dish?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24The correct answer is Ackee.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28You banked £420. Who's not delivering? Out of their depth?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38With all her questions answered correctly and money banked,
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Wendy is the strongest link again.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43The statistics show Kate is the weakest link
0:16:43 > 0:16:45but will the team notice that?
0:16:46 > 0:16:51Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Wendy, what do you do?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I'm a casino croupier.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- Do you work nights? - I'm afraid so.- Do they tip you?
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- I'm afraid not. Everywhere else, but not in Britain.- Why?
0:17:17 > 0:17:23The Gaming Board made it illegal. We can't accept tips. They think it's a bribe.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Getting rid of the other women? - Not deliberately.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31It was a toss-up between Kate and Major Piers. I decided
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- to lean towards Kate.- Why?
0:17:33 > 0:17:37She was stumbling, she was slow
0:17:37 > 0:17:39and I don't think she's up to it.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41So, Paul,
0:17:41 > 0:17:44what do you do in the Prison Service?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47A PE instructor.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50You teach them to keep fit inside their cell?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53I teach them, so, as the saying goes,
0:17:53 > 0:17:56they can get fitter and run faster.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Do you do climbing?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00No. Nor pole-vaulting.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Interesting vote there.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04- Do you not like women? - I love women.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Cos you and Major Piers, the former hobby bobby,
0:18:08 > 0:18:10have voted the same way
0:18:10 > 0:18:14on each round so far and it's always to get rid of women.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19It was actually a toss-up between Piers and Kate.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22I thought Piers was slightly better.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27Well, it was very nearly Major Piers, but he's been saved by Kate.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:37 > 0:18:43I couldn't possibly comment on whether Paul and Piers like women,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47but I think there's tactical voting. Guys sticking together.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I voted for Piers because he's been hesitant
0:18:50 > 0:18:57with wrong and silly answers. As a team player, he fails miserably. I want him to go next.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03Round Four, team. You've banked £1570 out of £3000.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08We are taking another 10 seconds off the clock. You have 2.5 minutes.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13We start with the strongest link - Wendy. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Start the clock.
0:19:16 > 0:19:22E.M. Grace was an English cricketer. What were the initials of his more famous brother?
0:19:22 > 0:19:24W.G.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29Which of these cities is further east? Manchester or Sheffield?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Sheffield.
0:19:31 > 0:19:37Which Monty Python member sang the theme to the BBC sitcom, One Foot In The Grave?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- Eric Idle. - Peter.- Bank.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43How many hours does it take the hour hand of a clock
0:19:43 > 0:19:45to travel 90 degrees?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- 30.- 3.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53What F is the name of the broad flat limb a seal uses for swimming?
0:19:53 > 0:19:54Flipper.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01In which English county are the Seven Sisters cliffs? East Sussex or Kent?
0:20:01 > 0:20:03East Sussex.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Which Briton won gold in the women's javelin at the 1984 Olympics?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- Tessa Sanderson. - Piers.- Bank.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14Lake Biwa is the largest lake in which eastern Asian country?
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- Tibet.- Japan.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22On the TV show, Bodger and Badger, is Badger's favourite food
0:20:22 > 0:20:24mashed potato or marmalade?
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Mashed potato.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Hackney and Shire are breeds of which animal?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Shire horse. - Brian.- Bank.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Which cleaning device was invented in 1901
0:20:35 > 0:20:38and used a suction pump and a hosepipe?
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Vacuum cleaner.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Under what name did Mary Anne Evans
0:20:43 > 0:20:46write the 1861 novel, Silas Marner?
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- No idea.- No? George Eliot.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55Complete the title of UB40's 1988 UK hit single, Breakfast In what?
0:20:55 > 0:20:56Bed.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00The name of the economist whose general theory
0:21:00 > 0:21:06is often taken as a turning point in the history of economics is John Maynard who?
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- Kennedy.- Keynes.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11In the 1963 film The Great Escape,
0:21:11 > 0:21:15which English actor played Blyth the forger?
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Donald...
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- Sutherland. - Donald Pleasence.- Yeah.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24How many cubic feet in one cubic yard?
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- 9.- 27.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32To what weekday did Tony Blair move Prime Minister's Questions in 1997?
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Tuesday.- Wednesday, Brian.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Which sign follows Aquarius as the last sign of the Zodiac?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- Capricorn.- Pisces.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Which composer wrote the opera Tannhauser...
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Time is up.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53You've won £250. I urge you,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55highlight the has-beens,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58lose the loser.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Wendy is the strongest link. She got all her answers right.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11John is the weakest link. But will the votes reflect reality?
0:22:12 > 0:22:17Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Piers, you don't know much about geography.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36I wasn't stationed in Tibet or Japan.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Is there a reason why you and Paul
0:22:38 > 0:22:44- continue to vote for exactly the same people?- Absolutely not, Anne.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Did you think Peter was the weakest link?
0:22:47 > 0:22:49He got two wrong - the same as me.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54- Did the army teach you to answer the question you've been asked?- Yes.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Did you think Peter was the weakest link?
0:22:57 > 0:23:02- Yes.- Of course, he wasn't, was he, John?
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- I don't think he was.- No. - I think I hid there a bit.- Yes.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11But thanks for bringing it to everybody's attention(!)
0:23:11 > 0:23:15It'll take their mind off your haircut. Why Peter?
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Because in Round One, when I got nothing wrong, he voted for me.
0:23:19 > 0:23:25You left your brains behind the bar. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34I thought I'd be voted off earlier.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38So it's a little moral victory. But I wanted to stay
0:23:38 > 0:23:42for a little bit more verbal parrying with Anne.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48Round Five. Your total is £1820 out of a possible £4000.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Five of you left.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - Wendy.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Start the clock.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03What is the capital city of Romania?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Bucharest.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10The colloquial term for road hump is "sleeping what"?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Policeman.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17The band that hit the UK in 1977 was Earth Wind and what?
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Fire.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- Bank.- Where is the Lyndon B Johnson Space Center?
0:24:22 > 0:24:26- New York.- No. Houston.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Which parts of the three blind mice were cut off?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Tails.
0:24:32 > 0:24:38In the UK, which long-running industrial dispute ended on 4th March 1985?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40The miners' strike.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44In which decade was The Day Of The Triffids first published?
0:24:44 > 0:24:48- The '40s.- No, the 1950s.
0:24:48 > 0:24:54What is the system of ranking tennis players so they don't meet too soon?
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Seeding.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59In Calvin and Hobbes, what animal is Hobbes?
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- A cat.- No. It's a tiger.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06The British telephone service telling the exact time
0:25:06 > 0:25:08is called the what clock?
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Speaking clock.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14In which language is the Koran recited in a mosque?
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- Islam.- No. In Arabic.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Which sugar is found in milk - lactose or fructose?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Lactose.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Which US city was founded in 1701
0:25:28 > 0:25:31and is synonymous with the US car industry?
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Detroit.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37How many children share 100 sweets, if they all have 10?
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Ten.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43"Sadism" derives from which 18th century writer?
0:25:43 > 0:25:46The Marquis de Sade.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51Which 20th Century US President had the middle name, Milhous?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- I don't know.- Richard Nixon.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57In which century was The Globe Theatre originally erected?
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- The 19th.- The 16th.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05In The Royle Family, what character is played by Caroline Aherne?
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- Sarah.- No. The correct answer is Denise.
0:26:13 > 0:26:19The full name of the New York gallery known as MOMA is the Museum of what?
0:26:22 > 0:26:26The answer is Modern Art. You banked £100.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Who's all pastry and no filling?
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Whose brainstorm is more of a drizzle?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41In this round, John is the strongest link.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45He was the only player to get all his answers right.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Brian is the weakest link. But whose game is now over?
0:26:50 > 0:26:55Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10We have a tie, team - Piers and Brian. Two votes each.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Brian is a big cheese in the call centre industry.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- You've got it. - You don't like Major Piers much.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- He hasn't performed well. - You want to get rid of him.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25- Yes.- You don't like secretaries of golf clubs.- I'm a tennis fan.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Wendy, you don't like Brian much.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32Actually, Brian's very nice. I voted for Brian
0:27:32 > 0:27:36because he didn't perform very well in this particular round.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38When the vote is tied,
0:27:38 > 0:27:41the strongest link casts the deciding vote.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Fortunately, it's John,
0:27:43 > 0:27:47which means we can all have another look at his haircut.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52The choice is yours. Do you want to choose Piers or Brian?
0:27:52 > 0:27:55I'll stick to my original vote - Piers.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59- Why?- Because he's been consistently close to going out.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04And it's time to end the West Country solidarity.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Well, Major Piers, I don't know what they say
0:28:07 > 0:28:10to get you off the parade ground,
0:28:10 > 0:28:14but you can stand to attention, salute, and march away.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:23 > 0:28:29I can't believe I got the Globe Theatre question wrong.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32I'm an idiot for not getting that right.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Brian should be here. He voted for me a couple of times.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38He's lucky. I hope he doesn't win.
0:28:39 > 0:28:45Round Six. You've won £1920 out of a possible £5000.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50Another ten seconds off your time. We start with the strongest link.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52That's John. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Start the clock.
0:28:56 > 0:29:02Which former Neighbours actress released the album Left Of Middle in 1997?
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- Kylie Minogue. - No. Natalie Imbruglia.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Which Lord headed the inquiry into the Profumo affair?
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- I don't know.- Lord Denning.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17Which nut is known as both ground nut and monkey nut?
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Peanut.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21The British judo silver medallist
0:29:21 > 0:29:24at the 1980 Olympics is Neil who?
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- Pass.- Adams.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Pas-de-Calais is an administrative district
0:29:31 > 0:29:33of which European country?
0:29:33 > 0:29:35France.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Which two words go before "pound foolish"?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42- I don't know.- Penny wise.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47In which TV series did Raymond Burr play a detective in a wheelchair?
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Ironside.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- In horse racing...- Bank. - That's too late.- Yes, I know.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Which grey gelding won the King George V Chase
0:29:56 > 0:29:59four times in the '80s and '90s?
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- Shergar.- No. Desert Orchid.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06How many 20p pieces would you need to make £5?
0:30:07 > 0:30:0925.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Which London underground station shares its name
0:30:14 > 0:30:17with a BBC children's programme set in a school?
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- Tower Hill.- Grange Hill.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Which chemical element has the symbol Fe?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Silver.- Iron.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Which police department featured in The Sweeney?
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Flying Squad.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Who is the actress daughter of the media mogul Aaron Spelling?
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- I don't know.- Tori.
0:30:42 > 0:30:48Which annual opera festival has been held near Lewes since 1934?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- I don't know.- Glyndebourne.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55What term is the end of the arm below the wrist, and the cards dealt to a player?
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Hand.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- Bank.- Film: which TV series became a 1996 blockbuster
0:31:01 > 0:31:04starring Tom Cruise, with a sequel in 2000?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11The correct answer is Mission Impossible.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13That was a disastrous round.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15You banked only £20.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20Who is clearly in at the deep end without armbands?
0:31:20 > 0:31:23It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29The strongest link is Paul. He got the most right answers.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Wendy didn't answer a single question correctly.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36But will her earlier good performance save her?
0:31:38 > 0:31:43Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Paul, you've finally succeeded
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- in getting rid of all the women. - Yeah.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Not by design, I can promise you.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04What's the drawing?
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Wendy's got lovely lips so I put lips on the bottom.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Do you think that was funny?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Wendy did.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Why have you voted for her?
0:32:17 > 0:32:22In the last two rounds she's started to stutter a little bit.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25John, why Wendy?
0:32:25 > 0:32:30- She's had a couple of bad rounds and I'm jealous of the hairdo.- Wendy,
0:32:30 > 0:32:32you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43The boys have made a big mistake.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48There was a lot of jealousy there. I think I was the strongest player.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50John will be voted off next.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55He's got an appalling haircut and doesn't answer questions well.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59In that last round, he made a pig's ear of it.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05Round Seven. There's £1940 out of £6000 in the kitty.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Three of you left. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13We start with the strongest link - Paul. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20Cricket: which former England captain is nicknamed Athers?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Mike Atherton.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27The River Tweed forms part of the border between which UK countries?
0:33:27 > 0:33:29England and Scotland.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33In which 1970s children's TV show
0:33:33 > 0:33:36did the characters Madeleine the rag doll
0:33:36 > 0:33:41and Professor Yaffle the woodpecker book end appear?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Bagpuss.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Bank.- What do the Americans call a biscuit?
0:33:47 > 0:33:49A cookie.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53In 1857, which Scottish explorer wrote the book
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Missionary Travels And Researches In South Africa?
0:33:57 > 0:34:01- Ways Of The World. - No. David Livingstone.
0:34:01 > 0:34:07Chief Buthelezi is most commonly associated with the politics of which country?
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- Zimbabwe.- South Africa.
0:34:10 > 0:34:15Jack mended his head with vinegar and what?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- Water.- Brown paper.
0:34:17 > 0:34:22Writer Jane Goldman married which TV and radio presenter
0:34:22 > 0:34:24whom she met at the age of 16?
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- Pass.- Jonathan Ross.
0:34:28 > 0:34:33If an oak is 13 feet tall and a sycamore is 5 metres, which tree is taller?
0:34:33 > 0:34:35The sycamore.
0:34:35 > 0:34:41In which 1997 film did Russell Crowe play the character Bud White?
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- Gladiator.- LA Confidential.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49The Anschluss was the union of Austria and which country?
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Germany.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56From which country does the smorgasbord originate?
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Sweden.
0:34:58 > 0:35:04In 1993, which singer had a hit with a cover version of Have I Told You Lately?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- I don't know.- Rod Stewart.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14The characters Wimpy and Sweetpea appear in a comic...
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Popeye.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23£100 is what you banked. Now, in Round Eight
0:35:23 > 0:35:26you can treble what you bank.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29So in the next round, potentially,
0:35:29 > 0:35:31there's £3000 to be won.
0:35:31 > 0:35:36The question is, who is least likely to raise the bank balance?
0:35:36 > 0:35:40It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46Paul has gone from strongest link to weakest link in this round.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50John is the strongest link for the second time.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54But, at this pivotal point, who will survive the final vote?
0:35:56 > 0:36:01Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Paul, why did you want to get rid of Brian?
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Because he's had a couple of bad rounds lately
0:36:15 > 0:36:17and erm... Well,
0:36:17 > 0:36:20he's a call centre manager. I hate call centres.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24You were the worst player but it's votes that count.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Brian, with two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41I'm annoyed to be voted off as I wasn't the weakest link.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Paul obviously was. And the reasons he gave,
0:36:44 > 0:36:48disliking call centre managers... I wish him bad luck.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Anne is like a reincarnation of Hitler
0:36:51 > 0:36:53with less facial hair.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57But I didn't receive too much banter. I got off quite lightly.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03Round Eight, team. You've got £2040 in the kitty
0:37:03 > 0:37:05out of a possible £7000.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Paul and John,
0:37:07 > 0:37:12you have only 90 seconds but this round's earnings
0:37:12 > 0:37:15will be trebled and added to your total
0:37:15 > 0:37:18for your final prize money. So £3000 is at stake.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23We start with the strongest link - John. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Start the clock.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Nora Batty features in which comedy series?
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Last Of The Summer Wine.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37The M4 and M5 motorways cross just north of which city?
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Bristol.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- Bank. - Who is John Alderton's wife?
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Pauline Collins.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48Who plays the characters Alan Partridge and Paul Calf?
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Steve Coogan.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54What A was the group of countries
0:37:54 > 0:37:57opposed to the Allies in world war II?
0:37:57 > 0:37:58Axis.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03- Bank.- In science, the abbreviation EMF
0:38:03 > 0:38:06stands for electromotive what?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08- Function.- Force.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12In Hushaby Baby where was the cradle placed?
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- The nursery.- On a tree top.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19Which actor starred in The Talented Mr Ripley and Wilde?
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Jude Law.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26What is the surname of the fashion designer Alexander,
0:38:26 > 0:38:29born in the East End of London in 1970?
0:38:29 > 0:38:31- I don't know.- McQueen.
0:38:31 > 0:38:37What was the first name of the Mr Ford who built his first car in 1896?
0:38:37 > 0:38:38Henry.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43Which city in South Carolina was named in honour of King Charles II?
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Charleston.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Which country play their rugby matches at Murrayfield?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Scotland.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- Bank.- By what name was the crash on the New York Stock Exchange...
0:38:57 > 0:39:02Your time is up. You managed to win £220 between you.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04We'll treble that.
0:39:04 > 0:39:09That means prize money today of £2700.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Only one of you can win.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17Now you will play against each other. Alternate questions.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24If there's a tie, it's sudden death
0:39:24 > 0:39:29until we have a winner. So Paul and John - £2700.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Paul, as the strongest link,
0:39:36 > 0:39:40- you have the choice of who goes first.- I'll go first.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Paul,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48what is 40 per cent of 20?
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- Eight.- That is the correct answer.
0:39:53 > 0:39:59With which country does Chile share the southern peninsular of South America?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- Peru.- No. The correct answer is Argentina.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09In the USA, who in 1996
0:40:09 > 0:40:11became the first woman ever
0:40:11 > 0:40:14to hold the post of Secretary of State?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Marilyn Allbright.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19No. The correct answer
0:40:19 > 0:40:23is MADELEINE Allbright.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27In Greek mythology, who was the many-headed dog
0:40:27 > 0:40:30that guarded the gates of hell?
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- Hades.- No. Cerberus.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43Paul, which pet cat left Downing Street in 1997
0:40:43 > 0:40:45after eight years at No.10?
0:40:47 > 0:40:51- Percy.- No. The correct answer is Humphrey.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53John, in the British monarchy,
0:40:53 > 0:40:57who is the second son of Queen Elizabeth II?
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- Andrew.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Paul, the first draft of which children's book
0:41:06 > 0:41:11was called The Emerald City but was allegedly changed
0:41:11 > 0:41:15because it was thought unlucky to have a jewel in the title?
0:41:15 > 0:41:19- The Wizard Of Oz. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22John, in human biology,
0:41:22 > 0:41:27by what name is the axilla more commonly known?
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- Funny bone.- No. The correct answer is armpit.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Paul, if you answer this question correctly,
0:41:43 > 0:41:49you have won. So, for £2700,
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Vivien Leigh won an Oscar for her role
0:41:52 > 0:41:57as which character in the 1951 film
0:41:57 > 0:42:01A Streetcar Named Desire?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05I have absolutely no idea.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08The correct answer is Blanche.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12John, you need to answer this question correctly...
0:42:14 > 0:42:16otherwise, Paul has won.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18In pop music,
0:42:18 > 0:42:23which UK synthesiser duo, formed in 1979,
0:42:23 > 0:42:28named themselves after a type of dessert?
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- Blancmange. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36After five questions we have a tie.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39So we go into a sudden death situation.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42The questions will continue in pairs.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45If Paul answers his question correctly,
0:42:45 > 0:42:48John has to answer his correctly.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Paul, if you get your question wrong,
0:42:51 > 0:42:54and John answers correctly, he wins.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58So, Paul and John, let's play Sudden Death.
0:43:02 > 0:43:08Paul, in cricket, with which county did England fast bowler Andy Caddick
0:43:08 > 0:43:10begin his first-class career?
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- Middlesex.- No. The correct answer is Somerset.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24What acronym was the name of the official news agency
0:43:24 > 0:43:28of the Soviet Union from 1925 until 1991?
0:43:28 > 0:43:31- TASS.- That is the correct answer.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36That means, John,
0:43:36 > 0:43:40you are the strongest link and you go away with £2700.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42Paul, you leave with nothing.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53I did expect to win because I'm fairly knowledgable.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56And I'm disappointed to lose.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58Paul was the best other contestant.
0:43:58 > 0:44:02And he had a very ruthless steak in him.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05John was a good player but not the best there.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08My children said I'd be voted off first.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10Holly and Tom, I've proved you wrong.
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