0:00:02 > 0:00:04Today's nine contestants
0:00:04 > 0:00:06are preparing for the show.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10Only one of them will win the prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:17The others will leave with nothing, as their team-mates vote them the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:34 > 0:00:39Any of the nine people here in the studio today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:44They don't know each other, but to get the money they must work as a team.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47But eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:47 > 0:00:52as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00I'm Eric, I'm 51, I'm a retail area manager, and I live in London.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06I'm Anne Marie, I'm 19, I'm a student and I'm from County Donegal.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10I'm Barry, I'm 37, a stores manager from Hampshire.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16I'm Sheila, I'm 46, and I'm an operations assistant. I live in Gateshead.
0:01:16 > 0:01:22I'm Darren, I'm 24, and a sales administrator from Bracknell in Berkshire.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28I'm Lynn, I'm a 34-year-old housewife from East Kilbride.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31I'm Norman, I'm 68, I'm retired, I'm from Norwich.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36I'm Chris, I'm 40, and I'm an FLM from East Yorkshire.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42I'm Catherine, I'm 28, and a town planner in Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:01:43 > 0:01:50In each round, the aim is to get enough questions right to make your £1000 target in time.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54The fastest way is to make a chain of nine right answers.
0:01:54 > 0:02:00Get your question wrong, and you break the chain and lose all the money in it.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04If you say "Bank" before a question, the money is safe.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08However, you start a new chain from scratch. Remember,
0:02:08 > 0:02:13at the end of the round, only banked money can go forward.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16In Round One, three minutes are on the clock.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically, Anne Marie.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33In Cockney slang, who is your trouble and strife?
0:02:33 > 0:02:34- Pass.- Wife.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38According to the proverb, what is the spice of life?
0:02:38 > 0:02:39- Pass.- Variety.
0:02:39 > 0:02:45What V is a card sent anonymously on February 14th as a sign of affection?
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Valentine.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51Complete the title of the 1981 film: The French Lieutenant's what?
0:02:52 > 0:02:53- Mistress.- Woman.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56In religion, what D is an early follower of Jesus?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Disciple.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Hot cross what are eaten on Good Friday?
0:03:01 > 0:03:02Buns.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Who was in the tub with the butcher and the baker?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07The candlestick maker.
0:03:07 > 0:03:13In the animal kingdom, what B is a small Australian parakeet, often kept as a pet?
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Pass.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20Budgerigar. What is the first name of Jimmy Tarbuck's TV presenter daughter,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22who hosted The Big Breakfast?
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Liza.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25What are winkle-pickers?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Shoes.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32What calcium-rich fluid is made by female mammals to feed their young?
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Milk.
0:03:33 > 0:03:39- Bank.- Who hosts the current affairs programme Have I Got News For You?
0:03:39 > 0:03:40- Jeremy Paxman.- Angus Deayton.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45In food, what P is the name of the white inner skin of citrus fruit?
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Pith.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Where was the former county Mid Glamorgan?
0:03:50 > 0:03:51Wales.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55What fungal infection with the medical name tinea pedis
0:03:55 > 0:03:58attacks the soft skin of the feet?
0:03:58 > 0:03:59Athlete's foot.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Eight is the cube of which number?
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Two.
0:04:02 > 0:04:08In the animal kingdom, what M is the name of a mature female horse?
0:04:08 > 0:04:09A mare.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- Bank.- In chess, what term tells an opponent
0:04:12 > 0:04:16your move put his king in jeopardy but not irretrievably?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Check.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23What P is an alcoholic drink from Portugal of wine fortified with brandy?
0:04:26 > 0:04:27Port.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32In the animal kingdom, what V is a venomous snake with long folding fangs?
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Viper.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- Bank. - Through which pipe are fumes discharged from car engines?
0:04:38 > 0:04:39- Carburettor.- Exhaust.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44In sport, which ball is larger, a basketball or a football?
0:04:44 > 0:04:45Basketball.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50By what name is the plant Nicotiana tabacum more commonly known?
0:04:50 > 0:04:51Tobacco.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Bank.- Is porterhouse a type of steak or pie?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Steak.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00In nature, thistledown seeds are produced by which plant?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- Pass.- Thistle.
0:05:02 > 0:05:08Jimmy Savile presented the first episode of which BBC music chart programme in 1964?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Top Of The Pops.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12What C is a French pancake?
0:05:12 > 0:05:13Crepe.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18- Bank.- Which Queen was on the Egyptian throne between 51 and 31 BC?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- Pass.- Cleopatra.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26What D is property or money given by a bride's family to the groom or his family?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Pass.- Dowry.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Time is up.
0:05:31 > 0:05:37You banked £600 of a possible £1000 in that first round.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42It'll be hard to decide, but who doesn't deserve to stay?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Who will cost you money if they do?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Eric is the first strongest link.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Sheila is the weakest link. She got only one question right.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00But she did bank £200 for the team.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Did the rest of the team pick up on this?
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Anne Marie.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Sheila.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Catherine.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Anne Marie.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Anne Marie.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Anne Marie.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Anne Marie.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Catherine.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Barry.
0:06:30 > 0:06:31Darren.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35The French Lieutenant's Mistress!
0:06:35 > 0:06:40- What's that film about? - I've not seen it. - I don't think any of us have!
0:06:40 > 0:06:45- Why Anne Marie? - Well, I do like redheads but, unfortunately, I thought
0:06:45 > 0:06:50she was the most nervous, and she got a couple of questions wrong.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- You thought she was the weakest link?- Yeah.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- She wasn't. Was she, Sheila?- No.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- Who was?- Probably me.- Mmm.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01You think Have I Got News For You
0:07:01 > 0:07:04is chaired by Jeremy Paxman?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- I don't watch the programme. - Clearly!
0:07:07 > 0:07:08Anne Marie...
0:07:08 > 0:07:13Statistically, you were not the worst player. Sheila was.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17They say they don't mind redheads, but I'm not sure I agree.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21With five votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33I didn't expect to get voted off. Sheila was the weakest link
0:07:33 > 0:07:37in that round, not myself, so I'm a bit peeved about that.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41I think the team picked on me because I'm the youngest.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44They don't like young people to win.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Round Two. You've won £600 so far.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Eight of you left. Ten seconds less.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58We start with the strongest link, Eric. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Start the clock.
0:08:00 > 0:08:06If a machine fills 48 cartons in one hour, how many will it fill in two and a half?
0:08:09 > 0:08:10120.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Do egg-eating snakes actually eat eggs?
0:08:14 > 0:08:15Yes.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19This is a Leo Sayer song. You Make Me Feel Like... What?
0:08:19 > 0:08:20Dancing.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- Bank.- Under Milk Wood is set in which country?
0:08:24 > 0:08:25- America.- Wales.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30What is the sitting position in which Buddha is commonly pictured?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Pass.- The Lotus.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37In the TV comedy series Absolutely Fabulous, which actress played Bubble?
0:08:39 > 0:08:40- Pass.- Jane Horrocks.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45Which English composer wrote the music for the stage musical Evita?
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Lloyd Webber.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52Colin Baker was the sixth actor to play which TV science fiction character?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Doctor Who.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- Bank.- The force between things rubbed together is...?
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Friction.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03Captain Matthew Webb was first to swim which channel in 1875?
0:09:03 > 0:09:04English Channel.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- Bank.- Are the Houses of Parliament north or south of the River Thames?
0:09:09 > 0:09:10- South.- North.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Bombardier and dung are both types of what animal?
0:09:14 > 0:09:15Beetle.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20In art, is tempera a paint mixed with egg or oil?
0:09:20 > 0:09:21- Oil.- Egg.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25In biology, what C is another name for the large intestine?
0:09:27 > 0:09:28- Pass.- Colon.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33A person working for the UK government signs the Official what Act?
0:09:33 > 0:09:34Secrets Act.
0:09:34 > 0:09:40Ralph Macchio played the character Daniel Larusso in which 1984 martial arts film?
0:09:40 > 0:09:42The Karate Kid.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45What T is the most common species of owl in Britain?
0:09:45 > 0:09:50- I'm sorry?- What T is the most common species of owl in Britain?
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Tawny.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56In which year did BBC2 begin broadcasting? 1964 or 1974?
0:09:56 > 0:09:571964.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02- Bank.- Which Tibetan religious leader went into exile in 1959?
0:10:02 > 0:10:03The Dalai Lama.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08In astronomy, which famous comet made an appearance in 1066, 1607 and 1986?
0:10:08 > 0:10:09Halley's Comet.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14- Bank.- Which airport has most passengers, Heathrow or JFK, New York?
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Heathrow.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20Was the famous musical Annie based on a comic strip or a novel?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Comic strip.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Who was the elderly spinster detective created by Agatha Christie?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Miss Marple.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- Bank.- In ecology, what B is material that can rot away after use?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Vegetation.- Biodegradable.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39Which queen of France was executed during the French Revolution?
0:10:39 > 0:10:40Marie Antoinette.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Bank.- Is a drupe a fleshy fruit or a fabric?
0:10:43 > 0:10:44Fabric.
0:10:44 > 0:10:50- Bank.- Which Hollywood film studio pioneered the 1927 film The Jazz Singer?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Time is up.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57The answer was Warner Brothers.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01In that round, you banked £590.
0:11:01 > 0:11:09Who is too dazzled by the lights? Who is bewildered and dazed?
0:11:09 > 0:11:12It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Eric is the strongest link for the second time.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20The weakest link is Norman.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22But how will the voting go?
0:11:24 > 0:11:29Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48We have a tie, team.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Norman. Why Sheila?
0:11:52 > 0:11:58Purely...intuitive. I don't think I was right, but...I just voted for Sheila.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- Have another guess at who was the weakest link. - I think- I- was.- Right!
0:12:04 > 0:12:09- Sheila. Why Norman? - I remember him having two wrong, and then he hesitated.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Right. Whereas you only got one wrong, and you banked £270.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Well, Eric.
0:12:17 > 0:12:23When the vote is tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote. That's you.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25You didn't vote for either of them,
0:12:25 > 0:12:30but you now have the choice of getting rid of Norman or Sheila.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Statistically, remember, Norman was the weakest link.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41- I'll pick Norman.- Norman, they got rid of the youngest team member.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46They're now getting rid of the oldest. You are the weakest link. Goodbye!
0:12:53 > 0:12:57I thought I'd go further, but the first round deceived me.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01I was doing so well. I thought, "I'm going well."
0:13:01 > 0:13:06I think that either Barry or Eric will progress through,
0:13:06 > 0:13:10because they do answer most of the questions well.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17Round Three. You've won, so far, £1190.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Seven of you now. Ten seconds off the clock.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25Starting with the strongest link, Eric, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Start the clock.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31To which party did English politician Stanley Baldwin belong?
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- Labour Party.- Conservative.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38What N is a city in France that is a leading resort on the French Riviera?
0:13:38 > 0:13:39Nice.
0:13:39 > 0:13:45What is the acrobatic style of solo dancing often associated with hip-hop?
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- Pass.- Break dancing.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50In music, is a baritone a male or female voice?
0:13:50 > 0:13:51Male.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56Which Jane Austen novel features the character Jane Fairfax?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Emma.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Parquet flooring is made from tiles of what?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Wood.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Which indigenous people call their native food bush tucks?
0:14:07 > 0:14:08Aborigine.
0:14:08 > 0:14:14- Bank.- In which 1989 film did Dolly Parton star with Daryl Hannah and Julia Roberts?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- Nine To Five.- Steel Magnolias.
0:14:17 > 0:14:23In which year of the 1980s was Alex Ferguson appointed manager of Manchester United?
0:14:23 > 0:14:24- 1981.- 1986.
0:14:24 > 0:14:30In the 2000 film Meet The Parents, who played the potential father-in-law?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- Steve Martin.- Robert De Niro.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38Which poet, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature, wrote the play The Cocktail Party?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- WC Fields?- TS Eliot.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44In which country is the province of Ontario?
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Canada.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50To which family of instruments does the glockenspiel belong?
0:14:50 > 0:14:51- Wood.- Percussion.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57If a company spent 90% of their £5000 budget, how much would they have spent?
0:14:58 > 0:14:59- £3800.- £4500.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05What T was a royal house with Welsh origins?
0:15:05 > 0:15:06Tudor.
0:15:06 > 0:15:12In the film Raising Arizona, was Nicholas Cage stealing a baby or a dog?
0:15:12 > 0:15:13A baby.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16How is singer Katherine Lang commonly known?
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- Celine Dion.- kd lang.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Which Danish author wrote The Princess And The Pea?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Hans Christian Andersen.
0:15:24 > 0:15:30Which S is a device which can digitally reproduce and transmit an image?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Synthesiser.- Scanner.
0:15:32 > 0:15:39- Bank.- Which political system was introduced in 1948 to South Africa?
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Apartheid.
0:15:40 > 0:15:46Which TV cartoon series created by Matt Groening won an EMMY in 1990?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48The Simpsons.
0:15:48 > 0:15:54Which Tchaikovsky ballet features a battle against the king of the mice?
0:15:54 > 0:15:55- Swan Lake.- The Nutcracker.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00Which M is an instrument that resembles a lute and has metal strings?
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Mandolin.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Time is up.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08You scraped together
0:16:08 > 0:16:12just £270 in that round.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14What you need to do
0:16:14 > 0:16:17is select the most stupid among you
0:16:17 > 0:16:19and send them on their way.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29Barry is the strongest link with three correct answers.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Sheila is the weakest link for the second time.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Can she survive another vote?
0:16:36 > 0:16:41Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- Catherine, where are you from? - Stratford Upon Avon.
0:17:02 > 0:17:08- Have they got any modern, funny-looking buildings there? - Old buildings.- No new ones?
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- No.- I just thought that, as a town planner,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17you might have worked out the measurements.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- But you can't add up, can you?- No.
0:17:20 > 0:17:26- And you've got a biology degree and you've never heard of a budgerigar. - No.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Why Sheila?
0:17:28 > 0:17:35She's consistently been weaker than anyone else. Eric was the weakest but he's been banking well.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Actually, Sheila was.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- Lynn, why Sheila? - I thought she was the weakest link.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47Sheila, three rounds packed with questions
0:17:47 > 0:17:49and there was little that you knew.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54With six votes, unanimously, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06My overall performance was very weak. I was so nervous.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08It was fair that I was voted off.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Anne is very intimidating.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12She has very piercing eyes.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15And she's quite scary.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Round Four.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24Of the £3000 you could have won, you've banked £1460. Six of you left.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31We'll start with the strongest link. That's Barry.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Start the clock. Central Park is in which borough of New York?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- Pass.- Manhattan.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43For which organisation do the initials BTA stand?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Pass. - British Theatre Association.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51What is the full first name of actor Will Smith, William or Willard?
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- William.- Willard.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Complete the title of this Phil Collins song:
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Something Happened On The Way To... where?
0:18:59 > 0:19:00- Pass.- Heaven.
0:19:00 > 0:19:07What S was a computer, popular in the 1980s, named after a range of colour?
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Spectrum.
0:19:09 > 0:19:15If you jogged at a speed of 4mph, how many minutes would it take to to jog a mile?
0:19:15 > 0:19:16Fifteen.
0:19:16 > 0:19:23Which N is a city in east Africa founded as a trading centre in the 19th century?
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Nairobi.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28- Bank.- Which Hampshire town was created as an army camp in 1855?
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Aldershot.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34Is a gnatcatcher a bird or a reptile?
0:19:34 > 0:19:35A bird.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Is California in the east or west of America?
0:19:38 > 0:19:39- East.- West.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork were members of which 1960s pop group?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Pass.- The Monkees.
0:19:47 > 0:19:53In Roman mythology what D was the goddess of nature, fertility and chilbirth?
0:19:53 > 0:19:54- Demeter.- Diana.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Are the Cyclopes in Greek or Roman mythology?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Greek.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04Who had UK hits with Whenever God Shines His Light and Brown Eyed Girl?
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- Pass.- Van Morrison.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11What was the surname of the American poet Ezra, born in 1885?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- Watkins.- Pound.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21In science, what name is given to the study of poisons?
0:20:21 > 0:20:22Toxicology.
0:20:22 > 0:20:29Which north American Indian princess saved the life of John Smith in the 1600s?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- Andromeda.- Pocahontas.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36Who played Tony Montana in the 1983 film Scarface?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Al Pacino.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42What D is an American state where you would find Newark?
0:20:42 > 0:20:43Delaware.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46By what name is Ceylon now known?
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- Pakistan.- Sri Lanka.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54What is the name given to a female hare or rabbit?
0:20:56 > 0:20:57- Leveret.- Doe.
0:20:57 > 0:21:03What B is a type of blade designed to be attached to the muzzle of a rifle?
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Bayonet.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Time is up and you've banked £120.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Who is seriously standing in your way now?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Who should sling their hook?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Barry is the strongest link again.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Lynn is the weakest link statistically.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Will the voting follow the facts?
0:21:34 > 0:21:39Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Chris, what do you do?
0:21:56 > 0:22:02- I'm a shift manager in a food factory. - What sort of food?- Frozen food.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07- Is Phil Collins not big in the frozen food industry? - Not in my line.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13- Why Lynn? - I thought she was the weakest link.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Darren,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18you think the poet friend of TS Eliot
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- is WC Fields! - Yeah, they were good friends.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- Under Milk Wood set in America? - Not my favourite.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Why Lynn?
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Erm...because she had a weaker round than me.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Only just.- Just.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38- Eric, why Lynn? - I think she's been fairly weak
0:22:38 > 0:22:41in some previous rounds, as well.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Lynn, what happened to all your knowledge?
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- It disappeared out of the window. - You're going to disappear now.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:22:59 > 0:23:05I think I got voted off because I don't appear to know that a doe is a female rabbit.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09The kids will be shouting that at the television.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13I'd like to see either Darren or Eric go next
0:23:13 > 0:23:15as they both voted for me.
0:23:17 > 0:23:24Round Five. Your total is £1580. There are five of you left.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29We start with the strongest link. That's Barry.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Start the clock.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Hokkaido is the northernmost island of which country?
0:23:39 > 0:23:40- Hawaii.- Japan.
0:23:40 > 0:23:47Which British actress won an Oscar for her performance in A Passage To India?
0:23:48 > 0:23:49- Meryl Streep.- Peggy Ashcroft.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53What religion is based on the teachings of The Enlightened One?
0:23:56 > 0:23:57Buddhism.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02In which city was General Motors formed, Detroit or Chicago?
0:24:02 > 0:24:03Detroit.
0:24:03 > 0:24:10Which UK sailing event was inaugurated in 1957 by the Royal Ocean Racing Club?
0:24:11 > 0:24:12- America's Cup. - Admiral's Cup.
0:24:12 > 0:24:20The sculpture of which US president is in the national memorial, Washington DC?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- Roosevelt.- Lincoln.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Who was the 7th Cavalry general killed at the Little Bighorn?
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Custer.
0:24:27 > 0:24:33If a nurse works nine hours a day, how many hours does she work over four days?
0:24:33 > 0:24:34Thirty-six.
0:24:34 > 0:24:40Which season lasts from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice?
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- Winter.- Spring.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47The musical term "fugue" comes from the Latin "fuga"
0:24:47 > 0:24:50meaning what in English, flight or fire?
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Flight.
0:24:51 > 0:24:57What is the mountain range on the western fringe of South America?
0:24:57 > 0:24:58Andes.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- Bank.- In which English city are three districts called
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Airburth, Fazakerley and Garston?
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- Manchester.- Liverpool.
0:25:06 > 0:25:12In American history, what was the American FBI director J Edgar Hoover's first name?
0:25:12 > 0:25:14John.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16In science, what is an empty space
0:25:16 > 0:25:20which does not contain any particles of air or matter?
0:25:20 > 0:25:21Vacuum.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- Bank.- In the animal kingdom, what name is given to a young otter?
0:25:26 > 0:25:27- Pass.- Pup.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32In history, King Ethelred II of England was known by which nickname?
0:25:32 > 0:25:34The Unready.
0:25:34 > 0:25:39The 1951 film An American In Paris featured the music of which famous composer?
0:25:40 > 0:25:41Beethoven.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Gershwin.
0:25:43 > 0:25:49In the periodic table, which inner gaseous element is represented by the symbol AR?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- Pass.- Argon.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- Bank.- What A is a skilled worker who makes things by hand?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Time is up. The correct answer was artisan.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05£100 you put into the kitty.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Who now is seriously out of their depth?
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Who is far too expensive a luxury to have on the team?
0:26:13 > 0:26:17It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23Chris is the strongest link with three questions correct.
0:26:23 > 0:26:29The weakest link is Darren, as he got three wrong. But who will lose out in the vote?
0:26:31 > 0:26:36Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- Chris, how was that round for you? - Average.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55- I got two right, two wrong, I think. - No, three right, one wrong.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- I did better than I thought. - Why Darren?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I thought he was the weakest link.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02Right.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- Barry, have you had enough of Darren?- At the moment.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- There is only this moment. - Very true.
0:27:11 > 0:27:16Darren, if there was a prize for ingenuity, you would win it.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- You thought Beethoven wrote a '40s musical.- Probably not.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24You probably won't argue, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35I think the final will be between Chris and Catherine.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38They've been consistent in the game,
0:27:38 > 0:27:42and they're next to each other, so it's tactical voting.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45I think Barry will be the one to got next.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47He's arrogant and full of himself.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50He's OK, but I hope he doesn't win.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Round Six.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57You've won £1680 so far. There are four of you left.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01We'll take another ten seconds from the time.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05We start with the strongest - Chris. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Start the clock.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12What S is heated with rubber to do vulcanisation?
0:28:12 > 0:28:14- Steel.- Sulphur.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18In biology, can the larynx be found at the top or bottom of the trachea?
0:28:18 > 0:28:20The top.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24In which sport is a small hard rubber disk called a puck used?
0:28:24 > 0:28:25Ice hockey.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Which Shakespeare play features the Trojan king, Hector?
0:28:29 > 0:28:30Twelfth Night.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Troilus And Cressida.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37What M is a musical composition with unaccompanied voices?
0:28:37 > 0:28:38- Pass.- Madrigal.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42The TV comedy series Fawlty Towers was written by John Cleese
0:28:42 > 0:28:44and which co-star?
0:28:46 > 0:28:47Pass.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Connie Booth.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Who wrote Women In Love and The Rainbow?
0:28:52 > 0:28:54DH Lawrence.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58What M are the Somerset hills that contain the Cheddar Gorge?
0:28:58 > 0:28:59Mendips.
0:28:59 > 0:29:05- Bank.- George Robertson resigned as Defence Secretary to join which organisation in 1999?
0:29:05 > 0:29:06NATO.
0:29:06 > 0:29:12In Boris Pasternak's novel which title character was in love with Lara?
0:29:17 > 0:29:18Hercules.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Dr Zhivago.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24Which Scottish city has the nickname Auld Reekie?
0:29:24 > 0:29:25Glasgow.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30Edinburgh. What B is the most common variety of volcanic rock?
0:29:30 > 0:29:31Pass.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Basalt.
0:29:33 > 0:29:39Does Pavarotti always carry his white handkerchief or glasses on stage for luck?
0:29:39 > 0:29:40His white handkerchief.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45- Bank.- In sport, in which country were the 1994 Winter Olympics held?
0:29:48 > 0:29:49Germany.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Norway.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53In which 1749 Henry Fielding novel
0:29:53 > 0:29:57does a boy called Tom fall for a girl called Sophia?
0:29:57 > 0:29:58Tom Jones.
0:29:58 > 0:30:04In the US cartoon Beavis And Butt-head, which character has blond hair?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Beavis.
0:30:06 > 0:30:12Which Spanish golfer captained the European Ryder Cup team to victory in 1997?
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Seve Ballesteros.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Bank.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22You banked in time and banked altogether £170.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Who would now not be missed?
0:30:27 > 0:30:32Who's too slow to stay? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Eric is the strongest link for the third time.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41Catherine is the weakest link. She only got one right.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Will the others have noticed?
0:30:46 > 0:30:50Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Eric, why Catherine?
0:31:08 > 0:31:12She banked, but she got more questions wrong.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- Chris, why Catherine? - Got the most wrong.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Well, Catherine, statistically
0:31:21 > 0:31:24you were the worst player in that round.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28Statistically, overall you're the worst player.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33I hope your town planning is better than your general knowledge.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49In every round, I got a few wrong. That one was the last straw for them.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53I'm not pleased. I was disappointed in Eric.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56I didn't think he'd vote for me.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59As a result, I hope that Chris goes on to win it.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Round Seven.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08You've banked £1850 out of the £6000 you could have won.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Three left. 10 more seconds off the clock.
0:32:11 > 0:32:18We start with the strongest - Eric. Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Australia's garden state is...?
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- New South Wales.- Victoria.
0:32:22 > 0:32:28The Charge Of The Light Brigade was written by which 19th-century poet?
0:32:28 > 0:32:29Pass.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30Alfred Lord Tennyson.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35Which Danish islands lie between the Shetland Islands and Iceland?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37The Faeroe Isles.
0:32:37 > 0:32:43Which Parisian railway station is the subject of a series of paintings by Monet?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Gare d'Orsay.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Gare de St-Lazare.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51What A is the hormone that increases the heart rate?
0:32:51 > 0:32:52Adrenaline.
0:32:52 > 0:32:57The WWII plane, the Spitfire, had an engine made by which company?
0:32:57 > 0:32:58Rolls-Royce.
0:32:58 > 0:33:04- Bank.- Which children's stories are set on the Isle of Soda and Mann?
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- Pass.- Thomas The Tank Engine.
0:33:06 > 0:33:11The North American NHL is the professional league in which sport?
0:33:11 > 0:33:12- Football.- Ice hockey.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17Which city is the seat of government of the Netherlands?
0:33:17 > 0:33:18The Hague.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19Jan-Michael Vincent
0:33:19 > 0:33:27starred in which 1980s US adventure series featuring a top-secret superhelicopter?
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- Knight Rider.- Airwolf.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Gothite is a common oxide of which metallic element?
0:33:34 > 0:33:35Iron.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40- Bank. - What country suffered hyperinflation in 1923?
0:33:40 > 0:33:42- America.- Germany.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46What high-speed oven was invented by Percy Spencer?
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- Pressure cooker.- Microwave.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52Proverbs. You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the...?
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- Pass.- Hounds.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59What time is 22 minutes past ten in the evening on a 24-hour clock?
0:33:59 > 0:34:0022.22.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04What is North America's largest living mammal?
0:34:04 > 0:34:05- Moose.- Bison.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10What S was, until 1922, the title of the sovereign ruler of Turkey?
0:34:10 > 0:34:11- Shah.- Sultan.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15In which country would you find Damascus?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- Morocco.- Syria.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Bank.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24My, my! The three brainboxes left
0:34:24 > 0:34:27and you managed to bank £70.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31You only answered six correctly.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35It shows what happens when you let the women go!
0:34:35 > 0:34:40In Round Eight, you treble what you bank. There's £3000 to be won.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Who don't you like very much?
0:34:43 > 0:34:47Who'll get the push? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:34:50 > 0:34:56Eric has gone from strongest to weakest link as he failed to get any questions correct.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Chris is the strongest link for a second time.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04At this crucial stage, how will they make their choice?
0:35:05 > 0:35:09Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Chris, why have you voted for Barry?
0:35:25 > 0:35:30He voted for me in the round before. It was the first time I'd been voted.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35Viewers might think that you are a big cowardy custard...
0:35:35 > 0:35:41- I am! - ..and that you have voted off the person you most fear for the final.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44I might have done!
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- Eric, why Barry?- I think he was the weaker of the other two.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Right.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54True, but statistically you were worse than either of them!
0:35:54 > 0:35:57I'm aware of that and feel reprieved.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Barry, you are the weakest link.
0:36:00 > 0:36:01Goodbye.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13I am peeved. I thought, "What are they doing?"
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Eric voted for me straight away.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21What I have I done to him? I was getting a friendship going. Rotter!
0:36:21 > 0:36:27Eric was lucky to survive that round and I think Chris will win overall.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Round Eight.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35You have £1920 in the bank so far.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Eric and Chris,
0:36:37 > 0:36:41just the two of you left. Retail sales versus frozen foods.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46You have only 90 seconds. Whatever you win will be trebled
0:36:46 > 0:36:49and added to your total to make up your final prize.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54£3000 is at stake. We start with the strongest link - Chris.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Start the clock.
0:37:00 > 0:37:06Which French model and actress had a UK hit record with Joe Le Taxi in 1988?
0:37:06 > 0:37:07Pass.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Vanessa Paradis.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12In what year did the Gulf War begin?
0:37:12 > 0:37:13- 1983.- 1991.
0:37:13 > 0:37:18During which major Jewish festival is unleavened bread eaten?
0:37:18 > 0:37:19The Passover.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24Which Norwegian city was known as Christiania until 1924?
0:37:24 > 0:37:25- Stockholm.- Oslo.
0:37:25 > 0:37:31What type of supposedly undetectable aeroplane was introduced by the USA in 1988?
0:37:31 > 0:37:32Stealth.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- Bank.- In which century were proteins discovered?
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- 20th.- 19th.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42How many books are in the Pentateuch in the Old Testament?
0:37:42 > 0:37:44- 30.- Five.
0:37:44 > 0:37:51Which David writes books using Catholicism as a theme, like The British Museum Is Falling Down?
0:37:51 > 0:37:52David Lodge.
0:37:52 > 0:37:58In the 1953 film Julius Caesar, which US actor played Mark Antony?
0:37:58 > 0:37:59Pass.
0:37:59 > 0:38:00Marlon Brando.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03Which is the largest species of lizard?
0:38:03 > 0:38:04Iguana.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Komodo dragon.
0:38:06 > 0:38:12A car distributor sends pulses of high-voltage electricity to what?
0:38:12 > 0:38:13Spark plugs.
0:38:13 > 0:38:14Bank.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19Who was the Conservative PM from 1955 to 1957?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Harold Macmillan.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Anthony Eden.
0:38:22 > 0:38:29Which Norwegian politician's name now means "traitor" after he helped the Nazis?
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Time's up. The correct answer was Quisling.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Left to your own devices,
0:38:37 > 0:38:39you managed to win
0:38:39 > 0:38:41just £40
0:38:41 > 0:38:45and only answer four questions correctly.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49We'll treble the money and add it to your winnings.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52That means a prize today of £2040.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56For one of you. Now you'll be playing against each other.
0:38:56 > 0:39:03I'll ask alternate questions, the best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:39:03 > 0:39:08If there's a tie, we'll go for Sudden Death until we have a winner.
0:39:08 > 0:39:14Eric and Chris, for £2040, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:15 > 0:39:20- Chris, as the strongest link, who goes first?- Eric can go first.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Eric.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27In the Bible,
0:39:27 > 0:39:30which part of his disciples' bodies
0:39:30 > 0:39:32did Jesus wash at the Last Supper?
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- Their feet. - That is the correct answer.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Chris.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43In which European country
0:39:43 > 0:39:46would you find the city of Graz?
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- Poland. - The correct answer is Austria.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52Eric.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56In music,
0:39:56 > 0:40:02which American singer had a UK hit in 1967
0:40:02 > 0:40:06with Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart?
0:40:07 > 0:40:12- Dionne Warwick. - The correct answer is Gene Pitney.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Chris.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17In 1998,
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Jane Couch won a legal battle
0:40:20 > 0:40:24to compete professionally in which sport in Britain?
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- Boxing.- That is the correct answer.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Eric. What was the name
0:40:30 > 0:40:33of the 17th-century English actress
0:40:33 > 0:40:36who was also a mistress of Charles II?
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- Nell Gwyn. - That is the correct answer.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Chris.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46In the UK,
0:40:46 > 0:40:49the M11 motorway connects London
0:40:49 > 0:40:53to which city as its final destination?
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- Cambridge. - That is the correct answer.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Eric.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00In TV,
0:41:00 > 0:41:06which 1990s comedy series was about the manager and staff
0:41:06 > 0:41:10of the Whitbury Newtown Leisure Centre?
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- The Brittas Empire. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Chris.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Which trees were widely grown in churchyards,
0:41:21 > 0:41:26since they traditionally sheltered early Christian missionaries
0:41:26 > 0:41:29before their churches were built?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Elm.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34The correct answer is yew.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38Eric, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41So, for £2040, in which year
0:41:41 > 0:41:45was the historic Good Friday agreement
0:41:45 > 0:41:48signed in Belfast?
0:41:49 > 0:41:511999.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54The correct answer is 1998.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Chris, you need to answer
0:41:57 > 0:42:00this question correctly to remain in the game.
0:42:02 > 0:42:07In the title of a 1953 Kenneth More film,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13who or what was Genevieve?
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- A car.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20After five questions, we have a tie.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Now we go into a Sudden Death situation.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26The questions will continue in pairs.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31If you get yours right, Chris will have to get his right or he loses.
0:42:31 > 0:42:37Eric, if you get yours wrong, Chris will have to get his right to win.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41So, Eric and Chris, let's play Sudden Death.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Eric.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47In literature,
0:42:47 > 0:42:50who wrote the novel A Room With A View?
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- EM Forster. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Chris.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02In UK politics,
0:43:02 > 0:43:09who was the longest serving Chancellor of the Exchequer of the 20th century
0:43:09 > 0:43:12before going on to become Prime Minister?
0:43:16 > 0:43:17John Major.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20The correct answer was Lloyd George.
0:43:25 > 0:43:30Eric, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £2040.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33Chris, you leave with nothing.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:38 > 0:43:42I didn't expect to win. I looked at it as an experience.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45I've enjoyed it. Winning is a bonus.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48Playing the game for real is nerve-racking.
0:43:48 > 0:43:53Usually nothing bothers me, but today my heart did flutter.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55Winning feels a bit strange.
0:43:55 > 0:44:00I felt at several stages during the show I was about to go.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03I'm delighted to have lasted to the end and won.
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