0:00:02 > 0:00:03Today's nine contestants
0:00:03 > 0:00:06prepare for the show. Only one of them
0:00:06 > 0:00:09will leave with the prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12The others will leave with nothing
0:00:12 > 0:00:16as their team-mates vote them the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:34 > 0:00:39Any of the nine people in the studio today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:45They don't know one other, but if they want the money, they must work as a team,
0:00:45 > 0:00:47but eight will leave with nothing,
0:00:47 > 0:00:53as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link. Let's meet the team.
0:00:56 > 0:01:02I'm Diana. I'm 43. I'm an accompanied viewer from Retford in Nottinghamshire.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05I'm Winnie. I'm 37. I'm a publican from Norwich.
0:01:06 > 0:01:12I'm Helen. I'm 61. I'm a confectioner from Ringwood in Hampshire.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16I'm Andrew. I'm a 27-year-old postman from Nottingham.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21I'm Tracey. I'm 31 from Kincardineshire and I'm a craftsperson.
0:01:21 > 0:01:28I'm Alan. I'm 63. I'm a retired teacher from Stourport-On-Severn in Worcestershire.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32I'm Greg. I'm 21 and I'm a student from Epsom in Surrey.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38I'm Angela. I'm 26. I'm an aromatherapy demonstrator from Huncote in Leicester.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43I'm Steve. I'm 46. I'm self-employed from London, living in Plymouth.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46The aim each round is to answer enough questions
0:01:46 > 0:01:52to get your £1,000 target in the time limit. The fastest way is to create
0:01:52 > 0:01:54a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Get your question wrong
0:01:56 > 0:01:59you break the chain and lose all the money.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03If you say "bank" before a question, the money is safe.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07However, you start a new chain from scratch. Remember,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11at the end of the round, only banked money
0:02:11 > 0:02:13can be taken forward.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16In Round One, three minutes are on the clock.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21We start with the person who is first alphabetically - Alan.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31If mistaken, you bark up the wrong what?
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Tree.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37In science, what B is the study of life and all living things?
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Pass.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Biology. In which year are the next summer Olympic Games?
0:02:42 > 0:02:432002.
0:02:43 > 0:02:482004. The Beatles were commonly referred to as the Fab what?
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Four.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54In politics, Saddam Hussein became president of which country in 1979?
0:02:55 > 0:02:56Iran.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01Iraq. What C is the name of a gambling hall in places like Las Vegas?
0:03:01 > 0:03:02Casino.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06In the Bible what did Jesus turn into wine?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07Water.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Capital punishment is also known as the what penalty?
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Pass.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Death penalty. The stem of a plant grows in which direction?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Upwards.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22In music, Buddy Holly sang about which Peggy in 1957?
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Peggy Sue.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26In tennis, how many play in a doubles match?
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Four.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Who plays Mr Bean in the comedy series of the same name?
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Rowan Atkinson.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35What type of food is ricotta?
0:03:35 > 0:03:36Cheese.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Bank.- In which Perrault fairy tale
0:03:38 > 0:03:43does a princess prick her finger and fall into a deep sleep?
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Sleeping Beauty.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Tiger Woods is famous for which sport?
0:03:47 > 0:03:48Golf.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53Tiredness associated with travel across time zones is known as jet what?
0:03:53 > 0:03:54Lag.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57A stiletto is a type of what - heel or hat?
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Heel.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03What name is given to a large, usually slow-moving mass of ice?
0:04:03 > 0:04:04Iceberg.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Glacier or iceberg.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- Bank.- Politics - Robin Cook is associated with which party?
0:04:11 > 0:04:12The Labour Party.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17What B is American whisky made from at least 51% corn?
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Bourbon.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21In a game of chess, does white or black move first?
0:04:21 > 0:04:22White.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26In which continent are tigers found in the wild?
0:04:26 > 0:04:27India.
0:04:27 > 0:04:33Asia. In TV, which elderly character's catch phrase is, "I don't believe it"?
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Victor Meldrew.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40In our solar system, which planet orbits closest to the sun?
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Mercury.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46Add the number of days in a week to the number of months in a year.
0:04:46 > 0:04:4719.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52Is the town of Oldham in Greater London or Greater Manchester?
0:04:52 > 0:04:53Greater Manchester.
0:04:53 > 0:04:59Who was British Prime Minister when the Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992?
0:04:59 > 0:05:00John Major.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04The official in field hockey is called an umpire or a referee?
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Umpire.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10What two-piece women's beachwear was modelled in Paris in 1946?
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Bikini.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16- Bank.- In football - Atletico Madrid play in which country?
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Spain.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22Literature - what was the name of Dr Seuss's famous feline creation?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- Pass.- The Cat In The Hat.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28What do you buy in Hamleys in London's Regent Street?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- Toys.- Winnie.- Bank.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Time's up. You banked
0:05:34 > 0:05:39£920 in that first round, but who sticks out
0:05:39 > 0:05:44as unsuitable? Who would it be a disaster to keep on the team?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Who is already looking too nervous
0:05:47 > 0:05:49and frightened
0:05:49 > 0:05:52to be of use? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Alan is the strongest link statistically,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59while the weakest is Steve.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04But what factors will the team consider as to who leaves first?
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Diana, enjoying yourself?
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Yes, very much.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- Despite getting a question wrong. - Despite that.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- Why have you voted for Steve? - He answered a question wrong
0:06:42 > 0:06:44that I thought was easy
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- about The Cat In The Hat. - Greg,...
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- what do you do?- I'm a student. - What sort of student?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- An accounting student. - Accounting student.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- So you're doing a degree, are you? - Yeah.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- You've never heard of biology? - No.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Can you explain your stupidity?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- Not really. I'm sure you have one. - Can you add up
0:07:06 > 0:07:11- since you're doing accountancy? - We'll see in the next rounds.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- They will at university. - I CAN add up. Steve got two wrong.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- For the moment. - For the moment.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24- Steve, what do you do? - I've got a small removals firm.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26We'll remove you from here now.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30It'll be familiar. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Being voted off first is just the biggest thing you dread.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45And I'm really gutted about it, really.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48It's not fair as others got two wrong,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51but having a pink shirt on I stood out.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Andrew seems very nervous.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55I don't think he'll last long.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Round Two and you have £920 in the bank so far.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03There are eight of you left.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Ten seconds coming off the clock.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Last round's strongest link starts - Alan.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Start the clock.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19In human biology, what O is an unhealthy excess of body weight?
0:08:19 > 0:08:20Obesity.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25The Bible - Daniel survived a night in a den of which animal?
0:08:25 > 0:08:26Lions.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30In England, which is further east - Bournemouth or Portsmouth?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Bournemouth.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37Portsmouth. The Bible - which giant was champion of the Philistines?
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Goliath.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42In pop music, complete the title of Sandie Shaw's 1964 No.1 hit -
0:08:42 > 0:08:46There's Always Something There To what?
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Remind Me Of You.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50No. Remind Me.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54What F is a term given to radioactive debris
0:08:54 > 0:08:57from a nuclear explosion that drops to earth?
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Fallout.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03Cricket - which international team is known as the Windies?
0:09:03 > 0:09:04The West Indies.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09In the USA, which state uses the postal abbreviation TX?
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Texas.
0:09:10 > 0:09:16In TV, what number was the Thunderbirds International Rescue space station - 1 or 5?
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Five.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Which sport competes in the Tour De France?
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Cycling.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27- Bank.- In human biology, what B is also knows as a naevus or strawberry mark?
0:09:27 > 0:09:28Birthmark.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33In the animal kingdom, are leeches herbivores or carnivores?
0:09:33 > 0:09:34Carnivores.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38Which superhero is known as the Dark Knight of Gotham City?
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Batman.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Which famous magazine is known as Hola! in Spain?
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Hello!
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- Bank.- From which decade was the film Grease?
0:09:48 > 0:09:49The '70s.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53The cello and double bass are what type of instrument?
0:09:53 > 0:09:54Strings.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58In science, what name is given to electric current
0:09:58 > 0:10:03which reverses direction at regularly recurring intervals?
0:10:03 > 0:10:04Alternating current.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09What H is a mountain range in Asia which means "abode of snow" in Sanskrit?
0:10:09 > 0:10:10The Himalayas.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- Bank.- In which religion is The Star of David a symbol?
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Jewish.
0:10:15 > 0:10:21In biology, what U is the use of sound waves to form a picture of internal tissues?
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Pass.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Ultrasound. Rugby union - for which country
0:10:25 > 0:10:29did Jonny Wilkinson get 35 points against Italy in 2001?
0:10:29 > 0:10:30England.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Which animals is considered to be more endangered -
0:10:34 > 0:10:37the giant panda or the black bear?
0:10:37 > 0:10:38The giant panda.
0:10:38 > 0:10:44- Bank.- In art, what is the name of a profile image in black on a white background?
0:10:44 > 0:10:45A silhouette.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- Bank.- Which rock and roll singer's group was The Comets?
0:10:49 > 0:10:50Bill Haley.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55- Bank.- Which triple jumper won the BBC Sport's Personality Of The Year in 1995?
0:10:55 > 0:11:02- Jonathan Edwards.- What plays higher-pitched notes - the trumpet of trombone?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- Trombone.- Trumpet.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Time is up.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14You won £790.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Save the smart!
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Heave the hopeless!
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Alan is the strongest link for a second time.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31The weakest link is Diana, statistically.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Will the voting follow the facts?
0:11:35 > 0:11:40Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Helen, why Winnie?
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Because he's beside me, I noticed he got one wrong.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- And he lost us some money. - Tracey,
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- why have you voted for Winnie? - I remember him getting one question wrong.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- I can't think of anyone else. - He wasn't the weakest link.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21I think he was. He lost money.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23No, I'm telling you.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- My mistake. - He was not the weakest link.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31- Was he, Diana?- Erm...we both got one question wrong.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34No, no. I'm not entering into a debate here.
0:12:34 > 0:12:40- I knew I was one of three. Yes. - But statistically you were the worst player.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Winnie!
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- Is that short for Winifred? - No, no, not at all, no.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52Well, statistically, Diana was the weakest link.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57But you charmed four into voting for you. You are the weakest link.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Goodbye.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09I'm gutted. I thought I shouldn't have been voted off.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12I was better than some of the people on there.
0:13:12 > 0:13:18I wanted to show that publicans have got brains and we don't need degrees.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21I think Diana will go next, who was next to me.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25She was nervous and she was getting questions wrong.
0:13:27 > 0:13:33Round Three and you've got in the kitty £1710 out of a possible £2000.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Seven players left.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Another ten seconds off the time.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Last round's strongest link starts - Alan.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50The animal kingdom - what P is a large spiny rodent?
0:13:50 > 0:13:51Pass.
0:13:51 > 0:13:57Porcupine. Which leading actor appeared in Elizabeth and Shakespeare In Love?
0:13:57 > 0:13:58Joseph Fiennes.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Sarah Jessica Parker appears in the TV series Sex In The what?
0:14:02 > 0:14:03City.
0:14:03 > 0:14:09What is the term for the transfer of heat in a solid - conduction or convection?
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Conduction.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15In nature, sea lettuce and bladderwrack are what type of marine plants?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Seaweed.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Football - how many leagues above the First Division?
0:14:21 > 0:14:22One.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- Bank.- Where is Bradford - South Yorkshire or West Yorkshire?
0:14:26 > 0:14:27West Yorkshire.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31Who is the mother of John Lennon's son Julian?
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Cynthia.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37In the song from the musical Oklahoma what S has a fringe on top?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Pass. A surrey.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Is cable stitch used in knitting or embroidery?
0:14:43 > 0:14:44Knitting.
0:14:44 > 0:14:50According to superstition, staring at what kind of moon makes you a lunatic?
0:14:50 > 0:14:51Full.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Sao Paulo is the largest city in which South American country?
0:14:55 > 0:14:56Brazil.
0:14:56 > 0:15:02In which American TV series did the starship USS Enterprise first appear?
0:15:02 > 0:15:03Star Trek.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06If a circle is divided into three parts,
0:15:06 > 0:15:10one of 180 degrees and one of 90, how big is the last part?
0:15:10 > 0:15:1190.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16In the British peerage, is viscount or earl the higher degree of nobility?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- Viscount.- Earl.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Ragtime is a style of music associated with which instrument?
0:15:22 > 0:15:23- Trumpet.- Piano.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28What is the surname of the American talk-show host Montel?
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Williams.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34In science, fast-breeder and thermal are both what type of reactor?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- Heat reactor.- Nuclear.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Which famous American actor was nicknamed Bogie?
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Humphrey Bogart.
0:15:41 > 0:15:47The Magellan spacecraft mapped 99% of which planet - Earth or Venus?
0:15:47 > 0:15:48Venus.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- Bank.- Ken is the boyfriend of which doll created by...
0:15:52 > 0:15:53Barbie.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58In which decade was Margaret Thatcher born?
0:15:58 > 0:15:5920s.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Which sport does Lindsay Davenport play?
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Tennis.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07If petrol costs 80p per litre, how much is 10 litres?
0:16:07 > 0:16:08£8.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12According to the title of classic 1947 Christmas movie,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15there was a miracle on which street?
0:16:15 > 0:16:16- 52nd Street.- 34th Street.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18In science,...
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Time is up.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26You scraped together £450.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Who is too slow to stay?
0:16:29 > 0:16:35Who has more ambition than talent? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Angela is the strongest link.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45Alan was the strongest earlier on, but is now the weakest.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Will his earlier performance save him?
0:16:50 > 0:16:55Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Greg, where are you from?
0:17:15 > 0:17:22- Epsom, Surrey.- It's a pity you didn't think of that when I asked you the Oklahoma! question.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Why Alan? - We both got two questions wrong
0:17:25 > 0:17:29but the question that Alan got wrong cost us £450.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- It was £300.- Had he got it right it would have been £450.
0:17:33 > 0:17:40- Are you at the start of a degree? - No, I'm six weeks from the end. - That's very worrying.
0:17:40 > 0:17:46Helen, you haven't answered a question incorrectly so far - is that deliberate?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49No, I got questions I knew the answers to.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54- Why vote for Alan?- He got two questions wrong and lost us money.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59Alan, you've been the strongest link twice, then it went pear-shaped.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Home you go. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:10 > 0:18:16I'm disappointed to be voted off after a good start. But I did have a poor round.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18I think Greg could well go next.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23His general knowledge may not be as good as the others'.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Round Four.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32£2160 banked out of potential prize money of £3000. Six of you left.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37Ten seconds off the time. You now have two-and-a-half minutes.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42Angela was the strongest link last time. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:18:42 > 0:18:49Start the clock. The Last Supper is a song from which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical?
0:18:49 > 0:18:50Jesus Christ Superstar.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55In which decade was the American sitcom Taxi first seen on British TV?
0:18:55 > 0:18:56'70s.
0:18:56 > 0:19:021980s. Which EastEnders actress has an autobiography called All Of Me?
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Barbara Windsor.
0:19:03 > 0:19:09The Place de Vogue and the Place de la Concorde are in which European capital city?
0:19:09 > 0:19:10Paris.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14For which political party was Diane Abbott elected MP
0:19:14 > 0:19:18for Hackney North and Stoke Newington in 1987?
0:19:18 > 0:19:19- Conservative.- Labour.
0:19:19 > 0:19:25In pop music, which American singer was born Anthony Benedetto in 1926?
0:19:27 > 0:19:28Frank Sinatra.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33Tony Bennett. Which country's civil war began with the Battle of Bull Run?
0:19:33 > 0:19:34Pass.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39America. Football - in which position did Peter Shilton play?
0:19:39 > 0:19:40Goalkeeper.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45Mr MiCawber and Mrs Gamp are characters created by which novelist?
0:19:45 > 0:19:46Charles Dickens.
0:19:46 > 0:19:53- Bank.- In which film does a scientist say, "You know the saying - human see, human do"?
0:19:53 > 0:19:54- Pass.- Planet Of The Apes.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59How many people did Jesus feed with just two fish and five loaves of bread?
0:19:59 > 0:20:00- 300.- 5,000.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05In geography, which is the world's second-largest ocean?
0:20:05 > 0:20:06The Atlantic.
0:20:06 > 0:20:13In film, who played the character Dr Peter Venkman in the 1984 movie Ghostbusters?
0:20:13 > 0:20:14Bill Murray.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18In the US, which State has the postal abbreviation UT?
0:20:18 > 0:20:19Utah.
0:20:19 > 0:20:25The Iberian imperial eagle is native to which European country?
0:20:25 > 0:20:26Spain.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- Bank.- In science, what M is the study of microbes?
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Microbiology.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36- Bank.- Which PM said, "The lady's not for turning"?
0:20:36 > 0:20:37Margaret Thatcher.
0:20:37 > 0:20:44In pop music, which British male artist's 1994 "best of" album was entitled Fields Of Gold?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- George Michael.- Sting.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Complete the name of the Cole Porter show Anything what?
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Goes.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Dennis Quaid is the younger brother of which actor?
0:20:55 > 0:20:56Pass.
0:20:56 > 0:21:02Randy Quaid. In which year was the Model-T Ford car introduced - 1908 or 1915?
0:21:02 > 0:21:031908.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07In which century did da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa?
0:21:07 > 0:21:0816th.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13- Bank.- Which metallic element is given the symbol Ni?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Nitrogen.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17The correct answer is nickel.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20And in that round...
0:21:20 > 0:21:22you only won £320.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Who is running on nearly empty?
0:21:25 > 0:21:30Ditch the dead wood. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38Helen answered all questions correctly and is the strongest link.
0:21:38 > 0:21:44The weakest is Greg, according to the statistics. But who is about to lose out?
0:21:46 > 0:21:50Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Diana...
0:22:08 > 0:22:13- Yes?- Is your hair standing up of its own accord?- It's so scared, mm.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- Why Tracey? - Like me, she got two wrong.
0:22:16 > 0:22:22Well, you can count - which is more than our genius accountant can do over here.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27We'll try you on this one, but not with a lot of hope, Greg -
0:22:27 > 0:22:32- who do you think was the weakest link in that round? - I suppose I was, Anne.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37- Had you worked it out before I gave you a HUGE hint?- No.
0:22:37 > 0:22:44- Why Tracey?- I thought her last answer counted as a wrong one, which would have been three wrong.
0:22:44 > 0:22:53- Well, you're as confusing as ever. What line of accountancy are you going in to?- I'm not.- That's wise.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Tracey, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06I think Greg should be standing here.
0:23:06 > 0:23:12I did badly in that round but I did well in the previous rounds and he didn't.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Angela's getting stronger as the game progresses.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21I think Helen may get worse as time goes on - she's been lucky so far
0:23:23 > 0:23:29Round Five and so far you've won £2480. There are five of you left.
0:23:29 > 0:23:37Ten seconds off the time. Helen was the strongest link last time. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:23:38 > 0:23:44Start the clock. Three feathers of which bird are on the badge of the Prince of Wales?
0:23:44 > 0:23:45Ostrich.
0:23:45 > 0:23:52The post office in which Irish city was at the centre of the 1916 Easter rebellion?
0:23:52 > 0:23:53Dublin.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Thomas who was the third president of the USA?
0:23:56 > 0:23:57Jefferson.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01- Bank.- What is the first name of female singer Abdul,
0:24:01 > 0:24:05who had a UK hit in 1990 with Opposites Attract?
0:24:05 > 0:24:06Paula.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11Oliver who directed the films Wall Street and JFK?
0:24:13 > 0:24:14- Pass.- Stone.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18A game of polo consists of six periods called what?
0:24:18 > 0:24:19Chukkers.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24Under what name does Harry Patterson write - Jack Higgins or George Milton?
0:24:24 > 0:24:25George Milton.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30Jack Higgins. In film, name the 1957 epic starring Alec Guinness
0:24:30 > 0:24:35about the plight of British POWs in a Japanese POW camp?
0:24:35 > 0:24:36A Bridge Too Far.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41Bridge On The River Kwai. Chekhov wrote a play called The what Orchard?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Cherry.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46In pop music, who did Bono of U2 sing with
0:24:46 > 0:24:49on the 1993 UK hit single I've Got You Under My Skin?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- Cher.- Frank Sinatra.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Wesley who played the lead in the 1992 film Passenger 57?
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- I don't know.- Snipes.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Andrew. In which country is the Mount of Olives?
0:25:02 > 0:25:03Israel.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Correct. Greg.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Which Homer epic records the adventures of Odysseus?
0:25:10 > 0:25:11The Odyssey.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- Bank.- Which huge stone, called Uluru by the aborigines,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18was named after an Australian prime minister?
0:25:18 > 0:25:19Ayers Rock.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Diana. In art, in which county in eastern England
0:25:23 > 0:25:26was painter John Constable born?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- Norfolk.- Suffolk.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31New York City sits at the mouth of which river?
0:25:31 > 0:25:32Hudson.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Andrew. What fossil looks like a large flat snail shell?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- Pass.- Ammonite.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43What ex-EastEnders character was the elder daughter of Carol Jackson?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- Bianca.- Correct.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- Bank.- What K is a protein found in rhino horn and human hair?
0:25:49 > 0:25:50Keratin.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55The US became involved in which major conflict in Asia in 1950?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- Pass.- The Korean War.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Helen -
0:26:03 > 0:26:05That was disappointing, team.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10Having got rid of so many weaker links,
0:26:10 > 0:26:14you only banked a trifling £170.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Who is no longer an essential part of the team?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Indeed, who would it be a disaster to keep?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Angela answered all her questions correctly,
0:26:27 > 0:26:31making her the strongest link for the second time.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Diana failed to answer any questions correctly,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38making her the weakest link.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40But who will lose out in the vote?
0:26:42 > 0:26:47Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- Angela.- Yeah?
0:27:03 > 0:27:09- Why do you want to get rid of Diana? - I don't, but I don't think she got one right.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11I'm afraid she's got to go.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Andrew. Why have you voted for Diana?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Er, she didn't get any questions right.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Diana, you've been more ornament than use.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32I think I was lucky to stay in as long as I did.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36I came here, and I did not want to go off in the first round.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38That was all I'm bothered about!
0:27:38 > 0:27:40I knew I wouldn't win.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45Asked how many letters there were in "cat", I'd have said four.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Andrew may go next. He isn't quite as good as the others.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Round Six. You've won £2650
0:27:55 > 0:27:57out of a possible £5000.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59There are four of you left.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03We are cutting another ten seconds off the time.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Starting with Angela, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Start the clock.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14Angela, who wrote The French Lieutenant's Woman and The Magus?
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- Pass.- John Fowles.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20What was the occupation of Edmund Halley,
0:28:20 > 0:28:23who in 1717 devised a practical diving bell?
0:28:23 > 0:28:24Astronomer.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Correct. Andrew.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29In Greek myth, Icarus was jailed in Crete by King Who?
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Minos.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36Greg. Which duke and general, born in 1769, was nicknamed Old Conky?
0:28:36 > 0:28:37The Duke of Wellington.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42- Bank.- Which French city is named for Nike, Greek goddess of victory?
0:28:42 > 0:28:43Nice.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Helen. In geography, the Sula Sea is part of which ocean?
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- The Arctic Ocean.- Pacific.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54In the TV cartoon Secret Squirrel,
0:28:54 > 0:28:57what animal was his Moroccan sidekick?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59It was a - er - a bull.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01A mole. Greg.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05David Kotkin is the real name of which famous magician?
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- Paul Daniels. - David Copperfield.
0:29:08 > 0:29:14Angela. In 1714, the mercury thermometer was invented by Daniel who?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- Pass.- Fahrenheit.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20In motor racing, who won the Australian Grand Prix in March 2001?
0:29:20 > 0:29:21Michael Schumacher.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Andrew. In economics, what does IMM stand for?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27The International Monetary...
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Pass.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Monetary or Money Market. Greg.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38Who played Jonathan Harker in the '92 horror film Bram Stoker's Dracula?
0:29:38 > 0:29:39Keanu Reeves.
0:29:39 > 0:29:44- Angela.- Bank.- Which make of motor scooter was first made in 1946 in Italy?
0:29:44 > 0:29:46- Yamaha.- Vespa.
0:29:46 > 0:29:52Helen. Which famous Conservative politician married Norma Johnson in 1970?
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- Pass.- John Major. Andrew.
0:29:56 > 0:30:02In Greek myth, who was held by the heel and dipped into the waters of the Styx?
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- Narcissus.- Achilles.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09Greg. What jelly-like substance is used to grow bacteria in a Petri dish?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- Agar.- Angela.- Bank.
0:30:11 > 0:30:17In which American state would you find Philadelphia and Pittsburgh?
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- Tennessee.- Pennsylvania. Helen.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Time is up. You banked £140.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Who is now costing you money?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Greg is the strongest statistically.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Angela is the weakest, but was strongest in two rounds.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46How will players make a choice this time?
0:30:48 > 0:30:53Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07That's interesting. It's a four-way tie.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Andrew the postman.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Why have you voted for Angela?
0:31:11 > 0:31:16Er...I remember her hesitating and getting a couple of questions wrong.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Angela. Why have you voted for Andrew?
0:31:20 > 0:31:24No-one did very well, but he got some wrong, and took a long time.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Helen. That's an interesting vote.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- Why?- Don't ask me questions. - Sorry, Anne.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Explain why you voted for Greg.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38Well, I think he's been very lucky to hang on as long as he has.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42He got a couple of questions wrong, as I did,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45but I still think he's weaker than I am.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49Well, he only answered one question incorrectly,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52and in that round, he was the strongest link.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54And as the strongest link,
0:31:56 > 0:31:58he has to cast the deciding vote.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02Would you rather get rid of Andrew, Angela or Helen?
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- I'll stick with my choice. - Why Helen?
0:32:09 > 0:32:12She didn't keep up the exemplary standard
0:32:12 > 0:32:14she'd set in earlier rounds.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19You certainly kept up your standard of being incapable of counting.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Actually she only got two questions wrong.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Andrew got three, and Angela got four.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29What will you do when you finish training as an accountant?
0:32:29 > 0:32:31I'd like to be your toy boy.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35You couldn't even count the money, could you, Greg?
0:32:35 > 0:32:39Helen, perhaps unwise to vote for Greg.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42He wants you to go. Goodbye.
0:32:48 > 0:32:53I feel very disappointed at being voted off as the weakest link,
0:32:53 > 0:32:56um...because I wasn't.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59I think Greg thought I was a threat.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03Now he's got rid of me, it makes it easier for him to win.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06I think I'd like to see Greg go next,
0:33:06 > 0:33:10because he voted me off, and he shouldn't have done.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17Round Seven. You have £2790. There are three of you left.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22Ten more seconds off. We start with the strongest link. That's Greg.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Start the clock.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30Where in Scotland are Heriot-Watt and Napier universities?
0:33:30 > 0:33:31Edinburgh.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Which publisher famous for romances was founded in 1908?
0:33:35 > 0:33:36Mills and Boon.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- Bank.- What is the longest- running comic in the UK?
0:33:40 > 0:33:42- The Beano.- The Dandy.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Greg. Aretha Franklin appeared in which 1980s comedy
0:33:46 > 0:33:49with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- K9.- The Blues Brothers.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54In what decade was the LP record invented?
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- The '20s.- '40s.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01Andrew, which country, a chain of coral islands, is the smallest in Asia?
0:34:01 > 0:34:03- Er - pass.- The Maldives.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07In which century was Dwight Eisenhower president of the USA?
0:34:07 > 0:34:08The 20th.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- Bank.- Who wrote the play The Winslow Boy?
0:34:11 > 0:34:12- Pass.- Terence Rattigan.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Conference is a type of which fruit?
0:34:15 > 0:34:16- Apple.- Pear.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21Which remake of a 1958 horror film starred Jeff Goldblum as Seth Brundle?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23The Fly.
0:34:23 > 0:34:29- Bank.- Around 1900, what was classified into four groups by Carl Landsteiner?
0:34:29 > 0:34:31- Pass.- Blood.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35Where in Italy can Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper be seen?
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- Florence.- Milan.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42In the TV comedy Father Ted, what was the name of the housekeeper?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Mrs Doyle.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50On the Web, which country does the IE domain stand for?
0:34:50 > 0:34:51Ireland.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55- Bank.- What is the name of Sean Connery's son
0:34:55 > 0:34:58from his marriage to actress Diane Cilento?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- Jason.- Correct.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04Greg, which Verdi opera is set in ancient Egypt?
0:35:04 > 0:35:06The Four Seasons.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11Aida. Angela, is Carmarthen Bay on the south or west coast of Wales?
0:35:11 > 0:35:13South.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17Andrew, You Really Got Me and Dedicated Follower of Fashion
0:35:17 > 0:35:19were hits for which British group?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21The Kinks.
0:35:21 > 0:35:26- Bank.- What C is French for sofa and a piece of bread with savoury topping?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Chesterfield. Couch.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- Did you say Chesterfield? - I said couch.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36The correct answer is canape.
0:35:36 > 0:35:42£190 banked in that round. In Round Eight you get a chance to treble what you bank,
0:35:42 > 0:35:47and that means in the next round there's £3000 to be won.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Question is: Who's the hole in your pocket?
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Who is least likely to get that bank balance up?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Greg is strongest link for the second time.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Statistically, Andrew is the weakest link.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11But at this crucial stage, how will the voting go?
0:36:12 > 0:36:16Voting over. Time to see who you see as the weakest link.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Greg...
0:36:29 > 0:36:31why have you voted for Andrew?
0:36:31 > 0:36:35I felt he was a bit worse than Angela in that round.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Angela, why have you voted for Andrew?
0:36:38 > 0:36:41I think he only got The Kinks question right.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43I don't recall any others.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- You got one other right, didn't you, Andrew?- I did.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50But statistically you were the worst player.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53If that doesn't make you feel bad enough,
0:36:53 > 0:36:57I'll add you've been the weakest link overall of the three of you.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02So that's a good enough reason for me to say GOODBYE.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Anne freaked me out in Round One.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15My first question was very easy. I got it wrong.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18That made me totally lose concentration.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23I'd like to see Greg win because Angela voted for me a couple of times,
0:37:23 > 0:37:25and that was out of order.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Round Eight.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32In the kitty so far:
0:37:35 > 0:37:39Greg and Angela, this time you'll have only 90 seconds.
0:37:39 > 0:37:46But whatever you win will be trebled and added to your total to make up your final prize money.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49So £3000 is at stake in this round.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53We start with the strongest link from Round Seven - Greg.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Start the clock.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Name the famous mother of film actress Carrie Fisher.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- Liza Minelli. - Debbie Reynolds.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10Was the Battle of Bennington in the American War of Independence
0:38:10 > 0:38:12or the English War of Roses?
0:38:12 > 0:38:15American War of Independence.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19- Bank.- Which author wrote the 1926 book Winnie The Pooh?
0:38:19 > 0:38:20A A Milne.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25- Bank.- Is the cuttlefish more closely related to lobster or octopus?
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Lobster.- Octopus.
0:38:27 > 0:38:32In the 1964 children's musical film, which Edwardian nanny does magic?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Mary Poppins.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- Bank.- Which infamous male/female duo
0:38:37 > 0:38:43robbed banks, gas stations and restaurants across the USA in the early 1930s?
0:38:43 > 0:38:44Bonnie and Clyde.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49- Bank.- What R describes a question put directly to the electorate?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Referendum.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- Bank.- Which S London district is famed for its dogs' home -
0:38:56 > 0:38:57Battersea.
0:38:57 > 0:39:03In what year was the Grand National abandoned after a false start - 1989 or 1993?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- '89.- '93.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10In the human body, the anvil, stirrup and pinna are parts of what E?
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- Elbow.- Ear.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16Which protege of Julius Caesar married Cleopatra?
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Mark Antony.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23- Bank.- Which Harrison Ford film featured the Amish religious community?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- Pass.- Witness.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Which Scottish city would you find -
0:39:30 > 0:39:37Time's up. You managed to bank £120, which we'll treble and add to previous rounds' winnings.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39That means prize money today of:
0:39:41 > 0:39:44But only one of you can win that money.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47So now you'll play each other head-to-head.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51I'll ask alternate questions - best of five.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Whoever answers most correctly wins.
0:39:53 > 0:39:59It's that simple. If there's a tie we go for Sudden Death till we have a winner.
0:39:59 > 0:40:05So, Greg and Angela, for £3340 let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10Greg, as strongest link choose who goes first.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12I'd like to go first, please.
0:40:15 > 0:40:21Which northern English city's cultural attractions include
0:40:21 > 0:40:26the West Yorkshire Playhouse and the Henry Moore Institute?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Bradford.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33No. The answer is Leeds.
0:40:35 > 0:40:45In which year-2000 film did Julia Roberts star as an attorney's research assistant?
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Erin Brockovich.
0:40:50 > 0:41:00What was the name of the bearded court jester on the TV show Rentaghost?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Timothy?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Timothy Claypole. I'll accept that.
0:41:14 > 0:41:25In gladiatorial combat, the retiarius was armed with a net
0:41:25 > 0:41:29and which other three-pronged weapon?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Trident.
0:41:35 > 0:41:43In theatre, which music hall comedian was the stage partner of Chesney Allen,
0:41:43 > 0:41:51and responsible for popularising the song Run, Rabbit, Run?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Cooper.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58The correct answer is Bud Flanagan.
0:42:02 > 0:42:08In food, claret is the term commonly used by the English
0:42:08 > 0:42:12when referring to red wine from which French region?
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Burgundy.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21The answer is Bordeaux.
0:42:25 > 0:42:37Which founder member of the SDP was elected Chancellor of Oxford University in March 1987?
0:42:38 > 0:42:40David Steele.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42The answer is Lord Jenkins.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Angela...
0:42:47 > 0:42:51If you answer this question correctly, you have won.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54So, for £3340...
0:42:54 > 0:43:06Which flower lends its name to the annual New Year's Day Parade in Pasadena, California?
0:43:08 > 0:43:10- The rose. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:14 > 0:43:20That means, Angela, you are today's strongest link and you go away with:
0:43:21 > 0:43:23Greg, you leave with nothing.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27Join us again for The Weakest Link.
0:43:27 > 0:43:28Goodbye.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31My friends will be stunned.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34They asked what I'd do on the Walk of Shame.
0:43:34 > 0:43:38When they hear I didn't have to do it they'll be amazed!
0:43:38 > 0:43:41Being a target for Anne's banter was fun.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45I think she liked cutting me down to size - I'm so tall.
0:43:45 > 0:43:50I'll clear my debts, then go on a nice sunshine holiday with my husband,
0:43:50 > 0:43:54relax, and adjust to the fact that I won The Weakest Link!
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