26/10/2012 Weakest Link

Here are today's nine contestants.

Only one will take home prize money of up to £10,000.

The rest will leave with nothing,

as one by one they're voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio today

could win up to £10,000.

They don't know each other.

However, if they want the prize money,

they'll have to work as a team.

But eight of them will leave with nothing,

as round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Grey, 69 years old,

from Swansea, South Wales,

and I'm a toastmaster.

My name's Alex, I'm 21,

from Eastbourne, and a student.

I'm Graham, I'm 50, from Bolton, I'm into sales.

I'm Linda, I'm 46,

I'm from Ipswich, and I work for Suffolk County Council.

I'm Aston, a 38-year-old from Peterborough,

and I'm a telecommunications installer.

I'm Liz, 39, from Wishaw,

a group leader for a semiconductor firm.

My name's Ian, I'm 23, from Cornwall,

a recruitment consultant.

I'm Georgie, I'm 55,

I'm from Church Crookham, and I'm a housewife.

I'm Bob, 46, from Stourbridge in the West Midlands,

and I'm a sales engineer.

Now the rules. In each round, the aim is to answer

enough questions correctly

to reach your £1,000 target

within the time limit. The fastest way

is to create a chain of nine correct answers.

Get your question wrong, you lose the money

in that chain. But if you say 'bank'

before the question is asked,

the money is safe. However, you start a new chain

from scratch. At the end of the round,

only money banked can be carried forward.

Round One has three minutes on the clock. We'll start

with the name that is first alphabetically. That's Alex.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20. Start the clock.

The title of Kenneth Grahame's 1908 story is The Wind In The what?

Willows.

Which British boxer born in 1934

had a left hook nicknamed Henry's Hammer?

Henry Cooper.

What type of plant is paprika? A herb or a spice?

-A herb.

-No, a spice.

In 1906,

what S was the name of members of Emmeline Pankhurst's

Women's Social and Political Union?

The suffragettes.

The original version

of Candle In The Wind was about whom?

Marilyn Monroe.

Weaving fabric on a loom,

the threads are the warp and the what?

-Wattle.

-No, weft.

In science,

a lens thicker in the middle than at the outer edge

is concave or convex?

Convex.

What is the capital and largest port of Catalonia?

Barcelona.

An older male gorilla

-is known as a silver what?

-Back.

In UK politics, who in 1988

was elected leader of the Liberal Democrats?

Paddy Ashdown.

-Bank.

-How many days are there in three weeks?

21.

What P is the name given

to a collarless, sleeveless dress,

usually worn over a blouse or jumper?

Pinafore.

In 1993,

an agreement ended

which South African policy of racial segregation?

Apartheid.

-Bank.

-Nicholas Lyndhurst played

Gary Sparrow in Goodnight who?

Sweetheart.

The stag beetle derives its name from antlers or markings?

Antlers.

From which country did The Beach Boys originate?

-America.

-Yes, United States.

What S is the 2001 animated film

featuring the voices of Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and Mike Myers?

-Not a clue, Anne.

-No, Shrek.

In which English county

is the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway?

-Kent.

-In EastEnders, Pauline and Mark are members of which family?

Fowler.

What 'I' was the revolution that mechanised many manual tasks?

Industrial Revolution.

The three angles of a triangle add up to how many degrees?

180.

In music, what type of work

is Bizet's Carmen? An opera or a ballet?

An opera.

-Bank.

-What O is both the pseudonym of a writer

and the river that flows through Ipswich?

-Pass.

-Orwell.

The Viking missions

of 1976 were destined for which planet?

Mars.

-Bank.

-In which decade

was the CIA created? The 1940s or 1970s?

The '40s.

-Bank.

-The traditional costume of...

Time is up.

In that round,

you banked

£490, out of a possible

£1,000.

Even at this early stage,

who is bringing you down?

Who's the first of the worst?

Who's not worth

their place? One of you is about to leave with nothing.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Graham is the strongest link,

answering all his questions correctly, and banking money.

Statistically, Bob is the weakest link.

At this early stage, will the voting reflect reality?

Voting over,

it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Graham.

Yes, Anne.

-You're into sales.

-That's correct, Anne.

What sort of sales are you into?

Kitchen sales, Anne.

-Do you finish them?

-Sometimes.

That's a change for a kitchen firm.

Ooh!

Why Ian?

He was the worst

in the whole group.

-Aston.

-You rang, m'lady?

-What's wrong with Ian?

-It was

a tough call, but

that one incorrect question stuck in my mind.

-Linda, where do you come from?

-Ipswich.

What do you do?

-I work for Suffolk County Council.

-Do you cook for them?

-No.

-Just as well, isn't it?

-It is.

-You don't know what paprika is.

-Whether it's a spice or a herb.

-I do really.

-Well, you do NOW,

-because I told you.

-Yes.

-Why Ian?

-In the first round, he was the other person along me

who got the answer wrong, so I chose him.

-Do you think he was the weakest link?

-In the first round, yes.

-There hasn't been any other round.

-LAUGHTER

-He wasn't the weakest link, was he, Bob?

-That could possibly

fall on me, Anne.

-You were rubbish in that round.

-I got two out of three,

the same as a couple of others.

I couldn't vote for myself, so I voted for Ian.

-I'll get my coat.

-You don't have to do that yet.

Statistically,

you were the worst player.

But it's the genius from Cornwall. Ian, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To come all this way to be voted off first. What a waste!

In the voting, me and Linda had three,

then Bob voted for me. He was the weakest link. That's annoying.

Bob should go next. The last thing I want

is to see him go on to win, when he took my vote.

Round Two, team. You've won £490 so far,

out of a possible £1,000.

There are eight of you left. We are now taking

ten seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest link. That's Graham.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What P is the name given to the adult sardine?

Pilchard.

In which 1939 film

did Clark Gable play Rhett Butler?

Gone With The Wind.

Which pop star married Elvis Presley's daughter in 1994?

Er...Michael Jackson.

-Bank.

-On which coast is Hartlepool? East or west?

-West.

-No, east.

What was the US programme of aid to Europe after World War II?

-The Marshall Plan.

-In which country does the river Rhine

begin its course?

-Germany.

-No, Switzerland.

In nature, what V

deliver water and nutrients

to cells in the leaf of a plant?

-Don't know.

-Veins.

In pop music, in 1968,

the number one single for Marmalade was Ob-la-di, ob-la what?

Dah.

A light year is a measure of distance or time?

-Time.

-No, distance.

Samosas are from which country?

India.

In which decade was The Young Ones

first broadcast on British TV?

The 1980s.

-Bank.

-What is one quarter of 28,000?

7,000.

The 1642 battle of Edgehill was the first battle of which war?

The Civil War.

In music, who was the lead singer of Led Zeppelin?

Robert Plant.

On which island country in the Caribbean is the city of Spanish Town?

-Goodwinkle.

-No, Jamaica.

Which film, originally the work of Stanley Kubrick,

was completed by Steven Spielberg?

-Planet Of The Apes?

-No, AI, Artificial Intelligence.

Which football club is The Hibbies? Heart of Midlothian, or Hibernian?

Hibernian.

How many legs do centipedes have on each body segment?

-Three.

-One.

What S is a paper with an abrasive side for smoothing woodwork?

Sandpaper.

Which US state is known as The Everglade State?

Florida.

Named after the actor, what is the largest theatre in the National complex?

The Olivier.

-Bank.

-Who invented Meccano? Frank Hornby or John Waddington?

Hornby.

-Bank.

-What H is the part of the body where the legs join the trunk?

Hips.

Which duo had a 1979 number one with Video Killed The Radio Star?

-Simon and Garfunkel?

-No, The Buggles.

Which long-running TV show... Time is up.

And you certainly dropped off in that round.

You managed to bank just £270.

Be brutal to the bumblers.

Push off the pathetic.

Eject the idiots.

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistics show that Alex is the weakest link.

Aston is joint strongest link with Georgie. But who will lose out?

Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

-Liz.

-Yes, Anne.

-Where are you from?

-Wishaw.

-Where's that?

-Outside Glasgow.

-Why Grey?

-Grey got two questions wrong. Gotta go.

-Nothing to do with him being from Wales?

-Never came into the picture.

Bob, you're still here.

By the skin of my teeth, Anne.

Why have YOU voted for Grey?

Er...at the risk of sounding extremely boring,

which I probably am, he got two wrong.

-Did you think he was the weakest link?

-I did, Anne, yes.

-He wasn't, was he, Alex?

-No.

-What happened to you in that round?

-I don't know, I fell apart.

Well, Alex was the worst player,

but it's votes that count, so, Grey,

you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm a bit peeved at being voted off in the second round.

I was doing quite well.

I got two wrong, but I wasn't the weakest link.

I think Anne paid the team to get rid of the Welsh first.

The next one to come off will be Bob.

He's had two bad rounds, and he's losing it.

Round Three. So far, you've won...

out of a possible £2,000.

You're down to seven players. Ten seconds off the clock.

We had a tie in that last round

for the strongest link,

between Aston and Georgie.

First alphabetically

is Aston. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which mount is a granite island

nearly 400 metres offshore in Mounts Bay, Cornwall?

St Michael's Mount.

Deriving its name from the Italian for pick-me-up, what T is a dessert?

-Pass.

-Tiramisu.

Do European rabbits normally give birth above or below ground?

Below ground.

In 1924, James Ramsay MacDonald formed the first government of which political party?

-The Liberal... The Liberal Party.

-No, Labour.

The title of a 1949 film starring Stanley Holloway is Passport To where?

-New York.

-No, Pimlico.

What C is a game in which you are stumped?

Cricket.

Which has a greater average life expectancy? A black bear or giant tortoise?

A giant tortoise.

In children's toys, which doll had her 40th birthday in 1999?

-Barbie.

-Liz.

-Bank.

In US politics,

which post was held by Gerald Ford before he became president in 1974?

-Secretary of state?

-No, vice president.

A conference is a type of which fruit?

Pear.

What is the capital of Jersey?

-St Helier.

-Alex.

-Bank.

Which letter is the symbol for the element iodine?

I.

In pop music, with which band did Craig David record the 1999 hit single Re-Rewind?

-No idea.

-No, Artful Dodger.

In military history, what S is

a weapon consisting of two cords fastened to a pouch?

Slingshot.

A sling... I'll accept.

Which actress won an Academy Award for her title role in the 1945 film Mildred Pierce?

-Barbara Stanwyck.

-No, Joan Crawford.

Which is nearer the centre? Lower mantle or outer core?

-The lower mantle.

-No, the outer core.

-Bank.

-Which female Labour MP

joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1964?

Shirley Williams.

Glenda Jackson.

Which Malaysian airport has the abbreviated code KUL?

Kuala Lumpur.

Who composed the music for I'll Never Fall In Love Again and Close To You?

-Tim Rice.

-No, Burt Bacharach.

What ship carried

Captain Robert Scott and his team on their race to the South Pole?

Time is up. The answer was Terranova, and you banked a miserable £150 in that round.

Who clearly is dazed and confused?

Who has lost the plot? Who deserves early retirement?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the first time, Linda is statistically the strongest link.

Having got all her questions wrong, Liz is the weakest link.

However, she did bank the most money. Will this save her when it comes to the voting?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Georgie.

-Yes, Anne.

-What do you do?

I work for a telemarketing company.

-Do you know much about finances?

-No.

-Is that why you banked on zero?

-I thought there was £50.

Not up on Joan Crawford films?

I should be ashamed of myself. I've seen a few.

-Why Liz?

-While I got that question wrong, she got double that.

-Graham,

what sort of people have new kitchens?

Rich ones, if they buy them from me.

They're expensive your kitchens?

-Very, very expensive, Anne.

-Why are they so expensive?

To keep me in a style I'm accustomed to.

-Why Liz?

-I think she's the nicest person here.

-Cut to the chase.

-I thought she got more questions wrong

-than anybody else.

-Right. OK.

Liz doesn't know Hartlepool.

Statistically, you were the worst player.

And with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Voted off in the third round, not pleased about it.

I'll get ribbed. 2,500 people work with me.

Everyone knew I was coming on the show.

I've done something they haven't. I gave it a go. Good luck to me.

Bob will go. He's hanging on by the skin of his teeth. He'll deserve to go.

Round Four, team. £910 banked, out of potential prize money of £3,000.

Six of you left. Ten seconds off the clock. You have two and a half minutes.

We start with the strongest link. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Linda,

which Irish author wrote the novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha?

Um... Pass.

Roddy Doyle.

What T is the paralysing disease caused by certain bacteria?

Er... tuberculosis.

No, tetanus.

What is the name of the German designer Lagerfeld, born in 1938 in Hamburg?

Karl.

From which county does Bakewell tart originate?

-Derbyshire.

-Alex.

-Bank.

In history, to what did Louis Battenburg,

Queen Victoria's son-in-law, change his surname in 1917?

-Pass.

-No, Mountbatten.

In the animal kingdom, how do asps kill their prey?

By constriction or with venom?

Venom.

What G is the name given to drawing or writing scratched into walls?

Graffiti.

-Bank.

-The legendary twins,

who were the sons of Rhea Silvia, by the war god Mars,

were known as Romulus and who?

Remus.

-Bank.

-Helen Shapiro had a No.1 single

in 1961 with Walking Back To what?

Happiness.

When did the hand hairdrier

first go on sale in the USA? 1820 or 1920?

-1820.

-No, 1920.

Palestinians have self-rule where? The West Bank and the what Strip?

Gaza.

The adrenal glands lie at the upper end of which organs?

-Liver.

-No, kidneys.

Which is heavier? Super welter or middle weight?

Middle weight.

Which 20th-century novelist wrote Our Man In Havana?

Graham Greene.

-Bank.

-What is the facial expression

used by a card player to conceal his hand?

-Poker face.

-Bob.

-Bank.

The River Arno flows through

which Italian city?

-Rome.

-Florence.

If a material lets electricity pass through easily it is a good what?

Conductor.

For Roman Catholics,

where do souls go to be purified and made fit for heaven?

-Nirvana.

-No, purgatory.

In pop, which singer had a 1964 UK No.1 hit single with

Oh, Pretty...? Time is up. I cannot complete the question. You won

a very, very miserable £190 in that round.

Whose knowledge, sadly, extends only from A to B? Who is top of the flops?

I urge you, junk the joker,

dump the chump. It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Georgie is the strongest link,

as she was the only one to answer all her questions.

The weakest link, statistically, is Graham. Whose game is over?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

We have a tie, team. Alex and Graham.

-Two votes each. Bob?

-Sock it to me, Anne.

-Why Alex?

-Well, Alex voted for me in the first two rounds.

I thought I'd return the compliment. I'd let her get away with it once,

-but nobody does it to me twice.

-Aston,

-why Graham?

-It may be me, but he got more questions wrong than anybody.

-When the vote is tied,

the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote. Georgie,

you were the strongest. You don't have to stay with Graham. Would you like Graham or Alex?

-Graham, please, Anne.

-Why?

-I think Alex's knowledge is greater. It's getting serious,

-now, we need the money.

-OK.

Graham was the worst performer, statistically. Georgie wants rid of you.

It's time to go and finish those kitchens. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm not bothered one bit. I'd have only spent the money on beer.

My family and friends will probably have a great laugh about this.

Round Five.

Your total so far is £1,100.

If you'd hit your targets it'd be £4,000.

Five of you left. Ten seconds coming off the time.

The strongest link is Georgie. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Georgie, in literature,

the title of Edgar Allan Poe's 1839 story is The Fall Of The House Of what?

Usher.

Which actor and star of White Men Can't Jump married Laura Louie in 1998?

-Wesley Snipes.

-No, Woody Harrelson.

Which is further from our mainland? The Isle of Wight or Scilly Isles?

The Scilly Isles.

What is the first name of the South African bowler called Donald?

-Alan.

-Aston.

-Bank.

In which century did Abraham Derby build the Iron Bridge?

-17th.

-No, 18th.

-Georgie, in nature,

the wild flower goat's beard is known as

Jack Go To Bed At what?

-Night-time.

-Noon.

In High Fidelity, what shop

features predominantly?

What type of shop? A hairdresser's.

Record shop.

The lev is the monetary unit of which country? Hungary, Bulgaria or Slovenia?

-Slovenia.

-No, Bulgaria.

Which American author wrote

the 1986 novel It?

Stephen King.

Liam Gallagher and Patsy Kensit's son shares his first name with which Beatle?

-John Lennon.

-Georgie.

-Bank.

In a colony of ants, what name is normally given to a fertilised female?

-A drone.

-No, the queen.

By what is the Mogul leader

Temujin better known?

Yeah, I do know. I can't think.

No, the answer is Genghis Khan.

What E is the study of peoples and cultures?

-Epistemology.

-No, ethnology.

The Channel Tunnel consists of how many tunnels?

-Two.

-No, three.

Jomo Kenyatta was the first president of which African country?

-Botswana.

-No, Kenya.

Tom Cruise played an officer

of what rank in both A Few Good Men and Top Gun?

-Colonel.

-No, lieutenant.

Which group circulates Watchtower and Awake?

-Salvation Army.

-The Jehovah's Witnesses.

How many heads are there...?

Time is up. I cannot complete the question.

£100 is all you put in the kitty. Whose engine has run out?

Who is not smart? Whose day is done? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second time, Linda is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Bob. He failed to answer any questions correctly.

Will the other players realise that when voting?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

We have a tie - Bob and Georgie.

Two votes each. Alex.

-Yes.

-Why Bob?

-I thought he got all his questions wrong.

-Aston.

-Greetings.

-Why Georgie?

Hard to tell

between Bob and Georgie.

-Georgie did well till now.

-When the vote's tied,

the strongest link casts the deciding vote. You voted

for Georgie. You can change. Who do you want to get rid of?

A lady should never change her mind. Georgie.

Statistically, Bob was the worst player. He didn't answer one question.

It's votes that count. Georgie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm disappointed being voted off.

I'd have liked to have got further. There's some money. It would be nice to win.

It'll be Alex off next. She has the knowledge, but the pressure's getting to her now.

Round Six.

You've won £1,200

out of a possible £5,000.

Four of you left. Ten seconds off the time.

The strongest link is Linda. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Linda,

in which Cornish town did Alfred Wallis, Ben Nicholson

and Christopher Wood begin an artists' colony?

-Newquay.

-St Ives. In which century

was the Doomsday Book completed?

-17th.

-No, 11th.

In the long-running sitcom As Time Goes By,

which actress plays Jean?

Judi Dench.

In weights and measures, what is 1,000 grams called?

A kilogram.

Which pop duo did Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox form?

The Eurythmics.

-Bank.

-Edward Jenner discovered that cowpox

could protect humans against which more serious disease?

-Foot and mouth.

-No, smallpox.

In which children's novel by EB White does a bashful pig

named Wilbur befriend a spider?

-Babe.

-Charlotte's Web.

In which ocean is Pitcairn Island?

The Pacific.

Which piano-playing singer-songwriter

was born in Brooklyn in 1946 as Barry Pinkus?

-George Gershwin.

-No, Barry Manilow.

Which member of the royal family appeared on

the 200th edition of A Question Of Sport?

-Ricky Tomlinson.

-No, Princess Anne.

Which religious festival celebrates the rising of Jesus from the earth to heaven.

-Lent.

-No, the Ascension.

What was the Scottish pirate Captain Kidd's first name?

-James.

-No, William.

David Shilling became known for designing hats worn by his mother at which sporting event?

Ladies' day at Ascot.

-Bank.

-In human biology, the auditory nerve connects the brain to which sense organ?

-Taste.

-No, the ear.

If a clock runs 27 minutes late, what time does it indicate at midday?

Er...11...

Erm...

11:03.

No. 11:33.

Which TV series by Gerry Anderson featuring marionettes...

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question. Another bad round with only £120 put in the kitty.

Whose mouth is in gear and brain is in neutral? Whose lack of knowledge

has impressed you most? Who needs to go? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show Alex is the strongest link for the first time.

The weakest link is Aston. He was the only one to get all his answers wrong.

He did bank money for the team. Will it be enough to save him?

It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Linda, why Aston?

He really lost it in that round.

He got all his questions wrong and you should have a rest from him.

Bob,

what's the secret of your success?

In life? In general?

On this game.

Sheer consistency. Consistently rubbish...today.

By the way, I'd like to say it's been a pleasure to meet you.

-Why Aston?

-I'd like to say that,

-but I probably won't.

-Why Aston?

Aston got one more question wrong than I did.

-That's astonishing.

-Otherwise I'd be going.

Aston, what a remarkable performance. You did worse than Bob.

-Tres terrible, Anne.

-You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I'm rather embarrassed at being voted off, I tell you.

But confusing the two royal families, that's no excuse.

My mates are going to give it to me in the neck.

So near and yet so, so far.

Round Seven. You've won £1,320 out of a possible £6,000. Three of you left.

Another ten seconds off the clock.

We start with the strongest link. It's Alex.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In American history, the Montgomery bus boycotts of the '50s

brought which pastor and civil rights campaigner to the public eye?

-Pass.

-Martin Luther King.

In the song from The Pirates Of Penzance, A Policeman's Lot Is Not what?

It's Not A Happy One.

In the honours list, which Belfast-born flautist received a knighthood?

James Galway.

-In which sport...

-Bank.

-It's too late to bank.

In which sport have Phil Taylor and Dennis Priestley been world champions?

-Golf.

-Darts.

In the animal kingdom, the Kodiac is the world's largest variety of which carnivore?

-The wolf.

-No, the bear.

A statue of Francis Drake is a prominent feature of which English sea port?

Plymouth.

The title of Paul Young's 1983 UK No.1 single is Wherever I Lay My Hat, That's My?

Home.

Of which tree is a cobnut the fruit?

-The hawthorn.

-No, the hazel.

In biology, which joint attaches the forearm to the hand?

The wrist.

At which London auction house was Van Gogh's Sunflowers auctioned in 1987?

-Pass.

-Christie's.

Which beverage includes espresso and cappuccino?

Coffee.

Which French footballer left Manchester Utd to act and play beach soccer?

Eric Cantona.

-Bank.

-Which comet first sighted in 240 BC and named after a British astronomer

has an orbit lasting 76 years?

Halley.

In which 1995 film about a serial killer did Gwyneth Paltrow play Brad Pitt's wife?

-10 Rillington Place.

-No, Seven.

In warfare, a missile that is able to detect...

Time is up. I cannot complete the question. You are going downhill very fast.

Just £70 was banked in that round. Now, in Round Eight,

you get a chance to treble what you bank,

which means there is £3,000 to be won now.

The question is who is least likely to raise that bank balance?

Who needs to be sent on their way?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having got all his questions correct, Bob is the strongest link.

Linda is now the weakest link.

But, at this late stage of the game, will her previous performance save her?

It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Bob,

did you feel OK in that last round?

The cream always rises to the top.

-You got all your questions right.

-I'm a clever boy.

Why Alex?

Because Alex has voted for me every single round we've played.

-That'll teach her.

-Linda,

-that was a rotten round for you.

-The worst for a while.

You were the worst player.

Why Alex?

Bob had a stunning round. I couldn't vote for him.

Well, Alex, Bob's paying you back.

With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

This is the worst stage to be voted off.

I've missed out on winning the money and I think I could have done it.

Bob should have been voted off.

He's a weak player and doesn't deserve to win.

Linda should win it. She has a better general knowledge than Bob.

Round Eight. You've got £1,390 in the bank out of a possible £7,000.

Linda and Bob,

you have 90 seconds.

Whatever you win in this round will be trebled and added to your final prize money.

£3,000 is at stake.

We start with the strongest link. Bob.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

On a compass, which point is 180 degrees from west northwest?

-South southeast.

-No, east southeast.

Which children's TV presenter succeeded Jason Donovan

in the musical Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat?

Er...

-I'm sorry. His name's gone out of my head.

-Philip Schofield.

The term farrow is used to describe a litter of which farm animal?

Pigs.

-Bank.

-In the Bible, how many sons did Noah have?

Three.

-Bank.

-In the TV sit-com Fawlty Towers, what was Manuel's nationality?

Spanish.

In which decade did Carly Simon first have a UK hit single with You're So Vain.

1970s.

-Bank.

-Which US travel writer wrote The Lost Continent?

-Gulliver.

-Bill Bryson.

Cannock Chase is a district of which English county?

Staffordshire.

-Bank.

-What animal competes in a steeplechase?

A horse.

-Bank.

-Tennessee Williams wrote Cat On A what?

Hot Tin Roof.

-Bank.

-In which stadium was the Euro '96 final held?

-Rotterdam.

-No, Wembley.

Elizabeth who won an Oscar for her role in the film Butterfield 8?

Taylor.

-Bank.

-In human biology, which gas is passed from...

Time is up.

I cannot complete the question.

You banked £170, which we treble and add to the previous winnings.

That means prize money today of £1,900.

But only one of you can take that money away, so now

you play against each other.

I'll ask alternate questions.

Whoever gets the most correct wins. It's that simple.

If there's a tie after five, we'll go for sudden death.

So, Linda and Bob, for £1,900, let's play The Weakest Link.

Linda, as the strongest link, you choose who goes first.

I'll go first, Anne.

Linda, on TV, which four professions make up the name

of the 1979 espionage drama

starring Alec Guinness as George Smiley?

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

That is the correct answer. Bob.

In mythology, which half-man, half-bull creature

reputedly lived in the city of Knossos?

-The Centaur.

-No, the Minotaur.

Linda, in science, which is the only planet in our solar system

that shares its name with a chemical element?

-Uranus.

-No, Mercury.

Bob, the United States was involved in which war between 1950 and 1953?

-The Suez War.

-No, the Korean War.

Linda, Jesse Owens was the first man to exceed eight metres

in which athletics event?

-The long jump.

-That is correct.

Bob, in pop music, which group had a 1968 UK No.1 hit single

with Mighty Quinn?

-Manfred Mann.

-That is the correct answer.

Linda, following a scandal over his personal life,

what was the name of the British war minister who resigned in 1963?

-Profumo.

-That is the correct answer.

Bob, you need to get this question right to remain in the game.

Which is the only South American country

whose official language is Portuguese?

-Brazil.

-That is the correct answer.

Linda, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.

So, for £1,900,

in theatre, what is the title of the 1940s Noel Coward comedy

about a troublesome ghost?

-I've no idea.

-The correct answer is Blythe Spirit.

Bob, you still need to answer this question correctly, or Linda wins.

In art, in which European city is the Rijksmuseum?

-Rotterdam.

-No, the correct answer is Amsterdam.

That means, Linda, you are today's strongest link

and you will go away with £1,900.

Bob, you leave...with nothing.

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Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I didn't deserve to be in the final. Categorically I didn't.

I feel really lucky to be the one standing here at the very end.

I'd already spent the money on airfares for a golfing holiday

and a golfing break, so, hi, Mum, can you lend us a few quid?

Anne is a great quiz mistress

and you have to answer correctly or she'll get you.