0:00:02 > 0:00:08Only one of the nine contestants preparing for today's show will win up to £10,000.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11The rest will leave with nothing, as, one by one,
0:00:11 > 0:00:14they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:40Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45They are strangers. If they want to win, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48But eight of them will leave with nothing,
0:00:48 > 0:00:53as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Let's meet the team.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02I'm Jeff. I'm 64, from New Barnet and I'm an antiques dealer.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08I'm Sandra. I'm 22, from Darwin in Lancashire and I'm a PE teacher.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13I'm Mark, 33, from Chester and I'm an editor.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19My name is Nolwenn. I'm 30. I live in Exeter and I'm a staff nurse.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24I'm Grant, 41, from Jersey. I run my own gardening business.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31I'm Jill, 42. I live in Bradford. I'm an admin officer in local government.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35My name is Mike. I'm 67 years old.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40I come from Cambridgeshire. I'm a retired health-and-safety officer.
0:01:41 > 0:01:47I'm Nicky. I'm 35. I live in North Wales and I'm a marketing manager.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53I'm Jon, 27, from Hull City. I'm an quality auditor for a piping company.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57The rules. In each round, the aim is to answer
0:01:57 > 0:02:00enough questions correctly
0:02:00 > 0:02:03to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05The fastest way
0:02:05 > 0:02:08to reach that target is to create
0:02:08 > 0:02:11a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16A wrong question breaks the chain and you lose the money.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18If you say the word "bank",
0:02:18 > 0:02:22before the question is asked, the cash is safe,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24but you start a new chain.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26At the end of the round,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30only banked money can be carried forward.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33In Round One, there are three minutes.
0:02:33 > 0:02:39We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically, Grant.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48What is the capital city of Mexico?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Mexico City.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54In the Tom And Jerry cartoons is Jerry the cat or the mouse?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56The mouse.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59A squint affects which organ of the body?
0:02:59 > 0:03:00The eye.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- Bank.- The art of handwriting is...?
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Calligraphy.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06On which London street
0:03:06 > 0:03:10did Vivienne Westwood open a shop in the late 1960s?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- I don't know.- The King's Road.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16A modern car has how many reverse-gear settings?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18One.
0:03:18 > 0:03:25In which European city was the underground "Metro" opened in July 1900?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Brussels.- Paris.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32What A is the word which means "so be it", often at the end of prayers?
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Amen.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35What is the nickname
0:03:35 > 0:03:39of Liverpool Football Club due to their shirts?
0:03:39 > 0:03:40The Reds.
0:03:40 > 0:03:47In which 1998 film did Jim Carrey play the character Truman Burbank?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- The Mask.- The Truman Show.
0:03:49 > 0:03:55Which British monarch was the grandmother of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Emperor during WWI?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Queen Victoria.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Is Leicester or Nottingham further south?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- Leicester. - Nicky.- Bank.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08In which decade was Nicosia in Cyprus divided by the Green Line?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10The '70s.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Animals. How many limbs does a tetrapod have?
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Four.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Which BBC
0:04:17 > 0:04:23crime-information programme, presented by Nick Ross, was first aired in 1984?
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Crimewatch.
0:04:24 > 0:04:30From which UK country does the fish soup "cullen skink" come?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Scotland. - Mark.- Bank.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37What is the name of the operation to remove the appendix?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Appendectomy.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Calvados is a district of which European country?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46France.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51In maths, which circular diagrams show the relationships between sets?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Protractor.- Venn diagrams.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59In politics, what P is a person appointed to vote on another's behalf?
0:04:59 > 0:05:00Proxy.
0:05:00 > 0:05:08Which Geordie actor and singer was the star of the TV series Crocodile Shoes?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- Pass.- Jimmy Nail.
0:05:10 > 0:05:1621 degrees Celsius is equal to approximately 50 or 70 degrees Fahrenheit?
0:05:16 > 0:05:1770.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Where is Salt Lake City?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- Idaho.- Utah.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27Which German was known as the Iron Chancellor?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- Pass.- Bismarck.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34The park by Horse Guards Parade and Buckingham Palace...?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- Stanley Park.- St James's Park.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40How many inches are there in four feet?
0:05:40 > 0:05:4248.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Which cartoon family had a 1991...
0:05:49 > 0:05:52The time is up and dear, dear, dear.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55You answered many questions correctly,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58but you put very little in the bank,
0:05:58 > 0:06:00just £350.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Who, alas, has delusions of adequacy?
0:06:04 > 0:06:08It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:10 > 0:06:16Mark is the strongest link. He got all his questions right and banked the most money.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Grant is the weakest link,
0:06:19 > 0:06:23but, at this early stage, who will the team vote off?
0:06:24 > 0:06:28It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Jill, what do you do?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I'm a local-government officer.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- How do you persecute people? - We charge you a lot for your rates.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- You get value for money. - And if we don't pay?
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- We send the boys round. - What did Jon do to upset you?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02He didn't answer any of his questions right.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- He got one right. - I do apologise.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I'm glad you're not adding up my bill.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10Nolwenn,
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- where does that name come from? - From Brittany.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- How long have you been in England? - About nine years.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- Why Jon?- He got a couple of easy questions wrong.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27- Sandra, anyone else get a couple of easy ones wrong?- A couple of us.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Name me one of them.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Er, could it be Sandra?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Sandra! Indeed.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- Where are you from, Sandra? - Darwin in Lancashire.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- What happens in Darwin? - Not very much. It's a bit quiet.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- What do you do to liven Darwin up? - Surprisingly, I'm a PE teacher.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Not heard of the Metro?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Now it comes to be mentioned, yes, I do, but...
0:07:51 > 0:07:55"Now it comes to be mentioned", she's heard of it!
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- How...- I've not been to Paris, no opportunity to.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03- Have you been to London?- Just yesterday, actually.- You didn't
0:08:03 > 0:08:05go past St James's Park?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08I didn't. I did stumble on that later.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13We'll try to give you questions on places you've stumbled past.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- Why Jon? - SANDRA: He got a couple of questions wrong like me.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Jon, he might have been better,
0:08:20 > 0:08:24if he'd waited till he was older to come on this show.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37I had to get a day off work to come here.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41I think my boss is going to see it as such a waste of time
0:08:41 > 0:08:43and ridicule me for months.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48I'd like to see Jeff voted off as quickly as possible. All he's done
0:08:48 > 0:08:52is moan and whinge about his long journey on a plane.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Round Two and, so far,
0:08:55 > 0:08:59you've won £350 out of a possible £1,000.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Eight of you left.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04We are now taking ten seconds off your time.
0:09:04 > 0:09:10We'll start with the strongest link from the last round - that's Mark.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Start the clock.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20What is an inflammation of the stomach and intestines -
0:09:20 > 0:09:23gastropoda or gastroenteritis?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Gastroenteritis.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29In golf, which country did Jack Nicklaus represent?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Great Britain.- United States.
0:09:31 > 0:09:37What was the first name of Jonson, the playwright known as the first poet laureate?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- I don't know.- Ben.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45What is the name of the UK No.1 single recorded for the 2001 film Moulin Rouge?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- Pass.- Lady Marmalade.
0:09:48 > 0:09:54In American education, the initials UCLA stand for University of California what?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- No, don't know.- Los Angeles.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08A nova is an exploding version of what celestial object?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10A star.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13What alternative name for the Colorado beetle
0:10:13 > 0:10:17is taken from the name of the vegetable it destroys?
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- Potato bug. - No, a potato beetle.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- Bank.- In the 1960 film Spartacus, which actor played the lead role?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- James Cagney.- Kirk Douglas.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32What is an oxpecker - a bird or a cow?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34A bird.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39The National Marine Aquarium is in which city in southwest England?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Plymouth.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46The initials LCD stand for which device, often used in watches?
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- The cogs. - Liquid-crystal display.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00What C is a walkway in a convent or monastery used for prayer and exercise?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Cloisters.
0:11:02 > 0:11:08Newcastle upon Tyne is the setting for the BBC children's drama Byker what?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- No.- Grove.
0:11:16 > 0:11:22What is the name of the Indonesian city known as Batavia until 1949?
0:11:22 > 0:11:23- Jakarta.- Jeff.- Bank.
0:11:23 > 0:11:30Who established the New Forest as a game park - William the Conqueror or Henry VIII?
0:11:30 > 0:11:31William the Conqueror.
0:11:31 > 0:11:38Which former EastEnders' actress had a UK single in 1986 with Anyone Can Fall In Love?
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- Sophie...- No, Anita Dobson.
0:11:42 > 0:11:48Little Willie and Schneider were early examples of which armoured vehicle?
0:11:48 > 0:11:49Tank.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54The title of the 1927 novel by Virginia Woolf is To The what?
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Lighthouse.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01In which Irish country is the International Rose of Tralee contest held?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Limerick.- Kerry.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07In tennis, what R is the name given to a long...
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Time is up.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16It's hard to know why any of you bothered to turn up.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20In that second round, out of £1,000,
0:12:20 > 0:12:24you put into the bank just £20.
0:12:24 > 0:12:32For whom is it most definitely time to call a taxi? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40Grant is the weakest link for the second round as he got the most wrong.
0:12:40 > 0:12:46The statistics show that Mark is the strongest, but will votes follow facts?
0:12:47 > 0:12:52Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12Sandra, why did you think James Cagney starred in Spartacus?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14It's a bit before my era.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18OK. So you don't like questions about Paris
0:13:18 > 0:13:22because you haven't been there.
0:13:22 > 0:13:28You're not keen on questions about London, even though you were there yesterday.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Television - any good on that?
0:13:30 > 0:13:35- I think so.- You'd never heard of Anita Dobson in EastEnders.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I only started watching two years ago.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41We're getting even more limited, Sandra. Why Mike?
0:13:41 > 0:13:45He hesitated before answering and it wasted time
0:13:45 > 0:13:47in getting some banking done.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- Did you think he was the weakest link?- I believe he was.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54He wasn't, was he, Grant?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- Is it me?- What do you think, Grant?
0:13:57 > 0:14:02- Possibly, but my name hasn't appeared as many times as Mike's. - Oh, I see.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08- What do you do?- I've got a gardening business.- Have you? In the open air a lot?
0:14:08 > 0:14:14- Yeah.- Has your memory blown away? - I've got a good memory. - Where do you garden?
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- Brighton.- Where are you from? - Jersey.- A long commute.
0:14:18 > 0:14:25Statistically, Grant from Jersey was the worst player but it's votes that count.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29So, Mike...
0:14:29 > 0:14:32with four votes...
0:14:32 > 0:14:39..you...are...the...weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48I don't think they'll do well.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52I don't think that they are particularly academic.
0:14:52 > 0:14:58I think they'll get the money that they deserve and that won't be very much.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Round Three.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04You've won £370 so far, out of a possible £2,000.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Down to seven players.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Ten seconds off your time.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14We start with the strongest link - Mark. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Start the clock.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23Which East European country did Warsaw-Pact forces invade in 1968?
0:15:23 > 0:15:24Czechoslovakia.
0:15:24 > 0:15:31Harrison Ford, Sean Connery and Denholm Elliot were in which 1989 Steven Spielberg film?
0:15:31 > 0:15:32Indiana Jones.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36I cannot accept. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40In which British city is the university known as UMIST?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Manchester.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46What is the cucumber - a fruit or a vegetable?
0:15:46 > 0:15:47- Vegetable.- Fruit.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51What is the official language of Austria?
0:15:51 > 0:15:52German.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56In the 1939 film The Wizard Of Oz, who played Dorothy?
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Judy Garland.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03- Bank.- Which part of a camera controls the time that light can expose the film?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Shutter.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09In pop music, Bonehead left which Mancunian band in 1999?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Oasis.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15What O is the female hormone secreted by the ovaries?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Oestrogen.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22In football, for which country did Roberto Baggio play internationally?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Italy.
0:16:24 > 0:16:30- Bank.- Which British supermodel said, "Haven't you heard? The waif look is out"?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- Pass.- Kate Moss.
0:16:32 > 0:16:38A molecule of methane consists of one carbon atom and four atoms of what?
0:16:38 > 0:16:39- Oxygen.- Hydrogen.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44Which former British politician is the author of Honour Among Thieves?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Jeffrey Archer.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51Which organs do adult frogs use for respiration, lungs or gills?
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Lungs.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58The RNIB specifically supports people with which form of disability?
0:16:58 > 0:17:00The blind.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05In which Asian country did the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 take place?
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- India.- China.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12Which fungus is used in fermentation to produce alcohol?
0:17:12 > 0:17:13Yeast.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18The pop duo The Eurythmics consisted of Annie Lennox and who?
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Dave Stewart.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25What T is a type of Spanish omelette and a thin Mexican pancake?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Tortilla.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32In Greek mythology, which son of Daedalus flew too close to the sun?
0:17:32 > 0:17:33- Icarus.- Sandra.- Bank.
0:17:33 > 0:17:39Which song-and-dance star directed Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- Pass.- Gene Kelly.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45Are long jump and triple jump track or field events?
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Field.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52In 1988, the cosmologist Stephen Hawking published a book...
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Time is up. You did slightly better.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01You put in your kitty £450.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06But who is certainly not the brightest crayon in the box?
0:18:06 > 0:18:09It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15For the third time, Mark is the strongest link.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Nolwenn is the weakest link.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20But how will the votes go?
0:18:21 > 0:18:26Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41How's it going, Mark?
0:18:41 > 0:18:43OK so far.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Do you do your own hair?
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- Yes, unfortunately. - What's the bit at the top for?
0:18:53 > 0:18:55It's an antenna.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- Did that say Jill was the weakest link?- It did.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Are you having a bad hair day, Jeff?
0:19:01 > 0:19:05No, Anne. At my age I'm doing well to have the hair I've got.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- What do you do? - I'm an antiques dealer.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10What sort of antiques?
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Jewellery, silver, furniture.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17- What sort of furniture? - Mainly Edwardian and Victorian.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18Hardly antique!
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Why Jill?
0:19:21 > 0:19:26She got two wrong. I thought she'd know cucumber is a vegetable.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29A cucumber's a fruit, clever clogs.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32A fruit. I don't go in the kitchen, Anne.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35So Grant, why Jill?
0:19:36 > 0:19:41Nothing personal but I think she was the one who got the most wrong.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Statistically, she wasn't.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44Sorry.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Nolwenn was. It's votes that count.
0:19:47 > 0:19:53Jill, go back to adding up the rates bills wrong. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05I'm annoyed for being voted off over a silly question.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10Obviously the cucumber was dwelled upon by people who had voted for me.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14I should have got it right. I didn't. I deserve to be it.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16Round Four.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21£820 banked out of a potential prize of £3,000. Six of you left.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Another 10 seconds coming off the time.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27You now have only 2½ minutes.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29We start with the strongest: Mark.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Start the clock.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Which royal was mother to Albert, Stephanie and Caroline?
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- Prince Rainier.- Princess Grace.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Which film won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1966?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47The Sound Of Music or Mary Poppins?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49The Sound Of Music.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Delia Smith is on the board of which club?
0:20:52 > 0:20:53Norwich City.
0:20:53 > 0:20:59Which Joseph Conrad novel is set in a fictional South American country?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Nimrod or Nostromo?
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Nostromo.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07- Bank.- In which sport are David Coulthard and Eddie Irvine leaders?
0:21:07 > 0:21:08Motorracing.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13Which Roman statesman said after suppressing Asian Minor,
0:21:13 > 0:21:15'I came, I saw, I conquered.'
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Julius Caesar.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21Which flaky pastry takes its name from the French word for crescent?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Croissant.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26What was the name of the horse ridden by Dick Turpin?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- White horse.- Black Bess.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37- Bank.- What B comes from the Arabic word meaning desert dwellers?
0:21:37 > 0:21:38Bedouin.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Which actress played Krystle Carrington in Dynasty?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- Joan Collins.- Linda Evans.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49The name Silverback is given to the male of which primate?
0:21:49 > 0:21:50Gorilla.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55The normal human gestation period is what? 30 weeks or 40 weeks?
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- 30.- 40.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Which river forms a border between Jordan and Israel?
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- Euphrates.- Jordan. The River.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10How many times a year does a tree produce a growth ring in its trunk?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Once.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Gwyneth Paltrow played the title role in the film adaptation
0:22:16 > 0:22:19of which novel by Jane Austen?
0:22:21 > 0:22:22- I don't know.- Emma.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27Small supporting wheels fitted to a child's bike are called what?
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Stabilisers.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35What nationality did German composer George Friedrich Handel adopt in 1727?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37British.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41In which science are you more likely to see the term google?
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Botany or Mathematics?
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Mathematics.
0:22:45 > 0:22:51The civilian servant diarist who recorded London in the 1660s was Samuel who?
0:22:51 > 0:22:52Pepys.
0:22:52 > 0:22:58- Bank.- Which TV comedian sang about Ernie, The Fastest Milkman In The West?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- Ernie Wise.- Benny Hill.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Time is up.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Down the drain you go again.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11With just £200 in the bank.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17Whose aerial is failing to pick up a single channel?
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Who has come with batteries not included?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29In a reversal of fortune, Mark is now the weakest link.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34As Jeff answered his questions correctly, he is the strongest link.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37But will the votes follow the statistics?
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56So, Sandra...
0:23:56 > 0:23:59in Darwin, are they pregnant for less time
0:23:59 > 0:24:01than anywhere else in the country?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04There might be a few more.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07As I've not been pregnant, I don't keep track of it.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09It's yet another subject
0:24:09 > 0:24:15that Sandra's not an expert on(!) Why Nolwenn?
0:24:15 > 0:24:19She got questions wrong which meant we couldn't bank money.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24- Mark, that antenna's not working. - Some interference, I'm afraid.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25Why Nolwenn?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28I thought she got a few questions wrong.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- Just like you(!)- Like me.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34Well statistically, Mark, you were the worst player.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36But it's votes that count.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Nolwenn, with four votes, as you would say back home,
0:24:40 > 0:24:45Vous etes le maillon faible! Au revoir.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Being voted off when I'm not the weakest link,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58there is a bit of dignity in that.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Sandra should have been voted off. She was hesitating a bit.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05And she got some easy questions wrong.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07Round Five.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Your total so far is £1,020.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14If you'd hit your targets, it would have been £4,000.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Five are left. 10 more seconds off the time.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20We start with the strongest link. That's Jeff.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Start the clock.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28What type of fruit is a Cox's Orange Pippin?
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Apple.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Which Dutch artist was supported throughout his life
0:25:34 > 0:25:36by his brother Theo?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- Rembrandt.- Van Gogh.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41In 1301, King Edward I of England
0:25:41 > 0:25:44bestowed upon his son the title Prince of where?
0:25:44 > 0:25:45Wales.
0:25:45 > 0:25:52Which American duo reformed for a one-off concert in Central Park in September '81?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Simon and Garfunkel.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59Which three-word term refers to a child born in In Vitro Fertilisation?
0:25:59 > 0:26:02- IVF.- Test-tube baby.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07In children's literature, which Mr Men character is confused?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10- Mr Mumbles.- Mr Muddle.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15In military history, the Battle of El Alamein
0:26:15 > 0:26:18took place in the north of which continent?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- Europe.- Africa.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Which actor is Shirley Maclaine's brother?
0:26:23 > 0:26:24Warren Beatty.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29In the comedy Absolutely Fabulous what is Edina's surname?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- I don't know.- Monsoon.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40Which pantomime features the Slave of the Ring and Genie of the Lamp?
0:26:40 > 0:26:41Aladdin.
0:26:41 > 0:26:47- Bank.- Verdi and Rossini both wrote operas based on which Shakespearean tragedy?
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- Macbeth.- Othello.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55Which US football trophy was named after a child's toy called the Superball?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- NFL.- No, the Superbowl.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Mandarin jackets were first worn by officials of what country?
0:27:03 > 0:27:04China.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08In the 17th century, the plant, Scurvy Grass,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11was eaten due to its high content of which vitamin?
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- D.- C.
0:27:15 > 0:27:21In the Bible, Jacob envisioned angels travelling between heaven and earth on what object?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23- Pass.- A ladder.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28What is the first name of the eldest son of Tony and Cherie Blair?
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- Alan.- Euan.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35The author of Widows and Trial And Retribution is Lynda who?
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- Governor.- La Plante.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43What S was made popular by pop artists such as Lonnie Donegan?
0:27:43 > 0:27:44Skiffle.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Correct.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Time is up.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50And another performance
0:27:50 > 0:27:54in which you managed to put in your bank just £20.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59Who is breaking all your chains? Who's weighing you down?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Who definitely has to go?
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Statistically, Sandra is weakest,
0:28:09 > 0:28:12because she didn't answer one question.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14The strongest link is Mark,
0:28:14 > 0:28:16but will the team be aware of that?
0:28:16 > 0:28:20It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34So, Grant,
0:28:34 > 0:28:36why Jeff?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Why? Cos he's an antiques dealer.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Sandra, why Jeff?
0:28:43 > 0:28:45He got some questions wrong.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49I think he's losing his way a bit. Falling asleep.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Jeff, not the most popular person on the podium,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55to say the least.
0:28:55 > 0:29:02He sells Edwardian furniture and says he's an antiques dealer. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12I've travelled 500 miles to be on the show today.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17We got back from Scotland in the early hours and I've driven here,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20so I feel I've come a long way for nothing.
0:29:21 > 0:29:22Round Six.
0:29:22 > 0:29:27You've won £1,040 out of a possible £5,000.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29There are four of you left.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Sandra, the Albert Einstein of Darwin.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Mark from Chester.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Grant the gardener and Nicky from Llandudno.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42We're taking 10 seconds off your time.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46We start with the strongest link, Mark. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Start the clock.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55Which former boxing champion lit the Olympic torch for the Atlanta Games?
0:29:55 > 0:29:56Mohammed Ali.
0:29:56 > 0:30:02The impressionist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in which century?
0:30:02 > 0:30:03- 16th.- 19th.
0:30:03 > 0:30:10What F is the name for the brownish spots on skin containing melanin?
0:30:10 > 0:30:11Freckles.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15In the Rambo film series, which actor played John Rambo?
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Sylvester Stallone.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22In pop music, the song A Whiter Shade Of Pale
0:30:22 > 0:30:24was a 1967 UK hit for Procol Who?
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Harum.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30The flower familiar for its spikes of white bell-shaped flowers
0:30:30 > 0:30:32is What? Of The Valley?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Lily.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39In transport, DB is an abbreviation of the national railways
0:30:39 > 0:30:41of which European country?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Germany.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49- Sandra.- Bank.- What was the name of Horatio Nelson's flagship?
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- Pass.- HMS Victory.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55The red kangaroo is native to which country?
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Australia.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01In mythology, which ancient gods did the Greeks believe
0:31:01 > 0:31:04were the giant children of Uranus?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- I don't know.- Titans.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11The name of the geyser in Yellowstone Park in the US
0:31:11 > 0:31:13is known as Old What?
0:31:15 > 0:31:17- Pass.- Faithful.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Which British dessert contains sponge cake and fruit
0:31:21 > 0:31:24covered with custard, jelly and cream?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Trifle.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Often used for smoke effects,
0:31:28 > 0:31:31how is solid carbon dioxide better known?
0:31:31 > 0:31:32Dry ice.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Amelia Earhart was the first woman
0:31:35 > 0:31:38to fly solo across which ocean in 1932?
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- The Atlantic. - Nicky.- Bank.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Which bird of prey is classified
0:31:42 > 0:31:45as either Andean or Californian?
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- Eagle.- No, the condor.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52In football, how many yards is the penalty spot from the goal-line?
0:31:52 > 0:31:5412.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Which US crime novelist wrote Farewell My Lovely...
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Time is up.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06You managed to bank £400.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08But who is running on empty?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18Statistics show that for the fifth time, Mark is the strongest link.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20The weakest link is Grant.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22But whose game is over?
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41So, Mark,
0:32:41 > 0:32:44what excuse have you got for voting off Nicky?
0:32:44 > 0:32:47I thought she was the worst player.
0:32:47 > 0:32:48So, Sandra,
0:32:48 > 0:32:52what excuse have you got to vote off Nicky?
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Well, I did think
0:32:54 > 0:32:56she had a bad round.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00She got questions wrong and I noticed cos I was the next one.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03I had few chances to bank that time.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Grant,
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- why Nicky?- Because I think she got
0:33:07 > 0:33:09all her answers wrong.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13- She didn't.- I thought she did.- You thought she was the worst player?
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- Yes.- She wasn't, though.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19Oh, well, doesn't matter. I thought she was.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Yet again, statistically you were the worst player, Grant.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25But it's votes that count.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29Nicky, with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41Sandra is consistently weak. She's managed to survive this long
0:33:41 > 0:33:43because she's funny and liked.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47Mark will win. He's been the strongest player
0:33:47 > 0:33:48and may get the money.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Round Seven.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54You've won £1,440 so far,
0:33:54 > 0:33:57out of a possible £6,000. Three of you left.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Another 10 seconds off your time. We start with
0:34:00 > 0:34:03the strongest link, Mark. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Start the clock.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10In maths, what is 70 minus 33?
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- 27.- 37.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16How many strings does a double bass have?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Four.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21What is the world's largest lizard?
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- Pass.- Komodo Dragon.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31In which 1993 film does Bill Murray relive the same day over and over?
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Groundhog Day.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36In TV, which puppet-based show featured
0:34:36 > 0:34:40The Adventures Of The World Aquanaut Security Patrol?
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Can you repeat the question, please?
0:34:42 > 0:34:48Which show featured Adventures Of The World Aquanaut Security Patrol?
0:34:48 > 0:34:50- Stingray.- Sandra.- Pass.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54What performing act consists of tossing and catching objects,
0:34:54 > 0:34:58keeping at least one in the air at one time?
0:34:58 > 0:34:59Juggling.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01If something is described
0:35:01 > 0:35:03as postpartum,
0:35:03 > 0:35:07it has taken place in the period following which event?
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Can you repeat the question?
0:35:12 > 0:35:15If something is described as postpartum,
0:35:15 > 0:35:19it has taken place in the period following which event?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25After birth.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27That's correct.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- Pass. - In which city... Pass, did you say?
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- I meant Bank. - Mark, which plant's name
0:35:33 > 0:35:36comes from the French for lion's tooth?
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- Gladioli? - No, dandelion.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42Which religion was founded in India by Guru Nanak?
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Buddhism.- Sikhism.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48In rhyming slang, which piece of furniture
0:35:48 > 0:35:51is known as Cain and Abel?
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- Chair.- Table.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Which West Indian cricketer
0:35:56 > 0:36:00scored 501 in one innings against Durham in 1994?
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Brian Lara.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Which international prize did Martin Luther King win in 1964?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Nobel Peace Prize.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15Nobel Peace Prize is the correct answer, but you were out of time.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17And in that round,
0:36:17 > 0:36:20you managed to bank zero,
0:36:20 > 0:36:23zilch, absolutely nothing.
0:36:23 > 0:36:28Now, in Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank,
0:36:28 > 0:36:31but of course, you have to bank something.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Potentially, there's £3,000 to be won. The question is,
0:36:35 > 0:36:37who needs to go?
0:36:37 > 0:36:40It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47Getting all her answers wrong, Sandra is the weakest link.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51Grant is the strongest link, but at this crucial stage,
0:36:51 > 0:36:53who will survive the final vote?
0:36:55 > 0:37:00Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09We have a three-way tie. Sandra, Mark, Grant.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11A vote each.
0:37:12 > 0:37:13Grant,
0:37:13 > 0:37:16why on earth would you vote for Mark?
0:37:16 > 0:37:18I could get to the final
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- and he's better at general knowledge. - So you're a big coward.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- Mark, why Sandra?- I thought
0:37:26 > 0:37:30she was the weakest link there, and she's weaker than Grant.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33And I play the game honestly, Anne.
0:37:33 > 0:37:34Sandra,
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- why Grant?- A bit difficult,
0:37:37 > 0:37:39but I think Grant just got a couple
0:37:39 > 0:37:42more wrong than what Mark did.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46The strongest link casts the deciding vote.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49The strongest link was Grant.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Grant?
0:37:52 > 0:37:57I can't decide. I was rather impressed by his sportsmanship.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00I'll change my mind and say Sandra.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04OK, we've shamed him into it. Sandra,
0:38:04 > 0:38:07remarkably, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19It's quite agonising that I've been voted off and in a three-way tie.
0:38:19 > 0:38:25People say women change their minds, but Grant did. I want him to win,
0:38:25 > 0:38:27for the comedy he's provided today.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Round Eight,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33and of the £7,000 you could have won, you have...
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Mark and Grant, two of you left, and this time
0:38:38 > 0:38:43you have 90 seconds. Whatever you win now will be trebled,
0:38:43 > 0:38:47and added to your total, to make up your final money.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49So, £3,000 is at stake.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54We'll start with Grant. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Start the clock.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Who wrote Under Milkwood?
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Dylan Thomas.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05How many horns did the triceratops dinosaur have on its head?
0:39:05 > 0:39:06Three.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Which band
0:39:08 > 0:39:11had a 1992 UK No.1 single with Deeply Dippy?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Right Said Fred.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- Bank. - In Just William,
0:39:16 > 0:39:18what was William's surname?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Brown.
0:39:21 > 0:39:22In which US state
0:39:22 > 0:39:26is the Daytona 500 stock car race held every February?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- Utah.- Florida.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Meaning dusty in Urdu,
0:39:30 > 0:39:35the 52nd Regiment of the British Army first wore which colour?
0:39:35 > 0:39:36Khaki.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Which compound
0:39:38 > 0:39:40has the formula NACL?
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- Nitrogen. - No, sodium chloride.
0:39:44 > 0:39:45Which Danish city
0:39:45 > 0:39:48translates as "merchant's harbour"?
0:39:48 > 0:39:49Copenhagen.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Which island hosts
0:39:51 > 0:39:53the annual TT motorcycle races?
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Isle Of Man.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- Bank. - Which shape
0:39:57 > 0:39:59does a traditional samosa resemble?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Triangle.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07In Land Of Hope And Glory, the land is referred to as mother of the what?
0:40:07 > 0:40:08Free.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- Mark.- Bank.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14In TV in 1970, which actor replaced Patrick Troughton as the doctor in Dr Who?
0:40:14 > 0:40:16John Pertwee.
0:40:16 > 0:40:21Which word describes the process of shaping iron or making counterfeit money?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- Welding.- Forging.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Time's up.
0:40:30 > 0:40:36You managed to win £200, which we'll treble and add to the winnings from the previous round.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39That means prize money today of...
0:40:41 > 0:40:44But only one of you can take that money home
0:40:44 > 0:40:48so now you'll play against each other head to head.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53I'll ask alternate questions, best of five. Whoever answers most correctly wins.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57If there's a tie after five, we go for sudden death until we have a winner.
0:40:57 > 0:41:04So, Mark and Grant, for £2,040, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07Mark,
0:41:07 > 0:41:12- as the strongest link last round, you choose who goes first. - I'll go first.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Mark, in music,
0:41:18 > 0:41:21if you were literally "pulling out all the stops,"
0:41:21 > 0:41:26which large keyboard instrument would you most likely be playing?
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- An organ. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Grant,
0:41:31 > 0:41:36which word for a person who sets too much value on social standing
0:41:36 > 0:41:40was originally a slang term for a cobbler?
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- Snob. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Mark,
0:41:45 > 0:41:49in TV, which actor played central character Arthur Parker,
0:41:49 > 0:41:53in the musical drama by Dennis Potter, Pennies From Heaven?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- Bob Hoskins. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Grant,
0:41:58 > 0:42:02sharing its name with a 15th-century Royal dynasty,
0:42:02 > 0:42:05which city lies at the head of the estuary
0:42:05 > 0:42:08formed by the Lune River?
0:42:11 > 0:42:16- Tudor. - No. The correct answer is Lancaster.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Mark,
0:42:18 > 0:42:24in human anatomy, the pia mater and dura mater
0:42:24 > 0:42:27are membranes surrounding which organ?
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- The heart.- No, the brain.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Grant,
0:42:31 > 0:42:3618 years after all playhouses were closed by the Puritans,
0:42:36 > 0:42:42theatre was revived with the return of which king in 1660?
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- Henry VIII. - No, Charles II.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Mark,
0:42:48 > 0:42:51in sport which rugby union club plays its home matches
0:42:51 > 0:42:54at The Stoop in Twickenham?
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- Harlequins. - That is the correct answer.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02Grant, you need to answer this question correctly.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Or else Mark has won.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06Which British scientist
0:43:06 > 0:43:11discovered the principles of electro-magnetic induction in 1831?
0:43:16 > 0:43:19- Lister.- The correct answer is Michael Faraday.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26That means, Mark, you are today's strongest link,
0:43:26 > 0:43:30and you go away with...
0:43:30 > 0:43:32Grant, you leave with nothing.
0:43:34 > 0:43:38Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43The team performed miserably, I had a big part in that.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46It's amusing and should make good viewing.
0:43:46 > 0:43:51I don't know what to say to Grant except "thanks" and buy him a drink.