27/10/2010 Weakest Link

Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.

Only one of them will win up to £10,000,

the others will leave with nothing when voted off as...

the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.

They've only just met, but to get the prize money, they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing,

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

the weakest link. Let's meet the team.

I'm Alistair, I'm 20.

I'm from Gloucester and I'm a politics student.

I'm Tina, I'm 45.

I'm from Carterton in Oxfordshire and I'm a district sales manager.

I'm Bill, I'm 58.

I'm from Holyhead, Isle Of Anglesey,

and I'm a community partnership coordinater.

I'm Linda, I'm 36, from West Bromwich in the West Midlands

and I'm a property administrator.

I'm Jonathan, I'm 64.

I'm from Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire

and I run a fireworks company.

I'm Latina, I'm 28.

I'm from Kensington in London and I'm a graduate student.

I'm Danny, I'm 19.

I'm from Ireland, County Armagh, and I'm a sandwich artist.

I'm Anne, I'm 59.

I'm from Perth in Perth And Kinross and I'm a ladies' shoe retailer.

I'm Philip, 43, from Sunderland, Tyne And Wear,

and I'm a window cleaner.

OK, just to remind you, in each round there's £1,000 to be won.

The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.

Break the chain,

and you lose all the money in that chain.

Say "bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round One, three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically. That's you, Alistair.

Let's play...the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20, start the clock.

Alistair, in human biology,

what is the usual name of the organ of smell?

Nose.

Tina, in the Gregorian calendar, a leap year

is how many days longer than a normal calendar year?

One.

Bill, in the USA,

the City Of Las Vegas is best known for its many what?

Convents or casinos?

Casinos.

Linda, in maths, what number comes next

in the sequence 20, 30, 40, 50?

60.

Jonathan, according to the proverb,

what is in the eye of the beholder?

Beauty.

Latina, in food and drink, what L is the term for a cube of sugar

that can be added to a cup of tea?

Pass.

A lump.

Danny, in art,

marine and midnight are dark shades of which primary colour?

Blue.

Anne, in newspapers,

the Financial Times is often advertised

with its name shortened

to which two-letter abbreviation?

FT.

-PHILIP:

-Bank.

Philip, in pastimes, twitcher is a nickname

for a person whose hobby is watching what? Birds or planes?

-Birds.

-Correct.

Alistair, in pop music,

the charity rock concerts known as Live Aid

held in 1985 were instigated by which Irish rock singer?

Bob Geldof.

Tina, at school, test tubes and Bunsen burners

are most frequently used

in which of the three main science subjects?

Chemistry.

Bill, in the title of the 1974 novel by John Le Carre

that features the character George Smiley,

which word precedes Tailor, Soldier, Spy?

Tinker.

Linda, on a motorbike, or a pushbike,

what is the term for the flexible series of connected metal links

that transmits power to the rear wheel?

Suspension?

The chain.

Jonathan, in physical geography,

what T is the literal and idiomatic term

for the small portion of an iceberg

that's seen above the water?

Tip.

Latina, in entertainment, the society founded in 1905

for illusionists and conjurers with a name that includes a term

for a geometric shape is The Magic what?

Circle.

Danny, in UK politics, after the general election in May 2010,

a coalition government was formed by the Liberal Democrats

and which other party?

Pass.

Fabulous.

The Conservative Party.

Anne, in US currency, which coin has the higher value -

a quarter or a nickel?

Um, a quarter.

-PHILIP:

-Bank.

Philip, in the kitchen, which common electrical appliance

often has a crumb tray and a pop-up mechanism?

Toaster.

-ALISTAIR: Bank.

-Alistair, in fashion,

cashmere and angora

are types of which natural fibre used to make clothes?

-Wool.

-Tina...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Ooh, couldn't be bothered to bank.

Not worth the trouble.

You won £90...

in that first really, really easy round. Whose fault was that?

Who's impeccable and who's improbable?

Who's as much use as a whoopee cushion?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Alistair is the strongest link because he answered the most questions correctly.

The weakest link statistically is Latina,

but who will be the first to take the walk of shame?

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

Linda.

Danny.

Latina.

Latina.

Latina.

Danny.

Latina.

Latina.

Latina.

What do you do, Linda?

I'm a property administrator, Anne.

Oh, you're from the Birmingham area.

No, I'm from the Black Country.

Yeah, that's an even worse accent.

Well, I'm sorry, Anne, better than yowan.

-Sorry?

-It's better than yours!

-Better than mine. Yes.

And who do you property administrate for?

-It's a pub and restaurant group.

-Oh, how many pubs?

Um, about 2,000 - 3,000. We're expanding at the moment.

Are you...? Are you expanding with them?

-I'm not actually, I'm reducing.

-And what do you do?

I administrate by getting the certification

to make sure all the pubs are safe for customers to go in.

-Do you entertain them in the pubs?

-No, I don't.

-No.

You can't sing or dance or anything?

Yes, I can sing.

Well, so people have told me anyway.

-What can you sing?

-Um...

Well, I mainly do Celtic stuff.

Why's that?

That's my band.

Who's in your band?

-My husband and some other people.

-What's your husband called?

-Barry.

What does Barry do?

He's a health and safety trainer.

Gosh, it must be fun at home when you both get back from work.

OK, so put your board down.

What Celtic song are you going to sing a little of?

I'll do a very, very, very little bit of Sulerin.

Yeah. OK, then.

# Sul, sul, sul-er-in. # There you go.

Put your board up.

Why Latina?

Well, Latina got one wrong and I got one wrong,

but I couldn't vote for me, so I voted for Latina.

What do you do, Danny?

I'm a sandwich artist, Anne.

Do you know what year it is?

-It's...2010.

-Yes.

But you don't know about the Conservative Party...

I do know, I just had a mind blank.

Do you know who the prime minister is?

-I do.

-Who's the prime minister?

-David Cameron.

Oh, that's very good.

Where do you do your artistry?

-In Moira.

-Moira?

-It's a village.

-Oh, it's not a girl.

-No.

-No.

THEY ALL LAUGH

And you draw sandwiches, do you?

No, I make sandwiches, the best sandwiches for miles.

Where's the next sandwich place?

-Probably about a mile down the road.

-Oh, so the best sandwich for a mile.

-I make better than them.

-And Latina, why did you want to get rid of her?

Because she got a question wrong.

-Latina...

-Yes.

-..you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I feel absolutely fine about being voted off first.

Um, it was a great experience, this is my first time on a game show.

I had a lot of fun, loved meeting everyone,

and it's been a pleasure being here.

Round Two, in the bank, £90.

We're taking ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Alistair.

Let's play...the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Alistair, in TV, what K was the name

of the green frog puppet

who introduced The Muppet Show?

Kermit.

Tina, at a wedding which member of the happy couple

is traditionally said to be "given away"?

The br... Bride.

Bill, in royalty in 1943,

the first official public engagement

for the then Princess Elizabeth was what?

Inspecting a regiment or attending a nightclub?

Inspecting a regiment.

Linda...

Bank.

In the garden,

which word meaning insane or absurd

describes paving made of irregular pieces of flat stone?

Crazy.

Jonathan, in building,

what L is the name for the part of an ordinary house

that is sometimes called an attic

and often undergoes a conversion?

Loft.

Danny, in medicine,

another word for an autopsy is a post what?

Mortem.

-Bank.

-Anne, in literature, the novel Wuthering Heights

is set in which location -

the Yorkshire Moors or the Norfolk Broads?

The Yorkshire Moors.

Philip, in sport, competitors who are neck and neck

are commonly said to be level what?

Pegging.

Alistair, in spelling,

in the word playwright,

referring to an author of theatrical works,

what is the fifth letter?

Can you repeat the question?

In spelling, in the word playwright,

referring to an author of theatrical works,

what's the fifth...?

W.

Tina, in geography, the cities of Marrakech, Casablanca

and Tangier are all in which North African country?

Morocco.

Bill, in music, what B is a wooden double-reed instrument

with a range of about three octaves

that is nicknamed the clown of the orchestra?

Pass.

The bassoon.

Linda, in maths, what is 4 x 25?

-100.

-Jonathan...

-Bank.

-In cinema, which two-word phrase meaning continue

is the collective title

of a long-running series of UK comedy films?

-Pass.

-Carry On.

Danny, in springtime, tourists visit Lincolnshire and the Netherlands

to see the cultivated fields of which flowers grown from bulbs?

Daffodils?

Tulips.

Anne, in TV, the Welshman

who in 2003 became the main presenter of the BBC 10 O'Clock News

is called Huw what?

Davis?

Edwards.

Philip, in art, the famous painting by Jack Vettriano

of four people on a beach

includes which occupation in its title,

butler or bookie?

-Butler.

-Alistair...

-Bank.

-In the name of the common personification

of the Earth as a nurturing force,

which word precedes Nature?

Mother.

Tina, in intellectual property law,

what P borrowed from the days of freebooting and buccaneering

is an alternative term for infringement of copyright?

Piracy.

Bill, in sport, in both codes of rugby, a match is said...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up,

and you won £240. But you know you had a chain of ten correct answers,

who kept banking?

You could have reached the 1,000.

Who's a Michelin-starred moron?

Who's luggage probably reports them as abandoned?

Time to vote off...

the weakest link.

For the second round in a row Alistair is the strongest link.

Statistically Bill is the weakest link.

But who will the team want off?

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

Danny.

Bill.

Danny.

Anne.

Danny.

Bill.

Bill.

Bill.

What do you do, Anne?

I'm a ladies' shoe retailer, Anne.

Where?

I have a shop in Perth and a shop in Glasgow.

You're really Jimmy MacChoo, are you?

Well, not really, I'm a little more commercial than Jimmy MacChoo,

I appeal to a much broader spectrum of the public.

Put your board down.

Are you fashionable?

-Well, I'd like to think I had style.

-Yes.

Move towards Philip.

And today you've come dressed as a Quality Street chocolate, have you?

I just like to mix things up and be different.

Hop up again.

Put your board up.

Why Bill?

Well, I thought I'd be the weakest link and I wasn't quite sure,

so... Sorry, Bill.

-Where are you from, Philip?

-Sunderland.

-What do you do?

-I'm a window cleaner.

Put your board down.

So, if it's a tall building... how do you clean the windows?

Well, we have a state-of-the-art Reach & Wash system now.

That's where, in the vans, you have a tank of water that's purified...

-Yes.

-..and you have extension poles with a brush on the end...

-Fascinating.

-Brilliant. The water pumps through, cleans the windows...

And what else can it do - your Reach & Wash?

Um, I've cleaned my car with it.

-Have you?!

-Yeah.

-What sort of car have you got?

-We have a Nissan Qashqai.

-Wow!

-Yeah!

And who's "we"?

Myself and my girlfriend.

Yeah. So, she's not Mrs Philip?

-She's not.

-No. Has there been a Mrs Philip?

-There has.

-Did she reach and go?

She reached and go, yeah.

Put your board up.

Why Bill?

Bill got a question wrong, and two others did as well,

but Bill failed to bank some money as well.

Bill, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I've been a big fan of the Weakest Link for the last ten years

and I thought, "What a great programme to go on."

I applied, and I've been accepted, and I've had a fantastic day today.

It's lived up to my expectations.

Round Three. In the bank, £330,

another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Alistair.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the children's story by Carlo Collodi,

what is the name of the wooden puppet who wants to be a real boy?

-Pinocchio.

-Correct.

In geography, the Solent is a strait of which larger body of water

that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea?

-Pass.

-The English Channel.

In food, what V is the name of a French dressing made from

oil, vinegar and herbs?

-Vinaigrette.

-Correct.

Jonathan, in pop music,

according to the lyrics of the 1995 UK number one single,

Back For Good by Take That,

I've got a fist of pure what?

-Love.

-Emotion. Danny,

in dentistry, one of the four main types of human tooth has what name -

lupine or canine?

-Canine.

-Correct. Anne,

In TV, which soap opera first broadcast in the UK in 1986

and set in a cul-de-sac in Melbourne

had the working title One Way Street?

-Pass.

-Neighbours. Philip,

in vocabulary, the words "tycoon", "zen" and "bonsai" came into English

from which language?

-Australia?

-Japanese. Alistair,

in film, the 1993 drama about a rich family that is tricked by a con man played by Will Smith

is called Six Degrees Of what?

-Separation.

-Correct. Tina,

in ancient history, what A is the name given to the scientific study

of the remains and monuments of earlier civilisations?

-Arce... Arcefects.

-Archaeology. Linda,

in football, the Spanish club that in 2010 beat Fulham in the final

to win the inaugural Europa League tournament

is called Atletico what?

-Madrid.

-Correct.

In the initials of the travel organisation YHA,

the letter Y stands for which word?

-Youth.

-Correct. Danny,

in pastimes, which game is won by the first player to remove all their pieces from the board,

chess or backgammon?

-Chess.

-Backgammon. Anne,

in weather, the Pampero is a cold wind that blows in which continent?

-South America.

-Philip...

-Bank.

In animal reproduction, what G is the name given to the period from

the implantation if an embryo in the womb up to birth?

-Pass.

-Gestation. Alistair,

in pop music, the former member of the Go-Gos

who had UK hit singles in the 1980s entitled Circle In The Sand and I Get Weak is Belinda who?

-Er, Smith.

-Carlisle. Tina,

in expressions, the phrase...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You only won £20.

So, whose glass is half full and whose head is half empty?

Who's rubbish enough to be collected by the council?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Tina is the weakest link.

Linda is statistically the strongest link,

but whose game is over?

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

Anne.

Jonathan.

Danny.

Danny.

Tina.

Tina.

Anne.

We have a tie, team, a three-way tie.

Danny, Tina and Anne have two votes each.

-Little Alistair, what do you do?

-I'm a Politics student, Anne.

-Oh, really, where?

-Exeter.

What have you studied so far?

All sorts of stuff, Anne. American politics, Middle Eastern politics,

British politics.

-Have you decided on your dissertation?

-I have.

-What's it going to be?

-Whether wars will start, because of non-renewable energy sources running out.

-Aren't you a bit late on that one?

-A little bit.

-Can you just write, "Yes"?

-I might try.

12,000 times, I might copy that.

What's your real interest in politics?

Well, politics... I'm just passionate about politics in particular.

-You haven't the foggiest idea, have you?

-No, not really, Anne.

Why Anne?

Why Anne? There's only one Anne on this show for me.

Good.

SHE LAUGHS

So, Danny, you had another blank moment on that round.

Not so much a blank moment, I just confused the question in my head.

Why do you want to get rid of Tina?

Because I know she got two wrong and she's voted me off in the past.

What do you do, Jonathan?

-I run a fireworks company.

-Oh.

-Do you do private parties?

-We do a lot of private parties.

-Like what?

We did Mick Hucknall's 60th birthday party a few weeks ago,

we've done Sir Philip Green's 55th birthday...

Really? Where did he have that?

-That was in the Maldives.

-Were you allowed into the party?

Yes, I was in the party, yes. Right in the middle of it.

Were you? Who else was at the party?

Er, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, George Michael...

-Why Danny?

-Cos he's the nearest guy to me.

Well, when the vote's tied, the strongest link has to cast the deciding vote.

The strongest link was big Linda.

You're right, Anne.

-You've got a choice, you can stick with Danny...

-I'll play fair.

I'll stick with Danny.

Danny, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I think my friends might have made fun of me for being stupid

if I'd gone out in the first round, so I'm glad I made it to the third.

Round Four, in the bank, £350.

Another ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link - Linda.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Linda, in weights and measures,

1,000kg are equal to a metric what?

-Ton.

-Correct. Jonathan,

in poetry, what C is the term for two lines of verse that form a single unit because they rhyme?

-Pass.

-Couplet. Anne,

in TV, the star of the sitcom One Foot In The Grave

went on to play the physician Gaius in the drama series Merlin is Richard who?

-Wilson.

-Correct. Philip,

in sport, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games

were hosted by which Canadian city?

-Vancouver?

-Correct. Alistair,

in the Australian landscape, a billabong is a type of what,

boulder or backwater?

-Boulder.

-Backwater.

Tina, in maths, what is 53 - 35?

-18.

-Correct. Linda,

in history, what P was the name of the daughter of a Native American chief who died in 1617 at Gravesend?

-Pocahontas.

-Correct.

Jonathan, in geography, at approximately 6,000 miles in length,

the coast of which country of the UK is the longest?

-England.

-Scotland. Anne,

in classical mythology, the three goddesses who controlled birth, life and death

are collectively called what, the Fates or the Fortunes?

-The Fortunes.

-The Fates. Philip,

in the 1960 UK hit single by Brian Hyland, the rhyming terms used to describe the yellow polka-dot bikini

were "teenie weenie" and which other?

-Itsy bit... Itsy bitsy.

-I'll accept. Alistair,

in the USA, which is the only state which has a letter Z in its name?

Er...

Massachusetts.

Arizona. Tina,

in fiction, in the title of the 1994 novel by Louis de Bernieres,

the Italian officer called Corelli held which rank?

-Captain.

-Correct. Linda...

-Bank!

-..in drinks,

what C is the name given to orange juice that is reduced in bulk for transportation,

then reconstituted before sale?

-Concentrate.

-Correct.

Jonathan, the 2010 animated film, based on a children's novel by Cressida Cowell

that features a young Viking named Hiccup

is entitled How To Train Your what?

-Dog.

-Dragon.

Anne...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

You only won £20.

So, who should be fitted with a silencer?

Who's now a waste of good oxygen?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The weakest link is Jonathan, as he gave the most wrong answers.

The strongest link statistically is Linda.

But how will the votes go?

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

Jonathan.

Jonathan.

Jonathan.

Alistair.

Alistair.

Jonathan.

-Where are you from, Tina?

-Carterton in Oxfordshire.

And where do you work?

I work all over the south of England.

-Do you have to drive?

-I do.

-Do you eat while you're driving.

-I do eat while I'm driving.

-Usually of an evening.

-Of an evening?

-I don't eat in the day.

-No. And you make up for it in the evening?

-I do.

-Yeah.

-My partner's a very good cook.

-You've got a partner?!

-I do.

-Michael, his name is.

-What does he do?

He's a retired teacher.

Did he teach in Carterton?

-Yes.

-Oh! What did he teach?

-He taught geography.

And did he teach you geography?

He taught me my first and second year.

-I had a crush on him when I was 15.

-Did you?

-I did.

-Did he know that?

-No. I didn't meet him till I was 40.

-Why Jonathan?

-Jonathan got two questions wrong, I think.

So...

Philip, why Jonathan?

I thought Jonathan was the weakest link in that round.

Jonathan, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

If I were to describe Anne as a firework,

she would be my Crosby firecracker.

She would rise up in the sky on a trail of gold stars

and then explode in a brocade of red and silver sparkles.

Round Five, in the bank £370.

Another ten seconds off the time. We start with strongest link, Linda.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Linda, in TV, Newton Magna, Fletchers Cross and Morton Fendle

are villages that have all been scenes of homicide in which police drama series?

-Midsomer Murders.

-Correct. Anne,

in European geography, the city of Bratislava is a port on which major river?

-The Danube.

-Correct. Philip,

in poker, what A is the name of a stake put up by all the players

before receiving any cards that can be upped or raised for subsequent hands?

-Ante.

-Correct.

Alistair, in fashion, the model who is credited

with helping to popularise the miniskirt in the 1960s

before retiring at the age of 30 is Jean who?

-Sanders.

-Shrimpton. Tina,

in British history, from 1940 to 1954, which term was used for the equal distribution to all citizens

of food in short supply?

-Rationing.

-Correct. Linda,

in wildlife, the sound of male woodpeckers tapping their beaks against trees is called what,

drumming or trumpeting?

-Drumming.

-Correct. Anne, in pop music,

Stand By Your Man and D-I-V-O-R-C-E were UK hit singles in 1975

for which country singer?

-Tammy Wynette.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Philip, in politics in 1998,

Starr report was an investigation into the behaviour of which serving US president?

-Pass.

-Bill Clinton. Alistair,

in agriculture, what G is the usual five-letter name

for an area planted with fruit trees such as citrus and olive?

-Grove.

-Correct. Tina,

in literature, what surname links the 19th century novelist called Anthony

with his relative, the bestselling modern author called Joanna?

-Trollope.

-Correct. Linda,

in tennis, Jim Courier was the first and Pat Rafter was the last

of the losing finalists in the seven Wimbledon Singles titles won by Pete who?

-Sampras.

-Correct. Anne,

in travel terminology, a trip in which a person flies out to one city but returns home from another

is known as what, shut eye or open jaw?

-Open jaw.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Philip, in cinema, the 2010 comedy starring Ewan McGregor and Jim Carrey...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. I can't complete the question.

You won £300, but who's now as embarrassing

as an Oscar acceptance speech?

Whose horoscope predicts travel and shame?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics reveal that Anne is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Alistair,

but will the other players realise that?

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

Anne.

Alistair.

Alistair.

Alistair.

Tina.

Linda, why Alistair, little Alistair?

I got nothing to bank in the last round.

Anne, why Alistair?

I honestly thought he was the weakest link.

Alistair, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think my banter with Anne went quite well.

I think I may have won her round with my cheeky smile

and a little bit of charm as well.

Um...

She maybe took the Mickey out of politics a little bit

but I think I gave as good as I got.

Round Six.

In the bank £670.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round, Anne.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In Christianity, the traditional English version of the prayer that

is known in Latin as Pater Noster begins with which two words?

-Our Father.

-Correct.

On the daytime game show Countdown the lexicographer who first

appeared as an expert in Dictionary Corner in 1992 is Susie who?

-Pass.

-Dent.

Tina, in motor vehicles, what is the chemical name of the common acid

used in car batteries?

-Acid.

-Sulphuric.

In pop music the 2009 UK hit album entitled Against All Odds

was by a group called what? N-Dubz or N-Trance?

-N-Dubz.

-Correct.

In maths, what is 84 ¸ 6?

Erm...

-14.

-Correct. Philip...

-Bank!

-The 1950s dramas Look Back In Anger and The Entertainer

were written the English playwright John who?

-Collins?

-Osborne.

Tina, what E is the specific name for the nest of an eagle?

-Egret.

-Eyrie.

The world famous basketball team founded in New York in 1927,

known for the comedy antics of its players is called the Harlem what?

-Globetrotters.

-Correct.

In food, the aubergine is also known by what name,

the baconbean or the eggplant?

-The eggplant.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In children's literature, the 1982 novel by Gillian Cross about

a girl who attends a sinister new school is called The Demon what?

-Child?

-Headmaster.

In 2010 for the first time British, French and American troops took part

in the VE Day parade held in which public space in Moscow?

-The Kremlin.

-Red Square.

Linda, in pop music, which group who'd signed to Motown in 1961

had UK hit singles with My Girl and Papa Was A Rolling Stone?

-The Supremes?

-The Temptations.

In clothing, the durable trousers now known as jeans were originally

produced in the USA in the 1850s by the businessman Levi who?

-Strauss.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-Time's up. Your bank was in time.

You won £120, but consider this,

should Anne be given the boot?

Perhaps Tina hasn't done her homework.

Could it be last orders for Linda?

Or has Philip missed his window of opportunity?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Anne is the strongest link because she didn't get an answer wrong.

Tina is statistically the weakest link.

But who will lose out in the vote?

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

Philip.

Tina.

Philip.

Tina.

We have another tie, team.

Philip and Tina, two votes each.

Philip, why Tina?

I didn't have a good round, but I thought Tina was weaker than me.

Tina, why Philip?

Because he got two questions wrong. I know I got three wrong but...

Well, the strongest link was Anne, why did you vote for Philip?

I thought he was the weakest link.

Do you want to stick with Philip or move to Tina?

I'll stick with Philip.

Philip, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Well, I was miffed that I got voted off in the round because

I did bank the most money

and I think I could have went on to the final easily.

And who knows, I could have won it.

Round Seven.

In the bank, £790.

Ten seconds off the time. We'll start with the strongest link from

the last round, that's Anne.

Let's play The Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In language, which five letter plural word meaning genders

is a palindrome?

-Sexes.

-Correct.

Tina, in nature, which type of coral is named for the fact that its

rounded appearance and grooved surface resemble an organ

in the human body?

-Pass.

-Brain Coral.

Linda, in geography the principle town on the island of Jersey

is called St what?

-St Peter?

-St Helier.

Anne, in psychology, a person who takes a Rorschach personality test

is asked to interpret what - dreams or ink blots?

-Dreams.

-Ink blots. Tina,

in sport, which nautical term refers to both the man at the back of

a tug of war team and the runner of the last leg of a relay race?

-Sailor?

-The anchorman.

In zoology, a mistranslation of the Afrikaans word for wide

is the origin of the name of the large African mammal

known as the white what?

-Rhino.

-Correct.

Anne, in art, what P is the word used for a collection of drawings

or photographs selected by artists as examples of their recent work?

-Exhibition.

-Portfolio.

Tina, in cinema, Joan Collins played the title role in which 1979

erotic film which was based on a novel by her sister Jackie.

-Pass.

-The Bitch.

Linda, in history, members of the police force organised in 1749

by Henry Fielding were known as the Bow Street what?

-Pass.

-Runners.

In fashion, the pattern with which the British designer Paul Smith is

chiefly associated is multicoloured what? Stars or stripes?

-Stripes.

-Correct.

-Tina...

-Bank!

-..in alcoholic drinks which spirit distilled from grain

is mainly flavoured with juniper berries and has...

-Gin!

-Correct. Linda...

-Bank!

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £40.

In Round Eight you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Before that, think carefully,

time to vote off the weakest link.

For the third time in the game, Tina is the weakest link.

The strongest link statistically is Anne,

but who will lose out in the final vote.

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

Linda.

Tina.

Linda.

So, Anne, have you no shame?

To be honest, it's such a nerve-wracking experience

-that I've lost track of exactly...

-I don't believe a word you're saying.

Tina, why Linda?

Erm, I wanted a place in the final.

Linda, I'm sorry, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I have had a bosting day

and although I got to the last round before the final,

it was tactical, but at the end of the day, it's the name of the game,

and that's what I was here for, to play the game.

Round Eight. You've won £830. In this round

there's 90 seconds but whatever you win will be trebled,

we'll start with the strongest link from the next round,

that's Anne, let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The singer born Ernest Evans who's been called King Of The Twist,

had several UK hit singles in the 1960s under the name Chubby what?

-Checker.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Tina, in body postures, what A is the word used to describe

the arms when the hands are resting on the hips

and the elbows are turned outwards?

-Anchoring?

-Akimbo.

In maths, what is the sum total when a score is added to a dozen?

32. Correct. Tina...

-Bank!

-..in TV the actress who played both Rachel in Cold Feet

and the English fiance of Ross in Friends is Helen who?

Jacobs.

Baxendale. Anne,

the traditional home of the Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth House,

is known as the what? Palace Of The Peak or Castle Of The Crest?

-Castle Of The Crest.

-Palace Of The Peak.

In the NHS, the acronym NICE that is the name of the body

that appraises new medicines is short for

the National Institute for Clinical what?

-Science.

-Excellence.

-Oh!

Anne, in the British military, before being disbanded in 1993,

the Wrens was a branch of which of the armed services?

-The Royal Navy.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In literature, the Colombian author

of the 1988 novel Love In The Time Of Cholera,

is Gabriel Garcia who?

-Pass.

-Marquez.

Anne, in the House of Commons the Chairman Of Ways And Means acts as

deputy to holder of which post, the Chancellor or the Speaker?

-Speaker.

-Correct.

-Bank!

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. Your bank was in time and you won £80

which we will treble. It gives you prize money today of £1,070.

There can only be one winner. Now, up to five questions each.

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

Tina and Anne, for £1,070, let's play The Weakest Link.

Anne, as the strongest link in the last round you have the choice of who goes first.

I'd like to go first, please, Anne.

Anne, in a list of the usual English names of the three countries

known collectively as the Baltic States,

which one comes first alphabetically.

Lithuania?

The correct answer is Estonia.

Tina, in entertainment, the actress Lucy Davies,

who played Dawn Tinsley in the TV sitcom The Office

is the daughter of which Birmingham born comedian.

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Jasper Carrott.

Anne, in pop music, the 2009 UK number one single

for Alexandra Burke shares what title with a hit song

released by Wham 26 years earlier?

-Hallelujah?

-The correct answer is Bad Boys.

Tina, in the British version of Scrabble,

the Chinese term for life-force, that is the only two-letter word

that can be formed using the letter Q is made by combining it

with which vowel?

-A.

-The correct answer is I.

Anne, in trees, what name for a South American conifer with

intricate branches derives from the notion that even an agile primate

would have difficulty climbing it?

-A monkey puzzle.

-Correct.

Tina, in media awards in 2010, which former cricketer,

who captained England in a record 54 tests,

was named writer of the year by the Sports Journalists Association?

-Ian Botham.

-The correct answer is Mike Atherton.

In the 1999 Star Wars film entitled Episode One: The Phantom Menace,

which diminutive character speaks the line,

"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering"?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Yoda.

Tina, in Greek mythology, the giant called Talos

who guarded the island of Crete had a body made of which metallic alloy?

-Steel.

-The correct answer is bronze.

Anne, a popular work, painted in the 1830s by the Romantic artist

Paul Delaroche has as its subject the execution of which

historical figure who was briefly Queen of England?

-Mary Queen of Scots.

-The correct answer is Lady Jane Grey.

Tina, in definitions, which word refers both to a swimming race

in which a different stroke is used for each stage,

and a piece of music combining tunes from various sources?

-Gala?

-The correct answer is medley.

END OF ROUND JINGLE

That means, Anne, you're today's strongest link

and you go away with £1,070.

Tina, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I don't think I deserved to be in the final.

I was voted the weakest link on a number of occasions

and I think I was very lucky to get to the final.

Well, I'm taking my son to New York and I might just use the money

to take him on a helicopter trip, which would be a real treat.

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