0:00:01 > 0:00:05Here are the nine contestants preparing for today's show.
0:00:05 > 0:00:12One will take home prize money of up to £10,000. The rest will leave with nothing
0:00:12 > 0:00:16as, one by one, they'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 > 0:00:42They don't know each other.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47However, if they want the prize money they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50But eight of them will leave with nothing
0:00:50 > 0:00:54as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Let's meet the team.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01My name is Cesare. I'm 28.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05I live in Watford and I'm a primary school teacher.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07My name is Angela. I'm 42.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10I live in Reading and I'm a civil servant.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14I'm Liam. I'm 25, from Norwich, and I'm a dentist.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18My name is Jane. I'm 42 years of age.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21I live in Oxford and I'm a housewife.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23My name is Chris. I'm 39.
0:01:23 > 0:01:30I come from Aldershot and I'm a warrant officer in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33My name is Elizabeth. I'm 21 years old.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36I'm from West Yorkshire and I'm a student.
0:01:36 > 0:01:42I'm Kingsley. I'm 41. I live in York where I'm a busker and a voluntary worker.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46My name is Joanna. I'm 30. I live in Bournemouth and I'm a chef.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52I'm Neil. I'm 50. I live in Worcestershire and I'm a sales representative.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56In each round the aim is to answer enough questions
0:01:56 > 0:02:01correctly to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Get one wrong, you break the chain
0:02:09 > 0:02:12and lose it. But bank before the question
0:02:12 > 0:02:14and the money is safe.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18However, you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19At the end of the round,
0:02:19 > 0:02:24only money that's banked can be taken forward.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26In Round One
0:02:26 > 0:02:29there are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33We start with the first alphabetically, that's Angela.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37The first question is for £20.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Start the clock.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Angela,
0:02:41 > 0:02:43in which continent is Singapore?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Asia.
0:02:45 > 0:02:51Which prime minister retired as MP for Huntingdon at the 2001 general election?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53John Major.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59At a Christian wedding which male relative escorts the bride and gives her away?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Father.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05In which part of a rattlesnake is its rattle, head or tail?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07In its tail.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11In the nursery rhyme, what have the three little kittens lost?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- Wool.- Their mittens.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Which singer has had UK hit singles
0:03:16 > 0:03:19with Jesus To A Child and A Different Corner?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- I don't know.- George Michael.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25What G is the Celtic language of Scotland and Ireland?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Gaelic.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32Which engineering project did Britain and France agree to in 1875
0:03:32 > 0:03:34that was opened in 1994?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36The Channel Tunnel.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41In nature, which common British bird is also known as the redbreast?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Robin.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48In a theatre, which seats are lower, the stalls or the dress circle?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50The stalls.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51- Liam.- Bank.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56What V are numbered subdivisions of the chapters of the Bible?
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Verses.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Jane.- Bank. - On a video recorder
0:03:59 > 0:04:04what is the operation that is the opposite of fast forward?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- Pause.- No, rewind.
0:04:06 > 0:04:12Which British director was responsible for the films Rear Window and Rebecca?
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Pass.- Alfred Hitchcock.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22Which four letter word is the name for the chemical process
0:04:22 > 0:04:25that is accompanied by flame, smoke and heat?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Fire.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32What B was the secret underground headquarters of Batman?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34The Bat Cave.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38In the UK, Oxon is the abbreviation for which county?
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Oxford.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41No, Oxfordshire.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46Neil. In the arts, would you see a prima donna in ballet or opera?
0:04:46 > 0:04:47Ballet.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50No, opera.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54The spa town of Baden-Baden is in which country?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- France.- Germany.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01The quote "All animals are equal but some are more equal than others"
0:05:01 > 0:05:03is from which Orwell novel?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Animal Farm.
0:05:05 > 0:05:11In food, what M is also known by the name snowpea, sugar pea and Chinese pea?
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Marshmallow.- Mangetout.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Is the Red Sea or the Indian Ocean one of the seven seas?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22The Indian Ocean.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Which birds of prey are described as aquiline?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Golden eagle.- Eagles. I'll accept golden eagles.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39In pop music, a cover version of Stuck In The Middle With You was...
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Time is up.
0:05:45 > 0:05:51You banked only £220 out of a possible £1,000.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56Whose sparkler has spluttered and died?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58One of you will leave with nothing.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07The only player to answer all her questions was Angela,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10making her the first strongest link of the game.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12The weakest link is Elizabeth.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14But how will the votes go?
0:06:15 > 0:06:20Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Kingsley,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- where are you from?- I live in York.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- What do you do?- I'm a busker and a street entertainer.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48What act do you perform?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51It's a guitar/vocal act. I'm a singer.
0:06:51 > 0:06:57- What songs do you sing?- A broad variety. I'm working off 426 songs at the moment.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02426 songs and you couldn't answer a question about George Michael.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04I know. I was horrified.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Liam the dentist, what causes kids to have rotten teeth?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Too many sweets too frequently.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Do mangetout harm their teeth?
0:07:14 > 0:07:22- No.- It's worrying that a dentist doesn't know the difference between mangetout and marshmallow.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- Why Elizabeth?- Well, Elizabeth got two questions wrong
0:07:26 > 0:07:30in that round and I think she was the weakest link.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33You don't know mangetout from marshmallow
0:07:33 > 0:07:35and you can't count.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40- Jane, what do you do? - I'm a housewife. - What did you do before that?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- I worked for an art dealer. - Are you qualified?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46I probably was at the time, yes.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- What qualification? - An Arts degree.- An Arts degree?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53But is the opposite of fast forward pause?
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Did they teach you that at university?
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- I had a weak mental block. - Is there a strong mental block?
0:08:00 > 0:08:06- I can feel my brain cells getting to work again.- Why Elizabeth?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Because her kittens lost their mittens.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Cesare, what do you do?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- I'm a teacher.- Are you really? - I am, yes.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- What do you teach?- Primary school.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Do you need help at geography?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22It's easy with the answers in front of you.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24It just slipped my mind.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- Slipped your mind.- Yes. - Why Elizabeth?
0:08:27 > 0:08:32She took too long answering and that kept us back from winning.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37It was a terrible first round for the entire team.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38But Elizabeth excelled.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42With four votes, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52It's been a while since I heard nursery rhymes.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57I didn't know the kittens had lost their mittens.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02It's everybody's worst fear to be off first and I'll go home with a red face.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09Round Two. You've won £220 out of a possible £1,000. Eight of you left.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12We are now taking ten seconds off your time.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17We'll start with the strongest link, that's Angela.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Start the clock.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24In which city was Charlie Chaplin born?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- New York.- London.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31In which mountain range is Bogota, capital of Columbia?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33The Andes.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38In the nursery rhyme, Old King Cole called for three of which musician?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Fiddlers three.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44What kind of plant is the prickly pear, cactus or fruit tree?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Cactus.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50- Kingsley.- Bank. - In music, what is the meaning of fortissimo?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- Quickly.- No, very loud.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56What F is a type of railway with two cars
0:09:56 > 0:10:01connected by a cable wound around a drum at the top of a steep incline?
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- Cable car.- No, funicular.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09To which English club did the Argentinian player Juan Veron
0:10:09 > 0:10:12move in 2001 for almost £30 million?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Manchester United.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Cesare,
0:10:16 > 0:10:21Sancho Panza was the companion of which fictional character?
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- Rupert the Bear.- Don Quixote.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29In Hinduism, who is Lakshmi's husband, Rama or Vishnu?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- Rama.- No, Vishnu.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36The Rain In Spain is a song from which musical?
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- South Pacific.- My Fair Lady.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46In the human body, how many pairs of nasal bones are there?
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Four.- One.
0:10:48 > 0:10:54What S in a flower produces pollen and comprises the anther and the filament?
0:10:54 > 0:10:55Stamen.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00In which 1946 film did Humphrey Bogart star as Philip Marlowe?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- The African Queen. - The Big Sleep.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09In which part of the body are the metatarsal bones, the head or the feet?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11The feet.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13In US history, the man who founded
0:11:13 > 0:11:19the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914 was Marcus who?
0:11:19 > 0:11:20- Pass.- Garvey.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Which Scot wrote The Acid House, Trainspotting and Filth?
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Irvine Welsh.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32The universe is thought to be what, expanding or contracting?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- Contracting.- Expanding.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Who is the famous sister of actress Natasha Richardson?
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Joely.
0:11:39 > 0:11:45The dying words of which deaf composer were, "I shall hear in heaven."
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Beethoven.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- Chris.- Bank.- Which country sold Alaska to the USA?
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Russia.
0:11:52 > 0:11:58British designer Oswald Boateng specialises in tailoring for who, men or women?
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- Women.- Men.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05The full name of the city in the Northeast is Kingston Upon what?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- Tyne.- No, Hull.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12In pop music, Fantasy and Honey were UK hit singles for which US singer?
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Time is up.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16The answer is Mariah Carey.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20You banked just £150 in that round.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23It's looking bad.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28I suggest you heave the hopeless, drop the dope, ditch the ditherer.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:33 > 0:12:40In a reversal of fortune, Angela has gone from being the strongest link to the weakest link.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44With the most correct answers, Chris is the strongest link.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Will the others realise that?
0:12:48 > 0:12:53Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Neil, what do you do?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- Sell heating and boilers. - How do you do that?
0:13:15 > 0:13:20I visit wholesalers and tell them how wonderful my product is
0:13:20 > 0:13:22and hope they buy it.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27- Give us an example.- My boiler is the best in the business.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32It's very competitively priced. How many would you like, sir? Madam?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34That's an easy job.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Oh, very easy.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- Why Angela?- A poor start.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- She was the weakest link. - You only got one right.- Yes.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- You're not as good as your boilers. - No, no.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- Joanna, how old are you?- 30.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- And what do you do?- I'm a chef.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58- What do you cook?- I cook for 40 old people in a residential home.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Is old what you call them?
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Do you say, "Hello, old people"?
0:14:02 > 0:14:07No, I call them by their name. But we haven't got time for all of that.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10What's their favourite meal, these old people?
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- They just like plain meat and two veg, Anne.- Do they?
0:14:14 > 0:14:20What age do you turn into somebody where you only like meat and two veg?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Erm...About 60.
0:14:23 > 0:14:29Really? You like all sorts of interesting food, you turn 60 and you want meat and two veg.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34- And I suppose you want bingo and conjuring tricks?- That's right, yes.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- Does that happen at 60 as well? - It does.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- Right. Why Angela? - She got two wrong.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- I did think she was the weakest link. - That's plain, isn't it?
0:14:44 > 0:14:51Statistically, she was the worst player. With four votes you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Kingsley is annoying everyone out there.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05But he hasn't answered a question on music right yet.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Joanna should have come off, she had a bad first and second round.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Don't be surprised if she's voted off next.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20Round Three. £370 in the kitty. You are now down to seven players.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24We'll take another ten seconds off the time.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29We start with the strongest link - Chris. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Start the clock.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37In which century was the flintlock musket introduced, 16th or 17th?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- 16th.- 17th.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44A nonegon is a plain figure with how many sides?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Nine.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49What C is a kind of boat that has two hulls?
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- Cargo.- Catamaran.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Sucrose and glucose are forms of what?
0:15:55 > 0:15:56Sugar.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04Which species of rat is known as a ship rat - black or brown?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- Brown.- No, black.
0:16:06 > 0:16:12Hold The Dream was the sequel to which Barbara Taylor Bradford novel?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- I don't know. - A Woman Of Substance.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19What D is the parallel ranges of chalk hills,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22running west to east across Southern England?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24The Downs.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28The catch phrase of which comedian is, "That's a cracker"?
0:16:28 > 0:16:29Frank Carson.
0:16:29 > 0:16:35With which gas was the Hindenburg airship filled - hydrogen or oxygen?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Hydrogen.
0:16:37 > 0:16:44- Bank.- In which European country was Fascism the form of government from 1922-43?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- France.- Italy.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Where are the Wrigley Stadium and Adler Planetarium -
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Chicago or Washington?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Chicago.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59In Roman religion, the goddess Luna was the personification of what?
0:16:59 > 0:17:01The moon. LIAM: Bank.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Which American author wrote The Great Gatsby?
0:17:05 > 0:17:07F Scott Fitzgerald.
0:17:07 > 0:17:13In the abbreviation PC after the names of politicians, for what does P stand?
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Could you repeat the question?
0:17:15 > 0:17:21In the abbreviation PC found after the names of politicians, for what does P stand?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Political.- Privy.
0:17:24 > 0:17:31Which former Goody was a presenter on the 2001 programme Live From Dinosaur Island?
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Bill Oddie.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38In which East European country was the astronomer Copernicus born?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- Greece.- No, Poland.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Which actor played Bugsy Malone in the 1976 film musical -
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Scott Baio or Matthew Broderick?
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Scott Baio.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- Bank.- Which British seaside resort is linked to the M6 by the M55?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- Southport.- Blackpool.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06Which Radio 4 programme's signature tune is Barwick Green?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08The Archers. LIAM: Bank.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11In the TV cartoon Dangermouse...
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Time is up. You banked £190.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Whose brain cell has become too lonely to live?
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Whose boots are about to walk?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33For the first time, Neil is the strongest link.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38Having given most wrong answers, Joanna is the weakest link.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41However, she did bank the most money.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44But will that be enough to save her?
0:18:44 > 0:18:49Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Chris...remind me what you do.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13Warrant Officer First Class - Royal Engineers.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Who doesn't know what a flintlock musket is.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I'm a vehicle mechanic, not an armourer.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- Think that's an excuse?- It's the only one I can come up with.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26What do you do when you're not doing that?
0:19:26 > 0:19:31- I go to short Star Trek type conventions.- How sad.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Why Joanna?
0:19:33 > 0:19:38I voted for who I thought was the weakest person in every round.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40In the words of Spock,
0:19:40 > 0:19:45"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one." That's Joanne.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Cesare...
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Where does that name come from?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- My father's Italian.- From where?
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Capri, a small island off Naples, Southern Italy.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- Do you think no-one knows that? - I didn't know, Anne.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Why Joanna?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07We need the stronger members. Joanna is weighing us down.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12As opposed to you, who's wearing us down. Right...
0:20:12 > 0:20:18Joanna was the worst player. It's time to go back to her old people.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22With five votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30There's some tactical voting going on.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35Cesare and Liam are winking at each other, the women have gone...
0:20:35 > 0:20:39I wouldn't like Chris to win, he's just annoyed me.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43He goes on about Star Trek a lot and he's a bighead.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Round Four. £560 banked out of potential prize money of £3,000.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Six of you left.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Ten seconds comes off your time, you now have 2½ minutes.
0:20:54 > 0:21:00We start with the strongest link - Neil. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Start the clock.
0:21:04 > 0:21:09In 1714, Fahrenheit built the first thermometer using what instead of alcohol?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Mercury.
0:21:11 > 0:21:17What L is a fibrous object used in the bath which comes from a kind of gourd?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- Luminous.- Loofah.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Which planet orbits closer to earth, Mercury or Venus?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Mercury.- Venus.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33What is the first name of the fashion designer Armani?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Giorgio.
0:21:35 > 0:21:41What A was the US manned space flight project launched by John F Kennedy in 1961?
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Ariane.- Apollo.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48In TV technology, for what do the initials CRT stand?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- Don't know.- Cathode Ray Tube.
0:21:52 > 0:22:00Which bearded US rock group released Gimme All Your Lovin', Legs and Sharp-Dressed Man?
0:22:00 > 0:22:02ZZ Top.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07The Spanish flag is made up of yellow and which colour - red or blue?
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Red.
0:22:08 > 0:22:14- Bank.- The Babington plot was a conspiracy against which English monarch?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- Charles II.- Elizabeth I.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23- Bank.- What M is a cereal plant from which sweet corn is obtained?
0:22:23 > 0:22:24Maize.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Which 1976 film, inspired by the Watergate Scandal,
0:22:28 > 0:22:32starred Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- The Watergate Affair. - All The President's Men.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40What type of creature is a duck-billed platypus - reptile or mammal?
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Mammal.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- Bank.- The West Coast of Australia is on which ocean?
0:22:46 > 0:22:47Indian.
0:22:47 > 0:22:53In the Cabinet reshuffle of June 2001, Stephen Byers was appointed secretary of state
0:22:53 > 0:22:57for transport, local government and the what?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Police force.- Regions.
0:23:01 > 0:23:08What I is a major Himalayan river which takes its name from the Sanskrit for stream?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- Rivus.- Indus.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Which Italian actress married film producer Carlo Ponti?
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Sophia Loren.
0:23:18 > 0:23:24Of which Caribbean island was Michael Manley a 20th century prime minister?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- Maldives.- Jamaica.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Which North London football club won the FA Cup in 1981 and 1982?
0:23:31 > 0:23:32Fulham.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Time is up. The correct answer is Tottenham Hotspur.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Well, that was pretty marvellous(!)
0:23:45 > 0:23:47£70 is all you banked.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Whose education is quite primary?
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Who's not very smart on parade?
0:23:54 > 0:23:59Who's selling you short? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Statistically, Chris is the weakest link.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Neil is the strongest link for the second round running,
0:24:07 > 0:24:12as he answered all his questions right and banked money.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15But will the votes follow the facts?
0:24:15 > 0:24:20Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Kingsley, who were you christened after?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39I wasn't christened that, it's a chosen name.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43- Did you choose it yourself? - Absolutely!
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- What's your real name?- Mum and Dad generously called me Geoffrey.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Why Chris?
0:24:51 > 0:24:56A couple of questions wrong, and it'd come to me with nothing to bank.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59How many did you get wrong, Geoffrey?
0:24:59 > 0:25:04You can call me Karl, Kingsley, Geoffrey, George, Arthur, John, Paul, Ringo...
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Florence, Zebedee, Christian, Dougall, Tarquin,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Shona Marie, Joanne, Brian, Bilbo, Zarindah, Mbebe...
0:25:13 > 0:25:18Heime, Herbie, Hoffnan and Steinberg, Steinbeck, Steinway...man, Adams.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20I think I got two wrong, one right.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Liam, what do you do when not hurting patients?
0:25:27 > 0:25:31- I'm a DJ on Hospital Radio Norwich. - Good heavens.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Why Chris?- I came here today to vote fairly.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Chris was the weakest link in that round, so I voted from him.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Chris, it's time to beam you up.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49With four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Live long and prosper, Anne.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01When the names were turned over, I expected my name to be on each board.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04But Neil, kind lad, voted for somebody else.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08The person I'd vote off every round is Kingsley.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12I found him boring and he's self-centred, in my opinion.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Round Five. Your total is £630 out of a possible £4,000.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22Five of you left, another ten seconds comes off your time.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27We start with the strongest link - Neil. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Start the clock.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Which famous patron saint is commemorated on March 17?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Patrick.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44Which uncle features in the title of a well-known Chekhov play?
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- Uncle Tom.- Uncle Vanya.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50The leaf of a pine tree is more known as what?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52A needle.
0:26:52 > 0:26:58Which member of the pig family gets its name from the wartlike lumps on its face?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Can you repeat the question?
0:27:01 > 0:27:07Which member of the pig family gets its name from the wartlike lumps on its face?
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Warthog.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14- Bank.- The Scottish leader defeated by Edward I was William who?
0:27:14 > 0:27:15Wallace.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20The 1985 film with Daniel Day Lewis was My Beautiful what?
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Launderette.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Which composer wrote the 1790 opera Cosi Fan Tutte?
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- Puccini.- Mozart.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35The perigourd is the most prized variety of which food?
0:27:37 > 0:27:39- Veal.- Truffle.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44The acronym GATT stood for General Agreement on Tariffs and what?
0:27:49 > 0:27:51I'm afraid I don't know.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52Trade.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57The wife of which comic character is rolling-pin wielding Flo?
0:27:57 > 0:27:58Andy Capp.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02- Bank.- Which TV presenter is father of Zoe Ball?
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Johnny Ball.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09In carpentry, countersunk, raised head and roundhead are what?
0:28:10 > 0:28:12- Hammer.- Screw.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Shoveller and eider are both types of which bird?
0:28:18 > 0:28:20- Geese.- Duck.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25The term patrician referred to the aristocrats of which ancient city?
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- Venice.- Rome.
0:28:35 > 0:28:41In the novel by Bram Stoker, via which northern port does Dracula arrive?
0:28:41 > 0:28:43- Hull.- Whitby.
0:28:43 > 0:28:49In which 1994 film with Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell, did Kristin Scott-Thomas appear...
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Time's up, I cannot complete the question.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Just £70 you banked.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03Who now is by no means the brightest crayon in the box?
0:29:03 > 0:29:08Banish the bird brain. It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16According to statistics, Neil's the strongest link for the third time.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21With no correct answers, Cesare is statistically the weakest link.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23But whose game is over?
0:29:24 > 0:29:28Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42We have a tie, team.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46Cesare and Kingsley have two votes each.
0:29:46 > 0:29:53- Jane, why Kingsley?- He fluffed it on Dracula, he should've known that.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Liam, why Cesare?
0:29:55 > 0:30:00I'm playing fair. And I think the fair vote in this round is Cesare.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Are you that lively on hospital radio?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09I'm a bit intimidated by you, Anne.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12The strongest link casts the deciding vote.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14The strongest link was Neil.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17You voted for Kingsley. Why?
0:30:17 > 0:30:22Because he's very entertaining but he's costing us money.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26You have a choice between Kingsley and Cesare.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- Who would you like to get rid of? - I'll stay with Kingsley.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35You have entertained us long enough. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44I think Cesare should go next.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48He's losing money and not answering questions correctly.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52Round Six. You've won £700 out of a possible £5,000.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56Four left. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59We start with the strongest link. That's Neil.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Start the clock.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08In which country was the golfer Bernhard Langer born?
0:31:08 > 0:31:09Germany.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14In the vaccine MMR, for what does the letter R stand?
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Rubella.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21The name of the German model and face of Chanel is Claudia what?
0:31:21 > 0:31:22Schiffer.
0:31:22 > 0:31:28The fall of which city in 1975 marked the end of the Vietnam War?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- Phnom Penh.- Saigon.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36Which word links a tree with the comedy partner of Oliver Hardy?
0:31:36 > 0:31:37Laurel.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42Which Beatle appeared barefoot on the cover of the Abbey Road album?
0:31:42 > 0:31:44- John Lennon.- Paul McCartney.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49Which extinct creature looked like an elephant with thick hair?
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Mammoth.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55The 1997 science fiction film Contact was based on the novel
0:31:55 > 0:31:58by the famous astronomer Carl...who?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- Marx.- No, Sagan.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04In history, who was the famous mistress of Admiral Nelson?
0:32:04 > 0:32:06- Anne Hamilton.- Emma Hamilton.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10In Islam, what is the name of the tower of a Mosque
0:32:10 > 0:32:13from which the call to prayer is given?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- Pass.- Minaret.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19The 1991 film the Commitments was directed by Alan... who?
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Parker.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25In which limbs are both the bicep and tricep muscles?
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Arms.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34- Bank.- In which European country is the city of Oporto?
0:32:34 > 0:32:35Portugal.
0:32:35 > 0:32:42If a flight cost £250 but is reduced by 10%, how much does it cost then?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45£225.
0:32:45 > 0:32:51- Bank.- In cricket, for which southern county did Alec Stewart make his debut in 1981?
0:32:51 > 0:32:52- Kent.- Surrey.
0:32:52 > 0:32:57What was the first name of French artist Matisse, born in 1869?
0:32:57 > 0:32:58Renee. Henri.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03Which 2001 children's film starring Jeff Goldblum
0:33:03 > 0:33:07featured a beagle called Lou and a white Persian called Mr Tinkles?
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Cats And Dogs.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14- Bank.- The crosses of how many saints make up the Union Flag?
0:33:16 > 0:33:17Time's up.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19The correct answer is three.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24You banked £120 but who's now buckling under the pressure?
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Who is a waste of space? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:33:30 > 0:33:36With the most wrong answers, Jane is the weakest link for the first time.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40Statistically, Neil remains the strongest link.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44But what will the other players do at this late stage of the game?
0:33:45 > 0:33:50Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Liam...
0:34:03 > 0:34:05why are you getting rid of Jane?
0:34:05 > 0:34:09Jane hesitated earlier on, even though she was good,
0:34:09 > 0:34:12but at this stage, I think she's lost it.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Cesare,
0:34:13 > 0:34:18otherwise known as mastermind, keen to get rid of Jane, aren't you?
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- Not really.- You voted for her twice.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24I think she's getting too hesitant now
0:34:24 > 0:34:26and I think it's time for her to go home.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31Well, Jane, with two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:34:38 > 0:34:44I'm really angry that I'm not up there, head on with either Liam or Neil.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46I should have been. I did very well.
0:34:46 > 0:34:53I don't like Cesare much. He tries to convince us that he's super-brainy but he isn't.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Round Seven. You've won £820 out of a possible £6,000.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02Three of you left. Another ten seconds off the clock.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07We start with the strongest link - Neil. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Start the clock.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14Which boy band had hit albums Millennium and Black And Blue?
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- 'N Sync.- No, Backstreet Boys.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21What was the Greek name for the Roman god Cupid?
0:35:22 > 0:35:23Eros.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28Remains of which part of the body make up the bulk of household dust?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Skin.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35In which country's native cuisine is the teriyaki method of cooking used?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- Greece.- Japan.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42Which famous footballer won his only FA Cup winners medal
0:35:42 > 0:35:45with Blackpool in 1953 at the age of 38?
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Stanley Matthews.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52In TV, which presenter is the host of Film 2001?
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Jonathan Ross.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Where is the Knock Shrine,
0:35:57 > 0:36:00commemorating a group apparition in 1879
0:36:00 > 0:36:03of Mary, Joseph and John the Evangelist?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- France.- Ireland.
0:36:05 > 0:36:11If cricket is played on a pitch and tennis on a court, on what is golf played?
0:36:11 > 0:36:12A course.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17Who wrote the Hook, Line and Sinker spy trilogy?
0:36:17 > 0:36:20- Ruth Rendell.- Len Deighton.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25Which US singer had a UK hit single in 1962 with Let There Be Love?
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- Johnny Mathis.- Nat King Cole.
0:36:32 > 0:36:37If the horizontal axis of a graph is X, which letter is the vertical axis?
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Y.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44Bank. Which bleaching agent has the chemical formula H202?
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Hydrogen peroxide.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51If you were born on 2nd October, what star sign are you?
0:36:51 > 0:36:52- Capricorn.- Libra.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56In which 1980s TV series set in New York
0:36:56 > 0:37:00were music students taught by Mr Shorofsky?
0:37:00 > 0:37:01Fame.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- Bank.- In wildlife, what type of creature is a rudd?
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- A duck.- Fish.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09In which decade...
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Time's up.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17You only won £40.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Now, in Round Eight,
0:37:19 > 0:37:24you can treble what you bank, so there's £3,000 to be won.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Who's going to help you to a decent bank balance?
0:37:28 > 0:37:34Have you the courage... to vote off...the weakest link?
0:37:35 > 0:37:41At this crucial stage, Cesare is the strongest link for the first time,
0:37:41 > 0:37:44as he was the only one to get all his questions right.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47The Weakest Link is Neil,
0:37:47 > 0:37:52but will his previous performance save him from the final vote?
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08So, Cesare,
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- not a man of courage, are you?- Why?
0:38:11 > 0:38:16Because you have voted off the strongest player
0:38:16 > 0:38:18in this game.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21As you well know. Even you can work that one out.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26- I think Liam deserved to be in the final more than Neil did.- Why?
0:38:26 > 0:38:31- He performed better.- I just told you he didn't.- I disagree.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- I've got the figures.- Liam was unlucky with questions.- Rubbish.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39Liam, what's your excuse for voting for Neil?
0:38:39 > 0:38:45- He lost his nerve and he was the weakest player. - Only in the last round.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Neil, it's back to boiler selling.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52With two votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Anne, was intimidating.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07When she looks through those glasses, your legs turn to jelly.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10I'd like to see Liam win. Cesare's been very lucky.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14If he hadn't stabbed me in the back, I'd be in the final.
0:39:14 > 0:39:20Round Eight. £860 in the kitty out of a possible £7,000.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Cesare and Liam, two of you left.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25You have 90 seconds.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Whatever you win will be trebled and added to your total.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32So £3,000 is at stake.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35We start with Cesare.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Start the clock.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45Which Central American country shares its name with a hat?
0:39:45 > 0:39:46Panama.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51In the expression, which tool upsets plans when thrown in the works?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Spanner.
0:39:53 > 0:39:58Who succeeded Graham Gooch as England cricket captain in 1993?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Mike Atherton.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04What are the first two letters in the Exeter post code?
0:40:04 > 0:40:05E X.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09- Bank.- What is the French word for the number ten?
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Dix.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16What was the title held by St Thomas a Becket at the time of his murder?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- Lord Chancellor. - Archbishop of Canterbury.
0:40:19 > 0:40:24In which sport did South African Retief Goosen win the 2001 US Open?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- Tennis.- Golf.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31Which American author wrote Notes From A Small Island?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- Bill Bryson.- Bill...?
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Bryson.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Which mammal is called the hunting leopard?
0:40:40 > 0:40:41Cheetah.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45- Bank.- In which US state is Silicone Valley?
0:40:45 > 0:40:46California.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49At a ranch owned by which pop star
0:40:49 > 0:40:53did Elizabeth Taylor marry Larry Fortenski in 1991?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Michael Jackson.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59Which word means a triangle with three unequal sides?
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Scalene.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06- Bank.- Which large melon has green rind, red flesh and many black seeds?
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- Cantaloupe.- Watermelon.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Time's up. You banked...
0:41:16 > 0:41:21and won £350 which we'll treble and add to the winnings from the previous rounds.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26That means prize money of £1,910.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Only one of you can take it home,
0:41:28 > 0:41:31so now you'll play head-to-head.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34I'll ask alternate questions. Best of five.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39So, Cesare and Liam...
0:41:41 > 0:41:45for £1,910, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:41:47 > 0:41:53- Liam, as last round's strongest link, you choose who goes first. - I'll go first.
0:41:56 > 0:42:02Which Russian composer wrote the music for the ballet The Rite Of Spring?
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- Tchaikovsky.- No, Stravinsky.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11In modern history, which political party was outlawed
0:42:11 > 0:42:17by the South African government in 1961 then legalised in 1990?
0:42:20 > 0:42:24- Communism. - No, the correct answer is ANC.
0:42:24 > 0:42:30Liam, on a standard aeroplane, what name is given to the fixed vertical part of the tail?
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- The fin.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41Cesare, in language, which word can mean a dried fruit
0:42:41 > 0:42:44and the wife of an Eastern potentate?
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Date. - No, the correct answer is sultana.
0:42:51 > 0:42:57In which Shakespeare play does the title character disinherit his daughter
0:42:57 > 0:42:59because she refuses to flatter him?
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- King Lear. - That is the correct answer.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Cesare, which commercially important salt-water fish
0:43:06 > 0:43:10has varieties including yellowfin and bonito?
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- Trout. - No, the correct answer is tuna.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20Liam, if you answer this question correctly, you've won.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23So for £1,910,
0:43:23 > 0:43:27in pop music, which group had UK hit singles
0:43:27 > 0:43:30with Country House and Girls And Boys?
0:43:30 > 0:43:33- Blur.- That is the correct answer.
0:43:36 > 0:43:40That means, Liam, you are today's strongest link
0:43:40 > 0:43:44and you go away with £1,910.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48Cesare, you leave with nothing.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58I think I was quite lucky to get to the final,
0:43:58 > 0:44:02but towards the end, I was one of the stronger players.
0:44:02 > 0:44:09It feels great to win. You need a bit of knowledge and a lot of luck to win this show and I had both.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12I was glad to see the back of Kingsley,
0:44:12 > 0:44:14who was too busy being a clown,
0:44:14 > 0:44:18and Jane who should have stayed at home.
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