28/11/2011 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.

My name is Chris, I am 54 years old.

I come from Southsea in Hampshire and I'm a yacht master.

My name is Alice. I am 23, from London.

I'm an arts administrator.

My name is Karl. I'm 39.

I'm from Hull, and I'm a mind reader and magician.

My name is Rosemary. I am 53, from Edinburgh. I am a translator.

I'm Richie, I'm 24, from Swansea. I am an entertainer.

I'm Lisa, I'm 41, from Bushey in Hertfordshire

and I'm a legal secretary.

I'm Mike, I'm 63, from Banks in West Lancashire,

and I'm a security officer.

I'm Amy, 32, from Cramlington in Northumberland,

and I'm a sandwich product manager.

My name is Lee, I'm 42, from Plymouth in Devon,

and I'm a midwifery lecturer.

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,

you lose 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, Alice.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock.

In winter activities, the nose of a snowman is traditionally

represented by which orange root vegetable?

Carrot.

In expressions,

a common alliterative phrase refers to a rise from poverty

to great wealth is from rags to what?

Riches.

In hobbies, a blank book in which photographs can be

mounted for display is called what,

a single or an album?

Album.

In holiday destinations, Benidorm,

Magaluf and Torremolinos

are all coastal resorts in which European country?

Spain.

In snacks, the popular flavour of crisps

introduced in the UK in 1962,

is known as what and onion?

Cheese.

Mike, in maths,

what is 30 + 20?

50.

According to British tradition,

a bride should wear something old

something new, something borrowed, something what?

Blue.

In botany, what B

is the three-letter term

for an undeveloped shoot on a plant?

Bud.

In biology,

sight, hearing, taste, smell

and touch are known as the five what?

-Senses.

-Alice...

-Bank.

END OF ROUND JINGLE

OK, you've reached and banked your £1,000 target.

That money will go through to the next round,

but one of you will not.

So who do you think is the sneeze in your salad bar?

Who's the cough in your coffee?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round,

Alice is the strongest link

as she banked all the money for the team.

Statistically, the weakest link is Karl,

but who will the players vote off

at this early stage of the game?

Voting over. It's time to reveal

who you think is the weakest link.

Mike.

Mike.

Mike.

Mike.

Mike.

Chris.

Alice.

Mike.

Mike.

What do you do, Alice?

I work at the Royal Albert Hall.

What do you do there?

-I work in the box office.

-You're a clerk?

No, I'm a box office assistant there, so...

What's the difference?

I suppose a clerk, I would imagine, it's just a simple case of

selling tickets, but I do more than that, so...

Like what?

I get involved in the administrative side as well.

So, I've booked for the Albert Hall, and one of the main stars

doesn't turn up, do I come to you to get my money back?

-You do, yeah.

-You give it back, do you?

-It depends.

-Depends on what?

If it was for you, definitely!

Yes, but for ordinary people...

We have to see the circumstances of each show.

Depends what the promoter wants to do, as well.

-Really(!)

-Mm-hmm.

Can you sing yourself?

Yes I can, Anne.

Put your board down.

What can you sing, then?

Sing a bit of Mendelssohn, Hear My Prayer.

OK.

# Oh, for the wings For the wings of a dove

# Far away, far away

# Would I roam. #

Is that the prayer?

Yeah, it's about wanting to be a dove and...

see the world, see God's creation.

Put your board up.

Why Mike?

Slight hesitation on answering the question.

Where are you from, Karl?

Hull in Yorkshire, Anne.

-And what do you do?

-I'm a mind reader and magician.

Give me an idea of your act.

I read people's minds, Anne, that's what mind readers do!

If I'm in the audience, do you choose people?

I choose people that I feel are suitable to come up on stage,

that are bright and cheery and would also entertain everybody.

-Some are still awake?

-Some are still awake!

-Yeah, you bring them up...

-Onto the stage...

..and then what happens?

They would do silly things, if I was hypnotising them.

I wouldn't make anybody look too silly though, Anne.

No, they'd overshadow you, wouldn't they?

Absolutely! Of course they would!

And why Mike?

He hesitated.

Where are you from, Amy?

From Cramlington in Northumberland.

Are you? And what do you do there?

I'm a sandwich product manager... for a retail baker's.

So did the bakers send you on a sandwich course?

I haven't been on a sandwich course, as such.

I did a marketing diploma.

And how long does it take to develop a sandwich?

It can take anywhere between 12 and 20 weeks.

It's not NASA, is it?

It might not seem it,

but there's technicality in the market.

Do people in the North like

different sandwiches to Southern people?

Yes, very much so.

In the North,

they eat a lot of ham and pease pudding stotties in the Northeast.

Sorry, say that again.

Ham and pease pudding stotties.

Is that why they're all fat?

I wouldn't say everyone in the Northeast is!

But most people are!

I don't believe so!

Yes, and in the South, what do they like?

In the South, they like posher fillings.

It depends where you are. In London,

people like New York delis,

like Wensleydale with cranberries.

Well, that's not New York!

It's not New York, but people in London think they're

living in a city that's as fabulous as New York.

Why Mike?

It was just, he paused on the question.

He did.

Mike, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

I think the team are a good team

and, you know,

if they all play together, with each other,

there's a lot of money to be won

and I just hope that whoever wins it, enjoys it

and the Weakest Link was a pleasure to be on.

Round Two and you have £1,000.

We're now taking 10 seconds off your time.

Starting with the strongest link,

that's little Alice.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In British military, the bugle call played at the end of the day

and featured in remembrance ceremonies is The Last what?

Post.

In a bar or restaurant,

what C is a word normally used on a menu for mixed drinks

such as Harvey Wallbanger or Singapore Sling?

Cocktail.

In sport, the singles version of which game is played

on a court measuring 27-feet wide by 78-feet long?

Tennis.

In art, the Impressionist Claude Monet produced

a famous series of paintings of which plants,

pampas grasses or water lilies?

Water lilies.

In an expression adapted from the New Testament,

a person who does not retaliate when attacked

is said to turn the other what?

Foot.

Cheek. In chemistry, what T

is the metal used extensively in the food canning industry?

Tin.

In English legend, what is the full name

of the circular furniture

used by King Arthur and his knights?

Round Table.

In theatre, a stage production

that opened in the West End

in 2011 had what title,

Shrek The Musical or Sponge Bob The Opera?

Shrek The Musical.

-Alice...

-Bank.

What's the name for the male version

of the women's garment known in the UK as a blouse?

Shirt?

In motoring, the slogan "Clunk click every trip",

was used in a campaign in the 1970s

to urge drivers and passengers to use which devices?

Seat belts.

In horticulture,

what A is the tree with pink or white blossom,

grown commercially in British orchards

for its round, crunchy fruit?

Apricot?

Apple.

In vocabulary, the name of which animal follows

the words fat, tom and Cheshire,

to make three well-known phrases?

Cat.

In ballet,

by definition, a pas de deux

is danced by how many people?

Two.

In the royal family,

the sister of Kate Middleton, who acted

as maid of honour at her wedding

in 2011 is known by what first name?

Pippa.

In the solar system,

the two planets with names beginning with M

are Mars and...?

Mercury.

In maths, what is

91-11?

-80.

-Alice...

-Bank.

In the musical My Fair Lady, the Cockney flower seller whose

speech and mannerisms are transformed

is called Eliza who?

-Doolittle.

-Carl...

-Bank.

In publishing, what B means to fasten together the sheets

of a book and enclose them in a stiff and durable cover?

Bind.

In 1980s TV, Les Dennis, Dustin Gee

and Bella Emberg all appeared...

END OF ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £420.

Whose brain has pulled down the shutters?

Who's the unable seaman?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, Alice is the strongest link.

The statistics show the weakest link is Lisa,

but will the votes pick up on the facts?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Lisa.

Rosemary.

Lisa.

Lisa.

Lisa.

Rosemary.

Rosemary.

Rosemary.

We have a tie, team.

Rosemary and Lisa have four votes each.

What do you do, Rosemary?

I am a translator.

Translating what?

I translate documents from Swedish, mainly Swedish,

also Norwegian and Danish, into English.

-But you're American!

-I am!

So your English isn't great to start with?

I think we could probably disagree on that point, Anne!

Where do you do this?

I live and work in Edinburgh.

Wouldn't it be more useful

if you were translating say, Glaswegian,

for the rest of the world?

I think that might be beyond my capabilities!

Don't be so patronising!

It isn't that at all, it's said with the greatest respect!

And what else do you speak?

I don't speak other languages,

I can read and understand

Norwegian and Danish.

Oh, you get more fun by the minute!

Why, thank you!

Why Lisa?

-She got a question wrong, as did I.

-What do you do, Lisa?

-I'm a legal secretary, Anne.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-Where?

In Edgware in North London.

What sort of work?

It's matrimonial

and some personal injury.

-Ah, you're chasing ambulances, are you?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Do your firm do most of it on the telephone?

-They do.

They also get insurance companies who pass

personal injury and accident claims to them as well.

But you don't want to see the clients, do you?

-They come in and visit.

-Do they?

Because if they fell over there,

it would be costing you money, wouldn't it?

Sometimes they trip over paving slabs and things like that,

so we go and meet them and take pictures of paving slabs.

Why Rosemary?

She got a question wrong,

-as did I.

-As did I!

Is that how they speak in North London?

Probably some of them do, yeah!

Votes are tied, the strongest link has the deciding vote.

The strongest link was our box office singer.

Why did you want to get rid of rosemary?

She got a question wrong.

OK, you've got a choice now.

Get rid of Rosemary

or you can move on to Lisa.

On reflection,

I think Lisa lost us more money,

so I might change my mind and put it to Lisa. Really sorry.

Lisa, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!

I can't believe Alice changed her vote to me,

since she voted for Rosemary and we were tied.

The only thing I can think of

is she saw me as a bigger threat

and saw that as an opportunity to be tactical and get rid of me.

Round Three. You now have £1,420.

Another 10 seconds coming off the time.

Start with Alice.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Alice, in EU politics, full sessions of the European Parliament

take place in Strasbourg in France and which city in Belgium?

-Brussels.

-Correct.

Karl, in motorsport, the start of a Formula One Grand Prix race

is signalled by what, sirens or lights?

-Lights.

-Correct.

Rosemary, in employment law in the UK,

what is the single-word legal term

for the permanent termination of a job

specifically because it is no longer required?

-Redundancy?

-Correct.

Richie, in the 1990s, in three different installations,

which artist suspended a sheep, a tiger shark

and a cow and calf in formaldehyde?

-Pass.

-Damien Hirst.

Amy, in aviation, what V goes before trail

to make the usual term for a white line left across the sky

by a high-flying aircraft?

-Veil.

-Vapour.

Lee, in celebrities, a survey by Forbes in 2011

reported that the best-paid actresses in Hollywood

were Angelina Jolie and which star of Sex And The City?

-Pass.

-Sarah Jessica Parker.

Chris, in geography, which river is the longest in mainland Britain?

-The Severn.

-Correct.

-Alice.

-Bank.

-In pop music,

the brothers Jimmy, Alan, Wayne, Jay and Donny

were all members of which family of singers

whose hits included Crazy Horses?

-Osmonds?

-Correct.

Karl, in history, in 1930, Mahatma Gandhi led a protest march

against a UK government tax on which condiment, salt or vinegar?

-Salt.

-Correct.

Rosemary, in snooker and billiards,

the long stick used to strike the ball

is known by what three-letter name?

-Cue.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Richie, in human biology,

which part of the eye is capable of dilating

to several times its normal size to aid vision in dim conditions?

-Pupil.

-Correct.

Amy, in American politics, the holder of which office

is sometimes referred to

as the Chief Executive of the United States?

-The Vice President.

-The President.

Lee, in technology, which word means to remove

an application from a computer, uninstall or un-impose?

-Uninstall.

-Correct.

Chris, in the Star Wars films,

the spaceship owned by Han Solo is called the Millennium what?

-Falcon.

-Correct.

-Alice.

-Bank.

-In 20th-century history,

which major conflict broke out a month after the assassination

of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo?

-The First World War.

-Correct.

-Karl.

-Bank.

-In TV, on Coronation Street,

what surname is shared by the sisters Rosie and Sophie?

-Platt.

-Webster.

Rosemary, in Christianity,

a hymn written by Henry Francis Lyte in 1834 begins...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £190. Who's the unicycle on the Tour de France?

Who'd need a sat-nav to find their own sofa?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers wrong,

Amy is the weakest link.

Statistically, Alice is still the strongest link,

but who will lose out in the vote?

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

Amy.

Amy.

Amy.

Amy.

Amy.

Richie.

Richie.

-What do you do, Richie?

-I'm an entertainer, Anne.

-Where?

-In North Wales.

-Yeah. What's the place called?

It's called Bodelwyddan Hotel.

-Is it a care home?

-Not quite, no.

-What do you mean, "Not quite?"

Well, we seem to get the older generation come to stay with us,

but it's not a care home.

-No. So you're there 24/7?

-I am, yes.

To cheer up the elderly people of Wales?

Well, not just Wales, all over the country.

Don't be silly, no-one else is going to go there, are they?

They're not all elderly either, Anne.

-Aren't they?

-No.

-Describe the hotel. Sell it to me.

It's a castle set in North Wales, it's an hour from Snowdonia,

it's in beautiful landscape.

-And then there's you.

-And then there's me.

-Yes.

And what time do you come on?

I normally start about eight o'clock at night.

And what are they doing, the people, then?

-They've just had an evening meal, so...

-Do they liquidise their food?

-They don't, no. Not unless asked.

-OK. Put your board down.

-So what would you be doing?

-I'm a singer, Anne.

-So what do you sing?

-I sing musical theatre, Take That.

-Give us an example.

-A song from a musical called Jekyll & Hyde.

-Yeah, I've never heard of that.

No, it's a very good musical, Anne, you'd love it.

-No, I wouldn't, I hate musicals.

-OK.

All right. Will we have heard of this song?

-You would have heard of it. It's called This Is The Moment.

-OK.

# This is the moment

# When all I've done

# All of the dreaming, scheming and screaming become one... #

-You see, you could work at the box office at the Albert Hall.

-I could.

Put your board up. Why Amy?

Because I think she got all her questions wrong.

-What do you do, Chris?

-I sail yachts for a living, Anne.

-Do you? Who for?

I think the technical term is

a person of high net individual wealth. Nobody famous.

-So you're a captain of a yacht?

-Yes.

-Is it your yacht?

No, I wish it was, but it certainly isn't.

-But you'll sail for anyone, will you?

-If the...

If the fee is correct, most definitely.

So if I had a pedalo, could you help me out?

-I'd certainly give you a push.

-And why Amy?

Sadly, at least two questions wrong, possibly three.

-I think it was two, though.

-Amy, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

If I were to make a sandwich for Anne Robinson

I would probably make sure there were a lot of jalapenos in there,

and then the face that she pulls

would be fitting to the sandwich she was eating.

Round Four. In the bank, £1,610.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Alice.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Alice, in the British media,

Larry Lamb, Kelvin MacKenzie, Stuart Higgins and David Yelland

have all been the editor of which daily newspaper?

-The Mirror?

-The Sun.

Karl, in geometry, what A is the three-letter name

given to a section of the circumference of a circle?

-Arc.

-Correct.

Rosemary, in English football,

the Premier League club Aston Villa has its home ground in which city?

-Pass.

-Birmingham.

Richie, in pop music, the rock singer and guitarist for The Clash,

born John Graham Mellor in 1952, was better known by what stage name?

-Johnny Rotten?

-Joe Strummer.

Lee, in outdoor pursuits, which of these is a British name

for a crossbred hunting dog, fester or lurcher?

-Lurcher.

-Correct.

Chris, in UK government and international relations,

the abbreviation FCO stands for the Foreign and what office?

-Commonwealth Office.

-Correct.

-Alice.

-Bank.

-In film, in the 1993 comedy Groundhog Day,

the selfish TV weatherman

who had to re-live the same day over and over was played by which actor?

-Bill Murray.

-Correct.

Karl, in literature, the 2001 novel by Joanne Harris about a widow

and her three children in German-occupied France

is entitled Five Quarters Of The what?

-World.

-Orange.

Rosemary, in spelling,

which of these boys' names is a palindrome, Ben or Bob?

-Bob.

-Correct.

Richie, in celebrities,

the socialite and UNICEF ambassador, whose maiden name was Goldsmith

before her marriage to a cricketer called Imran, is Jemima who?

-Khan.

-Correct.

-Lee.

-Bank.

-In maths, what is 35 multiplied by four?

-120.

-140.

Chris, on a musical score,

the letters DC are short for da capo and mean repeat from where?

Sorry, could you repeat the question, please?

On a musical score, the letters DC

are short for da capo and mean repeat from where?

-The beginning?

-Correct.

-Alice.

-Bank.

-In biology, a trichologist studies

the structure, functions and diseases of which part of the body,

the liver or the hair?

-The liver.

-The hair.

Karl, in children's books,

in the story The Tailor Of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter,

the finest work of the title character

is finished by which animals?

-Hedgehogs.

-Mice.

Rosemary, in energy, which five-letter word precedes

cell and panel to give the names of two devices

used in generating electricity from the rays of the sun?

Solar? ENDOF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. That was the correct answer and you were just in time.

Collectively, you put in the kitty £120. But who is losing you money?

Who will be no help in rounds to come?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers correct,

Chris is the strongest link.

According to the statistics, Karl is the weakest link.

But how will the votes go?

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

Rosemary.

Rosemary.

Alice.

Lee.

Karl.

Rosemary.

What you do, Lee?

-I'm actually a midwife, but now I lecture at Plymouth University.

-Oh.

How many babies have you delivered?

I haven't actually kept count, Anne, but over a 22-year period,

it's probably over 1,000.

So, just for clarity, 1,000 new babies,

the first face they've seen

when they come into the world has been yours?

-I know.

-Have any gone back in?

-There's probably a considerable amount need counselling.

-Yes.

-And do people call their babies after you?

-That has happened, Anne.

Yeah. So there's a lot of babies running around called Baldy?

-There's a lot of babies called Baldy.

-Yeah.

-Why Rosemary?

-Because she was the weakest link in that round.

-Alice, why Rosemary?

-She just got a couple of questions wrong.

Rosemary, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I didn't mind being voted off at all.

It's been one of my greatest ambitions to hear

Anne Robinson say, "Rosemary, you are the weakest link. Goodbye,"

and so I have done that today and I enjoyed myself thoroughly.

Round Five. In the bank, £1,730.

Another ten seconds coming off the time. We'll start with the strongest link, that's Chris.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Chris, in cinema, what P is the French term

for the first official public screening of a film?

-Don't know, Anne, sorry.

-Premiere.

Alice, in the game rummy, players must collect either groupings

of the same rank or sequences of at least how many cards?

-Four.

-Three.

Karl, in TV, in 2003 and 2004, Tamzin Outhwaite played

a military policewoman in a drama series with what title,

Red Cap or Pink Beret?

-Red Cap.

-Correct.

-Richie.

-Bank.

-In history,

the Anglo-Saxon hero Hereward the Wake

resisted the Norman invasion from his stronghold on the Isle of what?

-Wight?

-Ely.

Lee, in vocabulary, what C is the name for a type of loose,

sleeveless cloak and is also a geographical term

for a projecting headland?

-Pass.

-Cape.

Chris, in pop music, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two,

released in 2011,

is the eighth studio album by the US hip-hop group The Beastie what?

-Boys.

-Correct.

-Alice.

-Bank.

-In sport, which female South African athlete

took British citizenship in order to compete at the 1984 Summer Olympics?

-Pass.

-Zola Budd.

Karl, in definitions, something described as ligneous

resembles or is made from which substance, wood or wax?

-Wax.

-Wood.

Richie, in science fiction,

the films Blade Runner and Total Recall

were both based on stories by the author Philip K who?

-Holmes?

-Dick.

Lee, in cookery, which spice made from powdered

sweet red peppers is an essential ingredient

of the Hungarian dish goulash?

-Paprika?

-Correct.

Chris, in crown green bowling,

what B is the term for the difference

between the two sides of a bowl that make it move in a curve?

-Beam.

-The bias.

Alice, in TV, the National Lottery quiz show Secret Fortune

began in 2011, hosted by the presenter Nick who?

-Clegg.

-Knowles.

Karl, in maths, the term log

is a common abbreviation of which word, loggerhead or logarithm?

-Logarithm.

-Correct.

-Richie.

-Bank.

-In the animal kingdom,

the general name for which group of marine mollusc

is derived from the Greek for eight-footed?

-Octopus.

-Correct. Lee...

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND-JINGLE

Time's up, your bank was in time. Just as well, you won £80.

Who thinks there's an I in team? Who puts the me in mediocre?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With no correct answers, Alice is the weakest link.

The statistics show that Karl is now the strongest link.

But will that be enough to save him?

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

Richie.

Lee.

Richie.

Alice.

Alice.

We have a tie, team. Alice and Richie have two votes each.

-Captain Pugwash, why Richie?

-Erm, never heard that one before.

Couple of questions wrong,

didn't have a great round last round either, I'm afraid.

-Richie, why Alice?

-She had a few questions wrong that I noticed.

Also I did as well.

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

And the strongest link was our Hull mind reader.

-Why did you vote for Richie?

-He's had a couple of bad rounds.

So do you think he was the worst player?

-Possibly.

-You've got a choice now.

Stick with Richie or move to Alice.

Sorry, Richie, I'm going to stick with what I've got written.

Alice was the worst player. Votes that count.

Richie you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel really excited about being able to sing for Anne Robinson

and the nation, although Anne did not say much about my performance.

I hope it was all right for the nation.

Round Six. In the bank, £1,810.

We're cutting another 10 seconds off your time. We will start with the strongest link from the last round.

That's Karl. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Amnesia is defined as the loss or impairment of which

function of the brain?

-Thought.

-Memory.

The unit formed in 1962 and named for the fact it's members are trained to operate on sea,

in the air and on land is called the Navy what?

-Seals.

-What C is the Latin word for "beware" that precedes emptor

in a phrase advising consumers to be cautious before a purchase?

-Caveat.

-Bank.

-Which city on the east coast of Scotland is the main

centre of the British offshore oil industry?

-Stirling.

-Aberdeen.

The lines, "I never scratched a farmyard and I never pecked a worm"

are from the Pam Ayres poem called The Battery what?

-Chicken.

-Hen.

A boy called Flynn born in 2011 is the son of the model Miranda Kerr

and which actor who starred in the Pirates Of The Caribbean films?

-Johnny Depp.

-Orlando Bloom.

The name of the dessert tiramisu literally translates from Italian as what?

-Pick me up or put me down?

-Pick me up.

-Bank.

-Good Queen Bess was the nickname of which English monarch?

Elizabeth I.

The singer who had UK hit singles in the 1960s with In The Midnight Hour

and Mustang Sally was Wilson who?

Pickett.

In linguistics, what G is the term for the description

of the structure of a language and the rules that govern its use?

-Grammar.

-The US actress Anne Hathaway shares her name with a woman

who in 1582 married which dramatist?

William Shakespeare.

-Bank.

-A whistled version of Sweet Georgia Brown was adopted in 1952

as the official theme of which famous basketball team?

-The New York Yankees.

-Even The Harlem Globetrotters.

The initials of the body called the IPC...

END OF ROUND JINGLE

Time is up.

You have won £270, but is Chris all at sea?

Maybe Karl's mind has gone blank. Perhaps Lee has not delivered.

Or has the fat lady sung for Alice? Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly, Chris is the strongest link.

Statistics reveal that the weakest link is Karl.

But will the votes follow the statistics?

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

-Karl.

-Karl.

Alice.

Alice.

Another tie. Alice and Karl, two votes each. Alice, why Karl?

He just got a few questions wrong and so did I.

Karl, why Alice?

It was a bit close between me and Alice and I cannot vote for myself.

The strongest link was Chris. He gets to decide.

Why did you vote for Karl?

Questions wrong, not least one about the mind

which I thought was unfortunate for Karl as a mind reader.

Got a choice now. You can stick with Karl or move to Alice?

-Sadly I will stick with what I have written and I'm afraid it's Karl.

-He was the worst player.

Karl, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think I probably was the weakest link on the round that I went

and there was also probably a little bit of tactical voting going on as well between Chris and Alice.

Round Seven. In the bank £2,080. Another 10 seconds off the time.

We will start with the strongest link from the last round.

That's Chris. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The prefix "ap" meaning "son of" occurs in surnames originating in which country of the UK?

Sorry, would you repeat the question again, please?

The prefix "ap" meaning "son of" occurs in surnames originating in which country of the UK?

-England.

-Wales.

In expressions, the stable owner who would only give customers

the next horse available in a rota and whose name is immortalised in a saying was Thomas who?

-Wood.

-Hobson.

What B is the common name in North America for the variety of pear

that is known in Britain as a Williams?

-Braemar.

-Bartlett.

Which member of The Goons wrote a series of war memoirs

beginning with the book, Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall?

Spike Milligan.

In the 2006 animation Cars, the main character who was

voiced by Owen Wilson is called Lightning what?

-Green.

-McQueen.

The piano work written by Schubert in 1819 is popularly known by what name

The Trout Quintet or The Salmon Opus?

The Trout Quintet.

On the British road network the service stations called

Woodall, Donington Park and Watford Gap are on which motorway?

-The M1.

-Bank.

The former singer with the Happy Mondays who was the runner-up

in the 2010 series of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here is Shaun who?

Ryder.

What L goes before meat to make the name of a form of processed

pork often sold in tins and used by anglers as bait?

-Luncheon.

-Bank.

-Khartoum is the capital of which African country?

-Sudan.

-Bank.

-Which three-letter word means both a major section of a play...?

END OF ROUND JINGLE

Time is up. You won £120. In Round Eight

you get the chance to treble what you bank.

You need to hang onto the best player. Time to vote off the weakest link.

At this crucial stage in the game, Chris is the strongest link

because he answered the most questions correctly.

Statistically, Alice is the weakest link,

but who will survive the final vote?

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

Lee.

Lee.

Chris.

Chris, did you think Lee

would be too much of a challenge in the final?

Not at all, Anne, he did get a couple questions wrong

and I figured after a thousand babies, he might need a rest.

-You're not very convincing.

-Really?

-No.

-Oh, dear.

So, you thought he was the better player of the two?

Potentially, yes, I have to admit to that.

-Who do you think was the worst player, Alice?

-Myself.

-Yeah.

Why have you voted for Lee?

Because Chris was the strongest link in a couple of other rounds.

Votes that count.

Lee, you are the weakest link... goodbye.

I think my family and friends will be quite pleased

that I've made it so far.

Um, I'm actually quite proud

that I didn't know some of the celebrity answers,

although my daughters will be absolutely devastated

that I don't know who Sarah Jessica Parker is.

Round Eight.

In the bank - £2,200,

in this round - 90 seconds, but whatever you win will be trebled.

We start with the strongest link from the last round, Chris.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Chris, the statesman known for his opposition

to the city of Carthage

was called what, Cato or Clouseau?

Cato.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Alice, a standard round of golf consists of how many holes?

-Five.

-18.

Chris, what W is the stage name

used by the Danish singer born Sannie Carlson

when she had a UK number-one single in 1994

entitled Saturday Night?

-Whigfield.

-Alice...

-Bank!

-..the German engineer

who patented a high-speed internal combustion engine

in 1885 had what surname?

-Pass.

-Daimler. Chris,

on its website, which UK organisation

claims to employ more than one and a half million people,

the NHS or the Prison Service?

-NHS.

-Alice...

Bank.

Indonesia was formally granted independence in 1949

by which European country?

-The UK?

-The Netherlands. Chris,

what A is the name of a university in New York,

a hotel in Liverpool and a theatre on the Strand in London?

-Adelphi.

-Alice...

-Bank.

-..the 1888 collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling

was entitled Plain Tales From The what?

-Desert.

-Hills. Chris,

art works displayed

at an exhibition in Sweden in 1964

were later revealed to have been painted by which creature -

a chimpanzee or a hamster?

-Chimpanzee.

-Alice...

-Bank.

-..when he appeared onstage at a Conservative Party rally

in 1983, which DJ...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

You won £100 which we'll treble.

It gives you prize money today of £2,500.

There can only be one winner.

Up to five questions each,

if there's a tie, we go for Sudden Death.

So, Chris and Alice, for £2,500, let's play the Weakest Link.

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

I'll go first, Anne.

Chris, in 2011 the romantic drama based on a novel by Sara Gruen

staring Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon

and set in a 1930s travelling circus has what three-word title?

I've no idea.

Correct answer is Water For Elephants.

Alice, in medicine,

the childhood vaccination against which bacterial infection

that mainly affects the nose and throat

is routinely combined with those for tetanus,

whooping cough, polio and Hib.

Mumps.

The correct answer is diphtheria.

Chris, in sport, Frazier, Norton, Spinks, Holmes and Berbick

are the surnames of the only five boxers

to have beaten which fighter in professional bouts?

-Muhammad Ali?

-That is correct. Alice,

in geography, Brazil shares a national border

with every country in South America except for Ecuador and which other?

-Peru?

-Correct answer is Chile.

Chris, in famous races,

the expedition that in 1911 reached the South Pole

35 days before Captain Scott,

was led by which Norwegian explorer?

-Amundsen.

-That is the correct answer.

Alice, in theatre, the title of which 1977 play by Mike Leigh

refers to an offstage social gathering

hosted by the teenage daughter of the character Susan?

-Abigail's Party.

-That is the correct answer.

Chris, in ornithology,

what is the common name of a large species of ibis

that reflects the fact that the bird was venerated

by the Ancient Egyptians?

Stork?

The correct answer is the Sacred Ibis.

Alice, in heritage, the so-called right-to-roam peak in Derbyshire

that was bought in stages by The National Trust

between 1982 and 2007 is known by what name?

Darley Dales?

Correct answer is Kinder Scout.

Chris, in British political dynasties,

the colonial secretary Joseph and his sons Austen and Neville,

who became foreign secretary and prime minister respectively,

shared what surname?

-Chamberlain.

-That is the correct answer.

Chris, you're today's strongest link and you go away with £2,500.

Alice, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I feel happy about getting to the final today.

I never thought that I would

and I definitely don't think I deserved to win it,

so overall I just feel happy.

To be the winner of the Weakest Link is a shock, a surprise.

It's a great experience, a wonderful day and I enjoyed it.

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