0:00:01 > 0:00:05Of the nine people preparing for today's show,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09only one will win the prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14The others will leave with nothing after they are voted the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:44They don't know each other. However, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47But eight of them will leave with nothing
0:00:47 > 0:00:52as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:56 > 0:01:02I'm Hilary. I'm 35. I'm an economic development officer from Sutton Coldfield.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07I'm Ben. I'm 21. I'm a holiday park entertainer from Brixham in Devon.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13I'm Chris. I'm 60. I'm a training consultant from Norwich.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17I'm Charmaine. I'm 24 and a barmaid from Salisbury.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23I'm Dave. I'm 46. I'm a firefighter from Staffordshire.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27I'm Linda. I'm 40 and I'm a housewife from Rossendale.
0:01:27 > 0:01:33I'm Gautam. I'm 36. I'm a sales director at a publishing company from London.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37I'm Rona. I'm 54, a retired secretary from Sterling.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42I'm Steve. I'm 29. I'm airline crew from County Durham.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47The aim is to answer enough questions correctly
0:01:47 > 0:01:49to earn £1000 within the time limit.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52The fastest way
0:01:52 > 0:01:54is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58If you break the chain, you lose all the money.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00But if you say "bank"
0:02:00 > 0:02:05before the question is asked, the money is safe and you start from scratch.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08At the end of the round,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14In Round One you have three minutes.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19We'll start with the person who's name is first alphabetically. That's you, Ben.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:27 > 0:02:33Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael were Teenage Mutant Hero what?
0:02:33 > 0:02:34Turtles.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40What M is a dark grey spot on the skin that shares its name with a small animal?
0:02:40 > 0:02:41Mole.
0:02:41 > 0:02:48In British politics, which post did John Major hold from 1990 to 1997?
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Prime Minister.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52In food, pepperoni is what type of meat product?
0:02:53 > 0:02:54Pork.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Sausage. In TV, Dawn French plays The Vicar Of where?
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Dibley.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02What type of animal is a finch?
0:03:02 > 0:03:03Bird.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Is a minesweeper a vacuum cleaner or a naval vessel?
0:03:07 > 0:03:08A naval vessel.
0:03:08 > 0:03:14- Bank.- What N is a small pin with a hole in the blunt end which is used for sewing?
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Needle.
0:03:15 > 0:03:21When addressing an envelope, of what is "Esq" an abbreviation?
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Esquire.
0:03:22 > 0:03:28What B is a small edible fruit that grows on a prickly bush known as a bramble?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- Berry.- Blackberry. I'll accept berry.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35What are the hairs that protrude from the eyelids?
0:03:35 > 0:03:36Eyelashes.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- Bank.- In sport, what J is a martial art derived from jiujitsu?
0:03:40 > 0:03:41Judo.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45In the nursery rhyme, what frightened Miss Muffet?
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Spider.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51Is the state of most metals at room temperature solid or liquid?
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Solid.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55What colour are buttercup petals?
0:03:55 > 0:03:56Yellow.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- Bank.- In music, a triplet is how many notes?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Three.
0:04:00 > 0:04:05What causes the moon to orbit the earth, solar winds or gravitation?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Solar winds.- Gravitation.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11What G are glass sheds used to grow plants?
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Glasshouses.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17Complete the title of the Shakespeare play, The Taming Of The what?
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Shrew.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21In science, what T is measured in seconds?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Time.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29- Bank.- In which European city are the football clubs Arsenal and Chelsea based?
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- Manchester.- London.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35What P is a dog's main method of cooling its body temperature?
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Panting.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40On which day of the week is Pancake Day celebrated?
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Tuesday.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45What is said to be stranger than fiction?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Truth.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51- Bank.- Two speeches each lasting a quarter of an hour total how many minutes?
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Thirty.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56What C is the fraudulent imitation of bank notes?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Currency.- Counterfeiting.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03Which is renewable energy, fossil fuels or solar energy?
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Solar energy.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- Bank.- What food is served with cream at Wimbledon?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Strawberries.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13What is the clock in St Stephen's Tower in London known as?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Big Ben.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- Bank.- To which hemisphere are grey geese confined?
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Northern.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Complete the title of the 1980s sitcom, Three Up what?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Two down.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Bank.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Time is up.
0:05:30 > 0:05:36You banked just in time and you won £820 of a possible £1000.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Who sticks out
0:05:38 > 0:05:43as unsuitable for the rounds to come?
0:05:43 > 0:05:48Who is it unwise to keep on the team? One of you will leave with nothing.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56The strongest link is Ben according to the statistics.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Steve only got one right, making him the weakest link.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04But will the other players have picked up on this?
0:06:06 > 0:06:11Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Interesting.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Charmaine,
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- what do you do? - I'm a part-time barmaid.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- So do you not get out much?- No.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44- Because you think Chelsea's in Manchester.- I'm not a football fan.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Not much of a geography fan, either, are we, Charmaine?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- Why Steve?- I think he got one more question wrong than me.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Rona, how's it going for you?- Fine.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Would you rather have that corner on your own?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Not especially. But he did get two wrong.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- What do you do, Steve? - An air steward.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09So when it's time to have the duty-frees, do you come round?
0:07:09 > 0:07:14- Yes.- You don't know the difference between currency and counterfeiting.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- Well, we deal in a lot of currency. - Oh, I see.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23You were the worst player. And you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32With Anne and the studio, the pressure is on.
0:07:32 > 0:07:38And because Anne is looking directly at you, there's no escaping the perils of Anne.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43It all happens so quickly in there and the time's ticking away.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47It would be nice to choose questions that you like!
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Round Two. £820 in the kitty.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Eight players left. Ten seconds off the time.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59We'll start with the strongest link. That's Ben.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Start the clock.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07The eggs of which type of animal are known as roe?
0:08:07 > 0:08:08Fish.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Which is closer to London, New York or Los Angeles?
0:08:12 > 0:08:13New York.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17In which sport is the Six Nations Championship?
0:08:17 > 0:08:18Rugby.
0:08:18 > 0:08:24- Bank.- The Nikkei Stock Average is an index of share prices in which country?
0:08:24 > 0:08:25Japan.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30In science, what B is a force holding together two or more atoms?
0:08:32 > 0:08:33- Pass.- Bond.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38In the animal kingdom, what name is given to a young koala?
0:08:38 > 0:08:39- Cub.- Joey.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44In EastEnders, what surname was shared by Frank, Ricky and Janine?
0:08:44 > 0:08:45Butcher.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50In Roman numerals, which letter represents 100?
0:08:50 > 0:08:51C.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55Canada has two official languages, English and what?
0:08:55 > 0:08:56French.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Which E was a civilisation that regarded cats as sacred?
0:09:00 > 0:09:01Egypt.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06- Bank.- Which word is used in Britain for what Americans call a faucet?
0:09:08 > 0:09:09- Pass.- Tap.
0:09:09 > 0:09:15Ayrton Senna won his first Formula One Championship in which year, '82 or '88?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- '82.- '88.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22What S is a Japanese alcoholic drink made from fermented rice?
0:09:22 > 0:09:23Sake.
0:09:23 > 0:09:29In biology, plants make sugars using which gas, carbon dioxide or helium?
0:09:29 > 0:09:30Carbon dioxide.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35Chess player Garry Kasparov competes for which country?
0:09:35 > 0:09:36Russia.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41- Bank.- Which artist created The Far Side, Gary Larson or Jeremy Banks?
0:09:41 > 0:09:42Gary Larson.
0:09:42 > 0:09:48In film, in which country is the 1994 comedy, Muriel's Wedding, set?
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Australia.
0:09:49 > 0:09:55What was the surname of the brothers who made the first powered flight in 1903?
0:09:55 > 0:09:56Wright.
0:09:56 > 0:10:03- Bank.- In astrology, what F is the name given to an exceptionally bright meteor?
0:10:03 > 0:10:04- Pass.- Fireball.
0:10:04 > 0:10:10Which male presenter left the TV show, The Big Breakfast, in January 2001?
0:10:11 > 0:10:12Pass.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17Johnny Vaughan. When were The Beachboys formed, 1951 or 1961?
0:10:17 > 0:10:181961.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23In economics, what D is the income left after paying taxes?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- Deficit.- Disposable.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31What colour are adult mute swans?
0:10:31 > 0:10:32White.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Peanuts are seeds enclosed inside what P?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- Pass.- Pod.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Is Swansea on the Bristol Channel or the English Channel?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44The Bristol Channel.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Which singer with The Doors was known as The Lizard King?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Pass.- Jim Morrison.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Which film...
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Time is up.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01You only banked £500.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Whose time is up?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Whose knowledge is best-suited
0:11:06 > 0:11:09to watching television, not appearing on it.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13One of you must go. It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Ben is the strongest link. He answered four questions correctly.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Gautam is the weakest link. But who will lose out in the vote?
0:11:26 > 0:11:31Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Hilary,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55why do you want to get rid of Charmaine?
0:11:55 > 0:11:58I don't think we did that badly.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03- But she's just the one I remember getting more questions wrong.- Right.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05She banked £300.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07How much did YOU bank?
0:12:07 > 0:12:12I don't know. Probably not as much as £300.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Ben.
0:12:14 > 0:12:20- What do you do?- A holiday park entertainer.- What's that? - I entertain lots of people.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- How do you do that?- Singing, dancing, riding a unicycle.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Why get rid of Charmaine?
0:12:26 > 0:12:29I remember her getting some questions wrong.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- You thought she was the weakest link?- Yes.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Well, she wasn't, was she, Gautam?
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- Statistically. - She got two wrong. I got two wrong.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42But she banked £300.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- She got more wrong in the last round.- Sorry?
0:12:46 > 0:12:50From a weakest point of view. That's why I voted for her.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Cos she got
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- two wrong in the last round.- What do you do?- I'm a sales director.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Do you have to make yourself clear to people?- I hope so.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04You're having great difficulty now. Charmaine,
0:13:04 > 0:13:06it's not gone well for you, has it?
0:13:06 > 0:13:12- It hasn't, no.- Are you full of confidence?- Not at the moment.- No.
0:13:12 > 0:13:18Gautam was the worst player. He seems to think YOU were, but I can't make sense of him.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23Anyway, with five votes, you ARE the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33I'm sad I got voted off so early because I knew I could do better.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35But it's very nerve-racking
0:13:35 > 0:13:39and the questions, even though they were easy,
0:13:39 > 0:13:42your mind goes blank. I was surprised
0:13:42 > 0:13:47with having such a long name, I thought they wouldn't be able to write it.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48I'd like Gautam to go next,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51because he was the weakest link.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Round Three.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57In the bank £1320 out of a possible £2000 you could have won.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01You're down to seven. You got rid of the air steward
0:14:01 > 0:14:06who doesn't know the difference between counterfeiting and currency.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11And the barmaid who says that Chelsea might be in Manchester.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16Another 10 seconds off the clock. We start with the strongest link,
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Ben. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Start the clock. Ben, in food, what C
0:14:23 > 0:14:26is the French term for burnt sugar?
0:14:26 > 0:14:27Pass.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28Caramel.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33which Prime Minister's father was a shopkeeper and Mayor of Grantham?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Margaret Thatcher.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40What A describes the area of the body between the thorax and the pelvis?
0:14:40 > 0:14:41Abdomen.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46Which island is the largest in the Mediterranean, Sicily or Corsica?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Sicily. Bank.
0:14:48 > 0:14:54With which musical instrument would you associate Scott Joplin?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- The trumpet.- Piano.
0:14:56 > 0:15:02In theatre, what W describes the space offstage on either side of the acting area?
0:15:02 > 0:15:03Wings.
0:15:03 > 0:15:10When did George Michael release the Listen Without Prejudice album. 1980 or 1990?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- 1980.- 1990. In biology,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16what G describes cutting the stem of one plant
0:15:16 > 0:15:20and joining it to the cut surface of another?
0:15:20 > 0:15:21- Pass.- Grafting.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26In food, pepitas are the edible seeds of which large round orange vegetable?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30The pumpkin.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Are microwaves low or high frequency radio waves?
0:15:34 > 0:15:35High.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40Which Motown singer was born Steveland Judkins and had hits with Superstition
0:15:40 > 0:15:43and I Just Called To Say I Love You?
0:15:43 > 0:15:44Stevie Wonder.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45Bank.
0:15:45 > 0:15:52What C is made from animal intestines and used to string musical instruments?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- Pass.- Catgut.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56The national forest in Missouri
0:15:56 > 0:16:01is named after which US author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- Pass.- Mark Twain.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Last of the Summer Wine actor, Peter Sallis,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09provided the voice of which character
0:16:09 > 0:16:12in Nick Park's animated film, A Grand Day Out?
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- Pass.- Wallace. In nature,
0:16:17 > 0:16:21what C is an aromatic spice from a dried flower bud
0:16:21 > 0:16:24that can be chewed to relieve toothache?
0:16:24 > 0:16:25- Cinnamon.- Clove.
0:16:25 > 0:16:31The Blue Danube by Strauss is which type of dance? Waltz or polka?
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- It's a waltz. - Bank.
0:16:33 > 0:16:39In which European capital is the International Herald Tribune newspaper published?
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- Bern.- Paris. In religion, what K
0:16:43 > 0:16:47is a popular Hindu god and the eighth incarnation of Vishnu?
0:16:48 > 0:16:49- Kali.- Krishna.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53In which US state would you find Tampa Bay?
0:16:53 > 0:16:54Florida.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59The Isle of Bute is off the coast of which UK country?
0:16:59 > 0:17:00- Scotland. - Bank.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03In history, Robert Peel was Prime Minister...
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Time is up. I cannot complete the question.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11In that round, you pathetically only scraped together only £270.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Who is too slow to stay?
0:17:13 > 0:17:15He who dithers
0:17:15 > 0:17:18needs to be despatched without delay.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22One of you will leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Chris is the strongest link with three right answers.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32In a dramatic reverse, Ben has gone from strongest to weakest link.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37But will his earlier good performance be enough to save him?
0:17:37 > 0:17:42OK, voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Chris, what do you do?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03I'm a training consultant.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05What does that mean?
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I deliver and advise on training matters.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Nothing to do with pop music?
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- Nothing to do with pop. - You don't know much about pop. - Not really, Anne.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Why Ben?
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Ben had some questions wrong and I thought he was the weakest link.
0:18:21 > 0:18:29- Dave, what do you do? - I'm a firefighter.- Right. Ben too good-looking for this, is he?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- A bit too much, yeah.- OK.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33That's why you voted for him?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36No, he did very well in the first two rounds
0:18:36 > 0:18:39but in this round he didn't get any right.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Ben, that was a great reversal
0:18:42 > 0:18:44of fortunes, wasn't it?
0:18:44 > 0:18:48I know. I did well in the first two rounds, but got a few bad questions.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- Remind me what you do. - I'm a holiday park entertainer.
0:18:52 > 0:18:59- Do you leave the stage when the audience have had enough?- They don't usually want me to get off.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Here's a new experience for you. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13It's not good being voted off, but I was the weakest link.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18I thought I'd be safe, cos I was the strongest link earlier. Gautam was lucky.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21He should have been voted off earlier and he's still weak.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24There might be a clique going.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29They're voting the young ones off first, so the old fogies are still on the team.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32Round Four.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34In the bank, £1590.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36There are six of you left,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39another 10 seconds off the time.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43You now have 2½ minutes. We start with the strongest link - Chris.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Start the clock.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Which British TV presenter
0:19:50 > 0:19:54interviewed the former US President Richard Nixon in 1977
0:19:54 > 0:19:57in front of a TV audience of 45 million viewers?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- David Dimbleby. - David Frost.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05In rally driving, Scottish driver Colin MacRae races for Ford or Subaru?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- Subaru.- Ford. In pop music,
0:20:08 > 0:20:13complete the name of Madonna's concert tour in 1990, Blonde what?
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- Tart.- Ambition. In nature, what S
0:20:16 > 0:20:20commonly found in Britain is Europe's largest type of maple tree?
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- Pass.- Sycamore.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25What does allegro mean, lively or softly?
0:20:25 > 0:20:26Lively.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30If there are 20 servings of squash in a bottle,
0:20:30 > 0:20:35how many bottles will be needed to give 40 children two servings each?
0:20:35 > 0:20:36Four.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41What A is a small Italian seaport and a city in the US state of Georgia,
0:20:41 > 0:20:45better known for the annual Masters golf tournament?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- Atlanta.- Augusta. Dave,
0:20:47 > 0:20:52in the 1961 film, The Hustler, Fast Eddie Felson was played by Paul who?
0:20:52 > 0:20:53Newman.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Which famous Irish TV presenter
0:20:56 > 0:21:01narrated the 1980s children's cartoon series, Stopit and Tidyup?
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Terry Wogan.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- Bank.- In Cornwall, a grockle is the local word for what?
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- A foreigner. - Correct. Or a tourist.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Bank.- In TV, the children's drama Grange Hill
0:21:13 > 0:21:15started in which year, 1978 or 1982?
0:21:15 > 0:21:161978.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20In which country in the UK is the Royal Mint?
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- Swansea.- Wales.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29In pop music, Swing Out who had a hit in 1986 with Breakout?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- Pass.- Swing Out Sister.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38Which of these are in Jamaica? The Black Mountains or the Blue Mountains?
0:21:38 > 0:21:39Blue.
0:21:39 > 0:21:45In science, in electrolysis, what C is the negatively charged electrode?
0:21:45 > 0:21:46Cathode.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- Bank.- In World War II,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51the British fortress at Singapore fell to which country in 1942?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Japan.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58Who founded Sikhism in India in the 15th century, Gura Nanak or Mohammed?
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Guru Nanak.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- Bank.- In which US state is the University of Chicago?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- Pass.- Illinois.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14Which of John Lennon's sons released the single, Too Late For Goodbyes?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Julian.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- Bank. - Which Hollywood film...
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Time is up. And that really was disastrous.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26You put into the kitty,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29just £190.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Who has outstayed their welcome?
0:22:33 > 0:22:38Who is irritating you and costing you money? One of you leaves with nothing.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Rona is the strongest link. She answered all her questions correctly.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Chris is the weakest link statistically.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52But will the voting follow the facts?
0:22:53 > 0:22:58OK, voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16Hilary,
0:23:16 > 0:23:17what do you do?
0:23:17 > 0:23:24- I'm an economic development officer. - What's that?- I regenerate deprived areas.- What sort of areas?
0:23:24 > 0:23:26North Warwickshire.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31- Any other sort of areas?- Inner city areas.- Oh, right, cities.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34So you're a town and country planner, are you?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36I was one, yes.
0:23:36 > 0:23:42- You don't know the difference between a city and a country, do you?- No. I have to agree.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47Swansea is a city, not a country. What did Chris do wrong?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50He's been really good in the first two rounds.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53In the last round it was a disaster
0:23:53 > 0:23:56but that was bad luck to get a lot of pop questions
0:23:56 > 0:24:03- which probably isn't his thing. - What? A bit like countries and cities aren't your thing?
0:24:03 > 0:24:06You're right to point that out, yes.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Linda, so Madonna's a tart, is she?
0:24:08 > 0:24:13- I don't know what came over me. - Is that how they talk in Rossingdale?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Yes! And this is my posh voice as well!
0:24:17 > 0:24:24- Well, as they say in Lancashire, you forgot yourself, didn't you? - I certainly did, I'm sorry.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Right. Rona... Chris, a bit too old?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Not much older than me.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34But I could've answered the pop questions.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39Chris, with three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48I deserved to be voted off in that round.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Pop music, especially recent pop music, got the better of me.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55I don't think Gautam will go much further.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59He was the weakest link in two previous rounds
0:24:59 > 0:25:01and they're beginning to catch him out.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Round Five. Your total so far is £1780.
0:25:06 > 0:25:12Five of you left. Ten seconds is coming off the time. We start with the strongest link
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Rona. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Start the clock.
0:25:19 > 0:25:25The Frasch process is a method of extracting which element with the symbol S?
0:25:25 > 0:25:26Sulphur.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31Who wrote the 1848 Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
0:25:31 > 0:25:32- Pass.- Engels.
0:25:32 > 0:25:38The producer Cubby Broccoli is associated with what long-running film series?
0:25:38 > 0:25:39James Bond.
0:25:39 > 0:25:45Which coniferous tree shares its name with a word meaning neat or dapper?
0:25:46 > 0:25:47Spruce.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Saul was the first Old Testament king of what country?
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Israel.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56- Bank.- What W is a town in Greater Manchester on the River Douglas?
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Wirral.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Wigan.
0:25:59 > 0:26:07Which Carry On star appeared in the 1960s situation comedy, Citizen James?
0:26:07 > 0:26:08Sid James.
0:26:08 > 0:26:14- Bank.- Which American actor played Judge Dredd in the 1995 film of the same name?
0:26:14 > 0:26:15Sylvester Stallone.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Which British duke led Allied forces in the decisive victory
0:26:19 > 0:26:21over Napoleon at Waterloo?
0:26:21 > 0:26:22Wellington.
0:26:22 > 0:26:28In which Turkish city would you find the Byzantine church, Aya Sofya?
0:26:28 > 0:26:29- Ankara.- Istanbul.
0:26:29 > 0:26:35In which country was the playwright and author Brendan Behan born?
0:26:35 > 0:26:36America.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Ireland.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42In which Australian city is the Albert Park grand prix circuit found?
0:26:42 > 0:26:43Melbourne.
0:26:43 > 0:26:49Which country fought against Japan in the 1894 Sino-Japanese war?
0:26:49 > 0:26:50China.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53With what sport is Joe Bugner associated?
0:26:53 > 0:26:54Boxing.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58- Bank.- In which year did Selfridges department store
0:26:58 > 0:27:01open in Oxford Street 1809 or 1909?
0:27:01 > 0:27:021909.
0:27:02 > 0:27:07St Johns is the capital of which West Indian island?
0:27:07 > 0:27:08Tobago.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09Antigua.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14Which Scottish author wrote the novel, Canal Dreams,
0:27:14 > 0:27:17published in 1989, about a classical cellist
0:27:17 > 0:27:21trapped by terrorists in the Panama Canal?
0:27:21 > 0:27:22- Pass.- Iain Banks.
0:27:22 > 0:27:28In which country was artist Rene Magritte born Belgium or France?
0:27:28 > 0:27:29France.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Belgium.
0:27:31 > 0:27:38The 1990 No.1 song, Killer, was a collaboration between Adamski and which singer?
0:27:38 > 0:27:39Michael Jackson.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Time is up.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46The correct answer is Seal. And, after all that work,
0:27:46 > 0:27:49you banked just £220.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Who would you be better off without?
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Who is at the end of the road? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Dave is now the strongest link.
0:28:01 > 0:28:07Rona is now the weakest link as she failed to answer any of her questions.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09But will she lose out in the vote?
0:28:11 > 0:28:16Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Dave, why Rona?
0:28:32 > 0:28:36She'd been very good up to now, but had a poor round.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40Linda from Rossingdale,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42how's it going for you?
0:28:42 > 0:28:44- Oh, I'm doing my best.- Are you?
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- Is Rona not doing her best? - She played brilliantly,
0:28:48 > 0:28:51but just had a weak round last round.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53Rona,
0:28:53 > 0:28:56it's all gone wrong, hasn't it? What happened?
0:28:56 > 0:29:01- I don't know. The questions.- You'll have time to think about it.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06You're the worst statistically, and you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I didn't do very well in that round at all.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21I must've thought I was doing well because I started to relax too much
0:29:21 > 0:29:24and just forgot what I was there for.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28I think Hilary was only slightly worse than me,
0:29:28 > 0:29:30so maybe she'll be off next.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37Round Six. You've won £2000 so far. There are four of you left.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42We are cutting ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Dave.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Start the clock.
0:29:48 > 0:29:54What Ben Jonson play features people who seek advice at a fake alchemy practice?
0:29:54 > 0:29:55- Pass.- The Alchemists.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59If you're in Fray Bentos in Uruguay and cross the Uruguay river,
0:29:59 > 0:30:02in what country would you arrive?
0:30:02 > 0:30:03Paraguay.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08Argentina. In TV, what is the name of the actor-turned-director
0:30:08 > 0:30:12who played Richie Cunningham in the sitcom, Happy Days?
0:30:12 > 0:30:13- Pass.- Ron Howard.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18What N is a tropical evergreen tree native to Indonesia,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21the seeds of which are used as a cooking spice?
0:30:21 > 0:30:22Nutmeg.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- Bank.- In 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings
0:30:25 > 0:30:29were the first professional team in what sport?
0:30:29 > 0:30:30Baseball.
0:30:30 > 0:30:39In geography, the city Poznan is in which East European country?
0:30:39 > 0:30:40- Kurdistan.- Poland.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44The Carlton Club, London is mostly frequented by politicians
0:30:44 > 0:30:47from what party Conservative or Labour?
0:30:47 > 0:30:48Conservative.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51What W is the nickname of the pointed shoes
0:30:51 > 0:30:54popular with Teddy Boys in the '50s?
0:30:54 > 0:30:55Winkle-pickers.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00- Bank.- With which religion is the Lotus Sutra scripture associated?
0:31:00 > 0:31:01- Hindu.- Buddhism.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06Of which group was Phil Spectre's wife Ronnie lead singer?
0:31:06 > 0:31:07The Ronettes.
0:31:07 > 0:31:12Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone of which concert hall in 1867?
0:31:12 > 0:31:13Albert Hall.
0:31:13 > 0:31:19- Bank.- In geography, the Corinthian Canal runs through
0:31:19 > 0:31:21which European country?
0:31:23 > 0:31:24- Pass.- Greece.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Is Witney, Oxfordshire associated with
0:31:27 > 0:31:30the manufacture of blankets or carpets?
0:31:30 > 0:31:31Blankets.
0:31:31 > 0:31:37What T is a gland which controls the rate of metabolism in the body?
0:31:37 > 0:31:38- Thymus.- Thyroid.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42Which war-time prime minister was given a knighthood
0:31:42 > 0:31:46and awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953?
0:31:46 > 0:31:47Churchill.
0:31:47 > 0:31:53- Bank.- A satellite from which country crash-landed in Canada in 1978?
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Soviet Union.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Bank.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Time is up.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03And you're getting no better,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06however many you vote off. Just £160
0:32:06 > 0:32:08you put into the kitty that time.
0:32:08 > 0:32:14Lighten the load, heighten the bank balance. It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20Hilary is the strongest link statistically.
0:32:20 > 0:32:26Having answered only one question correctly, Linda is the weakest link.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Hilary,
0:32:48 > 0:32:55the economic development officer who doesn't know the difference between a city and a country.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- Uh-huh.- Why Linda?- Um...
0:32:59 > 0:33:01after her sparkling start,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04she failed a bit, and got more wrong than right.
0:33:04 > 0:33:10- Mind you, she didn't show her ignorance on geography, did she?- No, she didn't.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Gautam, why Linda?
0:33:13 > 0:33:16I thought she got... She just had a bad round.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- You wouldn't put her on your sales team, then?- No.- No.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Linda, how do you think you did?
0:33:23 > 0:33:26I've completely humiliated myself, Anne.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31You've got a bit more of it to come. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41My performance was shocking. I humiliated myself!
0:33:41 > 0:33:49I called Madonna a tart! I think I'm the bee's knees at home, but do it live and I turn into a half-wit.
0:33:49 > 0:33:55It's difficult to choose. I think Hilary might have the edge. She has power lipstick on.
0:33:57 > 0:33:58Round Seven.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02You have £2160. There are three of you left.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Another ten seconds coming off the clock.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08We start with the strongest link, Hilary.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14Start the clock.
0:34:14 > 0:34:20In 1819, the Savannah was the first ship to cross the Atlantic powered by...?
0:34:20 > 0:34:21Steam.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26In mythology, Nestor was a Greek leader in which war?
0:34:26 > 0:34:27- The Peloponnese.- Trojan.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31What A is the mountain range in north-west Africa
0:34:31 > 0:34:35which extends from the Atlantic coast in Morocco to Tunisia?
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Appalachians.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42Atlas Mountains. In Judaism, what is the name for permitted food?
0:34:42 > 0:34:43Kosher.
0:34:43 > 0:34:48- Bank.- In the United States, in which sport do the Kansas City Wizards
0:34:48 > 0:34:51and the Los Angeles Galaxy compete?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Basketball.
0:34:53 > 0:35:00Soccer. If an item costs £200, how much will it cost after a 30 per cent reduction?
0:35:00 > 0:35:01£170.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04£140. What is the title of John Milton's sequel
0:35:04 > 0:35:08to the 17th century poem, Paradise Lost?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- Paradise Found. - Paradise Regained.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14What B originating in Java is an ancient folk art
0:35:14 > 0:35:16of fabric design using wax and dyes?
0:35:23 > 0:35:24- Battan.- Batik.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29Which UK football club did the New York Yankees baseball team agree to join
0:35:29 > 0:35:33in merchandising franchises in 2001?
0:35:33 > 0:35:34Man United.
0:35:34 > 0:35:40- Bank.- In which century was Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose built?
0:35:40 > 0:35:4116th.
0:35:41 > 0:35:47- Bank.- Name the theatrical piece by John Gay first staged in 1728 The Beggar's...?
0:35:47 > 0:35:48Banquet.
0:35:48 > 0:35:54- Opera.- From which 1939 John Steinbeck novel are the characters
0:35:54 > 0:35:58of Ma Joad, Tom Joad and Rose of Sharon Joad?
0:35:58 > 0:35:59Pass.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01The Grapes Of Wrath.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05What B is another name for the herb deadly nightshade?
0:36:08 > 0:36:09Belladonna.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- Dave.- Bank. - In the animal kingdom, the...
0:36:14 > 0:36:16The time is up.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18You've banked £100.
0:36:18 > 0:36:24Now, in Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26There's £3000 to be won.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29The question is,
0:36:29 > 0:36:33who is least likely to raise the bank balance?
0:36:33 > 0:36:38Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Hilary is the strongest link again.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47Dave got none of his questions right, making him the weakest link.
0:36:47 > 0:36:53But, at this crucial stage, what factors will be taken into account in the final vote?
0:36:54 > 0:36:58It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- Hilary, why Gautam? - I thought he got
0:37:15 > 0:37:17the most wrong.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18Did you?
0:37:18 > 0:37:23- You thought he was the weakest link, did you?- Yes.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26In fact, generally, and in that round,
0:37:26 > 0:37:30somebody else was the weakest link, weren't they, Dave?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33It doesn't surprise me it was me.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Why have you voted for Gautam?
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Because he was the next worst to me.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Gautam, you're a sales director?
0:37:41 > 0:37:47- That's right. - How many staff have you got under you?- Four in this country.
0:37:47 > 0:37:54- If they took away the director because he can't do arithmetic... - I know. That was pathetic.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57..what percentage of your staff would be left?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Er...that would be 1.2.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14Dave should be here, instead of me. Throughout, he got less questions right.
0:38:14 > 0:38:20I could have blown them away in the final. The competition's not great.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25Hilary is stronger than Dave. She's got more right and banked more money.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Round Eight.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31In the kitty, £2260. Hilary and Dave.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36You have only 90 seconds. Whatever you win in this round will be trebled
0:38:36 > 0:38:41and added to your total to make up your final prize money.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45So, £3000 is at stake. We start with the strongest link -
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Hilary. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Start the clock.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57What member of Agamemnon's family was sacrificed for the Trojan war?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- Helen.- Daughter.
0:38:59 > 0:39:05Which female country and western singer died in a plane crash in 1963?
0:39:05 > 0:39:06Patsy Cline.
0:39:06 > 0:39:13- Bank.- In which Shakespeare comedy is Beatrice the lively niece to Leonato?
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Much Ado About Nothing.
0:39:15 > 0:39:22- Bank.- Which French icon designed the costumes for the 1997 film The Fifth Element?
0:39:22 > 0:39:23Gaultier.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27- Bank.- In 1998, John Gregory replaced Brian Little
0:39:27 > 0:39:30as manager of which football club?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- Manchester City.- Aston Villa.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37In which century was the composer Leonard Bernstein born?
0:39:37 > 0:39:3819th.
0:39:38 > 0:39:4220th. What's the capital city of Turkey?
0:39:44 > 0:39:45Constantinople.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Ankara.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50In education, for what does SAT stand?
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Standard Attainment Tests.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Standard Assessment Tasks.
0:39:54 > 0:40:01What's the name given to the note that is half the length of a minim?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03A crotchet.
0:40:03 > 0:40:10- Bank.- Whose painting, Woman With Her Arms Crossed, fetched £38 million last November?
0:40:10 > 0:40:11Picasso.
0:40:11 > 0:40:17- Bank.- Complete the title of this 1994 Bruce Springsteen single. Streets Of...?
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- Fire.- Philadelphia.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21In ancient history, Delphi...
0:40:23 > 0:40:24Time is up.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29You've won £100. We'll treble that and add it to your winnings.
0:40:29 > 0:40:35That means a prize today of £2560. But only one of you can win that.
0:40:35 > 0:40:40So, now, you will be playing against each other, head-to-head.
0:40:40 > 0:40:47Alternate questions, the best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50If there's a tie, we'll go for sudden death.
0:40:50 > 0:40:58So, Hilary and Dave, for £2560, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:41:00 > 0:41:06- Dave, as the strongest link, choose who goes first. - I'd like to go first, please.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Dave.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13In football,
0:41:13 > 0:41:16which former England goalkeeper
0:41:16 > 0:41:20played more than 1000 league games in his career?
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- Peter Shilton.- That is correct.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Hilary.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27In TV,
0:41:27 > 0:41:30which British airport
0:41:30 > 0:41:34features in the BBC docu-soap Airport?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- Heathrow.- That is correct.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Dave.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47With which alcoholic drink would you most associate
0:41:47 > 0:41:50somebody who is a sommelier?
0:41:53 > 0:41:54Wine.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57That is the correct answer.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Hilary. In anatomy,
0:42:00 > 0:42:02where in the human body
0:42:02 > 0:42:07would you find the semilunar cartilages?
0:42:09 > 0:42:11In the veins.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14The correct answer is the knee.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Dave. In geography,
0:42:17 > 0:42:19which city on the River Ouse
0:42:19 > 0:42:22was known as Eboracum to the Romans
0:42:22 > 0:42:25and Jorvik to the Vikings?
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- York.- That is correct.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Hilary.
0:42:34 > 0:42:40Who wrote biographies of John Keats and Philip Larkin
0:42:40 > 0:42:47before going on to become poet laureate in 1999?
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- Pass.- Andrew Motion.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Dave.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00If you answer this question correctly, you have won.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02So, for £2560,
0:43:02 > 0:43:04in politics,
0:43:04 > 0:43:08who was the Conservative Prime Minister
0:43:08 > 0:43:13from 1957 to 1963?
0:43:15 > 0:43:18- Macmillan.- That is correct.
0:43:21 > 0:43:27That means, Dave, you are today's strongest link and you go away with £2560.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Hilary, you leave with nothing.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:36 > 0:43:41At no point did I feel that I was really going to win it, even at the end.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44I am very annoyed to go away with nothing.
0:43:44 > 0:43:51I'd planned to spend the money going bear watching in Alaska with my husband and my daughter.
0:43:51 > 0:43:53I'm disappointed.
0:43:53 > 0:43:58At the start and throughout, I could have gone at many stages,
0:43:58 > 0:44:00but it's great to have won.
0:44:00 > 0:44:02Subtitles by ITFC for BBC Subtitling - 2001