0:00:03 > 0:00:05Here are the nine contestants
0:00:05 > 0:00:07preparing for today's show.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Only one of them will win up to £10,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Welcome to the Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40They've only just met, but to get the prize money
0:00:40 > 0:00:42they'll have to work together.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46However, eight will leave with nothing.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50As round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51Let's meet the team.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55I'm Lee, I'm 32, I'm from Southampton
0:00:55 > 0:00:57and I'm a traffic systems engineer.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03I'm Viv, I'm 65, I'm from Standish near Wigan and I'm retired.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08I'm Joe, I'm 20, I'm from Bristol, and I'm a student.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13I'm Janet, I'm 53, from Jersey and I'm a doctor's receptionist.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18I'm Tom, I'm 23, from Mirfield in West Yorkshire
0:01:18 > 0:01:19and I'm a plumber.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24I'm Julie, I'm 48, from Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire
0:01:24 > 0:01:26and I'm an Army Learning Centre manager.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31I'm Steve, 53, from Earl Shilton and I'm a delivery supervisor.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37I'm Lauren, 26, from London, and I'm a marketing executive.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I'm Neale, I'm 47, I'm from Bewdley in Worcestershire,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44I'm company director, of a motor company.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48OK, just to remind you, in each round, there's £1,000 to be won.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Break the chain and you lose all the money in the chain.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Say "bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Round One. Three minutes on the clock,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03we'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05that's you, Janet.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Janet, in royal families, what is the female equivalent
0:02:15 > 0:02:16of the title Prince?
0:02:16 > 0:02:17Princess.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18Correct.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Tom, the children's toy in which a clown-like figure
0:02:22 > 0:02:25springs from a container, is called a what in the box?
0:02:25 > 0:02:26Jack.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Correct.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Julie, in British roads, what is the name of the English city
0:02:30 > 0:02:33that is encircled by the M25 motorway?
0:02:33 > 0:02:34London.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Correct. Steve.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39In health, breathing problems can often be treated
0:02:39 > 0:02:43with a device called what? An inhaler or an amplifier?
0:02:43 > 0:02:44An inhaler.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Correct. Lauren.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49In language, something that is upside down or disorganised,
0:02:49 > 0:02:50is said to be topsy what?
0:02:50 > 0:02:51Turvy.
0:02:51 > 0:02:52Correct.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Neale, the anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot
0:02:56 > 0:03:01that is celebrated with fireworks and bonfires, falls on the 5th of which month?
0:03:01 > 0:03:02November.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Correct.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Lee, in dining, what D is a common name
0:03:07 > 0:03:10for the last course of a three-course meal?
0:03:10 > 0:03:11Dinner.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Dessert.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Viv, in beauty products, what is the usual name for a waxy cosmetic
0:03:17 > 0:03:21enclosed in a cylindrical case that is used to colour the mouth area?
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Lipstick.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Correct.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Joe, in pastimes, a simple board game in which a throw of the die
0:03:26 > 0:03:30can result in a rapid advance or retreat is called snakes and what?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Ladders.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35Correct.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Janet,- Bank.- in weaponry, what is the three-letter name for
0:03:38 > 0:03:41a curved wooden strip that has a string joining the two ends
0:03:41 > 0:03:43and is used to shoot arrows?
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Bow.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45Correct. Tom,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48which French word is used in English to refer to a group of people
0:03:48 > 0:03:51accompanying a celebrity, entourage or entrecote?
0:03:53 > 0:03:54Entourage.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55Correct. Julie,
0:03:55 > 0:03:59in the 2008 US presidential election, the governor of Alaska,
0:03:59 > 0:04:03who was the running mate of the republican candidate John McCain, is Sarah who?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- Pass.- Palin.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10Steve, in the heraldry of the UK, if the lion represents England
0:04:10 > 0:04:13which mythical beast fills the same role for Wales?
0:04:13 > 0:04:14A dragon.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15Correct. Lauren.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19In cinema, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and Christian Bale
0:04:19 > 0:04:23have all played which title character in different feature films?
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Batman.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25Correct. Neale...
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- Bank.- ..in a pub, what J is the term for a machine
0:04:27 > 0:04:31that plays a selected musical recording when money is inserted.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Jukebox.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Correct.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Lee, in climate change, the average increase in atmospheric temperature
0:04:37 > 0:04:41thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect is called global what?
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Warming.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Correct.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Viv, in the Bible, God gave an instruction to whom to build a vessel
0:04:47 > 0:04:52that was 30 cubits high, 300 cubits long, and 50 cubits wide?
0:04:52 > 0:04:53Noah.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54Correct.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- Joe.- Bank.- In language, a humorous expression used to imply that something is useless
0:04:59 > 0:05:02mentions what? A chocolate teapot or a cocoa mug?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Chocolate teapot.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Correct.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- Janet...- Bank.- ..in the nursery rhyme, the man who marched 10,000 men up and down a hill
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- is called the Grand old Duke of where?- York.- Bank.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Time's up. Your bank was in time and you won £240.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Which is pretty miserable for a first round.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Who'd try and change channels on a fish tank?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Who's the disaster?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Time to vote off...the weakest link.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Having answered the most questions correctly,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Janet is the strongest link.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40The weakest link statistically, is Lee.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42But will the votes follow the facts?
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51Julie.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54Lee.
0:05:55 > 0:05:56Lee.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58Lee.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00Lee.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Lee.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Lee.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Lee.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Julie.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15What's your job, Joe?
0:06:15 > 0:06:16I'm a student, Anne.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- Where?- At, um, Cambridge.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- And what are you studying? - English literature and education.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23In order to do what?
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Um, I want to do fashion journalism.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28So do you want to be Trinny or Susannah?
0:06:28 > 0:06:32Um, I don't know. I'd prefer to be Gok Wan, I think.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- Really?- Yeah.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35Put your board down.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36OK.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Move over towards Janet.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42Oh dear.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Got a long way to go to be Gok Wan, haven't you?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I don't know.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49What's this look?
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Um, I dunno, I thought it was quite indie, quite cool.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55I wanted to impress you.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59HE LAUGHS
0:06:59 > 0:07:00- Back behind your board.- OK.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03So you want to be on television, do you?
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Um, no, no, I would want to do writing in magazines, I think.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08Put your board up.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13- Why Lee?- Unfortunately, he got that question wrong
0:07:13 > 0:07:16when we had had a little bit of money in the bank.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18What do you do, Julie?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I'm a learning centre manager for the Army, Anne.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Are you? Are you in the Army?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- No, no, I'm too old. - You WERE in the Army, where you?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28No never been in the Army. My husband used to be in the Army.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29Oh, put your board down.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32You're a glamorous army wife, are you?
0:07:32 > 0:07:36No, just a normal one. Ex-army wife.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- What look is that?- Casual.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Yeah, it's not Gok Wan?- No.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- Is it Sherman tank look, d'you think?- Maybe.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- Yeah.- I wouldn't mind Gok getting his hands on me though.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- I'm sorry?- I wouldn't mind Gok getting his hands on me.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Can't say anything dirty on this show.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Sorry everybody.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Put your board up.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02What do you do for the Army?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04We provide courses to help with their education
0:08:04 > 0:08:10so they can get promoted and leave the army at some stage.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12So you train them to leave the Army?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Actually, yeah. Part of our job is to train them
0:08:14 > 0:08:16for when they leave, for a second career.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Yes, and if you've got a big burly sergeant major
0:08:20 > 0:08:22who can't read or write, how do you tell him off?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26They're quite soft actually, Anne. They don't need any telling off.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- Oh.- They've come to us for help.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30They're not like Ross Kemp then?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- No, unfortunately not. - SHE LAUGHS
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Do you want to get your hands on him as well?
0:08:35 > 0:08:36- Definitely.- Yes.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- Why Lee?- Other than me, he was the only one that got a question wrong.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43So it's either me or Lee.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45What do you do, Lauren?
0:08:45 > 0:08:46I'm a marketing executive.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- Where?- At a national newspaper.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Which national newspaper?
0:08:50 > 0:08:51The Mail.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53So you're sales rep?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- No I'm not a sales rep. - Oh, what do you do?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I'm a marketing executive. I said that already.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01OK, I'll try you again, see if you understand.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- What do you do?- OK, I, um, put together the marketing materials
0:09:05 > 0:09:07that the sales people actually use.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09How do you know what the readers want?
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Er, because we, er, conduct market research.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- Do you?- On our readers, yes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Must be awful for you to think that
0:09:17 > 0:09:19anyone not middle-class reads the Daily Mail?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Not only middle-class people read the Daily Mail.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23- Really?- It's an old perception.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Is it? From how long ago?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- A while ago.- How long ago?
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- I couldn't give you an exact year, but a while ago.- Right.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Will you take advertisements from anyone?
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- No.- No. Who won't you take advertisements from? Common people?
0:09:36 > 0:09:37- Sorry?- Common people?
0:09:37 > 0:09:41Er...I don't know what you mean by common person.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- And you work for the Daily Mail? - Yes!
0:09:44 > 0:09:45Why Lee?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Unfortunately, he did get a question wrong, sorry.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Lee, you are the weakest link...goodbye.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59I don't think the team have lost a valuable asset.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02If I can't get my dinner and dessert right,
0:10:02 > 0:10:04then I'm in some real trouble.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Um, I'm sure they could have all answered it, probably, right.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Round Two - and in the bank £240.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16We're taking ten seconds off your time. We'll start with the strongest link, that's Janet.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Start the clock.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Janet, in geometry, an octagon has how many sides?
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Eight.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27Correct. Tom...in football,
0:10:27 > 0:10:32of the two cards used by a referee as indications that a player has been penalised,
0:10:32 > 0:10:33one is red and the other is what colour?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Yellow.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Correct. Julie, in slang,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40a person who's serving a prison sentence is said to be doing what?
0:10:40 > 0:10:41Time.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Correct. Steve...
0:10:43 > 0:10:46in a children TV first shown in 2007, Toby Hull operates
0:10:46 > 0:10:51a new incarnation of which bird puppet, made famous by his father?
0:10:51 > 0:10:52Emu.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Correct. Lauren, which word
0:10:53 > 0:10:55that rhymes with mimic means a device
0:10:55 > 0:10:59designed to attract attention, rather than fulfil a useful purpose?
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Gimmick.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01- Correct. Neale...- Bank.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05in music, according the lyrics of a popular song written in 1919
0:11:05 > 0:11:06I'm Forever Blowing what?
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Bubbles.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Correct. Viv...
0:11:09 > 0:11:12in outdoor pursuits, the versatile tool that incorporates
0:11:12 > 0:11:16various blades and gadgets is called a what? Foreign legion fork or Swiss army knife?
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Swiss army knife.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- Correct. Joe...- Bank.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21the actors who starred as lovers in Titanic
0:11:21 > 0:11:25and as a married couple in the 2008 drama Revolutionary Road
0:11:25 > 0:11:27are Kate Winslet and who else?
0:11:27 > 0:11:28Leonardo DiCaprio.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29Correct. Janet...
0:11:29 > 0:11:33in occupations, the official who traditionally begins a public announcement
0:11:33 > 0:11:36with the call "Oyez, oyez is known as a town what?
0:11:36 > 0:11:37Crier.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38Correct. Tom...in food,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41what's the professional surname of the popular cook
0:11:41 > 0:11:43who's referred to in the phrase - "doing a Delia"?
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Jamie Oliver.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Smith(!)
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Julie, a person who deliberately argues an opposing or unpopular view
0:11:52 > 0:11:56or order to promote debate, is said to be playing who's advocate?
0:11:56 > 0:11:57Devil's.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58Correct. Steve...
0:11:58 > 0:12:00in raw materials, what L is the name of an animal product
0:12:00 > 0:12:05commonly used to make shoes, coats and belts, and also to upholster furniture?
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Leather.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Correct. Lauren,
0:12:07 > 0:12:11which piece of equipment is normally hit in hockey and cricket and thrown in water polo?
0:12:11 > 0:12:12A ball.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- Correct. Neale...- Bank.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16..which Latin phrase meaning great charter,
0:12:16 > 0:12:20is the name of the document that was sealed in 1215 by King John Runnymede
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Magna Carta.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22Correct. Viv...
0:12:22 > 0:12:25in UK geography, what is the name of the range of hills
0:12:25 > 0:12:28that's often called the backbone of England?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30The Pennines.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31- Correct. Joe...- Bank.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36The British rock group that had eight UK number one albums between 1969 and 1979
0:12:36 > 0:12:41did not release a UK single until 1997 is called Led what?
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Zeppelin.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Correct. Janet...
0:12:44 > 0:12:47in pastimes, the usual term for a person with a special interest
0:12:47 > 0:12:51in the breeding and racing of birds is a what? Pigeon fancier or finch fantasist?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Pigeon fancier.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54Correct. Tom...
0:12:54 > 0:12:58in TV soap operas, the EastEnders character introduced in 1985
0:12:58 > 0:13:00and played by June Brown, has what first name?
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Dot.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- Correct.- Bank.- Julie...
0:13:04 > 0:13:08in spelling, the word gulp written backwards, gives which term for a bath stopper?
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- Plug.- Correct. Steve...- Bank.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Time's up. You won £620, but you know what?
0:13:16 > 0:13:20You had two chains of nine correct answers.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Who kept banking?
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Who prevented you from reaching the target?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Who's having a fling with failure?
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Who's a farce of nature?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41As the only player to get an answer wrong, Tom is the weakest link.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Statistically, the strongest link is Julie,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47but will the other players realise that?
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55Tom.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Tom.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59Tom.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01Joe.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04Neale.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06Tom.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08Tom.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11Tom.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15What do you do, Janet?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17I'm a doctor's receptionist.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Oh, you must be a people person.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23More than you'd think. We get a very bad press.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Yeah. I hate people people.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27What's puzzling me is,
0:14:27 > 0:14:31that most places have really glamorous, young, sexy receptionists
0:14:31 > 0:14:34and doctors always have old dragons.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Well, the thing is, you see, old dragons are far more reliable.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40We're not going to be having time off to have babies
0:14:40 > 0:14:43or to get our children from school when they're sick.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44We're far more reliable.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47And you need people to be reliable at a doctor's cos you can't be off sick.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- You know when people ring up the line to get an appointment?- Yeah.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54How do they get a word in edgeways?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Some people find that it's quite nice to have someone chatty
0:14:57 > 0:14:59on the phone when they're feeling rubbish.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Do you find patients are very considerate?
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- Some of them are lovely.- Yeah.- Some of them are a bit short-tempered.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Are they? I wonder why that is? - Can't imagine.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- Why Tom?- Unfortunately, he got a question wrong.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16I didn't understand it myself, but I was lucky enough not to have it.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18What do you do, Steve?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20I'm a delivery supervisor.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Are you? Where?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24For a cash and carry wholesaler.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26So, what's being delivered?
0:15:26 > 0:15:30A vast range of groceries, cleaning items...
0:15:30 > 0:15:34What's particularly fascinating about working with groceries?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37The vast range there is and the different mixture that people take.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Really? Such as what?
0:15:39 > 0:15:44- A two-litre tin of mustard and a pack of...- They don't(?)- They do!
0:15:44 > 0:15:47What are you gonna do with two litres of mustard?
0:15:47 > 0:15:48Are you asking me a question?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51I think it's a question everybody's asking.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53What would you do with a two-litre tub of mustard?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55And who wants a two-litre tub of mustard?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Pubs, restaurants, cafes...
0:15:57 > 0:15:59What do you think they might be doing
0:15:59 > 0:16:01with a two-litre tub of mustard?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Putting it on food for people they don't like.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- Why Tom?- First person to get a question wrong.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Tom! You are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20I'm heartbroken that I didn't get a chance to chat with Anne.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I had a few answers ready for her, but the only thing she said to me
0:16:23 > 0:16:25was, "You are the weakest link, goodbye."
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Round Three. In the kitty...
0:16:29 > 0:16:30Ten seconds off the time.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33We'll start with the strongest link form the last round, that's Julie.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Start the clock.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Julie, what H is a forecast of a person's future
0:16:41 > 0:16:44based on the relative positions of the stars...
0:16:44 > 0:16:45Horoscopes.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Correct. Steve, in the Victorian era,
0:16:47 > 0:16:49which word meaning rigid was used to describe
0:16:49 > 0:16:52both the upper lip and the collar of a typical Englishman?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Stiff.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55Correct. Lauren,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58in the creative arts, if a book or a play is said to be abridged,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00it has been made what? Longer or shorter?
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Longer.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02Shorter.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Neale, in the British names of the four seasons of the year,
0:17:05 > 0:17:09if autumn comes first alphabetically, which one comes last?
0:17:09 > 0:17:10Winter.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11Correct. Viv...
0:17:11 > 0:17:14the premarital home of the wife of William Shakespeare
0:17:14 > 0:17:18near Stratford Upon Avon, is always referred to as Anne Hathaway's what?
0:17:18 > 0:17:19Cottage.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20Correct, Joe...
0:17:20 > 0:17:22the name of which variety of dynamite
0:17:22 > 0:17:26invented by Alfred Nobel was sometimes abbreviated to jelly?
0:17:27 > 0:17:28TNT.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Gelignite.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35Janet, in pop music, So Sick in 2006 and Closer in 2008 where UK number one singles
0:17:35 > 0:17:39by the singer who performs under what four-letter hyphenated name?
0:17:39 > 0:17:40Dido.
0:17:40 > 0:17:41Ne-Yo.
0:17:41 > 0:17:47Julie, in children's pastimes, which game originally involved the use of snail shells,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50but is now most commonly played with horse chestnuts?
0:17:52 > 0:17:53Conkers.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54Correct.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58Steve, in TV dramas, what P is an alternative term for the storyline?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Plot.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01Correct. Lauren...
0:18:01 > 0:18:04which article of clothing is used to describe
0:18:04 > 0:18:06a potato baked in an oven without being peeled?
0:18:06 > 0:18:07Jacket.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- Correct. Neale...- Bank.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12..in UK finance, some goods and services are classified as zero rated
0:18:12 > 0:18:14for the purposes of which tax?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16VAT.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Correct. Viv...
0:18:17 > 0:18:22in film, the drama released in the UK 2009 starring Will Smith as a man who helps a number of strangers
0:18:22 > 0:18:24is entitled Seven what?
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Pass.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Pounds. Joe...
0:18:29 > 0:18:33a nicotine patch might be worn by a person who is trying to give up what?
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Drinking coffee or smoking tobacco?
0:18:35 > 0:18:36Smoking tobacco.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Correct. Janet...- Bank.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41..which washing accessory, although now often synthetic,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44is named after the sea creature that was it's original natural source?
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Sponge.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47Correct. Julia...
0:18:47 > 0:18:51at which modern English resort are the three major railway stations
0:18:51 > 0:18:54distinguished by the suffixes North, South and Pleasure Beach?
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Blackpool.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56- Correct. Steve...- Bank.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59in maths, in the sequence that begins 7, 14, 21, 28,
0:18:59 > 0:19:01which number comes next?
0:19:01 > 0:19:0235.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Correct. Lauren...
0:19:03 > 0:19:07in definitions, what G means both to pour out suddenly with a rushing sound
0:19:07 > 0:19:09and to act in a sentimental manner?
0:19:11 > 0:19:12Glug.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Gush.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Neale, which 1977 UK hit single for The Eagles...
0:19:18 > 0:19:20END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Time's up. I can't complete the question. You won £170.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25Whose credit has been crunched?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Which dimwit shall be debited?
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Lauren is the weakest link, as she gave the most wrong answers.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39The strongest link statistically is Steve,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42but who will lose out in the vote?
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49Lauren.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52Lauren.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54Lauren.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56Lauren.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58Lauren.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01Joe.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Joe.
0:20:05 > 0:20:06What do you do, Viv?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08I'm retired, Anne.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09Where are you retired?
0:20:09 > 0:20:12In Standish, near Wigan. In Lancashire.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13And did you ever work?
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Yes. I've been a school teacher, I've been a housing officer,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20I worked for social services and I've been a landlady.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21So you couldn't keep a job, really?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- No, it's just I wanted a bit of variety in my life.- Did you?
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- Yes.- And what's special about Wigan?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- It's got the best rugby team in the world for a start.- Yes.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Gracie Fields wasn't from there?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- She came from Rochdale.- Oh.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36That's not far though, is it?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- That's still up north, yeah.- Yeah.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- So they can sing round your way? - Oh yes.- Yeah. But not you?
0:20:42 > 0:20:44I used to do, but not very well now.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Oh. How badly can you sing?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Well, reasonably badly.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Oh good, we like reasonably badly.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- D'you want me to sing?- Oh, yes.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- Well, we'll decide whether it's singing or not.- Well, OK then.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01# Oh Danny boy
0:21:01 > 0:21:05# The pipes, the pipes are calling
0:21:05 > 0:21:10# From glen to glen and down the mountain side... #
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Have you got other hobbies that are more successful?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Yes, I go salsa dancing.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Oh, thanks goodness. Why Lauren?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Er, she got two questions wrong, Anne.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22So, Julie who works at the Army early learning centre,
0:21:22 > 0:21:26did you specifically go for the job so you could get your hands on men?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I've always had my hands on men.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Why Lauren?- She was the weakest link, unfortunately.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35She was. Lauren! You are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44When I get back to work,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48my colleagues are going to take the mick out of me for being voted off so early.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51I've had them all testing me all week in practice for today
0:21:51 > 0:21:55and they're gonna not be very happy that I was voted off so quickly.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Round Four. In the bank £1,030. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03We'll start with the strongest link, that's Steve. Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Start the clock.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Steve, in anatomy, which internal organ is the largest gland in the human body?
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Liver.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Correct. Neale, in TV in 2008,
0:22:15 > 0:22:17the actor Richard Armitage joined the 7th series
0:22:17 > 0:22:20of which espionage drama as a spy called Lucas North?
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Pass.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22Spooks.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Viv, in business, an accountant is often referred to
0:22:24 > 0:22:28by which mildly derogatory term, gold digger or bean counter?
0:22:28 > 0:22:29Gold digger.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30Bean counter.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Joe, in geography, which city is the capital of Cuba?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Um, pass.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37Havana.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Janet, in the Gregorian calendar in a non-leap year,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43which date follows the 28th February?
0:22:43 > 0:22:441st of March.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Correct. Julie,
0:22:46 > 0:22:51in Italian food, the dish from Milan called osso buco is traditionally made using which meat?
0:22:52 > 0:22:53Ham.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Veal. Steve...
0:22:55 > 0:23:01what C is the term popularised during the so-called space race in the 1950s for a Russian astronaut?
0:23:01 > 0:23:02Cosmonaut.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03Correct. Neale, in cinema,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07what was the name of the character played by Maureen O'Sullivan in the films
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Tarzan The Ape Man and Tarzan And His Mate?
0:23:09 > 0:23:10Jane.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Correct. Viv...
0:23:12 > 0:23:15in the animal kingdom, what name is given to the insect
0:23:15 > 0:23:18whose larvae is notorious for feeding on clothes and soft furnishing?
0:23:18 > 0:23:19Moth.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Correct. Joe...
0:23:21 > 0:23:25in the 1600s, the actress and royal mistress Nell Gwyn famously worked
0:23:25 > 0:23:28at the Theatre Royal, Drury lane, selling what? Oranges or plums?
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Plums.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Oranges. Janet...
0:23:31 > 0:23:38in TV, the 2008 series 90210, is a contemporary spin-off of a similarly named 1990s drama
0:23:38 > 0:23:41that featured which US city in it's title?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Los Angeles.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44Beverly Hills.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Julie, in medicine, the use of birth control by a couple to limit the number of their children
0:23:48 > 0:23:50is usually known as what planning?
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Family.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53Correct. Steve...
0:23:53 > 0:23:56in pop music, what A is the first name of the US soul vocalist
0:23:56 > 0:23:59born in Memphis in 1942 with the surname Franklin?
0:23:59 > 0:24:00Aretha.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02- Correct. Neale...- Bank.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07which of the four basic mathematical operations is often expressed as one number times another?
0:24:09 > 0:24:10Pass.
0:24:10 > 0:24:11Multiplication!
0:24:11 > 0:24:16Viv, in fashion, decorative accessories consisting of imitation gem stones
0:24:16 > 0:24:20in settings made of non-precious metal, are known as costume what?
0:24:20 > 0:24:21Jewellery.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22- Correct. Joe...- Bank.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27..in the solar system, a feature of the atmosphere of the planet Jupiter is called the what?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Great red spot or large pink pimple?
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Great red spot.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Correct. Janet...
0:24:32 > 0:24:35the island castle of St Michael's Mount is in which English county?
0:24:35 > 0:24:36- Cornwall.- Bank.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Time's up. Correct answer, bank in time
0:24:43 > 0:24:44and you won £120.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48But who thinks a battered sausage is a medical condition?
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Who thinks Buddha is something you put on your toast?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Steve is the strongest link because he didn't get an answer wrong.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Joe is statistically the weakest link,
0:25:03 > 0:25:05but who will the team want off?
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Neale.
0:25:15 > 0:25:16Neale.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Joe.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21Joe.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24Joe.
0:25:25 > 0:25:26Joe.
0:25:29 > 0:25:30What do you do, Neale?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Company director of a motor company.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- You sell motor cars, do you?- We do.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Do you do any of the selling?
0:25:37 > 0:25:39I do quite a lot of selling, Anne.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40- Really? In that accent?- Yes I do.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43What's the best car you've ever driven?
0:25:43 > 0:25:48- Um...550 Maranello.- Really?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Us girls are very excited by that.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Do you sit on the lavatory with What Car?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54I don't have a motor magazine, Anne.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Oh, I was gonna say you don't have a lavatory.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01- Why Joe?- I just felt Joe got a couple of questions wrong.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Are you fast on wheels, Janet?
0:26:04 > 0:26:09I'm not as fast as I'd like to be, but I'm not bad for an old lady.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- Why Joe?- Again, same reason.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14A couple of questions wrong, unfortunately.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Joe! You are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25I voted for Neale cos he got two questions wrong
0:26:25 > 0:26:27and I couldn't vote for myself
0:26:27 > 0:26:29and he had voted for me in the last round,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31which I was pretty miffed about.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34The walk of shame was fine, really, it was like doing a catwalk,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37except I didn't get to go back.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Round Five. In the bank, £1,150. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44We'll start with the strongest link, that's Steve.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Start the clock.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54Steve, the New Labour spin doctor, who in his youth wrote a column for an adult magazine
0:26:54 > 0:26:58under the pseudonym of the Riviera Gigolo, is Alastair who?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Pass.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Campbell. Neale...
0:27:03 > 0:27:05what V is a collective term for creatures
0:27:05 > 0:27:09such as rats, mice and other rodents that spread disease or cause a nuisance?
0:27:09 > 0:27:10Vermin.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11Correct. Viv...
0:27:11 > 0:27:13in the children's books by Enid Blyton,
0:27:13 > 0:27:16what was the name of the dog who was a member of the Famous Five?
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Timmy.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Correct. Janet...
0:27:19 > 0:27:22In cinema, the term biopic, meaning a film about a person's life,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24is a combination of the words picture and which other?
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- Biography.- Correct. Julie...- Bank.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32..which compounds generally contain more calories per gram? Fats or proteins?
0:27:32 > 0:27:33Fats.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Correct. Steve...
0:27:35 > 0:27:39in architecture, which term for a four-sided courtyard is often abbreviated to quad?
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Pass.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Quadrangle. Neale...
0:27:44 > 0:27:47in entertainment, The Chinese State, Billy Smart's and Zippo's
0:27:47 > 0:27:49are the names of three examples of which form of live show?
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Circus.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52Correct. Viv...
0:27:52 > 0:27:55in motor racing, what I is the name of the circuit in Brazil
0:27:55 > 0:27:59where Lewis Hamilton became the 2008 Formula 1 world champion?
0:27:59 > 0:28:00Pass.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Interlagos. Janet...
0:28:02 > 0:28:04what's the full name of the unit of sound level intensity
0:28:04 > 0:28:06that's equal to one-tenth of a bel?
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Decibel.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09Correct. Julie...
0:28:09 > 0:28:12in celebrities, the grandfather of which comic actor,
0:28:12 > 0:28:14had the birth name John Edwin Cheese?
0:28:14 > 0:28:16John Cleese.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Correct. Steve...
0:28:18 > 0:28:22in the Winnie The Pooh books, what's the name of the character who's described as a very bouncy animal?
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- Tigger.- Correct. Neale...
0:28:25 > 0:28:28according to a famous story, the renaissance artist Caravaggio
0:28:28 > 0:28:33killed a man in 1606 over a disputed game of what? Tennis or darts?
0:28:33 > 0:28:34Darts.
0:28:34 > 0:28:35Tennis.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Viv, in pop music, the group called Snow Patrol
0:28:38 > 0:28:41had a UK hit album in 2008 entitled A Hundred Million what?
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Years.
0:28:43 > 0:28:44Suns. Janet...
0:28:44 > 0:28:48in maths, if plain geometry is concerned with two dimensional figures,
0:28:48 > 0:28:51what name is given to the study of those in three dimensions?
0:28:51 > 0:28:53Trigonometry.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Solid geometry. Julie...
0:28:55 > 0:28:57what L is the name of a plant in the water lily family
0:28:57 > 0:29:00that's been used in Buddhism as a symbol of enlightenment?
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Lily.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03Lotus. Steve...
0:29:03 > 0:29:07in domesticated animals, which breed of cat from the Isle of Man is called a Rumpy...
0:29:07 > 0:29:08Manx.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Time's up. That was the correct answer,
0:29:14 > 0:29:15but banking there was none.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20You £100. Who's the Savoy and who's the saveloy?
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Whose assets are now toxic?
0:29:23 > 0:29:27Who do you need to get rid of to build that bank balance?
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36According to the statistics, the strongest link is Julie.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Viv is the weakest link,
0:29:38 > 0:29:41but can she survive the vote?
0:29:41 > 0:29:45Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:29:48 > 0:29:49Steve.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52Viv.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54Viv.
0:29:55 > 0:29:56Neale.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58Steve.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04We have a tie, team. Viv and Steve, two votes each.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Viv, why Steve?
0:30:07 > 0:30:10He got some questions wrong, just as I did.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11Janet, why Viv?
0:30:11 > 0:30:15I just felt his questions were harder, the ones that he got wrong.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Well, Julie was the strongest link so she gets to decide.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Why have you voted for Viv?
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Um, again, same reason, really, as Janet.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26I thought his questions were slightly harder
0:30:26 > 0:30:28and he's been consistently good.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- Do you want to stick with Viv? - Yes. I can't change my mind.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Viv, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44I'm very pleased to get to Round Five,
0:30:44 > 0:30:46but very disappointed at being voted off
0:30:46 > 0:30:52because I don't think there was any difference between Steve and myself in that round.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55And the girls voting me off came as a bit of a surprise, I have to say.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Round Six. In the bank...
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Another ten seconds off the time.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04We'll start with the strongest link, that's Julie.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:31:07 > 0:31:08Start the clock.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13Julie, in food, the name of which variety of lettuce with a round head of closely packed leaves
0:31:13 > 0:31:16is also a term for a frozen hazard to shipping?
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Iceberg.
0:31:19 > 0:31:20Correct. Steve...
0:31:20 > 0:31:23which European nationality precedes the words steps and riding school
0:31:23 > 0:31:26to give the names of tourist attractions in Rome and Vienna?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Swiss.
0:31:28 > 0:31:29Spanish. Neale...
0:31:29 > 0:31:34in travel, common in parts of Asia, a tuk-tuk is a motorised version of which form of transport?
0:31:34 > 0:31:35A rickshaw or a skateboard?
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Rickshaw.
0:31:37 > 0:31:38- Correct. Janet...- Bank.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42..in clothing, which specific part of a sweater is often in the shape of the letter V?
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Collar.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46The neck. Julie...
0:31:46 > 0:31:50in Olympic sports, what is the official two-word name for the aquatic event
0:31:50 > 0:31:53in which women perform coordinated movements to music?
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Aquafit.
0:31:58 > 0:31:59Synchronised swimming.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Steve, in language, what H is the term for the centre of a wheel
0:32:02 > 0:32:05that is also used to mean the focal point of activities?
0:32:05 > 0:32:06Hub.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Correct. Neale...
0:32:08 > 0:32:12in children's TV, the ship called The Black Pig whose crew included the characters
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Master Mate and Pirate Willy was commanded by Captain who?
0:32:17 > 0:32:18Pugwash.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Correct, Janet...
0:32:20 > 0:32:23the informal abbreviation Rasta is short for the name of which faith?
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Rastafarian.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27- Correct. Julie...- Bank.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29In theatre, made famous by an Abba song,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32a Super Trouper is a type of what? Spotlight or dance move?
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Dance move.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Spotlight. Steve...
0:32:36 > 0:32:39in the animal kingdom, the fruit bat is also known as the flying what?
0:32:39 > 0:32:40Bat.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Fox. Neale...
0:32:42 > 0:32:46in maths, what is the only number between 40 and 45 that's wholly divisible by 6?
0:32:46 > 0:32:4842.
0:32:48 > 0:32:49Correct. Janet...
0:32:49 > 0:32:53in cinema, the 1999 film that was the last to be directed by Stanley Kubrick
0:32:53 > 0:32:56was called Eyes Wide what?
0:32:56 > 0:32:57Shut.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59- Correct. Julie...- Bank.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03In British politics, what P is the single word alternative title for a Prime Minister?
0:33:03 > 0:33:05President.
0:33:05 > 0:33:06Premier. Steve...
0:33:06 > 0:33:09in horse racing, the trainer whose runners
0:33:09 > 0:33:12won all five of the Irish Classics in 2008 is Aiden who?
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Pass.
0:33:14 > 0:33:15O'Brien. Neale...
0:33:15 > 0:33:18the band leader Benny Goodman specialised in playing...
0:33:18 > 0:33:21END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:33:21 > 0:33:22Time's up. You won £170.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26So, will Julie be bottom of the class?
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Or is Neale about to break down?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37The strongest link is Neale because he got all his answers right.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Statistically, Steve is the weakest link,
0:33:39 > 0:33:42but whose game is over?
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:49 > 0:33:50Julie.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53Steve.
0:33:54 > 0:33:55Janet.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Steve.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- Julie, why Steve?- We were both bad, it was between us two.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Well, you banked.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12- Neale, why Steve?- Erm, I felt he got a few questions wrong.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13He was the worst player.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17Steve, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Having got as far as Round Six, I had started to think
0:34:26 > 0:34:28perhaps I could get down to the last two and stand a chance,
0:34:28 > 0:34:32but when I bottled a couple of questions, I realised it was time to go.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38Round Seven. In the bank £1,420. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40We'll start with the strongest link, that's Neale.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:34:43 > 0:34:44Start the clock.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Neale, in genetics, the two sex chromosomes
0:34:47 > 0:34:49specifying the female in humans
0:34:49 > 0:34:52are represented by which letter of the alphabet?
0:34:52 > 0:34:54- H.- X.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Janet, in traditional crafts, the job title cooper refers
0:34:57 > 0:35:00to a person who manufactures what, shoes or barrels?
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- Barrels.- Correct.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Julie, in the 1960 musical Oliver! by Lionel Bart,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08the songs As Long As He Needs Me and Oom Pah Pah
0:35:08 > 0:35:11are sung by which of the main characters?
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- Nancy.- Correct.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17Neil, in British wildlife, which small mammal which lives underground
0:35:17 > 0:35:19has a diet consisting primarily of earthworms
0:35:19 > 0:35:21and is known for its velvety coat?
0:35:21 > 0:35:22- Mole.- Correct.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23- Janet.- Bank.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26In publishing, a formal notice sent by an editor to an author
0:35:26 > 0:35:29turning down a manuscript is known as a what slip?
0:35:29 > 0:35:30- Rejection.- Correct.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35Julie, in history, what J is a term for inflated patriotism
0:35:35 > 0:35:37used as such since 1878
0:35:37 > 0:35:40when war fever against Russia gripped Britain?
0:35:41 > 0:35:42- Pass.- Jingoism.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Neil, in written communication,
0:35:44 > 0:35:49which five-letter word usually precedes faithfully, sincerely or truly at the end of a letter?
0:35:49 > 0:35:50- Yours.- Correct.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Janet, in the Lewis Carroll poem,
0:35:53 > 0:35:55the characters who took some oysters for a walk along the beach
0:35:55 > 0:35:58and then ate them all were the walrus and the what?
0:35:58 > 0:36:00- Carpenter.- Correct.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- Julie?- Bank.- In European travel,
0:36:02 > 0:36:05the most direct road route from Toulouse to Barcelona
0:36:05 > 0:36:08crosses which mountain range, the Alps or the Pyrenees?
0:36:08 > 0:36:09- Pyrenees.- Correct.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Neale, the performer who sang A Wink And A Smile
0:36:11 > 0:36:15for the film Sleepless in Seattle and played Leo Markus
0:36:15 > 0:36:17in the sitcom Will And Grace is Harry who?
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- Connick Junior.- Correct.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- Janet?- Bank.- In the animal kingdom,
0:36:22 > 0:36:25what G is an Asian primate with long arms that aside from humans beings,
0:36:25 > 0:36:28is the one that most frequently walks upright?
0:36:28 > 0:36:30- Gorilla.- Gibbon.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Julie, in art, which Dutch word meaning "of"
0:36:32 > 0:36:35is the first part of the names of three painters,
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- the last elements of which are Gogh...- Van.- Correct.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41Neale, in literature, the novel Gone With The Wind features
0:36:41 > 0:36:44the burning during the American Civil War of which southern city?
0:36:44 > 0:36:46END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Time's up. The correct answer was Atlanta. You won £200.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57Think carefully. Before that, time to vote off the weakest link.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01In a reversal of fortune,
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Neale is now the weakest link.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Janet is the statistically the strongest link.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10But who will be taking the final walk of shame?
0:37:13 > 0:37:17Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:19 > 0:37:20Julie.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Neale.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Julie.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Janet, why Julie?
0:37:31 > 0:37:34She voted for me in the last round, Anne.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36She wasn't the worst player this round.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37I'm sure she wasn't.
0:37:40 > 0:37:41Neale, why Julie?
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- I thought she was the worst, Anne. - No, that would be you.- Oh.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46Votes that count.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Julie, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59I think Janet was a bit crafty in the reason why she voted me off.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02She said that I'd voted for her and I hadn't voted for her at all.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07So, because of that, I want Neale to win because Janet thinks she's gonna win.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Round Eight, and you have £1,620.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14In this round, 90 seconds, but whatever you win will be trebled.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17We'll start with the strongest link, that's Janet.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18Let's play the Weakest Link.
0:38:20 > 0:38:21Start the clock.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Janet, in the wild west,
0:38:23 > 0:38:25what was the first name of the notorious outlaw
0:38:25 > 0:38:28who was the younger and more famous brother of Frank James?
0:38:28 > 0:38:29- Jesse.- Correct.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33Neil, in African geography, the river Limpopo
0:38:33 > 0:38:34empties into which ocean?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37- Er, Atlantic.- Indian.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Janet, what A is the term for the small plots of land
0:38:40 > 0:38:43numbering about 1.4 million in 1943
0:38:43 > 0:38:45as a consequence of the Dig For Victory campaign?
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- Allotments.- Correct. Neil, in hobbies,
0:38:48 > 0:38:51the instamatic various models of which were marketed in 1960s
0:38:51 > 0:38:53was a type of which optical instrument?
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- Camera.- Correct.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- Janet.- Bank.- Which Italian term that literally means "reply"
0:38:58 > 0:39:02is used for an exact copy of a work of art, especially one by the original artist?
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- Pass.- Replica. Neil, in politics,
0:39:05 > 0:39:07despite having died in 1994,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Kim Il-sung is regarded as the eternal president
0:39:10 > 0:39:12of which Asian country?
0:39:12 > 0:39:13- China.- North Korea.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Janet, in books, The Ice House, The Sculptress and The Scold's Bridle
0:39:17 > 0:39:22were the first three published novels of the best-selling author Minette who?
0:39:22 > 0:39:23- Pass.- Walters.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Neale, in classical music,
0:39:25 > 0:39:29what C is the usual term for the lowest of the three principal female voices?
0:39:31 > 0:39:32- Pass.- Contralto.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Janet, in Christianity,
0:39:34 > 0:39:38Holy Week is the period that leads up to which religious festival?
0:39:38 > 0:39:39- Easter.- Correct.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- Neale?- Bank.- In celebrity couples,
0:39:41 > 0:39:44the vocal coaches who've appeared on TV reality shows
0:39:44 > 0:39:46such as Fame Academy are Carrie and David who?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Grant.- Correct. Janet.- Bank.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51In games, which term for the cards dealt to a player...
0:39:51 > 0:39:53END-OF-ROUND JINGLE
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Time's up and you won £90 which we will treble.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00It gives you prize money today of £1,890.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02There can only be one winner.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Now, up to five questions each.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07If there's a tie, we'll go for sudden death.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10So, Janet and Neil, for £1,890,
0:40:10 > 0:40:13let's play the Weakest Link.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19Janet, as the strongest link in the last round, you have the choice of who goes first.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21I'll go first, please, Anne.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28In travel, which Cunard liner set sail from the UK
0:40:28 > 0:40:33for the last time in 2008 to end her days as a floating hotel in Dubai?
0:40:35 > 0:40:36Queen Mary.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Correct answer is the QE2.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Neale, in modern history, Germany was reunified,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister
0:40:44 > 0:40:47and Nelson Mandela was released from prison in which year?
0:40:48 > 0:40:501982.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Correct answer is 1990.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58Janet, in the Star Wars series, the planet Tataouine,
0:40:58 > 0:41:00where Luke Skywalker grew up
0:41:00 > 0:41:02was named after a real town in which African country
0:41:02 > 0:41:04where some of the films were shot?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Morocco.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07The correct answer is Tunisia.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Neale, in pop music,
0:41:09 > 0:41:12one of the top ten misheard song lyrics
0:41:12 > 0:41:18in a 2008 poll was the line, "A year has passed since I broke my nose,"
0:41:18 > 0:41:22ostensibly from which 1979 single by The Police?
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- Message In A Bottle. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Janet, in children's books,
0:41:28 > 0:41:30which novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
0:41:30 > 0:41:33was originally serialised in a magazine called Young Folk
0:41:33 > 0:41:35sung under the title The Sea Cook?
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- Robinson Crusoe.- The correct answer is Treasure Island.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Neale, in visitor attractions, which museum in London
0:41:44 > 0:41:47includes an earthquake machine, numerous dinosaurs skeletons
0:41:47 > 0:41:49and a full-size model of a blue whale?
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- British Museum.- Correct answer is the Natural History Museum.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Janet, in food and drink, what name is given to the astringent substance
0:41:58 > 0:42:00found in red wine that softens with age
0:42:00 > 0:42:02and allows it to mature slowly?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05- Tannin.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Neale, in South America,
0:42:07 > 0:42:09the name of which very dry desert
0:42:09 > 0:42:12extending about 600 miles south
0:42:12 > 0:42:15from the northern border of Chile begins and ends with the letter "A"?
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Pass.- Correct answer is Atacama.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Janet, in chemistry,
0:42:21 > 0:42:25which soft metallic element discovered by Sir Humphry Davy
0:42:25 > 0:42:28is similar to sodium and is found directly below it
0:42:28 > 0:42:30in the Periodic Table?
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- Mercury.- Correct answer is potassium.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38Neale, in sport, the exclusive golf course of Royal Saint George's
0:42:38 > 0:42:41is just to the east of which Kent town with a name
0:42:41 > 0:42:43that sounds like that of a snack item?
0:42:45 > 0:42:46Lytham.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48The correct answer was Sandwich.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51And after five questions each, your scores are tied.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54So, Janet and Neale, let's play Sudden Death.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02Janet, in food, the words globe and Jerusalem
0:43:02 > 0:43:05are used to distinguish two rather different vegetables
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- sharing what name?- Artichoke.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09That is the correct answer. Neale, in transport,
0:43:09 > 0:43:12what was the surname of the aeronautical engineer
0:43:12 > 0:43:15born in Kiev who became a US citizen
0:43:15 > 0:43:18and was known as the father of the helicopter?
0:43:19 > 0:43:21- Pass.- The correct answer is Sikorsky.
0:43:25 > 0:43:29That means, Janet, you're today's strongest link and you go away with £1,890.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32Neale, you leave with nothing.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43I'm pleased I got to the final but I think Janet was a worthy winner.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46It was down to one question and... that was just the luck of the draw.
0:43:46 > 0:43:50You can't hear the questions. All you can hear is your heart beating.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53You think, "The question's finished and I don't even know what it was."
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