30/04/2009 Weakest Link

Here are the nine contestants

preparing for today's show.

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

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

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

They've only just met, but to get the prize money

they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing.

As round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Lee, I'm 32, I'm from Southampton

and I'm a traffic systems engineer.

I'm Viv, I'm 65, I'm from Standish near Wigan and I'm retired.

I'm Joe, I'm 20, I'm from Bristol, and I'm a student.

I'm Janet, I'm 53, from Jersey and I'm a doctor's receptionist.

I'm Tom, I'm 23, from Mirfield in West Yorkshire

and I'm a plumber.

I'm Julie, I'm 48, from Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire

and I'm an Army Learning Centre manager.

I'm Steve, 53, from Earl Shilton and I'm a delivery supervisor.

I'm Lauren, 26, from London, and I'm a marketing executive.

I'm Neale, I'm 47, I'm from Bewdley in Worcestershire,

I'm company director, of a motor company.

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

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

Break the chain and you lose all the money in the chain.

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

Round One. Three minutes on the clock,

we'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically,

that's you, Janet.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

The first question is for £20. Start the clock.

Janet, in royal families, what is the female equivalent

of the title Prince?

Princess.

Correct.

Tom, the children's toy in which a clown-like figure

springs from a container, is called a what in the box?

Jack.

Correct.

Julie, in British roads, what is the name of the English city

that is encircled by the M25 motorway?

London.

Correct. Steve.

In health, breathing problems can often be treated

with a device called what? An inhaler or an amplifier?

An inhaler.

Correct. Lauren.

In language, something that is upside down or disorganised,

is said to be topsy what?

Turvy.

Correct.

Neale, the anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot

that is celebrated with fireworks and bonfires, falls on the 5th of which month?

November.

Correct.

Lee, in dining, what D is a common name

for the last course of a three-course meal?

Dinner.

Dessert.

Viv, in beauty products, what is the usual name for a waxy cosmetic

enclosed in a cylindrical case that is used to colour the mouth area?

Lipstick.

Correct.

Joe, in pastimes, a simple board game in which a throw of the die

can result in a rapid advance or retreat is called snakes and what?

Ladders.

Correct.

-Janet,

-Bank.

-in weaponry, what is the three-letter name for

a curved wooden strip that has a string joining the two ends

and is used to shoot arrows?

Bow.

Correct. Tom,

which French word is used in English to refer to a group of people

accompanying a celebrity, entourage or entrecote?

Entourage.

Correct. Julie,

in the 2008 US presidential election, the governor of Alaska,

who was the running mate of the republican candidate John McCain, is Sarah who?

-Pass.

-Palin.

Steve, in the heraldry of the UK, if the lion represents England

which mythical beast fills the same role for Wales?

A dragon.

Correct. Lauren.

In cinema, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and Christian Bale

have all played which title character in different feature films?

Batman.

Correct. Neale...

-Bank.

-..in a pub, what J is the term for a machine

that plays a selected musical recording when money is inserted.

Jukebox.

Correct.

Lee, in climate change, the average increase in atmospheric temperature

thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect is called global what?

Warming.

Correct.

Viv, in the Bible, God gave an instruction to whom to build a vessel

that was 30 cubits high, 300 cubits long, and 50 cubits wide?

Noah.

Correct.

-Joe.

-Bank.

-In language, a humorous expression used to imply that something is useless

mentions what? A chocolate teapot or a cocoa mug?

Chocolate teapot.

Correct.

-Janet...

-Bank.

-..in the nursery rhyme, the man who marched 10,000 men up and down a hill

-is called the Grand old Duke of where?

-York.

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. Your bank was in time and you won £240.

Which is pretty miserable for a first round.

Who'd try and change channels on a fish tank?

Who's the disaster?

Time to vote off...the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Janet is the strongest link.

The weakest link statistically, is Lee.

But will the votes follow the facts?

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

Julie.

Lee.

Lee.

Lee.

Lee.

Lee.

Lee.

Lee.

Julie.

What's your job, Joe?

I'm a student, Anne.

-Where?

-At, um, Cambridge.

-And what are you studying?

-English literature and education.

In order to do what?

Um, I want to do fashion journalism.

So do you want to be Trinny or Susannah?

Um, I don't know. I'd prefer to be Gok Wan, I think.

-Really?

-Yeah.

Put your board down.

OK.

Move over towards Janet.

Oh dear.

Got a long way to go to be Gok Wan, haven't you?

I don't know.

What's this look?

Um, I dunno, I thought it was quite indie, quite cool.

I wanted to impress you.

HE LAUGHS

-Back behind your board.

-OK.

So you want to be on television, do you?

Um, no, no, I would want to do writing in magazines, I think.

Put your board up.

-Why Lee?

-Unfortunately, he got that question wrong

when we had had a little bit of money in the bank.

What do you do, Julie?

I'm a learning centre manager for the Army, Anne.

Are you? Are you in the Army?

-No, no, I'm too old.

-You WERE in the Army, where you?

No never been in the Army. My husband used to be in the Army.

Oh, put your board down.

You're a glamorous army wife, are you?

No, just a normal one. Ex-army wife.

-What look is that?

-Casual.

-Yeah, it's not Gok Wan?

-No.

-Is it Sherman tank look, d'you think?

-Maybe.

-Yeah.

-I wouldn't mind Gok getting his hands on me though.

-I'm sorry?

-I wouldn't mind Gok getting his hands on me.

Can't say anything dirty on this show.

Sorry everybody.

Put your board up.

What do you do for the Army?

We provide courses to help with their education

so they can get promoted and leave the army at some stage.

So you train them to leave the Army?

Actually, yeah. Part of our job is to train them

for when they leave, for a second career.

Yes, and if you've got a big burly sergeant major

who can't read or write, how do you tell him off?

They're quite soft actually, Anne. They don't need any telling off.

-Oh.

-They've come to us for help.

They're not like Ross Kemp then?

-No, unfortunately not.

-SHE LAUGHS

Do you want to get your hands on him as well?

-Definitely.

-Yes.

-Why Lee?

-Other than me, he was the only one that got a question wrong.

So it's either me or Lee.

What do you do, Lauren?

I'm a marketing executive.

-Where?

-At a national newspaper.

Which national newspaper?

The Mail.

So you're sales rep?

-No I'm not a sales rep.

-Oh, what do you do?

I'm a marketing executive. I said that already.

OK, I'll try you again, see if you understand.

-What do you do?

-OK, I, um, put together the marketing materials

that the sales people actually use.

How do you know what the readers want?

Er, because we, er, conduct market research.

-Do you?

-On our readers, yes.

Must be awful for you to think that

anyone not middle-class reads the Daily Mail?

Not only middle-class people read the Daily Mail.

-Really?

-It's an old perception.

Is it? From how long ago?

-A while ago.

-How long ago?

-I couldn't give you an exact year, but a while ago.

-Right.

Will you take advertisements from anyone?

-No.

-No. Who won't you take advertisements from? Common people?

-Sorry?

-Common people?

Er...I don't know what you mean by common person.

-And you work for the Daily Mail?

-Yes!

Why Lee?

Unfortunately, he did get a question wrong, sorry.

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

I don't think the team have lost a valuable asset.

If I can't get my dinner and dessert right,

then I'm in some real trouble.

Um, I'm sure they could have all answered it, probably, right.

Round Two - and in the bank £240.

We're taking ten seconds off your time. We'll start with the strongest link, that's Janet.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Janet, in geometry, an octagon has how many sides?

Eight.

Correct. Tom...in football,

of the two cards used by a referee as indications that a player has been penalised,

one is red and the other is what colour?

Yellow.

Correct. Julie, in slang,

a person who's serving a prison sentence is said to be doing what?

Time.

Correct. Steve...

in a children TV first shown in 2007, Toby Hull operates

a new incarnation of which bird puppet, made famous by his father?

Emu.

Correct. Lauren, which word

that rhymes with mimic means a device

designed to attract attention, rather than fulfil a useful purpose?

Gimmick.

-Correct. Neale...

-Bank.

in music, according the lyrics of a popular song written in 1919

I'm Forever Blowing what?

Bubbles.

Correct. Viv...

in outdoor pursuits, the versatile tool that incorporates

various blades and gadgets is called a what? Foreign legion fork or Swiss army knife?

Swiss army knife.

-Correct. Joe...

-Bank.

the actors who starred as lovers in Titanic

and as a married couple in the 2008 drama Revolutionary Road

are Kate Winslet and who else?

Leonardo DiCaprio.

Correct. Janet...

in occupations, the official who traditionally begins a public announcement

with the call "Oyez, oyez is known as a town what?

Crier.

Correct. Tom...in food,

what's the professional surname of the popular cook

who's referred to in the phrase - "doing a Delia"?

Jamie Oliver.

Smith(!)

Julie, a person who deliberately argues an opposing or unpopular view

or order to promote debate, is said to be playing who's advocate?

Devil's.

Correct. Steve...

in raw materials, what L is the name of an animal product

commonly used to make shoes, coats and belts, and also to upholster furniture?

Leather.

Correct. Lauren,

which piece of equipment is normally hit in hockey and cricket and thrown in water polo?

A ball.

-Correct. Neale...

-Bank.

..which Latin phrase meaning great charter,

is the name of the document that was sealed in 1215 by King John Runnymede

Magna Carta.

Correct. Viv...

in UK geography, what is the name of the range of hills

that's often called the backbone of England?

The Pennines.

-Correct. Joe...

-Bank.

The British rock group that had eight UK number one albums between 1969 and 1979

did not release a UK single until 1997 is called Led what?

Zeppelin.

Correct. Janet...

in pastimes, the usual term for a person with a special interest

in the breeding and racing of birds is a what? Pigeon fancier or finch fantasist?

Pigeon fancier.

Correct. Tom...

in TV soap operas, the EastEnders character introduced in 1985

and played by June Brown, has what first name?

Dot.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Julie...

in spelling, the word gulp written backwards, gives which term for a bath stopper?

-Plug.

-Correct. Steve...

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £620, but you know what?

You had two chains of nine correct answers.

Who kept banking?

Who prevented you from reaching the target?

Who's having a fling with failure?

Who's a farce of nature?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get an answer wrong, Tom is the weakest link.

Statistically, the strongest link is Julie,

but will the other players realise that?

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

Tom.

Tom.

Tom.

Joe.

Neale.

Tom.

Tom.

Tom.

What do you do, Janet?

I'm a doctor's receptionist.

Oh, you must be a people person.

More than you'd think. We get a very bad press.

Yeah. I hate people people.

What's puzzling me is,

that most places have really glamorous, young, sexy receptionists

and doctors always have old dragons.

Well, the thing is, you see, old dragons are far more reliable.

We're not going to be having time off to have babies

or to get our children from school when they're sick.

We're far more reliable.

And you need people to be reliable at a doctor's cos you can't be off sick.

-You know when people ring up the line to get an appointment?

-Yeah.

How do they get a word in edgeways?

Some people find that it's quite nice to have someone chatty

on the phone when they're feeling rubbish.

Do you find patients are very considerate?

-Some of them are lovely.

-Yeah.

-Some of them are a bit short-tempered.

-Are they? I wonder why that is?

-Can't imagine.

-Why Tom?

-Unfortunately, he got a question wrong.

I didn't understand it myself, but I was lucky enough not to have it.

What do you do, Steve?

I'm a delivery supervisor.

Are you? Where?

For a cash and carry wholesaler.

So, what's being delivered?

A vast range of groceries, cleaning items...

What's particularly fascinating about working with groceries?

The vast range there is and the different mixture that people take.

Really? Such as what?

-A two-litre tin of mustard and a pack of...

-They don't(?)

-They do!

What are you gonna do with two litres of mustard?

Are you asking me a question?

I think it's a question everybody's asking.

What would you do with a two-litre tub of mustard?

And who wants a two-litre tub of mustard?

Pubs, restaurants, cafes...

What do you think they might be doing

with a two-litre tub of mustard?

Putting it on food for people they don't like.

-Why Tom?

-First person to get a question wrong.

Tom! You are the weakest link, goodbye.

I'm heartbroken that I didn't get a chance to chat with Anne.

I had a few answers ready for her, but the only thing she said to me

was, "You are the weakest link, goodbye."

Round Three. In the kitty...

Ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link form the last round, that's Julie.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Julie, what H is a forecast of a person's future

based on the relative positions of the stars...

Horoscopes.

Correct. Steve, in the Victorian era,

which word meaning rigid was used to describe

both the upper lip and the collar of a typical Englishman?

Stiff.

Correct. Lauren,

in the creative arts, if a book or a play is said to be abridged,

it has been made what? Longer or shorter?

Longer.

Shorter.

Neale, in the British names of the four seasons of the year,

if autumn comes first alphabetically, which one comes last?

Winter.

Correct. Viv...

the premarital home of the wife of William Shakespeare

near Stratford Upon Avon, is always referred to as Anne Hathaway's what?

Cottage.

Correct, Joe...

the name of which variety of dynamite

invented by Alfred Nobel was sometimes abbreviated to jelly?

TNT.

Gelignite.

Janet, in pop music, So Sick in 2006 and Closer in 2008 where UK number one singles

by the singer who performs under what four-letter hyphenated name?

Dido.

Ne-Yo.

Julie, in children's pastimes, which game originally involved the use of snail shells,

but is now most commonly played with horse chestnuts?

Conkers.

Correct.

Steve, in TV dramas, what P is an alternative term for the storyline?

Plot.

Correct. Lauren...

which article of clothing is used to describe

a potato baked in an oven without being peeled?

Jacket.

-Correct. Neale...

-Bank.

..in UK finance, some goods and services are classified as zero rated

for the purposes of which tax?

VAT.

Correct. Viv...

in film, the drama released in the UK 2009 starring Will Smith as a man who helps a number of strangers

is entitled Seven what?

Pass.

Pounds. Joe...

a nicotine patch might be worn by a person who is trying to give up what?

Drinking coffee or smoking tobacco?

Smoking tobacco.

-Correct. Janet...

-Bank.

..which washing accessory, although now often synthetic,

is named after the sea creature that was it's original natural source?

Sponge.

Correct. Julia...

at which modern English resort are the three major railway stations

distinguished by the suffixes North, South and Pleasure Beach?

Blackpool.

-Correct. Steve...

-Bank.

in maths, in the sequence that begins 7, 14, 21, 28,

which number comes next?

35.

Correct. Lauren...

in definitions, what G means both to pour out suddenly with a rushing sound

and to act in a sentimental manner?

Glug.

Gush.

Neale, which 1977 UK hit single for The Eagles...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. I can't complete the question. You won £170.

Whose credit has been crunched?

Which dimwit shall be debited?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Lauren is the weakest link, as she gave the most wrong answers.

The strongest link statistically is Steve,

but who will lose out in the vote?

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

Lauren.

Lauren.

Lauren.

Lauren.

Lauren.

Joe.

Joe.

What do you do, Viv?

I'm retired, Anne.

Where are you retired?

In Standish, near Wigan. In Lancashire.

And did you ever work?

Yes. I've been a school teacher, I've been a housing officer,

I worked for social services and I've been a landlady.

So you couldn't keep a job, really?

-No, it's just I wanted a bit of variety in my life.

-Did you?

-Yes.

-And what's special about Wigan?

-It's got the best rugby team in the world for a start.

-Yes.

Gracie Fields wasn't from there?

-She came from Rochdale.

-Oh.

That's not far though, is it?

-That's still up north, yeah.

-Yeah.

-So they can sing round your way?

-Oh yes.

-Yeah. But not you?

I used to do, but not very well now.

Oh. How badly can you sing?

Well, reasonably badly.

Oh good, we like reasonably badly.

-D'you want me to sing?

-Oh, yes.

-Well, we'll decide whether it's singing or not.

-Well, OK then.

# Oh Danny boy

# The pipes, the pipes are calling

# From glen to glen and down the mountain side... #

Have you got other hobbies that are more successful?

Yes, I go salsa dancing.

Oh, thanks goodness. Why Lauren?

Er, she got two questions wrong, Anne.

So, Julie who works at the Army early learning centre,

did you specifically go for the job so you could get your hands on men?

I've always had my hands on men.

-Why Lauren?

-She was the weakest link, unfortunately.

She was. Lauren! You are the weakest link, goodbye.

When I get back to work,

my colleagues are going to take the mick out of me for being voted off so early.

I've had them all testing me all week in practice for today

and they're gonna not be very happy that I was voted off so quickly.

Round Four. In the bank £1,030. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Steve. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Steve, in anatomy, which internal organ is the largest gland in the human body?

Liver.

Correct. Neale, in TV in 2008,

the actor Richard Armitage joined the 7th series

of which espionage drama as a spy called Lucas North?

Pass.

Spooks.

Viv, in business, an accountant is often referred to

by which mildly derogatory term, gold digger or bean counter?

Gold digger.

Bean counter.

Joe, in geography, which city is the capital of Cuba?

Um, pass.

Havana.

Janet, in the Gregorian calendar in a non-leap year,

which date follows the 28th February?

1st of March.

Correct. Julie,

in Italian food, the dish from Milan called osso buco is traditionally made using which meat?

Ham.

Veal. Steve...

what C is the term popularised during the so-called space race in the 1950s for a Russian astronaut?

Cosmonaut.

Correct. Neale, in cinema,

what was the name of the character played by Maureen O'Sullivan in the films

Tarzan The Ape Man and Tarzan And His Mate?

Jane.

Correct. Viv...

in the animal kingdom, what name is given to the insect

whose larvae is notorious for feeding on clothes and soft furnishing?

Moth.

Correct. Joe...

in the 1600s, the actress and royal mistress Nell Gwyn famously worked

at the Theatre Royal, Drury lane, selling what? Oranges or plums?

Plums.

Oranges. Janet...

in TV, the 2008 series 90210, is a contemporary spin-off of a similarly named 1990s drama

that featured which US city in it's title?

Los Angeles.

Beverly Hills.

Julie, in medicine, the use of birth control by a couple to limit the number of their children

is usually known as what planning?

Family.

Correct. Steve...

in pop music, what A is the first name of the US soul vocalist

born in Memphis in 1942 with the surname Franklin?

Aretha.

-Correct. Neale...

-Bank.

which of the four basic mathematical operations is often expressed as one number times another?

Pass.

Multiplication!

Viv, in fashion, decorative accessories consisting of imitation gem stones

in settings made of non-precious metal, are known as costume what?

Jewellery.

-Correct. Joe...

-Bank.

..in the solar system, a feature of the atmosphere of the planet Jupiter is called the what?

Great red spot or large pink pimple?

Great red spot.

Correct. Janet...

the island castle of St Michael's Mount is in which English county?

-Cornwall.

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. Correct answer, bank in time

and you won £120.

But who thinks a battered sausage is a medical condition?

Who thinks Buddha is something you put on your toast?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Steve is the strongest link because he didn't get an answer wrong.

Joe is statistically the weakest link,

but who will the team want off?

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

Neale.

Neale.

Joe.

Joe.

Joe.

Joe.

What do you do, Neale?

Company director of a motor company.

-You sell motor cars, do you?

-We do.

Do you do any of the selling?

I do quite a lot of selling, Anne.

-Really? In that accent?

-Yes I do.

What's the best car you've ever driven?

-Um...550 Maranello.

-Really?

Us girls are very excited by that.

Do you sit on the lavatory with What Car?

I don't have a motor magazine, Anne.

Oh, I was gonna say you don't have a lavatory.

-Why Joe?

-I just felt Joe got a couple of questions wrong.

Are you fast on wheels, Janet?

I'm not as fast as I'd like to be, but I'm not bad for an old lady.

-Why Joe?

-Again, same reason.

A couple of questions wrong, unfortunately.

Joe! You are the weakest link, goodbye.

I voted for Neale cos he got two questions wrong

and I couldn't vote for myself

and he had voted for me in the last round,

which I was pretty miffed about.

The walk of shame was fine, really, it was like doing a catwalk,

except I didn't get to go back.

Round Five. In the bank, £1,150. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Steve, the New Labour spin doctor, who in his youth wrote a column for an adult magazine

under the pseudonym of the Riviera Gigolo, is Alastair who?

Pass.

Campbell. Neale...

what V is a collective term for creatures

such as rats, mice and other rodents that spread disease or cause a nuisance?

Vermin.

Correct. Viv...

in the children's books by Enid Blyton,

what was the name of the dog who was a member of the Famous Five?

Timmy.

Correct. Janet...

In cinema, the term biopic, meaning a film about a person's life,

is a combination of the words picture and which other?

-Biography.

-Correct. Julie...

-Bank.

..which compounds generally contain more calories per gram? Fats or proteins?

Fats.

Correct. Steve...

in architecture, which term for a four-sided courtyard is often abbreviated to quad?

Pass.

Quadrangle. Neale...

in entertainment, The Chinese State, Billy Smart's and Zippo's

are the names of three examples of which form of live show?

Circus.

Correct. Viv...

in motor racing, what I is the name of the circuit in Brazil

where Lewis Hamilton became the 2008 Formula 1 world champion?

Pass.

Interlagos. Janet...

what's the full name of the unit of sound level intensity

that's equal to one-tenth of a bel?

Decibel.

Correct. Julie...

in celebrities, the grandfather of which comic actor,

had the birth name John Edwin Cheese?

John Cleese.

Correct. Steve...

in the Winnie The Pooh books, what's the name of the character who's described as a very bouncy animal?

-Tigger.

-Correct. Neale...

according to a famous story, the renaissance artist Caravaggio

killed a man in 1606 over a disputed game of what? Tennis or darts?

Darts.

Tennis.

Viv, in pop music, the group called Snow Patrol

had a UK hit album in 2008 entitled A Hundred Million what?

Years.

Suns. Janet...

in maths, if plain geometry is concerned with two dimensional figures,

what name is given to the study of those in three dimensions?

Trigonometry.

Solid geometry. Julie...

what L is the name of a plant in the water lily family

that's been used in Buddhism as a symbol of enlightenment?

Lily.

Lotus. Steve...

in domesticated animals, which breed of cat from the Isle of Man is called a Rumpy...

Manx.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. That was the correct answer,

but banking there was none.

You £100. Who's the Savoy and who's the saveloy?

Whose assets are now toxic?

Who do you need to get rid of to build that bank balance?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, the strongest link is Julie.

Viv is the weakest link,

but can she survive the vote?

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

Steve.

Viv.

Viv.

Neale.

Steve.

We have a tie, team. Viv and Steve, two votes each.

Viv, why Steve?

He got some questions wrong, just as I did.

Janet, why Viv?

I just felt his questions were harder, the ones that he got wrong.

Well, Julie was the strongest link so she gets to decide.

Why have you voted for Viv?

Um, again, same reason, really, as Janet.

I thought his questions were slightly harder

and he's been consistently good.

-Do you want to stick with Viv?

-Yes. I can't change my mind.

Viv, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I'm very pleased to get to Round Five,

but very disappointed at being voted off

because I don't think there was any difference between Steve and myself in that round.

And the girls voting me off came as a bit of a surprise, I have to say.

Round Six. In the bank...

Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Julie, in food, the name of which variety of lettuce with a round head of closely packed leaves

is also a term for a frozen hazard to shipping?

Iceberg.

Correct. Steve...

which European nationality precedes the words steps and riding school

to give the names of tourist attractions in Rome and Vienna?

Swiss.

Spanish. Neale...

in travel, common in parts of Asia, a tuk-tuk is a motorised version of which form of transport?

A rickshaw or a skateboard?

Rickshaw.

-Correct. Janet...

-Bank.

..in clothing, which specific part of a sweater is often in the shape of the letter V?

Collar.

The neck. Julie...

in Olympic sports, what is the official two-word name for the aquatic event

in which women perform coordinated movements to music?

Aquafit.

Synchronised swimming.

Steve, in language, what H is the term for the centre of a wheel

that is also used to mean the focal point of activities?

Hub.

Correct. Neale...

in children's TV, the ship called The Black Pig whose crew included the characters

Master Mate and Pirate Willy was commanded by Captain who?

Pugwash.

Correct, Janet...

the informal abbreviation Rasta is short for the name of which faith?

Rastafarian.

-Correct. Julie...

-Bank.

In theatre, made famous by an Abba song,

a Super Trouper is a type of what? Spotlight or dance move?

Dance move.

Spotlight. Steve...

in the animal kingdom, the fruit bat is also known as the flying what?

Bat.

Fox. Neale...

in maths, what is the only number between 40 and 45 that's wholly divisible by 6?

42.

Correct. Janet...

in cinema, the 1999 film that was the last to be directed by Stanley Kubrick

was called Eyes Wide what?

Shut.

-Correct. Julie...

-Bank.

In British politics, what P is the single word alternative title for a Prime Minister?

President.

Premier. Steve...

in horse racing, the trainer whose runners

won all five of the Irish Classics in 2008 is Aiden who?

Pass.

O'Brien. Neale...

the band leader Benny Goodman specialised in playing...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £170.

So, will Julie be bottom of the class?

Or is Neale about to break down?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

The strongest link is Neale because he got all his answers right.

Statistically, Steve is the weakest link,

but whose game is over?

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

Julie.

Steve.

Janet.

Steve.

-Julie, why Steve?

-We were both bad, it was between us two.

Well, you banked.

-Neale, why Steve?

-Erm, I felt he got a few questions wrong.

He was the worst player.

Steve, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Having got as far as Round Six, I had started to think

perhaps I could get down to the last two and stand a chance,

but when I bottled a couple of questions, I realised it was time to go.

Round Seven. In the bank £1,420. Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Neale, in genetics, the two sex chromosomes

specifying the female in humans

are represented by which letter of the alphabet?

-H.

-X.

Janet, in traditional crafts, the job title cooper refers

to a person who manufactures what, shoes or barrels?

-Barrels.

-Correct.

Julie, in the 1960 musical Oliver! by Lionel Bart,

the songs As Long As He Needs Me and Oom Pah Pah

are sung by which of the main characters?

-Nancy.

-Correct.

Neil, in British wildlife, which small mammal which lives underground

has a diet consisting primarily of earthworms

and is known for its velvety coat?

-Mole.

-Correct.

-Janet.

-Bank.

In publishing, a formal notice sent by an editor to an author

turning down a manuscript is known as a what slip?

-Rejection.

-Correct.

Julie, in history, what J is a term for inflated patriotism

used as such since 1878

when war fever against Russia gripped Britain?

-Pass.

-Jingoism.

Neil, in written communication,

which five-letter word usually precedes faithfully, sincerely or truly at the end of a letter?

-Yours.

-Correct.

Janet, in the Lewis Carroll poem,

the characters who took some oysters for a walk along the beach

and then ate them all were the walrus and the what?

-Carpenter.

-Correct.

-Julie?

-Bank.

-In European travel,

the most direct road route from Toulouse to Barcelona

crosses which mountain range, the Alps or the Pyrenees?

-Pyrenees.

-Correct.

Neale, the performer who sang A Wink And A Smile

for the film Sleepless in Seattle and played Leo Markus

in the sitcom Will And Grace is Harry who?

-Connick Junior.

-Correct.

-Janet?

-Bank.

-In the animal kingdom,

what G is an Asian primate with long arms that aside from humans beings,

is the one that most frequently walks upright?

-Gorilla.

-Gibbon.

Julie, in art, which Dutch word meaning "of"

is the first part of the names of three painters,

-the last elements of which are Gogh...

-Van.

-Correct.

Neale, in literature, the novel Gone With The Wind features

the burning during the American Civil War of which southern city?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer was Atlanta. You won £200.

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

Think carefully. Before that, time to vote off the weakest link.

In a reversal of fortune,

Neale is now the weakest link.

Janet is the statistically the strongest link.

But who will be taking the final walk of shame?

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

Julie.

Neale.

Julie.

Janet, why Julie?

She voted for me in the last round, Anne.

She wasn't the worst player this round.

I'm sure she wasn't.

Neale, why Julie?

-I thought she was the worst, Anne.

-No, that would be you.

-Oh.

Votes that count.

Julie, you are the weakest link, goodbye.

I think Janet was a bit crafty in the reason why she voted me off.

She said that I'd voted for her and I hadn't voted for her at all.

So, because of that, I want Neale to win because Janet thinks she's gonna win.

Round Eight, and you have £1,620.

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

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Janet, in the wild west,

what was the first name of the notorious outlaw

who was the younger and more famous brother of Frank James?

-Jesse.

-Correct.

Neil, in African geography, the river Limpopo

empties into which ocean?

-Er, Atlantic.

-Indian.

Janet, what A is the term for the small plots of land

numbering about 1.4 million in 1943

as a consequence of the Dig For Victory campaign?

-Allotments.

-Correct. Neil, in hobbies,

the instamatic various models of which were marketed in 1960s

was a type of which optical instrument?

-Camera.

-Correct.

-Janet.

-Bank.

-Which Italian term that literally means "reply"

is used for an exact copy of a work of art, especially one by the original artist?

-Pass.

-Replica. Neil, in politics,

despite having died in 1994,

Kim Il-sung is regarded as the eternal president

of which Asian country?

-China.

-North Korea.

Janet, in books, The Ice House, The Sculptress and The Scold's Bridle

were the first three published novels of the best-selling author Minette who?

-Pass.

-Walters.

Neale, in classical music,

what C is the usual term for the lowest of the three principal female voices?

-Pass.

-Contralto.

Janet, in Christianity,

Holy Week is the period that leads up to which religious festival?

-Easter.

-Correct.

-Neale?

-Bank.

-In celebrity couples,

the vocal coaches who've appeared on TV reality shows

such as Fame Academy are Carrie and David who?

-Grant.

-Correct. Janet.

-Bank.

In games, which term for the cards dealt to a player...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you won £90 which we will treble.

It gives you prize money today of £1,890.

There can only be one winner.

Now, up to five questions each.

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

So, Janet and Neil, for £1,890,

let's play the Weakest Link.

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

I'll go first, please, Anne.

In travel, which Cunard liner set sail from the UK

for the last time in 2008 to end her days as a floating hotel in Dubai?

Queen Mary.

Correct answer is the QE2.

Neale, in modern history, Germany was reunified,

Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister

and Nelson Mandela was released from prison in which year?

1982.

Correct answer is 1990.

Janet, in the Star Wars series, the planet Tataouine,

where Luke Skywalker grew up

was named after a real town in which African country

where some of the films were shot?

Morocco.

The correct answer is Tunisia.

Neale, in pop music,

one of the top ten misheard song lyrics

in a 2008 poll was the line, "A year has passed since I broke my nose,"

ostensibly from which 1979 single by The Police?

-Message In A Bottle.

-That is the correct answer.

Janet, in children's books,

which novel by Robert Louis Stevenson

was originally serialised in a magazine called Young Folk

sung under the title The Sea Cook?

-Robinson Crusoe.

-The correct answer is Treasure Island.

Neale, in visitor attractions, which museum in London

includes an earthquake machine, numerous dinosaurs skeletons

and a full-size model of a blue whale?

-British Museum.

-Correct answer is the Natural History Museum.

Janet, in food and drink, what name is given to the astringent substance

found in red wine that softens with age

and allows it to mature slowly?

-Tannin.

-That is the correct answer.

Neale, in South America,

the name of which very dry desert

extending about 600 miles south

from the northern border of Chile begins and ends with the letter "A"?

-Pass.

-Correct answer is Atacama.

Janet, in chemistry,

which soft metallic element discovered by Sir Humphry Davy

is similar to sodium and is found directly below it

in the Periodic Table?

-Mercury.

-Correct answer is potassium.

Neale, in sport, the exclusive golf course of Royal Saint George's

is just to the east of which Kent town with a name

that sounds like that of a snack item?

Lytham.

The correct answer was Sandwich.

And after five questions each, your scores are tied.

So, Janet and Neale, let's play Sudden Death.

Janet, in food, the words globe and Jerusalem

are used to distinguish two rather different vegetables

-sharing what name?

-Artichoke.

That is the correct answer. Neale, in transport,

what was the surname of the aeronautical engineer

born in Kiev who became a US citizen

and was known as the father of the helicopter?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Sikorsky.

That means, Janet, you're today's strongest link and you go away with £1,890.

Neale, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I'm pleased I got to the final but I think Janet was a worthy winner.

It was down to one question and... that was just the luck of the draw.

You can't hear the questions. All you can hear is your heart beating.

You think, "The question's finished and I don't even know what it was."

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