0:00:02 > 0:00:05Of the nine contestants preparing for the show,
0:00:05 > 0:00:07only one will win up to £10,000.
0:00:07 > 0:00:12The rest will leave with nothing, as one by one they're voted...
0:00:12 > 0:00:14the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Any of the nine people in the studio here today
0:00:36 > 0:00:38could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43They don't know each other. But if they want the money,
0:00:43 > 0:00:48they'll have to work as a team. But eight will leave with nothing
0:00:48 > 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 > 0:01:00I'm 43, I'm from London, and I'm a freelance photographer.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07I'm 21, from Doncaster, and I am an environmental science student.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12I'm 56, from Stirling, and I'm an orthodontist.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17I'm 22, from Northampton, and I run a soap shop.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23I'm 42, from Stockport, and I'm an aviation security officer.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28I'm 51, from Hartlepool, and I run a nursing home.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34I'm 32, from Cheltenham, and I'm a primary school teacher.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40I'm 30, from Herefordshire, and I'm a massage therapist.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47I'm 23, from Pontypridd, South Wales, and I'm a sales rep.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52The aim is to answer enough questions
0:01:52 > 0:01:57to reach your £1,000 target within the time limit. The fastest way is to create
0:01:57 > 0:01:59a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05Get a question wrong, you lose the money in the chain.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Say "bank" before the question is asked,
0:02:07 > 0:02:12the money is safe but you start a new chain from scratch.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17At the end of the round only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Round One lasts three minutes.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27That's you, Dominick.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Let's play...The Weakest Link.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35In literature,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38name the first woman Tarzan loved.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Jane.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43In food, sarnie is a slang word for which item?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- Pass.- Sandwich.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48What is 100 times ten?
0:02:48 > 0:02:501,000.
0:02:50 > 0:02:56Name the objects laid by birds and other creatures from which the young hatch.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Eggs.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59- Bank.- What S is the process
0:02:59 > 0:03:03of twisting fibres together to make thread?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- Pass.- Spinning.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Name the only joint between shoulder and wrist.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- Collarbone.- Elbow.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Which dogs are raced:
0:03:16 > 0:03:18greyhounds or red setters?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Greyhounds.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22What is the female equivalent
0:03:22 > 0:03:24of both a lord and a gentleman?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- Madam.- Lady.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30In the 1700s Clive began the British Empire
0:03:30 > 0:03:33in which South Asian country?
0:03:33 > 0:03:34India.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38What M names the composer who wrote The Magic Flute?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Mozart.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45Which female singer and wife of a top England footballer
0:03:45 > 0:03:48opened the Harrods sale in January 2002?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Victoria Beckham.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54In area, which English county is larger: Lancashire or Kent?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Lancashire.- Kent.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- Bank.- Name the first mass-produced car.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- Ford. - I'll accept that. Model T Ford.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05In offices, letters for despatch
0:04:05 > 0:04:11are often kept in a shallow rectangular basket known by what specific name?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Pass.- Out-tray.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17The name of which planet
0:04:17 > 0:04:19is another word for soil?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- Saturn.- No. Earth.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25What H describes pigeons
0:04:25 > 0:04:29trained to fly back to their lofts when released?
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Homing.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Which side of a ship is the port side: left or right?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- Right.- No. Left.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40If your house needs rewiring
0:04:40 > 0:04:42or your hairdryer breaks down,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45you need which specialist worker?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47An electrician.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51In politics, for what do the letters MEP stand?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Pass.- Member of the European Parliament.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56In Baa Baa Black Sheep,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59who gets the third bag of wool?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05The little boy who lives down the lane.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08How many vowels in the word nature?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Three.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13What H is the common name
0:05:13 > 0:05:17for a pate of minced beef, fried or grilled, and in a bun?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Hamburger.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- Bank. - The TV comic who began
0:05:21 > 0:05:26as a team captain in 1996 on Never Mind the Buzzcocks is Sean...?
0:05:26 > 0:05:27Hughes.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- Bank.- In the eye, receptor cells are sensitive to bright or dim light?
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Bright.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Time's up.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39The correct answer is dim light.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43And you only banked £170 out of a possible £1,000.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Whose dream of winning
0:05:46 > 0:05:49is about to come to a very bumpy end?
0:05:49 > 0:05:51It's time to vote off...
0:05:51 > 0:05:53the weakest link.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59In the first round Will is the strongest link with most correct.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Jonny got most wrong. He is statistically the weakest.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07But how much of this will the team have noticed this early?
0:06:08 > 0:06:13Voting over. Time to say who you think is the the weakest link.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Dominick, the student. What are you studying?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Environmental science.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36Where?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Newcastle.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39Why Val?
0:06:39 > 0:06:44I just remember the spinning question she got wrong.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Jamie, did you buy that shirt in Wales?
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- No. I bought it to go on holiday. - Did you holiday in Wales?
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- I don't holiday in Wales. - What's wrong with Wales?
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- Erm...- I know. You don't have to tell me.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Why Val?
0:07:00 > 0:07:04Basically, being short with glasses she reminds me of you.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Jonny, you're at primary school. - No...- What class are you in?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15I TEACH primary schoolchildren.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Get away!
0:07:17 > 0:07:19What sort of primary school?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- A private school. - A private school!
0:07:22 > 0:07:27- So people actually pay money for you to teach!- They pay...
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- What's it called?- Dean Close.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Why Val?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- Come on! Think quickly! - It was a...
0:07:34 > 0:07:36It was a tough call but I think Val...
0:07:36 > 0:07:40It WAS a tough call, because statistically
0:07:40 > 0:07:42you were the worst player!
0:07:42 > 0:07:46The parents of Dean Close will be pleased! But votes count.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Val, with five, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00I'm angry to be first. I wasn't the weakest link.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03It was a hard game. Very little to bank.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Some of them there will get a shock soon.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Round Two. And so far you've banked an unimpressive...
0:08:13 > 0:08:17You're now eight players. We take ten seconds off the time.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21We start with the strongest link from the last round: Will.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Start the clock.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31In the bible, who ordered Bethlehem infants to be killed?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Herod.
0:08:33 > 0:08:39US shops that bought goods in bulk and sold them cheaply were called Five and What stores?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Five and...Bit.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Dime.
0:08:43 > 0:08:49In tennis, what is the more common term for a powerful overhead volley?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- A lob.- Smash.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56What N describes someone who studies zoology or botany?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Naturalist.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02What is the capital of Brazil?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Rio de Janeiro.- Brasilia.
0:09:05 > 0:09:12Which word commonly follows Britney and asparagus to name two marketable products?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- Pass.- Spears.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20In riding, what comes last in a 3-day event: cross-country or showjumping?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Showjumping.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26In England and Wales, how many Bank Holidays has August?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28One.
0:09:28 > 0:09:34In TV, Ronnie Ancona is best-known for her work with which fellow impressionist?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Alistair McGowan.
0:09:36 > 0:09:43- Bank.- What N was the name of the last Tsar of Russia who married Alexandra?
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Nicholas.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49The jack rabbit is a species of rabbit or hare?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Hare.
0:09:52 > 0:09:59In the UK, what name is given to letters and numbers added to an address to speed mail?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Postcode.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- Bank.- What C describes goods that have been imported or exported illegally?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- Pass.- Contraband.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16The former BBC sports presenter who proclaimed himself the son of God is David...?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Watson.- Icke.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Which British dish is made
0:10:21 > 0:10:27by steaming beef, offal, onions and suet pastry in a covered basin for some hours?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- Suet pudding. - Steak and kidney pudding.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32Which Hollywood actor
0:10:32 > 0:10:39guested in a 1999 Comic Relief special of The Vicar of Dibley: Johnny Depp or Brad Pitt?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Johnny Depp.
0:10:42 > 0:10:48Which London power station like an upturned table appears on a 1977 Pink Floyd LP cover?
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Battersby.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53No. Battersea.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55What is 52 plus 18?
0:10:55 > 0:10:5770.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01In children's books, Dobbin is a name used for...?
0:11:01 > 0:11:02A horse.
0:11:02 > 0:11:08- Bank.- What A is the term for the equipment on which gymnasts perform exercises?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- Pass.- Apparatus.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Which country joined the EEC on 1 January 1981?
0:11:15 > 0:11:16Greece.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Greece was correct.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Time's up and you didn't do much better. You banked £250.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Who's simpler than Simple Simon,
0:11:28 > 0:11:33more dense than a donkey, more stupid than a village idiot?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43He got all his answers wrong so Dominick is the weakest link.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48Fiona is the strongest link since she alone got all her answers right.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49But how will the team vote?
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Voting over. Time to say who you see as the weakest link.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14We have a tie, team. A three-way tie with two votes each.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Jonny, why did you decide to teach at a prep school?
0:12:22 > 0:12:25I fancied a change from the state sector,
0:12:25 > 0:12:29and the chance to teach lots of games on the sports field,
0:12:29 > 0:12:31which I do at Dean Close.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Has it blown your brains away?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Being on this show has blown my brain away!
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- Why Noorie? - She got a few wrong there.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Susanne, you do massage?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I do.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- Men or women?- Mainly women.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50- Why?- Because more women have massages than men.- Do they?
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Or is it that men don't like you?
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I think some men go for a different type of massage
0:12:56 > 0:12:59from the type that I would give.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01What type would that be?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03A special type of massage.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- What sort of massage do YOU give? - A therapeutic massage.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Would you give Roy a massage?
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- Yes, if he paid me. - How much do you charge?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Twenty pounds.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20- You're very cheap. Why did you vote for Roy?- He was weak in Round One.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23And I think he was weak in this round.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Could you make him stronger with a massage?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30I may have been able to improve his brainpower.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32What do you do, Will?
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- I'm an aviation security officer. - Are you?- Mm.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Do you look after the planes?
0:13:37 > 0:13:40They wouldn't trust me with them.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- What DO you do? - Try to keep people safe.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44Why Susanne?
0:13:44 > 0:13:46She does the wrong massage.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50OK.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54When the vote's tied, the strongest link decides. Fiona...
0:13:54 > 0:13:59- Why Roy?- I couldn't bank any money in the last round
0:13:59 > 0:14:02because Roy got all those questions wrong.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06And he voted for me last time. I'm returning the favour.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09You can choose Susanne, Noorie or Roy.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- Will you change your vote?- No.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Roy, you're being extracted from the team.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27Family and friends will say I should have done better.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32I should have answered the question about the steak pudding!
0:14:32 > 0:14:33But I had fun today.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Round Three, team, and out of a possible £2,000
0:14:38 > 0:14:40you've banked just £420.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Seven of you left. Ten more seconds off the time.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47We start with the present strongest link. That's Fiona.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Start the clock.
0:14:52 > 0:14:58In childhood, someone lacking courage is often dubbed Cowardy-cowardy-what?
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Custard.
0:15:00 > 0:15:06In soccer Bolton Wanderers' David Jack scored the first goal at which famed venue?
0:15:06 > 0:15:07Wembley.
0:15:07 > 0:15:14Which BBC drama set in a Manchester textiles factory began a 3rd series in January?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Clocking Off.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22- Bank.- The water moccasin is a venomous variety of which reptile?
0:15:22 > 0:15:23Snake.
0:15:23 > 0:15:29Which gaseous element has the smaller atomic weight: hydrogen or oxygen?
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Hydrogen.
0:15:31 > 0:15:37What R is the Latin word for a musical setting of the Roman Catholic mass for the dead?
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- Pass.- Requiem.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Name the Chinese dish
0:15:45 > 0:15:50for which the upper part of the pork belly is cut in narrow strips on the bone?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- Pass.- Spareribs.
0:15:58 > 0:16:04Is the Australian state of New South Wales north or south of the state of Victoria?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06North.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09What is the fifth letter of the word "rhythm"?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- M.- H!
0:16:16 > 0:16:22In the USA what D is a type of restaurant originally sited in a horse-drawn freight carriage?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Diner.
0:16:24 > 0:16:30The seamen Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh were born in which English county?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- Somerset.- Devon.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Do the Chicago Bulls play baseball or basketball?
0:16:35 > 0:16:41- Base- Basketball. - I have to take your first answer. It is basketball.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45What bedding item is plugged into the power supply?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Electric blanket.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52In ten-pin bowling what is knocking down every pin in one go called?
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Strike.
0:16:53 > 0:16:59- In maths, which antonym of positive also means less than nothing?- Negative.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- Bank.- What F is a thin pastry,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03whose Greek name means LEAF?
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Filo.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10In a shipping forecast, are sea areas Viking and Forties east or west of here?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- West.- East.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17- Bank.- In Punch and Judy, what type of reptile often attacks Punch?
0:17:17 > 0:17:19A crocodile.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24In the USA, which government organisation has the initials DEA?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- Pass. - Drug Enforcement Agency.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31In the human body, carpals are bones that...
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Time's up.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38I can't complete the question and you've banked just £200.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Who's the obvious candidate
0:17:40 > 0:17:43for early retirement?
0:17:43 > 0:17:44Who has won
0:17:44 > 0:17:46the losers' race?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Time to vote off
0:17:48 > 0:17:49the weakest link.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Fiona is the strongest link for the second round in a row.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Jamie is the weakest link as he got the most wrong.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02But will the votes reflect the statistics?
0:18:03 > 0:18:07Voting over. Time to see who you say is the weakest link.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26We have a tie, team. Noorie and Jonny.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Two votes each.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Jonny the prep school teacher. Do you not like Noorie?
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- I thought she got one wrong. - You've voted for her twice.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40I know.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- Noorie, you're a photographer. - Yes, Anne.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46What sort of pictures do you take?
0:18:46 > 0:18:48I specialise in black and white
0:18:48 > 0:18:53and work with corporate clients to humanise the corporate image.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Do you get them with clothes off?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- Jackets off.- Just their jackets? - Just their jackets.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Susanne'd get all their clothes off.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Do you not like Jonny?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06I don't like authority.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09And I didn't enjoy primary school.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- So, no. - He's not at primary school, Noorie.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15He's at private prep school.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20OK, well, when the vote's tied, the strongest link has the casting vote.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24And yet again the strongest link was Fiona.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26What do you do, Fiona?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- I run a soap shop.- Do you?
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Are you well qualified for that?
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Maybe not for soap. But I have qualifications.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37What are you qualified for? Talcum powder?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Not quite. Languages.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42What languages can you speak?
0:19:42 > 0:19:47I speak French and Italian quite well, and some Spanish and Japanese.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Is that useful in a soap shop?
0:19:49 > 0:19:53I don't really get to use all my talents, but it's a good job.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55You now have a choice between...
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Noorie, the photographer...
0:19:58 > 0:20:00and Jonny the teacher. Who?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- I think I'll go for Noorie.- Why?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Just because she has ruffles on her top.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07There's only room for one.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Oh, that's very scientific.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Your top's done for you. You're out of focus.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26I feel a bit RUFFLED about this.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31Fiona's got a good chance to be voted off. She's obviously bright.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36She has languages and other hidden talents besides running a soap shop.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Round Four, and you've banked £620.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Six of you left. Ten more seconds off the time.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47We start with the strongest link: Fiona.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Start the clock.
0:20:51 > 0:20:59The BBC2 sketch show with Simon Pegg, Mark Heap and Catherine Tate is called Big...?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Train.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05In which exercise is the body raised from prone by the arms
0:21:05 > 0:21:09with hands and feet on the ground and legs straight?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- Squats.- Press-ups.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14What is 82 minus 53?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- 19.- 29.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22In which Caribbean country is Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Jamaica.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29In cricket what "I" is the portion of a game in which one team bats?
0:21:29 > 0:21:30Innings.
0:21:30 > 0:21:36- Bank.- What is the minimum number of people in a single-parent family?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- 2.4.- No. 2.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42The Pekinese dog was named after a city in which country?
0:21:42 > 0:21:43China.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47In the UK a ruby wedding marks how many years?
0:21:47 > 0:21:4940.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53In music, a ligature is part of a French horn or clarinet?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- French horn.- Clarinet.
0:21:57 > 0:22:04Before comprehensive education, children who passed the 11-plus went to which type of school?
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- Secondary.- Grammar.
0:22:06 > 0:22:12A church bible lectern is often made in the form of which bird of prey?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14An eagle.
0:22:14 > 0:22:20What name is given to any apple that does not have to be cooked before being consumed?
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Cooking.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24No. Eating or dessert apple.
0:22:25 > 0:22:31The parliamentary constituencies of Withington and Gorton are in which UK city?
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- Birmingham?- Manchester.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38Farming: is the immediate source of green manure vegetable or mineral?
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- Mineral.- Vegetable.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45Martin O'Neill left Leicester City to manage which Scots football club?
0:22:45 > 0:22:46Celtic.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50With which country does Italy share its longest border?
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- Greece.- Switzerland.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55In which decade was the Chernobyl disaster?
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- The '60s.- The 1980s.
0:22:58 > 0:23:04On January 1st, 2002, the euro replaced the lira in which European country?
0:23:04 > 0:23:05Can you repeat the question?
0:23:05 > 0:23:13On January 1st, 2002, the euro replaced the lira in which European country?
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- Holland. - Italy.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20In language, what H is an adjective...
0:23:23 > 0:23:24Time's up.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28And you had a spectacular round.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31You banked £50.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Who's bewitched, bothered
0:23:33 > 0:23:36and bewildered? It's time to vote off
0:23:36 > 0:23:38the weakest link.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45Getting every answer wrong means that Dominick is the weakest link.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Statistically, the strongest link is Jamie.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50But which way will the votes go?
0:23:51 > 0:23:56Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Susanne, the masseur,
0:24:11 > 0:24:16- how do you get men to undress? - I'm nice. I'm a professional.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18That's what I understood.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- Why Dominick?- Well, he hesitated.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26He got questions wrong and he's voted for me twice.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Jonny,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29what do you teach?
0:24:29 > 0:24:34History, geography, English and maths.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39But you failed to answer questions on geography and a question on simple arithmetic.
0:24:39 > 0:24:46- Why Dominick?- He struggled on a few questions and the last question about the lira
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- he should have got right. - Dominick,
0:24:49 > 0:24:54the environment guru, your ecosystem's gone. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06The walk of shame is my most embarrassing moment.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11Will's going to get voted off next. He's the best player of them all
0:25:11 > 0:25:14and sooner or later the others will realise that.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Round Five, team. You could have won
0:25:19 > 0:25:23£4,000. Instead, you've settled for £670.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27There are five of you left. 10 seconds coming off the time.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32We'll start with the strongest link, Jamie. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Start the clock.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Who was the late wife of former Soviet leader Gorbachev?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40- Pass. - Raisa.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45What is the BBC programme, Working Lunch about? Cookery or economics?
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Economics.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Which two-word term refers to a community, usually in America
0:25:51 > 0:25:55that has been abandoned normally for economic reasons?
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- I haven't got a clue. - Ghost town.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03What C is the musical where "You'll Never Walk Alone" first appeared?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- Chicago. - Carousel.
0:26:06 > 0:26:12Which garment is hung from the mantelpiece at Christmas in anticipation of gifts?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14A stocking.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18How many species of reptile are native to the UK? Six or 60?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Six.
0:26:21 > 0:26:27In what athletic event did Bob Beamon smash the world record at the 1968 Olympics?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- Track. - No, long jump.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33In Tantric Hinduism, humans have how many main chakras?
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- Two. - Seven.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40The National Socialist German Workers' Party was the what?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- Nazi Party. - Susanne.- Bank.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Who produced, directed and starred in the 1960 film, The Alamo?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- Michael Caine. - John Wayne.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51For what does the letter V stand
0:26:51 > 0:26:55in the one or two-year course known as the GNVQ?
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- Voluntary. - Vocational.
0:26:59 > 0:27:05Which former boxer, also known as The Greatest, was 60 in January, 2002?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- Henry Cooper. - Muhammed Ali.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12What is a Weeping Beech tree? Deciduous or evergreen?
0:27:12 > 0:27:13Deciduous.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18In January 2002, which US singer was reportedly paid 28 million
0:27:18 > 0:27:21to end her contract with her record label?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23- Mariah Carey. - Susanne.- Bank.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26What W means a fall from a surfboard
0:27:26 > 0:27:31and also the name of a BBC1 daytime quiz show presented by Bob Monkhouse?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- Don't know. - Wipeout.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40In the film, The Birds, what actress played Melanie Daniels?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- Brigitte Bardot. - Tippi Hedren.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Who wrote the novels London Fields and The Information?
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- I don't know. - Martin Amis.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54The word, milliner, meaning a maker of hats, is derived from...
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Time's up. And you banked £70.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Who is beyond hope?
0:28:03 > 0:28:06It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12The strongest link is Jonny with the most right answers.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Statistically, the weakest link is Fiona.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20But will the team take her earlier good performance into account?
0:28:21 > 0:28:25Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Susanne, why Fiona?
0:28:39 > 0:28:43Well, she has been the strongest link in previous rounds.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47- But in this round she had a bad round.- I bet you were glad.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51- You got rid of some opposition. - No, it wasn't tactical.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53So, Jamie,
0:28:53 > 0:28:56what do you do when you're not a sales rep?
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- I enjoy singing. - Can you sing?- I can, yes.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Why Fiona?
0:29:01 > 0:29:06She's been the strongest link, Anne. But she had a nightmare of a round
0:29:06 > 0:29:10and I've got a chance to vote off a bit of competition.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Fiona, sadly, you got yourself in a bit of a lather.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26The team thought I wouldn't be as clever as I was.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31I don't think they knew about my qualifications
0:29:31 > 0:29:36but I didn't want to tell them too early in case it jeopardised the voting.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Susanne could be the next person to be voted off.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42She's had a few mixed rounds.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46She banks for the team, but her wrong answers may hurt her.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52Round Six. And by now, you could have won £5,000.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Instead, you have in the kitty, £740.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Four of you left.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02Another 10 seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link,
0:30:02 > 0:30:05that's Jonny. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Start the clock.
0:30:08 > 0:30:14Bluebottle and greenbottle are both types of which fly, blowfly or hoverfly?
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- Hover. - Blowfly.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21Which biennial golfing competition between the USA and Europe
0:30:21 > 0:30:24was played at The Belfry in 1985, 1989 and 1993?
0:30:24 > 0:30:26The Ryder Cup.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28What S is the last act
0:30:28 > 0:30:32carried out by someone before retirement or death?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- Pass. - Swan song.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37The time where the radioactivity of a substance
0:30:37 > 0:30:41falls to half its original value is known as its half what?
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- Don't know. - Life.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49Rock star, Rod Stewart, had a brief stint in which cemetery-based profession?
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- Undertaker. - Grave digging.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57Which Swiss city was the home of both the religious reformer, John Calvin,
0:30:57 > 0:30:59and the League of Nations?
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Geneva.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05What is 19/20ths described as a percentage?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- 99 per cent. - No, 95 per cent.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12Limahl was the lead singer of which 1980s group?
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Kajagoogoo.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Running Wild, Crash and War Fever are written by whom?
0:31:21 > 0:31:24E.M.Forster or J.G.Ballard?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- J.G.Ballard. - Susanne.- Bank.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30In the Bible, who wrote the Letter to the Galatians?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- Amos. - No, Paul.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38An understanding, binding in honour but not legally, is a what agreement?
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- A verbal agreement. - Gentleman's agreement.
0:31:41 > 0:31:48Little Red Cap, by the Brothers Grimm, is similar to which popular fairytale?
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Red Riding Hood.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56What name is given to electricity that flows in one direction only?
0:31:56 > 0:32:00- Current. - No, direct current.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05Germany was officially reunited in which year of the 20th century?
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- 1946. - 1990.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11What name suggesting a lack of breadth
0:32:11 > 0:32:16is given to a boat less than seven feet wide and 72 feet long?
0:32:16 > 0:32:17- Puffer. - A narrowboat.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Time's up.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23You banked £50.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27Who is no longer worthy of a place on the team?
0:32:27 > 0:32:30It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Statistically, the strongest link is Will.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39With every answer wrong, Jamie is the weakest.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40But who will they want off?
0:32:41 > 0:32:46Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57So, Susanne,
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- has Jamie rubbed you up the wrong way?- It's his shirt.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03It's doing my head in. He's got to go.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Jonny,
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- why Jamie? - I think he had a bad round.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12- He got questions wrong.- You'd know about that.- Yes. But I've improved.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16How long have you been teaching at the prep school?
0:33:16 > 0:33:22Coming up for six years and 39 weeks.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Will you get redundancy?
0:33:27 > 0:33:28Statistically,
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Jamie was the worst player.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36And he is, alas, a fish out of water with that shirt.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Jamie, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49This shirt, I thought would get me noticed.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54I thought Anne would pick on it and I'd come back. She's so bland in black.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57This is the worst performance I've seen.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01I'm not sorry I'm not taking away the money. It's not life-changing.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Round Seven, team.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07You've won £790
0:34:07 > 0:34:11out of a possible £6,000. Another 10 seconds off the time.
0:34:11 > 0:34:16We'll start with the strongest link, Will. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20Start the clock.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23The Proclaimers are a band from which UK country?
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- Scotland. - Jonny.- Bank.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29The British soldier and statesman, Sir Arthur Wellesley,
0:34:29 > 0:34:31was the Duke of where?
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- Waterloo. - Wellington.
0:34:33 > 0:34:39The Cement Garden was the first novel of which Booker prizewinning British novelist?
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- Don't know. - Ian McEwan.
0:34:41 > 0:34:47Which Andrew Lloyd-Webber show closed in January 2002 after running for nearly 18 years?
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- Cats. - Starlight Express.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53How many minutes are there in four and a half hours?
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- 440. - 270.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00In snooker, the brown ball is worth how many points?
0:35:00 > 0:35:01Four.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06Which three-letter word is a fish with a long cylindrical body?
0:35:06 > 0:35:07- Eel. - Jonny.- Bank.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12Which Bond actor represented Scotland in a Mr Universe contest in the '50s?
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- Sean Connery. - Susanne.- Bank.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20Which part of a shirt has styles including button-down, wing and mandarin?
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- A dinner jacket. - No, collar.
0:35:24 > 0:35:30To prepare an elaborate feast to welcome someone home, is to kill the fatted what?
0:35:30 > 0:35:31- Calf. - Jonny.- Bank.
0:35:31 > 0:35:36In finance a P and L sheet shows profits and what?
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- Loss. - Susanne.- Bank.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41On the Apollo 11 lunar mission of 1969,
0:35:41 > 0:35:46Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were partnered by Michael who?
0:35:46 > 0:35:47- Don't know. - Collins.
0:35:47 > 0:35:54Black Hawk Down, released in 2002, based on events in Somalia, was directed by Ridley who?
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Scott.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59Before her marriage to Jude Law, actress Sadie Frost
0:35:59 > 0:36:03was married to which member of Spandau Ballet?
0:36:03 > 0:36:08- Martin...Gary Kemp.- No, I have to accept your first answer. It IS Gary Kemp.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13Which items of clothing are informally referred to as PJs?
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Pyjamas.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19In which UK country is Berwick-upon-Tweed?
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Scotland.
0:36:21 > 0:36:22Time's up.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26The correct answer is England. You won £130.
0:36:26 > 0:36:31Now, in Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35So there's £3,000 potentially to be won. The question is,
0:36:35 > 0:36:38who is least likely to help you raise that bank balance?
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46At this pivotal point in the game,
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Will remains the strongest link.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51The weakest link is Susanne.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55But what will the team decide in this final vote?
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Jonny,
0:37:09 > 0:37:14- why are you voting off the strongest link?- He voted for me.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Susanne's right next to me
0:37:16 > 0:37:21and I've formed a bond with her. I wanted her to make it to the final.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22I don't believe a word.
0:37:22 > 0:37:28- Sorry. That's my line and that's what I'm sticking to.- So, Susanne,
0:37:28 > 0:37:31why are you voting off the strongest link?
0:37:31 > 0:37:36Because he's voted for me a couple of times and he's voted for me again.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38And he's spelt my name wrong.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Well, Will,
0:37:41 > 0:37:43you've been the best player,
0:37:43 > 0:37:49but it hasn't got you anywhere with the prep school teacher and the masseur.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02I just feel devastated that they haven't got the guts
0:38:02 > 0:38:05to go head-to-head with the strongest link.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Jonny shouldn't be teaching schoolchildren,
0:38:08 > 0:38:10he should be IN school.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15As for Susanne and the massages, that'd be a total waste of money.
0:38:17 > 0:38:23Round Eight and you still haven't made it to four figures. Just £920 in the kitty.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25But whatever you win
0:38:25 > 0:38:27in this round, will be trebled
0:38:27 > 0:38:30and added to your winnings to make up your prize money.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33So, £3,000 is at stake.
0:38:33 > 0:38:40You voted off the strongest link, so we go with the next strongest, Jonny. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Start the clock.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46In rallying, what title is given to the co-driver
0:38:46 > 0:38:50specifying their main job as map-reading and directing?
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- Navigator. - Susanne.- Bank.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56In 1983, after a military coup, the Caribbean island of Grenada
0:38:56 > 0:38:59was invaded by troops from where?
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- America. - Jonny.- Bank.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05In fencing, which French word is used to acknowledge a hit?
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- Epee. - Touche.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11What term is used for a system at a farm or orchard
0:39:11 > 0:39:15where customers gather the produce themselves?
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- A co-op. - No, pick-your-own.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22The International Criminal Police Organisation is called what?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- Interpol. - Susanne.- Bank.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28The silversmith Paul Revere played an important role
0:39:28 > 0:39:31at the start of which American war?
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- The civil war. - No, the War of Independence.
0:39:34 > 0:39:39How many Englishmen were Popes of the Roman Catholic church?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- One. - Susanne.- Bank.
0:39:41 > 0:39:46In rugby, which word follows drop to give a different way of propelling the ball?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Don't know. - Kick.
0:39:48 > 0:39:54In the film, Buster, Phil Collins plays a thief involved in which crime?
0:39:54 > 0:39:55The Great Train Robbery.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- Susanne.- Bank. - The navy's highest rank is Admiral of what?
0:39:59 > 0:40:01- The navy. - The fleet.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04La Mancha is a plateau in which European country?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- Spain. - Susanne.- Bank.
0:40:06 > 0:40:11Which English region has in it the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk?
0:40:11 > 0:40:12Don't know.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20Time's up. The correct answer is East Anglia.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25You won £120 which we'll treble and add to the earlier winnings.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28That means prize money today of £1,280.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32But one of you, only, can take that money home.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35So now you play each other head-to-head.
0:40:35 > 0:40:40I ask alternating questions, best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly, wins.
0:40:40 > 0:40:45So, Jonny and Susanne, for £1,280,
0:40:45 > 0:40:48let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:50 > 0:40:51Jonny,
0:40:51 > 0:40:56- as the strongest link, you choose who goes first. - I'd like to go first.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Jonny, the Oxford professor, John Bailey,
0:41:03 > 0:41:07was married to which celebrated Dublin-born novelist?
0:41:07 > 0:41:11- James Joyce.- The correct answer is Iris Murdoch. Susanne,
0:41:11 > 0:41:12in Star Trek,
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Kronos is the home world of which warrior race?
0:41:17 > 0:41:21- The Klingons.- That is the correct answer. Jonny,
0:41:21 > 0:41:28a calendar that included the months Germinal and Thermidor was used during which European revolution?
0:41:29 > 0:41:34- The French Revolution. - That is the correct answer.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38Susanne, in fashion, which smooth delicately woven fabric
0:41:38 > 0:41:44takes its name from the Middle Eastern town of Mosul where it was originally made?
0:41:44 > 0:41:46- Muslin.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50Jonny, in political cartoons of the 19th century,
0:41:50 > 0:41:53which country was often represented by a bear?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- Russia.- That is the correct answer.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Susanne, in the Bible,
0:41:58 > 0:42:02over 70 psalms are attributed to which King of Israel?
0:42:06 > 0:42:10- Herod. - No, the correct answer is David.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12You're level pegging.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17In music, in the UK, how many copies must an album sell
0:42:17 > 0:42:20to be eligible for a gold disc?
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- 100,000.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24Susanne,
0:42:24 > 0:42:27which small part of the human body
0:42:27 > 0:42:31gives its name to a large variety of seedless orange?
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- Ear. - No, the correct answer is navel.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Jonny, if you answer this question correctly, you've won.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49For £1,280,
0:42:49 > 0:42:55in cookery, raclette, a dish of melted cheese, pickled onions and potatoes,
0:42:55 > 0:43:01is a regional speciality from which European country?
0:43:03 > 0:43:08- France.- No, the correct answer is Switzerland. Susanne,
0:43:08 > 0:43:13you need to answer this question correctly or Jonny takes home the money.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15In the English language,
0:43:15 > 0:43:19which word beloved of egotists,
0:43:19 > 0:43:24is jokily known as the vertical pronoun?
0:43:25 > 0:43:28- Me.- No, the correct answer is I.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35That means, Jonny,
0:43:35 > 0:43:42YOU are today's strongest link and you go away with £1,280.
0:43:42 > 0:43:46Susanne, YOU leave with nothing.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50Join us again for The Weakest Link.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52Goodbye.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57I thought Anne was quite nasty to me.
0:43:57 > 0:44:03She picked on me a lot about my massage therapy and massaging nude men.
0:44:03 > 0:44:06That was a little bit below the belt.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09To win The Weakest Link is brilliant.
0:44:09 > 0:44:14You kids who were going to call me the weakest link, no, I'm the strongest link.
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