0:00:02 > 0:00:04Today's team of nine contestants,
0:00:04 > 0:00:09preparing for the show. Only one will go home with prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:09 > 0:00:15The others leave with nothing as their team mates vote them the weakest link.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to £10,000.
0:00:39 > 0:00:45They don't know each other. However, if they want the prize money they must work as a team.
0:00:45 > 0:00:53But eight of them will leave with nothing as round by round we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Let's meet the team.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03I'm Art from Aberdeenshire. I'm 40 and I'm a countryside ranger.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08I'm Tracy, I'm 26, an army officer from Doncaster.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13I'm Marc, I'm 32 and I'm a magician from Birmingham.
0:01:14 > 0:01:21My name is Anne. I'm 61, retired, formerly from Birmingham, now living in Chepstow.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26I'm David, I'm 23, a student from Nottingham.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31I'm Karen, I'm 41. I'm a physiotherapist from Watford in Hertfordshire.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37I'm Roger. I'm a 55-year-old bookmaker from Cobham in Surrey.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42My name's Sandra. I'm a 34-year-old civil servant from Gateshead.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48I'm Jane, I'm 54. I'm a housewife from Sturry near Canterbury.
0:01:49 > 0:01:56In each round the aim is to answer enough questions to reach the £1000 target in the time.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00The fastest way is to make a chain of nine answers.
0:02:00 > 0:02:06Get a question wrong and you break the chain and lose the money in that chain.
0:02:06 > 0:02:12If you bank before the question is asked the money is safe but you start a new chain.
0:02:12 > 0:02:19Only money that has been banked is taken forward. We begin with three minutes on the clock.
0:02:19 > 0:02:26We start with the person who is first alphabetically, that's Anne. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30The first question is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:30 > 0:02:36Which American rock singer and actor was referred to as "the King"?
0:02:36 > 0:02:37Elvis.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42In the Far East what are used instead of knives and forks?
0:02:42 > 0:02:43Chopsticks.
0:02:43 > 0:02:49Complete the title of the 1998 Cameron Diaz film - There's Something About who?
0:02:49 > 0:02:50Mary.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55What T is a long piece of material worn knotted around the neck of a shirt?
0:02:55 > 0:02:56Tie.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01In England, a wedding ring is usually worn on which hand?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03The left.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Is the gas methane lighter or heavier than air?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- Heavier.- Lighter.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11In opera, what is the sex of a prima donna singer?
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Female.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15What is the name of Mr Blair's wife?
0:03:15 > 0:03:16Cherie.
0:03:16 > 0:03:22The characters Kenickie, Rizzo and Frenchy all appear in which 1978 film?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Grease.
0:03:24 > 0:03:30What C is a collective term used to describe a herd of domestic cows?
0:03:35 > 0:03:36- Pass.- Cattle.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40What do Americans refer to as potato chips?
0:03:40 > 0:03:41Crisps.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45In which sport does a pitcher's mound feature?
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I'm sorry. I didn't hear.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51In which sport does a pitcher's mound feature?
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Baseball.
0:03:52 > 0:03:59The Argentinian political leader and actress Eva Peron was also known by which name?
0:03:59 > 0:04:00Evita.
0:04:00 > 0:04:06- Bank.- If 35 people are on the top deck of a bus and 25 are downstairs,
0:04:06 > 0:04:07how many are there in total?
0:04:07 > 0:04:0860.
0:04:08 > 0:04:15In boxing, the American fighters Ray Robinson and Ray Leonard shared which nickname?
0:04:15 > 0:04:16- Pass.- Sugar.
0:04:16 > 0:04:22The title of this song from South Pacific is There's Nothing Like A what?
0:04:22 > 0:04:23Dame.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Ham and bacon are both meat products from which animal?
0:04:27 > 0:04:28A pig.
0:04:28 > 0:04:34- Bank.- An organisation set up to develop policy proposals is a think what?
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Tank.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38What was the name of the waiter in Fawlty Towers?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Manuel.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44In science, what R describes the path of a beam of light?
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- Pass.- Ray.
0:04:48 > 0:04:56If you bought three CDs costing £9.99 each, how much change would you have from £30?
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Three pence.
0:04:57 > 0:05:03In the UK, what is the minimum legal age for marriage with parental consent?
0:05:03 > 0:05:0416.
0:05:04 > 0:05:10- Bank.- What G is the collective term for a group of geese not in flight?
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Gaggle.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16Born in 1935, by what name is singer John Royce Mathis better known?
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Johnny Mathis.
0:05:17 > 0:05:24In which 1990s TV series did David Jason play Pop Larkin?
0:05:24 > 0:05:25The Darling Buds Of May.
0:05:25 > 0:05:31- Bank.- What B is a member of the cabbage family, similar to the cauliflower?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Broccoli.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Time is up.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39That was the correct answer.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43You only answered four questions incorrectly,
0:05:43 > 0:05:50but you only managed to bank £300 of the £1000 available to you.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Who needs to brush-up on brain power?
0:05:53 > 0:06:00Who hasn't got enough brain power? One of you will leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Sandra is the strongest link.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11Jane answered two questions incorrectly, making her the weakest.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13But who will lose out in the vote?
0:06:16 > 0:06:21Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Anne, where are you from?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Chepstow now - originally from Birmingham.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- Chepstow now? Is that in Wales, Chepstow now?- It is.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56- Lovely.- Do they not have domesticated cattle?- Yes, obviously.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- Why Jane?- I thought Jane got two questions wrong.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- Right.- Tracy, what do you do?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- I'm an army officer. - What rank are you?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- I'm a captain. - Are you? Captain Tracy.
0:07:09 > 0:07:16- Why Jane, Captain Tracy? - I'm looking on the positive side - she got one question right.
0:07:16 > 0:07:22Jane, Captain Tracy is looking on the positive side, as is everyone who voted for you.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37I had no aspirations of winning but I just wanted to hold my head high.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Now it will be hung very low.
0:07:39 > 0:07:46My friends and family will say it's awful to be voted off first. I'll never hear the end of it.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51Anne will go next because she hasn't got the confidence to stay.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58Round Two. A disappointing £300 you've won so far.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02There are eight of you left. Ten seconds off the time.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07We start with the strongest link - Sandra. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:08:08 > 0:08:15Start the clock. In human biology, which hormone is produced in a man's testes?
0:08:15 > 0:08:16Testosterone.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20What can be a low, green narrow-leaved plant
0:08:20 > 0:08:23and a slang term for a police informer?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Grass.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29What L is a low-heeled shoe resembling a leather moccasin?
0:08:29 > 0:08:30Loafer.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- Bank.- Brine is water saturated with which substance?
0:08:35 > 0:08:36Salt.
0:08:36 > 0:08:42At the start of a chess game, which piece is found between the bishops and the rooks?
0:08:43 > 0:08:44The knight.
0:08:44 > 0:08:50What C is a loss of consciousness caused by a blow to the head?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- Coma.- Concussion. I'll accept coma.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57- Bank.- Lord Snooty was in the first issue of what British comic in 1938?
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Beano.
0:08:58 > 0:09:04In the British peerage, which is the higher degree of nobility, baronet or baron?
0:09:07 > 0:09:08- Baronet.- Baron.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13In cockney rhyming slang, what is "having a rabbit and pork"?
0:09:13 > 0:09:14A talk.
0:09:14 > 0:09:20In food, milano salami originates in which country?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Italy.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- Bank.- What S is a term used to distinguish British money?
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Sterling.
0:09:27 > 0:09:33Le Figaro and Le Monde are newspapers published in which European capital?
0:09:33 > 0:09:34Paris.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38Is the luge an event in the summer or winter Olympics?
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Winter.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44Will Smith was in the US sitcom The Fresh Prince Of where?
0:09:44 > 0:09:45Bel-Air.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- Bank.- What T is a pungent herb of the mint family,
0:09:49 > 0:09:53whose dried leaves are used to flavour a variety of foods?
0:09:53 > 0:09:54Thyme.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58In the Christian church, what name is given to a bishop
0:09:58 > 0:10:03who has the authority over the other bishops in his diocese?
0:10:03 > 0:10:04Arch.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09Which English monarch did Australian-born actress Cate Blanchett play
0:10:09 > 0:10:12in the 1998 film of the same name?
0:10:12 > 0:10:13Elizabeth I.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18- Bank.- What C is the name often given to a large choir?
0:10:20 > 0:10:21- Choral.- Chorus.
0:10:21 > 0:10:27Which Conservative politician held the title of foreign secretary in 1989
0:10:27 > 0:10:29before being made Chancellor?
0:10:29 > 0:10:30John Major.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35What M is a thick, brown syrup obtained from sugar during refining?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Molasses.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40In TV, which blonde former weather presenter
0:10:40 > 0:10:44often featured on the comedy show Shooting Stars?
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Ulrika Jonsson.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Where are St Basil's Cathedral, the Kremlin and Red Square?
0:10:49 > 0:10:50Moscow.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55- Bank.- In language, what A is the French word for a motorway?
0:10:55 > 0:10:56Autoroute.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01Which character did Michael Jackson play in the 1978 musical The Wiz?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Time is up. It was Scarecrow.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10You only answered two questions incorrectly.
0:11:10 > 0:11:18Nevertheless, you banked not the target, sadly, but £750.
0:11:18 > 0:11:24Who is the hole in your pocket? Whose mind is too small to be let out on its own?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:11:29 > 0:11:35Karen answered all her questions correctly and banked £500, making her the strongest link.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Roger is the weakest as he got only one question right.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42But who will lose out in the vote?
0:11:44 > 0:11:49Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:08 > 0:12:14- Art, why Roger?- Because he was the only other person, apart from me,
0:12:14 > 0:12:16who got an answer wrong.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- And he did hesitate. - And you never hesitate?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22That's said it all.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- ART LAUGHS - Mark,...
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- how's it going?- All right, so far.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Is it? What do you do?
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- I'm a magician. - And you want Roger to disappear?
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- It would be nice.- Right. OK.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- Roger, where do you come from? - Cobham in Surrey.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Cobham in Surrey. No general knowledge round there?
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- Obviously not today.- No. Well, Mark wants you to disappear.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Art, too, if he thought about it long enough.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57So do three others. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10I knew full well that I was next for the chop
0:13:10 > 0:13:16and waiting to see the cards turn over is a thoroughly unpleasant experience.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21I knew the answer to the baron question. Baronet is a diminutive of baron.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24I would expect my dog to know that.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32Round Three. You've won so far £1050.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36You have seven players. Ten seconds off the clock.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41We start with the strongest link last time - Karen. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Start the clock. In theatre, what D is the name of the person
0:13:45 > 0:13:49who has artistic responsibility for a production?
0:13:49 > 0:13:50Director.
0:13:50 > 0:13:57Which US soul singer had hits with I Heard It Through The Grapevine and What's Going On?
0:13:57 > 0:13:58Marvin Gaye.
0:13:58 > 0:14:04Where was the cricketer Richard Hadlee born - Australia or New Zealand?
0:14:04 > 0:14:05- Australia.- New Zealand.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Through which P does light enter the eye?
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Pupil.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15Which of these is a natural fibre - rayon, linen or Crimplene?
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Linen.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21In the military, the V-1 flying bomb was known by what name?
0:14:21 > 0:14:22Doodlebomb.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27In the animal kingdom, is an ectotherm warm or cold blooded?
0:14:27 > 0:14:28Cold.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- Bank.- In which country was singer Julio Iglesias born?
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Spain.
0:14:33 > 0:14:39In mathematics, a decagon is a polygon with how many sides?
0:14:39 > 0:14:40Ten.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45In TV, in which decade was the TV series The Monkees made?
0:14:45 > 0:14:46Sixties.
0:14:46 > 0:14:52- Bank.- Which famous battle took place south of Brussels on June 18th 1815?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- Pass.- Battle of Waterloo.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59In biology, is the pinna the internal or external part of the ear?
0:14:59 > 0:15:00- Internal.- External.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05In geography, in which country are the Snowy Mountains situated?
0:15:07 > 0:15:08- France?- Australia.
0:15:08 > 0:15:14In which Austen novel is Miss Bates "a great talker upon little matters"?
0:15:14 > 0:15:15- Pride and Prejudice.- Emma.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20Which venomous spider is also known as the button or redback spider?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Adder?- Black widow.
0:15:22 > 0:15:28Which town in southern Greece shares its name with a UK catalogue department store?
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Argos.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34From which country of the UK is darts player Jockey Wilson?
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- Yorkshire.- Scotland.
0:15:38 > 0:15:44What L is a piece of music or a song expressing grief or mourning?
0:15:46 > 0:15:47- Pass.- Lament.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52The site of which buried ancient Italian city was rediscovered in 1748?
0:15:54 > 0:15:55- Pomperovo.- Pompeii.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Does the novelist Iain Banks sign his name Iain M Banks
0:15:59 > 0:16:02on his fiction or science fiction books?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Fiction.- Science fiction.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08If there are 8.5 grams of fat in a chocolate bar,
0:16:08 > 0:16:12how many grams of fat would you consume if you ate three?
0:16:14 > 0:16:1625... 25.5 grams.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- Bank.- In art, what is a picture or design
0:16:19 > 0:16:23made up of small bits of material such as glass or stone?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Collage.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28The correct answer is mosaic.
0:16:28 > 0:16:34In that round, you banked a miserable £320.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Who is throwing away everyone else's chances?
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Who has come to the end of the road?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Vote off the weakest link.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Sandra is the strongest link for the second time.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53The weakest link is Art, statistically.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56But will the others have picked up on this?
0:16:58 > 0:17:03Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Sandra.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26- What do you do? - I work for the employment service. I sign people on.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- You sign people on?- Yeah.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- Or sign them off?- Whatever, yeah.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Yeah? How's it going for you?
0:17:33 > 0:17:35I feel it's going OK.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Do you? OK. Not going OK for Art?
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- SANDRA: No. - What's the matter with him?
0:17:42 > 0:17:49He's standing right in front of us, which helps when you're thinking who's got things wrong!
0:17:49 > 0:17:55- Would you sign him on or sign him off?- I'd sign him off at the moment, unfortunately!- Right.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57David.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Why Art?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02I was aware that again, he got two wrong.
0:18:02 > 0:18:08- And he voted for me in the previous round.- Oh, that's a good enough reason. Art.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- Yes?- You're the countryside ranger? - That's correct, yes.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Not much of a range of general knowledge, have you?
0:18:16 > 0:18:23- Not about sport. Neither cricket nor darts.- With four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:18:30 > 0:18:36I knew before the show started that I was unlikely to get any questions on sport right.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Because I have absolutely no interest whatsoever!
0:18:40 > 0:18:46Personally, I'm hoping that nobody I know at home will watch this particular show.
0:18:49 > 0:18:56Round Four. £1370 banked. Six of you left.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:18:59 > 0:19:06We start with the strongest link from the last round - Sandra. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Start the clock.
0:19:08 > 0:19:14In history, in 1422, did King Henry V of England die in France or Scotland?
0:19:14 > 0:19:16France.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19In sport, which Australian golfer
0:19:19 > 0:19:23has lost all four major titles in final-round play-offs?
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Greg Norman.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28- Bank.- According to a Carole King hit of 1962 and 1972,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31It Might As Well... What... Until September?
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Rain.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37In geography, the Ardeche River is in which European country?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39France.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Which US President said of the Watergate break-in,
0:19:42 > 0:19:48"No-one in this administration took part in this bizarre incident"?
0:19:48 > 0:19:49Richard Nixon.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- Bank.- In TV, who played Detective Frank Drebin in Police Squad?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Leslie Nielsen.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00Which country fought a war against Zululand in 1879?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- England.- Britain.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03I'll accept England.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06The voice of which member of Slade
0:20:06 > 0:20:10makes the lift announcements at the town's art gallery?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- I don't know.- Noddy Holder.
0:20:12 > 0:20:18In literature, during which war is Pat Barker's 1991 novel Regeneration set?
0:20:18 > 0:20:19- Napoleonic.- World War I.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24In geography, in which Spanish city is the Plaza Mayor found?
0:20:26 > 0:20:27- Barcelona?- Madrid.
0:20:27 > 0:20:33Which pop artist designed the lips and tongue logo for the Rolling Stones?
0:20:33 > 0:20:34Andy Warhol.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37In the body, does the vena cava carry
0:20:37 > 0:20:40oxygenated or deoxygenated blood to the heart?
0:20:40 > 0:20:41Deoxygenated.
0:20:41 > 0:20:47- Bank.- Which actor appeared in the Christmas 2000 edition of The Fast Show?
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Johnny Depp.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53In which country was American singer Al Jolson born? Russia or Norway?
0:20:53 > 0:20:54- Norway.- Russia.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59In what century was the Flying Scotsman locomotive train designed?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- 18th.- 20th.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08In the animal kingdom, are rhino horns made of bone or compacted fibres?
0:21:08 > 0:21:09- Bone.- Compacted fibres.
0:21:09 > 0:21:15What R is a theatre company that has several plays in production during one season?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- Pass.- Repertory.
0:21:18 > 0:21:24What American football competition was first won by the Green Bay Packers in 1967?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- Pass.- The Superbowl.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Which former member of the Beatles wrote the song Imagine?
0:21:30 > 0:21:31John Lennon.
0:21:31 > 0:21:37- Bank.- Sugar Loaf Mountain is a tourist attraction in which South American country?
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Peru.- Brazil.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41In Greek mythology...
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Time is up.
0:21:43 > 0:21:49After all that work, you put into the kitty only £220.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Who has come to the end of the road?
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Who is no longer thinking straight?
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:22:01 > 0:22:07Sandra got all her questions right, making her the strongest link for the third time.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Tracy is the weakest link statistically.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13But will the voting reflect the facts?
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Tracy.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- You're a captain in the army? - I am, Anne.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Is that the Salvation Army or the British army?
0:22:42 > 0:22:47- The British army, I'm afraid. - Why "afraid"? - Because they fought at Waterloo.
0:22:47 > 0:22:54- Wouldn't you have Anne in your army? - I would indeed, but I thought she was the weakest link.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- So you have weak links in your army, do you?- No.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00No. Right. OK.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02David, why Anne?
0:23:02 > 0:23:05There's nothing to bank when it comes round to my turn.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- Was she the weakest link? - It was a bad round for us all.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12But you thought Anne was weakest?
0:23:12 > 0:23:20- I believed so.- You didn't think that statistically Officer Tracy had a far worse round than anyone else?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- I didn't notice. - Luckily, you didn't notice.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Well, luckily for Officer Tracy.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31- Anne from Chepstow now. Is Chepstow now near Chepstow?- Chepstow.- Right.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- You're going back there now!- Good!
0:23:34 > 0:23:38With three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49I'm really disappointed about the cattle question.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53I live in a farming area, and I should have known that.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Tracy will go next. She's been weaker in the last few rounds.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05Round Five. £1590 in the kitty. Five of you left.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Another ten seconds off the time.
0:24:08 > 0:24:14We start with the strongest link, again Sandra. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Start the clock.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Was Nazareth first mentioned in the Old or New Testament?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- Old Testament.- New.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27In science, what vitamin would you associate with folic acid?
0:24:27 > 0:24:28- D.- Vitamin B.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33Which actor and director founded the Sundance Film Festival?
0:24:33 > 0:24:34Robert Redford.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39Which famous bridge did Isambard Kingdom Brunel design in Bristol?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- Pass.- The Clifton Suspension Bridge.
0:24:42 > 0:24:48In which century did King Alfred create the first naval military force? 9th or 10th?
0:24:48 > 0:24:509th.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55Who was British Prime Minister before Winston Churchill's first term?
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- Harold Macmillan. - Neville Chamberlain.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02What V is a space entirely empty of matter?
0:25:02 > 0:25:03A vacuum.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07The Gothic cathedral Notre Dame de Paris is on which river?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09The River Seine.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13- Bank.- British Columbia is a province of which country?
0:25:13 > 0:25:14Canada.
0:25:14 > 0:25:20The mystical philosophy known as cabbala is connected to which world religion?
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Judaism.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25In sport, which British tennis player
0:25:25 > 0:25:28was a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 1998 and 1999?
0:25:32 > 0:25:33Tim Henman.
0:25:33 > 0:25:39- Bank.- What R describes the orbital motion of a body around an external point?
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Revolution.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46In film, Peter O'Toole played TE Lawrence in which 1962 film?
0:25:46 > 0:25:47Lawrence Of Arabia.
0:25:47 > 0:25:53Representing the original colonies in 1776, how many stripes on the American flag?
0:25:53 > 0:25:5513.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00- Bank.- With which country would you associate politician Imelda Marcos?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Philippines.
0:26:02 > 0:26:08Was the Democratic Republic of the Congo known as Rwanda or Zaire from 1971 to 1997?
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Zaire.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14- Bank.- Name the Canadian country and western singer who had hits with
0:26:14 > 0:26:18That Don't Impress Me Much and Man, I Feel Like A Woman.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- Pass.- Shania Twain.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26In TV, in which country was comedian Mike Yarwood born?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- Yorkshire.- England.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34Which house was led by Henry Tudor at the end of the Wars of the Roses?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- Pass.- Lancaster.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Time is up. And you banked £300.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48Who is no longer performing? Who has gone right down the drain?
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57Karen got all her questions right, making her the strongest link.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Sandra has gone from strongest link to weakest link.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04But will her earlier performance save her?
0:27:05 > 0:27:10Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Not much doubt about that! Karen, why Tracy?
0:27:26 > 0:27:32- I think she was the weakest link in that round, and she was in the round before.- David.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36- Why Tracy?- The Shania Twain question was a bad one.
0:27:36 > 0:27:41- Why was it bad? - A bad one to get wrong. Popular culture. She's young.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43You thought she was the weakest?
0:27:43 > 0:27:49- I did.- Well, statistically, the worst player was someone else.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- Wasn't it, Sandra? - I thought it might have been, yeah.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57- Would you sign you off or on? - I would sign myself off that round!
0:27:57 > 0:27:59And why did you vote for Tracy?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Basically, I felt I was the weakest.
0:28:02 > 0:28:09But I had to go for somebody and, more from previous rounds, it was Tracy. Unfortunately.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Captain Tracy! You didn't marshal your knowledge very well.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18No, but I did better than before. And I got one thing right.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Well, you're going to quick march out of here now.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35Being voted off when I wasn't the weakest isn't a big issue.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38I was pushing my luck the rounds before!
0:28:38 > 0:28:43Getting the Waterloo question wrong was absolutely unforgivable.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Sandra was strong earlier,
0:28:45 > 0:28:49but I wouldn't like to see her win because she's faded.
0:28:52 > 0:28:58Round Six. You have in your kitty £1890. There are four of you left.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Ten seconds off the time.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04We start with the strongest link, that's Karen. Let's play.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Start the clock.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09In which decade of the 20th century
0:29:09 > 0:29:13did Bret Easton Ellis publish the novel American Psycho?
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- 1980s.- 1990s.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19In religion, did Jesus and the Apostles speak Akkadian or Aramaic?
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Aramaic.
0:29:22 > 0:29:28In the UK, Stanley Gibbons is a shop in London famous for its collection of what?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Stamps.
0:29:30 > 0:29:36In music, which actress and singer had a 1980 No.1 hit with A Woman In Love?
0:29:37 > 0:29:38Barbra Streisand.
0:29:38 > 0:29:45- Bank.- Which British runner achieved a quicker time in the 800m? Steve Cram or Seb Coe?
0:29:45 > 0:29:46Seb Coe.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50Which author wrote the 1905 novel Where Angels Fear To Tread?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52- Pass.- EM Forster.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56In pop music, what was the name of Madonna's 1987 concert tour?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- Like A Virgin. - Who's That Girl?
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Which Joseph wrote Heart of Darkness in 1902?
0:30:03 > 0:30:04Joseph Conrad.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10Which Scottish island is the largest, Skye or Barra?
0:30:10 > 0:30:11Skye.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16- Bank.- What I is the distance between two notes of different pitches?
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- Pass.- Interval.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22In which British country is the River Forth?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Scotland.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28In 1961, a group of Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs
0:30:28 > 0:30:33in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow which Cuban leader?
0:30:33 > 0:30:34Fidel Castro.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- Bank.- Which process, used in brewing,
0:30:37 > 0:30:41is a chemical reaction producing carbon dioxide and ethanol?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Fermentation.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47What form of transport business is Sir Samuel Cunard known for?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Shipping or haulage?
0:30:49 > 0:30:50Shipping.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55- Bank.- What R is a city in Kent situated on the Medway estuary?
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- Ramsgate.- Rochester.
0:30:57 > 0:31:03In Romeo and Juliet, what L is the name of the friar who marries the lovers?
0:31:04 > 0:31:05Friar Lawrence.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Which Austrian composer is known as the "waltz king"?
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Strauss.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- Bank.- What L is a fast, erotic Brazilian dance...
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Lambada.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Time is up. In that round you won £300.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24But whose day is done?
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Who do you want to get rid of?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Who is beginning to cost you money?
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39David is the strongest link, with every answer correct.
0:31:39 > 0:31:44Marc is the weakest link, but will the voting reflect reality?
0:31:47 > 0:31:51It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04We have a tie. Marc and Sandra, two votes each.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Sandra, why Marc?
0:32:07 > 0:32:11I just felt he was as weak as me in that round.
0:32:11 > 0:32:17- I had a really bad one and I thought he was maybe just as bad, or not as bad, actually!- Right.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Marc, why Sandra?
0:32:19 > 0:32:24She got as many wrong as me, and she was the weakest link before.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Did you think statistically
0:32:26 > 0:32:28she was weaker than you?
0:32:28 > 0:32:32I wasn't sure whether she banked more money than I did.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37When the vote is tied, the strongest link has the deciding vote.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40David, you were the strongest link.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44Would you like to get rid of Marc or Sandra?
0:32:44 > 0:32:46I'll stick with Sandra.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- Why?- They've been equally bad, and Sandra's previous round.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54Right. Well, that's your decision.
0:32:54 > 0:32:59Statistically, Marc was the weakest link in that round
0:32:59 > 0:33:01because he didn't bank as much.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05Overall, Sandra's been the strongest link,
0:33:05 > 0:33:09answered more questions correctly than you have, David.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14I hope you feel bad about that. David wants you off, Sandra.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27I had two bad rounds, which I'm ashamed off,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31but I had been the strongest link and it was a shame I had to go.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35I feel that Marc will end up in the last two because...
0:33:35 > 0:33:39he and David will gang up on Karen. She'll go next.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41They're getting rid of the women.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Round Seven,
0:33:45 > 0:33:52and you have £2190 in the kitty out of a possible £6000.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53Three of you left,
0:33:53 > 0:33:55ten seconds off the time.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59We start with the strongest link, David.
0:33:59 > 0:34:00Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Start the clock.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Lima is the capital of which country?
0:34:06 > 0:34:07Peru.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12The blackberry is in which family, rose or rhododendron?
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Rose.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- Bank.- Who was the father of King Edward VII?
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- Edward VI.- Prince Albert.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23In which US sport do the Sheffield Sharks compete in Britain?
0:34:23 > 0:34:24Basketball.
0:34:24 > 0:34:30Which city on the River Witham was known as Lindam Colonia in Roman times?
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Lincoln?
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- Bank.- Which 13th century Italian poet wrote The Divine Comedy?
0:34:36 > 0:34:37- Pass.- Dante.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41What P is the name for the study of fossils?
0:34:41 > 0:34:42Palaeontology.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46In which UK country is the Giant's Causeway?
0:34:46 > 0:34:47Northern Ireland.
0:34:47 > 0:34:53- Bank.- Yellowknife is the capital of the Northwest Territories of which country?
0:34:55 > 0:34:56Canada.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00In architecture, how many sides does an obelisk have?
0:35:00 > 0:35:01Four.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06- Bank.- Which H is a shrub that produces blue flowers in acid soil
0:35:06 > 0:35:08and pink flowers in alkaline soil?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- Hawthorn?- Hydrangea.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13In which English county is Hatfield House?
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Hertfordshire.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19For what does VTOL stand when referring to aircraft?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Vertical takeoff and landing.
0:35:21 > 0:35:26- Bank.- Which city is the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- Warwick.- Birmingham.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33- Bank.- Which cartoonist created Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Droopy -
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Tex Avery or Lionel Tunes?
0:35:35 > 0:35:36- Lionel Tunes.- Tex Avery.
0:35:36 > 0:35:42What H is the name of the Greek goddess of witchcraft, spooks and magic?
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- Hydra.- Hecate.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50Who was on the throne when the Conservatives won the election in 1951?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- Queen Elizabeth.- George VI.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57What is stored in the capacitors of an electrical circuit?
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- Electrical current. - Electrical charge.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- Bank.- With which religious movement...
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Time is up.
0:36:06 > 0:36:12I cannot complete the question. You banked £250. In Round Eight,
0:36:12 > 0:36:14you can treble what you bank.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17That means there's £3000 to be won.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19The question is,
0:36:19 > 0:36:21who is for the push?
0:36:21 > 0:36:25It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30David is the strongest link again.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Marc is the weakest link again.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34But, at this crucial stage,
0:36:34 > 0:36:36can he survive a second vote?
0:36:39 > 0:36:43It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Karen, why Marc?
0:36:55 > 0:36:59I couldn't vote for myself, for getting George VI wrong.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00David, why Marc?
0:37:00 > 0:37:03I felt that he was the weaker in this round.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10Marc, what a vast range of subjects you know nothing about.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14The answers just seemed to disappear. Can't make them reappear.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28I told my friends I was coming to be abused.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31I've been abused and I've enjoyed it.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35A final with David would have been interesting.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39David has been stronger towards the end of the show,
0:37:39 > 0:37:41rather than Karen.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43David will pip her to the post.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51Round Eight. You've won £2440. David and Karen,
0:37:51 > 0:37:53just the two of you left.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56You have 90 seconds. Whatever you win
0:37:56 > 0:38:00will be trebled and added to your total prize money.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03So £3000 is at stake in this round.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06We start with the strongest link, David.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:09 > 0:38:10Start the clock.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15What P is an oriental temple in the form of a sacred tower?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Pagoda.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22- Bank.- Where would you wear a jabot, above or below the waist?
0:38:22 > 0:38:23Above.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28- Bank.- A molecule of ozone contains three atoms of which element?
0:38:28 > 0:38:29Oxygen.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- Bank.- Which author wrote The Road To Wigan Pier in 1937?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35- Graham Greene.- George Orwell.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38In which country are the Cleveland Hills?
0:38:39 > 0:38:40England.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- Bank.- Henry McLeish succeeded Donald Dewar
0:38:43 > 0:38:47to which position in the Scottish Parliament in 2000?
0:38:47 > 0:38:51- Scottish Secretary. - No. First Minister.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55What colour flame does sodium produce, blue or yellow?
0:38:56 > 0:38:57Yellow.
0:38:57 > 0:39:02- Bank.- For which football club did Ian Rush score over 300 goals?
0:39:02 > 0:39:03Liverpool.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- Bank. - The escudo is the currency of which country?
0:39:07 > 0:39:08Portugal.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12- Bank.- Did Tokyo host the summer Olympics in 1960 or 1964?
0:39:12 > 0:39:141964.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- Bank. - When was the first Welsh National Assembly elected?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- 1998.- 1999.
0:39:20 > 0:39:25Sublimation is the process whereby a solid changes into what?
0:39:25 > 0:39:26- Liquid?- Gas.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30In education, for what does TEFL stand?
0:39:31 > 0:39:32Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- Bank.- Which football club's home is at Carrow Road?
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Norwich City.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Bank. - In the Hindu religion...
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Time is up, and you banked £200.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51We'll treble it and add it to the winnings from previous rounds.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56So that means prize money today of £3040.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Only one of you can take that away.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Now you'll be playing head to head.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04I'll ask alternate questions, best of five.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08Whoever answers the most correctly wins. If there's a tie,
0:40:08 > 0:40:11it's Sudden Death until we have a winner.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15David and Karen, for £3040,
0:40:15 > 0:40:17let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22David, you choose who goes first.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24I'd like to go first.
0:40:28 > 0:40:34David, the menorah is a seven-branched candlestick
0:40:34 > 0:40:38associated with which religion?
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Judaism.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Karen,
0:40:44 > 0:40:49Marie Rambert, born in 1888, was a driving force
0:40:49 > 0:40:55behind the establishment of what dance form in Britain?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Ballet.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59David,
0:40:59 > 0:41:01in UK finance,
0:41:01 > 0:41:10by what name did Wednesday 16th September 1992 become known?
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Black Wednesday.
0:41:15 > 0:41:16Karen,
0:41:16 > 0:41:18which British city is served
0:41:18 > 0:41:26by an underground rail service nicknamed "the Clockwork Orange"?
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Manchester.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34The correct answer is Glasgow.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37David,
0:41:37 > 0:41:40in marine life, which sea creature
0:41:40 > 0:41:47takes its name from the Greek words for "eight" and "foot"?
0:41:49 > 0:41:50Octopus.
0:41:51 > 0:41:58Karen, in 1483, which King of England jailed his royal nephews
0:41:58 > 0:42:00in the Tower of London?
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Richard III.
0:42:04 > 0:42:10David, what is the capital city of Bangladesh?
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Bangalore.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16The correct answer is Dhaka.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Karen, to draw level,
0:42:19 > 0:42:26which Portuguese singer was nicknamed "the Brazilian Bombshell"?
0:42:34 > 0:42:35Carmen Miranda?
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Correct.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39David,
0:42:39 > 0:42:41in the animal kingdom,
0:42:41 > 0:42:48the little egret is a species of which family of birds?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53The gull family.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56The correct answer is the heron family.
0:42:56 > 0:43:02Karen, if you answer this question correctly, you have won.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04So, for £3040:
0:43:05 > 0:43:08First published in 1966,
0:43:08 > 0:43:15what colour was Chairman Mao's Little Book Of Quotations?
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Red.
0:43:19 > 0:43:20Correct.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24That means, Karen,
0:43:24 > 0:43:29you are today's strongest link. You go away with £3040.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31David, you leave with nothing.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40My friends and family will be thrilled to bits.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43They were all giving me so much support.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47It's for them, really, as well, which is nice.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50It's disappointing to be the runner-up,
0:43:50 > 0:43:55to get so close to the money and not get your hands on it.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58It's like a dream, like it never happened.
0:43:58 > 0:44:02But I've enjoyed it. It's been good fun.
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