0:00:01 > 0:00:05Of the nine contestants in today's show,
0:00:05 > 0:00:10only one will take home the prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14The rest leave with nothing as, one by one, they're voted off
0:00:14 > 0:00:17as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link!
0:00:33 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people here could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40They don't know each other.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44But if they want that money, they must work as a team.
0:00:44 > 0:00:52Eight will leave with nothing as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Let's meet the team.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58I'm Gary, 36. I live on Guernsey.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01I'm an air traffic controller.
0:01:01 > 0:01:07I'm Ron, 42, from near Abergavenny in Wales, a residential home manager.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12I'm Alison, 23, from Eastbourne, a legal assistant.
0:01:12 > 0:01:18I'm Ken, 46, from Manchester, team leader on an emergency service.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24I'm Lynne, 35. I live in Chudleigh, Devon, and I'm a pharmacist.
0:01:24 > 0:01:30I'm Sarah, 26, from Accrington, Lancashire, an office manager for a car hire company.
0:01:30 > 0:01:36I'm Greg, 37, from Southampton, a resource and development adviser.
0:01:36 > 0:01:42I'm Janet, 51. I live in Telford and I'm an upholsterer.
0:01:42 > 0:01:48I'm Steve, 28, from Bicester, Oxfordshire. I'm a business development manager.
0:01:48 > 0:01:56The rules: in each round, aim to answer enough questions correctly to reach £1,000 in the time.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06One wrong breaks the chain and loses the money.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11But if you say "bank" before your question, the money is safe,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13though you start a new chain.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:17 > 0:02:25Round one. Three minutes on the clock. We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30That's Alison. Let's play The Weakest Link!
0:02:30 > 0:02:34The first question is for £20. Start the clock!
0:02:34 > 0:02:37The male equivalent of an aunt?
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Uncle.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41The garden, home of Adam and Eve?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Eden.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Which sport does Anna Kournikova play professionally?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Tennis.
0:02:49 > 0:02:55What S is two poles with canvas between, used for carrying injured people?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Stretcher.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00In maths, what is 4 + 2 + 1?
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Seven.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Of which animal is the Irish setter a breed?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Dog.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- Bank!- Which product is measured in reams, paper or oil?
0:03:12 > 0:03:13Paper.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Self-raising, plain, wholemeal... what?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Flour.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23In the fairytale, who was Hansel's sister?
0:03:23 > 0:03:24Gretel.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29What V is a plantation where grapes for wine making are grown?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Vineyard.
0:03:31 > 0:03:38- Bank!- Pop music: the 1977 UK hit single by Paul McCartney and Wings, Mull of...?
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Kintyre.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44International politics: PW Botha was president of which country?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46South Africa.
0:03:46 > 0:03:54At Halloween, threatening to play a practical joke unless given presents is called what or treat?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Trick or treat.
0:03:56 > 0:04:02Football: for which UK country has Gareth Southgate played at international level?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04England.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06What's French for "no"?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Non.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12What E is an object shown as evidence in a court of law?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Evidence.- No, exhibit.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18In maths, two times 22?
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Forty-four.
0:04:19 > 0:04:25Dog, field and burnet are all types of which flower, violet or rose?
0:04:25 > 0:04:26Rose.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31What S are eggs mixed with milk, cooked with butter in a pan?
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Scrambled.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37On which coast of Africa is The Gambia, east or west?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- East.- West.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42A trilby is which type of clothing?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44A hat.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49In what sport is Durham to become a home test-match ground for England?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Cricket.
0:04:51 > 0:04:57Which group had 1984 UK hit singles with Radio Gaga and I Want To Break Free?
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Queen.
0:04:58 > 0:05:04What N is a small dent on the human abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached?
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- The initial letter again?- N.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Navel.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15In the TV sitcom The Royle Family, which actor plays Jim Royle?
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Um...
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- Jim Tus... Jim... - No, Ricky Tomlinson.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28What type of tree is the hazel, evergreen or deciduous?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Deciduous.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35- Bank!- The mammoth is an extinct relative of which modern animal?
0:05:38 > 0:05:44Time's up. You banked £670, but you could have done much better.
0:05:44 > 0:05:51You answered 15 questions in a row correctly, well above what is needed
0:05:51 > 0:05:54for your £1,000 target.
0:05:54 > 0:06:00Think carefully. Who lost so much money? Whose journey has been wasted?
0:06:00 > 0:06:06Whose arrival here, indeed, has been a great burden?
0:06:06 > 0:06:12One of you is about to leave with nothing. Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17With the most wrong answers, Steve is the first weakest link.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20The strongest link is Janet.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24But who will be taking the first walk of shame?
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- Janet, did you go to university to learn to upholster?- No, I didn't.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- Who taught you?- I taught myself. - Are you any good?- Quite good.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03What's the average price to upholster a sofa?
0:07:03 > 0:07:08- £1,500 if it's big.- You're very expensive!- Yes.- Why Steve?
0:07:08 > 0:07:13< He got two wrong. Someone's got to go.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- Looks like him.- What looks like him?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- That he's going.- Sarah.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24- You look as if you're in someone's national costume.- Thank you.
0:07:24 > 0:07:30- It wasn't a compliment. - Oh, right.- What d'you do? - I'm an office manager.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35- Where d'you work?- Blackburn. A small company, local company.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40- Lots of costumes in Blackburn? - It's just fashion.- Dearie me!
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- Why Steve?- He got two questions wrong, and seemed a bit nervous.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50- Gary, aren't most air traffic controllers unstable?- No.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Just you?- I'm very stable.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58- We'll soon find out. Why Steve? - Because he had the money.
0:07:58 > 0:08:04- He could have just said "bank" and we'd have got the £1,000. - You're very bright!
0:08:04 > 0:08:09Statistically, Steve was the worst player. He lost you a lot of money.
0:08:09 > 0:08:16Unanimously, with eight votes, Steve, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!
0:08:20 > 0:08:26I'm disappointed in myself. I didn't listen, and messed up the first question.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29I think Ken will be voted off next.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34He didn't seem confident, and he got a question wrong.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Round two. You've won £670 out of a possible £1,000.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43Eight of you left. Ten seconds off the clock.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48We start with the strongest link, Janet. Let's play The Weakest Link!
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Start the clock!
0:08:50 > 0:08:54In Cockney rhyming slang, wife is "trouble and..." what?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Strife.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01What T turns the heating on or off at a certain temperature?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Thermostat.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08Galway Bay in Ireland opens out into the Atlantic or the Irish Sea?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- The Irish Sea.- The Atlantic.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16Which animal trainer had her own UK 1980s TV dog-training programme?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- Pass.- Barbara Woodhouse.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23In biology, what C consists of a membrane, nucleus and cytoplasm?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- Pass.- Cell.
0:09:25 > 0:09:33Which former host to The Generation Game was made an OBE in 1998 and published an autobiography in 2001?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Bruce Forsyth.
0:09:36 > 0:09:42The manager of the England football team at the 1966 World Cup Final was Alf who?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Ramsay.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Name the canine puppet who's a duo with Sooty.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50Sweep.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Art: in which country is the Smithsonian Institution?
0:09:54 > 0:10:00- United States.- What I is the name for a planned route or journey?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Itinerary.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- Bank!- Standby fire engines used by the army are what Goddesses?
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Green Goddesses.
0:10:08 > 0:10:15What S is an embroidered piece of material, an example of needlework proficiency?
0:10:15 > 0:10:16- Pass.- Sampler.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21Which US singer had a UK hit single with Strangers In The Night?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Frank Sinatra.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Eva Peron was from which South American country?
0:10:27 > 0:10:28Argentina.
0:10:28 > 0:10:35Do backstroke swimming competitors begin in the water or on the starting platform?
0:10:35 > 0:10:36In the water.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Name the donkey friend of Winnie the Pooh.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Eeyore.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47Which 1970s-80s TV sitcom featured Peter Bowles as Richard de Vere?
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Um...To The Manor Born.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55What R is a fatal disease given to humans by the bite of an animal?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Rabies.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02- Bank!- Which European country is shaped roughly like a boot?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Italy.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Greek mythology: twin brother of Castor?
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Oedipus.- No, Pollux.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15In the 1963 film, From Russia With Love, which actor was James Bond?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- Peter Niven.- Sean Connery. - SHE LAUGHS
0:11:19 > 0:11:24In which city is the musical Cabaret set, Berlin or New York?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Berlin.
0:11:26 > 0:11:32Which British band had a UK hit single several times with Blue Monday?
0:11:32 > 0:11:33New Order.
0:11:33 > 0:11:39- Bank!- Which BBC chat-show host issued a book on football in 2001?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Pass.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46Time's up. The answer is Michael Parkinson.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48You banked £800.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52But whose brain scan is still searching?
0:11:52 > 0:11:58Which game of bridge is missing its dummy? Who isn't up to the job?
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06According to the statistics, Gary is the strongest link.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11The weakest is Alison, the only player without one correct answer.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16But will the other players have noticed that?
0:12:16 > 0:12:21Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- Ron, what do you do? - Manager of a residential home, Anne.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Where are you from?- Wales, Anne.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Ever been across to Ireland?- Yes.
0:12:49 > 0:12:55- You'll know where Galway Bay is. - Didn't go there.- Where did you go?
0:12:55 > 0:13:01- I was drunk at the time. Can't remember much. - Were you drunk in that last round?
0:13:01 > 0:13:06- I didn't do bad in that round. Only one wrong!- Why Alison?
0:13:06 > 0:13:09She left her brains in Eastbourne.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- And yours aren't in Wales? - No, they're here with me, Anne.
0:13:13 > 0:13:19Ken, tell us about the famous actor who played James Bond, Peter Niven.
0:13:19 > 0:13:25Peter Niven's a jockey who retired last year. I meant to say David Niven.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Why Alison?
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- She got three wrong. > - She did indeed.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37With seven votes, Alison, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!
0:13:41 > 0:13:47It's different playing the game here than watching at home with a cup of tea!
0:13:47 > 0:13:52The stress, the lights, and Anne glaring at you make it harder.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57'I'd like to see Gary off soon. He's got a game plan.'
0:13:57 > 0:14:00He'll get ruthless towards the end.
0:14:00 > 0:14:07Round three. You've won £1,470 out of a possible £2,000. You're down to seven.
0:14:07 > 0:14:12Another ten seconds off the time. Start with the strongest link, Gary.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Let's play The Weakest Link! Start the clock!
0:14:16 > 0:14:21Psychology: what H is the left or right side of the human brain?
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- Pass.- Hemisphere.
0:14:24 > 0:14:30Which word means a gun's aiming device, a ridiculous spectacle, or the faculty of seeing?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Sight.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37In English law, what's the minimum age for serving on a jury?
0:14:37 > 0:14:44- Eighteen.- The first PM to use Chequers as an official residence, Lloyd George or Churchill?
0:14:44 > 0:14:49- Lloyd George. Bank!- In the Bible, who was swallowed by a great fish?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Jonah.
0:14:51 > 0:14:58In fashion, what T is a fine glossy material woven from real or artificial silk,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01and named after a Persian fabric?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- Teflon.- Taffeta.
0:15:03 > 0:15:10In food, cooked grated potatoes formed into small cakes and fried are known as hash what?
0:15:10 > 0:15:15- Browns.- First name of the Welsh international footballer, Giggs?
0:15:15 > 0:15:22- Ryan.- Which country is the largest producer of rubber in the world, Greece or Thailand?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Thailand.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29In the US, the state of Maine has a coastline on which ocean?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- Western.- No, Atlantic.
0:15:32 > 0:15:39Pop music: Three Feet High And Rising was a 1989 UK hit album for the group De La what?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- Mitri.- Soul.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46What's the last of the four Gospels of the New Testament?
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- John.- How many times does three go into 21?
0:15:50 > 0:15:57- Seven.- The tomb of the Duke of Wellington is in which London place of worship?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59St Paul's.
0:15:59 > 0:16:06In cricket, what D is the action of a bowler propelling the ball towards the batsman?
0:16:08 > 0:16:16- Pass.- Delivery. What British seaside landmark was commissioned by John Bickerstaff and opened in 1894?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- Brighton.- Blackpool Tower.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24In which Asian country is the city of Kathmandu?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- Thailand.- No, Nepal.
0:16:28 > 0:16:34In space exploration, which animal first orbited the Earth, chimpanzee or dog?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Chimpanzee.- A dog.
0:16:37 > 0:16:45In the World Wide Web, which three-letter domain code suggests non-profit-making organisations?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Pass.- Org.
0:16:47 > 0:16:54The term for the music that introduces a radio or TV programme, a band or a performer?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Jingle.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Time's up. The correct answer is signature tune.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04You banked a pathetic £100.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09The garden needs weeding, the trees need pruning.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14Which of you is an endangered species?
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22The statistics show that Sarah is the strongest link. Weakest is Ken.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26But will the votes follow the facts?
0:17:26 > 0:17:31Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50We have a tie, team.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Gary and Ken, three votes each.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- Gary, why Ken?- Uh...
0:17:56 > 0:18:01..he's had a few bad rounds, three bad rounds on the trot, really.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06- My bad round won't happen again. - You wear the necklace to work?
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- I do.- Where d'you come from?
0:18:09 > 0:18:12I come from Guildford in Surrey.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- Ken, d'you wear a necklace to work? - As it happens, I do.- Why?
0:18:16 > 0:18:21- I've had it for 20 years. Never take it off.- What d'you do for a living?
0:18:21 > 0:18:26Team leader for emergencies for an electricity company.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- Do you take phone calls from irate customers?- I do.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35- If I have no electricity, what d'you say?- I'll listen to you, Anne.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40- I'll sympathise, I'll apologise... - And you can't do a thing about it.
0:18:40 > 0:18:46- No, Anne.- Why Gary? - He's better looking than me, and he got two wrong.
0:18:46 > 0:18:53When the vote's tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote. Our flower from Blackburn...
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Sarah.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00- Don't like air traffic controllers? - They're OK.- Know a lot of them?
0:19:00 > 0:19:05- No, he's the first I've met. - Why vote for him?
0:19:05 > 0:19:12- He got two questions wrong. I think it shows he's not as intelligent as he thinks he is.- Yes.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- He's from Guildford.- Right.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20You can get rid of Gary from Guildford with the necklace,
0:19:20 > 0:19:23or Ken with the necklace.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- I'll go with Gary. - Really?- Yeah.- Why's that?
0:19:27 > 0:19:33- It was my initial feeling. I'll stay with it.- You're off, Gary. Goodbye!
0:19:40 > 0:19:43I'm incensed to be voted off!
0:19:43 > 0:19:50I had two strong rounds, got a couple of questions wrong. Ken was a weak player for three rounds.
0:19:50 > 0:19:56Sarah decides I'm "not as smart as I think I am," whatever that means!
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Round four, team.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03£1,570 banked out of potential prize money of £3,000.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08Six left. Another ten seconds off the time. You only have 2½ minutes.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13We start with the strongest link, Sarah. Let's play The Weakest Link!
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Start the clock!
0:20:15 > 0:20:20Food: what's the English term for calamari?
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- Spaghetti?- Squid.
0:20:23 > 0:20:30UK geography: which peninsula lies between the estuaries of the rivers Dee and Mersey?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Don't know.- Wirral.
0:20:32 > 0:20:39What S from the Hindi word meaning "squeeze" is soapy liquid used to wash the hair?
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Shampoo.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45In money, what shape is a British 50p piece?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- Pentagon.- Heptagonal.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52In printing, are capital letters upper or lower case?
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Upper.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59The 1993 film Cool Runnings showed which country's bobsleigh team?
0:20:59 > 0:21:05- America.- Jamaica. The minimum number of metals in an alloy?
0:21:05 > 0:21:10- Two.- Which Lloyd Webber musical is performed on roller skates?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Starlight Express.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17What W is the cheeky gesture in which one eye is briefly closed?
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Wink.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24- Bank!- Name the little mermaid in the 1989 Disney film of the same name.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- Esmeralda.- Ariel.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33In which sport was Riddick Bow a world champion in 1992?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Boxing.
0:21:35 > 0:21:42Named after the US naval officer, Edward Very, is a Very light a flare or spotlight?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Spotlight.- Flare.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49In which UK country was William Wallace born about 1272?
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Scotland.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56In the 1997 film, Batman And Robin, who took over the role of Batman?
0:21:56 > 0:22:02- George Clooney. Bank!- In which UK country is the seaside resort of Colwyn Bay?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Wales.
0:22:04 > 0:22:10The DJ who's been with Radio One since it started in 1967 is John who?
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Don't know.- Peel!
0:22:13 > 0:22:17At which mealtime is kedgeree traditionally served?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Breakfast.
0:22:19 > 0:22:26In TV, what was the surname of the modern Stone-Age family in the theme song of the 1960s animation?
0:22:26 > 0:22:32- Flintstone. Bank!- How many in the original group Take That?
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- Four.- Five.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39Name Tony and Cherie Blair's only daughter, born in March 1988.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- Petula.- Kathryn.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48In cookery, the tiny, mulitcoloured balls...
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Time's up. You only won £200.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57Whose sea of knowledge is at a very, very low tide?
0:22:57 > 0:23:04Who's the intellectual featherweight? Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07The strongest link is Janet.
0:23:07 > 0:23:13Ron is the weakest. He got all his answers wrong, but he banked most money.
0:23:13 > 0:23:19Will the players take this into consideration when voting?
0:23:19 > 0:23:24Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Emergency Ken.- Yes, Anne?
0:23:42 > 0:23:47- What d'you do in your spare time? - Play cricket, watch cricket,
0:23:47 > 0:23:52- and watch Manchester City football club.- Go to the barber's much?
0:23:52 > 0:23:57- My fiancee does it for me every 3-4 days.- Take long(?)- Three minutes.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- Why Ron?- He had a bad round.
0:24:00 > 0:24:06- He got two or three questions wrong. - Sarah, what d'you do for fun in Blackburn?
0:24:06 > 0:24:12- Go to the cinema, go out for meals. - What sort of restaurants?
0:24:12 > 0:24:16- Any. Italian, Chinese... - Italian?- Mm.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21If you see calamari on the menu, you expect pasta?
0:24:21 > 0:24:26- No, my mind went blank.- Not a good thing for your mind to do here.- No.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31- Why Ron?- He did have a bad round. He's been steady all the way through,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34but quite bad in that round.
0:24:34 > 0:24:41Ron, who's only been to Ireland drunk, is going back to Wales. You are the weakest link. Goodbye!
0:24:45 > 0:24:51Disappointed I'm off. I could've gone further, but it's the way the questions came round.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56'I think Ken will be off next. Three women, two men.'
0:24:56 > 0:24:59I think the women have a pact going.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04Round five, team. Your total is £1,770. Five of you left.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10Another ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Janet.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15Let's play The Weakest Link! Start the clock!
0:25:15 > 0:25:19The novel Kim, set in British India, was by which author?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Rudyard Kipling.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26Who was prime minister of Britain between 1951 and 1955?
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- Anthony Eden.- Winston Churchill.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35Which city in SW England is linked to the M4 motorway by the M32?
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Bristol.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42How many months are there in two and a half years?
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- Thirty-six.- No, just 30.
0:25:44 > 0:25:51Aside from the USA, England and Australia, which country hosts a Grand Slam tennis tournament?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53France.
0:25:53 > 0:25:59Radio presenter Humphrey Lyttelton is a leading figure in music of which genre?
0:25:59 > 0:26:05- Jazz.- What type of bird was the TV puppet Orville, operated by Keith Harris?
0:26:05 > 0:26:13- Duck.- In the 1997 film A Life Less Ordinary, which British actor starred opposite Cameron Diaz?
0:26:13 > 0:26:19- Brad Pitt.- No, Ewan McGregor. Which US author wrote Of Mice And Men and The Grapes Of Wrath?
0:26:19 > 0:26:25- George Orwell.- No, John Steinbeck. Football: Leeds United's home ground?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Elland Road.
0:26:27 > 0:26:34The 1980s TV comedy Three Of A Kind starred Tracy Ullman, David Copperfield and which comedian?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- Pass.- Lenny Henry.
0:26:36 > 0:26:43The modern name of the mountain in the Himalayas that was known until 1865 as Peak 15?
0:26:43 > 0:26:44Everest.
0:26:44 > 0:26:51The person responsible in a UK constituency for the conduct of a parliamentary election
0:26:51 > 0:26:53is the what officer?
0:26:53 > 0:27:00- Parliamentary officer.- Returning officer. The robusta bean is used to make which hot beverage?
0:27:00 > 0:27:08- Coffee.- The eldest son of Edward III had what nickname said to derive from the colour of his armour?
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Silver.- Black Prince.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17A Digital Versatile Disc is known by what three-letter abbreviation?
0:27:17 > 0:27:24- DVD. Bank! - For what does S stand in the name of composer JS Bach, born in 1685?
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Sebastian.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31- Bank!- Encephalitis is inflammation of which human organ?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- Brain. Bank!- Morrissey was lead singer...
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- The Smiths.- Time's up.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42The correct answer IS The Smiths, but you were out of time.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47In that round, you managed to bank only £60.
0:27:47 > 0:27:53I urge you: dump the dunce, ditch the dead wood, drop the donkey!
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01With the fewest correct answers, Sarah is the weakest link.
0:28:01 > 0:28:06Ken is the strongest for the first time in the game.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09But who will lose out in the vote?
0:28:09 > 0:28:14Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:24 > 0:28:31- What do you do, Greg? - Ordnance Survey resource and development adviser.
0:28:31 > 0:28:37- What do you advise on?- People's careers.- Do you read maps easily?
0:28:37 > 0:28:42- No, I'm the other side of the business. I'm on the HR side. - What's HR?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- Human resources.- The sacking game!
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- You could say that.- Why Lynne?
0:28:48 > 0:28:53- Unfortunately, she had a pretty poor round that time.- Sarah.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58D'you have a different calendar, a Blackburnian calendar?
0:28:58 > 0:29:01No, it was a very silly answer.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06- Can't you add up?- I can usually, but I'm under pressure.- Why Lynne?
0:29:06 > 0:29:10I think she was the worst, after me.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- You CAN add up(!)- So I vote for her.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18You weren't the worst player, Lynne, but you are going.
0:29:18 > 0:29:25The pharmacist is out of here. With three votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye!
0:29:26 > 0:29:32I wasn't the weakest link in that round, so I'm a bit disappointed to be voted off.
0:29:32 > 0:29:38'Ken should be here instead of me. He was the player before me.'
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Several times, I had no money to bank.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47Round six. £1,830 in the kitty. Four of you left.
0:29:47 > 0:29:53Another ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, Ken!
0:29:53 > 0:29:58Let's play The Weakest Link! Start the clock!
0:29:58 > 0:30:03St David, patron saint of Wales, is commemorated on which date?
0:30:03 > 0:30:11- March the 17th.- No, March 1st. In the 1983 film Scarface, which actor played Tony Montana?
0:30:11 > 0:30:12Al Pacino.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17Name the 1980s TV bingo-style game show presented by Bob Monkhouse.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- Celebrity Squares?- Bob's Full House.
0:30:21 > 0:30:29Which small freshwater fish is associated with a lesser or unimportant person or organisation?
0:30:29 > 0:30:34- Minnow. - For what is sci-fi an abbreviation?
0:30:34 > 0:30:41- Science fiction.- Which London museum in South Kensington was designed by Pope and Waterhouse
0:30:41 > 0:30:44and opened in 1881?
0:30:44 > 0:30:48- Tate Museum.- Natural History Museum.
0:30:48 > 0:30:54The gardens of which stately home in Derbyshire include the Great Cascade water feature?
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Chatsworth.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01In which European country was actress Penelope Cruz born in 1974?
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Spain.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08Which Ashes-winning 1980s cricketer also played football for Scunthorpe?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Ian Botham.
0:31:11 > 0:31:19- Bank!- The name for a sleeping compartment on a ship and a seating area for passengers in a plane?
0:31:19 > 0:31:20Cabin.
0:31:20 > 0:31:27In which 1996 film did Pamela Anderson Lee play a tattooed nightclub owner
0:31:27 > 0:31:31with the catch phrase "Don't call me Babe"?
0:31:31 > 0:31:33- Babe.- Barb Wire.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38What type of rice has a name meaning "fragrant" in Hindi?
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Um...basmati.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- Bank!- Who is the UK's head of state?
0:31:44 > 0:31:46The Queen.
0:31:46 > 0:31:53Which French dance featured a line of women lifting their skirts and kicking their legs in the air?
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Cancan.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00In the human body, name the glands that produce tears.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Ducts.- No, lacrimal.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08According to the title of a 1950s TV series...
0:32:10 > 0:32:14Time's up. I can't complete the question. You banked £120.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19But who is plunging the team into darkness?
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Who is Blackburn's answer to Kate Moss?
0:32:23 > 0:32:30Who should concentrate on developing their intelligence? Whose padding is coming apart?
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38Because she was the only player to answer all her questions correctly,
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Janet is the strongest link.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45After a disastrous round, Greg is the weakest link.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Can he survive the vote?
0:32:48 > 0:32:53Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Janet, how's it going for you?
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Er, I'm guessing a lot and getting away with it.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14- You've only got one question wrong since you got here.- Mm, lucky today.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19- Heard of Lenny Henry?- Yes, I have, but I'd forgotten that series.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- Not a good memory?- Patchy.
0:33:22 > 0:33:28- Is your upholstery patchy?- No, my upholstery's brilliant.- Why Greg?
0:33:28 > 0:33:33- Er, bad round.- So, Emergency Ken, you want the women to yourself?
0:33:33 > 0:33:40- Not really, Anne. I'm quite happy as I am.- You're getting rid of the only other guy.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45- I think next time I might be on my way.- That could be true.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49For the moment, Greg from HR has been made redundant.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52You are the weakest link.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54You're fired! Goodbye!
0:33:59 > 0:34:04I'm not over-happy. That was my only bad round. I'd held my own.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06But...two women and a City fan!
0:34:06 > 0:34:12Ken has rode his luck all the way. It'll be a two-lady final.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Round seven. Out of £6,000,
0:34:15 > 0:34:18you've banked £1,950.
0:34:19 > 0:34:26Three of you left. Sarah in pink, Janet in pink. Can Ken tell the difference?
0:34:26 > 0:34:32Another ten seconds off. We start with the strongest link, Janet.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Let's play The Weakest Link!
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Start the clock!
0:34:36 > 0:34:41The pop song American Pie alludes to whose death in 1959?
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Buddy Holly.
0:34:43 > 0:34:48The area where Jaffa oranges originated is now in which country?
0:34:48 > 0:34:52- Africa.- Israel. A boater is which type of clothing?
0:34:52 > 0:34:57- Hat.- In science, which element has the chemical symbol Ag?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Silver.
0:34:59 > 0:35:07The hero of which 1749 Henry Fielding novel falls in love with Sophia, daughter of Squire Western?
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- Sense And Sensibility.- Tom Jones.
0:35:11 > 0:35:17St Hilda's is the only college for women at which British university?
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- Cambridge.- Oxford.
0:35:19 > 0:35:25Which year of WW2 were the swimming pool and chapel at Buckingham Palace bombed?
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- '43?- 1940.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33The veteran car run to Brighton begins at which London park?
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- Regent's Park.- Hyde Park.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41The ballet A Simple Man is about which Manchester-born painter?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Lowry.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- Bank!- Name the large island
0:35:46 > 0:35:52separated from the SE coast of Africa by the Mozambique Channel.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Madagascar.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59The actress with Spencer Tracy in Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- Lauren Bacall.- Katharine Hepburn.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07In 1965, the Rolling Stones had a UK number one single with
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Hey, You, Get Off Of My... what?
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Cloud.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17Edward Teach was the real name of which famous pirate
0:36:17 > 0:36:20who died in North Carolina in 1718?
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Blackbeard.
0:36:22 > 0:36:29- Bank! - Fatima is a place of pilgrimage in which European country?
0:36:29 > 0:36:34- Pass.- Portugal. Which British duke had a boot named after him?
0:36:34 > 0:36:35Wellington.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Bank!
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Time's up. You've won £90.
0:36:40 > 0:36:46In round eight, you can treble what you bank, so £3,000 to be won.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Who's got to go?
0:36:48 > 0:36:53Have the courage to vote off the weakest link.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58By getting all his answers wrong, Ken is the weakest link.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03According to the statistics, Janet is the strongest link.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07But who will survive the final vote?
0:37:08 > 0:37:13Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23We have a three-way tie, team.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26Ken, Sarah, Janet. One vote each.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Janet, why Sarah?
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Er...
0:37:31 > 0:37:36Playing dirty, I'm afraid. She's been consistently better than Ken.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37Sarah?
0:37:37 > 0:37:42Well, I was going to be a coward and vote for Janet. Wish I had!
0:37:42 > 0:37:47- But it was fairer to vote for Ken. - Indeed it was, Sarah. So, Ken.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Not one question answered correctly.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Not a single question.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58To cap it all, you've attempted to get rid of the strongest link.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Yes. Tactical.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06When a vote is tied, the strongest link casts the deciding vote.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11Janet, we know why you voted for Sarah. You have a choice.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16We'll discover whether you're a nice, decent upholsterer
0:38:16 > 0:38:19or a nasty, mean, selfish one.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Um...I'm tempted to change to Ken,
0:38:22 > 0:38:26seeing as he's voted for me,
0:38:26 > 0:38:31- but I'll stick to the mean, thank you. Sarah.- Sarah, back to Blackburn.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34You are the weakest link. Goodbye!
0:38:39 > 0:38:45I feel I've been denied my rightful place. It should be Ken here. He knows that.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48'Janet knows that. But it's me.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53'Janet should hang her head, if she wins or loses.'
0:38:53 > 0:38:57She knows she didn't do what's right.
0:38:58 > 0:39:04Round eight, team. £2,020 you have. Two of you left.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07And there are 90 seconds.
0:39:07 > 0:39:13Whatever you win in this round will be trebled and added to your total.
0:39:13 > 0:39:19£3,000 at stake. We start with the strongest link, Janet. Let's play The Weakest Link!
0:39:19 > 0:39:24Start the clock! In which century was the Magna Carta sealed?
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Thirteenth.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30The Vatican City is surrounded by which other city?
0:39:30 > 0:39:36- Rome.- The process of splitting an atom is known as nuclear what?
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- Fusion.- No, fission.
0:39:38 > 0:39:44Which month of the year is six calendar months after November?
0:39:45 > 0:39:52- May. - Which cartoonist lived at Snoopy Place in Santa Rosa, California?
0:39:52 > 0:39:53Schultz.
0:39:53 > 0:40:00- Bank!- In the novel by Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan is the 77th earl of which mythical kingdom?
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- Wessex.- Gormenghast.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08Turner's painting Rain, Steam And Speed shows what form of transport?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10A train.
0:40:10 > 0:40:16- Bank!- Rituals marking transitions in human life are known as rites of what?
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Passage.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23Baha Men had a hit in 2000 with the song Who Let The...what?...Out.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27- Dogs.- In which Irish city is the Abbey Theatre?
0:40:27 > 0:40:32- Dublin.- Which large-leaved plant of the roadsides has a pungent root
0:40:32 > 0:40:37that's made into a condiment for roast beef?
0:40:37 > 0:40:38Horseradish.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43- Bank!- The hymn Jerusalem begins "And did those what in ancient times."
0:40:43 > 0:40:45- Shepherds.- Feet.
0:40:45 > 0:40:50Which French town is famous for lace and is in a song title...
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Chantilly.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58It is Chantilly, but you were out of time. You've won £270.
0:40:58 > 0:41:04We'll treble it, and add it to your winnings to give £2,830.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Only one can take that money home.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11You play against each other, head-to-head.
0:41:11 > 0:41:17Alternating questions. Best of five. Whoever answers most correctly wins.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Ken and Janet,
0:41:19 > 0:41:22for £2,830,
0:41:22 > 0:41:25let's play The Weakest Link!
0:41:26 > 0:41:31Janet, as the strongest link, choose who goes first.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34I'll go first, please.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Janet, during his term of office,
0:41:39 > 0:41:46which US president began the building of the president's house, now the White House?
0:41:46 > 0:41:51- Abraham Lincoln.- No, the correct answer is George Washington.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56Ken, parkin is a type of cake flavoured with which hot spice?
0:41:56 > 0:42:01- Treacle. - No, the correct answer is ginger.
0:42:01 > 0:42:08Janet, which French term widely used in English literally means "reason for being"?
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- Raison d'etre.- Correct.
0:42:11 > 0:42:19Ken, in Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol, what's the name of Bob Cratchit's crippled son?
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Peter Cratchit.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25No, the correct answer is Tiny Tim.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30Janet, in broadcasting, "cans" is slang for which item of equipment?
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- Headphones.- Correct.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37Ken, which Belgian surrealist artist used recurring images
0:42:37 > 0:42:41such as a bowler hat and an apple in his work?
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- Renoir.- No, Rene Magritte.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49Janet, if you answer this correctly, you've won.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51So, for £2,830...
0:42:51 > 0:42:54At the 1972 summer Olympics,
0:42:54 > 0:43:00in which sport did the USA refuse to collect their silver medals?
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Um...100 metres relay?
0:43:04 > 0:43:06No, basketball.
0:43:06 > 0:43:11Ken, you need to answer this correctly to stay in the game.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Which work by Homer shares its name
0:43:14 > 0:43:21with the NASA spacecraft that entered a Mars orbit in October 2001?
0:43:21 > 0:43:25- The Iliad. - No, The Odyssey.
0:43:29 > 0:43:34That means, Janet, you are today's strongest link,
0:43:34 > 0:43:37and you go away with £2,830.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41Ken, you leave with nothing.
0:43:42 > 0:43:47Join us again for The Weakest Link! Goodbye!
0:43:48 > 0:43:52I was the best player all the way through,
0:43:52 > 0:43:57and tactical voting towards the end of the game is what the game is.
0:43:57 > 0:44:02I shouldn't have been in the final. I was inconsistent all through.
0:44:02 > 0:44:06Other people deserved it better than me.
0:44:06 > 0:44:12I don't feel at all guilty. Guilt is a worthless emotion!
0:44:12 > 0:44:13Subtitles by Elizabeth Ogilvie, Intelfax, for BBC Subtitling 2002
0:44:13 > 0:44:15- E-mail us at- subtitling@bbc.co.uk