0:00:02 > 0:00:07Of these nine contestants, one will win prize money of up to £10,000.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10The rest will leave with nothing
0:00:10 > 0:00:15as, one by one, they're voted off as the weakest link.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to The Weakest Link.
0:00:32 > 0:00:38Any of the nine people in the studio could win up to £10,000.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43They don't know each other. However, they'll have to work as a team.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46But eight will leave with nothing
0:00:46 > 0:00:50as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Let's meet the team.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58I'm John, I'm 33, from Stockport and I'm a funeral director.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03I'm Joanna, I'm 24, I live in Bradford and I work as a lawyer.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05I'm Michelle, I'm 35,
0:01:05 > 0:01:10I'm from south London and I'm a learning-support assistant.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15I'm Ray, I'm 48, I live in Worksop and I'm a company director.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18I'm Yvonne, I'm 38, from Sheffield,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21and I'm a housewife and part-time barmaid.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26I'm Mac, I'm 45, I'm from Leeds and I'm a bricklayer.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28I'm Bridget, I'm 55, from Nottingham
0:01:28 > 0:01:33and I'm a part-time library assistant and gallery co-ordinator.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38I'm Adeel, I'm 24, I'm a medical student, I'm from Reading.
0:01:38 > 0:01:44I'm Gavin, I'm 19, I'm from Plymouth and I'm an architectural technician.
0:01:44 > 0:01:52In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly to reach your £1,000 target.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56The fastest way is to create a chain of nine correct answers.
0:01:56 > 0:02:02Get your question wrong and you lose all the money in the chain.
0:02:02 > 0:02:08Say, "Bank" before the question and the money is safe but you start a new chain.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12At the end of the round only banked money can be taken forward.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16There are three minutes on the clock.
0:02:16 > 0:02:22We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically, Adeel.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28This is for £20. Start the clock.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30A geisha is a person of which sex?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Female.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34What is 13 x 2?
0:02:34 > 0:02:3626.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Yorkshire pudding is traditionally served with which meat?
0:02:40 > 0:02:41Beef.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44A Dalmatian is a breed of what?
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Dog.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49What P is known in the United States as a sidewalk?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Pavement.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56In the UK monarchy, who is second in line to the throne?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- Prince Andrew.- Prince William.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03The SAS motto is Who Dares what?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Wins.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Is a pomegranate a fruit or a vegetable?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Fruit.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13What was called the Dark Continent?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Africa.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18For what do the letters CV stand?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Curriculum Vitae.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Spin bowlers and wicketkeepers play what?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Cricket.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29In 2002, which Irish group received eight Grammy nominations?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31U2.
0:03:31 > 0:03:37- Bank.- Did Maria Montessori found a system of education or transport?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Education.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Lego originated in what country?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Denmark?
0:03:43 > 0:03:47The Swiss valley of Emmenthal gives its name to which dairy product?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Cheese.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53What A is knitwear associated with islands off Ireland?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Aran.
0:03:55 > 0:04:01- Bank. - Which word meaning "origin" gives its name to a book of the Bible?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- First Testament.- Genesis.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Someone becoming angry sees which colour?
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Red.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Charles Mingus was a noted performer of which, jazz or reggae?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Jazz.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21Which job description applies to Claude Monet and Alistair McGowan?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Can you repeat that?
0:04:23 > 0:04:28Which job description applies to Claude Monet and Alistair McGowan?
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- Artist.- Impressionist.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35What C is a herb with grass-like stems
0:04:35 > 0:04:39that is a small relative of the onion?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Chive.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47The constituencies of Heeley and Hillsborough are in which city?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Sheffield.
0:04:49 > 0:04:55- Bank.- What M is a mathematical sign that indicates a negative quantity?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- Mass?- Minus.
0:04:57 > 0:05:03The Shakespeare play Othello is set on which island, Cyprus or Malta?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Malta.- Cyprus(!)
0:05:05 > 0:05:07A doctorate of philosophy
0:05:07 > 0:05:11is usually represented by which three-letter abbreviation?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- DoP?- PhD.
0:05:14 > 0:05:20Which famous residence was built in about 1705 for the Duke of Buckingham?
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- Don't know.- Buckingham Palace.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27What G was a gift brought by the Wise Men to Jesus?
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Gold.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Gold is the correct answer.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39You banked £700 but you actually had a chain of ten correct answers,
0:05:39 > 0:05:43so think carefully who panicked and banked too soon.
0:05:43 > 0:05:51Who's the twit with no wit? Whose number is up? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58In this first round, Joanna is the strongest link statistically.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03The weakest link is Ray but will the other contestants notice this?
0:06:04 > 0:06:10Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Joanna, remind me what you do.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- I'm a lawyer.- What sort?
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Personal injury.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Where did you train?
0:06:32 > 0:06:39- I'm still training.- Oh, so you're not really a lawyer! You're a little lawyer, a pretend lawyer.
0:06:39 > 0:06:45- I'm going to be a really big lawyer one day.- Who says, your mummy?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Why Ray?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50He couldn't cut it under pressure.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- Adeel, you're a student?- I am.- What sort?- I'm studying to be a doctor.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- Which university? - Barts and The London Medical School.
0:06:59 > 0:07:05- What year?- Final year. - Are you the sort who spends most of your time drinking?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07No, I'm teetotal, believe it or not.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- Are you?! Do you have any friends? - I do, lots.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15What do you do when they're all getting drunk?
0:07:15 > 0:07:20- I try and spend time with my wife. - Oh! A married medical student.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Is your wife keeping you?
0:07:23 > 0:07:25No, I support her as well.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30- How do you do that?- Er, with great difficulty, to be honest, Anne.
0:07:30 > 0:07:36- Do you work?- I worked in a supermarket.- Looking after their medical complaints?
0:07:36 > 0:07:41- Well, frozen peas mainly. - Were they sick frozen peas?
0:07:41 > 0:07:46- Not particularly sick, no. Just very cold.- What a waste of you.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- Why Ray?- He's a very nice chap.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Unfortunately he had a couple of difficult questions.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Mac,
0:07:54 > 0:07:59- when you're bricklaying do you keep your hands in your pockets?- No.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04- You do when you were answering the questions.- Ah...relaxing.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- Where are you from?- Leeds.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- You don't sound like it. - Originally from Belfast.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- What's the secret of good bricklaying?- Neat and tidy.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18- How much do you earn? - Being a bit nosy, aren't you, Anne?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- How much do YOU earn? - I don't answer questions.
0:08:21 > 0:08:27- I don't answer any about money. - That'll be difficult for financial questions.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- We'll see when it comes. - Are you a freelancer?- Yeah.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36- So you charge by the hour? - No, I just give them a price.
0:08:36 > 0:08:43- Posh glasses for a bricklayer. - I can afford 'em.- Make a lot, do you?- Not as much as you.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- No-one makes as much as me.- I know.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Why Ray?- I was watching the clock come round
0:08:49 > 0:08:52and at nearly £1,000 he got it wrong.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57Ray's a company director so we'll direct him to the walk of shame.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12I feel very embarrassed and I shall get a lot of ribbing about it,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16particularly getting a Shakespeare question wrong.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19I think Mac will go fairly soon.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23I think he's getting a bit irritating for some people.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Round two, and £700 in the kitty.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31There are eight of you left, we now take ten seconds off the time.
0:09:31 > 0:09:38We'll start with the previous strongest link, Joanna. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Start the clock.
0:09:40 > 0:09:46In 2001, Lucian Freud painted a portrait of which British royal?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48The Queen.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50What pulse has the variety kidney?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Bean.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56What is studied at the Courtauld Institute, art or science?
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Science.- Art(!)
0:09:58 > 0:10:04In 2002 what South American country devalued its currency, the peso?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Chile.- Argentina.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11What T is the island divided from Australia by the Bass Strait?
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Tasmania.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19In grammar, if singular denotes one, what P denotes more than one?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Plural.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Is a pollack a fish or a bird?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Fish.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32Who directed Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and High Anxiety?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Mel Brooks.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- Bank.- In a French restaurant, what is a garcon?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Waiter.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45Guy Burgess and Donald MacLean joined the KGB at which university?
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Cambridge?
0:10:47 > 0:10:53What H, a hand-held instrument, is smallest in the reed-organ family?
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Harmonica?
0:10:55 > 0:11:00- Bank. - Which pork sausage is traditionally sold by length from a long coil?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Cumberland.
0:11:02 > 0:11:09Which Irish boy band released an album in November 2001 entitled World Of Our Own?
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- The Saw Doctors.- Westlife.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Which country is further north, Bolivia or Colombia?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Colombia.
0:11:18 > 0:11:24In British Premium Bonds, what is the top prize awarded each month?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- £100.- No, £1 million.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31What M is a small American cake with chocolate or blueberries?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Muffin.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37To assure someone you say, "Cross my heart and hope to..." what?
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Die.
0:11:39 > 0:11:45- Bank.- What name is shared by comedy actresses Quentin and Aherne?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Caroline?
0:11:47 > 0:11:53Is Stephen Roche, winner of 1987's Tour de France, American or Irish?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Irish.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58What author known for legal fiction
0:11:58 > 0:12:02published Skipping Christmas and A Painted House in 2001?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- Don't know.- John Grisham.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Attila the Hun came from which continent?
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Asia.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15What former cabinet minister hosted Radio 5's sports chat show 6-0-6?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19David Mellor.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24- Bank.- What E can be a short written composition or an attempt?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- Pass.- Essay.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31Which Asian country is the largest exporter of oil in the world?
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Time's up. The correct answer is Saudi Arabia.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38You only banked £400 in that round.
0:12:38 > 0:12:44Who has sacrificed themself on the altar of knowledge? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52For the second round in a row, Joanna is the strongest link.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56The weakest link is Gavin but which way will the votes go?
0:12:57 > 0:13:02Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:13:15 > 0:13:21- Michelle, have you always been a learning-support assistant? - Not always.
0:13:21 > 0:13:27- Used to be a hairdresser.- You never learnt to do your own hair? - Of course I did.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32- Well, what style is that?- Sometimes simple is best, Anne.- Is it?- Yes.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- Is your head simple?- Definitely not.
0:13:35 > 0:13:42- Why Mac? - Unfortunately Mac got a couple of questions wrong so, sorry, Mac.
0:13:42 > 0:13:48- So, Bridget, you've got two jobs, have you?- I have two jobs, yes.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53- What's wrong with having one? - I had one and it was very stressful
0:13:53 > 0:13:56and now these two only take up half the week.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01- What do you do the rest of the week?- A lot of things, Anne.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- I volunteer at the local hospital... - Is that stressful for them?
0:14:05 > 0:14:10It eases their stress. They haven't got enough people to file papers.
0:14:10 > 0:14:16- So you're a voluntary filing clerk. Do you fancy any of the doctors?- No.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Why Mac?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20I got nothing to bank.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25Mac, who left Belfast for Leeds, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38The team voted for me because the women wanted to even things up
0:14:38 > 0:14:40and I did get two questions wrong.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45A man is gonna be voted off next and I think it might be Adeel.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49He's a bit cleverer than Gavin, I think,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52so they'll get rid of the biggest threat.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57Round three, and so far you've won £1,100.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Seven left, ten seconds off the time.
0:15:00 > 0:15:07We'll start with the previous strongest link, Joanna. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Start the clock.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14Was King George III son or grandson to his predecessor George II?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Grandson.
0:15:16 > 0:15:22In 2,000 Acres Of Sky, Paul Kaye poses as the husband of which actress?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Michelle Collins?
0:15:24 > 0:15:27After the Cabinet reshuffle of 2001,
0:15:27 > 0:15:33Stephen Byers was succeeded as Trade and Industry Secretary by Patricia who?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Don't know.- Hewitt.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39What A is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Aluminium.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Which female British singer had UK hit singles in 2001
0:15:45 > 0:15:49with Don't Need The Sun To Shine and Out Of Reach?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Gabrielle.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56The senior order of chivalry in Scotland, limited to 16 holders,
0:15:56 > 0:15:58is the Order of the what?
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- Parliament?- Thistle(!)
0:16:01 > 0:16:07Which word meaning a space is the year off taken by many students before university?
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Gap.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Was AA Milne's first name Alan or Anthony?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Alan.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20- Bank.- Which fortified wine is named after the Portuguese city Oporto?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Port?
0:16:22 > 0:16:28The turkey originated in which continent, Africa or North America?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30North America.
0:16:30 > 0:16:36- Bank.- The Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks play what sport?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Baseball.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Which word, the name of a plant,
0:16:40 > 0:16:45is repeatedly mumbled by actors to suggest a murmurous hubbub?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Rhubarb.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52- Bank.- In the Bible, what G is a term for anyone who is not a Jew?
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- Israelite.- Gentile(!)
0:16:55 > 0:17:00In 1996, Robert Kalina designed the artwork for notes of what currency?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02The euro.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07The name of which sense organ is a word for a head of corn?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Ear.
0:17:09 > 0:17:15- Bank.- Which great composer is Joseph Haydn known to have taught, Beethoven or Tchaikovsky?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Tchaikovsky.- Beethoven.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Which major Russian city is at the head of the Gulf of Finland?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- Moscow?- St Petersburg.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28The financial crisis of 1720 was known as the South Sea what?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Bubble.
0:17:30 > 0:17:36Which female pop singer released a 2001 album entitled Read My Lips?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Pass.- Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43What E is the name of the largest species of antelope?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- Pass.- Eland.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47John, in politics...
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Time's up, and that was extremely disappointing, you only banked £200.
0:17:54 > 0:18:01Who is now not bringing home the bacon? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09Gavin is the weakest link as he got all his answers wrong.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14Bridget is the strongest link but who will the team vote off?
0:18:15 > 0:18:20Voting over, it's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37- John.- Yes, Anne.- What's fun about being a funeral director?
0:18:37 > 0:18:42- Behind the scenes, plenty.- Are you also doing weddings?- Just funerals.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47- What are the best funerals? - When you're on the telly, I suppose.
0:18:47 > 0:18:53- Why Gavin?- He was going well and I think, last round, couple wrong.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Yvonne, you're a barmaid.- I am.
0:18:56 > 0:19:02- Do you work in a pub?- I do.- What's the most popular drink?- Bitter.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- What do the women drink?- Lager.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Do they get fat on lager?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11I suppose we'd get fat on anything, Anne.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- What do you drink?- I drink lager. - Do you?
0:19:14 > 0:19:19- Do you have a good few drinks in the pub?- No. Only after I finish.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24- Don't you go home to your children? - My husband looks after them.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29- So you stay behind for a few pints? - Just to be sociable.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Why Gavin? You've chosen him twice.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Last round he got two wrong and this round he got them all wrong.
0:19:36 > 0:19:41He did indeed. Architecturally he was a disaster.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45Gavin, with five votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57The people I know are going to just take the mickey out of me.
0:19:57 > 0:20:05I made a complete fool of myself. I haven't shown my true potential. The pressure's been too much for me.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08I think Adeel will be voted off next.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12He seems unsure and he's got a couple of questions wrong.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15Round four.
0:20:15 > 0:20:21You've got £1,300 banked out of potential prize money of £3,000.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24There are six of you left.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27You now have two and a half minutes.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32We'll start with Bridget. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Start the clock.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40Hanson Gregory first put a hole into which edible product?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Doughnut.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Sir Norman Hartnell was famous in which fashion or architecture?
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Architecture.- Fashion.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54In retailing, BOGOF stands for which promotional offer?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Buy one, get one free.
0:20:56 > 0:21:02St David's railway station is situated in which Devon city?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- Taunton.- Exeter.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08What A is worn as a necklace or bracelet
0:21:08 > 0:21:13in the hope that the wearer benefits from its magical powers?
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Sorry, can you repeat the question?
0:21:16 > 0:21:22What A is worn as a necklace or bracelet in the hope that one benefits from its magical powers?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- I don't know.- Amulet.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27The word "sauna" comes from which European language?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Danish?- Finnish.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34Which British award for gallantry primarily awarded to civilians
0:21:34 > 0:21:36is known by the abbreviation GC?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38The George Cross.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43What nation has won the most medals in the summer and winter Olympics?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46United States. < Bank.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51In Scottish language, what F is a long narrow bay on the coastline?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- Ford.- Firth.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56At the start of World War II,
0:21:56 > 0:22:02which European capital city fell to the Germans on 27 September 1939?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- Pass.- Warsaw.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09Which is the most northerly town in the British Isles?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Sorry, repeat the question, please.
0:22:16 > 0:22:22Which is the most northerly town in the British Isles?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- Cumbria?- Lerwick.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30When was the first sex-change operation done 1950s or 1970s?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- 1970s.- 1950s.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36In slang, "cakehole" refers to which facial feature?
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Your mouth.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Which singer/actor links the films The Man Who Fell To Earth and Labyrinth?
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- Sting.- David Bowie.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49In which verse form does the last line rhyme with the first two?
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Limerick. Bank. >
0:22:52 > 0:22:55What M is a measurement of explosive power
0:22:55 > 0:22:58equal to one million tons?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- Pass.- Megaton.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06What suffix is shared by teams from West Bromwich and Brighton & Hove?
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Time's up. The answer is Albion.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13You only won £70.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18Who's a sandwich short of a picnic? Whose windmill is not turning?
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Who's cooking without gas? It's time to vote off The Weakest Link.
0:23:24 > 0:23:30Bridget is the strongest link again, getting every question right.
0:23:30 > 0:23:37Joanna is the weakest link, with the most wrong answers. Will her earlier good performance save her?
0:23:38 > 0:23:43Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:23:54 > 0:24:00- Adeel, where did you meet your - wife?- In my home town of Reading.
0:24:00 > 0:24:06- Is she a doctor?- No. She's studying for her A-levels. - Is she?- Yeah.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08And then what's she gonna be?
0:24:08 > 0:24:14- Possibly a dentist.- So a doctor and a dentist in the house.- Yes.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18- Complete health care. - Why Michelle?- She was doing well,
0:24:18 > 0:24:23but she paused a lot in the last round and got the questions wrong.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26John, why Michelle?
0:24:26 > 0:24:30She was doing well but in the last round she lost it a bit.
0:24:30 > 0:24:37Michelle, as you promised, you kept it simple. With four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45I was doing well until that round.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49It was a bad round for me, but it was a bad round generally.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Joanna might be voted off next. She's been pretty strong.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56I think people will notice that.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01They won't want to take on the challenge so they'll get rid of her.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Round five.
0:25:05 > 0:25:11Out of a possible £4,000, you've currently got in the kitty £1,370.
0:25:11 > 0:25:18Another ten seconds off the time. We'll start with Bridget. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Start the clock.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26The medieval duchy of Gascony is in which present-day European country?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28France.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33What P is the scientific study of human and animal behaviour?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Psychology.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40Which word can mean the nape of the neck and an untidy person?
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Scruff. Bank. >
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Where are groynes constructed beaches or clifftops?
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- Clifftops.- No, beaches.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54M is the magazine in the Saturday edition of which national tabloid?
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- Daily Mail?- The Mirror.
0:25:57 > 0:26:03In the 2002 World Cup, which seeded country is in the same group as Ireland for the first round?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Germany.
0:26:05 > 0:26:12On which island was Nelson Mandela held prisoner from 1964 to 1982?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Pass.- Robben Island.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18What A means discrimination based on how old people are?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Ageism.
0:26:20 > 0:26:27Which nation held its first democratic elections in 2001 after independence from Indonesia?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- Nepal?- No, East Timor.
0:26:30 > 0:26:36The actor who directed the film The Pledge starring Jack Nicholson is Sean who?
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- Hennessy?- Penn.
0:26:39 > 0:26:45The England bowler who took a Test record of 19 Australian wickets in one match was Jim who?
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- I don't know.- Laker.
0:26:47 > 0:26:53If something's going well it's said to be as right as what weather?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Rain.
0:26:55 > 0:27:01Voiced by Mel Blanc, which speedy cartoon character said "beep-beep"?
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Road Runner.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06In which English county is Luton?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Bedfordshire.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Which singer had hits with Uptown Girl and We Didn't Start The Fire?
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Billy Joel.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18What circular badge of pleated ribbons is a prize
0:27:18 > 0:27:21or shows membership of a political party?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Rosette.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28- Bank.- What's the first name of John F Kennedy's brother assassinated in 1968?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Robert.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35In which Middle Eastern city is Mount Zion?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Jerusalem.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- Bank.- Which alcoholic spirit is a major ingredient...
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Time's up and you banked £300.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Who is lagging behind?
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Whose race is due to finish?
0:27:52 > 0:27:56It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02Statistically Yvonne is the weakest link in this round.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07John is the strongest. He answered all his questions correctly.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Will the team take it into account?
0:28:11 > 0:28:16Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Adeel the teetotaller.
0:28:29 > 0:28:35You voted for Yvonne three times. Is that because she's a barmaid and you don't approve?
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Absolutely not, Anne.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Why do you want to get rid of her?
0:28:41 > 0:28:47- I think she's been the weakest link for quite a while.- No, she hasn't.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52- For the last two rounds. - No. You've got to come clean.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- Do you fancy her?- No.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01This is the only time she's been the weakest link. So explain yourself,
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- Doctor-soon-to-be Adeel. - I must have made some mistakes.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- Bridget, is that your natural colour hair?- It is.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14- How old are you?- 55.- You've gone grey early.- I went grey at 40.
0:29:14 > 0:29:20- Why Yvonne?- She's to my right and I've never got anything to bank.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25Well, her time's up. Yvonne, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34I expected to go in this round.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38I haven't had a couple of good rounds.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43I just held out hope they might have noticed somebody else!
0:29:43 > 0:29:47I'd like to see Joanna voted off. She goes on about being a lawyer
0:29:47 > 0:29:51and apparently she's only a trainee lawyer.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54At least I'm a qualified barmaid!
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Round six.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03You've banked £1,670. Another ten seconds coming off the time.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08We start with the strongest link John. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Start the clock.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16In the Russian Revolution, who seized power with the Bolsheviks?
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Lenin.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Which British decathlete caused controversy at the 1984 Olympics
0:30:22 > 0:30:25when he whistled the national anthem?
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Daley Thompson.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31What does the German number "ein" mean in English?
0:30:31 > 0:30:33One. Bank. >
0:30:33 > 0:30:38Which American singer-songwriter released the 1965 UK hit single
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Subterranean Homesick Blues?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- Pass.- Bob Dylan.
0:30:43 > 0:30:48In army drill, the command given to a squad to relax is stand at what?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Ease.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55Lions and large animals hunted for sport are known as big what?
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Game.
0:30:57 > 0:31:03After California, which US southern state has the highest population?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Mexico.- Texas.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12In American sport, the famous race held in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville is the what Derby?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Kentucky Derby.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19The Falange was a political party founded in 1933
0:31:19 > 0:31:21in which European country?
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Spain. Bank. >
0:31:23 > 0:31:29In the film The Pelican Brief, who played the female lead role?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Julia Roberts.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- Bank.- The Swiss resort of Montreux is at the eastern end of what lake?
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Geneva.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42The name of which aquatic rodent and the word "eager" means an enthusiastic person?
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Beaver.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49Who was the first British king of the house of Hanover?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52George I. Bank. >
0:31:52 > 0:31:56Chang and Eng from Thailand, exhibited by PT Barnum,
0:31:56 > 0:32:00were an example of what type of twins?
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Siamese.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07Which personal pronoun is spelt with a single letter?
0:32:07 > 0:32:08I.
0:32:08 > 0:32:15- Bank.- In the Gregorian calendar, which is the last month of the year to have only 30 days?
0:32:15 > 0:32:16November.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20The author Eric Blair was known by what pen name?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Time's up.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29You banked £370 but you had a chain of nine
0:32:29 > 0:32:32so you could have hit £1,000.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Whose brain should be embalmed?
0:32:36 > 0:32:42Who ought to be filed away? Whose symptoms are becoming alarming?
0:32:42 > 0:32:47Who are you compensating for? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55Joanna is statistically the strongest link for the third time.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Bridget is the weakest link. Will the votes reflect the facts?
0:33:00 > 0:33:05Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19Joanna, do you always seek help if you've got a tricky problem?
0:33:19 > 0:33:24- Not always.- But you'd rather have someone by your side?
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- It's certainly safer in the law. - Is it?
0:33:28 > 0:33:32- And playing The Weakest Link. - Certainly.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Is that why you voted the same way as John for the last four rounds?
0:33:36 > 0:33:39I just assume we're correct.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44- Why Adeel?- He needs some medical help for his loss of brain cells.
0:33:44 > 0:33:50John, why Adeel and why have you voted the same as Joanna for the last four rounds?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52It must be brain waves between us.
0:33:52 > 0:33:57It was tough but I had to pick someone. Unfortunately it was Adeel.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02- You're not collaborating?- No.- I don't think people will believe it.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07Whichever way you slice it, Adeel, your future here is finished.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12They've killed you off. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:34:17 > 0:34:24To be voted off at this stage... I feel annoyed to be voted off at all. I half expected it this time.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28Bridget hinted to me that she was going to vote for Joanna.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32She effectively stabbed me in the back, so I'd like her to go.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Round seven.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40You've won £2,040. Another ten seconds off the time.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45We'll start with Joanna. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Start the clock.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Which country did Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci represent?
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- Russia.- Romania.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59In the 1950s which US senator ran the anti-Communist witch hunts?
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Wallace.- No, Joseph McCarthy.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07What city is on an island where the Ottawa and St Lawrence rivers meet?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- Quebec.- Montreal.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13What word can mean a place where art is exhibited
0:35:13 > 0:35:16or a level of seating in a theatre?
0:35:16 > 0:35:17Gallery.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22Adolf Hitler was born in which modern-day country?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- Hungary.- Austria.
0:35:24 > 0:35:30Which Scottish actor appeared as King Richard in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- Alan Rickman.- Sean Connery.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Which ex-England football manager
0:35:35 > 0:35:41was in charge of Spurs when they reached the 1991 FA Cup Final?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Terry Venables.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48- Bank.- What was the iron or steel glove worn with a suit of armour?
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Gauntlet.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Bedside, card and dining are types of which piece of furniture?
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- Cupboard.- Table.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00How many feet are there in 72 inches?
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Six.
0:36:02 > 0:36:08Pravda is a newspaper published in which modern-day country?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Russia.
0:36:10 > 0:36:16The Scottish town of Greenock is on the estuary of which river?
0:36:16 > 0:36:18- The Tay?- Clyde.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21What's the hole in a needle called?
0:36:21 > 0:36:23The eye.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- Bank.- The years between 1890-1899, known for gaiety and loose living,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30were known as the what Nineties?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- Roaring.- Naughty.
0:36:32 > 0:36:37Which band featured Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and Keith Moon?
0:36:37 > 0:36:38The Who.
0:36:38 > 0:36:44- Bank.- Which former general became president of France in 1958?
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- No idea.- Charles de Gaulle.- Bank.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Time's up. You only won £60.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56In round eight you can treble what you bank,
0:36:56 > 0:37:00so potentially there's £3,000 to be won.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05Who will you hang on to? It's time to vote off the weakest link.
0:37:08 > 0:37:14John is the weakest link statistically, with the most wrong answers.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19Joanna remains the strongest link. What will the final vote reveal?
0:37:20 > 0:37:25Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36So Joanna, the trainee lawyer.
0:37:36 > 0:37:43- Having voted the same as John for four rounds you've stabbed him in the back.- No, I'm playing the game.
0:37:43 > 0:37:49- Why John?- Because in that last round, he was the worst player.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Bridget, why John?
0:37:52 > 0:37:58- He'd been strong but then I noticed him fumbling over the questions. - Are you pleased about that?
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Yes, because he voted me off very early on.
0:38:02 > 0:38:08John, I have GRAVE news for you. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
0:38:14 > 0:38:21I just hoped I wouldn't be voted off first because I'd never hear the end of it. So I'm more than pleased.
0:38:21 > 0:38:27There was no collaboration. It's just that we stood next to each other and had like minds.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Round eight and out of a possible £7,000
0:38:32 > 0:38:36you've banked £2,100.
0:38:36 > 0:38:41This time whatever you win will be trebled and added to your total.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44So £3,000 is at stake.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49We'll start with Joanna. Let's play The Weakest Link.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Start the clock.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56In which country is the wine-making region called Barossa Valley?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- Spain.- Australia.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01How many teams make up the English Premiership?
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- Eight.- Twenty.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06The British editor of American Vogue is Anna who?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- No idea.- Wintour.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Which word can come before age, class and ear
0:39:12 > 0:39:15to make three well-known terms?
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- Old.- Middle.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20What is 144 plus 6?
0:39:20 > 0:39:22150. Bank. >
0:39:22 > 0:39:27In which 1981 film did Dudley Moore play the title role?
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- 10.- Arthur.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Acorns are produced by which tree?
0:39:33 > 0:39:34Oak.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- Bank.- Which Scottish author wrote the novels Guy Mannering
0:39:38 > 0:39:40and the Bride of Lammermoor?
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Robert Louis Stevenson. - Sir Walter Scott.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Bile is secreted by which organ?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- Gall bladder.- Liver.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54In computer technology, the initials CPU stand for what?
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- Computer Programme Unit. - No, Central Processing Unit.
0:40:02 > 0:40:08The national dress of a red flannel shawl and a tall black hat
0:40:08 > 0:40:11belongs to which country of the UK?
0:40:11 > 0:40:12Wales.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16- Bank.- Comice and Bartlett are varieties of which fruit?
0:40:16 > 0:40:17Pear.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- Bank.- A monotheist believes in how many gods?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22One.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Time's up. That was correct.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31You won £80 which we'll treble and add to the winnings.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35That means prize money today of £2,340.
0:40:35 > 0:40:40Only one of you can take that money home. You'll now play head to head.
0:40:40 > 0:40:46I'll ask alternating questions, best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49So Joanna and Bridget,
0:40:49 > 0:40:53for £2,340, let's play The Weakest Link.
0:40:54 > 0:41:01- Joanna, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first. - I'll go first.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08In the UK, installers of gas appliances have to be registered
0:41:08 > 0:41:13with an official body that shares a name with which Welsh breed of dog?
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- Corgi.- Correct.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20In the Second World War, which English city
0:41:20 > 0:41:25had its medieval cathedral, St Michael's, destroyed in the Blitz?
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- Coventry.- Correct.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31In film, in which decade of the 20th century
0:41:31 > 0:41:35did the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
0:41:35 > 0:41:39hold its first awards ceremony?
0:41:39 > 0:41:43- 1930s.- No, the 1920s is the correct answer.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47In politics, which female member of the Cabinet
0:41:47 > 0:41:52was born in Ashton-under-Lyne in 1943
0:41:52 > 0:41:57and was elected the MP for Derby South in 1983?
0:41:57 > 0:42:01- Diane Abbott?- No, the correct answer is Margaret Beckett.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03In the animal kingdom,
0:42:03 > 0:42:09what type of venomous creatures are the brown recluse and the redback?
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- Spider.- That is the correct answer.
0:42:12 > 0:42:18In food, which traditional English sauce was first blended in 1837
0:42:18 > 0:42:21by John Lea and William Perrins
0:42:21 > 0:42:23using a unique and secret recipe?
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- Worcester sauce.- Correct.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29At the moment you're level pegging.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31In cricket,
0:42:31 > 0:42:36which symbolic prize was first presented to England in 1883?
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- The Ashes.- Correct.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Bridget. The town of Dakar,
0:42:42 > 0:42:47famous as the destination in the Paris to Dakar motor rally,
0:42:47 > 0:42:51is the capital of which African country?
0:42:51 > 0:42:55- Ethiopia. - No, the correct answer is Senegal.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59Joanna, if you answer this question correctly, you've won.
0:42:59 > 0:43:05So for £2,340... Since 1993, which cookery writer
0:43:05 > 0:43:10has had a weekly column in the Observer newspaper?
0:43:10 > 0:43:14- Delia Smith.- No, the correct answer is Nigel Slater.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18Bridget, you need to answer this question correctly
0:43:18 > 0:43:21or Joanna takes away the money.
0:43:21 > 0:43:26In human biology, an overactive thyroid can lead to Graves' disease,
0:43:26 > 0:43:29affecting which organs of the body?
0:43:29 > 0:43:33- The goitre. - No, the correct answer is eyes.
0:43:36 > 0:43:40That means, Joanna, you are today's strongest link
0:43:40 > 0:43:43and you go away with £2,340.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47Bridget...you leave with nothing.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.
0:43:54 > 0:43:59If the questions had been the other way round I would have lost.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03I didn't think I'd get to this part, the final.
0:44:03 > 0:44:10I've watched many shows and never seen a grey-haired old lady get to the finals and win the money.
0:44:10 > 0:44:15I didn't expect to win. I came here for a good day and a good game.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18Winning the money's been a bonus.