31/07/2013 Weakest Link

Of these nine contestants, one will win prize money of up to £10,000.

The rest will leave with nothing

as, one by one, they're voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to The Weakest Link.

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

They don't know each other. However, they'll have to work as a team.

But eight will leave with nothing

as, round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm John, I'm 33, from Stockport and I'm a funeral director.

I'm Joanna, I'm 24, I live in Bradford and I work as a lawyer.

I'm Michelle, I'm 35,

I'm from south London and I'm a learning-support assistant.

I'm Ray, I'm 48, I live in Worksop and I'm a company director.

I'm Yvonne, I'm 38, from Sheffield,

and I'm a housewife and part-time barmaid.

I'm Mac, I'm 45, I'm from Leeds and I'm a bricklayer.

I'm Bridget, I'm 55, from Nottingham

and I'm a part-time library assistant and gallery co-ordinator.

I'm Adeel, I'm 24, I'm a medical student, I'm from Reading.

I'm Gavin, I'm 19, I'm from Plymouth and I'm an architectural technician.

In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly to reach your £1,000 target.

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

Get your question wrong and you lose all the money in the chain.

Say, "Bank" before the question and the money is safe but you start a new chain.

At the end of the round only banked money can be taken forward.

There are three minutes on the clock.

We start with the person whose name is first alphabetically, Adeel.

Let's play The Weakest Link.

This is for £20. Start the clock.

A geisha is a person of which sex?

Female.

What is 13 x 2?

26.

Yorkshire pudding is traditionally served with which meat?

Beef.

A Dalmatian is a breed of what?

Dog.

What P is known in the United States as a sidewalk?

Pavement.

In the UK monarchy, who is second in line to the throne?

-Prince Andrew.

-Prince William.

The SAS motto is Who Dares what?

Wins.

Is a pomegranate a fruit or a vegetable?

Fruit.

What was called the Dark Continent?

Africa.

For what do the letters CV stand?

Curriculum Vitae.

Spin bowlers and wicketkeepers play what?

Cricket.

In 2002, which Irish group received eight Grammy nominations?

U2.

-Bank.

-Did Maria Montessori found a system of education or transport?

Education.

Lego originated in what country?

Denmark?

The Swiss valley of Emmenthal gives its name to which dairy product?

Cheese.

What A is knitwear associated with islands off Ireland?

Aran.

-Bank.

-Which word meaning "origin" gives its name to a book of the Bible?

-First Testament.

-Genesis.

Someone becoming angry sees which colour?

Red.

Charles Mingus was a noted performer of which, jazz or reggae?

Jazz.

Which job description applies to Claude Monet and Alistair McGowan?

Can you repeat that?

Which job description applies to Claude Monet and Alistair McGowan?

-Artist.

-Impressionist.

What C is a herb with grass-like stems

that is a small relative of the onion?

Chive.

The constituencies of Heeley and Hillsborough are in which city?

Sheffield.

-Bank.

-What M is a mathematical sign that indicates a negative quantity?

-Mass?

-Minus.

The Shakespeare play Othello is set on which island, Cyprus or Malta?

-Malta.

-Cyprus(!)

A doctorate of philosophy

is usually represented by which three-letter abbreviation?

-DoP?

-PhD.

Which famous residence was built in about 1705 for the Duke of Buckingham?

-Don't know.

-Buckingham Palace.

What G was a gift brought by the Wise Men to Jesus?

Gold.

Gold is the correct answer.

You banked £700 but you actually had a chain of ten correct answers,

so think carefully who panicked and banked too soon.

Who's the twit with no wit? Whose number is up? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

In this first round, Joanna is the strongest link statistically.

The weakest link is Ray but will the other contestants notice this?

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

Joanna, remind me what you do.

-I'm a lawyer.

-What sort?

Personal injury.

Where did you train?

-I'm still training.

-Oh, so you're not really a lawyer! You're a little lawyer, a pretend lawyer.

-I'm going to be a really big lawyer one day.

-Who says, your mummy?

Why Ray?

He couldn't cut it under pressure.

-Adeel, you're a student?

-I am.

-What sort?

-I'm studying to be a doctor.

-Which university?

-Barts and The London Medical School.

-What year?

-Final year.

-Are you the sort who spends most of your time drinking?

No, I'm teetotal, believe it or not.

-Are you?! Do you have any friends?

-I do, lots.

What do you do when they're all getting drunk?

-I try and spend time with my wife.

-Oh! A married medical student.

Is your wife keeping you?

No, I support her as well.

-How do you do that?

-Er, with great difficulty, to be honest, Anne.

-Do you work?

-I worked in a supermarket.

-Looking after their medical complaints?

-Well, frozen peas mainly.

-Were they sick frozen peas?

-Not particularly sick, no. Just very cold.

-What a waste of you.

-Why Ray?

-He's a very nice chap.

Unfortunately he had a couple of difficult questions.

Mac,

-when you're bricklaying do you keep your hands in your pockets?

-No.

-You do when you were answering the questions.

-Ah...relaxing.

-Where are you from?

-Leeds.

-You don't sound like it.

-Originally from Belfast.

-What's the secret of good bricklaying?

-Neat and tidy.

-How much do you earn?

-Being a bit nosy, aren't you, Anne?

-How much do YOU earn?

-I don't answer questions.

-I don't answer any about money.

-That'll be difficult for financial questions.

-We'll see when it comes.

-Are you a freelancer?

-Yeah.

-So you charge by the hour?

-No, I just give them a price.

-Posh glasses for a bricklayer.

-I can afford 'em.

-Make a lot, do you?

-Not as much as you.

-No-one makes as much as me.

-I know.

-Why Ray?

-I was watching the clock come round

and at nearly £1,000 he got it wrong.

Ray's a company director so we'll direct him to the walk of shame.

You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I feel very embarrassed and I shall get a lot of ribbing about it,

particularly getting a Shakespeare question wrong.

I think Mac will go fairly soon.

I think he's getting a bit irritating for some people.

Round two, and £700 in the kitty.

There are eight of you left, we now take ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the previous strongest link, Joanna. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In 2001, Lucian Freud painted a portrait of which British royal?

The Queen.

What pulse has the variety kidney?

Bean.

What is studied at the Courtauld Institute, art or science?

-Science.

-Art(!)

In 2002 what South American country devalued its currency, the peso?

-Chile.

-Argentina.

What T is the island divided from Australia by the Bass Strait?

Tasmania.

In grammar, if singular denotes one, what P denotes more than one?

Plural.

Is a pollack a fish or a bird?

Fish.

Who directed Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and High Anxiety?

Mel Brooks.

-Bank.

-In a French restaurant, what is a garcon?

Waiter.

Guy Burgess and Donald MacLean joined the KGB at which university?

Cambridge?

What H, a hand-held instrument, is smallest in the reed-organ family?

Harmonica?

-Bank.

-Which pork sausage is traditionally sold by length from a long coil?

Cumberland.

Which Irish boy band released an album in November 2001 entitled World Of Our Own?

-The Saw Doctors.

-Westlife.

Which country is further north, Bolivia or Colombia?

Colombia.

In British Premium Bonds, what is the top prize awarded each month?

-£100.

-No, £1 million.

What M is a small American cake with chocolate or blueberries?

Muffin.

To assure someone you say, "Cross my heart and hope to..." what?

Die.

-Bank.

-What name is shared by comedy actresses Quentin and Aherne?

Caroline?

Is Stephen Roche, winner of 1987's Tour de France, American or Irish?

Irish.

What author known for legal fiction

published Skipping Christmas and A Painted House in 2001?

-Don't know.

-John Grisham.

Attila the Hun came from which continent?

Asia.

What former cabinet minister hosted Radio 5's sports chat show 6-0-6?

David Mellor.

-Bank.

-What E can be a short written composition or an attempt?

-Pass.

-Essay.

Which Asian country is the largest exporter of oil in the world?

Time's up. The correct answer is Saudi Arabia.

You only banked £400 in that round.

Who has sacrificed themself on the altar of knowledge? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row, Joanna is the strongest link.

The weakest link is Gavin but which way will the votes go?

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

-Michelle, have you always been a learning-support assistant?

-Not always.

-Used to be a hairdresser.

-You never learnt to do your own hair?

-Of course I did.

-Well, what style is that?

-Sometimes simple is best, Anne.

-Is it?

-Yes.

-Is your head simple?

-Definitely not.

-Why Mac?

-Unfortunately Mac got a couple of questions wrong so, sorry, Mac.

-So, Bridget, you've got two jobs, have you?

-I have two jobs, yes.

-What's wrong with having one?

-I had one and it was very stressful

and now these two only take up half the week.

-What do you do the rest of the week?

-A lot of things, Anne.

-I volunteer at the local hospital...

-Is that stressful for them?

It eases their stress. They haven't got enough people to file papers.

-So you're a voluntary filing clerk. Do you fancy any of the doctors?

-No.

Why Mac?

I got nothing to bank.

Mac, who left Belfast for Leeds, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The team voted for me because the women wanted to even things up

and I did get two questions wrong.

A man is gonna be voted off next and I think it might be Adeel.

He's a bit cleverer than Gavin, I think,

so they'll get rid of the biggest threat.

Round three, and so far you've won £1,100.

Seven left, ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the previous strongest link, Joanna. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Was King George III son or grandson to his predecessor George II?

Grandson.

In 2,000 Acres Of Sky, Paul Kaye poses as the husband of which actress?

Michelle Collins?

After the Cabinet reshuffle of 2001,

Stephen Byers was succeeded as Trade and Industry Secretary by Patricia who?

-Don't know.

-Hewitt.

What A is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust?

Aluminium.

Which female British singer had UK hit singles in 2001

with Don't Need The Sun To Shine and Out Of Reach?

Gabrielle.

The senior order of chivalry in Scotland, limited to 16 holders,

is the Order of the what?

-Parliament?

-Thistle(!)

Which word meaning a space is the year off taken by many students before university?

Gap.

Was AA Milne's first name Alan or Anthony?

Alan.

-Bank.

-Which fortified wine is named after the Portuguese city Oporto?

Port?

The turkey originated in which continent, Africa or North America?

North America.

-Bank.

-The Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks play what sport?

Baseball.

Which word, the name of a plant,

is repeatedly mumbled by actors to suggest a murmurous hubbub?

Rhubarb.

-Bank.

-In the Bible, what G is a term for anyone who is not a Jew?

-Israelite.

-Gentile(!)

In 1996, Robert Kalina designed the artwork for notes of what currency?

The euro.

The name of which sense organ is a word for a head of corn?

Ear.

-Bank.

-Which great composer is Joseph Haydn known to have taught, Beethoven or Tchaikovsky?

-Tchaikovsky.

-Beethoven.

Which major Russian city is at the head of the Gulf of Finland?

-Moscow?

-St Petersburg.

The financial crisis of 1720 was known as the South Sea what?

Bubble.

Which female pop singer released a 2001 album entitled Read My Lips?

-Pass.

-Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

What E is the name of the largest species of antelope?

-Pass.

-Eland.

John, in politics...

Time's up, and that was extremely disappointing, you only banked £200.

Who is now not bringing home the bacon? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Gavin is the weakest link as he got all his answers wrong.

Bridget is the strongest link but who will the team vote off?

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

-John.

-Yes, Anne.

-What's fun about being a funeral director?

-Behind the scenes, plenty.

-Are you also doing weddings?

-Just funerals.

-What are the best funerals?

-When you're on the telly, I suppose.

-Why Gavin?

-He was going well and I think, last round, couple wrong.

-Yvonne, you're a barmaid.

-I am.

-Do you work in a pub?

-I do.

-What's the most popular drink?

-Bitter.

-What do the women drink?

-Lager.

Do they get fat on lager?

I suppose we'd get fat on anything, Anne.

-What do you drink?

-I drink lager.

-Do you?

-Do you have a good few drinks in the pub?

-No. Only after I finish.

-Don't you go home to your children?

-My husband looks after them.

-So you stay behind for a few pints?

-Just to be sociable.

Why Gavin? You've chosen him twice.

Last round he got two wrong and this round he got them all wrong.

He did indeed. Architecturally he was a disaster.

Gavin, with five votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The people I know are going to just take the mickey out of me.

I made a complete fool of myself. I haven't shown my true potential. The pressure's been too much for me.

I think Adeel will be voted off next.

He seems unsure and he's got a couple of questions wrong.

Round four.

You've got £1,300 banked out of potential prize money of £3,000.

There are six of you left.

You now have two and a half minutes.

We'll start with Bridget. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Hanson Gregory first put a hole into which edible product?

Doughnut.

Sir Norman Hartnell was famous in which fashion or architecture?

-Architecture.

-Fashion.

In retailing, BOGOF stands for which promotional offer?

Buy one, get one free.

St David's railway station is situated in which Devon city?

-Taunton.

-Exeter.

What A is worn as a necklace or bracelet

in the hope that the wearer benefits from its magical powers?

Sorry, can you repeat the question?

What A is worn as a necklace or bracelet in the hope that one benefits from its magical powers?

-I don't know.

-Amulet.

The word "sauna" comes from which European language?

-Danish?

-Finnish.

Which British award for gallantry primarily awarded to civilians

is known by the abbreviation GC?

The George Cross.

What nation has won the most medals in the summer and winter Olympics?

United States. < Bank.

In Scottish language, what F is a long narrow bay on the coastline?

-Ford.

-Firth.

At the start of World War II,

which European capital city fell to the Germans on 27 September 1939?

-Pass.

-Warsaw.

Which is the most northerly town in the British Isles?

Sorry, repeat the question, please.

Which is the most northerly town in the British Isles?

-Cumbria?

-Lerwick.

When was the first sex-change operation done 1950s or 1970s?

-1970s.

-1950s.

In slang, "cakehole" refers to which facial feature?

Your mouth.

Which singer/actor links the films The Man Who Fell To Earth and Labyrinth?

-Sting.

-David Bowie.

In which verse form does the last line rhyme with the first two?

Limerick. Bank. >

What M is a measurement of explosive power

equal to one million tons?

-Pass.

-Megaton.

What suffix is shared by teams from West Bromwich and Brighton & Hove?

Time's up. The answer is Albion.

You only won £70.

Who's a sandwich short of a picnic? Whose windmill is not turning?

Who's cooking without gas? It's time to vote off The Weakest Link.

Bridget is the strongest link again, getting every question right.

Joanna is the weakest link, with the most wrong answers. Will her earlier good performance save her?

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

- Adeel, where did you meet your

-wife?

-In my home town of Reading.

-Is she a doctor?

-No. She's studying for her A-levels.

-Is she?

-Yeah.

And then what's she gonna be?

-Possibly a dentist.

-So a doctor and a dentist in the house.

-Yes.

-Complete health care.

-Why Michelle?

-She was doing well,

but she paused a lot in the last round and got the questions wrong.

John, why Michelle?

She was doing well but in the last round she lost it a bit.

Michelle, as you promised, you kept it simple. With four votes, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I was doing well until that round.

It was a bad round for me, but it was a bad round generally.

Joanna might be voted off next. She's been pretty strong.

I think people will notice that.

They won't want to take on the challenge so they'll get rid of her.

Round five.

Out of a possible £4,000, you've currently got in the kitty £1,370.

Another ten seconds off the time. We'll start with Bridget. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

The medieval duchy of Gascony is in which present-day European country?

France.

What P is the scientific study of human and animal behaviour?

Psychology.

Which word can mean the nape of the neck and an untidy person?

Scruff. Bank. >

Where are groynes constructed beaches or clifftops?

-Clifftops.

-No, beaches.

M is the magazine in the Saturday edition of which national tabloid?

-Daily Mail?

-The Mirror.

In the 2002 World Cup, which seeded country is in the same group as Ireland for the first round?

Germany.

On which island was Nelson Mandela held prisoner from 1964 to 1982?

-Pass.

-Robben Island.

What A means discrimination based on how old people are?

Ageism.

Which nation held its first democratic elections in 2001 after independence from Indonesia?

-Nepal?

-No, East Timor.

The actor who directed the film The Pledge starring Jack Nicholson is Sean who?

-Hennessy?

-Penn.

The England bowler who took a Test record of 19 Australian wickets in one match was Jim who?

-I don't know.

-Laker.

If something's going well it's said to be as right as what weather?

Rain.

Voiced by Mel Blanc, which speedy cartoon character said "beep-beep"?

Road Runner.

In which English county is Luton?

Bedfordshire.

Which singer had hits with Uptown Girl and We Didn't Start The Fire?

Billy Joel.

What circular badge of pleated ribbons is a prize

or shows membership of a political party?

Rosette.

-Bank.

-What's the first name of John F Kennedy's brother assassinated in 1968?

Robert.

In which Middle Eastern city is Mount Zion?

Jerusalem.

-Bank.

-Which alcoholic spirit is a major ingredient...

Time's up and you banked £300.

Who is lagging behind?

Whose race is due to finish?

It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically Yvonne is the weakest link in this round.

John is the strongest. He answered all his questions correctly.

Will the team take it into account?

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

Adeel the teetotaller.

You voted for Yvonne three times. Is that because she's a barmaid and you don't approve?

Absolutely not, Anne.

Why do you want to get rid of her?

-I think she's been the weakest link for quite a while.

-No, she hasn't.

-For the last two rounds.

-No. You've got to come clean.

-Do you fancy her?

-No.

This is the only time she's been the weakest link. So explain yourself,

-Doctor-soon-to-be Adeel.

-I must have made some mistakes.

-Bridget, is that your natural colour hair?

-It is.

-How old are you?

-55.

-You've gone grey early.

-I went grey at 40.

-Why Yvonne?

-She's to my right and I've never got anything to bank.

Well, her time's up. Yvonne, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I expected to go in this round.

I haven't had a couple of good rounds.

I just held out hope they might have noticed somebody else!

I'd like to see Joanna voted off. She goes on about being a lawyer

and apparently she's only a trainee lawyer.

At least I'm a qualified barmaid!

Round six.

You've banked £1,670. Another ten seconds coming off the time.

We start with the strongest link John. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In the Russian Revolution, who seized power with the Bolsheviks?

Lenin.

Which British decathlete caused controversy at the 1984 Olympics

when he whistled the national anthem?

Daley Thompson.

What does the German number "ein" mean in English?

One. Bank. >

Which American singer-songwriter released the 1965 UK hit single

Subterranean Homesick Blues?

-Pass.

-Bob Dylan.

In army drill, the command given to a squad to relax is stand at what?

Ease.

Lions and large animals hunted for sport are known as big what?

Game.

After California, which US southern state has the highest population?

-Mexico.

-Texas.

In American sport, the famous race held in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville is the what Derby?

Kentucky Derby.

The Falange was a political party founded in 1933

in which European country?

Spain. Bank. >

In the film The Pelican Brief, who played the female lead role?

Julia Roberts.

-Bank.

-The Swiss resort of Montreux is at the eastern end of what lake?

Geneva.

The name of which aquatic rodent and the word "eager" means an enthusiastic person?

Beaver.

Who was the first British king of the house of Hanover?

George I. Bank. >

Chang and Eng from Thailand, exhibited by PT Barnum,

were an example of what type of twins?

Siamese.

Which personal pronoun is spelt with a single letter?

I.

-Bank.

-In the Gregorian calendar, which is the last month of the year to have only 30 days?

November.

The author Eric Blair was known by what pen name?

Time's up.

You banked £370 but you had a chain of nine

so you could have hit £1,000.

Whose brain should be embalmed?

Who ought to be filed away? Whose symptoms are becoming alarming?

Who are you compensating for? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

Joanna is statistically the strongest link for the third time.

Bridget is the weakest link. Will the votes reflect the facts?

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

Joanna, do you always seek help if you've got a tricky problem?

-Not always.

-But you'd rather have someone by your side?

-It's certainly safer in the law.

-Is it?

-And playing The Weakest Link.

-Certainly.

Is that why you voted the same way as John for the last four rounds?

I just assume we're correct.

-Why Adeel?

-He needs some medical help for his loss of brain cells.

John, why Adeel and why have you voted the same as Joanna for the last four rounds?

It must be brain waves between us.

It was tough but I had to pick someone. Unfortunately it was Adeel.

-You're not collaborating?

-No.

-I don't think people will believe it.

Whichever way you slice it, Adeel, your future here is finished.

They've killed you off. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

To be voted off at this stage... I feel annoyed to be voted off at all. I half expected it this time.

Bridget hinted to me that she was going to vote for Joanna.

She effectively stabbed me in the back, so I'd like her to go.

Round seven.

You've won £2,040. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with Joanna. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which country did Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci represent?

-Russia.

-Romania.

In the 1950s which US senator ran the anti-Communist witch hunts?

-Wallace.

-No, Joseph McCarthy.

What city is on an island where the Ottawa and St Lawrence rivers meet?

-Quebec.

-Montreal.

What word can mean a place where art is exhibited

or a level of seating in a theatre?

Gallery.

Adolf Hitler was born in which modern-day country?

-Hungary.

-Austria.

Which Scottish actor appeared as King Richard in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves?

-Alan Rickman.

-Sean Connery.

Which ex-England football manager

was in charge of Spurs when they reached the 1991 FA Cup Final?

Terry Venables.

-Bank.

-What was the iron or steel glove worn with a suit of armour?

Gauntlet.

Bedside, card and dining are types of which piece of furniture?

-Cupboard.

-Table.

How many feet are there in 72 inches?

Six.

Pravda is a newspaper published in which modern-day country?

Russia.

The Scottish town of Greenock is on the estuary of which river?

-The Tay?

-Clyde.

What's the hole in a needle called?

The eye.

-Bank.

-The years between 1890-1899, known for gaiety and loose living,

were known as the what Nineties?

-Roaring.

-Naughty.

Which band featured Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and Keith Moon?

The Who.

-Bank.

-Which former general became president of France in 1958?

-No idea.

-Charles de Gaulle.

-Bank.

Time's up. You only won £60.

In round eight you can treble what you bank,

so potentially there's £3,000 to be won.

Who will you hang on to? It's time to vote off the weakest link.

John is the weakest link statistically, with the most wrong answers.

Joanna remains the strongest link. What will the final vote reveal?

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

So Joanna, the trainee lawyer.

-Having voted the same as John for four rounds you've stabbed him in the back.

-No, I'm playing the game.

-Why John?

-Because in that last round, he was the worst player.

Bridget, why John?

-He'd been strong but then I noticed him fumbling over the questions.

-Are you pleased about that?

Yes, because he voted me off very early on.

John, I have GRAVE news for you. You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I just hoped I wouldn't be voted off first because I'd never hear the end of it. So I'm more than pleased.

There was no collaboration. It's just that we stood next to each other and had like minds.

Round eight and out of a possible £7,000

you've banked £2,100.

This time whatever you win will be trebled and added to your total.

So £3,000 is at stake.

We'll start with Joanna. Let's play The Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In which country is the wine-making region called Barossa Valley?

-Spain.

-Australia.

How many teams make up the English Premiership?

-Eight.

-Twenty.

The British editor of American Vogue is Anna who?

-No idea.

-Wintour.

Which word can come before age, class and ear

to make three well-known terms?

-Old.

-Middle.

What is 144 plus 6?

150. Bank. >

In which 1981 film did Dudley Moore play the title role?

-10.

-Arthur.

Acorns are produced by which tree?

Oak.

-Bank.

-Which Scottish author wrote the novels Guy Mannering

and the Bride of Lammermoor?

-Robert Louis Stevenson.

-Sir Walter Scott.

Bile is secreted by which organ?

-Gall bladder.

-Liver.

In computer technology, the initials CPU stand for what?

-Computer Programme Unit.

-No, Central Processing Unit.

The national dress of a red flannel shawl and a tall black hat

belongs to which country of the UK?

Wales.

-Bank.

-Comice and Bartlett are varieties of which fruit?

Pear.

-Bank.

-A monotheist believes in how many gods?

One.

Time's up. That was correct.

You won £80 which we'll treble and add to the winnings.

That means prize money today of £2,340.

Only one of you can take that money home. You'll now play head to head.

I'll ask alternating questions, best of five. Whoever answers the most correctly wins.

So Joanna and Bridget,

for £2,340, let's play The Weakest Link.

-Joanna, as the strongest link, you have the choice of who goes first.

-I'll go first.

In the UK, installers of gas appliances have to be registered

with an official body that shares a name with which Welsh breed of dog?

-Corgi.

-Correct.

In the Second World War, which English city

had its medieval cathedral, St Michael's, destroyed in the Blitz?

-Coventry.

-Correct.

In film, in which decade of the 20th century

did the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

hold its first awards ceremony?

-1930s.

-No, the 1920s is the correct answer.

In politics, which female member of the Cabinet

was born in Ashton-under-Lyne in 1943

and was elected the MP for Derby South in 1983?

-Diane Abbott?

-No, the correct answer is Margaret Beckett.

In the animal kingdom,

what type of venomous creatures are the brown recluse and the redback?

-Spider.

-That is the correct answer.

In food, which traditional English sauce was first blended in 1837

by John Lea and William Perrins

using a unique and secret recipe?

-Worcester sauce.

-Correct.

At the moment you're level pegging.

In cricket,

which symbolic prize was first presented to England in 1883?

-The Ashes.

-Correct.

Bridget. The town of Dakar,

famous as the destination in the Paris to Dakar motor rally,

is the capital of which African country?

-Ethiopia.

-No, the correct answer is Senegal.

Joanna, if you answer this question correctly, you've won.

So for £2,340... Since 1993, which cookery writer

has had a weekly column in the Observer newspaper?

-Delia Smith.

-No, the correct answer is Nigel Slater.

Bridget, you need to answer this question correctly

or Joanna takes away the money.

In human biology, an overactive thyroid can lead to Graves' disease,

affecting which organs of the body?

-The goitre.

-No, the correct answer is eyes.

That means, Joanna, you are today's strongest link

and you go away with £2,340.

Bridget...you leave with nothing.

Join us again for The Weakest Link. Goodbye.

If the questions had been the other way round I would have lost.

I didn't think I'd get to this part, the final.

I've watched many shows and never seen a grey-haired old lady get to the finals and win the money.

I didn't expect to win. I came here for a good day and a good game.

Winning the money's been a bonus.