West End Musicals Special Weakest Link

Here are the nine celebrities preparing for tonight's show.

Only one of them can win up to £50,000 for a charity of their choice.

The others will leave with nothing as one by one they're voted off as the Weakest Link.

Welcome to a celebrity edition of the Weakest Link.

The nine people in the studio tonight are all stars of West End theatre,

so mostly they battle the forces of evil and make it to the end triumphant.

-Hmm. Not on my stage!

-LAUGHTER

Anyway, they could win up to £50,000 for charity.

If they want the prize money, our contestants will have to work as a team,

but eight of them will leave with nothing

as round by round we lose the player voted the Weakest Link.

Let's meet the team.

My name is Dianne Pilkington. I play Glinda the Good Witch in Wicked.

I'm looking for my evil green friend. I've heard she might be here today.

My name is Simon Bailey. I'm playing Raoul in Phantom Of The Opera.

My name is Joanna Munro. I play Rosie in Mamma Mia.

I hope to make lots of money, money, money

and be the winner that takes it all.

I'm Ben James-Ellis. I play Link Larkin in Hairspray.

Anne, can I be your teenage heart-throb?

Hi, I'm Summer Strallen. I play Maria in The Sound Of Music.

I'm not as nun-like as you think.

Hi, I'm Ryan Molloy, singer, songwriter, contortionist,

and I play Frankie Valli in The Jersey Boys.

My name is Nicky. I live on Avenue Q and I'm currently single.

Hi, I'm Rachel Tucker. I play Meat in Queen's We Will Rock You.

And yes, Anne, I would do anything to be on TV.

I am Zorro, also known as Matt Rawle.

OK, just to remind you,

in each round there is £5,000 to be won.

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

Break the chain and you lose all the money in that chain.

Say "bank" before the question and the money is safe.

Round 1, three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

That's you, Frankie.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

The first question is for £100. Start the clock.

In theatre, a monologue is spoken by how many actors?

-One.

-Correct. In human pastimes,

swimming normally takes place in fresh and salt varieties of which liquid?

-Water.

-Correct. Which four-letter word is a common abbreviation

of both the name Michael and the term "microphone"?

-Pass.

-Mike.

In the UK, the word "undies" is colloquially used to refer to undergarments or understudies?

-Undergarments.

-Correct. In the song from The Sound Of Music,

which note is represented as "a name I call myself"?

-Me.

-Correct.

The character Zorro cuts which letter of the alphabet into objects as a mark of his presence?

-Z.

-Correct. In events, the ceremonial floor covering laid down for the arrival or departure

of an important visitor is a carpet of which colour?

-Red.

-Correct. In entertainment, which 1975 UK No.1 single by Abba

provided the title for a 1999 stage musical and a 2008 film?

-Mamma Mia.

-Correct. In British customs,

what P is a polite word used at the end of a sentence to accompany a request?

-Please.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Which of the big cats is often referred to as "the king of the jungle"?

-Lion.

-Correct. In maths, the only consecutive prime numbers are two and which other?

Um... Uh...

-Pass.

-Three.

In UK motoring, a road with two or more lanes in each direction with a central barrier or turf strip

is known as a what carriageway?

-Dual carriageway.

-Correct. What is the title of the musical known in theatrical slang as The Glums?

-Les Miserables.

-Correct. In science, what B is the term for the study of life and all living things?

-Biology.

-Correct.

In pop music, the American singer

who in 1957 had his first UK No.1 single with the song All Shook Up was Elvis who?

-Presley.

-Correct. In We Will Rock You, Rachel Tucker plays a character called Meat or Veg?

-Meat.

-Correct. Which imperial unit of length, equal to about 30 centimetres,

is named after a part of the body that in adult males is roughly that size?

-Foot.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The four countries of the UK are England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and which other?

-Wales.

-Fabulous(!)

In water birds, what D is the usual name for a young duck?

-Duckling.

-Correct.

The period in European history that lasted approximately 1,000 years from the 5th to the 15th century

is known as the Middle what?

-Ages.

-Correct.

-Bank!

OK, well done, Meat. You've reached and banked your £5,000 target.

And that money will go through to the next round. So think carefully, team.

Who is the star of How To Solve A Problem Like This Dimwit?

Who thinks Andrew Lloyd Webber are a firm of solicitors?

One of you is about to leave with nothing. It's time to vote off the Weakest Link.

In an impressive first round, Frankie is the Strongest Link.

The Weakest Link statistically is Meat,

but who will the players vote off at this early stage of the game?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Link.

Meat.

Meat.

Nicky.

Meat.

Nicky.

Meat.

Nicky.

Meat.

-Zorro...

-Hello.

-Very, very honoured that you are here today.

-It's a pleasure.

Tell us a little bit about your character.

I play a character called Diego de la Vega

who is also Zorro, he's a young Spanish nobleman.

-Is he in Spain?

-He is in Spain, yes. Then he comes back to California.

So why does he have a Birmingham accent?

-He travelled via the West Midlands.

-Did he?

-Yeah.

Did he pick up his sword skills in Dudley?

He did, yes.

-And do you use your Birmingham accent...?

-To play Zorro?

-Yes.

-Yes, it's very effective in the role.

-Is it?

-Yes.

-Do you unmask at some point?

-I do. Every night.

-Are you gonna take your kit off for me?

-Would you like me to?

-Yes.

-Hang on. Which part of the evening is it when you suddenly...

-At the end of the show. He's in tatters.

-He's not in Birmingham?

-He's not in Birmingham.

-And where's his lady love?

-She has been captured by the evil Ramon.

And is he from Birmingham?

No, he is from Newcastle.

It gets more and more romantic(!) OK, so set the scene for us.

I'm in the dungeon. I've been captured by the evil Ramon from Newcastle.

Just make it sing a bit, Zorro, cos it's quite flat at the moment.

Pretend you're acting.

And I reveal myself to the audience.

Yeah, OK.

"OOHS" AND "AHS" FROM AUDIENCE It's a vision.

APPLAUSE

Was it worth the wait...?

-So why are you voting off Meat?

-She didn't do very well.

-I did bank though.

-You did bank.

-Nobody was asking you at the moment.

She did bank, but it was too late by then.

-You were lucky to answer all your questions correctly.

-I'm quite good.

-Oh, are you?

I think we should remember that.

-Rosie...

-Oh, hello.

-How many men did it take to get you into that Lycra?

More than it took to get me out of it, Anne.

Just move over to your left. And did that costume fit the person who played the part before you?

No, it was far too small for her.

-What happens when the rest of them take a bow?

-I take my bow with them.

So how does the bow work for you?

-The bow works for me like that.

-Oh! Ow!

-Yeah? But they stay in.

-Hop back behind your podium.

-Thank you.

-What's your favourite song from Mamma Mia?

-Dancing Queen.

-Are you gonna sing a bit for us?

-Only if you do it with me.

I tell you what, I'll do this bit. Will the audience join in?

One, two, three and...

# You can dance, you can jive

# Having the time of your life

# Ooh-ooh, see that girl, watch that scene

# Dig in the dancing queen... #

-For you. Thank you.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Why are you getting rid of the beautiful Meat?

-I can't bear it.

I think it's because...

I'm so sorry, my darling, but you were the first one to get one wrong.

I've written "sorry". I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

-Maria...

-Yes, Anne?

-Whose real name is...?

-Summer.

-Did you go to stage school, Summer?

-I did. But it was a normal school as well. I did my GCSEs.

And tell me, being called Summer, I can only imagine you're from a showbiz family?

My aunt is Bonnie Langford, yes.

-Really?

-Yes. Who was on here and won, so I've got a lot to live up to.

Yes. So what we need you to do to live up to that now -

she put her foot behind her ear.

-I was afraid you'd ask me to do this.

-Move over towards Frankie.

-By all means, do it over here!

-Ryan, you might need to help me.

-Will you hold this?

-Do you want any help?

-No, she didn't have any help.

-OK. Well, I don't want to be rude. It's a family show.

-Come on.

-I'd like to help, Anne.

-You go, girl!

APPLAUSE

It's probably not as high.

It's probably not as high as hers.

-And you're playing Maria?

-Maria von Trapp in The Sound Of Music, yes.

And what can you sing for us, Maria?

-A bit of My Favourite Things.

-Good.

# Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

# Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens

# Brown paper packages tied up with strings

# These are a few of my favourite things... #

APPLAUSE

-Summer...

-Yes?

Is there a reason you're voting off the beautiful Meat?

Well, the same reason as Rosie...

Never mind Rosie. You have to think for yourself.

-Just because she got the question wrong first.

-Are you a bit worried, is she after your part?

I think we're very different. We look slightly different now, I must say.

So, Meat, who's a silly sausage then?

-Remind everybody what your real name is.

-Rachel Tucker.

-And remind us what happened to you on television.

-I got axed.

-You got axed.

-From...?

-From I'd Do Anything.

-But quite near the end?

-Yeah, unlike today.

Tell us what you're playing at the West End now.

I play the part of Meat in Queen's We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre.

-There might be somebody who doesn't know the story.

-Well, I am 300 years in the future from now.

I've got a travel pass - it's dated in the future - on my hair.

A Killer Queen has banned live music

and I am a rebel chick, rock chick,

and it's my mission to find the lost riffs.

Were the people who wrote it on medication?

-I don't know.

-Sing for us.

# Under pressure... #

How about We Will Rock You?

-Off you go.

-There's hand gestures to this. This is it, everybody.

Hands up!

# We will, we will rock you

# We will, we will rock you... #

APPLAUSE

Meat, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Just before I go, I brought you a present.

APPLAUSE

We will rock you!

When I go back to We Will Rock You, I will go in the stage door with my head hung low.

Very embarrassed at leaving in the first round, but I think I'll stick to singing.

Round 2. In the bank, £5,000.

We take ten seconds off your time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link from the last round. That's Frankie.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Which of today's contestants is the niece of Bonnie Langford and the god-daughter of Christopher Biggins?

-Summer Strallen.

-Correct. In maths, which of the four basic operations in arithmetic

is the opposite of division?

I'm not sure about that. Um...

-Times.

-I'll accept. Times or multiplication.

According to a song from the Lloyd Webber musical Aspects Of Love, "love changes" what?

-Everything.

-Correct. In domestic animals,

what C is the band, usually made of leather, that is worn around the neck of a dog?

-Collar.

-Correct. The famous poem known as Daffodils was written in 1804 by William who?

-Pass.

-Wordsworth.

In a school production of Toad Of Toad Hall,

Mark Goldthorp made his stage debut playing a character called Urban Fox or Chief Ferret?

-Chief Ferret.

-Correct. Stockholm is the capital of which European country?

-Russia.

-Sweden.

What is the popular two-word name for the great bell in the Clock Tower in the Houses of Parliament?

-Big Ben.

-Correct. Which word for "hearing" is the term for a test

in which actors demonstrate their suitability for a particular role?

-Pass.

-Audition.

In celebrity physiques, the 2008 award for Rear Of The Year

was won by Ben Ellis or Jennifer Ellison?

-Jennifer Ellison.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The Hollywood star whose career was established

in the 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire was Marlon who?

-Brando.

-Correct.

What C is the four-letter term for a system of words or symbols used to transmit information in secret?

-Code.

-Correct. Which musical, that opened in the West End in 2006,

includes the songs Popular, The Wizard And I and Defying Gravity?

-Wicked.

-Correct. In US history,

the 1776 document that announced the separation of 13 British colonies from Great Britain

is the Declaration of what?

-Independence.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In TV, the grotesque comedy characters Vicky Pollard, Marjorie Dawes and Bubbles DeVere

are played by Matt Lucas or Matt Rawle?

-Matt Lucas.

-Correct. In agriculture, which plant has varieties called Chardonnay and Sauvignon?

-Wine.

-Grapevine.

In medicine, what P is traditionally said to be better than cure?

-Can you repeat the question?

-In medicine, what P is traditionally said to be better than cure?

Prescription.

LAUGHTER

-Time's up. The correct answer was prevention.

-It was close.

Now we know why you're all in musicals!

LAUGHTER

In that second easy round,

you won just £1,100.

So who sticks out like a straight man in a Mamma Mia audience?

Who's "Buddy" awful?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Frankie goes from being the Strongest Link in the last round to the Weakest Link in this.

The Strongest Link statistically is Zorro, but will the voting reflect reality?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Frankie.

Summer.

Nicky.

Nicky.

Nicky.

Link.

Link.

Nicky.

-So, Link...

-Hello.

-It's a good job your face worked out.

-I only got one wrong.

-Not much up here.

-I revised the countries and capitals, but just not Sweden.

-You revised countries?

-For this, yeah.

-What countries did you revise?

-Australia.

Tell us about Australia.

The actual thing about Australia is it's not Sydney, which is what people think. It's actually "Cambria".

-Just elaborate on that a little.

-What shall I elaborate on?

-Well, whatever you revised, it's not "Cambria".

-It's not?

-No.

-Are you sure?

It's Canberra.

-Yeah. You'd have accepted that, wouldn't you?

-What else did you try and revise?

I don't know, things like what C goes with "fish" and "fight".

-And what does?

-Cat.

-What was the question going to be?

-What question?

LAUGHTER

What was going to be the question that got that answer?

What C goes with "fight" and "fish"?

What made you think I was going to ask you that?

-I didn't. It's just one that I revised.

-Did you?

-You're a failed Joseph, aren't you?

-Yeah, I am. I thought I'd moved on from that though.

-No, no.

-Where did you come?

-I came fourth.

-Who won?

I can't remember his name now.

-Lee Mead.

-Is he the one that won and then started dating Denise van Outen?

-Yeah, that's true.

-What did you get? A snog with Andrew Lloyd Webber?

It's a family show. I won't go into that.

-What are you playing at the moment?

-Link Larkin in Hairspray.

-The plot is...?

-It's set in 1962. It's about racism, segregation

and bringing it all together and making a happy, feel-good end.

I've got it wrong. It's not about falling for a fat bird?

Yeah, it's about that as well.

-What are you gonna sing for us?

-Maybe Without Love.

-Go on then.

-OK.

# Once I was a selfish fool who never understood

# I never looked inside myself Though on the outside I looked good

# Then we met and you made me the man I am today

# Anne Robinson, I'm in love with you no matter what you weigh! #

APPLAUSE

And why are you voting off Nicky?

I think I was a bit duff in that round as well,

but I think Nicky got a question wrong last time and this time.

-He didn't get any questions wrong this time.

-Didn't you...?

So, Nicky, are you disappointed?

I'm absolutely gutted. I think there's been some tactical voting. I'm going back home to Avenue Q.

Remind us what happens in Avenue Q. You're all puppets?

-Well, not everyone. We have human characters as well.

-Right.

-So it's a show for children?

-Not really, no.

What do you mean, "not really"?

-There's some adult themes in the show.

-Really? Like what?

Uh...

Is it your special friendship with Rod?

-It might have something to do with it.

-Tell us about that.

I live with Rod. He is, as you would say in England, in the closet.

-You bring him out of the closet?

-Yeah, with a song.

-What song?

-If You Were Gay.

-OK...

I tell you what. Why don't you sing it to Zorro?

LAUGHTER

-Can I go a bit closer?

-Why not? You're going to enjoy this, Zorro!

-I'm thrilled.

-Are you?

-Ready?

-Off you go.

# If you were gay, that'd be OK

# I mean cos hey, I'd like you anyway

# Because you see, if it were me

# I would feel free to say that I was gay, but I'm not gay... #

APPLAUSE

Of course, you're three different puppets really, aren't you?

Yeah, that's true, I can be.

There are three different puppets in the show.

-And one's my favourite.

-Which one is that?

-Trekkie.

-Oh!

-Monster?

-Yeah, he's a great guy.

-Could we see Trekkie Monster?

-If you want.

-Do we want to see Trekkie Monster?

ALL: Yeah!

Oh, much more my type!

Hello, Anne. You look so nice today, Anne, yeah.

So why did these people vote off Nicky? What's going on?

-I think you're very sexy.

-Do you want to come and stroke me?

-Come on.

-I think so.

-Come on, baby. Here it is.

-Oh, oh!

-Ooh! Ooh!

Ohhhh!

-APPLAUSE

-Thank you.

Anne, do you mind if I stay?

-Is that OK?

-No.

Trekkie Monster...

-He made a fool of you.

-Yeah.

-Nicky...

-Aw!

-You are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

Ooh!

Anne Robinson, she's special, you know.

I like the way she's looking these days.

A few years ago, not so much, but now she's looking good. I like it.

Anne Robinson, what can you say?

Nicky said before that he liked her, but Anne, for me, I think there was chemistry.

She loves me. Yeah. We're gonna go for dinner tonight. Yeah, yeah.

Round 3. In the bank, £6,100. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link from the last round. That's Zorro.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In classical music, which composer is usually known by the first names Wolfgang Amadeus?

Wolfgang Amadeus?

-Pass.

-Mozart.

In the very famous scientific formula that was proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein,

what letter is equal to MC squared?

-E.

-Correct.

According to the Bible, while he was imprisoned in Egypt,

Joseph became known for interpreting dreams or hieroglyphics?

-Dreams.

-Correct. In 1998, Ryan Molloy recorded a song written by Sting entitled Black And White Army

in support of which northern English football club?

-Newcastle United.

-Correct.

In money, what is the official currency of Germany?

-The euro.

-Correct. The Lionel Bart musical Oliver is based on a novel by which 19th century author?

-Charles Dickens.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which historic town about 25 miles west of London has a name

that is an old term for virginity and was the birthplace of Simon Bailey?

-Crouch End.

-Maidenhead.

-LAUGHTER

Close(!)

A famous line attributed to, but never actually spoken by a character played by Johnny Weissmuller

is "Me Tarzan, you" who?

-Jane.

-Correct. In theatre, the production that in 1968 became the first Broadway musical

to feature on-stage nudity was called Skin or Hair?

-Hair.

-Correct. In the UK, while horse-racing is traditionally known as "the sport of kings",

greyhound racing is similarly known as "the sport of" whom?

-Paupers.

-Queens.

In 1953, Sherpa Tenzing and Edmund Hillary reached the summit of which mountain?

-Everest.

-Correct. In popular music, writers of romantic song lyrics often rhyme the word "moon"

with which month of the year?

-June.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In TV during the 1980s,

Joanna Munro was a co-presenter on which consumer rights show fronted by Esther Rantzen?

-Pass.

-That's Life.

In 1997, which politician became the Prime Minister of the UK?

-Tony Blair.

-Correct. In history...

-Bank!

I'll accept your "bank". The name of the ancient people, the Britons,

is derived from a Greek word meaning "tattooed" or "drunken"?

-Tattooed.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-As a girl, Dianne Pilkington starred in Bugsy Malone

as which character played by Jodie Foster in the 1976 film version?

-Tallulah.

-Correct.

Time's up and you won £1,950.

But whose version of Cats should be neutered?

Who's Avenue Q and who's having you on?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Having answered the most questions correctly, Glinda is the Strongest Link.

Statistically, Raoul is the Weakest Link, but can he survive the vote?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Zorro.

Frankie.

Zorro.

Raoul.

Raoul.

Glinda.

Maria.

Well, we have a tie, team.

Raoul and Zorro, two votes each.

-So, Summer, who plays Maria...

-Yes?

-I was just admiring your hair. I think we might have the same hairdresser.

-I don't think so.

Why do you want to get rid of Raoul?

To be honest, I can't remember.

I just wrote a name. I was rubbish, but I couldn't write my own name.

-You went to stage school, didn't you?

-Yes, but I got eight GCSEs, so I can't be too dumb.

Oh, don't believe it!

Rosie, why do you want to get rid of Zorro? We love Zorro.

-I know, we adore Zorro and I know you've got a soft spot for Zorro.

-I have. I'm very worried.

I'm just worried in case he's gonna take off anything else. We could be here all night.

-I can't think why you want to get rid of him.

-I'm sorry cos you are gorgeous. Really gorgeous.

-Who cares?

-Change it! Raoul...

-At our age, do we care whether they know who Mozart is?

No, he is gorgeous, but he did get the Mozart question wrong.

-And I was laughing so much about Crouch End, I forgot everything else after that.

-Whatever.

I'm sorry, but I'm sure if you ask him nicely, he'll say goodbye to you later.

Well, when the vote is tied, the Strongest Link has to cast the deciding vote.

And the Strongest Link was Glinda.

Remind me what you're playing.

I'm the Good Witch Glinda in Wicked.

But actually you're a bit of a cow, aren't you?

I'm not. I'm just misunderstood.

No, no, Glinda, stroppy, bullying old bag.

-She has a lot to learn.

-Yeah, not as nice as she looks.

No, it's all propaganda.

Now, you voted for Zorro.

I did. I can't see him from here. He's too far away.

-Well, let me tell you, he's a bit gorgeous.

-So I hear.

-But looks aren't everything.

-You would say "looks aren't everything", wouldn't you?

-I would.

-Yes.

-Yeah.

So you've got a choice now between Zorro and Raoul.

-Right.

-And you wouldn't want to become very unpopular.

-That could never happen.

-Before you make this decision, are you going to sing something for us?

-All right.

-What are you going to sing?

-I'll sing Popular.

-Off you go.

# Popular, I'll help you be popular

# You'll hang with the right cohorts, you'll be good at sports

# Know the slang you've got to know

# So let's start cos you've got an awfully long way to go... #

APPLAUSE

-That was gorgeous.

-Thank you, Anne.

-A bit like Zorro.

Who would you like to get rid of?

I'm really sorry, but I'll have to stick with Zorro. I have to have the courage of my convictions.

Zorro.

What a very disappointing Good Bad Witch you are!

-Zorro...

-Hmm.

-I am so sad.

-I know.

-I want to come off with you.

-I know.

Maybe later.

I hope later. I do so hope later.

Zorro, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

Anne Robinson is a fantastic woman.

She wears a lot of black. We have a similar tailor, so that's something I can relate to.

Anne Robinson definitely left her mark on me.

Whether or not I leave my mark on her remains to be seen.

Round 4. In the bank, £8,050. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Linda. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. In a crown court in England and Wales, a jury normally consists of how many people?

-12.

-Correct. What C is the name for the control area from which the pilot flies the plane?

-Cockpit.

-Correct. In the song entitled Cell Block Tango from the musical Chicago,

the repeated line that claims the male victims deserved their fate is "he had it" what?

-Coming.

-Correct. Of the four major strokes used in Olympic and world championship swimming,

which is the slowest?

-Butterfly.

-Breaststroke.

In the UK, in a standard, modern, electric plug, the three wires are live, neutral and which other?

-Pass.

-Earth.

In pop music, the 1984 hit album by Prince that included the track When Doves Cry

was called Purple Rain or Golden Showers?

-Purple Rain.

-Correct. What French word for "morning" has come to mean a theatre performance

that takes place during the day?

-Matinee.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The British artist who won the Turner Prize in 1995

and is renowned for his use of dead animals is Damien who?

-Hirst.

-Correct. What V is the name of the city in Italy

that is built on a cluster of more than 100 islands?

-Venice.

-Correct. Which West End musical that ran from 1981 to 2002

included characters called Mungojerrie and Rum Tum Tugger?

-Cats.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which of the three main items of cutlery is regularly used along with each of the other two?

-Knife and fork.

-No, the correct answer is fork.

In the 2001 film Moulin Rouge, Kylie Minogue played a cameo role as a green fairy or pink pixie?

-Pink pixie.

-Green fairy.

On a standard touch-tone telephone keypad, which number is directly above the 7?

-4.

-Correct.

In the Crimean War, the hospital reformer Florence Nightingale became known as the Lady with the what?

-Pass.

-Lamp.

In money, what P means to write a future day, month or year on a cheque to delay payment?

-Post.

-No, I can't accept really. It's postdate.

The replica of the Elizabethan Globe Theatre was built in the 1980s and '90s

on the south bank of which river?

-The Thames.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Time's up. Correct answer, "bank" in time

and you won £850 in that round.

But who is about to say, "Goodbye, Dolly"?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

As the only player to get all her answers wrong, Maria is the Weakest Link.

The Strongest Link statistically is Glinda, but will the team notice that?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Raoul.

Link.

Link.

Maria.

Raoul.

Maria.

We have a three-way tie this time -

Raoul, Link and Maria, two votes each.

-So, Frankie...

-Yeah, baby?

-You're not from Birmingham, are you?

No, I'm actually from Newcastle.

-You don't sound as if you're from Newcastle.

-I lived in LA for a while, so I've got a funky accent.

If you're ringing your auntie in Newcastle, do you sound as if you come from Newcastle again?

Me Auntie Pat? Aye.

-How long were you in LA?

-Four years.

Is that why you thought another word for "virginity" was Crouch End?

I just like the area, you know.

What went through your mind? Turnpike Lane? Shepherd's Bush?

Yeah. There's a good doughnut shop there. Crouch End anyone?

-Tell us about your musical.

-The Jersey Boys?

-Yeah.

It's the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - four New Jersey lads hanging out in New Jersey,

they write some songs and become the biggest pop band in the world.

-What are you gonna sing for us?

-For you, Anne, there's only one song - My Eyes Adored You.

Great. Off you go.

# Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see how I adored you

# So close So close and yet so far... #

APPLAUSE

Couldn't you do Sherry Baby?

It's a bit early for the sherry, innit? I have to have tight underwear on for Sherry. You want some Sherry?

HIGH VOICE: # She-e-erry ba-a-aby... #

Sherry Baby? APPLAUSE

-Do you think there might be a Bee Gees musical next?

-I got the teeth, I got the voice, let's hit it!

-All I need is a blow-dry.

-Why do you want to get rid of Maria?

I don't want to get rid of her. The dance with the leg was fantastic.

But she got a lot of questions wrong. It's got to be Maria.

-Maria, why Raoul?

-I've been the most rubbish in most of the rounds.

He passed and I passed, so I thought, well, he was in the same club as me.

So I wrote his name down. Sorry!

-Raoul...

-Hello.

-What happens in your musical?

My musical is set in the Paris Opera House with the Phantom who lurks around.

It's a three-way love story between myself, Christine and the Phantom.

They both do what they can to win the girl.

-And what can you sing for us?

-I can sing All I Ask Of You.

-Great. Off you go.

# Say you need me with you here beside you

# Anywhere you go, let me go too

# Annie, that's all I ask of you... #

APPLAUSE

Why are you voting off young Link?

I know I've been getting questions wrong, but he got a question wrong

and he was the first person I thought of when voting.

Yet again, the Strongest Link has to decide

and yet again, the Strongest Link was the sweet, good, but sometimes not so nice fairy.

Hi!

OK, Glinda, why have you voted for Raoul?

He's right next to me, so I can hear a lot more when he passes or gets something wrong.

He was the person who sprung to my mind. Sorry.

You can stick with Raoul or you can move to Link or Maria. Have a little think.

It will be little.

I think I should stick with my convictions and I'm gonna stay with Raoul.

-Sorry, mate.

-Boring witch!

-I know.

Raoul, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

I think the girls were definitely against the boys in the last round when I was voted off.

Maria was the Weakest Link and they all voted for me, so there's some plotting going on.

Glinda's not such a good witch.

Round 5. In the bank, £8,900, ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Glinda. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

The song from Jersey Boys with the lyrics "no woman's worth crawling on the earth" is Walk Like A what?

-Man.

-Correct. Which mammal, native to the African grassland,

can grow to more than five metres and is the tallest land animal in the world?

-Giraffe.

-Correct.

In film and TV, vampires most commonly bite their victims on the ankle or the neck?

-Neck.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In the children's books by AA Milne, who describes himself as a bear with very little brain?

-Winnie the Pooh.

-Correct. In botany,

the highly poisonous fungus named for the fatal consequences that often occur after eating it

is called the what cap?

-Pass.

-Death cap.

In women's underwear, what C is a tight-fitting garment extending from below the chest to the hips,

worn to create a narrow waist?

-Corset.

-Correct. In the theatre, a young man employed to tell actors when it was time to go on stage

was traditionally known as a what boy?

-Knocking boy.

-Callboy.

In maths, what is 74 minus 33?

-21.

-Even 41, Link.

Which slang term for the buttocks precedes the word "note" in a phrase that means a mistake by a performer?

-Bum.

-Correct. What J is a game in which players attempt to remove blocks from a tower

and place them on the top without it collapsing?

-Jenga.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In 1588, King Philip II of Spain dispatched which invasion force to England?

-The Spanish Armada.

-Correct. In The Phantom Of The Opera,

the title character is unmasked by Christine whilst playing on his organ or sitting on his throne?

-Playing on his organ.

-Correct. The French city of Dijon is known for its production of which condiment?

-Mustard.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In film titles, the adventures of which hero

include The Temple Of Doom, The Last Crusade and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull?

-Indiana Jones.

-Correct.

-Bank!

What E is the term for the reference books that door-to-door salesmen were often portrayed trying to sell?

-Elastic.

-Even encyclopedias!

Victoria is the name of the largest lake in which continent?

-Canada.

-Time's up.

The correct answer was Africa and you won £1,350.

So who's Wicked and who's the Wizard of Odd?

Who's the Tim Rice and who's the egg-fried rice?

LAUGHTER

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Maria is the Strongest Link because she got all her answers right.

Frankie is statistically the Weakest Link, but how will the votes go?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Frankie.

Frankie.

Rosie.

Frankie.

Link.

-So, Rosie...

-I'm sorry.

The Girl Mafia is working now.

I feel awful cos we got rid of Zorro who you adored, then you turned your attentions to Frankie.

I don't know what it is. It's like a curse.

As soon as you like them, we just... I'm so sorry.

-But he did get a couple wrong.

-You're voting him off because you know I fancy him?

-No.

-That's what you said.

I'm apologising for the fact that the ones that get the most answers wrong

-are the ones that you seem to fancy. That's all.

-Just hold on a second.

Yeah, baby?

-What's going on?

-Just a bit of brotherhood. I have to leave him alone with these three witches.

-Do that Sherry again.

-I can only do it once a day.

-HIGH VOICE:

-# She-e-erry ba-a-aby

DEEP VOICE: # Sherry baby

# Sherry, can you come out tonight? #

APPLAUSE

So, Maria, why are you getting rid of Frankie?

-Can he sing higher notes than you can?

-Probably, yes, which I'm a bit worried about.

He wanted to get me off last round, then he got a few questions wrong,

so I actually had a reason this time.

-Frankie...

-Baby...

-I'm so sad.

-I'm crying inside.

-Me too.

We can make it, sugar!

I hope we do.

You are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

My fellow actor said to me, "If you don't know the answer to the question, do what you usually do."

I went down the random route and the first thing that came into my mind was Crouch End.

I'm thinking about moving there.

Round 6. You have £10,250. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link. That, amazingly, is Maria.

Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In art, in 1888, Vincent Van Gogh painted four famous still lives,

each of a vase containing which large yellow blooms?

-Daffodils.

-Sunflowers.

In the old joke about the TV series Star Trek, Captain Kirk has three ears

because he has a right ear, a left ear and a final what?

-Inner ear.

-"Front-ear."

In theatrical partnerships, the writing team who created Avenue Q

are called Lopez and Marx or Marx and Engels?

-Lopez and Marx.

-Correct.

In World War Two, which major US naval base was attacked

on the 7th of December, 1941, by Japanese aircraft?

-Pearl Harbor.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-What occupation is shared by the father of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady

and Lonnie Donegan's old man in the title of his UK hit single?

Repeat the question, please.

What occupation is shared by the father of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady

and Lonnie Donegan's old man in the title of the UK hit single?

-Pass.

-Dustman.

The only monkeys living wild in Europe are found in which British dependent territory?

-Pass.

-Gibraltar.

According to the proverb, what is no stronger than its weakest link?

-Money.

-Chain.

Promotional posters for which 2000 film depicted the title character, played by Jamie Bell,

leaping in the air with a pair of ballet shoes around his neck?

-Billy Elliot.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-A midday meal in which more alcohol is consumed than food is a liquid what?

-Lunch.

-Correct.

-Bank!

The politician turned TV talk show host who was born Gerald Norman Springer in 1944

is known by what shortened first name?

-Jerry.

-Correct.

-Bank!

A type of gas burner used in school laboratories was named after the German chemist Robert who?

-Bunsen.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which article of Latin American dress is designed to be worn on the head? A poncho or sombrero?

-Poncho.

-A sombrero!

In tennis, in 2008, which player became the first since Bjorn Borg to win the men's singles titles...

Time's up, I can't complete the question and you won just £650.

So, is Rosie going to be out of the money, money, money?

Does Glinda deserve stabbing in the back? Maybe Maria isn't one of your favourite things after all?

Or has Link got a fat chance?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

The statistics reveal that Link is the Strongest Link.

Glinda is the Weakest Link, but will the other players consider that when casting their votes?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Maria.

Glinda.

Glinda.

Link.

-So, Link...

-Yes?

-You didn't revise ponchos and sombreros?

To be fair, I didn't hear the question correctly.

-You said something about something being designed...

-You'd wear a poncho on your head, would you?

Well, yeah.

Why Glinda?

Glinda... Well, I think Glinda's been clever. She's been working it.

-But she got a couple of questions wrong.

-Is that all your own hair?

-Yeah. Do you want to feel it?

-No.

-All right.

-So, Rosie, why Glinda?

I'm sorry. She's been doing so fantastically.

She got a couple wrong and the wand is beginning to wilt.

-Glinda...

-Yes?

-You are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

Anne said that I was a stroppy, bullying old bag which is pretty harsh coming from her!

But she was quite nice to me. I think we understand each other.

Round 7 and you have £10,900, another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link. That's Link.

Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In 1695, a new tax was imposed in England and Wales

on occupants of houses with a minimum number of six what?

-Children.

-Windows.

What is the title of the 1979 UK No.1 single by Gloria Gaynor

that begins, "At first I was afraid, I was petrified"?

-I Will Survive.

-Correct. The title character of which Shakespeare tragedy seizes the Scottish throne

by plotting to murder the King?

-Macbeth.

-Correct. Apart from Oregon and Ohio,

which is the only other US state whose name begins with the letter O?

-Oklahoma.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-In West Side Story, a song about which character mentions her name more than 15 times?

-Maria!

-Correct. In theatre,

what L is the word for an actor who plays the principal role in a play?

-Leading.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In cinema, which 1988 film starred Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono, Debbie Harry and a drag queen called Divine?

-Hairspray.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-The astronaut called Armstrong who in 1969 became the first man to set foot on the moon

has what first name?

-Pass!

-Neil.

Which West End show that premiered in 1984 was promoted with slogans,

"The race is on", "Go off the rails" and "The fastest show on Earth"?

-Starlight Express.

-Correct. Which element is the only metal that is liquid at normal temperatures?

-Pass.

-Mercury.

If all the members of a trio and a quartet play with a solo artist, how many people are performing?

-Four.

-Eight.

A piece of steak that has been allowed to mature to improve its taste is caught short or well hung?

-Well hung.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which BBC sitcom, first shown in the 1990s,

featured characters called Patsy Stone and Edina Monsoon?

Pass.

Time's up. The correct answer is Absolutely Fabulous.

In that round, you won £950.

In Round 8, you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Time to vote off the WEAKEST Link.

For the first time in the game, Rosie is the Strongest Link.

Statistically, Link is the Weakest Link.

But who will be taking the final walk of shame?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Link.

Maria.

Link.

-Rosie, why Link?

-Well, he did get a couple wrong.

I think he's absolutely gorgeous, but this is sisterhood, you know, I'm sorry.

-That's out of order.

-No, it's not.

-Out of order.

-The final one of my favourites you're getting rid of?

-I'm really sorry.

-No, you're not.

-Not at all.

Maria, why Link?

# Sisters are doing it for themselves... #

Why Link?

-He's more good-looking than I am.

-And he's much younger than I am.

Link, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

APPLAUSE

I got stitched up big time by the girls, but I think we saw it coming.

It's for charity, so good luck to the girls.

Round 8. So far, you've won £11,850.

In this round, 90 seconds, but whatever you win will be trebled.

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Rosie. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

The phrase attributed to Napoleon when he refused the amorous advances of his wife is "Not tonight" who?

-Josephine.

-Correct.

-Bank!

Which British group had a UK No.1 album in 2008 entitled Viva La Vida?

-Gipsy Kings.

-Coldplay.

In The Rocky Horror Show, what T is the dance that involves a jump to the left and a step to the right?

-Time Warp.

-Correct.

-Bank!

In 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected to which senior position in the Roman Catholic Church?

-Pope.

-Correct. Which singer wore a gold, conical, pointed bra, designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier,

on her 1990 Blonde Ambition tour?

-Madonna.

-Correct. A supposed reduction of intellectual standards

is known by the modern term, "dumbing" what?

-Down.

-Correct.

-Bank!

-Which stage musical, based on a 1950 film,

is narrated by a character who begins the show dead in a pool?

-Sunset Boulevard.

-Correct. The engineer who designed an iron tower around 1,000 feet tall

for the 1889 Paris Exhibition was Gustav who?

-Pass.

-Eiffel.

What H is a spiny mammal believed to be named after its pig-like habit

of searching through the undergrowth for food?

-Hedgehog.

-Correct.

-Bank!

If the word "these" is the plural of "this", what is the corresponding plural of "that"?

-Pass.

-Those. In rugby union...

Time's up. You won £800 which we will treble.

It gives you prize money tonight of £14,250.

There can only be one winner.

Now up to five questions each.

If there's a tie, it's Sudden Death.

So, Rosie and Maria, for £14,250,

let's play the Weakest Link.

-Rosie, as the Strongest Link in the last round, you have the choice of who goes first.

-I will, please.

In a song from the musical Mary Poppins,

which 34-letter word precedes the lines,

"Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious"?

-Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

-That is the correct answer.

What name is shared by a plant whose leaves are used in salads

and a type of firework that shoots into the sky?

-Rocket.

-That is the correct answer.

In Australia, the dingle arm, the lead arm and the elbow

are names given to the parts of which traditional throwing device?

-The boomerang.

-Correct.

In film, the title song of which 1952 musical includes the lines,

"I'm laughing at clouds so dark up above,

"the sun's in my heart and I'm ready for love"?

-Singin' In The Rain.

-Correct.

The Vivienne Westwood shop that has been called Let It Rock,

Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die,

Sex, Seditionaries and World's End

is on which Chelsea thoroughfare?

-King's Road.

-That is correct.

In spy literature, short stories entitled The Hildebrand Rarity,

The Property Of A Lady and Quantum Of Solace

were all written by which author?

Ian...

-I'm going to have to pass.

-The correct answer is Ian Fleming.

It's often observed that the New York protests

known as the Stonewall Riots

began in 1969 on the day of the funeral

of which actress, singer and gay icon?

-Marilyn Monroe.

-The correct answer is Judy Garland.

In British wildlife, the member of the weasel family called the ermine

in its white winter coat

is usually known in summer by what other name?

-Shawl.

-The correct answer is the stoat.

Which four-letter word meaning "take a chance on"

is the name of a strategic board game launched in 1959

where the theoretical object is to conquer the world?

-Risk.

-That is correct.

APPLAUSE

That means, Rosie, you are tonight's Strongest Link

and you go away with £14,250.

What will you do with the money?

I'll give it to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

APPLAUSE

Maria, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

Anne Robinson is a very scary lady, but looks absolutely fantastic.

When I go back to the show tonight, they might just turn round and go...

# The winner takes it all... #

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