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00:00Popular celebrities. They're chestnuts. I'm an open fire. Let's get roasting. This is The Weakest Link.
00:15Behind me are eight wise men and women, all being led by a star. You're welcome, guys.
00:21They're each trying to win up to £50,000 for charity, but to do that, they'll have to work
00:25together. Seven will leave with nothing as round by round we lose the player, voted The Weakest Link.
00:31Let's meet the team.
00:35I'm Lou, a comedian from Kent.
00:39I'm Ross, broadcaster from Glasgow via Hollywood.
00:44I'm Eddie, a comedian and presenter from West London.
00:48I'm Martine and I'm an actress from Hackney.
00:52I'm David, I'm a comedian from Dublin.
00:55I'm Jess, a TV personality from Essex.
01:01I'm Blue, a drag queen from Northern Ireland.
01:05I'm Eddie, a Paralympian TV presenter and originally from East London.
01:13Do you know what, guys? I was running out of Christmas cheer for a bit, but
01:16hearing you say your names and where you're from, it's really perked me up, so thank you so much.
01:21I feel so Christmassy. Okay, here come the rules.
01:24In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly to reach your target within
01:29the time limit. The target for round one is £2,500.
01:33The fastest way to get there is to work together to create a chain of eight correct answers.
01:39Get your question wrong, you break the chain and you lose all of the money in that chain.
01:44But if you press your button and say bank before the question is asked, the money is safe and you
01:50begin a new chain from scratch. You've got two minutes and 30 seconds for this round and we're
01:56going to start with the person most likely to bang on about Die Hard being a Christmas movie.
02:00That's you, Lou Sanders. So true. Let's play The Weakest Link.
02:07Start the clock. In cinema, in the 2013 film Frozen, the snowman Olaf has a nose made from which
02:14vegetable? Carrot. Correct. Ross. In art, scarlet, cherry and garnet are all shades of which primary
02:19colour? Red. Correct. Eddie. In science, see you as the chemical symbol for what substance, copper or
02:25custard? Copper. Correct. Martine. In festive characters, Bob Cratchit works as a clerk in which
02:31Charles Dickens story? A Christmas Carol. Correct. David. In language, in relation to a situation that
02:37is embarrassing, orcs is an abbreviation of what word? Awkward. Correct. Jess. In travel, what P is an
02:43official document with a person's name, photograph and personal details shown on entering and leaving
02:48a country? Passport. Correct. Blue. What sounds like both the word meaning expensive and a hoofed mammal,
02:54the male of which typically has antlers?
02:59Deer? Correct. Eddie. Bank. In food, cheddar, double Gloucester and Lancashire are all common
03:04varieties of what dairy product? Cheese. Correct. Lou. In politics, named after its distinctive shape,
03:10the official working space of the US president is known as the what office? Oval office. Correct.
03:16Ross. Look at your screen. Which wham song is represented here? Last Christmas. Correct. Eddie.
03:22In world geography, Mozambique is a country in the southeast part of which continent? Africa.
03:27Correct. Martine. In decorations, what tea is the garland of thin strips of shiny metallic foil
03:32attached to a long thread usually draped around a Christmas tree? Tinsel. Correct. David. Bank.
03:38What word goes with ideal in a British interiors magazine and with a loan in the title of a 1990
03:43Macaulay Culkin film? Home. Correct. Jess. In games, using a pair of six-sided dice, what is the maximum total that
03:51can be achieved in a single role? Can you repeat the question? Sure. In games, using a pair of six-sided
03:58dice, what is the maximum total that can be achieved in a single role? Twelve. Correct. Blue. In technology,
04:04the icon of which major music streaming service founded in Sweden is three curved lines in a circle?
04:09Quantify. Correct. Addie. In TV, Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton have all played Queen
04:15Elizabeth II in which Netflix series? The Crown. Correct. Lou. Bank. In appointment...
04:20You did it, bro! Yes, come on!
04:22Yeah! Woo-hoo-hoo!
04:24Woo-hoo-hoo! Merry Christmas!
04:26Yeah!
04:28Merry Christmas!
04:30Woo-hoo!
04:32Woo-hoo! Yes!
04:34Oh, my goodness! Wow.
04:36I cannot believe it. You!
04:40There's no need. Come on, bruv.
04:45Genuinely, so impressed. You reached your target of 2,500. Come on, Chris!
04:49Yes!
04:50Yes! I love you guys.
04:52That money will go through to the next round, but one of you will not.
04:58Oh, my God. This is going to be very difficult. I know.
05:00Oh, come on. Yeah, sorry. It's like, yeah, it's Christmas, isn't it?
05:03First there's fun, and then there's a bit of disappointment when you realise the reality of life.
05:06So, I think you're going to like these, guys.
05:11Who here thinks Home Alone is Post Malone's brother?
05:17Who thinks Baby Reindeer is a John Lewis Christmas ad?
05:20One of you is about to leave with nothing.
05:23It's time to vote off The Weakest Link.
05:29Well, Rom, that was a cracker of a round.
05:32But how do you decide who goes when they reach the target?
05:35Choose who hesitated, or whose costume's better.
05:39Voting's over.
05:43It's now time to reveal who you think is The Weakest Link.
05:51Blue.
05:53Blue.
05:56Blue.
05:58Blue.
05:59Jess.
06:09Jess.
06:14Uh, David.
06:15Yeah.
06:15How are you finding it so far in the costume?
06:17Firstly, thank you for putting in the effort with your Christmas look.
06:21And I basically just can't go to the bathroom while this is on.
06:26I'm enjoying it, though.
06:27Right.
06:28Good.
06:29Your banking is, um...
06:31You're obviously keen on making sure you get that right.
06:33Yes.
06:34We're trying to raise money for charity here.
06:37Uh, can I ask why it is that you voted for Lou?
06:39I just felt, costumes-wise, she was the only one that could compete with this.
06:45And I want her out of here.
06:46I got you.
06:47And are you at all worried about her reaction?
06:50No, I'm going to block her on everything and never speak to her again.
06:54Um, Blue, I really do feel for you, because there were no incorrect answers, but the dear
07:02question, your face lit up initially, and then panic set in, and then there was a little bit
07:06of hesitation, wasn't there?
07:08I think I'm just too glam for everyone here.
07:10Yeah.
07:12I mean, I expected this because, uh, I'm in a room full of very famous people,
07:18and I'm just a lowly drag queen.
07:20No, I'm just kidding.
07:21Well, listen, Blue, I do think some of the votes are just because you're the most fabulous
07:25of the contestants, but I'm sorry to say that with four votes, Blue, you are the weakest link.
07:30Goodbye.
07:32It's going to be a blue Christmas without me, okay, guys?
07:36I prefer to Anne.
07:39You know what?
07:39It is a bit embarrassing to be the blueser.
07:42It is sad to go home first, but it's more sad that my family are watching me lose over Christmas dinner.
07:51Round two.
07:54So far, you have banked, I can't believe I'm saying this, the maximum amount of £2,500.
08:01Seven players are left, and we are taking ten seconds off the clock.
08:04We're going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
08:07That's you, Addy.
08:08Ah!
08:09Let's play the weakest link.
08:11Start the clock.
08:12In costumes, which of these characters in a school nativity play is often depicted wearing
08:18a tea towel on their head, shepherd or donkey?
08:21Donkey.
08:22Shepard.
08:23Lou.
08:23In folktales, a pot found at the end of a rainbow is said to contain what precious metal?
08:28A pot of gold.
08:29Correct.
08:30Ross.
08:30In sayings, if a person who works well in the evening is an owl, someone who functions better
08:35in the morning is described as being up with which songbird?
08:38A lark.
08:38Correct.
08:39Eddie.
08:39In pop music, Wonderful Christmas Time was a 1979 UK top ten single for which former member
08:45of the Beatles?
08:47Paul McCartney.
08:48Correct.
08:48Martine.
08:49In food, a croffle is a hybrid snack combining a croissant with which other breakfast item?
08:56Nuts.
08:57Waffle.
08:58David.
08:59In religion, what L is the papal name that was chosen by Robert Prevost on his election
09:03as Pope in 2025?
09:05Oh, Pope Luigi.
09:11Leo.
09:11Jess.
09:12In retail, which toy shop chain was founded in Holborn in 1760 with a store originally
09:18named Noah's Ark?
09:20Hamleys.
09:21Correct.
09:22Addy.
09:22In transport, the letter R on the gear stick of a vehicle represents what direction?
09:27Reverse.
09:27Correct.
09:28Lou.
09:29In a 1996 festive episode of Only Fools and Horses,
09:32Dell and Rodney halts a crime dressed as which duo?
09:35Barbie and Ken or Batman and Robin?
09:36Batman and Robin.
09:37Correct.
09:37Ross.
09:38In money, what is the lowest value denomination of coin in general circulation in the UK?
09:445p.
09:45One penny.
09:45Eddie.
09:46In fashion, what G is an elasticated band worn around the leg to hold up a stocking?
09:52A girdle.
09:53Garter.
09:54Martin.
09:55In pantomime, what is the usual response to the line,
09:57oh, no, it isn't?
09:59Oh, yes, it is.
10:00Correct.
10:00David.
10:01Look at your screen.
10:02This actor and dancer shares her name with which aromatic spice?
10:06Uh, uh, uh, Marjorie time.
10:11Ginger.
10:12Jess.
10:13In printing, what unit of measurement follows the word column in a term describing how much space an article is given in a newspaper?
10:21Can you pick the question?
10:22Yes.
10:23In printing, what unit of measurement follows the word column in a term describing how much space an article is given in a newspaper?
10:30Oh, God.
10:32Top of us.
10:33It's inch.
10:34Time is up.
10:38I can tell you that you have put in the bank nothing.
10:44How has that gone from that to that?
10:46I am going to be honest with you.
10:48I regret my earlier celebration.
10:52Okay.
10:53Who thinks sleigh bells are when the bells have really worked it, girlfriend?
10:59Who thought Rudolph was an unkind man called Ulf?
11:07One of you is about to leave with nothing.
11:10It's time to vote off the weakest link.
11:16If that round was a gift, you'd keep the receipt.
11:19Lou's the strongest link, as she's the only person not to get one wrong.
11:24Everyone else will be on edge about the vote.
11:26It's time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
11:38David.
11:41David.
11:43David.
11:46David.
11:49Ross.
11:49Eddie.
11:50Eddie.
11:52Eddie.
11:55David.
12:01Eddie.
12:01Genuine question.
12:03How many times have you seen a donkey with a tea towel on it?
12:05All the time, bro.
12:07All the time.
12:07That's how they roll in East London.
12:09Why are you going on like that?
12:10You know what?
12:11I agree.
12:11Yeah, come on.
12:13What made you vote for David?
12:15He got a little bit nervous on one of the questions.
12:16Yeah, he did.
12:17And his hilarity in the way he looks, I think it distracts me.
12:21It distracts us all.
12:22I do miss the beef, though, between David and Lou.
12:26I'll always love my little cracker.
12:27Aww.
12:28Aww.
12:29Always forgiven.
12:30That's really sickening.
12:31Marti, are you voting for David because you're finding him distracting?
12:35Um, yeah, he's really making me laugh.
12:39It's almost disrespectful to charity, isn't it, at this stage?
12:42Yes.
12:42What, David's presence here on the show?
12:43Yes.
12:44OK.
12:45Ask me as well.
12:46I'd love to ask you that.
12:49Was it a revenge vote?
12:51No, it was just, um...
12:53It was fair and square, sort of betrayal of the answers.
12:59David.
13:00Pope Luigi.
13:02Oh, the question about the Pope, give it to the Irish fella.
13:04Yeah.
13:06Listen, they do what I ask.
13:09Ginger Rogers you weren't happy with is a question, were you?
13:12I'm a very modern guy, probably in my 20s.
13:15How am I supposed to know what a photo of Ginger Rogers looks like?
13:18No, I get it.
13:19And do you know the worst part of this?
13:20What?
13:20In a moment, I'm going to have to walk off here,
13:22and this costume does not allow me to walk.
13:25Oh, we can't wait.
13:26Yeah.
13:26I mean, my big question is, how did you get the toy inside you?
13:29I'm sorry to say that with five votes, you are the weakest link.
13:43Goodbye.
13:43Hi, David.
13:47David.
13:47Well done.
13:48Sorry, David.
13:49Oh, I tried so hard.
13:57I'm good at quizzes.
13:59Me, Christmas and quizzes, they go together like turkey and ham.
14:06I know that those traitors have a double-crossed me,
14:10but I do still want them to win some money for charity.
14:13Round three, you've got £2,500 so far out of a possible £5,000,
14:23because you did so well in that first round,
14:25and then I don't know if you remember what happened in the round after that,
14:28but you got nothing.
14:30In this round, we are upping the stakes.
14:31Not only are you down to six players with another 10 seconds coming off the clock,
14:35but the target is now £5,000.
14:39I'm going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
14:41That's you, Lou.
14:43Let's play the weakest link.
14:46Start the clock.
14:48In nature, the plant Digitalis, with stems of tubular pinkish-purple flowers,
14:52has what common name, foxglove or squirrel scarf?
14:55Foxglove.
14:56Correct. Ross.
14:57In music, which US rapper had a 2024 UK number one
15:01with his concept album, the death of Slim Shady, Coup de Grace?
15:04Eminem.
15:05Correct. Eddie.
15:05Bank.
15:06In spelling, how many times does the letter G appear in the word giggling?
15:10Three times.
15:11Four.
15:11Martine.
15:12What sounds like both the French word meaning very,
15:15and a household item typically used to carry drinks?
15:18Trey.
15:18Correct.
15:19Jess.
15:19Bank.
15:19In film props, what D is the make of car used as a time machine in Back to the Future?
15:26Pass.
15:27DeLorean.
15:27Addie.
15:28In marine life, which large flatfish of the Ray family shares its name with a bladed boot used to move smoothly over ice?
15:35Sting.
15:36Sting.
15:37Sting.
15:38Skate.
15:38Oh.
15:39Lou.
15:40In music, the 1980 Christmas number one single by St. Winifred's School Choir is titled There's No One Quite Like Who?
15:46You.
15:49Grandma.
15:50Ross.
15:50Look at your screen.
15:52This is a location from which TV soap?
15:54EastEnders.
15:55Correct.
15:56Eddie.
15:56In toys, what K is a handheld tube containing mirrors and coloured pieces of glass or paper that creates patterns as it is rotated?
16:04Kaleidoscope.
16:05Correct.
16:06Martine.
16:06Bank.
16:07In money, what two-word term is used for the six digits typically printed on debit cards that are used to identify a bank?
16:13Security code.
16:15Sort code.
16:16Jess.
16:16In nature, the evergreen tree that is among the tallest species in the UK has what name? Chris Pine or Douglas Fir?
16:24Chris Pine.
16:25Douglas Fir.
16:25Addie.
16:26In children's entertainment in 2025, which porcine title character was joined by a new baby sister named Evie?
16:34Pass.
16:35Peppa Pig.
16:36Lou.
16:36In sport, the Duckworth-Lewis Stern method is a scoring system in which team game?
16:42Can you repeat the question?
16:43Sure.
16:43In sport, the Duckworth-Lewis Stern method is a scoring system in which team game?
16:49Rugby.
16:50Cricket.
16:50Ross.
16:51In literature, Hercule Poirot's Christmas is a 1938 novel by which crime writer?
16:58Pass.
16:58The answer is Agatha Christie.
17:00Oh, God.
17:01Time is up and I can tell you that you put in the bank 600 pounds.
17:06It's better than nothing.
17:07I mean, it's better than nothing, which to remind you, you got last time.
17:10It's better than anyone.
17:12So, who thought, I'm not sure about this one.
17:17What is it?
17:18Who thought Bethlehem was at the bottom of Bethleys dress?
17:23Who thinks miniature heroes are a bunch of brave children?
17:28One of you is about to leave with nothing.
17:35It's time to vote off The Weakest Link.
17:37Well, this round's tricky.
17:43Three of them got two wrong.
17:45But for my money, Addy and Jess are on the thinnest ice.
17:49It's like they're having their own separate bad answer competition.
17:52Voting's over.
17:56It's now time to reveal who you think is The Weakest Link.
18:03Jess, sorry.
18:06Jess.
18:08Addy.
18:10Addy.
18:13Addy.
18:16Jess.
18:16Listen, I know you're feeling a bit down on yourselves.
18:27But I'm telling you, you can do this.
18:29I've got so much faith in you.
18:32Honestly.
18:33Say it again, Rob.
18:34Say it again.
18:34We're feeling.
18:35OK.
18:36I have got so much faith in you.
18:39However, Addy.
18:43Yeah, come on, come on.
18:45Yeah, what happened?
18:45You know what, I've been working with stingrays.
18:49And that was the first thing that came in my head.
18:50Right.
18:51But I was like, it can't be stingray.
18:52No one can skate with a stingray.
18:54Yeah.
18:55And I just couldn't, I just couldn't move.
18:57Yeah.
18:58You know, when you're like in the flow.
18:58But you sounded like you were deflating.
18:59I was.
19:00It's my tyres, man.
19:01I was like, damn, it's getting down.
19:04Uh, Jess.
19:05Yeah.
19:05Douglas Fir or Chris Pine?
19:07I know.
19:07I've...
19:08You went with Chris Pine.
19:09I know.
19:09It's a silly mistake.
19:11Yeah.
19:11It's just in the pressure, isn't it?
19:13It is, yes.
19:14Why did you vote for Addy?
19:15Um, because I think he also got two wrong.
19:18Sorry.
19:19The smart mathematicians amongst you will have discovered
19:22that we've got a tie.
19:24We have Jess and Addy on the same number of votes.
19:27Uh, and in the case of a tie, it's down to the strongest link
19:30from the last round to decide who goes.
19:33And that is you, Ross.
19:38So, my question to you is, would you like to stick with who you've said
19:43or would you like to change your mind?
19:45Oh, you did well with the banking, but then you were just a little hesitant
19:49and a couple of other ones.
19:51Addy, I have forgiven you for the donkey
19:54and the hat.
19:55So, I'm sad to say, sorry Jess, I have to stick with my original decision.
20:00Sorry.
20:00That's okay.
20:01I forgive you.
20:02Jess, I'm sorry, but Ross, that was, what a beautiful summary.
20:05Jess, how are you feeling about going out at this stage?
20:07Do you know what?
20:08I'm all right.
20:08The pressure is so much when you're up here that actually,
20:11I feel like I just need to sit down.
20:13I'm done.
20:14I'm so done.
20:15No, it's good.
20:16I'm glad I got this far.
20:17Just be honest with me.
20:18Are there any grudges that you're going to be taking forward?
20:20No, everyone's been really fair.
20:22Yeah, okay.
20:22Well, that's a shame.
20:26Jess, you're very classy.
20:29Well, Jess, it's been wonderful to have you on the show.
20:32And I hope you can now go and enjoy your Christmas.
20:34But I'm afraid to say that with three votes, you are the weakest link.
20:38Goodbye.
20:38I could have got through, but yeah, no, unfortunately, Ross made the call.
20:51He was sticking with his guns, and that was how it went.
20:54I've had an amazing time, and I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
21:03Round four, you have banked £3,100 of a potential prize money of
21:08£10,000.
21:09There are just five of you left, and we are taking another 10 seconds off the clock.
21:13So you only have two minutes to bank a possible £5,000.
21:17We're going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
21:20As we know, that's you, Ross.
21:21Let's play the weakest link.
21:25Start the clock.
21:32Finger.
21:33Thumb.
21:33Eddie.
21:34In language, the Spanish phrase Feliz Navidad translates into English as what greeting?
21:39Merry Christmas.
21:40Correct.
21:40Martine.
21:41In maths, what is 24 plus 30?
21:4664.
21:47What name goes with David to give a former UK Prime Minister and with Diaz for an actor
21:53in The Holiday?
21:54Cameron.
21:54Correct.
21:55Lou.
21:56In geography, noted for its white sandy beaches, Montego Bay is a tourist resort on
22:00the north coast of which Caribbean island?
22:05Pass.
22:06Jamaica.
22:06Ross.
22:07In Harry Potter, the Hogwarts herbology professor, played by Miriam Margulies, is named what?
22:12Ophelia Brussels or Pomona Sprout?
22:14Pomona Sprout.
22:15Correct.
22:16Eddie.
22:16In textiles, what item of equipment has parts called bobbin case, needle plate and zipper foot?
22:23Boots.
22:24Sewing machine.
22:25Bank.
22:26In Christmas Cracker Jokes, what is the usual three-word punchline to what do you get if you
22:30cross a sheep with a kangaroo?
22:31What?
22:33Can you repeat that?
22:34Yep.
22:35In Christmas Cracker Jokes, what is the usual three-word punchline to what do you get if
22:39you cross a sheep with a kangaroo?
22:42I don't know.
22:43A woolly jumper.
22:45Adi.
22:45In entertainment, the performer who was raised in Chicago by Irish parents and created the stage
22:50show Lord of the Dance is Michael Hu.
22:52Flatney.
22:53Correct.
22:53Lou.
22:54In gardening, what H is the term for plants that can survive in cold temperatures?
23:01I don't know.
23:05Hardy.
23:06Ross.
23:06In hymns, what two words come before Merrily on High in the title of a carol by George
23:11Ratcliffe Woodward?
23:12Ding dong.
23:13Correct.
23:13Eddie.
23:14Bank.
23:14In shopping, what colour precedes Friday in the day after Thanksgiving when prices are
23:18cut at the start of the Christmas season?
23:20Black.
23:20Correct.
23:21Martine.
23:22In baking, what single-word name is commonly given to the sweet paste made with almonds
23:25that is traditionally used to cover a Battenberg cake?
23:27It's Marzipan.
23:29Time is up and I can tell you that you banked £100.
23:34Oh, jeez.
23:35Erm.
23:36Shocking.
23:38Well.
23:38Shocking.
23:39It's a slash between shocking and starting to be expected.
23:44The first round feels like it happened last Christmas.
23:47I feel like you've progressively been getting rid of the best ones.
23:51Okay.
23:51Who thinks Jesus was born away in a Pret-a-Manger?
23:57Oh, my...
23:58Do you like this?
24:00Who thinks there's 12 Grinches in a graffoot?
24:03Oh, my days.
24:05Martin, you didn't like that one.
24:07No?
24:08Okay.
24:08One of you is about to leave with nothing.
24:12It's time to vote off the weakest link.
24:14They're still in the Christmas spirit, cos that was a turkey.
24:22Only 100 quid added to the pot.
24:24I reckon Lou and Martine will expect to see their names in the vault.
24:30Voting's over.
24:32It's now time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
24:39I love her, but it's Martine. I'm so sorry.
24:42Lou.
24:46Martine.
24:48Lou.
24:52Oh, why? This is so bad. Martine.
25:01Um, Eddie, you're the only person to bank in that round.
25:04Yes, you know, me, I'm African, we lack our money.
25:07I saw £100, I said, that would do.
25:09That's five bricks back in Congo.
25:11Yes, Father Lagos.
25:13Are you like somebody that's good at quizzing?
25:15I am not good at all.
25:16I am the kind of person, if you say one plus one, I'll say apples.
25:19Honestly, I'm under pressure.
25:20You voted for Martine.
25:22Yes, I just love Martine.
25:24But do you know what it is?
25:26It was, it was the, I don't know.
25:29Yeah.
25:31Yeah.
25:31No, I felt it as well.
25:34It's quite aggressive, wasn't it?
25:35Was it?
25:36You know what, she almost went.
25:37Yeah, thank you so much.
25:38I didn't want to be the one to call it out.
25:40I fought for you, because you were like...
25:41Yeah.
25:41I was asking a question, and it's like three sacks around the face.
25:46Lou.
25:46Yes.
25:47The first couple of rounds, you've been very, uh, very quick.
25:50You've been very verbose in between rounds, actually.
25:53Some would say abusive.
25:54In that last round...
25:55Chattery pudding, aren't I?
25:57Yes, you are.
25:58But in the last round, whenever it came to you,
26:00it's almost like you weren't able to speak at all.
26:02Mm, pudding got dying.
26:06Why did you vote for Martine?
26:08Her questions, I did know the answer to.
26:10The maths one, I'm sorry, my love, that was a bit dumb.
26:13I can't even remember it.
26:14Wow.
26:15I can't even remember it.
26:16True or fellow woman pudding.
26:18I know.
26:19Horrible little pudding, aren't you?
26:20She did vote for me as well.
26:22What a nasty little pudding.
26:24No, no, no, come on.
26:25Martine and I, off camera, there's a lot of chemistry.
26:28Yeah.
26:28But you have to vote for someone, and, um,
26:30I was just trying to be a laugh, sorry.
26:32No, it's okay.
26:33Uh, well, look, Martine, it's very difficult for people to vote for you,
26:36because you are so well-loved and such a legend.
26:38Aww.
26:39That's true.
26:39I make me cry at Christmas.
26:40I'm very sad to say, with three votes.
26:45LAUGHTER
26:48Wow.
26:48I'm so sorry.
26:49You are the weakest link.
26:52Goodbye.
26:53Goodbye.
26:54Goodbye.
26:57What I love.
26:58What I love.
26:58I love you.
27:03When it came to people voting for me, I think it was my time to go,
27:07and you just want somebody to win the most amount of money for their charity,
27:12and gave it my best shot, and that's all you can do.
27:21Round five.
27:22So far, you have banked a total of £3,200.
27:26There are four of you remaining, and another ten seconds are coming off the clock,
27:29but the target is going to increase to £7,500.
27:34Let's start with the strongest link from the last round.
27:37That's you, Addy.
27:38Let's play The Weakest Link.
27:42Start the clock.
27:44In literature, what first name is shared by the mother and daughter authors
27:48Wollstonecraft and Shelley?
27:52Pass.
27:53Mary, Lou.
27:54In ten-pin bowling, how many pins are left standing in a 7-10 split?
28:00Three.
28:01Two.
28:01Ross.
28:02In TV, in the 2024 Christmas finale of the sitcom Gavin and Stacey,
28:07Smithy jilted which bride at the altar, Sonia or Nessa?
28:11Nessa.
28:11Sonia.
28:12Eddie.
28:13Look at your screen.
28:14What is the English name of the European country that appears on this stamp?
28:19Austria.
28:20Correct.
28:21Bank.
28:21Addy.
28:22In music, the 2025 Tension Tour was a world concert series by which Australian pop singer?
28:31In excess.
28:31Kylie Minogue.
28:33Lou.
28:34In ancient history, the emperors Tiberius, Caligula and Claudius all ruled over which empire?
28:39Raymond.
28:40Correct.
28:40Ross.
28:41Bank.
28:41In transport, what B is a three-letter word commonly used for the front of a ship?
28:47Bow.
28:47Correct.
28:48Eddie.
28:48Bank.
28:48In classic cinema, which film stars James Stewart as the banker George Bailey who meets an angel named Clarence?
28:58Bond.
28:58It's a wonderful life.
29:00Addy.
29:00What sounds like both part of the body that is a key sensory organ and the ninth letter of the alphabet?
29:11M?
29:12Aye.
29:13Lou.
29:14In sport, the football club known as MK Dons is based in which UK city?
29:18Milton Keynes.
29:19Correct.
29:19Ross.
29:20What name goes with Jay in a restaurant critic and with Angela for the person who became deputy PM in 2024?
29:28Can you repeat that?
29:28Yes.
29:29What name goes with Jay in a restaurant critic and with Angela for the person who became deputy PM in 2024?
29:34The answer is Raina.
29:37And I can tell you, final four, you put in the bank 750 pounds.
29:43I don't think it's worth the curtsy pudding.
29:48Your catchphrase.
29:51Okay.
29:52Who thinks that Holly and the Ivy are the new hosts of This Morning?
29:54Who thinks gold, frankincense and myrrh are the medals you get at the Olympics?
30:00One of you is about to leave with nothing.
30:03It's time to vote off The Weakest Link.
30:06I think Weakest Link Addy started to lose it a bit there.
30:12It happens to us all at some point over Christmas.
30:15But how has Eddie not seen It's a Wonderful Life?
30:18It's a Christmas classic.
30:20Voting's over.
30:24It's now time to reveal who you think is The Weakest Link.
30:27It's time to reveal who you think is The Weakest Link.
30:33Eddie.
30:36Eddie.
30:39Eddie.
30:43Eddie.
30:47Sorry, Eddie.
30:48I forgot what we were doing for that.
30:49What do you mean you forgot what we were doing?
30:51I didn't know what...
30:52I thought we were starting the game again.
30:53I forgot we were doing...
30:54I mean, it's been the same every time.
30:56You're going to forget for Little Pudding, huh?
30:59I love it when you call me your pudding.
31:03Eddie.
31:04Yes, sir.
31:04Your guest for the film.
31:06Yeah.
31:07Bond.
31:08There's been some angels in Bond, no?
31:11Do you know what?
31:12I didn't want to pass.
31:13That's the one thing I didn't want to do.
31:14I respect that, Eddie.
31:15And also buy the team some time, because that's what I do.
31:17I'm a team player.
31:18No, I get it.
31:19I get it.
31:19And they've rewarded you by voting for you.
31:21Imagine.
31:22Why did you vote for Eddie?
31:23Eddie starts from The Strongest Link and goes very quickly into The Weakest Link.
31:29It's like he pops his own tyres.
31:31I've had enough self-sabotage at the highest.
31:33It literally starts like this.
31:36Every time.
31:37So I said, Eddie, you can't keep doing this, man.
31:42I've got to say, it was a glorious moment.
31:45Ninth letter of the alphabet.
31:47That's also an organ.
31:49First of all, you missed counting.
31:51Anyway, it's my M.
31:52I believe it's my M.
31:54I get discombobulated when I'm The Strongest Link in the prior round.
31:58Yeah.
31:59As you can see, we have ourselves another tie.
32:02Eddie and Addy receive the same number of votes.
32:05So in the event of a tie, it's down to The Strongest Link from that round to decide who goes.
32:09And that is you, Lou.
32:12Well, women love drama.
32:14Yeah, I'm going to switch.
32:15I'm so sorry.
32:16Are you?
32:16You're going to switch?
32:17Yeah.
32:17I'm so sorry, Eddie.
32:18And why is that?
32:19Why is that?
32:19I don't know my own mind.
32:21I'm just going from my heart.
32:23You know, the next round, I probably would have smashed it and got everything.
32:27Yeah.
32:28Okay, take Eddie out.
32:32No, I'm going to have to go.
32:33Sorry, Eddie.
32:34I'm so sorry.
32:35You look fabulous.
32:36Thank you, guys.
32:36Like a young Eddie Murphy in that outfit.
32:38Oh, yeah.
32:39Oh, Lou, just deport me.
32:40Yeah.
32:42But, you know, take him off.
32:45Take him off for sure.
32:46Take him off.
32:47Take him off for sure, immediately.
32:48Okay.
32:49I'm so sorry, Eddie.
32:50That's all right, darling.
32:51Well, listen, Eddie, I hope you're feeling okay about this.
32:54I'm not.
32:55No.
32:55This is traumatic.
32:56Well, I'm sorry to say, with two votes, I'm afraid you are the weakest link.
33:01Goodbye.
33:06Lou did not know her reasons.
33:10I think Lou thought Eddie might be competition in the final.
33:14Because I'm a banker.
33:14I bank.
33:15So, yeah, I think Lou was thinking this guy here, yeah, he might take all my puddings.
33:26Round six.
33:27You have banked £3,950 so far.
33:31There's only three of you remaining and another 10 seconds are coming off the clock.
33:36We're going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
33:39As we know, that's you, Lou.
33:40Uding.
33:41Let's play the weakest link.
33:44Start the clock.
33:46In money, if three cinnamon buns are priced at £3.60, how much would one cost?
33:53£1.20.
33:54Correct. Ross.
33:56In theatre, the writer whose plays include Blythe Spirit and Present Laughter is Noel Hu.
34:01Coward.
34:02Correct.
34:02Addie.
34:03In shared terms, what is both the name of a large island in the Inner Hebrides
34:07and a word for warming a spiced wine?
34:13Harrison.
34:14Mull.
34:14Lou.
34:15In past times, what see is a puzzle, often in newspapers, played on a grid of squares
34:20with clues given for words going across and down?
34:23Crossfart.
34:23Correct.
34:24Ross.
34:25Look at your screen.
34:26What song did this singer perform representing the UK at Eurovision?
34:30Oh.
34:31Sam.
34:32Oh.
34:34Spaceman.
34:34Correct.
34:35Adie.
34:36In religion, the leader of the Orthodox Jewish community in the UK has the title chief what?
34:41Rabbi.
34:42Correct.
34:42Lou.
34:43In fashion, the model Helena Christensen was born on the 25th of December in which Scandinavian country?
34:49Denmark.
34:50Correct.
34:50Bank.
34:50Ross.
34:51Yes.
34:51In food, often served with glazed ham, classic Cumberland sauce typically includes what flavour
34:56jelly?
34:56Red currant or black currant?
34:58Red currant.
34:59Correct.
34:59Adie.
35:00Well done.
35:00In broadcasting, which sport is the subject of a BBC podcast title framed?
35:05Snooker.
35:06Correct.
35:06Lou.
35:07Bank.
35:07In media, the comic strip created by Bill Watterson about a six-year-old boy in his tiger friend
35:12is called Calvin and who?
35:15The tiger.
35:16Hobbs.
35:17Ross.
35:17In places, what U is a landlocked US state that comes before beach in the name of a D-Day landing area?
35:25Oh.
35:26Times up.
35:27Correct answer is Utah.
35:29Utah.
35:29Final three.
35:30Oh.
35:31I can tell you that you...
35:35Banked.
35:36Correct.
35:37Two thousand pounds in that round.
35:39Yeah!
35:40Well done, Chief.
35:43Lou, I'm happy for you, but that was horrific.
35:47In the next round, not only does the money go up to a possible ten thousand pounds,
35:51but you get the chance to double what you bank.
35:53Meaning that in the next round, there's a possible twenty thousand pounds up for grabs.
35:58So think very carefully about this next decision.
36:01One of you is about to leave with nothing.
36:04It's time to vote off the weakest link.
36:11Everyone did well there.
36:13Ross was the strongest link, but choosing between the other two
36:17will be like choosing between Christmas pudding or another mince pie.
36:22Voting's over.
36:23It's now time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
36:32Adi.
36:35Adi.
36:40Ross.
36:40Adi, how are you feeling?
36:47You sort of alternated rounds, didn't you?
36:49Yes.
36:49As you said, you sort of called it yourself.
36:51Yes.
36:51Good, bad, good, bad.
36:52The pressure of being strongest link got to you a couple of times.
36:55It does get to me.
36:56But I mean, look, I've run the gauntlet.
36:57I've used up my nine lives.
36:59Yeah.
36:59I still think people are carrying hate about donkeys with handkerchiefs.
37:04Yeah.
37:04No, it happens.
37:05No, but can I just say, actually, and they wanted me to say on behalf of the BBC,
37:09thank you for raising awareness about those donkeys,
37:11because not enough people know about those.
37:14Adi, you've been an incredible contestant.
37:16Thank you so much for joining us this Christmas.
37:19But with two votes, you are the weakest link.
37:21Goodbye.
37:21Okay, it was time.
37:25It was time.
37:33It's a tough way to go out.
37:35And, you know, I do know where they hang out.
37:38And I'm pretty nimble in the chair.
37:40You know, that pudding is not getting away.
37:42Round seven.
37:52So far, you have banked £5,950.
37:56This time, you have just 90 seconds.
37:58But whatever you bank will be doubled,
38:00meaning that this round is worth a possible £20,000.
38:04We'll start with the strongest link from the last round.
38:07That's you, Ross.
38:08Let's play the weakest link.
38:10Start the clock.
38:14What word goes with fighter in a video game franchise
38:16and with quality in a brand of tin chocolates launched in the 1930s?
38:21Street.
38:21Correct.
38:22Lou.
38:22Bank.
38:23Look at your screen.
38:24In British Sign Language, which letter of the alphabet is this?
38:29Um...
38:33Oh, no, sugar, eight.
38:35Um...
38:36B.
38:37Ross.
38:37Of course it is.
38:38In maths, what is 90 minus six?
38:4084.
38:42Correct.
38:42Lou.
38:43Bank.
38:43In art, which planet in our solar system precedes De Milo
38:47in the name of a Greek sculpture commonly thought to represent Aphrodite?
38:51Yes, Jupiter.
38:52Venus.
38:53Ross.
38:54In UK geography, Suffolk is bordered to the north
38:57by which other ceremonial county?
39:02Pass.
39:03Norfolk.
39:04Lou.
39:04What sounds like both an animal rights group founded in 1980
39:08and the first name of the Game of Thrones actor with the surname Dinklage?
39:14I don't know.
39:15Peter.
39:15Ross.
39:16In food, what vegetable has a variety named Maris Piper
39:20but can be roasted as part of a Christmas dinner?
39:22Parsnip.
39:23Potato.
39:24Lou.
39:24In interior design, what pea is a piece of fabric or wood
39:28fastened above a window to hide the top of curtains?
39:30A pelt.
39:31Pelmet.
39:32Ross.
39:33In music, the Canadian performer who spent 15 weeks in the UK charts in 1993
39:38with the single Informer has what weather-related stage name?
39:41The answer is snow.
39:45Time is up.
39:46And I can tell you that you banked £500.
39:48We're going to double that and add it to your previous winnings,
39:51meaning a total prize pot of £6,950.
39:55It's a good total.
39:57But only one of you can take that money away for your chosen charity.
40:00It's time to go head-to-head.
40:07Lou and Ross.
40:08In this round, it's the best of five.
40:10Whoever answers the most questions correctly wins.
40:12Simple as that.
40:13Ross, as the strongest link in the last round,
40:16you have the choice of who goes first.
40:18I'll go first.
40:20OK.
40:20For the final time tonight, let's play The Weakest Link.
40:29Ross.
40:30In food, Prince Albert is said to have introduced the tradition
40:34of putting a silver sixpence for good luck
40:36into what festive steamed dessert?
40:38A pudding or a dumpling.
40:42I'll accept Christmas pudding.
40:45Lou.
40:49In carols, which bird is the only figure that appears every day
40:53in the lyrics of the song The Twelve Days of Christmas?
40:56Yes, it's Christmas, my tree, Lord, come to me.
41:00Um, I know twelve.
41:01Do you mind if I just sing it, L?
41:03No.
41:03I know the twelve.
41:04No.
41:04Yes, it's Christmas, my tree, Lord, come to me.
41:08Doves.
41:08Incorrect, it's Partridge.
41:12Oh.
41:13Ross.
41:14In words, a cuddle or a hug is known as a kutch in what language?
41:19French.
41:21Incorrect, it's Welsh.
41:22Oh.
41:23Lou.
41:24In pastimes, on a standard Monopoly board,
41:27the two spaces commonly referred to as utilities
41:30are the electric company and which other?
41:33Gas.
41:35Incorrect, it's water.
41:38Waterwork.
41:40Yes.
41:42Quite right, too.
41:46Ross.
41:47In music, which US singer whose classic 1994 festive single
41:52finally became UK number one 26 years after it was released
41:56is informally known as the Queen of Christmas?
41:59Mariah Carey.
42:01Correct.
42:03Lou.
42:03In children's literature, in what 1950 book by C.S. Lewis
42:08does Father Christmas give lethal weapons as gifts to three children?
42:13Alice in Wonderland.
42:14It's not Christmassy.
42:16I don't know.
42:17It's the lion, the witch and the wardrobe.
42:18I was going to say that.
42:20Ross.
42:21If you get this right, you've won the game.
42:24In cinema, in cinema, in 2010, it was widely reported that Titanic had been surpassed as the highest grossing film of all time by which other blockbuster directed by James Cameron?
42:37Avatar.
42:37Is correct, which means congratulations, Ross.
42:43Oh, well done.
42:45Well done.
42:46Oh, thank you, Lou.
42:47You are tonight's strongest link and you win £6,950 for charity.
42:53Ross, which charity is your money going to?
42:55It's going to Alzheimer's in Scotland.
42:58It's a big part of the family.
43:00Well, fantastic cause.
43:01Well done, Ross.
43:03Lou, you leave with nothing.
43:05That's all from tonight's show.
43:07I'm Ramesh Ranganathan and whatever you do, don't be the weakest link.
43:10Goodbye and Merry Christmas.
43:14Eddie and Addy are crossing me.
43:15Oh, no.
43:16What a day at work.
43:18I've made two men cross.
43:20But pudding does as pudding is.
43:21I cannot believe it.
43:23You know, I come from the walk of fame and I was so sure I was going to have to do the walk of shame.
43:29I think it really is the icing on the Christmas cake.
43:32So a big Merry Christmas and it's all for the charity.
43:35I'm so thrilled.
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