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The Weakest Link 2021 - Season 5 Episode 4 - Christmas Special
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00:00Merry Christmas. This afternoon, it's a Christmas special.
00:03We're joined by eight of the country's most popular celebrities.
00:06They're chestnuts, I'm an open fire.
00:09Let's get roasting.
00:10This is The Weakest Link.
00:20Behind me are eight wise men and women, all being led by a star.
00:24You're welcome, guys.
00:26They're each trying to win up to £50,000 for charity,
00:29but to do that, they'll have to work together.
00:31Seven, we'll leave with nothing,
00:33as round by round, we lose the player, voted The Weakest Link.
00:36Let's meet the team.
00:40I'm Lou, a comedian from Kent.
00:44I'm Ross, broadcaster from Glasgow via Hollywood.
00:49I'm Eddie, a comedian and presenter from West London.
00:53I'm Martine, and I'm an actress from Hackney.
00:56I'm David, I'm a comedian from Dublin.
01:02I'm Jess, a TV personality from Essex.
01:06I'm Blue, a drag queen from Northern Ireland.
01:08I'm Eddie, a Paralympian TV presenter, and originally from East London.
01:18Do you know what, guys?
01:19I was running out of Christmas cheer for a bit,
01:21but hearing you say your names and where you're from,
01:24it's really perked me up, so thank you so much.
01:27I feel so Christmassy.
01:28OK, here come the rules.
01:30In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly
01:33to reach your target within the time limit.
01:35The target for round one is £2,500.
01:39The fastest way to get there is to work together
01:41to create a chain of eight correct answers.
01:45Get your question wrong.
01:46You break the chain, and you lose all of the money in that chain.
01:49But if you press your button and say bank,
01:52before the question is asked, the money is safe,
01:55and you begin a new chain from scratch.
01:58You've got two minutes and 30 seconds for this round,
02:00and we're going to start with the person most likely
02:02to bang on about Die Hard being a Christmas movie.
02:05That's you, Lou Sanders.
02:07So true.
02:08Let's play The Weakest Link.
02:12Start the clock.
02:13In cinema, in the 2013 film Frozen,
02:16the snowman Olaf has a nose made from which vegetable?
02:19Carrot.
02:20Correct.
02:20Ross.
02:21In art, scarlet, cherry and garnet
02:23are all shades of which primary colour?
02:25Red.
02:25Correct.
02:26Eddie.
02:26In science, see you as the chemical symbol for what substance?
02:30Copper or custard?
02:31Copper.
02:32Correct.
02:32Martine.
02:33In festive characters, Bob Cratchit works as a clerk
02:35in which Charles Dickens story?
02:38A Christmas Carol.
02:39Correct.
02:39David.
02:40In language, in relation to a situation that is embarrassing,
02:43awks is an abbreviation of what word?
02:45Awkward.
02:46Correct.
02:46Jess.
02:47In travel, what pee is an official document
02:49with a person's name, photograph and personal details
02:52shown on entering and leaving a country?
02:54Passport.
02:55Correct.
02:55Blue.
02:56What sounds like both the word meaning expensive
02:58and the hoofed mammal, the male of which typically has antlers?
03:03Deer?
03:04Correct.
03:05Addy.
03:06Bank.
03:06In food, cheddar, double Gloucester and Lancashire
03:09are all common varieties of what dairy product?
03:11Cheese.
03:11Correct.
03:12Lou.
03:12In politics, named after its distinctive shape,
03:15the official working space of the US president
03:17is known as the what office?
03:20Oval office.
03:21Correct.
03:21Ross.
03:22Look at your screen.
03:23Which wham song is represented here?
03:25Last Christmas.
03:26Correct.
03:26Eddie.
03:27In world geography, Mozambique is a country
03:29in the southeast part of which continent?
03:31Africa.
03:32Correct.
03:32Martine.
03:33In decorations, what tee is the garland of thin strips
03:36of shiny metallic foil attached to a long thread
03:38usually draped around a Christmas tree?
03:40Tinsel.
03:42Correct.
03:42David.
03:43Bank.
03:43What word goes with ideal in a British interiors magazine
03:46and with a loan in the title of a 1990 Macaulay Culkin film?
03:50Home.
03:51Correct.
03:51Jess.
03:52In games, using a pair of six-sided dice,
03:54what is the maximum total that can be achieved in a single roll?
03:57Can you repeat the question?
04:01Sure.
04:01In games, using a pair of six-sided dice,
04:04what is the maximum total that can be achieved in a single roll?
04:07Twelve.
04:07Correct.
04:07Blue.
04:08In technology, the icon of which major music streaming service
04:11founded in Sweden is three curved lines in a circle?
04:14Quantify.
04:15Correct.
04:15Addy.
04:16In TV, Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton
04:19have all played Queen Elizabeth II in which Netflix series?
04:23The Crown.
04:23Correct.
04:24Lou.
04:24Bank.
04:24In appointment...
04:25You did it!
04:26Yes!
04:27Come on!
04:30Merry Christmas!
04:34Merry Christmas!
04:39Yes!
04:39Oh, my goodness.
04:41I cannot believe it.
04:44You!
04:46Who is it?
04:47There's no need.
04:48Come on, bruv.
04:50Genuinely so impressed.
04:52You reached your target of 2,500 cards.
04:54Come on, Chris.
04:55Yes!
04:56I love you guys.
04:58That money will go through to the next round,
05:01but one of you will not.
05:03This is going to be very difficult.
05:05I know.
05:05Oh, come on.
05:07Yeah, sorry.
05:07It's like, yeah, it's Christmas, isn't it?
05:08Ruined the party.
05:08First there's fun,
05:09and then there's a bit of disappointment
05:10when you realise the reality of life.
05:11So, I think you're going to go through to the next round.
05:13So, I think you're going to like these, guys.
05:16Who here thinks Home Alone is Post Malone's brother?
05:22Who thinks Baby Reindeer is a John Lewis Christmas ad?
05:25One of you is about to leave with nothing.
05:28It's time to vote off the weakest link.
05:34Well, Ron, that was a cracker of a round.
05:37But how do you decide who goes when they reach the target?
05:40Choose who hesitated?
05:42Or whose costume's better?
05:45Voting's over.
05:45It's now time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
05:56Blue.
05:59Blue.
06:01Blue.
06:03Blue.
06:06Blue.
06:09Blue.
06:11Jess.
06:14Jess.
06:15David, how are you finding it so far in the costume?
06:23Firstly, thank you for putting in the effort
06:25with your Christmas look.
06:28I basically just can't go to the bathroom while this is on.
06:32I'm enjoying it, though.
06:33Right, good.
06:34Your banking is...
06:36You're obviously keen on making sure you get that right.
06:39Yes, we're trying to raise money for charity here.
06:42Can I ask why it is that you voted for Lou?
06:44I just felt, costumes-wise, she was the only one that could compete with this,
06:50and I want her out of here.
06:52I got you.
06:52And are you at all worried about her reaction?
06:55No, I'm going to block her on everything and never speak to her again.
06:59Blue, I really do feel for you because there were no incorrect answers,
07:05but the dear question, your face lit up initially and then panic set in
07:10and then there was a little bit of hesitation, wasn't there?
07:13I think I'm just too glam for everyone here.
07:15Yeah.
07:15I mean, I expected this because I'm in a room full of very famous people
07:23and I'm just a lowly drag queen.
07:25No, I'm just kidding.
07:26Well, listen, Blue, I do think some of the votes are just because you're the most fabulous
07:30of the contestants, but I'm sorry to say that with four votes, Blue,
07:34you are the weakest link.
07:36Goodbye.
07:37It's going to be a blue Christmas without me, OK, guys?
07:40I prefer Dan.
07:43You know what?
07:45It is a bit embarrassing to be the blueser.
07:47It is sad to go home first, but it's more sad that my family are watching me lose
07:51over Christmas dinner.
07:58Round two.
07:59So far, you have banked, I can't believe I'm saying this,
08:02the maximum amount of £2,500.
08:05Seven players are left and we are taking ten seconds off the clock.
08:10We're going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
08:12That's you, Adi.
08:13Oh.
08:14Let's play the weakest link.
08:16Start the clock.
08:18In costumes, which of these characters in a school nativity play
08:21is often depicted wearing a tea towel on their head?
08:24Shepherd or donkey?
08:26Donkey.
08:27Shepherd.
08:28Lou.
08:28In folktales, a pot found at the end of a rainbow is said to contain what precious metal?
08:33A pot of gold.
08:34Correct.
08:34Ross.
08:36In sayings, if a person who works well in the evening is an owl,
08:39someone who functions better in the morning is described as being up with which songbird?
08:43A lark.
08:43Correct.
08:44Eddie.
08:45In pop music, Wonderful Christmastime was a 1979 UK top ten single
08:49for which former member of the Beatles?
08:52Paul McCartney.
08:53Correct.
08:53Martine.
08:54In food, a croffle is a hybrid snack combining a croissant with which other breakfast item?
09:01Nuts.
09:02Waffle.
09:03Waffle.
09:03David.
09:03In religion, what L is the papal name that was chosen by Robert Prevost on his election
09:08as Pope in 2025?
09:11Oh, Pope Luigi.
09:16Leo.
09:16Jess.
09:17In retail, which toy shop chain was founded in Holborn in 1760 with a store originally
09:23named Noah's Ark?
09:26Hamleys.
09:26Correct.
09:27Addy.
09:28In transport, the letter R on the gear stick of a vehicle represents what direction?
09:32Reverse.
09:32Correct.
09:33Lou.
09:34In a 1996 festive episode of Only Fools and Horses, Del and Rodney halter crime dressed
09:39as which duo?
09:40Barbie and Ken or Batman and Robin?
09:42Batman and Robin.
09:42Correct.
09:43Ross.
09:43In money, what is the lowest value denomination of coin in general circulation in the UK?
09:495p.
09:50One penny.
09:51Eddie.
09:51In fashion, what G is an elasticated band worn around the leg to hold up a stocking?
09:57A girdle.
09:58Garter.
09:59Martin.
09:59In pantomime, what is the usual response to the line, oh, no, it isn't?
10:04Oh, yes, it is.
10:05Correct.
10:05David.
10:06Look at your screen.
10:08This actor and dancer shares her name with which aromatic spice?
10:15Marjorie Time.
10:17Ginger.
10:17Jess.
10:18In printing, what unit of measurement follows the word column in a term describing how much
10:22space an article is given in a newspaper?
10:26Can you print the question?
10:28Yes.
10:28In printing, what unit of measurement follows the word column in a term describing how much
10:32space an article is given in a newspaper?
10:35Oh, God.
10:37Top of us.
10:38It's inch.
10:40Time is up.
10:42That was...
10:42I can tell you that you have put in the bank nothing.
10:47How has that gone from that to that?
10:51I am going to be honest with you.
10:53I regret my earlier celebration.
10:57Okay.
10:59Who thinks sleigh bells are when the bells have really worked it, girlfriend?
11:02LAUGHTER
11:03Who thought Rudolph was an unkind man called Ulf?
11:11One of you is about to leave with nothing.
11:15It's time to vote off the weakest link.
11:17If that round was a gift, you'd keep the receipt.
11:25Lou's the strongest link, as she's the only person not to get one wrong.
11:29Everyone else will be on edge about the vote.
11:33Voting's over.
11:36It's now time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
11:39David.
11:46David.
11:48David.
11:51David.
11:54Ross.
11:56Eddie.
12:00David.
12:06Eddie.
12:07Genuine question.
12:08How many times have you seen a donkey with a teatail on it?
12:10All the time, bro. All the time.
12:12That's how they roll in East London.
12:14Why are you getting on like that? You know what? I agree.
12:16Yeah, come on. What made you vote for David?
12:20He got a little bit nervous on one of the questions.
12:22Yeah, he did. And his hilarity
12:24in the way he looks, I think it distracts me.
12:26It distracts us all. I do miss
12:28the beef, though, between David
12:30and Lou. I'll always love my little cracker.
12:33Aw. Aw.
12:34All is forgiven. That's really sickening.
12:36Marti, are you voting
12:38for David because you're finding him distracting?
12:41Um, yeah.
12:42He's really making me laugh.
12:44It's almost disrespectful to charity, isn't it,
12:46at this stage? Yes. What, David's presence here
12:48on the show? Yes.
12:50Ask me as well.
12:52I'd love to ask you.
12:55Was it a revenge vote?
12:56No, it was just, um,
12:58it was fair and square,
13:00a betrayal of the answers.
13:04David.
13:05Pope, Luigi.
13:07Oh, the question about the Pope,
13:09give it to the Irish fella.
13:10Yeah.
13:11Listen, they do what I ask.
13:14Ginger Rogers,
13:15you weren't happy with
13:15as a question, were you?
13:17I'm a very modern guy,
13:19probably in my 20s.
13:20How am I supposed to know
13:21what a photo of Ginger Rogers looks like?
13:23No, I get it.
13:24And do you know the worst part of this?
13:25What?
13:26In a moment,
13:26I'm going to have to walk off here,
13:28and this costume does not allow me to walk.
13:30Oh, we can't wait.
13:31Yeah.
13:32I mean, my big question is,
13:33how did you get the toy inside you?
13:34LAUGHTER
13:35LAUGHTER
13:36LAUGHTER
13:36LAUGHTER
13:37LAUGHTER
13:38LAUGHTER
13:39Well, David,
13:43I'm sorry to say
13:44that with five votes,
13:47you are the weakest link.
13:48Goodbye.
13:48Goodbye.
13:51Bye, David.
13:52Well done.
13:53Sorry, David.
13:54Oh.
13:55LAUGHTER
13:56Oh, I tried so hard.
14:02I'm good at quizzes.
14:04Me, Christmas and quizzes,
14:06they go together like turkey and ham.
14:10LAUGHTER
14:10I know that those traitors
14:13have a double-crossed me,
14:15but I do still want them
14:16to win some money for charity.
14:18LAUGHTER
14:19Round three.
14:24You've got £2,500 so far
14:26out of a possible £5,000
14:28because you did so well
14:29in that first round,
14:30and then I don't know
14:30if you remember what happened
14:31in the round after that,
14:33but you got nothing.
14:34In this round,
14:35we are upping the stakes.
14:37Not only are you down to six players
14:38with another ten seconds
14:39coming off the clock,
14:40but the target is now £5,000.
14:44I'm going to start
14:44with the strongest link
14:45from the last round.
14:46That's you, Lou.
14:47Let's play The Weakest Link.
14:51Start the clock.
14:53In nature,
14:54the plant Digitalis
14:55with stems of tubular
14:56pinkish-purple flowers
14:57has what common name,
14:59foxglove or squirrel scarf?
15:01Foxglove.
15:01Correct. Ross.
15:02In music,
15:03which US rapper
15:04had a 2024 UK number one
15:06with his concept album
15:07The Death of Slim Shady
15:08Coup de Grace?
15:09Eminem.
15:10Correct. Eddie?
15:11Bank!
15:11In spelling,
15:12how many times
15:12does the letter G
15:13appear in the word giggling?
15:15Three times.
15:16Four.
15:16Martin.
15:17What sounds like
15:18both the French word
15:19meaning very
15:20and a household item
15:21typically used to carry drinks?
15:23Trey.
15:23Correct.
15:24Jess.
15:25Bank.
15:25In film props,
15:26what D is the make of car
15:27used as a time machine
15:28in Back to the Future?
15:31Pass.
15:32DeLorean.
15:33Addy.
15:33In marine life,
15:34which large flatfish
15:35of the Ray family
15:36shares its name
15:37with a bladed boot
15:38used to move smoothly
15:39over ice?
15:40Sting.
15:42Sting.
15:43Skate.
15:44Lou.
15:45In music,
15:46the 1980 Christmas
15:47number one single
15:47by St Winifred's
15:48School Choir
15:49is titled
15:50There's No One
15:50Quite Like Who?
15:53You.
15:54Grandma.
15:55Ross.
15:56Look at your screen.
15:57This is a location
15:58from which TV soap?
16:00East Andos.
16:00Correct.
16:01Eddie.
16:02In toys,
16:02what K is a handheld tube
16:04containing mirrors
16:05and coloured pieces
16:06of glass or paper
16:07that creates patterns
16:08as it is rotated?
16:10Kaleidoscope.
16:10Correct.
16:11Martine.
16:12Bank.
16:12In money,
16:12what two-word term
16:13is used for the six digits
16:14typically printed on debit cards
16:16that are used
16:17to identify a bank?
16:19Security code.
16:20Sort code.
16:21Jess.
16:22In nature,
16:22the evergreen tree
16:23that is among the tallest species
16:24in the UK
16:25has what name?
16:26Chris Pine
16:27or Douglas Fir?
16:29Chris Pine.
16:30Douglas Fir.
16:31Addy.
16:31In children's entertainment
16:32in 2025,
16:34which porcine title character
16:35was joined by
16:36a new baby sister
16:37named Evie?
16:39Pass.
16:40Peppa Pig.
16:41Lou.
16:41In sport,
16:42the Duckworth-Lewis Stern method
16:44is a scoring system
16:45in which team game?
16:47Can you repeat
16:47the question?
16:48Sure.
16:48In sport,
16:49the Duckworth-Lewis Stern method
16:50is a scoring system
16:51in which team game?
16:54Rugby.
16:55Cricket.
16:55Ross.
16:56In literature,
16:57Hercule Poirot's Christmas
16:58is a 1938 novel
16:59by which crime writer?
17:00The answer is Agatha Christie.
17:05Oh, God.
17:06Time is up
17:07and I can tell you
17:09that you put in the bank
17:10£600.
17:11It's better than nothing.
17:13I mean,
17:13it's better than nothing,
17:14which, to remind you,
17:15you got last time.
17:15So,
17:18who thought...
17:20I'm not sure about this one.
17:23What is that?
17:24Who thought Bethlehem
17:26was at the bottom
17:27of Bethleh's dress?
17:30Who thinks miniature heroes
17:31are a bunch of brave children?
17:33One of you
17:34is about...
17:35One of you
17:38is about to leave
17:39with nothing.
17:40It's time to vote off
17:41the weakest link.
17:46Well,
17:46this round's tricky.
17:48Three of them
17:49got two wrong.
17:50But for my money,
17:51Addy and Jess
17:52are on the thinnest ice.
17:54It's like they're having
17:55their own separate
17:55bad answer competition.
17:58Voting's over.
18:01It's now time to reveal
18:02who you think
18:03is the weakest link.
18:08Jess.
18:08Sorry.
18:08Jess.
18:13Addy.
18:15Addy.
18:18Addy.
18:21Jess.
18:28Listen.
18:29I know you're feeling
18:30a bit down on yourselves,
18:32but I'm telling you,
18:33you can do this.
18:34I've got so much faith in you.
18:37Honestly.
18:38Say it again, Ron.
18:39Say it again.
18:39We're feeling...
18:40Okay.
18:41I have got so much faith in you.
18:44However,
18:45Addy.
18:48Yeah, come on.
18:49Come on.
18:50Yeah, what happened?
18:51You know what?
18:51I was...
18:52I've been working
18:53with stingrays
18:54and that was the first thing
18:55that came in my head.
18:56But I was like,
18:56it can't be stingray.
18:57No one can skate
18:58with a stingray.
18:59Yeah.
19:00And I just couldn't...
19:01I just couldn't move.
19:02Yeah.
19:03You know, when you're like...
19:03You sounded like
19:04you were deflating.
19:04I was.
19:05It's my tyres, man.
19:06It's getting done.
19:10Jess, Douglas Furr
19:11or Chris Pine?
19:12I know.
19:13You're going to work
19:13with Chris Pine.
19:14I know.
19:15It's a silly mistake.
19:16Yeah.
19:17It's just in the pressure,
19:18isn't it?
19:18It is, yes.
19:19Yeah.
19:19Why did you vote for Addy?
19:21Because I think
19:22he also got two wrong.
19:23Sorry.
19:24The smart mathematicians
19:26amongst you
19:26will have discovered
19:27that we've got a tie.
19:29We have Jess
19:30and Addy
19:31on the same number of votes.
19:33And in the case of a tie,
19:34it's down to the strongest link
19:35from the last round
19:36to decide who goes.
19:39And that
19:39is you, Ross.
19:42So,
19:43my question to you
19:45is would you like
19:47to stick with
19:47who you've said
19:48or would you like
19:48to change your mind?
19:50Oh,
19:50you did well
19:51with the banking
19:52but then you were
19:53just a little hesitant
19:54in a couple of other ones.
19:56Addy,
19:56I have forgiven you
19:57for the donkey
19:58and the hat
20:00so I'm sad to say
20:02sorry Jess,
20:03I have to stick
20:03with my original decision.
20:05Sorry.
20:05That's okay.
20:06I forgive you.
20:07Jess,
20:07I'm sorry but Ross,
20:08that was,
20:08what a beautiful summary.
20:10Jess,
20:11how are you feeling
20:11about going out
20:12at this stage?
20:13Do you know what?
20:13I'm alright.
20:14The pressure is so much
20:15when you're up here
20:16that actually I feel like
20:16I just need to sit down.
20:18I'm done.
20:19I'm so done.
20:20No,
20:20it's good.
20:21I'm glad I got this far.
20:22Just be honest with me,
20:23are there any grudges
20:23that you're going to be
20:24taking forward?
20:25No.
20:26Everyone's been really fair.
20:27Yeah,
20:27okay.
20:27Well,
20:27that's a shame.
20:31Jess,
20:32you're very classy.
20:34Well,
20:34Jess,
20:35it's been wonderful
20:35to have you on this show.
20:37And I hope you can now
20:38go and enjoy your Christmas
20:39but I'm afraid to say
20:40that with three votes
20:41you are the weakest link.
20:43Goodbye.
20:51I could have got through
20:53but yeah,
20:53no,
20:54unfortunately.
20:55Ross made the call,
20:56he was sticking
20:57with his guns
20:57and that was
20:58how it went.
20:59I've had an amazing time
21:00and I just want to wish
21:01everyone a Merry Christmas.
21:08Round four,
21:09you have banked
21:09£3,100
21:11and have a potential
21:12prize money
21:12of £10,000.
21:14There are just five of you
21:15left and we are taking
21:16another ten seconds
21:17off the clock.
21:18So you only have
21:19two minutes
21:19to bank
21:20a possible £5,000.
21:22We're going to start
21:23with the strongest link
21:24from the last round,
21:25as we know,
21:25that's you,
21:26Ross.
21:26Let's play
21:27the weakest link.
21:30Start the clock.
21:32In body parts,
21:33polex is the anatomical term
21:35for which two-bone digit
21:36on a human hand?
21:37Finger.
21:38Thumb.
21:39Eddie.
21:39In language,
21:40the Spanish phrase
21:41Feliz Navidad
21:42translates into English
21:43as what greeting?
21:44Merry Christmas.
21:45Correct.
21:46Martine.
21:46In maths,
21:47what is 24 plus 30?
21:5164.
21:5254.
21:53Oh!
21:54What name goes with David
21:55to give a former UK
21:56Prime Minister
21:57and with Diaz
21:58for an actor
21:58in The Holiday?
21:59Cameron.
22:00Correct.
22:00Lou.
22:01In geography,
22:02noted for its white,
22:03sandy beaches,
22:04Montego Bay
22:04is a tourist resort
22:05on the north coast
22:06of which Caribbean island?
22:10Pass.
22:11Jamaica.
22:12Ross.
22:12In Harry Potter,
22:13the Hogwarts herbology professor,
22:15played by Miriam Margulies,
22:16is named what?
22:18Ophelia Brussels
22:18or Pomona Sprout?
22:20Pomona Sprout.
22:20Correct.
22:21Eddie.
22:22In textiles,
22:22what item of equipment
22:23has parts called
22:24bobbin case,
22:25needle plate
22:26and zipper foot?
22:28Boots.
22:29Sewing machine.
22:30Martine.
22:31In Christmas Cracker Jokes,
22:32what is the usual
22:33three-word punchline
22:34to what do you get
22:35if you cross a sheep
22:36with a kangaroo?
22:38What?
22:39Can you repeat that?
22:40Yep.
22:40In Christmas Cracker Jokes,
22:41what is the usual
22:42three-word punchline
22:43to what do you get
22:44if you cross a sheep
22:45with a kangaroo?
22:47I don't know.
22:48A woolly jumper.
22:50Adi.
22:50In entertainment,
22:51the performer
22:52who was raised in Chicago
22:53by Irish parents
22:54and created the stage show
22:55Lord of the Dance
22:56is Michael who?
22:57Flatney.
22:58Correct.
22:58Lou.
22:59In gardening,
23:00what H is the term
23:01for plants
23:01that can survive
23:02in cold temperatures?
23:09I don't know.
23:10Hardy.
23:11Ross.
23:11In hymns,
23:12what two words
23:13come before
23:14Merrily on High
23:14in the title
23:15of a carol
23:16by George Ratcliffe Woodward?
23:17Ding dong.
23:18Correct.
23:18Eddie.
23:19Bank.
23:19In shopping,
23:20what colour
23:20precedes Friday
23:21in the day
23:22after Thanksgiving
23:22when prices are cut
23:24at the start
23:24of the Christmas season?
23:25Black.
23:26Correct.
23:26Martine.
23:27In baking,
23:27what single-word name
23:28is commonly given
23:29to the sweet paste
23:30made with almonds
23:30that is traditionally used
23:31to cover a Battenberg cake?
23:33It's marzipan.
23:34Time is up
23:35and I can tell you
23:37that you banked
23:38£100.
23:39Oh, jeez.
23:41Shocking.
23:43Well...
23:43Shocking.
23:44It's a slash
23:45between shocking
23:45and starting
23:45to be expected.
23:48The first round
23:50feels like it happened
23:50last Christmas.
23:52I feel like you've
23:53progressively been
23:53getting rid
23:54of the best ones.
23:56OK.
23:57Who thinks Jesus
23:58was born away
23:59in a Pret-a-Manger?
24:02Oh, my...
24:03Do you like this?
24:05Who thinks
24:05there's 12 Grinches
24:06in a Graffoot?
24:08Oh, my days.
24:10Martin,
24:11you don't like that one?
24:12No?
24:13OK.
24:14One of you
24:15is about to leave
24:16with nothing.
24:17It's time to vote off
24:18the weakest link.
24:23They're still
24:23in the Christmas spirit
24:24because that
24:25was a turkey.
24:27Only £100
24:28added to the pot.
24:29I reckon
24:30Lou and Martine
24:31will expect
24:32to see their names
24:33in the vault.
24:35Voting's over.
24:37It's now time
24:38to reveal
24:39who you think
24:39is the weakest link.
24:44I love her,
24:45but it's Martine.
24:46I'm so sorry.
24:49Lou.
24:51Martine.
24:53Lou.
24:54Oh, why?
24:58This is so bad.
24:59Martine.
25:06Eddie,
25:07you're the only person
25:08to bank in that round.
25:09Yes, you know,
25:10me, I'm African.
25:10We like our money.
25:12That's the £100.
25:13I said,
25:14that would do.
25:15That's five bricks
25:16back in Congo.
25:16Yes,
25:17Father Lagos.
25:18You look
25:19somebody
25:19that's good at quizzing.
25:20I'm not good at all.
25:21I'm the kind of person
25:22if you say one plus one,
25:23I'll say apples.
25:24Honestly,
25:24I'm under the pressure.
25:25You voted for Martine.
25:27Yes.
25:28I just love Martine.
25:29But do you know
25:29what it is?
25:31It was,
25:32it was the
25:33I don't know.
25:34Yeah.
25:36Yeah.
25:37No.
25:37I felt it as well.
25:39It's quite aggressive,
25:40wasn't it?
25:40Was it?
25:41You know what?
25:41She almost went.
25:42Yeah.
25:43Thank you so much.
25:44I didn't want to be
25:44the one to call it out.
25:45I felt for you
25:46because you was like...
25:46I was asking a question
25:48and it's like
25:48three sacks around the face.
25:51Lou.
25:51Yes.
25:52The first couple of rounds
25:53you've been very,
25:54very quick,
25:56been very verbose
25:56in between rounds actually.
25:58Some would say abusive.
25:59In that last round...
26:00Chattity pudding,
26:01aren't I?
26:02Yes, you are.
26:03But in the last round,
26:05whenever it came to you,
26:05it's almost like
26:06you weren't able
26:07to speak at all.
26:08Pudding got tired.
26:11Why did you vote
26:12for Martine?
26:13Her questions,
26:14I did know the answer to.
26:15The maths one,
26:16I'm sorry, my love,
26:17that was a bit dumb.
26:18I can't even remember it.
26:19Wow.
26:20I can't even remember it.
26:21True what?
26:22Fellow woman pudding.
26:23I know.
26:24Horrible little pudding,
26:25aren't you?
26:26She did vote for me as well.
26:27What a nasty little pudding.
26:29No, no, no, come on.
26:30Martine and I,
26:31off camera,
26:32there's a lot of chemistry.
26:33Yeah.
26:33But you have to vote
26:34for someone
26:35and I was just
26:36trying to be a laugh,
26:37sorry.
26:37No, it's okay.
26:38Well, look, Martine,
26:39it's very difficult
26:40for people to vote for you
26:41because you are
26:41so well-loved
26:42and such a legend.
26:44It's true.
26:44I'm going to be crying
26:45at Christmas.
26:46I'm very sad to say,
26:48with three votes.
26:52Wow.
26:53I'm so sorry.
26:55You are the weakest link.
26:57Goodbye.
26:59Goodbye.
27:02What I love.
27:03I love you.
27:05When it came to people
27:09voting for me,
27:11I think it was my time to go
27:12and you just want somebody
27:14to win the most amount
27:15of money for their charity
27:17and gave it my best shot
27:19and that's all you can do.
27:26Round five.
27:27So far,
27:28so far, you have banked
27:28a total of £3,200.
27:31There are four of you remaining
27:32and another 10 seconds
27:33are coming off the clock,
27:35but the target
27:36is going to increase
27:37to £7,500.
27:39Let's start with the strongest link
27:41from the last round.
27:42That's you, Addy.
27:43Let's play
27:44the weakest link.
27:47Start the clock.
27:47In literature,
27:50what first name
27:51is shared by the mother
27:51and daughter authors
27:52Wollstonecraft and Shelley?
27:57Pass.
27:58Mary, Lou.
27:59In 10-pin bowling,
28:01how many pins are left standing
28:02in a 7-10 split?
28:05Three.
28:06Two.
28:06Ross.
28:07In TV,
28:08in the 2024 Christmas finale
28:10of the sitcom
28:11Gavin and Stacey,
28:12Smithy jilted which bride
28:13at the altar?
28:14Sonia or Nessa?
28:16Nessa.
28:16Sonia.
28:17Eddie.
28:18Look at your screen.
28:19What is the English name
28:21of the European country
28:22that appears on this stamp?
28:24Austria.
28:25Correct.
28:26Bank.
28:26Addy.
28:27In music,
28:28the 2025 Tension Tour
28:29was a world concert series
28:31by which Australian pop singer?
28:36In excess.
28:37Kylie Minogue.
28:38Lou.
28:39In ancient history,
28:40the emperors Tiberius,
28:41Caligula and Claudius
28:42all ruled over which empire?
28:45Raymond.
28:45Correct.
28:46Ross.
28:46Bank.
28:47In transport,
28:47what B is a three-letter word
28:49commonly used
28:50for the front of a ship?
28:52Bud.
28:52Correct.
28:53Eddie.
28:53Bank.
28:54In classic cinema,
28:55which film stars James Stewart
28:56as the banker George Bailey
28:58who meets an angel
28:59named Clarence?
29:03Bond.
29:04It's a wonderful life.
29:05Addy.
29:06What sounds like
29:06both part of the body
29:08that is a key sensory organ
29:09and the ninth letter
29:10of the alphabet?
29:11Which of the alphabet?
29:16M?
29:17I.
29:18No.
29:19In sport,
29:20the football club
29:20known as MK Dons
29:22is based in which UK city?
29:23Milton Keynes.
29:24Correct.
29:25Ross.
29:26What name goes with J
29:27in a restaurant critic
29:28and with Angela
29:29for the person
29:30who became deputy PM
29:31in 2024?
29:33Can you repeat that?
29:34Yes.
29:34What name goes with J
29:35in a restaurant critic
29:36and with Angela
29:37for the person
29:38who became deputy PM
29:39in 2024?
29:39The answer is Rainer.
29:42And I can tell you,
29:43final four,
29:44you put in the bank
29:45£750.
29:48I don't think it's worth
29:49the curtsy pudding.
29:52Your catchphrase.
29:56OK.
29:57Who thinks that
29:57Holly and the Ivy
29:58are the new hosts
29:59of This Morning?
30:01Who thinks gold,
30:02frankincense and myrrh
30:03are the medals
30:04you get at the Olympics?
30:05One of you
30:06is about to leave
30:07with nothing.
30:08It's time to vote off
30:10The Weakest Link.
30:14I think Weakest Link
30:15started to lose it
30:16a bit though.
30:17It happens to us all
30:18at some point
30:19over Christmas.
30:20But how has Eddie
30:21not seen
30:21It's a Wonderful Life?
30:23It's a Christmas classic.
30:25Voting's over.
30:29It's now time to reveal
30:30who you think
30:31is The Weakest Link.
30:38Eddie.
30:41Eddie.
30:44Eddie.
30:45I forgot what we were doing
30:54for that.
30:55What do you mean
30:55you forgot what we were doing?
30:56I thought we were
30:57starting the game again.
30:58I forgot what we were doing.
30:59I mean, it's been the same
31:01every time.
31:01You're a forgetful little pudding,
31:03aren't you?
31:04I love it when you call me
31:05your pudding.
31:08Eddie.
31:09Yes, sir.
31:09Your guest for the film.
31:11Yeah.
31:12Bombed.
31:14There's been some angels
31:15in bond.
31:15No.
31:16Do you know what?
31:17I didn't want to pass.
31:18That's the one thing
31:19I didn't want to do.
31:19I respect that, Eddie.
31:20And also buy the team
31:21some time
31:22because that's what I do.
31:23I'm a team player.
31:23No, I get it.
31:24I get it.
31:25And they've rewarded you
31:25by voting for you.
31:26I imagine.
31:27Why did you vote for Eddie?
31:29Eddie starts from
31:30the strongest link
31:30and goes very quickly
31:31into the weakest link.
31:32It's like he pops
31:35his own tyres.
31:36I've had enough
31:37self-sabotage
31:38at the highest.
31:39It literally starts like this.
31:40Every time.
31:42So I said,
31:43Eddie, you can't
31:43keep doing this, huh?
31:45I've got to say,
31:48it was a glorious moment.
31:50Ninth letter of the alphabet.
31:52There's also an organ.
31:54First of all,
31:55you missed counting.
31:56Anyway,
31:57it's my M.
31:58I believe it's my M.
31:59I get discombobulated
32:01when I'm the strongest link.
32:02In the prior round.
32:03Yeah.
32:04As you can see,
32:06we have ourselves
32:06another tie.
32:07Eddie and Addy
32:08receive the same
32:09number of votes.
32:10So in the event of a tie,
32:11it's down to the strongest link
32:12from that round
32:13to decide who goes.
32:14And that
32:15is you, Lou.
32:17Well,
32:18women love drama.
32:19Yeah, I'm going to switch.
32:21I'm so sorry.
32:21Are you?
32:21You're going to switch?
32:22Yeah.
32:22I'm so sorry, Addy.
32:23And why is that?
32:24Why is that?
32:25I don't know my own mind.
32:26I'm just going
32:27from my heart.
32:29You know,
32:30the next round,
32:31I probably would have
32:31smashed it
32:32and got everything.
32:32Yeah.
32:33Okay.
32:34Take Eddie out.
32:37No,
32:37I'm going to have to go.
32:38Sorry, Addy.
32:39I'm so sorry.
32:40You look fabulous.
32:41Thank you, darling.
32:42You look like
32:42a young Eddie Murphy
32:43in that outfit.
32:44Oh, Lou,
32:45just deport me.
32:46Yeah.
32:46But, you know,
32:48take him off.
32:50Take him off.
32:50Take him off.
32:51Take him off.
32:52Take him off.
32:52Take him off the show immediately.
32:53Okay.
32:54I'm so sorry, Addy.
32:55That's all right, darling.
32:56Well, listen, Addy,
32:58I hope you're feeling
32:58okay about this.
32:59I'm not.
33:00No.
33:00This is traumatic.
33:02Well, I'm sorry to say,
33:03with two votes,
33:05I'm afraid you are
33:06the weakest link.
33:07Goodbye.
33:07Lou did not know her reasons.
33:16I think Lou thought
33:17Eddie might be competition
33:18in the final
33:18because I'm a banker.
33:20I bank.
33:20So, yeah,
33:21I think Lou was thinking
33:22this guy here,
33:23yeah,
33:23he might take all my puddings.
33:31Round six.
33:33You have banked
33:33£3,950 so far.
33:37There's only three of you
33:37remaining
33:38and another ten seconds
33:39are coming off the clock.
33:41We're going to start
33:42with the strongest link
33:43from the last round.
33:44As we know,
33:45that's you, Lou.
33:45Bidding.
33:46Let's play
33:47the weakest link.
33:49Start the clock.
33:52In money,
33:52if three cinnamon buns
33:53are priced at £3.60,
33:55how much would one cost?
33:58£1.20.
34:00Correct.
34:00Ross.
34:01In theatre,
34:02the writer whose plays
34:03include Blythe Spirit
34:04and Present Laughter
34:05is Noel Hu.
34:06Coward.
34:07Correct.
34:08Addict.
34:08In shared terms,
34:09what is both the name
34:10of a large island
34:11in the Inner Hebrides
34:12and a word for
34:13warming a spiced wine?
34:18Harris.
34:19Mull.
34:20Lou.
34:20In past times,
34:21what see is a puzzle,
34:22often in newspapers,
34:24played on a grid of squares
34:25with clues given for words
34:26going across and down?
34:28Crossword.
34:29Correct.
34:29Ross.
34:30Look at your screen.
34:31What song did this singer perform
34:33representing the UK
34:34at Eurovision?
34:35Oh.
34:37Sam.
34:37Oh.
34:39Spaceman.
34:40Correct.
34:41Adi.
34:41In religion,
34:42the leader of the Orthodox
34:43Jewish community
34:44in the UK
34:44has the title
34:45Chief what?
34:46Rabbi.
34:47Correct.
34:48Lou.
34:48In fashion,
34:49the model Helena Christensen
34:50was born on 25th December
34:52in which Scandinavian country?
34:54Denmark.
34:55Correct.
34:55Bank.
34:56Ross.
34:56Yes.
34:56In food,
34:57often served with glazed ham,
34:59classic Cumberland sauce
35:00typically includes
35:00what flavour jelly?
35:02Red currant or black currant?
35:03Red currant.
35:04Correct.
35:04Adi.
35:05Well done.
35:05In broadcasting,
35:06which sport is the subject
35:07of a BBC podcast title framed?
35:10Snooker.
35:11Correct.
35:12Lou.
35:12Bank.
35:12In media,
35:13the comic strip created
35:14by Bill Watterson
35:15about a six-year-old boy
35:16and his tiger friend
35:17is called Calvin and who?
35:20The tiger.
35:21Hobbs.
35:22Ross.
35:23In places,
35:23what U is a landlocked
35:25US state
35:25that comes before beach
35:27in the name
35:27of a D-Day landing area?
35:30Oh.
35:31Time's up.
35:32The correct answer is Utah.
35:34Utah.
35:34Final three.
35:36I can tell you
35:37that you
35:39banked
35:41£2,000
35:43in that round.
35:45Yeah!
35:48Hello,
35:48I'm happy for you,
35:49but that was horrific.
35:52In the next round,
35:53not only does the money
35:54go up to possible £10,000,
35:55but you get the chance
35:57to double what you bank,
35:58meaning that in the next round
35:59there's a possible
36:00£20,000
36:01up for grabs.
36:03So think very carefully
36:04about this next decision.
36:06One of you
36:07is about to leave
36:08with nothing.
36:09It's time to vote off
36:11the weakest link.
36:16Everyone did well there.
36:18Ross was the strongest link,
36:20but choosing between
36:21the other two
36:22it'll be like choosing
36:23between Christmas pudding
36:24or another mince pie.
36:28Voting's over.
36:30It's now time to reveal
36:31who you think
36:32is the weakest link.
36:37Adi.
36:40Adi.
36:45Ross.
36:45Adi,
36:51how are you feeling?
36:52You sort of
36:52alternated rounds,
36:54didn't you?
36:54Yes.
36:54As you said,
36:55you sort of called it yourself.
36:56Yes,
36:56good,
36:57bad,
36:57good,
36:57bad.
36:58The pressure
36:58of being strongest link
36:59got to you a couple of times.
37:00It does get to me,
37:01but I mean,
37:01look,
37:01I've run the gauntlet.
37:02I've used up my nine lives.
37:04Yeah.
37:05I still think people
37:06are carrying hate
37:07about donkeys
37:08with handkerchiefs.
37:09Yeah.
37:09No,
37:09it happens.
37:10No,
37:10but can I just say,
37:11actually,
37:12and they wanted me to say
37:12on behalf of the BBC,
37:13thank you for raising awareness
37:15about those donkeys
37:16because not enough people
37:17know about those.
37:20Adi,
37:20you've been an incredible contestant.
37:22Thank you so much
37:22for joining us this Christmas.
37:24With two votes,
37:25you are the weakest link.
37:26Goodbye.
37:28Okay,
37:29it was time.
37:30It was time.
37:38It's a tough way to go out
37:40and,
37:41you know,
37:41I do know
37:42where they hang out.
37:44And I'm pretty nimble
37:45in the chair.
37:46Yeah,
37:46that pudding
37:46is not getting away.
37:48Yeah!
37:56Round seven.
37:57So far,
37:58you have banked
37:59£5,950.
38:01This time,
38:02you have just 90 seconds,
38:03but whatever you bank
38:04will be doubled,
38:06meaning that this round
38:06is worth a possible
38:07£20,000.
38:10We'll start with
38:10the strongest link
38:11from the last round.
38:12That's you,
38:13Ross.
38:13Let's play
38:14The Weakest Link.
38:17Start the clock.
38:19What word goes with
38:20fighter in a video game
38:21franchise and with quality
38:22in a brand of tin chocolates
38:23launched in the 1930s?
38:26Street.
38:26Correct.
38:27Lou.
38:27Bank.
38:28Look at your screen.
38:29In British Sign Language,
38:30in British Sign Language,
38:30which letter of the alphabet
38:32is this?
38:34M.
38:38Oh,
38:38no,
38:39sugar,
38:398.
38:40M.
38:41B.
38:41Ross.
38:42Of course it is.
38:43Ross.
38:43In mass,
38:43what is 90 minus 6?
38:4684.
38:47Correct.
38:48Lou.
38:48Bank.
38:48In art,
38:49which planet in our solar system
38:51precedes De Milo
38:52in the name of a Greek sculpture
38:53commonly thought to represent Aphrodite?
38:56Yes,
38:57Jupiter.
38:58Venus.
38:58Ross.
38:59In UK geography,
39:00Suffolk is bordered to the north
39:02by which other ceremonial county?
39:07Pass.
39:08Norfolk.
39:09Lou.
39:09What sounds like both an animal rights group
39:11founded in 1980
39:13and the first name of the Game of Thrones actor
39:15with the surname Dinklage?
39:19I don't know.
39:20Peter.
39:21Ross.
39:22In food,
39:22what vegetable has a variety named Maris Piper
39:25that can be roasted as part of a Christmas dinner?
39:27Parsnip.
39:28Potato.
39:29Lou.
39:30In interior design,
39:31what pea is a piece of fabric or wood
39:33fastened above a window
39:34to hide the top of curtains?
39:36Pelt.
39:37Pelmet.
39:37Ross.
39:38In music,
39:39the Canadian performer
39:40who spent 15 weeks in the UK charts in 1993
39:42with the single Informer
39:44has what weather-related stage name?
39:48The answer is snow.
39:50Time is up.
39:51And I can tell you that you banked £500.
39:54We're going to double that
39:54and add it to your previous winnings,
39:56meaning a total prize pot
39:57of £6,950.
40:00It's a good total.
40:02But only one of you can take that money away
40:04for your chosen charity.
40:06It's time to go head-to-head.
40:12Lou and Ross.
40:13In this round,
40:14it's the best of five.
40:15Whoever answers the most questions correctly
40:17wins.
40:18Simple as that.
40:19Ross,
40:20as the strongest link in the last round,
40:21you have the choice of who goes first.
40:23I'll go first.
40:25OK.
40:25For the final time tonight,
40:27let's play The Weakest Link.
40:34Ross.
40:34A pudding or a dumpling.
40:47I'll accept Christmas pudding.
40:51Lou.
40:51In carols,
40:56which bird
40:56is the only figure
40:57that appears every day
40:59in the lyrics of the song
41:00The Twelve Days of Christmas?
41:02The Twelve Days of Christmas,
41:02my children,
41:03I'll come to me.
41:05I know,
41:06twelve days.
41:07Do you mind if I just sing it?
41:08No.
41:08The Twelve Days of Christmas,
41:10my children,
41:10I'll come to me.
41:13Doves.
41:13Incorrect,
41:16it's partridge.
41:17Oh.
41:18Ross.
41:19In words,
41:20a cuddle or a hug
41:21is known as a kutch
41:22in what language?
41:24French.
41:26Incorrect,
41:26it's Welsh.
41:27Oh.
41:28Lou.
41:29In past times,
41:31on a standard monopoly board,
41:33the two spaces
41:33commonly referred to
41:34as utilities
41:35are the electric company
41:37and which other?
41:38Gas.
41:40Incorrect,
41:41it's water.
41:43Waterworks.
41:45Yes.
41:47Quite right too.
41:51Ross.
41:52In music,
41:54which US singer
41:55whose classic 1994
41:56festive single
41:57finally became
41:58UK number one
41:5926 years after
42:00it was released
42:01is informally known
42:02as the Queen of Christmas?
42:04Mariah Carey.
42:06Correct.
42:08Lou.
42:09In children's literature,
42:11in what 1950 book
42:12by C.S. Lewis,
42:14does Father Christmas
42:15give lethal weapons
42:16as gifts
42:16to three children?
42:18Alice in Wonderland.
42:19It's not Christmassy.
42:21I don't know.
42:22It's the lion,
42:23the witch,
42:23and the wardrobe.
42:24I was going to say that.
42:25Ross,
42:26if you get this right,
42:28you've won the game.
42:30In cinema,
42:31in 2010,
42:33it was widely reported
42:34that Titanic
42:35had been surpassed
42:37as the highest-grossing
42:37film of all time
42:38by which other blockbuster
42:40directed by James Cameron?
42:42Avatar.
42:45Is correct,
42:46which means congratulations, Ross.
42:48Well done.
42:50Well done.
42:51Thank you, Lou.
42:52You are tonight's strongest link
42:54and you win £6,950
42:57for charity.
42:58Ross,
42:59which charity
42:59is your money going to?
43:00It's going to Alzheimer's
43:02in Scotland.
43:03It's a big part
43:04of the family.
43:05Well,
43:06fantastic cause.
43:07Well done, Ross.
43:08Lou,
43:09you leave with nothing.
43:10That's all
43:11from tonight's show.
43:12I'm Romesh Ranganathan
43:13and whatever you do,
43:14don't be the weakest link.
43:15Goodbye
43:15and Merry Christmas.
43:16Eddie and Addy
43:20are crossing me.
43:21Oh no,
43:21what a day at work.
43:23I've made two men cross.
43:25But pudding does
43:25as pudding is.
43:27I cannot believe it.
43:29You know,
43:29I come from the walk of fame
43:30and I was so sure
43:31I was going to have to do
43:32the walk of shame.
43:34I think it really is
43:35the icing on the Christmas cake.
43:37So,
43:37a big Merry Christmas
43:38and it's all for the charity.
43:40I'm so thrilled.
43:46I'll see you next time.
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