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00:00Tonight, eight famous faces, including Chesney Hawkes,
00:03take on my questions and each other.
00:05But who'll be the one and only left standing at the end?
00:08Sarah Green, probably.
00:09This is The Weakest Link.
00:20Behind me are eight celebrities
00:22who are each trying to win up to £50,000 for charity.
00:24But to do that, they'll have to work together.
00:27Seven will leave with nothing,
00:28as round by round, we lose the player, voted The Weakest Link.
00:32But they have all promised me they'll stay in touch.
00:34So, yeah, that's nice, isn't it?
00:36Let's meet the team.
00:40I'm Faye.
00:42I'm an actor, a food writer, and I have other skills.
00:46I am from Camden.
00:49I'm Chesney.
00:50I'm a singer-songwriter, and I'm from Berkshire.
00:54I'm Mina, Traitor Series 3 star and radio host,
00:57and I'm from Liverpool.
00:58I'm Johnny, I'm a comedian, an actor,
01:03and I am from St. Helens.
01:07I'm Sarah, and I'm a TV presenter and an actress from London.
01:13I'm Jamie, I'm a stand-up, and I'm from Glasgow.
01:18I'm Ruth, I'm a politician and broadcaster,
01:20and I'm from East Lothian.
01:21I'm Emmanuel, stand-up comedian, and I'm from North London.
01:32That was, like, fantastic, guys.
01:34Fantastic.
01:35You all know your names.
01:36You said them out loud.
01:37You said where you're from.
01:38It's like, great.
01:39I mean, it's a low bar, but you nailed it.
01:40OK, here come the rules.
01:43In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly
01:46to reach your target within the time limit.
01:48The target for round one is £2,500.
01:52The fastest way to get there is to work together
01:54to create a chain of eight correct answers.
01:57Get your question wrong, you break the chain,
01:59and you lose all of the money in that chain.
02:02But if you press your button and say bank,
02:05before the question is asked, the money is safe,
02:08and you begin a new chain from scratch.
02:10You will have two minutes and 30 seconds in this first round,
02:13and we'll start with a person most likely to say,
02:16nice to e-meet you.
02:18That's you, Ruth Davidson.
02:19Let's play The Weakest Link.
02:22Start the clock.
02:23In food, which fruit that typically looks yellow when ripe
02:27is curved in shape and sold in bunches?
02:30A banana.
02:30Correct.
02:31Emmanuel.
02:32In maths, what is 5 plus 7?
02:3412.
02:35Correct.
02:36Faye.
02:37In pop music, the breakthrough single by Lola Young
02:39that topped the UK singles chart in 2025
02:41has what title?
02:43Messy or Tidy?
02:45Messy.
02:46Correct.
02:46Chesney.
02:47In the Bible, the set of rules that were revealed to Moses
02:49on Mount Sinai are most commonly referred to as the 10 what?
02:53Commandments.
02:54Correct.
02:54Mina.
02:55In furniture, what tea can follow coffee, dining and card
02:58to give the names of three different types of item?
03:02Set.
03:02Table.
03:03Johnny.
03:04What sounds like both a term for a wooden post
03:06with a pointed end and a thick slice of beef?
03:09Steak.
03:10Correct.
03:11Sarah.
03:11In fairy tales, in Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm,
03:14the witch and the prince can both climb the tower
03:16by using what part of her body?
03:18Her hair.
03:19Correct.
03:20Jamie.
03:20In animals, the word purring typically refers to a noise
03:23made by which domesticated pet?
03:25A cat.
03:26Correct.
03:26Roof.
03:27In sport, rugger is an informal term
03:29that is used instead of what five-letter word?
03:32Rugby.
03:32Correct.
03:33Emmanuel.
03:33Frank.
03:33In TV, first broadcast in 2015,
03:36the show in which contestants compete to make the best ceramics
03:39is titled The Great Pottery Throw What?
03:42Back.
03:43Down.
03:44Faye.
03:44In superstitions, which device used to protect against rain
03:47is said to bring bad luck when opened indoors?
03:50Umbrella.
03:50Correct.
03:51Chesney.
03:51In transport, what cue precedes bike
03:54in the name of the motorised off-road vehicle
03:56with four large wheels?
04:00Car.
04:01It's quad.
04:01Mina.
04:02In hospitality, what phrase refers to the guest of someone
04:05who was invited to a social function?
04:07Plus one or times two?
04:09Plus one.
04:09Correct.
04:10Johnny.
04:10In classical music, what instrument is played by a flautist?
04:14A flute.
04:15Correct.
04:16Sarah.
04:17What word goes with traffic for congestion on the road
04:19and with tart to give a traditional sweet pastry?
04:23Short.
04:24Jan.
04:24Jamie.
04:25Born in 1970, the first black fashion model
04:28to appear on the cover of the French edition of Vogue
04:30is Naomi Hu.
04:31Campbell.
04:32Correct.
04:32Ruth.
04:33In human anatomy, what K is the name of the leg joint
04:36that is protected by the patella bone?
04:38Knee.
04:38Correct.
04:39Emmanuel.
04:39In restaurants, on a standard menu,
04:41the phrase catch of the day typically relates
04:43to what foodstuff?
04:44Fish.
04:45Correct.
04:46Faye.
04:46In TV, Strictly Come Dancing,
04:48regularly broadcast an annual show live
04:50from the Tower Ballroom in which seaside town?
04:52Blackpool.
04:53Correct.
04:53Chesney.
04:54In fashion, time is up.
04:57That was a good bank, Chesney.
04:58Good bank.
04:59And I can tell you that you banked £1,500
05:03out of possibly £2,500.
05:05I wouldn't say it's applause-worthy, but well done.
05:10So, who thinks Lady Gaga is married to Lord Gugu?
05:15Who thinks Gluteus Maximus was in Gladiator?
05:19One of you is about to leave with nothing.
05:22It's time to vote off The Weakest Link.
05:24They're very focused, aren't they?
05:29I've never seen Johnny look so serious.
05:32Of the four who got one wrong, only Sarah didn't bank,
05:36which may sway the voting.
05:38Voting's over.
05:41It's now time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
05:45Voting's over.
06:16This is awkward.
06:20I think it's Mina.
06:26Emmanuel, how did that first round go for you?
06:29Do you know what?
06:30I'm still...
06:31The nerves, I can't use words right now.
06:33So, not only are you struggling with the answers,
06:34you can't have normal conversation either.
06:36No, none.
06:36Yeah.
06:37Why did you vote for Mina?
06:38It was the question that she got wrong
06:41when the clue had the letter in it.
06:43It was the completely wrong letter.
06:45Yeah, it was what T, and she said set.
06:48Yeah.
06:49Sarah, how nervous are you?
06:50Because I felt like you were nervous even during your intro.
06:52Really?
06:53Gosh.
06:53But I think, listen, I've got faith in you.
06:55Well, you've really helped boost my confidence now.
06:58Yeah, I know.
06:59I'll be honest with you, I was just saying that to be nice.
07:00I don't know how you're going to get on.
07:01Completely.
07:03Why did you vote for Mina?
07:05I just...
07:06It stuck in my mind, really, the same as Emmanuel has just said.
07:10Yeah, but the difference between you and Emmanuel, if you don't mind me saying,
07:12is you look very sad and you put so sorry, you smiled as you voted for Mina.
07:18Yeah.
07:18I didn't mean to.
07:19It's that awkward thing where you laugh even though it's not funny.
07:22I feel really bad.
07:24Yeah.
07:24Really?
07:24We don't look like you do.
07:25We don't know what I'm saying.
07:26I don't know if you're aware, you're laughing now as you talk about how bad you feel about it.
07:29I feel really, really bad.
07:31Right, OK.
07:32Mina, how do you feel about how this has gone down?
07:36You know, when you mention the WhatsApp group chat afterwards, I'm not in it.
07:40OK.
07:41I think that's fair.
07:42Yeah.
07:43Does it feel more or less cutthroat than traitors?
07:45This feels personal.
07:46Well, it certainly was personal for Emmanuel.
07:48Well, yeah, he...
07:49I mean, I'm not surprised with Emmanuel, to be honest.
07:51Well, listen, I'm really sorry.
07:53And I'm genuinely...
07:54I'm really sorry.
07:55Why are you smiling?
07:57No, but...
07:57I can see you smiling.
08:00Whatever you've done has infected Mina.
08:02Let me try again.
08:03Mina, I'm really sorry.
08:05OK.
08:05With five votes.
08:07You are the weakest link.
08:08Goodbye.
08:09Good luck, guys.
08:14See, I thought, coming into this, I was ready.
08:17Done the round table, and that's hard enough.
08:19But Ramesh firing those questions at you, the weakest link is not for the weak.
08:28Round two.
08:29You have banked £1,500 so far out of a possible £2,500.
08:34Seven players are left, and we are taking ten seconds off the clock.
08:39We're going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
08:42That is you, Faye.
08:43What?
08:47Let's play the weakest link.
08:51Start the clock.
08:52In Italian cuisine, mixed assortments of meats, cheeses and vegetables in olive oil, eaten as appetizers, are often called what?
09:00Anti-pasti or Uncle Pizza?
09:02Anti-pasta.
09:03Correct.
09:04Chesney.
09:04In entertainment, the CMA Awards held annually in Nashville celebrate which genre of music?
09:10Country.
09:10Correct.
09:11Johnny.
09:12In pastimes, what J is the act of continuously tossing and catching two or more objects, keeping one in the air at all times?
09:18Juggling.
09:19Correct.
09:19Sarah.
09:20In language, which word for a dishonest person is also a long stick with a large hook at one end, used by a shepherd?
09:27Croc.
09:28Correct.
09:29Jamie.
09:29In cinema, what word goes before Doolittle and Zhivago to give the titles of two Oscar-winning films?
09:35Doctor.
09:35Correct.
09:36Ruth.
09:37In commerce, used in relation to the details of an agreement, the abbreviation T's and C's stands for terms and what?
09:43Conditions.
09:44Correct.
09:44Emmanuel.
09:45In sport, Heather Watson, Katie Bolter and Sonny Cartel are all British professional players of which racket game?
09:52Tennis.
09:53Correct.
09:53Faye.
09:54Bank.
09:54In slang terms, a man with a muscular physique is referred to by what term?
09:58Pork pie or beefcake?
10:00Beefcake.
10:01Correct.
10:01Chesney.
10:02In TV, which animated series, first broadcast in 2014 and narrated by Alexander Armstrong, is about a dog who is leader of a group called the Squirrel Club?
10:11Blues cruise.
10:12It's Hey Dougie.
10:13Johnny.
10:14In language, the beginnings of a beard on a face that hasn't been shaved since morning is often referred to as a five o'clock what?
10:20Shadow.
10:20Correct.
10:21Sarah.
10:21In shared terms, what V is a transparent coating applied to wood to form a hard, shiny surface and can also be a liquid for decorating fingernails?
10:30Veneer.
10:31Varnish.
10:32Jamie.
10:32In UK geography, Buttermere, Thurlmere and Windermere are three bodies of water in which English national park?
10:39The Lake District.
10:40Correct.
10:40Ruth.
10:41In leisure, in a popular call and response children's game, players ask which character for the time?
10:46Mr Wolf or Mr Blobby?
10:48Mr Wolf.
10:48That's correct.
10:49Emmanuel.
10:49What sounds like both a word meaning something is liable to break under pressure and a period of seven days?
10:56Week.
10:56Correct.
10:57Faye.
10:57Bank.
10:58In film, which actor played the lead role of Donna Sheridan in the 2008 musical Mamma Mia?
11:05Chesney.
11:07Meryl Streep.
11:08Chesney.
11:09In emblems, the national flags of Bhutan and Wales both depict which mythical creature?
11:13Dragon.
11:14Is correct.
11:15Time is up.
11:17You have put in the bank £900.
11:21And I'll be honest with you, I think that silent reaction is appropriate.
11:23So, who thinks Luke Littler will one day grow into Luke Bigler?
11:31Who thinks you bend as a yoga instruction?
11:36One of you is about to leave with nothing.
11:38It's time to vote off The Weakest Link.
11:40Well, an average performance in that round, I'd say.
11:48Three people gave wrong answers.
11:50Faye, Sarah and Meryl Streep.
11:53Sorry, I mean Chesney.
11:55Voting's over.
11:58It's now time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
12:01Look, I know you didn't bank as much money, but you did have a run of eight correct answers there.
12:31so you can do it, you know?
12:34That's a pep talk over.
12:38Johnny, how confident are you in this?
12:41Not at all.
12:42You've actually been doing very well, though, Johnny, is the truth of it.
12:45Is there a part of you as a natural comedian
12:47that wants to sort of give funny answers?
12:48You know me, I like to go off tangent.
12:50All I want to do, I want to pick this up,
12:53throw it through a window and escape
12:54like the hand of one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
12:57OK.
12:59I don't know if that'll make it to her.
13:01No, well, we'd love it for a trailer.
13:03It'd be great if you could pull that off, that'd be amazing.
13:06Faye?
13:07I mean, they take you up
13:09and they take you back down again, don't they?
13:11Well, Faye, if you don't mind me saying,
13:13I thought you made a couple of cardinal sins.
13:16The first one is when I declared you were the strongest link,
13:18I said, you're the strongest link, and you went, what?
13:21You know, that sort of undermined it a little bit.
13:23You then made the other error of...
13:25Classic error.
13:26You guessed Chesney for your answer to the question.
13:28It's very rare that the answer to the question
13:31is the next person along.
13:32I was so pleased with myself for banking.
13:36Yes.
13:37It was the classic post-bank, you know?
13:40The post-bank euphoria.
13:43The way you said Chesney,
13:44I immediately thought you were going to follow up with,
13:46we're not staying.
13:48Get your coat.
13:49Get your coat.
13:50That's right.
13:50Hey, bye.
13:51Well, Faye, I am very sorry.
13:53Last round, you got three votes,
13:55and you are now the weakest link.
13:57Goodbye.
14:01I always preferred Rob Beckett.
14:05Look, people like Route 1 comedy.
14:06What can I tell you?
14:08I am not convinced that I was the weakest link in that round,
14:11because I answered something right,
14:14and because I banked some money.
14:16Also, because, FYI, I'm a winner in life.
14:21So, you know, who's the real winner?
14:31Round three.
14:32You have got £2,400 out of a possible £5,000.
14:36In this round, we are upping the stakes.
14:39Not only down to six players,
14:40with another ten seconds off the clock,
14:42but the target is now £5,000.
14:46I'm going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
14:48That is you, Jamie.
14:50Let's play the weakest link.
14:53Start the clock.
14:55In sport, the area of closely mown grass
14:57that surrounds each hole on a golf course
14:59shares its name with what colour?
15:01Green.
15:02Correct.
15:02Ruth.
15:03In education, the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic
15:06are traditionally known collectively as the three what?
15:09R's.
15:09Correct.
15:10Emmanuel.
15:10In business, what word meaning trivial
15:12comes before cash in a term
15:14for a small amount of money available for minor expenses?
15:17Petty.
15:18Correct.
15:18Chesney.
15:19In maths, the number below the line in a fraction
15:22is known by what name?
15:23Denominator or fascinator?
15:25Denominator.
15:26Correct.
15:26Johnny.
15:27In TV, in the traitors,
15:29what object protects contestants from being murdered?
15:32An axe.
15:33Shield.
15:34Sarah.
15:34In retail, the Bullring and Grand Central Shopping Centre
15:38is in which UK city?
15:40Birmingham.
15:40Correct.
15:41Jamie.
15:42In art, jet is a shade of which colour?
15:45Black.
15:45Correct.
15:46Ruth.
15:47What word goes with Hollywood in a themed restaurant chain
15:49and with Lonely in a series of travel guidebooks?
15:52Planet.
15:52Correct.
15:53Emmanuel.
15:54In music, what word goes before Baby, Kim and Nas X
15:57to give the stage names of three rappers?
16:00Lil.
16:00Correct.
16:01Chesney.
16:01In health, the first aid procedure
16:04where a patient is placed on their side
16:05to protect the airway
16:06is known as the recovery what?
16:08Position.
16:09Correct.
16:10Johnny.
16:10In sport, in 2025,
16:12Fran Williams captained the England Roses
16:14who beat South Africa to win the Nations Cup
16:16in which seven-a-side sports?
16:19Rugby union.
16:20Netball.
16:21Sarah.
16:22In literature,
16:23which cleric and former member of the band
16:24The Communards
16:25wrote the 2023 crime novel
16:27A Death in the Parish?
16:29Richard Cole.
16:29Correct.
16:30Jamie.
16:31In fashion,
16:31the yarn obtained from the Angora goat
16:33is known as what?
16:34Mohair or Mohawk?
16:36Mohair.
16:37Correct.
16:37Ruth.
16:38In language,
16:39in a popular saying
16:40that describes a state of extreme joy or happiness,
16:42the number nine is preceded by what weather feature?
16:47Pass.
16:48Cloud.
16:49Emmanuel.
16:50In sweets,
16:50the brand of chocolate and hazelnut confectionery
16:52in a golden wrapper
16:53launched in Europe in 1982
16:55is named Ferrero what?
16:57Rocher.
16:57Correct.
16:58Chesney.
16:58In clothing,
17:00what D comes before denim
17:01in the slang term for an outfit
17:02where jeans are worn
17:03at the top of the same material?
17:06The answer is double.
17:08And Chesney,
17:08I'm surprised you didn't get in quicker with that
17:09because that feels like
17:10that would be your look.
17:12I can tell you
17:14that you put in the bank
17:15out of a possible £5,000,
17:17£1,000.
17:19Not great.
17:20No.
17:21Not great.
17:22OK.
17:22I'm very excited about this.
17:23Who thinks Super Mario
17:26is what you want to do
17:27after a Super Proposal-o?
17:29Oh, good.
17:32Yeah?
17:33Johnny?
17:33Yeah.
17:34You're not having it.
17:35What did I do to hurt you?
17:36LAUGHTER
17:36Who thinks Chanel No. 5
17:42is a French TV station?
17:44LAUGHTER
17:45Yes!
17:47You got him.
17:47Come on!
17:48You got Vegas.
17:49That was to stop me farting.
17:52LAUGHTER
17:53You're going to have to come out one end.
17:56Yeah, no, fair enough.
17:59One of you
18:00is about to leave with nothing.
18:02It's time to vote off
18:03The Weakest Link.
18:07Getting all his answers wrong,
18:09I think Johnny might be in trouble.
18:11Ruth slipped up for the first time
18:12so she may get some votes,
18:14which, ironically,
18:15she won't want.
18:17Voting's over.
18:19It's now time to reveal
18:21who you think
18:21is the Weakest Link.
18:27Johnny.
18:30Sarah.
18:34Chesney.
18:36Chesney.
18:39Johnny.
18:42Manuel, I hope you don't mind me saying,
18:49your behaviour on the show
18:50has been disgusting.
18:52LAUGHTER
18:52Every time we do this show,
18:55people go, oh, you know,
18:56voting's the worst part.
18:56It's your favourite bit of the show.
18:57It's not my favourite part,
18:58I swear it's not.
19:00Because it's so awkward
19:02and now I've got to look at him
19:03and he's looking at me now.
19:04The way you sign his name
19:05is like a work of art.
19:06There's no reluctance there.
19:08You sign a birthday card like that,
19:09you don't vote someone
19:10off the show like that.
19:11You all right, Johnny?
19:13Yeah.
19:14You happy?
19:15Well, you are probably.
19:17Chesney, you did very well in that round.
19:19Yeah, I guess I did.
19:20Anyone who timed out on was double denim.
19:22I should have got that.
19:23I should have come in quicker.
19:24There's probably, you know,
19:26pictures of me on the internet
19:27rocking double denim in the day.
19:29Yeah.
19:30Chesney, there was a picture on my wall
19:31when I was a very small girl.
19:33I don't get, you know, starstruck often,
19:36but I'm having a little moment over here.
19:38Are you really?
19:38Yeah, he was genuinely,
19:40I had a picture of him,
19:41also Michael Ball.
19:42Listen, that's the showbiz double.
19:43Yeah.
19:43Johnny.
19:45Sorry, go on.
19:46Johnny, method of defence
19:47in the traitors, acts.
19:49It just went violent, didn't it?
19:52There was no need for that.
19:53How do you feel towards the people
19:54that did vote for you, Johnny?
19:55Well, how do you feel about the ones
19:57who didn't vote for you, Johnny?
19:59Love, love, nothing but love.
20:01I do love you, though, Johnny.
20:03Chesney, I deserve the vote off you.
20:06You.
20:09You've given me the best laugh.
20:11I've never realised someone hurt me so much
20:12and make me giggle in the process.
20:15Yeah, I mean, I feel a bit bad
20:16because, you know, you're one of my heroes.
20:19You just like having me around
20:20because I make you feel better about yourself.
20:23Yeah.
20:23That's why you keep me in your garden.
20:27You just look out at me, don't you?
20:29Come on, boys, come on, boys,
20:30gather around, let's have a look at Johnny.
20:32OK, yeah, hey, family.
20:34Life is good.
20:39Well, look, Johnny, I'm really sorry to say
20:41that with three votes,
20:43you are the weakest link.
20:44Goodbye.
20:52I'm feeling very disappointed,
20:54but I'm trying to deal with it magnanimously.
20:57You will not see a single tear.
21:00It's round four.
21:06You have banked £3,400
21:08out of a potential prize money of £10,000.
21:12There are just five of you remaining,
21:13and we are taking another 10 seconds off the clock.
21:17You have two minutes to bank a possible £5,000.
21:20We're going to start with the strongest link
21:22from the last round.
21:23That's you, Emmanuel.
21:24Let's play the weakest link.
21:27Start the clock.
21:28In internet memes,
21:30a reaction gif often used to express embarrassment
21:33depicts which Simpson's character
21:35disappearing backwards into a hedge?
21:37Homer Simpson.
21:38Correct.
21:38Chesney.
21:39In maths, what is one quarter of 200?
21:4225.
21:43Sorry.
21:4450.
21:44Sarah.
21:46What sounds like both a railway town in Cheshire
21:48and a group of people who work together on board a ship?
21:51Crew.
21:52Correct.
21:52Jamie.
21:53In medicine, a cardiologist specialises in the care of which major organ?
21:57The heart.
21:58Correct.
21:58Ruth.
21:59In film, the 2003 comedy starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan
22:03as a mother and daughter who switch bodies is freaky what?
22:07Freddie.
22:07Correct.
22:08Emmanuel.
22:08In darts, the treble 20 segment of the board is often known by what informal term?
22:13Blusher or lipstick?
22:15Blusher.
22:16Lipstick.
22:17Chesney.
22:18In language, what pee can mean an easy task or an informal meal eaten outdoors,
22:22often while sitting on a blanket?
22:25Picnic.
22:26Correct.
22:27Sarah.
22:27In London, which street in Mayfair, established in the 18th century,
22:31is world-renowned for its bespoke tailoring?
22:34Savile Row.
22:35Correct.
22:35Jamie.
22:36Bank.
22:36In Australian wildlife, what word follows Sydney funnel web
22:39in the common name of a venomous species of arachnid?
22:43Spider.
22:43Correct.
22:44Ruth.
22:44In children's TV, which title character of a show created by Harry Corbett
22:48is a puppet bear with friends named Sweep and Sue?
22:52City.
22:52Correct.
22:53Emmanuel.
22:53In motoring, the first all-British car model to sell more than one million units
22:57was the Morris what?
22:58Miner.
22:59Correct.
23:00Chesney.
23:00Bank.
23:00In world geography, the Turkish city of Istanbul straddles Europe
23:04and which other continent?
23:06Asia.
23:07Correct.
23:08Sarah.
23:09In jewellery, what age is the name for the symbol stamped onto precious metals
23:12by British assay offices to certify their purity?
23:17Quamac.
23:18Correct.
23:19Jamie.
23:19Bank.
23:20In music, the singer Alex, who had a 2025 UK number one single
23:23with the song Ordinary, has what surname?
23:25Warren or Burrow?
23:27Burrow.
23:27Here's Warren.
23:29Time is up.
23:31And I can tell you, team, that out of a possible £5,000,
23:35you have banked £1,500.
23:38Not bad.
23:38Not bad.
23:40Guys, ready yourselves.
23:41Johnny's not here, so I need some big laughs.
23:44Who thinks Chapel Roan has a big sister called Cathedral Roan?
23:50Sarah, it took you a second, but you enjoyed it eventually, didn't you?
23:53Who thinks that Greenwich Mean Time isn't very nice?
23:57No, I like that.
23:58OK, great, thank you.
24:00One of you is about to leave with nothing.
24:03It's time to vote off The Weakest Link.
24:07A solid round for everyone.
24:09All three wrong answers felt tricky and they all banked.
24:13It's a hard one to call.
24:14I wonder if bedroom wall posters will influence the vote.
24:18Voting's over.
24:19It's now time to reveal who you think is The Weakest Link.
24:28Emmanuel.
24:32Emmanuel.
24:35Chesney.
24:38Chesney.
24:41Chesney.
24:47Ruth.
24:47Yes.
24:48How did it feel to vote for Chesney?
24:50I mean, they say never meet your heroes and possibly because you could do a dreadful thing to them and I'm so terribly, terribly sorry, Chesney.
24:57Can you ever forgive me?
24:58Yes, you're all forgiven.
25:00And so all that and a nice guy.
25:02I know.
25:03I mean, what a package.
25:05Yeah.
25:06I can tell you, though.
25:07I don't know about the package.
25:08I can tell you, though.
25:09What did you tell?
25:10Oh, my goodness.
25:12Sarah Green.
25:13What?
25:13Chesney, basically, you had just a full breakdown.
25:20I did.
25:20I panicked.
25:21You gave me two incorrect answers.
25:22I know.
25:22Then you just started muttering to yourself.
25:24I was throwing numbers out there.
25:25But then what happened is, because that went so badly, all of your correct answers you seemed really nervous about.
25:31I've never seen somebody be so scared to say the word picnic.
25:33Picnic.
25:34I know.
25:35I know.
25:35I just needed to breathe.
25:38Yes.
25:38In fact, I blame you, because you really should have told me to breathe before.
25:42Can I just say, generally, going forward, we would like you to breathe.
25:47Well, listen, Chesney, I'm really sorry.
25:49If it makes you feel any better, you've come across very well.
25:52Ruth likes you even more than she did before the show.
25:54But I'm afraid to say, I can't believe you did the heart to you.
25:57I know.
25:58OK, I'm sorry to say, Chesney, that with three votes, you are the weakest link.
26:03Goodbye.
26:10So, if I come back again to the weakest link, I think what I've learned is I need to breathe.
26:14Maybe some yoga before I come out.
26:24It's the final four.
26:26So far, you have banked a total of £4,900 out of a possible £15,000.
26:32There are only four people remaining, and another 10 seconds are coming off the clock.
26:36But the target is going to increase again to £7,500.
26:42We're going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
26:44That's you, Sarah.
26:46Let's play the weakest link.
26:49Start the clock.
26:50In media, the slogan, all the news that's fit to print, first appeared on the front page of which US newspaper in 1897?
27:01The New York Post.
27:03It's New York Times.
27:04Jamie, what word goes with only for a quiz show hosted by Victoria Corrin Mitchell and with four in a game played by forming rows with counters?
27:13Connect.
27:14Correct.
27:14Ruth.
27:15In comics and cartoons, which letter of the alphabet is typically used to represent the sound of someone sleeping or snoring?
27:21Z.
27:22Correct.
27:22Emmanuel.
27:23Bank.
27:23In soundtracks, Everything I Do, I Do It For You by Bryan Adams features on the end credits of which 1991 Kevin Costner film?
27:30Robert Hood, Prince of Thieves.
27:31Correct.
27:31Sarah.
27:32In materials, what S, meaning unblemished, goes before steel to give the name of an alloy that resists corrosion?
27:39Stainless.
27:39Correct.
27:40Jamie.
27:40Bank.
27:41In children's literature, the 2022 book titled Max Magic was co-written by the TV presenter Stephen Who?
27:48Mangan.
27:49Mulhern.
27:49Ruth.
27:50In food outlets, how many white spots are depicted on the logo of Domino's Pizza?
27:56Six.
27:57Three.
27:57Emmanuel.
27:57In British history, the document known as Magna Carta was issued in 1215 at a site near Windsor named what?
28:03Runnymede or Watery Ale?
28:05Runnymede.
28:06Correct.
28:07Sarah.
28:07In appliances, the name of what percussion instrument is also a term used for the rotating cylinder where laundry is placed in a washing machine?
28:18Dryer.
28:19Drum.
28:19Jamie.
28:20In politics, Tricky Dicky was a nickname given to which 20th century US president?
28:26Dicky.
28:26Oh.
28:27Er, Nixon.
28:31Richard Nixon.
28:32Correct.
28:33Mike.
28:33In law, what L is the form of defamation that is published in written or visual form?
28:37Libel.
28:38Correct.
28:38Emanuel.
28:39In technology, which family member proceeds forward in the name of a circuit that connects all the principal components of a computer?
28:45It is mother.
28:46Time is up.
28:47And out of a possible £7,500, you put in the bank £1,500.
28:52Brilliant, guys.
28:53Brilliant.
28:53So, who here thinks Bear Grylls refers to naked barbecuing?
28:57That's horrible.
29:01That's what he does, isn't it, Emanuel?
29:03Who thinks asteroids need to be treated with a special cream?
29:07Yeah.
29:08You almost like that one as much as voting people off.
29:11One of you is about to leave with nothing.
29:14It's time to vote off the weakest link.
29:19Emanuel had a strong round there.
29:23Sarah's had a good run, but with a few sticky moments, I suspect her time might be up.
29:29Voting's over.
29:30It's now time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
29:39Jamie.
29:42Sarah.
29:45Sarah.
29:47Sarah.
29:48So, that was a tough round.
29:54Jamie, when I asked you about the tricky-dicky question, it's like your brain went through
30:00every single American president before you wrote it.
30:02Yeah, so one's called Dickie, one must be called Richard, and then, yeah, I was quite
30:07glad I reached for that, because I thought if I'm going to pause any more time on that,
30:10I'm getting...
30:10Well, if you'd have spent that amount of time and then got it wrong, it would have been
30:14tricky for you, actually.
30:15A beautiful, beautiful pun, yeah.
30:17Appreciate you recognising it.
30:19Got nothing from anybody else.
30:21But how are you feeling about getting this far?
30:23I'm delighted.
30:24I mean, I've been on cloud nine since I didn't go out first, so I'm happy.
30:28I'm sorry that I had to vote out Sarah, because she's obviously lovely, but you had to pick
30:32someone, and I just remember Percussion Dryer.
30:34How did you feel about Percussion Dryer?
30:37I think there is such a thing as a...
30:39Percussion Dryer?
30:40Percussion Dryer, yeah.
30:42Listen, I think it's a great invention.
30:43I think this is an episode of Dragon's Den, rather than...
30:46It's exactly what I thought, Ruth.
30:47I think we are a few months away from Sarah Green walking in and going, thank you so much
30:52for seeing me, Drakens.
30:53Have you ever been in a situation where you want to dry some clothes, but you also want
30:58a ridden?
30:59Can I present to you the Percussion Dryer?
31:00Well, I look forward to seeing you.
31:02Well, listen, Sarah, I'm afraid to say that with three votes, you are the weakest link.
31:06Goodbye.
31:11Thank you, and good luck, one and all.
31:13See you.
31:15Thanks very much.
31:16You've got three people there who would each make a worthy winner, but if I had to put money
31:23on one person, I'm going with Ruth.
31:27Let's see if I'm right.
31:28Round six.
31:35You have banked £6,400 out of a possible £22,500.
31:40There's only three of you left, and another ten seconds are coming off the clock.
31:45We're going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
31:47That is you, Emmanuel.
31:49Let's play the weakest link.
31:52Start the clock.
31:53In drinks, an espresso martini cocktail is traditionally garnished with what kind of
31:59bean?
31:59Coffee.
32:00Correct.
32:00Jamie.
32:01In theatre, in 2025, which Agatha Christie play celebrated its 30,000th performance in
32:07the West End of London?
32:09Death in Venice.
32:11It's Mousetrap.
32:11Ruth.
32:12In TV, the Made in Chelsea star, who won the 2023 series of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out
32:17of Here, is Sam who?
32:19Huss.
32:19Thompson.
32:20Emmanuel.
32:20In music, Matt and Luke Goss are members of which pop group that had a 1988 UK top
32:25ten single with When Will I Be Famous?
32:28Ross.
32:28Correct.
32:28Jamie.
32:29In UK geography, Scottish mountains that are over 3,000 feet high are known as what?
32:34Marilyn's or Munro's?
32:35Munro's.
32:36Correct.
32:36Bank.
32:37Ruth.
32:37In architecture, what be is a roofed outdoor platform, typically in a park, designed as
32:42a place for musicians to perform?
32:44Bandstand.
32:44Correct.
32:45Emmanuel.
32:46In annual events, the Notting Hill Carnival traditionally takes place on the last weekend
32:49at the end of which month?
32:52July.
32:53August.
32:53Jamie.
32:54In cinema, the Bates Motel is a primary setting of which 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film?
33:02Shining.
33:03Psycho.
33:03Ruth.
33:04In gardening, what W is a cart mounted on a frame that has a single wheel at the front
33:09and two handles used to carry loads short distances?
33:12Wheelbarrel.
33:12Correct.
33:12Emanuel.
33:13In UK geography, the North Sea ports of Grimsby and Kingston-upon-Hull were on the banks of
33:18which estuary?
33:20Pass.
33:20Humber.
33:21Jamie.
33:21Jamie.
33:22What word goes with toast to make a breakfast dish of eggy bread and with dawn for a British
33:26comedian, writer and actor?
33:28French.
33:28Correct.
33:29Ruth.
33:29Bank.
33:30In technology, the abbreviation CCTV used in surveillance stands for what?
33:33Circuit Television.
33:35Closed.
33:35Is correct.
33:36Time is up.
33:38And I can tell you, final three, you won £1,000 in that round.
33:44Is it fair to say that got very tough for all of you?
33:46Yeah.
33:46Yeah, I think it was a tool there.
33:48In the next round, not only does the money go up to a possible £10,000, but you get the
33:54chance to double what you bank, which means there's £20,000 up for grabs.
34:00So think very carefully about this next decision.
34:03One of you is about to leave with nothing.
34:06It's time to vote off the weakest link.
34:11A symmetrical round for Jamie and Emmanuel.
34:14Two right, two wrong.
34:16These three have been neck and neck and neck throughout.
34:20So it's anyone's guess who's safe.
34:23Voting's over.
34:24It's now time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
34:33Emmanuel.
34:36Jamie.
34:39Jamie.
34:45Emmanuel, how did that round go for you?
34:47That was a much, much tougher round.
34:50What made you vote for Jamie?
34:52Yeah.
34:52This was tactical.
34:53I thought, if we do get into the final two, what's the best chance of having the most correct
34:59answers?
35:00So you're voting for Jamie because you think he would ruin the final?
35:04Exactly.
35:05And when you put it like that.
35:06Well, no, I'm just summarising what you said.
35:08Yeah.
35:09Absolutely.
35:10Yeah, and obviously you find it funny because you're a horrible person.
35:13I'm going to stick up for Emmanuel because this running joke, I mean, I feel bad.
35:17Like, your family's going to watch this show.
35:18And actually, he's been nice.
35:19He's been charming.
35:20He slipped me a fiver to say that.
35:22Yeah.
35:22You know, great guy.
35:23Jamie.
35:24Yeah.
35:24Is there anything you'd like to say to Ruth and Emmanuel before you go?
35:27Just, I think it's lovely to see positive disability in finals of things.
35:31But if you guys don't, then that's, you know, that's what you want to do.
35:34You've got your own demographics.
35:35To be fair, the weakest link did shove the three of us in Diversity Corner over here.
35:41Do you know what I mean?
35:42So, yeah, fair enough.
35:43That's what they're calling it up in the gallery, actually.
35:44I'll bet they are, yeah.
35:45Yeah, get some more shots on Diversity Corner, please.
35:49Well, listen, Jamie, I'm sorry to say, and I didn't vote for you, nor would I have done,
35:52but with two votes, I'm afraid to say you are the weakest link.
35:56Goodbye.
35:56Thank you very much.
35:57Good luck, guys.
35:58And I do mean that.
35:59You're going to help.
36:00I'm going to help.
36:01This is a big reveal for the whole nation.
36:03Yeah.
36:03God, he can't see.
36:05Just down this way.
36:08I'm quite happy.
36:09I managed to come on and do quite well and do a walk of shame.
36:12You see, Emmanuel and Ruth will never get the pleasure of doing the walk of shame,
36:16because they're, well, they're winners.
36:23The final two.
36:25Congratulations.
36:26Now, Emmanuel, I've given you a hard time throughout the show,
36:29but I want to take this opportunity to say very, very well done.
36:32You've made it to the final two.
36:33Were you expecting to?
36:34I'm hoping yes, but definitely not.
36:36I thought I'd get maybe the second, third, if I was lucky.
36:40You've done very well.
36:40How about you, Ruth?
36:41No, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't off first.
36:44Okay.
36:44So that achieved.
36:45Everything else.
36:46Mission accomplished.
36:46Everything is a bonus from here.
36:48Exactly.
36:48Well, so far, you've banked a very healthy total of £7,400.
36:53This time you have just 90 seconds,
36:55but whatever you bank will be doubled,
36:57meaning that this round is worth a possible £20,000.
37:00We're going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
37:04That is you, Ruth.
37:05Okay.
37:05Let's play the weakest link.
37:08Start the clock.
37:10In meteorology, what eye is one of the seven traditional colours of a rainbow?
37:14Indigo.
37:15Correct.
37:16Emmanuel.
37:16In pop music, Love Fool was a 1997 UK top ten single for a group named what?
37:21The Cardigans or the Anoraks?
37:23The Cardigans.
37:24Correct.
37:24Ruth.
37:25In astronomy, Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in the solar system,
37:29is on which planet?
37:30Neptune.
37:31Mars.
37:31Emmanuel.
37:32What sounds like both a primate native to Madagascar
37:35and the capital city of Peru?
37:41Pass.
37:41Lima.
37:42Ruth.
37:43In literature, the author of horror stories including
37:45The Fall of the House of Usher and The Pit in the Pendulum
37:47is Edgar Allan Hu.
37:49Hall.
37:49Correct.
37:50Emmanuel.
37:51In health and safety, what W is attached to a life jacket
37:53for blowing into to attract attention?
37:55Whistle.
37:56Correct.
37:56Mike.
37:57In history in 1949, which communist leader became chairman
38:00of the People's Republic of China?
38:02Mo.
38:02Correct.
38:03Emmanuel.
38:03In shared words, what term is used for both an act of kindness
38:06and a type of small gift given to guests at a party?
38:09Oh.
38:15Gesture.
38:16Favour.
38:16Damn it.
38:17Ruth.
38:17What sounds like both the river in Scotland known for its iconic bridge
38:21and the position that falls between third and fifth?
38:23Fourth.
38:23Correct.
38:24Emmanuel.
38:25In TV, the 2022 drama based on true events about a man faking his own death
38:29is titled The Thief, His Wife and The What?
38:33The Widow.
38:34Canoe.
38:35Ruth.
38:35In maths, what is 60 minus 41?
38:3819.
38:39It's a correct answer.
38:41Time is up and that was a good bank, Emmanuel.
38:44So I can tell you that you have managed to bank £1,250.
38:51We're going to double that and add it to your previous winnings,
38:53meaning a total prize pot of £9,900.
38:57Well done.
38:58But only one of you can take that money away for your chosen charity.
39:03It's time to go head to head.
39:05In this round, it's the best of five.
39:11Whoever answers the most questions correctly wins.
39:14Simple as that.
39:15Ruth.
39:16There's the strongest link in the last round.
39:18You have the choice of who goes first.
39:21I'd like to go first, please, Romesh.
39:22OK.
39:23For the final time tonight, let's play The Weakest Link.
39:32Ruth.
39:34In toys, what structure designed for children to play inside
39:39is named after one of the darling children in Peter Pan?
39:42Oh, Wendy House.
39:45Correct.
39:46Emmanuel.
39:48In 2025, which US rapper achieved his first UK number one single
39:53with Not Like Us that he performed at the halftime show of Super Bowl 59?
39:59Hendrick Lamar.
40:01Correct.
40:03Ruth.
40:03In animals, the Galapagos is the only native species
40:08of which aquatic, flightless bird to be found north of the equator?
40:12Penguin.
40:14Correct.
40:16Emmanuel.
40:17In shared terms, what word for a moving mechanism on a door
40:21is also the name of a dating app created by Justin MacLeod in 2012?
40:26Hinge.
40:28Correct.
40:29Ruth.
40:30In sustainability, according to a 2020 study
40:34by the Royal Horticultural Society and the University of Reading,
40:38what climbing plant provides the most effective cover
40:41for cooling buildings?
40:43Ivy.
40:44It's correct.
40:46Emmanuel.
40:47In occupations, the name for what type of tradesperson
40:51is derived from the Latin word for lead?
40:57Plumber.
40:59Correct.
41:00Ruth.
41:02What full name is shared by the spouse
41:05of the playwright William Shakespeare
41:07and the actor who won an Oscar
41:09for playing Fontaine in the 2012 film Les Miserables?
41:13Anne Hathaway.
41:15Correct.
41:17Emmanuel.
41:19In US geography,
41:20of the four states that begin with the word new,
41:24which comes first alphabetically?
41:27New Hampshire.
41:28Leisure.
41:30Correct.
41:32Ruth.
41:33In Leisure, patented by Price Jones in 1876,
41:38the Euclesia rug is considered to be the first commercially produced form
41:42of which common camping item?
41:43A tent.
41:47Incorrect.
41:47It's sleeping bag.
41:50Emmanuel, if you get this correct, you win the game.
41:53In international politics,
41:56after the departure of Jacinda Ardern in 2023,
41:59two people with the first name Christopher
42:01followed in succession as prime minister of which country?
42:07France.
42:08France.
42:10Incorrect.
42:10It's New Zealand.
42:12After five questions each,
42:14we have a tie.
42:15So, Ruth and Emmanuel,
42:17let's play Sudden Death.
42:19Oh.
42:20Wow.
42:22Ruth.
42:22In literature,
42:24partly set in Thornfield Hall,
42:26the 1966 novel Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
42:30was written as a prequel to which book by Charlotte Bronte?
42:35Wuthering Heights.
42:37Incorrect.
42:38It's Jane Eyre.
42:40Emmanuel,
42:40if you get this question right,
42:41you win the game.
42:42In science,
42:44named after a 20th century US-born physicist,
42:48a Van de Graaff generator
42:49uses a belt passing through rollers
42:51to create a static form of what type of energy?
42:56Electric.
42:59It's correct.
43:00Which means congratulations, Emmanuel.
43:03You are tonight's strongest link
43:05and you have won £9,900 for your charity.
43:09Which charity is your money going to?
43:11The British Heart Foundation.
43:12Fantastic cause.
43:14Congratulations.
43:15Ruth,
43:16you leave with nothing.
43:17That's all from tonight's show.
43:19I'm Romish Ranganathan
43:20and whatever you do,
43:21don't be the weakest link.
43:22Goodbye.
43:24Confession.
43:25My degree is in English literature.
43:27I know who wrote Jane Eyre.
43:29I know which Bronte it was.
43:30I cannot believe that's the question that I flunked on.
43:34I want to clarify
43:35that I did not enjoy voting people off.
43:39The problem is I've just won
43:40so I've still got this smile on
43:42so it looks like I did enjoy voting them off
43:45but I really, really didn't.
43:46I really, really didn't.
43:52Good God.
43:52Good God.
44:04Good God.
44:05Have people thrown爱's praise and joy?
44:06Good God.
44:07I am very friendly.
44:08Good God.
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