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00:03Tonight, we're putting eight celebrities under pressure they haven't faced since
00:06their exams. I'm just old but I'm not first one out. Who am I kidding? This lot
00:11definitely didn't do exams. This is The Weakest Link.
00:24Behind me are eight celebrities who are each trying to win up to 50,000 pounds
00:28for charity but to do that they'll have to work together. Seven will leave with
00:33nothing as round by round we lose the player voted The Weakest Link. It's a
00:37great idea for a quiz show format isn't it? Might just take off. Let's meet the team.
00:44I'm Harriet, a comedian from Kent. I'm John, professional footballer from Swansea.
00:53I'm Hilary. I'm an actress and podcaster from London. I'm Alex, a presenter from Kent.
01:02I'm Pink Pantheras, a singer from Kent. I'm Luca, Love Island all-star runner-up from Brighton.
01:12I'm Anna, a chef restaurateur from Tala in Ireland. I'm Gareth, a musician from London.
01:24Incredible set of intros, guys. Loved it. You smashed it out of the park. Really good. Name,
01:30where you're from. So good. Can we go now? No. That was the hard bit. Here come the rules.
01:38In each round, the aim is to answer enough questions correctly to reach your target within the time limit.
01:42The target for round one is £2,500. Fastest way to get there is to work together to create
01:49a chain of eight correct answers. Get your question wrong, you break the chain and you lose all of the
01:55money in that chain. But if you press your button and say bank before the question is asked, the money
02:01is safe and you begin a new chain from scratch. You've got two minutes and 30 seconds for this first
02:07round. We'll start with the person most likely to say you're welcome when someone doesn't say thank you.
02:12That's you, Alex Brooker.
02:17Let's play The Weakest Link.
02:20Start the clock. According to a phrase used to console someone whose romantic relationship
02:25has ended, there are plenty more what in the sea? Fish. Correct. Pink Pantheress.
02:30In TV, the presenter who has been a panellist on both The Masked Singer and The Masked Dancer
02:34is Davina Hu. Nicole. Correct. Luca.
02:37In UK hotels, which floor is usually represented by the letter G on
02:41a button in the lift? Ground. Correct. Anna.
02:44In toys, the large rubber globes with handles designed for children to bounce on are named what?
02:48Astro jigglers or space hoppers?
02:51Space hoppers. Correct. Gareth.
02:53In geology, what F is the general term for the remains of a prehistoric animal or plant
02:57that has been preserved embedded in rock? Fossil.
03:00Correct. Harriet. Bank.
03:02In politics, which Labour leader became UK Prime Minister at the general election held in 2024?
03:07Keir Starmer. Correct. John. In past times, which video game console launched by Sony in 1994
03:13is now often referred to as the PS1?
03:18P.
03:19PlayStation. Hillary. What sounds like both a layer of a wedding cake
03:23and a drop of salty water produced when crying?
03:26Tear. Correct. Alex. In maths, what is three plus eight?
03:30Eleven. Correct. Pink Pantheress.
03:32In slang, which of these is an informal word meaning expensive? Spamala or spenny?
03:37Spenny. Correct. Luca. Look at your screen.
03:40This is an albino example of which UK native mammal?
03:44Mouse.
03:44Hedgehog. Anna. In dentistry, what V is a thin, custom-made moulding
03:49bonded to the front surface of a tooth to improve its appearance?
03:52Veneer. Correct. Gareth. Bank.
03:54What word goes with bowl for an arena in Los Angeles
03:57and with pool for a judge on the Great British Bake Off?
04:01Super. Hollywood. Harriet.
04:04In languages, what is the usual English translation of the French word Merci?
04:08Thank you. Correct. John.
04:10In food, nice and spicy and scampi and lemon are flavours of which brand?
04:14Nick-nacks or tic-tacs?
04:15Nick-nacks. Correct. Hillary.
04:18In TV in 2024, Don Gile first appeared as D.I. Mervyn Wilson
04:22in which drama series set in the Caribbean?
04:25Death in Paradise. Correct. Alex.
04:27In social media, what S is the term for the count of how many consecutive days
04:31two people have sent messages to each other on Snapchat?
04:34Street. Correct. Pink Pantheress.
04:36Thanks. In theatre, the Shakespeare comedy with the characters
04:38Mistresses Paige and Ford is titled The Merry Wives of where?
04:43Shaka Khan.
04:44Windsor. Luca. In sport, what game played with an oval-shaped ball is named after school in Warwickshire?
04:51Tennis. The answer is rugby.
04:53Time is up.
04:55First round done. You banked £900.
04:59That's pretty good.
05:00Which is, that is really good.
05:01It's about what I expected when I looked at you as you arrived.
05:06So, please give me something for these gags, all right?
05:09Yeah.
05:09Because I'm slightly nervous, this comic's here.
05:11Come on, mate, you know I'm used to laughing at unfunny people.
05:16You get paid well to do it.
05:19Who thinks Portaloo was a song by ABBA?
05:23Who thinks the gladiators are more cheerful than the sadiators?
05:32One of you is about to leave with nothing. It's time to vote off The Weakest Link.
05:40A few wrong answers there. But will Weakest Link Luca's sporting slip-up stand out?
05:47Although, I do think Wimbledon will be more fun with oval-shaped balls.
05:52Voting's over.
05:54It's now time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
06:01Luca.
06:03Pink Pantheress.
06:05Luca.
06:08Garf.
06:11John.
06:13John.
06:16John.
06:19John.
06:24So, a good, solid first round.
06:26Um, Anna, how are you enjoying it so far?
06:28I was really enjoying the questions and it was all fun,
06:31and then at the end we had to vote and all of a sudden you sucked the fun out of
06:33it, so...
06:34Oh, well, that's not me, that's the former.
06:36Well, I'm gonna blame you, you're the face of it.
06:38Yeah, no, you're right, I am the face of it, yeah.
06:39Um, why did you vote for John?
06:41I was trying to remember mistakes that other people had made and I'm really sorry, John,
06:45I just remembered the PlayStation question.
06:47It's all right, don't worry.
06:48It's okay.
06:48I'll be honest with you, he's saying it's okay but it doesn't feel like it is.
06:52Luca, why did you vote for the legend, John Hartson?
06:55Played for Arsenal, if you got all of them right I'd vote for you.
06:57You might feel like I'm picking on you, and I am, and the reason is because you've written
07:02coys on your vote.
07:04Yeah.
07:04Now, once a series I'm allowed to just get rid of somebody randomly.
07:08Okay.
07:09Luca?
07:10I'm sorry to, I've just finished.
07:13I actually didn't know then, I was like, I haven't watched that many.
07:17Uh, I'm only joking.
07:18I really regret my choice.
07:20Why?
07:21Um, because I was gonna vote out Luca, and then I thought everyone was gonna,
07:25so I felt a bit bad for him, but I didn't know he was a Spurs fan,
07:28and I cannot tell you how much, no matter if he gets every single one of them right,
07:32next time I'm voting him out.
07:33Okay.
07:33Game on.
07:34Okay, well here we go, this has put a lot of pressure on.
07:37She's coming with the hardest questions, you're buying me out anyway.
07:42Gareth.
07:43Yes.
07:43Great British Bake Off.
07:45Do you know what, I was so overwhelmed by your new hair, that I stopped listening,
07:49and then I just...
07:50This happened across the series.
07:51I mean, genuinely, I was thinking, isn't your hair nice?
07:55You also voted for John.
07:56John, I think, got the first wrong answer, so.
07:58Uh, John, how are you feeling about how this has gone?
08:00Uh, not great, I just wanted to, uh, not be the first off,
08:04to be honest with you, but not sounding bitter,
08:07but some people got two wrong and I got one wrong,
08:09so I don't know why that worked out, that got voted.
08:12Listen, I don't agree with it.
08:13I think it's disgusting what's happened to you today.
08:16I want to be absolutely crystal clear on this.
08:18I think it's an outrage.
08:21John, I'm devastated to say that with four votes,
08:24you are the weakest link.
08:25Goodbye.
08:30I don't think, uh, anybody really wants to go out in the first round,
08:35but in all fairness, I wasn't the weakest link,
08:38so I've still got that to hold on to.
08:45Round two.
08:46So far, you have banked £900 out of a possible £2,500.
08:50Seven players are left and we are taking ten seconds off the clock.
08:54We're going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
08:57That's you, Alex.
08:59I know, I was surprised too.
09:00Let's play the weakest link.
09:04Start the clock.
09:06In astronomy, the term Martian refers to something associated
09:09with which planet in our solar system?
09:11Mars.
09:11Correct, Pink Pantheress.
09:13The 2022 UK top ten single by Harry Stars is titled
09:16Music for what kind of dining establishment?
09:19A sushi restaurant or a greasy spoon?
09:22Sushi restaurant.
09:23Correct.
09:23Luca.
09:24In language, what H are images that represent words
09:26in the writing system used by the ancient Egyptians?
09:30Hieroglyphics.
09:32I'll accept hieroglyphics.
09:33Anna.
09:34Thanks.
09:35In literature, the Diddly Squat series of books
09:37about agriculture in the Cotswolds are by which TV presenter turned farmer?
09:41Oh, that guy, isn't it?
09:43No, I'm not sure.
09:44What's his name?
09:45Oh, Lord God.
09:47Oh, what's his name?
09:50I'm so happy I pressed blank.
09:52I can't think of his name.
09:54Jeremy Clarkson.
09:55Yeah, that's it.
09:56In football, which men's team from North East England beat Liverpool 2-1 in the 2025 Carabao Cup final?
10:02Newcastle.
10:03Correct.
10:04Harriet.
10:04In TV, the sitcom about shopkeeper Arkwright and his put-upon nephew Granville is titled open all what?
10:10Alice.
10:11Bank.
10:12Hilary.
10:12In religion, the ring of the fisherman worn by the Pope is embossed with an image of who?
10:16Saint Peter or Captain Morgan?
10:18Saint Peter.
10:18Correct.
10:19Alex.
10:20In food, what is the name of the small green member of the cucumber family that is most commonly used
10:25for pickling?
10:26Gherkin.
10:27Correct.
10:28Pink panthress.
10:28In cinema, what musical instrument forms a title of the 1993 Oscar-winning film starring Holly Hunter?
10:38Keanu.
10:39Correct.
10:39Luca.
10:40Bank.
10:40In science, what bee is a metal alloy primarily made from a mix of copper and tin?
10:47Pass.
10:48Bronze.
10:49Anna.
10:49In emblems, the moons and stars on the national flags of Turkey, Singapore and Pakistan are all what colour?
10:56Gallop.
10:57White.
10:58Gareth.
10:58In the Winter Olympics, what L is the name of the sliding sport in which competitors descend a course feet
11:03first on a sled?
11:09Limbo.
11:10Luge.
11:10Harriet.
11:11In the Radio 4 show, Just a Minute, at the start of each round, a panellist is asked to speak
11:15on a given subject for how many seconds?
11:1860.
11:19Correct.
11:19Hilary.
11:20In royalty, in 2024, Prince Edward was appointed to a Scottish order of chivalry with what name?
11:26The haggis or the fissle?
11:27The fissle.
11:27Correct.
11:28Time is up and I can tell you, in round two, you put in the bank 500 pounds.
11:36Well, it's not quite disastrous, but it wasn't as good.
11:39I mean, you're going in the wrong direction.
11:40LAUGHTER
11:41OK, so this first joke I'm about to requires a bit of thinking, so just, like, really do pay attention.
11:47Who thinks the pen-ines are smaller than the pen-tens?
11:53I'm so glad you're doing these in my eye line.
11:57LAUGHTER
11:59Who thinks a train of thought is how philosophers commute?
12:02One of you is about to leave with nothing.
12:06It's time to vote off The Weakest Link.
12:11Not a great second round.
12:13Anna really struggled and didn't get any of her questions right.
12:18Gareth thought the luge was the limbo.
12:21Talk about going down nil fast.
12:23The voting's over.
12:26It's now time to reveal who you think is The Weakest Link.
12:29BUZZER
12:34BUZZER
12:35Anna.
12:39Anna.
12:44Anna.
12:45Luca.
12:49Luca.
12:54Harriet, how are you?
12:56I'm OK.
12:56I'm a bit stressed.
12:58You weren't entirely sure how many seconds there were in just a minute.
13:04That's so rude.
13:05That's so rude to bring that up.
13:08But sometimes it takes a minute to work out what the question is.
13:12Got you.
13:13And so you're just... I have a bit of a delay sometimes.
13:16Sure, sure.
13:16You're finding this quite stressful.
13:17I'm just trying my best and we don't need negative comments.
13:20No, well, I do for the edit.
13:22Right.
13:24Why did you vote for Luca?
13:26Because I can't vote for a woman.
13:29I can't vote a woman off.
13:30OK.
13:31And the hedgehog thing.
13:32I'm still on the hedgehogs.
13:34That's still upsetting you.
13:36That's still...
13:36I'm still thinking about it, yeah.
13:38OK.
13:38Anna, when I asked you the question about Jeremy Clarkson,
13:43you behaved like we were just having a chat on the sofa.
13:46You were going, oh, God, who is it?
13:49It's your guy, isn't it?
13:50Where's my team?
13:50Who is the bloke?
13:52And then I said Jeremy Clarkson.
13:53I went, yeah, that's him.
13:54Like, we weren't in a timed round on a quiz.
13:56It was wild.
13:57It's my first time being on the show.
13:59No, sure.
14:00You know, it's a new reaction.
14:02Yes.
14:02No, I liked it.
14:04Luca, how are you feeling about how this photo's gone?
14:07Hope you're happy, Alex.
14:09John's definitely going to sign your shirt at the end of the day now.
14:14It wasn't just me.
14:16I'm joking.
14:16I'm joking.
14:18It's for a great cause and I'm just happy to be here.
14:21Well, look, I just like your general vibe.
14:23I like the fact that you've got the jacket undone to here.
14:26It's like, it's a great look.
14:27You've got the snake there.
14:28That's for Alex.
14:29Yeah.
14:33Well, listen, Luca, it's been great having you on the show,
14:35but I'm sorry to say that with four votes, you are the weakest link.
14:38Goodbye.
14:39Thanks, guys.
14:40Good luck.
14:44Out in the second round, gutted really.
14:47Wish I could stay in there a bit longer, but dropping out of something to do with education
14:52is quite a strong point on mine, so I'm sure my parents might be shocked.
15:01Round three, you've got £1,400 so far out of a possible £5,000.
15:06In this round, we are upping the stakes, not only you down to six players with another
15:10ten seconds coming off the clock, but the target is now £5,000.
15:14We'll start with the strongest link from the last round.
15:17That's you, Pink Pantheras.
15:18Let's play the weakest link.
15:22Let's start the clock.
15:24In supermarket shopping, what is the two-word rhyming term for a sandwich,
15:27a snack and a drink, purchased together, often for lunch?
15:30Milio.
15:30Correct.
15:31Anna.
15:32What sounds like both the state capital of Texas
15:34and the surname of the author who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
15:37Austin.
15:38Correct.
15:38Gareth.
15:39The internet prank that redirects users to a video for the song Never Gonna Give You Up
15:43is known as what?
15:44Rick rocking or Rick rolling?
15:45Rick rolling.
15:46Correct.
15:46Harriet.
15:47In fitness, the acronym HIT, in the name of a form of exercise,
15:50stands for high-intensity interval what?
15:53Training.
15:54Correct.
15:54Hillary.
15:55In transport, which supersonic airliner made its first non-stop transatlantic crossing in 1973?
16:01Concorde.
16:02Correct.
16:02Thanks.
16:02Alex.
16:03In cultivation, the triangular area between Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield is known for
16:07growing which pink-stalked plant?
16:11Nardipass.
16:12Rhubarb.
16:12Pink panthress.
16:13What word goes with girl for a member of a scouting organization and with dog to give a
16:17canine assistant for the blind?
16:21Guide.
16:22Correct.
16:23Anna.
16:24In TV, Ginger Johnson, Danny Beard, and Crystal Versace have all won the UK version of which
16:28competition show?
16:33Next, the next top model?
16:35RuPaul's Drag Race.
16:36Gareth.
16:37In politics, opened in 2006, the Senate building that houses the Welsh Parliament is in which
16:42city?
16:42Cardiff.
16:43Correct.
16:44Harriet.
16:44Look at your screen.
16:45What is the name of this celebratory pose?
16:49Erm, erm, woohoo.
16:52Mobot.
16:53Hilarious.
16:53Ballpark.
16:54In events, the Bavarian Beer Festival, Oktoberfest, begins in which month?
16:58September or November?
17:00September.
17:00Correct.
17:01Alex.
17:02In British wildlife, what W is the four-letter name of a very common tiny brown songbird
17:06identified by its loud tick-tick-tick-tick call?
17:11Wood.
17:12Wren.
17:12Pink panthress.
17:13In food, which vegetable is the principal ingredient in the Irish pancake dish,
17:17boxty?
17:21Potato.
17:22Correct.
17:23Anna.
17:23In folklore, a mysterious light seen at night in marshy areas that is said to lead
17:28travellers astray, is known as a will-o-the-what?
17:31Willows?
17:33Wisp, time is up.
17:36And I can tell you that you put in the bank £950.
17:41Ooh.
17:42Based on expectations from the previous rounds, that's really good.
17:45I can see you as a teacher now, actually.
17:48Yeah, yeah, yeah.
17:49You were like the bottom class.
17:51It's nice.
17:51It's coming out.
17:52Well done.
17:55So, who thinks you have to feed your clothes horse?
17:59Who thinks an apricot is what a baby monkey sleeps in?
18:04You never say who, though.
18:05What do you mean?
18:06Well, you said it, but you say who is.
18:07Oh, sorry, let me do it again.
18:08Who thinks an apricot is what a baby monkey sleeps in?
18:11Probably Harriet.
18:12One of you is about to leave with nothing.
18:16It's time to vote off the weakest link.
18:21Alex and Anna got two wrong, but both banked.
18:26So, the vote really comes down to whether they think people should know more about
18:30Rhubarb or RuPaul, doesn't it?
18:33The voting's over.
18:35It's now time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
18:42Alex.
18:45Anna.
18:48Anna.
18:51Alex.
18:53Gareth.
18:57Alex.
19:02Pink Pantherist, first of all, can I just thank you for coming onto the show
19:07and giving me some credibility with my children? I appreciate it.
19:10Of course.
19:10Genuinely, I text my eldest son and I said, we've got Pink Pantherist on the show,
19:15and he said, why would she come on a show with you?
19:17No, that's so, come on.
19:20So, that's, that's something for me to deal with.
19:24Meal deal.
19:25You seem very excited to answer that question.
19:27Yeah, because that was just, that's everything to me.
19:29Right.
19:30Uh, why did you vote for Alex?
19:32OMG.
19:32The only reason is because you're next to me and so it's like, you know what I mean?
19:36I remembered the Ren thing.
19:38Yeah.
19:39Um, what is the drawing you've done?
19:41Oh, I was going to draw Homer Simpson, but I kind of, I don't know, and I don't know why,
19:46I, it has nothing to do.
19:46Oh, I'm glad we've cleared it up.
19:48It's got nothing to do with you.
19:49I honestly thought you'd drawn Alex.
19:51No, no, no, no, you don't look like this.
19:52Sorry.
19:53You didn't, you didn't have enough room for a massive head.
19:55No, no.
19:57You don't look like this, I swear, it's meant to be Homer Simpson.
19:59Um, Hilary, how much of a, a quizzer are you?
20:03Uh, not very good, I'm afraid.
20:05You've done very well so far, though.
20:07So far, yes.
20:09Um, banked on nothing, but you know, it's better to be safe than sorry.
20:12Absolutely, that's why I didn't vote for Alex actually,
20:14because he banked a big amount, didn't he, last time?
20:16There you go.
20:17Doesn't mean, doesn't mean anything in this game, apparently.
20:20Um, Alex.
20:23Yeah.
20:24Knowing you as I do,
20:25I suspect that you're angry about this.
20:27No, no, I'm a bit like, obviously, things are the first time I've got any wrong.
20:32Yes, but sometimes it goes against you.
20:34Yeah, sometimes it does, and also, to be honest with you,
20:36if, like, Kirkley's council seen me stood up for much longer tonight anyway,
20:40I'd have lost my blue badge, so it's probably better I'm going now.
20:42I'm actually still keeping something.
20:45Yeah, no, I get it, I get it.
20:47Um, Alex, I'm sorry to say that with three votes, you are the weakest link.
20:52Goodbye.
20:53Goodbye, everyone.
20:55Bye, everyone.
20:56Bye.
20:56Bye, Alex.
20:57See you later.
20:58Bye, Romesh.
20:59Bye.
20:59Bye, Alex.
21:00Cheers, man.
21:00I think I've got some real tough ones in that round.
21:03It's like Pink Pantherist has got a question about a meal deal and girl guides,
21:06and I was like, if I'm one out of that, I'd have absolutely had a touch there.
21:10I'd have still been in.
21:18Round four, so far you have banked £2,350 out of a potential prize money of £10,000.
21:25There are just five of you left, and we are taking another ten seconds off the clock.
21:29So you now have two minutes to bank a possible £5,000.
21:34We're going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
21:36That's you, Pink Pantherist.
21:38Let's play the weakest link.
21:41Start the clock.
21:43In R&B music released in 2000, the first UK top ten single by Cisco has what title?
21:49Panchant or Thong Song?
21:51Thong Song.
21:52Correct.
21:52Anna.
21:53Bank.
21:53In fictional addresses, what is the name of the drive in Little Whinging that is the home of the Dursleys
21:58and Harry Potter?
22:00I don't know.
22:01Privet.
22:02Gareth.
22:03In science, a water molecule is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one of which other element?
22:08Oxygen.
22:08Correct.
22:09Harriet.
22:09In shared names, what B was the name of a chain of video rental stores
22:13and the UK number one single by the glam rock band The Suite?
22:16Blockbuster.
22:17Correct.
22:17Hilary.
22:18Bank.
22:18In leisure, first held in 2004, the global community event
22:22in which participants jog, sprint or walk five kilometres on a Saturday morning has what name?
22:27Park Run.
22:28Correct.
22:28Pink Pantherist.
22:29In literature, The Sisters is the opening short story in the James Joyce collection titled what?
22:34Dubliners or Derry Girls?
22:35Derry Girls.
22:37Dubliners.
22:37Anna.
22:38In cinema, the 2024 film The Substance stars which actor as a woman who uses a black market serum
22:44to create a younger version of herself?
22:47Oh, Death Becomes Her?
22:49Demi Moore.
22:50Gareth.
22:50In maths, what is one-third of 600?
22:54200.
22:55Correct.
22:56Harriet.
22:56In broadcasting, the ITV political editor who began presenting a Wednesday night discussion
23:00show in 2018 is Robert who?
23:03Heston.
23:04Correct.
23:04Hillary.
23:05Look at your screen.
23:06These people were all monarchs of which royal house?
23:09Tudor.
23:10Correct.
23:10Pink Pantherist.
23:11What sounds like both part of a yacht and the word for when goods are reduced in price
23:15by a retailer?
23:17Sale.
23:18Correct.
23:19Anna.
23:19In food, the Pittsburgh-born entrepreneur who first sold his tomato ketchup in 1876 is Henry
23:25who?
23:25Hines.
23:26Correct.
23:26Gareth.
23:27In social media, what word do the two-letter Ks stand for in the abbreviation I-Y-K-Y-K?
23:34No.
23:35Correct.
23:35Harriet.
23:36In sporting memoirs, 2023 autobiography Unbreakable tells the life story of which English snooker
23:41player?
23:42M.
23:42Ronnie O'Sullivan.
23:43Correct.
23:44Time is up.
23:46And I can tell you team, you banked 600 pounds.
23:50I was about to bank then.
23:52About to bank.
23:53Yeah.
23:53I was about to do it.
23:54Well, you could have given it a go.
23:56Could have done.
23:57Yes.
23:57Should have done.
23:58Who thinks Alan Shearer is a famous shepherd?
24:03I really miss Alex.
24:06This one, I think even you, Pink Panther, are going to like this one.
24:10Who thinks chicken is short for Chikenneth?
24:14Yeah, thank you, thanks.
24:16One of you is about to leave with nothing.
24:19It's time to vote off The Weakest Link.
24:24Anna's not a film fan, but I'm glad she got the catch-up answer.
24:28Not all top chefs appreciate a bit of tomato sauce.
24:32Pink Panther S got one wrong, but everyone else was perfect.
24:37Voting's over.
24:38It's now time to reveal who you think is The Weakest Link.
24:47Anna.
24:50Anna.
24:53Anna.
24:57Hillary.
24:59Anna.
25:05Now, at the end of the last round, I came to you, Harriet.
25:08I thought you were going to bank.
25:10I've never done this before.
25:11So then what happened?
25:12I don't know if you noticed, I read the question incredibly quickly.
25:15And I answered quite quickly.
25:16Yes.
25:17Yeah, and I should have just said bank.
25:19I hold my hand after that.
25:20Do you know what, Hillary?
25:21Thank you for taking responsibility, but I do very much think it's Harriet.
25:25Why did you vote for Anna?
25:27Yeah, why?
25:28I know, remember when I said I would never vote off a woman, and then who have I become?
25:33The show's ruined me.
25:34The problem with that strategy, Harriet, is that when you do vote them off, they think,
25:38oh my God, I'm that bad, that she's overcome her basic fundamental rule to vote for me.
25:43I'm the problem.
25:47Weirdly, you've become the patriarchy.
25:49Yes.
25:51Anna, I feel like you feel that it's time to go.
25:56I think that we want to raise as much money for charity, and I am not the person who's going
26:01to do that.
26:02So, this is good.
26:04It's such a noble thing to go.
26:05Do you know what, it's better for the charity if I go.
26:07I did my best.
26:09Well, you've been a brilliant contestant, but I'm sorry to say that with four votes,
26:12you are the weakest link. Goodbye.
26:16Bye, guys.
26:23I cannot believe I lasted till the fourth round.
26:26I look forward to re-watching the show to see how on earth they decided to keep me in that
26:32long.
26:32I feel really delighted to have lasted that long.
26:38Round five.
26:39So far, you've banked a total of £2,950.
26:44There are four of you left, and another 10 seconds are coming off the clock.
26:47But the target is going to increase again to £7,500.
26:52Let's start with the strongest link from the last round.
26:55That's you, Harriet.
26:56Let's play the weakest link.
26:59Start the clock.
27:01In personal grooming, what L is a brand of deodorant often worn by teenage boys that has fragrances
27:06including Africa and Java?
27:08Lynx.
27:09Correct.
27:09Hillary.
27:10In European geography, the Iberian Peninsula is formed mainly of Portugal and which other country?
27:15Spain.
27:15Correct.
27:16Pink Pantherist.
27:17In entertainment in 2025, which US pop singer began her world tour titled The Mayhem Ball?
27:22Lady Gaga.
27:23Correct.
27:24Bank.
27:25What word goes with think in a term for a policy research group and with top for a sleeveless garment?
27:30Tank.
27:31Correct.
27:31Harriet.
27:31In history, the General Hannibal crossed the Alps during the Second Punic War with an army
27:36that included which animals, elephants or rhinos?
27:40Elephants.
27:41Correct.
27:41Bank.
27:41Hillary.
27:42In technology, used to display images on a cathode ray monitor, the RGB model stands
27:47for red, green and which other colour?
27:49Blue.
27:50Correct.
27:50Pink Pantherist.
27:51In Asian architecture, what P is a tall tower that is typically multi-storied and tapering
27:56with each level being similar in design to the one beneath?
27:59Pyramid.
28:00Pagoda.
28:00Bank.
28:01Gareth.
28:01In TV, the EastEnders family with siblings named Michelle, Mark and Martin have what surname?
28:07Mitchell.
28:07Fowler.
28:08Harriet.
28:09In occupations, the abbreviation PI, meaning a detective for hire, stands for what two-word term?
28:14Private investigator.
28:15Correct.
28:16Hillary.
28:16In archaeology, the rolls of parchment discovered in 1947 bearing ancient Hebrew manuscripts
28:22are known as the Dead Sea what?
28:24Scrolls.
28:24Correct.
28:25Pink Panthers.
28:25In cinema, Gal Gadot plays the evil queen in which 2025 live-action Disney remake?
28:31Snow White.
28:31Correct.
28:32Gareth.
28:33In Greek food, what dish consisting of seasoned chunks of grilled meat takes its name from
28:37a word meaning skewered?
28:42Sausage.
28:42Sausage.
28:43Savlaki.
28:44Harriet.
28:44In pastimes, what sea is a dance performed by a line of people following a leader who
28:49progressed forward with steps and sidekicks?
28:51Sausage.
28:51The correct answer is the conga.
28:53The conga.
28:54I'm just going to double-check.
28:56No, slightly too late.
28:57But you did put in the bank £2,000.
29:01Yes.
29:01Come on.
29:02Yes.
29:03Good round.
29:03Yes, that's good.
29:04Hello.
29:05That's weakest link.
29:07So, who thinks Sky Sports is a channel about parachuting?
29:13Who thinks the Andes are more formally known as the Andrews?
29:18One of you is about to leave with nothing.
29:21It's time to vote off the weakest link.
29:26Wow.
29:27What a cracker of an amount, Banks.
29:29And didn't Harriet and Hillary do well?
29:32They got all the questions right.
29:34So, the other two must be feeling nervous.
29:37Voting's over.
29:39It's now time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
29:47Gareth.
29:50Gareth.
29:53Gareth.
29:57Harriet.
30:02Now, in the previous round, I gave you a pep talk about banking,
30:06but you banked £2,000.
30:09So, I'm not saying it's entirely down to my pep talk,
30:12but I don't think it didn't help, you know?
30:15It's good you're here. That's what we were all saying.
30:19Gareth, I thought you were quite unlucky,
30:20because it was EastEnders family.
30:22I mean, EastEnders. I don't watch EastEnders.
30:24No.
30:25Because I'm too busy reading the works of Goethe.
30:29Sorry.
30:30No, fair enough.
30:31How do you feel about how far you've got?
30:34I feel really good.
30:35Although, actually, I have done the show once before,
30:37and exactly the same thing happened.
30:38So, I ended up in a tryst with the ladies, and then they booted me out.
30:45Which cannot keep Gareth Malone away from a tryst with the ladies.
30:49Well, listen, Gareth, it has been an absolute delight to have you on the show.
30:52I've loved it. Thank you.
30:53But I'm sorry to say that with three votes, you are the weakest link.
30:56Goodbye.
30:57Good luck, everyone. Win some money.
31:01Ah, it's happened again.
31:03It's the curse of me against the ladies.
31:06I'm not feeling a bit ganged up. I was ganged up.
31:09And once Harriet had raised the spectre of the sisterhood,
31:14I knew, two rounds before, I knew what was going to happen.
31:20Round six, you have banked £4,950.
31:25Only three of you remaining, and another ten seconds are coming off the clock.
31:29We're going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
31:31That's you, Hilary.
31:33Let's play the weakest link.
31:36Start the clock.
31:38In European customs, the Danish practice of creating a cosy, contended ambience
31:42is known as what, hygge or hey-hey?
31:45Hygge.
31:46Correct. Pink Pantheress.
31:47In spelling, how many times does the letter E appear in the word cheesecake?
31:55Four.
31:56Correct.
31:57Harriet.
31:57Bank.
31:58What sounds like both the first name of a member of the group One Direction
32:01and a major river in Africa?
32:05Nile.
32:05Correct.
32:06Hilary.
32:07In media, which comic strip by Charles Schultz features characters named Linus Van Pelt,
32:11Schroeder and Peppermint Patty?
32:13Peanuts.
32:14Correct.
32:14Pink Pantheress.
32:15In retail, what tea is the name of the shopping centre that opened in the Dumblington area of
32:20Manchester in 1998?
32:25T-Bell.
32:27Trafford.
32:28Harriet.
32:29What name goes with Arthur for a Golden Girls actor and with Aisling for a comedian from Ireland?
32:33B.
32:34Correct.
32:35Hilary.
32:35In the Chinese zodiac, the fifth year in the 12-year cycle is represented by which mythological creature?
32:41Dragon.
32:41Correct.
32:42Pink Pantheress.
32:43In travel, if a train originally due at 6.45 is delayed by 25 minutes, what time will it arrive?
32:55Uh, 7.05.
32:58Ten past seven.
32:59Harriet.
32:59In cinema, the 2010 film starring Sally Hawkins about women going on strike at a London car plant is titled
33:06Made in where?
33:07Dagenham.
33:08Correct.
33:08Hilary, what word goes with theory in the physics hypothesis about the nature of the universe and
33:13with silly in a colourful substance sprayed from a can as a joke?
33:18The correct answer is string.
33:21And I can tell you that you won £1,250 in that round.
33:27It was good.
33:28And you said bank.
33:29I said bank.
33:30I said bank.
33:31I couldn't stop saying bank.
33:32No.
33:32You said bank.
33:33I said bank.
33:34Yes, it was so wonderful to see just my children.
33:40In the next round, not only does the money go up to a possible £10,000, but you get the
33:45chance to
33:46double what you bank, meaning that there is a possible £20,000 up for grabs.
33:51So think very carefully about this next decision.
33:55One of you is about to leave with nothing.
33:57It's time to vote off the weakest link.
34:01Oh, Hilary slipped up for the very first time.
34:05What a shame.
34:06I wonder if we'll see some cheeky tactical voting just before the final.
34:12Voting's over.
34:14It's now time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.
34:21Pink Pantheress.
34:25Pink Pantheress.
34:30Harriet.
34:36Um, Hilary, what made you vote for Pink Pantheress?
34:38It was the train one.
34:39That was all I could remember was that was it.
34:42I don't even know.
34:43You said 20 minutes from 6.45.
34:4525 minutes.
34:46It was 25 minutes.
34:47You said 25.
34:47I thought it was 20.
34:49I would have got it right, had I heard?
34:50That might be your pronunciation.
34:52You're a bit mumbly, maybe, and you need to pronounce a little bit better.
34:55Oh, really?
34:56No, I accept defeat.
34:57I'm really happy.
34:59I really didn't expect it.
35:00I do know a bit of general knowledge, but I really did think I got lucky with my questions.
35:05Um, I think genuinely, I think Harriet and Hilary will agree with me.
35:09You're doing yourself a disservice.
35:10Well, thank you.
35:11You heard me absolutely brilliant on the show.
35:13Yeah, you ladies.
35:14You've done very, very well.
35:15And more importantly than all of that, my children will show me a bit of respect now
35:19because of you coming on the show.
35:21So thank you.
35:21Oh, come on.
35:21You're the coolest dad ever.
35:23Please tell them that.
35:24I will.
35:25It's been a delight to have you on the show, but I'm afraid to say that with two votes,
35:28you are the weakest link.
35:30Goodbye.
35:30Goodbye.
35:37Like, literally, as soon as the round was done, I was like, I'm out.
35:40But I was fine with it.
35:41I'm genuinely just so happy that I did this.
35:44It's all for a good cause.
35:46You can go sleep at night knowing that I wasn't the first to go.
35:49I was really concerned about being the first.
35:51That was a serious concern of mine, but we made it.
35:57Our final two.
35:59So far, you've banked £6,200.
36:01This time, you have just 90 seconds, but whatever you bank will be doubled,
36:05meaning this round is worth a possible £20,000.
36:09We're going to start with the strongest link from the last round.
36:12That's you, Harriet.
36:13Let's play the weakest link.
36:16Start the clock.
36:17In animals, which bird of the crow family shares its name
36:20with a chess piece that begins the game on a corner square?
36:24Um, raven.
36:25Rook.
36:26Hilary.
36:27In art, the impressionist Claude Monet created a series of paintings
36:31depicting what? Needles or haystacks?
36:33Haystacks.
36:33Correct.
36:34Harriet.
36:35In geography, separated from the mainland by the Bass Strait,
36:38what is the smallest state of Australia?
36:40Um, Cairns.
36:42Tasmania.
36:43Hilary, look at your screen.
36:45Which classic children's character was inspired by this toy?
36:49Winnie the Pooh.
36:49Correct.
36:50Harriet.
36:51Bank.
36:51In the environment, first held in 2017,
36:53the Austrian world summit to discuss climate change
36:56was established by which Hollywood actor?
36:58Leonardo DiCaprio.
36:59Arnold Schwarzenegger.
37:00Hilary.
37:01In cocktails, which red, sharp-tasting drink
37:03is added to vodka and grapefruit juice to make a sea breeze?
37:07Cranberry juice.
37:08Correct.
37:08Bank.
37:09In the paranormal, the abbreviation ESP, referring to supposed psychic abilities such as telepathy,
37:15stands for extrasensory what?
37:16Perception.
37:17Correct.
37:17Hilary.
37:18Bank.
37:18In TV, which drama series, first broadcast in 2007, stars Nicholas Holt, Kaya Scodelario
37:24and Dev Patelis, sixth formers in Bristol?
37:27The in-betweeners.
37:28Skins.
37:28Harriet.
37:29In books, the novels Me Before You, After You and Still Me, which feature the character
37:33Lou Clark, are by the author Jojo Hu.
37:35Mice.
37:36Correct.
37:36Bank.
37:37In American sport, the NFL Super Bowl game takes place on which day of the week in the US?
37:41Sunday.
37:43Correct.
37:43Harriet.
37:44What sounds like both part of a plant and powdered wheat commonly used as a baking ingredient?
37:48The answer is flour.
37:51Well done, final two.
37:53I can tell you that you banked £1,500.
37:57We'll double that and add it to your previous winnings, meaning you've got a total prize pot of
38:01£9,200.
38:03That's a really good pot, so well done.
38:06But only one of you can take that money away for your chosen charity.
38:09It's time to go head-to-head.
38:16Harriet and Hilary.
38:17In this round, it's the best of five.
38:18Whoever answers the most questions correctly wins.
38:21Simple as that.
38:22Hilary, as the strongest link in the last round, you have the choice of who goes first.
38:26I'd like to go first, please, Romesh.
38:28OK.
38:29For the final time tonight, let's play the weakest link.
38:37Hilary.
38:38In language, what is the only country name to represent a letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
38:48Australia.
38:50Incorrect.
38:51It's India.
38:53Harriet.
38:54In a game of bingo, which number is often indicated by the call Valentine's Day?
39:0214.
39:05Correct.
39:07Hilary.
39:08In history, a Roman officer in charge of approximately 100 soldiers had what title?
39:14Centurion.
39:16Correct.
39:18Harriet.
39:19In retail, which website for selling second-hand garments was co-founded in Lithuania in 2008
39:26by Milder Mitkute, who was moving house and had too many clothes to pack?
39:31Vinted.
39:33Vinted.
39:36Hilary.
39:37In children's literature, which 1981 Roald Dahl story includes the dedication,
39:42this book is for doctors everywhere.
39:48Matilda.
39:52Incorrect.
39:53It's George's Marvelous Medicine.
39:55Harriet.
39:56In internet culture, what slang term for attractiveness, thought to be an abbreviation of charisma,
40:03was the 2023 Oxford word of the year?
40:06Riz.
40:08Correct.
40:10Hilary, you have to get this question correct to stay in the game.
40:14Yeah.
40:15In music, a song called Happy Birthday was written by Stevie Wonder as part of a campaign
40:21to have an annual national holiday to mark the birth date of which American civil rights campaigner?
40:27Martin Luther King.
40:30Correct.
40:32Harriet.
40:33If you get this correct, you win the game.
40:36That's too much pressure.
40:37OK.
40:39Forget I said that.
40:41In animals, the large seal-like marine mammal with long tusks, sometimes called a morse,
40:48has what name which is possibly derived from Old Norse words for horse whale?
40:54Nawal.
40:57Incorrect.
40:58It's walrus.
40:59I was going to say walrus, though.
41:00OK, but I didn't know that.
41:01OK.
41:03Hilary, you have to get this question correct to stay in the game.
41:07In transport, the 2024 Stirling Prize for Architecture was awarded for the design of which railway line
41:14shown in purple on the London Underground map.
41:20The Elizabeth Line.
41:23Correct.
41:26Harriet, there is something I'm supposed to tell you, but I'm worried it will make things worse.
41:30What?
41:31If you get this right...
41:32OK, sure.
41:34Yeah.
41:36OK.
41:36In outdoor sports, the Kribar Reef, popular with surface, that can generate waves nine meters high,
41:43is just off Fistral Beach on the north coast of which English county?
41:47I think it's either Devon or Cornwall, and so I'm going to say Devon.
41:57Incorrect, it's Cornwall.
41:58I, this is, this is frustrating.
42:01Sorry, it's no, this, you can't take responsibility for this.
42:05OK.
42:05You must, don't blame yourself.
42:08Yeah.
42:09After five questions each, we have a tie.
42:12So, Harriet and Hilary, let's play Sudden Death.
42:17Hilary, in theatre, what is the title of the stage musical based on a 2001 film
42:24that features the song Serious and the Harvard Variations?
42:28Book of Mormon.
42:31Incorrect, it's legally blonde.
42:35Harriet, if you get this correct, you win.
42:39In art, the surrealist photographer and model, Lee Miller,
42:43was a Second World War photojournalist for which well-known fashion magazine?
42:49Vague.
42:51It's correct, which means congratulations, Harriet!
42:54She did it!
42:55She did it!
42:55She did it!
42:56She did it!
42:57Well done, high five.
42:59Harriet, you are tonight's strongest link and you win £9,200 for charity.
43:06Congratulations.
43:07Which charity is your money going to?
43:08It's for Refuge.
43:10A fantastic cause, well done.
43:11Hilary, you leave with nothing.
43:13That's all from tonight's show.
43:15I'm Romesh Ranganathan, and whatever you do, don't be the weakest link. Goodbye.
43:20So I'm the runner-up, which is, you know, I'm very proud that I got that far, but I'm still
43:25not the winner.
43:25But a worthy winner.
43:27Harriet was a worthy winner.
43:28Yeah, I'm so happy that I won for the charity.
43:32It didn't feel like I was the worthy winner, but I really wanted to win for them, and so I
43:36just kept going, and I'm going to need some kind of therapy, which hopefully weakest link will provide.
44:11We'll see you next time.
44:12amongst you.
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