The Weakest Link


8:40 pm - 9:30 pm, Saturday, August 22 on BBC One London (1)

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Season 3, Episode 9

Romesh Ranganathan is joined by contestants Kerry Godliman, Janet Street-Porter, Bez, Josh Jones, Jowita Przystal, William Hanson, Danny Clarke and Ruby Bhogal. They must initially work together to bank as much money as possible for charity, before voting off the weakest link, round by round


HD subtitles repeat 16x9
Quiz Show Show/Game Show

Cast & Crew

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Ruby Bhogal (Contestant)
Danny Clarke (Contestant)
William Hanson (Contestant)
Jowita Przystal (Contestant)
Josh Jones (Contestant)
Bez (Contestant)
Kerry Godliman (Contestant)
Olivia Clark (Producer)

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Did You Know..

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Romesh Ranganathan (Host)
Born: January 30, 1978 in Crawley
Best Known For: Being a comedian.
Early-life: Born Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan in Crawley on January 30, 1978. He is of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. He started performing stand-up while he was working as a mathematics teacher at schools in Crawley and Banstead. He became a professional comedian in 2012.
Career: Ranganathan's breakthrough came in 2013 when he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2013 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Since then, he has appeared on a number of comedy panel shows, including Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Have I Got News for You. He has also performed stand-up on Live at the Apollo and presented the BBC Three series Asian Provocateur and co-presented the ITV series It's Not Rocket Science.
Quote: 'I think I'm a mango. Just very sweet and lovely.'
Trivia: Ranganathan is a vegan and supports Arsenal FC.
Ruby Bhogal (Contestant)
Danny Clarke (Contestant)
William Hanson (Contestant)
Jowita Przystal (Contestant)
Josh Jones (Contestant)
Bez (Contestant)
Janet Street-Porter (Contestant)
Born: December 27, 1946 in Brentford
Best Known For: Her unique appearance and voice.
Early-life: Born Janet Vera Ardern on December 27, 1946, in London. She had a younger sister, Pat, and claims to have disliked her parents, describing her childhood as miserable. In her autobiography, she writes of her outrageous teenage behaviour and how she had two abortions before reinventing herself after leaving home. She studied architecture for two years in the mid-1960s but switched to journalism and by her early twenties was an established name on Fleet Street.
Career: Street-Porter's first job was as a writer for a girls' magazine. She then worked on the Daily Mail and various glossies. In 1973, she featured on LBC Radio, before hosting TV's The London Weekend Show. Eight years later she became a producer, then became responsible for around 35 series at the BBC. In 1995, she helped set up short-lived TV station L!ve TV. In 2004, she took part in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! She's also appeared in So You Think You Can Teach, So You Think You Can Nurse, Deadline and as Gordon Ramsay's roving reporter on the The F Word.
Quote: 'You get the telly you deserve. Turn it off if you don't like it.'
Trivia: Away from TV, Street-Porter has been president of the Ramblers' Association and written several books.
Kerry Godliman (Contestant)
Olivia Clark (Producer)
Janine O'Connor (Director)