All the contestants appeared in character and several of them sang numbers from their respective shows. Acerbic host Anne Robinson was on hand with her usual clutch of put-downs, including asking Birmingham-born Matt Rawle “did you learn your sword skills in Dudley?” And there was no shortage of comic answers - including from one contestant who thought that Stockholm is the capital of Russia - but we won't name names!
Other highlights included current Maria Summer Strallen following in her aunt Bonnie Langford's footsteps by placing her leg behind her head (Langford did this during her winning appearance on the show in 2007). And Simon Bailey, who plays Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera sang a very personal ode to the hostess by adapting the closing lines of his song to “Annie ... that's all I ask of you”.
The programme is due for broadcast on BBC One at 8pm on 31 December 2008.
- By Theo Bosanquet
Reader Comments
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Fun show, but sheesh, I was not impressed by the displayed general knowledge of the west end cast. Summer, all i'll say is thank god you're pretty. - Godeskian
06 Jan 09
I really loved this version of the weakest link! It was so funny... but it is not Andrew Bailey who plays Raoul its SIMON Bailey! - Milou
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