The Weakest Link: Doctor Who Special

The Anne Droid introduces the programme.

Anne Robinson introduces the programme.

The Doctor Who special of The Weakest Link was a special edition of the game show hosted by Anne Robinson, featuring Doctor Who actors as contestants. It was broadcast on BBC One on Friday 30 March 2007]], the day before the Series 3 premiere Smith and Jones.

Contestants

• John Barrowman, Captain Jack Harkness
• Noel Clarke, Mickey Smith
• Tracy Ann Oberman, Yvonne Hartman
• David Tennant, The Doctor
• Andrew Hayden-Smith, Jake Simmonds
• Camille Coduri, Jackie Tyler
• Nicholas Briggs, Daleks & Cybermen Voices
• Claire Rushbrook, Ida Scott
• K9 Mark IV, Voiced by John Leeson & operated by Mat Irvine

Rounds

Round	Time	Money Banked	Total Prize Money	Strongest Link	Weakest Link	Voted Off
Round 1	3'00"	£5,000	£5,000	Andrew	Camille	K9 (8 votes)
Round 2	2'50"	£3,100	£8,100	Andrew	Tracy-Ann	Tracy-Ann (5 votes)
Round 3	2'40"	£2,000	£10,100	Andrew	Camille	Nick (3 votes)
Round 4	2'30"	£450	£10,550	John	Claire	Claire (3 votes)
Round 5	2'20"	£850	£11,400	John	David	Andrew (4 votes)
Round 6	2'10"	£1,750	£13,150	Noel	John	John (2 votes)
Round 7	2'00"	£1,600	£14,750	David	Camille	David (2 votes)
Round 8	1'30"	£600 (tripled)	£16,550	Camille	Noel	n/a

Contestant	Head to Head	Sudden Death
Camille	✓✓✗✗✗	✓
Noel	✓✗✗✓✗	✗

Camille splits her prize money between Multiple sclerosis and Child carers charities.

Crew

• Presented by
• Anne Robinson
• Featuring
• Jon Briggs
• Music
• Paul Farrer
• Titles
• Jump
• Computers
• Lumina
• Make-Up
• Anna Lubbock
• Costume
• Rebecca Allen
• Designer
• Patrick Doherty
• Camera Supervisor
• Phil Palmer
• Sound
• Julian Pasqua
• Bill O'Reilly
• Lighting
• Oliver Lifely
• Pete Dale
• David Bishop
• Vision Mixer
• Ian Reed
• Floor Manager
• Wayne Eagles
• Production Team
• Alice Ounsted
• Mei Ye Li
• Lucy Baker
• Simon Crossley
• Script Supervisor
• Sue Root
• Production Co-ordinator
• Cecilia Evans
• Researchers
• David Cheesman
• Catriona Dickey
• Rachael Fowler
• Danielle Longhurst
• Stewart McCartney
• Chris Miller
• Rebecca Milloy
• Nicholas Shearing
• Anna Strom
• Gill Win
• Celebrity Booking
• Amanda Chiddle
• Denise Palmer
• Programme Associate
• Ali Crockatt
• Programme Finance Co-ordinator
• Michael Gilligan
• Assistant Producers
• Henry Anderton
• Sarah Crawford
• Claire Knowles
• Simon Magson
• Paula Van Langen
• Edit Assistant Producer
• Benjamin Southworth
• Devised by
• Fintan Coyle
• Cathy Dunning
• Development Team
• Andrew Brereton
• Lynn Sutcliffe
• Editor
• Andrew Frampton
• Production Manager
• Robert High
• Executive Producer
• Martin Scott
• Director
• Ivan Youlden
• Producer
• Lamees Nuseibeh
• Series Producer
• Alexandra McLeod
• BBC
• bbc.co.uk/weakestlink
• © BBC MMVII

Notes

Anne Robinson pulls the plug on the Anne Droid.

• While the other contestants were actors appearing as themselves, K9 remained in-character. K9 was the first contestant to lose and have to leave the programme because the producers told the others to vote him off, just in case he broke down.
• Anne Droid was introducing the show, but halfway through her lines, her cable was pulled out by Anne Robinson who continued the presentation.
• Most of the actors introduced themselves as their character, including David Tennant who said that he came from Gallifrey and that he was 925 years old.
• Nick Briggs did the voice of a Dalek during his introduction and later on to explain one of his elimination choices (this time at Robinson's insistence). He also later on said, as a Cyberman, that he had accidentally turned off his screen.
• Anne Robinson asked John Barrowman to sing the Doctor Who theme, which John did.
• When Tracy-Ann Oberman was voted off, she said: "They should turn Anne Robinson into a Cyberman! Maybe she already is a Cyberman!"
• Nicholas Briggs jokingly stated that Daleks do not play golf because "they're covered in their own balls."
• When David Tennant was voted off, he said that he thought that Anne Robinson was going to be the Eleventh Doctor and that she maybe was already lined up to take over as soon as he left.
• Three of the questions on round three also appeared in the episode Bad Wolf.
• Sylvester McCoy is mentioned versus the phrase "the real McCoy".
• The Third Doctor's catchphrase "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow" is partly addressed in a question that is not completed before the end of a round, but can still be deciphered from the dialogue.
• The contestants had chosen to allow the cast members who were the "main family" of Doctor Who to progress into the later rounds, resulting in the elimination of the celebrities who played guest characters. However, this did not stop top-billed stars John Barrowman and David Tennant from being voted off before the final round.
• It was repeated on BBC One immediately before Last of the Time Lords.

Footnotes

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