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The Weakest Link

2021 · 5 seasons

A brisk, barbed quiz where the tension comes from contestants turning on each other, hosted with dry wit.

Created by
Cathy Dunning, Fintan Coyle
Genres
Reality
Starring
Romesh Ranganathan, Duncan James, Cheryl Baker
Overview
Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

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Free in the UK
  • BBC iPlayer
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Cathy Dunning, Fintan Coyle
Genres
Reality
Starring
Romesh Ranganathan, Duncan James, Cheryl Baker
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • power
  • loyalty
  • work
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Where to watch in the UK

Free
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Details

Genres
reality
Created by
Cathy Dunning, Fintan Coyle
Written by
Aiden Spackman
Starring
Romesh Ranganathan, Duncan James, Cheryl Baker, Sonia, Scott Mills, Tia Kofi, Lauren Layfield, Kate Robbins
Length
5 seasons, 65 episodes, 44 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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