The Weakest Link
Series 5
Created by: Cathy Dunning, Fintan Coyle
Network: BBC One
Season aired: 2025-10-04
Seasons
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?
About This Season
Romesh Ranganathan is in charge of the back-stabbing big money game show.
Episodes · 12
Radio 2 Special
Romesh Ranganathan is joined by some of the biggest names in broadcasting on The Weakest Link Radio 2 special.
Battle of the Nations Special
Romesh Ranganathan hosts this Battle of the Nations Special, where two celebrities from each of the four home nations battle it out to claim the winner's crown for their country.
Redemption Special
Romesh Ranganathan hosts a redemption special. Eight celebrities voted off first in a previous episode are given a second chance to win up to £50,000 for their chosen charity.
Christmas Special
Lou Sanders, Martine McCutcheon, David O’Doherty, Ade Adepitan, Ross King, Jess Wright, Eddie Kadi and Blu Hydrangea compete to be the strongest link and win up to £50,000 for their chosen charity.
Party Special
Charlotte Crosby, Patsy Palmer, Keith Brymer-Jones, Ian ‘H’ Watkins, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Merlin Griffiths, Bash the Entertainer and Luke Hamnett compete to be the strongest link.
Episode 6
Josh Widdicombe, Sue Cleaver, Nicola Adams, Maryam Moshiri, Banjo Beale, Charlotte Hawkins, Curtis Davies and Julie Lin compete to be the strongest link.
Episode 7
Dermot O'Leary, Charlene White, Lauren Layfield, Anthony Ogogo, Joe Baggs, Mark Heyes, Mhairi Black and Zeze Millz compete to be the strongest link.
Episode 8
Steve Pemberton, Cherry Healey, Sian Welby, Jason Mohammad, Ashley Storrie, Dean McCullough, Sanjeev Kohli and Charley Marlowe compete to be the strongest link.
Episode 9
Lloyd Griffith, Rav Wilding, Dylan Llewellyn, Lorna Watson, Shereen Cutkelvin, Colin Jackson, Harriet Thorpe and Kiri Pritchard-McLean compete to be the strongest link.
Episode 10
Johnny Vegas, Fay Ripley, Chesney Hawkes, Sarah Greene, Minah Shannon, Emmanuel Sonubi, Ruth Davidson and Jamie MacDonald compete to be the strongest link.
Episode 11
Alex Brooker, Anna Haugh, Harriet Kemsley, Hilary Whitehall, Luca Bish, John Hartson, PinkPantheress and Gareth Malone compete to be the strongest link.
Episode 12
Tasha Ghouri, Patsy Kensit, Ignacio Lopez, Craig Rowe, Philippa Dunne, Colson Smith, Fats Timbo and Adam Jones compete to be the strongest link.
