Episode 15 Impossible

Hello, I'm Rick Edwards, and this is !mpossible, day 15.

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Welcome to !mpossible,

the quiz where the questions aren't impossible,

but some of the answers always are.

They're not just wrong, they couldn't possibly be right.

For example, if I were to ask...

The right answer is Wayne Rooney,

the wrong answer is Steven Gerrard,

but Gareth Bale is a Welsh footballer,

not English, so that's the impossible answer.

Hoping to get lots of right answers,

whilst dodging those naughty impossible answers, our 30 players.

Hello, players!

-ALL:

-Hello!

They've been with us throughout the series,

competing not only for a daily prize pot of up to £1,500...

-ALL:

-Whoo!

..but also for a shot at the £10,000 question.

-ALL:

-Whoo!

Of course they're wooing,

because this exclamation mark is filled with

10,000 shimmering pound coins.

At the end of every show, our winner faces one final question.

And here it is.

Today's £10,000 question.

Get this right, and all that cash will come flooding out.

Now, guys, it's the last show!

-ALL:

-Aww!

Aww!

We have had four winners of £10,000.

I would love to go out with another winner on this show.

Are you all ready?

-ALL:

-Yes!

Let's crack on.

You'll face five multiple-choice questions,

each with three answers.

The right answer scores you a point, the wrong answer scores you nothing.

But if you choose the impossible answer...

Disaster!

..that immediately knocks you out of today's show.

After five questions, the highest scorer

gets the first chance to bag a place in today's final.

-Are you ready? ALL:

-Yes!

Good luck, everyone. Here's your first question.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's A, Alan Turing.

A point to all of you that put that.

Annie?

I'm not a Benedict Cumberbatch fan at all,

I don't know what the fuss

-is about him.

-LAUGHTER

I just don't get it, I'm sorry.

Would never have Oscar nominated him if you were in charge, Annie?

No, not at all.

Let's have a look at what the impossible answer is.

It's C, George Smiley, who is a fictional character,

created by John le Carre.

Moving on to question number two.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It is Kepi. A point to all of you who went for C.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

Canard, which is French for "duck".

Jo, Chris and Helen - I have to say goodbye to you at this point.

But thank you very much for playing !mpossible.

-AUDIENCE:

-Aw!

Question number three.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's B, John Keats.

A point to everyone who put that.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's C, WH Auden.

He was born in the 20th century.

Kerry, I'm sorry, we'll have to say goodbye.

Thank you for playing !mpossible.

Moving on to question number four.

You assume that there is wisdom in crowds.

Let's reveal the right answer.

That assumption is wrong.

The correct answer is B, Kangaroo.

So, just Ray, Dan

and Parin get a point.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's C, springbok.

The springbok is not a marsupial,

so we are going to have to say goodbye to you, I'm afraid, Megan.

-And thank you for playing !mpossible.

-Thanks.

I think those of you who went for wallaby

were almost certainly thinking

-of the rugby union team.

-Oh.

OK, question five.

Let's reveal the impossible answer first.

It's C, San Jose.

That is the capital of Costa Rica,

which is a Central American country.

And that means we have to say goodbye

to some of my favourite players.

Craig, Bim and Vinessa.

it's been an absolute joy having you play.

Thank you for taking part in !mpossible.

-Thank you!

-It's been a pleasure!

-Thank you, Bim.

-Aww!

-Pleasure's all mine.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's A, Brasilia.

Well done if you went for Brasilia, you get a point.

And that means that we end the round

with just two people on five points.

And they are Dan and Parin.

The quickest player to lock in their answers across the round...

..was Dan!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Dan, congratulations,

you have the first chance to grab a place in today's final.

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So, Dan,

second time down doing a grid.

This is your chance to put up to £500 into todays's prize pot.

I'm going to give you a choice of four topics.

They are...

-Yeah, I'm going to go with Food and Drink, please.

-OK.

So, Food and Drink it is.

I'm going to reveal nine answers.

And they are...

And the first half of the question...

Five of those answers are impossible,

because they're not Italian bread.

Your first job is to find those impossible answers

and get rid of them.

-Where would you like to start?

-I'll start with tortilla, if I may.

Let's lock in tortilla.

Is tortilla an impossible answer?

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Yes, it is.

It is from Mexico.

£100 in the prize pot, good start.

Uh, right, can I go with roti next, please?

Of course, roti, let's lock roti in.

What's roti?

I think it's an Indian kind of flatbread, or even a wrap.

That kind of thing.

OK.

Is roti an impossible answer?

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£200 in the prize pot.

Roti is an Indian bread.

-Where next?

-Poppadom, please.

Let's lock in poppadom.

Is poppadom an impossible answer?

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India. £300 in the prize pot.

I'll go with brioche next, please.

Brioche, let's lock brioche in.

Where would you find brioche?

France.

Dan thinks the brioche is French.

Is it an impossible answer?

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It is.

And it is from France.

One more impossible answer to knock out for the full £500

in the prize pot.

I'm going to go with bazlama, if I may, please.

Let's lock in bazlama.

Any idea where bazlama is from?

I don't have an idea where it's from but, looking at the board,

I think it's the one that's least Italian-sounding.

-So, on that logic, that's why I've picked it.

-OK.

Is bazlama an impossible answer?

It is! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

£500 into today's prize pot.

Bazlama is from Turkey.

But are you going to be playing for that money

and a shot at the £10,000 question in today's final?

In a moment, I'm going to reveal the second half of the question.

We're now looking for the right answer.

If you find it, a place in the final is yours.

If you give me a wrong answer,

the next-best player

will have a chance to steal your place in the final.

As you probably know,

that was Parin.

Let's reveal the full question.

I'm going to go with my instinct here, it's the first thing

that's came into my head - it's ciabatta.

-OK.

-I think, I think.

let's lock in ciabatta.

Is ciabatta the right answer?

It is!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done, Dan.

That is the correct answer.

Congratulations, Dan. Take your place in the final!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Still two places left in today's final, alongside Dan.

Let's find out who's going to be claiming the next one.

Same deal as before, five multiple-choice questions,

here is your first question.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It is A, Lisa Simpson, a point to all of you.

The rest of you, bar one, have gone with Marge Simpson.

Linda...

you went with Jessica Simpson?

Yeah, unfortunately, I don't watch The Simpsons.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's B, Jessica Simpson.

-Bye!

-She's not a Simpsons character,

she's an American singer and actress.

-Linda, it's been a pleasure having you on the show...

-Thank you.

..but I have to say goodbye.

-Thank you very much for playing !mpossible.

-Thank you. Bye.

Question number two.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's Dan Quayle.

A point to all of you.

-Ray?

-Yeah, both A and B were vice-presidents,

Sarah Palin actually run for presidency,

so she wouldn't have been a vice-president.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It is C, Sarah Palin.

She was never a vice-president,

although she did run for it on the John McCain ticket.

Jane, I'm sorry,

that means we have to say goodbye. I'm sad to see you go.

-Thank you for playing !mpossible.

-Thank you so much.

Thanks, Jane.

Question number three.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's C, Kiwi.

So, just six of you get a point there.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's A, echidna.

So, well done for avoiding it.

The echidna is a spiny, egg-laying mammal.

Moving on to question number four.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's C, Paint It Black.

So, just five of you getting a point there.

It does mean that a few of you, or a lot of you,

have given the impossible answer.

Annie, you went for B, My Generation?

Yeah. I'd like to say goodbye to you now, Rick.

-Oh, would you?

-Yeah.

-How come?

Because Jumpin' Jack Flash was the Rolling Stones.

Oh, dear.

So, let's reveal the impossible answer.

It is B, My Generation.

My Generation was a number two for The Who.

-The Who.

-And that means that Annie, Anne and Elliott,

we're going to have to say goodbye.

I hope you've enjoyed yourselves,

thank you very much for playing !mpossible.

Question number five.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's B, Atul Kochhar,

who is a Michelin-starred chef.

Deb, Sarah, Simon, Ray and Tracy -

thank you very much to all of you for playing !mpossible.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's A, Satya Nadella.

Richard and Guy,

along with everyone else who went for A, you get a point.

That takes both of you to five points.

I can reveal that the quickest to lock in their answers

over the round...

..was Guy!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Congratulations, you have the chance to grab

a place in today's final alongside Dan.

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Guy...

I didn't think I was going to see you down here.

Finally, you've got through to a grid.

-How does it feel?

-Fantastic!

On the last day. I mean, just, I've been up in the gods up there,

and it's been...just saying, it's the last day,

it's been an absolutely fantastic experience.

And thanks to all of you, I've loved it.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You now have the chance to add another £500 to today's prize pot,

which already stands at £500, thanks to Dan.

Of the three remaining topics, which do you fancy?

-Let's go for History.

-OK.

I'm going to reveal nine answers.

Here they are.

The first half of the question...

Five of those answers are impossible,

because they're not 19th-century battles.

You need to find those impossible answers

-and banish them into oblivion, Guy.

-OK.

Where would you like to start?

Let's go for Alma.

Let's lock Alma in.

Is Alma

an impossible answer?

It isn't. That is a 19th-century battle.

Next answer please, Guy?

I'm going to go for Blenheim, try Blenheim.

OK. Let's lock Blenheim in.

Is Blenheim an impossible answer?

It is! £100 in the prize pot. APPLAUSE

It was a battle in Bavaria in 1704.

Agincourt.

Is Agincourt an impossible answer?

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It is.

A battle in 1415 in France, the 15th century.

£200 added to the prize pot. Going well now, Guy.

Naseby, please.

Is Naseby an impossible answer?

It is! APPLAUSE

£300 added to the prize pot.

Naseby was during the English Civil War, 1645.

Let's see if we can eliminate one more impossible.

-Solferino, please.

-OK, let's lock in Solferino.

Is Solferino an impossible answer?

-Ooh.

-It's not, I'm afraid.

-It is a 19th-century battle.

-OK.

You have, nevertheless, got the prize fund up to £800.

When I reveal the second half of the question,

you need to tell me the right answer.

Find it and you're in the final.

Give a wrong answer, and the next best player,

your mate, Richard...

..gets the chance to steal your place in the final.

The full question is...

Solferino was one that they took, wasn't it?

And then it was.

-I'm going to go with that.

-OK.

Please. Solferino.

Let's lock in Solferino.

Did Solferino take place on Belgian soil?

It took place on Italian soil, I'm afraid.

1859.

Richard!

Couldn't you have picked sport?

LAUGHTER

Sorry!

There are still two impossibles left on the grid.

I'm not going to go safe, I'm going to go Waterloo.

Let's lock in Waterloo.

Is Waterloo...

..the right answer?

Oh, my God!

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It is.

Well done, Richard, you have nabbed Guy's place in the final.

I didn't know, mate.

The other impossible answers were Crecy,

1346 in France.

And the Somme, also in France,

much later, in 1916.

Bad luck, Guy, you're back in the pack for the next round.

Richard, you're going through to the final.

Coming to get you, Rick!

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So, just one place left in today's final alongside Dan and Richard.

Let's see who it's going to be.

Here are your five multiple-choice questions, starting with...

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's A, Matthew.

A point to Ash, Penny, Parin and Carole.

Elaine,

you're the only one who went for Peter.

# Matthew, Mark, Luke and John Next-door neighbour, carry on! #

LAUGHTER

I'm so silly, so sorry.

I don't even know why I did it.

-Well, you've got a lovely voice!

-Thank you!

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's C, Peter, not one of the Gospels of the New Testament.

That means, Elaine, I'm going to have to say goodbye.

Thank you very much for playing !mpossible.

The rest of you, let's carry on to question two.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It is B, Jennifer Saunders.

So, everyone except Kurtis gets a point.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

I'm afraid it is C, Jenna Coleman.

Jenna Coleman, not in Absolutely Fabulous.

You've been a great player on !mpossible,

-thank you very much for playing.

-Thank you.

Let's go onto question three.

let's reveal the right answer.

It's C, The Prisoner Of Azkaban.

So, four of you get a point.

Carole, have you avoided the impossible answer?

Yes, because it's B, The Golden Compass.

But I don't do Harry Potter.

I don't do science, sport...

The list goes on, Carole! LAUGHTER

It just goes on forever.

OK, let's reveal the impossible answer.

It is B, The Golden Compass.

The Golden Compass is the 2007 film

that was based on Northern Lights,

which was the first book in

Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.

All eight of you play on to question four.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's B, Peterhouse.

So, Ash, Carole and Guy, you get a point.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

The impossible answer is Christ Church.

There is no Christ Church College at Cambridge University.

That means we're going to have to say goodbye to Paul, Alan, Penny,

Parin and Carol Marie.

Thank you very much all of you,

for being fantastic players on !mpossible.

Goodbye.

Let's go to our last question.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's A, Dead Man Walking.

I'm sorry, Carole, Dead Man Walking

-is not a film starring Tim Robbins.

-C'est la vie!

It's been a fabulous three weeks, thank you very much.

-I've enjoyed it.

-Thank you for being such a wonderful player...

-Thank you.

-..on !mpossible, goodbye.

-Thank you.

OK, let's reveal the right answer.

It's C, The Shawshank Redemption.

Meaning that both Guy and Ash get a point.

But the winner of that round, with five points, is Ash.

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Wow!

Congratulations, Ash,

you have the chance to grab the last place

in the last final alongside Dan and Richard.

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Ash, last time we were stood here,

you were playing the £10,000 question,

and you left with nothing.

Are you feeling ready to have another crack?

I'm still quite embarrassed about that, because I do drink

a lot of wine, so I really should have known better!

Well, you are going to have the opportunity to add another £500

to today's prize pot, which already stands at £800.

Of the remaining topics,

I know you don't really want either, but if I had to make you pick one,

which I do, which would you go for?

-Well, I guess it's...

-Sports or Music.

..really about which one I want to...

kind of embarrass myself least over.

I think I'm going to go for Classical Music!

OK, Classical Music it is.

I'm going to reveal nine answers.

Here they come.

The first half of the question is...

Oh...OK.

Five of those answers are impossible,

because they aren't in Peter And The Wolf.

You need to find those impossible answers and get rid of them.

Where shall we start?

I think I'm going to go with badger.

-Badger.

-Yeah.

Is badger an impossible answer?

It is!

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-£100 added to the prize pot.

-Wow!

There is no badger in Peter And The Wolf.

OK. I have a theory

that all, sort of, children's stories

and stuff start because there's an absence of

a competent mother and father.

I'm going to therefore go for mother.

Let's lock in mother.

Is mother an impossible answer?

-It is!

-See?

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£200 added to the prize pot.

-I'm impressed.

-Yeah, it's a good theory, I should write it down.

Erm...

I think a fox would be upstaged by a wolf, so I'm going to say fox.

OK, let's lock in fox.

Is fox an impossible answer?

It is. £300 added to the prize pot. APPLAUSE

You're demonstrating there is no need...

To have any knowledge of any description, yeah!

..to have any knowledge of Peter And The Wolf.

-You can just work it out from first principles.

-OK!

I'm going to go on the basis that bird is generic,

given that there's a duck and a goose in there.

Yeah, bird is too generic a category,

so I'm going to go for that.

OK. Let's lock in bird.

Is bird an impossible answer?

-It isn't.

-Ah.

-There is a bird in Peter And The Wolf.

-OK.

Prokofiev did not think bird was too generic.

Let's see if we can get rid of one more impossible answer.

Given that there's a duck and a goose,

in the same way that my reasoning went that if there was a wolf,

there probably wasn't a fox, I'm going to go for one of those two.

And I would prefer there to be a goose in the story,

so I'm going to go for duck.

Let's lock in duck.

Is duck is an impossible answer?

-Mmm.

-It isn't.

-There is a duck in Peter And The Wolf.

-OK.

Still, though, you've put £300 into the prize pot,

and it now stands at £1,100.

You need to give me the right answer when I reveal the second half

of the question. And, remember,

the next best player from that round was Guy.

Who is waiting to steal your place in the final

if you give a wrong answer.

The full question is...

Hmm.

Well, I don't want to go for an impossible answer.

But I'm going to go for duck.

Duck. Is duck the right answer?

Aw!

It's a wrong answer. Sorry, Ash.

Guy?

We throw it to you. Are you familiar with Peter And The Wolf?

I can hear it in my head, which helps,

because I haven't seen it since I was a kid.

So it's just a shot in the dark,

but if there was two I was going to choose,

it was the duck and the goose, so I'm just going to go for goose.

-OK, so lock in goose.

-Yes, please.

Is goose the right answer?

I'm afraid that is an impossible answer,

there is no goose in Peter And The Wolf.

Guy, you are eliminated.

-Thank you very much playing !mpossible.

-Thank you very much.

Ash, the right answer was cat.

The impossible answer that you missed was mayor.

Well done, Ash, you've grabbed the last place in today's final.

-Go and take it.

-Thank you.

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Dan, Richard and Ash.

Now, Richard, this is your first final.

-It is, Rick.

-You've saved the best till last.

Remind us what you would spend the money on if you got the £10,000?

If I was fortunate enough to

get to that £10,000, um...

it will go on me daughter

-and me wife.

-AUDIENCE:

-Aww!

OK. There is £1,100 in today's prize pot.

But only one of you can win that money and get the chance to face

the £10,000 question.

You each start with ten lives.

Questions are on the buzzer, buzz and get one right,

and you knock a life off both of your opponents.

Buzz and get one wrong, you lose one of your own lives.

However, some of the questions are impossible.

If you think you've spotted one of those,

all you have to do is buzz in and say "impossible".

That will mean double trouble for your opponents,

because they will both lose two lives.

Be warned, though,

if you say a question is impossible when it isn't,

or give any other answer, it's you who will lose two lives.

Ready?

Which Conservative politician was appointed

UK foreign secretary in July...? Ash?

-Boris Johnson.

-In July 2016, it was Boris Johnson.

Richard and Dan lose a life.

Which 11th-century English battle

is depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry?

-Richard?

-The Battle of Hastings.

It is the Battle of Hastings.

In the children's TV series, Bagpuss, Professor Yaffle is a...?

Richard?

I'm sorry, Richard, you've taken too long.

Professor Yaffle is a wooden carving of which bird?

It's a woodpecker. You lose a life, Richard.

In which US state is the city of San Diego?

-Dan?

-California.

It is California.

What is the first name of Prince Edward's daughter?

-Dan?

-Impossible.

It's not impossible, it's Louise.

I'm afraid you lose two lives, Dan.

Which French fashion house launched the fragrance Eternity in 1988?

Ash?

Christian Dior.

I'm afraid it's impossible, it's by Calvin Klein,

who are a US fashion house.

Ash, you lose two lives.

Which fruit is the key ingredient

of the liqueur creme de cassis?

Dan.

Erm...

cherries.

It's not cherries, it's blackcurrant.

Which king was on the British throne during the Crimean War?

-Ash?

-Impossible.

It is impossible, Queen Victoria was on the throne.

Wilbur the pig appears in which classic 1950...?

-Dan?

-Animal Farm.

It's not.

..in which classic 1952 children's story?

It's Charlotte's Web.

What is the usual speed limit on British motorways?

-Richard?

-70mph.

It is 70mph.

Dan, you lose a life, Ash, you lose a life.

Who became president of Germany in March 2012?

-Richard?

-Angela Merkel.

I'm afraid it isn't, it was Joachim Gauck.

What is the chemical formula for carbon monoxide?

-Dan?

-CO.

It is CO.

What species of cat is

the animated advertising character Alexandr Orlov?

Dan?

Impossible.

-It is impossible, he's a meerkat...

-Is not a cat.

..which is a type of mongoose.

In which country was the town of Mafeking

the scene of a famous siege

during the Second Boer War?

-Dan?

-Impossible.

It's not impossible, it was in South Africa.

Dan, I'm so sorry, you lose your last remaining life

and you are eliminated.

Diamonds are a pure form of which...?

-Ash?

-Carbon.

-..of which element?

It is carbon.

Richard, you lose your last remaining life.

Commiserations to Dan and Richard.

We have to say goodbye to you.

Thank you so much for playing !mpossible

and for being fantastic contestants.

Ash, well done, it's time to face the £10,000 question.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, Ash, for the second day in a row, here we are,

you're about to face another £10,000 question.

Here's how it's going to work.

I'm going to show you nine answers, and then ask a question.

Three of the nine answers are correct,

and if you can find them all within ten seconds,

you win that £10,000.

That is the good news.

The less good news is that three of those answers are wrong.

Pick any of those and you won't win the £10,000.

The bad news is that three of the nine answers are impossible.

Give me any of those answers, and you'll lose the £1,100 as well.

OK. Here it is.

Today's £10,000 question.

I hope it's a good one for you.

It's on Film.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

Here are your nine answers.

And you're looking for...

And your time starts now.

There Will Be Blood.

The Last Of The Mohicans.

My Left Foot.

Very quick to lock in those answers, Ash.

My Left Foot.

Is My Left Foot...

a right answer?

Yes, it is!

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In 1990...

he won that Oscar.

You are one step closer to that £10,000.

We need Daniel Day Lewis to have won

a Best Actor Oscar for There Will Be Blood.

Is There Will Be Blood

a right answer?

It is.

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You are now extremely close, once again, to that £10,000.

We need The Last Of The Mohicans...

..to be the last remaining right answer.

AUDIENCE SIGHS

It isn't, I'm afraid, Ash.

-But it's not an impossible answer...

-An impossible answer!

..it is a film starring Daniel Day Lewis.

Very well done, Ash, you've won £1,100!

Yes! Yes!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The right answer that you were looking for was Lincoln.

-Yeah.

-He won the Oscar in 2013.

The impossible answers that you avoided, A Beautiful Mind,

which stars Russell Crowe,

The Remains Of The Day, starring Anthony Hopkins,

and No Country For Old Men, starring Tommy Lee Jones, amongst others.

So, goodbye to Ash and goodbye to all of our wonderful players.

This has been !mpossible.

Thank you very much for watching,

and remember - nothing is impossible. Goodbye.

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