Episode 10 Impossible

Hi, I'm Rick Edwards, and this is !mpossible.

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Welcome to !mpossible, the quiz with the third dimension.

Most quiz shows have just right answers and wrong answers.

But here we also have impossible answers.

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

Hoping to get lots of right answers

whilst dodging those pesky impossible answers,

our 24 players.

-Hello, players! ALL:

-Hi, Rick!

Now, guys, we've had a great fortnight,

but we have come to the last day.

Next week, we're going to have 24 brand-new players,

so this is your last chance to unlock this.

-ALL:

-Oooh!

The biggest exclamation mark ever made,

filled with 10,000 shimmering pound coins.

At the end of each show,

one of my people will face the final question.

And here...

..it is.

Today's £10,000 question.

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

We do have a new player. Welcome, Fletch.

Now, you've only got one shot at this, Fletch, going to have to be

-a bit of a smash and grab. Think you can do it?

-Hopefully.

Hopefully one shot will be all I need.

Great. Now, obviously, I don't have favourites,

because that would be terrible. LAUGHTER

However, there are some people that I would like to see down here,

with me. I'm just going to have one last word with them.

Sai, I want you down here,

I want that so badly, Sai.

How are we going to do it?

You got really close.

-I know.

-Last... Really close.

A few times, yeah. This is kind of like a lucky shirt,

so maybe it might do the job.

If it doesn't do the job, it's probably not as lucky any more!

Yeah, yeah. But you're still looking good.

Ah, thank you. You too, man.

All right, Sai.

Another person I'd very much like to see is Shirley.

So would I!

I'm just going to do a little check list with you, Shirley.

Yes, OK.

Have you got the brain engaged?

-Yes.

-Have you got the magic fingers ready?

Here it is, for all to see.

-All working.

-There they are!

-All in good working order.

Shirley, you're good to go.

I'm thinking very positively, there, there and there.

-There, there and there.

-We shall see, we shall see.

-We shall.

-We shall, indeed.

For one last time, good luck, everyone.

-Cheers.

-Thanks, Rick.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

You will face five multiple-choice questions,

each with three answers.

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

But if you choose the impossible answer...

Disaster!

That immediately knocks you out of today's show,

and we'll have to say goodbye.

After five questions,

the highest scorer gets the first chance

to bag a place in today's final.

-Are we all ready? ALL:

-Yes!

OK. Here is your first question.

Let's see the right answer first.

It's A, Betty.

So, a point to all of you.

-OK.

-Sai...

I definitely know it's Betty,

and unfortunately I went for the wrong answer,

cos as soon as I clicked Wilma, I said Fred saying, "WILMA!"

So, yeah.

But I know I'm still in the game, but I know I got it wrong.

So, you think you've avoided the impossible answer.

The impossible answer is...

Daphne.

So, you HAVE avoided it.

So, well done, in a way!

Daphne is a character from Scooby-Doo.

Question number two.

The right answer...

..is B, Honshu.

So, a point to all of you.

Wisdom, you went with A, Kyoto,

along with nine other people.

Have you avoided the impossible answer?

-Yeah.

-Good stuff.

The impossible answer...

..is A, Kyoto.

Kyoto is not an island.

It's a city in Japan.

That means we've lost ten of you in one fell swoop.

Fletch, one shot was NOT enough.

We say goodbye to you.

Lesley, Matthew, at the top, it's been an absolute pleasure.

We have to say goodbye.

Cecilia, Les and Karen...

-Bye.

-Laters.

-Laters.

-It was nice meeting you.

-It was very nice meeting me.

And I love... And I love your tie today!

Thank you, Cecilia.

Craig, Shirley, Wisdom and Lizzie,

-goodbye to you guys, too.

-Bye.

-Bye.

Oh! Just composing myself, as we go on to question three.

The right answer...

C, Nineteen Eighty-Four.

So, a point to all of you.

-Jake?

-Yeah, I went for the other George Orwell one.

I wanted to be quick,

and then C, came up,

and I remembered that Newspeak

is like a really simple form of speech that is in that film.

So... But I know I'm not out,

because Animal Farm is a George Orwell novel.

Sai...

I thought Fahrenheit 451 was also a George Orwell novel.

But I'm clearly wrong.

Oh, no, I feel bad. Ohh!

Don't feel bad, Sai.

But I am going to have to reveal the impossible answer, which is...

..Fahrenheit 451.

-Agh!

-It's by Ray Bradbury.

Sai,

it's the end of the road for us.

-It is.

-You've never got down there.

It's been a pleasure. See you later.

See you, Rick. Thanks.

Question number four,

with only 13 people left in play.

Let's see what the right answer is.

C, Giraffe.

So, a point to all of you.

Hopefully, the As haven't given the impossible answer.

Jake, of course, has done a biology degree, loves animals.

Ungulate is an animal with hooves, so the leopard is impossible.

But I just played safe and went camel,

but then when giraffe came up, it made sense.

-Should have gone for that.

-So, you think you've definitely avoided

the impossible, which was...

..leopard, for exactly the reason you said, Jake.

Ungulate means hooved.

So, after four questions, four of you have four points.

They are Ian, Justin, Rob and Mal.

-Well, Mal.

-Yes, Rick.

-You've timed this nicely.

-Yes. Yes, hopefully.

SHE CHUCKLES

Ready for question five?

Yes. Ready.

OK, here it is.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

John Singer Sargent,

who was born in Florence to American parents.

So, everyone is still in it.

Of the four people on four points, Mal,

you are the only person who went with A, JMW Turner.

Are you feeling confident?

No.

-Because you're speaking to me.

-LAUGHTER

I don't know why people seem to think it's some sort of curse, Mal!

Sorry!

Sorry!

Well, the answer you should have gone for...

-is A, Turner.

-Oh, my God!

So, a point to all of you who went for Turner.

Which means only one of you is on five points,

and that is Mal!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Mal,

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

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Very, very popular person to get down to play their first grid, Mal.

-Thank you.

-You left it pretty late.

I know, very late.

But you're here, and that's what matters.

How are you feeling? So nervous.

-It's going to be OK.

-OK.

-We're all rooting for you.

-Thank you.

We're all thinking about what bit of the horse you're going to buy.

Erm, yeah, this is the thing.

Front leg, or perhaps two greyhounds.

-Ooh.

-What...?

Different tack! Front leg of a horse or two greyhounds...

It could be two greyhounds and a new car.

I mean, I'm starting to err on the side of maybe a couple of greyhounds

-and a car.

-Yeah, I think so!

-That would be good.

-Yeah.

-OK.

This is your chance to put up to £500 into the daily prize pot,

and take a massive step towards playing the £10,000 question.

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

Here they are.

History, geography, television and pop music.

Any tickle your fancy, Mal?

I'd love to go for pop music,

but I'd be terrified it was too modern.

If it was all the Rolling Stones behind there,

I'd be...sorted.

Television... Might be American.

I'd be hopeless.

SHE GROANS

Shall I take a chance on pop music?

-Pop music?

-I'll chance it.

-Yeah? Chance pop music.

Yeah. I'm going to... Yeah.

This is what's going to happen, I'm going to reveal nine answers.

Here they are.

-Mean anything to you?

-No.

-OK.

-Unfortunately!

-Let's see if the first half of the question helps.

-Right.

-Do you know the song, Mal?

-Yeah.

-OK.

Things are looking up now.

Unfortunately, I don't know the words!

-But just start trying to get it in your head.

-OK. OK. OK.

So, five of those are impossible...

-Right.

-..because they aren't in the song.

-Aren't in the song. OK.

-OK?

You're going to try and eliminate those five.

For every one you successfully eliminate...

-It's £100.

-..you add £100 to the daily prize pot.

You're going to have five guesses. Where would you like to start?

-Amelia, please.

-Amelia.

Is Amelia an impossible answer?

Yes, it is! We're off!

-Yeah!

-£100 in the prize pot.

Feel better now.

So, we're looking for someone else who isn't mentioned.

-Emma.

-Emma?

-Mm-hm.

-Is Emma an impossible answer?

Yes, Mal!

Two from two. You're making this look easy.

-Olivia, please.

-Olivia.

Is Olivia an impossible answer?

It IS!

Excellent, Mal.

Just keep on doing what you're doing.

I can see you singing it to yourself!

Samantha.

Is Samantha an impossible answer?

-Is this actually your favourite song, Mal?!

-No!

LAUGHTER

No! No, not at all.

This is extremely good.

£400, four from four.

Only one impossible answer left up there.

Let's take it down.

-I'll go with Mia.

-Yeah?

I'm not 100% certain, but I'll go with it.

Is Mia...

..an impossible answer?

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Too easy, Mal! It's too easy!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Can you give me a hug?!

-Of course I'll give you a hug!

-Five from five!

-Thank you so much, thank you.

-What were you so nervous about?

-I don't know.

So, £500 in the daily prize pot.

-Yep.

-Now, we want you to be playing for that money

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

-OK.

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

and I'm going to be looking for the right answer.

-Right.

-If you find it, you're through to the final.

If you give me a wrong answer,

the next best player will have the chance to steal

-your place in the final.

-OK.

-And I can reveal...

..that that was Ivor.

Oh!

The one to knock Mal out, thanks!

LAUGHTER

Do you know the song, Ivor?

-Yes, I know the song.

-Ah!

-Ooh.

OK, OK.

But Mal, you're in a very strong position here.

No impossible answers left to trip you up,

-because you've got rid of all of 'em.

-OK.

Do you want to see the full question?

Yeah, I can't imagine what it's going to be.

-I'm going to tell you so you don't have to imagine.

-OK!

-OK.

-Which girl named in the chorus of Lou Bega's Mambo No. 5...

..is mentioned first?

I have no idea.

Just can't think.

I'll go with Monica.

Is Monica the right answer?

Yes! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Thank you. Thank you.

-I feel myself a bit, like...!

Mal, very well done.

-Thank you.

-You're through to the final!

-Thank you!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, there are still two places left in today's final alongside Mal.

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

12 of you left in it.

-All ready? ALL:

-Yes!

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

The right answer...

..is B, green.

So, a point to all of you.

Justin, you went with yellow.

-Yeah.

-Feeling OK about that?

Richard of York gave battle in vain.

-Mm-hm.

-Yellow. Colours of the rainbow.

Louise, you went with A, brown.

I was just trying to think of a ball that is a colour

that's definitely a ball, and I'm pretty sure there's a brown!

Seen any rainbows?

LAUGHTER

Oh!

That's maybe my mistake on that one!

LAUGHTER

Let's see if you have given the impossible answer.

I'm afraid you have, because brown is not a colour of the rainbow.

Have to say goodbye to you,

and also say goodbye to Rob, and his mascot!

-Thanks so much for playing, Rob.

-Thanks, Rick.

-It's been a pleasure, cheers.

-Thank you.

So, just ten of you left in play.

We go on to question two.

So, we've got As and Bs.

Let's see if you've all managed to avoid the impossible answer.

It was C, Feliz Cumpleanos,

which means "happy birthday".

Dan, you went with A, Dia de los Muertos.

-What was your thinking?

-B, I think, translates to 5th May.

So, if the battle was on the 5th May, then obviously,

that one is the right one.

But I was pretty confident that I'd worked out the impossible,

and therefore just had A or B to pick.

OK. Pretty sound logic.

The right answer...

..is B, Cinco de Mayo.

Which means just Jason and Colette get a point.

You were right, Dan, it does translate to 5th May.

And Dia de los Muertos is the day of the dead.

So, all ten of you progress to question three.

Ivor, you went for C, Suede?

Er, I'm hoping that Blur never won the Mercury Prize.

Let's first reveal the impossible answer.

It's A, Blur.

They have never won the Mercury Prize.

Which means I have to say goodbye to Ian.

-Good luck with the dogs.

-Thanks very much.

Say goodbye to Colette. Been a fantastic player.

Say goodbye to Victory.

You didn't quite live up to your name, unfortunately.

And say goodbye to Dan,

and thank you for your exquisite Dan tactic.

LAUGHTER

-Thank you!

-See you all.

Goodbye.

So, the answer we were looking for...

-Yes!

-C, Suede!

Sorry!

Ivor's VERY happy with that! LAUGHTER

Because he's just got a point!

Along with everyone else who put C.

Will and Wendy, no points, but you survive.

Richard Osman's brother is Matt Osman,

who is the bassist with Suede,

who won the Mercury Prize in 1993.

So, just six players left

as we go on to question four.

So, five of you have gone with C, nitrogen.

Only one of you has gone with B, fluorine.

Wendy, feeling confident?

No, I'm not. I know it's not nitrogen,

because nitrogen makes up most of the air,

and if it was the most reactive element,

we wouldn't survive very long,

but I do know it's a gas,

and I couldn't decide between the other two,

so I thought, stay in there.

-So, you've played it safe.

-I have.

-Jake...?

Yeah, I took more of a risk.

I thought lithium might have been a metal,

and I couldn't remember what fluorine was,

so I've just gone for fluorine, but I'm not 100%.

Obviously, nitrogen's a gas, so I'm a little bit worried.

OK. Let's have a look at the right answer.

It's B, fluorine.

Very good, Jake. Point to you.

Did the rest of you avoid the impossible?

Yes. As you said, Jake,

lithium is a metal, and it's a soft solid.

So, moving on to the final question of this round,

two of you are on three points, and they are Jason and Jake.

Question five.

So the two people in the lead have gone for different answers,

the way we like it.

Jason you went with B, Broadchurch.

What was your thinking?

I'm not sure but, I thought that Broadchurch

was a BBC...series.

Jake you went for A, Casualty.

Yeah, for the same logic.

Thought it was a BBC drama.

Both you and Jason think you've avoided the impossible, at least.

I think so, yeah.

OK, let's have a look at that impossible answer.

It's B, Broadchurch.

Broadchurch is an ITV series.

Which means unfortunately we have to say goodbye to you Jason.

-Good luck with everything.

-Thanks, Rick.

And Wendy. Been a pleasure getting to know you.

-Thank you, you too.

-Take care, bye-bye.

-Bye-bye.

And the right answer...

..is A, Casualty.

Which means a point to everyone,

and taking Jake on to four points,

meaning that Jake,

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

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So, Jake, fourth time down here now.

-No way.

-Is this going to be the day?

I'm just going to say yes and be optimistic.

-Now to business.

-Yeah.

-You have a choice of three topics, they are...

All right, I'm going to go geography. I'm going geography.

Geography.

We're going to see nine answers, I hope you like the look of them.

They are...

-They're all countries.

-LAUGHTER

-Yeah.

-In Europe.

Ooh! Very good.

I'll tell you the first half of the question.

So five of those answers are impossible,

so you've got to find those impossible answers,

and then remove them from the board.

For every impossible you get,

you add £100 to the daily prize pot.

Where would you like to start?

Obviously I'll just start with ones that definitely aren't.

The Netherlands. I've been there,

went to Amsterdam and, uh, there was a lot of water.

-Canals?

-There weren't a lot of canals,

but I still kind of think it is near the...English Channel.

Is Netherlands an impossible answer?

It is.

You got me scared then, when you said that.

It has the North Sea to the north and west of it.

-OK.

-So £100 added to the prize pot, where next?

Well, Bulgaria's on... Well, yeah, I've been swimming in Bulgaria,

I went to Sunny Beach, Golden Sands.

-Bulgaria, yes.

-OK?

-Yeah.

-Is Bulgaria an impossible answer?

-It is.

-Is it the Black Sea?

£200. It IS the Black Sea.

Eh...

I'm going to be doing a lot of hand movements

-trying to place things.

-The old mental map.

-Yeah.

Austria and Switzerland are beneath Germany and then Poland's

to the side of it. Poland, I'm leaving.

Latvia is up near the top,

and I think that that might be near the Baltic Sea.

So I'm going to go for Latvia.

I'm just going to have a sit down while you...

LAUGHTER

I'll go for Latvia, I'm going to go for Latvia.

OK. Is Latvia an impossible answer?

It is. Lies on the shores of the Baltic.

Right, I'm going to go for...

Slovenia, I think it might be kind of near the Mediterranean,

near Croatia, so I'm going to go for Slovenia.

OK. Is Slovenia an impossible answer?

Yes. Another £100 added to the prize pot,

and it's the Adriatic Sea that it lies on.

Luxembourg I'm pretty sure is landlocked,

because it's tiny, and I'm sure it's sandwiched between...

..France and Germany? And Belgium?

So it'd be quite hard to be on the coast, so I'm leaving that one.

I'm going to go for...

Ah, Switzerland or Lichtenstein!

Right, I'm going Switzerland!

OK. Is Switzerland an impossible answer?

-No.

-Ooh. It's not, unfortunately.

However, you have put £400 into the daily prize pot,

which now stands at £900, but are you going to be playing for that money

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

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

and I'll be looking, of course, for the right answer.

Give me a wrong answer, the next best player will have the chance to steal

your place in the final, and I can reveal that that person is Ivor.

-Ivor?

-Yes.

How's your...? LAUGHTER

How long you got? Because I can talk for hours.

Right, I don't want to see you two head-to-head.

-Fine.

-Fine is a good answer, I'll take that.

Now, there is still one impossible answer there.

If you give me that, you will be eliminated

from today's show and we will have to say goodbye.

Shall we have a look at the full question?

Yes, please.

I don't know why you doubt yourself,

I just said a minute ago that I think Luxembourg borders

Germany, Belgium and France, so, like...

I'm going to go for that one.

-BOTH:

-Luxembourg.

-Because you did say exactly that.

-I did!

If Luxembourg is a landlocked European country

that has borders with Germany, Belgium and France,

Jake, you'll be in the final.

Is Luxembourg the right answer?

-It is!

-Yes!

And you knew it.

I mean, you literally said the question.

I didn't believe it, though!

-No way.

-One thing to clear up, which is the remaining impossible.

You can probably tell me what that is, can't you?

The remaining impossible - Austria?

-Then Liechtenstein.

-No. No.

-Then, uh, Poland.

Yes. LAUGHTER

Poland is on the Baltic Sea.

Well done, you're through to the final.

Oh, thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

There is just one place up for grabs in the final.

Who's it's going to be?

Only three of you surviving now,

this is real last chance saloon stuff.

Good luck, here's your first question.

The answer you should have given...

A point to you two, Justin and Ivor.

-Will?

-I had no idea. So...I just picked wrong.

Any idea if you've avoided the impossible?

I'm hoping so. It's nice to get this far again.

I can tell you the impossible answer...

is A, bucolic.

-Means relating to the pleasant aspects of country life.

-Ah.

Which means our journey ends here, Will.

Thanks for being a contestant on !mpossible.

-Goodbye.

-Thank you.

Let's have a look at question two.

So you've not given the same answer.

Justin has gone with Butch Coolidge

and Ivor has gone with Nice Guy Eddie.

If either of those answers is impossible, we have our winner.

Let's do the right answer first.

It's A, Pumpkin.

Which means we do have our winner, because one of you has given

the impossible answer. Ivor, Nice Guy Eddie, what made you plump for that?

The film is all about violence, so I thought Nice Guy Eddie

would be a sarcastic nickname for someone.

OK. And Justin?

Couldn't remember the name of the characters in the movie,

visualised Tim Roth's character as sort of like...

sandy, long-y hair, beardy, moustache-y maybe,

couldn't remember his name.

He might be Nice Guy Eddie.

I might have killed myself with the impossible answer.

Well, let's see if you have.

The impossible answer...

..is C, Nice Guy Eddie.

Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy!

Oh!

Ivor, Nice Guy Eddie is a character from Reservoir Dogs.

-Also about violence.

-Yes!

Justin, you have the chance to grab the last place in today's final.

So, Justin, you've grabbed a place to play the last grid.

You've taken your time, but you're here, and that's what's important.

-How are you feeling?

-Pretty good.

And what about this boat or hovercraft you might buy, Justin?

Well, I've always had this penchant for hovercrafts.

I managed to go on the hovercrafts across the Channel

before they finished. Fascinated by them,

I think they're fabulous machines.

1,000 will get you a kit to make one.

-Ah, OK.

-But 10,000 will get you, like, a personal hovercraft one,

-that you can take people on.

-Lovely. Feeling ready?

Er, not really, because the categories

that are left are very tough for me.

Are they? Let's have a look at these categories,

let's remind ourselves.

History and television.

I will go for television.

OK. You know by now exactly how this works.

I'm going to show you nine answers - and here they come.

Those names mean anything to you, Justin?

Some do, some don't.

OK. Let's see if the first half of the question helps.

-Watch Fawlty Towers?

-Yes, a long time ago.

Let's dig deep, Justin.

So we know there are five impossible answers up on the board,

and your job is to eliminate them.

Where would you like to start?

-Nicky Henson.

-What's the rationale?

Can't place their name or the face

-or the character they could have possibly played.

-OK.

Is Nicky Henson an impossible answer?

Not, unfortunately.

-It's OK, though.

-Right.

-Four more goes.

Maggie Smith.

Maggie Smith.

Let's hope that Maggie Smith is an impossible answer...

Yes. Two-time Oscar-winner, but never appeared in Fawlty Towers.

Where do you want to go next, Justin?

James Beck.

Is James Beck an impossible answer?

It is!

He played Private Walker in Dad's Army.

£200 added to the prize pot. Doing OK now, Justin.

Una Stubbs.

-Know her?

-Think she was Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge.

But crucially, you don't think she had a cameo in Fawlty Towers?

I don't think she had a cameo in Fawlty Towers.

OK. Is Una Stubbs an impossible answer?

She DID have a cameo in Fawlty Towers.

One more go, Justin.

Let's get another £100 for the hovercraft.

Mollie Sugden.

Is Mollie Sugden an impossible answer?

She is.

She played Mrs Slocombe in Are You Being Served?

So, £300 added to the prize pot.

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

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

-OK.

-Give a wrong answer,

and the last player eliminated has the chance to steal your place.

As you probably know, that's Ivor!

I know! I'm waiting!

LAUGHTER

-Fan of Fawlty Towers, Ivor?

-Yes. Yeah.

-Loved it, thought it was great.

-That's worrying, Justin.

It is, yes.

Let's reveal the full question.

Now, there are still two impossible answers up there.

If you give me either of those, you'll be eliminated

and we'll be saying goodbye.

What is the right answer?

-Windsor Davies.

-If Windsor Davies is the right answer,

you're in the final. If it's the wrong answer, I'll throw to Ivor.

Was Windsor Davies in an episode of Fawlty Towers

entitled The Kipper And The Corpse?

I'm afraid not.

-Not.

-He was never in Fawlty Towers.

So that's an impossible answer,

which means that you are eliminated.

-Understand.

-Bad luck, Justin.

-Thank you.

-Didn't fall kindly for you.

All right, cheers, thanks.

APPLAUSE

Somebody has got to take your place in the final.

We're going to start by throwing the question to Ivor.

Ivor, what do you think?

Fan of the show... I think he's still looking for his sausages -

-it was Geoffrey Palmer.

-Little bit of detail from Ivor.

Well, if this is right, you'll take your place in the final, Ivor.

Is Geoffrey Palmer the right answer?

-Yes!

-It is!

-Congratulations, Ivor.

-Talk about leaving it late!

You've nabbed the last place in the final

at the last possible opportunity!

Just need to tidy the board up.

Ivor, you might be able to do this for me.

What's the remaining impossible?

-Felicity Kendal.

-It is Felicity Kendal.

She was never in Fawlty Towers.

Obviously was in The Good Life.

Bad luck, Justin. For Mal, Jake and Ivor, it's time for the final.

So, Mal, Jake and Ivor, there's £1,200 in today's prize pot,

but only one of you can win that money

and the right to face the £10,000 question.

Ivor, what would you spend the money on?

Er, got a 40th wedding anniversary coming up in September.

-Ah, congratulations.

-So...thinking about going to...

On a train through the Canadian Rockies,

-which I think would be lovely.

-Ah.

My mum and dad did that and they loved it.

Yeah, yeah. I've got to treat my two grandchildren, Daniel and Joya.

Make sure they're...

-OK, there should be enough to go around, though.

-Yep, yep.

So, you're each going to start with ten lives.

There they are. Questions are on the buzzer, most of them are normal,

straightforward questions with normal, straightforward answers.

You buzz and get one right,

and you knock a life off both of your opponents.

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

However, some of the questions are impossible.

If you think you've spotted one of these,

all you've got to do is buzz in and say "impossible".

Bad news for your opponents, because they'll both lose two lives.

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

or give any other answer to an impossible question,

it's you who loses the two lives.

-Ready?

-Yep.

-Yep.

-Ready.

Good luck to the three of you.

Which comedian ran 27 marathons in 27 days for Sport Relief...

-Eddie Izzard.

-..in 2016?

It WAS Eddie Izzard.

Jake and Ivor lose a life.

In the modern Greek alphabet, which letter comes directly before beta?

Alpha.

It is alpha.

Jake, you lose a life. Mal, you lose a life.

In which decade of the 20th century

did the Eurovision Song Contest first take place?

Impossible.

It's not impossible, I'm afraid.

It was 1950s.

Jake, you lose two lives.

Which domestic animal has the scientific name "lapis lazuli"?

Rabbit.

No, impossible.

It's a bright blue metamorphic rock.

You lose two lives, I'm afraid, Mal.

Which English Premier League football club

did Pep Guardiola become the manager of in 2016?

Man City. Manchester City.

It IS Manchester City.

Mal and Ivor lose a life.

Which type of insect would you typically find in a formicarium?

-Ants.

-It IS an ant.

Ivor and Jake both lose a life.

What is the title of the second Star Wars film to be released?

Return Of The Jedi.

It's not - it's The Empire Strikes Back.

You lose a life, Ivor.

Which album by Black Sabbath features the song Highway To Hell?

Impossible.

It IS impossible, it's an AC/DC song.

Jake and Mal, you both lose two lives.

The Mariana Trench is located in which ocean?

Pacific.

It IS the Pacific. Jake and Ivor lose a life.

Which former member of Boyzone

released a UK number-one album entitled Rudebox?

Impossible.

It IS impossible!

Robbie Williams was in Take That.

Mal, you lose two lives. Ivor, you lose two lives.

Which vegetable has the nickname "ladies fingers"?

Okra.

It IS okra. Jake and Mal lose a life,

you're both now on one apiece.

Ivor on three.

What is the first name of the demonic adopted son

of Robert and Katherine Thorn in the 19...?

-Damien.

-..in the 1976 film The Omen?

It IS Damien.

-Yes!

-Meaning Mal and Jake, you lose your remaining lives.

Commiserations, you are out.

APPLAUSE

-Well done, Ivor.

-Well done, buddy.

But, Ivor, it's time to face the £10,000 question!

WHOOPING

Really well done, Ivor.

-Thank you.

-You are today's winner, with £1,200.

But you could be leaving with a whole lot more

IF you can answer the £10,000 question.

It's impossible not to glance at it, I know!

This is how it's going to work. I'm going to show you nine answers

and then ask you a question.

Three of the nine answers are correct.

I want you to find them all within ten seconds,

and you'll 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.

If you give me any of those, you lose the £1,200.

I can only accept the first three answers you give.

If you fail to give me three answers before the ten seconds are up,

you also lose the £1,200.

This is your one shot at the £10,000 question.

Let's hope you're going to be going home absolutely rammed with money.

Any subject you're particularly hoping for, Ivor?

Science fiction would be lovely.

If you give me something on Doctor Who, that would be great.

Anything, we'll see what comes up, and I'll give it me best shot.

That's all we can ask for at this stage, Ivor.

I can tell you that it's on...

..film. Which is probably OK for you.

-Yeah.

-Are you ready?

-As I'll ever be!

Best of luck, Ivor. Here are your nine answers.

And you're looking for...

And your time starts now.

Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Charles Bronson.

Very quick, Ivor.

-Seen both the films?

-I've seen both the films.

Donald Pleasence is the only one I'm not sure about.

So you feel quite good, but not 100%?

Not 100%.

We will take them in the order that you said them.

You said Steve McQueen first.

Is Steve McQueen a right answer?

He is. One down.

Next you went for James Coburn.

Still happy with that?

Yeah. I'm happier with Charles Bronson,

but happy with James Coburn.

OK. Would you rather go to Charles Bronson first?

-Yes.

-Your choice.

-Yes, let's do Charles Bronson.

OK. Is Charles Bronson a right answer?

He is.

Now, to James Coburn.

You're worried about Donald Pleasence.

Yeah, I shouldn't be.

But you do tend to worry when you're standing here.

You know which the impossibles are?

Richard Attenborough, James Garner were both in...

The Great Escape. John Wayne never was, Burt Lancaster never was,

Lee Marvin wasn't in either of those.

So it's whether I'm mixing up James Coburn and Donald Pleasence,

which I'm hoping I haven't.

We're all hoping you haven't.

Let's end this two weeks with a £10,000 win.

If James Coburn is the right answer, you're going home with ten grand.

Did James Coburn appear in The Great Escape and The Magnificent Seven?

-YES!

-Yes, Ivor!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE, IVOR CHUCKLES JOYOUSLY

-Yes!

-Congratulations!

-Go and have a look at your money!

-Thank you.

YES!

-Ha-ha! Look at that!

-Yes!

Ha-ha! Happy face!

-Last one, last in!

-Well done. Really, really fantastic.

And you were spot on with all the impossibles as well.

-Brilliant.

-You absolutely bossed that grid, Ivor.

So Ivor leaves with £10,000.

Gang, it's been an absolute joy, thank you very much for playing!

Please join me again next week,

when 24 brand-new contestants will be playing !mpossible,

the quiz where, actually, anything is possible. Goodbye.

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