Episode 16 Impossible

I'm Rick Edwards, and this is Impossible.

APPLAUSE

Welcome to Impossible, 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, are 24 players.

-Hello, players! ALL:

-Hello!

-Did you miss me this weekend?

-Yes.

I knew you'd say that.

They've been with us for a week, and they're here for another week.

Every day, one of them will have the chance to unlock this...

Ooh!

..enormous exclamation mark lighting up our lives,

filled with 10,000 shimmering pound coins.

At the end of each show, one of this lot will face the final question.

Here it is - today's £10,000 question.

Get this right, and all of that cash comes tumbling out.

Anne is our new player.

Bit of a hot seat you're in, Anne.

Two winners have sat there.

Yes, so I've been told.

I'll break the mould, I think.

Have a bit of confidence, Anne!

Have a bit of confidence!

-Are you a quizzer?

-I like going to quizzes, yeah.

-What's your sweet spot?

-History.

History? OK.

-So, if a history grid came up...

-Cos I'm old enough to remember.

-All of it?! Wow, Anne!

-Most of it!

-You look incredible!

-Lovely to have you here. Best of luck.

-Thank you.

Jennifer. How are you, up in the top corner?

I'm doing OK up here.

And what would you spend the money on, if you got it, Jennifer?

-I'm getting married next year, so...

-Congratulations.

-Thank you.

-Are you a bit of a Bridezilla, Jennifer?

I wouldn't say that, but I have invited my boyfriend

-to a few spreadsheets.

-Ah-ha!

Yeah, I'm on the spreadsheets, I'm on the budgets.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Yeah, but I'm not too much of a Bridezilla.

I've picked my bridesmaids.

I'm dead easy-going. They can wear whatever they want.

-Yeah.

-You say that now, Jennifer...

LAUGHTER

-Best of luck.

-Thank you.

-George.

-Hiya.

How tall are you, George?

-I'm 6'8".

-Are you driving?

-I am driving, yeah.

-What do you drive?

I drive a classic Mini.

LAUGHTER

But, I mean, you must, literally, have the knees up around the chest.

Yeah, you can pretty much see my knees through the window,

-the side window.

-Hell of a look, George.

-Yeah, yeah!

-All right.

Well, best of luck to everyone.

-Shall we crack on? ALL:

-Yes.

You'll face five multiple-choice questions, each with three answers.

The right answer will get you a point.

The wrong answer will get you nothing.

But if you choose the impossible answer...

..nightmare!

That will immediately knock you out of today's show.

You'll have to try again tomorrow.

-Are you ready? ALL:

-Yes.

Good luck. Here's your first question.

And it's a sea of Cs.

Let's see if you're right.

Of course you are. A point to everyone.

Very equitable stuff.

The impossible answer...

Biffa Bacon, who is a Viz character.

Question number two.

Mainly As.

Let's see the right answer.

It is A - Arctic Monkeys.

So, a point to everyone who went for the Arctic Monkeys.

-JT...

-Oh!

-..you went for Pulp.

Whenever you come to me, as gorgeous as you are,

I get a shiver, cos I know. Messed it up, haven't I?

There was one time when we chatted, and you ended up coming down

-for a grid, Jammy.

-You've got a point.

All right. But I have messed it up, haven't I?

Well, we know you've messed it up a bit,

it's just how much you've messed it up.

-A lot.

-Have you messed it up impossibly?

-Yes.

-Where are Pulp from?

Well, obviously not Sheffield.

The impossible answer...

..is B, The Smiths.

The Smiths are from Manchester.

Pat, an early bath.

-Yeah.

-And Jenny, we'll see you tomorrow.

See what I mean, Jammy?

I know. I love you again!

It's good news.

Question number three.

So, most people have gone with C, West Bromwich Albion.

Holly.

A deer, you generally find them in woodlands, etc, so...

forest, deer, kind of makes sense.

Yeah. Dan, why have you gone with West Bromwich Albion?

Only because I'm almost certain

-that Nottingham Forest weren't in the Premier League.

-Uh-huh.

-I went for West Brom.

-You did.

Let's see if we ARE going to be saying goodbye to you

at this point, Holly.

Yes. You and all the other As.

Nottingham Forest was the impossible answer.

They are not in the Premier League this season.

They haven't been for some time.

We will see you all tomorrow.

Let's see who the points are going to go to.

Watford. So, if you went for B, Watford, you've got a point.

Question number four.

So, we've got ten As and five Bs.

You should have gone for...

A, Ban Ki-moon.

A point to you if you did.

Rachel, have you avoided the impossible answer?

I'm afraid I'm not sure.

This was a guess for me, so hopefully.

Sue, you also went for Kofi Annan.

Yeah, I'm sure C has never been a UN Secretary General,

and I couldn't remember if it was A or B.

OK. Let's see if you HAVE avoided the impossible answer.

You have. Xi Jinping has never been UN Secretary General.

He is the current general secretary of the Communist Party in China.

After four questions, 15 of you still in play,

only one of you is on four points...

and that is Kerry.

SHE LAUGHS

Don't laugh, Kerry!

LAUGHTER

Question number five.

The one to avoid was...

A, Herman.

Herman is a Munster.

So, we will have to say goodbye to Shannon, Carolynne and George.

If you've given the right answer, Kerry, nobody can catch you.

Let's see if you're right.

B, Pugsley.

Gomez was played by Raul Julia.

So, a point to everyone who went for Pugsley...

..and that has changed things.

So, it was just you on four points, Kerry,

and now five of you are on four points.

They are Josh, Stewart, yourself, Kerry, Dan and Karen.

And the quickest to lock in their answers...

..was Stewart.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations.

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

Stewart, nice to have you down here.

-Nice to be down.

-Enjoying it so far?

So far. Last week...wee bit shaky.

Good week for the middle row, but down my end, maybe not so much.

Had a couple of shockers, but this week could be my week.

-Coming into your own?

-Never know.

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.

Because you're up first, you've got a choice of four topics.

They are...

I think possibly film is going to be the best bet, so...

-Yeah?

-We'll take film.

-Are you a film buff?

-I watch as much as I can.

I don't have a big pile of time,

and I tend to watch a lot of Disney films with the kids, so...

Disney films would be fantastic.

Here we go. We're sort of hoping for Disney films.

Ah.

Ah!

Any of those names doing anything for you?

HE SIGHS

Not really. I recognise Helena Bonham Carter.

Helen Baxendale I think was in Cold Feet, but that's not a film, so...

Let's have a look at the first half of the question,

see if that helps, Stewart.

Which actress in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral...?

Five of those answers are impossible.

Each impossible answer you successfully eliminate

will add £100 to the daily prize pot.

Where would you like to start?

I'll start with Rebecca Front.

I don't recognise the name,

so I'm hoping that's a good thing cos she's not in it.

OK. Rebecca Front.

Is Rebecca Front an impossible answer?

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At least we're getting 100.

Yes, Rebecca Front not in Four Weddings and a Funeral.

I think I'll maybe go Anna Chancellor next.

Don't recognise the name.

That logic's worked so far, so try it again.

OK. Is Anna Chancellor an impossible answer?

No - she IS in the film.

Let's try Sophie Thompson.

Is Sophie Thompson an impossible answer?

-Sadly, no.

-Super(!)

Still two to go.

Let's try Helena Bonham Carter. I don't remember her being in it.

OK. Is that an impossible answer?

Yes.

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£200 added to the prize pot now.

-One more go.

-Let's try Kristin Scott Thomas.

Is Kristin Scott Thomas an impossible answer?

Ooh...

Unfortunately not.

Am I thinking of a different movie, or...?

STEWART LAUGHS You'd have to tell me that, Stewart.

You have put £200 into the daily prize pot,

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,

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

-OK.

-Give it to me, and that place in the final is yours.

Give me a wrong answer, and the next best player

-will have the chance to steal.

-OK.

I can reveal that that player...

was Josh.

Four Weddings fan, Josh?

Can't say I am, no.

I know a couple of people who are in it.

But that's as far as it goes. Been a long time since I've seen it.

OK.

The problem is, there are three impossible answers

-still up there, Stewart.

-Yep. OK.

Which actress in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral...

..plays the character Henrietta, otherwise known as "Duckface"?

STEWART SIGHS

I'm going to take a punt on...

Kristin Scott Thomas.

-Kristin Scott Thomas.

-And it's literally a punt in the dark, but...

And so you're punting on one that you know isn't impossible?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-Worst case scenario, I'm back in the pack.

-Mmm-hmm.

Did Kristin Scott Thomas play Duckface

in Four Weddings and a Funeral?

She didn't, I'm afraid, Stewart.

-OK.

-That's a wrong answer.

Kristin Scott Thomas plays Fiona...

..which means we throw it over to Josh.

Andie MacDowell's the female lead in it - I don't think it'll be her.

So I'll take a punt on Sophie Thompson.

OK. If you're right, you steal Stewart's place in the final.

If you're wrong...

..Stewart keeps his place.

Is Sophie Thompson the actress who plays Duckface?

No!

I'm afraid that is wrong, Josh.

Sophie Thompson plays the bride in Wedding Two.

Stewart, lucky escape there!

-I know, very lucky.

-So, what do you reckon?

-It must be Anna Chancellor.

-It MUST be Anna Chancellor.

In fact, it IS Anna Chancellor.

And the other impossible answer?

Emily Watson, Helen Baxendale, Gina McKee?

It's easy to pick them now!

None of that really matters, Stewart,

-because you've just got the first place in today's final.

-Thank you.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Two places left in today's final alongside Stewart.

Let's see who's going to grab the next one.

-All ready? ALL:

-Yeah.

Good luck. Here's your first question.

So, we've got six As, three Cs, and two Bs.

-Sue?

-Never played it.

-I know what the game is, but...

-You've never played Operation, Sue?

No! Have I missed out?

-You really have, Sue!

-Oh, that's a shame.

Karen, have you played Operation?

I have, when I was about eight years old,

and that was my best Christmas present ever.

-It's a great Christmas present, isn't it?

-Yeah.

So, are you feeling pretty good on B?

Well, I know that B was a part.

Whether it was the right one, I don't know.

OK, only you and Josh have gone for that.

Let's see if you're right.

You are!

It is Charlie Horse, so a point to Carol, and a point to Josh.

So, let's see who has given the impossible answer.

It's the As.

There is no Jogger's Cramp piece in Operation,

which means we have to say goodbye to six of you.

Just five people left in play

as we move on to the second question of the second round.

So, we've got four Bs and one C.

Jinesh, your little eyes lit up then.

I used to do some Fartlek training.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah, when I used to go running.

So, let's see if you've remembered that correctly, Jinesh.

You have, so a point to all of you who put B.

Josh, the only one who put Smorgasbord.

I hoped smorgasbord was of Swedish origin,

because I'd not heard of Tokoloshe or Fartlek.

The impossible answer...

The impossible answer was Tokoloshe...

which is a mischievous creature in South African legend.

Of course, Josh, a smorgasbord... LAUGHTER

..is a kind of hot and cold buffet.

Question number three.

-Kerry.

-Yes.

-Read much Dan Brown?

-Do you know what, I actually have,

that's the worst bit of it all.

And I've just mind-blanked on it completely.

SHE CHUCKLES

-Alan?

-I was looking for Angels And Demons,

cos I think that's Dan Brown.

But it wasn't there, so...

No. Sorry, Alan.

The impossible answer...

Yes, the impossible answer is Defying Gravity.

That is a song from the musical Wicked.

-Mmm. That's where I heard it.

-Yes.

So, we'll have to say goodbye now. We'll see you tomorrow, Jinesh.

Let's see who's getting the points.

The As.

Digital Fortress was published in 1998.

Alan and Kerry get a point.

Deception Point was published in 2001.

Question number four, with just four players still in.

Karen, you've gone with Fibonacci.

Yeah, I know he's a mathematician, because he has numbers,

but that's all I know.

Kerry, you also went Fibonacci.

Isn't it where you take, I don't know, the one and the two,

and then it comes to three, and then the two numbers before,

and they carry on in a sequence, something like that.

-Yeah, go on!

-Two plus one - three.

-Yeah, and then...?

-So, three plus two, five.

-Yeah.

-Now we're cooking with gas!

-Yep! And so on and so forth.

And so on and so forth! Fibonacci! Absolutely.

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Josh, you're the only one who went for Fermat.

Just I know in the back of the head, Fermat's last theorem.

It just rang familiar.

-Mmm.

-We'll see.

Let's first reveal the impossible answer.

It's C, Topolino.

Topolino not a mathematician, Alan.

It's the Italian for Mickey Mouse.

-Oh!

-LAUGHTER

-Yeah.

-I'll have to remember that one.

-We'll see you tomorrow.

-Thank you.

And the points are going to...

..just Josh, with Fermat - it was Fermat's last theorem.

A point to Josh.

So, going into the last question of this round,

only three players remain.

Josh has two points, Kerry has two points, and Karen has two points.

You've all gone for C, Wensleydale.

Let's see if that's correct.

It is. So, a point to all of you.

The impossible answer...

..B, Silverstone - it's a racing track.

That means the three of you are tied on three points

at the end of that round.

The fastest to lock in their answers across the round...

..by a hair...

..was Karen!

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Karen.

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

-Back down again, Karen.

-Yeah, we meet again.

Starting to make this look easy!

Well, I try my best, but, you know...

Is anyone going to be watching at home?

There'll be somebody watching it, cos I'll get a phone call saying,

"Is that you? Is that you on there?"

And I'll get recognised again in shops.

-Do you like that?

-No!

Well, that is the price of being successful on Impossible,

-I'm afraid.

-I know, yeah.

The remaining three topics - let's remind ourselves.

Books and literature, science, and pop music.

Science - I've not done it since school, but to be honest,

I think I have to go for science.

Make the best of a bad bunch.

-All right?

-Yeah.

-So, science it is, then.

-Science it is.

-We're going to have a look at nine answers.

-Yeah.

Here they come.

Hmm.

-Hmm.

-Hmm.

Parts of a flower?

"In which part of a flower..." Karen!

Each impossible answer you eliminate will add £100

into the daily prize pot.

Where shall we start?

Well, I know three that are definitely parts of flowers,

so I'll steer away from them.

There's a butterfly called a fritillary butterfly.

-Mm-hmm.

-Whether it's because it goes to it on a flower or not,

but I think I'll get rid of that one, please - Fritillary.

OK. Fritillary.

Is Fritillary an impossible answer?

Yes, it is. That is a name of a family of moths or butterflies.

Oh, right. Next I'll get rid of Sepia,

because that's the ink of a cuttlefish.

Is Sepia an impossible answer?

Yes.

Sepia is the ink of a cuttlefish.

I'm doing your job for you, you see.

You really are. I might have a sit down if you don't mind, Karen.

Yeah, if you want. You can just go off, I can take over.

-Yeah.

-Yeah!

Go on, then, just for me, rattle through the others.

Er...

Ventricle is part of the heart, and I don't think a flower has a heart.

It has a stem, and that, but I don't think it has a heart.

So, let's get rid of ventricle.

OK.

Yes!

A chamber of the heart.

Now, phalanges are extremities of the body.

But whether it applies to flowers, I don't know.

So, because it is part of the body, I think I will go that, Phalanges.

OK.

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The medical term for the bones in your fingers and toes,

your extremities.

-Yeah.

-This is going extremely well, Karen!

Ovule - ova, egg... Rivulet...

Let's get rid of Rivulet.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

Is Rivulet an impossible answer?

Yes!

APPLAUSE

Rivulet is a small river, or a type of moth.

Five from five, £500 added to the prize pot - it now stands at £700.

Fantastic work.

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

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

Give me a wrong answer,

and the next best player will have the chance to steal.

I can reveal that the next best player...

was Kerry.

Let's have a look at the full question now.

In which part of a flower...

..is pollen produced?

There's a song in a musical, and I can't remember what it was,

so I'm going to go for Stigma.

Is the stigma where pollen is produced?

Oh.

It's not, unfortunately.

-That is a wrong answer.

-Oh, well.

Kerry, we throw it to you.

Yep.

I shall go for...

..Anther.

Is the anther where pollen is produced?

It is.

APPLAUSE

Well done, Kerry. You've nabbed Karen's place in the final.

-Unlucky, Karen - you are back in the pack.

-OK.

That was my other answer, yeah.

Cos the way the song goes, it references those two parts.

Oh, I'm sorry, Karen.

-Better luck next time.

-No problem.

Kerry, take your place next to Stewart.

Thank you.

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Just one place left up for grabs in the final.

Who's it going to be? Are you both ready?

-BOTH:

-Yeah.

-Best of luck.

Remember, if at any point you are the last man or woman standing,

you qualify automatically for the grid.

If you both knock yourselves out at the same time

by giving an impossible answer, everyone is back in.

Here's your first question.

You've both gone for A, the Swiss Guard.

Are you both right?

You are. A point apiece.

The impossible answer...

..was B, the Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army is not a military unit - it's a charity.

Question number two.

Once again, we haven't been able to split you.

You've both gone for B, lenticular.

Let's see the right answer.

A, Fresnel.

If you've both given the impossible answer, everyone is back in.

Let's see.

You haven't. The impossible answer was C, Houllier.

Gerard Houllier is a former manager of Liverpool Football Club.

On to question number three.

Josh, you've gone with C, Grand Marnier.

I was hoping Cointreau would come up, but it didn't,

so it was a stab in the dark.

You stabbed in exactly the same direction as Karen,

who also went with C, Grand Marnier.

I know Tintoretto was an artist, so...

-So you're avoiding the impossible.

-Yeah.

Let's check that you have avoided that impossible answer.

Yes - A, Tintoretto, an Italian painter, as you say, Karen.

Let's see if you're getting some points.

No, you're not. The answer was B, Curacao.

-Ready for question four?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Finally, some different answers!

You've been to Barcelona, Josh?

Yeah. It's in Catalonia.

Mmm.

But I had it in my head they spoke Basque.

It's possible, isn't it?

I mean, it seems unlikely now.

Suomi is Finnish, so it's not impossible, at least.

Karen, Josh is saying that in Catalonia, they speak Basque.

You thought they might speak Catalan.

Yeah, I think Basque is more north...

Never eat shredded wheat.

-North-west.

-I use that rhyme!

Let's get rid of the impossible answer.

It is Suomi, as you said, it's Finnish -

it is the Finnish for Finland.

So, someone is going to nick ahead here.

The point is going to...

..Karen.

The answer is Catalan, which I think you probably suspected, Josh.

It was all there, wasn't it? Catalonia.

Point to Karen.

So, the score as we go into the final question is Josh on a point,

and Karen on two points.

Question number five.

Different answers again.

The answer you were both trying to avoid...

..was C, Jacqui Dixon, and you have both avoided it.

Jacqui Dixon was a character on Brookside.

So, Josh is either going to tie this up on two points apiece,

or Karen is going to storm it.

KAREN CHUCKLES

Karen, do you watch much Hollyoaks?

No!

Josh, do you watch much Hollyoaks?

No.

Battle of the Titans!

LAUGHTER

The right answer...

..is Jorgie Porter, B.

Karen gets a point, which means that Karen is on three to Josh's one,

which means that once again, Karen, come and join me to play the grid!

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-A bit of deja vu here, Karen.

-That's it. My name will be...

HE LAUGHS

-Where are you from, actually?

-I'm from Liverpool originally,

but now I live just outside Nottingham,

in a little village called Langley Mill.

OK. How long have you been there for?

I've been there now about 13, 14 years.

OK. Nice part of the world?

-Yeah, it's quiet.

-Nice and quiet.

Yeah. Now, we talked about the topics earlier.

-You kind of discounted books and literature...

-I know.

-..and pop music.

-Yeah.

-Which are you going to plump for?

I think I'll plump for pop music this time, because hopefully...

..as long as it's not new age rappers or any of that stuff,

I should be OK.

-So, we're going to go with pop music...

-Yeah.

..and we do not want to see any of these rappers.

Yeah.

Here are those nine answers.

Oh!

Right.

I take it it's about the Jackson family!

Feels like it might be, doesn't it?

LAUGHTER

"Which member of the Jackson 5...?"

Where would you like to start?

I'll start with Colin Jackson, cos he's an athlete.

Is Colin Jackson an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

-110 metre hurdler, Team GB.

-Yeah.

Now a pundit. Where would you like to go next?

Percy doesn't sound an American name, so I'll go for Percy Jackson.

OK.

Is that an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

Percy Jackson is a fictional boy in a series of young adult novels.

All right.

Peter Jackson - isn't he a film director, or something?

Is Peter Jackson an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

He is a film director from New Zealand.

If I'm not mistaken, Jesse Jackson is one of these American preachers.

-I remember seeing him when he's been on telly.

-Mmm-hmm.

So, let's get rid of Jesse Jackson.

Let's get rid of Jesse Jackson.

Is Jesse Jackson an impossible answer?

Yeah.

He's an American politician.

Now, this is where I am starting to struggle.

It's between two...

..and I think, because I know there's a Janet...

so I think I'll get rid of Jackie Jackson.

Is Jackie Jackson an impossible answer?

It's not, unfortunately.

-Jackie Jackson IS a member of the Jackson 5.

-Right.

£400 added to the prize pot - it now stands at £1,100.

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

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

Give me a wrong answer, though, as you well know,

the next best player has a chance to steal your place of the final,

and that is, of course, Josh.

How are you feeling about the Jackson 5?

I could pick one.

Well, there we go! That's fighting talk from Josh!

He'll do it. I know he will!

-There is still one impossible answer up there.

-Yeah.

-If you give me that, you'll be eliminated from today's show.

-Yeah.

Let's have a look at the full question.

Which member of the Jackson 5...

..is the oldest?

Ooh...

SHE SIGHS

Haven't got a clue.

So, because of that...

..and because I don't want to give an impossible answer,

I will take the easy way out, and say Jackie Jackson.

-Ah, to avoid the impossible.

-Yeah.

-OK.

Is Jackie Jackson the oldest member of the Jackson 5?

Yes!

APPLAUSE

Bit of gameplay - still got the right answer!

One thing remains.

There IS an impossible answer up there.

You're going to like this - it's one of those rappers!

Curtis Jackson is the real name of 50 Cent.

That's it, you see - I don't know rappers!

Congratulations, Karen - you had to get there in the end.

-You're in the final.

-Thanks very much.

APPLAUSE

For the rest of you, I'm afraid that victory today proved impossible,

but we will see you all again tomorrow.

-Bye. ALL:

-Bye!

But for Stewart, Kerry and Karen, it's time for the final.

APPLAUSE

So, Stewart, Kerry and Karen, there is £1,100 today's prize pot,

but only one of you can win that money,

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

You each start with ten lives.

There they are. Questions are on the buzzer.

Most of them are normal, straightforward questions

with normal straightforward answers.

However, some of the questions are impossible, so there is no answer,

the question is utterly illogical - it makes no sense.

If you think you've spotted one of these,

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

That will take two lives off each of your opponents.

The last player standing takes the £1,100.

Everyone clear? I know I've got a couple of buzzer round virgins here.

-Are you good?

-Yes.

-OK.

-Karen obviously knows what's going on here.

-Yeah. Lucky podium.

Good luck to you all.

Let's start.

A farrow is a litter of which farm animal?

-Karen.

-Pig.

Lucky podium. It is pigs.

Kerry and Stewart, you lose a life.

Which famous baseball player married Marilyn Monroe in 1950?

Babe Ruth?

It wasn't Babe Ruth, it was Joe DiMaggio.

You lose a life, Stewart.

In which novel by Victor Hugo is D'Artagnan a major character?

-Kerry.

-Three Musketeers?

It is The Three Musketeers,

-but it's not by Victor Hugo - it is by Alexander Dumas.

-Oh!

-Which means it's impossible, so you lose two lives, Kerry.

-Yeah.

In the title of a 1980s UK hit single

for Prince and the Revolution, which primary colour comes before rain?

-Stewart.

-Impossible.

It IS impossible, cos it's purple, which is not a primary colour -

it's a mixture of blue and red.

Kerry and Karen, you both lose two lives.

Which narrow strait separates the Isle of Wight from mainland Britain?

-Karen.

-The Solent.

It IS the Solent.

Kerry and Stewart lose a life.

Which English physicist formulated the scientific law

that states that for every action there is an equal and opposite...

-Kerry.

-Isaac Newton?

Equal and opposite reaction. It was Sir Isaac Newton.

Which of the six main characters in the US TV series Friends

is played by Sarah Jessica Parker?

-Stewart.

-Impossible.

-It is impossible.

She didn't star in Friends -

she's known for her role in Sex and the City.

Kerry, you're now down on two lives. Karen, you've got five.

Stewart, you have six.

In the standard English language game of Scrabble, along with Q,

which other letter has a...

-Karen.

-Z.

Has a face value of ten points. It is Z.

Kerry, you only have one life remaining.

The name of which London Street provided Gerry Rafferty with...

-Kerry.

-Baker Street.

With the title of a 1970s hit single.

Well interrupted - it IS Baker Street.

Stewart and Karen, you lose a life.

Kerry is still on one.

Which UK Prime Minister won his only general election victory in 1951?

-Stewart.

-Impossible.

It's not impossible, I'm afraid - it was Winston Churchill.

Stewart, you lose two lives.

Stewart, you're on two, Kerry, you're on one,

Karen, you're on four.

What was the name of the racehorse in the title of the 2003 film

starring Tobey Maguire? Kerry.

-Seabiscuit.

-It WAS Seabiscuit.

Incredibly tight now.

Stewart is on one life, Kerry is on one life, Karen is on three.

Which everyday painkiller was originally derived

from the bark of a willow tree? Karen.

-Aspirin.

-It is aspirin.

Stewart and Kerry, you lose your last remaining life.

Commiserations. You are out, but we'll see you again next time.

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

APPLAUSE

Very well done, Karen.

-Thank you.

-You are today's winner, with £1,100.

I want you to have that, but what I want more

is you to answer the £10,000 question,

and go home with that ten grand.

Yeah, I want to do it for the girls.

-Do it for the girls.

-Do it for us girls!

CHEERING

A lot of support out there. A lot of support.

Here's how it works.

I'm going to show you nine answers,

and then I'm going to ask you a question.

Three of the nine answers are correct.

If you can find them all within ten seconds, you win that £10,000.

-That's the good news.

-Yeah.

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, and you would lose the £1,100.

I can only accept the first three answers you give me.

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

you also lose the £1,100.

-Yeah.

-Whatever happens, you ARE going to be leaving the show today.

-You're going to be missed by this lot...

-Mmm.

..but you won't miss them...

-Oh, I will!

-..with your ten grand in your pocket.

No, I will miss them. They've been good.

-They HAVE been good.

-Yeah.

New best buds.

-CONTESTANTS:

-Aw!

Stop it - you'll get me going!

LAUGHTER

Any subject that you are particularly hoping for?

I've got a lot of knowledge about little things.

But I don't know things in depth, so...

hopefully the broad spectrum of knowledge that I do have...

-Will stand you in good stead.

-..will stand me in good stead.

I reckon I'll... Hopefully I'll recognise the answers.

-That's what we want.

-That's what I need to see.

That's what we want. OK.

-I CAN tell you...

-Yeah...

-..that the subject is film.

-Yeah.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Here are your nine answers.

And you're looking for...

Films starring Meryl Streep

for which she won an acting Academy Award,

and your time starts now.

The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Iron Lady, and Out of Africa.

What did you think about what you saw on the grid?

I think she was in those films.

That's all.

Let's start at the bottom.

Is The Iron Lady a right answer?

It is.

APPLAUSE

She played Margaret Thatcher to great acclaim - won the Oscar.

-Yeah.

-Which one do you feel most confident about, if you had to say?

-Out of Africa.

-Out of Africa?

-Yeah.

-OK.

Did Meryl Streep win an acting Academy Award...

..for her role in Out of Africa?

-Oh!

-She didn't.

But she WAS in it.

She WAS in it - not an impossible answer.

So, at this stage in the game,

-we just need to hold on to the daily prize pot...

-I'm going to lose it.

..of £1,100.

-As long as it's not impossible...

-Yeah.

..you'll be taking home £1,100.

Did Meryl Streep win an acting Academy Award

for her role in The French Lieutenant's Woman?

APPLAUSE She didn't, but she was in it.

-Oh, thank you!

-£1,100.

-Thank you.

-You held onto it.

-Yeah.

-You didn't think you had.

-No.

-But you have.

-I've got it.

The right answers...

Kramer vs Kramer, is it?

Kramer vs Kramer, yes, absolutely right.

-I don't know the others.

-And Sophie's Choice.

The impossibles that you avoided...

Shadowlands,

21 Grams,

and The End Of The Affair - she wasn't in any of those films.

You've been a fantastic contestant.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you.

-So, Karen leaves with £1,100.

The rest of us will be back tomorrow,

when someone else will have the chance to win ten grand.

This has been Impossible,

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

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE