Episode 19 Impossible

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, are 24 players.

-Hello, players. PLAYERS:

-Hello.

Lovely, friendly bunch of people.

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

Our prodigious piece of punctuation

is filled with 10,000 shimmering pound coins.

At the end of each show,

one of this dazzling two dozen will face the final question.

And here...

..it is. Today's £10,000 question.

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

After a very tense buzzer round yesterday,

Kate left us and is replaced today by Daniel.

-How are you, Daniel? Are you all right?

-Yeah.

-Great.

-Yeah?

-Pleasure to be here.

Settling in nicely down at the front?

Yeah, very excited.

Great bunch of people, so should be a lot of fun.

-What do you do, Daniel?

-I'm a legal assistant

in a solicitor's firm in Liverpool.

What do you do in your spare time?

I like to play golf. Recently, I took up snooker.

Oh, yeah? Highest break?

-21.

-That's actually...

That's not bad, though. If you've only recently taken it up,

that's not bad, Daniel. Good luck for the show.

-Jamie.

-Yes, hello.

-How's things?

-Good.

Am I going to see you down here at all, Jamie?

Today, I'm sure of it.

-Is it today?

-Got a good feeling.

I feel like you are sort of progressing.

-I am.

-Do you feel there has been some improvement in your game?

Definitely. But I seem to make really quite obvious silly mistakes.

I think it might be nerves.

Yeah, we need to cut those out of your game, really, don't we?

Absolutely. I'm working on it.

-I'm working on it. Yeah.

-Holly.

Hi, Rick. How are you?

I'm very good.

-How are you?

-I'm excellent.

Thank you, Holly. Similar question, really.

Keen to see you down here, Holly.

Well, you see, I'm just that kind of person.

I want all these to go down there first,

and then I'll kind of come down at the end.

Ah, so, you're waiting till tomorrow, maybe?

Yeah, go out with a bang, maybe.

Yeah, fair enough. So, good luck to everyone.

This is our penultimate day together.

Next week, we welcome a brand-new group of 24,

so time to really concentrate.

Let's crack on. You will face five multiple-choice questions,

each with three answers.

The right answer will score you a point.

The wrong answer will score you nothing.

But if you choose the impossible answer...

Bit of a nightmare.

You're immediately knocked out of today's show

and you will have to try again tomorrow, your last day.

After five questions,

the highest-scorer gets the first chance

to bag a place in today's final.

-All ready? PLAYERS:

-Yes.

Here's your first question.

A clean sweep of Cs to get started.

Let's see if you are all right.

You are, so a point to everyone.

And the impossible answer...

A, The Last Leg, which is a comedy

entertainment show on Channel 4.

Question number two.

The vast majority have gone

with C, I Kissed A Girl.

Let's see if you are right.

You are, so a point to all of you.

And we have seven As and just the one B.

Pam, you are that one B.

I know.

Got no idea, no idea.

Pat, you didn't agree with Pam on this one.

You went California Gurls.

Yeah, same as her, I didn't know.

All right. Let's have a look.

The impossible answer...

B, Galway Girl.

Pam, see you tomorrow.

I'm part of the audience again, aren't I?

You are. But you're a great audience member, Pam.

-I've always said that.

-I've got plenty of experience.

Galway Girl is a hit for Ed Sheeran.

Question number three.

21 of you have gone with B, Chris Hoy.

Let's see if you are all right.

You are. A point if you went for Chris Hoy.

We did have a couple of As, though.

Alan, what can you tell me about Chris Froome?

Chris Froome, I know he's a cyclist and he's won the Tour de France.

With the options of him or Chris Martin,

I know it wasn't Chris Martin,

who is a musician.

Let's check you have avoided the impossible answer.

Yes. Chris Martin is the front man of Coldplay.

Question number four.

Pretty even split between all three answers, As, Bs, and Cs.

Jenny, you went for B, Claudia Johnson.

Yes, the wife of Lyndon Johnson.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, the president.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Feeling fairly good about that answer, Jenny?

I am. I am, yeah.

-Yeah.

-Terry, you went for June Carter.

I did, yes.

Bit of a dark cloud, this one.

There is a Jimmy Carter, so I'm assuming that could be the missus.

Dan, you went with Betty Ford.

Well, I think that June Carter is

Johnny Cash's wife.

-Oh, Terry!

-So, I could be wrong, and I apologise if I am,

but that's where my mind went and I was just deciding between B and C.

All right. Well, one of you has given the impossible answer.

Let's see if you are right about June Carter, Dan.

You are. June Carter was Johnny Cash's wife

which means we have to say

goodbye to quite a lot of you.

Seven of you. See you all tomorrow.

Let's see if your confidence is well placed, Jenny.

Everyone who went for Claudia Johnson gets a point.

So, at the end of the fourth question,

going into the final question of this round,

we have five people on four points.

They are Sally, Josh, Emily,

Sue and Jamie.

Yes, Jamie.

Question number five.

12 As, two Bs and two Cs out there.

The answer you were looking for...

A, Rebecca.

So a point to everyone who went for Rebecca.

Does mean we are going to be losing a couple of you.

Dan, what do you reckon on Lorna Doone?

My gut tells me that I'm going to be out.

-Why is that?

-Because you came to me.

Because I like you, Dan.

But when you come to me when I get the answer wrong, I'm normally out.

But I enjoy talking to you, so it's always fun before I am out.

It's kind of bittersweet, isn't it, Dan?

-I know what you mean.

-It is. Nice tie, nice outfit.

Thank you. Thank you.

-Stewart.

-I haven't the foggiest.

But usually the way this works is

Rachel and Rebecca start with the same letters,

so I'm going to guess My Cousin Rachel is impossible.

Interesting theory, let's see if it's right.

No, Alan and Dan, going to have to say goodbye to you.

Lorna Doone is not a novel by Daphne du Maurier.

Lorna Doone is actually by RD Blackmore.

See you both tomorrow.

So, we end that round with five people on five points.

And they are Jamie, Sue, Emily, Josh and Sally.

But the quickest to lock in their answers across the round...

was Josh.

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Congratulations, Josh.

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

-Hello, Josh.

-Hi, Rick.

-Nice to see you again.

-It's nice to be back.

Been a little while.

You had a very nice first week, down a couple of times.

-Yeah.

-No sign of you this week.

-Nothing.

Left it quite late. What was happening?

Just struggling up there a bit?

Those pesky impossible answers kept luring me in.

They do. That's the thing about impossible answers.

But feeling confident about taking on a grid?

I hope so, yeah. First up.

Yeah, first up, so four choices.

Maybe this is third time lucky.

It was for Kate, it was for Sam, so...

Exactly. There's precedent.

This is your chance to put up to £500

into the daily prize pot and take a big step

towards playing the £10,000 question.

So, here are the four topics.

Full complement to choose from.

I'll take a punt on mythology.

-On mythology?

-Yeah.

OK. So, you know how this works,

you're going to see nine answers relating to mythology.

Are you keen on mythology?

I know a little about mythology, but hopefully,

I can decipher between Romans and Greeks.

Let's find out how much you know.

So, the nine answers are...

Any early considerations?

I'm hoping it's "Which Greek goddess."

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

see if it's what you want.

Have you been looking at my cards, Josh?!

Shouldn't leave them around, Rick.

So, five of those answers are impossible.

-Great.

-Because they aren't Greek goddesses.

You will have five goes,

and each impossible answer will add £100 to the daily prize pot.

Where do you want to begin?

I will start at the top and Vesta.

Vesta. So, you feel quite confident here, don't you?

I think I can recognise the four Greek goddesses,

so I think I can get the other ones.

-Shall we rattle through these, then?

-Let's rattle through them.

All right. Is Vesta an impossible answer?

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The Roman goddess of the hearth, home and family,

-which I'm sure you knew, Josh.

-I didn't.

-Next?

I don't know how to pronounce it, but "Ooo-stre" or "Eee-stre".

-I think it's Eostre.

-Eostre.

Is Eostre an impossible answer?

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The Germanic goddess of the spring.

£200 in the prize pot.

-OK.

-Next? Bast.

Bast. Any thoughts on Bast?

No. Never heard of Bast before.

Well, let's find out. Is Bast an impossible answer?

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Bast is an Egyptian goddess.

Three from three. Two to go.

I'll go looking at Aurora, please.

Aurora. Is Aurora an impossible answer?

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Yes. Any ideas who Aurora is?

The Roman dawn goddess.

-OK.

-Four from four.

Lovely form on the grid so far.

And then, finally, Freya,

who I think is the wife of Odin in Norse mythology.

So, you think Freya is a Norse figure.

Is Freya an impossible answer?

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Freya was married to Odin,

and is the goddess of fertility in Norse mythology.

£500 in the daily prize pot.

That seems lovely and easy.

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.

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

But if you give me a wrong answer,

the next best player will have the chance

to steal your place in the final.

I CAN reveal that that was Emily.

How are you feeling about these Greek goddesses, Emily?

OK. But I don't hold out much hope.

You just whizzed through that, so...

-He did. He did whizz through.

-Yeah.

You are in a strong position, Josh,

because you've got rid of all the impossible answers.

When you are looking at those four,

you think you know what they all represent?

I mean, I think... I'm worried

that I'll get Artemis and Athena mixed up.

OK. That's all I would be concerned about.

Let's see if that trips you up.

OK. I'm not actually as confident.

It's not actually what I wanted,

-but I would like to lock in Athena.

-Athena.

You were worried about getting Athena and Artemis muddled up.

If Athena is the right answer, you are in the final.

If it's the wrong answer, I will throw to Emily.

Is Athena the equivalent of Minerva,

the Roman goddess of wisdom?

She is. Absolutely exemplary work on the grid, Josh.

-Thank you.

-Hera is the queen of the gods.

Demeter is the goddess of the harvest.

And Artemis is the goddess of hunting.

Very, very strong work, Josh.

You are through to the final.

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As you can see, Rachel is not with us.

Unfortunately, she's feeling a bit poorly, so we wish her well.

13 of you are still left in play.

There are two places left in the day's final alongside Josh.

Let's see who is going to be claiming the next one.

-Are you ready? PLAYERS:

-Yes.

Good luck. Here is your first question.

So, we have got ten As and three Bs.

Let's see what answer

you should have gone for.

A, the Pompidou Centre.

A point to all of you. Jamie, you went for B, the Musee D'Orsay.

Have you been to Paris?

I don't think I've been in,

but I've definitely passed it on a tourist bus,

so I'm sure I've got the wrong answer, not the impossible one.

-OK.

-I think.

-Let's see if you're right.

The impossible answer...

is The Hermitage which is in St Petersburg, in Russia.

Question number two.

We have all answers represented.

One of the As is Pat.

Have you read The Discoverie of Guiana, Pat?

Twice. But I can't remember who wrote it.

Why have you gone for Dumas?

I don't really know. I haven't really...

I think he's later, actually.

I think I've got the date wrong.

OK. Well, we will see. Jinesh, You went for Sir Walter Raleigh.

I don't know if my logic's right here, but...

-Go on.

-Lady Jane Grey,

I don't know if they used to throw ladies in prison back then.

OK. Shannon, you think maybe they did throw ladies back in prison.

Lady Jane Grey,

I'm sure she was the one who was made Queen

for a few days before Mary,

so I know she was put in the Tower of London as a prisoner

and I just thought, "I know that, I'm pressing C."

-She was a prisoner.

-Jinesh can't believe it.

"Shouldn't be putting ladies in prison back then.

"It's not on."

The impossible answer...

A, Alexandre Dumas.

Sorry, Pat and Jenny.

Alexandre Dumas wrote The Man in the Iron Mask,

and he was never a prisoner

in the Tower of London.

See you both tomorrow.

So they definitely did throw ladies in prison.

Jinesh, let's see where the points are going.

B, Sir Walter Raleigh.

Shannon, your description of what happened

to Lady Jane Grey was exactly correct.

But she didn't write The Discoverie Of Guiana.

That was Raleigh. So, a point to everyone

who went for Sir Walter Raleigh.

Shannon, you play on.

Question number three.

So, we have ten As and one C.

The answer you should have gone for...

is A, Wings.

So, a point to all of you.

Wings won in 1929.

Sally, out on a limb, you went for Can't Stop The Music.

-Hadn't got a clue.

-Do you think you are still safe?

I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but I'm not hopeful.

All right. I can tell you the impossible answer...

..was, unfortunately, Can't Stop The Music.

It was the Village People film

that, in 1981, won a Golden Raspberry Award,

commonly known as a Razzie, for worst picture.

We will see you tomorrow, Sally.

Question number four.

So, nine As and just the one B, fathom.

Sue, are you feeling a bit nervous?

With your solitary fathom?

I don't think so, because I think...

Aren't there eight furlongs in a mile?

Which would make a mile not many feet.

Unless I've totally lost it with that.

You're the horse racing fan, Sue.

I'd expect you to know.

I think a fathom is equivalent to six feet in the sea.

Let's see what the right answer is.

B, fathom. A point to just Sue.

If everyone else has given the impossible answer,

you are coming straight down here to play a grid, Sue.

Let's find out.

No, you have all avoided the impossible answer, which was C.

Flitch. A flitch is a side of bacon or a slab of timber -

but not a unit of length.

Sue, absolutely right, a furlong is an eighth of a mile.

The others couldn't fathom it.

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So, going into the final question, just one person on four points.

And that is Sue.

Question five.

So we have eight As and two Cs.

The impossible answer...

..is B, John Denver.

He's an American singer-songwriter.

If you've got this right, Sue,

you'll be coming down to play the grid.

Let's find out.

Yes, the answer was A, John Donne.

A point to everyone who went for John Donne.

That means, at the end of that round, Sue,

you're the only person on five points.

You've absolutely smashed it, Sue, come down and slay a grid.

Thank you.

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Nice to have you back down here again, Sue.

Lovely to be here, thank you.

-How are you?

-I'm all right,

but my knees are shaking a little less down here

than they were last time.

It's getting better.

Last time, we didn't QUITE get through.

-No.

-This time?

I'm hoping to do it.

OK. Let's allow ourselves to be a bit premature

and talk about the money.

If you were to just take a daily prize pot,

what would that go on, do you think?

I've done a lot of travel in Europe, but I've never been to Rome.

I think a long weekend in Rome would be a good thing to do, yes.

That would be lovely. Who would you take, Sue?

My husband, I think, Ray.

-You'd have to take Ray, wouldn't you?

-Have to, really, wouldn't I?

-He'd be furious.

-I'd leave the dog at home.

"Going to the most romantic city in the world

"without you, I'm afraid, Ray."

-That would go down badly.

-I don't think he'd like that.

-OK, shall we crack on?

-Yeah, let's do it.

So, you've got a choice of three topics.

So, of those?

I'm going to discount fashion immediately.

I'm not quite up to who's who and who's doing what with who.

Theatre, I like the theatre to go,

but I'm not very good on musical theatre.

So, if it came up with musicals, I don't think I'd be too good.

So I'm going to give the UK a try.

-Give the UK a whirl?

-Yes.

All right. So, the UK.

You're going to see nine answers.

So, Sue, any thoughts?

I can recognise some castles.

-All right.

-And also some places in Scotland and Wales.

I don't know where it's going.

Right, let's see where it's going.

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

Which castle in Wales...

There we go. OK.

So, five of those answers are impossible

because they aren't castles in Wales.

Each impossible you successfully identify

will add £100 to the daily prize pot.

Let's start with Glamis, which I think is Scotland.

OK. I think it's "Glams".

"Glams", even, yes.

Let's lock in Glamis, then.

Is Glamis an impossible answer?

You think it's in Scotland.

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Spot on, Sue. It's in Scotland. That's £100 added to the prize pot.

Alnwick is in Northumberland.

So I will discount that.

Is Alnwick an impossible answer?

As you say, Sue, it's in Northumberland.

I think Rothesay is Scottish, so I'm going to discount that.

So, Rothesay, you think, Scottish.

Is Rothesay an impossible answer?

It's in Scotland, on the Isle of Bute.

Three from three, Sue.

-Very nice stuff.

-I think I know three of the Welsh castles,

but I don't know the fourth.

So the next one is a bit

tricky for me. Framlingham doesn't sound Welsh,

so I'm going to try and discount that one, Framlingham.

All right. Is Framlingham an impossible answer?

It doesn't sound Welsh, because it isn't Welsh.

-It's in Suffolk.

-Right.

£400. One more impossible answer up there.

-Let's get rid of it.

-I'm going to get rid of...

I don't know how you pronounce it, "Treetower", or "Trettower"?

-Tretower?

-Tretower.

OK. Is Tretower an impossible answer?

-Ah, OK.

-No, that is a castle in Wales.

However, good grid play, Sue.

£400 added to the prize pot.

It now stands at £900.

But are you going to be playing for that money and for 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.

If you give me the right answer, you're in the final.

But if you give me a wrong answer, the next best player will have

the chance to steal that place in the final. I can reveal that

the next best player was JT.

-Hold tight, Jammy.

-Oh, yeah.

How are you on castles, Jammy?

Not great, but looking at that, Sue's got rid of four of them,

so I've got as good a chance as she has, I suppose.

I wonder if Sue knows more about castles than you, Jammy.

Well, she didn't know Tretower, did she?

No, good point, Jammy.

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I love it when it gets a little bit needly.

So, as Jammy has highlighted, Sue,

-there is still an impossible answer there.

-Indeed.

If you give me that, sadly, you will be eliminated from today's show.

-Shall we have a look at the full question?

-Yes, please.

Which castle in Wales is located on the island of Anglesey?

I think I've been there, so I think I'm pretty sure I know

it's Beaumaris.

-Yeah?

-Yep.

-If Beaumaris is located on the island of Anglesey,

you are through to the final, Sue.

If it's a wrong answer, or an impossible answer,

we will throw to your adversary, Jammy.

Is Beaumoris the right answer?

It is. APPLAUSE

-Thank you.

-Well done, Sue.

-Thank you.

-It's handy that you've been there, obviously, Sue.

Many moons ago, yep.

-Didn't see that coming, did you Jammy?

-I'm so happy for you, Sue.

Thank you very much.

-I'm really happy for you, Sue!

-I'm touched!

The impossible that you missed - want to have a guess?

-Pendennis.

-It's Pendennis, which is in...

-Scotland again?

-Cornwall, actually.

-Oh, right, OK.

-Well done, Sue.

-Your seat in the final awaits.

-Thank you very much.

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Just the one place left in the final up for grabs.

Who's going to take it? Only nine of you surviving now.

-Everyone ready?

-Yes.

Good luck. Here's your first question.

Four As, four Bs, and one C. Emily...

-Yeah, I knew you were coming to me.

-Shaking your head there?

It was a panic press, because, you know, there's one place left.

It was a panic press. I was going, Jennifer Lawrence,

Jennifer Lawrence, and then I don't know what happened.

-Sort of wish you hadn't?

-No, DEFINITELY wishing I hadn't.

-Definitely wishing you hadn't.

-There's no sort of about it.

All right, let's see if you are right to wish you hadn't.

I'm afraid you are.

-Scarlett Johansson was not in The Hunger Games.

-Yep, I knew it.

-Emily, we'll see you tomorrow. One last chance.

-Thank you.

Let's see where the points are going.

B, Elizabeth Banks.

Said, Jamie, Shannon, and Jennifer all get a point.

Question number two.

All answers out there. Let's see where the points are going.

B, Iris Murdoch. A point to all of you who went for Iris Murdoch.

Judi Dench and Kate Winslet, both in the film Iris.

Now, would Barbara Cartland have won a Booker Prize?

Let's see.

No, Stewart, which means we have to say goodbye to you and to Jammy.

-We'll see you both tomorrow.

-See you tomorrow.

Only six of you left in play as we move on to question three.

So, we've got an equal split between As and Bs.

The points are going to...

..A, drisheen.

Said, you've gone teckel.

Think you've avoided the impossible answer?

I'm really hoping so. This is just a pure guess.

OK, the impossible answer...

..is B, teckel.

It's a type of sausage dog.

It does mean we have to say goodbye to you, Shannon, Said, and Jennifer.

We'll see the three of you tomorrow.

Cervelat is a type of sausage,

and it's where we get our sausage the saveloy from.

Just three left in play, and we go on to question four.

Think you've got it right, Jinesh?

I'll say 33%.

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-Jamie?

-This one's a bit of a guess, actually.

Oopsy Daisy seemed familiar. Again, I wasn't sure if it was N-Dubz.

Best Behaviour sounded slightly familiar.

Kerry, you went for Best Behaviour as well.

Yeah, I think Oopsy Daisy might be Chipmunk.

Something like that. So it was between the other two.

-So, Best Behaviour.

-The impossible answer...

..was C, Oopsy Daisy. By Chipmunk, Kerry.

-Got to know something.

-Yes, you do.

Let's see if you knew the right answer as well, Kerry.

No, the right answer was Ouch.

A point to you, Jinesh. So, going into the final question,

two of you are on three points, and they are Jamie and Jinesh.

Question number five.

So, we've got a couple of Bs and an A.

The answer to avoid was...

..C, El Greco.

He was born in Crete, and then moved to Spain in his 30s.

The right answer...

was A, Velazquez.

So a point to you, Kerry.

Which means we have a three-way tie.

All three of you on three points.

The quickest to lock in their answers was Kerry.

-Oh!

-Congratulations. APPLAUSE

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

-Hello, Kerry.

-Hello, Rick.

-How are you?

-I'm very well, thank you.

Nice to have you down to play a grid.

-Yeah, it's nice to come down.

-You've been in the final before.

-But you stole, I think, Karen's place.

-Yeah.

-So you've never actually played a grid.

-I snuck in.

-You did sneak in.

-This time, you're going to go in the front door.

-Yes, hopefully.

What do you do for work?

I'm currently on maternity leave. Normally, I work as cabin crew.

-OK. What kind of planes?

-We are a small, private airline.

So, it's charter flights.

Oh, right. Does that mean you get quite rich people on there?

Yeah, whoever can afford us.

-You should come and fly with us.

-Maybe I will, Kerry. Maybe I will.

We'll take you wherever you'd like to go.

-And I assume you'll look after me?

-Of course.

-Lovely.

I'm going to look after you now and show you the two remaining topics.

They are...

Fashion and Theatre.

OK. Neither are particularly fabulous for me.

-Sorry.

-No, that's OK.

-It's not your fault.

-We know whose fault it is!

-Yep!

-These guys.

-Even before them, it still wasn't great.

Nobody's done it yet, so I'll try Fashion.

-Fashion?

-Yes.

-All right.

So, you're going to see nine answers.

I feel like, flying with all these VIPs,

you're at least going to see some quite expensive clobber.

-Sadly, it hasn't rubbed off on me.

-Well, we're going to find out.

The nine answers...

-What do you reckon?

-I can see some shoe designers in there.

I can see perfumes. I'm thinking maybe shoes. Hopefully shoes.

OK. Fingers crossed for shoes.

Here's the first half of the question.

Which famous fashion designer...?

OK. So, five of those answers are impossible because they are not

famous fashion designers. You've got five goes and each impossible answer

you successfully identify will add £100 to the daily prize pot.

-OK.

-Where would you like to start?

-Mario Balotelli.

-Mario Balotelli?

Don't think he's a famous fashion designer?

-I do not, no.

-What do you think he is?

-I think he could be a footballer.

-Hmm. Could be a footballer.

Let's see if Mario Balotelli is an impossible answer.

He is. APPLAUSE

Right, where would you like to go next?

-I'll try John Paul McQueen.

-John Paul McQueen.

And why are you going for John Paul McQueen?

I think it might be to try and lead me down the Alexander McQueen route,

and I think he could be off Hollyoaks.

-A character.

-OK. Is John Paul McQueen an impossible answer?

Yeah. APPLAUSE

He's a Hollyoaks character. Two from two.

OK. They were the ones I knew were impossible.

There are a few that I can see that I know are fashion designers.

-So, it's more of a punt now.

-All right.

So I shall go for Henry Mancini.

Henry Mancini. Just a bit of a punt, is it?

-Yes.

-Is Henry Mancini an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

Henry Mancini is a film composer.

£300 added to the prize pot.

It now stands at £1,200. Going along very nicely.

-I shall try Stella Rimington.

-OK.

-I think maybe, again,

it might be trying to mislead me down to Stella McCartney.

-So, we shall see.

-And you think we're trying to mislead you?

Possibly, possibly, with another fashion designer,

-but I don't know.

-Would we do that to you, Kerry(?)

Is Stella Rimington an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

Absolutely. The first female head of MI5.

-Four from four.

-Yep, it's not going too badly.

-One to go. It's going very well.

-Erm...

I shall try Elsa Schiaparelli.

I don't know how you say it. Schi-parelli.

-Elsa Scha-parelli.

-Scha-parelli.

Is Elsa Schiaparelli an impossible answer?

-Ooh!

-It's not, actually.

Nevertheless, £400 into the prize pot, now standing at £1,300.

-Very good, Kerry.

-Thank you.

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

be looking for the right answer.

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

-OK.

-But if you give me a wrong answer,

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

and that is Jamie.

KERRY GASPS

It's my sister from another mister!

So, would you feel quite bad if you nicked her place in the final?

Do you know what? I know she's got it,

so I've got 100% faith that she's going to do it.

-That's nice.

-If it's going to go to anybody, Jamie.

Guys! This is so sweet!

-All right. There is still one impossible answer up there.

-Yes.

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

Let's have a look at the full question.

Which famous fashion designer

is known for producing trademark red-soled high-heeled shoes?

Thankfully, it is one that I know.

Fingers crossed - Christian Louboutin.

Christian Louboutin. You think you know this.

If it's the right answer, you are in the final, Kerry.

Is Christian Louboutin known for producing trademark

red-soled high-heeled shoes?

Yes. APPLAUSE

-Well done, Kerry.

-Thank you.

The one remaining impossible answer that you missed

was Haruki Murakami, who is a novelist.

-OK.

-Well done, Kerry.

-Thank you.

-You are through to the final!

-Thank you very much.

APPLAUSE

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

but you will have one last chance tomorrow.

-See you then!

-Bye!

But for Josh, Sue, and Kerry, it's time for the final.

APPLAUSE

Josh, Sue, Kerry. £1,300 in today's prize pot, thanks to you guys and

your work on the grids. 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.

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,

which is to say, they have no answer, they make no sense,

they are illogical. If you think you have spotted one of these,

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

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

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

or give any other answer to an impossible question,

it is you who is going to lose two lives.

The last player standing will take the £1,300.

-Ready?

-Yes.

Good luck, let's start.

Over which item of traditional male Scottish dress

would a sporran normally...?

-Kerry.

-Kilt.

..sporran normally be worn? It is a kilt. Sue and Josh lose a life.

The name of which weather phenomenon on translates from Spanish literally

as "Lit"...? Josh.

-El Nino.

-..as "Little Boy"? It is El Nino.

Well interrupted. Sue and Kerry, you lose a life.

In the song Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music,

which note is described as "a long, long way to run"?

-Sue.

-Fa.

It is fa. Josh and Kerry, you lose a life.

So we are dead equal - eight lives apiece.

In which year was King Charles II of England executed?

-Kerry.

-Impossible.

It is impossible, Charles I was executed, not Charles II.

Sue and Josh, you lose two lives.

According to the proverb, how many lives does a cat have?

-Josh.

-Nine.

It is nine. Sue and Kerry, you lose a life.

In which US TV series did Donald Sutherland played the character

of Jack Bauer? Kerry.

24?

-It's impossible.

-It's impossible, I'm afraid, Kerry.

It was KIEFER Sutherland who played Jack Bauer. You lose two lives.

Which British athlete won gold in the Olympic decathlon

of both the 1980 and 1984...? Sue.

-Daley Thompson.

-..1984 games? It was Daley Thompson.

Josh and Kerry, you lose a life.

Very tight still. Josh and Sue on five lives, Kerry on four.

In 2017, which British actress won an Academy Award for her performance

in La La land? Josh.

-Impossible.

-It is impossible, it was Emma Stone, who is American.

Sue and Kerry, you lose two lives.

Josh, you are on five. Sue, you are on three. Kerry, you are on two.

Which Swedish band had a big hit in the 1980s with...?

-Kerry.

-ABBA?

..with Take on Me? It was impossible, Kerry.

Take on me was a hit from the Norwegian band, A-ha.

That means you lose your last two lives, and you're out of the game.

Sue, you are on three lives, Josh, you are on five.

The leaves of which herb are traditionally used to make pesto?

-Sue.

-Basil.

It is Basil. Josh, you lose a life. Just one life separating you now.

Josh, you're on four. Sue, you're on three. Which green precious stone

is traditionally given on a 55th wedding annive...? Sue.

-Emerald.

-..wedding anniversary? It is emerald.

Josh, you lose a life, tying it now on three lives remaining each.

Which Man Booker prize-winning novel features a tiger

called Richard Parker? Josh.

-Life Of Pi.

-It is Life Of Pi, by Yann Martel.

Sue, you lose a life.

Kerry Blue is a breed of which animal?

-Sue.

-Dog.

It is a dog. Josh, down to two lives, the same as Sue.

In which fictional village does Postman Pat deliver the mail?

-Josh.

-Greendale.

It is Greendale. Sue, you lose a life. Sue, you are on one life.

Josh, you are on two. With which boyband did Justin Timberlake

begin his music career? Josh.

-N Sync.

-It is N Sync.

Sue, you lose your last remaining life,

so commiserations to both you and Kerry.

You are back in the pack for tomorrow.

But Josh, congratulations, it's time to face the £10,000 question.

APPLAUSE

Really well done, Josh. You are today's winner with £1,300.

That's great. But, I want you to be leaving with a whole lot more

once you've answered the £10,000 question.

It was third time lucky.

-It was third time lucky.

-You bided your time, you were right to.

But we are here now. If you win the £10,000,

we know you are going to take your parents away, maybe to America.

If you just took the daily prize pot, what would you spend that on?

I'm a big Manchester United fan.

Josh, I was really rooting for you as well...

-Sorry.

-So, I could put that towards a season ticket for next year.

-I'm on the waiting list.

-OK, well.

Mixed feelings for me, really.

I do want you to win, but now I really don't want you to win.

I'm a mess of emotions!

You are a very popular contestant. Everyone here is rooting for you.

Here's 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.

If you can find them all within ten seconds, you will win the ten grand.

That's what we want. 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 - there's always bad news -

is that three of the nine answers are impossible.

Give me any of those, and you lose the £1,300.

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

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

you also lose the £1,300.

Shall we have a look and see what the topic is?

I can tell you...

it's on television.

-So so?

-It would obviously depend on what TV show it was, so...

All right. Here are your nine answers.

And you're looking for characters in Harry Enfield And Chums

that were played by Harry Enfield. And your time starts now.

I will go for Wayne Slob, Swiss Toni, and Dave Angel.

OK. Took your time. Are you a Harry Enfield fan?

I'm not, no. I didn't really know what the question was going to be

until it came up, so not excellent for me, but...

Are you reasonably happy with your answers, or just hard to say?

I think Wayne Slob might be a Harry Enfield And Chums character,

but that's about as far as it goes. The other two are complete guesses.

-All right. Shall we start with Wayne Slob, then?

-OK.

Is Wayne Slob a character in Harry Enfield And Chums

played by Harry Enfield?

Yes. APPLAUSE

Good start.

One from three.

Next you said a Swiss Toni.

-Any thoughts about Swiss Toni?

-No, no thoughts.

Is Swiss Toni a character in Harry Enfield And Chums

that was played by Harry Enfield?

-I'm sorry, Josh. I'm sorry.

-That's OK.

Swiss Toni was played by Charlie Higson in The Fast Show.

Not in Harry Enfield And Chums.

I'm afraid that does mean you are going to be leaving with nothing,

I'm really sorry. Thank you so much for coming to play with us.

The other answer you gave was Dave Angel.

Also an impossible answer.

Dave Angel from The Fast Show, played by Simon Day.

The answers you were looking for, in addition to Wayne Slob,

were Kevin Patterson, known as Kevin The Teenager,

and Dave Nice, one of the radio DJs, Smashy and Nicey.

The one remaining impossible was Louis Balfour,

also from The Fast Show, played by John Thompson.

I'm sorry that fell so badly for you, Josh.

You've been a fantastic player. I hope you have enjoyed yourself.

-Thank you. Cheers.

-APPLAUSE

Sadly, Josh leaves us empty-handed.

The rest of us will be back tomorrow when someone else will have

the chance to win £10,000.

This has been !mpossible, the quiz where actually anything is possible.

Goodbye.