Episode 24 Impossible

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

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 are 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!

They're going to be here for two weeks,

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

-AUDIENCE:

-Ooooh!

..our monster exclamation mark,

filled with 10,000 golden pound coins.

At the end of each show, one of this wondrous array

of would-be winners will face the final question, and here...

..it is, today's £10,000 question.

Get this right, and that money comes flooding out.

Now, guys, it's been a while since anyone won the big money.

-Are we going to do it today? ALL:

-Yes!

That is the right attitude.

Our new player is Hazel.

Welcome. How are you?

I'm fine, thank you, Rick.

-Looking forward to it.

-Good. What do you do, Hazel?

I'm retired, but I used to work with the National Trust...

Uh-huh.

..and also I help a friend who makes wedding cakes,

so that's quite busy work.

All right, well, lovely to have you here, Hazel.

-Thank you.

-Ndaba.

-Hello.

-What do you do, Ndaba?

I'm a third year student at uni.

OK, and what do you study?

-Medicine.

-Ah!

A very medical row.

Yeah, two medics.

Who is better out of you two?

It has got to be Haris.

Guys, stop it!

I'd love you both to treat me!

What would you do with the money if you were to get it, Ndaba?

This summer, I am going inter-railing

with some of the boys from uni, so...

You absolute legend, Ndaba.

Lads, lads, lads.

So, yeah, spend some money around Europe.

And my mum is doing a bit of decorating at home,

so pay for some wallpaper, maybe.

Ndaba!

She can pay for her own wallpaper.

It's Laura Ashley wallpaper.

I don't care, Ndaba.

It's really, really boring.

-That's fair.

-So inter-railing with the lads, lads, lads?

What would my mum say?

She would say, "Have a great time in Europe, Ndaba."

-This is true.

-"I'll pay for my own wallpaper, I'm a grown woman."

All right, have a great show, good luck, today,

and good luck to everyone.

This is, of course, Jackie, our British sign-language interpreter,

who is working with Asif.

Everyone set? Everyone calm?

-Yes.

-Calm-ish, I'll take that.

Let's crack on. You are going to 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...

Oh, guys, that would immediately knock you out of today's show

and you'll have to try again tomorrow.

After five questions, the highest scorer

gets the first chance to bag a place in today's Final. Ready?

-ALL:

-Yes!

-Good luck.

Here's your first question.

You have all gone for B, Saturn -

let's see if you are right.

You are. A point to everyone.

The impossible answer...

A, Sirius, also called the Dog Star,

not a planet, not in our solar system.

Question number two.

The right answer?

C, Detroit.

Motown is a contraction of motor town,

Detroit is famous for its car industry.

A point to everyone who went for C.

Lateefah, you were shaking your head

in a despondent manner, there.

Yes, when I pressed it, I was like,

"This doesn't feel right," but, yeah.

Have you and the six others avoided the impossible, though?

Yeah, I hope so.

Yes.

Let's have a look.

Yes, that was B, Georgia, not a US city.

Question number three.

I notice that Ndaba and Haris

have both gone with B.

Just, if you have got this wrong, leave!

The right answer...

You are safe.

..is B, pulmonologist.

A point to all of you.

-Leon...

-Oh.

-Leon, how does that make me feel?

I want to have a nice chat, and you are like, "Oh!"

It's not normally a good sign.

I think that's very mean of you.

What is not a good sign is you have not given the right answer, Leon.

-I know.

-So do you think you have avoided the impossible answer?

I haven't got a clue.

I just thought that A sounded more technical than C.

So Leon is saying that funambulist sounds made up, Kym.

Yeah, he is right too, isn't he?

What do you think a funambulist is?

Endocrine is to do with the glands so I thought...

that sort of part of medical knowledge.

I was thinking pulmonary arteries,

that is to do with blood, and then I just panicked and went C.

I get the pulmonary artery feed, that goes to the lungs.

Haris, Ndaba, what happens with that?

It's a trick artery because it carries deoxygenated blood.

-Yes?

-I can confirm.

OK, good.

-Thank you.

-It is the classic trick artery.

OK, well, one of Leon and Kym has given the impossible answer,

that was...

..C, funambulist.

A funambulist is a tightrope walker.

-I will never forget that.

-We'll see you tomorrow, Kym.

Question number four.

Almost all Bs, a couple of As,

a couple of Cs. The right answer...

..is B, Hamm. A point to all of you who went for Hamm.

Asif, you went for Sid, C.

Only you and Annelies did.

Have you seen Toy Story?

Not really.

My children have watched it and they have explained it to me,

but I thought it must be Sid so I just pressed Sid, that's my guess.

I think your children might be a little bit annoyed here, Asif,

that you didn't listen carefully enough.

Sorry about that.

Lateefah, you went with A, Sulley.

I've seen Toy Story, I just don't know any of these characters,

so obviously I just know the song.

I feel like neither of you have concentrated hard enough here!

You've got to anticipate being asked quiz questions on everything you do.

OK, well, one of you has given the impossible answer.

Which was...?

A, Sulley, it's a character from Monsters Inc,

voiced by John Goodman.

So, Ndaba and Lateefah, we'll see you tomorrow.

Going into the final question of this round,

we have 12 of you on four points.

Question number five.

Ten As, ten Cs and just the one B.

Can we just get a player cam on Leon?

LAUGHTER

There's an option on the red button,

which is like, "What is Leon doing at the moment?"

Perfect.

Do you want to have a chat now or in a bit, Leon?

Switch my light off, I'm done.

A big watcher of golf, Leon?

No. Sport is just not my forte so...

OK, let's see if we are going to be switching your light off, Leon.

The impossible answer...

B, Jordan Spieth, not an English golfer - he's American.

We'll see you tomorrow.

Half of you are going to be getting a point.

Let's see which half.

The As. It was Danny Willett.

A point to you,

so we finish the round with seven of you on five points

and the top row, in particular, are doing extremely well.

Simon, Harvey, Bernie, Alison,

Pam and James, all on five in quite a suspicious way.

Dorothy was the other person who's on five, by the way.

Doing it on her own. Definitely not getting any help from Leon.

LAUGHTER

I can tell you that the fastest to lock in their answers

across the round...

..was James.

Congratulations, you have the first chance

to grab a place in today's Final.

-Hello again, James.

-Hello.

-Nice to have you down here again.

-Nice to be back.

-You know the drill.

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.

You are going to have a choice of four topics, and here they are.

Any of your areas, there?

None of them are particularly very good for me.

I'm going to go for a wild stab at radio.

-Radio.

-Yeah.

-Do you listen to a lot of radio?

I do sometimes, yeah, yeah.

Hopefully, it will be modern radio, but we'll see.

Here's how it works. I'm going to show you nine answers, which are...

Your kind of radio figures?

No. I think it may be Radio 4,

-which is about three buttons too high for me.

-OK.

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

-So it is Radio 4.

-Yeah.

Five of those answers are impossible

because they HAVEN'T presented the Today programme on Radio 4.

You'll have five goes,

each impossible answer you successfully identify adds £100

to the prize pot. Where would you like to start?

I'm going to start with John Craven.

Why are you plumping for Craven?

He's more of a TV guy, I think, than a radio guy.

He does Countryfile and he did Newsround, I think, didn't he?

Let's have a look, then. Is John Craven an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

Yes, and you got his CV spot on.

-There you go.

-Countryfile, formerly Newsround.

So £100 in the prize pot.

Where next?

I think with the same logic, I'm going to go with Michael Buerk.

-Michael Buerk.

-He did a lot of TV news,

-especially when I was younger, I think.

-OK.

Is Michael Buerk an impossible answer?

Yes.

APPLAUSE

£200 into the prize pot.

Three goes remaining.

Again, the same reason for Anna Ford.

She was on a lot of TV news when I was younger.

Anna Ford.

Is Anna Ford an impossible answer?

No, she did present Today on Radio 4.

Two guesses remaining.

Eddie Mair, I've never heard of Eddie Mair.

That probably means he is on it, but we'll go for it, anyway.

Are you sure? By that logic, James...

Yeah, well he might have done something else on Radio 4.

He might not do any radio, I don't know.

There are so many options.

I'm not helping myself here, am I?

The world is Eddie Mair's oyster.

It is, and good for him.

But is it good for you?

Is Eddie Mair an impossible answer?

Yes. It is.

APPLAUSE

£300 in the prize pot.

-One more go.

-Kate Adie.

Again, I think she did a lot of war reporting,

I think, on the television,

so I don't know if she would have been in the UK

to do presenting on a radio station, as well.

-So we'll go with Kate Adie.

-All right. Kate Adie.

Is Kate Adie an impossible answer?

Yes.

Four out of five. £400 in the prize pot.

-Pretty good going, James.

-Better than I expected.

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 refer to the second half of the question

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

If you find it, you are in the final.

Give me a wrong answer,

and the next-best player will have the chance

to steal your place in the final.

I can reveal that that was Laure...

It wasn't Laurence, it was Bernie.

-Oh, no.

-Oh, yes, Bernie.

Fan of the Today programme, Bernie?

-Not at all.

-Ever heard it?

No, never, actually.

Ever heard of any of these people?

Heard OF them, but, yes, I wouldn't know.

I don't know the answers.

Bernie claiming to know nothing about this.

-It sounds all right for you.

-Yes.

There is still one impossible answer up there.

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

Let's have a look at the full question.

I'm going to go with Evan Davis

because he does Dragons' Den as well.

Maybe he does a couple of things on BBC Two.

I'll go with Evan Davis.

All right. If Evan Davis became a host of BBC Two's Newsnight in 2014,

you are in the Final. If that's a wrong answer,

Bernie has the chance to steal.

If it's an impossible answer,

you'll be eliminated from today's show.

Is Evan Davis the right answer?

Yes. APPLAUSE

I'm not sure you were confident, there.

-No, I really wasn't.

-You are through to the Final, James.

-Thank you very much.

-The last remaining impossible - any idea?

My next guess would have been Angela Rippon

for an impossible answer.

Absolutely spot on.

Congratulations, you are in the Final.

Thank you very much.

Still two places left in today's Final alongside James.

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

19 of you left, are you ready?

-ALL:

-Yes!

-Good luck.

Here's your first question.

Let's see who is getting the points.

All of you who went for C, Will Young.

Now, top row, you were absolutely flying.

-Alison?

-I got that totally wrong.

I don't know what happened then.

I think I am still waking up.

I'm going back to sleep.

Don't do that just yet.

Listen, you might be able to sleep in about ten seconds, Alison.

So just keep it together for now.

I will be. I just had a...

Yeah, I got it wrong.

But how wrong have you gone?

Harvey? You went for Gareth Gates?

I'm a dead man walking, Rick.

Are you? Why do you think that?

Because I've realised now that Gareth Gates finished second.

He didn't actually win.

The good thing about that is Alison really perked up.

I just realised... I didn't...

Yes. I realised the word "winner" is quite crucial, isn't it?

It is, yes. It is quite crucial.

I'm feeling a bit more hopeful now.

So the impossible answer...

A, Gareth Gates. As you said, Harvey,

Gareth Gates came second to Will Young in the first year.

Michelle McManus won the second year,

which is also the last year of Pop Idol.

So we have to say goodbye to you, Harvey, and you, Asif.

We'll see you both tomorrow.

Question number two...

The right answer...

..is B, Carrie, published in 1974.

So a point to all of you who went for B.

-Annelies.

-Hello.

You went for The Silence Of The Lambs?

I think, judging from what everyone else has said,

I am sort of in the minority here.

It doesn't always mean you are going out, though, Annelies.

You might have got lucky.

Huw, you went for Misery.

I'm fairly confident it is Stephen King.

I remember watching the film.

Silence Of The Lambs, I just don't think it is him.

Good film, though. They are all good films, actually, yeah.

Yeah. Unfortunately, that is not the question.

Well, one of you has given the impossible answer, which is...

C, The Silence Of The Lambs is not a Stephen King novel, I'm afraid.

Silence Of The Lambs is by Thomas Harris.

So, Linda and Annelies, we will see you both tomorrow.

Question number three...

Lucille, what happened?

Well, I was trying to work out whether it was B or C,

and I just took too long to think about it.

You did take too long, unfortunately.

I was so pleased to get through Round 1, it went to my head.

It has. It has. LAUGHTER

You've got to try and stay grounded.

I'm going to definitely make it through Round 2 tomorrow.

Yes, that's right, you are.

We will see you then.

Absolute nightmare for the front row, by the way.

Just two of you left in.

Nine of you went for A, Volga.

Steve, you are one of them.

Feeling good about it?

Well, my knowledge of rivers is like my knowledge of mountains.

So I'm hoping that this one is actually on this planet.

LAUGHTER

-I'm hoping.

-OK, good.

Haris, you went for Spree.

Yeah. Massive guess.

And Sue, what made you go for Pergamon?

I know Volga was a river,

but I don't think it goes through Germany.

Or that part of Germany.

So that's why I went with B.

OK. Let's find out if the majority of you who went for A, Volga,

are right.

No, you are not.

The right answer was Spree.

So Pam, Bernie and Haris get a point.

Let's find out who we are going to be saying goodbye to.

The impossible answer...

..is B, Pergamon,

which is a museum in Berlin, I'm afraid, Sue.

-OK.

-So we'll see you tomorrow.

Alison, you can have a little sleep.

Thank you.

12 of you left in play.

We go on to question four.

Let's see the answer you should have gone for.

It was B, Barbra Streisand, so a point to everyone who went for B.

-Pam...

-Yes?

You are the only person who went for C, Clint Eastwood.

I've no idea. I've never seen Meet The Fockers,

and I don't know anything about Duck Sauce.

But apart from that...

A great question for you, Pam.

I know they are all actors.

Dorothy, what do you think?

You went Dustin Hoffman?

Yeah, I remembered Dustin Hoffman being in the films.

Does sound like bad news for you, though, Pam.

The impossible answer...

..is C, Clint Eastwood, not in the film Meet The Fockers, I'm afraid.

-We'll see you tomorrow, Pam.

-Thank you.

Going on to our final question in this round.

There is only one contestant on four points, and that is Bernie.

APPLAUSE

Question five.

The answer you are trying to avoid, the impossible answer...

B, Hughie Green, hosted Opportunity Knocks,

but never host of Family Fortunes.

Haris, Hugh and Laurence, we say goodbye.

See you tomorrow.

Bernie, you went for A, Bob Monkhouse.

If this is the right answer,

you'll be coming down to play the grid.

Let's find out.

Yes. A, Bob Monkhouse.

Everyone gets a point, but, Bernie,

you finish on five points

and you have the chance to grab the next place in today's Final.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

-Hello again, Bernie.

-Hello again, Rick.

-How are you doing?

-Very well, thank you, yes.

Good. Are you ready to have a look at the topics?

-Yeah, sure.

-So, a choice of three.

I think I'll go for Film.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-So you're going to see nine answers relating to film.

Here they are.

-They're all in films.

-They are all in films.

That's about all I can think.

-Bonus point.

-Right. Thank you.

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

-Yeah.

-So five of those answers are impossible

because they did not star with Jeremy Renner in American Hustle.

Each impossible answer you give me

will add £100 to the daily prize pot.

-Where would you like to start?

-Well, I've never seen it,

so I'm just going to be completely guessing.

I'll go with Sandra Bullock.

Sandra Bullock. And these are all just wild guesses?

-Absolutely.

-We won't talk too much about it, then.

No, I don't think we could.

Is Sandra Bullock an impossible answer?

Yeah.

Not in American Hustle.

Robert Downey Jr?

Robert Downey Jr?

Another guess. Is Robert Downey Jr an impossible answer?

Yeah.

-Also not in American Hustle.

-All right.

-I'll go for Charlize Theron.

-Charlize Theron.

Is Charlize Theron an impossible answer?

All things considered, this is going very well, Bernie.

Total guesses!

And I would also go for Matt Damon. I would think he wasn't in it.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Is Matt Damon an impossible answer?

-Yes.

-Oh, my God!

Have you seen the film American Hustle, Bernie?

-I haven't at all.

-Look me in the eyes.

No, I haven't! So there's just one more?

If you get this, I'm going to kick off.

So will I. Oh, my goodness.

-I'd go Natalie Portman.

-Natalie Portman.

Is Natalie Portman an impossible answer?

-Oh, no!

-I'm off! I don't believe it.

I don't believe it.

-Oh, my gosh!

-Yes, it is an impossible answer.

-I don't know how you've done that, Bernie.

-Nor do I!

-You've added £500 to the daily prize pot.

-Right.

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 about

your favourite film, American Hustle.

-And I'll be looking for the right answer.

-OK.

Give me the right answer, you're in the Final.

Give me a wrong answer... As if!

..and the next-best player will have

the chance to steal your place in the Final.

I can reveal that the next-best player was Sonia.

Hold tight, Sonia.

Have you seen American Hustle - not that it seems to matter?

I haven't. It's one of those films that kept coming up on Netflix

or whatever, and I'd say to my husband,

"I want to watch that!" "No, I don't want to watch that."

-So, Bernie's done incredibly well.

-She really has.

-"Incredibly" is the right word.

-Yes!

-All right, you are in a very strong position here...

-Right.

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

Let's have a look at the full question.

Which of Jeremy Renner's co-stars in the film American Hustle appeared

opposite him a second time in the science-fiction film Arrival?

-Have you seen Arrival?

-No!

-Great. So you'll get it right, then!

Pure guess - Amy Adams.

If Amy Adams is the right answer, you're in the final, Bernie.

Just to be clear, you've never seen American Hustle

and have never seen Arrival?

Is Amy Adams the right answer?

Oh, God!

-I don't know what to say, Bernie.

-Nor do I.

-You're on a hot streak.

-Yes.

-You're through to the Final.

-Thank you.

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

Let's see who it's going to be. Only seven of you still in play.

Best of luck. Question number one...

We have six Bs and one C.

The right answer...

A point to all the Bs.

-Izhan?

-Yes. I was guessing.

-I've no idea.

-I can tell you that the impossible answer...

He's a Formula 1 driver.

-We'll see you tomorrow.

-See you tomorrow.

Six people left in.

Question number two...

Again, the pack have just left one to fend for themselves.

Five As and one B.

The right answer...

A point to all the As.

Dorothy. They've left you out there.

I know. I had to guess that time.

Well, the impossible answer...

..unfortunately, was B -

Robert Browning was never a Poet Laureate.

-See you tomorrow, Dorothy.

-OK, see you.

Slowly whittling the pack down.

Five players left in. Question number three...

Same pattern again.

Four Bs, and just the one C.

So far, the person left on their own has not fared well, Clair.

The right answer...

A point to all the Bs.

-What do you think, Clair?

-It's not good, is it?

Definitely not good, but it might be not terrible.

The impossible answer...

Neither Julia Roberts nor Matt Damon are in that film, I'm afraid.

-Clair, we'll see you tomorrow.

-OK.

Question number four...

All gone with B, Laputa.

Let's see if you're right.

Yes, you are. A point to everyone.

The impossible answer...

Lagavulin is a whisky, not a land in Gulliver's Travels.

Four contestants left in play. All on four points.

Question number five...

Back to the old pattern - three Cs, one A.

The right answer...

Meaning Simon, Steve and Sonia, you get a point and finish on five.

-Hazel?

-Yes?

Have you avoided the impossible answer?

I hope so.

I know Basshunter....

I think he's a DJ.

He's a bit fit, so...

Well, now!

-So who cares?

-Yeah.

It doesn't matter. He's a looker, but is he a Swedish DJ?

The impossible answer...

So you can breathe a sigh of relief, Hazel,

-and go back to fantasising about Basshunter.

-Thanks a lot.

Alexander Rybak won the Eurovision Song contest

in 2009 for Norway.

The three Ss are all locked on five points.

But the quickest "S" to lock in their answers was Simon.

Well done, Simon.

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

-Hello, Simon.

-Hi, Rick. All right?

-You seemed absolutely staggered, Simon.

-Yeah.

I knew I'd done all right, but I didn't think I was quick enough.

I was giving it some pressure on the button.

So, yeah, pleasantly surprised.

You had just enough pressure on the buttons, I think, Simon.

So the topics -

only two remaining, I'm afraid.

-Yeah.

-And they are...

History, and Books And Literature.

Both awful.

Which one is less awful?

Less awful, I think History because it could be

a nature of genres within history.

-So I'm going to pick History.

-OK.

Try and hedge my bets a little bit.

All right. So, History.

You're going to see nine answers.

What have you got for me, Simon? Anything?

Political-based, obviously. Yet again, awful.

So it's going to be a wing and a prayer,

and hope that I'm as lucky as Bernie.

-Or as intelligent as Bernie.

-No-one is as lucky as Bernie.

Here's the first half of the question...

Which member of Winston Churchill's war Cabinet...

So five of those answers are impossible

because they weren't members of Churchill's war Cabinet.

You've got five goes, and each impossible answer

that you can give me will add £100 to the daily prize pot.

Where would you like to start?

Absolutely not a clue on this one.

I'm going to go for Clement Attlee.

I'm thinking it was possibly not quite the right era.

So Clement Attlee. Is Clement Attlee an impossible answer?

-Not as lucky as Bernie.

-Yeah, good start.

-Still four goes, though, Simon.

-Yeah.

Aneurin Bevan, he founded the NHS in 1950-something.

So I'm going to get rid of him,

as though he wasn't part of the Cabinet, because he was more famous

-for doing something else.

-OK. So Aneurin Bevan.

Is that an impossible answer?

Yes. Aneurin Bevan was instrumental in the foundation of the NHS.

I keep getting to Kingsley Wood,

but I do not know if it is a Tube station in London or something.

It's throwing me a curveball.

I keep drawing to it, so let's just get rid of that.

OK. Is Kingsley Wood a Tube station in London,

and hence an impossible answer?

Unfortunately not. Another member of the war Cabinet.

-Two goes remaining, though.

-There, that's good, isn't it?

I'm going to keep Ernest Bevin. Because if Aneurin Bevan...

I think they're similar, so I'll keep that one.

Mark Sinclair sounds more of a modern name than an old name,

so I'll get rid of Mark Sinclair.

Modern-sounding Mark Sinclair - is that an impossible answer?

Yes. The birth name of the actor Vin Diesel.

-Oh, right.

-Let's get rid of one more impossible.

Peter May's coming to me as more of a modern politician,

but that could be Theresa May's husband.

Let's get rid of Peter May.

-In the nicest possible way.

-Oh, absolutely.

Is Peter May an impossible answer?

Former England cricket captain.

So £300 added to the prize pot, which now stands at £1,200.

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

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

Give me the right answer, you're in the final.

Give me a wrong answer and the next best player will have the chance

to steal that place. And that player is Steve.

-What do you reckon, Steve?

-No, not this one.

It's not the best one.

I only know one of them, which I'm obviously not going to say, but...

-You can do if you want!

-I know one impossible one.

-Ignore that one!

-One impossible one, I think.

-So should we have a look at the full question?

-Yep.

Which member of Winston Churchill's war Cabinet was

Minister of Labour and National Service?

Nothing comes to mind for any of them.

But I'm going to hedge me bets,

because I know which ones are actually not impossible.

I'm going to go for Clement Attlee.

Clement Attlee to avoid giving an impossible answer?

Yeah, that's the sort of thought process on it.

If Clement Attlee is the right answer, you're in the final.

If it is the wrong answer, Steve has the chance to steal.

Is Clement Attlee the right answer?

Unfortunately not, which means we throw it over to Steve.

The only one I don't want to take is Arthur Darvill

because I think he's in Doctor Who.

Again, it's a complete guess.

I'll go for... Which you thought was a Tube station -

I'll go for Kingsley Wood.

OK. If Kingsley Wood is the right answer, Steve,

you will nab Simon's place in the final.

If it's wrong, Simon's in.

Was Kingsley Wood the Minister of Labour and National Service?

No. Which is good news for you, Simon.

-Yeah.

-It means you will be taking your place in the Final.

-Thank you.

-To tidy up the board for you,

the answer you're looking for was Ernest Bevin.

The remaining impossible answers, as Steve said,

Arthur Darvill is an actor who's appeared in Doctor Who,

-and James Crossley was Hunter from Gladiators.

-Yeah.

A very lucky escape for you, Simon. But you're in today's final.

Thank you.

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

But we will see you all again tomorrow.

-Bye for now. ALL:

-Bye!

But for James, Bernie and Simon, it's time for the Final.

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James, Bernie and Simon,

you've put £1,200 into today's prize pot.

But only one of you can win that money

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

You're each starting with ten lives.

The 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 a life.

However, some of the questions are impossible.

If you think you've spotted one of these,

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

Very bad news for your opponents, as they will both lose two lives.

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

or give any other answer to an impossible question,

it is you who will lose the two lives.

The last player standing will take the £1,200.

Good luck. Let's start.

Which pigment makes the leaves of plants green?

-James?

-Chlorophyll.

It is chlorophyll. Bernie and Simon lose a life.

The name of which kind of insect is also the nickname of the bass player

with the Red Hot Chili Peppers?

-James?

-Flea.

It is Flea. Bernie and Simon lose another life.

In the children's story,

what is the name of the woodcarver who created Pinocchio?

-Simon?

-Geppetto.

It is Geppetto. Bernie and James lose a life.

In which US state is the Government facility Area 51?

-James?

-New Mexico.

It's Nevada.

James, you lose a life.

In which year's general election was Margaret Thatcher defeated...?

-Bernie?

-1990...

She was never defeated, sorry.

-I have to accept your first answer.

-Yeah.

It's impossible. Never defeated.

I was going to say "defeated by Neil Kinnock".

-You lose two lives, Bernie.

-OK.

For what does the "V" stand in the business tax known as VAT?

-James?

-Value.

It is Value. Bernie and Simon, you lose a life.

In 2015, Queen Elizabeth surpassed which king as the longest...?

-James?

-Impossible?

-..as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

It is impossible.

She surpassed Queen Victoria.

Bernie and Simon, you lose two lives.

Bernie down on two lives now.

Simon on five, James on eight.

On which African river is the Aswan High Dam?

-James?

-The Nile.

It is the Nile. Bernie and Simon, you lose a life.

Bernie clinging on, with just one life remaining.

Simon, you have four.

A leveret is the young of which mammal?

-It's a baby hare.

-Yes, it's a young hare.

James, lose a life.

Bernie, you lose your last remaining life and you're out of the game.

Which EU member state has the international car registration "E"?

-James?

-Spain.

Yes, "E" for Espana.

Simon, you lose a life.

In which decade of the 20th century did Mick The Miller win the Aintree

Grand National? Simon?

-Simon?

-Impossible, it's a greyhound.

It is impossible, it is a greyhound.

James, you lose two lives.

James, you've got five lives remaining. Simon, you have three.

Which Spandau Ballet hit has the opening line,

"Thank you for coming home, sorry that the chairs are all worn"?

-Simon?

-Gold.

It is Gold. James, you lose a life.

Down to four now.

In which month is the Greek national holiday celebrating Bastille Day?

-James?

-Impossible.

It is impossible, it's a national holiday in France.

Simon, you lose two lives.

You now only have one life remaining.

The Falkland Islands are situated in which ocean?

-James?

-The Atlantic.

It is the Atlantic.

Simon, you lose your last remaining life.

Bernie and Simon, commiserations, you're back in the pack tomorrow.

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

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Well done, James, you are today's winner with £1,200,

-which is very nice.

-Yeah.

But you could be leaving with a whole lot more

if you can answer the £10,000 question.

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 win that ten grand.

That's the good news.

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

If you give me any of those, you won't win the £10,000.

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

Give me one of those and you lose the £1,200.

I can only accept the first three answers you give me, and if you fail

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

you also lose the £1,200.

Now, whatever happens, you're going to be leaving the show today.

-I hope you've enjoyed it.

-I've had a brilliant time,

it's been lovely to meet everybody and everyone's been so friendly

-and nice, so it's been lovely.

-CONTESTANTS:

-Awww!

They are all rooting for you, even Lawrence!

THEY LAUGH

Let's have a look, then.

-I can tell you that it's on Pop Music.

-Oh.

-Best of luck, James.

-Thank you.

Here are your nine answers...

And you are looking for...

Eurovision Song Contest winners that reached number one

in the UK Singles Chart.

And your time starts now.

I'll go with Love Shine A Light,

Hard Rock Hallelujah and Puppet On A String.

-How are you feeling?

-I'm fairly sure Love Shine A Light might have got to

number one because that's the last time

we won the Eurovision Song Contest.

But the other two... The Hard Rock Hallelujah was

the rock band that was not very Eurovision-y but won,

so maybe that got to number one, and the third one was just a guess.

OK. Let's start top right, with Puppet On A String.

So a guess. An informed guess?

It was definitely a Eurovision song!

-I think it won, I'm not 100%, though.

-OK.

Well, to be in with a chance of this £10,000,

we need that guess to be a right answer.

Did Puppet On A String win the Eurovision Song Contest

and reach number one in the UK Singles Chart?

Yes, it did.

Sandie Shaw.

One down, two to go.

You were fairly sure about Love Shine A Light.

Yes... Well, on a scale of things, yeah.

-But I'm still not that sure!

-OK.

-Sure it won, though?

-Yeah, it definitely one, yeah.

Is Love Shine A Light a right answer?

Oh!

It did win Eurovision but it only reached number three

-in the UK Singles Chart.

-OK.

-By Katrina And The Waves, of course.

-Yeah.

Now, it's not a disaster, you can still hold on

to the £1,200 prize pot.

What we do not want to see here is the impossible!

We do need it to be a Eurovision winner.

Still feeling confident with time to reflect?

I'm trying to... They had masks on, like, black and white masks,

a bit like Kiss, but a bit cheesier than Kiss!

But I'm fairly confident they won.

So at the very least, we want Hard Rock Hallelujah

to have won the Eurovision Song Contest.

Is Hard Rock Hallelujah a right answer?

No. But it did win the Eurovision Song Contest,

so you still win the £1,200.

-You held on to it.

-Yeah!

As you said, they're the fellas with the masks,

-called Lordi.

-Lordi, yeah.

Only reached number 25 in the UK chart.

-We didn't warm to them as much!

-Apparently not, no!

The answers you were looking for were What's Another Year

by Johnny Logan, which won in 1980.

And the other one was All Kinds Of Everything by Dana,

which won in 1970.

The impossible answers that you avoided were

Love Will Set You Free by Engelbert Humperdinck -

didn't win Eurovision.

Cry Baby by Gemini, which scored nil points.

And Power To All Our Friends by Cliff Richard

also never won Eurovision.

The important thing is that you've won £1,200.

Thank you so much for playing !mpossible.

-You've been a great contestant. Cheers, James.

-Cheers.

James leaves with £1,200.

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

will have the chance to win ten grand.

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

Goodbye.

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