Episode 27 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!

-CONTESTANTS :

-Hello!

-Lovely to see them all.

They're with us for two weeks,

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

-CONTESTANTS:

-Ooh!

Our towering exclamation mark is filled

with 10,000 genuine pound coins.

At the end of each show,

one of this motley crew will face the final question.

And here...

..it is.

Today's £10,000 question.

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

The group are still to see the cashcade of coins.

Which one of you will manage to secure £10,000

before the end of the week?

Don't all answer at once! THEY LAUGH

Today's new player is Stewart.

Stewart, welcome, how are you?

-All right, thank you!

-What do you do, Stewart?

I'm retired now, I've been retired for about a year and three-quarters.

And what are you filling your time with now, Stewart?

Uh, watching quiz shows, mostly.

Oh, yeah. Watch this one?

Oh, yes, very much so.

-Do you like it, Stewart?

-Oh, yes!

Yes, Stewart, great answer, I like you already.

Uh, if you were to get the cashcade,

what would you do with it?

-Probably a holiday.

-Yeah, where to?

Well, we've just come back from Marrakech,

I'd like to go back there again.

And Chicago, as well.

Slightly odd sort of two-stop tour, Marrakech and then Chicago.

But with the money, you could do what you like, Stewart.

-Lovely having you here, best of luck on the show.

-Thank you.

Lucille?

-Yes, Rick?

-Now, we've had a couple of issues, haven't we?

-Yeah.

-You've been a little bit slow to lock your answers in.

-What are we going to do about this?

-I'm going to win the £10,000.

Ooh, there we go!

It's that simple.

Watch this space.

I'm going to watch this space like a hawk, Lucille.

-Uh, Leon! How are you feeling after yesterday?

-Mixed emotions, definitely.

Really mixed.

-Have you recovered?

-Yeah, I'm still gutted for Lawrence,

I don't think he deserved to go away with nothing.

If somebody was going to steal my place, at least do it right, really.

Yeah, that's what I was going to say.

-I'd be like, "At least take some money!"

-Yeah!

"I would have taken money!"

-Yeah.

-Well, best of luck, Leon.

Thank you. This is Jackie, of course,

our British Sign Language interpreter,

who's working with Asif.

-Everyone ready to crack on?

-Yes!

Let's do it. You'll 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...

Sorry, that will 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? CONTESTANTS:

-Yes!

Good luck, here's your first question.

14 Bs and ten As.

Let's see where the points are going.

Going to the Bs.

Now let's see if the As have avoided the impossible answer.

Yes, you have. Holyrood Palace is not in London, it's in Edinburgh.

Question number two.

Linda, you've done a bit of a Lucille.

You didn't lock your answer in quickly enough.

-We'll see you tomorrow.

-OK, thank you.

Sue, you've gone with B, Alesha Dixon?

Do you watch The Voice UK?

No, I don't, and I've made a massive boo-boo.

-Have you?

-Yeah.

-How come?

-Because I know she hosts other shows.

I know she does Britain's Got Talent, and she's done Strictly,

and I've just reread the question and realised it's one of the boys.

Let's find out.

It is. Everybody who went for B, Alesha Dixon,

she is not a coach on The Voice UK.

As you say, Sue, she's on Britain's Got Talent,

she's been on Strictly, but hasn't appeared on that show.

Sue, Claire, Kim, and Dorothy, see you all tomorrow!

Let's see where the points are going.

C, Gavin Rossdale.

Points to everyone who went for C.

Question number three.

Most people have gone with A, mukluk.

Let's see if that's right.

It is! A point towards the As.

Huw, you've gone for C, dugong.

Yeah, I was pretty confident that espadrilles are sort of, like,

beach shoes.

They're, like, fabric, and straw bottoms, so I didn't...

Obviously you wouldn't wear them in the Arctic.

So, the impossible answer...

..is C, dugong.

The dugong is a sea cow.

Huw, Stewart, and Lateefah, we have to say goodbye. See you tomorrow!

16 contestants left in play, question number four.

Let's have a look at the correct answer.

C, Love Me Tender.

So just six of you getting that right, and getting the point.

So, quite a lot of Bs out there, just the one A.

Asif, have you watched many Elvis films, Asif?

No, I haven't.

But I thought Las Vegas was maybe somewhere where he lived, perhaps?

Let's find out.

The impossible answer...

I'm afraid it's Leaving Las Vegas.

It's a 1995 drama starring Nicolas Cage.

-We'll see you tomorrow!

-OK, thanks!

With just one question remaining in this round,

only one player is on four points...

..and that's Lucille!

APPLAUSE

Just hold your nerve, Lucille, hold your nerve.

Question number five.

The impossible answer...

..is B, David Warner, who is an Australian cricketer.

Now Lucille, you've gone with A.

I hate cricket, I'm a football girl,

so it was a pure guess.

If you've guessed correctly, you're coming down to play a grid.

Let's see where the points are going.

A, Ben Stokes!

A point to everyone, including Lucille.

So congratulations,

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

Well, Lucille, here you are.

I was expecting it to be later, but I'll take today.

Nothing wrong with doing it today,

-nothing wrong with being a bit premature with your anticipation, that's fine.

-Yeah, yeah.

Lucille, what do you do, remind me?

Um, I got made redundant about a year ago.

-Uh-huh.

-So I've just got a little online business at the moment,

and I'm tentatively looking for another job.

What kind of thing are you looking for?

PA, office manager, account manager type of thing.

What do you do with your spare time?

Um, I love movies, I love theatre,

dancing, new music.

OK, well, you've been watching from afar,

so I think you know how this works, but to remind you,

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

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

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

-OK.

-Let's have a look at them.

History, film, books and literature, and pop music.

Now, you said you like film and pop music.

And I also like books, so I've got a bit of a dilemma here.

I think I'll probably go books and literature.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Books and literature.

So you're going to see nine answers relating to books and literature.

Out of nine, how many have you read?

Probably about seven or eight of them.

-That is not bad, Lucille.

-Just... Yeah, yeah.

-OK, shall we have a look at the first half of the question?

-Sure, yeah.

Which 19th century novel...

Five of those answers are impossible,

because they're not 19th century novels.

OK. You'll have five guesses,

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

Where would you like to start?

Lady Chatterley's Lover.

Lady Chatterley's Lover.

Is Lady Chatterley's Lover an impossible answer?

Published in 1928.

OK, right.

Um, I'm going to go with Brave New World next.

Is Brave New World an impossible answer?

Brave New World was published in 1932, written by Aldous Huxley.

So two from two.

-OK.

-Um, Robinson Crusoe, because that's Daniel Defoe,

and I think it's, I think it isn't 19th century.

I'm hoping, anyway.

Is Robinson Crusoe an impossible answer?

Yes.

Published in 1719.

Do you know the full name of the book?

No, no.

The full title, I don't know how long you've got, is

The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe Of York, Mariner...

wait, Who Lived Eight And 20 Years, All Alone,

In An Uninhabited Island On the Coast of America...

wait, Near The Mouth Of The Great River Of Oroonoque, wait,

Having Been Cast On Shore By Shipwreck, Wherein All The Men Perished But Himself...

wait, With An Account How He Was At Last As Strangely Delivered By Pirates....

wait, Written By Himself.

That's the full title.

-So...

-One more I think I know - Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift,

and I'm sure that isn't 19th century.

-I hope I'm right.

-OK, Gulliver's Travels.

-Read it?

-Yep.

Let's see. Is Gulliver's Travels an impossible answer?

Published in 1726, and it is by Swift.

Right, now I've bit of a problem

because I'm not sure which the next one is.

That is a problem. Yeah.

So I'm going to, cos I don't know this one,

I'm going to go for Tristram Shandy.

This for five from five -

is Tristan Shandy an impossible answer?

Oh!

Very good, Lucille.

Published in instalments in the 1700s by Laurence Sterne.

So £500 put in the daily prize pot, excellent work.

Will you 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 me the right answer and you're 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 my pep talks are really working at the moment.

Standing by is Leon.

Leon, how are you on these books?

I'm terrible, but I got a great start.

Um, so yeah, hopefully.

LAUGHTER

Well, if it had to be anybody, I would be glad it was Leon.

Aww!

You say that now...

LAUGHTER

So, you are in a very strong position, Lucille.

There are no impossible answers left to trip you up.

-Shall we have a look at the full question?

-Sure.

-Oh.

-I'm looking for the right answer.

I don't know this at all.

-So I'm going to have to guess.

-OK.

I'm going to guess Vanity Fair.

-Yeah?

-I absolutely don't know.

If Vanity Fair features a character called George Osborne,

you're in the final, Lucille.

If it's a wrong answer, it will throw to Leon.

Is Vanity Fair the right answer?

-Yes.

-Oh, wow!

-I can't believe it.

-Very good, Lucille.

Yes. By William Makepeace Thackeray.

-Well done, Lucille. You're through to the final.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Still two places left in today's final alongside Lucille.

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

14 of you left. Are you all ready?

-CONTESTANTS:

-Yes.

Good luck. Here's your first question.

The answer you should have gone for...

is B, Mark Gatiss

A point to everyone who went for B.

Let's just check that the Cs haven't given the impossible answer.

No, the impossible answer was A, Nick Frost,

who's not in The League Of Gentlemen.

On to question two.

All answers out there.

The impossible answer...

It is A, cedar, from the Middle East and the Himalayas.

So, Jake, William, Ndaba, Izhan and Leon, see you all tomorrow.

Let's see who is getting the points.

Silver birch. A point to everyone who went for C.

And moving on to question three.

All answers out there again.

-Annelies.

-Yeah, I went with C.

Like, I just thought Queen, you know, was a band,

and I just associated that with music, so I thought...

I sort of eliminated that one and then just picked from A and C.

Just to be clear here, Annelies,

you eliminated Steve McQueen on the basis of the band Queen?

LAUGHTER

Yeah, I don't know. Like, obviously, when you're under pressure...

I just thought, music, and then I was like, no, not that one, so...

I wasn't born in 1974, so I don't know.

Well, let's see if you and Hazel are going to survive.

The impossible answer...

..is A.

Robert Redford is not in The Towering Inferno.

Sonia, Harris, and Bernie, we'll see you tomorrow.

So, where are the points going?

Let's see.

-Oh!

-Paul Newman.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

A point to Hazel.

And, I mean, it feels like only one point is unfair, Annelies,

but it is only one point to you.

Question number four.

Might be of interest to you, Annelies,

to hear that the four people left on the top row have all gone for C.

See, I associated Wilson with tennis, so...

LAUGHTER

We're all getting into the mind-set now.

The right answer...

..is C, Wilson.

A point to all the Cs.

Woodrow Wilson and Harold Wilson.

Now, Annelies, have you avoided the impossible answer?

Let's see.

I'm afraid you haven't.

There was never a US president with the surname Matthews.

Real pleasure, that round, Annelies.

-We'll see you tomorrow.

-See you.

Only five players left in, and only one player on four points,

and that is Hazel, as we move on to our last question.

Now, Hazel, you've failed to lock in an answer in time.

I know. I did, yeah.

-What happened?

-I don't do Girls Aloud.

Don't do Girls Aloud, won't answer a question about them.

It's real cut your nose off to spite your face stuff, Hazel.

Well, having been in the lead, we now have to say goodbye.

See you tomorrow.

The remaining four players have all gone with A.

Let's see if you've given the right answer.

Yes, you have. You all get a point.

The impossible answer...

..In The Middle, which was a number eight hit for The Sugababes.

And that means that two players are tied on four points.

They are Pam and Steve.

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

..was Pam.

Congratulations, Pam.

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

-Hello, Pam.

-Hello.

-Hello, Polly.

-Hello.

Now, does the top come first or does Polly come first?

Have you bought, sort of, clothes to go with the parrot?

I bought this specially for the show.

-He must be absolutely thrilled to bits.

-He is!

Do you take him everywhere?

Yes, he's been on all my holidays abroad,

and then various sporting events.

He went to the Olympics and cycle races.

He's had his picture taken around the world and with famous people.

Does he now? Who's the most famous person he's met?

-Jessica Ennis and Bradley Wiggins.

-That's pretty good.

-All right, shall we have a look at the three topics remaining?

-Yes, please.

OK. They are...

-History.

-OK.

Any particular period that you're hoping for?

Er...

Preferably British history, I suppose.

All right. I'm going to show you nine answers, all relating to history.

Here they come.

-Any thoughts?

-Roman names of cities?

Roman names of cities.

OK, let's have a look at the first half of the question.

So, five of those answers are impossible

because they're not Roman towns in Britain.

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

Where would you like to start, Pam?

I'll start at Laudanum.

That's something that you take to make you sleep.

Is Laudanum an impossible answer?

Laudanum is a suspension of opium in alcohol.

£100 in the prize pot - where would you like to go next?

Cerebellum. That's a part of the brain.

Is cerebellum an impossible answer?

It is a part of the brain.

Two from two.

And I'll go for rubidium. I think that's an element.

Is rubidium an impossible answer?

Yes.

It is a chemical element, an alkaline metal.

-Two goes left.

-I'll have catharsis.

Is catharsis an impossible answer?

Catharsis is an emotional release.

One more go, one more impossible to get rid of.

Hubris sounds familiar from something, but I don't know what,

so I'll get rid of Dubris.

Is Dubris an impossible answer?

It's not. It is a town in Roman Britain.

But you have added £400 to the prize pot,

which now stands at £900.

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, a place in the final is yours.

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 Steve.

Hold tight, Steve.

How is your Roman Britain town knowledge?

You can see by my face, it's not the best. No.

To be honest, I wish Pam had picked films and got it wrong.

-No, not good.

-You haven't got the support of Steve.

-Well, he's not a top row, is he?

-No, he's not a top row.

-And you rows stick together.

-We've got a rivalry.

If you give me an impossible answer, Pam,

and there is still one up there,

sadly you will be eliminated from today's show.

Though, of course, Steve doesn't think that would be sad.

Let's reveal the full question.

Which town in Roman Britain...

I think that's Camu...

Camulodu... Camulodunum.

I was so happy to hear you say it, rather than me.

Camulodunum.

Camulodunum.

And you seem relatively confident in that?

Well, I know Eboracum is York

and Aquae Sulis is Bath.

And that one sounds familiar,

so I think I must have heard that before.

On a quiz, maybe.

If Camulodunum was on the site of the modern town of Colchester,

you're in the final.

If it's a wrong answer or an impossible answer

I'll be throwing over to Steve.

Is Camulodunum the right answer?

Yes. It is.

Just to clear up the board for you, Pam,

what do you reckon the remaining impossible answer is?

Well, it must be Dubris.

-Oh, no, Hubris.

-Yeah, it's Hubris -

excessive self-confidence, often preceding a fall.

And Dubris is the Roman name for Dover.

-Oh, right.

-Very well done, Pam.

-You're in the final.

-Thank you.

Just one place left up for grabs in the final.

Who is it going to be?

Steve, Simon and Harvey the only players left in.

-All ready?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Good luck.

Here's your first question.

Two As and one B.

Let's check you haven't given the impossible answer.

You haven't. El Alamein was a World War II battle.

And let's see where the points are going.

A, Verdun.

So a point to Simon and a point to Steve.

Question number two.

We have one A, one B and one C.

One of you is about to get eliminated

cos you've given the impossible answer.

And that player is...

..Steve.

Jean-Michel Basquiat is a US graffiti artist.

-See you tomorrow, Steve.

-Thank you.

Let's see who is getting the point.

Simon again.

So Harvey with nil points, Simon with two.

Question number three.

Let's see which of you have given the right answer.

Neither.

The answer is Rosalind Franklin.

That means one of you has given the impossible answer.

-Simon?

-I'll just get that taxi now, I think.

Rosa Parks famous for obviously being on the bus, America.

I didn't know whether she was a scientist or not.

I thought it could be a famous photograph.

-Harvey?

-No idea, to be fair.

It wouldn't be worth wasting time talking about it.

I'll be the judge of that, thank you, Harvey.

All right. Let's see who has given the impossible answer.

It was A, Rosa Parks.

She was a civil rights activist.

Simon, you've knocked yourself out. We'll see you tomorrow.

Yep.

Rosalind Franklin was involved in a discovery of the structure of DNA.

And even though you have zero points, Harvey,

because everyone else has knocked themselves out,

you're coming down to play the grid.

APPLAUSE

-Hello again, Harvey.

-Hello again.

-How are you?

-I'm fine, thank you.

-It's getting a bit of a repetition, ain't it, this?

-It is.

I'm sorry about that. I hope it's not boring you, Harvey.

I mean, in fairness, you haven't won yet.

-No.

-So you have still got some way to go.

-OK?

-OK.

Shall we have a look at the topics?

Yeah, I'm not happy with those.

Sorry. Here they are.

-Films, but...

-Films?

Not very happy at all, Rick. Not a happy man.

I'll tell you how you could have been happier - get down here earlier.

More choice. Here we go then.

Nine answers relating to film.

Two on the top, one in the middle and one on the bottom.

Yeah? Let's just do it then.

Shall we have a look at the first half of the question?

-Yeah, that'd be quite useful.

-See if that helps.

Oh, right.

That's fair enough. Yeah.

So five of those answers are impossible

because they haven't won the Oscar for Best Picture.

Every impossible answer you give me will put £100 into the pot.

Where do you want to start?

-The Reader.

-The Reader?

The Reader. Yeah.

It doesn't strike me as being that popular a film.

But then again I'm not a film buff, so...

-Haven't seen The Reader?

-I've never even heard of it,

never mind seen it.

Is The Reader an impossible answer?

It is.

Nominated in 2009...

-Was it?

-..lost out to Slumdog Millionaire.

Good film. I've seen that one.

-Not up there.

-I've actually seen most of those films, to be fair.

But whether or not they have won Oscars for Best Picture is another thing.

I'm not sure if Four Weddings And A Funeral won one.

I'll go for Four Weddings And A Funeral.

-OK.

-I know it was a very popular film,

but I'm not sure it won the best Oscar.

Is Four Weddings And A Funeral an impossible answer?

Nominated in 1995,

lost out to Forrest Gump.

I know Million Dollar Baby was one.

I know American Beauty was.

I know the English Patient was.

I'm not sure...

I'm going to go for Goodfellas.

Is Goodfellas an impossible answer?

Nominated in 1991,

lost out to Dances With Wolves.

Where next?

I know Leonardo DiCaprio was in The Departed.

Did that get an Oscar? I don't think so.

-The Departed.

-The Departed.

Is The Departed an impossible answer?

No. It has won the Oscar for Best Picture.

-Has it?

-Yeah.

-Fair enough.

Let's get rid of another impossible answer.

I didn't see Atonement. I know my wife saw that one, Atonement.

I saw Brokeback Mountain with Heath Ledger.

Did he die just shortly after that?

I'm going to go for a Brokeback Mountain.

-Brokeback Mountain?

-Yep.

Is Brokeback Mountain an impossible answer?

Yes.

Nominated in 2006, but lost out to Crash.

-Did it?

-So four from five.

£400 added to the daily prize pot.

It now stands at £1,300.

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

and I'm looking for the right answer.

-If you find it, you're in the final.

-Thank you.

Give me a wrong answer and the last player to be eliminated

has the chance to steal your place in the final.

That is Simon.

You good on films, Simon?

Awful. Worse than Harvey. So it must be bad.

-LAUGHTER

-Harvey's a top man and I want him to get through.

-So go for it.

-I've surprised myself, to be honest.

-You've done very well.

-I have indeed.

-There is still an impossible answer up there.

-There is.

If you give me that, sadly, you will be eliminated from the show.

-Right.

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

-OK.

-Million Dollar Baby.

-Yeah?

Pure guess. It just seems his type of film.

The Departed...

Either Million Dollar Baby or Departed.

-Can I go for Million Dollar Baby?

-Million Dollar Baby?

-Aye.

If Million Dollar Baby was directed by Sam Mendes

and won an Oscar for Best Picture,

-you're in the final, Harvey.

-Thank you.

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

I'll be throwing over to Simon.

Is Million Dollar Baby the right answer?

It's not, I'm afraid. That is a wrong answer.

-That's OK. Yeah.

-So we're going to throw over to Simon.

-I can live with that.

-Simon, if you get this right...

-It's a miracle.

-That's correct.

But if you do get this right, you will take your place in the final,

by which I mean Harvey's place.

What do you want to go for?

It's not one of my special subjects at all.

I think I can rule one out straightaway, but...

because I know it's a correct answer,

I'm going to go with The Departed.

-The Departed.

-Which, probably soon to be. I know.

So, if The Departed is the right answer,

Simon, you will be in the final.

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

Harvey is in the final.

Was The Departed directed by Sam Mendes

and did it win an Oscar for Best Picture?

-No.

-Crikey.

It didn't. Directed by Martin Scorsese.

It must be American Beauty, then.

The right answer, as I think you just said, Harvey...

Yeah, American Beauty.

American Beauty.

American Beauty won the Oscar in 2000.

The other impossible answer,

the one that didn't win the Oscar for Best Picture, was Atonement.

Nominated in 2008, but lost out to No Country For Old Men.

A lucky escape, Harvey.

-You're in the final.

-All right then.

APPLAUSE

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

but we'll see you all again tomorrow. Bye for now.

-CONTESTANTS:

-Bye.

But for Lucille, Pam and lucky Harvey, it's time for the final.

Lucille, Pam and Harvey,

there's £1,300 in 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 going to start with ten lives.

There they are.

Questions are on the buzzer.

Most of them are normal, straightforward questions,

with normal, straightforward answers.

Buzz and get one right and you knock a life off both of your opponents.

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

However, some of the questions are impossible.

If you think you've spotted one of these,

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

That is double trouble for your opponents

because they will both lose two lives.

Be warned, though,

if you say a question is impossible when it's not,

or give any other answer to an impossible question,

it's you who will lose the two lives.

Be careful.

The last player standing takes the £1,300.

Are we ready?

-Yes.

-Yep.

-Good luck, everyone.

Let's start.

Which black and white mammal features on the logo of the wildlife charity...?

Harvey?

-Panda.

-..wildlife charity WWF.

It is the giant panda.

Which fruit is called ananas in French? Pam.

-Pineapple.

-It is the pineapple.

Lucille and Harvey lose a life.

Which US state comes last alphabetically?

-Harvey.

-Wyoming.

It is Wyoming.

Pam and Lucille lose a life.

Henry Moore's Angel of the North sculpture is in which northern...?

-Lucille.

-Impossible.

..in which northern English town? It is impossible.

That sculpture is by Antony Gormley.

In cricket, which score is signalled by the umpire raising both arms above their head?

-Harvey?

-Six.

It is a six.

Which fashion label does the Devil wear in the title of the...?

-Lucille.

-Prada.

..in the title of the 2006 film starring Meryl Streep?

It is Prada.

Literally meaning false step,

which French phrase is used to describe a social blunder?

-Lucille.

-Faux pas.

It is faux pas.

Which prestigious film award is also known as the Vince Lombardi Trophy?

-Pam.

-Impossible.

It is impossible.

It's the trophy awarded for the Super Bowl.

Harvey and Lucille, you both lose two lives.

Very, very tight now.

Harvey on three lives, Pam on three lives, Lucille on four.

What denomination of UK currency was changed to a 12-sided coin

in March...?

-Harvey?

-The pound.

..in March 2017. It is the pound coin.

Which Hindu festival is known as the Festival of Colours?

-Lucille.

-Is it Diwali?

It's not. It's Holi.

Lucille, you lose a life.

In the US currency, a dime is worth how many nickels?

-Pam.

-Two.

It is two.

Lucille, you lose a life, Harvey, you lose a life.

Lucille, you're down on one life,

Pam and Harvey have two each.

Who composed Rhapsody In Blue?

-Pam.

-Gershwin.

It is George Gershwin.

Harvey, you lose a life.

Lucille, you lose your last remaining life

and you're out of the game.

According to legend,

which German town was freed of rats by the Pied Piper?

-Pam.

-Hamelin.

It is Hamelin.

Harvey, you lose your last life and lose another buzzer round.

Commiserations. You're both going to be in the pack,

Lucille and Harvey.

Pam, it's time to face the £10,000 question.

APPLAUSE

Very well done, Pam.

You are today's winner with £1,300.

That's really nice, but you could be leaving with a whole lot more

if you can answer the £10,000 question.

This is how it works.

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

Three of the nine answers are correct.

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

That's the good news.

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

If you pick any of those, you won't win the ten grand.

The 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 you give me.

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

you also lose the £1,300.

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

We want it to be absolutely stuffed with money.

Everyone is rooting for you.

-Thank you.

-Any subject you're particularly hoping for, Pam?

-Birds.

-Of course.

Sport.

British birds, sport, some geography.

Let's see.

It's on games.

Mm..

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Best of luck, Pam.

-Thank you.

Here are your nine answers.

And you are looking for...

And your time starts now.

Coventry Street,

Piccadilly,

Leicester Square.

Are you a keen Monopoly player?

-I used to when I was a child.

-Uh-huh.

Where would you like to start?

Which is the one you are most confident in, Pam?

None of them, now.

Shall we start with your first one?

-Yeah.

-Coventry Street.

Is Coventry Street a yellow property

on the classic London Monopoly board?

Yes, it is.

One down, Pam. How are you feeling about your next answer,

which was Piccadilly?

Reasonably confident, as I can be.

Let's have a look.

Is Piccadilly a yellow property?

It is.

-Two down, Pam.

-Oh, gosh.

This was your last answer.

You just about squeezed it in in time.

-Shall we have a look, put you out of your misery?

-Yeah.

If Leicester Square...

..is a yellow property on the classic London Monopoly board...

..you've just won £10,000.

Is Leicester Square...

..a right answer?

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Well done, Pam. £10,000!

Go and have a look!

You don't have to take it now, Pam. But you can.

Come back to me, Pam.

You absolutely stormed it, Pam.

-Thank you.

-And what you didn't tell everyone,

it's your birthday today.

What an incredible day!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, Pam leaves with £10,000.

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.

# !mpossible

# !mpossible. #

!mpossible.