Episode 4 Impossible

Hello, I'm Rick Edwards, and this is Impossible - day four.

Welcome to Impossible, the quiz with the third dimension.

Most quiz shows have just right answers and wrong answers,

but here we also have impossible answers.

For example, if I were to ask...

Is it...

The right answer is Jerry Maguire,

the wrong answer is Risky Business,

but Wall Street couldn't possibly be right

because Tom Cruise isn't in it.

So, that is the impossible answer.

Hoping to get lots of right answers whilst dodging

those pesky impossible answers are 30 players.

-Hello, players. ALL:

-Hiya, Ricky.

Nice to see you all, as ever.

They'll be with us throughout the series,

competing not only for a daily prize pot of up to £1,500...

-ALL:

-Woo!

..but also for a shot at the £10,000 question.

-ALL:

-WOO!

Loud woo-ing because they know that this exclamation mark

is filled with 10,000 shimmering pound coins,

and at the end of every show our winner faces one final question.

Here it is, today's £10,000 question.

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

Yesterday, Tracy,

you were just one answer away from seeing that cash flood out.

You still took home £1,200.

-How are you feeling today?

-Quite excited.

-Yeah?

-Like to have another go, now.

-Well, let's see.

That's exactly what you're here for.

We'll be getting to know all of our lovely players

as the series progresses, but for now let's crack on.

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

The right answer scores you a point,

the wrong answers scores you nothing.

But if you choose the impossible answer...

'Impossible.'

Oh, dear!

That immediately knocks you out of today's show

and you have to try again tomorrow.

After five questions the highest scorer gets the first chance

to bag a place in today's final.

Do answer as quickly as you can because if there's a tie,

whoever's locked in their answers the fastest will qualify.

Good luck, everyone. Here is your first question...

Is it...

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's A - 2004.

So, 11 of you get a point.

That does, of course, mean that some of you

have given the impossible answer.

Megan, do you remember

Kelly Holmes winning her gold medals?

Erm... Wait.... So, how many years ago was that?

12? I would have been 15 so... Yeah. Well...

-Actually, no, I'm lying, I don't.

-RICKY LAUGHS

I just know that 2006 is not an Olympic year,

cos it's multiples of four.

So, I kind of either went 2004 or 2008.

So, I just sort of picked one and thought, for the best,

maybe the one before London 2012.

-So...

-Don't know if you want to have a quick glance to your left, Megan,

-but Guy...

-Don't.

-..is not happy.

LAUGHTER

I basically know where this is going, so...

I'll go to the greenroom now if that's all right.

-OK. Well, you'll stay there, Guy.

-Thank you.

-Let's just see

what the impossible answer is...

'Impossible.'

Yeah, it is 2006, as Megan said.

So, Guy and Anne, I'm afraid that is it for today, at this early stage,

but we will see you again tomorrow.

Question two, then...

Was it...

So, everyone is locked in except for Dan.

You were too slow, Dan.

But I thought I nailed it. And I play a lot of Tekken

and Call Of Duty and all these video games, so...

You need to play more Tekken.

I never thought I'd say that, Dan, but I think you do.

LAUGHTER We'll see you tomorrow.

'Impossible.'

Now, we have got a full spread of answers from the rest of you.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's Central and Victoria,

so lots of you should be happy, you all get a point. This means

either a lot of you or one of you is going to be eliminated

because you've given an impossible answer.

OK, let's reveal the impossible answer.

'Impossible.'

It's Western and Paddington.

There aren't tube lines called Western and Paddington,

I'm afraid, Tracy,

but we will see you again tomorrow.

Question three...

Is it...

So, we've got a full spread of answers once again.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's A, Massachusetts.

So, a point to all those people that put Massachusetts,

-that's correct. Carole, you thought Maryland.

-I did.

But I now think it's Massachusetts, because it's got green across.

Yeah, yeah. LAUGHTER

It's a giveaway, isn't it, Carole?

It's a bit of a giveaway, that one,

but at least it wasn't the middle one.

All right, let's reveal the impossible answer.

'Impossible.'

Impossible answer is Miami, I'm afraid, Linda.

It's not a state, it's a city.

-But we will see you tomorrow.

-OK, thank you.

-Thanks, Linda.

For all you remaining, question number four...

Is it....

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's C, Nicholas Hoult.

Congratulations,

that's a point added to your tally.

Craig, you went for Tom Hardy.

No rhyme, no reason.

It was the middle and I just went for it.

Mmm. Thought you'd hedge your bets with the middle?

-Yeah.

-Not seen Mad Max: Fury Road?

No. I'm afraid not,

otherwise I would have chosen C.

You would, you would.

Carol Marie, you put Tom Hiddleston.

Don't actually know who any of them are.

I was hoping Mel Gibson would come up, but I don't even think

-he's in that one either, so...

-No, not in the remake, no.

-Oops.

-Let's reveal the impossible answer.

'Impossible.'

Impossible answer is A, Tom Hiddleston.

Tom Hiddleston is not in that film.

You are all eliminated for today.

We'll see you tomorrow.

So, as we move onto our final question, we have a leader -

one person on four points,

and that is Alan.

-JANE:

-(Well done).

-PLAYERS:

-Ooh.

If you get this next question right, Alan,

you are guaranteed to be coming down here and playing a grid with me.

Question number five...

Is it...

We've got the full range of answers.

Let's first reveal the impossible answer.

'Impossible.'

Ludwig van Beethoven...

not an Austrian composer,

he was German. So, all of you who put that, I'm afraid

we're going to have to say goodbye to you for today,

and we'll see you tomorrow.

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

-Yup.

-If you've found the right answer,

you're guaranteed to be the winner.

OK, let's reveal the right answer.

Yes.

It is Schubert. So, well done, Alan, you get a point,

taking you to five points, and it means that you win that round...

APPLAUSE ..and you have the chance

to grab a place in today's final.

-Alan.

-Rick.

Excellent round. Five from five.

-That was good, full house.

-Always good.

-Yeah.

What do you do when you're not on quizzes?

I've got a shop in Weston-super-Mare that sells comics...

-OK.

-..comic-related rubbish...

-Uh-huh.

-..and a lot of Lego, as well.

So, if you were to win the £10,000,

would you splash out on some more comic books?

That would definitely be part of it.

But ever since I was a little kid

I've wanted to go to Disneyland,

that's always your kid's dream.

-Yeah.

-And it would be nice to go as an adult and just have fun.

OK. This is your chance, Alan,

to put £500 into today's prize pot.

And, crucially, take a massive step towards playing

the £10,000 question.

I'm going to give you four topics to choose from...

Food and Drink, History,

Science, and Pop Music.

-Which do you fancy?

-Well, I do do some DJing,

so it's got to be Pop Music.

OK. Pop Music it is.

This is how it works.

I'm going to reveal nine answers.

Here we go...

No Matter What, You Raise Me Up,

Rule The World, Patience

I'll Be OK, Back For Good

Shine, You Said No,

and Stay Another Day.

I'm also going to reveal first half of a question...

Which Take That single...?

Five of those answers are impossible

because they aren't Take That singles.

Your first job is to find those impossibles

-and banish them into oblivion.

-OK.

Each impossible answer you manage to eliminate will add £100

to today's prize pot. Where are we going to start?

Well, let's start with You Said No.

You Said No. Let's lock that in.

Is You Said No an impossible answer?

It is...

-..and it's by Busted.

-It is.

£100 in the prize pot.

Which one are we going to pick next?

Stay Another Day.

Stay Another Day, let's lock that in.

So, you think Stay Another Day is not a Take That single?

I think it was a Christmas number one for East 17.

Is Stay Another Day an impossible answer?

It is...

and it was East 17.

Good knowledge so far, Alan.

Eh... Next up, No Matter What.

No Matter What.

-Let's lock that in.

-Think it's Westlife.

Is No Matter What an impossible answer?

It is.

£300 now in the prize pot.

-It's actually by Boyzone.

-Ah.

Two more answers.

-Where do you want to go next?

-You Raise Me Up.

Is You Raise Me Up an impossible answer?

It is.

By Westlife. Four from four.

One more impossible to find.

I'm going to go for I'll Be OK.

Is I'll Be OK an impossible answer?

It is! Very well done, Alan.

-Thank you.

-£500 in the prize pot.

I'll Be OK, by the way, if you're interested - McFly.

-Oh, right, I do know them.

-In a moment,

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

and I'm now looking for the right answer.

Find it and a place in the final is yours.

If you give a wrong answer the next best player will have the chance

to steal your place in the final.

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

Helen.

Let's reveal the full question...

Which Take That single...

was their first UK number one

after reforming in 2006?

I'm going to go with one which feels about the right age.

It was from the film Stardust.

Rule The World.

So, let's lock Rule The World in.

This, for a place in the final, Alan.

Ohh.

No, it wasn't.

That is a wrong answer.

Helen, if you get this right,

you steal Alan's place, that he's worked very hard for,

in the final.

SHE LAUGHS

If you get it wrong, Alan has a lucky escape.

-So...

-Right.

OK.

I think it's Patience.

So, we'll lock in Patience.

-Go on.

-All right.

Is Patience the right answer?

It is! APPLAUSE

Helen, well done. You've nabbed Alan's place in the final.

Bad luck, Alan. You are back in the pack for the next round.

-Thanks, Rick.

-Helen, you're going through to today's final!

APPLAUSE

Still two places left in today's final, alongside Helen.

Here is your first question...

Is it...

All but one of you thinks it's

The Late Late Show With James Cordon.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It is The Late Late Show With James Cordon.

A point to all of you.

The impossible answer is...

The Evening Show With Jonathan Ross.

There's no such show, and he's never hosted a talk show in the US.

-So you are safe, Vinessa...

-Phew.

..even though you gave the wrong answer.

Question number two...

Is it...?

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's Stevie Smith, A.

Just five of you getting that.

A point to all of you. Well done.

That means that some of you

have given the impossible answer.

-Deb?

-Yeah?

-Big poetry reader?

-Not at all.

But I thought it was a toss-up

between Stevie Smith and LM Montgomery because,

if my memory serves me right,

Shirley Crabtree used to be the wrestler Big Daddy.

Ah...

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

The impossible answer is Shirley Crabtree.

I'm sorry, Bim.

It was the wrestler Big Daddy's real name.

Vinessa, you also put Shirley Crabtree.

I'm sorry. We're going to see you both tomorrow.

-Thank you.

-On to question number three.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It is A, Regent Street. A point to all of you.

-Gary?

-Yes?

You went Oxford Street?

Yeah, I think it was a toss-up between A and B.

I'm pretty sure Bow Street's red.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's C, Bow Street, I'm afraid, Deb.

That is an orange property. So you were close, Gary.

That means we'll have to say goodbye to you for now,

but we will see you again tomorrow.

Let's move on to question number four.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's Marcel Duchamp.

So five of you get another point

to add to your tally.

That does mean a few of you

have given the impossible answer, though.

Kerry, you put Hans Gruber.

I did that because I've heard of Hans Gruber

and I just chose Hans Gruber.

I'm going to put everyone out of their misery.

It's B, Hans Gruber.

You may well have heard of Hans Gruber, Kerry -

he is the villain in Die Hard, played by Alan Rickman.

So I'm afraid that means, Kerry, Ray and Megan,

we have to say goodbye to you.

We'll see you tomorrow.

So, going into the final question, we have a clear leader,

out on his own - it's Richie, on four points.

If you get this right, you'll win,

and have the chance to grab a place in today's final, next to Helen.

But if you give an impossible answer, your day will be over.

No pressure.

All right, question number five.

Almost all of you think it's John Dory.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's John Dory.

So a point to all of you that put John Dory, including you, Richie,

which takes you to five points, which means you win this round.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Just one thing to clear up, though - the impossible answer is...

Cullen skink.

You avoided it. Well done, Richard. Cullen skink is a Scottish soup.

So, congratulations, Richie.

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

Richie, a perfect round, five out of five.

-Yes, thank you.

-What do you do when you're not on TV quiz shows?

Well, I work as a technical author. What does that mean, exactly?

Are you writing, like, sort of, manuals?

Basically, if you're having trouble using a bit of software and you go on YouTube

or you, you know, you look at a help file or a manual or anything,

then I'm the guy who wrote it.

-Ah!

-I do like the job

but, basically, people only read my work

whenever they're angry or frustrated.

OK. You now have the chance to add another £500 to today's prize pot,

which already stands at £500.

-Right.

-You can also take a huge step towards playing

the £10,000 question.

Of the three remaining topics -

Food and Drink, History and Science -

which tickles you?

I think it would have to be Science.

OK. Here are your nine answers.

And the first half of the question is...

Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere...?

Five of those answers are impossible

cos they are not layers of the Earth's atmosphere.

-OK.

-You need to find those impossible answers

and get rid of them.

-Where shall we start?

-We'll start with the obvious ones.

-Hemisphere.

-Oh, there's obvious ones, are there?

-Well, there's two...

-I like that confidence.

Well, there's only two obvious ones. The rest I guess!

And hemisphere because...?

It's half the globe.

Is hemisphere an impossible answer?

Yes, it is.

-£100 in the prize pot. Well done.

-Thank you.

What was the other obvious one?

-Blogosphere.

-Blogosphere. Let's lock in blogosphere.

And blogosphere is obvious because...?

Well, it's something to do with blogging,

sort of, the world of online blogging.

OK. We think that the blogosphere

is to do with the world of online blogging.

Is it an impossible answer?

It is. Another £100 in the prize pot.

It's exactly that.

-Now, we're out of obvious ones.

-We are, yeah.

And there's only two that I know are actually real ones.

So...bathysphere...

I've heard that before in relation to the ocean, or something,

but...it's as good as any, so I'll go for bathysphere.

OK. Bathysphere. Let's lock that in.

Is bathysphere an impossible answer?

It is. £300 in the prize pot.

Bathysphere is a bit of diving apparatus.

Oh, right.

-I wasn't a million miles away.

-To do with the ocean.

-Yeah. OK.

So, three from three.

What's your fourth answer going to be?

I can't even remember how to pronounce it,

but the bottom right one...oosphere.

-Oosphere.

-Yeah.

I think it might have something to do with eggs or bones or something.

OK. So we're going to lock in oosphere.

Is oosphere an impossible answer?

It is. Four from four.

£400 put into the prize pot.

Oosphere is a female reproductive cell of certain fungi and algae.

Now we need to eliminate the last impossible remaining on the grid.

Right, I'm clutching at straws here.

I'll go with rhizosphere.

Is rhizosphere an impossible answer?

It is an impossible answer. Five from five.

£500 into the prize pot, now standing at £1,000.

The rhizosphere, you'll be surprised to hear,

it's an area of soil around the roots of plants.

OK. Live and learn.

Now we need to see if you're going to be playing for that money

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

-OK.

-When I reveal the second half of the question,

you just need to tell me the right answer.

-OK.

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

Give me a wrong answer and the next best player,

who was Alan,

will get the chance to steal your place in the final.

The full question is...

Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere...

..lies closest to the Earth's surface?

I'm going to guess mesosphere.

Is mesosphere the right answer?

I'm afraid it isn't. That's a wrong answer, Richie.

-Oh, dear.

-And that means that I'm going to throw it over to Alan.

-Hey!

-Alan, I think you know how this works.

I will go for thermosphere, purely because it's there.

OK. If you get this right,

you steal Richie's place in the final.

If it's wrong, very lucky escape for Richie.

So, is the thermosphere the layer of the Earth's atmosphere

that lies closest to its surface?

-No.

-No!

It isn't. That's wrong,

which means that you've dodged a bullet, Richie.

-Certainly have.

-Just to go through,

I guess it would be good to tell you what the answer was.

-Aye, I wouldn't mind.

-Do you want to have another guess?

Troposphere?

Troposphere is absolutely right.

That was the answer you were looking for.

That's from the surface up to about 10km.

Then it's stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere.

-Got you.

-Richie, you've had a lucky escape.

-We'll see you in today's final.

-Thank you very much.

So just one place left in today's final,

alongside Helen and Richie.

Let's see who it's going to be. Only eight surviving, now.

Most of you think it's John Paul I.

Let's reveal the right answer.

John Paul I.

So six of you get a point.

OK, let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's John Paul III. There hasn't been a Pope John Paul III.

I'm sorry, Paul.

That means we will have to see you tomorrow.

Question number two.

So everyone except Ash

thinks it's Harry Kane.

Ash thinks Dylan Hartley.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's Harry Kane. A point to all of you.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

Afraid he is the impossible answer,

cos he's a rugby player.

Oh...right.

Sorry, Ash. We'll see you tomorrow.

Question number three.

Five of you think Colombia.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's C, Columbia. A point to you five.

Here we are again, Kurtis.

Yeah. Yeah, I'm pretty sure Venezuela's South America.

Although, as the words come out, I'm starting to doubt myself.

But I don't know why.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

The impossible answer was Botswana.

Botswana is an African country. Venezuela is in South America.

Moving on to question four.

Five of you have gone

with Lady Bracknell.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It is B, Lady Bracknell.

A point to all of you.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It is Mrs Slocombe cos, of course, she is in Are You Being Served?.

Miss Prism, who you went for, Richard,

is the one that forgets the baby in the handbag.

Question number five.

We have a full spread of answers.

Let's reveal the right answer first.

The right answer is DFID.

DFID - the Department for International Development.

Gary, Andrew and Richard all get a point.

Gerard, Alan and Kurtis,

one or more of you has given the impossible answer.

Gerard, you've gone for DEGT.

Just panicked.

Seeing the initials and trying to work out there

for what they stood for in three or four seconds

was just too much for my elderly brain, you know?

I'm sorry to tax your brain. It's not that elderly, Gerard.

-Thank you.

-Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It is DEGT.

It's an internet abbreviation, I'm afraid, Gerard,

for "don't even go there".

-But you did.

-I've learned my lesson.

Both you and Kurtis went there,

and I'm afraid that means we have to say goodbye

and we'll see you both tomorrow.

Andrew and Gary both got that right,

meaning that they both have five points.

But the quickest to lock in their answers...

..was Gary.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Congratulations. You have the chance to grab the last place

in today's final, alongside Helen and Richie.

Hello again, Gary. How are you doing?

-How are you?

-Yeah, not too bad, thank you.

Third time down here with me.

-Third time's the charm, hopefully.

-Let's hope so.

OK, of the remaining topics, which do you want to go for?

Food and Drink or History?

I think I'll try History again, please.

All right. Your nine answers are...

And the first half of the question is...

Which Roman emperor...?

Five of those are impossible.

They couldn't possibly be the answer to a question starting like that.

You need to find those impossible answers and get rid of them.

All right, where shall we start?

Brutus, please.

Brutus. Let's lock Brutus in.

You don't think Brutus was a Roman emperor?

No, I think he is the scoundrel that stabbed Caesar... I think.

Is Brutus an impossible answer?

It is. £100 in the pot.

-He was the scoundrel. You're right.

-Yeah.

Second answer, please.

Juvenal, if that's pronounced correctly.

OK, let's lock it in. Juvenal.

£200 added to the prize pot.

-Let's get a third answer.

-Yeah.

Seneca, please, Rick.

-Seneca. Let's lock Seneca in.

-Yeah.

-Is Seneca an impossible answer?

Yes, it is. A dramatist and a statesman.

Fourth answer, please.

I think Pompey was a military leader rather than an emperor, I think.

-So I'll have Pompey, please.

-OK, let's lock in Pompey.

Is Pompey an impossible answer?

It is. Four from four. £400 added to the prize pot.

Pompey is a military leader.

Good, good, good. I know something.

Let's see if you know one more thing.

-Yeah, one more.

-So, which are we going to go for?

Calpurnia, please, Rick.

What's Calpurnia saying to you?

He's saying that, "I think the other four are emperors

"so, therefore, I am not."

OK. Let's see if Calpurnia is an impossible answer.

It is. £500 into the prize pot,

means the prize pot is at the maximum £1,500.

Calpurnia, you were hoping he was going to be impossible.

HE wasn't, because it's a SHE.

-Ah.

-Caesar's wife.

-Ah, OK.

Will you be playing for that money

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

You need to give me the right answer when I reveal the whole question.

Remember, the next best player in that round, who was Andrew,

is ready and waiting to steal your place in the final

if you give a wrong answer.

Which Roman emperor...

..was in power when the conquest of Britain began in 43 AD?

Do I go for Hadrian, which is the obvious...?

No, I think I'll go with Tiberius, please.

For a place in the final,

was Tiberius in power when the conquest of Britain

began in 43 AD?

-Ah!

-He wasn't, Gary. That's the wrong answer.

Andrew now has a chance to steal your place in the final.

-Andrew.

-Hello, Rick.

What's your answer going to be?

It's between two.

And I'm going to try out Claudius.

Is Claudius the right answer?

It is.

-Gary, I'm so sorry.

-No worries.

It feels cruel, but I'm sure I'll see you up here again.

-Fingers crossed.

-Andrew, you're going through to today's final.

Helen, Andrew and Richie, there's £1,500 in today's prize pot.

Only one of you can win that money

and get the chance to face the £10,000 question.

So, Richie, you're a debutante.

Helen, it's your second time.

Andrew, this is your third time.

Could be third time lucky.

You each start with ten lives.

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, and it's you that will lose a life.

However, some of the questions are impossible,

which is to say there is no answer -

the question is illogical, it's absurd, it makes no sense.

If you think you spotted one of these,

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

This means 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.

The last surviving player will take the £1,500.

Good luck.

In chess, the act of castling involves moving two pieces...

-Helen?

-King and the rook.

The full question was, "..involves moving two pieces,

"the rook and which other?"

You said "king", so that is a life off of Andrew and Richie.

What was the name of Robbie Jackson's

much-loved pet dog in EastEnders?

-Andrew?

-Bullseye.

I'm afraid not, Andrew.

It's Wellard. You lose a life.

To which island in the South Atlantic

was Napoleon exiled...

-Richie?

-St Helena.

It is St Helena, in 1815.

In which year during World War II did the Battle Of The Bulge begin?

-Helen?

-Impossible.

It's not impossible, I'm afraid. It was 1944.

You lose two lives, Helen.

The film Birdman won the best animated feature Oscar...

-Helen?

-Impossible.

This time, it is impossible. It's not an animated film.

It won Best Picture in 2015.

So that means two lives off Andrew and two lives off Richie.

In Greek mythology, Thor was the son of which...

-Helen?

-Impossible.

It is impossible. Thor is the son of Odin in Norse mythology.

Two lives from Andrew and two lives from Richie.

Doing very well, Helen.

In 1992, which British athlete won an Olympic gold medal

in the 400 metres hurdles?

-Andrew?

-Sally Gunnell.

It was Sally Gunnell.

A life from Helen and a life from Richie.

Which generation of iPhone was unveiled by Apple in September 2016?

-Richie?

-iPhone 7.

It was the iPhone 7.

In which European country is the city of Zurich?

-Helen?

-Oh...impossible?

No...!

It's not impossible, Helen. It's Switzerland.

Two lives off, taking you down to three.

Very tight now. Helen, you've got three lives.

Andrew, you've got two. Richie, you're on four.

With which song, released in 1997,

did All Saints have their first UK number one?

Richie?

Pure Shores?

It wasn't Pure Shores. It was Never Ever.

You lose a life.

In which decade of the 20th century

was the coronation of King Edward VIII?

-Andrew?

-Impossible.

It is impossible. He abdicated before he was crowned.

That's two lives from Helen and two lives from Richie,

which nips you ahead now, Andrew.

Who portrayed Margaret Thatcher in the 2011 film, The Iron...?

-Richie?

-Meryl Streep.

It was Meryl Streep.

That means a life off Andrew,

but it means no lives left for you, Helen.

I'm sorry. It wasn't second time lucky.

Commiserations. We play on. Andrew, you have one life.

Richie, you have one life.

There's quite a bit riding on this question.

What is the fifth book of the New Testament?

-Andrew?

-The Acts Of The Apostles.

Absolutely right, Andrew.

It is the Acts Of The Apostles. Richie, you lose a life.

That went right down to the wire. Very well done, Andrew.

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

So, Andrew, it was third time lucky.

-Yep.

-You've made it through to the £10,000 question.

You're today's winner, with £1,500.

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

if you can answer the £10,000 question,

cos 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,

and 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 those answers are wrong.

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

The bad news is, of course,

that three of the nine are impossible,

and if you do give me any of those, you will lose the £1,500.

I can only accept the first three answers that you give, so take care.

All right. Here it is.

Today's £10,000 question

is on Television.

-You ready?

-Go for it.

-Good luck.

Here are your nine answers.

And you're looking for...

..characters in Little Britain that were played by Matt Lucas?

And your time starts now.

Lou Todd, Vicky Pollard...

..Tubbs Tattsyrup.

So, Vicky Pollard.

Is Vicky Pollard a right answer?

Yes.

She was played by Matt Lucas.

"Yeah, but, no, but, yeah, but, no, but..."

Lou Todd.

Is Lou Todd a character in Little Britain

played by Matt Lucas?

I'm afraid it isn't.

It was played by David Walliams.

So we know that you're not going to be going home with the £10,000.

We're hoping that you do manage to hold on to the prize pot.

Is Tubbs Tattsyrup a right answer?

Andrew, I'm so sorry!

That's an impossible answer.

That's a character from The League Of Gentlemen.

Andrew, I'm afraid that means you've won nothing this time.

The right answers you were looking for

to win the £10,000, Dafydd Thomas,

who was "the only gay in the village",

and Kenny Craig - "Look into my eyes".

The other impossibles, that you did avoid,

Swiss Toni from The Fast Show and Waynetta Slob

from Harry Enfield's Television Programme,

played by Kathy Burke.

So, Andrew, you haven't won anything this time

but we will see you tomorrow - cheers.

This has been Impossible, the quiz where anything is possible.

See you next time. Goodbye.

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