Episode 9 Impossible

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

# Impossible... #

APPLAUSE

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.

For example, if I were to ask...

The right answer is Paris,

the wrong answer is Bordeaux, but Venice is not a city in France,

it's in Italy, so that is an impossible answer.

Hoping to get lots of right answers

whilst dodging those pesky impossible answers are 30 players.

-Hello, players!

-Hello!

Like my friends now.

They're with us throughout this series

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

MILD WHOOPING

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

WHOOPING

They're excited because this exclamation mark is filled with

10,000 shimmering pound coins.

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.

Gerard, yesterday you came so close to that money.

I did. Yes.

Do you feel OK? Ready to go again?

Yeah, I did have a good night's sleep,

so I've just got to hope that I've fully woken up again now.

-You look awake, Gerard. I'm sure you are.

-Thank you.

And, Anthony, you had a pretty good first day yesterday.

I think, in terms of making friends

with the rest of the !mpossible family,

it's good that you didn't just swoop in and take the money immediately.

Yeah, true, but it would have been nice to have done a smash and grab.

Mic drop. Peace out. Laters.

-Ready to go again?

-Yeah.

-Of course you are. Let's crack on.

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

The right answer scores you a point, the wrong answer scores you nothing.

But if you choose the impossible answer...

Oh, dear! That immediately knocks 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. If there's a tie,

whoever locked in their answers the fastest will qualify.

Good luck, everyone.

Here's your first question...

The majority has gone for 1990.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It is C, 1990.

A point to all of you.

That means we have got some impossible answers, I'm afraid.

Dan, you play a bit of sport, don't you?

Yeah, American football but not football-football.

Ah.

I thought like... Yeah, I don't know.

Euro '90 and I thought there's

not a Euro the same year as the World Cup

but I've probably got that massively wrong.

OK. Parin?

I'm struggling at this game.

I keep panicking. I know '86 was in Mexico.

I knew it wasn't '88. But...

Anyway, I'm still in, I think.

OK, let's reveal the impossible answer.

It is 1988.

There was a European Championships in 1988, Dan, but not World Cup.

Unfortunately, Linda, Dan, Deb and Tracy, we have to say goodbye.

We'll see you tomorrow.

Question number two...

The majority of you have gone for Duncan.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's A, Duncan.

A point to all of you.

That does mean we have some impossible answers given.

Craig, you went for Angus.

Does Angus sound kingly?

It does to me.

-Yeah.

-Ray?

Angus doesn't sound...

It sounds more like a breed of cattle, so...

LAUGHTER

Rather than kingly, Craig.

So it was A or B.

Let's see if you've survived, Ray.

It's C, Angus.

There was never a Scottish king called Angus.

Craig, Vanessa, I'm sorry. Come back again tomorrow.

Question number three...

Let's reveal the right answer...

C, St Pancras.

A point of all of you who put that.

A lot of you put Euston. Sarah?

Well, I grew up in Manchester

and when we went on school trips to London we used to go into Euston.

So I kind of thought Sheffield's north.

It could be the same station.

Well, let's hope it's not the impossible answer.

Piccadilly.

So you are all safe.

Piccadilly is not a London mainline terminus.

It is a tube line and a terminus in Manchester.

Question number four...

So the majority have gone with Mamie.

Let's reveal the right answer...

It is B, Mamie Gummer.

A point to all of you.

That does mean that some of you are about to get eliminated for today.

-Richie?

-Well, when that question came out, I thought to myself,

"I didn't know Meryl Streep had any daughters."

That put me off to a good start(!)

It is a total shot in the dark.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's C, Miranda Priestly,

which is the name of the character that Meryl Streep plays in

The Devil Wears Prada.

Sarah, Kerry, Ray, Bim and Anthony,

we'll have to say goodbye to you at this point.

We'll see you tomorrow.

Question number five...

One of you didn't lock in your answer in time.

You're grinning, Guy. What happened?

I didn't know it and I just sat there for a bit and then realised,

-"Oh, I haven't pressed it yet."

-I'm afraid, Guy,

that means we are going to have to lose you.

We'll see you tomorrow.

The most popular answer was Persephone.

Let's see if that's the right answer.

It is.

A point to all of you who put that.

-Parin?

-I put C, but thinking more about it,

Minerva sounds female with an A at the end.

But Demeter sounds Greek.

-I don't know.

-Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's A, Minerva.

I'm afraid, Minerva is a Roman goddess of war,

wisdom and handicrafts.

Annie, you were having such a good round.

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye and we'll see you tomorrow.

OK.

This is unprecedented, we've got ten people on four points.

The quickest to lock in their answers across the round was Gary!

Well done, Gary.

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

APPLAUSE

Gary.

This is your sixth grid.

-Wow.

-You have made the final three times,

you had your place stolen a couple of times,

so you know how painful that can be.

-Very much so.

-But you did win £1,200,

which you're going to put towards getting you a nice set of wheels.

-Yup, that's the plan.

-Your first car.

-Yes.

-Today, let's see if we can get you a bit more money.

-Hopefully.

This is your chance, Gary,

to put up to £500 in today's prize pot

and take a massive step towards

playing that £10,000 question again.

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

They are...

-Sports, please.

-Sports, OK.

So, Sport, I'm going to reveal nine answers...

And the first half of the question...

Five of those answers, as you know,

are impossible because they aren't fences at the Grand National.

Your first job is to find those impossible answers.

Each impossible answer that you banish

will put £100 into today's prize pot.

Where would you like to start?

We'll start with golf, I think, and go for The Postage Stamp, please.

What do you think The Postage Stamp is?

It is a hole on either St Andrews or Troon.

Is The Postage Stamp an impossible answer?

It is.

£100 into the prize pot and it is a hole at Troon.

Erm...

I'm just trying to think. I know a couple that definitely are,

so I'm just going around the board the other way.

The Elbow, please.

Is The Elbow an impossible answer?

It is.

It's not a fence but it is a part of the run-in at the Grand National.

-We'll try for the whole top row, then, and go Becketts, please.

-OK.

Is Becketts an impossible answer?

It is!

Another £100 into the prize pot.

Becketts is a corner at Silverstone, the motor racing circuit.

Foin... Foinavon, if that's how you pronounce it,

is related to horse racing in some way.

I'm not sure if it's a horse or a fence.

-The age-old question, horse or fence?

-Yeah... Yeah, yeah.

So, I think, with that logic,

I will go for The Canal Turn, and worry about Foinavon in 20 seconds.

OK.

Is The Canal Turn an impossible answer?

Ooh. Afraid not.

It is a fence at the Aintree Grand National.

Let's see if we can eliminate one more impossible answer.

Foinavon, it's annoying me now.

I'm not sure why but I'll go Foinavon, please.

Is Foinavon an impossible answer?

-Ah.

-It's a fence!

£300 put into today's prize pot.

But are you going to be playing for that money

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

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

And I'm now going to be looking for the right answer.

-OK.

-If you find it, you take your place in the final.

If you give a wrong answer,

the next best player will have the chance

to steal your place in the final.

That player is your neighbour Alan.

Hello!

There are still two impossible answers remaining on the grid.

If you give me either of those,

-you will be eliminated from today's show.

-OK.

Let's reveal the full question.

Ooh.

I think, odds-wise, I have to go to one that I know is a fence.

So, I will go for

The Chair, please.

This, for your place in the final, Gary.

Is The Chair the right answer?

It is!

-Whoo!

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-Thank you so much.

-Well done.

The impossibles that you missed were

Devil's Dyke which a beauty spot in the South Downs

and Melling Road which is not a fence

-but it's a road that bisects the track.

-Ah, OK.

-Well done, Gary. We'll see you in the final.

-Thank you very much.

APPLAUSE

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

Let's find out who's going to be claiming the next one.

Here is your first question.

So, we have 15 aloo gobis, one Virat Kohli, which is you, Jane.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It is aloo gobi. So, 15 of you get a point.

Jane, we're hoping that Virat Kohli is not the impossible answer.

-So am I!

-SHE LAUGHS

What made you go for Virat Kohli?

I didn't have a clue, and I thought Kohli sounds like cauliflower

-so it might be a derivision!

-SHE LAUGHS

-Might be.

-Yeah.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

-Ah.

-I'm afraid it's Virat Kohli.

-He's an Indian cricketer.

-Oh, lovely!

-SHE LAUGHS

-Has he got cauliflower ears?

I don't know! We'll check.

-Jane, we'll see you again tomorrow.

-Thank you.

Question two.

So, the majority of you have gone for Carry On Cleo.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's Carry On Cleo. A point to all of you.

Helen, Carry On fan?

No, I've never seen any of them.

OK. Both you and Kurtis are crossing their fingers

that you haven't given the impossible answer.

The impossible answer is...

Carry On Corporal.

There is no such Carry On film. So the two of you survive.

Moving on to question three.

We've got a full spread of answers.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's C, Sicily. So, a point to those of you who went for Sicily.

It does, of course, mean some of you have given an impossible answer.

Jo, you went for Sardinia.

I'm hoping that Corsica is Greek.

But my geography is way off, so I don't know.

Let's see how way off your geography is.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's A, Corsica. Corsica is French.

That means, Richard and Alan, we have to say goodbye.

See you tomorrow.

Question number four.

So we have an even split between Jades and Jesys.

We have one Ally.

Let's reveal the right answer.

C, Jesy Nelson.

So, six of you get a point.

Anne?

I have not got a clue who was in Little Mix.

And I thought Jake and Jade sounds a bit silly.

So I thought, go for somebody else.

Sensible. Sensible.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

-Oh, dear.

-I'm afraid the impossible answer is Ally Brooke.

She's not in Little Mix the band.

She's part of a different girl group called Fifth Harmony.

-There you go.

-Sorry, Anne. We'll see you tomorrow.

The final question, question five.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's C, Titan.

Titan is a moon of Saturn.

Carol Marie, you're on four points. You're in the lead

with Carole and Paul, but you've knocked yourself out.

-That wasn't very clever!

-Sorry.

Along with Gerard, Megan and Kurtis.

I have to say goodbye to you, and we'll see you all tomorrow.

The rest of you put Ganymede. Let's see if that's the right answer.

It is. So, a point to you all.

Crucially, a point to Carole

and a point to Paul, leaving both of them on five points.

It was very close indeed

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

was Paul.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done, Paul.

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

Hello again, Paul.

-Hello, Rick.

-How are you doing?

Great, great. It's great up there

-but it's fantastic to be back down here.

-Wonderful down here.

I thought I was fortunate enough to get down once.

But twice? That's a bonus.

If you were to win, Paul, what would you spend the money on?

I think, when you get a bit older, you start to realise

all the places you've not been to, and all the things you've not seen.

You know, Grand Canyon and Sydney Opera House

are meant to be magnificent sights.

So I think if I did win the money,

I would take a first-class trip around the world

and take in all these countries and sights.

-Amazing. And tick off all the big ones.

-Absolutely.

All right. You have the chance now to add another £500

-to today's prize pot. It already stands at £300 thanks to Gary.

-Yeah.

You can also take a big step towards playing the £10,000 question.

Of the three remaining topics,

Television, Politics and Art, which do you fancy?

I'm hoping it's something favourable.

-I'll go for Television, please.

-OK, Television.

I'm going to reveal nine answers.

They are...

And the first half of the question...

Did you watch The Office, Paul?

No.

No. I know that that chap was in it, um...

His name escapes me at the moment.

But I've never, it's another one of these series I've never watched.

Well, five of those answers are impossible

because they're not characters in The Office.

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

Where would you like to start?

OK. Well, I will start at the bottom with Daisy Steiner

because I just have...

There's a faint bell ringing that I know that name

so I'm going to assume it's not from The Office.

So I'll start with that one, Rick, please.

Is Daisy Steiner an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

Yes, she is. She's a character in the sitcom Spaced,

played by Jessica Hynes.

I think I can see a couple there that do ring a slight bell.

so I will try Dawn Tinsley, please?

Is Dawn Tinsley an impossible answer?

-Ah.

-I'm afraid it isn't. She is in The Office.

-OK, OK.

Three more answers from you, please, Paul.

I think The Office was predominantly male.

So, if there's a Dawn Tinsley in it,

I'll assume that Sophie Chapman isn't.

If you can follow the logic.

Is Sophie Chapman an impossible answer?

APPLAUSE

It is. Sophie Chapman was played by Olivia Colman in Peep Show.

Right, OK.

Um. A couple... As I say, I'm hanging on to a couple

that I think were in The Office.

I will try...Geoff Maltby.

Is Geoff Maltby an impossible answer?

It is!

APPLAUSE Very good, Paul.

Geoff Maltby is Johnny Vegas' character in Benidorm.

Let's see if we can eliminate one more impossible answer.

Maurice Moss, please, Rick?

Any thoughts about Maurice Moss?

It was between two there which one I was going to go for.

I just thought,

"Which name sounds like somebody who is less likely to be in The Office,"

and that sounds...

It doesn't sound like an Officey-type person, does it,

Maurice Moss?

It sounds like someone who'd work in an antiques shop,

-or something like that.

-LAUGHTER

Is Maurice Moss an impossible answer?

It is! CHEERING

He does work in an office in The IT Crowd.

The character played by Richard Ayoade.

You have successfully put £400 into the prize pot.

-It now stands at £700.

-Hm.

Let's see if you're going to be playing for that money

and for a shot at the £10,000 question

-and a place in today's final.

-OK, Rick.

When I reveal the second half of the question,

-you need to tell me the right answer.

-Yeah. OK.

-Find it, you're in the final.

-Right.

A wrong answer, and the next best player, who was Carole...

-AUDIENCE:

-Whoo!

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

There is still one impossible answer up there.

If you give me that, I'm afraid

-you will be eliminated from today's show.

-OK.

The full question is...

I'm looking for the right answer.

I wasn't expecting that, Rick, I'll be honest.

But...

There is a couple of names up there who I do know are in The Office,

so, obviously, I've got to stick with that.

And I will try...

..Gareth Keenan.

Is Gareth Keenan the right answer?

-AUDIENCE:

-Ah.

It isn't, Paul. I'm sorry. It's a wrong answer.

I'm not totally surprised at that, given the circumstances.

It's the way it goes.

Gareth Keenan is played by Mackenzie Crook.

But Mackenzie Crook is not one of Jasper Carrott's children.

Right, OK.

-Carole?

-Yes?

-We throw it to you.

Well, I love The Office, one my favourite programmes of all time.

I love Ricky Gervais' work.

And the answer is Dawn Tinsley.

Is Dawn Tinsley the right answer?

It is! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-AUDIENCE:

-Woohoo!

-Sorry, Paul.

-That's the way it goes, Rick.

Carole, you have nabbed Paul's place in the final.

The remaining impossible on the board is Will McKenzie,

Simon Bird's character in The Inbetweeners.

Unlucky, Paul.

You're back in the pack for the next round.

but, Carole, you're going through to today's final!

-Whoo!

-APPLAUSE

So, just one place left in today's final alongside Gary and Carole.

Let's see who it's going to be.

Here are your five multiple-choice questions, starting with...

We've got five Wellingtons and two Aucklands, no Adelaides.

Let's reveal the right answer.

C, Wellington. A point to all of you.

-Jo?

-It's geography again, isn't it?

-It is geography again, I'm afraid.

I was hoping Auckland's not Australia.

OK. Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's B, Adelaide. Adelaide is in Australia.

Auckland is in New Zealand.

So you all move on to question two.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's B, The Rubettes.

So, a point to all of you who put that.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

The impossible answer is Curiosity Killed The Cat.

They only started in the '80s.

You all survive and move on to question three.

So we've got a split between outside centre and full back.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It's B, full back.

So, a point to all of you who put that.

Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's C, wing attack. Wing attack is just a netball position.

That means, once again, you've all avoided the impossible answer.

Question four.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It was Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th US President.

A point to all of you.

You've been doing very well avoiding

the impossible answers in this round.

Jo?

Arthur Wellesley was the Duke Of Wellington, wasn't he?

So you think you've avoided the impossible answer?

-Yeah.

-OK. Let's reveal the impossible answer.

It's Arthur Wellesley. You're right. He was the first Duke Of Wellington.

So, once again, all of you have avoided the impossible answer.

And two of you are on four points

as we go into question five.

Let's first reveal the impossible answer.

It's Blenheim orange. Blenheim orange is an apple.

We'll see you tomorrow.

Which means it's going to be one of Penny or Parin in the final.

Let's reveal the right answer.

It is B, Bergamot orange. Everyone gets a point,

taking Penny and Parin to five points each.

I can tell you that the quickest to lock in their five correct answers

was Parin!

CHEERING

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Parin.

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

alongside Gary and Carole.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

-Parin! Very nice to see you down here.

-Hi, Rick, how's it going?

Are you feeling confident?

I wouldn't say "confident". Relaxed.

-Relaxed is good.

-More relaxed, yep.

Who's going to be watching at home, Parin?

Quite a lot of people, actually. And that's not a good thing.

Um. Me being Indian, and obviously a Patel, there's a lot of us.

I've got over about 100 cousins.

-Oh, wow!

-So they'll all be supporting me.

If you were to win the money?

I'd like to go back to New Zealand

because my wife and I went over at Christmas for three weeks,

just to the South Island.

I'd like to go back to New Zealand to the North Island

because I didn't step foot in there, and my aunt lives there.

-So I'd like to visit her.

-OK.

You can add another £500 to today's prize pot

which already stands at £700

and also be a step closer to playing the £10,000 question.

Of the remaining topics, which would you like to go for? Politics or Art?

I'm going to go for Politics.

Politics it is. Your nine answers are...

And the first half of the question...

So, five of those are impossible

because they weren't members of Theresa May's first Cabinet.

You need to find those impossible answers and eliminate them.

-OK.

-Where would you like to start?

So, I know George Osborne didn't get on too well with Theresa May,

so he can't be a member of the Cabinet.

So I'll go for George Osborne first.

Is George Osborne an impossible answer?

Yes, he is.

£100 added to the prize pot.

Next answer, please, Parin?

I'm going to go for Michael Gove next.

I think he was caught up in that saga with Boris Johnson

and the EU referendum. So, definitely Michael Gove.

Is Michael Gove an impossible answer?

Where next? Going well.

I'm going to go with Oliver Letwin

because I think he's a bit old school

and he's been around the block. So let's go for Oliver Letwin.

OK. Is Oliver Letwin an impossible answer?

Yes, he is.

£300 added to the prize pot.

Let's eliminate another impossible.

OK. Let's go with John Whittingdale as well, please?

Is John Whittingdale an impossible answer?

He is.

Let's make it a clean sweep

-and eliminate the last remaining impossible answer.

-All right.

This is tricky.

Let's go for Justine Greening, please?

OK. Is Justine Greening an impossible answer?

-OK.

-I'm afraid not.

-She was a member of Theresa May's first Cabinet.

-That's all right.

-You've put £400 into today's prize pot. It now stands at

-£1,100. OK.

But are you going 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 from that round was Penny,

and Penny is waiting to steal your place in the final

if you give a wrong answer.

-OK.

-You didn't eliminate one of the impossibles,

so that remains on the grid. That may trip you up.

-If it does, you'll be eliminated.

-Sure.

The full question is...

I think I know this.

So what's the right answer?

I'm just trying to think.

OK, I think I know it. I think it's Chris Grayling.

Is Chris Grayling the right answer?

It isn't, I'm afraid, Parin. That's the wrong answer.

Chris Grayling is the Secretary Of State For Transport.

That means we throw to Penny.

Oh, dear.

SHE LAUGHS

Um. I only recognised one name on that whole thing,

so he's done really well to take them out.

So, Justine Greening was the only name I recognised.

Um, and I have really no idea.

So I'm going to go for that, and Parin can go and sit in the chair.

OK.

So is Justine Greening the right answer?

She is!

-No way!

-APPLAUSE

Well done, Penny.

You've nabbed Parin's place in the final.

Bad luck, Parin. Well played.

The impossible that you missed was Nicky Morgan.

And all of the impossibles were sacked by Theresa May.

We'll see you again tomorrow, Parin.

But, Penny, you're going through to today's final.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Penny, Carole, Gary, there's £1,100 in today's prize pot.

Only one of you can win that money

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

Now, Penny, three grids.

-Yep.

-And you had your place in the final stolen from you every time.

I'm just delighted that Parin gave me the opportunity.

-And so your luck is in, maybe, today?

-Yes.

Carole, you had a very good round in the second round

-and then nipped in to steal.

-I did.

-How are you feeling?

-I don't believe it. I'm actually standing here.

And, Gary, you've been here loads of times.

LAUGHTER

You each start with ten lives.

The questions are on the buzzer

and most of them are normal, straightforward questions

with normal, straightforward answers.

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

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

However, some of the questions are impossible.

Which is to say, there is no answer.

For example, who succeeded Jeremy Paxman

as the host of BBC's Question Time?

He's never hosted Question Time, so that's an impossible question.

If you think you've spotted one of those,

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

That will mean double trouble for your opponents

because they'll both lose two lives.

If you say a question is impossible when it isn't,

or if you give any other answer to an impossible question,

it's you who'll be losing the two lives.

So you do need to go carefully.

The last surviving player takes the £1,100.

Good luck to you all.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-OK.

-OK.

Which character in the Dandy comic strip has a dog called Gnasher?

-Gary?

-Impossible.

It is impossible. Gnasher is a character in Beano.

Dennis the Menace's dog.

Penny and Carole both lose two lives.

Marrakech is the capital of which... Gary?

Impossible.

It is impossible. Marrakech is not a capital city.

Rabat is the capital of Morocco.

Venison is the meat of which... Carole?

-A deer.

-..the meat of which animal?

It is the deer. Penny and Gary lose a life.

Sonntag is the German word...

-Gary?

-Sunday.

-..for which day of the week?

It is Sunday.

In the Christian church, Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' entry

into Jerusalem riding which animal?

-Carole?

-A donkey.

-It is a donkey.

Penny, you're down to three lives.

Which TV gardener wrote the 1998 novel Mr MacGregor?

-Carole?

-Alan Titchmarsh.

It was Alan Titchmarsh.

Penny, you lose another life. Gary, you also lose a life.

Penny, you're down to two, now.

In which decade of the 20th century

did the first Eurostar trains run between London and Paris?

-Gary?

-The 1990s.

It was the 1990s. Started in 1994.

In September 2016,

which British athlete won her 14th Paralympic gold metal?

-Penny?

-Tanni Grey-Thompson.

-No.

-I'm afraid not. It was Dame Sarah Storey.

You lose a life, Penny. It means you're eliminated.

Might as well press my button once!

LAUGHTER

Just nice to press a button!

What colour is a 500 euro note?

Carole?

Impossible.

It's not impossible. It's purple.

I'm sorry, Carole.

You've knocked two lives off yourself.

You're now down to two remaining.

Which character in the film Reservoir Dogs

is played by Bruce Willis?

Gary?

-Impossible.

-It is impossible.

He's not in it. He's in Pulp Fiction.

Carole, you lose your last two lives.

Gary, congratulations.

Commiserations to Penny and Carole. We'll see you next time.

But, Gary, very well done. It's time to face the £10,000 question.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

So, Gary, you are today's winner with £1,100. Of course that's great.

but you could be leaving with a whole lot more

if you can answer the £10,000 question.

Now, you have been here once before, and you won £1,200.

Whatever happens, you'll be leaving us after this show,

because you only get two attempts at the £10,000 question.

Let's see if we can upgrade your money to the full £10,000.

We're trying to get you a car.

-Yes.

-I've been trying to get your car for about a week-and-a-half now.

I know. I know.

Here's 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 will win that £10,000.

That's the good news.

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

Pick any of those and you won't win the £10,000.

-You know exactly how that goes.

-Yes.

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

Give me any of those answers and you lose the £1,100 as well.

I can only accept the first three answers you give, so be careful.

-OK, are you ready?

-Ready.

Here it is. Today's £10,000 question.

It's on literature.

Good luck.

Here are your nine answers.

And you're looking for...

And your time starts now.

Edward Rochester.

Sydney Carton.

John Willoughby.

So, you've locked in John Willoughby,

Edward Rochester and Sydney Carton.

Is John Willoughby a right answer?

-Ah.

-It isn't, I'm afraid.

John Willoughby is in Sense And Sensibility.

The best we can hope for now is

we hold on to today's prize money of £1,100

-by avoiding the impossible answers.

-Yep.

Is Edward Rochester a right answer?

-Ah.

-I'm afraid it isn't.

-I didn't know.

He's in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre.

Ah, that's where... Yeah, OK.

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

But you do go home with your previous winnings of £1,200.

You've been an absolutely fantastic player, Gary.

-Thank you.

-It's been a pleasure having you on.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-APPLAUSE

The right answers that you were looking for were

Elizabeth Bennet,

Caroline Bingley

and George Wickham.

Ah, OK.

Just to rub salt in the wound,

Sydney Carton was another impossible answer, I'm afraid.

That's a Dickens character from A Tale Of Two Cities.

And the last impossible was Becky Sharp,

from Vanity Fair by Thackeray.

So, Gary missed out on the £10,000 but does leave the show with £1,200.

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

Goodbye.