Episode 7 Impossible

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

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Welcome to !mpossible, the quiz with the third dimension.

Most quiz shows have just right answers and wrong answers,

but here, we also have impossible answers - they're not just wrong,

they couldn't possibly be right.

Hoping to get lots of right answers

whilst dodging those pesky impossible answers are 24 players.

-Hello, players! PLAYERS:

-Hello, Rick.

Love these guys. They're with us for two weeks.

This is day two of week two

and every day, one of them has the chance to unlock

the biggest exclamation mark on telly,

rammed with 10,000 glowing pound coins.

At the end of each show,

one of this pack of legends will face the final question.

And here it is,

today's £10,000 question,

get this right and all of that cash comes cascading down.

John left us yesterday having secured our third £10,000 win

and now the clock is ticking, just four more chances to win big.

-Ivor.

-Hello.

-You've taken John's seat.

-Yep.

-How is it, comfy?

It's comfy, big shoes to fill, though.

Big shoes, Ivor. Big shoes.

-What do you do, Ivor?

-I'm a training officer,

I look after apprentice electricians.

OK. How many are you training at the moment?

-80.

-Oh!

-Yeah.

-Plenty, plenty.

-Are they all getting on OK?

-The vast majority of them.

-A few earwigs, as we call them, but they grow up and they get there.

-OK.

-Cecilia.

-Hi.

-I've noticed something.

-What?

No money for the middle row.

-I know.

-Money for the bottom row, money for the top row,

-nothing for the middle row.

-I know.

Time to do something about that, isn't it?

Well, we're going to give it a try, this time, Rick.

-Have you not been trying previously?

-Yeah, but not very well!

-No...

-Evidently.

-OK. Let's crack on.

You're going to face five multiple choice questions,

each with three answers.

The right answer will get you a point,

the wrong answer will get you nothing

but if you choose the impossible answer...

-!mpossible.

-Oh, it's a disaster,

that immediately knocks you out of today's show.

You'll have to try again tomorrow.

Regrettably, the first question of today's show contained an error.

Nobody was eliminated,

and although some players were awarded points for their answer,

they all agreed that the outcome of the show was not affected.

Our apologies. Let's pick things up with question two.

All but three of you have gone for C, Oscar Wilde.

Let's see if that's right.

It is. A point to all of you.

Lesley, Sai and Will, you all went with B, Robert Louis Stevenson.

Will, have you avoided the impossible answer?

I'm hoping so.

I'm sure Bram Stoker was Russian or somewhere like that, so.

Do you go along with that, Lesley?

Not...not confident.

You've gone for the same thing as Sai, if that helps?

Definitely not confident.

Lesley!

You set me up there. You set me up there.

I would never set you up, Sai.

Let's see if the three of you have managed to avoid

the impossible answer.

I'm afraid you haven't.

Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh.

Bram Stoker was born in Dublin.

So we'll have to say goodbye to the three of you.

We'll see you tomorrow.

Question number three.

Everyone, except one of you has gone with B, Alex Salmond.

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

It is. A point to all of you.

Cecilia. So, Nicola Sturgeon,

do you think you've avoided the impossible at least?

I just know she's, erm..

She represents in Scotland

but I don't know if she's from the SNP Party,

but I'm sure you're going to let me know, Rick.

I am going to let you know right now, Cecilia.

The impossible answer is...

-Oh! Thank goodness.

-A, Frank Pike...

-Phew!

..who is Pike from Dad's Army.

-Oh, OK.

-So, Cecilia, you survive.

-Thank you.

On to question four.

Once again, the vast majority have gone with B.

We have got a couple of As and a solitary C.

The right answer is...

Sedimentary. B, a point to all of you. Les?

You're not going to believe this, but geology is not my field!

Shall we see who has given the impossible answer?

I'm afraid it's C, ignominious.

Which means we are going to have to say goodbye to you, Les.

-Better luck tomorrow.

-It is quite, in the end, an ignominious exit.

As ignominious means causing public disgrace or shame.

Got a degree in it!

Congratulations! We'll see you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow. Bye.

So moving on to our final question in this round.

Eight of you are on four points,

so get those fingers moving quickly on question number five.

So, we have all answers represented.

Mal, you went for C, the Dormouse.

-Yes.

-Confident?

Hmm...

-Yes.

-Ooh.

-I think!

-Good!

Good stuff. Dan, hearing that, and knowing that you went with B,

-the Heffalump?

-I'm feeling like a Heffalump now.

The impossible answer was...

B, the Heffalump.

You were right to feel like a Heffalump, Dan, I'm afraid.

Victory and Craig, have to say goodbye to you two as well.

-We'll see you all tomorrow.

-See ya!

The answer you were looking for, the right answer is...

C, the Dormouse.

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

A very high-scoring round.

We have five players all finishing on five points.

Those five players are Matthew, Rob, our new recruit Ivor,

Jen and Jake.

I can tell you the fastest to lock in their answers across the round...

was Jake! APPLAUSE

-I've never been the quickest!

-You have the chance

-to grab the first place in today's final.

-No way!

-Yes, way!

-Welcome back, Jake.

-Thank you.

It's been just under a week since I last saw you down here.

-Yeah, it's been a while now.

-So, have you changed your tactics,

-have you upped your speed a bit?

-A little bit.

I'd say about 10%, so, yeah.

-And it worked out.

-It's worked out an absolute treat.

All right. So, you know how it works.

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

Famous People, Science, Classical Music and Sport.

Science, definitely. Definitely Science.

It's got to be Science, hasn't it?

I have a biology degree, so I'm hoping it's biological.

I'm all right at chemistry, at physics.

A clear choice for you. All right.

Types of clouds.

-That's what you reckon?

-Yeah.

-OK.

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

see if you're right with that.

Which meteorological term describing clouds...

Very good, Jake.

Five of those are impossible.

Your first job is to find those impossible answers

and get rid of them. You can have five goes

and each impossible that you successfully eliminate,

adds £100 to the daily prize pot.

Where would you like to start?

Let's start with sarcophagus.

-What do you think sarcophagus is?

-It's Egyptian. Is it...?

Is it the kind of like coffin that they get buried in?

I think, maybe?

All right. Is sarcophagus an impossible answer?

It is. As you say, it's a tomb, a stone one.

Where'd you like to go next?

Rhombus, because that's a shape.

It's not a cloud. I don't think so, anyway.

No, it's not a cloud.

Is rhombus an impossible answer?

It is.

Let's go with calculus. Let's get rid of calculus.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-OK. Is calculus an impossible answer?

It is. Calculus is a type of maths.

Next one...

-..Cygnus.

-Cygnus?

Now I don't know what that one is,

but I'm pretty sure it's not a cloud.

OK. Is Cygnus an impossible answer?

Yes, it is. Cygnus is the name of the swan constellation.

And where next?

I'm going to go with pluribus next.

I'm pretty certain that these four need to stay.

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

-So, pluribus,

basically because you think the other four are clouds?

-Yeah.

-OK.

Is pluribus an impossible answer?

It's Latin and it means of many.

Very good, Jake.

£500 added to the prize pot.

We need to find out if you're going to be playing for that money

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

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

when I reveal the second half of the question.

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

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

to steal your place in the final and I can reveal that

that was Jen.

There are no impossible answers left to trip you up.

You've got rid of all of them. Let's reveal the full question.

Which meteorological term describing clouds

indicates that the cloud is rain-bearing?

OK. I think I might be able to do this one.

I didn't actually know the answer,

but I'm pretty sure that stratus, cumulus and cirrus

kind of dictates how high they are.

So, on that basis,

I think that a rain-bearing cloud must be a nimbus cloud.

Nicely thought-out. OK.

Does the term nimbus indicate that a cloud is rain-bearing?

-Yes!

-Yes, it does! APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

-Yes, yes!

-Well done, Jake.

-Woo!

-Very well done.

-Oh, I'm so happy.

Nothing really to clear up on the board, you did it all for us.

-Well done, you're through to the final.

-Oh, yes!

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

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

Here's your first question.

The right answer...

is C, sartorius.

So a point to all of you.

-Ivor...

-Yes, yes.

-Have you avoided the impossible?

I think so, deltoid's definitely a muscle.

OK, let's check that.

The impossible answer...

..was mandible. It's the jawbone.

Question two, which is...

So, most of you have gone for A Hard Day's Night.

A few of you have gone for Help!

No-one has gone for Ticket To Ride.

Matthew, are you a Beatles fan?

I didn't even know they were in any films.

-Not a great start for this question.

-I'm glad that I haven't gone for C

now that nobody else has gone for it.

Were you just having a little bit of cry for...?

-Help!

-Yeah.

-We could be a double act.

-We won't be!

I'm just happy to be here.

I'm happy you're here too, Matthew, and I'm hoping you're going to stay.

The right answer...

is A, A Hard Day's Night. So, a point to everyone that went for A.

The impossible answer is...

C, Ticket To Ride.

Never been a Beatles film with that title.

So you all survive. Well done.

Question number three.

So we've got all the answers out there.

Mainly As, but we have got a few Bs and a C.

Rob, you went for St Kilda?

Yeah, my geography's awful

so it's odds on I've got it wrong, to be honest.

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

It's A, St Peter Port.

Points to everyone who went for St Peter Port

and now the answer you're all trying to avoid,

the impossible answer...

..I'm afraid was C.

You said your geography was awful, Rob.

-And for once I was right.

-Mm.

St Kilda is a remote Scottish island.

-We'll see you tomorrow.

-OK.

On to question number four.

We have five As, five Bs, and five Cs.

That means five of you have given the impossible answer.

-Jen, you went for B, Fortius.

-Yes...

only because I think Fortius sounds like the Latin name for strength

or something.

And, Justin, you went for Hodori. Jen's not sure about it.

No idea. Maybe it was the football mascot for Rio.

-Ursula?

-I thought "veni vici" something or other,

some Latin thing, isn't it? Meaning like...

I don't know. "Veni vici" something?

I've got to say,

it's sounding slightly less convincing now, Ursula.

It does, doesn't it?!

So let's see the impossible answer...

..is B, Fortius.

Fortius is not a mascot, it's part of the Olympic motto.

But it does mean that Jen, Ivor, Cecilia,

Mal and Angela, we're going have to say goodbye.

-We'll see you all tomorrow.

-Goodbye.

-Bye.

-Bye.

So let's see who's going to be getting the points

and plumped for the right answer, which was...

Vinicius.

Great stuff, bottom corner.

A point to everyone who went for C.

Question number five.

So we have eight Cs and two As.

-Shirley?

-Pressed it by mistake. I knew it was Peru.

As soon as I heard Machu Picchu, I knew it was Peru.

A bit more practice, Shirley. A bit more practice.

Yeah, a bit more practice. Yeah, yeah, OK.

Let's see if you're right about the right answer being C, Peru,

which most people have gone for.

It is.

Now we're just hoping, Shirley, that you and Matthew who've put A,

haven't given the impossible answer.

Matthew's giving the old thumbs up.

I'm all right. I'm fine. I'm confident.

He feels confident. The impossible answer was...

..B, Patagonia, not a country in South America.

It's a region in South America,

in southern Argentina and Chile.

So we are finishing the round with five of you on four points.

They are Jason, Ian,

Colette, Wisdom and Ursula.

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

is Ursula.

SHE LAUGHS APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Congratulations.

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

-I don't believe it!

-APPLAUSE

-Ursula.

-Yes.

-Nice to see you again.

-Thank you.

-Now we know that last time...

-Yeah.

-..it didn't quite work out.

-No.

-So close...

-I know.

-..but then stolen.

-I know.

What are we going to do this time?

-We're going to get the right answer.

-Going to get the right answer.

-Yes, we are.

-That's exactly it.

-Yeah.

-OK.

The three topics that are remaining, I'll refresh your memory, are...

..Famous People, Classical Music and Sport.

Well, I'm between a rock and a hard place.

My gut says Famous People. I'm going to go for Famous People.

All right. I'm going to show you nine answers.

-Any early thoughts?

-Well...

it could be Jordan's books.

-OK.

-Katie Price books, I think.

-OK.

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

Which book by Katie Price...

-Well, well, well, Ursula.

-Well, well, well.

-I'm surprised at myself.

-This is really good.

-This is very encouraging.

-Yeah.

Five of those answers are impossible.

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

Each one that you successfully get rid of

will add £100 to the daily prize pot.

Where would you like to start?

Well, I've never read any of them.

My Booky Wook definitely isn't by her,

it's by somebody that I can't recall, but it's not by her.

-So...

-My Booky Wook.

Is My Booky Wook an impossible answer?

-It is. Russell Brand's autobiography.

-That's right.

Where would you like to go next?

Rivals is a Jilly Cooper book.

It's part of the Riders, Rivals, jockey books.

So I'm going to say Rivals, please.

Is Rivals an impossible answer?

Absolutely spot-on. It's a Jilly Cooper novel.

There's a couple I know are definitely hers, definitely.

There's a few that could be hers as it fits with her lifestyle.

But I can't see it being Dreams From My Father.

I don't think that she had a relationship

with her father very well, so I'm going to go Dreams From My Father.

Is Dreams From My Father an impossible answer?

It is.

Dreams From My Father is the autobiography of someone

often described as the American Katie Price, Barack Obama.

-Oh, that's why I know it!

-It is!

-Yeah. Yeah.

-OK.

I'm going to take a punt, and it is a punt, on Hollywood Kids, please.

Is a Hollywood Kids an impossible answer?

It is. It's a Jackie Collins novel.

Oh, right. I didn't know that.

Let's see if we can get rid of that last impossible.

Yeah, this is the bit that they could all fit with her,

couldn't they? I mean, two of them I know.

I'm going to go for You Only Live Once.

She tends...

They're one word, short word titles, I think,

-so I'll go with You Only Live Once, please.

-OK.

Is You Only Live Once an impossible answer?

It's not. Nevertheless...

four out of five, £400 added to the prize pot.

£900 in there now.

Let's see if you will be playing for that money

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

-OK.

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

and I'll be looking for the right answer.

As you know, if you find it, a place in the final is yours.

But if you give me a wrong answer,

the next quickest player will have the chance to steal your place

in the final. You know exactly how that feels.

-Yeah, I do.

-I can reveal that the next quickest player...

-was Wisdom.

-Wisdom!

Your best mate.

Your row mate is waiting to steal your place in the final.

-Oh, Wisdom.

-Oops.

There is one impossible answer still left up there.

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

Let's reveal the full question.

Which book by Katie Price...

was her debut novel published in 2006?

I'm sure her debut novel...

It doesn't say autobiography up there,

-it definitely says novel.

-Mm-hm.

-So...

..these two are novels and I'm going to opt for Angel, please.

-OK.

-It's the best I'm going to come up with.

Was Angel Katie Price's debut novel published in 2006?

This, for a place in the final.

-Yes!

-Yes! Yes!

-APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Well done, Ursula.

Just to clear up, the impossible that's still up there

is Tough Love by Kerry Katona. It's a great read.

Well done, Ursula, you're through to the final.

-Thank you.

-APPLAUSE

Just one place up for grabs in the final, but who's it going to be?

Only nine of you surviving now.

-Ready? PLAYERS:

-Yep!

Good luck, everyone, this is your first question.

Almost even split between Bs and Cs, there.

The right answer was...

B, Angus Young.

So a point to all of you who put that.

Have the four of you who put C

managed to avoid the impossible answer?

Which was...

A, Will Young, won Pop Idol in 2002 and hasn't joined AC/DC since.

Question two.

Wendy, you went for B, Norman Hartnell?

Yeah, I'm fairly confident that he was a designer

and he did design the Queen's dress.

Jason, you didn't go for Norman Hartnell?

No, I recognise only one designer and that's Hardy Amies.

The other two I've not heard of.

So, I think I'm safe, but not confident that I got it right.

OK. Let's find out what the right answer was.

It was B, Norman Hartnell.

So a point to all of you

and let's see if you have avoided the impossible answer, Jason.

Yes. The impossible answer was C, Constance Spry.

She's a food writer,

who is credited with co-creating coronation chicken.

So all nine players move on to question three.

Again, some nice symmetry.

Three As, three Bs, and three Cs.

That does mean that three of you have given an impossible answer.

Karen, you've gone for B, liquorice.

How are you feeling about that answer?

It was a bit of a guess. I think liquorice is a root,

so that's why I went for it.

But it was a guess.

Wisdom, you went for tamarind.

Total guess. No idea.

Not overwhelming confidence out there.

Anyone confident in their answer?

-Anyone? Wendy?

-Absolutely confident!

-Oh!

SMATTERING OF APPLAUSE

Let's see if you're right to be confident...

You are! A point to Wendy, Justin and Karen.

But three of you are going to be departing at this stage.

Which of you have given the impossible answer? Which was...

A, fennel.

Not a member of the pea family.

So, Ian, Colette, and Shirley,

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

On to question four with a mere six contestants remaining.

The right answer...

is A, Alyson Hannigan.

So a point to Matthew, Karen and Wisdom.

The impossible answer is...

Neve Campbell was not in Buffy

so all six of you go on to the final question, question five.

Two of you are on three points.

-They are Wendy and Wisdom.

-Wow!

Question number five.

Let's first reveal the impossible answer.

C, The Red Baron, so you've all escaped elimination.

The Red Baron was a WW1 German flying ace.

Now, Wisdom...

..you're the only one who has gone for B,

The Man in the Iron Mask.

Everyone else has gone for The Birdman of Alcatraz.

If you're right,

you're coming down to play the grid.

The right answer...

is A, The Birdman of Alcatraz.

So a point to all of you,

which means we have one player on four points and that is Wendy.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Congratulations, you have a chance to grab the final place

-in today's final.

-Excellent.

-Great to have you down here, Wendy.

-I'm glad to be here at last.

-How does it feel?

-Fantastic.

Cos, of course, you have been in a final before,

-but never played the grid?

-Yeah, sorry, Dan, I nicked your place.

Yeah, you did and he's still seething!

So, tell me a bit about yourself,

-what do you do in your spare time, then?

-I love skiing.

-Mm-hm.

-And...

-Oh, is that a skiing injury?

-It's a skiing injury, yes.

-What have you done?

-Well, I fell over rather badly

and it's called skier's thumb,

and basically you bend it all the wrong way,

-but it's much better now, thank you.

-OK, good, good. OK.

I'm going to show you the remaining topics

and then ask you to pick one.

They are Classical Music and Sport.

-Sport.

-Sport.

-Yep.

-OK.

And hope it's not rugby or cricket or football or...

-Any of the main sports.

-Yes, exactly.

-If it's skiing injuries?

-I'll be good. Expert.

-OK.

-I'm going to show you nine answers.

-OK.

-Here they are.

Oh, Lord.

What did I just say about cricket? I do know it's cricket.

-Well, that's actually a good thing.

-Yeah.

Here is the first half of the question.

Which England Test cricket captain...

-That's not much better.

-Sorry!

-Five of those answers are impossible.

-OK.

So you need to find those five answers

and then remove them from the board. You've got five goes.

Where would you like to start?

Erm...

There's two names on there that I've never heard of,

so I'll start with them. Erm... Matt Prior.

Is Matt Prior an impossible answer?

It is. Good start.

The next one I'm going to pick is Alex Loudon.

Is Alex Loudon an impossible answer?

It is. Another cricketer, but not England Test captain.

-Where next?

-I'm going to go for Nasser Hussain.

-Nasser Hussain.

-Yeah.

Is Nasser Hussein an impossible answer?

-Oh.

-Unfortunately not.

He has been captain of the England Test team.

Where next? Two more goes.

I'm going to try Michael Atherton.

Is Michael Atherton an impossible answer?

-Oh, dear.

-No.

-It's not looking good.

-One more go.

Let's see if we can at least take one more impossible

-off the board.

-OK, we'll try Graham Thorpe.

Is Graham Thorpe an impossible answer?

He is.

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

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

-OK.

-..and then 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 a chance to steal your place

in the final and that player is Wisdom.

-I'm ready.

-How's your cricket?

-Decent.

Oh, that's got to hurt, Wendy.

Of course, if you give me an impossible answer,

and we know there are still two up there,

sadly, you will be eliminated from today's show.

Let's have a look at the full question.

Which England Test cricket captain...

led the side to an Ashes Series victory in 2005?

I am going to go for Graeme Swann.

-You're going to go for Graeme Swann?

-Yep.

OK. Graeme Swann it is.

Did Graeme Swann lead the England side

to an Ashes Series victory in 2005?

He didn't. He didn't. And it's an impossible answer.

He wasn't an England Test cricket captain,

which means you have knocked yourself out

-for the day as well, Wendy.

-That's OK.

-I'm sorry.

Somebody now has to take your place in the final.

Wisdom, you said your cricket was decent?

-Yeah.

-What do you think?

I think... I think I remember seeing this.

My answer would be Nasser Hussain.

-You think you remember watching it?

-Yeah.

This for a place in the final.

Is Nasser Hussein the right answer?

Ouch. He was captain...

but he never captained the side to an Ashes victory.

So we go to the next strongest player,

-who was Matthew.

-Oh!

Oh, no. Oh, my days!

My dad's going to kill us!

Michael Vaughan.

Is Michael Vaughan the right answer?

-Oh, my...

-He is!

APPLAUSE

Matthew, you have nabbed the final place in today's final.

What on earth has just happened?

Just to tidy up the board, the other impossible answer was Darren Gough.

Wendy, you return to the rest of the pack.

Matthew, you're in the final!

APPLAUSE

For the rest of you,

I'm afraid that victory today proved impossible,

but we will see you all again tomorrow.

-Bye for now. PLAYERS:

-Bye, Rick!

But for Jake, Ursula and Matthew, it's time for the final.

APPLAUSE

So, Jake, Ursula and Matthew.

There's £1,200 in today's prize pot,

only one of you can win that money

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

Now, Matthew, are you surprised to be down here?

That is an understatement.

I have no idea what has just happened.

You absolutely smashed it with Michael Vaughan,

is what happened, Matthew.

What will you do with the money, do you know?

I went to Vegas last year, I would love to go back at some point.

-If I was being smart, towards my mortgage, maybe.

-Uh-huh.

All right. So you each start with ten lives.

The questions are on the buzzer.

Buzz and get one right,

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, there is no answer.

The question is illogical, it's a nonsense question.

If you think you've spotted one of these,

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

That's bad news for your opponents cos they'll both lose two lives.

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

or give any other answer to an impossible question,

it's you who will lose the two lives.

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

-All fully OK?

-Yep.

Let's do it. Good luck to you all.

Which Canadian singer had a UK number one with Everything I Do...?

-Jake?

-Bryan Adams.

It was Bryan Adams, Everything I Do, I Do It For You.

Ursula and Matthew, you lose a life.

In which year of the 1980s

was the soap opera Eldorado first broadcast?

-Matthew?

-Impossible.

It is impossible. It started in the '90s.

Ursula and Jake, you both lose two lives.

In the UK, in which month do the clocks go back?

-Matthew?

-October.

It is October.

Ursula and Jake, you lose a life.

In which EU member state is the city of Zurich located?

-Matthew?

-Switzerland.

-It is Switzerland, but Switzerland is not in the EU.

-Oh...!

It was an impossible question.

You lose two lives, Matthew.

In which Charles Dickens novel

does the character Michael Henchard appear?

-Ursula?

-Impossible.

It is impossible,

meaning Jake and Matthew both lose two lives.

Michael Henchard is in The Mayor Of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy.

What name is given to a structure formed by deposits

left by dripping water that hangs down from...?

-Jake?

-Stalactite.

That hangs down from the roof of a cave, stalactite is right.

Ursula and Matthew, you lose a life.

In which 1980s film franchise was a DeLorean car...?

-Matthew?

-Back To The Future.

Uses a time machine, that's right.

Which member of One Direction left the group in 20...?

Jake?

Zayn.

I can accept Zayn, Zayn Malik, they are known by their first names.

The image of which human limb

features three times on the official...?

Ursula?

The leg.

On the official flag on the Isle of Man, it is the leg.

Which citrus fruit is used to flavour the liqueur Kahlua?

-Ursula?

-Impossible.

It is impossible, Kahlua is coffee flavoured, not citrus,

meaning Jake loses a life and Matthew loses both of his.

Unlucky, Matthew. You did well to get down here.

Who played Dr Doug Ross in the US TV drama ER?

-Ursula?

-George Clooney.

It was George Clooney.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Jake, you lose your life.

Jake and Matthew, unlucky. We'll see you both tomorrow.

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

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Very well done, Ursula, you are today's winner with £1,200.

That is not to be sniffed at,

but you could be leaving with a whole lot more

if you can answer the £10,000 question.

Now, we know that we're going to try to get you parachuting

and abseiling with this money.

You've been an amazing contestant. It's been great getting to know you.

You are going to leave, whatever happens,

because you only get one shot at the £10,000 question.

-Are you going to miss it?

-Oh, I'm going to miss everybody,

it's been like a holiday.

Here's how it works.

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 10 seconds, you win the £10,000.

That is the good news.

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

and if you pick any of those, you will not win the £10,000.

Here's the bad news, three of the nine answers are impossible.

If you give me any of those, you will lose the £1,200.

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

so do be very careful.

If you fail to give me three answers before the 10 seconds is up,

you also lose the £1,200.

All right. Well, I can tell you that the subject is Pop Music.

-Oh!

-Just do your best, Ursula.

I will have to try. This is going to be hard.

-OK. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Good luck.

-OK.

-Here are your nine answers.

And you're looking for...

singles by ABBA that were UK number ones and your time starts now.

Money, Money, Money.

I Do, I Do, I Do.

And, erm...

Fernando.

OK. Slightly rushed at the end there.

-What do you reckon?

-I've a feeling that...

I was hmming and ahhing, between SOS, Mamma Mia and Fernando.

But I heard somewhere, I think, that Mamma Mia

wasn't a number one, even though everyone thinks it was.

So I went for...

one of the other two.

So, let's do them in the order that you gave them.

You said, Money, Money, Money.

Was Money, Money, Money a number one for ABBA in the UK?

It wasn't.

It reached number three in 1976.

Pop Music was never my subject

so hopefully I just haven't hit an impossible answer.

That's the thing. Now what's important

is that you hold on to that daily prize pot of £1,200.

You then said, I Do, I Do, I Do.

Feeling good about that one?

Not as good as Money, Money, Money!

Was, I Do, I Do, I Do a UK number one for ABBA?

Oh, well, there we go.

It wasn't, but it was still an ABBA song.

You're clinging on to that £1,200.

-We need Fernando to, at the very least, be an ABBA track.

-Please.

Was Fernando a UK number one for ABBA?

It was! APPLAUSE

Not a perfect start, but, nevertheless,

Ursula, you've won £1,200.

Thank you so much for playing !mpossible, Ursula.

Just to clear up the grid,

the answers you were actually looking for were Mamma Mia

and The Name Of The Game.

The impossibles, Rasputin by Boney M,

Mirror Man, actually by The Human League,

and Babooshka is by Kate Bush.

So, Ursula leaves us 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.

APPLAUSE

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