Episode 8 Perfection

Welcome to the quiz show that demands nothing less than perfection.

Here are four contestants who hope their knowledge is flawless.

A single mistake could give the game away.

This is Perfection.

Welcome to the show where only perfect play is good enough.

Behind me are the contestants, "the usual suspects".

They're in an isolation room. One of them will be randomly selected to join me.

They'll face a series of true or false statements.

For example, if I said...

..would you say that's true or false?

If you'd said true, I can tell you you'd be right.

Answering true or false might seem easy,

but if the contestant gets one answer wrong,

their opponents, the usual suspects, will come into the game to capitalise on their mistake.

That's how the game works. Let's meet the usual suspects.

Hi. I'm Naomi, a customer services manager from the west of Ireland. This is my first game.

Hi, I'm Matthew, a barrister. I live in south London and this is my first game.

Hello. My name's Mike. I'm retired.

I'm from Poulton-le-Fylde near Blackpool. This is my second game.

Hi, I'm Corrine. I work in tele-marketing. I live in York and this is my eighth game.

Welcome, especially to Naomi and Matthew, who are new to the game.

Naomi, what do you think of your co-conspirators?

I've got them sussed. Corrine's nearly set up shop.

-She's an old hand!

-I am!

Taken root, yes! Matthew, looking forward to playing?

Yes. I only came in for the warm!

I hope we manage to keep you nice and comfy whilst you're here. Welcome to you all.

Best of luck as we now find out which of you will be randomly picked to play Perfection.

Corrine, it's you, finally.

You've been chosen to play Perfection!

-Welcome to the game.

-Hi, Nick.

-Nice to be out here?

It certainly is, after eight...

-Longest serving usual suspect.

-Really? Gosh!

-Corrine,

it's you versus the usual suspects. They were your team mates, now they're your enemies.

-Yes.

-Their job is to stop you winning the money.

Your failure means the prize money rolls over so one of them could be playing for a bigger total.

-You don't want that.

-Absolutely not.

-Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

The good news is nobody's won the past eight games, so the prize money stands at £9,000.

Yes! APPLAUSE

-Handy?

-Very.

-What would you spend it on?

I'm planning a big holiday with my husband.

-We're both having special birthdays.

-Special birthdays?

-Special birthdays!

-Right.

-And we both love music.

So we're hoping to go to New Orleans, Nashville and Memphis.

Great road trip.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

-Here's how it works.

You play three rounds, then a final. Every round you achieve perfection makes the final easier.

If your performance is less than perfect, the usual suspects have a chance to step in,

making the final that much harder for you.

More of that later. Usual suspects, we'll switch you off

so you can't see or hear anything. Away they go.

Corrine, you can now talk through your answers without giving anything away.

-Yes.

-Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You're against the clock. You have 45 seconds. Once you give your first answer,

-it's locked in.

-Yep.

-Ready?

-I am.

-Good. Let's play Perfection.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-True.

-True.

-True.

-True.

Not sure about this one.

-False.

-False.

I know for a fact it's not made from dates!

-False.

-False.

Lovely. Thank you very much.

And within the allotted time, you've answered all four statements.

-You're certain about rum not being made from dates?

-Oh, yes.

Do you know what it's made from, if not dates?

-Sugar cane.

-OK. Before we reveal how well you've done,

-let's bring back the usual suspects. They can hear everything from now on.

-OK.

Usual suspects, these are the four statements.

Next to them are Corrine's answers. Naomi, has she achieved perfection?

She's done pretty well, but I'm not sure about A.

OK. The moment of truth.

You need to have answered all four to have won the round.

How many are correct?

Just the one correct. A long way short of perfection.

Because you didn't manage perfection,

you've let the usual suspects into the game.

Usual suspects, you can steal the round. You need to change three of Corrine's answers.

Which three will it be?

Rum isn't made from dates, is it?

It's made from molasses.

So that one's right.

Wasn't Colin Powell the US Defense Secretary?

He wasn't secretary of state. That was Condoleezza Rice.

-What about rum? She's got one right.

-But molasses?

-Rum is made from molasses, a sugar sort of thing.

-Could you not get that from dates?

-The dark colour.

-Molasses is dark and dates...

-So which ones do you want...

-I'd say A, C and D, to be honest, are wrong.

-I'm with Matthew on that.

-Because I'm sure Colin Powell was Defense Secretary.

-So we want to change A.

-Yes.

And we want to change C and D.

A changes from true to false.

C changes from false to true.

D changes from false to true.

Leaving B as answered by Corrine.

Let's see what the correct answers are. If a statement turns green, it's true, red, it's false.

It is false.

He's the BBC News business editor, in actual fact.

I'm sure he's a good cook at home, but he's not a TV chef!

Colin Powell served as US Defense Secretary.

You stuck with true on that one. You want it to turn green.

Is it true or false?

-Sorry, Mike.

-Sorry, Mike!

-It's false.

-It's all right.

He was secretary of state.

-Oh, he was.

-So, usual suspects, you've failed to steal the round

because you didn't achieve perfection. How did you do at home? Let's carry on and check it.

The port of Rostock is in Germany. True or false?

It is true.

-You know where this is going!

-Yes.

-Rum is made from dates. True or false?

It's false.

It's made from sugar cane or molasses from sugar cane.

-Ah, OK.

-Usual suspects, had you achieved perfection,

you'd have the opportunity to make Corrine's chance of winning the prize much harder. Here's how.

Corrine, this is your final board.

The six blank spaces will be filled with categories.

Behind each category is a true or false statement.

You need to answer all six correctly to win the prize. Here are the final round categories.

Take a look. Film stars, cartoons, chemicals, there's a right old mix.

Had you achieved perfection, you could now add two categories of your choice to the board.

But as neither side won the round, the two categories that were to be chosen

will be carried to the next round, so the full categories will be on offer.

Usual suspects, it's time to switch you off. See you in Round Two.

Now the usual suspects have gone,

which of those categories would you really not want to get?

Rappers.

-Chemicals I'm probably not so keen on.

-OK.

-Ready for next round?

-Yep.

-Good. Let's play Round Two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-True. True.

-True.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-True.

-True.

Plenty of time to spare. Almost half the time.

You've answered all four statements.

Before we reveal how you've done, let's ask the usual suspects what they have to say.

Usual suspects, these are the four statements

with Corrine's answers.

-Mike, has she achieved perfection?

-I don't think she has.

I think she's got the wrong answer for C.

OK. Corrine, let's find out how many you've got right.

Three of the four. Close, but again you need absolute perfection to take the round.

Usual suspects, can you steal the round? You can see her answers. You need to change one. But which one?

-I think the wrong one is C.

-Yes, I think so.

-Yep.

We're all agreed that the wrong answer is C.

-You'd like to change C from false to true.

-Correct.

Thank you. A, B and D remain the same as Corrine's original answers.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

It is true.

"Red Admiral is a common type of ladybird." True or false?

It is false. It is, of course, a type of butterfly.

Moving on.

This is the one you changed. "British sign language is different from American."

Is that true or false?

It is true. You know where this is going.

"Warwickshire Cricket Club's home is Edgbaston." True or false?

It is, of course, true. Congratulations, usual suspects.

You have achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

That's a disaster for Corrine. The usual suspects have succeeded and stolen the round.

You can make Corrine's chances of winning the prize fund of £9,000 quite a bit harder.

Let's see the final board.

Because usual suspects won the round, you have the right to choose four categories to add to the board.

Two from the first round and two from the round we've just played.

-Which four would you like Corrine to play in the final?

-Rappers.

-Yeah.

-I can't see Corrine knows any rap bands.

-Let's take that across. Rappers goes in at number one.

-Olympics.

-Yeah, Olympics, we think.

Olympics. Two more to choose.

-I don't know. Hell?

-Hell.

-Hell.

Hell going in.

-Do you reckon tax?

-Are we having tax?

-Let's just have tax.

-Go on.

Tax moves back to be right next to hell again! Congratulations, you've won the second round.

We'll switch you off and see you in Round Three.

-Corrine, they were reading your mind!

-Hmm. Nice(!)

-Positive thinking?

-Absolutely.

-Great.

Let's play Round Three.

And your 45 seconds start now.

-True.

-True.

-I don't know this, so I'll go with true.

-True.

-That's false.

-False.

-That's true.

-True.

Again, with time to spare, you answered all four statements. Good?

C and D I feel fairly confident about.

I think German football is played in the Bundesliga.

-A and B are more of a worry?

-Yeah. I didn't know those.

-OK.

Before we see how you've done, let's bring back the usual suspects.

Usual suspects, these are four the statements and next to them, Corrine's answers.

-Matthew, what do you reckon?

-I think she's done quite well.

I think C is right. I think the Hanseatic League is a form of military operation.

Interesting. So, Corrine, the moment of truth.

You need to have answered all four statements perfectly to win the round.

Close, but close isn't good enough.

I'm afraid you haven't quite managed the perfect round. As a result,

you've handed your enemies an opportunity. Usual suspects, you see Corrine's answers.

You need to change just one.

-I'm pretty sure on C and D.

-I think A is right. It makes sense.

-Trireme, three hulls.

-Do we think B is wrong?

-We think B is wrong, Nick.

-You'd like to change B from true to false.

-We would.

-Leaving A, C and D as answered by Corrine.

-Correct.

Let's find out what the correct answers are. "A trireme was a Greek warship with three hulls."

You thought Corrine was right, so you need it to turn green.

True or false?

It's actually false. Good thinking on the tri,

in as much as tri does mean three, obviously.

But it was actually about three rows of oars, up the side of the ship.

Have you managed to achieve perfection at home? Let's find out for you.

"Archie Shepp is a famous jazz saxophonist." True or false?

It is true.

"German football teams play in the Hanseatic League."

No, they play in the Bundesliga.

And "Oliver Reed played Bill Sikes in the film Oliver!" True or false?

We now know that it's true. So, usual suspects,

had you achieved perfection, you'd now have the opportunity to make Corrine's chance of winning harder.

You could have chosen all her subjects.

You only managed to win Round Three. So we have two spaces still to be filled.

To fill those blank spaces, you take it in turn to choose a category.

Corrine, you get to choose first.

What do you fancy to take across?

I'll go with 1950s, please.

1950s moves across.

Usual suspects, you get to choose the last category that you think will trouble Corrine.

-What do we think on this?

-Chemicals?

-I feel chemicals.

-Yes.

-Right, Nick, we're going to choose for the final category, chemicals.

-Thank you. Chemicals moves across.

Thanks, guys(!)

Corrine's happy with that! We now know our six final categories:

Usual suspects, we'll switch you off for the final time.

-Think you can do this?

-Course I can!

-Course you can!

-Especially with £9,000 up for grabs!

-Absolutely!

Let's play the final.

Corrine, this is the all-important final. If you achieve perfection,

you could be leaving with a prize fund of £9,000.

If you fail, you leave with nothing, which would be great news for the usual suspects

as one of them could be playing for a rollover of £10,000 in the next game.

-Are you ready?

-I'm as ready as I'll ever be.

-Let's play the final round.

Corrine, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly to win the £9,000.

-Think carefully. There's no time limit, but once you've given an answer, it's locked in. Ready?

-Yep.

Let's reveal your first statement. Is it true or false?

I know she's married to him.

And I think it was in 2008.

-So I'll go for true.

-True.

She did represent Britain.

True.

True.

True.

-I haven't a clue about this. So I think I'll choose false.

-False.

There is something about Jersey where there's something to do with tax.

But I don't know whether they're exempt.

Surely they pay something!

I'll go for false.

False.

The only subject you chose for your final now, the 1950s.

I'm almost certain I know this.

I think he was a racing car driver.

So that's not true, it's false.

False.

Obviously it's an aerosol. It's pressurised, so there's some gas.

-I'll say true.

-True.

Corrine, those answers are now locked in. If there is one mistake,

you leave with nothing.

Let's bring back the usual suspects, to see what they have to say.

Usual suspects, you can now see the final six statements and Corrine's answers.

Corrine, your answers are locked in.

But if you think you made a mistake, you can unlock the board with the help of the usual suspects.

But at a cost. Remember, you can't refer to any of the statements specifically.

Usual suspects, I'll ask you to tell me how well you think Corrine has done,

if you want to help, and if so, how much it will cost.

-Corrine. Who would you like to hear from first?

-Mike, please.

I think you've done very well there, Corrine.

I can't really help you, I'm afraid, on this occasion,

-but I think you've done very well.

-Thanks.

Naomi, please.

I think, Corrine, that you have possibly got two wrong.

-But, like Mike, I wouldn't be willing to come down either.

-OK.

Thanks for your honesty.

-Matthew?

-Hi, Corrine.

-Hi.

-I think it's a bit of a pick'n'mix, really.

There are two that I'm not convinced you've got right.

I'm not sure I'm able to come down,

-but I think if you've got all six right, you deserve the money!

-OK.

-None of you will come down, no matter what the offer is?

-Afraid not.

-Sorry.

-Thanks very much, anyway.

-That's concluded negotiations.

None of them are willing to come down and help. So you're on your own.

£9,000 at stake. Six answers away. Let's find out if you've achieved perfection.

If the statement turns green, it's true. If it turns red, it's false.

We'd like it to turn green for you, to get off to a good start.

Is it true or false?

It is true!

-That was my worst one.

-Your worst one? Your biggest worry?

-I didn't want rappers.

You didn't want rappers, and you got it right.

So it's a good start. Zola Budd represented Britain at only one Olympics.

You thought about it, thought that was probably true, too.

You answered true. Again, we need this to turn green

to keep you on your way to the money.

-Is it true or false?

-I can't look!

Look up!

1984, Los Angeles. Very good. Two out of two.

A third of the way to £9,000, almost like you've earned £3,000!

That's fine. Can I have that?

You can't have it in bits! You have to achieve perfection. Let's press on.

-You thought about this.

-I haven't got a clue.

-It was a guess?

-Absolutely. I don't know.

-I don't know.

-You guessed false.

We need this to turn red to get you half-way towards the money.

True or false?

-It's false.

-Oh!

Tartarus was part of the underworld in Greek myth.

Half-way to £9,000. Doing it all on your own, as well.

You certainly seemed aware that there are differences about Jersey,

but you thought they paid some income tax. "They must do".

So you went for false. Is that true or false?

It's false.

There are some taxes like capital gains tax that they don't pay, but they do pay income tax.

So, two questions away from £9,000.

-What did you think he was?

-I thought Fangio was a racing driver in the '50s.

So you went for false. If it turns green no money at all.

If it goes red,

you're only one statement away from £9,000.

So, "Juan Manuel Fangio was a surrealist artist." Is that true or false?

Argentinean racing driver.

Won World Championships during the '50s.

You were absolutely right.

Well, well. Look where we are.

All on your own, you've got five out of the six.

Just one statement standing between you and £9,000.

"Laughing gas is used in cans of whipped cream."

-A guess?

-Absolutely. I don't know.

-A total guess.

-Absolutely.

So basically, £9,000 or nothing is resting on this guess?

You answered true.

Therefore, you need this to turn green.

If it turns green, you've won £9,000 all on your own.

If it turns red, you go home with nothing.

"Laughing gas is used in cans of whipped cream."

For £9,000 is that true or false?

Please hurry up!

It is true!

You've won £9,000!

-I don't believe it!

-£9,000!

I can't... I don't believe it!

-That's very cool, isn't it?

-Yeah!

-You did it all on your own as well!

-I know!

-I never thought I could.

-You've proved it to everybody. That £9,000 is big, yes?

It's not just the money, no. It's just getting them right!

-Handy, though, the money!

-Very handy!

Unfortunately, usual suspects, the prize fund has been won,

so we re-set the total back to £1,000 in the next game.

Bad news for you, but fantastic news for Corrine.

Congratulations. Ladies and gentlemen, Corrine, going home with £9,000!

It's now time to meet the next usual suspects hoping to play Perfection today.

Usual suspect, please introduce yourself.

Hello. I'm Aidan. I'm a funeral director from Hyde, Greater Manchester.

Welcome. There's a certain look that goes when you introduce yourself with that job!

There is. They give you funny looks, especially older people!

Thank you!

Right, we'd better move along pretty quickly there!

Best of luck to you all.

We now find out which one of you will be randomly picked to play Perfection.

Aidan, it is, in fact, you!

You have been chosen. Please come and play Perfection.

-Aidan, welcome to the game.

-Aye.

-It's you versus the usual suspects.

They were your team-mates, briefly. Now they're enemies. Every game is worth £1,000.

Unfortunately, the previous game was won, so the prize fund is re-set to £1,000.

What would you spend it on, if you walked out with £1,000?

I'd like to buy some equipment for my son. He's disabled and we'd like to buy a trike for him,

-but they're quite a lot of money.

-Are they?

-Two or three grand.

-So I'd put it towards that.

-OK. Good for you.

-I hope you do well.

-Thank you.

-Three rounds

and a final to come.

Usual suspects, we'll switch you off for now.

As soon as Aidan makes a mistake, you'll be back in the game.

Aidan, you can now talk without giving away vital knowledge. OK?

-OK, yeah.

-Shall we start?

-Yep, may as well!

-Let's play Perfection.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-True.

-True.

-I would say false.

-False.

-True.

-True.

-True.

-True.

With time to spare, you answered all four statements. Good round?

Yeah, a little bit guessy, but you never know.

You never know. Before we see how you've done, let's bring back the usual suspects.

So, usual suspects, these were the four statements, with Aidan's answers.

Naomi, has he achieved perfection?

I think he could be close, but I'm not convinced about B.

-Matthew?

-I think he's close as well, but I'm not convinced about B.

-Mike?

-I think, again, that B could well be true.

Interesting. They all believe you got the same one wrong.

You need to have answered all four perfectly to have won the round.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Three of the four means that you have not achieved perfection.

So you let the usual suspects into the game.

Usual suspects, you can steal the round.

You can see Aidan's answers. You need to change just one.

I've got an idea where you're going!

-B?

-B. Change B.

-Change B, I think.

We'll change B, Nick.

Lovely. B changes from false to true

leaving A, C and D as Aidan answered.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

"There is a street in London called Little Britain." This is the one that makes the difference.

Is it true or false?

It is true. It's near St Paul's. It's mentioned in Dickens' Great Expectations.

"Mikhail Gorbachev was arrested during a 1991 coup." True or false?

True. You know how this one's going to go, too.

"In Superman's first comic strips, he couldn't fly." True.

Congratulations, usual suspects, you've achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

Aidan, they've succeeded where you failed. They've stolen the round. Usual suspects,

you have the opportunity to make Aidan's chances of winning much harder in the final. Here's how.

Aidan, here are your final round categories.

Ranging through African politics, armed forces, peers, et cetera.

Which two would you like Aidan to play in the final?

-What about African politics?

-Yes.

-Yes, African politics.

Unless it's something simple, it could be really difficult.

-That's going across.

-African politics.

-Peers or the Arts.

-Peers.

-Yes, that could be quite...

-Interesting. Yeah.

-OK.

-So peers is going across, too.

-Peers across.

-Well done, usual suspects.

We'll switch you off, but see you in Round Two.

Aidan, with the usual suspects gone,

what do you think of those choices?

-African politics?

-Eugh!

Not very good! It's not a great board in general for me, really.

-You're up against it, then.

-I am.

-It's only the first round.

Two more rounds to find perfection and choose your own categories.

-Ready for the next round?

-Yes.

-Good. Let's play Round Two.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-I would say false.

-False.

-True.

-True.

-I'll say false.

-False.

Battle of the Bulge?

-True.

-True.

-You didn't seem quite so confident in that round.

-No, no.

The Battle of the Bulge. No. I have that when I put my trousers on!

Before we see how you've done, let's bring back the usual suspects.

Usual suspects, these are the four statements

and next to them are Aidan's answers.

Mike, how's he done?

I'm sure that he's got B wrong

because the theme tune to Mastermind is called Approaching Menace.

Interesting. Aidan, the moment of truth.

You need to have answered all four perfectly to win the round.

Let's find out how many are right.

Ooh, you've not got past one,

which means you've failed to achieve perfection.

You've let the usual suspects into the game.

You see Aidan's answers. You need to change three of them.

France is true - it a UN Security Council permanent member.

-You think Mastermind?

-That is definitely false.

-OK, so what about the...

-Woman in space.

-Was she Russian?

-Was she?

-I think she was.

-Either Russian or American.

-Tereshkova, was she called?

-In which case the Battle of the Bulge is wrong.

-It's wrong.

-We want to change A to true.

-A changes from false to true.

-B from true to false.

-B from true to false.

-And now we think that D needs to be false.

-Yes.

So D changes from true to false

leaving C as Aidan answered.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

France is a UN Security Council permanent member. True or false?

It is true.

The theme tune to Mastermind is called Why Me? True or false?

It's false. What did you say you thought it was, Mike?

-Approaching Menace.

-You're absolutely right.

This is where we find out if you've won the round or not.

The first woman in space was an American. True or false?

It's false.

-It was a Russian. Valentina Tereshkova.

-Yep.

-Very good, Mike.

The Battle of the Bulge took place in North Africa. True or false?

False, in fact.

-America?

-Europe. Congratulations, usual suspects. Perfection.

Well done.

Oh, dear. The usual suspects have succeeded where you failed.

-It's not looking good.

-No.

They stole the round. Usual suspects have the opportunity

to make Aidan's chances of winning the prize fund that much harder.

Two categories on there you've chosen, usual suspects.

Because you won that round, you can choose the next two categories.

-What are they going to be?

-We thought newsreaders.

-TV newsreaders.

-OK.

-Arts or Languages.

-Languages.

-Languages.

Languages, Nick.

Languages goes across and that's four of six.

Congratulations, usual suspects. You've won the first two rounds.

We'll see you in Round Three.

Aidan,

if you're ready, we'll play Round Three.

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-False.

-False.

-True.

-True.

-Not sure. False.

-False.

-False.

-False.

Time to spare. You've answered four statements.

Before we see how you've done, let's bring back the usual suspects.

These were the four statements. Next to them are Aidan's answers.

-Matthew, has he achieved perfection?

-I'm afraid not, Nick.

I'm not convinced about D.

-But then I might be going down a route of my own!

-OK. Aidan,

you need to have answered all four perfectly

to have won the round. Let's see how many are correct.

Three out of four isn't good enough, I'm afraid.

Usual suspects, you can steal the round. You stole the last two.

Can you steal the third one, too? You need to change one answer.

A is right, cos they're found in Madagascar.

He's got that right.

C is definitely right, cos it's set in advertising.

So we've got to change B or D.

Doner doesn't mean rotating, so it's false. I don't think it does.

There's shish kebab and doner kebab, two different meats.

I don't know. I don't think Montgomery was called Bernard.

-I think change B.

-Yes, we'll change B, Nick.

B changes from true to false.

A, C and D remain as answered by Aidan. Usual suspects,

let's see the correct answers.

"Lemurs are found exclusively in Sri Lanka." True or false?

It is false.

Native to Madagascar. Well done, Matthew.

"Montgomery's first name was Bernard." This is the one you changed.

Have you stolen the round or not? Is it true or false?

-It's true.

-Sorry.

-Usual suspects, you had the chance, but you failed to achieve perfection.

Have you achieved perfection at home? Let's find out.

"The US TV series Mad Men is set in the air force." True or false?

It is set in an advertising agency, Naomi, you were right.

"In the name doner kebab, doner means rotating." True or false?

It is true.

So, usual suspects, had you achieved perfection,

you'd have been able to make Aidan's chance of winning the prize much harder.

Let's look at the board.

Nobody won Round Three

so we have two blank spaces still to be filled.

To fill them, we'll take it in turn to choose a category. So,

Aidan, as a single player, you will choose first.

-I'll go for Books.

-Books goes across.

Usual suspects, please choose a category you think will trouble Aidan.

-Weather might...

-Weather, yeah.

-Weather.

-Thank you very much.

Weather goes as the sixth and final category in the final.

We now know the six final categories.

Usual suspects, we'll switch you off for the final time.

Here's an interesting stat for you. You've only got one subject chosen in the final six.

So you'll be up against it.

But the game just played before you by Corrine,

she also only had one of her own chosen subjects in there.

She took home the cash. So, Aidan,

with £1,000 to play for, it's time to play the final.

This is the all-important final.

If you achieve perfection, you win the prize fund of £1,000.

If you fail, you get nothing, great news for the usual suspects,

as one of them could be playing for £2,000.

-Ready?

-Yep, as I'll ever be.

-Good. Let's play the final round.

Aidan, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly to win the £1,000.

Think carefully. There's no time limit, but once you've given an answer, it's locked in.

Let's reveal your first statement. Is it true or false?

It's a complete guess. I'm just going to say true.

True.

Isn't Wigton a book town somewhere?

True.

True.

She's been going some time.

-True.

-True.

-True.

-True.

True.

True. Finally, weather.

True.

A complete guess!

True. Those answers are locked in. You have a full line of trues.

Remember, if there is one single mistake, you leave with nothing.

Let's switch on the usual suspects.

Usual suspects, you can see the final six statements

and next to them, Aidan's answers.

Aidan, your answers are locked in and you can't change them by yourself.

But you can unlock them with the help of the usual suspects.

This will, however, come at a cost.

Remember, all of you, you can't refer to any of the statements specifically.

Usual suspects, I'm going to ask you how well you think Aidan has done,

if you want to help, and if you do, how much it will cost.

-Aidan, who would you like to hear from first?

-I'll go for Mike first.

You've done pretty well. I think you've definitely got one wrong

and also I'm not too sure about another couple.

-Do you want to come down for an amount of cash?

-No,

I won't risk it on this occasion, Nick.

-Mike's out of the negotiations. Where next?

-Matthew, please.

Hi, Aidan. I think you've got three wrong. But I'm not sure on the third.

So I probably won't come down.

Is that because you're not sure

or because you'd like it to roll over as £1,000 isn't enough to share?

You might think that, Nick. I couldn't possibly comment.

-OK. Next?

-Naomi.

Well, I'll be honest, Aidan.

I think that you have two that are wrong.

But as Nick kind of said,

I would quite like it to roll over.

Yep, I'm not surprised, really.

-I think fairly early on we realised negotiations weren't going to get very far on this one.

-No.

None of the usual suspects are willing to come down and help.

So it appears you're on your own.

-Yes.

-£1,000 at stake. Six answers away.

Let's find out if you've achieved perfection.

If a statement turns green, it's true. If it's red, it's false.

"Canaan Banana was once the President of Zimbabwe."

You answered true. We need it to turn green to get you underway.

True or false?

It's true.

-Well...

-1980 to '87.

Well done. Let's see if we can keep that momentum going.

"Melvyn Bragg's title is Baron Bragg of Wigton."

You thought for a bit and then said, pretty much, "Why not?"

-Yeah. Cos I think Wigton is a book town in Scotland.

-Well,

you said true. We want this to turn green to keep you on the way to the money.

It's true.

Made a life peer in 1998.

"Angela Rippon was the UK's first female newsreader."

-You said that could be true.

-A complete guess again.

We need another green. Is it true or false?

I'm afraid it's false. Barbara Mandell was the UK's first female newsreader

in 1955.

So a good bit before Angela Rippon.

I'm afraid you haven't managed to achieve perfection

and it means you go home with no money at all.

Have you achieved perfection at home? Let's press on for you to see if you're right.

"The word 'Eureka' means 'I have found it' in Latin."

You said true. Is it true or false?

It's false, I'm afraid. 'Eureka' is Greek.

"How To Stay Married is a book by Jilly Cooper."

This was the one that you chose for yourself.

-Read many Jilly Coopers?

-No, it's not my cup of tea!

I didn't think you were expecting that.

Nonetheless, you answered true. Is it true or false?

True. It's a guide she wrote before writing her novels.

Good for you.

"A gale is force 12 on the UK Beaufort Scale." True or false?

You said true. I'm afraid not.

Force 8 is a gale.

-Force 12, actually, is hurricane.

-Right.

-So there you go.

Usual suspects, great news for you. The prize fund rolls over.

One of you could be playing for £2,000.

-It's all worked out very well in the end, hasn't it?

-Yes.

-Yes.

Aidan, you failed to achieve perfection, so you go home with nothing.

-I hope you enjoyed playing the game.

-Yes, I did, yes.

-Let's hear it for Aidan.

-Thanks.

That's all we've time for. Join us next time when our usual suspects have a chance to play again,

this time for £2,000.

But remember on this show, we only pay for perfection. Goodbye!

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