Episode 7 Perfection

Welcome to the quiz demanding nothing less than perfection.

These contestants hope their knowledge is flawless,

because a single mistake could give the game away. This is Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to the quiz show where only perfect play is good enough.

Behind me are the contestants, we call them the Usual Suspects.

They're in our isolation room.

We'll find out which of them has been randomly selected to join me to play.

They will then face a series of true or false statements.

For example, if I said in Dorset, the River Piddle

runs through Puddletown, would you say that's true or false?

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

Answering true or false might seem easy,

but if a contestant gets a single answer wrong,

their opponents, the Usual Suspects, will be allowed into the game to capitalise on their mistakes.

So you know how the game works, let's meet the Usual Suspects.

I'm James from London, I'm a civil servant and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Sharon, I'm from Bourne in Lincolnshire, I'm a police officer and this is my first game.

Hi, I'm Pam from Nottingham, I'm an office worker and this is my second game.

Hi, I'm Aubrey from Burton-on-Trent, I'm a brewery worker and this is my 14th game.

Welcome to you all and best of luck,

as we find out who's randomly picked to play Perfection.

Pam, it's you! Please come down and play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

-Welcome!

-Thank you!

-Tell us a bit more about yourself.

I'm married 40 years this year.

-Congratulations.

-You need a medal for sticking it out, don't you?!

-It does feel like that sometimes, doesn't it?

-Yeah. I've got two grandchildren.

And you're a keen quizzer, so you're looking forward to playing

-and winning some money?

-I'd like to, yes, very much.

Pam, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were your team mates, they're now your enemies.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Here's the great news, nobody has won the past eight games.

So the prize fund currently stands at £9,000.

APPLAUSE

-Well might you smile. £9,000 is a lot of cash isn't it?

-It is yes.

Say you managed to do this, achieve perfection on your own, and you walk out of here with £9,000,

-what's it going to be spent on?

-Good holidays.

I really would like a good holiday and a trip on the Orient Express.

Good luck, here's how it works. You play three rounds and then a final.

Each round that you achieve perfection will make the final easier for you.

However, if your performance is anything less than perfect,

the Usual Suspects will have the chance to step in and steal the round.

Usual Suspects, we're going to switch you off for now, so you can't see or hear anything.

Cheerio. And away they go.

-You ready?

-Yes.

-Then let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

I'm not sure about that. I think false.

False.

-False.

-False.

-True.

-True.

Severn? False.

False. And with plenty of time to spare, you've answered all four statements.

-How was that? Nerve wracking?

-Just a little.

-It's the time ticking away.

-I'm not sure of a couple of them, but we'll give it a go.

Before we see how well you've done, it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Hello, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements and next to them are Pam's answers.

James, what do you make of them?

I think she's done really well. The only one I'm not sure about is C,

but she may well have got it right,

so I think Pam you may have got perfection.

-OK. Let's see how many you got correct.

-OK.

-Three out of four's not bad.

-Not bad.

You unfortunately failed to achieve perfection,

you've now let your enemies, the Usual Suspects, into the game.

You can see Pam's answers, you need to change, what? Just one of them.

The River Severn definitely does not flow through Bath.

It flows through Bristol, so she's right about that.

Prince Charles definitely didn't go to Eton.

Do you know about Atonement?

-No.

-James McAvoy was in it. Not sure who starred with him.

I don't think she was.

If she wasn't, it must be the NBA basketball ring.

I think it's 10 foot, so that makes A the one.

Undecided there. Aubrey, it comes down to you as nominal team captain, as the longest serving

and when I say longest serving, I mean REALLY,

REALLY long serving Usual Suspect.

-So what do you think?

-We're going to go for A.

A changes from false to true,

leaving B, C and D as answered by Pam.

OK, Usual Suspects, let's see what the correct answers are.

The 2007 film Atonement stars Keira Knightley.

You need it to turn green, because you chose true.

Is it true or false?

It's true. She was in the film.

You know where this is going, Usual suspects.

Prince Charles was a pupil at Eton College, true or false?

Absolutely false. He went to Gordonstone.

An NBA basketball ring is 10 feet off the ground?

We now know that to be true.

The River Severn flows through Bath. It's false.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you've achieved perfection.

The Avon goes through Bath.

The Usual Suspects, you have the chance to make Pam's chances of winning the prize fund

in the final that much harder and here's how.

Pam, this is your final board. These six blank spaces

need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your final round categories:

If you'd won that round you'd have the chance

of adding two categories of your choice to the board.

But because the Usual Suspects won the round, they choose the two categories,

hoping to make the final that much harder for you.

So, Usual Suspects, which two would you like Pam to play in the final?

-James, it's your choice.

-I'm going to go for steam trains.

Steam trains goes in at the top.

We'll go stock market, please.

And Sharon chooses stock market.

Aubrey, you do this quite often letting the others pick.

It's a blame culture.

Is that it? You're just keeping out of it?

OK, well done, Usual Suspects, you won the first round.

Time to switch you off, but we'll see you in round two.

And away they go.

Pam with the Usual Suspects gone,

-what do you think? Steam trains?

-Not too bad. Stock market - hmm.

-Stock market, know nothing at all?

-No.

-Ready for the next round?

-Ready for the next round, Nick.

OK, let's play round two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-False.

No that's false.

False.

False.

-False?

-False.

And with a bit of time to spare,

you used the time wisely to have a think about that last one.

But you answered all four statements. The last one was the one you were unsure of.

Yeah, and trying to go back to The Black Death was a bit before my time and the memory's going!

Before we reveal how well you've done, time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, these were the four statements and next to them are Pam's answers.

-Sharon, what do you think?

-I think this time Pam you have achieved perfection.

Wow. OK Pam the moment of truth.

You need to have answered all four perfectly to win the round, let's see how many are correct.

-Ooh!

-Congratulations Pam you have achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

-I tell you what, that's the way to play it.

-I know!

-Don't let them have a look in.

I'm looking, thinking, all false answers, no, it's going to be half and half.

Let's have a closer look at those answers.

The Radio Times was first published in the 1960s.

That is of course now false.

It was actually published first in 1923.

A long, long time ago.

The Black Death was a deadly cholera pandemic, you said false.

-It was of course false and was long before your time.

-Yes.

It was bubonic plague.

-The ulna is one of bones of lower the leg. That's of course false. It is in the arm.

-Yes.

And Toxic was a No 1 for Madonna in 2004, you said it was false.

-It is of course false, because it was?

-Britney Spears.

Pam, as a result of that you've made winning the prize fund that much easier.

Let's see the final board.

There are two subjects already chosen on it for you by the Usual Suspects,

but because you won the round, you can choose two categories to add yourself.

-Which do you fancy?

-I fancy planets.

-Planets goes across.

-And sci-fi films.

-And sci-fi films.

Usual Suspects, it's time to switch you off

and we'll see you in round three. Cheerio.

Have a look on the left there, which ones are you trying to avoid?

There are two left, which ones would you not want them to pick?

Probably puritans and Bobby Moore.

The way to do that of course is by choosing your own categories.

-And you do that by achieving perfection in the next round.

-Yup.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-OK. Let's play Round Three.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-True.

-True.

-True.

-True.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-False.

-I think it's false.

Well, loads of time to spare again.

-Very decisive.

-I try to be.

-Yes.

-Is that because you're confident of all the answers?

-Not really, no.

The Angel Of The North is one that I'm not sure about.

All right, Pam. Time to bring back those Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, these are the four statements

and next to them are Pam's answers. James, what do you make of them?

I think she's done pretty well. The only one that might be wrong

is the Angel Of The North, but I think it probably is more

than 20 metres so I think she's got perfection.

Another vote of confidence. You're on fire, according to them.

-Don't!

-Let's find out exactly how many you have got correct.

Three out of four.

You didn't manage perfection, which means you've let your enemies, the Usual Suspects, into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

-You can see Pam's answers. You need to change one of them.

-C's right.

-Definitely right?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-A's definitely right.

-It's D then, possibly.

-It could be D.

-Is a jenny a female ass, not donkey?

-Could be.

-I'm sure I've read it

-or heard it.

-I'm not utterly sure about the donkey.

-No, I'm not.

-The Angel Of The North's wingspan - 20 metres.

-It says EXACTLY 20 metres.

I can imagine it being exactly something, but I think it's bigger.

At which point, I think it must be the donkey.

Right then, Nick. We're going to go for B.

-You're changing B from true to false.

-From true to false.

-Lovely,

leaving A, C and D as Pam first answered.

Let's find out what the correct answers are.

Clement Attlee was Labour's first Prime Minister.

Pam, you thought that was true.

Usual Suspects, you were confident that was true. Is it?

-It's false!

-AUDIENCE GASP

James Ramsay MacDonald was the first Labour Prime Minister.

You all just skirted by that without much thought at all.

Let's look at the answers. Did you at home achieve perfection?

Sarah Harding is a founder member of The Saturdays.

No, she isn't. She was a founder member of Girls Aloud.

You're quite right, James, much bigger. 54 metres.

Let's have a look at the board. There are four subjects on there.

Nobody managed to win Round Three, meaning we have two blank spaces.

To fill those blank spaces, you will take it in turn to choose. Pam, as the single player,

-you get to choose first. What do you fancy?

-Music.

Music's going across. Usual Suspects,

you get to choose the sixth and final category.

-What do you think?

-Radio?

Radio's a good one.

We all listen to the radio, Nick, so we'll choose Radio.

Radio goes across.

We now know our six final categories. They are...

Usual Suspects, it's time to switch you off for the final time. Cheerio.

And away they go.

-What do you make of your final board?

-It's not bad.

Bear in mind, in the first three rounds,

you got ten out of 12.

-That's pretty good going.

-It's not bad.

Pam, for £9,000, it's time to play the final.

-APPLAUSE

-This is the all-important final. If you can achieve perfection,

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

If you fail, you could be leaving with nothing, which is great news for the Usual Suspects,

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

-Let's play the final round.

-APPLAUSE

Pam, here are your final six categories. They are...

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

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

-Yeah.

-Are you ready?

-Certainly am.

Let's reveal your first statement. Please tell me whether it's true or false.

Now, Brunel built bridges.

-I don't think... False.

-False.

I know there's the Dow Jones.

I don't think it's the Hang Seng.

-I'm going to go false on that one cos I'm not really sure.

-False.

Well, it's the only one I've been reading about that does have rings,

-so I'm going to say true.

-True.

Oh, I never watched that film and I love Keanu Reeves,

-so I don't really know this one. I'm going to go false.

-False.

-It could be. I haven't got a clue, so I'm going to say true.

-True.

-False.

-False.

And with that, Pam,

-those answers are...

-Atrocious!

-..locked in.

-LAUGHTER

-Did you say "atrocious"?

I'm really not sure on at least half of those.

Which ones are you worried about?

-E.

-E.

-And D.

-And D.

-Yeah.

Let's bring back the Usual Suspects to see what they've got to say.

Usual Suspects, you can now see

the final six statements and next to them are Pam's answers.

Pam, your answers are locked in and you can't change them,

but if you think you've made a mistake, you can unlock the board with the help of the Usual Suspects.

This will, however, come at a cost.

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

-I'd like to hear from Sharon.

I think you've done quite well.

I think two of them you've got wrong. And I've got to be honest,

I'm not confident enough to come down and help you.

OK. Sharon's ruling herself out.

-So, who next?

-Aubrey.

You've got one wrong that I know of, Pam.

but the other five, I'd be guessing,

unless you knew they were definitely right.

I just couldn't help you with the other five,

so I'm going to hope the money rolls over.

-No offer of help from Aubrey.

-James?

You've definitely got one of them wrong.

One of them I'm unsure about. I would be prepared to help.

The slight uncertainty I have over one question

means that I'm going to want at least 7,000.

-7,000 of the 9,000!

-You've definitely got one wrong. You need my help.

-I'd offer you five.

-£5,000 is the offer. Five of the £9,000.

If you're willing to go to 5,200, it pays off my debt and I'll do it.

LAUGHTER OK.

5,200, James, and we'll try and do it together.

Deal.

OK. So negotiations have been completed.

James, for 5,200 of the £9,000 on offer,

-please come and join us.

-APPLAUSE

OK, Pam, you've asked James for help. If you achieve perfection

it will cost you £5,200

of your potential prize fund of £9,000.

James, you've now forfeited your chance

of playing the next game. This is your only shot at winning Perfection.

-Yeah.

-Here's the final round statements. James, which answers

do you want Pam to change?

C. Saturn is not the only planet with rings.

Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter all have rings.

-Do they?

-Yeah. No doubt about it.

-So, Saturn, we need to change that to false?

-Yes.

-We'll change that to false.

-Saturn changes from true to false.

-Are there any you're uncertain about?

-Yeah, Keanu Reeves.

No, that's right. The only one I'm uncertain about is The Archers.

That was the only one I was having doubts about.

-Really? I don't listen to it, so I don't know.

-I'm going back a long time,

-and I've not listened to it for years. I don't know.

-Was false your first instinct?

-It was.

-Go with your first instinct.

Something's telling me to change it, but I don't...

-I recommend you go with your instinct, personally.

-You do?

-Yeah.

-We'll stick at that, then?

-Let's.

-You'll still love me after?

-I'll always love you.

It's entirely your decision, Pam, so before we lock these in,

is there anything else you want to change?

Lock them in.

Lock them in.

-They're all locked in.

-Will you hold my hand?

LAUGHTER

-Before we get into this, what would you spend the money on, James?

-I just said! I'd clear my debts!

-I thought you were joking. It literally is a debt of £5,200 that you need to clear?

-Yeah.

That was my university Masters loan.

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

APPLAUSE

Let's start at the top. Brunel built the first steam locomotive.

We need this to turn red to get you started.

-It's false. Congratulations.

-APPLAUSE

The first steam locomotive was built by Richard Trevithick.

The Hang Seng is the main Tokyo share index. Is it true or false?

-It is false!

-APPLAUSE

Saturn is the only planet known to have rings.

Now, this is the one that James came down to ask you to change.

So you need this to turn red. Is it true or false?

-It is false!

-Very good! APPLAUSE

Other planets with rings include...

-James?

-Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter.

There you go. So you knew that and you were

absolutely right to come down and change it.

Keanu Reeves played Morpheus in The Matrix. Is it true or false?

It is false!

APPLAUSE DROWNS OUT HER SPEECH

Two thirds of the way to the money.

So, for the first time, we need this to turn green to make you

one away from walking out of here with £9,000 between you.

A Theremin is an electronic musical instrument. Is that true or false?

It's true.

-APPLAUSE

-50/50!

-Just that last one!

Could you be going on the Orient Express?

-That'd be a great call to make after this.

-Absolutely wonderful!

You go home, say, "Pack your bags!"

-Mine's packed!

-Packed, ready to go.

-LAUGHTER

-James, that burden of debt would be off your shoulders...

-All gone.

..and it all rests on this one last question.

-The pub in The Archers is called The Bull.

-I daren't look now.

Pam said false. James came down

and said he didn't know. Pam considered

changing to true. You said, at the back of your mind...

-Yeah.

-..something is telling you to change. James, however, said,

"Stick to your gut feeling, your first thought."

We need this to turn red.

Is it true or false? For £9,000...

-It's true!

-Oh!

-SHE SIGHS

-Hey-ho!

-It's true.

-I knew it. Oh, James!

Aw, what a pain. That's unbelievably harsh!

-To be that close.

-James, sorry!

-Don't worry, don't worry!

Pam, James, I'm afraid that you didn't manage to achieve Perfection

and, as a result, you're not going to go home with any of the cash.

Usual Suspects, good news for you.

The prize fund rolls over to the next game, where one of you could play for a total of...

-£10,000!

-APPLAUSE

-Oh, James!

-Aw, I feel terrible for you!

You couldn't have played better or been closer without actually taking the money.

-I hope you've enjoyed the experience.

-I have, yes.

James, Pam, thank you. You failed to achieve Perfection,

so you go home with nothing, but thank you for playing.

Ladies and gentlemen, James and Pam!

APPLAUSE

Well, that was tough. OK, it's now time to meet

the next Usual Suspects hoping to play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspects, please introduce yourselves.

Hi, I'm Joe from Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire

and I'm a broadcast journalism student.

Hi, I'm David, I'm from Wakefield in West Yorkshire

and I'm a civil servant.

Welcome to both of you and good luck to all of you as we now find out

which one of you's been randomly picked to play Perfection.

-Sharon, you've been chosen!

-Oh, yes!

-Please come and play Perfection.

Sharon, welcome to the game. So, a policewoman?

-Correct.

-We've heard of the singing policeMAN, not singing policewoman.

-I understand you have a bit of a singing voice?

-Yes, so I'm told.

-I love it, yes.

-You do a bit of karaoke every now and then?

-I do.

I tend to do Shirley Bassey, cos she's got such a powerful voice.

-You want to give a quick burst?

-No.

-Are you sure?

-Positive.

Could mean a recording contract. "That's what we're looking for!"

If I had some singing lessons

and sort of really got a professional opinion on it,

it would be my dream to stand up in front of a few thousand people.

-You don't want to have a go now?

-No. Thank you, though.

All right, look, Sharon, it's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

They were your teammates, now they're your enemies.

The good news - nobody's won the past nine games. The prize fund currently stands

-at a lovely round £10,000!

-APPLAUSE

So, if you walked out of here with 10,000, what would you spend it on?

I'd take my son, who's seven, to Florida, cos he's not been to Disney World before.

Anything else? That's more than a holiday to Disneyland.

-Probably something different. Maybe do the singing lessons.

-Interesting.

Three rounds and a final to come! We switch off the Usual Suspects, so you can't see or hear,

but when Sharon makes a mistake, we'll bring you back into the game.

And away they go.

-Are you ready?

-I am, yes.

-Then let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round one, your 45 seconds start now.

Lloyd George founded the NHS.

Oh, goodness, I really haven't got a clue, so I'm going to say false.

False. Rafael Nadal's wife is model Brooklyn Decker.

Hmm...he's a tennis player, isn't he, Rafael Nadal? Er, I'll go true.

True.

The Beardmore Glacier is near Ben Nevis.

-Um, not sure again. I'll go false.

-False.

And, finally, Do It Like A Dude was a UK hit for Jessie J.

-True.

-True.

Nicely timed. You had a little time to spare, but did it very well.

You answered all four statements. Did it feel like a good round?

-No, it felt like a very bad round.

-Did it really?

-Yes.

-Some of them were guesses?

-Yes.

-Before we reveal

how well you've done, it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects...

These were the four statements.

Next to them are Sharon's answers.

-Joe, how do you think she's done?

-I think she might have achieved Perfection, Nick.

-Interesting. David?

-I'm not sure on a couple of these, Nick,

she may well have, but I'm not overly convinced.

-Which ones are you worried about?

-I'm not that convinced about B.

Well, Sharon, the moment of truth, let's find out how many are correct.

-3 out of 4's not bad.

-No.

-But not good enough in this game.

Can Usual Suspects steal this? You can see Sharon's answers.

-You need to change just one.

-I said Perfection, but then,

I looked again, I thought Rafael Nadal's had a wife, so I think...

-B, personally.

-It's another tennis player's partner, I'm sure of it.

Right, then, Nick, we're agreed we're going to change B

-from true to false.

-B changes from food to false,

leaving A, C and D as answered by Sharon.

Usual Suspects, let's see what the correct answers are.

Lloyd George founded the National Health Service. True or false?

It is false.

Rafael Nadal's wife is model Brooklyn Decker - true or false?

It is false. There's the change that you needed.

She's married to Andy Roddick, in actual fact, so, David,

you were spot on with that one.

The Beardmore Glacier is near Ben Nevis. True or false?

It is, of course, false. It's in Antarctica.

And Do It Like A Dude was a UK hit for Jessie J? True or false?

We know that to be true.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved Perfection.

-APPLAUSE

-So, cracking stuff from the Usual Suspects.

You can now make Sharon's chances of winning the prize fund much harder in the final.

Sharon, this is your final board and your final round categories,

starting with films to TV presenters, royal family,

phobias, celebrities and many in between.

Because the Usual Suspects stole the round,

they choose two categories, hoping to make the final harder.

Usual Suspects, which two would you like Sharon to play in the final?

-Joe, your first choice?

-I don't know how much you'd know about whales,

-so...I think whales, Nick.

-Whales goes across into the final.

I should explain this is Aubrey's system he has introduced on his own.

It's not a rule of the game that the people to his right always get an opportunity, so, David?

Looking at those categories, Nick,

it's all Greek to me, so Greek's definitely going in.

Greek goes across. Well done, Usual Suspects, you won the first round.

Time to switch you off, but we will see you in round two. Away they go.

-What do you make of what they chose? Whales?

-Very happy.

-You like that?

-Yeah, love whales!

-And Greek?

-Very happy again.

-All right, fair enough.

Looking at the subjects on offer, which ones would you like to avoid?

Probably celebrities,

cos there's a few low-ballers in there

-and probably... fairytales.

-All right.

-Ready to play the next round?

-Yes.

-Let's play round two!

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

The Aztec civilisation was based in Peru.

Oh, a very difficult one.

-It's a guess. I'll go true.

-True.

Up-Helly-Aa is a flower festival in Jersey.

Again, I don't know, but I know St Helier is the capital of Jersey,

therefore it's got an H in it, so I'll go with that and go true.

True.

Jessica Ennis is a famous heptathlete.

-True.

-True. And finally...

Dale Arden was the girlfriend of Buck Rogers.

-False.

-False. With time to spare, you've answered all four statements.

-A good round or were you bluffing the confidence again?

-I couldn't possibly say!

-LAUGHTER

-Well...

-Bluffing!

-Were you?

-A lot of it.

-All right.

Before we reveal exactly how well you've done,

time to bring back the Usual Suspects. So, Usual Suspects,

these were the four statements and Sharon's answers. Aubrey?

Er, question B.

I have been to Jersey at couple of times, in St Helier,

and Up-Helly-Aa doesn't ring any bells, so I think that may be false.

OK, Sharon, the moment of truth. Let's find out how many are correct.

Just two out of the four! You field to achieve Perfection! You know what that means.

-Yeah!

-Your enemies, the Usual Suspects, are into the game

with a chance of stealing this round. Usual Suspects,

you can see Sharon's answers. You need to change two. Which two?

-C is definitely correct.

-D is definitely correct too.

Dale Arden was girlfriend of Flash Gordon.

-Is Jessica Ennis a heptathlete?

-She is a heptathlete.

-Definitely.

-We'd like to change A from true to false.

-A from true to false.

And B from true to false, please.

B from true to false, leaving C and D as answered by Sharon.

Usual Suspects, let's find out what the correct answers are.

The Aztec civilisation was based in Peru. Is that true or false?

-It is false. Aztecs were in Mexico.

-Oh.

Up-Helly-Aa is a flower festival in Jersey. Is that true or false?

It is false. It's actually a festival in the Shetlands.

Jessica Ennis is a famous heptathlete.

We now know that to be true. And you can see where this is going.

Dale Arden was the girlfriend of Buck Rogers. True or false?

It is, of course, false!

-APPLAUSE

-Congratulations, Usual Suspects. Again, you've achieved Perfection!

Absolutely right again.

Flash Gordon's girlfriend is Dale Arden. So...

Usual Suspects, you're on fire up there!

It's brains trust. Let's see the final board.

Two subjects already chosen by the Usual Suspects -

whales and Greek. And, because you won the round,

you choose the next two categories

as well as those two you've already chosen.

Because the two guys have chosen one, I'd like to choose one myself

and I'd like to go for celebrities.

Celebrities goes into the final.

-Any thoughts on any?

-Is she sporty? Perhaps golf?

-Golf could be a good shout.

-Golf, please, Nick.

Golf goes into the final. OK, congratulations, Usual Suspects,

time to switch you off and see you in round three. And away they go.

-They're doing very well.

-There's girl power coming, I can sense it.

-It's building up?

-Yeah.

-What about celebrities? You didn't want that?

-No, but you never know, I might get a good question.

-And golf?

-Um, well,

-I'm OK on sport, so maybe.

-All right, Sharon, let's play around three.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now. Salman Rushdie wrote The English Patient.

Um, well, he did write something, The Satanic Verses,

-so I'm going to say false.

-False.

Chris Evert was once married to David Lloyd.

She was, because she became Chris Evert-Lloyd,

-if I remember rightly, so that's true.

-True.

Charles II was known as The Merrie Monarch.

-Um, has he got some sort of drinking habits? So I'll go with true.

-True.

And, finally, the Na'vi are a fictional species in Avatar.

I really don't know. My son has seen this film. It's not my cup of tea.

I will go for...

-false!

-False!

First half of that felt good. Second-half, not so good?

Yeah, I think that's about right.

It's so annoying, with D, it's just not my cup of tea,

that sort of film, but my son has and will be able to tell me all about it.

He's seven, so he'll show me up, I'm sure. LAUGHTER

Before we see how you've done, time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Sharon's answers. Aubrey?

I'm afraid to say, you haven't got Perfection, because Chris Evert

was married to John Lloyd,

-not David. Sorry.

-David?

Yes, I agree with Aubrey on that one

and also on D. The Na'vi definitely were a fictional species in Avatar.

-It looks like they're ganging up to take it off you again.

-Yeah.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Only two out of the four. You failed to achieve Perfection. Once more,

the Usual Suspects are let in with an opportunity to steal the round.

You need to change two answers.

-Which two is it going to be?

-Definitely B.

-I think we're unanimous on these two.

-B and D.

-Absolutely.

Er, unanimous again, Nick.

-Can we change B from true to false?

-B from true to false.

And D from false to true, please?

D from false to true, leaving A and C as answered by Sharon.

Let's see the correct answers.

Salman Rushdie wrote The English Patient.

Sharon said false. You agreed. Is it true or false?

Yeah, it's false.

Michael Ondaatje actually wrote The English Patient.

Chris Evert was once married to David Lloyd. True or false?

-Yeah, it's false.

-Mmm!

-It was John Lloyd.

Charles II was known as The Merrie Monarch. True or false?

It was actually true. And the Na'vi are a fictional species in Avatar.

We've a pretty good idea where this is going. True or false?

True!

-Congratulations, Usual Suspects. You have achieved Perfection.

-APPLAUSE

-Looking very chuffed with themselves! 3 out of 3!

-LAUGHTER

Let's see the final board. Four subjects already there, all chosen

by the Usual Suspects and, cos you won that last round,

you choose the last two as well. So what'll it be?

What about that dodgy bunch - TV presenters?

-LAUGHTER

-I think there's a slight dig at you there, Nick.

Oh, trust me, revenge is a dish best served cold. He must come down here.

We will take TV presenters, then, please.

TV presenters goes in at number five.

And space race, please, Nick.

And space race goes across

to make up the final board. Thank you.

We now know our six final categories...

Time to switch you off for the final time. Away they go.

-What do you think?

-Hmm...

I'm pleased with TV presenters.

-Yeah. They're nice.

-They are. I find them more handsome close up as well.

-You're right. Often, that's true.

-LAUGHTER

OK, you've got half a chance there. If I did have any influence,

-you'd have a good chance of winning.

-Thank you.

-But I don't have any.

-Nonetheless...

-Yeah, it's not bad.

-It's a mixed bag.

-Yeah.

-And, well, time will tell.

Sharon, for £10,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

Sharon, this is the all-important final.

-If you can achieve Perfection, you could be leaving with a prize fund of £10,000.

-I know.

-If you fail,

you'll be leaving with nothing. Great news for the Usual Suspects, cos one of them could play

for a rollover of £11,000 on the next game.

Let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

Sharon, here are your six final categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly to win the £10,000.

Think carefully. There's no time limit, but once you give

-your first answer, it's locked in.

-OK.

-Are you ready?

-I am, Nick.

Let's reveal your first statement. Whales.

Narwhals are whales that have long tusks.

I'm thinking killer whales. They don't.

Narwhals, um...

-I'm going to go true.

-True.

Greek.

Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.

I'm going to say true, based on the phonetic alphabet -

Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta.

Does it follow the Greek alphabet? I'm going to say true.

True.

Celebrities.

Katie Price wrote a novel called Swan?

I'm not a big reader, um, I have got one of the books at home.

It's not called Swan, it's called something else, so I'll go false.

False.

Golf.

Rory McIlroy won the 2011 US Masters.

He most certainly did, that is true.

-True. You watched that, did you?

-I knew the result. I listened to a few interviews on the radio with him.

He's from Northern Ireland, um, I don't know if he's the youngest winner of the US Masters.

All right. TV presenters.

Robert Peston presents Dragons' Den on TV.

I can see the guy as clear as anything,

but I don't think that's his name. I can't think of what his name is,

-so I'm going to go false.

-False. And finally, space race.

Apollo 11 took two weeks to reach the Moon.

It's a guess, I'll have to say false.

False. And, with that, Sharon, those answers are locked in.

Which ones are you unsure of?

I'm unsure of the bottom one, I would say.

-F's really worrying you?

-It is.

Let's bring back the Usual Suspects and see what they've got to say.

Usual Suspects, you can now see

the final six statements and next to them are Sharon's answers.

Sharon, your answers are locked and you can't change them yourself.

If you think you've made a mistake, you can unlock them using a Usual Suspect.

This will come at a cost, so, Sharon, who would you like to hear from first?

As he's always got so much to say, I'll hear from Aubrey, please. LAUGHTER

Two you've definitely got right.

There's four that I'm not sure of and, if I was to take a gamble,

I'd sooner gamble for £11,000 than £10,000, so I'm sorry,

the risk just isn't worth it. And I like this seat.

You're glued to it, I think.

-They'll fetch surgeons to remove me.

-LAUGHTER

-So who would you like to hear from next?

-From Joe next, please.

-Joe!

You've done really well.

Unfortunately, there's two that

I absolutely couldn't answer.

I believe you've got four right and the two I don't know,

so I really don't know if I could offer you some help.

I'm really sorry, but I can't help you.

Just David left, really.

Well, Sharon, how can you give help if it's not really needed?

I'm not sure that I can come this seat, because I'm seeing

the answers and I'm agreeing with what you've put down.

So you think she's achieved perfection?

She may well have done so.

Joe, David and Aubrey have counted themselves out.

So you're on your own. £10,000 at stake. Six answers away.

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

F was the one you were worried about.

Yeah, and now I'm having doubts on a couple of the others.

Let's start at the top and work our way towards F.

Narwhals are whales that have long tusks - do you know this to be true?

-Um, I've got an idea. I may have read it somewhere.

-All right.

Is it true or false?

B - delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.

You had a theory on this,

because you use delta as a policewoman, don't you?

-The phonetic alphabet, yes.

-Is that true or false?

-It's looking good.

-At the moment, yes.

The next one - Katy Price wrote a novel called Swan.

You said that was false. We need this to turn red. True or false?

-It's actually Naomi Campbell's book, Swan.

-Oh, right.

-Halfway to £10,000.

-I know. It's scary, isn't it?

-Rory McIlroy won the 2011 US Masters.

You were really sure of this one.

You'd read it in the newspapers,

heard some interviews, this is the one you were really strong on.

You're not much into gold,

but you said you couldn't have missed this, really.

So, you said true.

We need this to turn green

for you to be just two away from the £10,000.

Is it true or false?

Oh, no!

-It was the US Open.

-Oh!

The US Masters was the one where he was in the lead and then blew it

and then a few weeks later, he went into the US Open...

-And won it.

-And that was what the big deal was about.

-Yeah.

-What a shame.

You failed to achieve perfection,

which means the £10,000 is not for you.

There will be a rollover. Are you still on for perfection at home?

Let's look at the rest of the questions.

-Evan Davis.

-That's it.

-Apollo 11 took two weeks to reach the moon.

This is the one you were worried about. You said false.

It was a bit of a guess. Is it true or false?

Apollo 11 just took four days to actually reach the moon.

So, that is extraordinary. You missed by just one.

Good news for you, Usual Suspects.

The prize fund rolls over to the next game

where you could be playing for £11,000.

Sharon, I'm afraid you failed to achieve perfection

which means you go home with nothing.

But I hope you enjoyed playing the game. Sharon!

That's all we have time for.

Join us next time when our Usual Suspects

have the chance to play again, this time for £11,000.

They have to be good, though.

This is fast becoming the most difficult show on television to win.

Two games, two five-out-of-sixes, but remember,

on this show we only pay for absolute perfection. Goodbye.

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