Episode 26 Perfection

This show demands nothing less than perfection. Behind me are four contestants

who hope their knowledge is flawless because one mistake could give the game away. This is Perfection.

APPLAUSE

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

Behind me are the contestants, the Usual Suspects. They're in our isolation room.

In a moment, we'll find out which one has been randomly selected to join me here to play Perfection.

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

For example, if I said...

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 the contestant gets a single answer wrong, their opponents will be allowed into the game

to capitalise on their mistakes. So, you know how the game works.

Let's meet the Usual Suspects.

Hi, I'm June, I'm from Glasgow,

I'm a full-time carer and a part-time student and this is my first game.

My name's Anthony, I'm from Aberaeron in West Wales,

I'm a letting agent and this is my first game.

Hi, my name's John, I'm from London,

I'm a partner in a small creative company and this is my second game.

Hi, I'm Jax, I'm from Carshalton in Surrey,

I'm a trading assistant and this is my seventh game.

Welcome and best of luck, as we now find out which one of you has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

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

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-Jax, welcome.

-Thank you.

-It's you versus the Usual Suspects. They were teammates, now they're enemies.

Their job is to stop you winning the prize fund

because your failure means the prize money rolls over and one of them could play for a bigger total.

Every game on Perfection is worth £1,000.

Here's the good news for you. Nobody's won the last five games

so the prize fund currently stands at £6,000.

-APPLAUSE

-OK, so, how are you going to spend this money?

With my mum and my sister. I'd really like to treat them. I'd like a pamper weekend

or a couple of days, get facials, massages, all that lovely stuff.

But then my dad, as well, I don't want to leave him out.

Me and my dad are adrenaline junkies so we'd both like to do something like go-karting

or paintballing or something. So I can really just treat the family and spend some time with them.

OK. Good luck. Here's how the game works.

Three rounds and then a final. Every round that you achieve perfection will make the final easier.

However, if your performance is anything less than perfect, the Usual Suspects can steal the round,

making the final harder for you. Usual Suspects, we'll switch you off so you can't see or hear anything.

And away they go. Each round consists of four true or false statements.

You'll be answering against the clock. You'll only have 45 seconds

-and once you've given me an answer, your first answer, it will be locked in.

-OK.

-Let's play Perfection.

-APPLAUSE

Round one. Your 45 seconds starts now.

-Erm, I don't think it's called Billingsgate, I think that's false.

-False.

Erm, I am useless at politics.

-Erm... I'm going to say false on that one, as well.

-False.

Erm, I don't think so. I don't know why it would be.

-I'm going to say false on that one, as well.

-False.

Erm, I haven't actually seen Goodfellas,

but I'm going to say true. Let's go with true.

True. And with time to spare, you've answered all four. How was that?

To be honest, not a big fan of any of those questions.

But hopefully educated guesses, maybe I've got some right in there.

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

Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Jax's answers.

-Anthony, how has she done?

-I think she's done very well.

-The only one I wouldn't be sure of was the Billingsgate question.

-OK.

-June, what do you think?

-I'm not sure about the Goodfellas one

but I would've sworn that Billingsgate Market is a fish market.

Jax, the moment of truth. You need to have answered all four perfectly

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

Two out of four's not bad but not particularly good, either.

-At least it's not zero.

-You haven't achieved perfection

and you've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

You can see Jax's answers. You need to change two, but which two?

-I would change Billingsgate.

-I think it's definitely a fish market.

-Yeah.

-And I wasn't sure about D.

-D I'm not sure about myself.

-No, that was a guess.

-So that one?

-That's what I'm thinking.

-Yeah?

-We'll change A from false to true.

-A changes from false to true.

-And D from true to false.

-D changes from true to false,

leaving B and C as answered by Jax.

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

Is A true or false?

Yes, it is absolutely true.

Is B true or false?

That's actually false. He's a big supporter of the Conservatives.

Is C true or false?

It is, of course, false, although it has been banned in several countries

at different times through history.

And you know where this is going, Usual Suspects.

Is D true or false?

It is false. Congratulations, you have achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes in The Godfather.

They managed to succeed where you failed and they've stolen the round.

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity to make Jax's chances of winning the prize fund much harder.

Jax, this is your final board appearing.

The six blank spaces need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your final round categories.

If you had won that round, you'd have the opportunity of adding two categories of your choice

to the final, but because the Usual Suspects won the round,

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

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

I don't think she's a philatelist, so I think Stamps is a definite one.

-I'd say Jazz and Stamps.

-Let's do it, yeah.

-OK.

-OK, so it's Jazz.

-Jazz Musicians goes across.

-And Stamps, please.

-Stamps goes across. Well done, Usual Suspects.

You've won the first round. It's time to switch you off but we'll see you in round two.

-What do you think?

-I'm not really a big fan of jazz.

-You must have a massive stamp collection, though.

-Oh, of course!

I email now, I don't really send letters, anyway.

Looking at those on the left, which would you like to avoid,

-other than the ones they've already chosen?

-JFK, Berlin maybe.

Jax, it's only the first round. You still have two more rounds

to find perfection and choose your own categories.

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

-Let's press on and play round two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

-False.

-False.

Erm... I'm not sure.

-I'm going to go with true for this one.

-True.

-Ooh. Erm... False.

-False.

Erm, I don't think he does.

I'm going to say false on this one.

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

You kind of held your breath. You only breathed right at the end.

Erm, again, I'm not really too sure on these ones.

All right. Before we reveal how well you've done,

let's bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Jax's answers.

June, has she achieved perfection?

I don't think so. I think I would change B.

It sounds more a Shakespearean phrase to me.

And D, I know Steven Spielberg might be involved somewhere.

John, you do a bit with film and media and things. What do you think?

I'm not too sure about D. I know there's a connection with Spielberg.

-Yeah, I'm not too sure.

-Thank you. Anthony, what do you think?

I would've put the same answers for A and D. C with the duck.

Ducks are very noisy.

I can't think of many loud animals that could match it.

All right. Jax, the moment of truth.

Let's find out how many are correct.

Congratulations, Jax, you have achieved perfection!

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OK, let's have a look at those answers and statements.

Soya milk is obtained from yaks. Of course, it isn't.

That's false.

-Made from soya beans.

-Yep.

B, is that true or false?

That's true. Apparently, when he was having his painting done,

he said, "I want you to feature everything,

"my warts and scars and marks and everything, warts and all" and that's where it came from.

A duck's quack is the loudest recoded animal noise.

Anthony, really, you thought that was the loudest animal?

There's not many animals that are that loud, and ducks are really annoying.

If you put a duck and an elephant next to each other, you reckon you'd hear the duck further?

They're very shrill, so if you're talking technically, perhaps the duck is up there.

Let's find out. Is it true or false?

It's false. It's actually the blue whale

and it's the lower registers that carry furthest, of course.

Steven Spielberg owns the Pixar film company. A lot of discussion.

Is it true or false?

Yeah, of course, it is false.

He owns part of DreamWorks. Walt Disney own Pixar films.

Let's see the final board. Two categories already on there,

chosen by the Usual Suspects, but because you won that round,

you get to choose two categories of your own to add to the board.

-Which would you like to play in the final?

-I'd like Women's Fashion.

-Women's Fashion.

-And TV Adverts, please.

And TV Adverts. Usual Suspects, you didn't get a look in there.

I'm going to switch you off but we'll see you in round three. Away they go. Well done.

By choosing your own categories, hopefully that should make the final easier.

-Yeah, I feel a bit better about it now.

-You should be very confident.

So confident that we should immediately play round three.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

Erm, I don't really know. I've got no clue.

-I don't know why it would be. I'm going to say false.

-False.

Never heard that before.

-No, I'm going to say false on that one, as well.

-False.

Annie...

-No, I don't think that's right. False, please.

-False.

-I don't know. Erm... false again.

-False.

-Yep.

-Good time management.

-Yeah.

-Didn't feel so comfortable that time?

I'm pretty confident with C.

I can't remember the name, but I can picture her in my head.

Yeah. Erm... Other ones, bit of a guess.

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

So, Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are Jax's answers.

Anthony, has she achieved perfection?

It's exactly how I would've answered them.

B is the only one I would, if she's made any mistakes, I would change.

-What do you think, John?

-I'm not sure about a couple.

-Which two?

-Well, B and C. I've not seen Toy Story 1 or 2.

-That makes it difficult to make a decision, really.

-It does.

All right, Jax, the moment of truth. You need to have all four correct

to win the round. Let's find out how many are correct.

-Three out of four is pretty good but it isn't perfection.

-No.

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

Can you steal the round, Usual Suspects?

You can see Jax's answers. You only need to change one.

-But which one?

-We were all kind of thinking B.

-Yeah, I think we all agreed on that.

-Yeah.

-OK. So, Nick,

-we are going to go for B.

-B changes from false to true,

leaving A, C and D as answered by Jax.

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

Is A true or false?

It is false. Sometimes known as the Welsh Wonder

or the Welsh Potting Machine.

Is B true or false?

It's false! It's a British butterfly.

Oh, dear, Usual Suspects, you had the chance to steal the round

but you failed to find perfection. Can you achieve perfection at home?

Is C true or false?

It is, of course, false. It is Jessie.

So, is D true or false?

It's true! Let's have a look at the board.

Four categories already on there but nobody won round three,

meaning we have two blank spaces still to fill.

So what we'll do is take it in turns to fill those blank spaces.

So, Jax, as the single player, you get to choose first.

-Which category would you like to add?

-I'll go with Diaries.

Diaries goes in. And Usual Suspects,

please choose a category for Jax to play in the final.

-What do you think? Is there one you want?

-Rugby Union.

OK. Nick, we'll go for Rugby Union, please.

Rugby Union. Thank you. We now know our six final categories. They are...

Thank you very much, Usual Suspects.

It's time to switch you off for the last time.

And away they go. That's not bad.

-It's a 50/50 board.

-Yeah.

-You chose three, they chose three.

Actually, Rugby Union I wouldn't say I'm too bad on.

I once dated a guy who was a rugby player, so hopefully that might come to my advantage. Who knows?

Right, OK. Jax, for £6,000, it's time to play the final.

APPLAUSE

Jax, this is the all-important final.

If you can achieve perfection, you could be leaving with a prize fund of £6,000.

-That'd be nice.

-It'd be amazing.

-You're that close now.

Mind you, if you fail, you'll leave with nothing, which is great news for the Usual Suspects

as one of them could be playing for a rollover of £7,000 on the next game.

So, let's play the final round.

APPLAUSE

Jax, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly to win the £6,000.

Think carefully. There's no time limit,

but once you've given me an answer, your first answer,

-it'll be locked in. Do you understand?

-Yeah.

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

-Is A true or false?

-OK.

I don't know. I've got no idea.

-I'm going to say true on this one.

-True.

Is B true or false?

I'm not really sure when it all kind of started with stamps.

-Erm... I'm going to say false for this one, Nick.

-False.

-Yep.

-Women's Fashion, the first of your subjects.

-Yep.

I know this one. Yes, a fascinator is definitely worn on the head.

-That's true.

-True.

-Yep.

I've got a feeling it may have been soap commercials,

hence why soaps came about.

-Erm, I'm going to say false for this one.

-False.

-Yep.

Diaries, chosen by you again.

I've read extracts of his diary.

I think it was longer.

-I'm going to say false.

-False.

-Yep.

I don't know who he is. Doesn't really help, does it?

I'm going to say false for this one, please, Nick.

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

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

-Which are you unsure of?

-Stamps, that got me.

And I'm not sure about the trumpet, either.

Or the rugby. So it's a bit of a mixed bag, yeah.

All right. Let's bring back the Usual Suspects and see what they have to say.

Usual Suspects, you can now see the final six statements

and next to them are Jax's answers.

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

but if you think you made a mistake, you can unlock the board

with the help of the Usual Suspects. This will, however, come at a cost.

Usual Suspects, I'm now going to ask you to tell me how well you think Jax has done,

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

-So, Jax, who would you like to hear from first?

-June, please.

I think you've done really well.

I think I would've answered them

about the same as you have.

-I don't think I would change anything.

-OK.

Erm, I can hear from Anthony, please?

I couldn't confidently change any of those answers.

I would've probably answered exactly the same.

Maybe one of the questions it's a 50/50,

-but definitely five out of six, maybe six out of six.

-OK.

-And John, please.

-I wouldn't be able to help you.

-I probably would've answered very similar to that.

-OK.

There's £6,000 to play with there. Can I just check, if a large enough sum were offered,

-would any of you come down?

-I don't think I would've changed anything.

Well, none of the Usual Suspects are willing to help,

so you are on your own, I'm afraid. £6,000 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.

They were responsible for giving you those first two,

which you really don't like and don't know about.

-And, indeed, F.

-Yep.

-Which is the other one. So they've given you the toughest ones.

-Yeah.

Let's start on C in more comfortable territory and go on from there.

A fascinator is worn on the head.

-You were confident this is true.

-Yep.

Is it true or false?

-It is true. Very well done.

-APPLAUSE

The first advert on British TV was for baked beans. You said false.

Is it true or false?

-It is false. Very well done again.

-APPLAUSE

It was actually an advert for toothpaste, but it doesn't matter how you get to the correct answer,

just that you get there. So we move on to the final one that you chose.

Samuel Pepys kept a diary for only eight months.

You said false. Is it true or false?

-It's false. Very good!

-APPLAUSE

He kept a diary for most of the 1660s, so getting on for a decade.

So look where we are. The three you've chosen for yourself

you've done very well on. The question is now,

how well have you done on what the Usual Suspects chose for you?

Let's look at F. Jason Robinson is England's leading try scorer.

-You said you thought this might be false.

-Yeah.

If it is false, you're still in the hunt for £6,000

-and it's one poke in the eye for the Usual Suspects.

-That'd be nice.

Is it true or is it false?

-It's false!

-APPLAUSE

Currently, and for the foreseeable future, it's Rory Underwood.

You're two thirds of the way to the money.

So let's start with the top one, A.

Duke Ellington was renowned as a trumpet player.

Is that true or false?

It's false, I'm afraid.

-He's known as a pianist.

-OK.

-Ohh!

-You really felt like you were on your way there.

-I thought maybe. I got four.

You haven't achieved perfection which means you won't go home with the cash.

I wonder if you can still achieve perfection at home.

Edward VIII's portrait appeared on a British stamp. You said false.

That was a pretty good guess. Given that he abdicated,

you would think they wouldn't have had time to put him on a stamp.

Is it true or false? I'm afraid it's true.

-They did have time.

-I'm quite pleased it's true.

Rather than getting five out of six. That'd be more gutting.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Usual Suspects, that's great news for you.

The prize fund rolls over to the next game where one of you could be playing for £7,000.

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Oh, Jax, you failed to achieve perfection.

-It means you go home with nothing. But have you enjoyed it?

-It's been fantastic.

-Everyone's been really nice. I've had fun.

-Let's hear it for Jax.

APPLAUSE

It's now time to meet the next Usual Suspect hoping to play Perfection today.

New Usual Suspect, please introduce yourself.

Hello. My name's Hilary,

I'm from Ruislip in West London

and I am a humanist wedding, naming,

celebrate your life and funeral ceremonies celebrant.

And interesting way to make a living. Best of luck to all of you

as we now find out which one of you has been randomly picked to play Perfection.

John, it's you! Please come and join us and play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

John, welcome to the game. It's now you versus the Usual Suspects.

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

As nobody has won the last six games, the prize fund currently stands at £7,000.

-APPLAUSE

-So have you got your head to the business

or have you got other things you'd like to do?

I'm looking to invest in a property

-so the prize fund for that would be great.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, I'd stick with that.

-All right, John. Three rounds and a final to come.

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

but as soon as John makes a mistake, you'll be back in the game. Cheerio. And away they go.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Then let's play Perfection.

APPLAUSE

Round one. Your 45 seconds start now.

Oh, dear. Now, I do like a little tipple.

-Erm, but I'm going to go with false...

-False.

-..on that one.

More than 30 countries, right.

I do like to travel. This is one I'm not too sure about.

-I'm going to go with true.

-True. And watch the time.

-False.

-False.

-True. I'm going to go with true for that one.

-True.

And in the end, with time to spare, you've answered all four.

-How was that as a round?

-I think it's OK.

Yeah, I'll stick with OK. I'm not too sure about a few of them.

All right, well, before we reveal how well you've done,

it's time to bring back the Usual Suspects.

Usual Suspects, these were the four statements

and next to them are John's answers.

Anthony, has he achieved perfection?

This time I don't think you have, sorry, John.

Thomas More, no.

And the equator passing through 30 is my possible, as well.

-Hilary, how many has he got right?

-I would say, personally,

he has three correct and D is wrong,

because Sir Thomas More was chancellor of England.

To be Archbishop, you have to be a churchman, and he never was.

OK, John, the moment of truth. You need to have all four correct

to win the round. Let's find out how many are correct.

Two out of four isn't good enough, I'm afraid. It's not perfection

and you've let the Usual Suspects into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

You can see John's answers. You need to change two.

But which two will it be?

So we think it's the equator, yeah?

-I'd say it's B and D.

-Yeah, I'll go with that.

-B and D, yeah.

Nick, we'd like to change B from true to false.

-B changes from true to false.

-And D from true to false.

And D changes from true to false, leaving A and C as John answered.

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

Is A true or false?

It is false. It's a breed of cattle.

Is B true or false?

It is false. It only crosses 11 countries.

Is C true or false?

It is false. It's what they call spring onions.

And you know where this is going now.

Is D true or false?

Yes, it is false. Congratulations, Usual Suspects,

-you have achieved perfection.

-APPLAUSE

Sir Thomas More was Lord Chancellor of England, as Hilary said.

Oh, dear, John. They succeeded where you failed and they've stolen the round.

Here is your final board. The six blank spaces need to be filled with subject categories.

Here are your categories.

Because the Usual Suspects stole the round, they get to choose two categories,

hoping to make the final harder for you to win.

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

I think Aussie Soaps has to be one, cos he's not good on celebrities.

-OK.

-Aussie Soaps is definitely one, Nick.

OK. Aussie Soaps goes into the final.

-What about West Side Story, then?

-OK, let's do West Side Story.

-OK. West Side Story, as well.

-West Side Story goes into the final.

Well done, Usual Suspects, you won the round.

It's time to switch you off and we'll see you in round two.

-And away they go. What do you think? Aussie Soaps?

-HE LAUGHS

-My mum loves them.

-Right.

-No, it's a good choice.

-West Side Story?

-It's going to be a 50/50.

Which two would you avoid if you had the chance?

Trousers. Conjurors.

My magicianship's not great.

All right. It's only the first round, you still have two more rounds to find perfection

and choose your own categories for the final. Let's play round two.

APPLAUSE

Your 45 seconds starts now.

Erm, I've seen Shrek, I think.

-I don't think he did, so I'm going to go with false.

-False.

He has a biography, so...

Time To Declare. I don't know. I'm going to go with true.

-True.

-Pure guess.

-False.

-False.

I think I know this as a true answer.

-True.

-So I'm going with true, yeah.

-Just in time.

-How was that as a round?

-Similar to the last.

-Not very pleasant?

-No. It's different when you're here.

-Yes, it is.

-It is.

-Before we reveal how well you've done,

let's bring back the Usual Suspects. These were the four statements

and next to them are John's answers.

-June, has he achieved perfection?

-I would like to think that

the Ian Botham one was false.

-I think I might have heard of that if it was Time To Declare.

-OK.

-Hilary, what do you think?

-D is definitely false.

-Mesopotamia is the ancient name for Iraq, which is in Asia.

-Very good.

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

Only one out of four. Certainly not perfection.

You now have your enemies, the Usual Suspects, coming into the game.

Usual Suspects, can you steal the round?

You need to change three answers. Which three?

-B, C and D.

-B, C and D, yeah.

That's an easy one. Definitely, yeah, 100 percent.

We'd like to change B to false.

B changes from true to false.

-C to true.

-C changes from false to true.

-And D from true to false.

-And D changes from true to false,

leaving A as answered by John.

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

Is A true or false?

That is, of course, false. It was Mike Myers.

Is B true or false?

That is false.

It's the autobiography of Michael Vaughan, former England captain.

Is C true or false?

Yep, that's true. He took over from Silvio Berlusconi.

Is D true or false?

It is false, and for more details, see Hilary.

-LAUGHTER

-Yes, it is what is now generally considered to be Iraq.

So very well done. Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you have achieved perfection.

APPLAUSE

John, the Usual Suspects have succeeded again where you failed

and they've stolen the round. Let's see the final board.

Two subject categories on there already chosen by you.

Because you won the round, you choose the next two, as well.

-What's it going to be?

-I think he wouldn't know history

-and we should go with Romans.

-I've no objection to that.

-One of them would be Romans.

-Romans goes across.

I think he might struggle with Dad's Army

-cos he's quite young, isn't he?

-He is young.

-Yeah, that's true.

-And we'll take Dad's Army, as well.

-And Dad's Army.

Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you've won the second round.

It's time to switch you off and we'll see you in round three. Away they go.

-Let's have a look. Dad's Army?

-I've watched quite a few episodes.

-OK. Romans?

-Either way, 50/50 again with that one. I don't know.

OK. You will have one more chance to find perfection

-and choose your own categories for the final. Are you ready to play?

-Ready.

-Let's play round three.

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Your 45 seconds starts now.

That's another I've seen episodes of and I think...

-Ohh! This is a tricky one. I think it's true.

-True.

-Oh, that's false. I'm going to go straight in with that one.

-False.

Right. I think I've read something about that.

-I would go with that being true. I think so, yeah.

-True.

Yes, it is. I'm pretty confident about that.

-So we're saying...

-I'm going to go with that being true.

-True.

-Wasn't quite such a rush this time.

-No.

-Because you got on with the early ones.

-I've changed my mind already.

-Which ones have you changed your mind about?

-B.

Have you really? But you'd already said true, so that was the end.

All right, look, before we reveal how well you've done,

it's time for us to bring back the Usual Suspects again.

These are the four statements and John's answers.

Hilary, has he achieved perfection?

I'm so sorry, John. Yet again, D is the one you've got wrong.

Moldova is near to Romania and nowhere near the Baltic Sea.

-Anthony, which way are you going?

-I would be changing D there

cos Moldova I don't think is one of the Baltic states.

All right, John, the moment of truth.

You need all four correct to win the round. Let's see how many are.

Three out of four is pretty good but it's not perfection

and as a result, once again, the Usual Suspects are back in the game.

Can you steal the round? You need to change just one answer. But which?

You're happy with D, I'm happy with D. Yeah? You OK with that?

-OK, you're the boss.

-We'll say changing D from true to false.

Changing D from true to false,

leaving A, B and C as John answered.

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

Is A true or false?

It is absolutely true.

Is B true or false?

Is it false. It's a type of lizard.

Is C true or false?

Yes, although generally recognised as Australian,

she was born in England. And you know where this is going.

Is D true or false?

It is false. Congratulations, Usual Suspects, you achieved perfection.

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Once again, for the answer to D, refer to Hilary.

It is actually a landlocked state between Romania and Ukraine.

Usual Suspects, you now have the opportunity to make John's chances of winning as hard as it can be.

Let's see the final board. Four subject categories on here,

all chosen by you. Because you won the round, you choose the last two.

So which two would you like John to play in the final?

-What about Conjurors?

-I think we could go with that one

-because of the random nature of it.

-Do you think so?

-Yeah.

-OK.

We'll take Conjurors please, Nick.

Conjurors goes into the final. And?

-Then either Civilisations or Famous Germans?

-What do you think?

-Go for it.

-Famous Germans then, please.

Famous Germans goes into the final. We now know our six categories.

OK, guys, time to switch you off for the final time. And away they go.

-Well, they chose Conjurors.

-Yeah, 50/50 with that one.

-Famous Germans, as well.

-Yep.

-OK, John, for £7,000, it's time to play the final.

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This is the all-important final. If you achieve perfection, you could leave with a prize fund of £7,000.

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

as one of them could be playing for a rollover of £8,000 on the next game.

-So, let's play the final round.

-APPLAUSE

John, here are your final six categories.

You must answer all six statements correctly

if you want to win the £7,000. Think carefully.

There's no time limit but once you've given your first answer, it will be locked in.

Let's reveal your first statement. Please tell me whether you believe it to be true of false.

I have no idea. There's probably episodes with guests appearing.

-I don't know. I'm going to go with that being false, though.

-False.

I know nothing about West Side Story. I'll have to go with my gut.

-False.

-False.

-Yeah.

Another gut instinct with this one, again. I...

-I'm going to go with true for that one.

-True.

-Yeah.

-JOHN LAUGHS

-I have no idea, Nick. I have no idea.

-Let's go for true.

-True.

He was very comedic.

Erm, and it was secondary with his magic.

-So I'm going to go with false for that one.

-False.

It's not ringing any bells, Nick. Erm...

-I'm going to go with false.

-False.

And with that, your answers are all locked in.

If there's one mistake, you leave with nothing. Any you're unsure of?

-HE LAUGHS

-Pretty much every one.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Difficult board, yeah?

-Yeah.

-Let's bring back the Usual Suspects

to see what they've got to say.

Usual Suspects, you can now see the six statements and John's answers.

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

but if you think you've made a mistake, you can unlock them

with the help of the Usual Suspects. This will come at a cost.

Usual Suspects, I'm going to ask you to tell me how well you think John has done,

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

John, who would you like to hear from first?

June first, please.

There's two that I would probably change

and another one that I'm really unsure of.

I genuinely would love to help you

but I really don't think I can, John.

-So June's ruling herself out.

-Yep.

-That's fair.

-I'll go with Anthony, please.

-I'm pretty sure you've got one wrong,

but unfortunately, there's another one I'm not too sure of,

-so I'd rule myself out.

-Anthony's ruled himself out.

-Hilary. Very knowledgeable woman.

-There are three that I would change,

but I am certain of them. Can I ask you, John,

how many of them are you certain of?

I'm pretty certain about three of them myself, possibly four.

I'm going to throw something back at you. How much would you like?

I'll take £4,000 out of your £7,000.

I will go with that £4,000 because I'm pretty adamant

-that I don't know at least two of them.

-Go on, let's do it.

OK, for £4,000 of the £7,000, Hilary, please come and join us.

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OK, John, you've asked Hilary for help. If you achieve perfection,

it will cost you £4,000 of your potential £7,000 prize fund.

Hilary, you've now forfeited your chance to play in the next game.

This is your only shot at winning Perfection. Have you made the right decision? We're about to find out.

Here are the final round statements. All six answers are now unlocked.

So, discuss. What changes do you want to make?

-Nero you have to change, cos he stabbed himself.

-OK.

-So that's false.

-OK.

-OK.

We'll change C from true to false.

C changes from true to false.

OK, I don't think Flanagan sang the theme to Dad's Army.

I believe that Dad's Army was a 70s thing

and Flanagan and Allen were in the 50s, I believe.

-I would think that's false.

-There's nothing to say they separated

-and he did something later.

-No, he was dead.

-Right.

I'm going to change D from true to false, Nick, please.

-D changes from true to false.

-OK, F.

-Again, I think she was a figure skating champion.

-Yeah?

-But if I'm wrong, I am so sorry.

-No, not at all.

-How certain do you feel?

-Pretty certain, actually.

-OK.

We're going to do that, yeah? We'll change F from false to true, please.

-F changes from false to true.

-I really think so.

But then it comes down to Emma Bunton, I don't know whether she was

or she wasn't. But I don't want to...

50/50. What do you think?

-Stay with what you've got?

-No, if...

-No, I don't know.

How do you feel about me keeping that? There's no pressure.

If I don't know, the answer is false, so say false.

OK. We're sticking with false for A.

-And if we're wrong, we tried.

-Yep.

So, have you made all the changes you want to make

and do you want me to lock all the other answers in?

-Yes. We are going to stick with this, aren't we?

-Yeah.

-OK.

Your answers are now locked in.

£7,000 at stake.

£3,000 to John, £4,000 to Hilary.

Six answers away.

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

It's kind of all about A, really, isn't it, in a way?

You sort of talked about it and didn't know whether...

Hilary, you sort of wanted John to really know. He wasn't really sure.

So let's go on to B and come back to A, shall we?

West Side Story was composed by George Gershwin.

John, you thought this was false. We need this to turn red

to get you off to a good start. Is that true or false?

-It is false. Very well done.

-APPLAUSE

Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. Let me go to C and D,

both of which you changed.

We'll hop over them for the moment, as well.

Let's go on to E, which you're a little worried about.

Tommy Cooper was a co-founder of the Magic Circle. John, you thought

it would be unlikely. You stuck with your original answer.

So, is it true or false?

-Is it false.

-APPLAUSE

He was a member of the Magic Circle, but certainly not a founder.

So we might as well deal with the first one after that that changed.

Katarina Witt is a former figure skating champion.

You said this was false, John.

Hilary was convinced that she was

or is a former figure skating champion.

As a result, this is the first one we're dealing with

where you changed your answer and you changed it to true.

If you're right about this, you are halfway to the money.

Is it true or false?

-It's true. Halfway to the cash.

-APPLAUSE

And you wouldn't be there if it hadn't been for Hilary coming to join in.

So certainly worthwhile. But how worthwhile?

Let's deal with the ones that you did change.

The Roman Emperor Nero died in a fire.

John, you thought this was true. Hilary was convinced it was false.

Convinced you to change that. Is it true or is it false?

-It is false. Well done.

-APPLAUSE

Of course, he famously, allegedly,

fiddled whilst Rome burned but he didn't die in a fire.

Well! What would the cash mean to you both?

-Handy, I should imagine, John, with you having a business starting up.

-Definitely.

And also the property, too. Very handy time.

You drove a good bargain here, Hilary. What would you do?

My husband and I, we sponsor an orang-utan in Borneo

with the World Wildlife Fund, and I'd use the cash to go and visit him.

-Oh, that'd be fantastic!

-Yeah.

-OK, good luck as we go on.

Bud Flanagan sang the theme tune to Dad's Army.

John, you thought this was true. Hilary, you were convinced

it couldn't be because, according to you, he was dead.

-SHE LAUGHS

-So, is it true or is it false?

-It's true.

-I'm so sorry.

-I would've lost anyway. It's fine. No worries.

Well, bad luck, the two of you. That's very bad news for you because you haven't achieved perfection.

Can you still achieve perfection at home? Let's go to A.

Spice Girl Emma Bunton appeared in Neighbours.

John, you thought this was false. To be fair, neither of you knew.

It was a toss of a coin, wasn't it?

Let's find out whether you were right. Is it true or false?

Actually, it is true. She did make a guest appearance in Neighbours.

Well, bad luck to you. But Usual Suspects, that's great news for you.

The prize fund rolls over to the next game when one of you could be playing for £8,0000.

-APPLAUSE

-They're very happy about that.

John and Hilary, you failed to achieve perfection so you go home with nothing

-other than our thanks for playing. Have you enjoyed it?

-Yeah.

-Very much.

-Thank you very much, Hilary and John, ladies and gentlemen!

-APPLAUSE

That's all we have time for. Please join us next time

when our Usual Suspects have the chance to play for £8,000.

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

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