0:00:13 > 0:00:16APPLAUSE
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Thank you very much indeed.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and a very warm welcome
0:00:26 > 0:00:29to this special Strictly edition of Pointless Celebrities,
0:00:29 > 0:00:32the show where obvious answers mean nothing
0:00:32 > 0:00:33and obscure answers mean everything.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Let's meet today's Pointless celebrities.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39APPLAUSE
0:00:40 > 0:00:45- Couple number one.- I'm Russell Grant and I once got shot out of a canon.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50I'm Chris Hollins and I think I won it in 2009.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- I know I was drunk but I definitely didn't dance with you!- No.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- I'm sure about that. - It's true, he didn't.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59APPLAUSE
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Couple number two.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Hi, I'm Jay McGuiness, Glitterball champion.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06OTHER CONTESTANTS GROAN APPLAUSE
0:01:06 > 0:01:11I'm Aliona Vilani and I'm the better half of that winning Glitterball.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Couple number three.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I'm Erin Boag and I did ten years of Strictly Come Dancing
0:01:20 > 0:01:23and I dance professionally with Anton.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25- That's me. - LAUGHTER
0:01:25 > 0:01:29I'm Anton Du Beke and I wished I danced with Brendan Cole.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Ah...
0:01:31 > 0:01:33LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- And, finally, couple number four. - And that is me.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- And I wished I'd danced with Anton Du Beke as well.- We'd have won.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43But, unfortunately, Anton, this is my favourite partner and she is...
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- I am Sophie Ellis-Bextor. - Nice timing, see that?
0:01:47 > 0:01:49We worked on that. Maybe that's why we didn't win.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- Yeah, I'm Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Brendan taught me how to dance.- Ah.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55APPLAUSE
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Welcome, all of you.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59We'll get to chat to each of you throughout the show.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02That just leaves one more person for me to introduce.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05He's wearing his baggy trousers for that added ballroom touch.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- It's my Pointless friend, it's Richard.- Hiya.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Hey, everybody. Good evening.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12APPLAUSE
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Ah, let's not talk about my American Smooth.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- Now, I love doing these Strictly shows, don't you?- Yes.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21They're always fun, always competitive, always lovely to do.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23We've got some of the real heroes,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25some of the real legends of Strictly here.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27We've also got some winners of Strictly here.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28We've also got Anton Du Beke.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30LAUGHTER
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- BRENDAN:- Harsh but fair, harsh but fair.- ERIN:- That's SO harsh.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38- There's always next year.- Yeah. - So they keep telling me.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40This should be an absolute cracker. Round One...
0:02:40 > 0:02:42There's loads of good pointless answers
0:02:42 > 0:02:46but it's one of those ones where, you know, we'll see.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- Some people may struggle. - Thank you, Richard.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51As usual, all of today's questions have been put to 100 people
0:02:51 > 0:02:54before the show. Our contestants here are on the hunt
0:02:54 > 0:02:56for those all-important pointless answers -
0:02:56 > 0:02:58the answers that none of our 100 people gave.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Find one of those and we'll add £250 to the jackpot.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02As today's show is a celebrity special,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05each of our celebrities is playing for a nominated charity,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08we're going to start off with a jackpot of £2,500.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11APPLAUSE
0:03:11 > 0:03:14If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16APPLAUSE
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Just remember, it's the pair with the highest score
0:03:22 > 0:03:24at the end of each round that will be eliminated.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27So, whatever you do, make sure your scores are nice and low.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- Oh, I've got loads of THEM! - LAUGHTER
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Also, no conferring, remember - ha, ha, ha -
0:03:33 > 0:03:35till we get to the head-to-head round.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Good luck with that. Our first category this evening is...
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- I've got words, lots of words. - It's a Words round.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Can you decide in your pairs who's going first, who's going second.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47Shall you or I go first?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55OK, let's find out what the question is.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name...
0:03:59 > 0:04:02..as many words ending in "IRE"
0:04:02 > 0:04:06as they could. Words ending in "IRE", Richard.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08That little move where people step up to the podium
0:04:08 > 0:04:11is always done so beautifully on our Strictly specials.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Beautiful to watch.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- I glided. I barely touched the surface.- I didn't even see you move.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18I thought you were on ice. It was amazing.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21That's another show that's been cancelled. I won't discuss that.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24We're looking for any word which has its own entry
0:04:24 > 0:04:27in the British and World English section of oxforddictionaries.com,
0:04:27 > 0:04:29please, that ends "IRE".
0:04:29 > 0:04:32As always, no proper nouns, no hyphenated words.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Thank you very much indeed, Richard. Now then, Chris.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- Oh, Chris. He's thinking.- Yeah. - He's at thought.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Just while you're thinking,
0:04:41 > 0:04:45just tell me a little bit about winning Strictly.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- It was a while ago.- It's a long, long time ago. I had one chin.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- I've now developed two. - You haven't! That's a lie.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- LAUGHTER - Enough of that!
0:04:56 > 0:05:00It was fantastic experience. I didn't dance with Russell.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03I danced with Ola Jordan, who was a brilliant instructor,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06great mate of mine, and we had a ball.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08But I always say it was a weak year.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09It must have been for me to win it
0:05:09 > 0:05:11and if I'd been with the likes of Jay,
0:05:11 > 0:05:12I'd have gone out first round.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- And you did the tour as well. - Did the tour.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- Now, that is really hard work. - Really?- Yeah.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21You showbiz luvvies, you love the matinee in the evening.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23You weren't doing two shows a day, were you?
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Yeah, I was doing Breakfast in the morning.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28We all do that. That's normal.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Not EAT breakfast, but the Breakfast programme.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33And then drive up the motorway to Nottingham,
0:05:33 > 0:05:35do the afternoon show and then do the evening show
0:05:35 > 0:05:38and then drive back overnight to go and do Breakfast again.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41There we are. Now then, Chris, it's words ending "IRE".
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- I've got one, I think.- Mmm-hmm.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Just tell me when you want me to give it to you.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Listen, any time you like, Chris, it's fine.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52You're a trooper. You can do it.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Come on, I've got breakfast in the morning.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59- OK, I'm going to say "Esquire". - "Esquire", says Chris.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Let's see how many of our 100 people went for "Esquire".
0:06:06 > 0:06:08It's right.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Look at that! Very well done indeed.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17APPLAUSE Chris, 4.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20That's a great start to the round and a great start to the show.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21Nice start, Chris. Very well played.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24There's loads of good answers, loads of low answers as well.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26You put "Esquire" at the end of a man's name
0:06:26 > 0:06:28when you don't use any other title.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- We don't use it so much any more.- We don't tend to, no. On letters I do.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Do you?- Yeah, if I'm addressing a letter, I'll put "Esquire".
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- You will not! Would you really? - Yeah, I do.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41To who? Who are you writing to?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44If I were writing to you, I would write to Richard Osman, Esquire.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- No, you would not! - I promise I would.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- I always put "Esq" at the end. - No, you don't!- I do!
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Does anyone else do that? - AUDIENCE:- No.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Do you really?- Always. - That's so classy of you.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Invite me to something, I'll write you a thank you letter.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Right, phew, I'm going to get you something.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- I'll either buy you something or upset you in some way.- OK.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- And force you to write me a letter.- OK.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Jay, Esquire, welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12So, the Glitterball, is it the same Glitterball which has your name on
0:07:12 > 0:07:14and then you have to give it back or do you get to keep it?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- You give it back and you get a slightly dodgier replica.- OK.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19It's a bit rickety but from far away, it looks really good.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23That's good. Where do you keep your Glitterball?
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Mine actually is in my brother's house
0:07:25 > 0:07:28and he has it in his downstairs bathroom. And that's not a lie.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- That's classy.- It is.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33People often say, "I just keep it in the downstairs loo."
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- You keep it in the downstairs loo of your brother's house.- Yeah.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- Too many awards, so little space. - Absolutely.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41- ERIN:- Ah...
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Now, I have too much space and not enough awards, isn't that funny?
0:07:45 > 0:07:51Jay, Jay, Jay. Now, what you would like to go for? Words ending "IRE".
0:07:51 > 0:07:57- I'm going to go for "Underwire". - "Underwire". Oh, this is very good.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- This is like proper Pointless, isn't it?- Yeah, that's very nice.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Let's see how many of our 100 people said "Underwire".
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Oh, it's good.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11Come on, come on.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Ooh, look, down to 1!
0:08:15 > 0:08:18APPLAUSE Down to 1, Jay.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Very well done indeed.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24That's great work, Jay. Very well played. "Underwire".
0:08:24 > 0:08:27It's what Geordies wear under their clothes.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30LAUGHTER Thank you very much indeed.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35Erin, welcome to Pointless. Great to have you here. Here's the thing.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40If somebody wins Strictly, are they, therefore, good enough
0:08:40 > 0:08:42to hack it as proper professional dancers?
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- ANTON SPLUTTERS - Oh...
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Um, not as a professional dancer, no.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- The professional dancers, they train for years.- Yeah.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56And the professional dancers on Strictly, they are phenomenal.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- Phenomenal.- Phenomenal. - Phenomenal.- Yeah.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02I mean, they could go out and they could do
0:09:02 > 0:09:05a pre-champ competition and, no offence or anything...
0:09:05 > 0:09:06No offence taken, I couldn't do it.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09But when it gets down to it, I don't think they could.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11But also, you have to remember
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- that they only really know that routine that they're taught.- I see.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18So if you ask them now to go and do a waltz, just make one up,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20fit it into this space, I doubt they could do that.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22You've answered the question brilliantly.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- But what they achieve on the programme is great.- Is remarkable.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- Yes, it is. - But you can tell by the deportment.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Just look at the pair of you, for heaven's sake.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- Just the beauty, even standing still.- I like that - "the beauty".
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- There's such beauty and grace there.- Beauty and grace.
0:09:35 > 0:09:41Now, Erin, how are you feeling about our words ending in "IRE"?
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Um, OK. Yes, I think so.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- OK.- "Empire".
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- "Empire".- Yes.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55OK, "Empire". Let us see how many of our 100 people said "Empire".
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- Oh!- Oh...- It's a start.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- It's a start.- Oh... Keep going, keep going.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05It's a start.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- Look at that! 4. Very well done indeed.- That's good!
0:10:08 > 0:10:11APPLAUSE
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- Very well done. 4 for "Empire." - That's good.- Well played, Erin.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17So far, Esquire is a magazine, Empire is a magazine.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19I bet if you looked hard enough,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23there'd be a magazine called Underwire. I bet.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Thank you very much indeed. Now, Sophie.- Hello.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Sophie, talk us through the Strictly calendar.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31When you decide to do it, you sign up,
0:10:31 > 0:10:33what sort of time of year is that?
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- I presume you have to keep it a secret.- You're supposed to, yes.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40But I can't make big decisions without involving a few people,
0:10:40 > 0:10:44so... I think it was summertime when I was asked to do it.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47And when does the regime start?
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Er, I think it was late August, if I remember rightly.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Does that sound about right? September kind of time.- Yeah.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55And then, because we were lucky enough to get to the final,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58you do it for three or four months.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00My mum says it's the closest I've come
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- to having a steady job since I left school.- Yeah.- It's actually true.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05But you must have done lots of dancing though.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08As a singer, you do quite a lot of dancing, don't you?
0:11:08 > 0:11:09If you look closely,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12I've done videos where people are dancing around me
0:11:12 > 0:11:15but not really participating that much in it myself.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16I love watching people dance
0:11:16 > 0:11:20but I'd never had any dance lessons before I did the show.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Have you upped your dance quotient in your act since doing Strictly?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26I think it helps you lose your inhibitions.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30It gave me a bit more confidence but I don't even know where I'd go
0:11:30 > 0:11:31to locally ballroom dance,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- so I haven't been able to do any of that stuff.- Me neither.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Sophie, what would you like to go for?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- We've had some very impressive scores.- Some really good ones.
0:11:40 > 0:11:46I think, due to the sort of nature of the tension in the room,
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- I'll go for "Perspire". - "Perspire". Oh, that is good.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Let's see how many of our 100 people went for "Perspire".
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Go on, Sophie! Go on, Sophie!
0:12:02 > 0:12:0413 for "Perspire".
0:12:04 > 0:12:06APPLAUSE 13.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I'm hoping there's not a magazine called Perspire.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- I don't think I'd like to read that. - No.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- Maybe laminated.- Mmm.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21An absorbing read. GROANS AND LAUGHTER
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Thank you very much indeed. We're halfway through the round.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25Let's take a look at those scores.
0:12:25 > 0:12:281, Jay and Aliona. Looking very strong at this point.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Then we travel up to 4,
0:12:29 > 0:12:33where we find Erin, Anton, Chris and Russell, alike as they lie.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34And then up to 13,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37where we find Sophie and Brendan.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40So, Brendan, you are just out in front there,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42so we need a nice low score from you to even things up.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Thank you for the pressure!
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Good luck with that.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Can the second players please step up to the podium?
0:12:51 > 0:12:56- OK, Brendan, remember we're looking for words ending in "IRE".- Yes.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57Brendan, if you go to a wedding -
0:12:57 > 0:13:00let's say it's the wedding of a nephew or a niece -
0:13:00 > 0:13:01and you dance,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04do you find you have to sort of tone down your dancing a bit?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06It's a really weird thing
0:13:06 > 0:13:08because you do feel a sense of pressure,
0:13:08 > 0:13:12even if you're just standing there bopping on your own.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14And my wife won't dance with me any more
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- because heads just sort of start to judge.- Yeah.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Um, Brendan, you're behind at the moment, we need a nice low score.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- Right.- "IRE".
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- "Conspire".- Ah, very nice!- Oh...
0:13:27 > 0:13:29That's a magazine for spies, I suppose.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Let's see how many of our 100 people said "Conspire".
0:13:32 > 0:13:35There's no red line for you, as you're the high-scorers.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- It is right.- Phew.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Go on, Sophie. Go on, Sophie. Go on, Sophie. Go on, Sophie.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- Look at that! 5.- Well done.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- APPLAUSE - I like it.- 18 is your total.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Might have done enough.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55To join together to be fraudulent in some way - to conspire.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Thank you very much indeed. Now then, Anton.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Come on!
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- So, Anton, 13 series.- Yes. - No Glitterball for you,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- no trophy.- Not yet.- What's it going to take for you to win?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- A miracle! - LAUGHTER
0:14:12 > 0:14:15What is it? I mean, you've come close. You had Kate.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19It's not ME! I'm really, really good!
0:14:19 > 0:14:21LAUGHTER Which was the closest you came?
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Who was your partner who came closest? Probably Katie?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26I tell you who was tremendous - Ann Widdecombe.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28We finished fifth, dancing together.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31We were that close to the final. The week we got voted off,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- Gavin Henson took his shirt off.- Ah!
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Yeah, that was why. That was the only reason why.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- That was the only reason. - LAUGHTER
0:14:39 > 0:14:40- Now, Anton.- Yes.- You're on 4.
0:14:40 > 0:14:46- If you can score 13 or less, Round Two awaits.- Oh, no pressure(!)
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- How about "Dire"? - What about that? What about that?
0:14:51 > 0:14:52Here is your red line.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55If you can get below this red line with "Dire",
0:14:55 > 0:14:58you're through to Round Two. How many people said it?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Oh...
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- Oh!- Ah...
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- Appropriately...- It WAS dire! - LAUGHTER
0:15:10 > 0:15:13That is the highest score so far.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- 62, taking your total up to 66, Anton.- Mmm.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Anton just taking the opportunity to get a big score for once.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- I think that's the thing, isn't it? - That's all it was.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23I reckon that would have been a total
0:15:23 > 0:15:28of three months worth of dances, to have got that.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Thanks very much indeed.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Aliona, welcome to Pointless. - Thank you very much.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Now you've done Dancing With The Stars over in America as well.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- A little bit, yes.- How seriously do they take it over there?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40It's almost like a different show.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43It's very different style there
0:15:43 > 0:15:46and they do different styles to Strictly.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- You can't really compare.- Really?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- Cos things just stop for Strictly here.- Yes.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52It does seize the whole...
0:15:52 > 0:15:55There are very few programmes, apart from Pointless, that do that,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58that just seize public imagination like that.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Um, Strictly is the number one show in the UK.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- Dancing With The Stars, not so much. - When they say "Stars",
0:16:04 > 0:16:07what kind of stars are they? Who are the people on that?
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Pamela Anderson did it, the Backstreet Boys...
0:16:11 > 0:16:14OK, very good indeed. Aliona, listen, you are on 1.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17This is perfect. Jay has set you up beautifully here.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- 66 is the high score. If you can score 64 or less...- Yes.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23I think people are going to find out
0:16:23 > 0:16:25that HE is the better half of that Glitterball now.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Um...
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I'll go for the obvious, "Hire".
0:16:31 > 0:16:32- "Hire".- "Hire".
0:16:32 > 0:16:35OK, will it be "hire" than "dire", I wonder. "Hire".
0:16:35 > 0:16:39There is your red line. You want to be lower with "Hire".
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Let's see how many of our 100 people said "Hire".
0:16:46 > 0:16:48It's right.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- Yes!- You've done it! Look at that! 60.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53APPLAUSE Look at that!
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- By this much!- 61 is your total.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Very well done indeed on podium two. Look at that.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00That was some drama right there.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03"Hire" - it's what I say at the start of every show.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08Thank you very much indeed. Russell, now then, Russell.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13- Welcome back to Pointless. - Third time.- Third time.- Yeah.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- What's your record on Pointless? - Always go out in Round Two.- OK.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- I did better in Strictly. - Let's see what happens this time.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Russell, did you find after you'd done Strictly,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26did your dance change, your approach to the floor?
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- You made it through to the eighth week.- I know!
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Well, it's down to Flavia, really.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34I just sort of hung around and wait for her to come up with great ideas,
0:17:34 > 0:17:35which she did every week.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39It changed in the fact that I trained as an actor
0:17:39 > 0:17:42and the first thing I did straight after Strictly was
0:17:42 > 0:17:45I took over from Michael Crawford in The Wizard Of Oz
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- at the London Palladium and saw my name on buses.- Wow!
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- Do you get to keep your costumes from Strictly?- I bought most of them
0:17:52 > 0:17:55but they're all hanging up in my mother's wardrobe!
0:17:55 > 0:17:57LAUGHTER
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Now, Russell, there you are on 4.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Our high-scorers are still Anton and Erin on 66.
0:18:03 > 0:18:0661 is what you require.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09When you go a restaurant, you get some nasty green stuff on there,
0:18:09 > 0:18:11which I think is called "Samphire".
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Oh, that's good! You got a hum.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16That was the first hum we've had of the evening, I think,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19from our assembled audience here. There is your red line.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23"Samphire". Is it going to get you below that red line?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32It's perfectly good. Look at that!
0:18:34 > 0:18:36It's a pointless answer, Russell.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38That is fantastic!
0:18:38 > 0:18:40A pointless answer adds £250 to today's jackpot.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Takes the total up to £2,750. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:18:44 > 0:18:47It scores you nothing. It leaves your total at 4.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I love it. I want a plateful.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- Yeah, delicious. Mmm, oh! Very well done indeed, Russell.- Thank you.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Samphire for us all.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58It's a member of the parsley family, samphire. Terrific answer.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Loads of good pointless answers out here.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Terrific that we got one during the round. Have you got an answer?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Um, I'll go for..."Crossfire".
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- "Crossfire"?- Mmm.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- Is a pointless answer.- Ah!- Very well done.- Great!- Very well done.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14There's loads of good ones.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Let's take a look at some of the pointless answers here.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19All of these would have added money to the jackpot.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28As well as "Millionaire", you could have had "Billionaire".
0:19:28 > 0:19:31You also, genuinely, could have had "Squillionaire".
0:19:31 > 0:19:34You could have "Bazillionaire" or "Gazillionaire".
0:19:34 > 0:19:37All of those are pointless answers. They're all in the dictionary.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42All those ones ending "AIRE" seemed to flummox our 100.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50You also could have had "Commissionaire", "Extraordinaire",
0:19:50 > 0:19:54"Reacquire", "Tripwire", "Wildfire". Let's take a look
0:19:54 > 0:19:58at the top three answers. A couple of these may be familiar.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01These are the ones that most of our 100 people said.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08It could have been worse - you could have said "Fire",
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- which would have got you 77. - Thank you very much, Richard.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14So, at the end of our first round, the pair we are sending home,
0:20:14 > 0:20:18I'm so sorry, Anton and Erin. Far too soon.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Sorry to see you go. Just go over there.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- Thank you so much, Anton and Erin. - Thank you.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30But for the remaining three pairs, it's now time for Round Two.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33APPLAUSE
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Look at that. Suddenly, we're down to three pairs.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38It's getting very exciting now, isn't it?
0:20:38 > 0:20:39Best of luck to all three pairs.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Our category for Round Two this evening is...People.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Can you decide in your pairs who's going first, who's going second?
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55OK, the question concerns...
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Famous high school drop-outs. Look at the moves on that first podium.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- It's just beautiful, isn't it? - You can tell we're amateurs.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- Famous high school drop-outs, Richard.- On each board,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10we're going to show you six clues to people who left school early.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12You just have to tell us who they are, please.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15There will be six on the first board, six on the second,
0:21:15 > 0:21:1712 to have a go at home. Best of luck.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Thank you very much indeed. Let's reveal our first board of clues.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55I'll read those one last time.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24- Chris. Mmm-hmm.- Yeah. This is where I went out last time.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28I can't think of the Brazilian supermodel's second name,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31so I'm going to try and bank one,
0:22:31 > 0:22:35so I'm going to go for the bottom one and his name is George Foreman.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38George Foreman, says Chris. Let's see if that's right
0:22:38 > 0:22:41and how many of our 100 people agree with Mr Hollins.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45It is right. George Foreman - good answer.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- 47, not bad.- Sorry. - APPLAUSE
0:22:49 > 0:22:51I don't know any of the others.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Not bad.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Yeah, famously has five sons all called George.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57He said, "If you'd been punched as many times
0:22:57 > 0:23:00"as I have by Muhammad Ali, you wouldn't remember names either."
0:23:00 > 0:23:01LAUGHTER
0:23:01 > 0:23:06Jay. Jay, which of our drop-outs is appealing to you?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08I'm going to go with the American
0:23:08 > 0:23:11who first produced the commercial phonograph.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15- Thomas Edison.- Thomas Edison, says Jay. Let's see if that's right
0:23:15 > 0:23:17and how many of our 100 people said Thomas Edison.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22It's right.
0:23:24 > 0:23:2644, well done. APPLAUSE
0:23:26 > 0:23:28- I'm happy with that. - 44 for Thomas Edison.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Well played, Jay.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35- His mum was a teacher, so she taught him at home.- I see.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Now then, Sophie, this board is all yours.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40If you want to, you could fill in all our blanks for us.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Um, Simon Cowell, Gisele Bundchen, Katy Perry and Walt Disney.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- But I was going to go for Gisele Bundchen.- Gisele Bundchen.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Let's see if it's right and how many of our 100 people said it.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54It is right.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59And look at that. That's our lowest score by a margin.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Look at that. 17. Very well done indeed, Sophie.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04APPLAUSE Good scoring there.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Can the noise where they go, "Ooh",
0:24:06 > 0:24:09be the noise when I get a text message?
0:24:09 > 0:24:13- I love it! - That's such a good idea.- Oh...
0:24:13 > 0:24:18Ding. Very well played, Sophie. That's the best answer on the board.
0:24:18 > 0:24:24She left school at 14. Simon Cowell would have scored you 84 points.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Katy Perry would have scored you 53.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30What do you think Walt Disney would have scored?
0:24:30 > 0:24:33I think maybe up in the 90s, maybe 97.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37- 94 points for Walt Disney. - Very good. Thank you very much.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40We're halfway through the round, so let's look at the scores.
0:24:40 > 0:24:4317, well done, Sophie. The best score of that pass by a margin.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Then up to 44, where we find Jay and Aliona, and then up to 47,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Chris and Russell. So, Russell,
0:24:48 > 0:24:50you're slightly ahead there.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Let's hope there's a nice answer on that board
0:24:52 > 0:24:54that would be low-scoring that you know.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Can the second players please step up to the podium?
0:24:59 > 0:25:04OK, let's put six more clues up on the board to high school drop-outs.
0:25:29 > 0:25:30I'll read those all again.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- Brendan.- Hello.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Brilliant scoring from Sophie in the first pass
0:25:55 > 0:25:59means that 29 or less, even at this stage, keeps you in the game.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Um, well, I think I'd like to go for the most obscure one, maybe,
0:26:03 > 0:26:04in this group.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Actor who voices Marty the zebra
0:26:06 > 0:26:08and that is Chris Rock.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Chris Rock, says Brendan. Here's your red line.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Get below that and you are into the head-to-head for sure.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Let's see how many people said Chris Rock.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22It's right.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Look at that, Brendan, very well done indeed.
0:26:27 > 0:26:3017, equalling Sophie's lovely low score in the first pass,
0:26:30 > 0:26:32taking your total up to 34. APPLAUSE
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Left school before graduating, Chris Rock.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Probably one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Yeah, definitely that.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Aliona, now then, you're on 44.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43If you can score two or less, you're definitely in.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46See how far down the column you can get. What will you go for?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- Um... Chris Rock. No, I'm kidding! - LAUGHTER
0:26:49 > 0:26:54Um, the actress whose first film role was in The Mask.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- Cameron Diaz.- Cameron Diaz,
0:26:56 > 0:26:59says Aliona. Here is your red line.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04That's quite low. Let's see where you get with Cameron Diaz.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08It's right.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12That's a good score, Aliona. Look at that.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- 27.- That's good!- Thank you.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17APPLAUSE Second lowest score of the round.
0:27:17 > 0:27:1971 is your total.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- You've given Russell quite a hill to climb there.- Great work, Aliona.
0:27:22 > 0:27:27- Left school at 16, Cameron Diaz, to become a model.- There we are.- Yeah.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Now, Russell, you're on 47.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33That means if you can score 23 or less, you stay with us.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Do you want to talk through the board?
0:27:36 > 0:27:38The first one is Quentin Tarantino.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43The actress who played I Love Lucy is Lucille Ball.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48And Johnny Depp played Edward Scissorhands.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Lucille Ball or Johnny Depp?
0:27:51 > 0:27:55- I'll go for Lucille Ball. - Lucille Ball.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56Oh, I know you're right!
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- LAUGHTER - I back you all the way!
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Lucille Ball.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- Here is your red line. - We're going. We're ready to go.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07If you can get below that red line with Lucille Ball,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10you are through to the head-to-head. Let's see what happens.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Lucille Ball. How many people said it?
0:28:15 > 0:28:17It's right.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- No!- Oh, no! 71 for Lucille Ball, Russell.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23I'm afraid that takes your total up to 118.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25APPLAUSE
0:28:25 > 0:28:31Well, too many old people watch this show, that's the trouble.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- They all know Lucille Ball.- I know. Do you know what,
0:28:34 > 0:28:36it's actually the best one of the ones you could have got.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Quentin Tarantino was a big scorer. Would have scored you 81.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43The English novelist is Charles Dickens. He would have scored 89.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46And Johnny Depp would have scored 76.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50So I got the best out of the four. All right, there we go!
0:28:50 > 0:28:53LAUGHTER Thank you very much indeed, Richard.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55So, at the end of our second round...
0:28:55 > 0:28:57It's always sad at the end of these rounds.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00We have to say goodbye to a pair and the pair we have to say goodbye to,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03I'm so sorry, Russell. Your judgment was absolutely spot-on.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05As Richard says, you got the lowest score.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08It's been such a pleasure having you both on. Come back and play again.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- Well, it IS Round Two. - Oh, it's always Round Two.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14There are only two rounds in this programme, right?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Yes, that's right. Russell and Chris.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- Thank you.- Thank you so much. - APPLAUSE
0:29:19 > 0:29:21But for Sophie and Brendan, Jay and Aliona,
0:29:21 > 0:29:23it's now time for our head-to-head.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25APPLAUSE
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Congratulations, Sophie, Brendan, Jay and Aliona.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31You're now one step closer to the final
0:29:31 > 0:29:33and a chance to play for our jackpot,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35which currently stands at...
0:29:37 > 0:29:39CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:29:39 > 0:29:42This is the point where we decide who goes through to the final
0:29:42 > 0:29:45to play for that jackpot and we do it by making you go head-to-head.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48The big difference is you can now start playing as teams.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52- You can confer before you give your answers, which is nice.- Finally!
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Finally. The first player to win two questions
0:29:55 > 0:29:56will be playing for that jackpot.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Best of luck to both pairs. Lt's play the head-to-head.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01APPLAUSE
0:30:04 > 0:30:07OK, here comes your first question and it concerns...
0:30:09 > 0:30:15- Yes!- "Yes," says Brendan, "I revised this one!" Richard.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18We're going to play you five clips from songs now, sung by redheads.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22We need you to tell us the name of the artist you are listening to.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25OK, this is exciting. Let's have a listen to these five clips
0:30:25 > 0:30:27and here they come. We have got...
0:30:29 > 0:30:33# I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
0:30:33 > 0:30:36# I'll pick you up when you're getting down
0:30:36 > 0:30:39# And out of all these things I've done
0:30:39 > 0:30:42# I think I love you better now
0:30:42 > 0:30:45# I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind
0:30:45 > 0:30:48# I'll do it all for you in time... #
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Here's B.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53# Holding on to one another's hand
0:30:54 > 0:30:57# Trying to get away into the night
0:30:57 > 0:30:59# And then you put your arms around me
0:30:59 > 0:31:03# And we tumble to the ground and then you say
0:31:03 > 0:31:05# I think we're alone now
0:31:05 > 0:31:09# There doesn't seem to be anyone around... #
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Here is C.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15# L-O-V-E
0:31:15 > 0:31:19# Dance to the beat of my drum Dance to the beat of my drum
0:31:19 > 0:31:23# L-O-V-E
0:31:23 > 0:31:28# Dance to the beat of my drum Dance to the beat of my drum... #
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Here's D.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32# Look at me
0:31:33 > 0:31:39# You can take it all because this face is free
0:31:40 > 0:31:45# Maybe next time use your eyes and look at me... #
0:31:46 > 0:31:48And here is E.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51# ..You gonna live your life right
0:31:51 > 0:31:54# Oh, mamma, dear We're not the fortunate ones
0:31:54 > 0:31:58# And girls, they want to have fun
0:31:58 > 0:32:03# Oh, girls just want to have fun... #
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Our five songs by redheaded musicians.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Now, Sophie and Brendan, you've been our low-scorers,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17so you get to go first.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21I'm going to go for the one it took me the longest to remember
0:32:21 > 0:32:24which was Nicola Roberts from Girls Aloud, the song L.O.V.E.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- I can't remember which order... I think it was three.- C.- C.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30C, Nicola Roberts, say Sophie and Brendan. Nicola Roberts.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35Now then, Jay and Aliona, do you want to talk through the rest?
0:32:35 > 0:32:42Yeah, so B took me a while to get and then D was, I think, easy.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- I mean, what do you think?- Go for B.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50OK, I'm going to go with B and this might be our swansong,
0:32:50 > 0:32:52but I think B is by Tiffany.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- B, Tiffany.- Yes.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58So, Sophie and Brendan have gone for C, Nicola Roberts,
0:32:58 > 0:33:02and Jay and Aliona have said that B was Tiffany. Let's find out.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Sophie and Brendan, Nicola Roberts for C.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Let's see how many of our 100 people got that.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12It's right.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- That's a good answer. Look at it. Down it goes...- Sophie, great stuff!
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Look at that! 2. APPLAUSE
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Good knowledge, Sophie. Very well done indeed.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26There's your reward for that.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Now, Jay and Aliona have gone for Tiffany for B.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 people said Tiffany.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36- It IS Tiffany.- Yes!
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Down it goes as well. That's a great answer.
0:33:42 > 0:33:4313 for Tiffany.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46APPLAUSE
0:33:46 > 0:33:48But the best answer was yours, Sophie and Brendan.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- It means, after one question, you're up 1-0.- You were born for this game!
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Well played, both teams. In the last round, on the way up,
0:33:55 > 0:33:56you got the best two answers on the board.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59On the way down, you got the best two answers on the board.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01And in this first head-to-head question,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03you got the best two answers on the board again. Terrific stuff.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Well played, both teams. A, let's take a listen.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09# I'm out of touch, I'm out of love... #
0:34:09 > 0:34:11That, of course, is Ed Sheeran.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17D.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20# Look at me... #
0:34:20 > 0:34:22It's Geri Halliwell.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27And E.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29# ..You gonna live your life right... #
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Cyndi Lauper.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Thank you very much indeed.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35So, here comes your second question. Jay and Aliona,
0:34:35 > 0:34:37you get to answer this one first,
0:34:37 > 0:34:39but you have to win it to stay in the game, so best of luck.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Our second question this evening is all about...
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- Richard.- We're going to show you five pictures now
0:34:47 > 0:34:49of actors who are disguised by CGI or make-up.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52We need you to tell us the name of the actors, please. Good luck.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Thank you very much indeed.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Let's reveal our five actors, and here they come.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27There we are. Five actors in disguise.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Jay and Aliona, you will go first.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35OK, we're going to go with actually D. One of my favourite films.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37It's Zoe Saldana in Avatar.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41Zoe Saldana, say Jay and Aliona.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Sophie and Brendan, do you fancy talking us through that board?
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Yeah, it is Jennifer Lawrence.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49A, Robert De Niro, I think, but I could be completely wrong on that.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52C is Jim Carrey. Do you think most people wouldn't recognise
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- that that's Jim Carrey as the Grinch?- OK.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- I don't know.- OK, let's do that.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- Jim Carrey for...?- C. - For C. There we are, OK.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02So, we have Zoe Saldana and we have Jim Carrey.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Jay and Aliona said Zoe Saldana for D.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Let's see if that's right and how many people said Zoe Saldana.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17That's a good answer.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- Look at that. Down to 6.- Yes!
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Very well done indeed, Jay and Aliona.
0:36:21 > 0:36:27Meanwhile, Sophie and Brendan have gone for Jim Carrey for C.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Let's see if that's right and how many people said Jim Carrey.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33I don't think they're going to reach the "Ooh" noise.
0:36:36 > 0:36:42- 46.- Was...was De Niro the first one? - Very well done indeed.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44That means, Jay and Aliona, you're back in the game.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- After two questions, it's 1-1. - That's great work there.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50There's one answer up there that would have beaten it and that is A.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51But we'll get onto A.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- B is Bill Nighy.- Oh!
0:36:57 > 0:37:00E is Jennifer Lawrence, as I think everyone knew.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04But A would have scored you 4 points.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06It's from The Princess Bride
0:37:06 > 0:37:07and it's Billy Crystal.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12- Not Robert De Niro. Billy Crystal. - So, I was wrong.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Thank you very much indeed, Richard. So, here comes the third question.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Whoever wins this goes through to the final
0:37:17 > 0:37:20and plays for that jackpot, so best of luck to both pairs.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Our third question concerns...
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- OK.- Richard.- We're going to give you the nicknames of five UK cities.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31We'll also give you the first initial of that city.
0:37:31 > 0:37:32But can you name the cities, please?
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Whoever gives us the most obscure answer is going through
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- to play for the jackpot. Very best of luck, both teams.- # Da, da, da! #
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Thanks very much. OK, let's reveal our five city nicknames
0:37:41 > 0:37:43and here they come. We have got...
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- I'm out! - LAUGHTER
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Sophie and Brendan will go first. - OK.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Come on, Soph, I'm relying on you here.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13I think I know two, so I might go for a guess on another one,
0:38:13 > 0:38:15just because it might be a bit more obscure.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19I think The Queen Of The Midlands might be Nottingham.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Nottingham, say Sophie and Brendan for The Queen Of The Midlands.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Now then, Jay and Aliona, do you want to talk us through that board?
0:38:25 > 0:38:30Well, as someone from Nottingham, that was frustrating!
0:38:30 > 0:38:31LAUGHTER
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Um, I don't know. The beautiful Russian Aliona,
0:38:34 > 0:38:39what do you think of the UK city nicknames, cos I'm struggling?
0:38:39 > 0:38:44I'm going to guess Cottonopolis and just say Manchester. Sorry.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Cottonopolis, Manchester.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48So, we have Nottingham and we have Manchester.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Sophie and Brendan have gone for Nottingham
0:38:50 > 0:38:52for The Queen Of The Midlands. Let's see if that's right
0:38:52 > 0:38:54and how many people said Nottingham.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Is it right?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- It's right.- At least it's not wrong.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04There we are. 34 for Nottingham.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06APPLAUSE
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Now then, Jay and Aliona have gone for Manchester for Cottonopolis.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Let's see if that's right
0:39:14 > 0:39:17and how many of our 100 people said Manchester.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- It's right.- Yes!
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Ooh, there we are. There's our result.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29APPLAUSE Very well done, Sophie and Brendan.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33After three questions, you are through to the final, 2-1.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36That was a genuinely terrific head-to-head. Very well played.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38They were the best two answers on the board,
0:39:38 > 0:39:40apart from the really impossible one, which we will get onto.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Auld Reekie?- Edinburgh.- Edinburgh.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- And the City Of Dreaming Spires? - Oxford.- Oxford.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Now, The Merrie City is the hardest one.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54You immediately think of Windsor, but it's not a city.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57It was called The Merrie City because it had so many amazing pubs,
0:39:57 > 0:40:01back in medieval times. And very well done if you said Wakefield.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- Wakefield, the answer there. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07So, the pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head round,
0:40:07 > 0:40:08it's Jay and Aliona.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10It's been wonderful having you here.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Such a strong performance right the way through the show.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Very impressive indeed. Lovely to have you on.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Please come and play again. Thank you so much, Jay and Aliona.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Brilliant.- Thank you.- Thanks. Cheers. Well done.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22APPLAUSE
0:40:22 > 0:40:25But for Sophie and Brendan, it's now time for our Pointless final.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28APPLAUSE
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Congratulations, Sophie and Brendan,
0:40:30 > 0:40:33you have seen off all the competition
0:40:33 > 0:40:36and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy. That is yours.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot
0:40:45 > 0:40:49and at the end of today's show, the jackpot is standing at £2,750.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51APPLAUSE
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Look at that. You have waltzed through to the final.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Fantastic performance there.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00I'm going to say Sophie's done quite a lot of the heavy lifting.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- Yes, come on. Yes, she has.- Nah. - That's fair to say.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- It is very fair to say. - But here we are, in the final.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06Four things go up on the board
0:41:06 > 0:41:08and you can choose one of those categories.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10What would you like to see come up there,
0:41:10 > 0:41:12so you can win that jackpot for your charities?
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- Um, pop music's always quite a good one for me, I think.- Yeah.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Kind of already gone through some of that through the show,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20so I don't know if it will come up again.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21You'd probably quite like sport?
0:41:21 > 0:41:23That's probably my strongest subject,
0:41:23 > 0:41:25compared to something that's in a magazine,
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- but who knows? Maybe gardening. - Who knows? Maybe gardening.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30OK, let's see what's up there today
0:41:30 > 0:41:32and hope there's something you like the look of.
0:41:32 > 0:41:33Today's selection is...
0:41:41 > 0:41:43I was around in 2005, I've eaten chocolate,
0:41:43 > 0:41:45I've watched some of those films and I wear stuff.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50- LAUGHTER What about that?!- That's very good.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52I kind of feel like it's got to be Dance Films.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Given the day, it would be silly not to. Why go Chocolate when...?
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Why go Chocolate when you can go Dance Films?
0:41:58 > 0:42:00LAUGHTER Rich.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Very best of luck. Three classic dance films now.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05We're looking for anyone who received a credit
0:42:05 > 0:42:08for acting in any of the following three films, please.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11We're looking for anyone who appeared in Footloose from 1984,
0:42:11 > 0:42:14anyone who appeared in Dirty Dancing from 1987,
0:42:14 > 0:42:17or anyone who appeared in Flashdance from 1983.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19So, anyone, according to IMDb,
0:42:19 > 0:42:23credited with appearing in any of those three dance films.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24Very, very best of luck.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28As always you have up to one minute to come up with three answers.
0:42:28 > 0:42:29All you need to win that jackpot
0:42:29 > 0:42:31is for just one of those answers to be pointless.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- Are you ready?- Yeah.- Um...yes.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38OK, let's put 60 seconds up on the clock. Your time starts now.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- Oh, man!- Do you know anyone apart from Kevin Bacon in Footloose?
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Do you know anyone apart from Jennifer Grey
0:42:43 > 0:42:45and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing?
0:42:45 > 0:42:49And Flashdance... What's the name of the girl that played the welder?
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- Uh...- OK.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53We're going well, Soph.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56I'd like to say that I'm contributing a lot today, but...
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Can you think of anyone else apart from those people?
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Cos I don't think they're going to be the pointless answers.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- Why didn't I go Fashion? - SOPHIE LAUGHS
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Um... OK, I'm thinking, I'm thinking.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Dirty Dancing, Dirty Dancing...
0:43:16 > 0:43:18I can see the cast in my mind.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22I could recite the whole film for you, if you want, but...
0:43:22 > 0:43:27- In 15 seconds?- Not in 15. Maybe 12. - SOPHIE LAUGHS
0:43:27 > 0:43:29- Ten seconds left.- Oh, I'm so sorry!
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- What was the name of the girl in Footloose?- The girl in Footloose.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- Yes, I know her very well. She's very attractive.- What's her name?
0:43:35 > 0:43:37- Don't know!- Oh.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- Um... Oh, man! - Your minute's up, I'm so sorry.
0:43:40 > 0:43:44- That minute just goes by like that. - We choose Fashion.- Yeah, it's OK.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47What would you like to go for? What three answers can you give me?
0:43:47 > 0:43:49Well, I'd have to say, for Footloose,
0:43:49 > 0:43:52- I do only know Kevin Bacon. - Yeah.- OK, Kevin Bacon.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54- I'm so sorry.- For Dirty Dancing,
0:43:54 > 0:43:57it's only Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey that I know.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02- Those are my only... - And those are our three answers.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05Which is your best shot, of those three, at a pointless answer?
0:44:05 > 0:44:08It's not going to be Kevin Bacon or Patrick Swayze,
0:44:08 > 0:44:10- so it's got to be Jennifer. - Yeah, Jennifer Grey.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13Jennifer Grey goes last. Least likely to be pointless?
0:44:13 > 0:44:17- Yeah, oh, man!- Um, I'd say Kevin Bacon.- Kevin Bacon.- Oh, really?
0:44:17 > 0:44:19- Then Patrick Swayze in the middle. - Yeah.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21Let's put those answers up on the board in that order,
0:44:21 > 0:44:23and here they are. We have got...
0:44:28 > 0:44:31If one of these were to be pointless - and you never know,
0:44:31 > 0:44:34it just could happen - what are the charities you're playing for?
0:44:34 > 0:44:36- Sophie?- I'm playing for Tommy's.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39They research into premature babies and all aspects of pregnancy
0:44:39 > 0:44:42- and wellbeing for mum and baby. - Excellent. Brendan, how about you?
0:44:42 > 0:44:45The PACE Centre. I like to choose obscure charities
0:44:45 > 0:44:48that not many have heard about. It's a local one to my area.
0:44:48 > 0:44:49I'd barely even heard of it
0:44:49 > 0:44:52- but they do great work with disabled children.- Brilliant.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54APPLAUSE
0:44:54 > 0:44:56Two fantastic charities there.
0:44:56 > 0:45:00Let's hope one of these answers might win that jackpot for them.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03Best of luck. Yes, this is a tough category. Dance Films.
0:45:03 > 0:45:05Kevin Bacon was your first answer.
0:45:05 > 0:45:08In this case, we were looking for cast members from Footloose.
0:45:08 > 0:45:11We've gone for Kevin Bacon. Let's see what happens.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14- If it's pointless, it'll win you £2,750 for your charity.- I know.
0:45:14 > 0:45:19- Let's see how many of our 100 people said Kevin Bacon.- 100!
0:45:21 > 0:45:22It's right.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25It just has to be pointless now
0:45:25 > 0:45:27and your charities will be £2,750 richer.
0:45:27 > 0:45:30- Kevin Bacon stops at 45.- Wow. - Only 45?
0:45:30 > 0:45:32He was the star of the film. That's not bad.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34I thought it would be more than that.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36It's looking good for Jennifer Grey, at this stage,
0:45:36 > 0:45:38I can't help thinking. Sadly not pointless,
0:45:38 > 0:45:41which means we move onto your next answer, which was Patrick Swayze.
0:45:41 > 0:45:45Again, it has to be pointless for you to win the jackpot.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48So, for £2,750, let's see how many people remembered Patrick Swayze
0:45:48 > 0:45:50from the cast of Dirty Dancing.
0:45:53 > 0:45:55It's right.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58Kevin Bacon took us down to 45. Patrick Swayze...
0:45:58 > 0:46:02- Only 67.- Look at that. 67. APPLAUSE
0:46:02 > 0:46:06- Really?- Really?- 67 for Patrick Swayze. Very memorable.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09Only one more shot at today's jackpot.
0:46:09 > 0:46:13Your last answer is Jennifer Grey. Now, this is good. Jennifer Grey.
0:46:13 > 0:46:16Can people remember her from the cast of Dirty Dancing?
0:46:16 > 0:46:20If no-one remembers her, you will win £2,750 for your charities.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22How many people said Jennifer Grey?
0:46:24 > 0:46:26It's right.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28Your first answer took us down to 45 - Kevin Bacon.
0:46:28 > 0:46:31Your second answer, Patrick Swayze, was 67.
0:46:31 > 0:46:35- Jennifer Grey takes us past. - Come on!- Down we go into the teens.
0:46:35 > 0:46:38- 17 - not bad.- Wow! That's much lower than I thought.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41APPLAUSE Yeah, 17.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44Very good score in normal play of Pointless, but we're only interested
0:46:44 > 0:46:46in pointless answers in this round, sadly.
0:46:46 > 0:46:49You didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer,
0:46:49 > 0:46:52so I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £2,750.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54However, as it is a celebrity special,
0:46:54 > 0:46:57each of our celebrities are playing for a nominated charity,
0:46:57 > 0:46:59we're going to donate £500 to each pair
0:46:59 > 0:47:01to give to their respective charities, so there you are.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04Very well done. You've played so well and you get a Pointless trophy.
0:47:04 > 0:47:08- APPLAUSE - Well done, Soph.- Well done, Brendan.
0:47:10 > 0:47:14These Strictly shows are always fun and it's been an absolute cracker.
0:47:14 > 0:47:16Proper great answers after great answers.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19Let's start with Footloose, shall we?
0:47:19 > 0:47:20See where the pointless answers are.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24Elizabeth Gorcey played Wendy Jo.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28- Sarah Jessica Parker was a pointless answer.- Wow.
0:47:28 > 0:47:30Everybody in that film was a pointless answer,
0:47:30 > 0:47:32apart from Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow,
0:47:32 > 0:47:35Lori Singer, Chris Penn and Dianne Wiest.
0:47:35 > 0:47:36Dirty Dancing cast now.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39Max Kellerman was played by Jack Weston.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43Jane Brucker played Baby's sister.
0:47:44 > 0:47:45Even fewer scoring answers there.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey,
0:47:47 > 0:47:49Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach were the only ones
0:47:49 > 0:47:51that scored any points at all.
0:47:51 > 0:47:55And Cynthia Rhodes crops up now in Flashdance as a pointless answer.
0:47:58 > 0:48:01Everyone in that film, apart from Jennifer Beals,
0:48:01 > 0:48:04who was the main actor in it, and Michael Nouri.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06Everyone else was a pointless answer.
0:48:06 > 0:48:08Very well done if you got any of those at home.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10Very well done, Sophie and Brendan. We've loved having you.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13It's been a brilliant show. Thank you so much for playing so well.
0:48:13 > 0:48:17Sophie and Brendan. Brilliant. APPLAUSE
0:48:17 > 0:48:18Join us next time,
0:48:18 > 0:48:22when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24- Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.- Goodbye.
0:48:24 > 0:48:26And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28APPLAUSE