Episode 5 Pointless Celebrities

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Thank you very much. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong.

A very warm welcome to a special Saturday night Strictly Come Dancing edition of Pointless,

the quiz show that puts obscure knowledge to the test.

Every question on tonight's programme has been asked to 100 people before the show.

To have a chance of winning our final round jackpot,

our celebrities need to come up with the answers that the fewest of those 100 people could think of.

Let's meet our Pointless celebrities.

First up, please welcome Chris Parker and Ola Jordan.

Now, Chris, we know you best from playing Spencer Moon in EastEnders

and you were runner-up in the very first series of Strictly,

and Ola, we know you as the Latin dance specialist who won Strictly in 2009

-with Chris Hollins.

-Yes.

-How was that?

-Good. Really good.

-How wonderful.

Chris, tell me, I heard a rumour that you're doing a law degree at the moment.

Yes, I'm going into my final year now.

-You're not going to give up acting?

-I've been presenting, so I want to carry on with that.

But maybe do law full time as well.

-Wow. Full-time as well.

-Yeah.

-Fantastic. Anyway, listen.

What would, Ola, be your ideal category for Pointless?

Um, celebrities!

-Perfect.

-Yes.

-OK, celebrities and Strictly.

-Yes.

-Anything else?

-No!

Chris, Ola, a very warm welcome to the show. It's lovely having you here.

And next, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Kate Garraway and Ian Waite.

-Now, Kate, obviously we know you from the Daybreak sofa.

-Yes.

And Ian, we know you as a Latin American dancer who came second in 2004 with Denise Lewis.

Kate, how was your Strictly career?

-I lasted something like seven or eight weeks.

-There you are.

That's not bad. But that was out of pure sympathy and comedy

that people wanted to watch every week how bad I was!

Kate, you have been the conduit for so much news, celebrity gossip,

so you're going to know everything. It's perfect training.

I don't know. I know a little bit about a lot of things.

-That's exactly what you need.

-But you need to be really clever

and know obscure things, don't you?

-I think you'll pick that up.

-OK. We'll see. We'll see if I'm a better dancer or better at this!

-I could be terrible.

-No, you'll be better at this!

Ian, what's going to be good for you?

Ooh, I don't know. I love my tennis.

-Good.

-And I like musicals,

-so a musical theme or something like that would be good.

-OK.

Well, very best of luck. Lovely having you on the show, Ian and Kate.

And next please welcome Laila Rouass and Brendan Cole!

Laila, we know you in various roles, Footballers' Wives, Spooks, Holby.

Brendan, you won the very first series of Strictly with Natasha Kaplinsky.

-Long time ago!

-Where did you grow up exactly, Brendan?

I grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand,

and came to this lovely country when I was 18 going on 19.

Do you think, since then, you've done enough of a crash course

on everything that happened between 0 and 18 in this country?

-Like old sit-coms and things like that.

-Yeah.

-Up to speed on all those things?

-I'm all over it!

-You're all over it.

-Yeah.

-OK.

Laila, what are you hoping is going to come up? What would be the perfect category for you?

Anything to do with entertainment, TV, film.

-Maybe a bit of geography. I don't mind that too much.

-OK.

But I would avoid definitely sport.

OK. Brendan, you'll be able to take up the strain there?

-Oh, yes.

-Yes?

-Yes.

-What's going to be your strongest suit, Brendan?

I'm kind of all-round general knowledge. I'm not particularly good or bad at either.

I'm sure at the end of the show, we'll all know I'm pretty bad at it.

-But I'm going to try my hardest.

-We've got charities involved.

Charity is the name of the game here.

Anyway, Laila and Brendan, welcome to the show.

Lovely having you here. Enjoy it. Very, very best of luck.

And finally, ladies and gentlemen, Chelsee Healey and James Jordan!

Chelsee, obviously we know you from Waterloo Road

where you play the school secretary, Janeese Bryant.

And James, we know you as a ballroom star who got through to the final with Pamela Stephenson in 2010.

-Yes.

-Chelsee.

-Hi.

-What do you hope is going to come up? What would be brilliant for you?

To be honest, I don't really know much!

So whatever comes I'll try my hardest

-and I'll give it my best shot.

-Exactly.

-Very good. Very well said.

If you'd all been as eloquent as that, we could have finished this bit ages ago!

Beautifully said, Chelsee.

James, any particular areas you hope will come up, that you feel strong on?

Um, not really.

A bit like Brendan, quite general.

But I do have a degree in politics, geography and science

-so anything to do with that would be...

-Is that really true?

-No.

-Three degrees!

-No, I know nothing!

OK. Listen, very best of luck to all of you.

We look forward to discovering your hidden knowledge throughout the show.

Only one person left to introduce. He's refused to wear a figure-hugging sequinned dress.

That's not true. I said I would.

-He's my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya!

Hello! Hi, everybody.

-Strictly Come Pointless, this is brilliant.

-Exciting to see.

So, Saturday night, Strictly special.

A few changes.

-I'm wearing a cummerbund for the first time in my life.

-Great. Fun!

-Fun, isn't it?

-I'm enjoying the cummerbund.

I can't believe I've done without one all these years!

-Amazing.

-It's like an extra bit of trouser at the top of your trouser!

I've made a change to the scoring system.

-OK.

-We're not going to use the column any more.

We're going to use these.

All our questions have been put to 100 people before the show.

But we're looking for the obscure answers they didn't get.

To be in with a chance of winning our jackpot,

our celebrities need to score as few points as they possibly can.

But you're trying to find a pointless answer,

one that none of our 100 people gave.

Each time that happens, we will add 250 quid to the jackpot.

As today's show is a celebrity special,

and each of our celebrities is playing for a nominated charity,

we start off with a jackpot of £2,500.

OK, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.

In the first round, each of you must give me one answer. You cannot confer with your partner.

Whichever pair has the highest score at the end of the round will be eliminated.

Make sure that's not you. An incorrect answer will score the maximum of 100 points

so try and avoid those.

Our first category today is...

Can you decide in your pairs who's going first and who second.

Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.

And our question concerns...

..famous husbands and their wives.

Famous husbands and their wives. Richard?

On each pass, I'll show you seven pairs of famous men.

You just need to tell us to which women were these pairs both married.

Give an obscure answer, you score fewer points.

An incorrect answer, though, will score 100 points.

Across the two passes there are 14 pairs of famous men and 14 women to guess. Best of luck.

OK. Thanks. Ola and Chris, you all drew lots earlier and today you are going first.

We are looking for the famous females who were married to these pairs of men.

Not at the same time!

And we have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

I've never seen more puzzled faces in my life!

OK. Here goes.

There we are. Seven pairs of famous men.

Ola,

I'd like you to think of a famous female to whom one of those pairs has been married.

I've got to say I've got no idea!

-But...

-But.

-I'm going to go with Jim and Liam.

-Patsy Kensit.

-Patsy Kensit says Ola, for Jim Kerr and Liam Gallagher.

OK. Well, let's see. Patsy Kensit.

Is that right, and if it is, how many people said Patsy Kensit.

Absolutely right, Ola.

Down it goes. 27. Very well done indeed.

Off to a rollicking start there.

-Richard?

-Well played, Ola. Very good start to the show.

Married to Jim Kerr, lead singer of Simple Minds from '92 to '96,

then Liam Gallagher after that.

OK. Now, then, Kate.

I think I know most of them. I'll probably now get it wrong.

You want the one the fewest of our 100 people knew.

-OK. Shall I go for Kenneth Branagh and Greg Wise, Emma Thompson.

-Emma Thompson, says Kate,

for Kenneth Branagh and Greg Wise.

Is it right, and if so, how many people knew that answer. Emma Thompson.

Absolutely right.

-21 for Emma Thompson.

-Well played, Kate.

Divorced Kenneth Branagh in 1995 and married Greg Wise in 2003.

Thanks, Richard. Now, then, Laila. What do you make of what's left?

Well, I wanted that one. Thanks, Kate!

So now I've got to decide which one I...

I think I'm going to go for Don Johnson and Antonio Banderas.

And who do you think it was?

-Melanie Griffith.

-Melanie Griffith, says Laila.

Let's see if it's right and if so, how many of our 100 people said Melanie Griffith.

Absolutely right.

Oh, very well done. Nine, Laila! Nine!

Wow!

Kate did you a massive favour.

-I'd never have thought that.

-I can't believe that.

-That's my girl.

-There we are. Well done, you. Nine. Lovely low score.

-She's a film star.

How well is this working?

Are you doing it for every single one?

No, just for this one because I don't have one that says 27 on it.

I thought you'd have a two and a seven, though, Richard.

I have, yes. But look - nine... Six!

Not bad, is it? Yes, married Don Johnson twice.

Melanie Griffith. And still married to Antonio Banderas.

There we go. Now, then, Chelsee. You're the last person to have this board.

You can talk us through the board and fill in all the gaps.

Um...

How old are they?

Various ages.

Honestly, the only person that I know is Liam Gallagher.

-Yeah.

-And I wouldn't have even known who he was married to!

-Um...

-Can you give me a bit of a clue?

Um, no.

-Oh, go on, give her a clue. Come on!

-I can't!

I'm afraid. You're going to have to make something up.

Which might be right.

No, that will make me look more daft than what I already am, though.

It's quite a tough board, this. A tough board, Chelsee.

-BRENDAN: Give her a clue!

-He can't. It's cheating.

-JAMES:

-That's cheating. I don't cheat.

And I don't know, either!

Ann Widdecombe!

Hey! There we go!

This is the worst time of my life!

Hang on. This is suddenly fun! Who are we going to put her with?

Eddie sounds the oldest, so I'll go with Eddie.

OK. Eddie Fisher and Richard Burton, Ann Widdecombe.

Let's see if it's right. Ann Widdecombe.

No. Bad luck, Chelsee.

OK.

Listen, Chelsee. No shame in not knowing the answer.

A valiant attempt. Ann Widdecombe.

-That would be fun, though, Ann Widdecombe.

-You know,

they wished they were married to Ann Widdecombe!

I'm afraid an incorrect answer which means you score the maximum of 100 points.

Eddie Fisher and Richard Burton weren't married to Ann Widdecombe.

Unfortunately, they had to put up with Elizabeth Taylor instead.

Liz Taylor. That would have scored 45 points.

Another big scorer down the bottom, Sonny Bono and Gregg Allman,

-married to - Alexander, do you know?

-Cher.

Both married to Cher. Absolutely. "Share and share alike"!

Would have scored 53.

John Lloyd and Greg Norman? Ian, do you know, with your tennis knowledge?

-Chrissy Lloyd.

-Yes, Chris Evert, right.

I guessed that because of John Lloyd.

Chris Evert scored 12 points.

-And the Earl of Bothwell and Lord Darnley.

-Mary, Queen of Scots.

Mary, Queen of Scots. Right. That scored ten points.

So the best answer on that board is Melanie Griffith. Well played, Laila.

OK, we're halfway through the round. Thank you.

Let's take a look at those scores.

Laila and Brendan, what about that?

-The best score on the board.

-I had a lot to do with it!

Nine points. You are looking so strong.

So strong. Then we travel up to 21 points where we find Kate and Ian.

Then up to 27. Great score. Ola and Chris. 27. Very good indeed.

Then, I'm afraid, up to 100 where we find Chelsee and James.

Can the second players please take their places at the podium?

OK. We're going to put seven more pairs of men on the board. Here they are.

We have got...

I'll read those all one last time.

So we're looking for the women who've been married to these men.

James. There we are. We want an answer from you

and we want an answer that you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

I'm rubbish at this sort of thing.

The only one that I know...

Billy Bob Thornton was married to Angelina Jolie.

That's the only one I know.

OK. So you're going to say Billy Bob Thornton and Jonny Lee Miller,

-Angelina Jolie.

-Yes.

-Let's do that one.

-Angelina Jolie. How many people said that?

It's right.

-23.

-That's OK. Well done, mate.

23.

-That takes your total up to 123. James, you are still in the game. Richard?

-Good answer, James.

She divorced Jonny Lee Miller in 1999 and married Billy Bob Thornton in 2000.

Now, then, now, then. Brendan?

We come to you. Here's good news.

-You are through to the next round, come what may.

-Marvellous!

James and Chelsee are our high scorers on 123. You're on nine.

Even if you score 100, you won't overtake their high score.

-I'm not very good at this particular board. I didn't know Michael Jackson got married.

-Yes, he did!

-Don't you remember?

-What year was that?

-I remember.

-Hey!

Anyway,

we're looking for the famous females who've been married to these pairs of men.

I can see Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, who he was married to.

But I haven't got the foggiest of her name.

The only person, currently, Guy Ritchie, I know he married Madonna.

So I'm going with Sean Penn, Guy Ritchie, Madonna.

-But that's all I've got.

-OK, Madonna, you say for Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie.

Is it right, and how many people said it? No red line for you. You are already through.

Come on, points!

Wow! 83 takes your total up to 92. You're through to the next round.

-Thank you.

-It's all good.

Ordinarily, a pretty big score, but Ann Widdecombe has saved you on this occasion!

Wow! Something I never thought I'd hear!

Didn't she knock you out on Strictly? She did, didn't she?

Now, then, Ian. More good news.

You and Kate are through to the next round. You're on 21. The high scorers are James and Lucy on 123.

Even if you score 100 points, you won't overtake them.

Bearing that in mind, what do you think about the board behind me?

Um, there's probably two more that I know.

But I'll probably go for Mark Phillips and Tim Laurence.

And I think that is the Princess Royal.

-Princess Anne.

-Princess Anne, says Ian.

Let's see. Is that right? How many people said it?

Absolutely right.

Not bad at all.

Our lowest total so far. Takes your total to 65.

Well played, Ian. Very good answer. It would be great to marry a princess, don't you think?

-Yeah!

-If you marry a princess, you're not a prince, are you?

-No.

-But if you marry a prince, you're a princess.

-Yeah.

-What's that all about?

Answer us that, Mr Cameron!

Thank you very much, Richard.

Chris and Ola, you're on 27.

The high scorers on 123 remain Chelsee and James.

If you can score 95 or less with your answer, Chris,

you are through to the next round.

Um, I'm thinking Michael Jackson.

-And I'm thinking Marie Presley.

-Marie Presley.

Maria Presley?

You're going for Marie Presley. OK.

Here is your red line.

If you get below that red line, you're through to the next round.

Marie Presley. Is that right? How many people said it if it is.

-I'm sorry, Chris. I'm afraid that is an incorrect answer.

-Is it on the pronunciation of "Marie"?

No, no, it's not that. You've missed quite a chunk off her name.

I'm afraid it's incorrect, so you score the maximum of 100 points.

-I'm very sorry. That takes your total up to an unbeatable 127.

-Terrible!

You were so close, but wrong. Richard?

I've got a special paddle they don't have on Strictly.

Just for this occasion.

Not Marie Presley, Lisa-Marie Presley. Never known as Marie Presley.

That would have scored you 19 points.

Let's take a look through the rest of the board.

-Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller were both married to...

-Marilyn Monroe.

-Absolutely right.

40 points, that scored. Eric Clapton and George Harrison?

-Um, Pattie Boyd.

-Absolutely right. Would have scored eight points.

Eric Clapton wrote Wonderful Tonight about her, and George Harrison wrote Something about her.

Two of the great British love songs, both about her.

-And Gary Oldman and Ethan Hawke?

-Uma Thurman?

Both married to Uma Thurman. Absolutely right.

So you acted with Gary Oldman's sister, didn't you, for many years in EastEnders.

I think her stage name is a mixture of his name.

-Oh, yeah.

-Pointless fact for you there.

-I don't think it is.

Her name, Laila Morse, is an anagram of "mia sorella", which is "my sister"

-in Italian.

-Oh!

Isabella Rossellini, who was Gary Oldman's girlfriend at the time, gave her the name.

-Ah, that's sweet.

-Sweet, isn't it?

That's nice. Very nice.

-That round went well, didn't it(!)

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-That was terrific(!)

-Brilliant. If we can expect more like that, then "woo-hoo!"

-Exactly.

Brilliant, Richard. Thank you very much.

At the end of our first round, the losing pair with the highest score -

ooh, so nearly James and Chelsee, but no, it is Chris and Ola.

-No.

-And it was famous people, Ola.

-Very disappointing.

-Very disappointing.

Well you weren't bad. We had a lovely answer from you. Chris,

-you let...

-Don't make him feel bad. Don't make him feel like that.

I'm not making him feel anything. I'm just telling him what happened!

Chris and Ola, it's been amazing having you on the show. Thank you for playing. Chris and Ola!

But for the remaining three celebrity pairs, it's time for Round Two.

Obviously there's only room for two celebrity pairs for our head-to-head round.

So one pair will be leaving us at the end of this round.

Now, that first round. Very revealing. Ian and Kate,

-covered yourselves in glory. Lovely.

-Did we?

-Lovely low scoring.

-Surprisingly!

-I know!

Good knowledge there. Good knowledge.

Chelsee and James, I think it safe to say you've used your "Get out of jail" card.

-But that is behind us. No more rounds like that.

-Stop talking about it.

-Onwards and upwards!

Onward and upwards. And Laila and Brendan, keep on keeping on. Doing very well indeed.

-Onwards and downwards, baby!

-The category for Round Two is...

Music. Decide in your pairs who's going first and who second.

Whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.

Our Round Two question concerns...

That's nice. UK Top 40 singles with dances in their titles. Richard?

We'll narrow it down a little. We'll show you a board

with six dances on it.

We need a UK Top 40 single that had one of those dances in its title, please.

OK. Let's reveal our six dances. Here they are. Six dances.

I'll read those one last time.

We need from you, as Richard said, any UK Top 40 single

with one of these dances in its title.

Now, then, Kate.

I'm... I'm just... It's not a brilliant answer, I'll tell you that.

But I'm going to go - I don't know if it was Top 40 -

but I'm going to go for Born To Hand Jive.

Born To Hand Jive, says Kate. Is it right and if so, how many of our 100 said Born To Hand Jive.

Ooh, bad luck, Kate.

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer.

-It scores you the maximum of 100 points.

-Sorry. Sorry.

Sorry, Kate. From Grease, on the Grease soundtrack,

but never released as a single, I'm afraid.

I suspect it won't be the last 100 points of the round, if that helps!

OK. Now, Laila.

Um, it's just I don't know whether...

I know the song, I just don't know whether it's the title.

That's the problem.

Jive Talking.

Jive Talking. Is it right, and how many of our 100 said it.

Jive Talking.

Absolutely right. Well done, Laila.

Down it goes. 33!

Much, much better.

Well done. Well done.

-Jive Talking.

-Well played, Laila. A hit for the Bee Gees,

and then a hit for Boogie Box High, the cover version.

-Now, James.

-I should be good at this, shouldn't I, really?

-Yes.

I have three. It's which one to go with.

I will go for Twist and Shout.

Twist and Shout, says James. Is it right? If it is, how many of our 100 people said Twist and Shout.

Absolutely right.

Well played. That was my mistake.

Best score of the pass, James. 25 for Twist and Shout.

Well played, James. Good answer. There have been four versions in the Top 40,

none of them by The Beatles.

It was on an album, but it wasn't released as a single.

Brian Poole and The Tremeloes did one. Deacon Blue did one.

Salt-n-Pepa did one. And the only time it's been number one was Chaka Demus and Pliers.

Halfway through the round. Let's look at the scores.

25 the best score of the pass, James. Very well done.

Then up to 33, where we find Laila and Brendan.

And then up to 100, sorry to say, where we find Kate and Ian.

Can the second players please take their places at the podium?

OK, Chelsee. We are looking for UK Top 40 singles

with these dances in their title.

You're on 25. The high scorers are Ian and Kate on 100.

If you can score 74 or less,

you are in the head-to-head.

Um...

Well, I was going to pick the one that James picked.

So that was the only one that I had.

So, um... I know! Midnight Tango!

Midnight Tango, says Chelsee.

Is it right? How many people said Midnight Tango.

Oh, no! Bad luck, Chelsee.

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer so you score the maximum 100 points,

taking your total up to 125. Richard?

Sorry, Chelsee, not a Top 40 single, I'm afraid.

Vincent and Flavia recently did a tour called Midnight Tango.

-That might be what stuck in your head.

-That's where it come from.

I couldn't think of anything else, so it was a good guess, really.

Now, then, Brendan. The high scorers on 125 are Chelsee and James.

You're on 33. If you can score 91 or less, you are in the head-to-head.

-Come on.

-I'm going to go with probably the most obvious one,

-if it was a Top 40, and that is Jive Bunny.

-Jive Bunny.

I was going to say that!

There is your red line. If you get below that, you're in the head-to-head. Jive Bunny.

Is it right? How many people said it?

Oh, no! Bad luck, Brendan!

I'm afraid an incorrect answer, which takes your total up to 133.

The round's not over yet, though.

-Richard?

-Again, just going terrifically well(!)

-All going very well.

-Very well. Really good.

It's a band, Brendan. Jive Bunny and the Master Mixers.

-But they didn't release a single called Jive Bunny.

-No?

Ah, well. Now, Ian, you were going to say Jive Bunny.

I was going to say Jive Bunny. I'm gutted! Thank God I didn't!

Thank you, Brendan.

-What are you going to say?

-Well, I was looking at waltz, you see,

and there's a couple of famous waltzes that I know of.

-Can I give two answers?

-Yes, you're last to play.

Brilliant. The Tennessee Waltz or The Anniversary Waltz.

But I think I'll pick The Anniversary Waltz.

Let's see if that's right, and if it is, how many people said The Anniversary Waltz.

Absolutely right, Ian.

Very well done indeed.

You are through to the next round.

And it scored only two!

Very, very well done indeed.

Scores you two.

Our best score of any round so far, Ian.

Very well done. That takes your total up to 102.

You are through to the head-to-head.

Terrific answer, Ian. Well played.

Various songs called the something waltz from the '50s and '60s.

That was a hit for Anita Harris in 1968.

Let's take a look at some of the pointless answers.

Very tough, some of these.

Dr Heckyll and Mr Jive, by Men At Work.

E Samba, by Junior Jack.

Boz Scaggs had a hit with Lido Shuffle.

The Denial Twist, a White Stripes Top Ten single.

The Windsor Waltz, Vera Lynn, of course.

And Ya Ya Twist by Petula Clark.

Well done if you said any of those. Twist in my Sobriety by Tanita Tikaram was also a pointless answer.

Let's look at the worst answers you could have given. I say worst!

Let's take a look at the ones that...

Let's take a look at the answers that most of our 100 people gave.

Jive Talkin'. The third biggest scorer of all.

33 points.

Then The Last Waltz, Engelbert Humperdinck amongst others had a hit with that. 35 points.

And right at the top, nobody said it, Let's Twist Again. Would have been a useful answer for someone. 46 points.

Absolutely. Thanks very much, Richard.

At the end of Round Two, the losing pair with the highest score,

-Brendan and Laila, it's you!

-Sorry.

-Dear, oh, dear.

-Sorry, Laila.

Never mind. You've been brilliant. Fantastic sports. Great having you on the show. Thank you both.

Brendan and Laila. Wonderful.

But the remaining two pairs, things are about to get even more exciting as we enter the head-to-head.

Congratulations Ian and Kate, Chelsee and James.

You're now only one round away from the final and a chance to play for our jackpot of £2,500.

OK. You are now going to go head-to-head

and the first pair to win two questions will play for the jackpot for their nominated charities.

The great news is, from here on in, you are allowed to confer.

You can play as a team. You can pool your knowledge.

-Now, Kate and Ian. Born to Hand Jive.

-What a disaster!

-Did you think that was curtains for you?

-Over.

Thank goodness for the giant that is Ian.

Yeah. Otherwise, you were SO leaving here!

Now, Chelsee and James,

twice I thought you were about to walk.

Twice! And twice the Pointless gods smiled on you.

-And here you are.

-Yes, if it wasn't for James. He kind of pulled me through.

No, you've been great. You've just been unlucky.

-Yes.

-Unlucky.

-I said the wrong thing at the wrong time.

-They've been unkind categories. Harsh categories.

-Choose your own now.

You're both playing together, now. There we are.

Anything can happen. Let's play the head-to-head.

Here comes your first question, and it concerns...

-Film duos. Richard?

-For this question, we're going to show you five pictures

of a famous film duo from a famous film.

But we've obscured one of their faces. Can you identify the obscured actors, please. Best of luck.

OK. Let's reveal our five film duos

with one obscured face in each. And we have got...

OK. There we are.

Ian and Kate have played best throughout the show so far,

so you go first.

Right. Do you know D?

I do know D.

I only know C.

Say the other ones as well, just so the audience know!

You're saying you know D?

-Yeah.

-Do you know E?

-Yes.

If you know E, then maybe go for E.

So it's Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon.

And we think it's Susan Sarandon that's blocked out.

You are saying Susan Sarandon is the one blocked out. Susan Sarandon.

-But I might be wrong.

-OK.

Chelsee and James. What are you going to go for?

-Um...

-Let's just go with the easiest one.

A... What's his name?

That was See No Evil, Hear No Evil, wasn't it?

No, it was Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Eh?

Shall we just go with C, what we know?

Or B. Isn't that... We can say, now, can't we?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Isn't B Edward Norton?

Yes, but C is Will Smith. I know that for definite.

-But C will be more...

-Obvious.

-B is definitely Edward Norton, isn't it?

-I don't know who that is.

I just know Brad Pitt.

Do we need to get the one that the least people would say?

-Still on this game?

-Pretty much the whole way through, yes!

LAUGHTER

-OK, we'll go with what you said, then.

-OK. B. Edward Norton.

Ed Norton, you say. B, Ed Norton.

OK. So we have Susan Sarandon, we have Ed Norton.

Ian and Kate said Susan Sarandon.

Let's see if that's right, and if so, how many people knew that answer.

-It's right.

-Well done.

You went for the right one.

Down it goes.

Still going down. Look at that - 12!

12 for Susan Sarandon.

Chelsee and James, you have said Ed Norton for B. Ed Norton.

Let's see if it's right, and if so, how many people said Ed Norton.

It's absolutely right.

Can it go down as low as 12 or below?

Yes it can! You're right - Ed Norton!

Very well done.

Which means, Chelsee and James, after one question, you are up one-nil.

-Well done. Richard?

-Well done, both teams. It's the best two answers on the board.

So well done.

I normally give a little fact about things, but you're not allowed to give facts about Fight Club.

Even by saying Ed Norton is in it, you've broken the first rule!

Let's have a look through the rest now.

The name you were looking for, it's not See No Evil, Hear No Evil,

but they were in that as well. This is Stir Crazy. This is Richard Pryor.

They were together in a number of films.

That would have scored you 24 points.

Gene Wilder there.

C, I think everyone knew, Will Smith with Tommy Lee Jones.

But that would have scored 58, so you did well to avoid that.

And D was Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.

Robert Redford who we can see there, and Paul Newman.

That would have scored you 27 points.

So you both chose very well there.

Thanks very much, Richard. Here comes your second question.

-Ian and Kate, you have to win this question to stay in the game.

-God!

-Best of luck. It concerns...

Oh, no chance!

-Summer Olympic locations.

-Oh, it gets better, Kate.

It gets better. We'll show you the names of five locations of the Summer Olympics,

but they're all in anagram form.

Work out the anagrams and pick the most obscure. Good luck.

OK. Let's reveal our five Summer Olympic locations in anagram form. Here they are.

We have got...

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Five anagrams of Summer Olympic locations.

Now, then. Chelsee and James, you go first this time.

Oh! I know one!

Belgium, even though it's not got an L in it.

-Which one are you going for?

-The second one.

-The second from the bottom, you say Belgium?

-That was just a glimpse, though.

-OK.

So Chelsee and James are going for Gin Jibe - Belgium.

-Ian and Kate?

-I think the top one's Antwerp.

The second one is Amsterdam.

Oh!

And then Beijing we think is second from bottom.

-I'm really rubbish at anagrams, so I can't...

-Pick any one of those.

-OK.

-We'll go for Antwerp?

-Yeah.

-Brilliant. You're going for Antwerp.

-Antwerp.

OK. Chelsee and James are saying Belgium.

And Ian and Kate say Antwerp.

Belgium. Let's see if that's right, and if so, how many people said Belgium.

Bad luck. Which means, Ian and Kate, all you have to be is correct with Antwerp.

If you are, then you win this question.

Antwerp. Is it right, how many people said it?

Absolutely right. You've won the point.

Nine. Very well done.

Which means, after two questions, you are even - one-all. Richard?

Antwerp held the games in 1920.

Antwerp is in Belgium, so that is something!

But if you don't see the anagrams, you don't see 'em.

Gin Jibe, absolutely right, Beijing.

That would have scored a hefty 63.

You're right about Smart Dame as well, Amsterdam.

That scored 21. Real Bacon. Do you know that one?

-That's the only one I didn't know.

-Barcelona.

-Oh, God, of course!

Barcelona, 29 points. And One Rumble?

-Melbourne.

-Melbourne. Well done. That's the best answer up there. Six points.

-Well done if you figured out all of those.

-Thanks, Richard.

Here's your third question. Whoever wins this goes through to the final

and plays for that jackpot.

Our third question concerns...

-Richard?

-For this last question, we'll give you five clues to facts about the White House.

-Can you give us the answers? Best of luck to both teams.

-OK.

Let's reveal our five clues to facts about The White House. Here they are. We have got...

I'll read those clues one more time.

There are five clues to facts about The White House.

Ian and Kate, you go first again.

We're conferring.

I know everything apart from one. He's going to tell me cos he's brilliant.

Which looks the most confusing?

-Go for the avenue.

-Go for the avenue.

-Pennsylvania Avenue.

-Ian and Kate say Pennsylvania Avenue.

Chelsee and James, the board is yours. Talk us through it.

We know one of them as well, don't we?

Yes.

-It's deciding which one to go with.

-Yeah.

We can't make our mind up on which one will be best for us to say.

-OK.

-Which one do you think?

-(Washington DC).

-Yeah, go with that one. Go on.

-Yeah. We'll go with "Is it situated in this city?"

-Go on, then.

-And is it?

-Which city is it in?

-No, it isn't. It's Washington DC.

Washington DC says Chelsee.

So Ian and Kate have said Pennsylvania Avenue.

Chelsee and James, Washington DC.

OK. Pennsylvania Avenue. Is it right? How many people said it?

Absolutely right. Pennsylvania Avenue.

There we go.

There we are. 22.

Well done!

A great answer. Chelsee and James.

You've said it's situated in Washington DC.

Is it right, and if so, how many people said it?

Absolutely... Ooh!

-That was short-lived!

-We were right!

You were right. You got the question right.

-Yeah.

-Which means, after those scores, Ian and Kate,

you are through to the final two-one. Very well done. Richard?

Pennsylvania Avenue. Another good answer. You've had the second-best answer on all three boards.

There's an avenue named after every single one of the 50 states in Washington DC.

Pennsylvania Avenue is where you find The White House.

The TV series set in and around The White House is The West Wing.

It would have been a much bigger score, scoring 45 points.

-The President's office is known as...

-The Oval.

-The Oval office.

But it would also have scored more points. 35.

But the best answer, no surprise, is a pointless answer.

The year it was burnt by the British. 1814.

-Didn't know it.

-Well done if you said that.

Thank you very much, Richard.

So the losing pair at the end of the head-to-head is Chelsee and James.

I have to say, you are survivors.

-You've done so well.

-We are lucky.

We're gutted that we didn't win it for charity, but at least we tried.

You've done your best. It's been lovely having you on the show.

Chelsee and James, thanks very much for playing.

But for Ian and Kate, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Ian and Kate. You fought off all the competition

and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy. Very well done.

-Amazing!

-I know!

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot for your nominated charities.

At the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at...

There we are.

So how was it? Have you enjoyed it?

I have. I have. It's been fun, hasn't it? He's brilliant.

It's been very good teamwork.

-We're all here. We're survivors.

-We're all here.

-Survivors.

You are most certainly survivors. The rules are very simple.

To win the money, all you have to do is find a pointless answer.

We haven't had any pointless answers - well, we've had plenty of pointless answers!

We haven't had any "pointless" answers on the show today.

You only have to find one now and you'll go home with that money for your charities.

First, you choose a category from these five options. They are...

..UK Politics.

-Not politics.

-You don't want to do politics.

-I don't know any UK politics.

-It's got to be one of the first two, then.

-I could do American actors.

-I know more about actors than countries.

-But you're the one that's naming them.

-How about American actors?

-American actors.

-Yes.

-American actors.

-Yeah.

-OK.

Let's see what the question is. We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name

as many Gene Hackman films as they could.

-Gene Hackman films. Richard?

-Any feature film made for cinema release

for which Gene Hackman has received and acting credit prior to May 2012.

-Best of luck.

-OK. You now have up to one minute to come up with three answers.

All you need to win that £2,500 is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

-Are you ready?

-OK.

Let's put 60 seconds on the clock. There they are. Your time starts now.

-I'm being led by you because I don't have a clue.

-Oh, God. OK.

The French Connection is one. I'm struggling for proper titles.

I can't think of any others. I've seen so many recently as well.

-You can't think of any at all?

-No.

Name me some films to get me thinking.

Gene Hackman. What's he normally in?

Loads of things. He's brilliant.

Has he been in any big films, big movies?

Not The Usual Suspects. He wasn't in that.

You're looking at me like...

-Where are you when I need you?

-Gene Hackman.

-Um...

-If it was Gene Wilder, I'd know, cos I look like him!

Ten seconds left.

I'm not even sure The French Connection is the right title.

-At least you've got one.

-Um...

I can't believe this. I really love him as well.

OK. That is your time up.

-We were looking for Gene Hackman films. I now need three answers from you.

-OK.

Well, I think The French Connection might be one.

OK. The French Connection. There we are. There's one.

-I'm going to say Starsky & Hutch. I know that's not true.

-Starsky & Hutch, The French Connection.

And one other.

Um...

-We'll say The Usual Suspects.

-OK.

-And The Usual Suspects. OK. There we are.

Three answers. Of those three, which is your most confident shot at a pointless answer?

I think probably The French Connection.

We shall put that last. Which is your least likely?

Probably least likely is The Usual Suspects.

In which case, we'll put that one first. There we are.

Let's put them on the board in that order.

-Should have done UK Politics!

-I know we should!

-UK Politics, Kate!

-I don't know why I didn't do UK Politics! I'm sorry.

-Honestly. I mean, really!

-Can we do it again?

-No!

-No, no.

No. One decision and it all goes horribly wrong!

Let's put them on the board in that order. Here they are.

We have got...

If you've just tuned in, we are looking for Gene Hackman films!

Your least confident shot at a pointless answer was The Usual Suspects.

Shall we see if that's right? Usual Suspects. Is it right?

No. Bad luck.

An incorrect answer as it turns out.

So not a pointless answer. Only two more shots at today's jackpot.

£2,500. Ian what's your nominated charity?

It's WellChild.

It's a charity that looks after ill children

and basically it pays for nurses to go into their homes

-and administer drugs.

-Very good indeed.

-So they don't have to go into hospital.

-Excellent.

And Kate, what is your nominated charity?

Make-A-Wish Foundation which is a charity that brilliantly brings

a fantastic experience into a child's life,

a child that's dealing with a life-limiting illness.

-A brilliant charity.

-Very, very good. Well done, you.

Two excellent charities there.

-Let's hope one of your two remaining answers might win that £2,500 for them.

-I don't...

You never know. It might.

We are looking for Gene Hackman films.

SIGHS

Let's hope nobody said your next answer, Starsky & Hutch.

It has to be correct and it has to be pointless to win that jackpot.

Let's see if it's either of those.

Ooh.

OK. We've now got those two out of the way. This, I think, is a great answer.

This is your last shot at today's jackpot.

-It might move.

-I'm going to interview him now. It'll be so embarrassing!

We'll make sure he sees this clip before!

We are looking for Gene Hackman films. Your third and final answer was your most confident shot

at the Pointless jackpot.

The French Connection. How many people said The French Connection?

Absolutely right.

OK. So Usual Suspects was incorrect.

So, sadly, was Starsky & Hutch.

Ooh!

Unfortunately, you didn't manage to find that all-important answer,

so I'm afraid you don't win today's jackpot of £2,500 for your charities.

But you do both go home with a Pointless trophy each,

and, as it is a celebrity special,

we're going to donate £500 to each celebrity pair

-for their respective charities.

-Thank you!

From Pointless.

Very tough final category, I'm afraid.

Usual Suspects, maybe thinking of Kevin Spacey in that.

Kevin Spacey and Gene Hackman both played Lex Luthor,

so Superman would have been good, but not pointless.

Superman I, II and IV, he's in.

He's in Unforgiven, that was a big answer. Get Shorty was a big score, too.

The Firm was a big score.

Let's look at some of the pointless answers. See if you got these at home.

These would have won the jackpot.

Extreme Measures with Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker.

Heartbreakers with Sigourney Weaver.

The wonderful Heist he was in in 2001.

Night Moves. He was with Richard Gere in Power.

The Replacements, the American Football comedy, pointless.

Twilight - not that one! -

Under Suspicion with Morgan Freeman,

and the last film before his self-imposed retirement from film,

Welcome to Mooseport, also pointless.

Very well done if you said any of those at home.

-Did you know any of those, Kate?

-I do know Desperate Measures.

That's what I interviewed him for last. It's very embarrassing, the whole thing.

-You interviewed...

-Desperate!

-You interviewed him for Desperate Measures?!

-Yes!

I'm just saying, cos that film was Extreme Measures!

-So you know what...

-Ah, well!

Kate, if we weren't...

If we weren't going to show him the tape before, we certainly are now!

Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye, Ian and Kate.

But it's been wonderful having you on the show. Thank you both for playing. Brilliant.

Brilliant celebrity contestants.

So all that remains is for me to say thank you to all our celebrities,

Chris and Ola, Laila and Brendan,

Chelsee and James, and our wonderful finalists, Ian and Kate.

Join us next time when we put more obscure knowledge to the test on Pointless.

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me. Goodbye!

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