Episode 2 Pointless

Thank you. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong. Welcome to Pointless,

where the lowest scorers are the biggest winners. Let's meet today's players.

And couple number one...

Hi, I'm Simon. This is my work colleague Lee. We're from Essex.

-Couple number two...

-Hi, my name's Kate. I'm from Bristol. This is my mum from Swansea.

Are we going to do it with Swansea? Couple number three...

Hello, I'm Janet. This is my work colleague Alex. We're from Luton.

-CHEERS

-Oh, Luton! Couple number four...

Hi, I'm Lizzie. This is my husband Ken and we're from Edinburgh.

There we are.

I'm going to big up Swansea. Swansea didn't get enough recognition there.

These are today's contestants!

Thanks very much. We'll find out more throughout the show.

That just leaves one more person for me to introduce. They call him The Postman because he always delivers

-and he isn't above stealing 10 quid from your birthday card. It's my Pointless friend, Richard.

-Hiya!

-Good afternoon.

-Good afternoon to you.

-We've got another of those situations we've had so often

-with four new pairs.

-It's like we've restored factory settings.

That's exactly right. It always unsettles me a little bit until we know everybody.

Right at the start it unsettles me. Literally anything could happen in the next 45 minutes.

Not literally anything, but a number of things within the context of Pointless could happen.

Thanks, Richard. All our questions were put to 100 people.

Our contestants here need to find the obscure answers they didn't get.

Everyone wants a pointless answer which no one gave.

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

Simon and Becky won it last time, so today's jackpot starts off at £1,000.

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

I'll take an answer from each of you and there's no conferring.

At the end of the round, the pair with the highest score head home.

OK, our first category today is Pop Music.

Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first and who's going to go second?

And whoever's going first please step up to the podium.

Let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many Jackson UK Top 40 singles as they could.

-Jackson UK Top 40 singles, Richard.

-Specifically, any UK Top 40 single by Michael Jackson,

by The Jacksons or The Jackson Five. So Michael Jackson, The Jacksons or The Jackson Five,

up to the beginning of 2013. Very, very best of luck.

Thanks very much indeed. Simon and Lee, you drew lots and you're first.

-Simon, welcome. From Essex.

-Indeed.

-What do you do, Simon?

I'm a business analyst for a digital printing company.

And when you're not doing business analysis, what do you like to get up to?

-I like to play darts. Captain of the local team.

-What's your best check-out?

-150.

-Good stuff. OK, now then, The Jacksons. Are you a fan?

I am aware of their work, for sure.

I'm going to go for...

-Man In The Mirror by Michael Jackson.

-Man In The Mirror says Simon.

Is that right? How many said it?

It is right.

22.

22 for Man In The Mirror.

Yeah, only reached number 21 when it was first released.

Michael didn't write it, though.

-Who wrote it for him?

-Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard.

Right. They wrote what he then said about himself.

Yeah, exactly. Yeah.

-OK, OK. Did you know that, Kate?

-No.

Now, Kate, welcome.

-You are from Bristol.

-I am.

-What do you do?

-I'm a restaurant manager in Bath.

-That's fun.

-How long have you done that for?

-About five years now.

OK, good stuff. What do you like to do in your spare time?

-Do you get much spare time?

-Well, I really enjoy cooking.

-A busman's holiday.

-But there we are.

-Yes, exactly. Having people over for dinner.

-Good.

Now how about The Jacksons?

Struggling a little bit. It's not my preferred choice of music.

-The only one I can think of is ABC. so that's what I'll go for.

-ABC. Is it right? How many said it?

It is right.

22 our only score at the moment.

ABC beats that - 19!

-ABC.

-Well played, Kate. The Jackson Five's second hit.

-Top Ten hit.

-Thanks, Richard. Alex, welcome to pointless. What do you do, Alex?

I work in the rock'n'roll lifestyle of a library assistant in Luton.

A library assistant in Luton as well. Luton, home of the library.

-It's been said.

-Yeah. So library assistant?

-What are your duties?

-We're the ones who put all the books back neatly, help people with their queries.

-And generally keep silence.

-That's part of our job description. To shush as many people as possible.

What would you say is the great achievement of your life?

I was Leicester's longest baby for a whole year.

-A whole year.

-You were Leicester's longest baby?

-I was. It's true.

-Wow.

-How tall were you?

-I was 61cm.

-That is long.

I think it's long when you're horizontal and once you're up on your feet it becomes tall.

-So longest baby.

-That's how it works.

-So you're based in Luton. How far from Leicester is Luton?

-It's 67 miles.

-Do they still keep in touch, Leicester?

No, we didn't want publicity. I'm bigger than this now, so I need to move on from it.

Good stuff. Alex, what about The Jacksons?

I do like pop music. Not my favourite artist,

but I'm going to go for Scream. That's got Janet Jackson as well, so it's two for one.

Brilliant. Scream says Alex. Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 people said it.

It's absolutely right. 22 our high score, 19 our low.

Scream whizzes past them. Down it goes to four.

Very well done indeed, Alex. That's a great answer. Brilliant.

Well played, Alex. A collaboration between Michael and Janet Jackson.

I'm doing some DIY. Have you got any books on shelves?

-LAUGHTER

-A few.

Thanks very much, Richard. Now, Ken, welcome to Pointless.

-What do you do, Ken?

-I'm a principal information analyst for the NHS.

Right, OK. And when you're not doing that, what do you get up to?

I do all sorts of things. I write musicals and plays, and do board gaming.

-What's your favourite musical you've written?

-Celebrity is our latest.

-Do you put them on?

-Yeah, we worked with a college in the west of Scotland on that.

Anyway, Ken, back to The Jacksons very quickly.

I've had a reasonable length of time to try to remember some.

One I thought was wonderful, but I can't remember the title!

So I'm going to go with one that I hope is correct. Black and White.

Black and White says Ken. Is that right? How many said it?

-Oh, no, Ken!

-Oops!

Oops, yes. I'm afraid that's incorrect. That scores 100 points.

-We'll discover in due course why.

-We will. I'll give all the correct answers at the end.

Thanks, Richard. Halfway through. Let's look at those scores. Four, Alex,

with Scream. Very well done. That puts you and Janet in a very commanding position.

Up to 19, Kate and Isobel. 22, Simon and Lee.

Then a massive hike up to 100 where we find Lizzie and Ken.

Maybe it's not going to be the last incorrect answer of the round.

A really good low score might keep you in the game. Best of luck.

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

OK, any UK Top 40 single released by Michael Jackson, The Jackson Five or The Jacksons.

Now then, Lizzie. How did you and Ken meet?

We were doing a drama production of Lady Windermere's Fan.

-He was trying to steal me away from my onstage husband.

-And he did!

-Yes.

-That's fantastic.

How long ago was that?

-Oh...six and a half years, I think.

-Wow. And have you done subsequent productions together?

-Many.

-He's very good at directing me.

-Good stuff.

-Now The Jacksons, Lizzie.

-I think I'm going to have to try to risk it a bit.

So I'm going to go for, I think, a song called...Earth Song.

-Earth Song.

-Earth Song.

-No red line for you,

but let's see how many said that.

It's right.

15! Not a bad answer at all, Lizzie.

-15 for Earth Song.

-Yes. Sold more than a million copies.

-That's what he was singing when Jarvis Cocker went onstage at the Brits.

-Thanks, Richard.

-Now Janet...

-Hello.

-Janet, welcome to Pointless. Good to have you here.

-Also an assistant librarian.

-That's right.

-On exactly the same floor as Alex?

-Yes. Yes, I am.

-Very good. What capers do you get up to there?

Oh, well, all sorts of things. I like playing with sticky back plastic

and scissors, covering the books. And I'm very fond of the rolling stacks...

-I love that band!

-Yeah.

-The Rolling Stacks.

-Yeah.

Now, Janet, The Jacksons.

-OK. I'm going to go for Ben.

-Ben says Janet. The great news is you're already through

because the high score is 115 and you're on four.

So even if Ben were wrong, you'd be through. So let's find out how many people said Ben.

No red line as you are already through.

It's right.

27!

27 for Ben takes your total up to 31. Very well done, Janet.

Well played. Michael Jackson's first American number one, also nominated for an Oscar.

-From a film about killer rats.

-Killer rats?!

-Yeah.

The song doesn't seem to fit it.

-OK... Now, Isobel, welcome to Pointless. Good to have you here. Now you are from Swansea.

-I am.

Big round of applause.

There we are, yes. Thank you. That's more like it. A couple of whoops and a cheer as well.

-What do you do, Isobel?

-I do lots of things.

-I'm a Nordic walking instructor...

-Just stop there, shall we? Nordic walking instructor?

Teaches you how to Nordic walk,

-which is actually walking with poles.

-Yeah.

You use all your upper body. Training for cross-country skiers.

I would have thought it was walking with Norwegians, not Poles.

-LAUGHTER

-Don't you think?

-So...wow. And you teach that?

-Yes.

-Is there a lot to know?

-Not really. It's just a matter of co-ordination.

-So teaching it is a doddle.

-It is.

-Don't tell anybody that.

-Isobel, you're on 19. The high score is 115.

-You need to score 95 or less.

-Lizzie and Ken might have met their lucky day today.

I know nothing about any of the Jacksons. The only one I can come up with is going to be well-known,

but I'm going to say Bad.

Bad, says Isobel. Bad.

Here comes your red line. Below that will be good! Let's see how many people said Bad.

It's right and you're through!

31 is your score.

-Takes your total up to 50.

-Very well played. That's the thing to do - go for an obvious one.

-Safely through.

-Thanks, Richard.

Now then, Lee. Lee...

-What do you do, Lee?

-I'm a credit manager alongside Simon.

-You work alongside Simon.

-Yeah.

-Were you hoping that The Jacksons would come up?

It's not something I researched, but I love Off The Wall. One of the best albums.

-But I'll probably play a bit safer than that.

-OK.

-I think I'll go Smooth Criminal.

-Smooth Criminal says Lee. You're on 22.

The high scorers are on 115. 92 or less is your goal.

Below that red line, you're through. How many said Smooth Criminal?

Absolutely right.

12.

Good score. 12 takes you up to 34.

A number eight hit. A bigger hit for Alien Ant Farm.

It was in the charts longer. "Annie, are you OK?" refers to a CPR doll they called Annie.

They used to say, "Annie, are you OK?" That's where that comes from.

Let's look at the pointless answers. There's some big songs on this.

Two Michael Jackson hits first - Another Part Of Me and I Just Can't Stop Loving You.

I'll Be There by The Jackson Five was pointless.

In The Closet by Michael Jackson. He dances with Naomi Campbell in the video.

Lovely One, PYT (Pretty Young Thing) was a pointless answer.

Well done if you said that. Stranger In Moscow.

And Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' and You Rock My World.

Let's look at the worst answers that most people said.

Bad, 31. The third baddest answer.

-Billie Jean would have scored 43. What's top?

-Thriller.

Yeah, 71 points.

I couldn't accept Black and White. It's Black OR White, I'm afraid.

-That's unlucky.

-Really unlucky. You were mostly right.

-You were 66% right on that title.

-Yeah.

-Which is not bad going, but not quite enough.

-I'd look for 100.

-Lizzie and Ken, I'm really sorry. What would Black Or White have scored?

It would have scored 20 points and would have seen you through.

Yeah, you'd be in. Anyway, let that be a lesson and next time you can storm to the final.

Lizzie and Ken, thanks for playing.

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

There's only room for two pairs in our Head to Head round, so another pair leaves after this round.

Our category for Round Two is... Fashion.

Can you all decide who is going to go first and who's going second?

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

OK, and the question concerns... fashion designers.

-Fashion designers, Richard.

-We'll give you six descriptions of fashion designers.

Just name the designer. 12 in all to have a go at at home.

Let's reveal our six descriptions. Here's our first board.

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those all one final time.

There we are. Six clues to six famous fashion designers.

-Lee, what are you making of this?

-As you can see, not a great subject for me!

Very fashionable, Lee. You're very of the moment.

-First person who's ever said it!

-I don't believe that. Come on.

I think I know three. I'll play relatively safe.

I think the Team GB outfits were by Stella McCartney.

Stella McCartney for the Team GB kit. Is that right? How many people said Stella McCartney?

It's right.

40.

Yes, very well played. She received an OBE as well in March, 2013.

Now, Isobel. Isobel, which of the remaining five do you think you're going to go for?

I think I'm going to have a try at the official dressmaker to the Queen.

Not 100% certain, but the two I know for sure will be higher.

-So I'll try Hardy Amies.

-Hardy Amies says Isobel.

Let's see if it's right and how many people said it.

It is right.

40 is our low score at the moment.

You fly past that.

Oh, very well done indeed, Isobel!

One for Hardy Amies!

Good fashion knowledge.

Yeah, he was the dressmaker for the Queen. Former British Intelligence.

-Then in 1946 he opened up his shop on Savile Row. That's a life well lived.

-Isn't it? Blimey!

Janet, you're the last person to have this board, so you could talk us all the way through it.

Well, the Spice Girl is Victoria Beckham,

but I think I might go for the founder of the London Fashion Museum

as Zandra Rhodes.

Zandra Rhodes says Janet. Founder of the London Fashion and Textile Museum. Is that right?

How many people said Zandra Rhodes?

Very well done indeed.

16!

-Good answer, Janet. 16 for Zandra Rhodes.

-Very well played, Janet.

-I got that one wrong.

-I was thinking of someone else.

Let's go through the rest. People at home might be wrong as well.

-The shoe designer from Sex And The City?

-Blahnik.

-Manolo Blahnik. Would have scored you seven.

The Spice Girl was Victoria Beckham. It's a big scorer - 64.

-And do you know the designer..?

-I want to say Amanda Burton, but she's an actress.

-So close!

-She works for Alexander McQueen.

-Sarah Burton.

-Sarah Burton.

-Three points.

-Hardy Amies is the best answer.

-Thanks. We're halfway through.

One is the best score, Isobel. Very well done for that.

Then up to 16, Janet and Alex. And 40, Lee and Simon. Not a bad score,

but, Simon, we need a low score if you're to stay in the game.

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

OK, we'll put six more clues up and here they come. We have got...

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. We are looking for the fashion designers described here.

Alex, you're going to try to find the one the fewest people knew. How do we feel about this?

Not that confident. I only know two of these and I'm unsure about the pronunciation of one of them.

So I'll go for it anyway. The one best known for popularising the mini skirt. Mary Quant.

Mary Quant says Alex. You're on 16. The high scorers are on 40, so 23 or less gets you through.

How many said Mary Quant? There is your red line.

It is right. Very well done, Alex.

50.

50 takes your total up to 66.

A big score, but well played on a tougher board.

She opened Bazaar in 1955, before people opened such boutiques.

-She also had that very famous bob which was cut by Vidal Sassoon.

-Kate...

-Kate.

-Yes.

-You're on one.

-Yes.

-You want to be scoring 64 or less to secure your place.

That's good because I'm struggling quite a bit with this one.

I'm not 100% sure of any of them, but I'll say French designer associated with the little black dress

-is Chanel.

-Chanel says Kate. Let's see if that's right and how many of our 100 people said Chanel.

There's your red line. Below that and you are through.

It's right.

And you are through to the next round.

17.

-17 for Chanel takes your total up to 18.

-Real name Gabrielle, but far better known as Coco Chanel.

-17 points.

-Thank you, Richard.

Now, Simon... Simon, this is the moment you have been waiting patiently for.

Your chance to shine. Can you talk us through it and fill the blanks?

I so wish I could!

I'm really struggling on this one.

I'm sure the presenter of Eurotrash is Antoine... He's a French guy, I believe.

I can't... I can't quite get his full name, unfortunately.

Figure skater, I could guess, but...

And the hat...

The trouser suit for women...

I'll guess the top, Eurotrash.

Let's go for... Antoine Du Beke.

LAUGHTER

-Antoine Du Beke says Simon.

-I think I know the mistake I've just made!

Well, let's find out. Antoine Du Beke says Simon.

Let's see if that's right and how many said it. There's your red line.

But I'm afraid you're not going to get there with Antoine Du Beke.

An incorrect answer. Scores 100 points and takes you up to 140.

I'm sorry, Simon. A valiant effort.

There were two presenters of Eurotrash. One was Antoine de Caunes,

but his co-presenter was Jean-Paul Gaultier. He would have scored 22.

-Now do you know who created Princess Beatrice's hat?

-Philip Treacy?

-Yeah, would have scored seven.

Popularised the trouser suit for women - Yves Saint Laurent.

Would have scored one. Now this other answer is pointless.

Not a famous figure skater, but it's Vera Wang.

-A pointless answer.

-Becoming a Pointless favourite.

-She's been on a few times.

-We like the Wang.

Thank you, Richard. So I'm afraid the pair leaving us with 140 is Simon and Lee. I'm sorry.

That was going to be a tough round, but thanks for playing. We'll see you again next time.

-Thank you.

-Cheers.

But for the remaining two pairs it's now time for our Head to Head.

Congratulations, Kate and Isobel, Janet and Alex. You're one step closer to playing for our jackpot,

which currently stands at £1,000.

We need to decide who goes through to the final and to do that you'll now go head to head.

The difference is you're now allowed to confer. The first pair to win two questions plays for the jackpot.

Let's play the Head to Head.

OK, here comes your first question and it concerns football World Cup winning teams.

We'll show you five clues to teams that won the FIFA World Cup. Can you name the most obscure?

OK, let's reveal our five teams and here they are. We have got...

HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Kate and Isobel, you've played best so you go first.

Mm, lucky us(!)

THEY CONFER

We're not particularly sure of any of them, so we're going to take a risk

and go for won the first ever tournament on home soil - Italy.

OK, Italy won the first ever tournament on home soil. Italy.

Now Janet and Alex, the board is all yours.

We think the most successful team in history with five titles is Brazil.

Brazil the most successful team. OK, we have Italy versus Brazil.

Kate and Isobel said Italy. Is that right? How many said it?

Oh! I'm afraid Italy's incorrect.

Janet and Alex, you merely have to be correct to win this point. Brazil.

Yes, you are. Let's see how many people said it.

38.

Very well done, Janet and Alex. You're up one-nil.

Italy's not a bad guess. The first World Cup was in 1930 in Uruguay

and was won by Uruguay. That was 15. They didn't defend it in 1934

and so it was won by Italy. They won it in '34, four times in total. That would have scored 11.

This team won their only title in 1966. It was England. That would have scored 61, surprisingly low.

And crowned champions in '78 and '86 was Argentina.

That would have scored you 16, so Italy was the best answer.

Thank you, Richard. Here's your second question.

Janet and Alex get to answer this first, but Kate and Isobel need it.

It concerns... RAF aircraft during World War II.

-RAF aircraft during World War II, Richard.

-We'll show you five anagrams of RAF aircraft.

-Can you unscramble these and pick the right answer?

-Thanks. Let's reveal our five anagrams.

-We have got...

-HE READS THE LIST

I'll read those one last time.

There we are. Five anagrams of RAF aircraft in World War II. Janet and Alex, you go first.

THEY CONFER

We're going to go for the third one down, which is Mosquito.

Quits Moo, Mosquito, say Janet and Alex. Mosquito.

-Now, Kate and Isobel, can you take us through the rest?

-No!

-Can you talk us through any?

-Yes, we know the fourth one down, but that'll be extremely high.

-OK, I'll need an answer.

-We'll try the bottom one - Barracuda.

-Barracuda.

-Cos it spells Barracuda.

-Barracuda you're going to say.

-Mosquito versus Barracuda. That's a complete guess.

-Yes.

-Good anagram deciphering.

Janet and Alex, let's see if Mosquito is right and how many said it.

It's right.

58.

Kate and Isobel have gone for Barracuda, which does work as an anagram of A Radar Cub,

but is it a WWII aircraft? Let's find out and see how many said it.

It IS right!

Very well done and it wins the question.

Oh, it's a great answer. Six for Barracuda!

Once again you are even. It's one-all.

-Well done. Who worked that one out?

-Me.

-Very good. Very good.

I think everybody knew Ripe Fist is Spitfire, the biggest scorer.

-It would have scored you 68 points. The top one?

-Hurricane.

Yes. That would have scored you 21.

The second one is the best answer. In the same way you got Barracuda, you could work this out

just with the anagram. It's the Gloster Gladiator.

The Gladiator, for one point. Very well done if you said that.

Thank you. Here comes your third question. This is the decider. Win this to play for the jackpot.

It concerns... models turned actors.

-Models turned actors, Richard.

-We'll show you five images of actors who started out as models.

We are looking for their full names. Very best of luck.

Thank you, Richard. Let's reveal our five models turned actors. And we have got...

There we are. Five models turned actors.

Kate and Isobel, you go first.

Go for A?

THEY CONFER

We're going to go for D, Mark Wahlberg.

D, Mark Wahlberg. Mark Wahlberg.

-Now, Janet and Alex, can you talk us through the rest?

-A is Kim Basinger.

B, I hope, is Tatum Channing. C is Cameron Diaz.

And I don't know who E is. She's probably the best answer.

-We're going to go for B and Tatum Channing.

-B, Tatum Channing, say Janet and Alex.

Tatum Channing versus Mark Wahlberg. Kate and Isobel said Mark Wahlberg. Is it right? How many said it?

It's right.

31.

31 for Mark Wahlberg. Now Janet and Alex have said that B is Tatum Channing.

B, Tatum Channing. Is that right? How many people said that?

Oh!

Not Tatum Channing.

Which means, Kate and Isobel, you are through to the final, 2-1. Very well done.

I'm so sorry, Janet and Alex. Very tough luck.

It's not Tatum Channing. It's Channing Tatum.

Oh...!

-Yes.

-So sorry. Model turned actor. He's very good, actually. Have you seen 21 Jump Street?

-No.

He's got some comic chops. He would have scored 16 points and seen you safely through.

A is Kim Basinger, you were right. She'd have seen you through as well.

23 points. You were really unlucky.

C is Cameron Diaz. She would have scored you 65.

You're right that E is the best one. She recently starred in Transformers.

It's Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Would have scored you eight points.

Thanks, Richard. So I'm afraid the pair who will be leaving us are Janet and Alex.

That was really tough. And you knew other answers as well.

But there's good news for all of us. We see you again next time.

One show would not be enough.

We'll look forward to that. Thanks for playing, Janet and Alex. Great contestants.

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

Congratulations. You've seen off all the competition and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our jackpot, which stands at £1,000.

What would you like to see come up?

-Well, food, drink.

-Food.

-Maybe books of some kind.

A bit of Nordic walking, maybe.

-Very good at Nordic walking questions.

-Anything with poles! First you have to pick a category.

Here are your four options.

Nordic Wrestling.

Sorry. I'm so sorry. My mistake.

-Wrestlers. What will you go for?

-It's a no brainer.

-Yeah.

-The only one we've got a hope with is crime novelists.

-Crime novelists.

We're going to give you three options now. We are looking for any novel published up to March, 2013,

by James Ellroy,

by Ian Rankin

or by Martina Cole. Any full-length novel published by any of those three up to March, 2013.

Very best of luck. I suspect some people at home might do rather well.

As always, you've got up to a minute to come up with three answers.

To win that jackpot of £1,000, just one answer must be pointless.

Remember, the answers you give can be from any of these categories -

all from one, two from one, it's entirely up to you, so long as they're from at least one category.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-OK, let's put 60 seconds on the clock.

-There. Your time starts now.

-I don't know any books by any of them!

Neither do I!

-Good(!)

-Ian Rankin. We've read Ian Rankin. Is he Rebus?

-Is that Ian Rankin?

-I'm going to say yes.

-OK.

Martina Cole I've read, but I can't remember. James Ellroy, I don't know.

-Ian Rankin, Rebus...

-Just come up with...

-Rebus Reborn?

Yep. That's one.

Rebus Bites The Dust?

Can you think of any? I don't know.

I don't know.

-We're not having a lot of luck here.

-So...

-OK, we'll...

-OK, you're happy to stop the clock?

-We'll do the classic thing and make up the answer.

I always enjoy that. There. The clock has now stopped.

-I need to know what your three answers might be.

-We're going to aim for Ian Rankin novels,

who we think did Rebus, but we're not 100% certain.

-We've decided he wrote Rebus Reborn.

-Rebus Reborn. What a book!

-Rebus Returns.

-Rebus Returns.

-And...Rebus Rides Again.

-LAUGHTER

And Rebus Rides Again. Of these three, do you want to put one...

-Which is the most likely to be pointless?

-I think...

-Rebus Reborn.

-I would agree. That sounds plausible. We'll put it last. Which is your least likely?

-Rebus Rides Again.

-OK. We're putting them in reverse order there.

Let's put them up in that order. Here we are.

Very, very best of luck. Your first answer was Rebus Rides Again.

This was one you thought was least likely to be pointless, but if it is you will win that jackpot of £1,000.

-Kate, what would you do with your share?

-I've just bought a camper van so I'd buy a nice awning

or some snazzy accessory.

Very nice indeed. Isobel?

I was mentally playing in my mind a banjolele, which I was going to buy with my share of the winnings.

-That's what George Formby played.

-Yeah, he did that.

-So you play the ukulele?

-I've got the ukulele,

-but I had a go on a banjolele.

-It's a much nicer sound.

-Very twangy.

-OK, your first answer. Rebus Rides Again.

For £1,000, let's find out. Is that an Ian Rankin novel?

-No! It's not.

-Shame.

Let's put that behind us now. Your second answer was Rebus Returns.

Beginning to sound a little bit more plausible. Let's find out if it's correct and if it's pointless.

If it is, you'll win the jackpot. Is Rebus Returns an Ian Rankin novel?

No, it's not, I'm afraid, but your final answer, the one that sounds most plausible of all,

was Rebus Reborn. Now let's see. This might be a correct answer. You never know.

And if it's correct, it might as well be pointless.

If it is, it wins you £1,000. Rebus Reborn. Is it an Ian Rankin novel?

No! Bad luck bad, luck.

You never know. It might have been. One of these days someone will make up an actual novel,

but that didn't happen today and you didn't find that pointless answer

and don't go away with today's jackpot of £1,000. We loved having you and you performed so well.

-You do take home a Pointless trophy, which you deserved, so well done.

-Thank you.

Yeah, and you're right that Ian Rankin is the author of the Rebus books.

Also writes about Malcolm Fox. He's a terrific writer.

Let's look at some pointless ones.

James Ellroy: American Tabloid, one of his most famous books,

Blood On The Moon, Blood's A Rover and Killer On The Road. All pointless answers.

He's well worth reading. Ian Rankin: Dead Souls, Hide and Seek, the second Rebus book,

Mortal Causes, Tooth and Nail. There's a few more - A Question of Blood, Let It Bleed

or The Naming of The Dead.

I suspect some people will have read that recently.

Martina Cole novels. You could have gone for Broken, Maura's Game, The Jump, Two Women.

Again, there's a couple more. Another incredibly popular author.

You could have had Close, Faceless or Faces. All pointless as well.

Very well done if you got those.

Thanks, Richard. We have to say goodbye, Kate and Isobel, but it's been great.

Thank you so much for playing. Kate and Isobel!

Well, sadly, they didn't win our jackpot, which rolls over

and we'll be playing for £2,000.

-Join us to see if someone can win it. Meanwhile, goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And from me. Goodbye.

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