Episode 50 Pointless

Thank you very much.

Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless.

This is the quiz where all the questions have been asked

to 100 people before the show and all our contestants have to do

is come up with the answers those 100 people couldn't think of.

Let's meet today's players.

And couple number one...

Hello, my name's Ian. This is my son Luke. We're both from Cardiff.

Couple number two...

Hiya, I'm Chris and this is my daughter Candice,

and we're from Huddersfield.

Couple number three...

Hi, I'm Marian, this is my husband David, we're from Preston.

Finally, couple number four...

Hi, I'm Ollie, this is my friend Helen. I'm from London,

and Helen's originally from Newcastle.

And these are today's contestants.

So, that just leaves one more person for me to introduce.

He's not letting success go to his head,

if you ignore the Bono-inspired sunglasses,

the chauffeur-driven car and the fact that he now only answers

to His Osmanness, it's my Pointless friend, it's His Ossmanness.

Hiya.

-Afternoon.

-And to you.

What a lovely show last time, with Georgie and Harriet.

-I'm sorry they didn't win.

-They didn't quite pick up the jackpot.

Nearly did, got a 2-pointer, didn't they?

I think Georgie knew every single answer.

It was Taylor Swift, top 40 singles. She's a big fan of Taylor Swift.

She knew every single one of the pointless answers

after the 60 seconds. It was unlucky.

-But it means the jackpot's going up quite nicely now, isn't it?

-Yeah.

We've only got one returning pair from that show -

that's Chris and Candice, who were knocked out in the head-to-head

by Georgie and Harriet. They're going to be tough to beat.

-They were good last time.

-Yeah, they were.

Our first round category is something for which YOU would be

a correct answer, but I wouldn't be a correct answer...

-Wow.

-Yeah.

-OK.

Which could be any number of things,

none of which are broadcastable at 5:15.

Yeah...OK.

Looking forward to that. Thanks, Richard.

All our questions on Pointless have been put to 100 people before

the show. Our contestants must find the obscure answers

those 100 people didn't get.

Of course, everyone's trying to find a pointless answer -

that being, an answer that none of our 100 people gave.

Each time that happens, we'll 250 quid to the jackpot.

As you'll have gathered, Georgie and Harriet didn't win

the jackpot last time, so we add another £1,000 to that.

Today's jackpot starts off at...

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

OK, in the first round, I want an answer from each of you,

but there's to be no conferring within the pairs.

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

heading home, so do what you can to make sure that's not you.

OK, our first category today is...

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

and who's going to go second?

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

OK, and the question concerns...

On each pass, we're going to show you clues to seven different actors,

singers, other celebrities, whose first name and surname

begin with the same initial.

So, Alexander Armstrong would be a correct answer.

It's going to be 14 in all to have a go at at home, so very best of luck.

Thank you very much.

So, we are looking for the names of these celebrities,

described by these clues.

And here's our first board of seven.

I'll read those all one last time.

There were are. You all drew lots before the show.

Luke and Ian, you are going to go first today.

Luke, welcome to Pointless. Good to have you here. From Cardiff?

-Yep.

-And what do you do, Luke?

I'm a student, studying art and media.

-What year are you in?

-Um...re-sat Year 12.

-Oh, so you're still at school?

-Yeah.

OK, now, what are you wanting to end up doing?

I want to get a job as a presenter on either TV or radio.

OK... That's quite scary.

Yeah... Well... Um...

You realise how brilliant you have to be, right?

Yeah, I mean, I...

I mean, I do a radio show on the hospital, every Saturday,

breakfast morning.

-That's fun, though. You enjoy it?

-Yeah, it's fun.

-Going well?

-Yeah.

Good stuff. Well, best of luck with that.

Now, what about this board of alliterative stars?

Yeah, there's a few names I'd got in my mind, but I'm going to go

for Oscar and Tony award-winning actor, married to Phoebe Caits...

He's probably one of my favourite actors...

Kevin Kline.

Kevin Kline, says Luke.

Let's see if that's right and, if it is,

let's see how many people said Kevin Kline.

It's absolutely right.

I have a feeling this is going to be a good score.

It is a great score. Look at that, Luke. Very well done.

4 for Kevin Kline.

Terrific answer, Luke. Very well done. What a great start to the show.

Won his Oscar for A Fish Called Wanda. His role is Otto in that.

You should have a think about TV presenting.

I know... I know how bad I am at it, though, so I'd never do it.

You've had a go at acting, haven't you? It doesn't quite suit you.

-Yeah.

-It doesn't quite suit you. You're almost...

Aw, you're so close to almost being good, but it doesn't quite suit you.

And I know you tried your hand at comedy, as well, didn't you?

With that thing. And that, I think we all agree,

was probably a cul-de-sac in your career.

Didn't quite work out, did it? But presenting, maybe, is something...

-Maybe you could finally find the thing.

-I'm just not very good at it,

-that's the trouble.

-Well, I'm a big fan of yours...

-Thank you.

-..as a person.

-Oh, that's nice.

-I could just be a person. Is that a job?

-Yeah, why not?

Oh, dear. Thanks, Richard. Now, then...

Chris, welcome back.

Remind us what you do.

I'm a health and safety advisor for a local healthcare provider.

And in your spare time, what do you get up to?

Spare time, I'm a season ticket holder at Huddersfield Town,

and me and my wife follow soul music.

Follow soul music wherever it leads you.

Now, what are you going to go for on this board?

Em, probably go for the Austin Powers and Mike Myers.

Mike Myers, says Chris.

Let's see if that's right. Let's see how many people said Mike Myers.

38.

Not bad.

Yeah, Canadian, Mike Myers. His parents were from Liverpool.

Thanks very much, Richard.

Marian, welcome to the show. Great to have you here.

What do you do?

I'm currently on maternity leave at the moment.

We've got three boys, so I don't get much time doing much else.

-No, three boys, yeah.

-Very busy.

-What age are they?

I've got an eight-year-old, Jake,

who's going to be the next David Beckham, we're hoping,

-I've got a four-year-old and an eight-month-old.

-Wonderful.

What do you make of this board, Marian?

Em, I think I know all of them now.

-Very good.

-The ones I didn't know have gone.

The one I'm going to go for is born in 1986, star of Mean Girls...

Is that Lindsay Lohan?

Lindsay Lohan, says Marian.

Let's see if that's right

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Lindsay Lohan.

4 is our low score. 38 our high.

You've passed that.

21.

Not bad, at all.

Yeah, she's already a veteran of films, by that point.

She was in The Parent Trap when she was 11, Lindsay Lohan.,

Excellent, thank you. Ollie, welcome to the show. Good to have you here.

What do you do, Ollie?

I'm an opera singer.

We have far too few of those on the show.

I'm not sure we've yet had an opera singer.

-I think he might be our first.

-I think you are our first.

Where do you sing, or are you peripatetic?

I'm freelance, so that means, as and when.

At the moment, I'm doing something at the Royal Opera House

and I've sung at English National Opera,

and for other smaller companies around the country.

OK, well, there we are.

You're the last person to have this board, Ollie. Why not talk us

through it and see if you can fill in all the blanks.

I think I know all of them, but...

Cyndi Crawford is the model married to Richard Gere...

Tina Turner, Simply The Best...

Courtney Cox, one sixth of the Friends main cast...

And I think it's Martine McCutcheon in Love Actually.

I think I'll go for Cyndi Crawford.

Cyndi Crawford, says Ollie.

Let's see if that's right and, if it is,

how many people said Cyndi Crawford.

17. Well done.

17 for Cyndi Crawford.

Well played, Ollie.

It's actually the best of the four answers you gave us,

for a couple of reasons.

The first reason being that Tina Turner was right,

but would have scored you 60.

That's a big old score.

Courtney Cox was also right. That would have scored you 20.

Now, this next one, I said exactly what you said,

which is Martine McCutcheon.

I bet lots of people at home did as well, but it's not.

She played Natalie, so she's in the film.

Juliet was played by Keira Knightly.

Well done if you got that. 7 points.

So, best answer on that board, Luke, is Kevin Kline. Very well played.

-That's sneaky.

-Sneaky.

Sneaky. Good, though. Thanks very much. Very well done, Luke.

Cracking answer, lovely low score.

Puts you and your dad in the best position at this stage of the game.

Then we travel up to 17, where we find Ollie and Helen,

21, Marian and Dave,

and then Chris and Candice, our low scoring pair

in the head-to-head last show, on 38 at this stage of Round One.

Candice, it's all in your hands.

We need a brilliant low score from you

and we have to hope that's enough to keep you in the game.

Good luck. Can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK, let's put seven more clues up on the board. Here they come.

We've got...

I'll just read those again.

There we are.

Remember, we are looking for the names of the celebrities

described by these clues. Helen, you are going to try

and find the one you think the fewest of our 100 people knew.

Helen, welcome to Pointless.

What do you do?

-I'm an actor and a singer, as well.

-Do you work with Ollie?

No, I'm not an opera singer, but I was acting in an opera

that he did once, so we met on stage,

which is why we know each other.

Right you are. What sort of music do you do?

I sing in a female swing band,

-so vintage swing.

-Excellent.

Good stuff. So what do you make of this board?

Do you think you can find a nice low score there?

Well, I know a couple, and, luckily, I'm first,

so I'm going to go with

married Blake Lively in September 2012...

Ryan Reynolds?

Ryan Reynolds, says Helen. Ryan Reynolds.

Well, the high scorers at this stage are Candice and Chris on 38.

You're on 17. 20 or less sees you through. There's your red line.

Let's see if Ryan Reynolds gets you below it.

It's right.

That's a great answer. Very well done.

It's got you through and scored you 5.

Second lowest score of the round, Helen. 22 your total. Well done.

Well played, Helen. That's a good one to know.

They both starred in Green Lantern, of course.

-Thanks very much. Now, Dave.

-Hello.

-Welcome to the show.

Good to have you here. What do you do?

I work in the NHS, as a corporate business manager.

And how did you and Marian meet each other?

We worked in a local supermarket, as students.

We were both at university.

I was on the chicken counter, Marian was on the deli.

Wow. I hope you washed your hands...

..is all I'll say.

Dave, what are you going to go for here? You're on 21.

You want to be scoring 16 or less.

There's couple I think I'm all right with.

They will be big answers, I think, but I'm going to go for

director and star of the 2010 film, The Expendables...

Sylvester Stallone.

Sylvester Stallone, says Dave. Here comes your red line.

Get below that with Sylvester Stallone

and you're in the next round.

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

It is right.

27.

27 takes your total up to 48.

Yeah, it's the eighth film he directed.

Almost all the others have been sequels.

He did four Rocky sequels, one Rambo sequel

-and he did the Saturday Night Fever sequel, as well.

-Thanks very much.

Now, Candice, moment of truth.

You have to score 9 or less.

I really don't think that's going to happen.

No, it's going to have to happen, Candice.

You can't leave at the end of the first round.

I only know one and it's going to be a high scorer,

cos he took the other one, which was Sylvester Stallone...

And the only one I know is the X Factor winner in 2006,

-which is Leona Lewis.

-Leona Lewis.

-And you think that's going to be a high scorer?

-Yep.

Well, here's your red line.

You have to get below that to get through to the next round.

Let's see if that's right and, if it is,

let's see how many people said Leona Lewis.

23.

23 takes your total up to 61.

You never know. A bit of pressure on Ian now. Leona Lewis.

She was the first British woman in 20 years to top the US charts

-when she had a number one with Bleeding Love.

-Really?

-Yep.

Ian, we have a high score, we have a target for you.

61 is the high score. Candice and Chris. You're on 4.

56 is what you have to score.

-This is the worst round possible or me.

-Oh, Candice, you hear that?!

-I'm really going to have to guess.

-No!

Just go through each one and just think,

in case there's something there.

I'm going to go with starred in Twister...

But I'm sure it's K and C... Kevin Costner.

Oh, Ian!

-I know. Sorry, Luke.

-Oh, Ian.

Don't worry...

Oh, Luke just gave such a great face.

-But Ian, you know that's wrong!

-I know.

Can you not think of somebody who might have starred in a film

called Twister made in 1996...

Even if you had to make up their name...

At least have the same letter.

I think we have to take it, I'm afraid.

You never know.

Perhaps there is a German actor called Kevin Kossner.

It's possible. Let's find out.

Here is your red line, Ian.

Oh, it was within such easy reach.

And Luke, who did so much good work there.

Oh, Ian.

You've let Luke down, you've let us down,

but, most of all, you've let yourself down.

Kevin Costner...

I'm not even going to say, "Let's see if it's right".

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Ian.

Some ironic applause from your son there.

I'm afraid, Kevin Costner wrong on several counts.

Scores you a maximum of 100 points. Takes your total up to 104. Richard.

Yes, wrong for any number of reasons.

Not in Twister...

You know what's gone on there.

Let's take a look at the rest of these.

Ian, you will know some of these.

Born 1889, starred in City Lights and The Great Dictator...

Charlie Chaplin.

Would have scored 40 points.

Played Jill Munroe in Charlie's Angels.

Farah Fawcett.

Would have scored 13 points. Are you going to go, "Ugh", after each one?

That would be quite fun, if you did.

Well, Farah Fawcett, I thought Farah Fawcett-Majors.

But there we are.

Um, the M*A*S*H actor was Alan Alda.

Would have scored you 17.

And starred in the film Twister, it wasn't Kevin Costner,

it was Helen Hunt.

She would have scored you 9 points.

So, Ryan Reynolds, best answer on that board.

Thanks very much.

OK, so, at the end of our first round, I'm sorry to say,

it's Ian and Luke we have to say goodbye to.

I'm really sorry, far too soon. A brilliant start from Luke there.

Did you know any of those?

Well, Farah Fawcett, I... I did, but I thought it might be F and M,

because of the Majors end.

Was she Farah Fawcett-Majors?

Eventually, she was, because she married Lee Majors.

You didn't think at any point it might still be better to take

-a punt on that instead of Kevin Costner?

-Maybe, yeah.

I want to keep the audience entertained.

Well, Ian and Luke, we'll see you again next time,

and I'm sure you'll do much better. Well, you can't do worse.

Let's say that. We look forward to that. Thanks so much.

Ian and Luke, great contestants.

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

So, only three pairs remain.

At the end of this round, we'll have to say goodbye to another

pair in time for our head-to-head round.

Marian and Dave, very well done, nice solid performance from you.

But Ollie and Helen, very well done. Lovely low scoring from you.

Particularly Helen's answer. Fantastic. Ryan Reynolds.

Chris and Candice... Oh, you were lucky.

You were almost marching there. Anyway, yes.

You need to pull your socks up in this round.

That's all I'm going to say. Best of luck to all three pairs.

Our category for Round Two...

Football Teams! What?

Can you all decide in your pairs who is going first and second?

Whoever is going first, please step up to the podium.

OK, our question concerns...

Ollie looks delighted with that.

Richard...

We're about to show you two photographs now and they're of the

Manchester United Champions League winning teams of 1999 and 2008.

We need to give you us

the full name of anybody you see in any of these two photographs, please.

Thanks very much. So, as Richard's just said,

we're going to put these two images on the board.

They will remain up for the entire round.

As we go up the line and then back down,

they will stay for the whole round.

You just have to name anyone in either of these photographs.

Best of luck. Here are the two images.

There you go.

OK, so, Chris...

What do you make of those photos?

Um...using the same tactic of spawning our way through,

I think I'll go for Peter Schmeichel.

Peter Schmeichel, says Chris.

Let's see if that's right.

Let's see how many people said Peter Schmeichel.

It's right.

-36.

-APPLAUSE

36 for Peter Schmeichel.

There he is, standing out there in the '99 winning team.

His son now a very top-class goalkeeper, Kasper Schmeichel.

Thanks very much. Now, Marian?

I know more on the older picture.

I'm going to say...

Denis Irwin.

"Denis Irwin," says Marian. Denis Irwin.

Some approving nods from Dave there.

Let's see if that's right and how many people said Denis Irwin.

It's right.

17, very well done indeed.

APPLAUSE

Good answer, Marian.

Yes, a very good answer there.

The Irish defender in the bottom row there, on the right.

Now then, Ollie?

Erm, I'm going to go for the old picture.

I've a feeling that there's a centre-half there called Jaap Stam.

"Jaap Stam," says Ollie.

Let's see if that's right, let's see how many people said it.

21, well done.

APPLAUSE

Yeah, he was a brilliant player for Man United, Jaap Stam

and then fell out with Sir Alex Ferguson over comments

he made in his autobiography. They sold him to Lazio for 16 million.

He had to sell the house he'd just bought.

His wife had to send back the kitchen she'd had just put in.

-Oh, no.

-I would say one of the few mistakes Sir Alex Ferguson

made in his career, selling Jaap Stam.

-But he seems to have done all right, anyway.

-He's fine.

We're halfway through the round, let's take a look at those scores.

17 the best score of that pass, Marian. Very well done, indeed.

Then to 21, where we find Ollie and Helen.

Then up to 36, where we find Chris and Candice.

Candice we need a low score from you,

otherwise we'll be saying goodbye to you at the end of the round. Best of luck.

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

-OK, so Helen...

-Yes.

Helen.

I can feel The Grim Reaper walking towards me slowly.

LAUGHTER

Really?

Yeah, I can name a couple.

I'm just going to go with one that I think is slightly less

visible than the other two that I know.

I'm going to go with Ryan Giggs.

"Ryan Giggs," says Helen.

OK, well, you want ideally to be scoring 14 with Ryan Giggs.

That's what 14 looks like, there's your red line.

Let's see if that's right and see how many people said Ryan Giggs.

Not bad. That could be a lot worse, Helen.

42 takes your total up to 63.

So, all of our answers have been from the 1999 team, so far.

-There's Ryan Giggs.

-He's the only person to play in both games.

He came on as a sub in the 2008 game, as well.

Now, then, Dave?

I hate to admit it, being a Liverpool fan

but I think I know most of them.

Again, I'm going to go for the '99 and Ronny Johnsen.

"Ronny Johnsen," says Dave.

OK, you want to score 45 or less with this.

That will see you comfortably into the head-to-head.

Let's see how many people said Ronny Johnsen, let's see if it's right. There's your red line.

Very well done.

-Five.

-APPLAUSE

Takes your total up to 22.

Well played, Dave, a terrific answer. There he is next to Jaap Stam.

Absolutely no news on his kitchen. LAUGHTER

-What, nothing?

-I've got nothing at all, I'm afraid.

-I can find something out.

-OK, thank you.

Now, Candice, talk us through the photos, if you like...

Er, well, I think I know three, maybe.

Cos Wayne Rooney and David Beckham would be high-scoring,

I'm going to go with Rio Ferdinand.

OK, "Rio Ferdinand," says Candice. There's your red line.

Let's see if you can get below that red line with Rio Ferdinand.

It's right.

Oh! 41. Bad luck, Candice.

APPLAUSE

Good answer.

I'm afraid it's too high a score. 77 is your total.

Yeah, that is unlucky. Let's take a look through the bottom picture first

and go through the low scorers there.

The best scorer on the lowest board is Owen Hargreaves,

Nemanja Vidic would have scored you 12.

Wes Brown would have scored you 15, as would Michael Carrick. There they are.

In the board above, there's only one answer on the whole board better

than Ronny Johnsen and that's the guy who's sitting bottom left.

Very well done anyone at home who said Jesper Blomqvist.

Blomqvist would have scored you four points, a terrific answer.

Also in that picture there is Nicky Butt, would have scored you 16.

Er, there's Dwight Yorke, who would've scored you 18

and Andy Cole next to him with 21.

Gary Neville would have scored you 26

and Beckham would have scored you 60.

-I went for Ronny Johnsen.

-Very good.

-Didn't get Blomqvist.

-I was quite annoyed with myself.

-Yeah.

-There it is.

-There it is.

-It happens.

Thank you very much, Richard.

At the end of our second round, I'm sorry to say

Candice and Chris, finally, it's caught up with you.

I'm sorry your high score of 77 means we have to say goodbye to you.

It's been great having you on both shows. Thank you for playing, Candice and Chris.

APPLAUSE

For the remaining two pairs, it's now time for the head-to-head!

Congratulations Marian and Dave, Ollie and Helen, you are now

one step closer to the final and a chance to play for our jackpot,

which currently stands at £6,250.

APPLAUSE

We have to decide who's going to play for that money

and you're now going to go head-to-head.

The big difference is you're allowed to confer giving answers.

The first pair to win two questions will be playing for that money.

Best of luck to both pairs. Let's play the head-to-head.

OK, here comes your first question and it concerns...

Novels by Pulitzer Prize Winners. Novels by Pulitzer Prize Winners.

-Richard?

-It's going to show you the names of five novels,

all by people who have won the Pulitzer Prize.

We're giving you their initials. Tell us the name of the authors.

-Good luck.

-Thanks very much, indeed.

Let's reveal our five novels and here they come...

I'll read those one last time.

Now Marian and Dave, you've played best throughout the show so far,

so you get to go first.

Erm, unfortunately we don't know any of them.

We are just going to go with The Hours, Mary Carter.

Mary Carter for The Hours.

Ollie and Helen, can you talk us through that board?

Not much.

To Kill A Mockingbird is Harper Lee.

Just from the initials, I guess American Pastoral is Philip Roth.

-Rabbit Is Rich, John Updike.

-Yeah.

There's not many people with JU as initials.

I think that is John Updike.

Yeah, as a lower answer, let's go with John Updike.

OK, "Rabbit Is Rich, John Updike," say Ollie and Helen.

So we have Mary Carter versus John Updike.

Let's see if Mary Carter's right.

Let's see how many people said it, if she is.

Oh, bad luck.

So, all you have to be is correct, Ollie and Helen with John Updike.

If you are, you will win this question.

Let's find out if it is right.

It is right.

How many people said it?

-12.

-APPLAUSE

12 for John Updike. Very well done, Ollie and Helen.

After one question, you're up 1-0.

Well played, Ollie and Helen. The third of his four Rabbit series,

all of which are very worth reading.

You're right about Harper Lee, as well.

It's a bigger score, though, she would've scored you 40 points.

You're right about Philip Roth,

it would have been a great answer, if you'd said it.

He wrote American Pastoral. It would've scored you four.

CM, he also wrote No Country For Old Men - Cormac McCarthy.

It would've scored you eight and MC, not Mary Carter,

is Michael Cunningham. That would've scored you six points.

Philip Roth, the best answer there.

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

Marian and Dave, you have to win this to stay in. Best of luck.

It concerns...

Simon Cowell.

LAUGHTER

Simon Cowell, Richard.

Who weirdly has never won a Pulitzer Prize, never won one.

We're going to give you five clues to facts about Simon Cowell.

Can you give us the most obscure answer.

OK, thanks, let's reveal our five clues and here they come...

I'll read those all one last time.

Ollie and Helen, you will go first.

OK, we're going to go for the bottom one,

which is Sinitta.

"Sinitta," say Ollie and Helen.

Sinitta.

Now, Marian and Dave, the board is all yours.

Do you want to talk us through it?

We don't know what the top one is.

The TV talent show was Pop Idol.

The pop duo is Robson and Jerome.

The 2011 TV show was Red Or Black.

-Is it Red Or Black or Red And Black.

-Red Or Black, isn't it?

We'll going Red Or Black.

You're going to go Red Or Black.

So we have Sinitta and we have Red Or Black.

Ollie and Helen went with Sinitta. Let's see if that right and, if it is,

let's see how many said Sinitta.

It's right.

Oh, 55, quite a high score there for Sinitta.

APPLAUSE

Marian and Dave have gone for Red Or Black. Let's see if that's right.

How many people said Red Or Black.

It's right.

And it wins you the point, very well done.

There we are, 17 for Red Or Black.

APPLAUSE

You've clawed it back, Marian and Dave.

After two questions it's 1-1.

Yes, Sinitta's actually the biggest scorer on that whole board, with 55.

It's those palm leaves, they're quite memorable.

They certainly are. They certainly are, it turns out.

The pop duo were Robson and Jerome,

would have scored 50 points.

The TV talent show, you're right, it was Pop Idol.

It would have scored you 32 points

and the title of his autobiography, the one that people can't get is,

I Don't Mean To Be Rude, But...

That would have scored you one point.

Thank you very much, indeed. Here comes your third question.

Whoever wins this goes through to play for that jackpot.

Best of luck, both pairs.

It concerns Chancellors of the Exchequer.

Chancellors of the Exchequer, Richard.

We are going to show you five pictures now of people

who have held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Can you name the most obscure of these five?

Very best of luck, both teams.

OK, thanks very much, let's reveal our five pictures

and here they are. We have got...

MURMURS FROM AUDIENCE

There we are, five different murmurs

for five different Chancellors of the Exchequer.

Now, Marian and Dave, you will go first again this time.

I know C from Spitting Image but I can't remember his name.

Er, we're going to have to go, A, George Osborne.

"George Osborne," say Marian and Dave.

So Ollie and Helen, the board is yours,

can you talk us through them?

C is Norman Lamont.

D is Roy Jenkins.

E is Gordon Brown

B I'm not sure about.

If I had to guess, it's an old Labour Chancellor,

Sir Stafford Cripps?

-I think we should go for...

-Play it safe.

-Roy Jenkins, D.

-Yeah.

"D, Roy Jenkins," say Ollie and Helen.

Marian and Dave went with George Osborne,

let's see if that's right and how people said that for, A.

-57.

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Just over half of our 100 people.

Ollie and Helen have gone for Roy Jenkins.

Let's see if that is right for D,

and if it is, let's see how many people said that.

It's right.

And it wins you the point, gets you through to the final.

Very well done indeed...6.

APPLAUSE

Which means, Ollie and Helen, after three questions,

you are through to the final 2-1, well done.

Masterly stuff, Ollie. Well done. That category fell nicely for you.

-George Osborne, 57 points.

-Hmm.

-Isn't that amazing?

Um... Let's fill in the...

Let's fill in Gordon Brown first,

so Gordon Brown would have scored you...83.

That's a few more than Osborne.

C, you're right, is Norman Lamont... from Spitting Image.

He would have scored you 20. LAUGHTER

And B.

It IS Sir Stafford Cripps. APPLAUSE

That would have been a terrific answer, yeah, two points,

two points, played there by Rowan Atkinson.

LAUGHTER

Thanks very much, indeed, Richard.

The pair leaving at the end of the head-to-head round,

I'm afraid, it's Marian and Dave.

Brilliant play throughout the show today, very impressive indeed.

We look forward to seeing you again next time,

but thanks very much for playing, Marian and Dave.

APPLAUSE

But for Helen and Ollie, it's now time for our Pointless final.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Ollie and Helen, you've seen off all the competition,

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot,

and at the end of today's show, the jackpot stands at £6,250.

APPLAUSE

Very, very well done, indeed, straight through,

saw off our returning pair, and here you are in the final

on your first and, I'm sorry to say, only Pointless appearance.

What would you like to see come up in this round?

-Music of all...

-Yeah, sort of, general music.

Between the two of us, we've got a pretty wide spread of knowledge.

As always, you start this round off by choosing a category,

and there are four options to choose from and they are...

-SHE LAUGHS

-Films By Kens?

-I don't...

-I can think of a few, but I just...

-What does it entail?

-Bestselling Albums, it just depends.

I think that might be a bit too...

We should try and go for something slightly obscure,

-that we might know that less people will know.

-OK.

Three questions, let's go '60s Britain, there's more...

We're going to go for 1960s Britain.

1960s Britain, say Ollie and Helen. Richard.

Three different areas to concentrate on at home and in the studio.

Hopefully, one of them will suit you.

We are looking for the name of any band

who had a UK number-one album in the '60s.

That's band - not a solo act, soundtrack, anything like that.

Any band who had a UK number-one album in the 1960s.

Looking for any regular Blue Peter presenter of the 1960s.

Again, no temporary stand-ins,

just a regular Blue Peter presenter of the 1960s.

Or we are looking for the name of any player

who scored a goal during the 1966 FIFA World Cup played in England.

So any bands who had UK number-one albums in the '60s,

Blue Peter presenters of the '60s,

or any player who scored in the 1966 World Cup.

Very, very best of luck, guys.

Thanks very much. OK, as always,

you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers.

All you need to win that jackpot, £6,250,

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

Now, remember, the answers you give can come from any of the categories,

and you can choose how you spread them across.

They can all come from the same category, if you like,

or one from each. It's entirely up to you.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

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

There they are, your time starts now.

-OK.

-So, bands who had number one,

there's obviously the Who, the Beatles.

-Who's going to be really obscure?

-The Kinks?

-Not obscure enough.

Blue Peter presenters, there's Janet who's the mother of the pop star.

-Janet Dahl.

-No, who's the mother of the pop star?

-Ellis-Bextor.

Janet... Janet Ellis? Janet Ellis, Valerie Singleton.

Players who scored in the '66 World Cup, I'd say Eusebio.

Just don't go for any of the English ones, it would be pointless.

Would someone put Jimmy Greaves? Did he score in the earlier rounds

and then didn't get picked for the final?

-Is it worth doing one of each, then, do you reckon?

-Yeah, I think so.

-OK.

Shall we go for Janet Ellis?

She's there in the '70s, was she there in the '60s?

-But she's quite well-known.

-Yeah, so is Valerie Singleton.

-OK.

Eusebio, Janet Ellis...

Bands who had UK number-one albums in the '60s, there's...

Come on, come on, come on.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience, I wonder if that counts.

-We might have to think of something else.

-Ten seconds left.

-HE EXHALES

-Uh-uh-uh-uh...

-Gerry and the Pacemakers?

-OK.

-I think Gerry and the Pacemakers.

-OK, let's go with that.

-Go on, then.

-Yeah.

-One of each.

OK, time up. I now need your three answers.

What are you going to give me?

OK, as you can see, that was slightly agonising!

Um...

Perhaps we should go for Gerry and the Pacemakers...

-Gerry and the Pacemakers.

-..for the first question.

-Blue Peter presenters - Janet Ellis.

-Janet Ellis.

Players who scored during the 1966 FIFA World Cup tournament,

-Eusebio for Portugal.

-Eusebio.

Of those three, which is your best shot at a pointless answer?

-Mmm, yeah, let's try Eusebio.

-OK, Eusebio we'll put last.

What's your least likely to be pointless?

-The Blue Peter presenter.

-Janet Ellis.

-Janet Ellis we'll put first.

OK, let's put those answers up on the board,

and here they are - Janet Ellis,

Gerry and the Pacemakers and Eusebio.

Well, very, very best of luck. Your first answer was Janet Ellis.

Now, if this is right, and it is pointless,

you will leave here with £6,250.

Ollie, what will you do with your share of that?

Well, I should do something sensible with it,

so I think I'll book a flight to Perth,

to go and see my friend during the next Ashes series.

SOME LAUGHTER

Very sensible. Helen, how about you?

Yeah, same, so I think I'll probably buy a pair of Louboutin shoes

-and then maybe go on holiday to New York.

-Very good!

OK, well, three answers on the board,

let's hope at least one of those is pointless.

So let's find out - Janet Ellis, your first answer.

Let's just find out, for £6,250,

was Janet Ellis a Blue Peter presenter in the '60s?

-Oh!

-No, she wasn't.

-'70s. '70s?

-'80s, I think!

-Oh!

-Oh... Yeah, great!

-Only a couple of decades away, don't worry.

-Genius!

So, your second answer was Gerry and the Pacemakers.

Again, this has to be right,

then it has to be pointless to win that jackpot.

So for £6,250, let's find out if Gerry and the Pacemakers

had a number-one album in the '60s.

No! Bad luck!

-Oh, ultimate shame!

-OK!

So, everything is now riding on your third and final answer,

which was Eusebio.

This has to be correct, then it has to be pointless...

-I love the 1960s, don't you?

-It's great, yeah!

So for £6,250, let's find out

if Eusebio was a goal-scorer in the 1966 World Cup.

-Yes, he was!

-It was right!

-Oh!

There we go, a correct answer from you, Eusebio.

Your first answer, Janet Ellis, was incorrect.

Your second answer, Gerry and the Pacemakers, was incorrect.

Oh, I'm sorry, Eusebio... not a pointless answer.

-APPLAUSE

-Oh!

Oh, I'm sorry, you didn't find that all-important pointless answer,

which means you don't win today's jackpot of £6,250,

which means it rolls over onto the next show.

But we have enjoyed having you

and you do get to take home a Pointless trophy each,

-so very, very well done.

-Great.

-Thank you.

-Thanks.

APPLAUSE

Yeah, you've been great, it's a shame not to have you on next time.

Now, that first category,

the bands who had UK number-one albums, sounds like an easy category.

It's just impossible.

The Who, wrong answer, the Kinks, wrong answer.

Gerry and the Pacemakers, the biggest hit they had

was number two with How Do You Like It?

But even if it had been a number one, nine of our 100 people said it.

So there's only two pointless answers,

one of which is completely impossible,

one of which is gettable maybe.

-The 101 Strings Orchestra...

-Whoa!

-..who had a number-one album in 1960.

And Blind Faith, who were a slightly bigger band,

who had a number one in 1969.

Blue Peter presenters, only one, a really tough category here,

which is Anita West, who presented with Christopher Trace.

Some people will remember her, very well done if you said that.

Now, the football one, if you really know your football,

there are some answers you could have got.

Ferenc Bene, who played for Hungary,

scored four goals in that World Cup, one of the biggest scorers.

Another of the biggest scorers, Porkujan, the Russian,

he was also a pointless answer.

Jose Augusto, who scored three goals for Portugal.

Jose Maria Fuste, the Spaniard, would have scored you nothing at all.

Ruben Marcos, as well.

A couple of the Brazilians people would have got,

Rildo and Tostao, both of those were pointless answers.

And Emmerich, the West German, also a pointless answer.

-But I think...

-Tough!

..the questions sounded like they were going to be quite easy,

and the answers were very, very difficult indeed.

-Yeah.

-That's a tough day to come along, guys, sorry.

-Wow! Well, I guess that's some consolation.

-I feel a bit better.

Well, exactly! They were impossible to get.

Not feeling quite as stupid as previously!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, that was fine, you did admirably well.

Well, we have to say goodbye to you, Ollie and Helen.

I'm sorry it's only been one show, you performed so well,

it's been great fun having you on the show.

And thank you very much for playing, great contestants, Ollie and Helen.

APPLAUSE

Sadly, Ollie and Helen didn't win our jackpot today,

which means it rolls over to the next show,

when we will be playing for £7,250.

APPLAUSE

-Join us then to see if someone wins. It's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me, goodbye.

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