Episode 35 Pointless

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Thank you very much indeed.

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

the show that puts obscure knowledge to the test.

Let's meet today's players.

-And couple number one.

-Hi, I'm Tony, this is my son Andrew.

I come from Wiltshere, Andrew comes from Somerset.

-Couple number two.

-I'm Emma, this is Simon and we're here from York.

Couple number three.

Hello, I'm Russell, this is my good friend Gail

-and we're both from Nottingham.

-And finally, couple number four.

Hello, my name is Paul, this is my friend Niall,

and we're from Kilmarnock.

And these are today's contestants.

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Thanks very much, all of you,

we'll get to know more about you as the show goes along.

So, that just leaves one more person to introduce -

a man whose knowledge and charm know many limits.

-It's my Pointless friend, it's Richard.

-Hiya. Hi, everybody.

-Afternoon to you.

-And to you.

We've got one returning pair today

but we don't have anybody on the show who's got a correct answer yet

because Russell and Gail, they're in the 200 Club, weren't you?

-And nice to see that Niall is wearing a tie.

-I know, I saw that.

-We don't have many ties on the show, do we?

-Yeah, I like that.

Also, Paul has a little handkerchief there, a pockerchief.

A pockerchief, I called it. I think I might have made that up.

Do you think if we wore ties,

people might be more minded to wear ties themselves?

Do you think we set a bad example?

I was trying to set a good example for you two guys.

Well, you've certainly made us think.

I'm not against a tie.

I'm not against a tie per se, but for this show,

it's quite nice not wearing a tie.

Well, you have to wear a different tie all the time

and it'd be big pressure, wouldn't it?

And I'd have to start wearing novelty ties.

-Anyway, well, listen...

-LAUGHTER

-..I'll see you in a minute.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Let's do a quiz show, mate.

-Yeah, let's do it.

Now, all our questions on Pointless have been put

to 100 people before the show.

Today's contestants are looking for a pointless answer,

that's an answer that none of our 100 people gave.

Find one of those and we will add £250 to the jackpot.

Now, Dan and Nina didn't win the jackpot last time

so we add another £1,000 to today's jackpot. so it starts off at...

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

Now, the pair with the highest score at the end of the round will be

eliminated and remember there is to be no conferring during the round.

Our first category today is...

CONTESTANT CHUCKLES

-Emma laughing.

-Sorry.

Why are you laughing, Emma?

-You'll find out in a minute.

-OK, fair enough.

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.

OK, let's find out what the question is.

We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...

Team GB gold medallists in athletics, Richard.

Yeah, simply looking for the name of any male athlete who's won

a gold medal in a track or field event all the way

through from 1896 up to and including the 2012 Olympics, please.

So, any male athlete who's won a track or field gold

from 1896 all the way through to 2012 for Team GB

or Team GB used to be called various other things, but...

whatever the antecedent of Team GB was as well.

Thank you very much, Richard.

Now, Andrew and Tony, you all drew lots before the show

and today, you are going to go first. Tony, welcome to the show.

-Thank you.

-Great to have you here from Wiltshire.

-Yes.

What do you do with yourself down in Wiltshire, Tony?

I am retired from the family business.

I've got two properties to renovate which takes 110% of my time.

And do you enjoy that?

It's hard, yeah.

When it's finished, you look back on it and think, "That was fun."

In the UK, I'm a project manager,

we've got a little house in France

but the French artisans have discovered

-and perfected manana, so it's a case of do it yourself.

-Right, OK.

So, how good is your French?

I can parley reasonably well when I want something

but as far as being sociable, no.

Maybe there's your problem with your manana work ethic.

Anyway, Tony, how about male gold medallists in athletics?

I'm going to play very cautious, Sebastian Coe.

Sebastian Coe, says Tony. Let's see if that's right and if so,

how many of our 100 people said Sebastian Coe.

It's right.

-45.

-Happy with that.

-Cautious but correct, which is the main thing.

-That is cautious, yeah.

-He won two golds, four medals in all, Seb Coe.

-Thanks very much indeed.

Now then, Simon, welcome to the show. What do you do, Simon?

I work in a school, I don't teach,

I'm actually an IT development manager which means that

I'm responsible for all the IT equipment within a school.

And what do you do when you're not doing that, Simon?

Great interest in music, great collection of music,

we like getting to see as many live bands as we can.

Unfortunately, not many really make it to York

so Leeds is the nearest town where we can see a decent band.

Give me your idea of a decent band, Simon.

At the moment, quite heavily into a Scottish band called Chvrches

but instead of a U, it's a V in the middle so it's C-H-V.

Chvrches, yeah.

Imagine Dragons, I really enjoyed this year, Jake Bugg,

people like that.

OK, so we're looking at Olympic gold medallists in athletics,

male gold medallists.

Well, I did watch the last Olympics quite avidly

and unfortunately all of the ones that come to mind,

I'm having doubts now about whether in fact they did win or first names.

You think you might have dreamt it?

Quite possibly so I'm going to play it reasonably safe

and go for Daley Thompson.

Daley Thompson, oh, you're all going quite safe.

Daley Thompson, says Simon. Let's see if that's right,

let's see how many of our 100 people said Daley Thompson.

It's right. Well, 45 our only score so far. Daley Thompson beats that.

36.

Yeah, won golds in Moscow and Los Angeles in the decathlon.

Thank you, Richard. Now then, Gail, welcome back. Remind us what you do.

Well, I'm retired now but I was a lecturer in nursing.

That's right, which is where you and Russell came across each other

and decided to come on Pointless, presumably.

And remind us what you do with your retirement.

Well, I volunteer with the Citizens Advice Bureau

and then I spend the rest of the time enjoying myself in the gym,

going to the cinema, reading, a whole range of things.

Now, Citizens Advice,

do you get a sort of a course in that before you...?

Yes, yes, it's a fantastically detailed course, really.

So, you have a pretty good grounding in all sorts of areas of civil life?

I've not been doing it that long if you're going to ask me

-something difficult...

-I'll speak to you afterwards,

I've got a couple of issues with our neighbour, but it's fine, it's fine.

-Now, Gail, the Olympics. Is this good for you?

-Yes-ish.

Team GB male gold medallists in athletics.

Quite a lot of elements to this.

-I think I am going to take a risk.

-Good, thank you.

-I'm going to say Don Thompson.

-Don Thompson.

-Yes.

How do we feel about that, Russell?

Well, it's one of the things Gail said on the train on the way down -

-"If it's Olympics, I'm good."

-Excellent.

OK, Don Thompson. Let's see if that's right

and if it is, let's see how many of our 100 people said it.

It's right. Very well done, Gail.

I have a good feeling about this.

Down it goes, very well done indeed!

Very well done, that's a pointless answer.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, it adds £250 to today's jackpot, taking the total up to £2,250

but much more important than that,

welcome to Correct Answer-ville, that scores you absolutely nothing.

That's a superb way to play, well done.

Yeah, well played, Gail. That's very gutsy, isn't it, to come

back from getting 200 in the last show and taking a risk like that.

Do you remember what he won the gold for, Gail?

I think it was the walk in Rome in 1960.

That's exactly right, the 50k walk in 1960.

-It was the only gold medal we won in Rome. Nice long walk.

-Wow, yeah.

Now then, Paul, welcome to the show. What do you do?

I work for the local council,

I work for the leisure and recreation department.

-That's the fun department, isn't it?

-Yes, it is.

That's where they all want to be, leisure and recreation,

and that's in Kilmarnock, is it?

Yeah, well, Kilmarnock and the surrounding area.

And what are your hobbies when you're not doing that?

I like football, I'm a huge music fan so that's my two main ones.

OK, now then, Paul, how about Olympics?

I thought of a couple of ones that are a wee bit more obvious so

I'm going to take a wee risk as well and I'm going to go for Alan Wells.

Alan Wells.

OK, let's see if that's right,

let's see how many of our 100 people said Alan Wells.

Very well done indeed. Well, 45 our high score, pointless our low.

15, very well done indeed, Paul.

Yeah, not a risk at all.

Alan Wells, one of the great Scottish gold medal winners,

won the 100m in Moscow.

Very good, thanks so much, Richard. Well, we're halfway through the round,

let's take a look at those scores.

Gail, well done, that lovely pointless answer puts

you at the top of the grid at this point.

Then up to 15, where we find Paul and Niall, up to 36 where we find

Simon and Emma, and then up to 45, Tony and Andrew.

Now, I have a feeling, Andrew, your dad was hoping that you

would have a really good low-scoring answer. Is his faith well placed?

Hmm, not really.

-I'm nervous about this one.

-OK, well, very best of luck.

We're going to come back down the line now,

can the second players please step up to the podium?

Niall. Niall, welcome to the show, great to have you here.

What do you do, Niall?

I'm a support worker with guys with disabilities,

I socially support them and integrate them into the community.

-What did you do before that?

-I was in the Scots Guards.

Do you have any proud memories of your time in the Scots Guards?

Probably the proudest memory was

when I was right flank of the 1st Battalion, The Scots Guards,

we did the Trooping the Colour for the Queen's birthday parade

but then that coincided with Barack Obama's state visit to the UK

so we were his guards of honour and we got inspected by Barack Obama

-so it's a pretty big name-drop, isn't it?

-Pretty good.

Well, now then, Niall, the high-scorers are Andrew

and Tony on 45. That means if you can score 29 or less...

I don't think that's going to be happening though, somehow, because

I was thinking about the question and my mind started to wander and

then I was thinking female names, but, no, it's male names we need.

-Good.

-So I'm going to have to go for a really obvious one, Mo Farah.

Mo Farah says Niall... Ooh, listen to that.

I think that was half people admiring Mo Farah,

and half people a little bit disappointed by the answer, I think.

-I'm sorry.

-No, it's fine.

There's your red line, Niall, Mo Farah is what you've said.

If you can get below that red line, you are definitely in the next round.

Let's see how many people said Mo Farah.

Well, it's not that bad, actually, Niall.

44, not bad at all.

59 your total, I reckon that might, combined with Paul's score,

be enough to see you through.

Yeah, won the 5,000m and 10,000m gold at the 2012 Games, of course.

First British man to win two athletics golds in the same

Olympics since 1920.

-Thanks, Richard. Now then, Russell, how well did Gail do?

-Fantastic.

Well, she's done you a huge favour there.

Now, remind us, you're still lecturing, aren't you?

Yes, I'm still lecturing so I teach nursing, mainly resuscitation

skills so that's my particular topic that I teach.

Resuscitation right from sort of the basic CPR...

-Yes, basic through to what we do in hospitals.

-Right up to the...?

Yeah, well, we don't do that any more, they do it on Casualty and ER.

We don't do it any more? Oh, that's disappointing.

I know it is, it's great television but in real life,

it's just a couple of sticky pads and push a button and...

-So, you don't have to do that?

-We don't do any of that any more.

Oh, where's the drama gone?

-LAUGHTER

-I know, it's a shame.

It's not very exciting just going like that but...

It's quite exciting if you're brought back to life,

I imagine, but still.

Now, Russell, there you are,

you're on nothing courtesy of Gail's excellent answer earlier.

Now, Niall and Paul are our current high-scorers on 59

so 58 or less keeps you comfortably in the game.

How risky or how safe do you think you're going to have to play this?

Well, I was going to go risky but Gail,

having given us a brilliant start, I don't want to do that just in case.

I had a couple of names from the past that may have been

silver medallists, we used to get very excited

when we even won a silver medal in those days,

so I think I'll go more recent with one I'm pretty sure of,

one of the triathletes, so I'll say Jonathan Brownlee.

Jonathan Brownlee, says Russell. There is your red line.

If you get below that, you're definitely in the next round.

Let's see how many of our 100 people said Jonathan Brownlee.

Ooh, no, Russell!

(Sorry, Gail.)

Bad luck. I'm sorry, Russell.

There you are, that has scored you the maximum of 100 points but

courtesy of Gail's answer earlier, you may still be in the game.

Sorry, Russell, that's tough luck.

It's not a track and field event, the triathlon.

It's an entirely different event, I'm afraid,

it's not part of track and field.

But you got the right name.

Now, Emma, welcome. What do you do, Emma?

I'm not working at the moment

because my dream job is quite difficult to get.

Oh, wow. Is it present?

Well, I'd like to be a paranormal investigator

-and they don't advertise for that.

-Oh, I love Ghostbusters as well.

-Yes, I want the costume.

-You want the costume?

-Yes.

-What sort of kit would you ideally have?

-Full kit.

Ghostcatcher, everything.

Goggles, backpack, "Don't cross the streams,"

but they don't advertise that in my local paper often.

Well, they don't advertise through that medium.

LAUGHTER

-They're always after jobs, Emma.

-I'm not tuned in.

Are you actively looking for work in this field?

-Good luck with that down the Jobcentre.

-Yeah, I know.

Emma, listen, you're on 36, not a bad score

now in light of Russell and Gail's high score of 100.

However, it requires a correct answer from you

-and a score of 63 or less.

-SHE CHUCKLES

Ah, yes, there's that laugh again.

That is going to haunt me.

It's as if you've psychically invaded my brain

and seen the worst possible subject you could've picked.

What do you mean "as if"? I did.

See, I'm no good at this, I didn't know you'd done that.

Jonathan Edwards, don't even know if he got a gold.

Jonathan Edwards, says Emma. There is your red line.

Get below that, you're in Round Two.

How many of our 100 people said Jonathan Edwards, if it's right?

It is right.

You are in Round Two, very well done.

12.

48 is your total, Emma, very well done.

Well played, Emma, he won triple jump gold in 2000.

Won the silver in 1996 as well.

Thanks very much. Now then, Andrew.

You've been given a reprieve there, Andrew. Welcome to the show.

What do you do, Andrew?

I'm one of the brothers who works for the family business.

Yes, your dad said the family business.

So, Tony set up the business.

I'm the last one to join out of the three of us.

Right, so three brothers. Do you all get on quite well?

Do you all see eye-to-eye?

-Hmm...

-LAUGHTER

What kind of business is it?

We focus around environmental engineering

so we create solutions for dust and fume problems in workplaces.

-You work in air ducts?

-Essentially.

That must be claustrophobic. LAUGHTER

Well, I was going to say, presumably, you have to make them

big enough for secret agents to get through.

-Yeah, we don't have a lot of call for that in the UK.

-No.

Now, Andrew, we want any Olympic athletics champion from Team GB.

You have to score 54 or less.

-Erm, Greg Rutherford.

-Greg Rutherford, says Andrew.

OK, here's your red line.

If Greg Rutherford can get you below that red line,

you are through to the next round.

Let's see how many people said Greg Rutherford.

It's right.

You're in Round Two, very well done.

14.

14 takes your total up to 59.

Very well played, that's all you had to do.

Yeah, he won the long jump on Super Saturday in 2012

when Mo Farah won his medals.

Let's go through some of the pointless answers.

Well done if you got some of these,

there's a few relay runners people might have got.

Arnold Jackson won the 1500m in 1912, that would have been a tough one.

Arthur Russell won the two miles in 1908.

Chris Brasher, some people might have got, he won the 3,000m steeplechase,

he was a middle-distance runner in all sorts of different disciplines.

Now, Jason Gardener was part of the 4x100m gold-winning team from 2004.

You'll see a couple more of those names in a minute.

John Ainsworth-Davis, 4x400m gold medal.

Ken Matthews, 20k walk.

There's Mark Lewis-Francis

and Marlon Devonish who also got golds in the 4x100m,

Darren Campbell, who was the other member of that quartet, got one point.

Tommy Hampson, who was a 800m runner in 1932, he was a pointless answer.

I'll take you through some of the other scores.

There's a couple of Chariots Of Fire answers here.

One point for Eric Liddell and two points for Harold Abrahams.

Lynn Davies, the Welsh long jumper, would have scored you four.

David Hemery would have scored you four.

Linford Christie, 24, and Steve Ovett, 27.

Cos the top three were Coe, Mo Farah and Daley Thompson.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard. So, at the end of our first round,

the pair we have to say goodbye to, I'm so sorry.

Oh, listen, Russell and Gail, most unfortunate,

but an excellent pair, clearly.

Thanks so much for playing, I'm sorry you're leaving so soon.

Russell and Gail, brilliant contestants.

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

And so three pairs remain.

At the end of this round, obviously, we will have to say goodbye

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

Well, hats off, Emma and Simon.

Very well done, lovely low scoring, our lowest-scoring remaining pair.

And, Emma,

the lowest score given apart from the pointless that we had from Gail.

I don't know what happened.

I don't know, I think someone must be looking out for you, Emma.

But the other two pairs were tied and all your scores were close

so, yes, this is going to be a hard-fought round, I think.

Best of luck to all three pairs. Our category for Round Two is...

Simply famous people.

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

who's going to go second?

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

OK, and the question concerns...

Famous Sams. Richard.

We're going to show you six clues on each pass to famous people

called Sam, Sammy, Samantha, Samuel.

You just need to tell us the most obscure answer, please.

There's going to be 12 in all to have a go at home, so very best of luck.

OK, so remember, we're looking for the famous people called Sam

described by each of these clues and here is our first board of six.

ALEXANDER READS CLUES

I'll read those all one last time.

ALEXANDER REPEATS CLUES

There we are.

Now then, Tony. A whole board of Sams there.

Which one do you fancy?

None of them.

Spider-Man movies, Sam Menzies?

Sam Menzies, says Tony.

Let's see if that's right, let's see how many of our 100 people said it.

Bad luck, I'm sorry, Tony.

An incorrect answer there, scoring you the maximum of 100 points.

Sorry, Tony, tough luck, tough board.

I'll give you the correct answer at the end of the pass.

Thanks very much. Now then, Simon.

I'm going to go for the same one, directed three Spider-Man

-movies and the Evil Dead movies - Sam Raimi.

-Sam Raimi, says Simon.

Let's see if that's right,

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

It's right, very well done, Simon.

17.

Good work, Simon.

Well played, yeah, that's a terrific answer,

also directed Oz The Great And Powerful in 2013.

Thank you. Now then, Niall.

You're the last person to have this board.

Do you fancy talking us through it?

I wish I could talk you through one, to be honest.

I've really not got a clue.

Page 3 model, is that maybe the one I would know? Sam...

..Hunter. Sam Hunter.

-Good name.

-LAUGHTER

Sam Hunter, let's see if that's right.

Let's see if it's right, simply.

I'm sorry.

An incorrect answer there, scoring you the maximum of 100 points.

Sorry, Niall. Good news for Tony, though.

It's not Sam Hunter, it's actually the exact opposite of Sam Hunter.

Sam Fox.

It would've scored you 50 points.

-Now, any of those you want to have a go at?

-Eh, Samantha Bond.

Samantha Bond played Miss Moneypenny, yep.

-She would've scored you 20.

-Samantha Murray, of course.

-The pentathlete.

-Samantha Murray was the modern pentathlon.

She came on with Pete Reed, didn't she?

She would've scored you 2 points.

-The top one is Samantha Stosur.

-Yeah.

-Don't say "yeah."

-I didn't know that one.

Yes, Sam Stosur.

And the astronaut in the film Moon, the wonderful Sam Rockwell.

And he would've scored you 10 points.

Thank you very much indeed. Well, we're halfway through the round,

let's take a look at those scores. 17, Simon, once again,

Emma and Simon seeming to have dominance over this game.

Then we go up to 100, where we find Niall and Paul and Tony

and Andrew, so, Paul and Andrew, it's going to be between you.

We're going to come back down the line now,

can the second players please step up to the podium?

OK, let's put six more clues on the board, six more Sams,

and here they come.

We've got...

ALEXANDER READS CLUES

I'll read those all one last time.

ALEXANDER REPEATS CLUES

There we are, six Sams. Paul, good luck.

How's this board?

I know two or three of them,

two of them could make me sound quite masculine,

as if I'm into my sport, and

I think I know the Emmerdale one.

LAUGHTER

And I think that's possibly a wee bit more obscure

and it feels a wee bit more risky

so I'm going to try that, Emmerdale,

and I'm going to go for Sammy Winward.

Sammy Winward.

OK, no red line for you as you're joint high-scorers,

let's see if Sammy Winward can get you down that column.

It's right.

It's a great answer, Paul, very well done. 5.

Wow, you set the bar low for Andrew, or high. 105 anyhow is your total.

Well played, great tactics.

You had to put pressure on Andrew

and you've done that - well played.

Thanks very much.

And also assured us of your masculinity.

Well...

-Now then, Emma.

-Yes.

-Emma, how's this board?

It's OK, because I'm old enough to have bought the top single, there.

-Brilliant.

-So I'm quite happy that I'm old.

I'm going to play the hit single with Stop - Sam Brown.

Sam Brown, says Emma.

Here is your red line - 87 or less will see you through.

Let's see if Sam Brown gets you below that red line.

It's right.

And you're through - well done.

13.

Takes your total up to 30.

Well played, Emma. Good scoring on the middle podium.

Number four hit from 1989.

Thank you, Richard.

-Now, Andrew...good luck.

-Thank you.

4 or less, that's all you have to score, 4 or less.

Want to talk us through that board?

Um, I can't do the second one down,

regrettably.

Captained Europe to Ryder Cup victory in 2002,

I'm...pretty sure it's Sam Torrance.

Became manager of West Ham United in 2011,

Sam Allardyce.

And actor who stars in Avatar and Clash Of The Titans,

Sam Worthington.

But I think they're all going to be high.

I'll go with Sam Torrance, captained Europe to the Ryder Cup.

Sam Torrance. OK. There is your red line.

-ANDREW LAUGHS

-Yeah...

Still, you might do it. Let's see. Sam Torrance - is it right?

How many said it, if it is?

It is right.

Still going...

Ooh! 18.

18.

Good effort, Andrew. 118, your total.

You took us through the board really nicely,

but Paul had done his job, I think.

It's only that second down that would have won it for you.

You knew Sam Allardyce, but he would have scored you too many points.

He would have scored you 36 points.

Sam Worthington, you're right - would have been a better answer,

but wouldn't have done what it needed, would've scored you 11.

But the second one down, the author - know that one?

-Sam Stone, Sam...?

-Nearly.

-Samantha Brick.

-Exactly!

-That would have scored you 3 points.

-There we go.

Thanks, Richard.

At the end of our second round, the pair heading home, with 118,

it's Andrew and Tony.

Oh - I'm sorry. I'm sorry. You nearly did it.

Listen, it bodes well for next time.

You've acquitted yourselves well, but that was an unfortunate board.

The first board was tough. Look forward to seeing you next time,

I'm sure you'll be even better.

-Andrew and Tony, thanks for playing.

-Thank you.

For the remaining two pairs, it's time for our head-to-head.

Congratulations, Emma and Simon, Niall and Paul.

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

which currently stands at...

AUDIENCE OOHS

Now, we have to decide who goes through to the final.

To do that, you're going head-to-head,

but this time, you're allowed to confer before you give your answers.

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

Well done, both pairs - Emma and Simon, particularly,

haven't put a foot wrong.

It's been very impressive, low scorers throughout.

Niall and Paul, Sam Hunter was your only misstep, Niall.

Quite an inventive one, I thought.

And Paul, Sam Winward - brilliant.

-Very well done.

-Thank you.

-Good, tactical play, there.

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

OK, here comes your first question. It concerns...

Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery.

We'll show you five portraits now

that all hang in the National Portrait Gallery.

Can you tell us who they are portraits of, please?

Thanks very much indeed. Let's reveal our five portraits.

Here they come. We have got...

Five portraits there.

Now, Emma and Simon, you've played best throughout the show so far,

so you go first.

(I don't know any.)

(A is Oliver Cromwell.)

(I think B is WC...)

We're going to go for A in the hopes that that is Oliver Cromwell.

Oliver Cromwell, you're going to say for A.

Niall and Paul, do you fancy talking us through the board

and having a punt at each of those?

I'm sure E is Kelly Holmes.

D, possibly, Elizabeth I.

Is C somebody from Last Of The Summer Wine?

Is that what it looks like?

Like somebody from there.

I think we're going to go for B. I'm definitely not sure, but...

-It might be WG Grace.

-WG Grace, you're going to say.

So we have Oliver Cromwell, we have WG Grace.

Emma and Simon said Oliver Cromwell.

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

It's right.

43.

43 for Oliver Cromwell.

Niall and Paul, you've said WG Grace for B.

Let's see if that's right

and if it is let's see how many people said WG Grace.

It's right.

It's got to beat 43.

Which it does!

26.

Very well done.

You've nicked it, Niall and Paul, after one question you are up 1-0.

Two good answers there, though. The last one, that is Kelly Holmes.

It's a portrait by Craig Wylie, he does the hyper-realistic

or photo-realistic paintings.

It would've scored you 41.

D is Elizabeth I, the biggest scorer up there, though.

It's known as the Darnley portrait. It would've scored you 66.

And C... She's not from The Last Of The Summer Wine,

-she's from a little bit before that.

-It's Beatrix Potter.

-Yeah.

Would've scored you 5 points. Well done if you said that at home.

-Best answer up there.

-Thanks very much indeed.

Here comes your second question.

Emma and Simon, you have to win this one to stay in the game.

Best of luck. It concerns...

Richard.

Going to show you five clues now to puppets or shows they appeared in.

Can you give us the most obscure answer to these?

Thank you very much indeed.

Let's reveal our five TV puppets, and here they are.

I'll read those all one last time.

Niall and Paul, you get to go first this time.

THEY WHISPER

We're going to go for the favourite food of Badger

from Bodger and Badger, and...

-BADGER VOICE:

-Mashed potato!

LAUGHTER

It's mashed potato, say Niall and Paul.

I had to. I couldn't not do it. I couldn't resist.

Emma and Simon.

Will you take us through the board?

And please do impressions where possible.

I think the Gordon who appeared on Going Live was Gordon T Gopher.

I don't know the tortoise, I don't know anything about Lamb Chop

apart from I quite like them,

and the name of the pink hippo, of course.

So it's between Gopher and George.

OK, m'learned colleague here says George.

-You're going to say George for the pink hippo.

-Yes.

So we have mashed potato, we have George.

Niall and Paul said mashed potato. Let's see if that's right

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

It's right.

Look at that, down it goes. Brilliant answer. 20. Well done.

Now, Emma and Simon have said George,

the name of the pink hippo on Rainbow.

Let's see if that's right and let's see how many of them said George.

It is right.

44.

Which means, Niall and Paul, very well done to you.

After only two questions, you are straight through to the final 2-0.

Very well played, Niall and Paul.

I feel we slightly missed out on Bodger and Badger.

It started in 1989 and ran for ten years,

and just so loved by a generation who, sadly, are much younger than us.

-Hmm.

-But a properly good show, was it, Bodger and Badger?

-Oh, fantastic.

Really, really. Really high-end.

-He spent a lot of time in air ducts as well.

-Did he?

-He did.

George is a better answer than Gordon the Gopher.

Gordon the Gopher's got a big score. This is more our generation.

Would've scored you 76 points.

The tortoise who was friends with Bill and Ben was Slowcoach.

it would've scored you 6.

And the American entertainer was Shari Lewis

and would've scored you 15.

6 points is the best answer up there.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

At the end of our head-to-head round the pair leaving us,

I'm afraid, are Emma and Simon.

Played so well throughout the show, really consistent low scoring.

Then we threw categories at you that I'm afraid didn't land

quite so well for you.

Nothing wrong with your answers, perfectly good,

but Niall and Paul just pipped you in each case.

We look forward to seeing you next time.

Emma and Simon, thanks so much for playing. Emma and Simon.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

APPLAUSE

But for Niall and Paul, it's now time for our Pointless final.

Congratulations, Niall and Paul.

You fought off all the competition

and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.

So very well done.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

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

You've done really well. Really good solid answering.

Normally, of course, we'd get to see you again for another show,

which obviously we won't do, which is a real shame.

-How do you two know each other?

-Through a mutual...

His cousin is my best friend, Steven, and we...

-Just from young guys.

-Just became...

-Friends.

There's a wee age gap between us,

so when you're younger, it seems like more.

When I was ten he was six,

but now we're obviously a wee bit older than that.

Well, very best of luck. Let's see if you can win it.

As always, you get to choose your category for this last round,

and here are your four options. They are...

Easily for me Musical Biopics.

Easily. By miles.

We'll go for Musical Biopics.

OK, Musical Biopics it is. Richard.

Good luck, gents, you've been brilliant so far.

Here's your three options.

We're looking for any tracks from the original soundtrack recording of...

Any of the original tracks from Ray, The Doors, or Walk The Line.

Thanks very much indeed. As always you've got up to one minute

to come up with three answers,

and all you need to win that jackpot is for just one of those answers

to be pointless.

Remember the answers you provide can come from any of these categories.

It's entirely up to you how you spread them across the categories.

It could be one from Ray, one from Walk The Line,

one from The Doors, or it could be three from Ray.

It's entirely up to you how you spread them across. Are you ready?

Yes.

OK, let's put 60 seconds on the clock. There they are.

Your time starts now.

Right, I don't know any from Ray.

The Doors and Johnny Cash.

-Think of a big Johnny Cash song.

-A Boy Named Sue.

-Too obvious.

Erm, Jackson.

# We got married in a fever... #

-Is that called Jackson?

-Well, I don't know if it's called Jackson.

The Doors, LA Woman.

Right, I'm not a big Doors fan.

LA Woman, Light My Fire.

Er...

-I don't know what other Doors ones...

-Think of Walk The Line.

Erm...

I know loads of Johnny Cash songs but I can't think of the names.

-Big River. There's one called Big River.

-Is there?

Folsom Prison Blues, too obvious.

We'll definitely go with LA Woman.

Definitely.

-Jackson.

-Jackson, and...

Light My Fire. Is that obvious?

Ten seconds left.

It's a bit obvious, isn't it? Big River..

-I don't know if that was in the film.

-Right, we'll go for it.

OK, sounds like you've got your...

Just going to coast in to the end of your minute.

What are your three answers going to be?

OK. LA Woman by The Doors.

LA Woman from The Doors.

Jackson from Walk The Line and Big River from Walk The line.

And Big River from Walk The Line. Of those three,

which do you reckon is your best shot at a pointless answer?

I'd say that our best shot at pointless is maybe Jackson.

OK. Jackson we'll put last. Least likely to be pointless?

LA Woman. That was the first one that came to me.

LA Woman, we'll pop that up first.

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

and here they are...

First off, very, very best of luck.

Three good answers there on the board.

Only one of those has to be pointless for you to win that

jackpot of £2,250. Niall, what would you do with your split of that?

I was planning on going on a road trip with my other friend Paul

in March. It'll coincide with my 25th birthday

and when there's going to be some Spring Break happening,

so it would hopefully culminate in Long Beach, going down from

the Grand Canyon through to Long Beach and party there for a while.

Good stuff. How about you, Paul?

I would probably treat my girlfriend,

that's what I would do with the money.

Maybe something specific I'm thinking about treating her,

-but I don't want to say too much.

-OK...

HE MOUTHS

Yeah, best of luck with that, Paul.

So in the first instance we were looking for tracks from The Doors

and you have submitted LA Woman.

This was your least confident answer.

The least likely to be pointless. Let's find out, though.

It has to be right, obviously,

then it has to be pointless for you to win the jackpot.

For £2,250, how many people said LA Woman?

It's right.

The next thing it has to be, of course, is pointless.

If it is, then you leave here immediately with £2,250.

Down it goes through the teens. Still going down. Single figures.

Still going down... Four.

Not bad at all!

That's a very well-known Doors track. Four people remembered it.

I think that's heartening. Anyway, it's not pointless.

Two more shots at today's jackpot.

Your second answer, this time from the film Walk The Line,

you have said Big River.

It has to be correct and it has to be pointless.

Let's find out. For £2,250, how many people said Big River?

Oh!

OK, an incorrect answer.

We now move on to your third and final answer,

the one you thought was probably your best shot

at a pointless answer.

Again, this comes from the original soundtrack of Walk The Line,

or at least you hope it does,

and the song you've put forward is Jackson.

It has to be right, then it has to be pointless.

For £2,250, let's find out how many people said Jackson.

It's right.

OK, your first answer was LA Woman. That took us down to four.

Your second answer, Big River, was incorrect.

Your third answer, Jackson, absolutely right.

Now taking us down...

Six! Oh, bad luck!

Unlucky, man. Unlucky.

I'm really sorry. Three perfectly good answers there.

Two of them correct, two great scores.

Unfortunately not a pointless answer among them, which means you don't

win today's jackpot of £2,250, which will roll over onto the next show.

We've really enjoyed having you on the show, and you performed

so well right across the show, so very well done to you.

You do get to take home a Pointless trophy each, so well done.

It's been a real pleasure to have you on.

A shame you're not coming back next time. We'd love to have you back.

Big River, Johnny Cash did record it

but it's not from the soundtrack of I Walk The Line.

Let's take a look at all the pointless answers.

Three very different artists here. Tracks from Ray...

You could also have had Night Time Is The Right Time.

All of those were pointless.

Let's take a look at The Doors. All of these were original recordings

by The Doors that are on the soundtrack...

You could also have had Stoned Immaculate for that.

And Johnny Cash. Hopefully none of these ring too much of a bell.

Joaquin Phoenix did Cry Cry Cry and Get Rhythm.

I'm A Long Way From Home by Shooter Jennings,

but he played his own father, Waylon Jennings, in that film.

And Juke Box Blues, Reese Witherspoon.

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

and tough luck in the studio. Well played, guys.

Thanks very much indeed, Richard.

Unfortunately we have to say goodbye to you, Niall and Paul,

but we've loved having you on the show. You've done so well.

And thanks so much for playing. Niall and Paul, everyone.

Well, sadly Niall and Paul didn't win our jackpot today, which means

it rolls over onto the next show, when we will be playing for...

Join us next time, see if someone can win it.

-Meanwhile it's goodbye from Richard.

-Goodbye.

-And it's goodbye from me.

Goodbye.