Episode 36 Pointless

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Thank you. I'm Alexander Armstrong and welcome to Pointless, the show where

obvious answers mean nothing and obscure answers mean everything.

Let's meet today's players.

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Couple number one.

Hello, my name's Adrian and this is my daughter Rebecca

and we come from Northallerton in North Yorkshire.

-Couple number two.

-Hi. My name's Adam.

I'm from Great Grimsby and this is my manager Chris.

-Couple number three.

-Hi. My name's Andrew.

This is my father, Tony, and we come from Bath.

And finally, couple number four.

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

-And these are today's contestants.

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Thanks very much, all of you. We'll get to know more about you throughout the show.

That leaves one more person for me to introduce.

Like a box of chocolates, he offers great variety in extremely small and unsatisfying portions.

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

-Hiya.

APPLAUSE Hi, everybody.

Hiya.

That doesn't work though. Little chocolates are lovely.

I know, but sometimes you wish for a bit more. That's a good thing.

That's why you have lots of them in a box.

-Still not enough.

-Buy two boxes.

-Yes...not enough.

-Buy three boxes.

-That's too many.

-LAUGHTER

Buy three boxes and throw away half of the third box.

-That's just about enough.

-There we go.

-OK, well done.

-Easily done.

Emma and Simon are back. They got all the way through to the head-to-head last time,

so they're going to be tough competition.

Andrew and Tony were unfortunate to get knocked out in the second round.

They're going to be good as well. Adam's come on with his boss!

Must never do that. I know it's too late to say that now.

I don't know if it is his boss, it's just his manager. Maybe in life.

-Maybe it's just like a life coach.

-Like a mentor.

-A mentor.

His manager. In the way that you're my manager.

-I take you pretty much everywhere.

-RICHARD LAUGHS

Yeah, if you like. Why not? LAUGHTER

Round One today is going to be lots of fun.

That's our light relief, Round One. Round Two is going to be carnage.

LAUGHTER I'll tell you that now.

-OK.

-So, Round One, enjoy it while you can.

And if you get knocked out in Round One, honestly, just be thankful.

Thanks very much. We put all our questions on Pointless to 100 people before the show.

The aim of the game is to find a pointless answer -

an answer that none of our 100 people gave

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

Niall and Paul didn't win the jackpot last time, which means we add another £1,000 to that,

so today's jackpot starts off at £3,250.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-If everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.

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The pair with the highest score at the end of this round will be eliminated and, remember, there is

to be no conferring during the round itself.

Our first category today is:

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

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

OK, and the question concerns:

-Cockney rhyming slang. Richard.

-On each board, we're going to show you seven examples of Cockney

rhyming slang. Tell us what they're Cockney rhyming slag for.

The more obscure your answer, the fewer points you're going to score.

14 bits of Cockney rhyming slang to decipher at home. Best of luck.

Thanks. So, let's start with our first board of seven items of Cockney rhyming slang.

I don't know how to say that better than that! Here they are.

I'll read those one last time.

Now then. Adrian and Rebecca, you all drew lots before the show

and you are going to go first. Adrian, a warm welcome to Pointless.

Good to have you here from Northallerton. What do you do?

I'm a Church of England priest

and my current job is working as chaplain to Durham Constabulary.

Do you lead them in prayer at the beginning of...?

They're far too busy for all the religion sort of stuff. I just let them get on with it.

-OK. Now, then. Adrian.

-Yes. Cockney rhyming slang.

Yeah, they don't talk like this up in County Durham.

But I think Dicky Dirt is shirt.

OK. Dicky Dirt, shirt, says Adrian. Let's see if that's right

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

It's right.

-28.

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28 for shirt.

Well played, Adrian. Good start to the show. Nice Dicky.

-Thank you very much, Rich!

-LAUGHTER

Now, Chris. Welcome to the show. The manager. Chris the manager.

-What do you manage Adam in?

-A mobile phone shop.

-Right.

-So, technology.

-Technology. Where's your shop?

-In Grimsby.

-So, Adam works for you.

-How long's he been working there?

-About a year now.

-Is he doing all right?

-He can do better, let's say that.

-LAUGHTER

-So, basically, he needs to pull his socks up?

-Yeah, only up to there.

OK, fair enough. That's good. Chris, how did you meet?

It's quite funny really cos Adam came in the shop and I sold him

a phone and I was talking about a charity skydive,

making conversation basically, and he was like,

"I'd love to do a skydive," so I said, "Do it.

"Join us," and yeah, he signed up and when we did the skydive,

I got on really well with him and he said, "If any jobs come up, let us know,"

and I told him a job had come up, he applied for it and did really well.

Good stuff. Very good. Now, then. Chris.

We are looking for the meanings of these Cockney rhyming slang phrases.

What do you make of these?

Not great, obviously being very up north.

I know one of them through my work.

Because working in retail, you get a few thieves.

So the tea leaf, I believe, is a thief.

Tea leaf, thief, says Chris. Let's see if that's right, let's see how many people said thief.

It's right.

-Ooh, 70!

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70 for thief.

That's a big score, isn't it? I wonder what a tea leaf thief scored.

-Cos presumably people must steal tea leaves.

-It must happen.

I have to say, I know people are saying it's hard cos we're

from up north, but even in London, people don't really talk like this.

-LAUGHTER

-That's true.

It's not like you're walking down the street and people say, "Oi, you tea leaf!"

-LAUGHTER

-Actually, where I'm from, they do.

LAUGHTER

Thanks, Richard. Now then, Andrew, welcome back.

You work in the engineering... What do you call it?

-Environmental engineering...

-Yeah.

-..game. That's the game you're in!

Tell us what that really means.

Companies come to us with airborne fume and dust problems

and we send a team in to fix it.

Now, Andrew. Today, we're focusing on Cockney rhyming slang.

I have no idea. I will go with frog and toad, as in road.

That's the one I'd have gone for.

Let's see, though. Frog and toad, is it road?

And if it is, how many people said road?

It's right. Well done. 70, our high score. You pass that.

28 is our low score. You don't get down to that.

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Yeah, one of the banks in East London very briefly decided to you

could use Cockney as one of the options on their cash machines.

They asked you to enter your Huckleberry Finn.

And then asked you how much sausage and mash you wanted.

-It was only for a little trial, but...

-Did it not take on?

-No, weirdly, it didn't. Huckleberry Finn is quite good though.

-Yeah.

Thanks very much indeed. Now, Emma. Welcome back.

Last time, head-to-head.

Not just head-to-head, but the lowest scoring pair

throughout the whole game, until the head-to-head.

-Mm.

-So, Emma, what do you do in your spare time? What are your hobbies?

I love movies.

And I read a lot of biographies and I love music,

especially heavy rock music.

And that's really what I spend my time doing.

Good stuff. So, listen. You're the last person to have this board.

Do you fancy talking us through it and having a guess at some of them?

I grew up on the Sweeney and Minder on TV.

And they're not helping me out very much. I'll try.

I think skin and blister is sister.

-OK.

-I think bricks and mortar...is daughter.

I think bowl of fruit is suit.

And I think daisy roots is boots.

So I will go for skin and blister, sister.

OK, skin and blister, sister, says Emma.

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

It's right.

-47.

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Not bad. Not bad.

Not bad, could have been better though.

You took us through the board. You got every single one right.

Bricks and mortar is daughter. Would have been a much better answer. Would have scored you 10 points.

-Ho-ho!

-Bowl of fruit is suit.

-Also would have been a better answer.

That would have scored you 13.

-And daisy roots are boots.

-You see? Here's the thing.

59 points for boots.

Here's my thing. My thing with rhyming slang.

Daisy roots is longer than boots.

Well, obviously that, but also - daisy roots?

Why not go for tree roots? I've never really heard of the root of the daisy particularly

being a standout feature! Tree roots, on the other hand, I've tripped over plenty of those!

I've tried to pull a few trees out and been thwarted by the roots.

-It's hard pulling a tree out.

-Well, not for you.

-Even for me.

-Really?

-It's quite hard.

-I've seen you in a rage. I have seen you! Rarrgh!

-I do get angry, don't I?

-You certainly do.

-I was angry at that garden centre, that time.

Yeah. That bay tree didn't stand a chance!

That ruined a lot of people's Christmases, didn't it?

-No... I think that's all right.

-Thanks, Richard.

Let's take a look at those scores. Now, the best score of that pass, very well done to you, Adrian, 28.

That puts you and Rebecca in a strong position at this stage.

Up to 44, where we find Andrew and Tony.

Up to 47, where we find Emma and Simon.

Then up to 70, Chris and Adam. We're going to come back down the line.

Can the second players please step up to the podium?

We're going to put seven more Cockney rhyming slang phrases

up on the board and here they come:

I'll read those all one last time.

Remember, we are looking for the meanings of these phrases and, Simon, you're going

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

-Simon, welcome back.

-Thank you.

-Remind us what you do, Simon.

-I work in a school in the city of York.

-That's right. Running IT.

-That's correct.

Everything from desktops to laptops to the latest technology, which is obviously tablets.

We're currently rolling out tablet technology to all our year

-groups at the school.

-Now, Simon. There you are on 47.

Our high scorers on 70 are Chris and Adam.

So, 22 or less keeps you from becoming the new high scorers.

I'm...really... This isn't looking particularly good at all.

I'm really going to have to take a wild stab in the dark

and go for bread and honey, and guess that it's money.

Bread and honey, money, says Simon. There's your red line.

If you can get below that with money, you are through to Round Two.

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

It's right.

Ooh, that's a high score! Look at that, Simon!

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-86 takes your total up to 133.

Yeah, our 100 found this rather easier, didn't they?

-Can also be bees and honey, or sugar and honey. Both mean money.

-Yeah.

Bees have a better sense of smell than sniffer dogs.

-Yes, I read that.

-Interesting, isn't it?

-They were hoping to train bees to find...

-Sniffer bees.

Yeah. Sniffer bees.

That would be scary.

Anyway, thank you. Um... Now, then.

Tony, welcome back.

Now, Tony.

You set up your wonderful air duct company,

which has now been requisitioned by your three sons

and turned into some environmental engineering...device...

-International!

-International!

-Oh, yes.

How much time do you spend worrying? How many nights do you lie awake thinking,

-"Oh, what have I done, dear God?"

-Zero.

-Really? You're happy? It's in good hands.

-I'm totally relaxed.

I don't... I've no interest in sort of hanging on and... No.

-Good.

-I take an interest, but I don't worry.

-Very good.

Now, then. Tony, there you are on 44.

The high scorers now Simon and Emma on 133.

So, 88 or less sees you through.

OK.

OK, the Duke of Kent, rent.

Duke of Kent, rent.

Duke of Kent, rent, says Tony. There is your red line.

If you get below that with rent, you are through to the next round.

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

It's right and there you are, through to Round Two.

Very well done, Tony.

-13.

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Takes your total up to 57.

Well played, Tony. Scores a nice baker's dozen. Duke of Kent, rent.

Thanks very much, Richard. Now, Adam.

Ooh, you were the high scorers. No longer the high scorers.

-Adam, I salute you.

-Thank you very much.

The way you spring to something when an opportunity comes, you just leap.

-I'm very opportunistic.

-Which you must have found very helpful as you were strapped

to Chris several thousand feet above terra firma.

I was actually strapped to a professional, which is

-very thankful...

-Even as I said that...

-If I was strapped to Chris,

-things could have gone majorly wrong.

-It would be good if they strapped the two of you together

and there were two instructors strapped to each other.

Halfway down, everyone started looking at each other, going... LAUGHTER

-One lot would have been looking. The other lot going like that!

-LAUGHTER

So, Adam. There you are. You're on 70. 133, the high score,

over there on the far podium. So 62 or less will see you through.

How are we feeling about this?

Yeah, it is a bit of a predicament for me

because there's plenty that I could go for.

However, I feel like I'm safe on certain ones.

But...

I'm going to go for baker's dozen, oven.

Baker's dozen, oven. OK, well, there's your red line. Let's see.

Is that right - oven?

-GROANING

-Oh, bad luck, Adam.

I'm afraid that's an incorrect answer

and that takes your total to 170.

-Yeah, sorry, Adam, that's the rhyming thing catching you out there.

-Mm.

Thanks very much indeed.

Now, Rebecca, welcome, welcome.

Nice to have you here, Rebecca.

And you're from Northallerton but you're studying down here.

-I am, yes. I am at University London.

-What are you studying?

-International relations.

-And what year are you in?

-I've just started.

-Well, I'm halfway through my second year now.

-OK.

-And what are your hobbies?

-I like...

When I go back home, I live in the Yorkshire Dales,

-so plenty of walking opportunities.

-Lovely.

And I play piano as well in my spare time.

Wonderful. Now, there you are. You're through to the next round, this is the good news.

That is a relief!

One of the advantages of being on that first podium sometimes.

But this board is all yours. Do you want to talk us through it?

Erm, I can't really talk you through it because it's really alien to me.

Erm, so I am just going to have to go with guessing and rhyming...

That's how I would do it!

So I'm going to go tomfoolery and jewellery.

Tomfoolery, jewellery. Sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

OK, no red line for you as you are already through,

but let's see how many of our 100 people said jewellery.

Absolutely right.

-That's a very good answer.

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Lovely low score there. Well done, Rebecca.

14 takes you up to 42,

the lowest total of the round, I might say.

Yeah, very well played, Rebecca. Very good guess.

If you've got some "snide tom", you've got counterfeit jewellery.

-Very good.

-Like that "Carter" watch you tried to sell me.

The... That was not...

Nothing snide about that, thank you very much!

I got it from a man in Hong Kong.

LAUGHTER

Erm, Barnaby Rudge, what do you think, if we're rhyming?

I can't... I can only think of fudge.

Now I've got fudge in my brain. It wouldn't be fudge...

It's not fudge, actually, it's judge.

-Oh, it's judge. Of course it is, yeah!

-Would've scored you 6 points.

Peckham Rye? I'll give you a clue - you wear it under your bowl of fruit

and over your dickie dirt.

-Yeah, it's a tie!

-It is a tie, yeah. That would've scored you 9.

-Baker's dozen. What does that rhyme with?

-Cousin.

-Rhymes with cousin.

Would've scored 4 points. And almond rocks...?

-Is socks.

-It is socks, yeah.

It was a bigger scorer, would've scored you 32.

So, a pair of ALMOND, presumably. You wouldn't say a pair of...

Almonds.

-Well, if it's almond rocks...

-Yeah.

..you'd probably say, "I like your almond."

No, you wouldn't.

If you're referring to something that is pluralised, like socks,

you would put the plural on the end of almond.

-I would... You and I would differ!

-I wouldn't say...

LAUGHTER

I wouldn't say, "I like..." "What a lovely new pair of DAISY you've got."

I would say, "A lovely pair of daisies."

-Hang on, daisy roots?

-Yeah, boots.

-Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah!

-LAUGHTER

-Oh, yeah, sorry.

I was thinking, "A pair of suits?!"

You can see why it hasn't really caught on.

Thank you very much indeed, Richard.

At the end of our first round, I am sorry to say the pair

we have to send home, with a high score of 170, is Adam and Chris.

I am so sorry. Well, that was a good effort.

I think it was the baker in there that made you think of ovens.

-It was indeed, yeah.

-I blame the baker.

The trouble is, as often happens on Pointless, once your brain

starts thinking of something, like me with fudge, I just couldn't...

You can't really think of anything else.

My brain let me down and my mouth at that particular point, so...

Apart from that, though, perfect! LAUGHTER

It was spot on! Listen, we will see you again next time.

We look forward to that very much indeed.

Adam and Chris, thanks very much.

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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,

we have to say goodbye to another pair in time for our head-to-head.

But, Adrian and Rebecca, on the strength of that round,

I'm thinking it may not be you.

Very, very well done. That was a great performance.

Anyway, welcome to Round Two, all three pairs.

Our category for it is...

Film Directors. Are you happy with that, Rebecca?

-Not really!

-Oh, I see, not so happy.

-That was a, "Oh, my goodness!"

-OK.

Well, can you 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, let's find out what the question is. Here it comes.

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

..as they could. Hitchcock films in colour, Richard.

-This is the round I said would be trouble.

-Yeah.

We're looking for the name of any feature film

directed by Alfred Hitchcock which is shot entirely in colour, please.

So, any feature film made for cinema release by Alfred Hitchcock

made entirely in colour.

As always, no short films, TV films, documentaries, anything like that.

Very best of luck.

Thank you very much indeed.

OK, now, Rebecca, are you a fan of film in general?

-Film, yes, but that's kind of...

-Hitchcock films?

-No, I'm more the romantic comedy type of film.

-OK.

-Not this.

-OK. Have you seen any Hitchcock films?

-No.

-You're missing a treat there.

-Am I?

-Yeah.

I remember seeing something on TV once,

which was a documentary about him.

-And I'm inclined to say Birds.

-You're going to say Birds?

-Yeah.

OK, let's see if Birds is right

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

It's right.

65.

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Yes, it is The Birds

but I think it's acceptable to say Birds.

But that's how to play Pointless. You can not have seen anything or know about the category

but it's just taking notice of the rest of world sometimes.

You pick up on little things and that's a lot better than 100.

Well played.

-Thanks, Richard. Andrew.

-Hello.

-Andrew...

-Hitchcock.

-Yes.

No.

LAUGHTER

I like films, but...

I like to think that... Yeah, not my genre, so to speak.

OK.

Erm, well, a random guess, but I'm going to go with The Shining.

The Shining, says Andrew. The Shining. Let's see if that's right,

let's see how many of our 100 people said The Shining.

Ooh, bad luck, Andrew. I'm afraid it is incorrect,

scoring you the maximum of 100 points.

Yes, Stanley Kubrick, I'm afraid, The Shining.

But if you do like films, there's a number of films on the list

you're about to see which you would absolutely love.

An absolutely wonderful film-maker, wasn't he?

Now then, Simon.

Not particularly a director I have watched many of his films, but...

It's also quite difficult to sort of separate the ones

in black-and-white from colour, but I am going to go for North By Northwest.

North By Northwest, says Simon.

An excellent film, Andrew and Rebecca, I commend it to you.

Let's see if it's right,

let's see how many of our 100 people said North By Northwest.

It's right.

Well, it beats our previous low score.

Well done, 24 for North By Northwest.

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Yeah, terrific answer, terrific film as well. Originally,

he was going to have Cary Grant's character hide in Lincoln's nose.

You know in the scene when they're at Mount Rushmore?

He was going to hide in Lincoln's nose.

But the people in charge of Mount Rushmore though it was disrespectful, so they had to cut it.

-Probably for the best!

-Yeah, probably.

-With respect to Hitchcock.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-I think so.

-May not have been his best idea ever.

-Maybe not.

-Funny, though!

-Yeah!

Particularly if he was in green.

LAUGHTER

-Can you imagine?

-Yeah!

Thanks, Richard. We're halfway through the round.

Let's take a look at the scores.

Well done, Simon. Very good indeed.

24, good low score once again, putting you and Emma

at the top of the grid.

Then up to 65, where we find Rebecca and Adrian,

and then up to 100, I'm afraid, Andrew and Tony.

Now, Tony, I think you might be better at this than Andrew was,

so I'm hoping we'll have a nice low score from you.

May be low enough to keep you in the game. Who knows?

Best of luck. We're going to come back down the line. Can the second players step up to the podium?

OK, Emma,

we're looking for any film directed by Hitchcock that is in colour.

-Very happy.

-Good.

-Love Hitchcock.

-Brilliant.

-Trying to decide which one to go for.

So I'm going to pick a favourite, which is Rope.

Rope, says Emma.

Now there is your red line.

Go below that, you are through to the head-to-head.

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

let's see how many people said it.

It's right.

And you are through.

That's a great answer. Look at that, 5. Very well done indeed.

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29 your total. That's a great low score.

Yes, an amazing film, Rope. James Stewart, of course, in it.

It was shot in one set in real-time, essentially.

Ten different shots, cos they only had ten-minute loops of tape.

And they just passed pillars and things, didn't they?

Yeah, fantastic. Thanks very much.

Now, Tony, you're still the high scorers on 100.

I have no idea, but... Seems plausible.

The Hound Of The Baskerville.

The Hound Of The Baskerville, says Tony.

OK, no red line for you as you are the high scorers,

but let's see if it's right. The Hound Of The Baskerville.

No. Bad luck.

That scores you 100 points,

takes your total up to 200.

Sorry, Tony. Not a Hitchcock film.

Thanks very much indeed.

Now then, Adrian, good news -

you are in the head-to-head.

-I have a feeling you're going to have a good answer for this.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-You're going to be so disappointed.

-I don't think I am.

-Come on, Adrian.

-OK.

I have absolutely no idea.

I think I'm going to say

For Whom the Bell Tolls.

For Whom the Bell Tolls, says Adrian.

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

-No red line for the nice reason that you're already through.

-Good.

Bad luck, Adrian.

An incorrect answer scores you 100 points,

takes your total up to 165.

But you're through.

Yeah, also you got beaten by your own daughter

on a round about

Alfred Hitchcock films, as well.

But, you know. You're through anyway.

There's only two pointless answers

on the whole list and they are...

Under Capricorn, from 1949,

and The Trouble With Harry, another great film.

Other low scorers, Torn Curtain would have scored you one point,

Topaz and Family Plot also would have scored one.

Two points for To Catch A Thief, three points for Dial M For Murder.

You would have got six points for Frenzy, eight for Marnie,

19 for Vertigo.

Let's take a look at the top three,

the ones that most of our 100 people said.

Rear Window, 20.

North By Northwest, 24

and The Birds, right at the top there, on 65.

Thanks very much indeed.

At the end of our second round, the pair heading home is

one of our returning pairs, Tony and Andrew on 200.

Oh, I'm sorry.

-Hitchcock did for you.

-Yeah.

How like the man.

It was Round Two last time and Round Two this time.

And, I'm afraid, this time it really is goodbye. I'm so sorry.

It's been wonderful having you.

Thanks so much for joining us. Tony and Andrew.

APPLAUSE

But, for the remaining two pairs,

it's now time for our head-to-head.

Congratulations, Emma and Simon, Adrian and Rebecca.

You are now one step closer to the final and a chance to

play for our jackpot, which currently stands at...

AUDIENCE: Oooh!

We now have to you decide who's go to play for that money.

To do that, you will go head-to-head.

The big difference is, you are allowed to confer before you give your answers.

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

Emma and Simon, we have been here before.

Not just in this round, but standing right there.

You were our lowest scoring pair last time

and our lowest scoring pair this time.

So, congratulations. Best of luck to both pairs.

Let's play the head-to-head.

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

Footballers with 100 England caps.

-Richard.

-We'll show you five pictures now of male players

who've got 100 caps or more for England.

Can you recognise the most obscure of these?

Thanks. Let's reveal our five footballers.

Here they come.

There we are. Five England footballers.

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

so you will go first.

-WHISPERING:

-D is Ashley Cole.

-Ashley Cole?

We play that, I think?

You don't think A is Tom Finney, do you?

I don't know.

I'm not even sure E,

whether it's Bobby Charlton or his brother.

It's just a bad picture.

-Ashley Cole, then.

-I think so.

-Sure.

We're going to play D, Ashley Cole.

D, Ashley Cole, say Emma and Simon.

D, Ashley Cole.

Adrian and Rebecca, do you fancy talking us

through the rest of the board?

I think Rebecca probably won't.

I'll have a go.

I think A is Billy Wright,

B is Bobby Moore,

E is Bobby Charlton,

D is Ashley Cole.

But we're going to go for C,

mainly because he played for Southampton for a while.

And that's Peter Shilton.

C, Peter Shilton, say Adrian and Rebecca.

So we have Ashley Cole versus Peter Shilton.

Emma and Simon said Ashley Cole for D.

Let's see if that is right

and how many people said Ashley Cole.

It's right.

44.

APPLAUSE

44 for Ashley Cole.

You're shaking your head, Emma.

-You don't think that's enough?

-No.

-OK.

Well, Adrian and Rebecca have gone for Peter Shilton.

C, Peter Shilton.

Let's see if that's good enough to go below 44.

Peter Shilton, how many people said that?

It's right.

Yes, oh, look at that.

Just. 41.

Cutting it a bit fine there, Adrian and Rebecca.

But you've done it. Very well done indeed.

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

That was very risky, given you knew Billy Wright.

I would have thought that was a more obvious answer.

Would have scored you 20 points, Billy Wright.

It would have seen you safely through.

Peter Shilton has actually got the most caps of any

England male player, anyway.

125, although that's at time of recording.

Maybe Ashley Cole will overtake him, maybe Lampard or Gerrard,

someone like that.

But Rachel Yankey has got the most of any England player.

She plays for the England women's team, she's got more than Shilton.

B was Bobby Moore,

biggest scorer there.

Would have scored you 52.

And E, surprisingly low score,

probably just cos of the quality of the photograph, really.

It's Bobby Charlton.

Would have scored you 37 points.

Thanks very much indeed.

Now, then, Emma and Simon, I'm getting terrible deja vu here.

You have to win this question to stay in the game.

Your second question, best of luck. Here it comes.

-Scandinavian drama...

-EMMA LAUGHS

..is the category. Scandinavian drama.

All your prayers are answered, Emma, aren't they?

-Delighted.

-Wonderful. Richard.

We'll show you the titles of five shows now that have

been shown on British TV, but came from Scandinavia.

We've removed alternate letters from their names.

Can you fill in the gaps?

These, of course, are the names as we see them over here.

Thanks very much indeed.

So, let's reveal our five Scandinavian dramas with bits missing.

And here we have...

I will read those all again...

There we are, five Scandinavian dramas

with alternate letters missing.

Adrian and Rebecca, you will go first.

-WHISPERING:

-What do you think?

-The end one, the last one is Wallander.

-Yes.

And then, to be honest,

that's about it.

The second one down is Borgen.

I don't know, is it?

-Yeah.

-What's the other one,

-it must be "The" something.

-The...

You say Wallander, then?

No, if you know the second one, we'll go for the second one.

-Borgen.

-Borgen.

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

and say Borgen.

Borgen, you are saying for the second one. Borgen.

Now then, Emma and Simon,

the board is all yours.

You need to win this one.

I think the top one is The Killing. I think...

Wallander is the bottom.

That's all I know.

So, I will go for The Killing.

OK, you're going to go for The Killing.

So, we have Borgen versus The Killing.

Now, Adrian and Rebecca said Borgen.

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

It is right, of course.

Oh, look at that! Ten, very well done indeed!

APPLAUSE DROWNS OUT SPEECH

Good answer.

Now, Emma and Simon have said The Killing for the first one.

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

It is right.

Now, to keep you in the game,

that has to go below ten.

It's going to be close!

Oh! 13.

APPLAUSE

Very close indeed.

Like your first two answers, there's only three points in it.

But, Adrian and Rebecca, very well done to you.

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

That was very close for a 2-0 victory, wasn't it?

Think both teams knew Wallander.

But would have scored too many points,

would have scored you 63 points.

Now, the third one down -

The Bridge.

Would have scored you seven points.

And this other one, there's not many phrases in the English language

that could fit those letters.

So, you might be able to work it out at home, even if

you've not seen it.

-I've got "Those".

-"Those".

-"Who Kill".

-"Who Kill". Thank you.

Those Who Kill. There we are.

-And that's a pointless answer.

-Wow.

Thank you very much indeed.

So, at the end of our head-to-head round, Emma and Simon...

-Deja vu.

-Terrible deja vu!

I mean, you've had two really good bites at the cherry,

and both times you've been our lowest scorers.

I'm afraid you were up against Adrian and Rebecca,

who were just brilliant in both categories here.

Nothing wrong with either of your answers.

You were only three points behind them in each case.

But I'm afraid we have to say goodbye to you.

It's been great having you on the show.

-Emma and Simon!

-It's been great.

-Thank you very much.

But, for Adrian and Rebecca, it's now time for our Pointless Final.

Congratulations, Adrian and Rebecca!

You've seen off all the competition

and you've won our coveted Pointless trophy.

Very well done.

You now have a chance to win our Pointless jackpot.

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

AUDIENCE: Oooh!

Well, what a show. What a show.

What a great head-to-head, as well.

A White Rose head-to-head.

A Yorkshire head-to-head, fantastic.

And you saw off our returning pair there.

OK, well, as always, you get to choose your category.

I say that like that really helps!

You have four things to choose from, and here they are.

Oh, goody.

Oh, my goodness!

Um...

-I don't know.

-Do you know any Shakespeare?

-A little.

-Do you know... You know some Shakespeare.

A very small amount.

You did English.

Shall we go for Shakespeare? The other ones...

I don't know anything about Blackpool.

-Let's just try Shakespeare.

-All right.

-We'll go for Shakespeare.

-You're going for Shakespeare.

-Richard.

-I'll give you three different options. Very best of luck.

I hope one of these suits you - take your answers from any of them.

We're looking for any of the creatures that go into the cauldron

in the witches' spell in Macbeth.

We are looking for...

..any characters, any named characters in Twelfth Night.

-Which I did for O Level. That doesn't help you.

-So did I.

Or anyone who was credited as an actor

in the 1993 version of Much Ado About Nothing.

Very, very best of luck.

Thank you very much indeed.

OK, now, as always,

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

and all you need to win that jackpot, £3,250,

is for just one of those answers to be pointless.

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

and how you spread them across the categories is entirely up to you.

They can all come from one of those three, or one from each -

-entirely up to you. Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Yes.

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

There they are. Your time starts now.

Right, which one do you know anything about?

Oh, my goodness.

Like, witches' spell, maybe like eye of newt...

Eye of newt. Bat, the bat's bound to be there.

-Yes.

-Do you know any characters of Twelfth Night?

Bottom, he's in Twelfth Night, isn't he?

-I only did the first page of it in A Level.

-Why? Fool!

-Um...

-OK... Much Ado about Nothing - Judi Dench would have been in it,

cos she's in everything.

OK, I'm not sure about the 1983 film, I haven't seen that one.

Let's say Judi Dench, cos that's always a safe bet.

And let's do some witches' spell stuff.

-OK.

-Bat and newts...

They're going to be pretty obvious.

-Um...

-Think of some unpleasant creatures.

-Toads.

-Toad is an unpleasant creature.

-Um...

-Worm?

-Worm.

-Maybe not.

No, maybe not worms.

Um...

-I can't think of anything.

-I can't think.

-OK, what about Twelfth Night, then?

-No idea.

-OK, we'll just forget that one.

-Forget that one.

I don't know anything about Twelfth Night.

-I don't really know anything about Shakespeare.

-No! Um...

Ten seconds left.

-Well, OK, let's say Judi Dench and bat...

-Judi Dench and bat and newt.

-OK, then. Yeah.

-Yes, OK.

-Right.

-OK.

-OK, there we are.

Going to ride out the last few seconds of your allotted minute.

What are your three answers going to be?

Well, we think Judi Dench might have been in the film

-Much Ado About Nothing.

-OK, you're going to say Judi Dench.

-And we're going to go with a newt.

-A newt.

-And a bat.

-And a bat.

-And those last two are from...

-Are from the witches' spell.

The witches' spell from Macbeth. OK.

Of the three we have, Judi Dench, newt, bat...

..which of those do you think is your best shot

-at a pointless answer?

-Have to say bat.

Bat we'll put last. OK, your least likely to be pointless?

-Judi Dench, cos I'm not sure that she was in it.

-Judi Dench.

OK, let's put those up on the board in that order. And here they are.

We have got...

Judi Dench, newt, bat.

Very best of luck. Your first answer was Judi Dench.

This was the one you thought was the least likely to be pointless.

Probably the least - possibly the least likely to be correct.

But as you say, she's in a lot.

-She is.

-There's a pretty good chance she should be in it.

I mean, would you think of casting a film like that

-without putting her in it?

-No, absolutely not.

-No.

Now then, if one of these answers is pointless,

it will win you a jackpot of £3,250.

What would you like to do with that?

Rebecca, I'll come to you first.

Um, well, I went to South Africa a couple of years ago,

so I think I'd like to explore a bit more of that continent.

So I'd probably go travelling a bit.

Very good. OK, some African travel. Adrian, how about you?

Well, clearly I'm going to have to buy the box set of Borgen,

which I've never watched. Um...

and then my wife will tell me what to spend the rest on.

Quite right. OK, well, very, very best of luck.

So, Judi Dench was your first answer.

You've put her in the cast of the 1993 Much Ado About Nothing.

Let's find out if that's correct,

and if it is, let's see if it's pointless.

If it is, it will win you £3,250.

How many people said Judi Dench?

Ooh!

She was probably busy filming something else, I would imagine.

An incorrect answer. Obviously not a pointless answer,

which means you only have two more shots at today's jackpot.

Your second answer, from the witches' spell in Macbeth,

you've gone for newt.

Let's see if that's right.

If it's right, if it's pointless, you leave here with £2,500.

Let's see how many people said newt.

It's right.

Your first answer, Judi Dench, was incorrect,

but your second answer, newt, is absolutely right,

taking us down through the 40s...

to 45.

APPLAUSE

Newt, a very popular ingredient, there.

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

which is bat.

Was this a bit of a punt, bat, or are you quite happy with bat?

-Pretty sure it's correct.

-Pretty happy with bat.

-Probably not pointless.

-Certainly one I'd put in a brew.

-Yes.

OK, obviously it has to be correct, then it has to be pointless.

For £3,250, let's see how many people said bat.

Well, again, it's right.

Judi Dench was incorrect. Newt took us down to 45.

Bat passes 45. Now into the 30s, into the 20s,

down it goes...

21 for bat, I'm afraid.

-APPLAUSE

-Oh, well.

Bad luck.

Bad luck.

Well, I'm sorry a nicer bunch of category options didn't come up for you on that board.

But you didn't do badly - you got two of those right.

I'm afraid you didn't manage to find that all-important pointless answer,

which means you don't win today's jackpot of £3,250.

That will roll over onto the next show.

We've really enjoyed having you on the show,

and you performed so well right across it, so thank you for that.

And you do get to take home a pointless trophy, so well done.

APPLAUSE

Sorry to see you go home empty-handed.

-We've had some lovely winners recently.

-Mm.

We really have. It's been lovely having you on the show.

Judi Dench won an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love,

but not in Much Ado About Nothing, I'm afraid.

The witches' spell, there's lots of animals in there.

Some rather unusual ones as well.

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

Adder. There's "adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,"

blind-worm also a pointless answer.

Baboon - you cooled with a baboon's blood.

Shark. Tiger also a pointless answer, there.

Fenny snake, also a pointless answer. Well done if you said that.

Now, before we do Twelfth Night - we both did this at O Level, right?

-Yeah.

-My O Level English teacher was Mr Trevett,

-who I like very much, a very, very good teacher.

-Yeah.

I have got a pointless answer here.

I'm hoping, on behalf of Mr Beatty, who taught me...

-Mr Beatty versus Mr Trevett.

-Yeah.

Er... I'm going to go for Fabian.

I'm going to go for Feste.

-Well, I went for Feste.

-OK.

Let's take a look at this board.

-That's a draw.

-Yes!

-That is a draw.

-Get in there!

-APPLAUSE

-Look at that.

Curio and Valentine the only other two pointless answers there.

Everything else scored points.

That's good, then. Mr Beatty and Mr Trevett, thank you very much.

Thank you. Thank you indeed.

And actors in Much Ado About Nothing - some big names here.

Ben Elton, in that film.

Brian Blessed.

Imelda Staunton and Phyllida Law.

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

Thanks, Richard.

Unfortunately we have to say goodbye to you, Adrian and Rebecca.

We've loved having you on the show.

It's been fantastic, and you can be very proud of your performance.

But thanks so much, Adrian and Rebecca.

APPLAUSE

Well, sadly, Adrian and Rebecca didn't win our jackpot today,

which means it rolls over onto the next show,

when we will be playing for £4,250.

AUDIENCE: Woo!

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

-Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Richard...

-Goodbye.

..and it's goodbye from me. Goodbye.